Thoughts and beliefs

    You know  there's been a lot of attacks recently on Christian beliefs.  There are those that feel they can change the meaning of scripture to fit their agenda.  From  hate laws being passed where for disagreeing with another person view or not holding the same views as others is hate speech.  This article in and of itself has been a while in the making..

    The attacks on Christianity and the belief system in Christ has been being attacked from every which way.  Be it from changing the definition of  what marriage is.  Marriage is defined   directly in the bible as between a man and a woman to go out and be fruitful and multiply.  Jesus reaffirms this relationship " Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'  and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh' ?  So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." Matt 19: 4-6

      Quite simply homosexual marriage is not compatible with God's word. God is unchanging for eternity. Now as Christians we are still to love the sinners, but at the same time we are to get them to open their heart to Jesus.  Now there's been a lot of push from some emergent movements to accept those  of homosexuals  and even promote them to the leadership within the Church. The reason this is incompatible  is that when you truly accept Jesus you are to be transformed and turn from your sins.  One thing forgotten within the Church today that I see is repentance. We are still to recant our sins as only he that was pure can wash away our sin with his blood.   Now one can be homosexual and become a Christian, but by the glory of Christ when they become filled with the holy spirit they would turn from their sins. Having an openly practicing homosexual as a preacher or in a leadership role seems a bit of an oxymoron. Our fallen world though has come to accept these abominations as truths and guidance. But it was all predicted in the bible we were given warnings  that there would be false teachers the wolves in sheep's clothing to lead the flock astray.

      Facebook has been abuzz recently with a preacher  stating God says nothing about the Homosexual lifestyle, on the contrary God has quite a few things to say and none of them are in favor of such practice.  Leviticus 20:13 is pretty clear: "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." Lev 20:13. Not sure if the pastor somehow missed this verse in seminary and for good measure this particular verse Leviticus 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.  Since God is never changing in his ways we know to this day as it was like in the days of Lot and Noah we know it is still an abomination. Speaking of which did you know  that it has been foretold that  the world would return to the days of Noah and Lot in the end times.  Our world and society has made what is evil good and no one is the wiser. We praise abortions, yet beg  that we don't kill murderers. Some double standards of society today, where it is good to kill the innocent, yet we spare the evil from their crimes. We allow the homosexuals to show their pride in our streets and allow them to condemn scripture as heresy against their lifestyle.  Biblical scripture is becoming condemned as  hate speech.  We saw and heard the outcry from gay groups when Phil Robertson quoted  Corinthians, all the sudden he was gay-public enemy # 1.  I could bring up the recent Mozilla CEO crisis also where Eichen was forced to step down due to a private donation he made in 2008 to Prop 9 in California which by the way the people of California voted in favor for 52%-48% and their sitting governor and attorney general refused to defend.

    Would people be as supporting of the whole same sex agenda if they knew gay rights activists  wish for the removal of age of consent laws? I will throw an example in here of the 19 year old Florida cheerleader that was "dating" a 14 year old. How the public was an outcry that the 14 year old's parents and state of Florida were bringing charges against the 19 year old.  I am sure if it would have been a guy we would have been hearing he should have known better than messing with a younger girl, but because it was a two girls all the sudden we are being discriminatory based on sexual preference.  You know how they preach it's between consenting adults: well funding for  quite a bit of the gay-rights movement can be traced back to NAMBLA.  So wouldn't a group promoting underage relations want to have some end game in play. Well going back to 1987 one thing on the bucket-list for Gay activists was the elimination of the age of consent.  So lets see a known pedophilia group does major fund-raising for Gay-rights  and we the public are supposed to believe they don't want to indoctrinate our children. We all know the end game of NAMBLA is elimination of all age of consent laws so they can have their way with young confused boys.  The fact the world has been  so accepting of indecency and calling it good, while calling anyone against it evil shows how the prophetic clock is ticking.

 So in concluding as  Christians we are still called to love the sinner and hate the sin, but at the same time we are to share the word of God and pray for those lost in sin to come to forgiveness with the Lord Jesus Christ. Accept that the Son of Man came and shed his blood on the cross for the sins of the world and accept the holy spirit and be transformed away from the sinful life style. Only in him are we saved from sins.

          What better way to end than with this section of scripture.

"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also."

John 15:18-20

Marantha,
Eric

Happy Thanksgiving

I sometimes sit and wonder if the way the world has gotten if anyone remembers the meaning of Thanksgiving. It seems more and more that we celebrate holidays for the wrong reason anymore. We have commercialized times that were meant to bring together friends and family. Looking at all the ads for material objects I wonder if our world is really better today. My wish for everyone this Thanksgiving is to simply remember to give thanks for what you have.

