Today is December 25, 2010. It is also known as Christmas to many people around the world. This holiday contains the word Christ in it. But what does Christ have to do with Christmas? Was Y'shua born on the 25th of December? Did He command Christians to celebrate the 25th of December as His Birthday? Please view this video for some important answers to these questions.
Shalom
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
It Can Only Get Better-The Test and Trials of Life
Boy, what a week I had. I felt like Job from the Bible; bad report after bad report. But I feel so blessed to have to someone strong, gentle, righteous and loving on my side: G-d. My faith was certainly being tested this week, but I could always feel G-d drawing me even closer to Him. I was starting to wonder where He was. But He was right there all the time; encouraging me and reminding me Who was in control.
You know. It seems that's when we feel closer to G-d; in the storm. At least I do. We can become complacent in our every day lives. The run-of-the mill routines of work, no rest, bills, more tests. I am just so glad to have a friend in Y'shua. I really could not have made it through this week.
I wanted to share my story, because I believe that I can't separate my physical life from my spiritual. It's all or nothing to me. This is how I make it through those rough days; G-d's Strong Arm and Gentle Touch. And that is why I want to say, Thank YOU with a song, L-rd.
You know. It seems that's when we feel closer to G-d; in the storm. At least I do. We can become complacent in our every day lives. The run-of-the mill routines of work, no rest, bills, more tests. I am just so glad to have a friend in Y'shua. I really could not have made it through this week.
I wanted to share my story, because I believe that I can't separate my physical life from my spiritual. It's all or nothing to me. This is how I make it through those rough days; G-d's Strong Arm and Gentle Touch. And that is why I want to say, Thank YOU with a song, L-rd.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Sesame Street: Hanukah with Veronica Monica
Sesame Street YouTube video on Hanukah. Very cute! Leave your comments if you like and thanks for visiting. Happy Hanukah!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
What does Y'shua/Jesus Christ have to do with Channukah?
The fact is Y'shua/Jesus was conceived on the first day of Channukah and 9 months later, He was born. Today, is the Day that Y'shua was placed inside the womb of the Virgin Mary, by the Holy Spirit of YHVH.
Matthew 1:18-25
18 Now this is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
19 Joseph, her fiance being a just man, decided to break the engagement quietly, so as not to disgrace her publicly.
20 As he considered this, he fell asleep, and an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to go ahead with your marriage to Mary. For the child within her has been conceived by the Holy Spirit.
21 And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus,/Y'shua* for he will save his people from their sins."6
22 All of this happened to fulfill the Lord's message through his prophet:
23 "Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and he will be called Immanuel* (meaning, God is with us)."7
24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord commanded. He brought Mary home to be his wife,
So His Birthday actually comes in the Fall, on the Feast of Tabernacles, the first day of Sukkot, found in the book of Leviticus 23. It is not unknown, neither is on Christmas.
Y'shua is the fullfilmement of G-d's Law. Therefore this makes sense that we were given both His conception and His Birth date, although many claim not to know the actual birthday of the L-rd
The following are articles from Biblical Holidays.com
Read them for more information on the connection of Jesus Crhsit to Channuakah and Feast of Tabernacles.
- Why are Christians celebrating Channukah?
- Jesus celebrated Sukkot/The Feast of Tabernacles
- Thisay that is most accurate for His birthdate
Shalom
Monday, November 29, 2010
I AM- John 8
Y'shua, (also known as Yeshua, Yahshua or Jesus Christ), has raised much controversy over the years. People of all faiths have had a profound interest in the Name of Jesus Christ or Y'shua Ha Moshiach/The Messiah. Theologians and philosophers have attempted to explain His Birth, Life, Death and Resurrection. Most people agree that Y'shua was a real historical figure, but a common number of people do not believe that He is the Son of G-d; and that He died on the cross, and rose again, as the Living Christ/Messiah.
One person we should ask is Y'shua Himself. What did Y'shua say about Himself? To sum it up in a nutshell, let's look at John Chapter 8. Let those who have eyes and those who have ears see and hear what the Spirit is saying to them.
What did Y'shua say about Himself? Is He G-d Incarnate, the Son of the Living Creator and Ruler of the Universe? Let's take a look at John 8 for answers to these spiritually thought-provoking questions.
Hebrew Names Version of the Bible: John chptr 8
Jhn 8:1 but Yeshua went to the Mount of Olives.
Jhn 8:2 Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them.
Jhn 8:3 The Sofrim and the Perushim(Sandrehin and Pharasees) brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the midst,
Jhn 8:4 they told him, "Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act.
Jhn 8:5 Now in our law, Moshe commanded us to stone such. What then do you say about her?"
Jhn 8:6 They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Yeshua stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger.
Commentary: Y'shua stooped down, and wrote on the ground with His finger. What was the significance of this. Exodus 20 recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. Exodus 31 tells us that G-d wrote the Ten Commandments with His very own finger.
Jhn 8:7 But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her."
Jhn 8:8 Again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
Jhn 8:9 They, when they heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning from the oldest, even to the last. Yeshua was left alone with the woman where she was, in the middle.
Jhn 8:10 Yeshua, standing up, saw her and said, "Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?"
Jhn 8:11 She said, "No one, Lord." Yeshua said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more."
Jhn 8:12 Again, therefore, Yeshua spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."
Jhn 8:13 The Perushim therefore said to him, "You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid."
Jhn 8:14 Yeshua answered them, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you don't know where I came from, or where I am going.
Jhn 8:15 You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.
Jhn 8:16 Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
Jhn 8:17 It's also written in your law that the testimony of two people is valid.
Jhn 8:18 I am one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me."
Jhn 8:19 They said therefore to him, "Where is your Father?" Yeshua answered, "You know neither me, nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."
Jhn 8:20 Yeshua spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
Jhn 8:21 Yeshua said therefore again to them, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you can't come."
Jhn 8:22 The Yehudim therefore said, "Will he kill himself, that he says, 'Where I am going, you can't come?'"
Jhn 8:23 He said to them, "You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.
Jhn 8:24 I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."
Commentary: Y'shua uses the term, I AM again
Jhn 8:25 They said therefore to him, "Who are you?" Yeshua said to them, "Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.
Jhn 8:26 I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these I say to the world."
Jhn 8:27 They didn't understand that he spoke to them about the Father.
Jhn 8:28 Yeshua therefore said to them, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.
Commentary: Y'shua again claims the Name: I AM
Jhn 8:29 He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn't left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him."
Jhn 8:30 As he spoke these things, many believed in him.
Jhn 8:31 Yeshua therefore said to those Yehudim who had believed him, "If you remain in my word, then you are truly my talmidim.
Jhn 8:32 You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
Jhn 8:33 They answered him, "We are Avraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, 'You will be made free?'"
Jhn 8:34 Yeshua answered them, "Most assuredly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.
Commentary: The Yehudim (Jews) claimed the righteousness of Avraham through blood relations. They felt that they were right with G-d through the Law, and not through faith. Sin was not a factor in the equation, therefore they could not understand what Y'shua meant when He said that anyone who believes in Him, would be made free
Jhn 8:35 A bondservant doesn't live in the house forever. A son remains forever.
Jhn 8:36 If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.
Jhn 8:37 I know that you are Avraham's seed, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.
Jhn 8:38 I say the things which I have seen with my Father; and you also do the things which you have seen with your father."
Jhn 8:39 They answered him, "Our father is Avraham." Yeshua said to them, "If you were Avraham's children, you would do the works of Avraham.
Jhn 8:40 But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Avraham didn't do this.
Jhn 8:41 You do the works of your father." They said to him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, YHVH."
Jhn 8:42 Therefore Yeshua said to them, "If YHVH were your Father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from YHVH. For I haven't come of myself, but he sent me.
Jhn 8:43 Why don't you understand my speech? Because you can't hear my word.
Jhn 8:44 You are of your father, hasatan,the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Jhn 8:45 But because I tell the truth, you don't believe me.
Jhn 8:46 Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
Jhn 8:47 He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don't hear, because you are not of God."
Jhn 8:48 Then the Yehudim answered him, "Don't we say well that you are a Shomroni, and have a demon?"
Jhn 8:49 Yeshua answered, "I don't have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
Jhn 8:50 But I don't seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.
Jhn 8:51 Most assuredly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death."
Jhn 8:52 Then the Yehudim said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Avraham died, and the prophets; and you say, 'If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.'
Commentary: Y'shua was speaking to them about the future: how He would be crucified and later resurrected for the redemption of their sins and all of mankind. See John 3:16
Jhn 8:53 Are you greater than our father, Avraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"
Jhn 8:54 Yeshua answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.
Jhn 8:55 You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, 'I don't know him,' I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and keep his word.
Jhn 8:56 Your father Avraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it, and was glad."
Jhn 8:57 The Yehudim therefore said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Avraham?"
Jhn 8:58 Yeshua said to them, "Most assuredly, I tell you, before Avraham came into existence, I AM."
Commentary: And there it is once again. Y'shua told the Yehudim, (Jews), that He was, is and always be the Great "I AM". The Father's Sacred Name is YAH, or YHVH. Y'shua came in the Father's Name. YAHshua means YAH's salvation. And He is. That is what He was trying to explain to the Yehudim. He is the YAH's salvation for the Jews and the Gentiles. He is the Messiah of Israel and the Savior of the World. He is the Great "I AM"...HaleluYAH
Jhn 8:59 Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Yeshua was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Thank you for reading and your comments and questions are welcome. Shalom...For His Glory
What did Y'shua say about Himself? Is He G-d Incarnate, the Son of the Living Creator and Ruler of the Universe? Let's take a look at John 8 for answers to these spiritually thought-provoking questions.
Hebrew Names Version of the Bible: John chptr 8
Jhn 8:1 but Yeshua went to the Mount of Olives.
Jhn 8:2 Now very early in the morning, he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down, and taught them.
Jhn 8:3 The Sofrim and the Perushim(Sandrehin and Pharasees) brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the midst,
Jhn 8:4 they told him, "Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act.
