Labor Day

This may be the best six minutes invested in your future.

You may have to turn your Sound Control up some.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYscnFpEyA

Thomas Payne and the 2nd American Revolution

Happy Labor Day!

The First Friday Fellowship meeting was excellent last Friday evening. Brother Paul Sandelin came over from Naples, Idaho and preached on "These Words are True and Faithful". I preached today at TLBC on "Spiritual Salt". Click Here

For the over 60 crowd:

Q: Why should 60+ year old people use valet parking?
A: Valets don't forget where they park your car.

Q: Is it common for 60+ year olds to have problems with short term memory storage?
A: Storing memory is not a problem, retrieving it is a problem.

Q: As people age, do they sleep more soundly?
A: Yes, but usually in the afternoon.

Q: What is the most common remark made by 60+ year olds when they enter antique stores?
A: "Gosh, I remember these."

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About Government run health insurance

I was thinking about the public option debate and realized that I myself actually spent the first 21 years of my life in a government run health care program. We don't really need a new one. We already have one. It is called the US Military. Dad was a career soldier and I inlisted immediatly after graduation from High School for three years. I received fairly adequate medical care from birth until honorably discharged in 1965. So, if you want to be in a public option, sign up and go to boot camp like hundreds of thousands of others have done.

Since I was honorably discharged, I have the option of going to any VA Hospital for my medical needs but I had better choices given to me by employers during my working career. Now that I am retired, I actually prefer Medicare to the VA and have chosen to buy a suplemental plan to help with any medical expenses above the 80% covered by Medicare. I say again, "There is no need to create a new public option called by any other name. All we need to do is work on improving the coverage and service that is already available to law abiding citizens of our nation and get better control of unfair price gouging in the health industry."

Another thing that our lawmakers might consider working on rather than this unproductive effort to push through an unfair s0-called public option, is to create a way for Doctors, Clinics and Hospitals to charge the country of origin for medical bills not payed by illegal aliens that use our emergency rooms as their "free public option".

As Pastor of TLBC I have separatist convictions about the one way of salvation and proper service to the Lord according to the New Testament pattern and that therefore will not let me be a part of the local Ecumenical Ministerial Association. They send me their monthly paper anyway. There was an interesting and timely article in this months edition. It was entitled "What You Don't Know About Healthcare Can Really Hurt You" by Victoria Doyle. It started off with a brief testimony about a friend that died due to an untreated dental infection. Let me give you here a couple of points of information in the article.

"What you should know is that there is help, whether you are over or under 65. The Office of the Insurance Commissioner sponsors the Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) volunteer program. The SHIBA program offers free, confidential and impartial consultation to help Washington residents of any age or income level locate and access coverage for health, dental and vision services..... While resources are indeed scarce, there are options available..... The SHIBA Helpline can be reached at 1-800-562-6900. Additional information can be found at http://www.insurance.wa.gov/ "

Larry J. Killion

I couldn't get in....

Well I drove the hour and 15 minutes over to Bremerton for the 7:30PM Town Meeting scheduled by my Congressman Norm Dix on the subject of Health Care Reform. I got there about 7:15Pm and by that - time the Convention Center was already packed beyond capacity and the doors were shut and all the people you see in the pictures still outside never got in. I took these shots with my cell phone. The top couple of shots were taken through windows at parts of the crowd inside. From what I could tell it looked like a propaganda program with canned packets of info systematically being filtered out to the crowd. I don't know if they ever gave anyone an opportunity to voice any concerns about what the political elite in Washington DC is force feeding our country. I texted a few people that I thought would be interested about the wasted trip. My sister and brother-in-law lived near by so I went to their house for a visit. They tried to bring the meeting up with a live feed on their computer but were not successful. I posted some tweets on my twitter page about concerns I wanted to share with the Congressman, had nice visit with Dea and Wally and drove home paying the $4 toll for crossing the Narrows Bridge. Here are some of the points I wanted to raise.

I and millions of Americans with me are for Health Care Reform. To us that means better service for less money. It does NOT mean Socialized Medicine. Looking at HR3200 we see:

It will raise our taxes again. We say NO!
It will rob States of State rights. We say NO!
It will force many to change to a Dr. authorized by the Government Plan. We say NO!
It will redistribute the wealth of our nations small businesses. We say. NO!
It is a carte blank to illegal aliens and career welfare freeloaders. We say. NO!
It can dis-enroll us from our private plans at will. We say NO!
It will allow scaling back of service to the weak and elderly. We say. NO!
It creates a government insurance company that can wipe out our health plans. We say. NO!
It requires the IRS to divulge our tax info to the Health Care Commissioner. We say. NO!
It will pay for abortions on demand with our tax money. We say. NO!
It will rob the VA and Medicare to pay for Obama-care. We say. NO!
It is a blanket fix-all that won't work. We say. NO!

