This article from The Salvation Army - Southern Territory - Released 6 November 2009
http://uss.salvationarmy.org/uss/www_uss.nsf
SALVATION ARMY PROVIDES PASTORAL CARE AT FORT HOOD
The Salvation Army is responding this morning to an urgent request from the State of Texas to report to Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas, site of the tragic shooting incident of Thursday afternoon, to provide pastoral care and counseling to first responders, family members and children affected by this horrific tragedy.
Salvation Army Officer from Waco, Texas, Captain Russell Czajkowski, a former United States Marine, will be overseeing The Salvation Army’s pastoral response efforts on site with direction from Major James Taylor, The Salvation Army’s Divisional Secretary for Texas.
The Salvation Army is answering the call immediately and will report to the base to provide spiritual care today and through the weekend from 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Salvation Army has a long history of meeting not only physical needs of people in the aftermath of tragic events, but also emotional and spiritual needs.
“We are honored to answer this call and to provide what comfort and counseling we can to our brothers and sisters during the aftermath of this horrific day,” said Major James Taylor. ---end
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May God show Himself mightily to all involved in this tragic incident. Our hearts and prayers go first naturally to those who lost loved ones, the wounded, the men and women of Fort Hood, and their families. Next although harder to do, I am reminded that Jesus said to love our enemies and even pray for those who persecute us, so although it is not natural to do, I agree I must also remember Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan in prayer that he might have a true encounter with the One True God through the person of Jesus Christ.
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Songbook Song 415 "From every stain made clean"
Read carefully and meditate on these fantastic promises and declarations from our Salvation Army Songbook written by Herbert Howard Booth ...
1. From every stain made clean, From every sin set free;
O blessed Lord, this is the gift That thou hast promised me.
And pressing through the past Of failure, fault and fear,
Before thy cross my soul I cast, And dare to leave it there.
2. From thee I would not hide My sin, because of fear
What men may think; I hate my pride. And as I am appear,
Just as I am, O Lord, Not what I'm thought to be,
Just as I am, a struggling soul For life and liberty.
3. While in thy light I stand, My heart, I seem to see,
Has failed to take from thy own hand The gifts it offers me.
O Lord, thy plenteous grace, Thy wisdom and thy power,
I here proclaim, before thy face, Can keep me every hour.
4. Upon the altar here I lay my treasure down;
I only want to have thee near, King of my heart to crown.
The fire doth surely burn My every selfish claim;
And while from them to thee I turn, I trust in thy great name.
5. A heart by blood made clean In every wish and thought,
A heart that by God's power has been Into subjection brought,
To walk, to weep, to sing, Within the light of Heaven;
This is the blessing, Saviour-King, That thou to me hast given.
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1. From every stain made clean, From every sin set free;
O blessed Lord, this is the gift That thou hast promised me.
And pressing through the past Of failure, fault and fear,
Before thy cross my soul I cast, And dare to leave it there.
2. From thee I would not hide My sin, because of fear
What men may think; I hate my pride. And as I am appear,
Just as I am, O Lord, Not what I'm thought to be,
Just as I am, a struggling soul For life and liberty.
3. While in thy light I stand, My heart, I seem to see,
Has failed to take from thy own hand The gifts it offers me.
O Lord, thy plenteous grace, Thy wisdom and thy power,
I here proclaim, before thy face, Can keep me every hour.
4. Upon the altar here I lay my treasure down;
I only want to have thee near, King of my heart to crown.
The fire doth surely burn My every selfish claim;
And while from them to thee I turn, I trust in thy great name.
5. A heart by blood made clean In every wish and thought,
A heart that by God's power has been Into subjection brought,
To walk, to weep, to sing, Within the light of Heaven;
This is the blessing, Saviour-King, That thou to me hast given.
Live holy, preach Jesus!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Life speeding up? Slow down.
Just passing this on for my soldier & officer friends as we approach the busy and holy time of Christmas. With all the extra Salvation Army duties I thought this was appropriate.
This was taken from an email "Church leaders intelligence report".
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When Things Speed Up, Leaders Should Slow Down
Leadership development consultant Brad Lomenick suggests that when facing times of great intensity and pressure, leaders should:
Always over-communicate.
Be methodical and calm, not intense and short.
List out priorities, so as to not be overwhelmed by the small things that seem to be incredibly urgent, but really aren’t.
Seek out quiet moments for prayer, reflection and thinking. During times of pressure, that is when we need those quiet moments the most.
Resist the urge to let things slide or just settle for something average because of the pressure to get it done. Keep your standards and levels of excellence at their highest—don’t compromise.
Brad Lomenick, On the Journey
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Live holy, preach Jesus!
This was taken from an email "Church leaders intelligence report".
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When Things Speed Up, Leaders Should Slow Down
Leadership development consultant Brad Lomenick suggests that when facing times of great intensity and pressure, leaders should:
Always over-communicate.
Be methodical and calm, not intense and short.
List out priorities, so as to not be overwhelmed by the small things that seem to be incredibly urgent, but really aren’t.
Seek out quiet moments for prayer, reflection and thinking. During times of pressure, that is when we need those quiet moments the most.
Resist the urge to let things slide or just settle for something average because of the pressure to get it done. Keep your standards and levels of excellence at their highest—don’t compromise.
