18:15 2-22-2012

While leaving the Ash Wednesday afternoon Mass at St. Helen, strolling under the Bells, Dora and I watched a Red Shouldered Hawk bank out of the live oaks toward one of the beautiful gilded Crosses on the Church. She swooped over the roof and disappeared as only a hawk is capable of.

That area of the grounds has two flag poles with the Stars and Stripes and the Lone Star displayed. In the afternoons, more often than not, wind is summoned here by Jesus to make the trees dance, the buildings sigh and the flags...always salute Him.

This Day of His was celebration for us in the Mass. Lady Hawk also prayed to The Lord as His creatures do. His miracles are all around.

As I took my cell phone off my belt to charge, that night, it was locked at 18:15 2-22-2012. The same time His Church, His creatures and two of His servants stood in Awe.

Studies from Enoch

BOOK OF ENOCH

From-The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament
R.H. Charles
Oxford: The Clarendon Press

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And amongst them was a tree such as I had never yet smelt, neither was any amongst them nor were others like it: it had a fragrance beyond all fragrance, and its leaves and blooms and wood wither not for ever: 5 and its fruit is beautiful, and its fruit n resembles the dates of a palm. Then I said: 'How beautiful is this tree, and fragrant, and its leaves are fair, and its blooms very delightful in appearance.' 6 Then answered Michael, one of the holy and honoured angels who was with me, and was their leader.

[Chapter 25]

1 And he said unto me: 'Enoch, why dost thou ask me regarding the fragrance of the tree, 2 and why dost thou wish to learn the truth?' Then I answered him saying: 'I wish to 3 know about everything, but especially about this tree.' And he answered saying: 'This high mountain which thou hast seen, whose summit is like the throne of God, is His throne, where the Holy Great One, the Lord of Glory, the Eternal King, will sit, when He shall come down to visit 4 the earth with goodness. And as for this fragrant tree no mortal is permitted to touch it till the great judgement, when He shall take vengeance on all and bring (everything) to its consummation 5 for ever. It shall then be given to the righteous and holy. Its fruit shall be for food to the elect: it shall be transplanted to the holy place, to the temple of the Lord, the Eternal King.

6 Then shall they rejoice with joy and be glad,
And into the holy place shall they enter;
And its fragrance shall be in their bones,
And they shall live a long life on earth,
Such as thy fathers lived:

And in their days shall no sorrow or plague
Or torment or calamity touch them.'

7 Then blessed I the God of Glory, the Eternal King, who hath prepared such things for the righteous, and hath created them and promised to give to them.

___________________________Reference
http://reluctant-messenger.com/book_of_enoch.htm
http://people.tribe.net/jaya/photos/3feb3a9f-80f4-47c2-90e4-4999e97b1665

FWD :: FWD Email; the LORD'S Baseball Game

Retrieved from FWD::FWD Email
by Pat Darnell and the H.E.B.Grocery's Hammers

THE LORD'S BASEBALL GAME

Freddie and the Lord stood by to observe a baseball game. The Lord's team was playing Satan's team.

The Lord's team was at bat, the score was tied zero to zero, and it was the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs. They continued to watch as a batter stepped up to the plate named 'Love.'

Love swung at the first pitch and hit a single, because "Love never fails."

The next batter was named Faith, who also got a single because Faith works with Love.

The next batter up was named Godly Wisdom. Satan wound up and threw the first pitch.

Godly Wisdom looked it over and let it pass: Ball one. Three more pitches and Godly Wisdom walked because he never swings at what Satan throws.

The bases were now loaded. The Lord then turned to Freddie and told him He was now
going to bring in His starplayer. Up to the plate stepped Grace. Freddie said, "He sure doesn't look like much!"

Satan's whole team relaxed when they saw Grace.
Thinking he had won the game, Satan wound up and fired his first pitch. To the shock of everyone, Grace hit the ball harder than anyone had ever seen! But Satan was not worried; his center fielder let very few get by..

He went up for the ball, but it went right through his glove, hit him on the head and sent him crashing on the ground; the roaring crowds went wild as the ball continued over the fence . .. for a home run!

The Lord's team wins!

The Lord then asked Freddy if he knew why Love, Faith and Godly Wisdom could get on base but couldn't win the game. Freddy answered that he didn't know why.

The Lord explained, "If your love, faith and wisdom had won the game, you would think you had done it by yourself. Love, Faith and Wisdom will get you on base but only My Grace can get you Home:

'For by Grace are you saved, it is a gift of God; not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8-9

Psalm 84:11, "For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly."

Jesus' Test

If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions. Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father.."

