Take this for your Comfort...

My Sunday School Teacher is a pretty young man. 

When I say young, I mean 26 years old. 

He is Cool!  His name is Tim, and he is really a Bible scholar.

He knows the Word of God like the back of his hand.

He went to Harding University, graduated, and now he is home, working.

 

He says that the key to obedience is

 

Being Rooted in Faith

 

Tim says that we have to build our faith a little at a time.

 

We have to work on building our faith EVERY day.

 

Even though my classmates and I are only in Middle School,

we have to do things that will help build it, too, like when we

experienced the making of bricks, like Pharoah made the

Israelites do in Genesis.

 

One way I am growing more roots in my Faith is by

having a quiet time every morning. 

 

I do skip it on Sundays, but most every other day of the week,

I start out in my room reading the Bible, or some other

readings that my parents selected for me to

read and think on.

 

I have a journal, and I write down my thoughts, quotes I like,

and even my prayers in it.

 

 

 

This is a picture of my youth group and I
Mixing clay, sand, and hay
like the ancient Israelites
had to do in Egypt
when they were slaves.

 

 

*******Here's A Quote I liked*******

 

 

"Christian, take this for your comfort, 

that there is no change

 in Jesus Christ's love to those 

who rest in Him. 

 

"Yesterday you were on the mount

 and you said, 

"He loves me" 

 

Today you are in the valley of humiliation,

 but He loves you still the same"

.- Spurgeon♥ - A great man and Author 

From my early morning devotional readings

 

 

President Donald Trump, United States of America

The White House

May 14, 2019

Dear Mr. President,

First of all, I want to tell you that I pray for you and our country every single day.  Secondly, I think you are doing an awesome job leading the U.S.A.

I am following your involvements in my Civics Class.  We do not have TV in our home, but I stay current via the internet news.  I was amazed at how some of the News People did not understand what the term “exonerated” meant.  I am sorry that they keep hashing and re-hashing this whole Russia Collusion thing.  I really want you to know that even a young man my age can spot a Hoax when I see it.  So can my peers.  We talk about current political events a lot, and we don’t like the way some political issues are going (i.e., socialism, the new green deal, and Medicare for all).  I do not support any of that.  It might interest you to know that the high school homeschoolers here in Searcy, Arkansas do not, either.  At least the ones who are my age (15).  I know that I don’t pay taxes yet, but I will begin working part time when I turn 16, and I plan to become much more vocal in politics at that time. 

None of this is in any way a criticism of you, Mr. President.  I believe you will be known as the century’s best president!  You are doing so many good things, and even a kid can see the struggles and challenges that you face on a moment by moment basis.  I encourage you to press on!  My grandfather always told me, “Don’t let the turkeys get you down.”  I tell myself that when I am opposed by foolish people.  I don’t know what you tell yourself when the opposition gets fierce, but perhaps this little mantra will bring a smile when the going gets tough for you.  I have your back, at least among the youth here in Searcy!  We support you. If there is EVER anything I can do for you, name it!  I would be proud to help you.  Until you name it, I will continue to do as I have been doing, educating the unwise, correcting political misconceptions, and standing up for Truth!

As in my previous letter, I ask you to please hold fast to your promise that the USA will NEVER be a communist country!  And press on to Make America Great Again.  I will do my part to help in this endeavor.  I have inserted some photos of myself and my activities in the left margin of this letter to help you know my heart.  I hope in some small way I can encourage you to know without a doubt that there are young people in this country who care about you, your work, and your leadership! 

I humbly thank you for taking time to read my letter, Mr. President.

Most respectfully,

Blaize Champion

Ninth Grade Homeschooler in Arkansas

I AM from Exodus 3

                                                                             

 

     Over four thousand years ago, a booming voice proclaimed two tiny but perplexing words to a humble shepherd in the wilderness.

“I AM”

 Moses was hiding in the land of Midian after he had murdered an abusive Egyptian slave driver.  While tending his father in law’s sheep on the edge of a mountain, Moses saw a bush that was on fire, but the branches of the bush were not consumed by the flames.  This made Moses curious.  As he cautiously crept closer to the fire, the flaming bush told Moses to take off his sandals.  The Voice in the bush told Moses that he was standing on Holy Ground. 

Exodus chapter 3 reads,

1.     Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

2    And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said,

Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground 

 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

 

I AM… These two words are used many, many times in the Bible.  Jesus described himself using these two words over and over in the New Testament.   But what do they REALLY mean?  I have read that the meaning of these two tiny words may be the most perplexing of all the words in the Bible.

Exodus tells us about how the ONE TRUE and Living God revealed His NAME to mankind in the wilderness near Mount Horeb.  God told Moses who He was, and then commanded Moses to go to Egypt and deliver the Israelites from bondage.  Moses was to lead the Jews into the land God promised to Abraham.  This event became one of the most important things that happened in the history of the Jewish people, because during this talk that he had with Moses, the one true God described himself in his unique name, --------- “I AM.”   

