Aleister Crowley was a Coward!

I just saw this video on YouTube and wanted to post it here. I'm familiar with the name Aleister Crowley, (ok, the video has it typed Crowler in the title, but it is actually Crowley) since I've studied a bit about spiritual warfare; though I don't know a lot about him. I just know he is 'big name' in satanism, and wrote a book about it. This video is by Fellowship of the Martyrs, it's just over 6 minutes long.

20 Years of Linux

I just ran across this video on a Debian blog I visit on occasion. It runs just a little over 3 minutes. It brought back a few memories. I've only been using Linux for slightly over 2 years, but I do remember hearing about it in the early to mid 1990's. I won't re-hash what I said in my post back when I made the switch, so here's the video and the Youtube link is below it, in case you prefer to watch it directly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ocq6_3-nEw&feature=player_embedded

Super True Stories (satire) on John Calvin

I saw this video on a blog I follow, and I thought it was really funny, lol funny in fact. It's a little over 5 minutes long.

After pulling up the video link on YouTube I found the author's blog -- so here's the link to the whole article that goes with the video.

Don't we ALL need a Savior ?

I know, I haven't posted a message here in several months. I've actually made notes for myself with at least a couple of web articles to blog about, but they're the sort of article that would take a bit of time to say what I want to say. (i.e. research, looking up scripture, etc.) Some blog posts can take a couple of hours or so to put together, and if I have something else I'm working on or reading I'll just put it on my 'to blog' list.

In addition, I've started another blog , though I haven't posted a lot on there, either. I started that blog because I thought it might be a better place to put the things of a more political nature. In some respects they both deal with truth vs lies, so in that respect it relates to spiritual warfare and the lines may get a bit blurry sometimes.

However, I was just reading this article titled Baptist leader says Weiner needs Jesus . And as I was reading the article, I read a line that said: There’s also some shock value in Mohler’s statement, since a number of Americans are uncomfortable with the idea of a Christian leader telling a Jewish person to follow Jesus. And I remembered, that used to be one of my 'stumbling blocks' to becoming a believer! I had (and have) some Jewish friends, and it was sort of understood that it was somehow impossible for them to be Christians, too.

I have since become a Christian believer, and also realize that when one says they're Jewish it frequently refers to their ethnic background rather than a belief in Judaism, the religion. I think it would be similar to being called a Hebrew 2000 years ago, though I'm not sure of all of the distinctions.

In addition, I have to admit that I don't follow the news closely enough that I'd even heard of the whole brouhaha with Rep. Weiner until someone asked my opinion and I had to confess I had no idea what he was talking about. I now know enough of the story that I don't need any more details. However, on the topic of salvation and the need to be 'born again', I have a definite opinion. We all need a Savior! He (Jesus) was what I was searching for, for many years, but I didn't know it then.

Since I happen to have a printed copy of the Jewish New Testament (translation by David H. Stern), I'll end with this bit of scripture: For I am not ashamed of the Good News, since it is God's powerful means of bringing salvation to everyone who keeps on trusting, to the Jew especially, but equally to the Gentile. For in it is revealed how God makes people righteous in his sight; and from the beginning to end it is through trust -- as the Tanakh puts it, But the person who is righteous will live his life by trust. Romans 1:16-17.