Not ashamed!! Pass this on, if you mean it.
, I do Love God. He is my source of existence and Savior. He keeps me functioning each and everyday.. Without Him, I am nothing, but with him:

"I can do all things through Christ ... who strengthens me.."
Phil 4:13 Amen.;

A Time to be Wise: "The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted." — D.H. Lawrence

Response to Young female with Labile Temperament
by Pat Darnell  |  12.13.2009

On the First Day of Wisdom :: Focus on Family: The vines we graft into ourselves have tender grapes, always. However, have you ever noticed what is good for family, often is not so good for industry ... so now what do we do?

Which was the question perched on everyone's lips when Jesus was crucified: What do I do now? Peter had denied knowing Jesus 'three times' the night of His arrest. Peter it is said, went home to his fishing village after Christ Jesus was gone from sight... I am guessing Peter was a total emotional and mental wreck at this time in his life. And what of his family who was left to themselves during Peter's confusion?  Industry versus Family ... wow that's a heavy concept.

This is a question, that just maybe, is answered as a development of the written word, and speaking structured thoughts. No?

Main Entry: la·bile | Pronunciation: \ˈlā-ˌbī(-ə)l, -bəl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from Middle French, prone to err, from Late Latin labilis, from Latin labi to slip — more at sleep | Date: 1603
1 : readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable, as in a labile mineral --
2 : readily open to change
— la·bil·i·ty \lā-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

REFERENCE psycnet
Reference to Art eScholarship
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/12/time-to-be-wise-essential-american-soul.html

My Presbyterian Cult | Truthout

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My Presbyterian Cult | Truthout:

EXCERPT  |  " ... "Cult" is most commonly used pejoratively, to describe a religious group that undermines people's independence and individuality. If the group requires you to renounce your family or community, turn over your property to the group and follow a charismatic figure without question, most people agree it's a cult and unhealthy." (Robert Jensen, Truthout | Op-Ed. 5 November 2011. HERE ) ... " Robert Jensen is a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin

'via Blog this'
I am attracted to the article because I was raised in the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church of Houston.

The best part of this LINK is the comment section after the article. The article is a pedantic piece giving lots of definitions, and that is probably why others found it important to comment. The debate in the comment section clearly draws lines. Some speak of delusion, others tell how they view historic Mosaic Christianity.

" ... I couldn't agree more, whenever I consider christ and what he's supposed to have said and done, I too see beautiful, gentle, wise and simple. He also identified the evil in the world, the money merchants and the religious leaders; the 1%. All religions, at their core, have beautiful, gentle, wise and simple principles which engage with most of us. All religions then manipulate and corrupt that for their own benefit. (Robin Harrison, commentator)... "

" ... With all the hatred expressed by supposed Christians, I wonder what Christ would think of the death penalty, killing abortion doctors to stop abortions, calling other religious teachings cults, justifying oppressing poor and middle-class people's because of "Christian Ethics", etc. All of these actions seem to have their roots in Mosaic Law not those laws and teachings of Jesus Christ. (QASensei, commentator) ... "

" ... Conclusion (from second source 1996)
The modern Protestant church has abandoned the ideal of Christian cultural transformation, and God has abandoned the church culturally. The church finds itself compromised by the culture of modernism, yet it has neither hope in transforming culture nor the tool of dominion: biblical law. The church lives in a remnant condition, not as a temporary shield of anonymity, but as a preferred way of life. No wonder evangelism has nearly died in the West. No wonder God has withdrawn His Holy Spirit to the sidelines of culture. God is giving His people what they have sought: cultural remnant status. They have wilfully abandoned the ideal of Christian culture–the ideal of Christendom–so God has abandoned His church culturally. Unpleasant, isn't it? (Gary North. March/April 1996. LINK) ... "

[apostatize, apostatise [əˈpɒstəˌtaɪz] vb :: to forsake or abandon one's belief, faith, or allegiance. LINK]

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http://truth-out.org/my-presbyterian-cult/1320171274
http://reformed-theology.org/ice/newslet/reconstruction/cr96.03.htm
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/apostatized
http://kjvonlydebate.com/2010/05/07/the-missing-link-a-simple-questionchallenge/

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Dad in His Element, Helping to get the Job Done

Best Dealer that ever is.

The Skyliners

The Miracle of YouTube, and all the sharing that goes on; Legal or not, capricious or ambivalent, I really dig having a chance to hear\see\feel old tunes and shows again. In my love of second chances, if I said it once, I'll say it a million times: God Bless YouTube, as long as it lasts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZh6ZSRoYg

-- and -- a Dick Clark Beechnut Gum Flavorific Presentation of the Skyliners... every one in the audience is chewing gum ... the singers? they were very brave to even try... they look petrified.

The New Church Guitarists

Have you Been to Church lately?
by Pat Darnell

You may not see the static, carpeted and Wood railed business end of your Alma Mater Church. Nope. There might be a cable lead or three running to amps, and trap sets, with several Fenders standing in attention on guitar stands. There might even be some banners hanging around.