Jhn 8:5 Now in our law, Moshe commanded us to stone such. What then do you say about her?"
Jhn 8:6 They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Yeshua stooped down, and wrote on the ground with his finger.
Commentary: Y'shua stooped down, and wrote on the ground with His finger. What was the significance of this. Exodus 20 recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. Exodus 31 tells us that G-d wrote the Ten Commandments with His very own finger.
| Exd 31:18 | He gave to Moshe, when he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testimony, stone tablets, written with God's finger. Y'shua stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger. He was informing the Yehudim that He was the One who made the law against adultery. He was the Great "I AM" Let's continue: |
Jhn 8:7 But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her."
Jhn 8:8 Again he stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.
Jhn 8:9 They, when they heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning from the oldest, even to the last. Yeshua was left alone with the woman where she was, in the middle.
Jhn 8:10 Yeshua, standing up, saw her and said, "Woman, where are your accusers? Did no one condemn you?"
Jhn 8:11 She said, "No one, Lord." Yeshua said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more."
Jhn 8:12 Again, therefore, Yeshua spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life."
Jhn 8:13 The Perushim therefore said to him, "You testify about yourself. Your testimony is not valid."
Jhn 8:14 Yeshua answered them, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you don't know where I came from, or where I am going.
Jhn 8:15 You judge according to the flesh. I judge no one.
Jhn 8:16 Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.
Jhn 8:17 It's also written in your law that the testimony of two people is valid.
Jhn 8:18 I am one who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me."
Jhn 8:19 They said therefore to him, "Where is your Father?" Yeshua answered, "You know neither me, nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also."
Jhn 8:20 Yeshua spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. Yet no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come.
Jhn 8:21 Yeshua said therefore again to them, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I go, you can't come."
Jhn 8:22 The Yehudim therefore said, "Will he kill himself, that he says, 'Where I am going, you can't come?'"
Jhn 8:23 He said to them, "You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.
Jhn 8:24 I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."
Commentary: Y'shua uses the term, I AM again
Jhn 8:25 They said therefore to him, "Who are you?" Yeshua said to them, "Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning.
Jhn 8:26 I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you. However he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these I say to the world."
Jhn 8:27 They didn't understand that he spoke to them about the Father.
Jhn 8:28 Yeshua therefore said to them, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.
Commentary: Y'shua again claims the Name: I AM
Jhn 8:29 He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn't left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him."
Jhn 8:30 As he spoke these things, many believed in him.
Jhn 8:31 Yeshua therefore said to those Yehudim who had believed him, "If you remain in my word, then you are truly my talmidim.
Jhn 8:32 You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
Jhn 8:33 They answered him, "We are Avraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, 'You will be made free?'"
Jhn 8:34 Yeshua answered them, "Most assuredly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.
Commentary: The Yehudim (Jews) claimed the righteousness of Avraham through blood relations. They felt that they were right with G-d through the Law, and not through faith. Sin was not a factor in the equation, therefore they could not understand what Y'shua meant when He said that anyone who believes in Him, would be made free
Jhn 8:35 A bondservant doesn't live in the house forever. A son remains forever.
Jhn 8:36 If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.
Jhn 8:37 I know that you are Avraham's seed, yet you seek to kill me, because my word finds no place in you.
Jhn 8:38 I say the things which I have seen with my Father; and you also do the things which you have seen with your father."
Jhn 8:39 They answered him, "Our father is Avraham." Yeshua said to them, "If you were Avraham's children, you would do the works of Avraham.
Jhn 8:40 But now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God. Avraham didn't do this.
Jhn 8:41 You do the works of your father." They said to him, "We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father, YHVH."
Jhn 8:42 Therefore Yeshua said to them, "If YHVH were your Father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from YHVH. For I haven't come of myself, but he sent me.
Jhn 8:43 Why don't you understand my speech? Because you can't hear my word.
Jhn 8:44 You are of your father, hasatan,the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Jhn 8:45 But because I tell the truth, you don't believe me.
Jhn 8:46 Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?
Jhn 8:47 He who is of God hears the words of God. For this cause you don't hear, because you are not of God."
Jhn 8:48 Then the Yehudim answered him, "Don't we say well that you are a Shomroni, and have a demon?"
Jhn 8:49 Yeshua answered, "I don't have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
Jhn 8:50 But I don't seek my own glory. There is one who seeks and judges.
Jhn 8:51 Most assuredly, I tell you, if a person keeps my word, he will never see death."
Jhn 8:52 Then the Yehudim said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Avraham died, and the prophets; and you say, 'If a man keeps my word, he will never taste of death.'
Commentary: Y'shua was speaking to them about the future: how He would be crucified and later resurrected for the redemption of their sins and all of mankind. See John 3:16
Jhn 8:53 Are you greater than our father, Avraham, who died? The prophets died. Who do you make yourself out to be?"
Jhn 8:54 Yeshua answered, "If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say that he is our God.
Jhn 8:55 You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, 'I don't know him,' I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and keep his word.
Jhn 8:56 Your father Avraham rejoiced to see my day. He saw it, and was glad."
Jhn 8:57 The Yehudim therefore said to him, "You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Avraham?"
Jhn 8:58 Yeshua said to them, "Most assuredly, I tell you, before Avraham came into existence, I AM."
Commentary: And there it is once again. Y'shua told the Yehudim, (Jews), that He was, is and always be the Great "I AM". The Father's Sacred Name is YAH, or YHVH. Y'shua came in the Father's Name. YAHshua means YAH's salvation. And He is. That is what He was trying to explain to the Yehudim. He is the YAH's salvation for the Jews and the Gentiles. He is the Messiah of Israel and the Savior of the World. He is the Great "I AM"...HaleluYAH
Jhn 8:59 Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Yeshua was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Thank you for reading and your comments and questions are welcome. Shalom...For His Glory
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Awesome G-d by Kurt Carr
Today is the Sabbath Day of YHVH Eloheinu, Creator of the Heavens and Earth. I thought it would be fitting to share this YouTube video I discovered. Be blessed!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Making Physical Activity a Part of a Child's Life
Let's face it. Many of us find a hard time becoming active. With all of the daily activities we have to take care of, it just seems that we can never find time for exercise. But exercise is what will actually give us more energy, keep us more healthy and fit. Children who do not learn this lesson do grow up. When they do, they will continue the cycle. So what can you do to make physical activity a part of your child's life?
I found this article from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and wanted to share it. They have offered some very concrete, concise tips for both children and adults.
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What can I do to get – and keep – my child active?
As a parent, you can help shape your child's attitudes and behaviors toward physical activity, and knowing these guidelines is a great place to start. Throughout their lives, encourage young people to be physically active for one hour or more each day, with activities ranging from informal, active play to organized sports. Here are some ways you can do this:
•Set a positive example by leading an active lifestyle yourself.
•Make physical activity part of your family's daily routine by taking family walks or playing active games together.
•Give your children equipment that encourages physical activity.
•Take young people to places where they can be active, such as public parks, community baseball fields or basketball courts.
•Be positive about the physical activities in which your child participates and encourage them to be interested in new activities.
•Make physical activity fun. Fun activities can be anything your child enjoys, either structured or non-structured. Activities can range from team sports or individual sports to recreational activities such as walking, running, skating, bicycling, swimming, playground activities or free-time play.
•Instead of watching television after dinner, encourage your child to find fun activities to do on their own or with friends and family, such as walking, playing chase or riding bikes.
•Be safe! Always provide protective equipment such as helmets, wrist pads or knee pads and ensure that activity is age-appropriate.
What if my child has a disability?
Physical activity is important for all children. It's best to talk with a health care provider before your child begins a physical activity routine. Try to get advice from a professional with experience in physical activity and disability. They can tell you more about the amounts and types of physical activity that are appropriate for your child's abilities.
For more information, visit the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Thanks for blogging with us. I wish you all the best in your life and wishing you good health all your days. Please feel free to add your comments or questions below.
Sarah Kim,
Proud Homeschool Mom
I found this article from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and wanted to share it. They have offered some very concrete, concise tips for both children and adults.
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What can I do to get – and keep – my child active?
As a parent, you can help shape your child's attitudes and behaviors toward physical activity, and knowing these guidelines is a great place to start. Throughout their lives, encourage young people to be physically active for one hour or more each day, with activities ranging from informal, active play to organized sports. Here are some ways you can do this:
•Set a positive example by leading an active lifestyle yourself.
•Make physical activity part of your family's daily routine by taking family walks or playing active games together.
•Give your children equipment that encourages physical activity.
•Take young people to places where they can be active, such as public parks, community baseball fields or basketball courts.
•Be positive about the physical activities in which your child participates and encourage them to be interested in new activities.
•Make physical activity fun. Fun activities can be anything your child enjoys, either structured or non-structured. Activities can range from team sports or individual sports to recreational activities such as walking, running, skating, bicycling, swimming, playground activities or free-time play.
•Instead of watching television after dinner, encourage your child to find fun activities to do on their own or with friends and family, such as walking, playing chase or riding bikes.
•Be safe! Always provide protective equipment such as helmets, wrist pads or knee pads and ensure that activity is age-appropriate.
What if my child has a disability?
Physical activity is important for all children. It's best to talk with a health care provider before your child begins a physical activity routine. Try to get advice from a professional with experience in physical activity and disability. They can tell you more about the amounts and types of physical activity that are appropriate for your child's abilities.
For more information, visit the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Thanks for blogging with us. I wish you all the best in your life and wishing you good health all your days. Please feel free to add your comments or questions below.
Sarah Kim,
Proud Homeschool Mom
Saturday, October 16, 2010
A Prayer for the State of Israel
Shalom to you. I wanted to share this video I found on YouTube. It is a beautiful and majestic Prayer to the G-d of Israel for His land and His people
Thank you for watching and your comments are welcome. Hear our prayers, O YHVH, G-d of Grace and Mercy.