My first Bible Study (Self Initiated)
age 6

 

     In our day and time, the words “I am” have a completely different meaning.  On any given day, I hear people proclaim, “I am hungry,” or “I am happy.”  When meeting a new person, I might say, “I am in 9^th grade.”  But we use these simple words differently than our Creator did when he used them.  We usually use the words “I AM” to describe our feelings or our position. 

There are lots of theories about what God meant when he spoke these two words to Moses, but I believe that we must look at the words and their meaning in the Hebrew language, which was the language of the Jewish people.  It was also the first language that Moses learned as a small boy.  The simplest explanation is that God was telling Moses, “I will be what I will be.”

Look at Exodus chapter 3 and verse 13:

And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

 This was an important message for the Israelite people because they had been treated terribly as slaves of the Egyptian people for four hundred years.  They knew the promises of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, but they were starting to doubt that this same God heard their prayers anymore. 

God told Moses to tell the Jews that “I AM” sent him to rescue them from their desperate life.  God wanted his people to know that HE was all they needed, that HE would give them what they needed to escape their slavery.  The one true and living God wanted Moses to tell them that He would deliver them safely to Canaan if they believed and obeyed. 

Basically, God was telling Moses that he would provide them---------- (“I will be)

--- with everything they needed to escape bondage, and then to go and live in the land of milk and honey. 

     “And God said to Moses, ‘I AM who I AM.’  And he said, ‘Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM’

has sent me to you” (Exodus 3:14).  These were ancient words to an ancient people, but today, they 

are meaningful to us all the same.  I AM has provided a way for us to be delivered from the bondage of our

sins through his son, Jesus Christ.  All we need to do is to believe and obey the gospel, and we will be

delivered, too. 

 

My Presentation for

L2L Speech 2019

 

 

 

Saddest Day this Year. My Pop Pop's Funeral

 

 

Celebrating the life of

Thomas G. Blaine

March 15, 1938 to April 29, 2018

 

Parthemore Funeral Home |New Cumberland, Pennsylvania | May 4, 2018 | 2 p.m

 

 

 

The Service

 

Welcome                                                                             Larry Mackey

Hymn  -  “Shall We Gather at the River?”                     Led by Blaine Chapman

Prayer                                                                                    Guy Sharp

Reading of the Obituary                                                    Steve Mabius

Hymn  - “It Is Well With My Soul”                                  Led by Blaine Chapman

Message and Tribute                                                         Isaiah Krauss

Closing Prayer                                                                      Grant Deitch

 

Pallbearers:  Jimmey Blaine, Randy Otstot, Jim Oakley, Andy Wolf, Christopher Werner, Jeff Harclerode, Blaine Chapman, Brayden Hawbecker

Special thanks to the Lower Allen Military Honor Guard and Bugler for their services at the graveside

 

 

 

Psalm 23

A psalm of David

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. 

He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

Evan though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

 

Thomas G. (Tom) Blaine, of Camp Hill, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at UPMC Pinnacle West Shore. Son of the late Vivian (Boles) and Clarence "Pete" Blaine, he was born on March 15, 1938, in Harrisburg.

     Tom was self-employed for most of his life; he was a real estate entrepreneur and continued working until about a week ago. He was an Air Force Veteran, and a retired state constable, both on the East and West Shores. He was a former member of the board at the East Shore YMCA, as well as a faithful, lifelong member. Tom was a member of the West Fairview American Legion, Post 984, Enola, and a supporter of various charitable causes in the area.

      In his early years, Tom excelled at defensive varsity football at Enola High School in Enola, PA.  He was a passionate and talented athlete, his favorite sports being football and handball.  He loved Penn State football, country music, and taking his family to the beach every year.

     Surviving is his wife, Jeanne R. Blaine; three children, Curtis L. Blaine (Debbra), Dawn Chapman (Mike), and Natalie Acri; grandchildren, Jessica, Barbara, Sarah, Katie, Eden, Brooke and Blaine; great-grandchildren, Aubree, Brayden, Sierra, Emma, Ava and Gabriel; and eight siblings, Nancy, Mildred, Jimmey, Glenn, Deborah, Diane, Gayelynn, and Alex. Aside from his parents, Tom was preceded in death by a sister, Linda, and his stepmother, Louree Stouffer Blaine.

 

Shall We Gather at the River?

 

Shall we gather at the river,

Where bright angel feet have trod,

With its crystal tide for ever

Flowing by the throne of God?

 

Yes, we’ll gather at the river,

The beautiful, the beautiful river,

Gather with the saints at the river,

That flows by the throne of God.

 

Soon we’ll reach the silver river,

Soon our pilgrimage will cease,

Soon our happy hearts will quiver,

With the melody of peace.

 

Yes, we’ll gather at the river,

The beautiful, the beautiful river,

Gather with the saints at the river,

That flows by the throne of God.

 

 

 

 

 

This was the final back page of my Grandfather's Funeral brochure.  It seems sad that  the event is over, he is in the ground, buried, and life seems to want to go on with him not here on this earth.  It is almost too much to bear.  I pray God will help me.

