tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64026062008-09-26T01:43:27.487-07:00psalm 63:8Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837569591297118395noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402606.post-71646955300424263112008-09-26T01:12:00.000-07:002008-09-26T01:37:25.784-07:00

$700,000,000,000.00 It is just such a huge number. At current count that puts the bill at about $2,300.00 per American (cencus.gov puts our current population at 305,259,245). It is kind of interesting that this $700 billion number keeps coming up. Last week 401k retirement accounts lost $700 billion in one day. We are are also being told that we are sending $700 billion overseas for energy

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Doesn't seem like a good idea.

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Praise the Lord, we have been given the keys to our first home! I can now say - from experience- that escrow is not fun, but God is good!

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A couple of weeks ago we saw the government bail out of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which from what I can tell effectively nationalized those lending institutions. Today we have seen an $85 billion bail out loan for AIG, one of the largest mortgage insurers in America. This loan essentially gives the US government a 79.9% stake in the company and the option or right to remove and replace AIG's

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hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com

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This evening Keith Olbermann, the host of MSNBC's Countdown asked, "Is America ready for a Vice President that attends a church that speaks in tongues, believes in the rapture and prays to God to help build pipelines." It appears that in Mr. Olbermann's mind trusting God for provision, believing that He will one day return and in the reality of spiritual gifts is "a little over the top for

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Like many Americans I have listened to a good number of political speeches over the last two weeks. Nearly 40 million of us listened to Senator Obama speak at the Democratic Convention last week... and almost the same amount listened to Governor Palin last night at the Republican Convention. All the speeches have been well crafted. Some have had a better delivery than others. I listened to

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Even if some don't like Sarah Palin, they had to like this moment.

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We put in an offer 2 weeks ago on a bank owned house in East Escondido. I just got a call from my wife... our offer has been accepted! God is Good! We're supposed to go begin the escrow process later today; thanks for all of your prayers, please continue to do so. The yard needs a bit of work and a few things on the inside (flooring and paint), but all in all it looks to be a good house in

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In studying and preparing messages I regularly read many different news sources. The internet certainly makes this a whole lot easier. Recently, as I have been reading I've noticed an interesting shift among 'mainstream' news agencies. I don't know how long this has been happening, but the shift is very clear and it bothers me. I'm quite sure that the debate in America over abortion is going

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There has been a lot of talk about change from both candidates over the last several months. The word it's self has become the mantra of, not only the Obama campaign, but the DNC as a whole. Come January 20, 2009 there will be a definite changing of the guard in Washington, which clearly makes a lot of people quite happy. What that change will actually mean for our country is yet to be seen.

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This last weekend our 2008 presidential candidates were given the opportunity to speak at Rick Warren's church in Orange County... This interview style debate was very well done and gives voters a great chance to see the differences between McCain and Obama. If you have an hour I highly recommended that you watch this. Obama Part 1 Obama Part 2 McCain Part 1 McCain Part 2

Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11837569591297118395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402606.post-34167820031970033712008-08-13T22:01:00.001-07:002008-08-13T22:09:49.541-07:00

Andrea snapped this the other day and brought up a good question (with a hint of sarcasim)... Is this a politically correct sign? So i ask, where are the gender neutral "People Working" signs?

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I had the blessed privilege to go to summer camp with our High School Youth this last week... it's been a long time since I was at camp. In fact, as we were driving up on Wednesday I realized that the last time I went to camp as a counselor/pastor was 6 years ago in 2002 - it really is amazing how fast time goes by! Spending 4 days with 400+ teens is... interesting! Actually it was a great

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Saw this this morning... Couldn't really tell from the rest of the stuff on the car what they meant by it, but I thought of the Sermon on the Mount. "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." Matthew 5:48 Good thing their registration was up to date ;)

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We were downtown in San Diego today, so we thought we'd stop by the zoo and use the year passes that our parents got us... We snapped this great pic of our closest non-human relative (tongue strongly in cheek). One thing is certain, he sure has the right idea for how to spend a Monday afternoon. A bag for a hat, hand under his chin... just chillin.

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I just received word a few minutes ago that Pastor Greg Laurie's oldest son Christopher died in a car accident this morning. Please pray for Greg, his family and all the Harvest Christian Fellowship family. Pray especially for Christopher's wife, they have one 2 year old daughter and another on the way.

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Hard to believe how fast time flies. Today is our 2 year anniversary. God is Good!

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I taught about Gideon at a small Philippineo fellowship this last Sunday... you can check out the teaching at www.lineuponline.com if you're interested. Keep New Covenant Christian Fellowship in your prayers... they're sending their first team of short-term missionaries out to PI this coming Sunday evening!

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So we woke up this morning at the hotel Andrea and I were staying at... Look what was in the parking lot! Don't you wish you were an Oscar Mayer Wiener? Certainly not something you see every day...

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You really never know just what you are going to see when driving north on I-5.Today we caught up with R2, Obiwan, and Yoda. It was actually hard to catch him, he was cruzing at about 90 mph (that's of course a little less than light speed). Simply Awesome!

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I'm not real sure if too many people look at my blog, but I figured I'd put this up anyway. Andrea and I put in an offer a couple of weeks ago on a house. It's a short-sale, so the bank that owns it needs to approve our offer, which I'm told could take up to 3 or 4 weeks. Please pray that we hear back from the bank quickly! We've been living with my parents until we find a place to live, and

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There's a lot of talk lately in the church about what has come to be known as the 'emergent' church... Being that I pastor a church a lot of that talk (especially questions) finds its way to me. To be honest, I don't care much for defining who we are as a church by what we're against, but at the same time, this trend towards liberalism in the church does concern me. While teaching on Joshua 1,

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for regular updates check out our baby site at milesofblessing.com

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Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet they not pass over it? But this people hath a revolting and rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.- Jeremiah 5:22, 23I've been

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