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The futurist approach to apocalyptic prophecy, particularly to Revelation, sees the fulfillment of most of Revelation being restricted to a short period of time still future to our own day. In its dispensational form, this approach limits most of Revelation to the last seven years of earth’s history, following a secret rapture of Christians. Even […] The post Interpreting Biblical Apocalyptic (11): From Exegesis to Application—Futurism appeared first on Jon Paulien's Blog. View the full article

Sam Stern was from a wealthy family who had given a significant donation to the Jewish high school and in return it was named Stern Jewish Academy. Sam’s sons went to the school and he was coming in to meet with the principal. As was his habit, he was dressed casually in jeans and a golf shirt. Rabbi Epstein, the school principal, was walking through the halls on the way to his appointment. Seeing a student in front of him who was dressed far more casually than the school uniform allowed, Rabbi Epstein scolded the student, saying, “Dressed a little too casually for a Stern man, aren’t we?” Sam Stern turned around and said, "No, this is exactly how this Stern man dresses…”

Berel, Schmerel & Chaim Yankel went on a trip together & they decided to splurge on a large suite on the top of a 75-story skyscraper. After a long day of sightseeing, they were shocked to hear that the elevators in their hotel were broken & they would have to climb 75 flights of stairs to get to their room. Berel said to Schmerel & Chaim Yankel, "Let's break the monotony by concentrating on something interesting. I'll tell jokes for 25 flights, Schmerel can sing songs for the next 25 flights and Chaim Yankel can tell sad stories for the rest of the way." At the 26th floor, Berel stopped telling jokes & Schmerel began to sing. At the 51st floor Schmerel stopped singing & Chaim Yankel began to tell sad stories. "I will tell my saddest story first," he said. "I left the room key in the car..."

Promise He is at my right hand Psalm 16:8 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

5 Surprising Facts You Didn't Know About Father's Day Happy Father's Day, folks! Today the country will be celebrating Father's Day, which was officially designated a national holiday in 1972 by President Richard Nixon. Here are five surprising facts you probably didn't know about Father's Day. The Idea for Father’s Day Was Conceived by a Mother Sonora Smart Dodd first recognized a special day for fathers to celebrate her own dad, who had raised six children as a single parent. The idea came to her in 1909 as she listened to a church sermon on Mother’s Day. She decided she wanted to designate a day for her dad , William Jackson Smart. The following year, Dodd wanted to celebrate Father's Day on June 5th, her father's birthday, and petitioned for the holiday to be recognized in her city. Needing more time to arrange the festivities, Spokane’s mayor pushed the date back by two weeks, and the first Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, according to the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitor Bureau. But it wasn’t for many years that it became an officially recognized holiday. The Oldest Father’s Day Card Is 4,000 Years Old Father’s Day cards go farther back than Hallmark. A clay tablet from ancient Babylon that is 4,000 years old is the world’s earliest “Father’s Day” card and was written by a young boy whose name was Elmesu. On it, Elmesu wished his father "good health and long life". Father’s Day Wasn't Officially Recognized as a National Holiday Until 1972 The road to declaring a nationally-honored Father’s Day was a long one, spanning over 60 years. President Calvin Coolidge supported the holiday but did not make a proclamation. President Woodrow Wilson spoke at a Father’s Day celebration in Spokane, Washington, but Congress resisted making the holiday official out of fear it would become commercialized. President Lyndon B. Johnson was the one who declared the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day, though it was not yet made a permanent national holiday. It wasn't until President Richard Nixon signed Public Law 92-278 that Father's Day was permanently recognized by the federal government. There Was a Movement to Combine Father’s and Mother’s Day There was a movement to combine both Father’s Day and Mother’s Day to create one holiday called Parents’ Day during the ‘20s and ‘30s, complete with rallies in support of the idea. Advertisers and retail merchants objected to combining the days because it might affect sales, and the idea was dropped with the Great Depression. Instead of combining the two holidays, Parents’ Day was added as an additional day to honor both mothers and fathers in 1994 by President Bill Clinton. Americans Are Expected To Spend $15 Billion On Gifts Father’s Day is the fourth most popular card-sending holiday in the U.S. behind Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Mother’s Day. Over 72 million cards are sent out on this special holiday to say “I love you!” This year, Americans are expected to spend over $15 billion on Father’s Day gifts, approximately $133 per person. The National Retail Foundation reports this money will be spent mostly on clothing ($2.2 billion), gift cards ($2.1 billion), and electronics (1.8 billion).

I found the following in relation to what you said here and in your earlier post: ONCE WHEN ELLEN WHITE WAS ILL, HER SON, W. C. WHITE, REPORTS THAT SHE WAS ENCOURAGED TO DRINK A LITTLE OYSTER BROTH TO SETTLE HER STOMACH. SHE IS SAID TO HAVE TRIED A SPOONFUL OR TWO, BUT THEN REFUSED THE REST. THERE IS HOWEVER, EVIDENCE THAT AT ONE POINT IN HER LIFE MRS. WHITE MOST LIKELY ATE SOME OYSTERS. IN 1882, WHEN SHE WAS LIVING AT HEALDSBURG, CALIFORNIA, SHE WROTE A LETTER TO HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, MARY KELSEY WHITE, IN OAKLAND, IN WHICH SHE MADE THE FOLLOWING REQUEST: "Mary, if you can get me a good box of herrings, fresh ones, please do so. These last ones that Willie got are bitter and old. If you can buy cans, say, half a dozen cans, of good tomatoes, please do so. We shall need them. If you can get a few cans of good oysters, get them." {MR852 2.3} This is interesting and causes me to wonder why she did that unless she didn't realize at that time that oysters were considered as one of the unclean meats. Thoughts???

this has been going around for a few years.. names change as leadership changes.

STINSONMARRI to have a knowing relationship is to have constant communication ==== if a person does not have that you are just causal friends=====causal friends do not have a personal or constant communication dgrimm60

Promise Will receive my prayer Psalm 6:9 The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.