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Mike Huckabee - Sanctity of Life
2007-12-24 20:36:00 I am extremely impressed with almost all of the issues that Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee stands for. I have decided to demonstrate my support for him by placing support banners in the sidebar and by promoting the principles that he stands on.Each Monday, I will post information about this man in an effort to convince all of you that he is a worthy candidate for the presidency. The following is an excerpt from Mike Huckabee's website which identifies his strong, Biblical position on abortion. I strongly support him in this issue and I invite you to find out more!"I support and have always supported passage of a constitutional amendment to protect the right to life. My convictions regarding the sanctity of life have always been clear and consistent, without equivocation or wavering. I believe that Roe v. Wade should be over-turned."I applaud the Supreme Court's recent decision in Gonzales v. Cathcart forbidding the gruesome practice of partial birth abortion. While I am ... More About: Life
The Return of the Watchman Awards
2007-12-22 23:03:00 After almost a year since the last Watchman Awards , the long missed tradition is being brought back to life. The Watchman Awards is the element of this blog where the local neighborhood watchman scours the internet looking for well written, doctrinally sound, politically right-wing, original articles. This is the segment where I post a list of the top three articles that I found in the blogosphere this week.It's up to you to let me know via the comments section about other blogs that I may not have yet discovered. Be sure to nominate your friends' blogs for next weeks awards. You can even nominate yourself for one of these much-sought-after trophies! Its a great way to find more blogs and bloggers that are interested in the same things that we are...elevating the truth! Plus its a great way to let others know about your blog.Don't be shy. Head down to the comments section. Congratulate the winners. Criticize the winners. Just let us know what you think. Give us a link to ... More About: Return , The Return , Return of the
The Week In Review
2007-12-21 21:55:00 For the first three days of the work week, I was able to enjoy half days at work. I got out of work on Monday through Wednesday at noon. During those days, I attended several holiday safety briefings, a absentee voting briefing, a change of command ceremony, and several other things. The change of command ceremony was to honor a new Command Sergeant Major who is taking charge of the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) in Washington, DC.As a result of the early release, I was able to spend some extra time at church on Monday afternoon. We have been working at the church to build a new Sunday School building. We are now at the final stages of the project and we hope to be moved into the building by the first of the year...or thereabouts.On Thursday and Friday, however, I was back in Arlington National Cemetery participating in Funerals for soldiers. We conducted three ceremonies yesterday and one today. Today, my nose started running right at the beginning of the mission. Th... More About: Review , Week
Why Won't People Make Things Right?
2007-12-18 02:25:00 Why is it, do you suppose, that people are so willing to put off making things right with God? People live as if every day of their life is guaranteed. Many folks are much like the rich man whose story is told by Jesus. The rich man decided to tear down his barns to build bigger and greater things to hold all of his wealth and savings. Instead, however, he died suddenly!What is it that makes people die without Christ? Why don’t they realize the importance of that decision? What is it that Satan uses to blind their eyes? Is it unbelief? Many people are going to be turned away from God because they did not believe in the rightly inspired Word of God in that they did not believe the pure and simple plan of God’s salvation. People may sincerely believe in baptism, deeds, or sacraments to get them to heaven. These, however, are only a sign that they do not believe that Christ is the only way to heaven. Their unbelief or misbelief, if I may create a word, will send them to a... More About: Make , Things
Being a Real Boy
2007-11-26 19:45:00 For several years, I worked on the staff of an Independent, Fundamental Baptist Camp...Cedar River Baptist Camp. During my four year tenure at the camp, my fellow staffers and I were constantly challenged to be men. We were encouraged to work hard and play hard. Often times our evening and weekend recreation was crude basic events such as wrestling, boxing, soccer that turned into wrestling, etc. Now, of course, they monitored us to be sure that we were boxing or wrestling out of enjoyment of the sport and not just because we wanted to pummel the other guy. Nevertheless we fought.Boxing became one of my favorite sports events. I'm scrawny but I have long arms and good stamina. I got my face handed to me on a grassy platter more than once, but I still enjoyed the sport. There was something about standing up when your body was telling you to go down that made you feel like you were doing something that men do. The idea of getting a bloody nose and then sitting down and drinking... More About: Real
Why stand we here idle?
