Wednesday, December 27, 2006
The Oil Report BUSINESSDAY
The funny thing about the players in the oil game is that one common denominator exists. The same entity that is always present in any commercial adventure. When supply and demand exists you always have to factor in the consumer, plus other variables such as weather, or politics, or even popularity, and anything else that would affect the supply and demand factor.
No doubt these professionals are well educated and trained in the science of deciphering the data accumulated and used to predict the future price index, but it’s still a prediction. Even the players in the oil business, the countries involved, with the best, or worst intentions and plans can only go so far, and even if they were manipulating that market to maximize their profits are subject to that same entity, supply and demand.
I must say I love it when those power moguls’ best plans go sour. It’s the freedom of an unpredictable future that is so fresh, so exciting that keeps life going, keeps life worth living. Ya just never know what the future will bring. No one can know either to the best of anyone's ability. No fortune tellers, no diviners, no one knows the future only God Himself.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
The Christmas Tree
It just isn’t Christmas if you don’t have a Christmas tree. Of course there are those of convenience who have committed mutiny in buying an imitation tree. They purchase aerosol cans of imitation Christmas tree fragrance. They make a futile attempt to capture the environment of the real thing. Anyone with a average since of smell can spot the phony.
When I think of our Savior Jesus, His birth is like this tree. The fragrance of the Good News that has come to mankind fills the entire earth, the house of God. At the birth of Jesus, this tree is beautiful and fragrant it’s lush and fresh. Like this wonderful news that mankind has a way back to a relationship with God. As we hear from John the Baptist: But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:12, 13.
By the time Easter rolls around, the time we celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus this same tree has lost all of its branches. In fact it really doesn’t even resemble a tree any more. Then it looks like a log, which they cut in two and build in that day the ultimate punishment machine. Two pieces of wood they put together to form a cross as we call it today. Jesus was hung up on this torture machine where he continued to suffer until the punishment was complete for the sin of the world: The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29.
One tree, yet we celebrate two entirely different events of importance to us. One new and fragrant and the other dead and dried up. The dead and dried up tree manufactured into the symbol of our invitation to return back to God the Father. Jesus Christ the one and only unique Son of God. Who now sits at the right hand of the Father. Who is busy preparing a place for us in eternity:
"Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.”In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. "And you know the way where I am going." John 14:1-4
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Evolution is limited
Sunday, December 3, 2006
Truth?
If you are talking about wanting to know the truth, well then it’s obvious it doesn’t come from us. All we possess is speculation. We must learn, even what truth is, and that must come from outside of us.