here is another one of my new favorite hymns:
awake my soul
1. The image of God invisible
The firstborn of all life
Before and within,
He holds it all in
One name, one faith, one Christ
Chorus: No one is good enough
To save himself
Awake my soul tonight
To boast nothing else
2. I trust no other source or name
Nowhere else can I hide
This grace gives me fear,
and this grace draws me near
And all that it asks it provides
(Repeat chorus)
Bridge: No seam in this garment
All my rags to hide
No less than your love
For Jesus is mine
3. When I stand on the edges of Jordan
With the saints and the angels beside
When my body is healed
and the glory revealed
Then still I can boast only Christ
(Repeat chorus twice)
©2002, Same Old Dress Music (ASCAP).
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
you can listen to it here: http://ruf.org/sounds/mp3/AwakeMySoul.mp3
enjoy!
cheers,
jw <><
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
americans deserve to know the truth...
so, monday as i was driving around i just happened to have on the radio, which is very strange for me. it just happened to be on a talk radio show, which i began listening to... also, very odd for me. any way, i was listening to this radio show before i realized who it was. if i had realized earlier i probably would have turned it off (because i am not very fond of this person), but what was being said absolutely infuriated me. the topic was the current financial crisis and who was responsible. i have provided a link below, which will reveal who the talk show host was, but i cannot refrain from sharing this because i think we deserve to know the truth about what is going on. all we have heard (and statistics have shown that we remarkably believe to the truth), is that this whole mess is due to lack of restrictions and big business policies of the current republican administration. apparently, the liberal media has duped us all again, and we have bought right into it. however, conservatives are not pointing out what has happened (do they even know?).
i will warn you that this article is sort of long, but please read it. you will be blown away.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_092208/content/01125108.guest.html
after you read it this will make sense... bill clinton was interviewed by matt lauer this morning on the today show. he was asked to respond to president bush's statement in last night's presidential address that the roots of this crisis date back more than a decade - an obvious reference to the clinton administration. clinton's response to his party's pressuring freddie and fannie to give out mass amounts of extremely risky sub-prime loans was that it could be blamed; however, it was the right decision at the time because freddie and fannie had plenty of money at the time. as if his despicable inability to recognize the huge future problem they were creating wasn't enough, he also failed to mention that the democratic party had refused in the past few years to agree to bills proposed by republicans who recognized the coming problem and tried to correct it. each bill was shot down by the democrats in an effort to protect their ridiculous policies and interests.
even more than this, as i have listened to the remarks of people like barack and hilary and others, i have gotten even madder as they have pointed fingers at the republicans. what they are failing to admit, while doing an excellent job shifting the blame to the republicans and the "corrupt" ceos of freddie and fannie, is that these ceos are all democrats and are leading donors for barak. all of this is quite disturbing.
enough is enough. it is time for real change. it is time the american people became educated, stood up, and put an end to these ridiculous political games and agendas that are putting us all at risk.
jw <><
i will warn you that this article is sort of long, but please read it. you will be blown away.
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_092208/content/01125108.guest.html
after you read it this will make sense... bill clinton was interviewed by matt lauer this morning on the today show. he was asked to respond to president bush's statement in last night's presidential address that the roots of this crisis date back more than a decade - an obvious reference to the clinton administration. clinton's response to his party's pressuring freddie and fannie to give out mass amounts of extremely risky sub-prime loans was that it could be blamed; however, it was the right decision at the time because freddie and fannie had plenty of money at the time. as if his despicable inability to recognize the huge future problem they were creating wasn't enough, he also failed to mention that the democratic party had refused in the past few years to agree to bills proposed by republicans who recognized the coming problem and tried to correct it. each bill was shot down by the democrats in an effort to protect their ridiculous policies and interests.
even more than this, as i have listened to the remarks of people like barack and hilary and others, i have gotten even madder as they have pointed fingers at the republicans. what they are failing to admit, while doing an excellent job shifting the blame to the republicans and the "corrupt" ceos of freddie and fannie, is that these ceos are all democrats and are leading donors for barak. all of this is quite disturbing.
enough is enough. it is time for real change. it is time the american people became educated, stood up, and put an end to these ridiculous political games and agendas that are putting us all at risk.
jw <><
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
recent oddities in the news...
so, i have come across some questionable things in the news in the past few days. i thought i would highlight a few.
first, there was a news story about russia blaming george bush for the georgian conflict. apparently, bush created this whole thing "as a plot to install John McCain as his successor." this is no joke. here is a link: http://www.aol.com.au/news/story/Putin-blames-US-for-war/916561/index.html.
i think it is interesting for several reasons.
1. i read this story on cnn, whom putin apparently enlightened and entrusted with this disturbing information. however, when i tried to find the story on cnn again today, it had mysteriously disappeared. thankfully, others saw it too and have raised questions about it. why did you get rid of it, cnn?
