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Fortunately, President Obama’s level of diplomatic skills and his understanding of international issues is on a par with the President of Mexico’s, so his recent talks with President Calderon bore great fruit.

Both agree that arming our ICE agents who are called into Mexico by Mexican officials to help them in their drug investigations is a very bad idea:

It would jeopardize those Mexican officials who are prosecuting their duties rigorously and fairly except for occasionally being on the take. Accepting a little cash now and then is a hallowed tradition throughout Mexican law enforcement. It helps to balance the exceedingly poor pay of most Mexican civil servants.

If our ICE officers were armed, they might try to interdict some of these casual transactions with who-knows-what effect on Interservice Cooperation, not to mention the matter of discouraging outside “benefactors” who do so much toward putting those HDTVs in a Mexican cop’s living room.

Most of our peace officers share a regrettably narrow view of the importance of public relations, feeling it’s better to get their job done than stroke a bunch of pols. Then there’s the fact that ICE officers signed on for the danger in the first place, so their foremost duty is to the safety of Mexican citizens, not their own. And, really, it’s just a lot more congenial for Washington DHS officials to explain away a few US deaths than to try to justify the killing or wounding of a Mexican national by our loaned police.

Additionally, Obama and Calderon crafted an agreement to let Mexican trucks loose on American roads. Our stanch friends, the American Labor Unions, are going to be a little grumpy about it for awhile. But even though Mexican drivers make about three bucks an hour, there’s always some maintenance on the trucks. Usually.

Moreover, an accident involving a Mexican driver will immediately become an international incident, thus giving additional scope to our government’s efforts to show how it’s protecting and caring for our citizens by using their tax money to supply free lawyers to foreigners. Everyone should feel a glow of pride at our generosity.

And if that weren’t enough, the icing on the cake is President Obama’s deft combination of two pressing issues, solving both with a single masterly stroke! We’re all concerned about the situation on our southern border and the unfeeling, selfish border states strewing legal obstacles in the path of simple Mexican people yearning to breathe free merely because our citizens are being murdered and terrorized in their own homes.

We worry for their safety…the safety of the Mexicans, of course. It’s bad enough they have to pay large amounts of hard-earned money to a coyote to get them to the border, only to have to run a gauntlet of unfeeling American border guards when they finally get there.

Of course, the Hesbollah mules carrying fission material up north for the atomic bombs being assembled in the US have lots of money, so they’ll be ok.

As my current book, No More Time for Sorrow describes, smuggling atomic warheads into the US across the sieve commonly referred to as our southern border is child’s play and is occurring as we speak. But now, thanks to President Obama’s adroit diplomacy, this dangerous and expensive pathway will permanently be closed!

We’ll be able to stand down our border patrols and those southern states that try to usurp federal authority just won’t be in the spotlight anymore. This cannot fail to have a good effect on our administration’s reputation for caring about US citizens and sharing their wealth with deserving Mexicans.

In a masterful diplomatic maneuver reminiscent of Kissinger at his most skillful, President Obama has made it possible for these Mexicans to be trucked in! And by their own drivers!

Moreover, this will doubly defuse our border problems because now illegals – excuse me, undocumented immigrants – can be shipped all over the country to appear anywhere and everywhere, thus removing the pressure from those selfish border state governments who simply don’t understand the Open Borders concept.

No longer will the choke point be Arizona and New Mexico. And won’t it be exciting for our Northern states to start getting four buck an hour cleaning services with only the occasional additional rape and murder of a six-year-old girl here and there?

Yes, we’re truly blessed by a President who thinks internationally.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Dr. Robert Beeman, author of No More Time For Sorrow, a novel about the next 9/11 scale attack on the Homeland, this time with atom bombs.

A member of Species Homo Sapiens, Genus WASP-MOFUB: White Anglo Saxon Protestant Male – Old Fat Ugly and Badtempered, holds several advanced degrees a tractor-trailer license certified for HAZMAT, nuclear warheads, live ammunition, and dead irradiated monkeys, has logged a quarter-million miles on motorcycles and flies as a private pilot about whose skill there are opinions.

He lives on eighty acres behind a half-mile driveway with a herd of deer, six motorcycles, the occasional bear, three tuxedos one of which almost still fits, an English car that is British revenge for the Battle of Trenton from the people who gave us Stonehenge, a 1500-volume library, six computers occasionally networked, a depressingly ordinary wine cellar, and Ernie The Rabbit who lives under the deck and has so far eluded the mating pair of redtail hawks that works his valley.

