Bible Verse Of The Day - Monday, 10/25/2010

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Date:  10/25/2010
Post:  949

He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.  ~ Micah 4:3

This vision of the end times is something that we all long for. If we asked most people to describe a perfect world, we would probably get similar answers: no more wars, poverty is gone, sorrow would no longer exist. Interestingly enough this is how the Biblical narrative begins and how it ends. Our longings for a better world are a sign that we were made for more that what this current earth has to offer.

Today’s commentary by Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

Song Of The Day - Sunday, 10/24/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  10/24/2010
Post:  948

It's "Willie Nelson Sunday".  Here's Willie singing "Always On My Mind" .....

Bible Verse Of The Day - Sunday, 10/24/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  10/24/2010
Post:  947

There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.  ~ Hebrews 4:9-11

Just like the other commandments, the Sabbath of Moses was a shadow of the Sabbath that Christ gives us. Jewish adherents celebrate Sabbath once a week, but Christ wants to offer Sabbath to his people everyday. Notice that we are to take great effort to enter the rest of God, because we are prone to take the burden of our work and our lives everyday. But to constantly wrestle with those burdens, willingly lay them down and rest is an action of faith and obedience that God blesses.

Today’s commentary by Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

Song Of The Day - Saturday, 10/23/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  10/23/2010
Post:  946

It's Saturday, so once again it's time for a Patsy Cline song. Here's Patsy singing "Blue" .....

Photo Of The Day - Saturday, 10/23/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  10/23/2010
Post:  945

Entrance to Hofgarten from Gutenberg Street
(Hermannhof Suites in Background)
Hermann, MO
10/4/2010

Photo by Dick Schaefer (Hermann Hearsay).
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Laugh Of The Day - Saturday, 10/23/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  10/23/2010
Post:  944

"Vice President Joe Biden told The New York Times that President Obama has asked him to run again in 2012. The bad news? Nobody is asking Obama yet."  ~ Jay Leno, 10/15/2010

Quote Of The Day - Saturday, 10/23/2010

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Date:  10/23/2010
Post:  943

"What?  Me worry?"  ~ A. E. Newman, Candidate for Gasconade County Southern District Associate Commissioner

Bible Verse Of The Day - Saturday, 10/23/2010

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Date:  10/23/2010
Post:  942

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?  ~ Esther 4:14

Esther was given the unique role of being the queen of Babylon when the king had given an order to eliminate the Jewish people. Her cousin, Mordecai, reminds her that she was placed there for purposes that they could not have fathomed until now.

In the same way, we have been placed in positions for such a time as this. Whether employed or unemployed, demoted or promoted, God has placed us where we are for a unique purpose.

Today’s commentary by Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

Watkins Weekend Weather Report - Friday, 10/22/2010 thru Sunday, 10/24/2010

Published by Frank Furter, IT Manager, Weekend Weather Reporter, Custodian and Coffee Brewer

Date: 10/22/2010
Post: 941

Welcome to the Watkins Weekend Weather Report!  It looks like it may be a wet weekend for Hermann's Oktoberfest!  (A great time to buy one of our "Frank said it would!" golf umbrellas!)

Here's my weekend forecast:

Today: Partly cloudy. High 79F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Cloudy this evening with showers after midnight. Low 54F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

Tomorrow: Showers and a few thunderstorms likely. Warm. High near 80F. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

Tomorrow night: Variably cloudy with scattered thunderstorms. Low 57F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

Sunday: A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 50s.

Song Of The Day - Friday, 10/22/2010

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Date:  10/22/2010
Post:  940

It's Friday so it's time for a John Denver song!  Here is John singing "Sunshine On My Shoulder" .....

Photo Of The Day - Friday, 10/22/2010

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Date:  10/22/2010
Post:  939

Entrance to Hofgarten from Gutenberg Street
Hermann, MO

Photo taken 10/4/2010 by Dick Schaefer (Hermann Hearsay).
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Laugh Of The Day - Friday, 10/22/2010

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Date:  10/22/2010
Post:  938

Commenting on the debate between Delaware Senate candidates Christine O'Donnell and Chris Coons .....