Larry J. Killion

Michelle my Belle

At the top right hand corner of Page 17 of the New York Post of January 24th, 2009 , was a short column entitled "Replacing Michelle" in the National Review "The Week" column.

I found this interesting, so here it is, word for word, as it appeared: Some employees are simply irreplaceable. Take Michelle Obama: The University of Chicago Medical center hired her in 2002 to run "programs for community relations, neighborhood outreach, volunteer recruitment, staff diversity and minority contracting" . In 2005 the hospital raised her salary from $120,000 to $317,000 – nearly twice what her husband made as a Senator. Oh did we mention that her husband had just become a US Senator? He sure had. Requested a $1 million earmark for the UC Medical Center, in fact. Way to network Michelle!

But now that Mrs. Obama has resigned, the hospital says her position will remain unfilled. How can that be, if the work she did was vital enough to be worth $317,000? Let me add that Michelle's position was a part time, 20 hour a week job. And to think they were critical of Blagoyovich' s wife for taking $100,000 in fuzzy real estate commission.

My thoughts: How did this bit of quid pro quo corruption escape the sharp reporters that dug through Sarah Palin's garbage and kindergarten files? Unbelievable!

TEA Party grassroots movement still on fire.

The Lord blessed again today in our worship services at TLBC. We had about seventeen in attendance. My sermon was on "We Have Victory in Jesus" and you can see the outline on the front page of our church website HERE. The man in the picture is Ken Morse, Event Organizer for the Olympia Tea Party. See Link below.

This Wednesday TLBC will have our annual corporation meeting at Prayer Meeting time and Friday night is our First Friday Fellowship meeting at 7PM. Brother Paul Sandelin from Naples, Idaho will be our speaker. It should be good. Monday the 7th (Labor Day) we plan another church picnic on the gounds there at TLBC located at 11102 Yakima Avenue South, Tacoma, WA. 98444.

Tomorrow night I plan to attend the Town Meeting in Bremerton and urge Congressman Norm Dix to shut down the present so-called Healthcare Reform Bill and start over without forcing socialized medicine with Federally funded abortion and euthanasia on us. We say NO to free benefits to illegal aliens and career welfare freeloaders.

There is another Tea Party rally planned in Olympia on September 12, 2009. I would be there if I could but will be out of State at that time. (Aloha!) For more information about the Olympia Tea Party click here.

Where do YOU stand politically?

So, you think you know where you stand, politically. Think again. The result from this short test may surprise you and give you some food for thought.

You'll be asked just 10 questions, and then it instantly tells you where you stand politically. It shows your position as a red dot on a "political map" so you'll see exactly where you score.

The most interesting thing about the Quiz is that it goes beyond the Democrat, Republican, and Independent.

The Quiz has gotten a lot of praise. The Washington Post said it has "gained respect as a valid measure of a person's political leanings." The Fraser Institute said it's "a fast, fun, and accurate assessment of a person's overall political views." Suite University said it isthe "most concise and accurate political quiz out there."Click on the link below...http://www.theadvocates.org/quizp/index.html

6th Congressional District Town Hall Meeting

God blessed again in our services today at TLBC. I preached on "Whosoever Will" and my outline is on our church website click here. We had about 15 in attendance.




I heard from Congressman Norm Dix and he has had a change of heart and now plans to have a couple of town Hall Meetings after all.



The first meeting will be held at Fort Worden State Park in the Commons, Building 210 [http://www.parks.wa.gov/fortworden/conferences/default.aspx?subject=BuildingDescriptions#commons] from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday August 31st.
Later that day, he will be hosting a similar Town Hall Meeting in the Puget Sound Ballroom of the Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton [http://www.kitsapconferencecenter.com/] from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

I hope you will be able to find time in your schedule to attend one of these events.

A Great Generation

By A MILITARY DOCTOR

I am a doctor specializing in the Emergency Departments of the only two military Level One- Trauma Centers, both in San Antonio , TX and they care for civilian Emergencies as well as military personnel. SanAntonio has the largest military retiree population in the worldliving here.As a military doctor, I work long hours and the pay is less thanglamorous. One tends to become jaded by the long hours, lack of sleep,food, family contact and the endless parade of human suffering passingbefore you. The arrival of another ambulance does not mean more pay, only more work...Most often, it is a victim from a motor vehicle crash. Often it is a person of dubious character who has been shot or stabbed.

With our large military retiree population, it is often anursing home patient.Even with my enlisted service and minimal combat experience in Panama .I have caught myself groaning when the ambulance brought in yetanother sick, elderly person from one of the local retirement centersthat cater to military retirees. I had not stopped to think of what citizens of this age group represented. I saw 'Saving Private Ryan.' I was touched deeply. Not so much by the carnage, but by the sacrifices of so many. I was touched most by thescene of the elderly survivor at the graveside, asking his wife if he'd been a good man.. I realized that I had seen these same men and women coming through my Emergency Dept. and had not realized what magnificent sacrifices they had made. The things they did for me and everyone else that has lived on this planet since the end of that conflict are priceless.

