Here are the current top-most items on my perpetual bedside pile:
- I got sidetracked from my planned queue of review books to read the autobiography Fingerprints of God
by O.A. Fish. One of our readers sent it to me, thinking that I might enjoy it. O.A. reminds me that yes, God can ask us to do projects that would be impossible to do with just our own knowledge, wisdom and expertise. But through our daily petitioning and dependence upon Him, He will perform miracles. He will bring the people into our lives through divine appointment who are willing and able to perform the tasks to complete projects. God called O.A. and his wife to build a Christian camp on their property in North Carolina. Each chapter tells of how God brought one person after another to help in all the various aspects of building and running a camp, from building the house, digging the lake and pond, clearing brush, and even lawyers to help with finances, permits and taxes. Each of these people heard the story of what God was doing and how God led O.A. to them. They also caught the vision of the camp, offered their services and gave God all the glory. Some of you may ask, “Well, what does this have to do with SurvivalBlog topics?” My answer is: If we have a close daily walk with the Lord Jesus Christ from Nazareth (His correct title), then the Holy Spirit will guide us in every difficult situation we may encounter in our lives, now and in the event of TEOTWAWKI. Now is the time to develop the ability to hear His quiet voice guiding us! I do recommend this book. The Holy Spirit definitely guided Jim and I to meet each other much the same way as He guided O.A. Fish to build his camp.
- Jim and I are slowly working our way through the Northern Exposure television series episodes on DVD. We are now starting into the second season. This is definitely not a show for kids. We enjoy watching it mostly because there are several characters that remind us of the real-life characters that live nearby us, here in The Un-named Western State (TUWS). The dialogue is witty, but there are a disturbing number of moral lapses portrayed, often without corresponding consequences. That is disappointing.