FreEzine -FreEzine -FreEzine -FreEzine -FreEzine -FreEzine Issue 32 Vol 4 # 2 February 2003 FreEzine is a free email magazine/newsletter containing articles of interest from a Christian perspective and is published no less than monthly. FreEzine is NOT Spam and is only sent to people who request it. If you ever want to stop (or start) receiving FreEzine you'll find instructions at the end of this newsletter. A special "hello" to all of our new subscribers. We welcome and appreciate feedback on how we can improve this e-zine for you. IF YOU FIND THIS NEWSLETTER USEFUL... ... PLEASE FORWARD IT TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES! IN THIS ISSUE: Editorial: Lowered Perspective, Raised Sights Natural Remedies (A new series): Bruises What's On? Seminars & Workshops Repeatable Quotable: The Greatest Tragedy of Life Article: Resurrection Hope Havagiggle: Theory Vs Organisation Vs Practice The Extensive Exposition: Homosexuality Watch This Space The Funny Bone: Funny, Isn't It? Split Second Wisdom: Success Cooks Corner: Ice-cream by machine Sermon Snippet: Grace & Faith Theologically speaking: Forgiveness First For the Children: Old Testament Parables Take a Hint: lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. Freebies: Icon Shop From My Case Files: Definition of 'Making Love' Letters to the Editor Observation: Guns That Talk The Back Page: A Birthday Prayer Subscription & Other Information And, in closing: Pure Humanity FreEzine -FreEzine -FreEzine -FreEzine -FreEzine -FreEzine Editorial: Lowered Perspective, Raised Sights Some of FreEzine readers will be aware that your editor is awaiting spinal surgery and because of difficulties in walking I am using a wheelchair much of the time. This puts me at a visually lower perspective of the world. It is interesting that many people put wheelchair users at a lower perspective in other domains as well. For example just a few days ago while driving in the pouring rain I stopped my motor vehicle to offer a ride to a very wet and bedraggled lady. She was in the process of thanking me for stopping when she saw my wheelchair. A look of horror came across her face and she screamed, 'I ain't riding in the same car as no cripple, no way!' And as she ran away, she yelled at me to 'go away, Cripple!' ><> Last week, I had a discussion with a shopkeeper who was outside her shop sweeping the footpath. I commented on the fact that as she had a set of steps up into her shop, the interior was inaccessible to wheelchair users. 'That's okay,' she explained, 'you retards can easily shop elsewhere. I'd just as well not have retards shopping in my shop anyway.' ><> In the only major shopping centre in the town where I live for most of the year, an elevator (lift) has been provided for wheelchair users because the ramp up to the second level is quite steep. The supermarket on the upper level is open twenty-four hours, and while shopping there late one night I was concerned when I went to leave the shop to find that the elevator doors were locked. I returned to the checkout counter and asked if there was a problem with the elevator. A security officer in the employ of the shopping centre curtly told me, 'You handicapped people shouldn't do your shopping at night. I lock the doors now to keep the likes of you away in the evenings!' ><> While shopping at a supermarket in a major shopping centre in South Queensland recently, I discovered that only two (out of eight) check-out counters had pathways that were wide enough for a wheelchair, and neither counter was in operation. When I asked at the enquiry counter if I could pay at that counter for the items I had selected for purchase and then leave via one of the unused wide check-out counters, I was bluntly told, 'Well, all right, but maybe next time you should come during the school holidays when we have the "pram aisles" open. We usually only cater for "normal" people.' ><> I thank God that the Bible has a different view of those with disabilities. We are told to regard the deaf and blind with respect in Leviticus 19:14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind (KJV). Apart from the restrictions regarding those who may make sacrifices in the Sanctuary (Leviticus 21:18-21), the Old Testament has some clear guidelines about how we should treat people with disabilities. For example Job in his parable said, I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame (Job 29:15 KJV). Compare also the way King David treated the youth Mephibosheth who was lame on both his feet (2 Sam 9). (See also Isaiah 58:6-8) The New Testament gives the example of Jesus - His deeds (Matthew 15:30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them), and His words (Luke 14:12-14 When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. / But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: / And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just). So if it is not within our power to heal people with disabilities, we should at least give them our respect. I guess you could say that by my taking a lower perspective, I have raised my sights. May the Lord help me to be thus merciful. --Editor. Natural Remedies (A new series) Over