James Thomas Rook Jr.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milankovitch_cycles
I used to do solar insolation studies for a living ... THIS is why we have climate change.
Milankovitch Cycles.
...and the fact that Sol is a variable star.
BECAUSE it is getting warmer ... bacteria are pumping out more CO2.
The only REAL greenhouse gas is water vapor ... clouds.  A mile thick blanket ...shiny on top ... and black on the bottom ... covering three States is REAL. 
Banning the propellant in asthma inhalers and refrigerant in air conditioners is politics.
..and gross stupidity.

Global Warming being mankind's fault is all about money ... and the transfer of money via Socialism to the poor .... with the brokers of Carbon Credits getting filthy rich acting a mediators of economic equality.  Mankind is being guilt-tripped into the NEW Religion of "saving the planet" .... after all... the Priests have to have their 747 personal jets.
 

Dear DeeDee,
I thank you, of course, for your concern and your advice.
Meanwhile, I want to tell you that I'm not a young man.
I am not less than 35 years old.
I have been baptized for 27 years (so, as you can imagine, I did not get baptized at age 8).
I did not want to answer the question "if I was under 35" because this question distracts from the content of the articles.
I want the attention to be placed on the contents and on the Scriptures of the articles and not on the person who writes.
If all the talk is put on "You are young, you are inexperienced", then you lose the importance of the topic.
However, that I have 20 years or 50 or 99 concepts do not change.
My words do not become "right" or more "wrong" according to my age.
The only thing we need to understand is whether they are in harmony with the Bible or not.
The Bible was written for young people and also for older people.
You have made a correct quotation: we must love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.
But I would like to ask you a question: where do we learn about the personality of God?
Through what we learn to know God better?
Through what do we learn about God's way of thinking and acting?
We learn all this through the Bible, it's true?
I want to ask you another question.
Can we honestly say that we love God if we do not love His Word?
Is not this concept the same reproach we make to the people of the world?
In field service we often meet devoted people who say they love God.
It's not true?
What objection do we make to these people?
"Whoever loves God, strives to know him better".
Or "He who loves God manages to overcome his own traditions and convictions if they are not in harmony with the Word of God".
We must also make an honest critique and ask ourselves if we ourselves, ourselves, have not become the victim of a tradition or of prejudice - compare Romans 2:21, 22; 2 Corinthians 13: 5
Finally the scriptures you mentioned I could mention them too, is not it?
I have full confidence in Jehovah.
If I relied on my intelligence, then I would not consult the Bible.
If I relied on my intelligence I would not look for answers in the Bible, do you think?
I would simply do what I want, without doing research in the Bible, without meditating, without praying.
Does it seem to you that what I have written up to now has not referred to the Bible?
Of course I can be wrong, like all human beings.
However, I invite you to reflect that you have not read the article I posted to you (the one titled "Death really cancels sin").
Or maybe you read it but you did not mention a single writing, just one application. You have not contested any part of the article in merit.
I would have been happy that you had answered the question: "When Paul says that we are dead with Christ, does he mean it literally? Or when he says that "we were buried with Christ "does he mean it literally?"
Or I would have liked you to have answered the question: "Is it the death that erases the sins or the sacrifice of Christ?"
Do you know why this happened?
is it possible (only possible) that you focused on the fact that I was "under 35" and so I needed advice?
Obviously even a 90-year-old can need advice. We are all imperfect and limited.
However the only really important thing is that every "thesis" is supported by the Scriptures.
If what I wrote is wrong, the right thing to do would help each other to understand what the Word of God really teaches.
I am ready to review and retract everything.
Are you really willing to do it anyway?
Or the fear of discovering that something that has been taught to us is wrong prevents us from getting closer to the Word of God (and therefore to God)?
is it possible (only possible) that we love our tranquility more?
Yet we should be happy if Jehovah, in his undeserved kindness, will allow us to understand more.
Even though I'm over 35, I do not scold anyone.
I invite only to reflect on the example of the Israelites of the past.
As you know, at a certain point, they stopped ascertaining the will of God.
They had the temple, the priests. They were unquestionably the People of God.
Was this sufficient to avoid discipline?
"Be sure of everything" is not bad advice, is not it?
"Keep on trying if you are in the faith and what you yourselves are".
Those who love God with all their heart, mind and strength, seek Him in His Word and are not afraid to clash with the judgment of the majority.
And those who want to live in holy devotion will also be persecuted.
I wish you with all my heart that you can have the humility to question yourself regardless of who tells you it is 20 or 99 years old.
Regardless of who tells you it is "an overseer" or the smallest and most insignificant among the brothers - Matthew 11:25, 26
 
 

Alright alright, already!
Let it be as when the brother on the platform asks for some young hands and the kids in the audience do nothing but sit on theirs.
He finally turns to some old-timer and says: "Well, let's call on someone young at heart. Brother Buzzard, please?"
Pity. I wanted you to be young.
 

Immortality of a human soul is the biggest lie ever perpetrated on humanity ... "global warming"  caused by man is the second biggest lie.

...but does your car have lifting hooks on the roof so when you stop for a break at McDonald's for a hamburger, you can have a helicopter take you back to the Territory?

...but does your car have lifting hooks on the roof so when you stop for a break at McDonald's for a hamburger, you can have a helicopter take you back to the Territory?

Immortality of a human soul is the biggest lie ever perpetrated on humanity ... "global warming"  caused by man is the second biggest lie.

Of course not!
I am re-tired.

Arctic warming means we're getting an ice age here again? 
 
 

...but does your car have lifting hooks on the roof so when you stop for a break at McDonald's for a hamburger, you can have a helicopter take you back to the Territory?

I have not noticed you taking any rest from your 'work.'

I love that little story ... and I shudder at most of them.
As imperfect as we are, even Jehovah God accepted with appreciation burnt sheep.
Good thing that he now favors mercy we show each other as a gift to Him .... as looking around my yard, I seem not to have any sheep.

GOTTA READ THIS!!!! I liked this shared it! Think about it?
Reposted from last year....?????
Burned Biscuits - A lesson we all should learn.
When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. 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 burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed!
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 ugly burned biscuit. He ate every bite of that thing...never made a face nor uttered a word about it!
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 every now and then."
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 Mom put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides--a little burned biscuit never hurt anyone!"
As I've grown older, I've thought about that many times. Life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people.
I'm not the best at hardly anything, and I forget gifts 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.

If you do this based on your own conscience ... from the way the statement was made ... it seems the Russian Government will make a reasonable accommodation.
Common sense would dictate that if someone is going to clobber you with a closed fist ... DO NOT LEAN INTO THE PUNCH!
 

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When a police officer pulls you over for erratic driving ... do not lean out the window and say "Hold my Beer!".

If you do this based on your own conscience ... from the way the statement was made ... it seems the Russian Government will make a reasonable accommodation.
Common sense would dictate that if someone is going to clobber you with a closed fist ... DO NOT LEAN INTO THE PUNCH!
 

Your browser does not support the HTML5 video tag.
 
When a police officer pulls you over for erratic driving ... do not lean out the window and say "Hold my Beer!".

Haha. You do not know my and Neil's history or the biting insults he's hurled my way in our time. We are both broad-shouldered and we understand each other. He evidently enjoys a good pummelling or he wouldn't keep coming back for more. 

Sounds like a fun group!

All other things being equal .... Money cannot
buy happiness ....... it can only RENT happiness .
 
 

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Usually before I spotlight a video for proof of my point, I go there to see that it really does that.
 
Should you not add: "It is so important that I didn't go there?"
 
 

Short answer .....
 

He looks so DIFFERENT ... standing on that foot stool !

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