If I were…

If I were in America in 1776,

I would have been a loyalist. I don’t believe the declaration of independence was a good enough reason to declare independence from the British government. See Romans 13, and let me know if you think it’s okay to do that.

If I were in America in 1865,

I would have been a Confederate. But wait… how’s it okay for the south to revolt against the north but not the british?

John Calvin would call it the law of interposition.

The Revolution was started by citizens who have NO right to throw of their government. The Civil War was started by elected officials. So when you’re immediate govt. revolts against the higher government, it is up to each citizen to see where his loyalties are.

btw. really look at lincoln and see what he did. HE SUSPENDED THE CONSTITUTION. he assumed full control… when someone who our govt doesn’t like does that, we call it a dictatorship, but when ol’ Honest Abe does it, we call it “Savior of the Union.”

The following is a list of terrible presidents, who if Maryland had ever revolted against, i would have joined in:

Lincoln

Hoover

Wilson

Roosevelt

Truman

Nixon

LBJ

Carter

Reagan 

Bush

Clinton

Bush jr.

… this blog alone is enough to disqualify from every being president.

why?

because it’s critical and honest

Only Twenty Two

At kia every pay day is a day wrought with thoughts of the future.

I know it wears on my wife’s nerves at times.

With my retirement and insurance plan, we’ll be very well off (when we’re 70).

I’m grateful for that, but it seems so hard to get ahead right now and i get impatient.

And then reality sets in:

“Jeremy..” says I to myself, “now Jeremy, what you gotta realize is that you’re 22. you just graduated. you’re not supposed to breaking the bank.”

I’m grateful for my salary. And i’m glad i get to scrape through the next year or so with my girl

Love Me Some ‘Poppers!!

The past few weeks, I’ve been taking stock of my adult life.

I’m working full time, taking classes in the evening. I make good money and have an excellent wife.

I guess, the only thing i’ve been missing is having a lot of friends my own age to hang out with.

At Geneva I couldn’t swing a dead cat without hitting someone my own age who would want to share a coffee.

now i have about 30 middle aged guys who would love to complain about young lazy people and those explative democrats ruining the country.

In spite of all this, God is good. My 2 techs at work are really cool. chris is 28 and eric is 19… and although we frustrate each other when things get busy, we always find ourselves ruthlessly making fun of each other and laughing about any number things.

I’m thankful for my friends though i miss the christian fellowship aspect… but perhaps god is making this my mission field.

who knows?

Interesting

a google for most stressful jobs turns up the following #1 article…

 

The one thing on which numerous stress studies conducted in the past 15 years can agree is that stress can – - and does – - occur in every occupation. The amount and type of stress that might be experienced by workers within that occupation will be dependent upon many factors. These include performance demands, interpersonal demands, and physical demands.

Jobs that require employees to hide their true feelings and emotions are considered to be the most stressful. These would include jobs in:

- medicine,
- teaching,
- social services,
- customer service,
- fire rescue and
- law enforcement.

uggh…. you have NO idea how true that is.

mom said customer service is a constant roller coaster ride.

it makes weekends feel like the slow click… click… click up the first big hill.

then monday rolls around and woosh.

you’re in for the ride of your life.

“IF MY PEOPLE.”

this morning at work there was a traveling monument to 9/11. it’s called Day of Thunder. a couple hundred motorcycles go down rt. 36. a string of city cops go before them and a string of state cops follow them. Trooper 5, our medivac helicopter flew low over them. at the end the intersection, lavale’s fire department had a huge flag hanging over the highway from one of their truck ladders.

 

as much as i disagree with our president. as much as i fear for our future. as much as i worry about the world my children will inherit, i’m still proud of our country. maybe not for the glorious things they’ve done, but just because it’s MY country.

“if my people shall call on my name and humble themselves, i will raise them up and make them great.”