He cuts firewood, paddles a canoe, vacuums rugs, builds buildings, reads The Bible, attend concerts (Mozart, The Stones), wages a losing battle with his reading backlog, writes technical articles that bore even him, programs computers, does laundry and takes from the grill a meatlike substance that guests occasionally eat. He believes all learning is learning and all data are data.

Widowed due to cancer five years ago after thirty great years, his current search for a friend, a companion, a partner in adventure, and most assuredly an eager, ardent lover has produced offers of a degree in neurosurgery from the University of Nairobi for four hundred dollars, and for ninety-nine ninety-five a simple home-surgical procedure to enlarge his penis.

He believes America is the hope of the world, that the citizens who stand in her defense are the hope of America, and about that he does not joke.

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Summary: Law enforcement officials should take a special interest in literacy. Why? Because one thing the majority of criminals have in common is they can’t read. Let’s make the public schools do a better job.

There is a very simple way that police chiefs can help their communities AND save the lives of some of their police officers.

Simply support every method or group in your area that is successfully promoting literacy. That word has a very precise meaning: kids learn to read EARLY, and they learn to read WELL. All the good programs say unequivocally that children will learn to read in the first year or two of school. (Is that the norm in your area?)

Conversely, do everything you can to oppose reading methods that don’t work (including such popular failures as Sight Words, Whole Word, and Dolch Words). These flawed methods are the very reason this country has 50,000,000 functional illiterates. The victims of these methods often become the low-level criminals that police departments deal with in the streets every day.

In our complex society, if a young man can’t read, what are his options, realistically speaking? Breaking into your house or car are some of the first ones that would occur to most people in the same situation.

The link between illiteracy and crime is well-known. Search the words on the Internet and you will find pages of grim statistics, such as:

– 85% of juveniles who enter the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate.
– More than 60% of prison inmates are functionally illiterate.
– Over 70% of inmates in America’s prisons read at a fourth-grade level or below.

The link is decisive, and it shows up early. You see the same stat all the time: more than a third of fourth-graders cannot read at grade level. Those young people are on the road to illiteracy. They are also on the way to the cells in the local jail.

Anyone concerned about the community, local police officers, and the future of this country, needs to take an interest in the Reading Wars. Please don’t say it’s too complicated or you can’t understand it. You don’t have to be a mechanic to know your car’s running well. You don’t need to know how the human body works to know when you see somebody who is healthy or sick. Usually you know. Police officers, especially, are skilled at making fast, accurate appraisals.

In the matter of reading, it’s especially easy to know. Simply hand a newspaper to a 10-year-old and say, “Please read this.” If they read the words on the page just as they are, even if slowly, that child can read. But if the child hesitates, omits words, substitutes words, makes wild guesses, and/or reads words backward, that child cannot read. Such children are typically miserable, ashamed, anxious and will drop out of school as soon as they can. They will often wind up in trouble with the law.

What to do? First of all, be assured that much can be done!

Start by finding the organizations and people who are doing a good job — teachers, private schools, homeschooling parents. Talk to them. Get a sense of what they think is best practice and reasonable goals.

The next step is to put these people in touch with those who might need a little help, whether schools or individual children. The police are in a wonderful position to help set up mentoring relationships. Hand out fliers. Have a community event. Celebrate groups which increase literacy. In the process, all police officers will learn more about literacy themselves; some may want to become tutors.

None of this is a waste of the taxpayer’s money. Help kids to read today so you don’t have to arrest them tomorrow–it’s that basic.

Frankly, there is a lot of misinformation about reading. Many people are confused. Make a decision right now you are not going to be one of those people. Here is all you need to know in 200 words:

The basic gimmick used in all the bad programs (for the past 70 years) is that they require children to memorize words as DIAGRAMS, much the way we all memorize electrical symbols, flags, military insignia, classic cars, etc. This is hard work. You study the details and memorize them, or you try to. Memorizing a few hundred designs is doable (but even here, instant recall will often prove elusive). Memorizing a few thousand designs is virtually impossible except for people with photographic memories. But English has a huge vocabulary, and to be literate, you need at least 25,000 words, probably 50,000 words. Memorizing so many sight-words is hopeless. Furthermore, kids with the least verbal skills are the ones most destroyed by this method. (A functional illiterate is basically a person who tops out around 500 or 1000 sight-words.)

