By: William J. Federer

Rome fell Sept. 4, 476.

In the centuries preceding, Rome was overrun with immigrants: Visigoths, Franks, Anglos, Saxons, Ostrogoths, Burgundians, Lombards and Vandals. They first assimilated, many working as servants, but then came so fast they did not learn the Latin language.

Worldwide military conflicts strained the highly trained Roman legions.

Rome had centuries-old government bureaucracies.

Rome had a trade deficit, having outsourced its grain production to North Africa. When Vandals finished "vandalizing" the Roman Empire, they crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and captured the grain fields of North Africa, cutting off Rome's resources.

Attila the Hun, called the "Scourge of God," committed terrorist attacks. Callinicus wrote in the "Life of Saint Hypatius" (c. A.D. 450):

"The Huns ... became so great that more than a hundred cities were captured. ... So many murders and blood-lettings that the dead could not be numbered. Ay, for they took captive the churches and monasteries and slew the monks and maidens in great numbers."

Exorbitant taxes were needed to fund Rome's military campaigns and welfare programs.

The entire city of Rome was on welfare with citizens given free bread. One Roman commented: "Those who live at the expense of the public funds are more numerous than those who provide them." Tax collectors were "more terrible than the enemy."

Demanding "bread and circuses," Romans distracted themselves with violent entertainment of gladiators in the Coliseum.

There was exposure of unwanted infants, infidelity, sexual immorality continuing from the times of Pompeii and homosexuality in Roman bath houses and gymnasiums ("gymn" is the Greek word for naked).

Time-Life's "Great Ages of Man: Barbarian Europe, "1968, states: " ... in the causal brutality of its public spectacles, in a rampant immorality that even Christianity could not check."

Fifth-century historian Salvian wrote:

"The Goths lie, but are chaste; the Franks lie, but are generous; the Saxons are savage in cruelty ... but are admirable in chastity. ... What hope can there be for the Romans when the barbarians are more pure than they?"

Salvian continued:

"O Roman people … be ashamed of your lives. Almost no cities are free of evil dens. ... Let nobody think otherwise. The vices of our bad lives have alone conquered us."

In the midst of this cultural decline, Patrick was born in the Roman province of Britain sometime between A.D. 387 and A.D. 415.

He was not a leprechaun, an elf, nor full of blarney. He did not drink green beer or wear a "Kiss me, I'm Irish" pin, but what he did was more notable than a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

While a teenager, Patrick's community was left unguarded as Roman legions were withdrawn to defend Rome. Unprotected, Britain was attacked by raiders who carried away thousands.

Patrick was captured and sold as a slave in Ireland, which was ruled by Druids. The Druids, from whom Halloween originated, believed forests were inhabited by spirits which needed to be appeased. These were passed down as elves and leprechauns.

In "How the Irish Saved Civilization," Thomas Cahill wrote that the Druids:

"sacrificed prisoners of war to the war gods and newborns to the harvest gods. … They displayed proudly the heads of their enemies in their temples and on their palisades; they even hung them from their belts as ornaments, used them as footballs in victory celebrations, and were fond of employing skull tops as ceremonial drinking bowls. They also sculpted heads – both shrunken, decapitated heads."

For six years, Patrick was a slave, herding animals for his Druid master, Milchu. He wrote in his "Confession:" "But after I came to Ireland, every day I had to tend sheep. … The love of God and His fear came to me more and more. … In a single day, I would say as many as a hundred prayers, and almost as many in the night, and this even when I was staying in the woods and on the mountains; and I used to get up for prayer before daylight, through snow, through frost, through rain."

Patrick continued:

"And there the Lord opened the sense of my unbelief that I might at last remember my sins and be converted with all my heart to the Lord my God … who comforted me as would a father his son."

Then Patrick wrote: "One night I heard in my sleep a voice saying to me: 'It is well that you fast; soon you will go to your own country.' And again, after a short while, I heard a voice saying to me: 'See, your ship is ready.' And it was not near, but at a distance of perhaps two hundred miles. … I took to flight, and I left the man with whom I had stayed for six years. And I went in the strength of God."

Most likely, Patrick fled to Killala Bay or Westport where he found a small ship carrying wolfhounds to Europe.

Tossed in a storm, they shipwrecked in southern France. Patrick met St. Germain (A.D. 380-448) who discipled him and brought him back to Britain.