the next few issues we will explore some of nature's hygiene helpers and ways to fix basic ills, chills, aches and pains. Common sense is paramount - some of these hints are health related, and if you have a medical condition such high blood pressure, are taking prescription medication or are in any way unsure whether you should follow the self-help suggestion/s provided, consult a doctor or natural therapist. This month: Bruises Bathe bruises in chilled hazel or arnica tincture to help contract the damaged blood vessels, making the bruise disappear more quickly than usual. Take bromelain tablets to relieve fluid build-up and residual swelling. Bromelain is an enzyme that has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties. -- Pamela Allardice, Natural therapist What's On? Seminars & Workshops: For Seminars on Science and the Bible in February & March, visit, . For free lifestyle seminars in your area, locally, nationally & internationally, visit . Repeatable Quotable: The Greatest Tragedy of Life "The greatest tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love." --British writer William Somerset Maugham The editor would venture to modify this to read, 'the greatest tragedy is that men perish because they have never really loved'. Article: Resurrection Hope by Maggie Chandler I love this old joke. Question: How many Baptists does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: Change? Though I resist change in this life as much as the next person, there is one change I'm actually anticipating. Easter always causes me to reflect on that moment when we shall all be changed and we shall we like Him. How important is hope? According to Proverbs 13:12, "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life." A person can endure almost anything as long as there is but one shred of hope, but remove all hope and along with it goes the will to go on. Heartsick is just another word for depression, is it not? No wonder Paul wrote, "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." (I Cor. 15:19) It's the following verse (verse 20) that's so good! It begins with my favourite word in the Bible - the word "but" - which indicates God has supernaturally intervened in our lives. "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept." That's what the hope of the resurrection means to me. We don't have to be "miserable" because "now is Christ risen from the dead." If Christ is not risen from the dead, we might as well pack it all up. There's really not much point in going on. Oh, but if He is risen from the dead, nothing is hopeless - not in this world or in the world to come! Adapted from The Baptist Trumpet May 3, 2000 Havagiggle: Theory is when you know everything and nothing is working. Organisation is when nothing is working and everyone knows why. Practice is when everything is working and no one knows why. --Editor's archives The Extensive Exposition. Each issue we will make available a longer article available by email free to those who request it. This is to keep the FreEzine a readable length yet make available more in-depth material for those who are interested. Articles provided under this section do not always reflect totally the beliefs of the editor. In some issues more than one article will be available under this section and articles will need to be asked for by name to save confusion. We have no separate mailing list for the automatic despatch of articles in The Extensive Exposition so a separate request will need to be made for each article. This month's article is the Ebook: Homosexuality, by Lionel Hartley. For some reason, which I know not, three different readers over the last month were motivated to write to me and asked questions in regard to homosexuality. In each of these cases the answers to their questions could be read in a book on the subject that was published in 1999. Rather than simply referring them to websites where the book could be purchased online, I sent them a free copy. For readers this month I am offering a free Ebook edition of the book. The chapter headings are: Definitions of Homosexuality; Politics of Homosexuality; Attitudes of Society; Homosexuality & Religion; Homophobia; Research; Behaviour & Addiction; Practical Ways of Helping. A seminar based on the book is listed at . Articles may be obtained free by writing to the editor and asking for the article by name. Watch This Space: Future issues may include other sections not listed here. Why not write to us suggesting what you would like to see included. The Funny Bone: Funny, Isn't It? ><> Funny how a $10.00 bill looks so big when you take it to church, but so small when you take it to the market. ><> Funny how big an hour serving God looks and how small 60 minutes are when spent playing golf, fishing, or talking on the telephone. ><> Funny how long a couple of hours are when spent at church, but how short they are when watching a movie. ><> Funny how we get thrilled when a football game goes into overtime, but we complain when a sermon is longer than the regular time. ><> Funny how laborious it is to read a chapter in the Bible and how easy it is to read 200-300 pages of a best selling novel. ><> Funny