Random Thoughts with a Smith-Corona

The following was posted by Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church some time ago.  I've changed a few things and reposted it here. September 11th, was the anniversary of the Terrorist attacks in the United States and Benghazi, Libya. I imagine you will long remember what you were doing on September 11th when you heard the news. In  John 10:10. Jesus said, “The thief only comes to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.”    Most people do not need to be convinced of the reality of evil and its awful dehumanizing effects that would lead people to contemplate and commit such evil and destructive acts. Only the Christian explanation of ‘demonic possession’ can explain such perverted evil perpetrated by human beings. One of Satan's most common scriptural names is the devil, from diabolos, which means accuser or slanderer and we meet him face to face in our gospel reading. Among the many other names given him are: th...

The Great Sin .S. Lewis called it The Great Sin. Thomas Aquinas and Augustine called it the essence of all sin. It holds first place among the Seven Deadly Sins. The Bible suggests it was the cause of Lucifer’s fall from heaven. It also led to the fall of mankind. And all of us suffer from it in some measure, whether we know it or not. “According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere fleabites in comparison: it was through pride that the devil became the devil: pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind….it is pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began.” 1 Lewis tells us that pride is “essentially competitive—is competitive by its very nature—while the other vices are only competitive, so to speak, by accident. Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only having more of it t...

A Letter From The Special Forces Community Concerning The Second Amendment Jan 29 2013 07:52 PM | HMFIC in  Articles asmdss   special   forces   sof   2nd amendment   assault weapon   gun control   constitution   bill of rights After a getting a "WARNO" previously, ASMDSS and  Stolen Valor  received this letter from members of the SOF community on their concerns for America and the Second Amendment. This letter was signed by over 1100 members of the SOF community, of which the names will not be published as this is Active and Retired members. Whether you agree with it or not, it is well worth the read. 29 Jan 2013 Protecting the Second Amendment – Why all Americans Should Be Concerned We are current or former Army Reserve, National Guard, and active duty US Army Special Forces soldiers (Green Berets). We have all taken an oath to “…support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemie...