Blackberry takes a shot at Apple! [ad]

Ha!!!!!!!!!!!

Though, I love the Mac computers, thought this ad was HILLARIOUS!!!!! Love that lil blackberry!!!!! Awesome!!!!! :)

I Love His Church - PULSE

It's more than an hour on the weekend.
It's more than a building.
It's more than just gathering together to meet people.
It's more than anything else in the world.

Q: What is the pulse of His church?

A: The pulse of His church comes from the heart of the people who gather in Jesus' Name and gather there to follow Christ, together.

Q: What happens if there's weak pulse or even no pulse?

A: The answer is really simple. Dying or dead. Similar to the life of a human being. If there's no pulse in a human being, 911 is dialed, CPR is performed, PARAMEDICS arrived, WIRED to the machine, PRONOUNCED dead, OBITUARY printed, and SIX FEET under. Satan loves to slow His church's pulse. Eventually, the pulse will stop. And, each individual "Christian" will know when they are either dying or have died away from the Lord.

Q: What caused the pulse's slow-down or sudden stop?

A: Clot. Clot, as defined in Webster's dictionary, is a mass or lump; coagulated blood. It's Satan's job to bring clot in your relationship with Jesus Christ. Satan works to ensure that each Christian live a compartmentalize life. Pulse begins to drop when he/she have so much going on in their life and church is the least in their life, cause marriage to fail, do not take the time to pray, lack of bible reading, fails to serve the Lord in his/her community, living outside of the obedience of God, and many other reasons. Clots/clotting is extremely dangerous!

Q: How do I avoid clotting and declining pulse?

A: If I answer this question, it may sound easy to do. But it's not. Simply follow the life of Christ. Living the life of Jesus involves discipline, humility, love, obedience, exercising (bible reading, daily time of prayers, fellowship, worship, service, bible studies, life groups, etc.) helps keep the pulse above God's expectation for our life.

Have you checked your spiritual PULSE lately?

Blue Man Group Instrument

Cool! Love the BMG!!

I have a great idea for the future... Stay blogged!! :)

A Movie about God's Love for Us

Breathtaking! :)

Prayers needed...

Good evening, Bloggers..

Please, if you can and when you can, take a moment to pray for us. We are seeking God's guidance in a situation that's so difficult, so fragile. We have prayed and prayed to the Lord about this and we sense God's love and compassion. God is good, always continues to be good, we are still struggling. My wife, my children and I continue to maintain a very positive attitude about all this. Yet, we have been leaving this in the hands of God.

This blog is an unspoken request for your prayers. No need to go into details. The Lord knows!

Thank you very much. Blessings to you all!

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Greensboro '09 - National Workshop for the Deaf!

Event: 2009 National Workshop for the Deaf
Where: Greensboro, North Carolina
When: June 28th through July 2nd
Website: www.deafworkshop.com
Theme: PARABLES OF JESUS CHRIST

Registration: go to https://www.deafworkshop.com/workshop2009/register.php. I was told that after you register, you will need to enter your password (required) in case you need to go back into your account to make some changes. After entering your own password, the next page will appear with a confirmation that you have registered for the workshop.

But that is NOT all.. You are required to print that page and mail it to Friendly Ave Church of Christ. An address will be displayed on the screen. If you have registered but have not entered your password, print the page and mailed it out, you are NOT registered. So be sure you follow the instructions.

Hope to see you all there!

The Real "Dummy" :)

Just being artistic tonight. Move over Chuck Baird! :)

Luther "Dummy" Taylor

Just wanted to blog about this fabulous woman, Sue Gordon. She's the sister of Chuck Baird, deaf artist and actor of "Legends of the Mountain Man". When I came into the Deaf Cultural Center, Sue immediately led me to this uniform. It opened my eyes as I love baseball! But the real amazing thing is, Sue sewed this!!! It was the work of her hands and heart!

These pictures was taken at the Deaf Cultural Center in Olathe, Kansas. It's a neat, neat museum:

455 E. Park Street
Olathe, Kansas 66061

Come and visit DCC!

Romans 8 scripture reading

For the hearing, this would be a good way to involved your teens and adults team-quoting Romans 8! Obviously, lots of practice, Scripture memory, choreography, timing, etc!!!

Being a deaf fellow, I tried to follow as I read Romans 8. Kinda hard to hear. When they reached Romans 8:37-39, it became moving and powerful!!

Awesome!!

Coversational Generation

Based on Craig Groeschel's blog (in part)...

This generation we're living in now craves intimacy in relationships. They want to know and be known. Too many of us are turned off (or intimidated by) the young, tech savvy (I'm one of them), tattooed (not me), and pierced young adults.

There are churches that preach against them because of their "outward appearances". But this generation wants to talk. Conversation matters. Relationship matters. Intimacy matters.

Here's a suggestion in how we're to build relationships with that generation:

1. Before they listen to you, they want to know if you're listening to them. If you'll get to know them, they will listen to you.

2. If you're quick to judge, don't bother trying to connect.

3. It doesn't matter if you're cool or relevant. It matters if you bring the real you. Fake is the worst thing you can bring.

4. The fifth conversation might be the difference-maker. This generation builds trust slowly. If you don't plan on having a third, fourth, or fifth conversation, you might not want to spend a lot of time on the first.

