About the Dead Sea Scrolls -

A recent Yahoo article entitled "Mystery of Dead Sea Scrolls Authors possibly solved" didn't get much into the more important subject -  the authenticity of one of the ancient documents that were found. 

(click on the above link title to read that yahoo article)


The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947 hidden in the Kumron caves in Israel.  Dated back to the time of the existence of, an ancient Hebrew people.  It's believed that during a time of Roman occupation, the scrolls were hidden in the caves preserved and hidden in pottery.

Among many documents discovered, were an original hand written copy of 66 books of Isiah.


The significance of those ancient scriptures discovered is that when we compare the ones found w/ our modern day copy of the book of Isiah, we discovered that they are almost 100% similar except for "one" word and a few grammatical errors.  This demonstrates that the copy that we have within our Bibles of the book of Isiah has been preserved for over 2000 years.  The book of Isiah is one of the most important books of the Old Testament.  Its prophecies include the coming of the Messiah, His birth and resurrection as well as the purpose of His coming.   Not to mention that it shows that ancient Hebrews have been in that area for thousands of years.   Many have previously contended that the Biblical scriptures are stories of stories written down and that the original copies have been altered or corrupted throughout the centuries but all that falls flat now that we see how well preserved those ancient copies have withstood the test of time.

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL ???

abortion, homelessness, increasing poverty, unemployment, perliferation of illegal drugs, perliferation of high-powered weapons on our streets, increasing child abuse, pedofilia and porn on the rise, growing prisons, collapsing infrustructure, wall street greed, growing political corruption, increasing gang violence...etc.etc.

The need to get high...

Although many proponents of drug legalization would want people to believe that statistics can't prove that there are even such things as "gateway" drugs, if you really just trust your individual common sense, and just open your eyes to what's going on out there, you'll know the truth for yourself.

The fact that young people have a "need " to get high tells you there's something very wrong.  And then when you have the media glamorizing ilicit drug use, drug dealing and violent drug culture, again, your common sense has to wake up to the facts.  And we don't need biased stats to tell us otherwise especially when parents can actually see what's going on with their kids.   More and more movies are glamorizing the use of drugs as being cool with an appeal towards breaking the law.  A lot of times the same urge to get high takes young kids into darker routes for the purposes of finding a new reality.  Too many times it robs young people's judgments before they're even old enough to be able to develop more mature and responsible critical thinking.  Today that impulsive need to "leave reality" has young people going into their family bathroom cabinets, sniffing paint cans, etc. or whatever will do the job.   It's so sad.  Now that the drug epidemic is spilling into many American suburbs and by and large affecting a larger segment of the population, people are stirring up a lot of concern.  And even if the biased stats on corralation don't report the truth, all the negative influence in the media really, really doesn't help.

Oh aint it cool !

Uhhh, maybe not !



The GLAM IS GONE....

There are many porn stars who have died of drug overdoses, suicide or AIDS. 

Very sad.  But whether it's drugs, voilence, greed, etc., it takes only those who aren't spiritually blind to be able to see.   (Click on the above title link to read the article)   


" For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. "

Ephesians 6:12



" In whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of them who believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. "

2 Corinthians 4:4

All Hallow's Eve...

It's that time of year again.. when people celebrate this holiday. Most people don't care other than that they remember having so much fun on Halloween.  I'm one of them; I remember having so much fun on Halloween as a kid.  But at a certain point in a person's life, things become more about principles and if those principles are about honoring God "in all things", then one has to consider not celebrating this holiday. 

If you look up the history of Halloween, you'll find different information about it; where it came from, who celebrated it, for what purpose, etc.  But all in all, it doesn't honor God and it's not represented in the Bible.  What I found in common is that it was celebrated to worhip other gods, other pagan or un Christian practices... 

nothing Good to say the least.   Therefore, I move to keep it out of my home as well as anything else that won't honor God  (as much I can help it). 

But if you see me post a picture of baby Jav. in a little Halloween costume it's because I couldn't stop Claudia from persuing ultimate baby cutness!   |   Be safe out there! 

The 10 Commandments:

Exodus 20: 1-17 :



And God spoke all these words, saying: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.





1.You shall have no other gods before me.



2.You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

 3.You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.


4.Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.



5.Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.


6.You shall not murder.


7.You shall not commit adultery.

 8.You shall not steal.

 9.You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.


10.You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”


**The law is meant to show man how perfect we would have to be in order to meet God's standard but it is the grace of God through Christ's sacrifice that is offered to us as a free gift so that if we turn from our sin and acknowledge our need for God, we will be saved.  We then cross from death unto life in Christ so that "Behold, all things become new". 

Bad Plastic!

                                                                     
I wonder how many women have fallen prey to eating disorders, suicide and profound low self-esteem because of this one small doll. Click on the above title to read this yahoo article on plastic surgery.

And then there are the one's who just want to delay the inevitable and can't age with integrity because they allowed themselves to believe that there is no integrity in aging.  Is deformity the price for fame and fortune? EEEEeeek! Happy Halloween!