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Silly Signs on Sunday

2012-02-26T04:48:00.000-08:00

No way!

Words of Wisdom

2012-02-24T05:20:00.001-08:00

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

~Helen Keller

Silly Signs on Sunday

2012-02-19T18:41:00.001-08:00

Here is another hacked roadside message board...

The Battle We Are In...

2012-02-13T05:41:00.000-08:00

Many people do not realize the intense battle we are immersed in for truth: The pagan world that is around us celebrated Darwin Day yesterday: celebrating the 203rd birthday of Charles Darwin.

Clearly demonstrating that evolution is the object of their worship, the National Academies (using your tax dollars) sent out an e-mail yesterday in celebration of Darwin Day (Click here for the announcement from the National Academies of Pseudo-Science). In it, they give glory to Darwin for all of the "enlightenment" that came from his still-unproven theory. One of the books that they advertise through this is "Science, Evolution, and Creationism." In this book, they attempt to say that evolution is settled science and that creationism, or even "intelligent design" is based on fairy tales and fables. However, if you study what they have, basically what they tell you is that you are to believe that evolution is true because they say so...that enlightened scientists know the answers and you just have to believe them.

The evidence points to an intelligent creator: the Creator (with a capital C) described in the Bible. For much more on this, click on the Creation Ministries International link at the bottom of the page. DO NOT BE DECEIVED. Evolution is a false theory without any scientific support. It will lead you to Hell.

Silly Signs on Sunday

2012-02-05T04:20:00.000-08:00

Silly Signs on Sunday

2012-01-22T17:16:00.000-08:00

This is one of several examples where people have hacked into these portable roadside message signs.

Silly Signs on Saturday

2011-12-31T08:16:00.000-08:00

(sign on the back of a dry cleaner's delivery truck)

A great reminder for the New Year's Holiday...

DRIVE SAFELY - DON'T DRINK & DRIVE

Just because you are sober, doesn't mean the other drivers around you are.

Hang up, buckle up, and drive!

Words of Wisdom

2011-12-31T07:59:00.000-08:00

Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.
~Joel A. Barker (businessman, consultant, author)

Frosty the Snowman's baby picture:

2011-12-20T06:04:00.000-08:00

Amish Christmas Light Display

2011-12-19T07:23:00.000-08:00

Check out this amazing Amish Christmas light display:

:-)

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-12-11T04:53:00.000-08:00

Why structural engineers should not make signs...

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-12-04T05:10:00.000-08:00

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-11-27T03:56:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-24T05:04:00.000-08:00

It Is Well...

2011-11-24T05:00:00.000-08:00

Listen to "It Is Well" like you have never heard it before...

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-11-13T04:24:00.001-08:00

Hi LORD!

2011-11-10T06:14:00.002-08:00

A dear friend sent the greeting below in an email today:

While I agree with the majority of the things in the note above, I am not so sure that there are more of us who want the LORD in our lives than those who do not. When a majority of Mississippi voters decide that "choice" is more important than children, I cannot believe that people who truly believe in the God of the Bible are in the majority. When we celebrate, condone, and/or excuse adultery, fornication, and other various perversions that He calls evil, we cannot expect that He will turn a blind eye. When we say that it is ok for same-sex couples to marry under the sanctions and blessings of our government, we are in open defiance of the LORD. When we as a nation embrace the notion of sodomites serving in our military, we are clearly a stench in the nostrils of The Most Holy God. When we consume more than we produce and thus incurr tremendous amounts of debt, we are deceived and lost. When we allow our children to be taught that things God says are wrong are right, and things God says are right are wrong, we have turned our backs on Him and are inviting judgment. The once-great U.S.A. has become Sodom and Gomorrah, and is deserving of God's righteous wrath.

We as a nation do not deserve the LORD's blessings, but his curses. When we bless what He curses, how can we ask Him to bless us?

So the question is, how do we turn this around? Let's see what the LORD says about it...

"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." - 2 Chronicles 7:14

If we want our nation to be healed and once again enjoy God's blessings, we must as a nation humble ourselves, pray, seek His face, and turn from our wicked ways. Only then will He hear from heaven, forgive our sin, and heal our land.

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-11-06T03:39:00.000-08:00

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-10-24T03:52:00.000-07:00

(Sorry...a day late again...)