how we believe what newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. ><> Funny how people scramble to get a front row seat at any games, but scramble to get a back seat at a church service. ><> Funny how we cannot fit a gospel meeting into our schedule with a yearly planner, but we can schedule for other events at a moment's notice. ><> Funny how we need 2 or 3 weeks to fit a church event into our schedule, but can adjust it for a social event at the last minute. ><> Funny how much difficulty some have learning the simple gospel well enough to tell others, but how simple it is for the same people to understand and explain gossip about someone. ><> Funny how we can't think of anything to say when we pray, and don't have any difficulty thinking of things to talk about to a friend. ><> Funny how we are so quick to take directions from a total stranger when we are lost, but are hesitant to take God's directions to be found. ><> Funny how people are so consumed with what others think about them, rather than what God thinks about them. ><> Funny how so many churchgoers sing, "Standing on the Promises," but all they do is sit on the premises. ><> Funny how people think that they can get more accomplished in a lifetime without God than in an hour with him. ><> Funny how everyone wants to go to heaven, provided they don't have to believe, or to think, or to say, or to do anything. --illustrations@onelist.com Split Second Wisdom: Success consists of simply getting up one more time than you fall. -Anon (Editor's Archives) Cooks Corner: Ice-cream by machine Mary (email) writes to say that she has been given an ice-cream making machine with no brand-name makings on it. She wonders if we can find her a recipe for use with it. Most ice-cream machines work on the principle of both stirring and cooling a mixture concurrently. Therefore the following recipe should work with any machine and has even be tried with an ordinary cake mixer with ice packed around the bowl during mixing. Ingredients: 1 egg, a half-a-cup of full-cream milk, three-quarters of a cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and 2 cups of cream. If the machine has a removable freezer bowl, place this in the deep-freezer overnight. Also chill the milk and the cream in a refrigerator. When ready, mix in the machine for 15 minutes and then return the mixture to the deep-freezer until it is ready to be used. Machine-made ice-cream is best not stored in the machine's mixer bowl as it is likely to form ice crystals. (Simply transfer it to another container before storage.) Sermon Snippet: Grace & Faith Grace & Faith are like the Kalgoorlie Water Pipeline. Grace goes through the pipe and Faith is the pipe. God gives us the Faith as well as the Grace. It is not the Faith that Kalgoorlians want (the pipe); it is the water inside (Grace). -- Jim Stout, God's Grace and Favour, Class work, 22 June 1999 Theologically Speaking: Forgiveness First By Roy Gee The gospel is the most important thing. That is because it is about the forgiveness of sins. "For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: That Christ died for our sins. . ."(1 Corinthians 15:3). Even philosophy, reason and theology can help us to see the first importance of the gospel and the forgiveness of sins. Philosophy and reason tell us that there is a Supreme Being. Reason and theology tell us that if this Supreme Being is divine and God-like, then this Being id good and holy and righteous. Philosophy and reason tell us that there is such a thing as a human race. It is self evident that the human race has problems. Reason and theology tell us that if there is a good God and if there is a human race that is not good, then there is a divorce between God and humanity, a chasm between. This is a terrible thing for humanity, because God is the source of all life and joy and happiness-and we are cut off from that source. Reason and theology tell us that there is nothing humanity can do. Humanity is imperfect. Even if we have been working on it over millions of years of evolution (says reason) we have still not achieved perfection, How can humanity be suddenly perfect? If anyone is going to bridge the gap between God and humanity (says reason and theology) God must do it. Which is what the gospel says. God has done it. God laid down the cross of Christ across the chasm that divided God and humanity. Now we can approach God across that wooden bridge. Five college seniors planned a wild weekend in London. (Not too wild. They were all ministerial students and this was the nineteenth century). The students hoped that at the end of the year they would graduate; perhaps be ordained and get their own little churches. During the school year they helped with the preaching and teaching of Sunday School in various local churches. But it was the beginning of the school year, still summer, and they had no duties yet. It was August Bank holiday. A national holiday, so the five students asked, 'What shall we do for the week-end?' The college was on the outskirts of London, and one of the students said, "When we get our churches we will be sent to some tiny country church and never have the opportunity to