Yaheveh's Child

Crafty SPS

2007-03-18T18:50:00.000-05:00

Spent this celtic holiday weekend making colcannon and corned beef and working on crafts together while watching various irish movies -- The Quiet Man, Darby O'Gill & the Little People and several others.

Sps & Sweet Bay Celtic Sunday

2007-03-12T14:54:00.000-05:00

Taken at SweetBay Coffee House as I enjoyed some Reading and celtic music. Not as many musicians this time but just as good and just as enjoyable

Sunday self portrait - 4 March

2007-03-05T18:56:00.000-06:00

Self Portrait Sunday

2007-02-13T07:46:00.000-06:00

A Sunday afternoon, some celtic music live and coffee at Sweet Bay in Ft. Smith!

Sunday Self Portrait no. 5

2007-02-03T18:32:00.000-06:00

And someone likes their new Dumbledore hat very very much

Sunday Self Portrait #3

2007-01-22T02:29:00.000-06:00

SPS Sunday - First for the New Year

2007-01-09T00:30:00.000-06:00

And a day late! But then I think the photo sort of explains why!

Sunday Self Portrait for August 13th

2006-08-13T12:16:00.000-05:00

You can read, she says, but she's not pleased about it :D

Self Portrait Sunday Aug 6th

2006-08-06T12:58:00.000-05:00

SPS a few days late:)

2006-06-01T12:18:00.000-05:00

Self Portrait Sunday

2006-04-24T11:07:00.000-05:00

To read or not to read
That is the question
Whether tis nobler of the mind
To suffer the glares and stares of a jealous terrier
Or read, perchance to learn........

Sunday Self Portrait - a bit late

2006-04-18T12:39:00.000-05:00

Self Portrait Sunday

2006-04-10T09:47:00.000-05:00

Just me and my lap dog..........:)

Which Renaissance Performer are you?

2006-04-09T17:36:00.000-05:00

You are a Jouster! While your life is fraught with the inherent dangers of falling off horses and being hit with large sticks, the rock star like status jousting affords you suits you well. You are living out every young boys (and some young girls) fantasy, both of being a knight and a heartthrob to the masses.
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What does your birth month mean?

2006-04-09T09:22:00.000-05:00

Your Birth Month is July

Introspective and intense, you tend to be a deep thinker.
You are quiet and spiritual - and you have a unique perspective on life.

Your soul reflects: Lightness, luck and an open heart

Your gemstone: Ruby

Your flower: Larkspur

Your colors: Green and red

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What kind of owl are you?

2006-04-08T16:02:00.000-05:00

What Type of Owl are You???

You are a sooty owl. Dark and mysterious. Most think you are rude, but you're just shy. You are often misunderstood.
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5 Things

2006-04-06T13:33:00.000-05:00

5 Things

Picking up the tag from Mary

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. jelly beans
2. pretzels
3. trail mix
4. cheese flavored potato chips
5. sandwiches

5 songs to which I know all the lyrics:
1. Sanctuary
2. Spongebob Theme Song
3. Amazing Grace
4. Purple Cow
5. Happy Birthday

5 things I would do if I were a multi-millionaire:
1. buy a home in Scotland and a car
2. make sure my parents and our children were set
3. buy a secluded ranch in USA somewhere
4. donate to (probably multiple) non-profits
5. buy various "toys for boys" that I have wanted over the last 25-30 years

5 bad habits:
1. Running around acting like Spongebob Squarepants yelling 'I'm ready, I'm ready'
2. giving advice
3. procrastination
4. forgetfulness
5. starting more projects than are reasonable

5 things I like doing:
1. reading
2. shooting
3. fishing
4. meditating
5. travelling

5 things I would never wear, buy or get new again:
1. bell bottom pants
2. polka dot shirts
3. boxer shorts
4. a pug
5. books I don’t intend to read

5 favorite toys:
1. swords
2. camera
3. guns
4. fishing equipment
5. crafting tools

5 people you will tag:
Anyone who wants to do it.

Amos 8:11-12

2006-04-06T13:32:00.000-05:00

In the End Time period, there is the false church. This false church is a real threat because it hides inside the real church. All around us, everyday, we see the results of Satan driving some of the churches with false teachings and doctrines, giving people lies instead of truths, false hopes instead of strengths.

Some people, without ever studying the Bible, fall prey to the false – trading truth for things like tolerance, trading their eternal heavenly home for legislated rights here on earth such as abortion, alternate lifestyles.

God said that this would happen in the End Times. What His Word tells us will happen in Amos 8:11-12 can be seen going on now – so many cults, so many fake religions that call out “Follow us, follow us”. People do not realize that they are following these false religions straight into hell. They listen to secular humanism, government laws, modern psychiatrists and those teaching the proper civilized way to do things and have traded religion for all of that.

In Matthew 13:24-30, Christ tells the parable of the tares and the wheat in order to make us read it, contemplate on it, meditate so that we can try to get the full meaning. He could have just told us a time was coming when Satan was going to spread discontent, jealousy, bitterness. To make churches fail, fall into ruin. To make the people in them fail. The weeds and tares would eventually do the destructive things they do. However, Christ wanted us to see that none of the weeds and tares would sneak by in the End Times. None will end up in heaven. None will escape punishment.

