Men's Feet

I guess I'm an average guy, even, ordinary. I give hygiene a hit daily washing the body overall (making sure some places are clearner than others). Of late, I've been wearing sandals a lot and didn't give them a moments thought. I noticed today after getting out of the shower that my feet were still dingy. I figured I could rub off the some of the dirt. Instead, I found rolls of skin coming off. Back into the shower, I took my wife's foot scrubber and gave my feet a good scrub.  Guys, get a pumice stone and scrub your feet on occasion. Plain washing just isn't enough.

Us vs UN and Guns

In 2011,  United States citizens (self-reported, through Gallup) reported that 47% of the popupation owned at least one firearm. Not quit half but it is still a large number of Americans with a gun. It would be interesting to see how much money is produced a year in hunting, shooting and other related activities. This would include firearms, ammunition, targets, holsters and the like. The next to consider is the people who work to manufacture these items. There are a lot of firearms made in the US but there are also firearms imported from several European countries, South America and Asia. These are also workers in those countries.To be fair, there isn't a huge number of employees making firearms and their various acssociated accessories. However, if one company shuts down, there are still going to be unemployed, hungry, uninsured people.

Now, the United Nations has taken upon itself to have personally own firearms banned in the United States. There is even a measure to register hunting firearms, as well. There is the false assumption (apparently) that the gun owning citizens in the United States are dangerous. Well, we can be dangerous but the vast majority of gun owners have never fired a gun at another human being. Those that have pointed at gun at someone did so in self-defense. The other story to gun ownership is that guns are stolen and used to committ crime. Well, that is true. I could not find any stats since 1995. At that time, the Department of Justice estimated that 29% of crimes were committed with a stolen firearm. I am sure that the number has gone up over the years with the crime rates. Again, the vast majority of gun owners go out to indoor and outdoor ranges to shoot their firearms.

Gun owning Americans do not make it a habit of walking down the street displaying guns. We, yes 'we', are a very safety conscious group that care about the safety of ourselves, our families and other citizens. We don't take our firearms and invade other countries, putting peaceful neighborhoods in peril. We don't take our firearms, group together and committ acts of genocide. Actually, the above actions are taken in other countries where the ownership of a gun is a means soley to committ crime, invade other countries and committ genocide. Those guns come from failed military complexes or by arms dealers that have nothing to do with the majority of American citizens whether they own a gun or not.

So, United Nations, leave us alone. It is as plain as that.

Gas and Yard Sales

Gas in my small neck of the wooks had dropped to $2.85 per gallon. Man, we felt like shopping and spending money, blah, blah. Today, as it so happens, my town had a citywide yardsale to get people to come to town and spend money. It worked! We had a yard sale and made a buck or two. Unfortunately, the price of gas went up $3.09 per gallon. Nearly fifteen cents over night. Must have something to do with the yardsale!

The End?

I have noticed that lately there have been a lot of TV shows about the end of the Earth. I took notice of this earlier in the year and thought it was just a passing television programers time. Now, it seems that this continuing and I am starting to feel uneasy about this trend. Are they trying to prepare us some disaster? Is the government using entertainment medis to prepare us? We know that the Doomsayers are calling for a drastic worldly change in December 2012. Makes you wonder if we should really be preparing for some event.

When you are tired of worrying about nationalized healthcare in the US, think about the end.

ObamaCare

The Supreme Court has shown us today that individual liberty does not have a place in modern America. Sure there are a few good things that are in the law that I would support. However, I don't feel that the individual should be forced to buy something it doesn't want. That is a slap in the face to all Americans who are self-sufficient. Why should we want to stand on our own two feet when we are penalized for doing so?

Sin and Evangelism

From the Christian point of view, sin is the natural order of human existence. We cannot completely avoid committing sin. Often it seems to be our destiny to sin. We have no choice. Christ taught that all men sin. Let me emphasize the word all. There are no free rides. It is a great error to believe that Christians cannot sin. You will sin!  

Don't go wasting time pointing out the sins of others. Attacking non-Christians for their sin is pointless. For the most part, they will do nothing but close their ears and not hear what you are saying. Christ said not to "cast ye your pearls before swine." Share Christ with those who willingly listen because they are drawn to the message. Standing on a street corner antagonizing passersby is not what Christ did. Why should we?

Just a few random thoughts.

Christian Duty

The Christians' duty is to God. It is not to the State, political party, or self. The Christians' duty is not to condemn, belittle, or to be fearful. Neither is it the duty of Christians to decide who is going to Hell and who isn't.