When Patrick was about 40 years old, he had a dream calling him back to Ireland. He wrote in his "Confession":

"In the depth of the night, I saw a man named Victoricus coming as if from Ireland, with innumerable letters, and he gave me one, and while I was reading I thought I heard the voice of those near the western sea call out: 'Please, holy boy, come and walk among us again.' Their cry pierced my very heart, and I could read no more, and so I awoke."

Patrick returned to Ireland, confronted the Druids, converted chieftains and used the three-leaf clover to teach the Trinity.

A dozen times Patrick faced life-threatening situations, writing in his "Confession":

"They laid hands on me and my companions, and on that day they eagerly wished to kill me; but my time had not yet come. ... they put us in irons and on the fourteenth day the Lord delivered me. ... Daily I expect murder, fraud, or captivity, or whatever it may be; but I fear none of these things because of the promises of heaven."

Baptizing 120,000 and founding 300 churches, he wrote:

"Patrick the sinner, an unlearned man to be sure. None should ever say that it was my ignorance that accomplished any small thing; it was the gift of God."

World Book Encyclopedia wrote that Patrick "found Ireland all heathen and left it all Christian."

Saint Patrick died March 17, around A.D. 461.

The century following his death, Irish missionaries went to Britain to evangelize the Scots and Picts. An Irish missionary named Columbanus (A.D. 543-615) traveled Europe and evangelized the tribes which overran the Roman Empire, founding nearly 100 monasteries as far south as Italy.

More than a thousand years later, Scot-Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics fled the British Empire for American colonies to gain political and religious freedom.

During the Great Irish Potato Famine, 1845-1850, millions of poor Irish immigrated to the United States, with so many dying of dysentery, typhus and malnutrition during the six-week passage that their overcrowded ships were called "coffin ships." These mostly uneducated Catholic immigrants lived in slum tenements which bred disease, resulting in the deaths of 80 percent of infants born to Irish immigrants in New York City.

The Irish were so discriminated against that a common saying was, "The Negro is black outside; the Irishman is black inside." The Chicago Post wrote, "The Irish fill our prisons, our poor houses ... Putting them on a boat and sending them home would end crime in this country." Five Catholic churches were burned in Philadelphia and businesses posted signs "No Irish need apply."

Parades served a purpose. Whereas the British monarchy did not grant equal status to Irish, no matter how large their population was, in America the Saint Patrick's Day Parades in Boston and New York turned out thousands, resulting in politicians taking note. This, along with their willingness to assimilate, their work ethic and their volunteering to fight in the nation's wars, increased respect for Irish and raised their political standing.

The 2000 U.S. Census reported 30 million Americans, or 10.8 percent of the population, claim Irish ancestry. This is the nation's largest ancestry group after German (15.2 percent), followed by African-American (8.8 percent) and English (8.7 percent).

Ten U.S. presidents had Irish ancestors: Andrew Jackson, James Polk, James Buchanan, Ulysses Grant, William McKinley, Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

But on St. Patrick's Day, everybody is Irish. Erin go braugh! (Ireland forever!)

Ah, it will soon be here! Halloween. It's a big day for many.
I looked forward to it when I was a child.
But that was before I met Jesus. I learned there were much better things to celebrate.
I went off to Bible institute to study. When I read church history, I learned that it was on that date that Martin Luther nailed to the door (which was proper academic etiquette) of the Castle Church in Wittenberg his 95 theses concerning issues with the established Church. Many look at that day as the birth of the Protestant Reformation. That's something good to celebrate.
There's also the fall atmosphere to enjoy. There are some churches here where I live that offer activities for youth based on a fall theme.
For us at our church, we commemorate the Protestant Reformation. We usually feature a person who was instrumental for taking a stand for Jesus from the early years of the true Church to the early years of the Protestant Reformation.
I think Halloween ought to go. Encourage your church to focus on an alternative that honors the abundant life offered to us in Christ.

God bless,
Pete Macinta

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - As a seventh-grader, Kelsey-Anne Hizer was getting mostly D\'s and F\'s and felt the teachers at her Ocala middle school were not giving her the help she needed.

But after switching to a virtual school for eighth grade, Kelsey-Anne is receiving more individual attention and making A\'s and B\'s. She\'s also enthusiastic about learning, even though she has never been in the same room as her teachers.

Kelsey-Anne became part of a growing national trend when she transferred to Orlando-based Florida Virtual School. Students get their lessons online and communicate with their teachers and each other through chat rooms, e-mail, telephone and instant messaging.