As for the correct method, children learn the alphabet, the sounds, and the blends. In a few months they sound out words, slowly at first and then automatically, the way most adults do it. The short name for all this is phonics. And all phonics programs say they will teach children to read in their first year or two of school. If any of your local schools are not getting that result, you know you have a problem, and you can help fix it.

Please take the next step, which is to chat with some people at the best schools in your city. Ask for their advice and involvement. Meanwhile, try the “newspaper test” on some kids you encounter. Find out what kind of readers your schools are producing. Maybe you can save some of these kids before it’s too late.

What this country needs is for more Police Chiefs (along with generals, business execs, and politicians) to jump into the Reading Wars. Beat the drums at conferences and conventions. Hail the good schools. Put a harsh spotlight on your worst-performing schools. Reading is the one essential skill. As reading goes, so goes the prospects and future of each student. And the country’s future as well.

For additional analysis of this problem, see “42: Reading Resources” on Improve-Education.org.

Author Bio: Bruce Deitrick Price is the founder of Improve-Education.org, an outspoken education and intellectual site. One focus is reading; see “42: Reading Resources.” Another focus is education reform; see “38: Saving Public Schools.” Price is an author, artist and poet. His fifth book is “THE EDUCATION ENIGMA–What Happened to American Education.”

Wearing a tattoo can tell a lot about you. It is a fact that a tattoo tells the whole world about your personality and beliefs. A single arm tattoo makes quite a statement, and therefore requires precision and accuracy in design.

There is no limit to the designs offered by most tattoo artists. You can select from different designs based on personal significance, a bold statement, or something witty. Arm tattoos for men are in a huge demand these days. Preferred by guys of all ages, they don’t usually suit women. Two major reasons for this are, the arm tattoos don’t exactly suit women’s clothing, and there is more surface area in men when it comes to arm tattoos. Some woman may disagree, and chose to get an arm tattoo. If that’s the case, more power to you!

Guys usually go for arm tattoos because they can easily catch anyone’s attention, not being hidden or concealed away within clothing. The summer months make it a great time to show off your cool arm design.

Arm Tattoos for Guys

There are quite a few people who need some time for consideration as to whether they only want a tattoo sleeve or they wish to include the shoulder too. It must be noted though, that once you have decided to include the shoulder, you must be ready to see some alteration and modifications in the design. There are various tattoo artists who can avoid this by giving you the exact design you picked on paper.

Tattoo sleeve will cover the back and front of your arm entirely. It is completely up to you to decide whether you want one whole continuous tattoo or several smaller ones combined to form a pattern. Many people prefer the second choice to the first because it gives the appearance that the entire arm is part of the design.

How many sittings does the procedure require?

The number of sittings and sessions is directly dependent upon the nature of your arm tattoo design. This means if the tattoo is large and complex, it will take longer to finish, as healing time is required between sessions.

Selection of a tattoo design

The tattoo artist you go to will already have many designs for you to choose from. So, if you end up selecting one of these, always ask the opinion of the artist to check whether that particular design will look good on your skin or not. Getting the wrong tattoo at the wrong place and then crying over a poor choice is no use with a tattoo. They tend to stick around for a while. You must be sure that you have picked the right design for yourself. You can even come up with your own personalized designs and patterns. Your tattoo artist will modify these with respect to what will suit you needs best. This is why the opinion of your tattoo artist is of great important and you must always consider it.

There are loads of designs to choose from when it comes to arm tattoos for guys, they are in popular demand and getting the perfect one can say a ton about you and your personality.

Author Bio: Alec Jameson is a tattoo expert. For more great information on arm tattoo designs, visit http://www.tattooswiki.com

You are a fun loving Christian who just have a passion for God. You know that He has given everything that you love and enjoy and you just want Him to be a constant part of your life — especially in your home. So how do you let the spirit of God into your home? How can you possibly honor Him in your personal space?

NOTHING SAYS IT LIKE HARMONY

We all know that God isn’t a fan of lying, shouting or fighting. Let harmony circulate upon your home. Resolve any conflict that lies between all the family members. Teach your kids to give to each other, tell them to teach other with their assignments and help each other out with all the household chores. As a parent it is our responsibility to hold the house together. It is hard at times especially if you are a single parent. But it is doable. Of course before you can do the talk you would first have to do the walk. Teach yourself to be harmonious too. You would have to be a great exmaple to your partner and kids first before you can lead an example.