"They asked her to name a Supreme Court case that she disagreed with; she said Kramer vs. Kramer."  ~ Bill Maher

Quote Of The Day - Friday, 10/22/2010

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Date:  10/22/2010
Post:  937

Juan Williams, the former National Public Radio news analyst who was abruptly fired this week for expressing a personal view on Fox News, called for the federal government to stop funding the radio organization.

Juan Williams said this morning in an interview on "Fox and Friends" .....

“If they want to compete in the marketplace, they should compete in the marketplace.  They don’t need public funds. I think that they should go out there. They think their product is so great, go out and sell the product.”  ~ Juan Williams

Bible Verse Of The Day - Friday, 10/22/2010

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Date:  10/22/2010
Post:  936

I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.  ~ Philippians 1:3-6

So many times sincere believers feel anxious about where they stand in life. How do I know that I’m in God’s will? How can I be sure that I haven’t missed something along the way? Paul assures the Philippian church and the church today that God is ultimately in control. He is able to hold us to Him better than we are able to hold onto Him.

Today’s commentary by Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

PART 1 of 2: Does this ad represent a "necessary and effective expenditure of public funds" by the Sheriff's Department?

***** UPDATED thru 11/10/2010 *****

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

Date:  10/21/2010
Post:  935

Is this newspaper advertisement (see photo below) by the Gasconade County Sheriff's Department appropriate?  Does this ad represent a "necessary and effective expenditure of public funds" by the Sheriff's Department?  Give me your comments.  I will return on Monday,10/25 with my own critical analysis and opinion in PART 2 of 2:  "Necessary and effective expenditures of public funds" do not include political ads by public office holders!

Newspaper Ad by Randy Esphorst, Gasconade Courty Sheriff
Appearing on Page 17A of the Wednesday, 10/20/2010 edition of The Hermann
Advertiser-Courier, the Sheriff's display ad was one (1) of twenty-one (21) total
affinity ads "endorsing" the "Halloween Coloring Contest" for children ages 12 and under.


Photo taken 10/21/2010 by Dick Schaefer (Hermann Hearsay).
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Song Of The Day - Thursday, 10/21/2010

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Date:  10/21/2010
Post:  934

It's "Eric Clapton Thursday"!  Here is Eric Clapton performing "Bell Bottom Blues" at the Kanagawa Yokohama Arena in Japan on November 24, 1999.

Photo Of The Day - Thursday, 10/21/2010

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Date:  10/21/2010
Post:  933

Hermann Hill B&B
(Viewed from Stone Hill Winery)
Hermann, MO
10/4/2010

Photo by Dick Schaefer (Hermann Hearsay).
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Laugh Of The Day - Thursday, 10/21/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  10/21/2010
Post:  932

"A very joyous week. A week where the whole world was watching a bunch of men trying to climb out of a hole they dug for themselves -- but enough about the Democrats. Lets talk about those Chilean miners."  ~ Bill Maher

Quote Of The Day - Thursday, 10/21/2010

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Date:  10/21/2010
Post:  931

"I'm proposing jail sites in FIVE Gasconade County communities.  If ONE jail site in the small town of Rosebud is as good an idea as the Sheriff says it is, then think what a great idea it would be to have jails in FIVE of our small communities!  Vote Newman for Commish in 2012!"  ~ A. E. Newman, Candidate for Southern District Associate Commissioner

Bible Verse Of The Day - Thursday, 10/21/2010

Published by Lois Lame, SSALRCYTMVDQJCP & Assistant Editor

Date:  10/21/2010
Post:  930

Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ Is anything too hard for the LORD ? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son.”  ~ Genesis 18:13-14

We think that since people in the Bible were pre-modern, superstitious people that it was easy for them to believe. The Scripture actually paints a different picture. We find Sarah’s laughter to be a nervous reaction to a promise from God that was preposterous. Have a child at her age? Impossible! Yet when Sarah had her child, she named him Isaac – which means “laughter”.

God is in the business of turning our laughter of skepticism to the laughter of joy, because for God, all things are possible. 

Today’s commentary by Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org