Thank you for watching and your comments are welcome. Hear our prayers, O YHVH, G-d of Grace and Mercy.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Here I AM: Pressures of Being Yourself in the Midst of Your Peers
Today, both boys and girls are facing peer pressure. This is nothing new under the sun. It just seems that the age that they face pressure is much earlier. The following video is from The Camp Rock movie, when Peggy sings at the Camp Rock Talent Show. All summer, she was under the shadow of all of peers, and HERE SHE IS; letting everyone know that she is her own individual with her own gifts, talents and dreams.
As you watch this video, think back how it was for you as a child, a teen and now, an adult. Help your children to overcome peer pressure by letting them know; first, that you can relate to this type of pressure, that you are concerned, and them help give them the tools they need to overcome this pressure. Find resources to help deal with bullying, which is more serious than peer pressure. Let them know they are unique, special and have a purpose. Let them know that they don't have to give into any pressure that their peers present, which includes giving up their own individual identity.
Please feel free to leave your questions or comments below and thanks for blogging with us. G-d bless.
As you watch this video, think back how it was for you as a child, a teen and now, an adult. Help your children to overcome peer pressure by letting them know; first, that you can relate to this type of pressure, that you are concerned, and them help give them the tools they need to overcome this pressure. Find resources to help deal with bullying, which is more serious than peer pressure. Let them know they are unique, special and have a purpose. Let them know that they don't have to give into any pressure that their peers present, which includes giving up their own individual identity.
Please feel free to leave your questions or comments below and thanks for blogging with us. G-d bless.
Can Children Pray Without a Parent?
People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." 16 And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.
Today during school, we came across in our daily devotion, the question, Can children pray without a parent? The answer is surely, yes. When our children are young, we are told to train them up in the way the Way they should go, and when they are old, they will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
Children are "little" people. All people are created in the image of G-d. (Genesis 1:26-27). Therefore, children should have the right to come to G-d too. I remember when I was a little girl. My mother raised me in Church, as a baby. I would lay in a bassinet during church service. I couldn't even talk or walk. All I could do was lay their and listen, sleep and sometimes cry. But I was in Church. My mother was bringing me to Y'shua/Jesus. She was planting the seed. Later, as I grew in years, I begin to pray to G-d, on my own.
Today I have my own children. I believe that we must pray together as a Congregation, with other believers and with family; but in order to develop a personal relationship with G-d, we need one on one time with Him. Y'shua, the Son of G-d, our Blessed L-rd and Savior, often prayed to the Father, alone. So it should be with all believers, even children. That is why I am training my children to pray alone to G-d.
Parents, when you are praying, teach your children to pray. In your own prayers, pray for your children to learn to pray to G-d alone. Below are some books that can help you get started with prayer. Prayer should always be sincere and from the heart, but these books will help you in your endeavor. G-d bless.
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Edom will be humbled for it's wickedness against Israel: The Words of YHVH through the prophet Obadiah
Yesterday's lesson was about Edom/the Edomites. They were the descendants of Jacob/Israel's twin brother, Esau. Israel and Edom are relatives, but Edom decided to turn its back on Israel. We read the book of Obadiah. Obadiah was a prophet who, by the words of YHVH, proclaimed the destruction of the Edomites, for all the wickedness they had done against Israel. Since G-d is the same yesterday, today and forever, this prophecy is for all those who incite violence in the land of Israel; G-d specifically naming the Edomites, descendants of Esau. Take a look at/listen to this video. Listen closely to the words from YHVH. Clearly and sure, thus saith the L-rd, and if He said it, then it shall surely come to pass.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Hebrew vs Greek Education
As I was pondering on something that a few of my Facebook Friends and I had been talking about over the past few days, I was led today to an old website that I am all too familiar with. I have used this website over the years for home school resources, and for more information on G-d's Holy Feast Days.
Heart of Wisdom is a website that speaks of the Hebrew mindset vs. Greek mindset. This website tell us about the life of Y'shua and how He is the fulfillment of the Law. It also talks about G-d's Holy Days vs. the pagan rituals and days being celebrated in the Christian Church Today. It talks about how the Hebrews lived and taught their children vs. the way of the world/Greeks.
As believers in the Messiah/Christ, we must look to Him and come to Him, the way He chooses; not the way the world perceives Him, or the way our ancestors taught us. I pray that Ruach Ha Kodesh, (the Holy Spirit) will give you revelation as only He can. He is Ruach Emet, (the Spirit of Truth) and if you seek the Truth, you will find it, and it shall set you free.
Please view the following chart from Heart Of Wisdom
http://heartofwisdom.com/biblicalholidays/?p=852
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Heart of Wisdom is a website that speaks of the Hebrew mindset vs. Greek mindset. This website tell us about the life of Y'shua and how He is the fulfillment of the Law. It also talks about G-d's Holy Days vs. the pagan rituals and days being celebrated in the Christian Church Today. It talks about how the Hebrews lived and taught their children vs. the way of the world/Greeks.
As believers in the Messiah/Christ, we must look to Him and come to Him, the way He chooses; not the way the world perceives Him, or the way our ancestors taught us. I pray that Ruach Ha Kodesh, (the Holy Spirit) will give you revelation as only He can. He is Ruach Emet, (the Spirit of Truth) and if you seek the Truth, you will find it, and it shall set you free.
Please view the following chart from Heart Of Wisdom
http://heartofwisdom.com/biblicalholidays/?p=852
Ancient Greek Education | Ancient Hebrew Education | |
| Prepare individuals to serve the state. | Prepare individuals to serve God. |
How | 1) Memorize the laws of Lycurgus, the Spartan lawgiver. 2) Memorize selections from Homer. 3) Develop physical excellence through games, exercises, and the pentathlon (running, jumping, throwing the discus, casting the javelin, and wrestling) | 1) Transmit knowledge and skills from generation to generation. 2) Increase knowledge and skills. 3) Concretize cultural values into accepted behavior |
| Teach students to trust the state. | Teach children to trust God in everything. | |
| Prepare for the state. | Prepare for eternity. | |
| Examine the world by classifying whole things into parts by removing them from the Creator. Redefine knowledge: Final reality is impersonal matter or energy, shaped into its present form by impersonal chance. | Look at God’s world as a whole—interconnecting—revealing God in every area. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmaments sheweth his handywork (Psalm 19:1). | |
| Immerse students in literature written by ancient Greek philosophers. | Teach children to love learning so they will become self-motivated, lifelong learners. | |
| Focus on self-esteem, emotional adjustment, and external training of the body. Develop endurance, resourcefulness, and physical prowess. | Discover a child’s God-given gifts and talents, and develop them to their fullest potential. Focus on spiritual training. | |
| Self-centered: “My will be done.” Violence, corruption, pornography, racial tension, promiscuity, abortion, infanticide, etc. | God-centered: “Thy will be done.” Authority with responsibility. Literacy, strong family ties, love of learning, security, independent thinking, high morals and values. |
| Humanism Evolution Social Studies | Bible Creation Science “His Story” (true history) Character Self-government (internal obedience to God) |
| Trivium, the three stages:
| The three main orders of study in ancient Israel consisted of:
with the basis of all knowledge being the fear of the Lord (Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 1:7). |
| Books by Homer, Aristotle, Virgil, Pliny, Cicero. | God’s Word. Orthodox schools did not study subjects derived from Classical tradition. |
| Homer, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Epicurus, Zeno | Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joshua and David (Old Testament) |
| Lawlessness: To each his own. Look out for Number One. There are no absolutes. | Lawfulness: Love one another. The last shall be first. Deny thyself. Obey God’s Commandments. |
| That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord (Isaiah 30:9). | Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well (1 Peter 2:13–14). |
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Education Techniques for Children with Autism
Today's statistics of children with autism range from 1 out every 150 children. My son just happens to be that 1. He is growing and soon will become a grown man. I have wondered over the years what I could have and should have done better as the mother of an autistic child. I still wonder what I can do now. It just seems that as my son grows older, so we all are faced with new challenges on the autism spectrum.
I can only imagine what he feels like and what there is anyone can do. I had to face new challenges this month, with his constant crying spells and other behaviors. He goes this week to see his neurologist, for more test, more advice and more decisions on my husband and my part.
I have looked into some YouTube videos and found some really great ones that I have favorited. I wanted to share them here, in hopes that they will help someone who may be experiencing the same things in their lives, or knows someone who is.
I can only imagine what he feels like and what there is anyone can do. I had to face new challenges this month, with his constant crying spells and other behaviors. He goes this week to see his neurologist, for more test, more advice and more decisions on my husband and my part.
I have looked into some YouTube videos and found some really great ones that I have favorited. I wanted to share them here, in hopes that they will help someone who may be experiencing the same things in their lives, or knows someone who is.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Messianic Shabbat Blessings
Shabbat Shalom. As for those who know already, it is time to light the Shabbat candles and bless the G-d of Israel and Creator of the Universe, and His Son, our Beloved Messiah.
Listed below is a siddur/service that you could use during the candle lighting times. To learn more about the Sabbath, and the Jewish Traditions, visit http://www.hebrew4christians.com/ and http://www.messianic.ws/
From Congregation Heralds
http://cong-heralds.com/
All Rights Reserved...
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Candle Lighting, Friday Evening
Baruch atah Adonai Elohenu melech ha alom, asher kidshanu b'mitzvahtav vetzi vonu l'chad leek ner, shel Shabbat. Amayn.
Blessed are you, oh Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us by His commandments and has commanded us to be a light to nations and has given us Yeshua the Messiah, the Light of the World. Amen.
Blessing over the Cup
Baruch atah Adonai Elohenu melech ha alom, borey p'ree ha gaphen. Amayn.
Blessed are thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine. Amen.
Blessing over the Bread
Ha motzi le chem min ha eretz. We give thanks to God for bread, Our voices rise in song together, as our joyful prayer is said. Baruch atah Adonai Elohenu melech ha alom, Ha motzi le chem min ha eretz. Amayn.