\"It\'s more one-on-one than regular school,\" Kelsey-Anne said. \"It\'s more they\'re there; they\'re listening.\"

Virtual learning is becoming ubiquitous at colleges and universities but remains in its infancy at the elementary and secondary level, where skeptics have questioned its cost and effect on children\'s socialization.

However, virtual schools are growing fast — at an annual rate of about 25 percent. There are 25 statewide or state-led programs and more than 170 virtual charter schools across the nation, according to the North American Council for Online Learning.

Estimates of elementary and secondary students taking virtual classes range from 500,000 to 1 million nationally compared to total public school enrollment of about 50 million.

Online learning is used as an alternative for summer school and for students who need remedial help, are disabled, being home schooled or suspended for behavioral problems. It also can help avoid overcrowding in traditional classrooms and provide courses that local schools, often rural or inner-city, do not offer.

Advocates say those niche functions are fine, but that virtual learning has almost unlimited potential. Many envision a blending of virtual and traditional learning.

\"We hope that it becomes just another piece of our public schools\' day rather than still this thing over here that we\'re all trying to figure out,\" said Julie Young, Florida Virtual\'s president and CEO.

Florida Virtual is one of the nation\'s oldest and largest online schools, with more than 55,000 students in Florida and around the world, most of them part-time. Its motto is \"Any Time, Any Place, Any Path, Any Pace.\"

Struggling students such as Kelsey-Anne, who suffers from attention deficit disorder, can take more time to finish courses while those who are gifted can go at a faster speed.

Casey Hutcheson, 17, finished English and geometry online in the time it would have taken to complete just one of those courses at his regular high school in Tallahassee.

\"I like working by myself because of no distractions, and I can go at my own pace rather than going at the teacher\'s pace,\" he said.

For all its potential, virtual schooling has its critics and skeptics.

\"There is something to be said for having kids in a social situation learning how to interact in society,\" said state Rep. Shelley Vana. \"I don\'t think you get that if you\'re at home.\"

But virtual students get a different kind of social experience that is just as valuable, said Susan Patrick, president and CEO of the North American Council for Online Learning in Vienna, Va.

\"We should socialize them for the world that they live in,\" she said, suggesting that people spend much of their time interacting via computer these days.

Many policymakers approach virtual learning with dollar signs in their eyes, expecting big savings from schools that do not need buildings, buses and other traditional infrastructure.

\"We should not, as stewards of public money, be automatically paying the same or even close to the same amount of money for a virtual school day as we pay for a conventional school day,\" said Florida Senate Education Committee Chairman Don Gaetz.

Florida Virtual this year is slated to get $6,682 for every full-time equivalent student, just slightly less than the average of $7,306 for all of the state\'s public schools. Young said her school has expenses that traditional schools do not.

\"Our data infrastructure is our building,\" she said.

Teacher unions have opposed spending public dollars on some virtual schools, mainly those that are privately operated or function as charter schools.

Indiana lawmakers this year refused to fund virtual charter schools. Opponents argued they are unproven and would have siphoned millions of dollars from traditional public schools.

Florida Virtual\'s Young said she plans to recommend that her state follow the example of Michigan, which passed a requirement that students complete some type of online experience to earn a high school diploma.

If \"we do not give them an opportunity to take an online course, we\'re doing them a tremendous disservice,\" she said. \"It\'s become the way of the world.\"

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Why You Should Not Commit Suicide
by Pete Macinta

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You may say or wonder for various reasons if God does love you. One reason
might be is that you may have had many terrible things done to you or just
happen to you. Our enemy satan (yes, I enjoy spelling it with a small \"s\"), will
often take the negative things in our lives and try to put the blame on God for
them happening to us. Hence, we tend to think that God does not care and may
even hate us. Yet the verse noted above indicates that this is not so. Try
putting the blame on satan when bad things happen to you.

Another problem you may face is that you feel that you have made a mess of
your life and / or you feel that you have committed too many sins for God to
love you or at least even care about you. The Word of God is very clear that no
matter how much of a failure we may be or whatever sins we have committed, God
still loves us and wants us to commit our lives to Him. These two things, I had
made a mess of my life and I felt that that I had committed too many sins,
brought me to the point of suicide one night in December of 1969- I had been a
failure at school, was turned down by colleges, and had been a satanist in the
past.

At the end of this page, I will list a link to my personal testimony and a
link to my page on forgiveness. Suffice it to say for now that the Blood of
Jesus Christ will cleanse us from all our sins and the crown of thorns crushed
upon His blessed head turns our failures into victories.

