Countdown To Victory

We're now less than 100 days until the mid-term elections, and the losers. . . I mean liberals. . . are scrambling. They are desperate. Yesterday, Barack Obama went on 'The View.' I guess he's too scared to go on a serious news show without his teleprompter. He might have to answer a tough question!

Republicans need 39 seats to take control of the House and 10 seats in the Senate. I think we have a good chance of winning both. I hope so. Then, we can begin putting our country back on the right track.

After the November elections, the focus will quickly turn to 2012. Obviously, the big question will be which Republican candidate is going to challenge Hillary Clinton for the presidency. That's right, Hillary. I believe Hillary will throw Obama under the bus and make a bid for the Democratic nomination. And if she does, she'll win the nomination.

So who will her challenger be? Before I go out on a limb and tell you who the GOP nominee will be, let me tell you who it won't be.

It won't be Sarah Palin, even though her name has been bandied about more than anyone else's. I'm a huge Sarah Palin fan. I would love to see her in the Senate or House. She could make a big impact in Congress, but she's just too polarizing to be president.

It won't be Mitt Romney. Romney is a great fiscal conservative, but he's not strong in foreign affairs. We need someone who is both.

It won't be Newt Gingrich. He did a great job with the Contract With America in the '90s, but his day has passed. It won't be Mike Huckabee either, although he is my personal favorite and would make a great president.

So who's it going to be? Here it is. The 2012 Republican nominee will be. . . Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. While he is still relatively new to the national scene, Jindal is quickly gaining notoriety because of his conservative principles and proven track record as a strong leader amid the oil spill disaster in the Gulf.

I like Jindal. He's young, conservative and has the momentum behind him. If he picked someone like Minnesota's Michele Bachmann as his running mate, I think we'd have an unbeatable team to go up against Hillary and the Clinton machine.

And there you have it. If I'm right, remember you read it here first. If I'm wrong, forget you ever saw this!

The Only True Way

People are being deceived, and most don't even know it. When you have people like Oprah and other pinheads saying there are many paths that lead to God, millions believe that lie and think they are on their way to heaven.

It's sad that some religious leaders are spreading the lie, too. They talk about the need for Christians and Muslims, Hindus and Jews to unite and work together. They call for a "one world religion," and, sadly, we are headed in that direction.

But the truth is there is only one way to God. The Bible is clear about that. In John 14, Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

It was true in Bible times, and it's true today. God does not change. If we want a home in heaven with God, we must have a daily relationship with Jesus. He is our only hope.

The good news is that God doesn't discriminate. He accepts all who will come to Jesus and believe in Him. Just as Jesus came to the Samaritan woman at the well and offered her Living Water, He offers us the gift of eternal life no matter what we have in our background.

So can a Muslim go to heaven? If he turns to Jesus and makes Him lord, then yes! Anyone can go to heaven. Just put your trust in Him, and you can receive the gift of eternal life. Jesus will lead you down the path that brings life. All other paths lead to destruction.

Those who worship at the house of Oprah are in for a rude awakening very soon. But those who follow Jesus will never be disappointed.

A Matter of Black And White

I must be slipping. I haven't done any Obama bashing on here in a couple of weeks. What's wrong with me? Lord knows he has done plenty of stupid things lately!

The latest blunder came this week when the administration fired and then re-hired a USDA official.

When a snippet of a videotape surfaced showing the black USDA official making racially charged comments about a "white farmer," Obama and his minions were quick to condemn the comments and forced her to resign. And rightfully so. But after viewing the entire taped speech, the administration decided the comments weren't so bad after all. They then offered her another government job.

Now get this... the job they offered her is a position dealing with race relations. Are you kidding me? How moronic is that!

Obama even sent White House propagandist Robert Gibbs traipsing out to apologize to the USDA official. Give me a break!

This administration doesn't know whether it's coming or going. Obama clearly acted before he knew all the facts. Why couldn't he act that fast when responding to the BP oil spill?

It's no wonder that Obama's poll numbers are in the basement. Americans are finally waking up and recognizing Obama as the incompetent dunderhead he is.

I'm glad Americans have finally wised up. And come the November elections, voters are going to send the incumbent Democrats in Congress packing. Maybe then we can stop Obama's radical leftist agenda and take back our country!

Time Passes Quickly

It was a joyous weekend for my family. My niece Michelle got married Saturday night. It was a beautiful wedding. The ceremony was in an outdoor garden in Amarillo. Very pretty.

Michelle looked so beautiful in her wedding gown. It's hard to believe that our little Michelle is all grown up and is now married.

I remember when I got to hold Michelle for the first time. My sister and her husband were living in Huntsville at the time, and Mom, Dad and I drove down there after the baby was born. I had never been too fond of babies or little kids up until that time. Kids weren't too fond of me either. I think they can sense there is something different about me and they are a little afraid of me.

But my sister let me hold Michelle, and she seemed content to sit in my lap and let me hold her. I have been enamored of her ever since.

I was glad when my sister and her family moved back to Pampa, and we got to see Michelle and her brother Ty grow up. It was fun watching them grow up.

It's amazing how quickly the time has passed. Michelle is married, and she and her husband are planning to move to Florida. Ty turned 16 in May and just got his driver's license. It kind of makes me feel old. So you can imagine how old my sister must be. (Just kidding, Karen.)