(http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs112.snc3/15954_183837873675_599268675_2813344_4804518_n.jpg)

ABOVE: That's my old friend and guitar mentor: Ron Roskowske with his Guitar Face on. He is leader of his church's orchestra in his town with his "weapon of his choice." (PHOTO captured on FaceBook at his site without his permission of course)

We attend Brazos Fellowship Church in Bryan\College Station, Texas, when we aren't working all weekend. It is a rock in the most expanded meaning of the word: "PETRA'S, upon Thee shall I build my Church...."

[Picture LINK from Brazos Valley Fellowship Page]

Special Occasion

A man opened his wife's drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:

'This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package.'

He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.

'She got this the first time we went to New York , 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on , was saving it for a special occasion.

Well, I guess this is it.

He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died.

He turned to me and said:

'Never save something for a special occasion.

Every day in your life is a special occasion'.

I still think those words changed my life.

Now I read more and clean less.

I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.

I spend more time with my family, and less at work.

I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through.

I no longer keep anything.

I use crystal glasses every day...

I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it.

I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to
The words 'Someday....' and ' One Day...' are fading away from my dictionary.


If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now....

I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell.

I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels.

I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favorite food.

It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come..

Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.

Live for today, for tomorrow is promised to no-one..

If you got this, it's because someone cares for you and because, probably, there's someone you care about.

If you're too busy to send this out to other people and you say to yourself that you will send it 'One of these days' , remember that 'One day' is far away... or might never come......

Dad Dealing

The Music of Our Children Snoring

Children obey your Parents because this is right....and Fathers provoke not your Children; but bring Them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Eph. 6:1 and 4

Thursday, October 13, 2011

I Miss My Children as they Dream

I miss my children as they dream,

In value times oft' it seems

Escape they to finer place

As clouds gather over landscapes

My children wax in Summer's grace

Cry not while in their place

Roam though I a babe as old

Battling too till I'm aloft the world --

That then is conclusion my children's dreams ...

They ride free a'stride stallions

Claiming pastures for each's scheme

I've but purchased my bare plot

I have called in my delusions

Articulated on high things

Given to do lower; my illusion.

Primitives would gather to my grave

In stiff fog of dreams I have,

Scoffing unrelenting...

Crying not, nor laughing they.

Yet I come not in spectacular times

To biddings of forgotten souls

I strive for shelter ours

Before grave in life's unfolding hours

I miss my children as they dream

For I alone can know them to value it

Wanting each their right to my spirit

A portion my children rightfully redeem.

Copyright © 2010-11 Patrick Darnell

A Star, A Star

[57] Hamann strikingly says, "How often has God condescended, not merely to the feelings and thoughts of men, but even to their failings and their prejudices! But this very condescension (one of the highest marks of his love to man), which is exhibited every where in the Bible, affords subjects of derision to those weaklings who look into the word of God for displays of human wisdom, for the gratification of their pert and idle curiosity, or for the spirit of their own times or their own sect." --Works, i., 58.

Armor is Expensive

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How Much Is It Worth?
March 5, 2009
.Strong Suit: Armor in the Art MarketAs art prices fall, more collectors are looking for a white knight, preferably the kind designed in Milan with medieval tendencies
[SOURCE] Retrieved by Pat Darnell

By: Kelly Crow | Photograph by Jesse Frohman
In the mid-1500s, the farming town of Brunswick in northern Germany was ruled by a Catholic duke whose family tended to be very tall. Not content to merely tower over their enemies, Duke Heinrich and his three 6-foot-plus sons were also known to wear fearsome steel body armor etched with images of warrior heroes such as Hector, Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great.

“Their armor was made to reflect their power,” says Peter Finer, a London dealer, who sold a 1549 field armor that belonged to the family, to a private American collector for just over $1 million two months ago. “It was important they didn’t look like peasants.”

Perhaps the same could be said for J.P. Morgan, the banker who kept a 1543 helmet embossed with the head of Medusa on his desk, or William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper tycoon who amassed an antique armory in the 1920s.

Now, thanks to shifting tastes and fortunes, armor is again migrating from the foyers of European nobility and the descendants of American robber barons to newcomers in South America, India, Russia and the Middle East who want status symbols with values that won’t evaporate in the market downturn.

Last month at a Palm Beach, Fla., art fair, a private collector from Brazil paid Finer just under $100,000 for a 1640 Flemish armor made for a cavalry soldier. Elsewhere, chivalrous types are even ordering new armors from modern-day blacksmiths. New York sculptor Jeff Wasson has hammered out nine custom armors for clients over the past decade, with prices up to $20,000. Wasson says men typically ask for ornate styles from the 15th century, while a woman once requested the plainer Joan of Arc style. His armors are among the new crop suitable for real-life jousting.