A MUCH NEEDED SANCTUARY

Construct your very own prayer room. Select a room that will be solely dedicated to prayer and reflection. Carpet up the room and place big and soft pillows on the floor. Paint the wall with a color that relaxes you and do not enter the room without taking off your shoes and flip flops. Keep this room clean. This is your much needed sanctuary. Treat it with outmost love and respect — as if it is the house of God; as if it were a mini church or chapel inside your home.

Set up a focal point in your prayer room. If you are a Catholic, you can use a crucifix. If you are a Muslim you can use a painting or a idol of Allah. Exercise your beliefs. Don’t worry. A prayer room is interfaith. It doesn’t matter what religion you are. The thought is to have a room where you can escape your busy life and just be able to be silent and pray to God about your worries.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE AND MORE LOVE

Spread love all through out your home. Love can be translated into so many things. Here are a couple of things that is vowed to transmit love all through out your home. Practice them like regimen.

1. Put up beautiful and colorful flower arrangements. Make your home beautiful.
2. Leave thoughtful and comforting love notes where your family can read them. Put something like: “Have a wonderful day darling. I love you and may God bless you today.”
3. Spray a favorite scent on the air.
4. Tidy up your house and keep it clean. Remember, cleanliness is next to Godliness.
5. Teach respect. Your partner and kids will learn to repect you and respect each other if you respect them first. Again, be a great role model.

A lot Godliness has never known to fail or to downgrade anyone. And with every stress and pressure present in our actual world, this appears to be just what we need in our homes. Put God into the center of your universe by starting to let Him in your house.

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The pharisaical priests carried a priestly anointing, but were devoid of God’s power. This produced a religious life based on outward appearance of holiness without an inward change of heart. This oppressive system brought God’s final judgment on Israel. Both failed to accomplish God’s purpose in the earth.

In effect the anointing would be divided between men titled “Kings” and others titled “Priest” the kings would be destroyed by kingly anointing because of a lack of holiness. The Levite priest would take the priestly anointing and prostitute it by the absence of authority and power in their lives.

ANOINTED FOR POWER ONLY

[1 SAM 10:1] [When the children of Israel asked for a King 1st Samuel 8, 9, 10:1]

Why was Saul later rejected as king? It was because he grew impatient waiting for Samuel, and intruded into the priest’s office and offered sacrifice [I Sam 13:8-14]

When Saul tried to function in that for which he had received no anointing, he was immediately judged and rejected. This illustrates the point. When Israel demanded a king, the anointing was divided. The king only had a partial anointing. No longer did Israel’s leader have both the Prophet-Priest and the Kingly anointing. He only had the kingly anointing for power – not the priestly anointing for ministry to God with obedience and holiness.

It wasn’t God’s will for Israel to have a king “like the other nations”. God’s pattern for leadership had emerged through Melchizedek, Moses, Joshua, the Judges and Samuel.

He had been faithful to raise up leaders who bore His full anointing and judged Israel as both Priest and King. But Israel chose rather to have a “King like the other nations”. They rejected God’s theocratic rule, they turned their backs on God as their king. And God gave them the desire of their hearts.

A true theocratic ruler bears God’s full anointing. He rules as both a Prophet-Priest and King. But with Israel’s choice of a King “like the other nations” a man began to rule over God’s people with a partial anointing. It was not restrained by holiness and good character. These dividing of the anointing had never been God’s highest will for His people.

LACK OF HOLINESS BRINGS FAILURE:

God knew that no man would ever be able to reign under a Kingly anointing unless it was balanced by the Priestly anointing for holiness to the Lord.

Most of the kings in Israel and Judah failed in their leadership because of a lack of holiness in their lives.

The Lord rejected Saul from being King for disobedience and intrusion into a ministry for which he had no anointing. Saul ultimately took his own life. David’s reign was impaired by his immorality with Bathsheba. Solomon’s reign came to a disastrous end because of unholiness and idolatry.

Israel eventually seceded from Judah and after about two hundred years, went into captivity chiefly because of the sins of her unholy Kings. Her kings bore the power of Gods authority. They didn’t walk in His holiness. This brought divine judgment on the nation resulting in the Israelites dispersion to the ends of the earth.

