Bible Verse Of The Day - Thursday, 9/16/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/16/2010

The king said to me, “What is it you want?” Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and I answered the king, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my fathers are buried so that I can rebuild it.” – Nehemiah 2:4-5

Nehemiah, who is a cupbearer to the king, has found out that Jerusalem has been destroyed. But instead of questioning why God would let this happen, Nehemiah begins to repent for the sins of his people. This humble posture leads to the opportunity to ask the king to help rebuild Jerusalem. When things seem to go terribly wrong do we simply criticizing God and those around us, or are we looking to heaven for the solutions? Instead of judging, Nehemiah was asking for mercy, and that posture opened the door for God to provide for the rebuilding of Jerusalem. How about us? How do we respond to challenging situations?

Commentary by:  Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

Photo Of The Day - Wednesday, 9/15/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/15/2010

'Scout'
Hamming it up for the camera!

Ray Charles - "I Can't Stop Loving You" ♫ ♫♫ ♫ ♫♫ ♫ ♫♫

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/15/2010

It's "Ray Charles Wednesday", and here is one of Ray Charles' most popular songs .....

Laugh Of The Day - Wednesday, 9/15/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/15/2010

"There's a lot of differing data [about global warming], but as far as I can gather, over the last hundred years the temperature on this planet has gone up 1.8 degrees. Am I the only one who finds that amazingly stable? I could go back to my hotel room tonight and futz with the thermostat for three to four hours. I could not detect that difference."  ~ Dennis Miller

Quote Of The Day - Wednesday, 9/15/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/15/2010

"Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have."  ~ Ronald Reagan

Volunteering at the German School Museum

Published by Dick Schaefer, Award-winning, Unpaid, Part-time Contributing Writer and Amateur Investigative Reporter and Aspiring Photo-journalist

Date:  9/15/2010

When Joy and Carol Kallmeyer first asked me to volunteer as a tour guide at the German School Museum I tried to think of some plausible excuses for not volunteering.  I'm retired, so I didn't really have any good excuses.  Besides, Joy and Carol are great people, making it especially hard to turn them down when they asked me for a favor.  So I eventually said "Alright, I'll do it!" 

German School Museum Gift Shop

The German School Museum is currently open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.  The hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Please
come visit us!  Our friendly staff of volunteers will be happy to start you out
on a self-guided tour of the museum.

Photo by Dick Schaefer (Hermann Hearsay).
Copyright protected. All rights reserved.

Tuesday afternoon is my time to work at the Germann School Museum.  Except that it's really not like work at all!  It's been fun to help out along with the many other friendly volunteers.  It's been fun to meet and talk with the visitors from all over the USA as well as some from outside the USA.  It's been fun to learn more about the history of Hermann, the German culture and the old German School.

One of Many German School Museum Exhibits

A visiotor could actually spend an entire day viewing the many exhibits
available on the two floors of the German School Museum.

Photo by Dick Schaefer (Hermann Hearsay).
Copyright protected.  All rights reserved.

I attended the first grade at the Germann School.  Mrs. Mabel Sohns was my first grade teacher.  I transferred to the then new elementary school building on 7th Street for the second grade.  I don't remember a lot from the first grade anymore, but I do remember that we brought our lunches to school in paper bags or cool "Lone Ranger" lunch boxes.  At the new elementary school, we could eat hot meals in the school cafeteria.

If you have never toured through the German School Museum, you really owe it to yourself to do so.  For the $5 admission fee, the tour is a great value!  You can stay as long as you like and view all the great artifacts on exhibit. 

Historic Hermann, Inc., a non-profit organization, maintains and operates the German School Museum.  Your donations to Historic Hermann, Inc. and purchase proceeds at the German School Museum go toward the preservation of this great Hemann asset.

German School Museum
(viewed from new parking lot at 4th Street)

Historic Hermann, Inc. recently completed extensive
preservation/renovation work on the German School Museum and property.
This view shows the new fenced in "Green Area" with benches as viewed
from the recently constructed parking lot.

Photo by Dick Schaefer (Hermann Hearsay).
Copyright protected. All rights reserved.

Bible Verse Of The Day - Wednesday, 9/15/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/15/2010

Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.” – Joshua 3:5

The word “consecrate” means “to set ourselves apart”. Athletes will set themselves apart to compete, businesses will set themselves apart to learn how to master the marketplace. Why would it be so unusual for Christians to set themselves apart for God? For those from a liturgical tradition, Lent is a time of setting apart. But the setting apart is not enough – we are asking the Lord to do amazing things among us! Joshua proclaimed this before anything happened in the promised land. Are we willing to believe that God will do the same for us and set ourselves apart to be ready for it?

Commentary by:  Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

Photo Of The Day - Tuesday, 9/14/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/14/2010

Lauren and 'Scout'

Lauren, a grad student at the University of South Florida in Tampa, is
Dick Schaefer's daughter.  A recent Mizzou grad, Lauren, is pursuing
a Ph.D.in psychology at USF.  She is staying "busier than a bee" this
semester taking courses, working on research projects and teaching
an introductory level course in psychology.  'Scout', a buff-colored,
purebred cocker spaniel, is Dick's grandpuppy.  'Scout' is now 21
weeks old, and she is growing like a weed!  Stay away from those
big hungry Florida alligators, 'Scout'!

