No, Mr. President!

[Normally, I don't share pictures like this or any photoshop pictures since they aren't being Christ-like, and it is ugly and painting a bad or fault picture of someone when we shouldn't do this.]

But I did want to share with you my first thought when I saw this:

No, Mr. President! There is one thing that you have not realized this. No matter what you are trying to do, but you will never be able to bind His Word. I am so thankful that God's word will never be bound even when you trying to put us in chain because we are being Bold as a Lion for Christ, and keep on sharing the Gospel, and proclaiming the true meaning of Christmas. I am sorry, Mr. President, you will never be able to put God's Word in bind or in chain. I would encourage you to read 2 Timothy 2:9b "But the word of God is not bound." "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away." Matthew 24:35


Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Say No to iPad 2!

Today, I heard on the facebook that iPad 2 is coming out, and also iPad 3 is coming out end of this year. If that follow this kind of pattern, and I wouldn't be surprise if iPad 4 will come out next spring and iPad 5 at the end of next year.

MMMM! Let us not be following after the pattern of this world wildly after those iPad. Let us be content with what we got and be thankful and keep it until its die or crashes.

I am not saying it is wrong to get an iPad, but I do believe it is greedy to get upgrade every time the new one come out. If you already do have an iPad, please be content with what you got until its crashes or die. Don't try to keep up with the Jones and the Smiths out there with all the update gadgets.

I still have old trusty Palm Pilot T-E since the end of 2004, and it is still working. I am still using it. On the downside, I can't download anything into it. When its die, then I will get something that will replace my old trusty Palm Pilot T-E.

I am still waiting for iPod Touch to come to the size of my Palm Pilot. I didn't want something smaller than my Palm Pilot. I don't want anything bigger than my Palm Pilot. I do want the one that can do all Bible translations with commentaries, Strong's, Study Bible notes, Bible Maps and many other like that, and plus I got to have dictionary in there too. Right now, I can't download my Palm Pilot anymore since it is out of date. I am thankful that it is still working!

I do know that Dell does have Streak 5", but its doesn't have that kind of memory like iPod Touch does. It does have in Palm Pilot size though. On the downside, its does cost a lot more than iPod Touch the way I see it.

On the other hand, I wish that Palm Pilot haven't discontinue this style and convert it to cell phone. I don't want cell phone kind of thing but another Palm Pilot only.

See below for the link to two of post of my blog that I wrote last year what I would love to have in my iPod Touch or iPhone.

http://boldlion.blogspot.com/2010/03/celebrating-esv-app-win-ipod-touch.html

http://boldlion.blogspot.com/2010/06/what-would-be-my-favorite-iphone-apps.html

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

The Lord of the Rings!

I want to share with you my observation of The Lord of the Rings.

I had recently watch all three of The Lord of the Rings movies. The first one was The Fellowship of the Ring. The second one was The Two Towers. The Third one was The Return of the King.

It is a very strange and interesting movies to watch. It does have a lot of violent in them. I rather be watching The Lion and the Witch and the Wardrobe which doesn't have that kind of violent in it. I really do wish that I do know how to write this, but I want to share what I have observe about the ring, and its destruction.

The Ring in that movie is an idol which was trying to lead them to destruction. Any idols in our life does lead us to destruction too. We cannot afford to have fellowship with the ring or any idols in our life.

36 They served their idols,
which became a snare to them. Psalm 106:36 ESV

We, as a believer for Christ must destroy or flee from any idol in our life before it does take over us.

14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. 1 Corinthians 10:14 ESV

5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5 ESV

21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. 1 John 5:21 ESV

I am glad that they did destroy the Ring. We all do need to destroy any idol in our life with Christ's help. We can't do this alone. We can do nothing apart from Christ.
Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

My View on Yoga!

I am aware of all the uproar what Albert Mohler wrote about Yoga and his view about it. I too agree with him in this case. But I did like to share with you about my view as well.