 

 

 

Loving Memories

 

Your gentle face and unique smile

With sadness we recall

You had an honest word for each-

And died beloved by all.

 

The voice is mute and stilled the heart,

That loved us well and true,

Ah, bitter was the trial to part

From one as dear as you.

 

You are not forgotten, Pop Pop,

Nor will you ever be,

As long as life and memory last

We will remember thee.

 

We miss you now, our hearts are sore,

As time goes by we miss you more,

Your loving smile, your all-knowing face,

No one can fill your vacant place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Successful People

"Successful and unsuccessful people   do not vary greatly in their abilities.   They vary in their desires   to reach their p...

 click on blue icon to read a Repost from my mom's blog at Popcorn and Chinese Noodles: Successful People

The Youth are making bricks from clay
like the Israelites had to do when they were in
slavery in ancient Egypt
 

 

Daily Scenes at our House

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Popcorn and Chinese Noodles: Scenes at the House

Jesus gave up HIS rights... Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

We all have Rights. 

 

Some people DEMAND their "rights" aggressively. 

In the news this week, a group of cross-dressing men (men who wear makeup and dress like women) demanded their right to read LGBT material to pre-school kids in a  local library here in my town. 

The Michelle Obama public library in Long Beach, California, has presented to children

who are part of its young readers program a huge array of diversity and “inclusion” agendas.
Read more at

https://www.wnd.com/2017/10/drag-queen-demon-reads-to-kids-at-michelle-obama-library/#u3kR6ZIOk6hwZO4Y.99

 

Others fight hard for their "rights.  "

In New York state this week, a tragic decision was made and laws were passed giving pregnant women the right to kill (abort) their unborn children at any gestation.  They argue that "Women's Lives Matter."  But what about the young women growing in the mother's body?  If Women's lives matter, don't unborn women's lives matter, too? This makes no sense to me!  I refer to the "Reproductive Health Act" that replaces a 1970 state abortion law that was passed three years before Roe legalized abortion nationwide.

Source:  Baby Center.com

 

When pondering these issues, I am reminded of Jesus,
and at how meekly OUR KING gave up his rights on the cross

Jesus "opened not His mouth" as they crucified Him
Isaiah 53:7

Source:  Richardaustin.com

Martin Luther King, Jr. is a famous man in History that I truly admire.  

I recently researched about this time in history.  This post is a synopsis of a report I wrote for my 9th Grade educational requirements.

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My Report:



Source:  wnb.com

 

Civil Rights are equal rights for all civilians of America. 

 
These rights are for all races, and all kinds of people who are alive in this country.  I am glad we have civil rights because they support people who have disabilities.  The meaning of the civil rights is found in our Constitution, in the statement, “All men are created equal.”  Everybody has the same rights in this country. 

Source: Inspirations.png

 

       Discrimination used to be big in this country because we had slavery, and the poor black people got ripped from their homes in Africa to come here and work in this country.  People said blacks were 3/5ths human.  That angers me.  I have many black friends.  I hope that if I were living back in that time, I would help them escape from slavery. 

Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her bus seat to a white man in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama.  Martin Luther King, Jr. led peaceful protests, and gave a speech that helped to make him famous.  President John F. Kennedy made discrimination against black people illegal in 1963.    But we still have discrimination in our country.  I see discrimination all the time in my life.  In Soccer, the Captains pick the best players first.  The worst players are left to be picked last.  Usually, the worst soccer players get put in a place where they barely play at all.  Lots of places discriminate against people because they are different, even though it is illegal.  Jesus said, "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 5:48).  If we did this all the time, we wouldn't need laws for Civil Rights!

Source:   Inspirations.png

 

Another place I see discrimination is in business.  Just because a person is a little bit different, he doesn’t get raises or move up in the business.  I am talking about someone’s accent, or their looks, or their clothes.  These things should not be used to judge if they get a raise. 

 

     At my Summer Camp this past summer, there was a kid who was very different from the others.  He had Autism.  The other kids said, “I don’t want to play with him, he’s gross.   He is a cry baby, and he is always in trouble.”  But I tried to be nice to him.  I tried my hardest to be a good friend to him.  It was pretty hard, because he was really eccentric.  Some of my friends even put pressure on me to NOT spend time with the different kids.  They said I wasn’t cool anymore.  I had a lot of talks with the Counselors, and with my parents about all this.  In the end, he got sent away from the Camp, and had to go to a special school in another town.  I felt really sad about that.  I did not get to say goodbye to him. 

     In conclusion, Civil Rights are rights that prevent discrimination, but not always.  People are not treated equally all the time.  I am not even great at treating people equally.   Sometimes certain people get to me, and I don’t want to be around them.   I don’t want to give them a second chance.  I get mad at them more easily that other people.  John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. both were assassinated for trying to end discrimination.  So you can see that we still need improve on treating people equally in this country. 

 

Bible Students in India study to become leaders in the church
Source:  India Bible School