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Tornado!

We got hit by the fierce winds from yesterdays tornado's. We lost our chimney, some of the roof, most of our fence, and our play set.
It was scary! We were looking through the windows last night and saw our neighbors roofs getting blown off! We then went into our laundry room. Luckily, we are all OK, just some damage to the house.
I should see about taking some pictures and posting them.
The worst part is that our dog got out and she is now lost. We have been looking for her all day, and have not found her. We went to the animal shelter and put up fliers also.
We really hope someone has her and will see the signs and bring her home.
It is so sad for the kids. It is even hitting me harder than I thought it would.

Thought I had today: Children memorizing their phone numbers and addresses.

Today I was in 7 Eleven, and I heard someone talking about children memorizing their addresses. A thought came to my mind to be careful about this. If someone you or your children do not know well asks them if they have memorized their phone number or address, they may be doing it for ulterior motives.
A lot of people do ask kids if they have them memorized, just to see where they are or if they think they should have them memorized by a certain age, but it would be an EASY way for a predator to get your phone number or address.
As parents, we may want to "show off" how smart our children are by having them recite this, but it could be dangerous.
I just thought I would share this with you all in the hopes that it may help someone.
Have a great day!

Scripture, Tradition, and Rome, Part 1

John MacArthur

This tendency to view tradition as supreme authority is not unique to pagan religions.The tendency to venerate tradition is very strong in religion. The world is filled with religions that have been following set traditions for hundreds--even thousands--of years. Cultures come and go, but religious tradition shows an amazing continuity.

In fact, many ancient religions--including Druidism, Native American religions, and several of the oriental cults--eschewed written records of their faith, preferring to pass down their legends and rituals and dogmas via word-of-mouth. Such religions usually treat their body of traditions as a de facto authority equal to other religions' sacred writings.

Even among the world's religions that revere sacred writings, however, tradition and Scripture are often blended. This is true in Hinduism, for example, where the ancient Vedas are the Scriptures, and traditions handed down by gurus round out the faith of most followers. Tradition in effect becomes a lens through which the written word is interpreted. Tradition therefore stands as the highest of all authorities, because it renders the only authoritative interpretation of the sacred writings.

This tendency to view tradition as supreme authority is not unique to pagan religions.

To read the article in it's entirety, please go here:

http://www.gty.org/Resources/Articles/A244_Scripture-Tradition-and-Rome-Part-1?q=Scripture++Tradition++and+Rome