Thus the most tragic era in Israel’s painful history ended in ignominy [shame] and defeat.

Author Bio: God Still Speaks Today by the Holy Spirit, Through his written word, Through his anointed servants,Through such supernatural means as * Dreams * Visions * Inward Assurance * Divine providence of circumstance God never speaks to us in any subjective experience in contradiction to His written word. All Such experience must be judged by and agree with the Holy Scriptures. Let The Lord Speak to You

As babies, we are born twice.

The first time is when your mother delivers you into this world, her hand in your father’s hand. She’s in great pain due to the nature of childbirth. But all the suffering she’s been through during the last nine months evaporates like they never happened the moment she hears your first cry, your first gasp for air, and all of a sudden everything is alright once again. She holds you close to her chest and kisses your forehead. You are born as a human being.

Many weeks later, you are born once again, as a Christian, a believer of God. It is celebrated through the act of baptism. You aren’t aware of it right now, but this is perhaps one of the most defining moments of your life. This is your second birth and it is more important than the first one. You being born again as a Christian will shape your life and how you make decisions in the years to come.

As Christians we are thought the lessons of the Bible. The Bible tells us that God had created the universe and had saved Man from natural disasters as well as the tyranny of its own kind. God sent his Son to crucifixion so He could save us from our sins.

We have been forgiven, and as believers of the Lord and Jesus Christ, we are promised eternal life and repose in heaven in the Kingdom of God.

But some Christians take all of this for granted. Some tend to take these Bible lessons the wrong way.

God is watching us. Yes, our guardian angel looks after us in our sleep. But that doesn’t mean that life on Earth won’t be… difficult. If anything, our earthly lives are full of trials and tribulations that will test our faith in God. In my honest opinion it is much harder to be a Christian today than it is back then when God would perform miracles in front of everyone, like the parting of the Red Sea.

And who is behind all this? Satan, of course, the devil.

So how should a modern Christian live these days?

The most important aspect of having faith in the Lord is first and foremost communicating with Him on a regular, much better daily, basis. This is done through constant reading and re-reading of the Bible, with the conscious effort of trying to memorize the verses little by little over time. Very few Christians are aware of just how much a little Scripture memorization could take them a long way in their faith.

Prayer is also a powerful tool to maintain a close relationship with God and pushing away earthly temptations from the devil. Take a couple minutes to thank God for a wonderful day ahead as soon as you wake up in the morning, and a few seconds to say your prayers at night before you go to bed. If you pray with all your heart, God will hear you and answer your prayers in ways you least expect.

‘Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”‘ John 3:3 ESV

Remember, Bible reading and constant prayer, it is the way of the modern Christian to show his love for God.

Author Bio: Are you looking for famous bible verses? Do you wish to recite famous bible quotes to refresh your memory? Satisfy your daily need to communicate with God by reviewing bible verses at Top Bible Verses.

North Africa and the Middle East have been shaken by what could be described as a youthquake this year. What is driving it? Will it end soon? Should you accept an expatriate job in this region? As an expatriate how has this affected you? What should you do if you land up in a situation like Libya?

What is driving it?
A combination of factors has fueled the protests. Approximately 60% of the regions population is under the age of 30. A high proportion of graduates are unemployable as they do not have the qualifications and experience employers require. Many of these young people have not seen a change in government since they were born. The impact of the worldwide recession and rising food prices has exacerbated the situation. Aspirations are not being filled, pockets are feeling the pinch and desperation is setting in. These factors are not new. History is full of revolutions driven by a lack of what my history teacher used to call “Yummies in tummies”.

What makes it different now is that this young population is connected through technology – global television, mobile phones, the internet and social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. The days of state controlled media are well and truly over. Technology has exposed the youth to other cultures, global politics, religions, and to concepts such as freedom, democracy, and civil rights. The recent uprisings have been organized via social networks in which everyone is connected but no one stands out as the leader. How does a regime win a faceless leaderless revolt?

This new form of connectedness, allows the world to see what is happening from the ground. The News Channels, reporters and news readers also rely heavily on the man on the ground, these ordinary people have become the worlds’ eyes. From reports of Gaddafi killing innocent people to the Mubarak supporters and anti-government supporters in Tahrir Square stoning and beating each other.