Laugh Of The Day - Tuesday, 9/14/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/14/2010

"Adolescence is just one big walking pimple."  ~ Carol Burnett

Quote Of The Day - Tuesday, 9/14/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/14/2010

"A house divided against itself cannot stand."  ~ Abraham Lincoln

Bible Verse Of The Day - Tuesday, 9/14/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/14/2010

Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.  ~ Hebrews 9:27-28

The writer is making a powerful point: Christ died once for all sin! That means that Christ died for every sin that you committed in the past, the ones that you will commit today, and the ones that you have yet to commit. That’s good news! The power of the cross is enough to meet you whenever you turn to God. The Holy Spirit has been sent to convict you of sin and the cross is powerful enough to cleanse you of sin. Christ’s death was once for all so that you and I can face the judgment day with hope.

Commentary by: Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

$45,046.24 is a lot of money!

Published by Jimmy Oldsun, NDRIRSRWRAFTC & Editor

Date:  9/13/2010

$45,046.24 is a WHOLE lot of money!  If Hermann Hearsay had $45,046.24, we could purchase the following:

• 1 - Ford F150 Platinum 4-wheel drive pickup (Hermann Ford) - $38,000.00
• 1 - Fancy paint job with Hermann Hearsay 'Herkimer' logo - $2,000.00
• 1 - Year supply of gasoline for new pickup - $2,000.00
• 3 - Gateway notebook computers w/ cases (Granneman's Radio Shack) - $2,000.00
• 3 - Nikon Coolpix L22 digital cameras (Granneman's Radio Shack) - $500.00
• 1 - Mr. Coffee coffee brewer (ALCO) - $50.00
• 1 - Year supply of premium coffee (The Kaffee Haus) - $450.00
• Miscellaneous office supplies and hard candy (ALCO) - $46.24

Hermann Hearsay Performance Metrics - Monday, 9/13/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date: 9/9/2010

Performance Metrics:

Total # FREE Subscribers: 000,353

Total # Premium Subscribers: 000,030

Total # Ultra Premium Subscribers: 000,004

Total # Platinum Lifetime Subscribers: 000,003

Subscribers Currently Online: 000,102

New Visitors Currently Online: 000,068

Alexa U.S. Traffic Ranking: not available 

Alexa World Traffic Ranking: 1,089,290

Cumulative Postings Since Start-up: 719

Total # Subscriber Telethons, Raffles & Bake Sales: 0

Total $'s Recv'd From Politicians For Promotional Consideration: 0

Total # Subscriptions Revoked for Copyright Infringement: 0

Overall Financial Conditon: Solvent

Photo Of The Day - Monday, 9/13/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/13/2010

Henry Josey (#41)
Mizzou Running Back

True freshman running back Henry Josey scores his third touchdown
of the game on a 62-yard run in the second quarter of Missouri's
50-6 victory over McNeese State Saturday night in Columbia.
Josey carried the ball 7 times for 112 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Photo by Arron Hustead / KCTV-5

The Beatles - "Yesterday" ♫ ♫♫ ♫ ♫♫ ♫ ♫♫

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/13/2010

Once again it's "Beatles Monday"!  Here is Paul McCartney performing "Yesterday" .....

Laugh Of The Day - Monday, 9/13/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/13/2010

"I'm one of those old-fashioned homosexuals, not one of the newfangled ones who are born joining parades."  ~ Nathan Lane

Quote Of The Day - Monday, 9/13/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/13/2010

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence."  ~ George Washington

Bible Verse Of The Day - Monday, 9/13/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/13/2010 

"Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth."  ~ Hosea 6:3

Hosea was called into a very difficult situation. God’s people were unfaithful and Hosea was to call them to repentance. Yet in the midst of Israel’s spiritual adultery there come words of hope. When God’s people turn and acknowledge the Lord, He will come to us! Let every sunrise remind you that no matter how unfaithful you have been to God, if you are willing to acknowledge Him, He will come to you. Let every rain remind you of His faithfulness!

Commentary by: Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

Willie Nelson - "The Rainbow Connection" ♫ ♫♫ ♫ ♫♫ ♫ ♫♫

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/12/2010

It's "Willie Nelson Sunday" here at Hermann Hearsay.  Here's Willie singing "The Rainbow Connection" .....

Bible Verse Of The Day - Sunday, 9/12/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  9/12/2010

But the king of Egypt said, “Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people away from their labor? Get back to your work!” Then Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them from working.”  ~ Exodus 5:4-5

There has always been a pattern of God calling his people out of their normal rhythms to take time to worship Him. Even in this famous story of when Moses confronted the Pharaoh of Egypt, the main thing that God wanted was for his people to cease from their labor, come aside and worship Him. This pattern offends those who see work as a way toward power. Work is a good thing, but the Sabbath is a weekly reminder that God wants to deliver us from our false identities of power and bring us back to Himself.

Commentary by:  Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org