Posted by Nancy Slocum on March 30, 2009 under How | 
A Word From the Lord February 20, 2009
This word was given to me in Richmond, VA at 6:13 AM. The night before I had been at a small but powerful prayer meeting with four others who love God and we were all in one accord. These words were prophesied to me, “Get your notepad ready! You will reveal the heart of the Father.”
THE POWER OF MY SPOKEN WORD
It is My great pleasure, My daughter, to speak what’s on My heart and have you write it down to share with My precious people. I know you honor My thoughts and intents and give voice to My Word.
Oh that My body would have ears to hear and do likewise. I am always speaking to My children but they are not always listening. They are too busy with the cares of this world and tuned in to wrong voices – ones that would lead them astray and cause static and confusion in their spirit man.
When will My people learn that I am not the author of confusion. I am that still small voice deep in their spirit man desiring to lead them on My path that leads to eternal life. It’s a path strewn with My promises. I keep My Word and My people would walk in continual confidence when My Word is given first place in their hearts. It’s a rock solid path because I am the Rock of Ages and My Word is endued with power. It is mighty to save and deliver and do whatever My children need it to do. Read more of this article »
Posted by Larry Miller on March 26, 2009 under How |
As we dig deeper into the governments’ suspicions of American citizens, we see the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) was not the only body looking askance at our everyday activities. We see another coming from the cradle of our liberty, Virginia! In a manual titled “Terrorism & Security Awareness Orientation for State Employees” the public servants were told that along with racist and hate groups, psychopated animal rights advocates and street gangs they should be watchful of people who stood up for property rights and religious extremists. No made mention of Islamofascists… just religions in general. I guess they thought, or hoped others would think, that followers of Jerry Falwell or Pat Robertson were just as likely to kill their neighbors in large numbers as those trained in Al Qaeda camps in the mountains of Afghanistan.
In a further indication that they are grasping at straws and don’t really know how to identify the bad guys, state employees were told to watch for people carrying such dangerous weapons as: cameras, small tape recorders, maps, notebooks, SCUBA gear and disguises. Now, other than the disguises, it sounds like many of us going on vacation. Anyone who as been to the capitol that Mr. Jefferson designed in Richmond or any of the other historic buildings and monuments knows that some of these things are almost obligatory for tourists walking the city streets. Then they have the gall to watch for groups that want to “influence government or social policy”… as if anyone of would want to do that. Oh yes, that’s what political parties, corporations and public service groups do all the time.
Back in the days of the Clinton Administration, the Phoenix office of the FBI issued a flier called “Freedom in the 21st Century” which told police to watch for such depravity as defending our constitution against the US government and the UN or not being particularly social.
In fairness to law enforcement, there is usually a pattern of behavior that accompanies criminal or terrorist actions. The only problem is that effective terrorists blend into their surroundings and usually don’t call attention to themselves by open opposition to the system. Read more of this article »
Posted by Larry Miller on March 23, 2009 under Why |
One of our great historical icons has now become a badge of dishonor to the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC). The flag created by Colonel Christopher Gadsden and used by the colonists prior to the adoption of the stars and stripes is now considered to be a sign of a possible domestic terrorist. Never mind that many naval personnel have such a sticker on their cars. It is also revered by many who have an appreciation for American history.
MIAC compiled the report to help law enforcement personnel identify persons who may need watching to protect their citizens from terror attacks. They have decided the modern militia movement is sufficient threat to distract police and investigators from following up on those who have sworn to destroy our country.
Who else is considered troublesome? People who voted for or promoted third party candidates like Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin or Bob Barr. People who are standing up against illegal immigration or may be supportive of our constitution. People who are concerned about the federal reserve system. People who are looking to keep their guns in the face of potential federal moves to restrict second amendment freedoms.