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-10-16T03:41:00.002-07:00

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2011-10-14T03:52:00.000-07:00

Do not think that what your thoughts dwell on does not matter. Your thoughts are making you.
~Rev. Edward Steere

LH - For God's guidance on this, see Philippians 4:8

Challenging Video by Ray Comfort

2011-10-10T15:58:00.000-07:00

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-10-09T04:44:00.000-07:00

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-10-03T10:04:00.000-07:00

(sorry...I'm a day behind)

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2011-09-30T02:39:00.000-07:00

Church isn't where you meet. Church isn't a building. Church is what you do. Church is who you are. Church is the human outworking of the person of Jesus Christ. Let's not go to Church, let's be the Church.
~Bridget Willard

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-09-25T04:19:00.000-07:00

No Band-Aids?!?

The National Debt is Unconstitutional!

2011-09-20T13:51:00.000-07:00

The National Debt from Ian A. Reid on Vimeo.

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-09-18T18:12:00.000-07:00

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-09-11T03:45:00.001-07:00

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-08-21T01:23:00.000-07:00

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2011-08-19T02:36:00.000-07:00

You may never know that Jesus is all you need, until Jesus is all you have.
~Corrie ten Boom

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-08-14T04:37:00.000-07:00

Before driving on this road, be sure to think it o-o-ver:

This is "knot," a good picture...

2011-07-18T07:26:00.000-07:00

Sunrise Over St. Augustine Beach

2011-07-18T07:23:00.000-07:00

Isn't the astounding beauty of the Creator's handiwork just breathtaking?

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-07-17T04:16:00.000-07:00

Question Evolution

2011-07-16T13:34:00.000-07:00

The Parental Rights Amendment

2011-07-16T12:53:00.000-07:00

Children are NOT property of the state: We must protect the rights of parents to direct the upbringing of their children.

Atheists Don't Have No Songs

2011-06-10T18:39:00.000-07:00

For a great post on "The Blind Faith of Atheism" click here.

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-05-29T01:45:00.002-07:00

How I Feel About Jesus...

2011-05-05T20:25:00.000-07:00

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2011-05-05T02:25:00.000-07:00

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
~Joseph Joubert

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2011-04-28T03:57:00.000-07:00

It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.
~ Martin Luther

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2011-04-22T02:41:00.000-07:00

Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works.
~Martin Luther (leader of the Protestant Reformation)

Evidence for Christianity

2011-04-08T03:25:00.000-07:00

Calvary Nexus Guests: Dr. J.P. Moreland "The Evidence for Christianity" from Calvary Nexus on Vimeo.

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-04-03T02:07:00.001-07:00

I guess this is what you do when you don't have a NO LEFT TURN sign on the truck...

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-03-20T04:36:00.000-07:00

I wonder if they teach spelling in this school:

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2011-03-03T15:55:00.000-08:00

"The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don't know what to do."

~ John Holt

"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want."

~ Ben Stein

"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant."

~ Max De Pree, "Leadership Is an Art"

"Leadership is a combination of strategy and character. If you must be without one, be without the strategy."

~ Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-02-27T19:26:00.000-08:00

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-02-20T04:00:00.001-08:00

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2011-02-09T09:23:00.000-08:00

"Foreign aid: A transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries."

~Douglas Casey

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-02-06T18:40:00.001-08:00

Wireless pool!! I kind of prefer it that way...

On a more serious note, the sign above comes from the photo shown below that I took last week in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida (less than 100 yards from the Gulf of Mexico). I was there looking at this pedestrian crossing location on Gulf Boulevard. Gulf Boulevard has had numerous problems with pedestrian crashes, and the Florida DOT is working to try to improve pedestrian safety on the corridor. One of the things they have done, is to install these crosswalks with lots of signs and other things to make the pedestrians more visible. One of the things is the use of flags to help people cross the road. At the left in the picture is a bucket with little bright yellow-green flags (with reflective strips on them for night time visibility too). Someone who wants to cross the road just grabs a flag, waives it to help approaching motorists see them so that the motorist can yield to the pedestrian in the crosswalk (as required by law), crosses the road and drops the flag off in the bucket on the other side of the road (just out of the picture here). Unfortunately, people (like the ones shown in the picture) choose not to use the crosswalks and just cross where ever they like...no wonder there are so many pedestrian crashes in the area. We do all that we can to create a high-visibility place for people to be seen crossing the road, and people don't use it. Please remember when you are crossing the road, be safe and be seen.

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2011-01-25T05:17:00.000-08:00

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.
~Lucius Caelius Lactantius (early Christian writer, apologist)

And now for something completely different...

2011-01-23T16:34:00.000-08:00

I wrote a letter to the editor of the Moultrie Observer in response to someone looking for "evidence" regarding the truth of the Bible. You can check out my letter here.