2007-09-24 13:07:00 "It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"~ Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775 More About: Stand
The Pursuit of Happiness
2007-09-19 07:01:00 I found this quote over at "To Be A Pilgrim."“It is an unquestionable truth, that if a man be not happy at home, he cannot be happy anywhere; and the converse of the proposition is no less true, that he who is happy there, need be miserable nowhere.” ~ John Angell James More About: Happiness , The Pursuit of Happiness
A License to be Free
2007-09-18 16:39:00 From page 15 of the "Citizens Rule Book" by Webster AdamsYoung Christian attorney Patrick Henry saw why a JURY of PEERS is so vital to FREEDOM! It was March 1775 when he rode into the small town of Culpeper, VA He was totally shocked by what he saw! There, in the middle of the town square was a minister tied to a whipping post, his back laid bare and bloody with the bones of his ribs showing. He had been scourged mercilessly like JESUS, with whips laced with metal.Patrick Henry is quoted as saying: “When they stopped beating him, I could see the bones of his rib cage. I turned to someone and asked what the man had done to deserve such a beating as this.”SCOURGED FOR NOT TAKING A LICENSE!The reply given him was that the man being scourged was a minister who refused to take a license. He was one of twelve who were locked into jail because they refused to take a license. A license often becomes an arbitrary control by government that makes a crime out of what ordinarily would not b... More About: Free , License
Were "Early Baptist Founders" Anglicans?
2007-09-17 07:31:00 I recently received the following quote on my post entitled Are Baptist s Protestant? I felt that it deserved an entire post dedicated to its rebuttal.“As John Smythe and the early Baptist founders were Anglican Separatists and the Anglican Church is very much a protestant church, I would argue that, yes, Baptists are protestants.”This premise is false on three fronts.Baptists predate the Anglican Church.The Anglican church was not founded until 1534 A.D. (17 years after the spark of the reformation). In fact, the very founding of this denomination came as the result of a conflict between Henry VIII and the Catholic Pope. Henry wanted a divorce from Queen Catherine of Aragon and the pope would not allow it. In retaliation, Henry declared himself as the supreme potentate of the Church of England and the Anglican Church was officially born.Baptists, however, were alive and well long before the advent of this new religion. Pay special attention to the following quotes.“We sha... More About: Early , Anglicans , Founders
Are Baptists Protestant?
2007-09-16 14:31:00 According to Google, protestant is defined as:“A name for those Christians and churches which separated from the Roman Catholic Church at the Reformation, and for other churches and groups descended from them.”Most historians agree that the protestant Reformation was kicked off on Oct. 31, 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door at the Wittenberg Castle and began a movement that would shake the contemporary religious landscape. From this information, we can know that protestants date back to the sixteenth century. The question we must answer...do the Baptists predate this revolution and are they associated with it in any way?Baptists can date their religious lineage much farther back than 1517 A.D. In fact, a thorough look at history will show a group of people who hold to the same doctrines as current Independent, Fundamental Baptists during every century since the time of Christ. These groups have not always been called Baptists, but even a casual glance t... More About: Protestant
The Gecko - A Product of Evolution or Creation?
2007-09-16 06:29:00 They walk across walls and ceiling as though gravity didn't exist. But how? For a long while, geckos defied all attempts to explain how they could cling to any surface with no visible sign of glue or suction cups. Then, when a group of biologists and engineers studied the microscopic hairs on the toes of geckos, the answer was found. The ends of the hairs directly attach to molecules in the surface by what is called van der Waals force, a type of attraction between atoms. According to a report in Nature, scientists concluded that engineering a structure like the foot of a gecko is "beyond the limits of human technology." However, they hope that the "natural technology of gecko foot-hairs can provide biological inspiration for future design of a remarkable effective adhesive." More About: Evolution , Product , Creation
The Blessing of Friends - Kim and W.C. Dyess
2007-08-25 21:37:00 I just received a phone call from some friends that my wife and I made at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Georgia. This is the church that I was going to while I was fresh out of Basic Training at Airborne Hold and Airborne School. I was able to go to the church for about eight weeks and I was able to make some great friends. Kim and W.C. Dyess just called me to see how things were going and to update us on what is going on down at the church. They just finished up with Vacation Bible School about two weeks ago and they said it was just fantastic. Anyway, I wanted to mention them on my blog because they were a tremendous blessing to me when I was in Georgia. You know how Paul would always write things in his epistles about how people had treated him good or bad when he was on his travels? That is basically what I am doing here. They had me over to their house several times for meals and they had me stay the night several nights be... More About: Friends , Blessing