Blessed are thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who brings forth bread from out of the earth. Amen.
The Husband: Blessing our Wives
Father, we thank You for giving us wives of proverbs (31:10-31); and Lord I thank you for the wife that You've given me.
May you _______ be blessed as you rise while it is yet night to see about the ways of our household and may you be blessed as you see about the daily care and education of our children. May your mouth be filled with wisdom and kindness. May your heart meditate on the power and the glory of the Lord and may your hands perform the mitzvot, as you do the work of Yeshua. Amen.
Father/ Parent: Blessing our Sons
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He cause His face to shine upon you.
May He lift up His countenance upon you and grant you peace.
May you be as Ephraim and Manassah. May the Lord always be with you.
May He bring you home unto the land prepared for you.
(Father adds) May God Bless you and grant you long life.
(Mother adds) May the Lord fulfill our Sabbath prayer for you.
May God make you good husbands and fathers.
(Father) May He prepare and send holy wives for you.
May the Lord protect and defend you. May His spirit fill you with grace.
May our family grow in happiness, please hear our Shabbat prayer. Amen.
Blessing over our Daughters
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He cause His face to shine upon you.
May He lift up His countenance upon you and grant you peace.
May you be as Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah. May the Lord always be with you.
May He bring you home unto the land prepared for you.
(Father) May God Bless you and grant you long life.
(Mother) May the Lord fulfill our Sabbath prayer for you. May God make you good mothers and wives.
(Father) May He bring you a husband who will love, cherish, and care for you.
May the Lord protect and defend you. May His spirit fill you with grace.
May our family grow in happiness, Father, please hear our Shabbat prayer. Amen.
Barchu / Blessing
Leader: Barchu et Adonai ham vo-rach.
All: Baruch Adonai ham vo-rach le-olam va-ed.
Leader: Blessed be the Lord who is to be praised
All: Blessed be the Lord who is praised for all eternity.
Mechamocha
All: Me-cha mo-cha bah-ay-leem Adonai. Me-cha mo-cha neh-dahr bah-ko-desh.
No-rah te-he-lote O-sey feh-leh, O-sey feh-leh.
All: Who is like You, Oh Lord among the gods? Who is like You, Lord there is none else.
You are awesome in praise, doing wonders, Oh Lord. Who is like You, Oh Lord.
Blessing of Messiah
Leader: Ba-ruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher na-tahn lanoo et deh-rech ha-ya-shoo-ah b'meh-shee-ach Yeshua.
All: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has given us the way of salvation in Messiah Yeshua.
Ve’sham’roo
Leader: Ve-sham-roo ve-nay Yisrael et ha-shabbat le-dor-otam be-reet olam.
Be-nay oo-va-yan benay Yisrael ot hee le-olam kee she-shet ya-amin a sah Adonai
et ha-sha-ma-yeem v'et ha-eretz oo-va-yom ha-shevee-ee sha-vat vay-een-a-fash
All: The children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath and observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel
forever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He ceased
from His work and rested.
Shema
All: Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad.
Baruch shem ke-vod mal-choo-to lay-olam va-ed.
Yeshua, ha-ma-she-ach, hoo Adonai.
All: Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
Yeshua the Messiah, He is Lord.
Aaronic Blessing
Ye-va-recha Adonai ve-yeesh-me-recha. Ya-er Adonai panav e-ley-cha vee-choo-ne-cha. Yeesa Adonai panav e-lay-cha Shalom. B'Shem Yeshua ha-ma-she-ach sar ha-shalom, shalom.
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. In the name of Yeshua the Messiah, the Prince of Peace, Shalom.
Listed below is a siddur/service that you could use during the candle lighting times. To learn more about the Sabbath, and the Jewish Traditions, visit http://www.hebrew4christians.com/ and http://www.messianic.ws/
From Congregation Heralds
http://cong-heralds.com/
All Rights Reserved...
__________________________________________________________________________________
Candle Lighting, Friday Evening
Baruch atah Adonai Elohenu melech ha alom, asher kidshanu b'mitzvahtav vetzi vonu l'chad leek ner, shel Shabbat. Amayn.
Blessed are you, oh Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us by His commandments and has commanded us to be a light to nations and has given us Yeshua the Messiah, the Light of the World. Amen.
Blessing over the Cup
Baruch atah Adonai Elohenu melech ha alom, borey p'ree ha gaphen. Amayn.
Blessed are thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine. Amen.
Blessing over the Bread
Ha motzi le chem min ha eretz. We give thanks to God for bread, Our voices rise in song together, as our joyful prayer is said. Baruch atah Adonai Elohenu melech ha alom, Ha motzi le chem min ha eretz. Amayn.
Blessed are thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who brings forth bread from out of the earth. Amen.
The Husband: Blessing our Wives
Father, we thank You for giving us wives of proverbs (31:10-31); and Lord I thank you for the wife that You've given me.
May you _______ be blessed as you rise while it is yet night to see about the ways of our household and may you be blessed as you see about the daily care and education of our children. May your mouth be filled with wisdom and kindness. May your heart meditate on the power and the glory of the Lord and may your hands perform the mitzvot, as you do the work of Yeshua. Amen.
Father/ Parent: Blessing our Sons
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He cause His face to shine upon you.
May He lift up His countenance upon you and grant you peace.
May you be as Ephraim and Manassah. May the Lord always be with you.
May He bring you home unto the land prepared for you.
(Father adds) May God Bless you and grant you long life.
(Mother adds) May the Lord fulfill our Sabbath prayer for you.
May God make you good husbands and fathers.
(Father) May He prepare and send holy wives for you.
May the Lord protect and defend you. May His spirit fill you with grace.
May our family grow in happiness, please hear our Shabbat prayer. Amen.
Blessing over our Daughters
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He cause His face to shine upon you.
May He lift up His countenance upon you and grant you peace.
May you be as Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah. May the Lord always be with you.
May He bring you home unto the land prepared for you.
(Father) May God Bless you and grant you long life.
(Mother) May the Lord fulfill our Sabbath prayer for you. May God make you good mothers and wives.
(Father) May He bring you a husband who will love, cherish, and care for you.
May the Lord protect and defend you. May His spirit fill you with grace.
May our family grow in happiness, Father, please hear our Shabbat prayer. Amen.
Barchu / Blessing
Leader: Barchu et Adonai ham vo-rach.
All: Baruch Adonai ham vo-rach le-olam va-ed.
Leader: Blessed be the Lord who is to be praised
All: Blessed be the Lord who is praised for all eternity.
Mechamocha
All: Me-cha mo-cha bah-ay-leem Adonai. Me-cha mo-cha neh-dahr bah-ko-desh.
No-rah te-he-lote O-sey feh-leh, O-sey feh-leh.
All: Who is like You, Oh Lord among the gods? Who is like You, Lord there is none else.
You are awesome in praise, doing wonders, Oh Lord. Who is like You, Oh Lord.
Blessing of Messiah
Leader: Ba-ruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher na-tahn lanoo et deh-rech ha-ya-shoo-ah b'meh-shee-ach Yeshua.
All: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has given us the way of salvation in Messiah Yeshua.
Ve’sham’roo
Leader: Ve-sham-roo ve-nay Yisrael et ha-shabbat le-dor-otam be-reet olam.
Be-nay oo-va-yan benay Yisrael ot hee le-olam kee she-shet ya-amin a sah Adonai
et ha-sha-ma-yeem v'et ha-eretz oo-va-yom ha-shevee-ee sha-vat vay-een-a-fash
All: The children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath and observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel
forever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He ceased
from His work and rested.
Shema
All: Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad.
Baruch shem ke-vod mal-choo-to lay-olam va-ed.
Yeshua, ha-ma-she-ach, hoo Adonai.
All: Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Blessed be His name, whose glorious kingdom is forever and ever.
Yeshua the Messiah, He is Lord.
Aaronic Blessing
Ye-va-recha Adonai ve-yeesh-me-recha. Ya-er Adonai panav e-ley-cha vee-choo-ne-cha. Yeesa Adonai panav e-lay-cha Shalom. B'Shem Yeshua ha-ma-she-ach sar ha-shalom, shalom.
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. In the name of Yeshua the Messiah, the Prince of Peace, Shalom.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Ephesians 6:4 Parents, Do Not Provoke Your Children to Anger
The L-rd pressed an issue on my heart today; parent and children relationships. Please see the following article on how we can provoke our children to anger. This can instill disobedience in them, which does not please the L-rd. Ephesians 6:1 says, Children, obey your parents, for this is right in the L-rd.
Disclaimer: The following article is written by and is the property of Steve Shank. I make no claims to this article. Please read and take what the L-rd convicts and places upon your heart to apply to your lives. May YHVH richly bless you as He turns the hearts of the children back to the parents and the hearts of the parents back to the children.