Brad Lomenick, On the Journey
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Live holy, preach Jesus!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A pro-life praise report of God touching lives
Just a great report of a Planned Parenthood leader who converts to a pro-life position and resigns after watching the ultrasound of an abortion. She said, “I just thought I can’t do this anymore, and it was just like a flash that hit me and I thought that’s it.” - God is good!
I had a problem with adding the video here, so to see the original news site just click this link for the story...
http://www.breitbart.tv/planned-parenthood-leader-resigns-after-watching-ultrasound-of-abortion-procedure/
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Update... Here is more of the story from http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=752102
The director of Planned Parenthood in Bryan, Texas, has resigned after a spiritual experience.
Abby Johnson spoke with local television station KBTX and said she threw in the towel after viewing a sonogram of an unborn baby in September. It was that moment that brought the former director to a realization. "I can't do this anymore," she remembers thinking. "It was just like a flash that hit me, and I thought, 'That's it.'"
Johnson worked at Planned Parenthood for eight years, two of which she spent as director. She says the organization was changing, and that was something she realized when she was instructed to get more abortions to the facility, apparently for financial reasons. This was something she could not do because she felt that God changed her heart.
"I feel so pure in heart. I don't have this guilt," she is relieved to report. "I don't have this burden on me anymore, and that's how I know that this conversion was a spiritual conversion." Johnson adds that she now supports the Brazos Vally Coalition for Life and other volunteers to pray with the group at the Planned Parenthood, just as volunteers in the past had prayed for the babies' lives. She is also encouraging them to pray for a change in the heart of Planned Parenthood's employees.
Associated Press is reporting today that Planned Parenthood has filed a temporary injunction to prevent Johnson from teaming up with the Coalition for Life to release records from her eight years of work at the clinic. Johnson says she never planned to release the records.
Shawn Carney, director of the Brazos Valley Coalition for Life, says Johnson experienced "a religious change of mind or change of heart and it has nothing to do with documents."
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Live holy, preach Jesus!
I had a problem with adding the video here, so to see the original news site just click this link for the story...
http://www.breitbart.tv/planned-parenthood-leader-resigns-after-watching-ultrasound-of-abortion-procedure/
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Update... Here is more of the story from http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=752102
The director of Planned Parenthood in Bryan, Texas, has resigned after a spiritual experience.
Abby Johnson spoke with local television station KBTX and said she threw in the towel after viewing a sonogram of an unborn baby in September. It was that moment that brought the former director to a realization. "I can't do this anymore," she remembers thinking. "It was just like a flash that hit me, and I thought, 'That's it.'"
Johnson worked at Planned Parenthood for eight years, two of which she spent as director. She says the organization was changing, and that was something she realized when she was instructed to get more abortions to the facility, apparently for financial reasons. This was something she could not do because she felt that God changed her heart.
"I feel so pure in heart. I don't have this guilt," she is relieved to report. "I don't have this burden on me anymore, and that's how I know that this conversion was a spiritual conversion." Johnson adds that she now supports the Brazos Vally Coalition for Life and other volunteers to pray with the group at the Planned Parenthood, just as volunteers in the past had prayed for the babies' lives. She is also encouraging them to pray for a change in the heart of Planned Parenthood's employees.
Associated Press is reporting today that Planned Parenthood has filed a temporary injunction to prevent Johnson from teaming up with the Coalition for Life to release records from her eight years of work at the clinic. Johnson says she never planned to release the records.
Shawn Carney, director of the Brazos Valley Coalition for Life, says Johnson experienced "a religious change of mind or change of heart and it has nothing to do with documents."
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Sunday's Sermon - Overcoming Sinful Addictions, pornography
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God bless your study!
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For past sermons or podcasting options see the full size sermon player at the very bottom of this blog page OR you can always access my sermon player site (and countless other preachers) at http://sermon.net/The_Salvation_Army_Homer
God bless your study!
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Blessed Sunday, White Ribbon Against Pornography (W.R.A.P.)
Check in tomorrow for a post of my sermon on the topic of "overcoming sinful addictions".
This past week has been a focus on White Ribbon Against Pornography. For those wanting more information about the actual campaign and what you can do - visit http://www.moralityinmedia.org/
Other great sites for those needing help and freedom from pornography there is a great site called... http://www.settingcaptivesfree.com/ They have free interactive, Christ-centered, accountability bible studies on a range of topics.
You can also put free accountability software on your comupter like... http://x3watch.com/
And at least have a free internet filter and parental controls for the kids computers - we just installed K9 Web Protection at http://www1.k9webprotection.com/
Live holy, preach Jesus!
This past week has been a focus on White Ribbon Against Pornography. For those wanting more information about the actual campaign and what you can do - visit http://www.moralityinmedia.org/
Other great sites for those needing help and freedom from pornography there is a great site called... http://www.settingcaptivesfree.com/ They have free interactive, Christ-centered, accountability bible studies on a range of topics.
You can also put free accountability software on your comupter like... http://x3watch.com/
And at least have a free internet filter and parental controls for the kids computers - we just installed K9 Web Protection at http://www1.k9webprotection.com/
Live holy, preach Jesus!
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