PRIMARILY SPEAKING... With each primary result, each party's race seems to be shoring up. By now John Edwards is gone on the Democrat side, and the Republicans have recently lost Fred Thompson and Rudy Guilliani [sp?].

Obama was clearly the front-runner coming out of South Carolina, but Hillary's "victory" in Florida gives her and her lib-media supports some "mo'" to use going into Super Tuesday. McCain seems to continue to gain steam and all the conservatives who are upset over this and over Romney's continued also-ran showings are using Huckabee as the whipping boy for the reason why Mormon Mitt can't win.

Why most evangelicals aren't coming out and reversing that argument, as to why any evangelical is taking Romney seriously and giving votes which should go to Huckabee is beyond me. I know those who consider themselves the only "true conservatives" will not accept Huckabee any more than McCain, but I chuckle over that when I consider that some "fundamentalists" won't accept an evangelical as their brother, either. Go figure.

I think the Democratic side is a bit less certain now. No comments out of me on that until after Super Tuesday. As to the Republicans, McCain is the choice of the blue bloods who trend more liberal anyway, and that's sad. I fear if McCain effectively raps things up on Super Tuesday, it will be an all but certain celebration for the Donkey party come November.

Why do I fear that? Because no matter if it would be a Pres. Obama or a Pres. Clinton "2" [but who expects the liberal media types to do that to her as it has done to our current President?], they will be the absolutely worst thing for the pro-life movement. Not to mention how bad that will be for our country's problem with illegal aliens -- and, no, I don't expect using the PC Police's term for them makes it any better, sort of like before the media had to grudgingly accept "pro-life" instead of continuing to foist upon us all the lie of "anti-abortion." And, of course, the election of a Democrat would more than anything else signal the sure and certain loss of the war on terror. At least those are my fears.

One can only hope a McCain presidency would be a tad better on abortion issues, especially on the appointment of judges to the Federal bench, and I trust he would simply be better in terms of military issues, though for the life of me I can't see much difference between him and any other liberal on immigration policy.

But that's just me.

LISTEN UP!... Here's a heads up for all of you. I am scheduled to be a guest on "Open Mike," a local-origination show on the Mars Hill Network on Friday, Feb. 8. The focus of the show will be prayer, especially to take prayer requests and pray for them on the air. If you are in the MHN listening area [most of New York State and select parts of eastern Canada], I hope you'll tune in at 8 o'clock on the 8th. If you can't listen over the air, perhaps you'll consider listening online by pointing your browser to http://www.marshillnetwork.org and tune in to the live audio stream of the broadcast. [This is recommended only for those who have something faster than dial-up.]

WHAT'S COOKIN'?...Recently I was at the main branch of our county library system -- recently as in the entry I wrote about my adventure downtown -- in fact, it was the last entry here. I was waiting to use one of the p.c.'s they have available, and since I had some time to kill I decided to try to find a novel to read, just for pleasure. It's been a long time since I had a book to read just for fun, but that hasn't diminished how much I like to read. So I start looking at the stacks on the floor I'm on and wouldn't you know it I'm right near the large-print books. Well, that's not so bad. I'm getting older and my eyesight is, too.

So I start looking through and the thought hits me, why not try a Stephen King? It's been a lll-ooo-nnn-ggg time since I read one of his books. I still enjoy a spooky story, though I don't watch most spooky-scary-supernatural thriller movies because most are rated "R," and for good reason. With every passing year, what passes for an "R" rating gets to be simply more and more revolting to God, and it should simply be that to any of his children.

The central library does have a LOT of books, and a good number of large print editions. I would guess they have all of King's novels, but not all in large print. But that's okay, I haven't read most of his works, so they would all be new to me, and just having 8 or 10 to choose from should be a sufficient choice, no matter who the author is, right?

I finally settle on one, and as I mentioned before, started reading it to be sure I wanted to borrow it before my p.c. time began. I did borrow it, and in the next day or so began reading it in earnest.

Wow. Was that a mistake.

First, one of the reasons I haven't read a Stephen King novel in a long time is because I read most of his works before I was saved. Second, I will admit to being scared by his books in the past, but in this one the parts which were supposed to be scary were either bland or funny, so the effect I sought was a bust. Third, my mind and soul were literally assaulted by all of the cussing in the book.

I was no better for the attempt to read this book. In fact, I was far, far worse for the experience. Especially the foul language, for that's who I used to be, and who I don't want to be any more. For a moment I thought, "Wow, does he have to portray his characters talking like that?" And then I thought better of that critique, because the truth is he's probably trying to emulate real life, and when I think about some of the conversations I can't help overhearing at work -- you know, like when all you're trying to do is eat your lunch in the lunch room and there are others simply talking in there -- or when you're waiting on a customer and you can't really regulate their conversation...

It does make me wonder, why do people feel the need to swear? And then I think, they don't feel the need to swear, it's just part and parcel of who they are. It's sad.

But, because the Bible declares that we should ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18  In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. ~ I am thankful for this. It was a great reminder and a wake up call.

It was a reminder to me that when you go into the realm of the world don't expect anything more than the things of the world, including their salty-saltless language.

And it was a wake up call to remember the old adage, "You are what you eat." And as with most things, that is as true Spiritually as it is physically. As in...

Galatians 6:6-8  Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

Proverbs 1:20-33  Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:  She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, [saying], How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.  But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Proverbs 6:12-19  A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; Frowardness [is] in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.  Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him:  A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,  An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Romans 2:6-11  Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;  But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:  For there is no respect of persons with God.

Romans 8:13  For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

Romans 13:11-14  And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.  But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].

2 Peter 2:20-22  For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known [it], to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog [is] turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

So, if you are what you eat, what are you? Perhaps it's better to ask, what's cookin'? As for me, I can tell you I got sick from what I ate, but after a healthy dose of that which comes from The Good Seed, I'm feeling much better.

WELL, FOLKS... That's all for now. I'm just happy I was able to get in one more entry before January, 2008 came to an end.

As always, thanks for stopping in, and until next time, my blessings to you,
Timotheous, a brother in Christ

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