WAYS THAT PARENTS PROVOKE THEIR CHILDREN TO ANGER
By Steve Shank
http://www.lhc-pa.org/_files/Provoke.pdf
I. You can provoke your child to anger when you fail to demonstrate
biblical love (1 Corinthians 13:4-8a) to your child through:
A. Impatience (not waiting for your child to finish a task or hurrying your
child to do something that is beyond his capabilities) (violating 1 Cor
13:4; Gal 5:22; Ephes 4:1-2; Col 1:9-12, 3:12)
B. Unkindness (not providing for your child’s physical needs because you are
too busy with your own interests) (violating 1 Cor 13:4; Gal 5:22, Ephes
4:32; Phil 2:3-4; 2 Tim 2:24; Titus 2:4-5)
C. Jealousy (trying to prove to your child that you can do something better
than he can) (violating 1 Cor 13:4; Gal 5:19-20; James 3:13-18)
D. Bragging saying things such as “I had it a lot harder when I was your
age”) (violating Prov 27:2; Rom 1:30; 1 Cor 13:4; 2 Cor 10:18)
E. Arrogance (saying such things as “We’ll do it my way because I’m a lot
smarter and a lot bigger than you”) (violating Rom 1:3-; 1 Cor 13:4)
F. Unbecoming actions (purposefully embarrassing and demeaning your
child by discussing his failures and shortcomings in front of others)
(violating 1 Cor 13:5; Ephes 4:29)
G. Seeking to have it your own way (insisting that your child or family do
only what you want to do) (violating 1 Cor 13:5; Phil 2:3-4)
H. Taking into account wrongs suffered (reminding your child in an accusing
manner of his past failures by saying things such as “I’ve told you this a
thousand times…”) (violating 1 Cor 13:5; Ephes 4:32; Col 3:12-13)
I. Rejoicing in unrighteousness (encouraging your child to retaliate for
wrongs he has suffered from others) (violating 1 Cor 13:6; 2 Thess 2:12)
J. Not rejoicing in truth (failing to commend your child for being truthful in
a difficult situation) (violating 1 Cor 13:6; 1 Thess 5:16; 1 Peter 4:13; 2
John 1:4; 3 John 1:3)
K. Not bearing all things (avoiding, criticizing, or neglecting your child
because he wasn’t perfect in meeting your expectations) (violating 1 Cor
13:7; Gal 6:2)
L. Not believing or hoping all things (consistently doubting what your child
says before you know all the facts) (violating 1 Cor 13:7)
M. Not enduring all things (responding in anger to your child because you are
focused on your own difficulties) (violating 1 Cor 13:7; James 1:2-4)
II. You can provoke your child to anger when you fail to live as an example
of the believer (1 Tim 4:12) by:
A. Acting hypocritically (judging your child’s behavior when you do not
continually examine your own life by God’s Word) (violating Matt 7:1-5)
B. Lying to your child or requesting your child to lie for you (violating Rom
14:13; Ephes 4:15, 25)
C. Arguing with your child or arguing with your spouse in the presence of
your child (violating Prov 20:3; Phil 2:14-16; Col 4:6; 2 Tim 2:24-25)
D. Teasing your child (tickling him to the point of tears or making fun of him
when he has been embarrassed or has failed in an endeavor) (violating
Ephes 6:4; Col 3:12)
E. Speaking to your child in a unwholesome manner (calling him names or
yelling at him in anger) (violating Ephes 4:29; Col 4:6)
F. Showing partiality to one child over another (violating Prov 24:23; also
see Gen 25:24-34, esp verse 28, and Gen 27:1-28:9 for illustrations of the
evils precipitated by parents favoring one child over another)
III. You can provoke your child to anger when you seek to become the
ultimate authority in the life of your child instead of showing him the
importance of following the Lord (based on Ezekiel 18:4-20, esp verse 4
and 20; 2 Cor 3:5-6; 2 Tim 3:16-17; James 1:22-25)
A. Practicing a double standard and demanding that your child serve you
continually, while you fail to serve your child and others (violating Matt
20:25-28; Mark 9:35; 20:42-45)
B. Treating your child as a possession or imposing your own aspirations on
him (insisting that he meet the goals that you have arbitrarily set for his
life) (violating Deut 6:6-7; Psalm 24:1, 127:3; Ephes 6:4)
C. Swearing at your child or using harsh, contentious language when he does
not meet certain standards (violating Prov 12:18, 20:3; Ephes 4:15, 29,
31; Col 4:6; James 3:2-12)
D. Comparing your child to yourself or others to show him the ways in which
he does not measure up to your standards (violating 2 Cor 10:12, 17-18)
IV. You can provoke your child to anger when you act in an inconsistent
manner in front of, or toward your child by:
A. Failing to keep your word and becoming untrustworthy (promising to take
him someplace and then arbitrarily changing your plans in order to please
yourself) (violating Matt 5:37; Ephes 4:15, 25; Col 3:9)
B. Failing to discipline biblically when necessary (violating Prov 13:24,
23:13; Heb 12:7-8) or disciplining when provoked and angry (violating 1
Cor 13:5; Ephes 4:31)
C. Being erratic and inconsistent in your speech or actions (showing little or
no response to your child’s disobedience on one day but at another time
becoming visibly upset, using unkind words, and punishing rather than
restoring) (violating Prov 15:1; Gal 6:1; Ephes 4:15, 29; Col 4:6)
D. Failing to confess sins that you have committed against your child or
seeking to give excuse for your sinful behavior in an effort to justify
yourself (violating Mat 5:23-24; Rom 12:18; James 5:16)
E. Refusing to forgive your child (making statements such as “I’ll never be
able to forgive you for what you’ve done to me”) while demanding that
your child forgive others for wrongs done against him (violating Mat
5:23-24; 18:21-22; Mark 11:25-26; Ephes 4:32; Col 3:12-13)
V. You can provoke your child to anger when you neglect your child by
A. Failing to spend time with your child in order to show the application of
God’s word to everyday life (violating Duet 6:6-7)
B. Failing to listen patiently when your child speaks to you because you are
“too busy” with your own interests (violating 1 Cor 13:4-5; Phil 2:3-4;
James 1:19)
C. Failing to discipline your child biblically or in a timely manner by
delaying discipline because “you don’t feel like it” or waiting to discipline
your child until a number of wrongs have accumulated (violating Prov
13:24, 19:18; Ecc 8:11)
Next is a video that I made on the same topic. Please view and feel free to leave your comments and/or questions. Thanks for visiting and viewing. To YHVH be all glory and may you be blessed through Messiah Y'shua as you seek His will and purpose for your life and those of your children.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Israel and Judah: A Divided Kingdom
Today's studies were about the kings of Israel and their reign, and the effects their decisions had on Israel's state. We researched Israel's kings over time, after the reign of King David. The studies were from 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles. We looked at kings from David to Ahab.
It seems that King David was a man after G-d's own heart. David had praise and a heart for G-d. King David's son and successor, Solomon, had wisdom and riches, but he served the L-rd half-heartedly. He brought the land of Israel into capitivity and actually caused the kingdom to become divided.
Israel was divided into 10 tribes; the northern kingdom and Judah and Benjamin were divided into the southern kingdom. This all took place because King Solomon turned to worshipping false gods and erecting monuments to Baal. He led the whole nation into Baal worship. This angered YHVH and caused the land to be divided.
The kings after Solomon were all wicked; from Rehoboam to Ahab. They all did what was pleasing in their own sight, and did not please the L-rd. Only one king, Asa, refused to practice idolatry, and even deposed his own grandmother from being Queen, because she worshipped the pagan goddess, Ashetar or Easter.
Today, G-d is gathering the tribes of Israel back to the land which He swore to give their fathers, and making them whole again. As He gathers the scattered tribes of Israel back to the land, the 12 tribes of Israel will be reunited. This is happening all in our time.
For more information, view the YouTube video "The 10 Lost Tribes of Israel" below.
It seems that King David was a man after G-d's own heart. David had praise and a heart for G-d. King David's son and successor, Solomon, had wisdom and riches, but he served the L-rd half-heartedly. He brought the land of Israel into capitivity and actually caused the kingdom to become divided.
Israel was divided into 10 tribes; the northern kingdom and Judah and Benjamin were divided into the southern kingdom. This all took place because King Solomon turned to worshipping false gods and erecting monuments to Baal. He led the whole nation into Baal worship. This angered YHVH and caused the land to be divided.
The kings after Solomon were all wicked; from Rehoboam to Ahab. They all did what was pleasing in their own sight, and did not please the L-rd. Only one king, Asa, refused to practice idolatry, and even deposed his own grandmother from being Queen, because she worshipped the pagan goddess, Ashetar or Easter.
Today, G-d is gathering the tribes of Israel back to the land which He swore to give their fathers, and making them whole again. As He gathers the scattered tribes of Israel back to the land, the 12 tribes of Israel will be reunited. This is happening all in our time.
For more information, view the YouTube video "The 10 Lost Tribes of Israel" below.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The Hebrew Names for the Days of the Week
The 7th Day Calendar is derived from the Biblical account of Creation. In the beginning, G-d created the heavens and the earth... This event took place in 6 days and on the seventh day, G-d ceased from all of His Work and rested on the Sabbath.
On the Hebew Calendar, all of the days of the week are represented by numbers; i.e. Day 1, Day 2, with the exception of the seventh (7th) day. This day is referred to as the Sabbath Day or in Hebrew, Shabbat. It's literal meaing is rest. Thus, the Seventh Day of the Week is the Day that G-d sanctified as the Sabbath and rested. Thus it is called Yom Shabbat.
Below is a listing of the Days of the Week. Please note the Secular days of the Week that coincide with the Hebrew Days.
Secular Name Hebrew "Name" Hebrew Meaning
Sunday Yom Reeshone First day
Monday Yom Shaynee Second day
Tuesday Yom Shlee´shee Third day
Wednesday Yom Revee´ee Fourth day
Thursday Yom Khah´mee´shee Fifth day
Friday Yom Ha´shee´shee Sixth day
Saturday Shabbat Rest
On the Hebew Calendar, all of the days of the week are represented by numbers; i.e. Day 1, Day 2, with the exception of the seventh (7th) day. This day is referred to as the Sabbath Day or in Hebrew, Shabbat. It's literal meaing is rest. Thus, the Seventh Day of the Week is the Day that G-d sanctified as the Sabbath and rested. Thus it is called Yom Shabbat.
Below is a listing of the Days of the Week. Please note the Secular days of the Week that coincide with the Hebrew Days.
