All categories - 10 August 2007

The old Church in the weeds






A Wonderful story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just two little boys walking down a dusty lane....They came upon this old white house...with broken window panes.

The paint was faded, the shine was gone....the grass had grown so high.....still they made their little feet go see what was inside.

They opened up the squeaky door and then it came to light.... This must

have been an old church house...once upon a time.

Dirty, dusty wooden pews... a pulpit that still stood... A bible lay upon it.... though the pages weren't too good.

An offering plate and song books too...were lying on the floor. They must have left this old church fast...the day they closed these doors.

And over in the corner a piano was still there...it must have played a pretty tune...but I guess nobody cared.

So little Bill looked up at Tommy...and Tommy looked at Bill... Why don't we clean this old church up, and get these old pews filled?"

They took a rag and wiped the dust...to try to make things shine. And then they took the offering plate...and put in it their last dime.

They took a broom and swept the floor..and picked up broken glass.... They got it all so nice and neat...and then they mowed the grass.

They lifted the old church sign...and stood it by a tree...right down by that old dirt road....where everyone could see.

They ran back home, to find Daddy gone...but their Momma was inside....

Just to find her hurt again...where Daddy had made her cry.

" Don't cry Momma, wipe those tears, " Little Bill and Tommy smiled... "Cause we have a big surprise for you...just down the road a mile."

Hand in hand they tugged at her...until they made her run. "What is it Bill, Oh Tommy, Just what have you two kids done?"

And then they came upon the house...once hidden by the weeds...and there it stood a country church...just like it used to be.

"But what is it, Mother? What's with your tears? We thought this would bring you joy." "Yes, but hush kids now and listen close...my two sweet precious boys."

They both got quiet and stood real still....for the words they heard so

true....was Daddy praying in the church...with his head bowed on the pew. "Forgive me Lord! Forgive me Lord! though I'm not worthy of Your love... shine down on this sinner man... sweet Salvation from above."

"For I've been out in the world, You know....living my life all wrong....until I came upon this church; the place where I belong."

"I never noticed it before...all those times I passed it up....I guess I wasn't looking, Lord....or maybe I was drunk."

Bless oh Lord, yes, bless oh Lord...the one who made me see.... this little church that used to hide...behind all those tall weeds."

And then he raised his head and stood....with his hands high in the air...to find two, dirty, tear-faced boys...with Momma standing there.

They ran up to him, hugged him tight...as their tears fell on the floor. " Don't worry kids; I'm not the Dad, the one you've known before."

Things are different for us now...so keep on those pretty smiles...and let's go gather people in...to walk down these church aisles."

Then Bill looked up at Tommy...and Tommy looked at Bill..."Come on brother; let's get to work....to get these old pews filled."

"For we need no special blessing...for cleaning up this church.. cause,

God gave us back our Daddy...and that's more than gold is worth."

Sunday morning, pews all filled....and smiles on every face...Especially two little country boys...the ones who found this place.

Though it was hid back in the weeds....and so far out of sight... Nothing's ever hard to find...if you're walking toward God's light.

1 John 1:7 "We walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin."

Won't you please share this with people you want to be blessed?

Have A Happy Day!

2007-08-10 01:28:05 · 5 answers · asked by I Love Jesus 5 in Religion & Spirituality

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The owner refuses to cover it or fill it in and won't put up a fence either.

He will allow me to put somthing in that will help them get out but I am completely at a loss for how to build something that will work for creatures as small as frogs and large as deer. I can't tell how deep the water is as it's all disgustingly gooey with dead things.

Any ideas gratefully appreciated as I am worried sick about pets and children in the area.

And yes, I have already notified every authority and there is no one who can force him to fix the problem.

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afterall, he is all forgiving and will forgive me for himself not giving me the capacity to believe in him.

do i really have to be forgiven for him not creating me with the ability to believe in him? does that seem odd to you?

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....and then pretend to take the high road?

I'm talking about 'death from above's non-answer:

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use the definition of "lim (x > a) f(x) = L" to show that lim( x > 2) (x^2 + 1 = 5).

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Time for the Emperor to spread some galactic imperial love...

Have you hugged someone?
Have you loved someone?
Have you helped someone?
Have you been nice to someone?

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is terrorism winning? Bush said that they want to destroy our way of life. Here we sit tearing each other to bits just because we have different perspectives. What is it going to take for us as a nation to work together again?

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I live in the country and on some property nearby there is a disused swimming pool that is filled with dead animals that fall in and drown.
The owner refuses to cover it or fill it in and won't put up a fence either.

He will allow me to put somthing in that will help them get out but I am completely at a loss for how to build something that will work for creatures as small as frogs and large as deer. I can't tell how deep the water is as it's all disgustingly gooey with dead things.

Any ideas gratefully appreciated as I am worried sick about pets and children in the area.

And yes, I have already notified every authority and there is no one who can force him to fix the problem.

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i have 17

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A Tale of Two Houses

House #1
A 20 room mansion ( not including 8 bathrooms ) heated by
natural gas. Add on a pool ( and a pool house) and a separate guest house,
all heated by gas. In one month this residence consumes more energy than
the average American household does in a year. The average bill for
electricity and natural gas runs over $2400. In natural gas alone, this
property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American
home. This house is not situated in a Northern or Midwestern "snow belt"
area. It's in the South.

House #2
Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national
university. This house incorporates every "green" feature current home
construction can provide. The house is 4,000 square feet ( 4 bedrooms )
and is nestled on a high prairie in the American southwest. A central
closet in the house holds geothermal heat-pumps drawing ground water
through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground.
The water (usually 67 degrees F. ) heats the house in the winter and
cools it in the summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or
natural gas and it consumes one-quarter electricity required for a
conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected
and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from
showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then
into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding
the house. Surrounding flowers and shrubs native to the area enable the
property to blend into the surrounding rural landscape.

HOUSE #1 is outside of Nashville, Tennessee; it is the abode of The "environmentalist" Al Gore.

HOUSE #2 is on a ranch near Crawford, Texas; it is the residence the of the President of the United States, George W. Bush.

An "inconvenient truth".

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I would like to get a better grasp of the Intelligent Design school of thought. I would like for you to list evidence to support this theory.

Please avoid a blanket statement such as "look around you, there has to be a Creator."

Thank you all in advance.

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B) lim( x > .5) ((2x) / ( x + (1/x)))

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