Long Hours and Lots Of Fun
2007-08-24 03:16:00 Today I arrived at work at 5:45 AM and left at 8:30 PM. We are in the final crunch days for what is being called "Spirit of America!" It's a lot of work, but it is going to be really great. If you live in New Hampshire or Pennsylvania, you will have to come check it out. I have to try to get some sleep tonight (I have to get up at 4:30 AM) so this is all of an update that you will be getting tonight. I will post more about Spirit of America either tomorrow or Saturday. Thanks, Nicholas Z. Cardot More About: Long , Hours
A Christian and a Patriot
2007-08-22 23:12:00 I came across this picture the other day. As I looked at it, I began to think how that I would love to have my life be a living testimony of the beautiful objects found in it. A Bible and Old Glory! A Christian and a Patriot . Blood Bought and Free in the home of the brave! I have caught a lot of grief over the fact that I am a member of the United States Army. Most of that grief has come from people who I go to church with. I understand that people discourage Christians from going into this type of work because of the negative influence that you face being a part of it. I understand as well as anyone (I'm in it) the difficulties of maintaining a walk with God in this environment. I also understand, however, that when God calls you to do something, he equips and enables you to keep yourself clean and pure for Him. He gives you the ability to do what is right and to be a shining light for His glory! ... More About: Trio
Settling In and Meeting The Neighbors
2007-08-20 05:55:00 I apologize for my lack of consistent posts. It has been difficult to allocate time to the pursuit of blogging in the midst of the chaos of moving across country. My wife and I continue to appreciate the prayers that many of you have offered on our behalf. We happy to express that we are in the finishing stages of making this our new home. Praise the Lord! After moving just over 550 miles, we are finally beginning to get all of our stuff settled in. We have painted the apartment, organized our furniture, put away all of our laundry, and cleaned the apartment from top to bottom. We have spent the entire week unpacking and cleaning and have made great progress. I hate white walls in my apartment, so we have made a lot of effort to paint everything to make it look more comfortable. Attached is a picture of my living room. We have also been able to meet the neighbors. The man below me is a Tom... More About: Neighbors , Meeting
Running, Reunion, and Relocation
2007-08-13 16:40:00 So far, Washington D.C. has been great. I have seen sights that I have wished for the opportunity to see since I was still in High School. I have jogged down the Potomac River, I have experienced a D.C. style traffic jam, I have even seen a couple of the monuments. I am so excited to be able to serve in the Army in Washington D.C. On Tuesday of last week, my squad leader decided that he wanted to run to the Jefferson Memorial and back while wearing our IBA's (Individual Body Armor). This memorial is just over two miles from where we began running. We ran down the waterfront of the Potomac River, under a gigantic bridge, and over to the memorial. It was amazing! We ran up and down the steps of the memorial for a while before heading back home. It was an exhilarating workout. We get to do the same type of PT as everyone else in the army except we get to do our PT up and down the streets of Washington D.C. On Friday, I got m... More About: Running , Reunion , Loca , Relocation
Does Your Campground Have A Baptist Church?
2007-08-02 01:26:00 A very proper lady began planning a week's camping vacation for she and her Baptist Church group. She wrote to a campground for reservations. She wanted to make sure that the campground was fully equipped and modern, but couldn't bring herself to write the word "toilet" in her letter. So, she decided on the old-fashioned term "Bathroom Commode". Once written down she still was not comfortable. Finally she decided on the abbreviation "B.C." and wrote, "does your campground have its own "B.C.?" When the campground owner received the letter, he couldn't figure out what she meant by "B.C." He showed it to several of the campers, one of whom suggested the lady was obviously referring to a Baptist Church since there was a letterhead on the paper which referred to a Baptist church.. So, he sent this reply: Dear Madam, The B.C. is locate d nine miles from the campground in a beautiful grove of trees. I admit it is quite a distance if you are in the habit of going regularly. No doubt you ... More About: Humor , Round
The Journey Of A Lifetime!
