Thanksgiving Gift

November 27, 009 - Ben and Jameson wowed'em at Lord of the Strings on one Jerry Reed and two Django Reinhardt tunes.  My sons are such a blessing. See if the video below doesn't just bless your heart...

Ben Owens Concert in Santee

Ben will be appearing in concert at Prospect Avenue Baptist Church, Sunday, November 29 @ 6PM. Come on out and bring a friend! We'll have froo-froo coffee drinks and all manner of cookies too.

Fort Hood Massacre Avoidable

"WHY do police officers have to save SOLDIERS on a military base?

WHY is our own military disarmed on military installations?

Had our military personnel been armed, as they should be, the response to a lone psychopath attempting to inflict mayhem would have been swift and sure! One dead terrorist, hit multiple times from multiple armed soldiers."

I too wondered why our soldiers were unarmed. I do recall seeing troops returning from deployment who carried their rifles as they exited the aircraft. Why are they not trusted to carry at least a sidearm on base?


Check out this interesting video about the Swiss. 

Nidal Hasan, Terrorist or Nutcase? Wrong Question.

The question of whether the mass-murder at Ft. Hood was an act of terrorism or the act of a disturbed/deranged individual misses the point. It creates a dichotomy where none should exist by the use of the term "terrorism." We need to begin substituting "act of war" in place of the term "terrorism." Those we call terrorists are really warriors. Their attacks are not merely acts of terrorism, they are acts of war. This does not preclude them from being deranged.

The Muslims who have attacked us are warriors for Islam AND they are deranged. They fully believe they are duty bound to make war against the west as part of Islam's plan to conquer the world for Allah. Their decision to attack and kill is a response to the preaching at their mosques, not to taunts on the playground. Indoctrination from their preachers - not bullying from their peers - is the motivation to kill. They become deranged/deluded/disturbed in their thinking at the mosque. Then they commit acts of violence. The suicide bomber is certainly deranged, but that does not make his killing of innocents any less an act of war, in his own mind and in reality.

Furthermore whether Nidal Hasan did or did not have connections with "terror groups" is of no consequence. They are united in their ideology. "Allahu Akbar" is both an exclamation of praise to their "god" and a war cry. His actions and his statements prove that he is a jihadist, a warrior for Islam.

Americans readily recognized that Pearl Harbor was an act of war. Yet we term 9/11 an act of terrorism. The distinction is imaginary. We recognize that those who attacked Pearl Harbor represented Japan. But we try to evade the glaring fact that those who attacked us on 9/11 (and at Ft. Hood) represent Islam.

Apparently Nidal Hasan had formerly expressed sympathy (more than once) with those who are making war against the United States. Yet the Army has stated that while his statements raised questions, no formal investigation was ever launched. They are now investigating the worst massacre on a domestic American military base. An ounce of prevention might have saved lives.

President Bush coined the term "the war on terror;" it is politically correct and essentially meaningless. While we do not believe that we are at war with Islam, our enemy believes otherwise. To deny that Islam is at war with us makes us unsafe. It puts Americans at risk, as was clearly demonstrated this week.

I recommend this documentary.

Let All The Earth Fear The Lord

Psalm 33

The Sovereignty of the LORD in Creation and History

 ¹ Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous!
         For praise from the upright is beautiful.
 ² Praise the LORD with the harp;
         Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.
 ³ Sing to Him a new song;
         Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
       
 ⁴ For the word of the LORD is right,
         And all His work is done in truth.
 ⁵ He loves righteousness and justice;
         The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
       
 ⁶ By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,
         And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
 ⁷ He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;^[a]
         He lays up the deep in storehouses.
       
 ⁸ Let all the earth fear the LORD;
         Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
 ⁹ For He spoke, and it was done;
         He commanded, and it stood fast.
       
 ¹⁰ The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
         He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
 ¹¹ The counsel of the LORD stands forever,
         The plans of His heart to all generations.
 ¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
         The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.
       
 ¹³ The LORD looks from heaven;
         He sees all the sons of men.
 ¹⁴ From the place of His dwelling He looks
         On all the inhabitants of the earth;
 ¹⁵ He fashions their hearts individually;
         He considers all their works.
       
 ¹⁶ No king is saved by the multitude of an army;
         A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
 ¹⁷ A horse is a vain hope for safety;
         Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
       
 ¹⁸ Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him,
         On those who hope in His mercy,
 ¹⁹ To deliver their soul from death,
         And to keep them alive in famine.
       
 ²⁰ Our soul waits for the LORD;
         He is our help and our shield.
 ²¹ For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
         Because we have trusted in His holy name.
 ²² Let Your mercy, O LORD, be upon us,
         Just as we hope in You.