Back in the late '80 or early '90, I never had heard of yoga until I had been reading one of the Frank E. Peretti's books. I don't remembered which one it was. It is either This Present Darkness or Piercing the Darkness. In that book, Frank had written about yoga, and I didn't like that kind of evil spiritual relaxing idea of yoga the way they were sitting in special positions and meditating. It was too creepy for me to even think about it. Also I felt like that they would try to hypnotize you during your relaxing time of your own meditation into their kind of evil meditation into your mind. This is what scare me the most to even think about that. So therefore, I never like the thought of yoga and the purpose of yoga. I still do not like it even to today.

Why should we mixed yoga which is strange kind of meditation idea into our godly meditation? We shouldn't intermarriage both kind meditation together. We can only serve one God and not serve both. We all need to guard our heart, mind, and soul for Christ Alone and only for Him.

Let look into the Bible how we should meditated on His Word. There are a lot in the book of Psalm. I will quote some from New American Standard Bible (NASB), but the rest will be English Standard Version (ESV). First, let look at Joshua 1:8 and then rest of the Psalms.

8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Joshua 1:8 ESV

1 :1 Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree (firmly)
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers. Psalm 1:1-3 ESV (I had memorized this in NASB which will use the word "firmly" see above.)

4 Tremble, and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Psalm 4:4 NASB

4 One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the LORD
And to meditate in His temple. Psalm 27:4 NASB

6 when I remember you upon my bed,
and meditate on you in the watches of the night; Psalm 63:6 ESV

3 When I remember God, I moan;
when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah Psalm 77:3 ESV

6 I said, “Let me remember my song in the night;
let me meditate in my heart.”
Then my spirit made a diligent search: Psalm 77:6 ESV

12 I will ponder all your work,
and meditate on your mighty deeds. Psalm 77:12 ESV

15 I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways. Psalm 119:15 ESV

23 Even though princes sit plotting against me,
your servant will meditate on your statutes. Psalm 119:23 ESV

27 Make me understand the way of your precepts,
and I will meditate on your wondrous works. Psalm 119:27 ESV

48 I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love,
and I will meditate on your statutes. Psalm 119:48 ESV

78 Let the insolent be put to shame,
because they have wronged me with falsehood;
as for me, I will meditate on your precepts. Psalm 119:78 ESV

5 I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all that you have done;
I ponder the work of your hands. Psalm 143:5 ESV

5 On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. Psalm 145:5 ESV

We can meditate on His Word as we are eating His Word, driving, waiting, sleeping, walking, and jogging. When we exercise, we can meditate on His Word without that yoga kind of idea.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Lost Changes!

This early afternoon, I lost some changes from my pants pocket and did have hole in the abnormal place (not at the corner of the pocket or not at the hem of the pocket). But I did pray for those who find it will be bless with the lost changes and come to know Christ. The Lord is in control of every thing. He is so good.

I thought it was odd for me to give thanks to the Lord for the lost changes that I lost and praying for those who will find it will be bless with the lost changes and to come to know Christ. How often do we pray for something like that? It just blew my mind away when I realized that I was praying for something like that which is very odd for me.

It is so easy to be praying for our friends, and for ourselves, and for our country, and others normal things to pray for.

I do thanks the Lord every time when I find some lost changes every where I go. We all do need to thanks the Lord that we lost some changes that will bless others in time of need.

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

A Perfect Church!

I just had come home from supper, and eating His Word, and studying Bible Doctrine by Wayne Grudem, Chapter 26 "The Nature of the Church" for Tuesday Morning Theology Breakfast. I am learning a lot in this book!

That chapter did remind me of the statement that I had made on Aug 6th, 2005 on the way to the wedding to Asheboro with Tim and Carol, "There isn't going to be a perfect church on this earth until we meet at Jesus' feet." I never had forgotten that statement that I had made right out of my mouth. This is so true.

I am so thankful for Christ Baptist Church of Wilson that does preach His Word! We all need to be in a church where the Word is being preach, and where we can be eating His Word too.

What kind of church should we be part of? This book can tell you the different between true church and false church. All of us need to be involve with a true church.

This chapter identified with:
How can we recognize a true church?
What are the purpose of the church?
What makes a church more or less pleasing to God?