Situation permitting, I now try to ask my patients about their experiences. They would never bring up the subject without theinquiry. I have been privileged to an amazing array of experiences,recounted in the brief minutes allowed in an Emergency Dept.encounter. These experiences have revealed the incredible individualsI have had the honor of serving in a medical capacity, many on their last admission to the hospital. There was a frail, elderly woman who reassured my young enlisted medic, trying to start an IV line in her arm. She remained calm and poised, despite her illness and the multiple needle-sticks into her fragile veins. She was what we call a 'hard stick.' As the medic made another attempt, I noticed a number tattooed across her forearm. I touched it with one finger and looked into her eyes. She simply said,'Auschwitz.' Many of later generations would have loudly and openly berated the young medic in his many attempts. How different was the response from this person who'd seen unspeakable suffering.

Also, there was this long retired Colonel, who as a young officer had parachuted from his burning plane over a Pacific Island held by theJapanese. Now an octogenarian, he had a minor cut on his head from a fall at his home where he lived alone. His CT scan and suturing had been delayed until after midnight by the usual parade of high priority ambulance patients. Still spry for his age, he asked to use the phone to call a taxi, to take him home, then he realized his ambulance had brought him without his wallet. He asked if he could use the phone to make a long distance call to his daughter who lived 7 miles away. With great pride we told him that he could not, as he'd done enough for his country and the least we could do was get him a taxi home, even if we had to pay for it ourselves. My only regret was that my shift wouldn't end for several hours, and I couldn't drive him myself.

I was there the night M/Sgt. Roy Benavidez came through the EmergencyDept. for the last time. He was very sick. I was not the doctor taking care of him, but I walked to his bedside and took his hand. I said nothing. He was so sick, he didn't know I was there. I'd read his Congressional Medal of Honor citation and wanted to shake his hand. He died a few days later.

The gentleman who served with Merrill's Marauders.

The survivor of the Bataan Death March.

The survivor of Omaha Beach.

The 101 year old World War I veteran.

The former POW held in frozen North Korea.

The former Special Forces medic - now with non-operable liver cancer.

The former Viet Nam Corps Commander.

I remember these citizens.

I may still groan when yet another ambulance comes in, but now I am much more aware of what an honor it is to serve these particular men and women. I have seen a Congress who would turn their back on these individuals who've sacrificed so much to protect our liberty. I see later generations that seem to be totally engrossed in abusing these same liberties, won with such sacrifice. It has become my personal endeavor to make the nurses and young enlisted medics aware of these amazing individuals when I encounter them in our Emergency Dept. Their response to these particular citizens has made me think that perhaps all is not lost in the next generation. My experiences have solidified my belief that we are losing an incredible generation, and this nation knows not what it is losing. Our uncaring government and ungrateful civilian populace should all take note. We should all remember that we must 'Earn this.'

Written By CPT. Stephen R. Ellison, M.D. US Army

If it weren't for the United States military, there'd be NO UnitedStates of America .....If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag. ~Author Unknown....

Be Informed

Praise GOD! Our attendance at TLBC more than doubled today from last week. My sermon outline can be seen here.


Dr. Krauthammer (pictured on the right) is an M.D. and he is paralyzed from the neck down.

Be informed on what is happening in America. A friend went to hear Charles Krauthammer and listened with 25 others in a closed room.

What he says here, is NOT 2nd-hand. This is serious information about the direction our country is moving in. The ramifications are staggering for both us and our children.

It was a profound evening, hearing Dr. Charles Krauthammer speak to the Center for the American Experiment. He is brilliant intellectual, seasoned and articulate.. He is forthright and careful in his analysis, and never resorts to emotions or personal insults.

He is NOT a fear monger nor an extremist in his comments and views. He is a fiscal conservative, and has a Pulitzer Prize for writing. He is a frequent contributor to Fox News and writes weekly for the Washington Post. The entire room was held spellbound during his
talk. I have shared this with many and several have asked me to summarize his comments, as we are living in uncharted waters economically and internationally.

Even 2 Democrats at my table agreed with everything he said! Here is a brief twelve point Summary of his comments:

1. Mr. Obama is a very intellectual, charming individual. He is not to be underestimated. He is a cool customer who doesn't show his emotions. It's very hard to know what's behind the mask. Taking down the Clinton dynasty from a political neophyte was an amazing accomplishment. The Clintons still do not understand what hit them. Obama was in the perfect place at the perfect time.

2. Obama has political skills comparable to Reagan and Clinton. He has a way of making you think he's on your side, agreeing with your position, while doing the opposite. Pay no attention to what he SAYS; rather, watch what he DOES!

3.. Obama has a ruthless quest for power. He did not come to Washington to make something out of himself, but rather to change everything, including dismantling capitalism. He can't be
straightforward on his ambitions, as the public would not go along. He has a heavy hand, and wants to level the playing field with income redistribution and punishment to the achievers of society. He would like to model the USA to Great Britain or Canada .

