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The bell choir gave its first performance today...the biggest mistakes coming from its director (me).  I "lost" one of the members, a young woman in a wheel chair, and gave a wrong cue. But all in all, a very nice performance.

This is a very good project and there are young people in this group that have never been "able" to participate in the music programs because of ability levels and I've got them.

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Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me save that thou art
Thou my best thought by day or by night
Waking or sleeping thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, thou my true word
I ever with thee, thou with me, Lord
Thou my great Father, I thy true Son
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

Be thou my battleshield, sword for the fight
Be thou my dignity, thou my delight
Thou my soul's shelter, thou my high tower
Raise thou me heavenward, O power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise
Thou mine inheritance, now and always
Thou and thou only, first in my heart
High King of heavem, my treasure thou art.

High King of heaven, after victory won
May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's sun
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my vision, O ruler of all.

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For those who voted for Barack Obama because his expanded abortion policies would reduce abortion... (HELLO?  what happens when you make a service cheaper and more available????)

It seems that the "office of the president elect" has a page where you can write questions and people can vote on them.

Justin Taylor submitted a question:  "Would you consider rescinding your promise to sign the Freedom of Choice Act, given your desire to reduce abortions and to seek common ground, and in light of the fact that it would invalidate every measure and law intended to reduce abortions?"

notice: it was removed from the vote because "people think it is inappropriate".

Myself, before I asked a question, I'd consider "Joe the Plumber"

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My daily reading included 1 Chronicles 4 today.  I am reminded of the power of the draw of "stuff"...and the Advent Conspiracy

Sometimes it is amazing what human beings can wrench out of 2 (two) verses.

Take Jabez.

Jabez (the place) is mentioned one time.

Jabez (ther man) is mentioned one time, in two verses:

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, "I gave birth to him in pain." Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request. (1 Chronicles 4:9-10)

Out of these two verses comes a theology of selfishness.

  • The Prayer of Jabez
  • Beyond Jabez
  • The Prayer of Jabez, 5th Anniversary Edition
  • The Prayer of Jabez Bible Study
  • The Prayer of Jabez:  Music
  • The Prayer of Jabez:  Video
  • The Prayer of Jabez:  Poster
  • The Prayer of Jabez:  Bible Pendant (14k gold)
  • The Prayer of Jabez for Women
  • The Prayer of Jabez for Women:  Video series
  • The Prayer of Jabez for Women:  Video series workbook
  • The Prayer of Jabez for Teens
  • The Prayer of Jabez: Devotional

There are two things that we know about Jabez.  He was honorable...and he wanted something.

How much do we want?

How much of what we want is "stuff"?

How different than Paul?

...that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death... (Phil 3:10)

Instead of praying for our own advantage, why not