Secular Name Hebrew "Name" Hebrew Meaning
Sunday Yom Reeshone First day
Monday Yom Shaynee Second day
Tuesday Yom Shlee´shee Third day
Wednesday Yom Revee´ee Fourth day
Thursday Yom Khah´mee´shee Fifth day
Friday Yom Ha´shee´shee Sixth day
Saturday Shabbat Rest
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Lesson: Judges/ Deborah: Judge and Prophetess
Today's Lesson: Deborah is mentioned in the Book of Judges (Judges 4&5). She was just one of the few prophetess mentioned in the Scriptures. She also held the office of judge. During the time of Israel's captivity by the Caananites, Deborah was raised up by G-d, for Israel's deliverance. She had strong faith in G-d. Where no man was willing to go, she was. She, along with Barak, gathered an army to fight against the Caananites and won victory for Israel. But Deborah received the recognition for the victory, not Barak. She was known as the real leader of Israel, because of her great faith in G-dFor more on Deborah, the Judge and Prophetess, visit Deborah the Prophetess. There's a lesson and a quiz. Great study.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Yom Tov: Shavuot (Pentecost) May 18, 2010
Shalom! Today we are celebrating Shavuot; the Remembrance of the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, during the Old Covenant, and the Remembrance of the Giving of the Spirit, (Ha Ruach) at Pentecost, during the Renewed Covenant, (The New Testament).
In the Old Testament, The Torah was given to the Israelites after the Exodus from Egypt and the land of sin and slavery. G-d made a covenant with his people, there at Mount Sinai, through His prophet, Moshe, (Moses).
The Ten Commandments also known as the Decalogue, were spoken to the people from the mouth of G-d and written on tablets of stones by His own finger, infering the Divinity, Sovereignty and Infinite Nature of the Laws. (Exodus 19-20)
Later in History, Y'shua, the Son of G-d, (YHVH) came to Earth to bridge a gap between a Holy G-d and sinful man. Y'shua died on the stake as the righteous sacrifice for anyone who would confess that they have sinned and fallen short of G-d's perfect standards, and accept the acquital through Y'shua's death and resurrection, the Way back to G-d. (Yochanan/John 3:16)
Y'shua promised that after He completed the work the Father gave Him, He would return to Heaven, but would not leave us alone; that He would send another Comforter; Ruach Ha Kodesh, the Holy Spirit. And He did just that. (John 14:15-26 and 16:7-15)
Y'shua ascended to Heaven 40 days after His Resurrection. He told the Apostles to wait in the upper room for 10 days, and He would send Ruach Ha Kodesh. On the day of Shavuot, the Holy Spirit ascended upon the Apostles while in Jerusalem and they all spoke in different languages. 3,000 people were saved and believed the Gospel. (Acts 2)
Gen 1:14 ¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: Gen 1:15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. Gen 1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also. Gen 1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, Gen 1:18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good. Gen 1:19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Here we can see a few things: 1. On the fourth day of creation, G-d created the sun and the moon and the stars. 2.G-d created these lights for signs, seasons, days and years. Thus G-d was giving us our calendar.
3.We can also see that G-d's day does not start at 6am or 12am; rather it begins from sunset to sunset. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day....shows that the beginning of the day is the evening, not the morning.
The Jewish Lunar Calendar is the most accurate calendar that represents G-d's appointed days. The moon was given to govern the new month. Here are some scriptures that point to this fact.
Isa 66:23 And it shall come to pass, [that] from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
Psa 104:19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Eze 46:1 Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon, (new month), it shall be opened.
Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]:
Since most calendars follow the solar Gregorian Calendar, in order to observe the Feast Days of G-d, you will need a converter.
For a Messianic Jewish/ G-d's Calendar, click here
Calendar is from the Messianic World Site
As you spend this Shavuot with our Blessed L-rd and Creator, may He richly bless you with His Presence, Goodness and Favor. May you come to know Him, love Him and honor Him as He so much deserves.
Shalom B'Shem Adoneinu Y'shua Ha Moshiach, (Peace unto you in the Name of our L-rd Y'shua Messiah)
Bo Ruach Elohim, Come, Holy Spirit of G-d
The Ten Commandments also known as the Decalogue, were spoken to the people from the mouth of G-d and written on tablets of stones by His own finger, infering the Divinity, Sovereignty and Infinite Nature of the Laws. (Exodus 19-20)
Later in History, Y'shua, the Son of G-d, (YHVH) came to Earth to bridge a gap between a Holy G-d and sinful man. Y'shua died on the stake as the righteous sacrifice for anyone who would confess that they have sinned and fallen short of G-d's perfect standards, and accept the acquital through Y'shua's death and resurrection, the Way back to G-d. (Yochanan/John 3:16)
Y'shua promised that after He completed the work the Father gave Him, He would return to Heaven, but would not leave us alone; that He would send another Comforter; Ruach Ha Kodesh, the Holy Spirit. And He did just that. (John 14:15-26 and 16:7-15)Y'shua ascended to Heaven 40 days after His Resurrection. He told the Apostles to wait in the upper room for 10 days, and He would send Ruach Ha Kodesh. On the day of Shavuot, the Holy Spirit ascended upon the Apostles while in Jerusalem and they all spoke in different languages. 3,000 people were saved and believed the Gospel. (Acts 2)Today, the Holy Spirit is with all believers in Y'shua as He was with the Apostles. He is the Comforter, Who will never leave you alone. To learn more about Ruach Ha Kodesh, visit Knowing the Person of the Holy Spirit
Another key point of today is that Shavuot is based on G-d's Holy Calendar, a lunar calendar, which has been entrusted to the Jewish people, (Israel). Today, the Gregorian Calendar, which is a solar calendar, is widely used amongst the nations. So how do we know when to celebrated G-d's Holy Days?
Gen 1:14 ¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: Gen 1:15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. Gen 1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also. Gen 1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, Gen 1:18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good. Gen 1:19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Here we can see a few things: 1. On the fourth day of creation, G-d created the sun and the moon and the stars. 2.G-d created these lights for signs, seasons, days and years. Thus G-d was giving us our calendar.
3.We can also see that G-d's day does not start at 6am or 12am; rather it begins from sunset to sunset. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day....shows that the beginning of the day is the evening, not the morning.
The Jewish Lunar Calendar is the most accurate calendar that represents G-d's appointed days. The moon was given to govern the new month. Here are some scriptures that point to this fact.
Isa 66:23 And it shall come to pass, [that] from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
Psa 104:19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Eze 46:1 Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon, (new month), it shall be opened.
Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]:
Since most calendars follow the solar Gregorian Calendar, in order to observe the Feast Days of G-d, you will need a converter.
For a Messianic Jewish/ G-d's Calendar, click here
Calendar is from the Messianic World Site
As you spend this Shavuot with our Blessed L-rd and Creator, may He richly bless you with His Presence, Goodness and Favor. May you come to know Him, love Him and honor Him as He so much deserves.
Shalom B'Shem Adoneinu Y'shua Ha Moshiach, (Peace unto you in the Name of our L-rd Y'shua Messiah)
Bo Ruach Elohim, Come, Holy Spirit of G-d
Saturday, May 15, 2010
The Forbidden Commandments
These are the perpetual laws of YHVH G-d, King and Creator of the Universe;
meaning everlasting and never ending.
(Exodus 20, Deut. 5)
The Decalogue as it is called,was spoken to the Israelites, and written on tablets of stone during the Exodus. But actually, these laws were in existence, since The Beginning. YHVH is Eternal, thus His Word is, also.
During the Exodus, the Israelites were given these commands. It was then, that the covenant between G-d and His people had begun, and is now completed through Adoneinu Y'shua, the Son of G-d.
That being said, Y'shua came to fulfill the Law, and not destroy it. Thus, these laws are perpetual. They were written on tablets of stone and now, YHVH promises to write them on the hearts of men.
Today, these words have been outlawed by men and forbidden by governments and the likes. You can't find these words, these 10 commandments, (which sums up the Law of Love), anywhere in public view; not in schools, nor courthouses, nor homes, and not even in most churches. The government has separated Church and State and has forbidden the display of YHVH's commands to the public eye.
These commands teach us two basic commands. You shall love YHVH, your G-d with all your heart, mind, soul and strength and love your neighbor as you love yourself. (Deut 6:5, Lev 19:18)
These are the same commands that Y'shua gave in the Renewed Covenant (New Testament)
in Mark 12:29-31
Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength. This is the first commandment. And the second is like it, is this: You shall love your neighbour as yourself. There is no greater commandment than these.
Thus we can say that the 10 commandments sum up the Law of Love; love for G-d and your neighbor. Since the Laws of G-d represent love, then what will happen to a nation, a people, a church, a school , a government without them. The opposite of love is hatred.
Thanks for blogging with us. May YHVH richly bless you.
For more on this topic, read The Greatest Commandment: You Shall Love The Lord Your God http://biblestudies.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_greatest_commandment#ixzz0nyJoeUh5
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
America: The Land of the Free? or the Land Consumed with Sin?
America, the Beautiful, how you have turned your back on God
You say I am rich, but you have not taken a good look at the state you're in
Desolate and barren your land has become;
Filled with evil, sin, hatred, oppression and corruption.
How long will God, the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth wink His eye at your sin,
Oh, Beautiful one?
How long will a loving God watch from His Holy, Heavenly Throne as you wander
Like lost sheep ready for the slaughter.
Pick up a mirror, o inhabitants of the earth. Wipe it clean; and then, look at your image through it.
Now, pick up the Holy Bible; open it and look at the Words from God. Now, look at your life
and the way you are living. Do you see the flaws in your life? Do you see them as if you were looking
in the mirror?
Your image is smeared and marred. But don't worry, America. There is hope for you yet.
God will not cover up your sins. This is what He says.
Thus saith YHVH God, Creator of the Universe, 1Jo 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
The Bible explains what sin is. When you look in it and see what God says about the way to live, you must ask yourself if you are living the Way He says. If you are not, then you are in rebellion to your Creator.
America, the Beautiful. God made you beautiful. So without Him, beautiful you cannot, and will not remain.
Teshuva in Hebrew means to turn around, to repent.
God is calling all the inhabitants of the earth to perform Teshuva. Will you take heed or will you have to face God's righteous judgments?
Jos 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve YHVH, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve YHVH.
God always sends a wakeup call to those who have fallen asleep. You, oh America the Beautiful, are receiving a wake up call. Teshuva- turn to the Living God- El Chai. Seek Him while He can be found.
