Money lost, money found - News from King George

From Fredericksburg.com:

"These are my favorite kinds of stories:

Guy loses money two days before Christmas, guy is distraught. Had $700 in a bank envelope, which somehow disappeared from the time he left the bank in Dahlgren to when he arrived at his daughter’s house a few miles away. Retraces his steps, goes back to the bank, but their cameras show nothing.

Man thinks money is gone. And it’s a big chunk of change for a man living off disability, trying to support his daughter, who lost her job last year. He planned to buy her a used car with the money.

Then, nothing short of a miracle happens. ALMOST THREE WEEKS LATER, another man–who happens to be a crime-scene investigator–happens to spot some money by the side of the road. He calls the sheriff’s department, and he and the deputy scour the area for clues. They find a BB&T envelope, go to the local branch, and the teller immediately knows who lost a pile of cash. “Was it $700?” she asks. She produces paperwork to show her customer had withdrawn the money–35 twenty-dollar bills, to be exact–and that’s just what the crime-scene investigator found." read more>>

Have a little respect - Leave the War Memorial alone

I am appalled and yet not surprised. The open attacks on Christians is just par for the course now a days. If this was a Jewish or Muslim symbol there be no one saying a word.


"Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it." -Matt. 7:13


Taken from CNN.com : "A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a cross displayed on public property for nearly a century is unconstitutional.

Three versions of the Christian symbol have been erected atop 822-foot Mount Soledad in the posh La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, since 1913.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the argument that the cross is solely a memorial.

Photo taken from CNN.com

The current 43-foot cross was erected in 1954 in honor of Korean War veterans and has been the subject of near constant judicial back and forth since 1989, when two Vietnam War veterans filed suit against the city, saying it violated the California Constitution's "No Preference" clause.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the argument that the cross is solely a memorial."
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The Birth of Jesus - Luke 2

Take time out of this wonderful day of family and friends to remember....

God bless and Merry Christmas everyone!!

The Birth of Jesus

1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.

4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.  - Luke 2:1-20

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Bible Study - 1 Peter 1:8-9

"Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls." -1 Peter 1:8-9

I am finishing up the final touches on my script then I can record. I wanted to thank everyone for the support in your messages.I love doing this and it does take a good amount of time, so having you guys send messages of encouragement helps so much. So you should look for the Podcast to be up by Sunday night! God bless you all and Merry Christmas!Look for it here or on Itunes!

Time to send in your questions!

It's Q&A time! Time to send in your Bible related questions(or others) to be answered on the John Christian Doe Bible Study Podcast. You can respond to this post or send me an email. My contact information under my "About Me" page. I know some of you have already sent question in, those will be used also. I will chose one or two each Q and A Podcast.

Thanks everyone!

Prayer Request for Caroline.

Hello all, please add my friends little cousin to your prayers.

His message below:

"Please keep my little Cousin Caroline in your prayers. She is still in the ICU. She is such an amazing little girl with a great heart. Please help us keep the good energy going! Prayer can work and if we all do it together miracles can happen. Thank you all so much!"

Father God, please hear our prayers for little Caroline. Father hear our pleas for healing and bring comfort to Caroline and her family. Father,please be with the Doctors as they work on her. Your love is amazing, please hold these people in your healing hands and loving arms. May your grace and mercy poor over her. In Jesus Christ name we pray, Amen

Thank you and God bless!

What happened to the John Christian Doe Bible Study Podcast?

Life happened or in other words it was O.B.E (Overcome by events). I have had a crazy last year and a half, good but crazy. I started a new job, had my 4th child and run over 1000 miles in training. I ran the Marine Corps Marathon, 5 other half marathons, plus 5 and 10k’s sprinkled in this year.

Oh and I have been teaching myself to weld because I am building a big ol' BBQ smoker out of 80 and 60 gallon air tanks....Yes, I love BBQ that much. Perfectly normal. I guess the running makes sense now.

I have really been looking forward to blogging and getting my Podcast back up and running. So yes, I am back now and should have content on the way. So back to 1 Peter and more! I look forward to providing a consistent bible study to you all. Thanks to all of you who have inquired and given me encouragement to get back to it. God bless.

Bologna on Pennsylvania Avenue…

From the title I know most people are thinking that I might be talking about Bush, the Treasury Departments newly found 700 Billion dollars or maybe the temporary multi Million dollar inaugural parade stands being built along Pennsylvania Avenue. No, I am talking about real processed meat with the little red plastic strip around it.
I work in D.C. next to the White House. So, this morning I’m coming from 14th street going west down Pennsylvania Avenue, freezing as I am walking and listening to a Podcast on my IPod, looking forward to my Starbucks.

Now Pennsylvania Avenue has these 8x8 foot planter box type areas where they have the trees that line the Street, which if anyone has been to the White House or seen pictures of Pennsylvania Avenue you know what I’m talking about. Now as I’m speed walking with my head tucked into my coat I see a full slice of Bologna on top of the monkey grass in the first box on Pennsylvania Avenue, I think ehhh, this is D.C. and keep on walking.


I pass the second box and another piece of Bologna, I think, wow a little early (7am) for the disposal of lunch meat along a street, but I press on. Now I pass the third and fourth and fifth, sixth, seventh boxes and they all have Bologna in them and now I stop to get complete visual confirmation that I am seeing Bologna and it’s not some caffeine withdraw induced hallucination. My suspicion is correct, Bologna. I press on.

Now as I have to dodge the construction of the temporary, multi Million dollar inaugural parade stands, I find myself looking forward to seeing if the Bologna will continue on the other side. I’m now chuckling to myself, contemplating the meaning of the Bologna, is it a silent protest, does someone think the squirrels eat Bologna, did someone else have a dream of a Bologna lined Pennsylvania Avenue?

As I approach the first box I find out that my hopes of a Bologna lined Pennsylvania Avenue are dashed. All the boxes on the other side of the stands are empty. I start to feel let down; did the Bologna bandit get stopped before the task was complete? Did they not plan well and run out of Bologna? As I find my mind thinking way too much about Bologna based protesting, I smell one of my favorite smells….coffee.

Enough shenanigans time for my Starbucks. Thanks Bologna bandit protester person, even if no one else notices your act of civil disobedience, you will know I did.


Thanks for checking in, God Bless.

Congo's crisis worsens

Congo's crisis worsens - The Big Picture - Boston.com 12:59pm Source: www.boston.com

This breaks my heart to see people suffer like this. The humanitarian crisis in Congo has thought to have killed more than 5 million people in a decade and the latest conflict has thought to have displaced a quarter of a million people. Children make up 19% of the population, but account for 47% of the deaths and 45,000 people continue to die each month. I pray that this corruption and fighting ends and the people of Congo can begin the long road of healing.