All that we have is a gift from God. Yes I mean ALL! Read the devotional at Alistar Begg's site today then come back here and finish reading this post.

The good times as well as the bad times are from Him who loves us most. When the bad times come it is to His Glory that we are brought through. It is a witness to the world around us of His greatness and continued provision, protection and love toward His people. His Glory is made manifest.

Which brings me to the title of this post, Credit Repair. A good credit rating brings God glory, especially one which has been restored from the ravages of life. Maybe the mess we find ourselves in are because of our own doing or because of forces outside of ourselves. The point of this post and the site I'm going to refer you to is not to point out blame, it is to offer help in restoring your credit rating to where it can be. It is a long process and not one that is done without the help of others. Take a look at Credit Report Repair and see if it isn't helpful.

Depending on when you read this post there may or may not be much material there. We've started July 17th 2007 and commit to grow the site steadily. If you have any feedback or helpful suggestions please leave them on the Credit Report Repair site. Thanks and God bless.

Was considering today what was it that caused the religious establishment of Jesus day to call him a glutton and a drunkard.

He is Risen!

What a veil is lifted up by these words, and what a disclosure is made! It will be humbling and profitable for us to pause awhile and see this sad sight. The iniquities of our public worship, its hypocrisy, formality, lukewarmness, irreverence, wandering of heart, and forgetfulness of God--what a full measure have we there! Our work for the Lord, its emulation, selfishness, carelessness, slackness, unbelief--what a mass of defilement is there! Our private devotions, their laxity, coldness, neglect, sleepiness, and vanity--what a mountain of dead earth is there! If we looked more carefully, we should find this iniquity to be far greater than appears at first sight. Dr. Payson, writing to his brother, says, "My parish, as well as my heart, very much resembles the garden of the sluggard; and what is worse, I find that very many of my desires for the improvement of both, proceed either from pride or vanity or indolence. I look at the weeds, which overspread my garden, and breathe out an earnest wish that they were eradicated. But why? What prompts the wish? So that I may walk out and say to myself, 'In what fine order is my garden kept!' This is pride. Or, so that my neighbors may look over the wall and say, 'How finely your garden flourishes!' This is vanity. Or I may wish for the destruction of the weeds, because I am weary of pulling them up. This is indolence." So even our desires after holiness may be polluted by ill motives. Under the greenest sods worms hide themselves; we need not look long to discover them. How cheering is the thought that when the High Priest bore the iniquity of the holy things he wore upon his brow the words, "HOLINESS TO THE LORD," and even so while Jesus bears our sin, He presents before His Father's face not our unholiness, but His own holiness. O for grace to view our great High Priest by the eye of faith!

Of first importance was the birth of my second granddaughter Sept. 25th. Her name is Dakota Ruth Harris. For those who are not internet savvy, visit her web site by clicking on the blue underlined words. According to my son Jake, Megan did a wonderful job from start to birth. Megan is a very active semi pro soccer player as well as a coach of a girls soccer team and stayed in fantastic shape throughout the whole ordeal. I did come across this neat book after she was through with her pregnancy but some of you may find it a blessing.

The other great happening was the return of my daughter and her family from Maine to California. They moved back while David was looking for work in Portland. He did find a great job and Whit and Renee moved north to be with David. The news got even better and when it is official I'll post that update.

As I think back over this year, I remember that it started for me in California. I was born and raised there. I have spent the last 54 years as a resident on the West Coast, now I find myself in the heartland of America. It has been a blessed time, not without challenges, but a blessed time nevertheless. I've become engaged this past year and am looking forward to a new start with a dear lady. I am home sick for California, but I sure don't miss their crazy politics.

The internet business I had hoped would provide some extra income has not worked out like I thought it would. I'm still plugging away at it but it is getting tougher. Speaking of plugging, its time for a commercial. : )

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One last update, I was blessed with a new job recently. I had been selling supplemental health insurance for the last 4 months. As the winter closed in and temperatures made it harder to get out, I started looking for something else. Just last week I started a job with the University of Nebraska Medical Center as the second shift supervisor of a call center they have. Money is very modest, but benefits are great and the temperature inside is wonderful.

I'm looking outside my third floor apartment window right now and it is raining. Snow is expected possibly later tonight or tomorrow. Time for a warm cup of tea. My favorite at times like this is a fruit and almond flavored one from Bigelow. My daughter Whitney was the last one to find a couple of boxes and I think I have one left. Anyone know where I can get any more? We're going to some friends tonight to play cards, only a couple of more nights left in 2006, wonder what 2007 will hold? One thing I'm sure of, the dear Lord is there and has many blessings prepared. May I live it for the Glory of the Lamb!

Adieu from Nebraska and 2006 and may God richly bless everyone who stops by.

Dennis

He talks about the struggle that the Christian life seems to be most of the time. Where is the joy, the triumphant life? Why is it so hard most, or a lot of the time, that resonated with me because it is where I spent so much of my time. I confessed to a dear friend just yesterday that God seems so silent. I can call a friend on the phone and hear his voice and get advice, encouragement and wisdom. I pray and God is still and silent. He tells us to ask for wisdom, we ask, and it seems like we're speaking into empty space. No answer comes back.

I'm aware that is only because God is so very good and kind He doesn't strike me dead or worse for expressing such thoughts and I'm sure not proud to recount them here. I do it for anyone who may be feeling the same way right now. You are not alone. I'm not sure how good the company is, but you do have plenty of it. Be encouraged, I was, to hear John recount some of his frustration and disappointments.

As Christ sees in the flawed, proud, fanatical or lukewarm Church on earth that Bride who will one day be without spot or wrinkle, and labours to produce the latter, so the husband whose headship is Christ-like (and he is allowed no other sort) never despairs. He is a King Cophetua who after twenty years still hopes that the beggar-girl will one day learn to speak the truth and wash behind her ears.

Lileks

As you may or may not know, on the internet, traffic is what a person needs to make money. I have been trying to develope some web sites to the point they would be profitable. To be honest they have not been as successful as soon as I had hoped.

The conundrum for me is should I use this site as part of my income producing stream. Up until now I have not.

All the other sites I have, I use PPCs to get traffic to the sites. I use no form of advertising to get traffic to this page. It would be profitable to put some modest ads on here, but, and here is the question, would it be For the Glory of the Lamb?

I would appreciate anyone's input that may wander by, and may He be praised in the process.

P.S. Some of my other sites.

Health Issues Today
Information About Hair Removal
Hard Drive Data Recovery
Hawaiian Shirts

Like most weddings I've been to I went ahead and read from 1 Cor. 13, the "love" chapter. Mona, one of my sister's friends said it wasn't perfect but that was what gave it the personal touch. I think it was a compliment.

Well much catching up to do and clothes to wash. Bye for now...