For instance I give thanks this year for the wonderful family I have had. For my mother, father, brothers and sister, my grandparents, and all the nieces and nephews. I give thanks because they are the greatest people I know. I also give thanks for all the wonderful friends I've made over the internet over the past year. To all of you over JTV that have been there for me over the past year.

Truthfully everyone should take the time out to give thanks. Thanksgiving is supposed to be a day to reflect on and be happy for what you have and not what material thing you want. I sometimes wonder what the world would be like if everyone gave thanks all year long as opposed to just one day.  Then again I have been wondering if anyone takes the time to give thanks anymore even on Thanksgiving. It's almost as if society is more worried about what they want to buy. Thanksgiving is nothing more than a day to mark the beginning of great retail deals. We as a society have forgotten the real meaning. Does anyone remember when days like Thanksgiving were sacred? When companies would shut down for a day to give their employees an opportunity to spend time with their families? It seems more and more businesses are going with the stance of being open 364 days a year with Christmas being the only day they close. But as we keep moving forward I feel soon even Christmas will just be another work day.

Going into more depth you could say that the decline in actual holidays have had an effect on American society as a whole. For instance did you know the current  rate of children per American family has decreased to around 1.5 children? I almost feel part of it has to do with our culture of work , work, work. So for Thanksgiving if you have to opportunity give Thanks for what you have. If you can't go and see your family at least give them a call to tell them you love them. That is what Thanksgiving is for. Hopefully this message will touch someone today.


Happy Thanksgiving,
Eric S. Fairgrieve

Still alive

I haven't psoted on here in  awhile. I've kept my vow alive so far by continuously writing a page a day. Unfortunately not everything has been tied to my literature goal. Also I need to replace the RAM in my laptop, I'm holding off waiting for some Blitz sale after Thanksgiving. I've also found myself reading a lot more lately.

I think I will just have the rest of the blog today be my Sunday NFL game picks.

Miami vs Green Bay: I like GB here. Aaron Rodgers has shown it was a good decision to choose him over Favre two years ago. Rodgers will continue to lead the Packers to the promise land also since Minnesota has totally blown it not only do the Pack attack win this game they are now 100% my pick for the NFC Norse division. Notables in this game: Packers Defense must stop Ronnie Brown, Dolphins Offense should mix it up more with the Wildcat, it went from 90% of the offense to 10% (and Dolphins easily winning to barely using it and the Dolphins battling). Final score 28-17

San Diego @ St. Louis: This is the make or break game for the Chargers.I'm going to say that the Rams pull out the upset. I look for Bradford to continue to improve and the Rams realistically have a shot at their division. The Chargers special teams woes continue and the Rams take this with a late game Punt return.Final 24-21

Baltimore @ New England: This game could very well be a post season preview. The Ravens a top the AFC Norse has looked impressive. They man handled the Broncos and beat a tough Steelers team. Flacco has really started to play well.But the real question is will Ray Lewis and company be able to stop the lightening fast scoring of Tom Brady. I see this to be a decent scoring shootout. I'll take the Patriots by 4 with the final being 25-21

Cleveland @ Pittsburgh: This is a statement game for the Steelers they have the chance to prove their offense will now be in click with Ben Roethlisberger. Now with the new of the Browns starting Colt McCoy I feel so bad for the rookie QB to have your first NFL start against blitzburg.However I look for Peyton Hillis to end Pittsburgh's defense's 19 game streak of not allowing a 100 yard rusher. This will be a close one and even being a Pittsburgh fan my gut is telling me that Cleveland could squeak out with a victory. But I'll go with the Black N Gold to win by a saftey (I'd say a field goal but Pittsburgh can't make any of those). 23-21

Kansas City vs Houston: I'm gonna go and say Houston wins behind their dynamic offense. Foster runs for a buck fifty against a young Chief defense.  However Houston's defense will keep KC in this game to the end. The major question will be can Cassell prove his season replacing Brady wasn't a fluke? Houston wins this 17-15.