2. should we be wondering why putin would like us to think this? apparently he wants us all to vote for obama. i will make no further comments about this. i just think it is interesting.
next, today msnbc announced that olbermann and matthews will no longer anchor political night coverage. here is the link: http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/08/msnbc-hosts-olbermann-matthews-booted-from-political-night-duties/.
surprise, surprise. they received the lowest ratings for the political conventions because of their liberal bias. here is a little news flash to the media - we don't like your opinionated garbage. just report the news and let us make up our own minds about what we think.
more on slanted news coverage, fox news reported today that john mccain has gone ahead in the polls by 4 points, while cnn reported that mccain and obama were dead even. what? if you read the articles closely, you would see that fox news is using a gallup poll, while cnn is using their own poll. however, cnn admits that in their "poll of polls," which is an average of several polls, john mccain is up by a point. whatever. later in the day, cnn's article about mccain and obama being dead even turned into an article entitled, "why obama lost his lead." nice one!
finally, i just wanted to applaud jordin sparks for what she said at the vma awards. it is about time someone said that sex should wait until marriage and perhaps hollywood should stop patting themselves on the back for living such careless lives. you can see the article here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,418487,00.html.
that's all i have, but let this serve as a reminder that we must be careful with the information we receive from the media. as john mayer sings, "when you own the information you can bend it all you want."
cheers,
jw <><
first, there was a news story about russia blaming george bush for the georgian conflict. apparently, bush created this whole thing "as a plot to install John McCain as his successor." this is no joke. here is a link: http://www.aol.com.au/news/story/Putin-blames-US-for-war/916561/index.html.
i think it is interesting for several reasons.
1. i read this story on cnn, whom putin apparently enlightened and entrusted with this disturbing information. however, when i tried to find the story on cnn again today, it had mysteriously disappeared. thankfully, others saw it too and have raised questions about it. why did you get rid of it, cnn?
2. should we be wondering why putin would like us to think this? apparently he wants us all to vote for obama. i will make no further comments about this. i just think it is interesting.
next, today msnbc announced that olbermann and matthews will no longer anchor political night coverage. here is the link: http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/08/msnbc-hosts-olbermann-matthews-booted-from-political-night-duties/.
surprise, surprise. they received the lowest ratings for the political conventions because of their liberal bias. here is a little news flash to the media - we don't like your opinionated garbage. just report the news and let us make up our own minds about what we think.
more on slanted news coverage, fox news reported today that john mccain has gone ahead in the polls by 4 points, while cnn reported that mccain and obama were dead even. what? if you read the articles closely, you would see that fox news is using a gallup poll, while cnn is using their own poll. however, cnn admits that in their "poll of polls," which is an average of several polls, john mccain is up by a point. whatever. later in the day, cnn's article about mccain and obama being dead even turned into an article entitled, "why obama lost his lead." nice one!
finally, i just wanted to applaud jordin sparks for what she said at the vma awards. it is about time someone said that sex should wait until marriage and perhaps hollywood should stop patting themselves on the back for living such careless lives. you can see the article here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,418487,00.html.
that's all i have, but let this serve as a reminder that we must be careful with the information we receive from the media. as john mayer sings, "when you own the information you can bend it all you want."
cheers,
jw <><
Friday, September 5, 2008
hymns...
i thought i should do a new post just to move those terrible pictures of myself down a little. any way, i have found some hymns that i love recently, so i wanted to post some lyrics and links so all of you could take a listen. before i do, though, all of you should go out right now and buy the new chris tomlin cd - hello love. it is amazing!
jesus, i come
1. Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,
Jesus, I come; Jesus I come.
Into Thy freedom, gladness and light,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of my sickness into Thy health,
Out of my wanting and into Thy wealth,
Out of my sin and into Thyself,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
2. Out of my shameful failure and loss,
Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into the glorious gain of Thy cross,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of earth’s sorrows into Thy balm,
Out of life’s storms and into Thy calm,
Out of distress into jubilant psalm,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
3. Out of unrest and arrogant pride,
Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into Thy blessed will to abide,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of myself to dwell in Thy love,
Out of despair into raptures above,
Upward forever on wings like a dove,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
4. Out of the fear and dread of the tomb,
Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into the joy and light of Thy home,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of the depths of ruin untold,
Into the peace of Thy sheltering fold,
Ever Thy glorious face to behold,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
© 2000 Greg Thompson Music.
take a listen to a clip: http://www.igracemusic.com/ig3/
i hope you all enjoy! i will put up some others in the days to come. keep posted!
cheers,
jw <><
jesus, i come
1. Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,
Jesus, I come; Jesus I come.
Into Thy freedom, gladness and light,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of my sickness into Thy health,
Out of my wanting and into Thy wealth,
Out of my sin and into Thyself,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
2. Out of my shameful failure and loss,
Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into the glorious gain of Thy cross,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of earth’s sorrows into Thy balm,
Out of life’s storms and into Thy calm,
Out of distress into jubilant psalm,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
3. Out of unrest and arrogant pride,
Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into Thy blessed will to abide,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of myself to dwell in Thy love,
Out of despair into raptures above,
Upward forever on wings like a dove,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
4. Out of the fear and dread of the tomb,
Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come.
Into the joy and light of Thy home,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of the depths of ruin untold,
Into the peace of Thy sheltering fold,
Ever Thy glorious face to behold,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
© 2000 Greg Thompson Music.
take a listen to a clip: http://www.igracemusic.com/ig3/
i hope you all enjoy! i will put up some others in the days to come. keep posted!
cheers,
jw <><
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