Shalom/Peace Be with you
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Today in History, (April 17th)
858: Benedict III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1492: A contract was signed by Christopher Columbus and a representative of Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, giving Columbus a commission to seek a westward ocean passage to Asia
1521: Martin Luther is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church
1524: Giovanni da Verrazano reached present-day New York harbor
1535: Antonio Mendoza is appointed first viceroy of New Spain
1622: Poet Henry Vaughan born
1676: Frederick I, king of Sweden born
1741: Samuel Chase, signer of the Declaration of Independence born
1758: Frances Williams, the first African-American to graduate for a college the western hemisphere, publishes a collection of Latpoems
1790: American statesman Benjamin Franklin died Philadelphia at age 84
1808: Bayonne Decree by Napoleon I of France orders seizure of U.S. ships
1824: Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54' 40'
1861: Virginia become eighth state to secede from the Union
1864: General Grant bans the trading of prisoners
1865: Mary Surratt is arrested as a conspirator the Lincoln assassination
1875: The game "snooker" is invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain
1894: Nikita S Khrushchev, Soviet premier (1958-64) during the Cold War. born
1895: China and Japan sign peace treaty of Shimonoseki
1897: Novelist and playwright Thornton Wilder(Our Town and The Bridge of San Luis Rey) born
1923: Harry Reasoner, American broadcast journalist born
1923: Actor Lon McCallister born
1934: Rock promoter Don Kirshner born
1941: Yugoslavia surrendered to Germany World War Two
1946: The last French troops leave Syria
1947: Jackie Robinson bunts for his first major league hit
1951: Actress Olivia Hussey born
1955: Rock singer-musician Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks) born
1958: Composer-musician Jan Hammer born
1959: Actress Teri Austis born
1961: About 1500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba a failed attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro
1964: Actress Lela Rochon born
1964: Ford Motor Company unveiled its new "Mustang" model
1964: Jerrie Mock of Columbus, Ohio, became the first woman to complete a solo airplane flight around the world
1967: Singer Liz Phair born
1969: A jury Los Angeles convicted Sirhan Sirhan of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy
1969: Czechoslovakian Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubcek was deposed
1970: The astronauts of Apollo 13 splashed down safely the Pacific, four days after a ruptured oxygen tank crippled their spacecraft
1975: Phnom Penh fell to Communist insurgents, ending Cambodia's five-year war
1983: Warsaw, police route 1,000 Solidarity supporters
1989: The House Ethics Committee released its report accusing Speaker Jim Wright of violating House rules on the acceptance of gifts and outside income -- charges denied by the Texas Democrat
1990: President Bush warned the Soviet Union against carrying out an economic blockade of Lithuania, hinting at "appropriate responses."
1990: The Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, the civil rights activist and top aide to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died in Atlanta at age 64
1991: Congress voted to put a quick end to a day-old nationwide strike by 235,000 rail workers (President George Bush signed the legislation early the next day)
1991: The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 3,000 for the first time, ending the day at 3,004.46
1993: A federal jury Los Angeles convicted two former police officers of violating the civil rights of beaten motorist Rodney King; two other officers were acquitted
1994: Bosnian Serb tanks entered the Muslim enclave of Gorazde; the UN Security Council issued a nonbinding statement that condemned the Serbs' escalating military activities, but made no threat of force to back its condemnation
1995: An Air Force jet exploded and crashed in a wooded area in eastern Alabama, killing eight people, including an assistant Air Force secretary and a two-star general
1995: President Clinton signed an executive order stripping the classified label from most national security documents that were at least 25 years old
1996: Seeking to calm Pacific security jitters, President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto signed a joint declaration establishing new U.S.-Japan ties for a "stable and prosperous" Asia
1996: A jury in Los Angeles opted to spare Erik and Lyle Menendez the death penalty, recommending that the brothers instead serve life in prison without parole for gunning down their wealthy parents
1998: A Thai military team collected evidence from the body of Pol Pot, former chief of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge guerrillas, to lay to rest doubts that one of the century's worst tyrants was truly dead
1999: The first of three bombs to explode in London within a two-week period went off in Brixton, a racially mixed neighborhood, injuring 39 people
1999: Gen. Wesley Clark, NATO's commander, warned Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to change his policies in Kosovo or see his military machine destroyed
2000: World finance officials in Washington closed out the most tumultuous meetings in the history of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank with renewed pledges to hasten debt relief for poor countries and increase support for fighting the AIDS epidemic
2000: Kenya's Elijah Lagat won the Boston Marathon; Catherine Ndereba became the first female Kenyan winner
2002: Four Canadian Forces soldiers are killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire from two U.S. Air Force F-16s, the first deaths in a combat zone for Canada since the Korean War
2005: Kenyan aviation union threatens government with strike
2005: Lebanese cabinet talks re-started by new PM
2005: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, releases study of local emissions
2005: Body of missing Florida girl found
2005: Littlewoods plans to axe 3,200 jobs class=
2005: Internet censorship study group reports on China
2005: Famed classical works rediscovered
2005: Croke Park opens to soccer and Rugby
2005: Freak wave rocks luxury liner--4 hurt
2005: Harvard University declines to discipline professor who plagiarized
2005: Childhood exposure to TV linked to bullying
2005: Unconfirmed: 20 dead, hundreds hurt after protest in Iranian city of Ahwaz
2005: ACLU, Minutemen trade accusations of misbehavior
2005: Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle United
2005: Russian Soyuz docks with International Space Station for crew change
2005: Papal conclave attracting more bets than the Oscars
2005: British National Fingerprint Database begins without parliamentary consultation
2006: 10 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack near the old Central bus station in Tel Aviv
2006: Suspect in Oklahoma girl's murder blogged about depression, "dangerously weird" fantasies
2006: Greenpeace founder supports nuclear energy
2006: Rail accident in northern Greece
2006: Explosion in Tel Aviv injures at least 40, kills at least 8
2006: Sondhi may face arrest over lèse majesté allegations
2006: Still no action in standoff in Ontario town
2006: Canada confirms fifth case of Mad Cow Disease
2006: British National Party to tempt voters in May local elections
2007: A student from South Korea was identified on Tuesday as the gunman who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech university in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history
2007: A U.S. soldier went on trial in absentia in Italy on Tuesday accused of killing an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq, but his lawyer said his client would reject the court's jurisdiction
2007: More than 250,000 homes and businesses remained without power Tuesday morning after a rare spring nor'easter hit on Sunday and Monday, knocking out electric service to more than 1.3 million customers from the Carolinas to Maine and Quebec
2007: Gunman identified as Cho Seung-hui, a 23-year-old English major from South KoreaCho called a loner by university officialReasonable to assume Cho was shooter in both dorm and classroom, police sayPolice: Victims found in four classrooms, stairwell
2007: It was more like a scene from an episode of "ER" than one from a real-life hospital in a small college town. "Nobody had ever seen anything like this before," CEO for Montgomery Regional Hospital Scott Hill said. "You can never adequately prepare for this level of violence."
2007: The president of Virginia Tech on Tuesday defended authorities' initial response to shootings at two university buildings that left 33 people dead, including the gunman
2007: Israel marks Holocaust Memorial Day
2007: France knew of and told CIA about al-Qaeda hijack plans prior to 9/11
2007: Virginia Tech shooter identified, witness reports emerge
2007: St. Edwards University, Texas evacuated due to bomb threat
2007: Cricket World Cup: England vs South Africa
2007: Mayor of Nagasaki dies after being shot
2007: Football: Manchester United push past Sheffield
2007: NHL: Sens edge out Pens to take commanding 3-1 series lead
2007: Ontario may adopt new voting system
2007: NHL: Flames burn Red Wings in Calgary
2007: NHL: Rangers dominate Thrashers, lead series 3-0
2008: A suicide bomber struck a funeral in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing 50 mourners and wounding 55 in an attack that suggests militants have launched a new campaign of violence in the north
2008: Pope Benedict, celebrating a stadium Mass for 45,000 people, acknowledged on Thursday that the U.S. pedophile priests scandal caused "indescribable pain and harm" to victims but asked Catholics to love their pastors
2008: A U.S. plan to cap greenhouse gases by 2025 was dismissed as too little, too late by some delegates at 17-nation climate talks in Paris on Thursday while others welcomed it as a first firm U.S. emissions ceiling
2008: Flora Jessop used cocaine to escape long after she fled the confines of a polygamist community in Colorado City, Arizona. Her story strikes a common theme among those who have fled the fundamentalist Mormon sect that still embraces polygamy as a pathway to the highest level of heaven
2008: Eric Bogosian on writing and the creative urge
2008: All metal cladding taken off Cabot Circus Tower due to fault
2008: Bomb hurt seven police in Basque city of Bilbao
2008: Computex Preview: WiMAX, threat? opportunity?