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-01-23T02:29:00.001-08:00

My Blackberry Is Not Working...

2011-01-18T18:25:00.000-08:00

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-01-16T03:50:00.000-08:00

Don't these geese know they are supposed to cross at the duck crossing sign?

The Fun Theory Winner - Speed Camera Lottery

2011-01-10T19:35:00.000-08:00

Silly Signs on Sunday

2011-01-09T04:05:00.001-08:00

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2011-01-06T02:19:00.000-08:00

Our Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep hearts to enjoy them, above and beyond all thought, unless we were meant to be immortal.
~Nathaniel Hawthorne

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-12-29T12:28:00.000-08:00

"I would rather be governed by the first 100 names in the Boston phone directory than by the Harvard faculty."

~ William F. Buckley

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-12-24T03:01:00.000-08:00

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. - John 1:14

Wise men still seek Him!

UN Home Security System

2010-12-21T03:04:00.000-08:00

Check out this great video on the new UN Home Security System. I am sure you will want one!

Silly Signs on Saturday

2010-12-18T16:04:00.000-08:00

A few good friends sent me this photo from San Diego.

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-12-10T02:16:00.000-08:00

We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.
~Seneca (Roman statesman, philosopher)

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-12-03T02:03:00.000-08:00

"I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. Of course, this makes me forever ineligible for public office."

~ H.L. Mencken

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-11-25T03:17:00.000-08:00

All our discontents about what we want appear to me to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.

~Daniel Defoe

What a cool car!!!

2010-11-24T05:18:00.000-08:00

Check out this cool flying car created by Steve Saint, son of missionary Nate Saint, who was killed by the Waodani tribe in Equador. Inspired by his father's legacy, Mr. Saint developed a car that could go where traditional cars and planes could not go.

To see another even better video of this car, click here.

Silly Signs on Sunday

2010-11-21T01:08:00.000-08:00

No loud praise and worship allowed here!

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-11-17T02:52:00.000-08:00

Forgiveness is God's command.
~Martin Luther

Silly Signs on Sunday

2010-11-14T04:37:00.001-08:00

This sign is adjacent to a bike / pedestrian trail down in Florida...

Burned Biscuits - author unknown

2010-11-12T15:00:00.000-08:00

When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.

On that evening so long ago, my Mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burnt biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my Mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my Mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day today and she's real tired. And besides - a little burned biscuit never hurt anyone!"

Life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. I'm not the best at hardly anything, and I forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else. But what I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other’s faults - and choosing to celebrate each other’s differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal-breaker!

We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!

"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket..... keep it in your own."

So, Please pass me a biscuit, and yes, the burned one will do just fine. And PLEASE pass this along to someone who has enriched your life.

Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-11-10T03:32:00.000-08:00

The concept of total wellness recognizes that our every thought, word, and behavior affects our greater health and well-being. And we, in turn, are affected not only emotionally but also physically and spiritually.
~Greg Anderson (writer, wellness expert)

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-11-03T02:30:00.000-07:00

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
~John Wooden

Great Evangelism Video

2010-10-30T03:45:00.000-07:00

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-10-29T04:05:00.000-07:00

"If man is not governed by God, he will be ruled by tyrants."

~ William Penn, founder and first governor of Pennsylvania

Weekly Words of Wisdom - BONUS

2010-10-21T03:32:00.000-07:00

The end of learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love him and imitate him.
~John Milton

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-10-20T03:32:00.000-07:00

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.
~Billy Graham

Silly Signs on Sunday

2010-10-17T16:09:00.000-07:00

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-10-15T01:46:00.000-07:00

"Thousands have trodden the path you are pursuing, and have awoke too late to find it end in misery and eternal ruin. They have fought hard for wealth, and honor, and office, and promotion, and turned their backs on God, and Christ, and heaven. … And what has their end been? Often, far too often, they have found out that their whole life has been a grand mistake."

~ J.C. Ryle

Silly Signs on Sunday

2010-10-10T15:45:00.000-07:00

In response to popular demand (i.e. BOTH of the people who read this blog: my wife and daughter), I have decided to launch a new weekly series on my blog: Silly Signs on Sunday. As anyone familiar with the Hagen Homestead can tell you, alliteration abounds around our abode. Thus I had to wait and launch this on the weekend. Anyhow, without further ado...here is the premier installment of Silly Signs on Sunday!