4. His three main goals are to control ENERGY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND NATIONAL HEALTH CARE by the Federal government. He doesn't care about the auto or financial services industries, but got them as an early bonus. The cap and trade will add costs to everything and
stifle growth. Paying for FREE college education is his goal. Most scary is his healthcare program, because if you make it FREE and add 46,000,000 people to a Medicare-type single-payer system, the costs will go through the roof.. The only way to control costs is with massive RATIONING of services, like in Canada . God forbid.

5. He has surrounded himself with mostly far-left academic types. No one around him has ever even run a candy store. But they are going to try and run the auto, financial, banking and other industries. This obviously can't work in the long run. Obama is not a socialist; rather he's a far-left secular progressive bent on nothing short of revolution.. He ran as a moderate, but will govern from the hard left. Again, watch what he does, not what he says.

6. Obama doesn't really see himself as President of the United States , but more as a ruler over the world. He sees himself above it all, trying to orchestrate and coordinate various countries and their agendas. He sees moral equivalency in all cultures. His apology tour in Germany and England was a prime example of how he sees America, as an imperialist nation that has been arrogant, rather than a great noble nation that has at times made errors.. This is the first President ever who has chastised our allies and appeased our enemies!

7. He is now handing out goodies. He hopes that the bill (and pain) will not come due until after he is re-elected in 2012. He would like to blame all problems on Bush from the past, and hopefully his successor in the future. He has a huge ego, and Mr. Krauthammer believes he is a narcissist.

8.. Republicans are in the wilderness for a while, but will emerge strong. They're pining for another Reagan, but there will never be another like him. Krauthammer believes Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Bobby Jindahl (except for his terrible speech in February) are the future of the party. Newt Gingrich is brilliant, but has baggage. Sarah Palin is sincere and intelligent, but needs to really seriously bone up on facts and info if she is to be a serious candidate in the future. We need to return to the party of lower taxes, smaller government, personal responsibility, strong national defense, and states rights.

9. The current level of spending is irresponsible and outrageous. We are spending trillions that we doen't have. This could lead to hyper-inflation, depression or worse. No country has ever spent themselves into prosperity. The media is giving Obama, Reid and Pelosi a passing grade because they love their agenda. But eventually the bill will come due and people will realize the huge bail outs didn't work, nor will the stimulus package. These were trillion-dollar payoffs to Obama's allies, the unions and the leftists in Congress to placate them, so he can get support for #4 above.

10. The election was over in mid-September when Lehman brothers failed, fear and panic swept in, we had an unpopular President, and the war was grinding on indefinitely without a clear outcome. The people were in pain, and the mantra of change caused people to act emotionally. Any Democrat could have won this election; it was surprising it was as close as it was.

11. In 2012, if the unemployment rate is over 10%, Republicans will be swept back into power. If it's under 8%, the Democrats continue to roll. If it's between 8-10%, it will be a dogfight. It will all be about the economy. I hope this gets you really thinking about what's happening in Washington and Congress. There is a left-wing revolution going on, according to Krauthammer, and he encourages us to keep the faith and join the loyal resistance. The work will be hard, but we're right on most issues and can reclaim our country, before it's far too late.

12. Do yourself a long term favor, send this to all who will listen to an intelligent assessment of the big picture. All our futures and our children's futures depend on our good understanding of what is really going on in DC!!!! And our action pursuant to that understanding is imperative!!! It really **_IS_** up to each of us to take individual action!!! Start with educating your friends and
neighbors!!!

Obama-care being rammed through regardless.

For information on the proposed health care reform plan and how it deals with the ABORTION question click here

I received an email from the Whitehouse today with information promoting the administration’s health care reform package. There are some interesting points made in the email and it was suggested that we pass this email on to others in a chain letter fashion. One of the things that I think the lawmakers are not hearing is the concern that Americans have about the fundamental difference in what is being promoted and what can actually happen if this thing is pushed through as it is.

Hear us dear lawmakers! We are not against improving our healthcare services or correcting certain injustices in the present system. However, when we talk reform, we are not talking about the establishment of another Insurance Company that is run by the government. Health Care Reform is NOT the same thing as Free Universal Healthcare for any and all in this land. We say no more free benefits to freeloaders and illegal aliens.

Abortion is not healthy and should not be on the table for a discussion about health. It is the termination of a human life. We are appalled at the thought that the elderly may be deemed less productive citizens and therefore less qualified for required medical treatment and coverage, male or female. Gender is not the only issue that needs to be addressed in this discussion.

Here is one American’s brief response to the three sets of eight point bullets in the Whitehouse email that is to be forwarded around the country in chain letter fashion.