5. They want to be loved. After getting to know some people, we genuinely care for them and believe in them. Try often telling them, "I'm proud of you... I'm pulling for you... I believe in you... I love you." They seem hungry for acceptance and affirmation and respond well to sincere Christian love."

Your thoughts??

Arizona Deaf Retreat: FEARLESS

Next month, we will be in Arizona for their first annual deaf family retreat. It will be held on March 20th through 22nd. The theme for this retreat is: FEARLESS. Here's what I have tentatively planned out:

FEARLESS

Main Scripture Theme: 2 Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline."

Synopsis: Battles are inevitable but victory is not. We often find ourselves fighting enemies that are stronger than we are. So how do you stand fearless when there's so much at stake? Be inspired by accounts from God's word about average people who became champions and overcame insurmountable odds. Do you have what it takes? Experience "FEARLESS" to find out once and for all.

Friday Night Devo: Battling Against Your Champion: David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)

Saturday morning: Facing The Inevitable: Gideon (Judges 7)
Saturday evening: Testing Your Faith With Fire: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego (Daniel 3)

Sunday morning: Chasing Your Lion: Benaiah (2 Samuel 23; 1 Chronicles 11)
Sunday worship: Freaking Out?: Jonathan (1 Samuel 13-14)

Questions about the deaf retreat, contact Brian Baell @ baellb@aol.com.

30 Days To Live

I have thought of this, often! Only God knows when it's time for me to go home to be with Him in Heaven. From now until the countdown begins, I'll remain faithful and true to my Lord. Once the countdown begins, what would I do with the last 30 days of my life before I depart this world to be with the Lord? Me and my whole family, Lord willing, will do the following:

1. Skim through the whole Bible (twice, thrice) in 30 days.
2. Make a trip to Romania and see my fellow brothers and sisters and say, "See you soon."
3. Make a trip to Fairfax (Virginia) where God began His ministry through me there (and other cities that I may have worked in).
4. Make a trip to Colorado (my favorite state) and hike the Rockies and pray on His mountaintop.
5. Preach my last sermon titled, "Well Done, My Good Servant" (Luke 19)
6. Last candlelight dinner with my beautiful wife, Michelle (if she doesn't pass on before me).
7. Pray for the souls in the world; share my testimony with my love ones (friends/families) who have not made a decision to follow the Lord.
8. Film my final thought and farewell.
9. Spend private time with my wife, my daughters, weep/laugh with joy and pray together.
10. Have congregation sing my favorite closing song, "It Is Well With My Soul."

Well, of course, it all depends on the condition of my health. Lord willing, I'm able to do all these things. :)

How about you?

Are You Listening And Watching?

A couple years ago, I blogged about our "worldview" getting a whole new perspective in life. I would like to bring this back into tonight's blog: How Do You See The World?

Guess what? We have over 6 BILLION people living in the world today!

That determines the way you live your life. Are we caught up in our own little reality, cornered into our own small corner? We need, from time to time, to step back and look at who we are, where we are, and what we are doing from a new perspective.

God often calls His people into service. But there's a dilemma! Eyes and ears are closed. The Torah advises,

"Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see! You have seen many things, but have paid no attention; your ears are open, but you hear nothing." Isaiah 42:18,20

Every Wednesday and Sunday, we have the opportunity to have eyes that see and ears that hears what is happening in our own community and how we can bring and apply biblical principles into the lives of the people we meet at the crossroads.

After each services, you'll be able to go home with a bigger perspective; the Godview!

Are you listening and watching?

God's 401K Plan

God's 401K Plan:
No losses
Soaring gains
Eternal dividends


Who's your eternal "financial" advisor?

Nuts!

Some days are like this, a perfectly normal lifestyle.







Other days, you'll be going NUTS!







Are you good or just plain NUTS!

OCD Twisters Softball 2009

Spring is around the corner!! Whooo! It's almost time to smell fresh spring air, green grass and trees, stormy weather, and the smell of leather from my softball glove! Michelle and I plan to re-join the Olathe Club for the Deaf (OCD) softball team.

Michelle will play for the women's team while I will try out for the men's team. Try out? Hey, I'm a 40 year old guy with bad knees. ;) I'm not even on the roster yet until I prove a 40 year old can play ball! :) I'm be playing a "low-profile" position and pushing the young players on toward becoming a championship caliber team!

We regret to inform you that OCD lost a great leader and player last week. Nathan Meyer passed on from this life at the age of 34 (I believe). He's pictured (kneeling above) third from the left. Please pray for his family, especially his girlfriend and two daughters. They're a wonderful family!

Go Twisters!

Arizona Deaf Retreat 2009

My family and I will be on our way to Phoenix, Arizona attending the 2009 Arizona Deaf Retreat north of Phoenix next month (March 20th through 22nd). We're extremely excited to see all the brothers and sisters in Christ there plus a number of others who desires to have a relationship with Jesus Christ our Savior! :)

The church where the deaf worship is at the Camelback Church of Christ:

5225 E. Camelback Road,
Phoenix, AZ 85018

Brian Baell is the current deaf minister at Camelback. He can be reached at this email address: seedplanter@tmail.com and baellb@aol.com if you're interested in knowing more about the deaf family retreat.

I will be posting more information about the Arizona Deaf Retreat on my blog soon. So check back and hope to see you there!

The Good-O-Meter

As always, great videos often have no captions. But just watch this whole video and you'll see the point of the video at the end! Cool! :) That's why I love Jesus! He's my True Advocate! :)