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-10-06T03:39:00.000-07:00

Do not pray for more of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Trinity and is not in pieces. Every child of God has all of him, but does he have all of us?
~F. B. Meyer (British pastor, evangelist)

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-09-28T01:19:00.000-07:00

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
~Epictetus

Weekly Words of Wisdom - BONUS

2010-09-24T03:23:00.000-07:00

God loves with a great love the man whose heart is bursting with a passion for the impossible.
~William Booth (founder of the Salvation Army)

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-09-23T02:48:00.000-07:00

Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible.
~West Point cadet maxim

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-08-27T02:16:00.000-07:00

"Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories."

~Thomas Jefferson

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-08-19T09:03:00.000-07:00

"Essential characteristics of a gentleman: The will to put himself in the place of others; the horror of forcing others into positions from which he would himself recoil; the power to do what seems to him to be right, without considering what others may say or think."

~John Galsworthy

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-08-12T01:55:00.000-07:00

Only a life lived in service to others is worth living.

~Albert Einstein

Takin' Back Our Country

2010-07-29T02:24:00.000-07:00

Check out this great music video!

Thought Police in Academia

2010-07-23T04:03:00.000-07:00

A christian student at a public university in Georgia is being told that she must abandon her deep-held biblical beliefs or be expelled. To see more on this shocking story, click here.

It is hard to believe that in this nation that was founded on the principle of religious liberty, a public university would endorse, condone, and practice religious persecution. Public universities like this are no longer places of education, they are simply places of indoctrination.

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-07-13T06:20:00.000-07:00

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.
~ Thomas Jefferson

The Oil Disaster in the Gulf

2010-06-25T04:27:00.000-07:00

Interesting video: Is the Gulf oil disaster a man-made mistake, or the judgement of God?

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-06-01T02:48:00.000-07:00

The salvation of a single soul is more important than the production or preservation of all the epics and tragedies in the world.

~C.S. Lewis

Kids Say the Darndest Things...

2010-05-28T09:45:00.000-07:00

This week, Art Linkletter passed away at the age of 97. He leaves behind his wife of 75 years and two daughters. For those of you too young to remember him, his show was on TV when I was a boy. Here is an excerpt from his book, Kids Say the Darndest Things that was based on stuff kids said on his TV show of the same title:

Gregory, aged five, announced to me that he'd like to advertise something on the program. When I inquired about his product, he replied:

"I want to sell my sister for half price. That's fifty cents!"
"What would you do with the money?" I blandly carried on.
"Buy a baby brother that'd be some fun for a change."
"Where would you buy him?"
"From my mother, of course. She's the one who produces them all."

Towel Day?!?

2010-05-25T04:37:00.000-07:00

I had never even heard of "Towel Day" until one of my brothers sent me an e-mail about today being so designated. Apparently, the 25th of May is designated "Towel Day" in honor of the late author Douglas Adams who wrote, among other things, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." However, as I looked into this a little, I surmise that towel day may be appropriate in this case: we should be crying for the soul of this man who will be spending eternity in Hell. According to the information posted regarding Mr. Adams, he was an avowed atheist - so much so that today's lead evangelist of atheism, Richard Dawkins, dedicated one of his books to him. It bewilders me that anyone can look and study the incredible beauty and wonder of the universe and not see the handiwork of the Creator.

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the works of His hands." - Psalm 19:1

When I look up into the beauty of the star-filled sky, the words of that old hymn come to mind:
"O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder, consider all the worlds thy hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed." This awe and wonder becomes even greater as I ponder and consider the way that the universe is so perfectly balanced and proportioned: how all of these things are lined up with such precision that they could have only come from an omniscient Creator.

"When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and stars, which You have ordained" - Psalm 8:3

The Lord has indeed blessed us and continues to bless us. He shows forth His amazing handiwork, if only we will open our eyes and see. However, we are living our lives in grave peril if we look upon these wonders and try to deny that there is a God that is Lord over all.

Please check out the "God of Wonders" video below...

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-05-20T01:40:00.000-07:00

God has cast our confessed sins into the depths of the sea, and he's even put a "no fishing" sign over the spot.
~D. L. Moody

Weekly Words of Wisdom (bonus)

2010-05-14T01:17:00.000-07:00

No man has ever risen to the real stature of spiritual manhood until he has found that it is finer to serve somebody else than it is to serve himself.
~Woodrow Wilson

Weekly Words of Wisdom

2010-05-12T14:18:00.000-07:00

"Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down."
~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Screen Door on a Submarine

2010-05-12T05:52:00.000-07:00

Here is a great video recorded of Rich Mullins doing this song:

That's My King!

2010-05-04T05:34:00.000-07:00

Great Parental Rights Video

2010-05-04T05:26:00.001-07:00