2008: Brazilian President: not continuing to use biofuels would be a 'crime against humanity'
2008: George Bush meets with Gordon Brown
2008: Indonesia angered as nation's airlines all remain banned in EU airspace
2008: 'Expelled' producers accused of copyright violations
2008: Japan Airlines fined US$110 million for price fixing
2009: The workplace raid that netted Gerardo Arreola Gonzalez and more than 20 other illegal immigrants would normally have been the first step toward deportation. But then Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she was unaware of the Washington state raid and vowed to "get to the bottom of it." Now Arreola has a legal permit to work in the United States, and opponents of illegal immigration are furious
2009: A small plane crashed Friday in a neighborhood in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, area, the Broward County sheriff's office and the Federal Aviation Administration said
2009: President Obama doesn't have a one-on-one meeting scheduled with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, but if Chavez were to initiate a conversation, Obama would likely go along with it, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said
2009: Asexual ants discovered
2009: Anti-tax tea parties held across the USA
2009: Small plane crash in Florida destroys home
2009: Fijian regime appoints vice-president
2009: Swedish court finds administrators of The Pirate Bay guilty of contributory copyright infringement
2009: Maoist guerrilla attacks kill at least 17 on first day of Indian elections
1492: A contract was signed by Christopher Columbus and a representative of Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, giving Columbus a commission to seek a westward ocean passage to Asia
1521: Martin Luther is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church
1524: Giovanni da Verrazano reached present-day New York harbor
1535: Antonio Mendoza is appointed first viceroy of New Spain
1622: Poet Henry Vaughan born
1676: Frederick I, king of Sweden born
1741: Samuel Chase, signer of the Declaration of Independence born
1758: Frances Williams, the first African-American to graduate for a college the western hemisphere, publishes a collection of Latpoems
1790: American statesman Benjamin Franklin died Philadelphia at age 84
1808: Bayonne Decree by Napoleon I of France orders seizure of U.S. ships
1824: Russia abandons all North American claims south of 54' 40'
1861: Virginia become eighth state to secede from the Union
1864: General Grant bans the trading of prisoners
1865: Mary Surratt is arrested as a conspirator the Lincoln assassination
1875: The game "snooker" is invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain
1894: Nikita S Khrushchev, Soviet premier (1958-64) during the Cold War. born
1895: China and Japan sign peace treaty of Shimonoseki
1897: Novelist and playwright Thornton Wilder(Our Town and The Bridge of San Luis Rey) born
1923: Harry Reasoner, American broadcast journalist born
1923: Actor Lon McCallister born
1934: Rock promoter Don Kirshner born
1941: Yugoslavia surrendered to Germany World War Two
1946: The last French troops leave Syria
1947: Jackie Robinson bunts for his first major league hit
1951: Actress Olivia Hussey born
1955: Rock singer-musician Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks) born
1958: Composer-musician Jan Hammer born
1959: Actress Teri Austis born
1961: About 1500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba a failed attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro
1964: Actress Lela Rochon born
1964: Ford Motor Company unveiled its new "Mustang" model
1964: Jerrie Mock of Columbus, Ohio, became the first woman to complete a solo airplane flight around the world
1967: Singer Liz Phair born
1969: A jury Los Angeles convicted Sirhan Sirhan of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy
1969: Czechoslovakian Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubcek was deposed
1970: The astronauts of Apollo 13 splashed down safely the Pacific, four days after a ruptured oxygen tank crippled their spacecraft
1975: Phnom Penh fell to Communist insurgents, ending Cambodia's five-year war
1983: Warsaw, police route 1,000 Solidarity supporters
1989: The House Ethics Committee released its report accusing Speaker Jim Wright of violating House rules on the acceptance of gifts and outside income -- charges denied by the Texas Democrat
1990: President Bush warned the Soviet Union against carrying out an economic blockade of Lithuania, hinting at "appropriate responses."
1990: The Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy, the civil rights activist and top aide to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died in Atlanta at age 64
1991: Congress voted to put a quick end to a day-old nationwide strike by 235,000 rail workers (President George Bush signed the legislation early the next day)
1991: The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 3,000 for the first time, ending the day at 3,004.46
1993: A federal jury Los Angeles convicted two former police officers of violating the civil rights of beaten motorist Rodney King; two other officers were acquitted
1994: Bosnian Serb tanks entered the Muslim enclave of Gorazde; the UN Security Council issued a nonbinding statement that condemned the Serbs' escalating military activities, but made no threat of force to back its condemnation
1995: An Air Force jet exploded and crashed in a wooded area in eastern Alabama, killing eight people, including an assistant Air Force secretary and a two-star general
1995: President Clinton signed an executive order stripping the classified label from most national security documents that were at least 25 years old
1996: Seeking to calm Pacific security jitters, President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto signed a joint declaration establishing new U.S.-Japan ties for a "stable and prosperous" Asia
1996: A jury in Los Angeles opted to spare Erik and Lyle Menendez the death penalty, recommending that the brothers instead serve life in prison without parole for gunning down their wealthy parents
1998: A Thai military team collected evidence from the body of Pol Pot, former chief of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge guerrillas, to lay to rest doubts that one of the century's worst tyrants was truly dead
1999: The first of three bombs to explode in London within a two-week period went off in Brixton, a racially mixed neighborhood, injuring 39 people
1999: Gen. Wesley Clark, NATO's commander, warned Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to change his policies in Kosovo or see his military machine destroyed
2000: World finance officials in Washington closed out the most tumultuous meetings in the history of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank with renewed pledges to hasten debt relief for poor countries and increase support for fighting the AIDS epidemic
2000: Kenya's Elijah Lagat won the Boston Marathon; Catherine Ndereba became the first female Kenyan winner
2002: Four Canadian Forces soldiers are killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire from two U.S. Air Force F-16s, the first deaths in a combat zone for Canada since the Korean War
2005: Kenyan aviation union threatens government with strike
2005: Lebanese cabinet talks re-started by new PM
2005: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, releases study of local emissions
2005: Body of missing Florida girl found
2005: Littlewoods plans to axe 3,200 jobs class=
2005: Internet censorship study group reports on China
2005: Famed classical works rediscovered
2005: Croke Park opens to soccer and Rugby
2005: Freak wave rocks luxury liner--4 hurt
2005: Harvard University declines to discipline professor who plagiarized
2005: Childhood exposure to TV linked to bullying
2005: Unconfirmed: 20 dead, hundreds hurt after protest in Iranian city of Ahwaz
2005: ACLU, Minutemen trade accusations of misbehavior
2005: Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle United
2005: Russian Soyuz docks with International Space Station for crew change
2005: Papal conclave attracting more bets than the Oscars
2005: British National Fingerprint Database begins without parliamentary consultation
2006: 10 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack near the old Central bus station in Tel Aviv
2006: Suspect in Oklahoma girl's murder blogged about depression, "dangerously weird" fantasies
2006: Greenpeace founder supports nuclear energy
2006: Rail accident in northern Greece
2006: Explosion in Tel Aviv injures at least 40, kills at least 8
2006: Sondhi may face arrest over lèse majesté allegations
2006: Still no action in standoff in Ontario town
2006: Canada confirms fifth case of Mad Cow Disease
2006: British National Party to tempt voters in May local elections
2007: A student from South Korea was identified on Tuesday as the gunman who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech university in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history
2007: A U.S. soldier went on trial in absentia in Italy on Tuesday accused of killing an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq, but his lawyer said his client would reject the court's jurisdiction
2007: More than 250,000 homes and businesses remained without power Tuesday morning after a rare spring nor'easter hit on Sunday and Monday, knocking out electric service to more than 1.3 million customers from the Carolinas to Maine and Quebec
2007: Gunman identified as Cho Seung-hui, a 23-year-old English major from South KoreaCho called a loner by university officialReasonable to assume Cho was shooter in both dorm and classroom, police sayPolice: Victims found in four classrooms, stairwell
2007: It was more like a scene from an episode of "ER" than one from a real-life hospital in a small college town. "Nobody had ever seen anything like this before," CEO for Montgomery Regional Hospital Scott Hill said. "You can never adequately prepare for this level of violence."
2007: The president of Virginia Tech on Tuesday defended authorities' initial response to shootings at two university buildings that left 33 people dead, including the gunman
2007: Israel marks Holocaust Memorial Day
2007: France knew of and told CIA about al-Qaeda hijack plans prior to 9/11
2007: Virginia Tech shooter identified, witness reports emerge
2007: St. Edwards University, Texas evacuated due to bomb threat
2007: Cricket World Cup: England vs South Africa
2007: Mayor of Nagasaki dies after being shot
2007: Football: Manchester United push past Sheffield
2007: NHL: Sens edge out Pens to take commanding 3-1 series lead
2007: Ontario may adopt new voting system
2007: NHL: Flames burn Red Wings in Calgary
2007: NHL: Rangers dominate Thrashers, lead series 3-0
2008: A suicide bomber struck a funeral in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing 50 mourners and wounding 55 in an attack that suggests militants have launched a new campaign of violence in the north
2008: Pope Benedict, celebrating a stadium Mass for 45,000 people, acknowledged on Thursday that the U.S. pedophile priests scandal caused "indescribable pain and harm" to victims but asked Catholics to love their pastors
2008: A U.S. plan to cap greenhouse gases by 2025 was dismissed as too little, too late by some delegates at 17-nation climate talks in Paris on Thursday while others welcomed it as a first firm U.S. emissions ceiling
2008: Flora Jessop used cocaine to escape long after she fled the confines of a polygamist community in Colorado City, Arizona. Her story strikes a common theme among those who have fled the fundamentalist Mormon sect that still embraces polygamy as a pathway to the highest level of heaven
2008: Eric Bogosian on writing and the creative urge
2008: All metal cladding taken off Cabot Circus Tower due to fault
2008: Bomb hurt seven police in Basque city of Bilbao
2008: Computex Preview: WiMAX, threat? opportunity?
2008: Brazilian President: not continuing to use biofuels would be a 'crime against humanity'
2008: George Bush meets with Gordon Brown
2008: Indonesia angered as nation's airlines all remain banned in EU airspace
2008: 'Expelled' producers accused of copyright violations
2008: Japan Airlines fined US$110 million for price fixing
2009: The workplace raid that netted Gerardo Arreola Gonzalez and more than 20 other illegal immigrants would normally have been the first step toward deportation. But then Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she was unaware of the Washington state raid and vowed to "get to the bottom of it." Now Arreola has a legal permit to work in the United States, and opponents of illegal immigration are furious
2009: A small plane crashed Friday in a neighborhood in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, area, the Broward County sheriff's office and the Federal Aviation Administration said
2009: President Obama doesn't have a one-on-one meeting scheduled with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, but if Chavez were to initiate a conversation, Obama would likely go along with it, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said
2009: Asexual ants discovered
2009: Anti-tax tea parties held across the USA
2009: Small plane crash in Florida destroys home
2009: Fijian regime appoints vice-president
2009: Swedish court finds administrators of The Pirate Bay guilty of contributory copyright infringement
2009: Maoist guerrilla attacks kill at least 17 on first day of Indian elections
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