By the way, if you feel that you are ugly, hapless, stupid, etc., and are
acquainted with people that say you are these things, realize that...

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL IN GOD\'S EYES

\" How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how
great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than
the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.\"- Psalm 139:17& 18

This is one of many verses that indicate that God loves you immensely and
places great value upon you. Though you may feel like a failure, or that your
situation is hopeless, if you would TURN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE OVER TO GOD and
let Him work through you, you will see that God is able to mold you into someone
you thought you could never be. Again, in my tractate on forgiveness you will
see that God can take some people you and I might think are worthless and change
them for the good!

NO HUMAN BEING IS TRASH IN HIS EYES! Each of us has a worthwhile
purpose in the eyes of God. It used to be in society that whatever Dad was, that
what his sons would be. Your heavenly Father wants you to be His son /daughter -
now. You might not know who your earthly father is, but you can know the
heavenly Father in a personal way, making Him truly your Father.

You may wonder...Purpose? What purpose could I possibly have? My friend,
satan would like for you to feel that way. However, you can know and realize
your true purpose by asking Christ into your life. What will happen will be the
peace of God will come upon you and God will gradually lead you as to what you
will do. Most likely you will begin to praise and thank Him, then feel led to
read His Word. You may think to yourself at this point \"what good will that
do?\", but if you follow through with those simple steps, you will eventually be
able to hear what God wants to say to you and you will eventually be guided by
His wonderful Holy Spirit.

How can I say this? I myself was transferred from this realm of death to
glorious life by the power of Jesus Christ when I was 17 years old. As a younger
child, I had a small juvenile police record. One particular arrest was something
terribly embarrassing and I had felt that I had greatly shamed and disappointed
my parents. I was so embarrassed that I did not want to eat with my family for
about a whole year. I sat in front of the TV set and ate my meals. The arresting
detective at that time said \"keep him away from other kids\". That, I guess was,
on his part the best advice he could give, but, looking back, I would recommend
to modify that advice, which I will mention on the page for those who know of
someone who may commit suicide. Later, as a senior in high school I found myself
rejected by 3 colleges, had a history of rotten grades, was on the road to
nowhere, and was absolute failure. Throw in some girlfriend trouble. As a
result, I tried twice in December 1969 to \"end it all\". BUT on January 25, 1970,
I accepted Christ as my Saviour, and for 3 or 4 weeks it just did not bother me
about what I was supposed to do after HS. Then, in or near mid February, God
called me to the Gospel ministry.

If you accept Christ as your Saviour, you may or may not be called to the
same path I was, but you will be called to serve God in some manner, and when
you obey, you will feel great about it!

To find out what God wants you to do, become \"Born Again\" by asking Christ to
forgive you of your sins and asking Christ into your heart. Next, read His
written will, the Word of God, and start to obey it by letting Jesus live
through you. Realize that God will forgive you when you \"mess up\" and you ask
Him to forgive you. As you gain strength from His Word, start serving Him. I
still remember holding a sign with words on it for children to sing when I was
saved (born again) for only a few months. It was something very simple, but at
least I was doing something.

As you obey His written will, and serve God anyway you can, His SPECIFIC WILL
will be revealed to you.

There has been a lot of debate lately about global warming,
specifically whether or not the climate is being affected by human
influence.  There seems to be no debate that the climate is getting
warmer.   In looking at this issue (and any other big issue, for that
matter), it is helpful to keep things in perspective (Biblical
perspective, that is!)


First of all, keep in mind that in recent history (by evolutionary standards) the earth was in the
middle of an Ice Age.  Even evolutionary scientists believe this was
only about 10,000 years ago.  During this time, most of North America and Northern Europe
was covered by huge sheets of ice, a mile deep in some places. 
Something caused the Ice Age, and something else caused it to end...
starting the melting process.   These huge ice sheets slowly melted
back, raising the ocean levels, carving valleys and lake beds, and
leaving a trail of boulders on the tops of mountains.


The glaciers are still melting today, and the ocean levels are still
rising. We only started to study climate, weather, etc, in the recent
past.  We are still observing the end of this Ice Age today, and many
people are alarmed because they see these effects and don\'t keep it in
perspective. It is like coming in during the last 5 minutes of a 2 hour
movie and trying to draw conclusions about what is happening.


