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Witnesses are fixin’ for us to die
Jehovah’s Witnesses still calling on God to smite the rest of us 150 years later
Ready to drive your call - 6 months of bible study and Codey Bramley is A NEW MAN: one of 28 people to be baptized at the 3-day Jehovah's Witness conference in New Zealand
Unlike the Catholic Church which has amassed gold, paintings and buildings in the current world, Witnesses are hoping we all die soon. They want to take our SUV’s and houses.
Good luck Codey with your new life that took only six months of bible study and a dunking.
You and 7 million Jehovah’s Witnesses are in line to collect the earthly goods of all 7 billion members of the human race alive today.
“Souls were saved by the masses in Palmerston North this weekend. More than 3000 Jehovah’s Witnesses packed into the Arena Manawatu Pascal St Stadium to learn how to survive the end of the world.”
The rapture is not coming
Bob Dylan Saved, but not yet
I’ve dandelions to pull and got to finish the recording of Bob Dylan’s 70th Birthday song
I’ve heard it “all before and I know the score.”
The world is not ending nor will some religious people get raptured to Heaven.
There is a lot of work to do, here there and everywhere.
All the religious people who want things to come to a climactic end aren’t going to force God’s hand, despite trying to get some action for almost 2,000 years. Continue reading
Surviving Mother’s Day
Mother's Day, the ideal family somewhat of an illusion (photo Megan Cooley, about.com)
Surviving Mother’s Day is up there with Christmas unless you’re proactive
The heat is on in the media and advertising to celebrate Mother’s Day.
For many sons and daughters, Mother’s Day is not a happy time for a thousand reasons.
A little creativity can turn it around and put a smile on your face and on the face of a mother. Continue reading
Who is God
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
God speaks to Moses from the burning bush The Ten Commandments
To almost 4 billion Christians, Muslims and Jews around the world God is the great I AM.
He is the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob. He is the God that has influenced the world, especially the Western world I was born into.
Last night we watched a bit of The Ten Commandments on TV. I wanted to hear God speak those words again to Moses from the burning bush.
“And He said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Continue reading
Not Dark Yet: Bob Dylan at 70
Remembering to appreciate a cultural treasure
By Noam Shpancer, Ph.D., Psychology Today
Once in a while one wishes to take a break from the brokenness of life and turn one’s mind to the goodness of it–its delicate pleasures; the art, the music, the poetry. Continue reading
Invisible death of an invisible woman
The tall, beautiful woman lay on the floor of her apartment dead and invisible for 5 months
Elizabeth Berrigan invisible in death (roses from Island Deaths)
She was a tall, beautiful and intelligent Irish woman of a proud Prince Edward Island family.
Those eyes of hers could flash with wit, laughter and life.
They were also windows to a tortured soul who struggled for 30 years with mental illness and disability. Continue reading
Acadian Christmas in Halifax Nova Scotia
Il es ne or He (Christ) is Born is an Acadian song remembered from long ago brings back memories
"Il est ne" sung by Kate and Anna McGarrigle
By Terry Wamback, Nova Scotia – Once upon there were three lovely little girls, named Alexis, Terry and Donna. They grew up in a normal family environment with parents who loved to sing. Their parents, John and Vera Pottie, taught Alexis, Terry and Donna many songs just by living at their home. There were war songs, Irish songs, Christmas songs, a few bawdy tunes, to name just a few.
John especially loved to sing songs from the “Pinafore”; an operetta in which he performed during his high school years, and at Christmas, the French carol, “Il est ne”.
Blue Christmas from NJN Network
Merry Christmas from NJN Network with our version of the Elvis Presley classic song
We’ve been working on our Christmas present to you for over two weeks. Now it’s ready for you to listen and enjoy.
The band mates who performed on the song are Denis Larocque (guitar), Ronnie “Bunnie” MacLean (drums), and Tom LeClair (bass) and myself (guitar, vocals). Full credits and special thanks are covered after the page break.
You can share the song with this link. You can also download it for free by clicking on the download button on the Reverbnation site.
Many people are more than blue at Christmas. We’re encouraging a voluntary donation to the Schizophrenia Society of PEI, P.O. Box 25020,Charlottetown P.E.I. C1A 9N.
Or you can donate online in Canada or the United States. Any proceeds from sales of the song will be donated to either group depending on their origin.
As a matching donation, NJN Network is donating $0.10 for each time you listen to the song.
We had a good time recording this song and hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.
Bob Dylan does credible polka song
Polka would be in Bob Dylan’s roots in Hibbing Minnesota but he got the moves from Texas
Must Be Santa by Bob Dylan
We’ve all gotten over, and perhaps forgotten Bob Dylan’s Christmas gift last year. Let’s be generous and thank him after all it’s Christmas and a time of good cheer.
Despite the misgivings of many about Dylan warbling on Silent Night, we’ve got to hand it to him for the awesome cover of Brave Combo’s Must Be Santa. Best polka Christmas song inspires Dylan Continue reading
Blind Boys of Alabama Higher Ground
Blind Boys of Alabama getting back to the spirit at Christmas
Grammy award winning gospel group the Blind Boys of Alabama. Director of Photography Bobby Eras. “The Blind Boys showed up in LA and played two gigs one at a church and one at a blues club on the same day, we filmed the live shows, and some in between elevator rides with a boom box.”
For more Blind Boys of Alabama from this series, check out YouTube