Time really does go by so quickly. That should make us cherish the time we have with our family and loved ones. Before you know it, the kids are grown and moving on with their lives. I am truly thankful to be near my family and to have this time to spend with them.

Day of Adventure

I like it when you can turn an inconvenience into an adventure. That's what I tried to do this week.

The lift on my truck messed up yet again, and I had to take it back to the shop in Amarillo. Of course, when I got there, the lift worked perfectly. I think that lift must be female because it can't decide what it wants to do. (Just a joke. Lighten up, everyone.)

Anyway, the shop adjusted some settings on the lift, and I was on my way after only 30 minutes. Since I was already in Amarillo, I decided to stay a while and visit some of my old haunts.

First stop was Mardel Christian bookstore. I love that store. It has so many good Christian books and music. I didn't buy anything, but I had to pause when I passed the gospel tracts. Mardel is where I used to get most of the tracts for the Tyler Street outreach. I still miss going out there on Saturdays.

After the bookstore, I was hungry. I have been craving a steak, so I went to Saltgrass Steakhouse. It's a new restaurant that opened after I moved to Pampa. It a neat place. And I enjoyed my steak!!

I then headed over to the mall. I wasn't looking for anything in particular. I just like riding through the mall and watching the people. It's fun to people-watch. I often wonder about people I see out in a crowd. I wonder where they're headed and what their story is.

As I left town to head back to Pampa, I couldn't resist driving by my old apartment. It looked like someone is living in my old place. It looked about the same. They had started painting the trim on the complex before I moved in February, and they still haven't finished. In fact, it looked like they had stopped painting.

So that was my day of "adventure" in the big city. I was able to turn an inconvenient trip to the shop into a fun day, and it brought back a lot of good memories.

Killing Time

It's been kind of boring around here today. Wednesday night's thunderstorm knocked out my satellite TV. No FOX News today. I'm going through withdrawal. Thank God for talk radio, so I can still get my daily fix of Hannity.

I had to call Dish Network to report the outage. I think their service center is out in Timbuktu or somewhere. I can't understand them, and they can't understand me. It creates quite a dilemma.

Fortunately, I have the Relay speech-to-speech operators to interpret for me. These specially-trained operators are great. They are trained to understand people with speech disabilities and can relay messages to the person on the other end of the line. It works great for people like me.

So Dish Network is going to send a technician out Friday morning. I think the problem may be my receiver. It's very old. In the meantime, no TV and no FOX News.

Without the TV to pacify my time, I decided to go to the park. It was a great day to be outside. Temperatures were only in the 70s! In July, that's almost unheard of. This July has been unseasonably cool and rainy. But I'll take it. I love this kind of weather.

I strolled through the park on Big Red (my scooter) and visited my duck down by the lake.

After the park, I headed to Wal-Mart to kill some time. The store has been remodeled, so everything has been moved around. It took twice as long to get my groceries.

It's going to be a long evening. What did people do before TV? Maybe I'll take a drive or go to another park.

Survivor

What kind of survivor are you? There's a Web site, thesurvivorsclub.org, that's lets you find your survival personality -- how well you handle tough problems. I heard about it on the Glenn Beck program and decided to check it out. It's pretty interesting.

You don't have to join the Web site to take the Survivors Quiz. The quiz, at the bottom of the home page, presents a series of situations and gives several options. You select the option that best describes how you would react in that situation.

At the end of the quiz, it calculates your responses and tells you your Survivor Personality: "In Denial," "Thinker," "Realist," "Risk Taker," etc.

The quiz found that I'm a Realist. According to the Web site, a realist "knows that life is hard so you face facts and do whatever is efficient and effective to achieve your goals."

In some ways, I think that is pretty accurate of my personality. I know that we are all going to face tough situations in life. I try to accept the facts and do what is necessary to get through it. But I also know I can't get through it on my own. I rely on the Lord's help. It's only through Him that I can make it through the hard times.

I could not survive at all without God's help. He is my strength. When I'm facing tough times, I turn to Philippians 4:13. It says, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

I don't know how people survive if they don't trust in the Lord. They certainly add a lot of unnecessary worry to their lives. But with God's help, not only can we survive the hard times, we can be victorious in all situations.

True Freedom

Freedom. It's what this country was founded upon. The Constitution of the United States guarantees us certain freedoms. Freedom of speech. Freedom of the press. And freedom of religion. These are a few of the liberties we enjoy in our great nation.

Lately, though, it seems that our freedoms have come under attack. As the government tries to seize more and more power, it is gaining more control over our lives and limiting our freedom. Sadly, this may only get worse over time.

The government may succeed in limiting some of our freedoms as citizens. But there is one freedom it will never be able to take away. That's the freedom we have in Christ.

When we come to Jesus and make Him the lord of our lives, He forgives our sins and sets us free. John 8:36 says, "If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."

Jesus came to proclaim freedom for the captives and to release us from the penalty of sin.

There is no greater freedom than this! And no one can steal it from us. We can be free eternally because Jesus came to set us free.

As we celebrate Independence Day, let's remember what true freedom is. True freedom can only come from God through our savior Jesus Christ.