Just recently, there was an article about an archaeological discovery
at the bottom of the English channel. There was remnants of a \"Stone
Age\" civilization, well preserved in water.  The article described how
8,000 years ago, the UK and Europe were connected by a land bridge. As
the glaciers melted back, the ocean levels rose and the low spots
filled in with water, separating the UK from Europe.   The article
talked about how humans had to move to \"higher ground\" to avoid the
rising waters.


Now I\'ll ask some important questions: 

• Did the \"Stone Age\" people drive
  SUVs?
• Did they fly around in corporate jets?
• Did they purchase
  \"carbon credits\"?
• Did they use approved freon in their Air Conditioning?

Violent
crime in the United States rose by 1.3 percent last year, according to
varied news reports on a statement released June 4, 2007, by the
country\'s Federal Bureau of Investigation.

1.3 percent -- that\'s not so bad -- that is what some people may be thinking.

   Well, the report did say 2006 was the second year in a row
for an increase. Violent crime increased by 2.3 percent in 2005.

While violent crime continued its increase, other crimes, like property
crimes decreased by 2.9 percent. So the picture isn\'t too bleak, is it?

   I\'m am sure this is what satan* would have us to think.
Yet Jesus was quite plain about the times we would be in, stating in
Matthew 24 verse 12, \"And because iniquity shall abound, the love of
many shall wax cold.\"

   A one or two percent increase in violent crime may not
seem so bad however it is good to remember that \"A little leaven
leaveneth the whole lump.\" In other words, if left unchecked, it will
get worse. However, many do not think so or perhaps the situation just
does not bother. To me, that\'s another reason to be concerned.

   What can we do about it. Pray, of course. However, if we
do not know Jesus Christ as our personal Savior, we might find
ourselves actually part of the problem.

   If Christ is our Savior, then we are His disciples whom He
described as the \"salt of the earth\" in Matthew 5:13. One of the many
uses of salt is that of a preservative. If saved from sin, we do not
contribute to iniquity and should cry out about it under the direction
of the Holy Spirit, being open to the leading of the Holy Spirit to do
what we can to curb it. We should also walk close to the Lord so we do
not lose any of His positive affect on the world.

If we are not saved, in various ways we do add to the problem of iniquity.

   Though we may never fall victim to a violent crime or any
crime, unless we let Christ remove our iniquity our fate is sealed in
that the wages of sin are death and we will awake at the resurrection
to eternal damnation.

   Sure, people pick on real Christians. Christ was
persecuted and killed, so a disciple should expect no less. However,
though a child of God meets trouble in this world, if they stick with
Christ they will be raised to eternal life.

   If you have not made Christ your personal Savior,
dedicating everything to Him, please turn to Him now. He\'ll be back one
day and rule as King of the earth.


God bless,


Pete Macinta


* I know names are to be capitalized. I do not capitalize \"satan\" in
most cases because I used to worship him. In those days I would never
capitalize \"God\" unless I had to in school. Now, Christ has turned the
tables.

Have you ever walked right by a close friend or family member in the
mall or some other public place and not even noticed them? I sure have. It
can be very embarrassing. Once, when I became aware that this had
happened to me, I felt that the Lord showed me the reason that I
didn\'t notice them was because of my mindset. I had my mind set
on something else so intently that I didn’t even see a close friend or relative walk right by me in broad daylight. As a result, I felt that the Lord showed me that is exactly what happened about two thousand years ago, when Jesus came to the world and was only noticed as the Messiah-Creator by a few Jews and Gentiles, because they had their minds so intently set on their own agendas.

Isn’t that a frightening thought? Imagine! We can get so
wrapped up in the things we\'re doing “for God”, when Christ, the Living
Word of God comes to us; we don\'t recognize him, because we\'re
just too busy. Remember the Mary and Martha story in the Bible? Jesus told Martha that she was too busy, and that Mary had chosen the better thing-to just
be at his feet, look at him and learn to SEE him. Could this be what Jesus meant when he said that if we want to be his disciples, we must learn to deny ourselves, take up our crosses and follow him?

I believe the Holy Spirit is saying to the church, \"You\'re too busy!\" And if you continue in your “busy-ness”, you\'re going to miss the next move of my Spirit.\" You\'ll walk right by me and never even see me. You’ll never even know that I’m there. What a tragedy!