2007-08-01 04:06:00 Dear Friends and Bloggers, I left this morning at 7:00 AM and headed toward Washington D.C. I pulled up my route on Google Maps. It directed me through Chicago and onto Interstate 80. It caused me to go through Chicago right at rush hour and it set me back a couple of hours. I was in six lanes of bumper to bumper traffic for a couple of hours. That's alright, though. I love the city so I rolled down my windows and enjoyed the ride. I had a full tank of gas when I left my home town of Franklin Grove, IL, so I didn't have to fill up for $3.40+ a gallon in Chicago. I was able to fill up later in Indiana for about $2.69 per gallon. Woohoo! Anyway, around 7:30 PM, I decided to pull up for the evening with just over two hundred miles left on my trip. I pulled up in a Red Roof Inn and ordered a pizza from Dominoes. I'll head out early in the morning and I will probably be able to make it t... More About: Journey , The Journey , Lifetime
Mr. Cardot Goes To Washington
2007-07-30 23:36:00 Dear Friends and Bloggers, I praise the Lord that he has seen fit to process my orders and send me to our nation's capital. I received a phone call from my liaison approximately two hours ago informing me that he had gotten my orders processed and that I would, for sure, be going to Washing ton D.C. I am to report to the 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as the Old Guard, on Wednesday, August 1, 2007. I will be leaving from Illinois tomorrow morning at about 6:30 A.M. According to Google maps, the trip should take just over thirteen hours. According to the way that I drive, the trip should take less than twelve... Having received this information is such a relief and it is most definitely an answer to prayer. I heard about a hundred different people tell me that they were praying that I would get this assignment and I am so happy to be able to say that God answered prayer once again. Be sure to thank Him with me for is goodness. ... More About: Shin , Goes
My Vacation in Pictures
2007-07-30 19:32:00 Even as our time of vacation draws to a close, we find ourselves thankful for the time of rest and relaxation. We had so much fun spending time with friends and family. It felt so good to be at home and to see all of our loved ones at the church. Scattered through this post is a pictorial representation of the people we were able to see. The first picture you see on the left is a picture of my brother, Jarod Delhotal. He is a combat veteran who served for a year in the Iraq war a couple of years ago. He received a purple heart for wounds received in combat and a medal of commendation for actions performed on the day he received his wound. I do not know the particular commendation that he has and I keep forgetting to ask him when he is around. I look up to him a lot and I sort of envision myself as following in his footsteps in a small way. Jarod came out on Friday night and spent most of the weekend with us. The next picture th... More About: Pictures , Vacation
A Wonderful End to a Wonderful Week!
2007-07-29 05:57:00 Today was a lot of fun. My wife and I were able to enjoy our final weekend on leave with our friends and family. We went to a party for a girl in our church who is graduating high school. There were probably thirty or forty people there. Some were playing horse shoes, baseball, and other games. There was food and everyone was talking and catching up. It was really nice. This is a picture of my wife and her sister. I took this picture on Thursday when we were in Iowa visiting her family. I wish that we could have stayed longer and spent more time with them. I have some of the best in-laws that a man could have. How lucky of a guy am I to be able to say that. Not only that, but my wife also has great in-laws... After the party, my wife went with Janelle and Leah, my aunt and cousin, and they headed to the grocery store and then made dinner. I left with Jim and Chad, my uncle and cousin, and headed for the river w... More About: Week , Wonderful
Waiting...Another Day of Waiting
2007-07-28 04:17:00 I called the man responsible for having my orders changed today and he explained to me why my orders have not been changed yet. Each day, he would submit my orders to be changed in order to assign me to the job which I have applied for in Washington D.C. Each day the orders would get kicked back. Finally, he called the people who kept kicking them back and asked what was taking place. They told him that they could not process my orders because I had already left Ft. Benning, GA. He told them that he was aware of that situation, but that he still wanted my orders to be processed. Understanding that the orders were supposed to go through despite my having left Ft. Benning, the people told him that they would put them through this time. So...he resubmitted my orders to be reprocessed today and told me to call back on Monday. I was supposed to receive my updated orders on Monday and have been told to "call back tomorrow" every day this week. I have been praying and I invite you t... More About: Waiting , Wait
Vacation: Ten Days of Leave
2007-07-27 05:00:00 My wife and I have been so blessed to be able to find ourselves on ten days of leave. Beginning on July 20 and ending on August 1, we are able to enjoy sleeping in until all hours of the morning, eating ourselves sick, and enjoying the love of our families. On Friday, July 20, I was dismissed at around 1200 hours. That?s noon for you civilians. It couldn?t have come too soon. We set out for Kentucky, which we have been calling home for the two years prior to my enlistment. God has been so good to us to give us so many friends and loved ones in this state. We were able to stay with some friends on Friday night and Saturday night. I spent time with my college friends, professors, church friends, etc. We were able to see so many people during the two days that we were in Lexington. We had a great time. I played an Age of Empires II tournament (A video game made for the PC in 1998) and for the first time ever?I lost. All through my college career, we got to... More About: Vacation , Leave , Days
Today at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Columbus, GA...