8 ways reform provides security:

1. Prohibit refusal of coverage due to pre-existing conditions. OK.

2. Set yearly caps on what can be charged as out of pocket medical expenses. OK.

3. No exclusion of coverage for preventive tests and checkups for cancer, diabetes, heart disease, sickle cell anemia, or others. OK.

4. No dropping or watering down coverage for those who become seriously ill. OK.

5. No charging more because of gender. Right but if you use more services you should pay for what you use. The cost is often not necessarily gender related but service related. Unfortunately this same principle applies in other areas too like age, race, sexual orientation, smokers or obesity regarding certain illnesses.

6. No annual or lifetime caps on the coverage you may purchase. OK.

7. Extend Family Coverage for youths to the age of 26. NO. Maybe 22 if in College, otherwise at 18 there is always the military.

8. Guaranteed Premium Renewal as long as the premium is paid. OK.

The Big Question about these things is, “How do we finance these things?”

8 Common Myths about this package answered.

1. This package will not mean a government takeover of healthcare or rationing of healthcare services. Says who? Look around. History validates this concern.

2. This package will not bust the budget. Says who? Look around. The other changes recently enacted have all but bankrupted our county already. No more.

3. This package does not encourage euthanasia. Says who? Read your own rhetoric. Listen to what the politically appointed Czars have said on this topic.

4. This package will not affect the benefits that veterans now receive. Says who? It is a matter of record that spending for the military is way back in almost all areas and there has already been damage to existing VA benefits.

5. This package will not burden small businesses. Says who? Joe the Plumber was told that the government was going to redistribute his wealth and how do we know that this is not one of the ways to do that?

6. This package will not harm Medicare benefits. Says who? How can you create a government competitor to Medicare without using some of the funds designated for Medicare? It will require more taxes or cutting benefits or both.

7. This package will not force you to change doctors or your present insurance. Says who? If the new government insurance doesn’t undercut the competition, why do we need it? It makes no sense to create a service that folks will not be encouraged to use instead of their existing doctors and plans.

8. This package will not do anything with your bank account. Says who? This administration has done nothing BUT mess with my bank account. You must be kidding me. Can you not see that the majority of the negative feedback coming from the American taxpayers has to do with the problems you have created with our bank accounts?

8 reasons we need this package now.

1. Millions are denied coverage. Maybe so but insurance is a gamble and many young people chose to take the risk as their own personal preference. A blanket fix is not the answer. Free medical coverage is not a privilege that freeloaders and illegal aliens deserve. All US citizens have the right to purchase the medical insurance of their own choice. Lets strengthen that freedom.

2. We are getting less care for higher costs. Yes, you are telling me? That is precisely why we do NOT need socialized medicine in this country. That would only make things worse. Lets work to improve what we have and not create a monster.

3. Women require more service. This is probably true and is worthy of careful attention. All proper services should be provided as required but as with everything else, if you use more of a product or service, it costs more. So if you want to provide more service here, how do we handle the financial part of it? Do we tax the people more that are not using the extra service? Is that fair?

4. Limited healthcare for rural America. Here again is an issue of personal choice and preferences. Access to medical services is by nature limited in rural settings but medical insurance coverage should be adequately available as needed here too. Perhaps this item is more of a logistics problem than anything else.

5. Small Businesses struggle to provide healthcare insurance. Again, let us work with the tools we have at hand, such as existing insurance companies and innovative plans for this area, and not try to make a blanket fix with some form of socialized medicine.

6. Personal tragedies happen due to insurance shortfalls and excessive medical bills. This is true and folks need to be better informed of the consequences of their choosing to not keep proper insurance but again it is a matter of personal choice and preference. Bankruptcy is sometimes the choice of some, regarding how to handle unexpected illness or injury but a government form of socialized medicine should not be used for a blanket fix in this area either. The American taxpayer has a hard enough time paying for his own mistakes let alone the carelessness of others.

7. There was diminishing access to care in 2007 and 2008. Actually, it was not that access is less but that the economy has forced many people out of the financial ability to provide the healthcare they should have. So it is not really an insurance problem but an economy problem. Creating a government run healthcare welfare system is the last thing our economy needs right now.

8. The trends are troubling. Man, you can say that again. It is certain that we must do what we can to improve things all the way around but the American people are saying loud and clear that we do not believe big government is the answer if our lawmakers would only listen to us. Yes we have problems and they need to be corrected but the package that is being promoted by the present political elite is not the answer. Give America a chance to solve this problem and please don’t make it more complex by forcing your government healthcare welfare package upon us against our will.

Larry J. Killion

http://tacwash.blogspot.com/

Our Lawmakers say they are not avoiding us.

WASHINGTON – Despite not scheduling any in-person town hall meetings during the August recess, Washington state’s two senators and Rep. Norm Dicks say they aren’t ducking constituents. They say voters have had, and will continue to have, opportunities to discuss health care issues with them.

None of the three has traditionally held town halls.