It also listed the "Marks" of the Church (Distinguishing Characteristics).

I would also encourage you all to get this book and learn a lot from this. It is a very easy reading and challenging too. You will need to have a Bible to go with it to fully understand the whole thing. I am so thankful for this wonderful book. The most of all is His Word that is the Bible that we all need to be eating His Word!

Hungry to eat His Word,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Encourage One Another!

This computer have a mind of its own! "**" is space for space between paragraphs which this computer wouldn't let me for some reason!

A true real friend encourage one another! A friend who doesn't encourage one another is not a true friend but call a "friend". We all need to encourage one another! Pray for those who are down and encourage those who are down. No encouragement does dry up the bone. I had been there and experiencing it at the moment. **

We all need a true friend that will continue to be faithful to encourage one another. Especially those who are older single without kids, like me who are in the 40's who have no other fellowship outside of the church family gathering fellowship with one another. Of course, I am in the wonderful fellowship with my wonderful church family on Sunday and Wednesday night. I am always so thankful for them and always looking forward for Sunday and Wednesday night and other special time that we get together such as (1st and 3rd) Tuesday Morning Theology Breakfast, and First Tuesday night for Grace Group. The Lord is so good to me for a wonderful godly church family. Yet, I do long for wonderful godly fellowship and fun time with one another on the other days as well and outside of the church fellowship gathering together. **

Facebook and email are wonderful to have, but we need a real true fellowship with one another without this technology. We can't be a hermit and stay at home and depend on this technology to communicate with a friend online. Without fellowship or invitation to be with someone, it is so easy to be hook on Facebook and email. I always look forward to get email from someone that would encourage me. **

I am deaf but oral educated (can talk) and also brought up in the hearing world and not in the deaf world is also hard for me because my hearing friends doesn't call me as they would call their hearing friends. I am thankful for email for better communicate. Also thankful for cell phone that does text message which I learned how to used it this week. The Lord is so good to me. **

Having pets are wonderful too because they do comfort you. But it isn't the same thing as being with godly friends that you can have fun, or fellowship, or talk about what you are studying, or learning as you are eating His Word. Anselm, my wonderful kitty-cat loves to get on my lap to sleep, or kneed on me, or have me to rub her. Right now, she is on my lap, and it is hard to type when she is on my lap. She is my baby. **

I don't want to point finger at any one, but this is what I have observe. Marriage couple invite another marriage couple for lunch, supper, or special fellowship. They rarely invite single person. This does hurt a lot. Yet, single do long for fellowship with one another. Marriage couple with small children invite another marriage couple with small children for fellowship with one another. I am without husband or child(ren). How can I plug in fellowship with one another? I do have a lot of marriage friends than I do have single friends. Not many singles at my age range in the 40's. I do long for double date or a blind date also providing he is a true believer for Christ.**

If I am wrong about this, please point it out to me where I am wrong. This is what I had been experiencing. I know that I am not "Nobody!" I am a child of God who is hungry for fellowship with one another, and hungry to share, or talk to someone what I had learned as I am eating His Word, or what I had learned as I am reading a wonderful book. **

Please do encourage one another especially to those who are single or those who are down. **

Let read some of the passage from the Bible: **

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1 ESV

that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. Romans 1:12 ESV

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 ESV

that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, Colossians 2:2 ESV

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing... And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 14 ESV

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. Hebrews 10:23-25 ESV

Let encourage and fellowship with one another for Christ!

Hungry to eat His Word,

'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Sudoku!

Have you ever play Sudoku?

I have, and I am getting addicted to that. I started this year on that and look forward to that every day (expect for Sunday) in the Wilson Daily Times newspaper. I do plead guilty on that.

It is amazing how we can be so addicted to a lot of other things such as Sudoku, but His Word.

I know that we all need to be addicted to His Word and always continue to look forward to studying His Word, meditating on His Word, memorizing His Word, and eating His Word daily. I have failed on that times to times.

We all need to hold each other accountable what we are doing in our lives.

I need to be eating His Word more daily! I am not eating enough.