If any of these fit you, it’s time to be concerned. Missouri is middle America… not Governor Schwarzenegger’s land of fruits, nuts and flakes. Sure we have crazies running around, but the inability to draw a more precise picture shows perhaps the internalized prejudices of the group or a complete misunderstanding of our American heritage, culture and values. Read more of this article »
Posted by Larry Miller on March 20, 2009 under Why |
The government giveth and the government taketh away. That seems to be lesson we can take away from the recent events in Washington. The good congressmen and senators, eyes bloodshot with rage promised the American taxpayer that the outrage of AIG taking money from the government (read taxpayer), then giving millions of it out to their employees in the form of bonuses would not be allowed to continue.
We were told that these were retention bonuses that would keep these high performing employees on the job. These are the same high performing employees that produced the massive profits that led the company to come back to the taxpayers time after time – promising each time would be the last.
After nearly bursting a blood vessel and almost falling into an apoplectic seizure, Senator Dodd came back the next day and admitted that he had actually inserted a provision in the porkulus bill that specifically permitted these employees to receive the bonuses. So much for the claim of surprise! The man should get an Oscar for his manufactured rage as it’s difficult to be sincerely angry with someone for doing what you said was permissible. After more prodding the good Senator also remembered that that he had inserted the provision at the request of the Obama administration through the Treasury Secretary’s office.
So we have the public and much of our government going into a hissy fit over one more action of our new president. How did this come about? Are the people in the White House so inept or confused that one hand does not know what the other hand is doing? That would be the easy ,but not very comforting, answer. The answer could be more sinister. Could it be one more distraction to keep us from noticing the really damaging behavior of the Obama administration… kind of like the fuss about Rush Limbaugh. Read more of this article »
Posted by Nancy Slocum on March 18, 2009 under How, Why |
February 12, 2009
I was in Charlottesville, VA when I was awakened at 4:35 AM by an intense howling wind. I could not fall back to sleep and then realized the Lord wanted to speak to me through the wind. I sat up and recorded what He spoke to my heart.
THE WINDS OF CHANGE
The winds of change are blowing. I’m sweeping across the land and bringing my ways before a people who will bow to me. To those who will submit to Me, their boughs will not snap or be destroyed but will bend and move where I lead.
I am opening paths where there were none before. I’m clearing ways that obstructed my people before. Just like I parted the Red Sea, I will open up a path that will lead to the abundant life I promise My people. The transfer is coming for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear.
I am placing mighty treasures in the hands of my anointed ones… the ones who are sensitive to my Spirit. To the ones that hear Me howling in the wind. I’m coming through with such power that there will be no doubt it is the great I Am. Read more of this article »
Posted by Larry Miller on March 15, 2009 under Why |
In 1966, while running for Governor in California, Ronald Reagan’s formulated what has come to be known as the Eleventh Commandment: “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.” This was in response to the trash talk about conservative 1964 presidential candidate Barry Goldwater by so-called moderate Republicans. In general is was a pretty useful and workable rule at the time.
However today it seems to only work in one direction as we have seen in the uncivil treatment received by Ron Paul and others at the conservative/libertarian end of the spectrum. While conservatives have gotten used to the being ostracized and having lies and half truths told about them, the more moderate members of the party seem to have much thinner skin.
We are told we should not be criticizing Republicans who are throwing conservative principles under the bus as the country plunges downward in an economic tailspin. While party members are squelched when bringing this up, polls show more anger among conservatives at the Republicans than Democrats. This should be cause for concern by those counting on this voting block.
The practice of catering to incumbents, despite a lack of adherence to generally accepted, smaller, less intrusive government thinking has led the party to silently take the poison pill of semi-Democrat influence in the leadership positions. Yet no one is supposed to speak up. Read more of this article »
Posted by Phil Whitaker on March 12, 2009 under Why |
The church of Jesus Christ has had a long and easy road in America. We were founded so solidly on Biblical morality and inherent freedom that we soon began to think that what came easily was automatic and required no effort on our part. There have been several times in American history that we have fallen for this lie, and had to be jarred back into reality.