But even as Dicks, D-Belfair, and Democratic Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell scheduled other events, Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, D-Tacoma, has had to move his Aug. 25 town hall meeting in Lakewood to a bigger location because of the number of people who say they will attend.

An earlier Smith town hall in Lakewood grew a little unruly, but Smith said he will continue to hold them.

LOCAL TOWN HALL SESSION SCHEDULED
What: U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Tacoma, meets with constituents and takes questions about health care reform and other topics.
When: Aug. 25, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Milgard Family Hope Center, 10402 Kline St S.W., Lakewood. (Has been moved from Lakewood City Hall chambers because of capacity limitations.)
To reserve a space: Call 253-593-6600 or 1-888-SMITH09.

For information on the lawmakers’ recess plans and their stands on health care, check their Web sites:

Sen. Patty Murray: http://www.murray.senate.gov/
Sen. Maria Cantwell: http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/
Rep. Norm Dicks: www.house.gov/dicks
Rep. Adam Smith: www.house.gov/adamsmith

Clipped from the TNT.

Most of the church were absent today for one reason or another. The congregation consisted of the number of perfection. I taught on The Second Coming in Sunday School and preached on "What God Requires" in the AM service. Click Here for a copy of the outline.

I seem to be getting more calls regarding my connection to the Washington State TEA Parties than my connection to the Lord's Church here lately...

Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.

You have only the rights you are willing to fight for.

Enforce the gun control laws we ALREADY have; don't make more.

When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.

Larry Killion
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Sister Joan Deuchle

Our DEAR Sister Joan Deuchle was called home to be with the Lord and we will miss her greatly. She was a faithful supporter of the Lord's Church here in Tacoma, Washington.


Marion and I had a wonderful time on our trip to Eagle , Alaska. You may see some of the pictures HERE.


My Sermon this morning at TLBC was on "Looking Unto Jesus" and as usual, you may see the outline on the front page of our church website. click here


Larry Killion
The Killion Site

7-19-09

Another wonderful Lord's Day. It was great to have the Scott Works family visiting in our services at TLBC from Ontario, California. I preached on "Noble Characteristics" and the outline for the sermon can be found as usual click here.

For a discussion group on Landmark Church Truth click here.

For a discussion group on the 5 Points of the Doctrine of Grace click here.

For information on my two books click here.

For a tool to help supplement your income click here.

Yours Truly,
Larry Killion
Yes, I am still in LifeForce click here.

7-12-09

My sermon today was on "Isaiah's Vision and Call to Service" click here to see the outline.


"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." ~ Thomas Jefferson

Services

See our church website click here for the latest sermon outline. I preached this morning on "Let Us Bless Him Always". We had another fine day at church and STILL have leftovers from the 4th of July church picnic and TEA party.

The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.

Happy Birthday America!

We had a wonderful time at TLBC today. It was so good to be able to enjoy the air conditioned facilities rather than roasting in the sun on the State Capital Steps. Plus we had the casual fellowship, fun and food with dear friends. I read an artile about "The Imortal Fifty-six" from the July 09 issue of The Baptist Challenge. click here Young Jacob read a poem written today by Brother Ronnie Wolfe click here and I read a letter to the President from Samuel Hackwell that I will post here below along with some pictures of the day. Oh, yes - I am STILL the undefeated world champion in horse shoes and am now the retired and undefeated world champion in Mexican Golf. I lost my title in Washer Toss to Meana Leena pictured below. FYI: Just because our TEA Party is more casual than most, does not mean that we are not as fired up about the political abuse that is being heaped upon us.

To: The President of the United State of America and to all members of Congress.
From: Samuel Hackwell, A Voice for the Movement.

Dear Mr. President, Hear! O hear the petitioning voice of millions upon millions of Americans who stand united.

Our grievances and afflictions are too much for American citizens to endure without complaint and without action. We, the citizens of the United States, are seeing our sacred rights restricted and revoked. We are seeing our freedoms and our liberties – which were bought and paid for by the blood of our noble Patriots – limited, denied, and taken. We are seeing our Constitution – the precious pearl of our government – being cast down and trampled upon by the calloused and hurried hooves of beastly indifference and irreverence. We are seeing our hard-earned tax money squandered in the amounts of hundreds and thousands of billions of dollars, totaling trillions.

We are groaning under this heavy hand of tyranny and oppression. We therefore imploringly stretch forth our hands towards the highest councils of our nation and demand redress of these abuses and usurpations of our rights, our liberties, and of our freedoms. For too long Mr. President, politicians have used party affiliations and social issues to divide us as a nation. But let the unmistakable rumblings from the Giant of Silence, who is now gathering its forces, organizing, and raising its voice that will be heard as well as felt, be a clear warning of what you have stirred and awakened.

This Tea Party Movement – the largest grassroots movement in the history of this country – is only the beginning! The participants have come from every political party – we are Independents, we are Republicans, we are Democrats, we are from all parties and from no party at all, and we are all ablaze with the passion of protection of our freedoms, of our rights, and of our Constitution!