I did like to share my pastor's blog online: Nibbling and Feasting

Let us be feasting on His Word!
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving!

We should all be thankful for Jesus who died on the cross for our sin. Without Him, we are nothing. I am so thankful for Him and His Word that I can eat (Jeremiah 15:16).

I am also so thankful for a wonderful body of believers in my wonderful church family, Christ Baptist Church of Wilson that does help each other and encourage each other to focus on Him Alone and eating His Word.

I am thankful for my wonderful pastor, Justin, who is hungry to eat His Word and preach His Word (2 Timothy 4:2). We all need a pastor that does preach the Word and eating His Word.

I am so thankful for Christian biography of the other Christian that is either living or had been dead for a long time. Reading their book does help me to put my trust in Christ Alone and see their joy in Him. It does encourage me to read about their faith in Him and their struggle to fight for the joy in Him. John Piper would recommend this for you to read the Christian biography (autobiography) of Jonathan Edwards, D L Moody, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and many wonderful men and women who fought for the joy of Him. (I am currently reading When I don’t desire God by John Piper. See my other post about this book.)

I am so thankful for this country that was founded to be a Christian nation, and we have the freedom of speech and religion.

There are so many to be thankful for! Christ Alone is the main thing that we are to be thankful for.

Of course, I am thankful for chocolate too! Do I need to plead guilty for that part?

I am thankful for our health.

I am thankful for my family and Mama and Daddy.

Another thing is to be thankful for is my ISP that is dial up which is better than nothing! Please do pray that I will be able to get DSL or roadrunner soon (sooner would be better than soon).

Thankful for a job in Raleigh although I do want to get a job in Wilson, so that I don't have to drive a long way to work. Having a job is a lot better than no job.

I am thankful for my furry children too!

Can you list something that you are thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving to you all,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion

Breaking English rules on Capitalization

Last year on Sept 8, I wrote this journal for my English class at Wilson Community College. I want to share this with you all. It is about breaking English rules on Capitalization. I am updating this journal and editing it. (I got a lot to learn how to write in perfect English.)

I am really picky about capitalization. In some case, I will break the English rules because I do strongly believe some things should be capitalized at all time.

When I read about Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost, I prefer that the antecedents of pronouns should be capitalized. Why? Because when I read it, I will know who is about -- Jesus, God, and Holy Spirit and other name that does refer to Him and not someone else that shouldn’t be capitalized in the pronoun. And another reason is to give Him the glory.

You will see that in the New King James’ Version (NKJV), New American Standard Bible (NASB) or the updated NASB and some others translations will have that. Not all translations will do that such as King James’ Version (KJV) New International Version (NIV), and English Standard Version (ESV) and many other translations. ESV is one of the new ones. (ESV is one of my favorite translation even though they don't capitalize.)

When I find a new translation, the first thing, I look for is the capitalization of the pronouns of antecedents of Jesus, God and Holy Spirit. Also I do look to see if it’s also hold the true meaning instead of being too loose from its means.

In music worship, I love it when they do capitalize the pronouns of Jesus, God, and Holy Spirit. I have found some that didn't do it, and I did wish it did.

When I write about Jesus, God and Holy Spirit, I always capitalized the antecedents of the pronoun. I will never lower the standard of who He is.

Open but Lock!

I don't know how to write this, but I do want you all to ponder what came to your mind as you read this. A lot of thoughts came to my mind as I saw this happened.

The other day, I was shopping at Harris Teeter getting buy one and get one free dog food. I had to get this special bargain since I do have 3 large dogs (1 AKC Golden Retriever and 2 part lab dogs) to feed. While I was putting 4 bags of dog food in my SUV, I was observing a nice looking convertible car. The lady got out of her convertible, and her top were down, and as she was leaving the car, she locked the door with the remote key. I thought that was odd to lock the door when anyone can jump into her convertible that is open.

As I was thinking about this, I thought a lot of things not counting the convertible but in my life. For instance about being open but really lock (or on guard) in my life. I know this is something for us to think about.

In Christ Alone,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion