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HE is the only one that can save
this country from the people that want him removed from the government. Our
great nation will not stand if we delete HIM from all aspects of our government
as the atheists want.
The Pastor has guts!!
Hugh C. Rowland
Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs
A
very interesting analogy that is worth reading.
"Food for thought!!"
"To: Edwards, Jill (student, UW)
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This is an easy test, you score 100 or zero. It's your choice. If you aren't
ashamed to do this, please follow the directions.
Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my
Father."
Not ashamed Pass this URL on .. Only if you mean it.
Yes, I do Love God.
"He is my source of existence and Savior. He keeps me functioning each and
everyday. Without Him, I will be nothing. Without Him, I am nothing but with Him
I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me." Phil 4:13
This is the simplest test. If you Love God, and are not ashamed of all the
marvelous things he has done for you.
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Thought you might enjoy this interesting prayer given in
Kansas at the opening session of their Senate.
It seems prayer still upsets some people. When Minister Joe Wright was asked to
open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual
generalities, but this is what they heard:
"Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek
your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says,' Woe to those who call evil
good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual
equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it
the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our
unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it
justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building
self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our
neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with
profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed
the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search
us, Oh, God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us
free. Amen!" The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked out
during the prayer in protest. In 6 short weeks, Central Christian Church, where
Rev. Wright is pastor, logged more than 5,000 phone calls with only 47 of those
calls responding negatively. The church is now receiving international requests
for copies of this prayer from India Africa and Korea.
Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, "The Rest of the
Story," and received a larger response to this program than any other he has
ever aired. With the LORD's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and
wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called" one nation
under God." If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends. "If you
don't stand for something, you will fall for everything." Think about this: If
you forward this prayer to everyone on your e-mail list, in less than 30 days it
would be heard by the world.
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"INTRO by John Kinney RMRS/USDAFS on 12/17/2002"
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"From a Military Doctor"
I am a doctor specializing in Emergency Medicine in
the Emergency Departments of the only two military Level One-trauma centers.
They are both in San Antonio, TX and they care for civilian Emergencies as well
as military personnel. San Antonio has the largest military retiree population
in the world living here, because of the location of these two large military
medical centers. As a military doctor in training for my specialty, I work long
hours and the pay is less than glamorous.
One tends to become jaded by the long hours, lack of sleep, food, family
contact and the endless parade of human suffering passing before you. The
arrival of another ambulance does not mean more pay, only more work. Most often,
it is a victim from a motor! vehicle crash. Often it is a person of dubious
character who has been shot or stabbed. With our large military retiree
population, it is often a nursing home patient. Even with my enlisted service
and minimal combat experience in Panama, prior to medical school, I have caught
myself groaning when the ambulance brought in yet another sick, elderly person
from one of the local retirement centers that cater to military retirees. I had
not stopped to think of what citizens of this age group represented.
I saw "Saving Private Ryan." I was touched deeply. Not so much by the carnage in
the first 30 minutes, but by the sacrifices of so many. I was touched most by
the scene of the elderly survivor at the graveside, asking his wife if he'd been
a good man. I realized that I had seen these same men and women coming through
my Emergency Dept. and had not realized what magnificent sacrifices they had !
made. The things they did for me and everyone else that has lived on this planet
since the end of that conflict are priceless.
Situation permitting, I now try to ask my patients about their
experiences. They would never bring up the subject without the inquiry. I have
been privileged to an amazing array of experiences, recounted in the brief
minutes allowed in an Emergency Dept. encounter. These experiences have revealed
the incredible individuals I have had the honor of serving in a medical
capacity, many on their last admission to the hospital.
There was a frail, elderly woman who reassured my young enlisted medic,
trying to start an IV line in her arm. She remained calm and poised, despite her
illness and the multiple needle-sticks into her fragile veins. She was what we
call a "hard stick." As the medic made another attempt, I noticed a number
tattooed across her forearm. I touched it ! with one finger and looked into her
eyes. She simply said "Auschwitz." Many of later generations would have loudly
and openly berated the young medic in his many attempts. How different was the
response from this person who'd seen unspeakable suffering.
Also, there was this lone retired Colonel, who as a young officer had
parachuted from his burning plane over a Pacific Island held by the Japanese.
Now an octogenarian, his head cut in a fall at home where he lived alone. His CT
scan and suturing had been delayed until after midnight by the usual parade of
high priority ambulance patients. Still spry for his age, he asked to use the
phone to call a taxi, to take him home, then he realized his ambulance had
brought him without his wallet. He asked if he could use the phone to make a
long distance call to his daughter who lived 7 miles away. With great pride we
told him that he could not, ! as he'd done enough for his country and the least
we could do was get him a taxi home, even if we had to pay for it ourselves. My
only regret was that my shift wouldn't end for several hours, and I couldn't
drive him myself.