We stand united. We stand united in principle and in purpose. We stand united against the undisciplined spending, waste, and corruption. We stand united against the unconstitutional bail-outs and soaring deficits. We stand united against the abuse of governmental power and its unrestraint. We stand united against the ever-expanding government and its ever-expanding intervention. We stand united against the drift to Socialism – whether in whole or in part. We stand united against the injustice and the blatant disregard of our rights as citizens. We stand united against the dismantling and desecration of our Constitution. We stand united against the lack of real concern for the future of America. In whole, we stand united against the self-righteous attitudes and the coercive maneuvers of big government imposing standards that most Americans DO NOT approve of! Our rallying cry to you is that this nation’s greatness cannot be maintained when the freedoms and liberties of its people are unconstitutionally denied and taken by the government. We stand united against the government when it abuses its proper role.

Your grievous governmental interventions and meddling are taking us down dangerous and destructive paths. Political economist Frederick Bastiat once said of this, “It is impossible to introduce into society... a greater evil than this; the conversion of the law into the instrument of plunder.” (The Law, Bastiat, p 12) We want so desperately to work freely and fairly together, but we ask you, how tight will these oppressive chains become? The inescapable consequences of your overzealous federal agencies (many of which are unconstitutional), are killing this nation.

Your programs and policies reach way too far into our future. Sadly, it is not only us, but it is our children, and our children’s children as well, who will find themselves enslaved and bound to the relentless servitude of national debts and programs and policies that have been so forcefully shackled upon us.

Demonstrably, in your rampant pursuit of progress and power, you have shown us little mercy and given us virtually no say in these matters or in our future. No president in the history of this nation has ever squandered so much of this nations wealth, plundered so much of its future, and diminished so much of its Constitutional greatness in such a short period of time. Clearly, you have overstepped your bounds and at times carelessly abused your powers and your privileges.

Mr. President, you must never forget your place. You are nothing more than a servant unto this people. It would be well to remember that the Federal government itself holds absolutely no power or authority to do anything its people do not bestow. We must remind you that the Constitution clearly explains that the primary function and role of government is to secure the rights and freedoms of its people – the heart and soul of this great nation – and anything more than this is usurpation and oppression.

By constitutional decree, you simply cannot meddle in areas where government is strictly prohibited. So contrary to any personal agenda or campaign slogan, the truth is, “No,... you can’t!”

History can teach us many things. A wise person, and a wise nation, will listen to those who have already worn out both their soles (spelled s-o-l-e) and their souls (spelled s-o-u-l) treading the paths of experience through trials and tribulations. These great forebearers have already born great pains, learned great lessons, and can thereby teach us great wisdom. President Herbert Hoover once said of the Great Depression, “Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement [!] Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body – the producers and consumers themselves. Recovery can be expedited and its effects mitigated by cooperative action... The best contribution of government lies in the encouragement of the voluntary cooperation in the community.”(Memoirs of Herbert Hoover, Vol 3, The Great Depression, 1929-1941, pg 429-430)

We believe in this “voluntary cooperation.” We believe in serving our neighbors as well as serving our country. We believe our government owes us nothing and we do not seek to receive that which we have not earned. We believe the happiest and most productive people on earth are those who enjoy the most freedoms and liberties. We therefore believe the absolute best policy is to leave private industry (and our private lives as well) with their freedoms and privileges of setting their own course, solving their own problems, and operating and conducting themselves with little to no governmental intervention or control.

The American free enterprise system was designed to work best when left to its own inspiration, determination, and by the sweat of its own brow and by the labor from its own hands. Thomas Jefferson once declared, “A wise and frugal government shall leave [men]... free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it had earned. This is the sum of good government.” (Jefferson, Thomas, First Inaugural, 1801)

It is not you Mr. President that makes this nation great; although the Office has its place. It is not America’s soil; although by the richness of its harvest it is considered to be the world’s breadbasket. It is not America’s industry; although it produces the major part of the world’s best products and services. It is not America’s government itself; although it is the Ensign to all nations and to which all others are compared. No, it is America’s people. It is their ingenuity. It is their strength, their courage and their hard work. It is their sacrifice and their passion. It is their charity – the most charitable country in the history of the world. But above all, it is their love. It is their love of freedom, of liberty, and of justice.

It is the people and their love of goodness and of God that makes this nation so great. We are the people of this great nation and we hereby stand today like the patriots of old who stood at the harbors of Boston. We stand united and unwilling to allow our being unfairly taxed, unfairly treated, and unfairly represented. We are seeing a tide of unconstitutional abuse of governmental power, which has been intrusive and oppressive to our lives and we say it must stop. We are seeing a pilferage of our fortunes and of our properties; and we are seeing a shameful dishonoring of our sacred honor.

