Author: Ron Baker

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Halloween Hype

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Satan is alive and well!

That statement is one I feel comfortable in making – but not a statement that makes me comfortable.  Here is a personal being whose goal is destruction of his creator, and to that end, the end justifies the means.

Which means Satan will use lies, bribery, persuasion, apathy, deceit and just about any means to realize the goal — in fact, he probably would use any means.

For years we have taken sides on Halloween — proclaiming it Satan’s day.  The origination of Halloween had the opposite intent.  As with many reactions to pagan practices, the original halloween appears to have been an opportunity to mock Satan, not promote Satan.  The following day was All Saints Day in which the victory over Satan was proclaimed.

Here are the last few sentences of an article you may find interesting in this regards

Nowadays, children often dress up as superheroes, and the original Christian meaning of Halloween has been absorbed into popular culture. Also, with the present fad of “designer paganism” in the so-called New Age movement, some Christians are uneasy with dressing their children as spooks. So be it. But we should not forget that originally Halloween was a Christian custom, and there is no solid reason why Christians cannot enjoy it as such even today.

“He who sits in the heavens laughs; Yahweh ridicules them” says Psalm 2. Let us join in His holy laughter, and mock the enemies of Christ on October 31.

Via

Of macho, the past and pink jeeps

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I thought I was a new millenial person.

Then I was driving down the road to Saskatoon.  Minding my own business.  And a hot pink jeep passed me!

The strangest things can trigger flashbacks.   I remember the TV desert rats.  A group of army men with machine guns loaded on the back of camoflague jeeps.  With green, and brown and shades in between.  Never with women and never in pink.  Always macho!

My first reaction to the pink jeep — “This is wrong!”

What other things bring the past to your present?

Toronto Flight 799

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Tonight I see my wife, Jill.

I count 12 days she’s been away.  And she’s “a comin’ back!”

We’ve talked over the phone.  But that never quite does the “in-person” thing!

I’ve laid plans for the next few weeks that we will need to discuss.  I learned early in our marriage that all shared activities are fluid until I we discuss them.  And rightly so — I firmly believe that marriage is a two-into-one thing.  One 50% shareholder speaking for the other shareholder without consultation is not a good scene!

She’s filled her luggage up – in fact, took an extra large suitcase just in case.  Included will be baby clothes for a new grandchild due next week.  Look for the next travel installment then!

Friends

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The day was spent together!

I have a friend of decades.  We are just now back in the same town. 

As we travelled together, walked through malls together and ate at table together, we shared our lives.  Its been 25 years or more since we did this.  And I’m not sure when the opportunity will arise again.

There was discussion, debate, disagreement and laughter, shared concerns, and God.

I understand anew the need for uplifting support from a friend, the place of needed “wounds” from a friend, and the vulnerability that this all takes.

God grants to us friends – never take them for granted!