I was there the night MSgt. Roy Benavidez came through the Emergency
Dept. for the last time. He was very sick. I was not the doctor taking care of
him, but I walked to his bedside and took his hand. I said nothing. He was so
sick, he didn't know I was there. I'd read his Congressional Medal of Honor
citation and wanted to shake his hand. He died a few days later. The gentleman
who served with Merrill's Marauders, the survivor of the Bataan Death March, the
survivor of Omaha Beach, the 101 year old World War I veteran, the former POW
held in frozen North Korea, the former Special Forces medic - now with
non-operable liver cancer, the former Viet Nam Corps Commander. I ! remember
these citizens.
I may still groan when yet another ambulance comes in, but now I am much
more aware of what an honor it is to serve these particular men and women. I am
angered at the cut backs, implemented and proposed, that will continue to decay
their meager retirement benefits.
I see the President and Congress who would turn their back on these
individuals, who've sacrificed so much to protect our liberty. I see later
generations that seem to be totally engrossed in abusing these same liberties,
won with such sacrifice.
It has become my personal endeavor, to make the nurses and young enlisted
medics aware of these amazing individuals when I encounter them in our Emergency
Dept. Their response to these particular citizens has made Me think that perhaps
all is not lost in the next generation.
My experiences have solidified my belief that we are losing an incredible
generation, and this nation knows not what it is losing. Our uncaring government
and ungrateful civilian populace should all take note. We should all remember
that we must "Earn this."
Written By CPT. Stephen R. Ellison, M.D.
( If you send this story along to friends, please include the author's name.
Thank you! )
DON MILLER
donlumil@mindspring.com
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Since I received this over the Internet I can not vouch
for its authenticity, but it remains a good read. Hugh Rowland
This letter was written by Charles Grennel and his comrades who are veterans of
the Global War On Terror. Grennel is an Army Reservist who spent two years in
Iraq and was a principal in putting together the first Iraq elections in January
of 2005. It was written to Jill Edwards, a student at the University of
Washington , who did not want to honor Medal of Honor winner USMC Colonel Greg
Boyington. Miss. Edwards and other students (and faculty) do not think those who
serve in the U.S. armed services are good role models.
Subject: Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs
Miss. Edwards, I read of your "student activity" regarding the proposed
memorial to Col. Greg Boyington, USMC and a Medal of Honor winner. I suspect you
will receive a bellyful of angry e-mails from conservative folks like me. You
may be too young to appreciate fully the sacrifices of generations of servicemen
and servicewomen on whose shoulders you and your fellow students stand. I
forgive you for the untutored ways of youth and your naivete.
It may be that you are, simply, a sheep. There's no dishonor in being a sheep -
as long as you know and accept what you are.
William J. Bennett, in a lecture to the United States Naval Academy on November
24, 1997 said: "Most of the people in our society are sheep. They are kind,
gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident." We may
well be in the most violent times in history but violence is still remarkably
rare. This is because most citizens are kind, decent people who are not capable
of hurting each other except by accident or under extreme provocation. They are
sheep.
Then there are the wolves and the wolves feed on the sheep without mercy. Do
you believe there are wolves out there who will feed on the flock without mercy?
You'd better believe it. There are evil men in this world and they are capable
of evil deeds. The moment you forget that or pretend it is not so, you become a
sheep. There is no safety in denial.
Then there are sheepdogs and I'm a sheepdog. I live to protect the flock and
confront the wolf. If you have no capacity for violence, then you are a healthy
productive citizen, a sheep. If you have a capacity for violence and no empathy
for your fellow citizens, then you have defined an aggressive sociopath, a wolf.
But what if you have a capacity for violence and a deep love for your fellow
citizens? What do you have then? A sheepdog - a warrior - someone who is walking
the uncharted path - someone who can walk into the heart of darkness, into the
universal human phobia, and walk out unscathed.
We know that the sheep live in denial; that is what makes them sheep. They do
not want to believe that there is evil in the world. They can accept the fact
that fires can happen - which is why they want fire extinguishers, fire
sprinklers, fire alarms, and fire exits throughout their kids' schools. But many
of them are outraged at the idea of putting an armed police officer in their
kids school. Our children are thousands of times more likely to be killed or
seriously injured by school violence than fire, but the sheep's only response to
the possibility of violence is denial. The idea of someone coming to kill or
harm their child is just too hard and so they choose the path of denial.
The sheep generally do not like the sheepdog. He looks a lot like the wolf; he
has fangs and the capacity for violence. The difference, though, is that the
sheepdog must not, cannot, and will not ever harm the sheep. Any sheepdog who
intentionally harms the lowliest little lamb will be punished and removed. The
world cannot work any other way - at least not in a representative democracy or
a republic such as ours.
Still, the sheepdog disturbs the sheep. He is a constant reminder that there
are wolves in the land. They would prefer that he didn't tell them where to go,
or give them traffic tickets, or stand at the ready in our airports in
camouflage fatigues holding an M-16. The sheep would much rather have the
sheepdog cash in his fangs, spray paint himself white, and go "Baa." Until the
wolf shows up. Then the entire flock tries desperately to hide behind one lonely
sheepdog.
The students, the victims, at Columbine High School were big, tough high school
students and, under ordinary circumstances, they would not have had the time of
day for a police officer. They were not bad kids; they just had nothing to say
to a cop. When the school was under attack, however, and SWAT teams were
clearing the rooms and hallways, the officers had to physically peel those
clinging, sobbing kids off of them.