2007-07-09 03:43:00 Today at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Columbus , GA, we had a great patriotic service. We had about six or seven soldiers in attendance. Several of us wore our class A uniforms and by popular demand I have decided to post a couple pictures of my good looking self and my even better looking wife. I know, I'm so conceited. Lol. Let me know what you think. More About: Today
Airborne School
2007-07-07 23:22:00 Well, folks, I just completed week one of airborne school. This is ground week. I spent the week learning proper exit techniques and proper techniques for slamming my body into the ground. We use what we call PLF's (Parachute Landing Falls). This is the process by which we slam our bodies into the ground. We land on the balls of our feet, roll into our calf muscles, our knees, our thighs, and then into our pull up muscles on our upper back. Yeah.I am covered in bruises and am black and blue. But it is a lot of fun. It is way more fun than I ever thought that it would be. Woohoo. This coming week we will be jumping off of the 250 foot tower. And in another week, five jumps from 1200 feet. Wow! I can't wait! More About: School , Airborne
Point To Ponder
2007-06-29 02:16:00 If blind people wear sunglasses why don't deaf people wear ear muffs?Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song?If you are in a vehicle going the speed of light, what would happen if you turned on your headlights?Why is it that when you transport something by car it is called a shipment but when you transport something by ship it is called cargo?Why does the Indiana driver's license include in its list of possible restrictions "B" for "Blind"?Do they have reserved parking for non-handicap people at the Special Olympics?Why do phone companies give you a number to call if your phone doesn't work?What is the definition of "is"? More About: Point
Comrades At Arms
2007-06-28 01:15:00 You know I don't believe in evolution, but the sentiment of this quote is absolutely perfect. It defines the relationships that I have come to know in a way that is superb."Servicemen do that - fall in love with one another. It has nothing to do with sex. Sexual attraction is a feeble imitation of the love a man-at-arms feels for his comrades. The emotions go deeper than those between father and son, between brother and brother, between husband and wife. The bond that forms, soldier-to-soldier, is old, old, old - primitive stuff, the instincts of earliest evolution, slope-browed protohumans banded together, all for one, one for all. It is in the blood, and cannot be resisted."~ Joseph R. Garber More About: America , Truth , Arms
The Truth about Modern Tolerance
2007-06-27 20:56:00 This quote was written over ten years ago, but it is the summation of the absolute frustration encountered by so many non racial persons accused of being racial or prejudice."Have you observed that in these decadent times, it is no longer enough to feel good yourself? Self-esteem is not enough. A sense of achievement is not enough. Dignity and self-respect are not enough. No, sir, not at all. Rather it has become the case that I cannot feel good unless you feel bad!"I cannot feel good about being a woman unless you feel bad about being a man. I cannot e proud of being black unless you are ashamed of being white. I cannot respect myself for being gay unless you ae embarrassed that you are straight. Tolerance has been put by the boards; it is a stale and bitter thing and we will have none of it. Equality, likewise; it is condescending at best and in truth intended to demean. If I am to achieve the inner harmony and self-respect that is my due, it will not suffice for you and ... More About: America , Truth , Modern , Ruth
Continuing Education
2007-06-20 22:08:00 The week is passing by ever so quickly. So it goes when one stays busy. I have stayed busy so far this week in airborne hold in the office. I have been trapped in a dungeon this week. A prison with white walls and computers, I am tortured by the hum drum tone of Sergeants and Drill Sergeants who have nothing better to do than torture Privates. Ah?but such is my lot in life. I have chosen it and thus I shall continue.On a more positive note, I have been able to register with the University of Phoenix in an effort to begin pursuing a Associates of Arts in Business. The Army will pay for the tuition for up to $4500 dollars per year. The University has programs set up just for military. I should be able to get my Associates in less than 21 months.I have my Bachelor?s degree in Liberal Arts from Commonwealth Baptist College in Lexington, KY with an emphasis on Pastoral Theology. With the opportunity to obtain free education, I am pursuing a business degree. Of the degrees off... More About: Education , Ducati , Duca , Conti
On My Way To North Carolina!
More articles from this author:2007-06-19 06:39:00 This is my fourth week at airborne hold. I have sat here waiting to in-process for airborne school for nearly a month now. I have begun to wonder if this has become my permanent duty station. Perhaps I can serve out the duration of my four year contract right here in airborne hold on Sand Hill?I sure hope not!I am guaranteed a slot this Friday to ship. Although I will be shipping from airborne hold on Sand Hill, I am hearing through the grapevine that I may get stuck in airborne hold over at the actual airborne school for another week. Hold?hold?hold! That will be a total of five weeks waiting to attend this school. Talk about backed up!That?s alright with me. This is the easiest duty station I have yet to encounter and the easiest I will probably ever encounter. It is, however, quite boring. Every morning we do a thorough hour or so of physical training. We sprint, do pushups, do sit-ups, and do pull-ups. In this particular regard, we train harder than we did in Basic T... More About: North Carolina , North , Carolina , My way 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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