Wanderings – Page 26 – The Life and Times of Joe Suttle

Another Stupidity Test!

joe March 10, 2009 Political

Our friendly government is at it again. They don't think that any of us know how legislation gets passed. They think that we can't read; did not pass (or even take) American Government; and don't have any brains.

In case you missed it, they are trying to push all the earmarks off on to your former President, one George Bush. Well, get your brain cells here folks! [more]Number one fact is that ALL – yes ALL spending bills originate in Congress. The President DOES NOT make laws, his or her job is to execute the laws of these United States. Bills to spend money are written by Congress and presented to the President for his signature.

If that's the case, how can they push those off on George Whatshisname (who lied about Iraq and WMD)?

Getting the picture now – another snow job (read LIE) by the Congress and President, who promised that change was coming. Based on the change I see, if GW was a liar, then what of Mr. Obama? Was the "change" that they could snow the American people better? Seems that saying "those are Bush's earmarks" smacks of huge lies. All Congress would have to do is present Mr. Obama with an appropriations bill that did not have the earmarks in it.

Better yet, he could refuse to sign the bill because HE promised "no more earmarks."

Move Easter Week…

joe March 10, 2009 Faith

You know how those little statements you write kind of come back to poke at your memory? Well that statement at the top was on a piece of paper sitting on my desk.

Easter week is not going to move. Just think what would have happened if Jesus had decided not to show up that weekend so long ago. Easter would have bene moved! What would it be called now? Strange things would be etched in peoples minds. Everything that led up to that fateful weekend [more]would be on some other date.

Worse yet, if He had run the other way, there might not have been an Easter. I'll leave that for you to compute in your mind. Would it have made a difference in your life? What if …?

By the way, my note had to do with rearranging some things here at home, and the fact that it would be better if we moved everything that week. Interesting how first glances don't always tell the full story. Not only that, they can make us think about things we keep pushing to the side for another day.

What A Lesson

joe March 9, 2009 Faith

Peter is still like that fisherman he was before Jesus found him. Here is a man who thought a lot of himself, up until the time he heard the rooster crow. That was the lesson that he heard clearly. There was no mistaking that he was not the best thing since sliced bread.

Or a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich either.

Let me be clear – Peter was not about to mince words. His advice? "Humble yourself and He (God) will lift you up higher at the right time". In other words, don't hold out to get the recognition you (think) deserve. Back off, and God will see that you get your name in lights at just the right time.

That's a hard thing for us humans to do. We want people to khow what we have done, and how great we are. Maybe there is a lesson from "Mr. Hotstuff." At least, we know he got the point. Just in case you think you are "hot stuff", cool your jets. Let somebody else do the recognition thing. You don't need to toot your own horn.