Detroit @ NY Giants: Lions here them roar. The Giants did look impressive, but the Lions have been in every game and who knows if the call would have been made right in week 1 just maybe the Lions would be undefeated because maybe they would have played harder in every other game. I see the Giants as an overhyped team like their cousins the Jets. So since I always pick against New York I am taking the Lions in a close low scoring field goal fest 18-12

Atlanta @ Philly: Well my pick here is simple if Vick is healthy and ready to play I will take Philly winning 35-21, however if Kolb starts for Philly or Vick isn't 100% then I take Atlanta to win 28-3

Seattle @ Chicago: Can Chicago protect their Quarterback. I say no and this will result in the Hawks to swoop by the Bears. Final in this will be 17-13

New Orleans @ Tampa: The Saints have been playing like the Aints once again and they have already ruined my prediction of them going 15-1 so now that I am mad at the Saints I am taking the Bucs. Also the Saints are not the same team as they were last year. Buccaneers with an upset in overtime winning by a long field goal. Final 27-24 OT

Jets @ Denver: Well the Broncos are at the bottom of the West. I will sya that just maybe the ghosts of Mile High will come and lift the Broncos to victory or maybe see if Thunder can be like Gus the field goal kicking Mule. Either that or give the horse a a mouth strap and place Thunder in at running back. When you are averaging 16 inches a carry you don't win.Orton has proven he's a good QB when he has protection which he never got in Chicago. I look for Orton to have another big game, but to break my own rule I take the Jets to win by 6. 36-30

The Battle of the Golden Gate Bridge: The wnner of this can claim they are the true owner of a bridge that well needs repaired. Oakland coming of a victory against the over hyped Chargers and actually in the race for the division. I said it at the beginning of my yearly predictions I take the Raiders to win the west at 8-8 or 907. The 49ers still have a chance at their west but I don't like them. I will take Oakland to win behind Gradokowski. Also my new pick in the NFC West is anyone but the 49ers. Oakland wins by 1 28-27 since the 49ers bumble the game tying PAT with no time left.

The battle of two overhyped teams that suck horribly aka Cowboys love Vikings: You know there is a thing called a tie in the NFL regular season and usually I don't pick ties, but these teams are the overhyped of the hyped. They wanted everyone to believe they were good teams. but when the regular season started they weren't ready. I say this should be the game that the Vikings realize they made a mistake with Brett I'm retiring Favre. I think this team is 100% better without Favre. Jackson can actually move in the pocket and since the Vikings can't block I say give the younger faster QB. I say next year the Vikings ought to trade a 2nd round pick for Vick (they should have done it this year. ) Dallas another team that thinks they are good. Could have downed the ball to end the first half in week 1, whatcha do a shuffle pass that is fumbled and returned the other way. Also you were playing well against the Bears even sacking the QB 5 times in the first half and whatcha do the 2nd half you stopped blitzing. So in this game to guarantee neither team gets out of the gutter I am saying it will be a tie unless the Vikings place Jackson in and then I will say Jackson to Moss wins the game. 10-7

Indy@ Washington: Just because I dislike the Colts and even though they left Baltimore before I was born we still hate the Colts around here. So I take Washington to win a shocker with a 64 yard kick by Ganoe as the clock expires. Ganoe definitely has the leg to own the NFL's longest field goal all to himself. Redskins in a shootout 38-35

Tennessee@ Jacksonville: Both teams have been impressive. The Titans have woke up since losing a close one to the Steelers. Vince Young has played great since being benched. He also now knows his spot isn't safe if he's having an off day. Fisher isn't afraid of bringing in the backup Kerry Collins (who btw 2 years ago led the Titans to the playoffs. I haven't got a chance to watch Jacksonville besides week 1 when they played a competetive game against Denver. I say Young leads a late rally to bring the Titans out with a victory 17-14

Well that's Week 6's picks.

Vows

Well after hitting some roadblocks I'm vowing to get back on track. So I will give daily updates of my garbled mess of a story here shortly. Overall I have been writing what I was calling my goal of one page per day unfortunately it hasn't been on the same project. I almost feel like I have too many ideas. I need a machine to hook up to my brain that will automatically type what I'm thinking.  Then I feel I could at least complete  one novel.

Time is static

I wonder if time really exists.As lately it seems to both accelerate and stop. I believe I will release a short story on here soon. I don't have much to say today. I am surprised that the Steelers are undefeated this year so far. Odds and ins life is the typical and norm. I'm also waiting to hear back from several jobs I applied for. Writing is going at a random pace. Some days I'm getting great progress others I'm just squeaking by with what I require myself to write.  Overall this has been an interesting experiment.

Running out of time

The ancients bestowed upon him a curse of immortality. He and his legions would live on forever. The blood was splattered for miles. The warlords of neighboring villages started to cower and wonder if they could win this war. They found one weakness in the count and that was his love for women. There was a young lady by the name of Camilla that was the warlord from the East's daughter. They enticed the count with her. The girl had one wish from the count and that was to live with him for eternity. She betrayed her own people to change th heart of the count. She became the first new one not transformed by the curse itself, but by love.

Mind numbing

The mind went numb he no longer could tell he was human. He now seeked the blood of humans. He turned more vicious than he use to be now drinking the blood off his victims.In remberence he started placing their heads on spears outside his city walls. His new reign of terror was about to begin.