Will it end soon?
It is difficult to say. Each country is different, each with it’s own set of challenges. It is possible that the protests may lose energy and in time the status quo reconstituted. However, unless the factors driving the change are addressed it is likely the protests will continue, but either way change is imminent.

Should you accept an expatriate job in this region?
My advice is that you do your homework before accepting an offer. Know what you are entering into. Don’t make the mistake of assuming that the whole of North Africa and the Middle East are in flames. I have spoken to many expatriates in the region who have not been affected. Obviously if you are considering an offer in Egypt, Libya, or Tunisia you should be cautious and perhaps wait or look at alternatives, these are definite hardship locations at the moment and for anyone to be considering moving to these regions, you should be looking at substantial compensation and benefits. These countries have seen mass evacuations of expatriates and civil war now looks probable in Libya.

In the Gulf States the drivers for a youthquake have been largely neutralized by shared oil and gas wealth, a focus on education, and work related skills development for citizens, ensuring lower rates of unemployment amongst the youth. In Bahrain the issues are largely about political representation.

In the Gulf life has continued as it did in the past for expatriates. Expatriate life has not been affected by the turmoil in the region and, in my view, is unlikely to be affected in the foreseeable future. Expatriates are still accepting job offers and generally people are not leaving due to turmoil in the region, staff turnover overall is extremely low.

Author Bio: Steven is Chief Instigator at xpatulator.com a website that provides cost of living index information and calculates what you need to earn in a different location to compensate for cost of living, hardship, and exchange rate differences. The complete cost of living rank for all 300 locations for all 13 baskets is available here

‘For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.’ Romans 13:4 ESV

The world is wound together by a set of rules. You’re only allowed to cross the street on zebra lanes. You shouldn’t steal, material or intellectual properties of other people. Killing is a heavy offense in almost every country in the world. Simply put, this system of society works.

The same is true with Christianity. The Christian religion is bound by a set of rules, the most important being the Ten Commandments that God had passed down to Moses. But if we have rules, it only means one thing: there are people who break those rules and rebel against the accepted norm. We have rebels in society. In Christianity, we have rebels, too, and their history stretches all the way back to the beginning of the Bible.

Rebellion first showed itself to Christianity in the Genesis. God told Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge while He was gone. But the couple was seduced by the serpent and each took a bite, setting into motion a chain of events that would force God to banish them from His Kingdom to atone for what would become known as Man’s original sin.

From that point onwards Adam and Eve had grown conscious, and their offspring rebelled against God in ways that we would inherit to this day.

‘An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.’ Proverbs 17:11 ESV

There were times when God would show His love and compassion to His people, and yet these people would in turn look the other way and rebel against God in the Bible.

For example, Egypt had ruled Israel for many years. When Israel was finally released from the tyranny of the Egyptian rule, God commanded miracle after miracle to help save the Israelites from pursuing Egyptian soldiers. In return, when the people were finally safe, they built idols and resorted to idolatry even when God warned them not to in His Ten Commandments. Rebellion had found its way even in God’s own chosen people.

The Apostle Paul explained in the New Testament that God does not view idol worship in favorable light. It is demonic worship, one that doesn’t have a place in the Christian religion.

As modern Christians, we all have times when we fall down and rebel against God. But we must also remember at all times that God gave Adam and Eve a second chance. He banished them, but He never stopped looking after their needs and safety in their new world outside His Kingdom.

If you find yourself rebelling against God in your life, the first step to redemption is accepting your wrong decisions and praying to God that, next time, you’ll do what is right in honor of His name.

Author Bio: Are you looking for bible verses by topic? Do you wish to recite bible verses to refresh your memory? Satisfy your daily need to communicate with God by reviewing bible verses subject at Top Bible Verses.

‘Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.’ Matthew 7:15 ESV

The world has its fair share of false teachers.

I was watching a TV documentary the other day about the abundance of false doctors and other specialists especially in rural countries. In areas where modern technology has yet to make it presence felt, up in the mountains, false doctors go about their day prescribing fake symptoms and medication to the local townsfolk. And they get paid for it. Sometimes there are even false teachers in these areas who teach the poor little kids all the wrong things.

Christianity is no stranger to false teachers, but they have a better term for it – false prophets. Let’s dig a little deeper into the world of false prophets and their effect on the Christian religion.