This parable tells us that it is not our job to weed out and remove the tares. Verse 24 shows us that our job is to sow good seeds – seeds from Scripture for only God’s Word will tell us what the good seed are. These good seeds tell us how to build a church, how to build character both within the church and people, how to fellowship, how to worship and praise God, even how to build the moral fiber of a nation.

Within just the Gospels alone, there is much good seed that can give a good start to plowing, planting and harvesting. However God wants us to know His whole Word so that we can see how Satan sneaks in unawares sowing weeds such as whitewashed morals, watered down ethics, watered down bibles, tolerance.

Anything Satan can hand people and call religion he hands to them. It is easy to see this with cults but it occurs in established denominations and churches as well. Satan will lead people to say they are Christians, they have the right to believe what they want (verse 22). This had let false churches spring up in the middle of good churches leaving nothing but junk and a huge mess. Because people will not let go of their false beliefs, it has even caused some churches to split and divide over issues that never should have been issues if the people had been reading and studying God’s Word. If they had been reading and studying His Word, they would have seen the traps that Satan had laid.

In this parable, we are the servants of the household and our household is the Church. Sometimes we do not understand how a church full of good people can let these tares and weeds grow. It didn’t happen over night but some took 2,000 years and in that time, produced about 3,000 registered Protestant denominations. Some are only cults, some are just secular humanism. There are plenty of tares and God lets us know that we do not have the capability to root out these tares. We can only do the best we can to work around the tares and avoid false teachings and false teachers. Just let God handle the tares.

Verse 30 tells us that He will send out reapers and will gather the tares together to be bound and burned. There will be a day of reckoning and the Great White Throne of Judgment. For us, we need to just read, study, hear, see, believe, trust, obey, and submit to Christ in repentance.

Self Portrait Sunday

2006-04-02T21:06:00.000-05:00

Acts 17:22-31

2006-03-27T19:09:00.000-06:00

All over, people in churches gather having no idea why. The Last Days are happening now. God’s word is being put aside in favor of man’s wisdom. God knew it would happen, that there would be a famine of hearing His word (Amos 8:11). People do not know what it means to be a part of the body of Christ. They let man’s wisdom separate them from God. There are people in churches today who do not know God and have no clue who He is nor do they know salvation.

People need repentance and to give their hearts to Him but too many do not study so they are worshipping an unknown God. They go to church but the preaching is just man’s words – secular humanism is on the rise. True repentance is not in a lot of churches because they are not told that the Spirit of God will convict you and draw you to Him. Instead, they are told that you just raise your hand and repeat a prayer which does not involve being accountable unto God.

How do you show God that you love Him and want to be part of His family and want to serve Him? People do not accept responsibility for sins they have committed. Submission and obedience to God is not found in this world today. People want to be free from their sins but want to be free also from any kind of bondage to God…yet how? Some look at false doctrines and false teachings out there and give up rather than look at scripture. There are people looking to doctrinal handbooks, conference mandates, other people’s ideas.

In Jeremiah 9:23-24 is one of the biggest pleas God makes to man. God wants us to read, study and search out His word. We need to understand and know God to have any kind of life that is blessed, that will delight Him. We need to pray, study, trust Him, obey, and submit to Him – call Him Lord. James 1:25 tell us we need God. We say that we can have freedom in Christ, in God. Through this, we can find real peace in our lives, real strength when troubled, love, mercy, loving kindness.

God says that His ways are perfect – no man can say that. But we cannot be just hearers of God’s word. God wants us to participate with Him in order to have this perfect relationship. God’s kingdom needs us. He wants us to call Him Father just as He calls us His sons and daughters. He wants that relationship with us. Hebrews 11:6 tells us we can change and learn and do what is pleasing to Him. He is faithful and caring for those who diligently seek Him. In Him, we find redemption. By loving Him, He loves us. We need to pray, study, learn discipleship, trust in Him, obey Him and humbly submit to Him.

COPYRIGHT 2004 Joseph E. Cochran Sr.

Self Portrait Sunday

2006-03-27T14:16:00.000-06:00

Joining my wife and some friends in Self Portrait Sunday although technically I did not take this myself.

2005-08-07T23:51:00.000-05:00

What Harry Potter Character are you?

2005-07-30T19:53:00.000-05:00

Take the quiz: "What Harry Potter Character Are You?"

Rubeus Hagrid
You are Hagrid , the half giant half wizrd and the game keeper at hogwarts

What House Am I?

2005-07-23T10:09:00.000-05:00

The sorting hat says that I belong in Ravenclaw!

Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose intelligence is surest."

Ravenclaw students tend to be clever, witty, intelligent, and knowledgeable.
Notable residents include Cho Chang and Padma Patil (objects of Harry and Ron's affections), and Luna Lovegood (daughter of The Quibbler magazine's editor).

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