This is how the little lambs feel about their sheepdog when the wolf is at the
door. Look at what happened after September 11, 2001 when the wolf pounded hard
on the door. Remember how America , more than ever before, felt differently
about their law enforcement officers and military personnel? Understand that
there is nothing morally superior about being a sheepdog; it
is just what you choose to be.
Also understand that a sheepdog is a funny critter: he is always sniffing
around out on the perimeter, checking the breeze, barking at things that go bump
in the night, and yearning for a righteous battle. That is, the young sheepdogs
yearn for a righteous battle. The old sheepdogs are a little older and wiser but
they move to the sound of the guns when needed, right along with the young ones.
Here is how the sheep and the sheepdog think differently. The sheep pretend the
wolf will never come but the sheepdog lives for that day.
After the attacks on September 11, 2001, most of the sheep - that is, most
citizens in America - said, "Thank God I wasn't on one of those planes." The
sheepdogs, the warriors, said, "Dear God, I wish I could have been on one of
those planes. Maybe I could have made a difference." You want to be able to make
a difference. There is nothing morally superior about the sheepdog, the warrior,
but he does have one real advantage - only one - and that is that he is able to
survive and thrive in an environment that destroys 98 percent of the population.
There was research conducted a few years ago with individuals convicted of
violent crimes. These cons were in prison for serious, predatory crimes of
violence: assaults, murders, and the killing of law enforcement officers. The
vast majority said that they specifically targeted victims by body language:
slumped walk, passive behavior, and lack of awareness. They chose their victims
like big cats do in Africa when they select one out of the herd that is least
able to protect itself. Some people may be destined to be sheep and others might
be genetically primed to be wolves or sheepdogs.
But I believe that most people can choose which one they want to be, and I'm
proud to say that more and more Americans are choosing to become sheepdogs.
Seven months after the attack on September 11, 2001, Todd Beamer was honored in
his hometown of Cranbury , New Jersey . Todd, as you recall, was the man on
Flight 93 over Pennsylvania who called on his cell phone to alert an operator at
United Airlines about the hijacking. When they learned of the other three
passenger planes that had been used as weapons, Todd and the other passengers
confronted the terrorist hijackers. In one hour, a transformation occurred among
the passengers - athletes, business people, and parents - from sheep to
sheepdogs and, together, they fought the wolves, ultimately saving an unknown
number of lives on the ground.
"There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil
men." ~ Edmund Burke.
Here is the point I like to emphasize, especially to the thousands of police
officers and soldiers I speak to each year. In nature, the sheep - real sheep -
are born as sheep. Sheepdogs are born that way and so are wolves. They didn't
have a choice.
But you are not a critter. As a human being, you can be whatever you want to
be. It is a conscious, moral decision. If you want to be a sheep, then you can
be a sheep and that is okay, but you must understand the price you pay. When the
wolf comes, you and your loved ones are going to die if there is not a sheepdog
there to protect you. If you want to be a wolf, you can be one, but the
sheepdogs are going to hunt you down and you will never have rest, safety,
trust, or love.
But if you want to be a sheepdog and walk the warrior's path, then you must
make a conscious and moral decision every day to dedicate, equip, and prepare
yourself to thrive in that toxic, corrosive moment when the wolf comes knocking
at the door.
This business of being a sheep or a sheepdog is not a yes-no dichotomy. It is
not an all-or-nothing, either-or choice. It is a matter of degrees, a continuum.
On one end is an abject, head-in-the-sand sheep and, on the other end, is the
ultimate warrior. Few people exist completely on one end or the other. Most of
us live somewhere in between. Since 9-11, almost everyone in America took a step
up that continuum, away from denial. The sheep took a few steps toward accepting
and appreciating their warriors, and the warriors started taking their job more
seriously.
It's okay to be a sheep but do not kick the sheepdog. Indeed, the sheepdog may
just run a little harder, strive to protect a little better, and be fully
prepared to pay an ultimate price in battle and spirit - with the sheep moving
from "baa" to "thanks."
We do not call for gifts or freedoms beyond our lot. We just need a small pat
on the head, a smile, and a thank you to fill the emotional tank which is
drained protecting the sheep. And when our number is called by the Almighty and
day retreats into night, a small prayer before the heavens just may be in order
to say thanks for letting you continue to be a sheep. And be grateful for the
thousands - millions - of American sheepdogs who permit you the freedom to
express even bad ideas.
"THE MAN IN THE GLASS"
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For it isn't your father, or mother, or wife whose judgment upon you must pass,
the fellow whose verdict counts most in your life is the one staring back from
the glass.
Some people might think you're a straight shooting chum and call you a
'wonderful guy', but the man in the glass thinks you're a bum if you can't look
him straight in the eye.
He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest, for he's with you clear to
the end, and you've passed your most difficult test if the guy in the glass is
your friend.
You may fool the whole world, down the pathway of years and get pats on the back
as you pass. But your final reward will be heartaches and tears, if you've
cheated the Man in the Glass.
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