The first time was in our colonial days when commerce increased and life was good for most people. The freedom afforded those brave souls who launched out into the unknown of this new world brought prosperity and comfort. Unfortunately, that generation failed to communicate the truth of the source of real freedom to their children. The next generation became self centered and dependent on their “culture” for values. There was little to anchor them against the inevitable tyranny of a selfish government thirsty for funding and drunk on political power and control. When the spiritual awakening began across New England in the early 18th century, renewed faith and devotion to the Bible as an authoritative standard of life fueled the hearts and minds of a generation of patriots who threw off tyranny and gave birth to a truly American idea – the purpose of government is to protect rights given to us by Almighty God, not to grant rights at the whim of fallible human agents.
The undeniable intervention of Divine Authority that directed the American Revolution set America on a pathway to become the greatest and most powerful nation on earth. There had never been a nation founded on the ideas of individual freedom and Divine authority in each citizen’s heart before 1776. The idea of individual equality, and personal responsibility protected by government authority had never been tried. Throughout the remaining years of the 18th century, and the first half of the 19th century, America grew due to this renewed freedom. Again, we failed to pass along to coming generations the source of our freedom. This allowed selfish men consumed with a lust for individual power to promote the evil of slavery under the guise of economic necessity. America suffered terribly under the load of this awful sin until a new awakening brought commitment to its abolishment. It took a terrible war for us to learn that lesson, and many years after that war before we began to fully dowse our culture in freedoms true light. Read more of this article »
Posted by Larry Miller on March 11, 2009 under How |
I was driving south on Rt. 50 and just crossed the Bay Bridge near Annapolis heading toward Washington. I was in a column of cars traveling in the left lane at speeds emphatically discouraged by the Peoples Republic of Maryland when this little foreign car slid over in front of me, but wouldn’t or couldn’t keep the pace. At this point I noticed a blue Obama 08 sticker placed prominently in the rear window. It just sat there, like one of Bill Engvall’s signs flashing “I’m stupid… I’m stupid… I’m stupid”.
Still following the tortoise, but slightly less aggravated as I understood that he wasn’t responsible, and he probably had no idea he was gumming up the works for me and everyone behind me… or perhaps he just didn’t care. I studied the driver for a few minutes, noticing that he was an older gentleman. Old enough to have gone through the public schools before many turned into secular humanist indoctrination centers. I wondered just where he went wrong.
Eventually he moved over to the center lane and I forgot about his reasons… nothing I could do about it anyway. It did get me thinking about all the old bumper stickers I see as I travel up and down the east coast. I wonder if they are left in place to gloat, prove a point, or if the driver is just to lazy to remove them. Win or loose, I tend to take mine off the morning after the election…. sometimes even election night. At times this is a matter or practicality as my home state of Virginia has elections every year – so the old ones need to make way for the new ones on a fairly tight cycle.
In any case, after the last vote is cast, the sticker loses it’s value and just serves to annoy those who voted the other way. I must confess that after the 2004 I left mine on an extra month or two. My motives, I have to say, were not entirely pure. As I drove to my office many mornings in October, an older gentleman made part of the same run at the same time. He made a variety of gestures at me that weren’t exactly complimentary. I just smiled and waved. Besides those W04 stickers were some of the best ever designed. Read more of this article »
Posted by Larry Miller on March 7, 2009 under How |
The initial Paulson/Bernanke/Bush, bailout plan was to get the toxic “assets” off lenders books so they could begin lending again. They came to the conclusion that accounting rules and lack of liquid assets had caused the credit market to “seize up” as they described it… much like your car’s engine would do if deprived of sufficient lubrication. That was the original plan, but it quickly changed to infusing billions of dollars into ailing financial institutions, trusting the management to use it in ways to actually help the economy. We’ve all seen how well that worked.
The accounting rule most reviled by the banks was the “mark to market” rule which required them to carry assets on their books at values they could reasonably expect to sell them for on the open market. That never seemed to be too unreasonable a procedure. That alternative would be keeping values on the books that were greatly inflated beyond any thing they could actually be sold for. For example, why should a five million dollar building be shown on the books for ten million dollars when no one could realistically be expected to buy it at that price? In most other contexts, that would come pretty close to something called fraud. Of course write downs like had a negative impact on the corporate statements. It was, however, a more accurate picture than retaining the higher value and hoping it would, one day, return.
The other rule hurting banks involved reserve requirements for non-performing loans. When a loan, whether a car payment or mortgage is paid on time every one is happy. When the borrower stops paying in timely manner and slips further and further in arrears, the loan is listed as non-performing and the bank needs to keep reserves to cover the situation. This is why lenders will sometimes give substantial discounts to buyers who will take such properties off their books. Considering the costs involved in foreclosures and the release of reserves for other uses, these transactions often turn out to be a win for every one involved. The bank gets a toxic “asset” off the books, the buyer gets a good deal and the borrower is relieved of a debt he can’t pay. Read more of this article »
Posted by Larry Miller on March 5, 2009 under Why |
This morning I watched the news as three urban mayors sat grinning and licking their chops at the thought of even more federal dollars coming their way. The more I listen to the explanations of the various bundles of cash flowing out of Washington, the more I understand that another direction of the income redistribution is from rural to urban areas, from primarily red areas to primarily blue areas.
This should come as no surprise as the Democrats have a long and proud history of favoring their constituents. Their schemes may not lift the poor out of poverty, but they give them occasional goodies and the occasional satisfaction that those who are better off would now be less better off and experiencing some pain as well. It’s payoff time in the cities. Besides, if they ever did resolve the problem of poverty, they understand that people no longer looking for a handout gravitate to the other party.
The inequity of distribution is aggravated by the fact that these cities tend to be the least efficient and most corrupt governments in the country. There is even talk about the cities getting the funds directly from Washington and not having to submit to the adult supervision of state governments.
Where is this money going? Part of it is going to maintain bloated city budgets and retention of the overpopulation of municipal workers. Union workers, I might add… dare we say more of the money flowing to Obama supporters. Another part of it is going to build infrastructure and amenities for city dwellers. Read more of this article »
Posted by Larry Miller on March 3, 2009 under Why |
AIG, we are told is too big to fail. Same with General Motors and a host of other corporations run by, at best, semi-competent but connected executives. They employ many but control boatloads of assets. Unfortunately not enough assets as they found themselves owing more than they could pay. The courts have a way to deal with these situations. It’s called bankruptcy. For you and me this is the way to resolve these negative situations.
These rules are for the little people. If you are big enough, rich enough or contribute enough, they somehow don’t apply. Your friends in government will be happy to take taxpayer money and give it to you. This has happened before and will happen again, and again, and again!
To keep up with this high end charity, our government goes deeper and deeper in debt. Our government is running up debts that are getting very close to exceeding it’s ability to pay. What happens when our government finds itself in this position? Is it too big to fail? Who will bail it out? Will they turn to us, the taxpayers as an unlimited source of funding once the rest of the world, which is running out of money itself at a breakneck pace, stops buying our paper? Read more of this article »
Posted by Larry Miller on March 1, 2009 under Why |
It’s getting harder and harder to give the new president the benefit of the doubt. We are told that we should cut him some slack and give him a chance. However, we’ve seen him change the federal policy to use our tax money to pay for overseas abortions, we see more money just thrown at programs of little use to most of us and now… and now we are told that the faith based organizations are doing wonderful work, BUT now the new administration is looking at telling these organizations that they can continue to contribute their time and efforts, but they need to discontinue the very aspects of their work that makes them unique and effective.
On one hand, this idea of forcing any organization taking federal funds to hire anyone regardless of compatibility with the charities beliefs and values could be looked at as just another waste of government (read taxpayer) money. The thing they don’t comprehend about this rule is that it is these distinctions and people that define many faith based ministries and that make them effective. It shows a lack of understanding that it is the faith element that keeps prisoners from returning to prison and lets welfare mothers pull their families and their lives together.
The financial cost of this kind of decision to make faith based programs as ineffective as regular government programs means more money is just swirling down the drain with the rest of the “stimulus” money. On the other hand the human cost is even greater. The human tragedy of a prisoner returning to jail, not to mention the trail of injury and heartache he leaves in his wake on the way back is something we just cannot tolerate if it is at all avoidable. Read more of this article »