Would you read the following statement to yourself: Opportunity is N.O.W.H.E.R.E. Ok, now let\'s look at it again: Opportunity is N.O.W.H.E.R.E. What did you see? Did you see “Opportunity is N.O.W.H.E.R.E.”? Or did you see “Opportunity is N.O.W.H.E.R.E.”? Notice the difference? What you see is all about what you have your mind set on. Romans 12: 1-3 says it like this, \"I beseech you therefore brothers by the mercies of God to present your bodies as a living sacrifice wholly and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind so that you can prove what is the good, acceptable and perfect will of God.\" What do you see now? I believe that the Lord is saying, \"Be still and know (see) that I am God!\"

My friend, would you just take a few minutes to thank and praise God for his love for you? And, if you need to repent from being too busy, would you tell him that and ask him to help you learn to be like Martha in the Bible and just learn to be at Jesus’ feet? Jesus said it this way, “My house will be called a House of Prayer”. Is your “house” a house of prayer or a house of busy-ness? Shalom!

This past Sunday, in 400 congregations in 49 states, Charles Darwin’s birthday was celebrated during worship service. The idea was to show that faith and science do not have to be in conflict… that one can be a Christian and still believe in evolution. In some of our local churches here in Raleigh, Biology professors were invited in to proclaim the “truth” of evolution and to show that it is not incompatible with faith.

Was Evolution Sunday celebrated at your church? How about your neighbor\'s church? Just how did “Evolution Sunday” make it on the church calendar, anyway?

It all started about two years ago. Professor Zimmerman of the University of Wisconsin wrote to clergy nationwide encouraging them to sign a letter which rejected the Genesis account of creation as literal history. Over 10,000 clergy responded by signing the letter. Two years later this idea \"evolved\" into an opportunity to lure believers into thinking that the two ideas are compatible.

To some, the whole creation / evolution debate is a side-issue; a distraction. But to many, this is the one of the key inhibitors to receiving Christ . If the Bible cannot be trusted in terms of “Who we are?” and “How we got here?”, then what parts of the Bible can be trusted? If we didn’t start with a perfect world that fell into sin due to man’s rebellion, then why do we need a Savior to redeem us from our sins?

Visit any high school or college campus and ask the average student if they are a Christian. If not, ask why? You will quickly see that in many cases the theory of evolution is a direct challenge in their minds to the message of Christianity. Evolutionary teaching permeates our schools, museums, television, and movies. To many, it is a undisputable fact.

The problem is that many Christians, instead of equipping themselves to answer these questions effectively, sweep the problem under the rug, try to blend the two messages, or downplay the importance of the issue. However, the Bible instructs us to “ always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have .” (1 Peter 3:15). For too long, Christians have not had an adequate answer to the challenges being presented.

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Greetings,


After being around for over a half-century (wow!) I have seen a lot of changes.


Eggs: 1958 - They are good for you.  1970\'s - The have cholesterol. Stay away!
 Today - They are actually good for you, but just watch how many you eat.


Parents: 1950\'s - Do spank your kids. Today - Don\'t spank your kids.


Maryland Public Education: Closed classrooms before 1970, open
classroom after that year. Now the education wizards have decided open
classrooms were a very poor idea.


One more - In the late 60\'s, while I was in high school, teachers
warned of a pending ice age beginning 2015! Global warming is trumpeted
today. After February 2006 here in Cambridge, MD, I tend to think an
ice age is more probable!


Even before I got out of the teenage years I realized there was a great
discrepancy among individuals and entities on a variety of issues.


I remember being on a date before I accepted Christ, and wondering if I should behave by my morals or those of my girlfriend.


After accepting Christ and attending church, I learned, and believed,
that the Bible is The Word of God. It was unchangeable and without
error.


As a result, when dating as a Christian, it most certainly did not
matter what I thought was right or what a girlfriend thought was right.
God\'s Word was the deciding factor.


And now, fifty-four years young, I find the Bible a great source of comfort in the midst of a world full of changes.


Though a pastor of a church, I decline drawing much of salary from our small congregation. So, I had secular work on the side.


From April 2003 until December 2006 I was a reporter for a local
newspaper (owned by Independent Newspapers Incorporate). During my
tenure with paper, writing rules changed, self-management rules change,
editing rules changed. An article that looked good to one editor was
criticized by another, and so on.


Ah, but the Word of God is solid. It does not change. It has a
positive, life changing affect for those who embrace it and its Author.


I hope everyone who reads this post does know Jesus Christ in a
personal way, and has committed their life to Him. But, if you haven\'t,
I encourage you to make that commitment.


Christ does not change. The Word does not change. What comfort in these times!


God bless,

Pete Macinta