Most people these days don’t even believe in false prophets anymore. This is the modern world we’re living in, these are no longer the hectic and dangerous times described in the Bible. But truth is, more and more false prophets have come out of the wilds to drive people away from God’s rightful path.

You see them everyday. How about those Church leaders who talk about the Words of God 10 hours a week in front of their people, but then gets caught in an adultery scandal? Or how about that homeless woman who claims herself to be a prophet of God, but has a record for mugging people when she’s cornered them out of site?

Remember this quotation,

“My dear brothers, never forget, when you hear the progress of enlightenment vaunted, that the devil’s best trick is to persuade you that he doesn’t exist!”

“Le Joueur genereux,” pub. February 7, 1864; translation by Cat Nilan, 1999.

Satan is the fallen angel, and he is hell bent in swaying Mankind, God’s creation that resembled His likeness, to his favor. What better way to do just that than to send out his minions in disguise and proclaim themselves as prophets of God?

If ordinary men see them as their fellow human beings, they are less likely to associate their intentions with the devil. This is what false prophets are and Satan is using them to further his own evil goals.

‘Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.’ 1 Peter 5:8 ESV

So how does a modern Christian steer clear of these false prophets? Simple. Turn to God’s words and teachings, the Bible.

If you invest time to read and contemplate the Bible a few minutes each day, there’s no way false prophets would be able to break through your faith. The Bible is all you need, if you think about it, to be guided back towards God’s Kingdom, which is why Scripture memorization goes a long way into solidifying your Christian faith.

Read and meditate the Bible verses as much as you can, at least five to ten minutes every day. If you can do this, you won’t have a problem with false prophets for the rest of your life.

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It is a common sight across this country, bulldozers felling trees making way for new subdivisions and shopping malls, often the property becoming available because it was the only financially viable option for the original landowner. In Georgia, however, Valley Wood Inc. hopes to change all that by giving landowners the option of forest sequestration. Valley Wood Inc is part of the Chicago Climate Exchange program which is an initiative to help off set carbon emissions.

Richard Ramey, owner of Valley Wood Inc., manages “tree plantations” or carbon offset farms, which allow the land to generate income and hopefully prevent them from being sold for development.

The Georgia carbon offset farm was recently profiled on “Attainable Sustainables” a program airing on MXTV and created by MXenergy, a leading independent energy provider and a carbon neutral company itself. MxenergyTV is a creation which attempts to make the public more aware of energy programs and how they affect the planet.

“At MXenergy we feel very strongly about our obligation to maintain carbon neutrality,” says Marjorie Kass, MXenergy Managing Director and MXTV host. “When you walk through this forest you instantly see the value of these trees and the numerous benefits they bring to the environment. By allowing our customers to purchase carbon offsets and our involvement in this forest it presents a tangible way for people to grasp the impact each one of them can have on our environment.” The planting of these trees directly helps to offset carbon emissions that are created by our lifestyles in the form of emmisions from our cars, houses and the energy we use.

The trees purchased through the CCX-registered afforestation program naturally sequester carbon dioxide through photosynthesis. This project was developed with the sole purpose of creating a permanent solution for sequestering greenhouse gas emissions. The Georgia climate offers an excellent environment for such a project due to its abundant rainfall, warm temperatures and longer growing seasonThe climate in Georgia is perfect for planting trees as well as having those trees mature and having a positive effect on our environment by offsetting harmful green house gases.

John Ramey, son and co-owner of Valley Wood, says carbon neutrality is a reasonable goal for everyone and we should all work towards achieving that goal and therefore protecting mother earth for future generations.

“If you are willing to pay to have your carbon footprint measured, you can be carbon neutral.” Ramey says. MXenergy is proud to be a carbon neutral energy company. Doing its part in the fight against global warming is an important aspect of this energy companies overall business model.

MXenergy TV, or MXTV for short, can be found on Cablevision iO Channel 654 in the Northeast United States. “Greener Trees” is just one of many programs focused on energy efficiency and “green living.” The complete episode and others can be viewed at http://mxenergy.com/mxenergytv-video-archive.html. If you do not have Cablevision just follow the link and see the episodes on Mxenergy’s website.

MXenergy customers can also visit the MXenergy Wizard website to learn how they can purchase carbon offsets for themselves.

Author Bio: MXenergy is a green conscious energy company. For details on MXenergy Initiatives visit the MXenergy Blog.