We therefore plead with the captains of our country for justice and for freedom, and we demand that you turnabout your invading ships from our shores. Mr. President you must stop and listen to the people. You must listen to the voice of those who have gone before and of those who are here now. Many of your ideals, feelings, and agendas ARE NOT in line with the majority of the people of this nation. You cannot simply strong-arm us into submission by one-sided solutions and then force us to do all the sacrificing. Admittedly, we are at a unique time in our history, a time of great crisis and great opportunity. Indeed, we are faced with tremendous challenges and almost endless problems that need to be solved. But there is hope. There are solutions. America is still great and can still have a great future. America alone stands as the worlds great hope for freedom. Freedom is the very foundation and by which everything else seems to rest. Freedom is truly what America stands for and what we are so willing to fight for.

We believe in making America strong again. But you must free us so that we can make these great things happen! We must be free to protect ourselves, free to organize, free to think, free to speak, free to write, free to work and produce, free to create, and free to give.

Stop trying to control us and everything about us. Stop trying to make every decision for us. Stop trying to be something you are not. Stop trying to subject us to your will and to every whim of your doctrine and your philosophy. Fulfill your oath and “faithfully execute” your office and obligations as President by doing all you can to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” for that is all we ask of you and nothing more. Let there be no mistake about it, we need good government. We need honorable, moral and ethical leaders who will sustain and be integral parts of such governments. Leadership must strengthen American freedom not weaken it.

We need order and we need law. But for the most part, we, as American citizens, can do so much more if government would just get out of our way! Respectfully Sir, our message to you, and to any governmental body or person who performs outside of Constitutional bounds, is clear and our pledge is the same: Get out of our faces! And let us again be happy in our pursuits of self-reliance and self-regulation. Get out of our fortunes! And let us again be prosperous and charitable. Get out and stay out of our lives! Let us again be free. It is to this end we stand. We stand in defense of our Constitution, of our rights, and of our freedoms. Let this be the mark of the beginning of a new voice, a new energy and a new force. And may God bless all of us in seeing that true freedom rings again.

Respectfully written and submitted by, Samuel Hackwell. Delivered from the steps of the Washington State Capital building in Olympia Washington on July 4, 2009.
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Tacoma TEA Party July 4th, 2009

I looked around for a TEA party in Tacoma and couldn't find one. So....

Our little church is having a church picnic that day so I decided to take some TEA :) and let THAT be MY Tea party. :)

Noon to 4pm SAT

Here is the church website: http://thelordsbaptistchurch.com/

We are just going to eat, sing some songs, blow some bubbles, and maybe play a game of washer toss or horse shoes etc. I may read a short article about the men that signed the Declaration of Independence and a letter to BO. U R welcome to come by if ya like.

Larry My First Book: http://www.travelingforgod.com/

Happy 4th of July

Went to the Y this morning and also signed up for a twelve week program starting 9AM Friday there. Picked up Mom for Prayer Meeting tonight. Good Meeting. Looking forward to the First Friday Fellowship at 7PM Friday night at TLBC 11102 Yakima Ave. So. Tacoma, WA. 98444. To see our church website click here. We are also planning a church pic nic on Saturday the 4th from around Noon to 4PM. I think I will take some TEA too in case anyone wants to make it a TEA party to protest against all the taxes that are coming down upon us. I saw that there were no TEA parties planned in Tacoma yet so put my name down as willing to have one on the TEA Party Website. click here

If you are interested in forcing BO to prove that he is a natural born citizen (a Constitutional requirement to run for President) which he has never done: click here.

With the national debt already out of control, President Obama has added 78,000 new government jobs to the federal payroll since he took office. Obama’s increase in the number of government employees will add hundreds of millions of dollars to our debt. If history is any measure, these jobs will never be eliminated. They will simply add to the mountains of debt we are leaving our grandchildren and great-grandchildren.


Government spending is filled with pork earmarks like this: The National Institutes of Health will pay $2.6 million in U.S. tax dollars to train Chinese prostitutes to drink responsibly on the job.


In case you are not aware of it, here is what our present politicians are doing to us. They:

• passed a $500 billion tax bill without even reading it.
• are spending trillions of borrowed dollars, leaving a debt our great-grandchildren will be paying.
• consistently give special interest groups billions of dollars in earmarks to help get themselves re-elected.
• want to take your wealth and redistribute it to others.
• punish those who practice responsible financial behavior and reward those who do not.
• admit to using the financial hurt of millions as an opportunity to push their political agenda.
• run up trillions of dollars of debt and then sell that debt to countries such as China.
• want government controlled health care.
• want to take away the right to vote with a secret ballot in union elections.
• refuse to stop the flow of millions of illegal immigrants into our country.
• appoint a defender of child pornography to the Number 2 position in the Justice Department.
• want to force doctors and other medical workers to perform abortions against their will.
• want to impose a carbon tax on your electricity, gas and home heating fuels.
• want to reduce your tax deductibility for charitable gifts.
• take money from your family budget to pay for their federal budget.
  

We are Taxed Enough Already