visit London. Some of the greatest preachers in the world preach in London. We should take a trip into London for the week-end and hear one of these great preachers." "My professor says that Charles Spurgeon is the best of the lot" , said one of the other students. "He admits there may be more learned preachers, but Spurgeon focuses on the objective gospel, and helps us place our faith on the person and work of Christ. I vote for Spurgeon." "Me too", said another student. "My professor says the same thing about Spurgeon." The five students agreed. They would go into London on Saturday, and on Sunday go to the Tabernacle and hear Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Sunday morning was very warm. The five students arrived at the Tabernacle in their suits. As they pressed through the crowd at the front door, a man stepped out of the shadows. "Good morning gentlemen", he said. "I'm on the staff here. You look like college students." The five were rather pleased to be recognised. "Yes sir, we are." "From the way you are dressed, and the fact that you are carrying your Bibles, I would suggest that you are ministerial or divinity students" , continued the staff member. The young men were very pleased. "Yes, sir, yes we are. We are seniors this year and hope soon to graduate." "You have come top the right place", said the greeter. "Here at the Tabernacle we love gospel preaching. You are all taking preaching courses, I trust?" "Oh yes sir", answered the students. "We have taken some classes already, are taking some now, and do a little preaching on the side." "You must realise", said the greeter, "that when you receive your own small churches," (now the five students stood really tall) "you will not just minister to people. You will also have a building to look after. I want you to know that here in the city of London, right here in the Tabernacle, we have the finest heating system in the British Empire. Let me show it to you." The five students looked at each other in amazement as the man dashed off. It was a sweltering hot August day! Who wanted to see a heating system? But the man had been kind, so they hurried after him. Down the steps to the basement they went. Along corridors with steam pipes overhead, and around corners. At last they stood before a door. "Gentlemen", announced the greeter, "on the other side of this door is the finest heating system in the world. There is no use preaching the gospel if the people are cold. There is no use preaching the gospel if the people are lukewarm." He flung open the door. The five students looked inside and saw hundreds of people on their knees, praying. The man quietly closed the door. "In an hour, Mr Spurgeon will stand up to preach the gospel. There are 700 people in there praying for him, that the gospel will be preached and that the hearts of the people will be receptive to Christ and make decisions to follow him." "It is no use having a cold church. It is no use having a lukewarm church. You must have a warm church, and what you have seen is the heating system." When the five students finally found their pew for the 11am worship service, Mr. Spurgeon stood up in the pulpit to preach. To their further astonishment, it was the same man who had greeted them and taken them down to the basement to see the 'heating system.' Spurgeon was right. Prayer is crucial, vital, and indispensable. But something comes before prayer. We are cut off from God because of our sins. Our prayers cannot go as high as the ceiling, much less the clouds. Why would a holy God listen to sinners? However eloquently we may pray, however correctly we may pray, why would God listen? Before prayer, must come the forgiveness of sins. We must be reconciled to God first. The forgiveness of sins is of even greater importance than prayer. Because it brings the forgiveness of sins, the gospel is of first importance. -- Good News Australia, 3/99 For the Children: Old Testament Parables When we think of parables (sometimes called apologues, fables or allegories), we often think of those fantastic stories Jesus told to illustrate some special teaching about Himself and His ministry. But did you know that there are a number of parables recorded in the Old Testament? Here are some of the more obvious ones. Look them up in your own Bible. Perhaps you can find more? Why not write to me if you find any! ><> Numbers 23:24 spoken at Mount Pisgah by Balaam concerning the Moabites and Israelites ><> Judges 9:7-15 spoken at Mount Gerizim by Jotham concerning trees making a king ><> Judges 14:14 spoken at Timnath by Samson concerning sweetness coming forth from the strong ><> 2 Samuel 12:1-4 spoken at Jerusalem by Nathan concerning the poor man's ewe lamb ><> 2 Samuel 14:1 spoken at Jerusalem by a woman of Tekoa concerning two brothers striving ><> 1 Kings 20:35-49 spoken near Samaria by one of the sons of the prophets concerning the escaped prisoner ><> 2 Kings 14:9 spoken at Jerusalem by Jehoash, king of Israel concerning the thistle and the cedar ><> Isaiah 5:1-6 spoken at Jerusalem saiah 5ah concereing the vineyard yielding wild grapes ><> Ezekiel 19:2-9 spoken at Babylon by Ezekiel concerning a lion's whelps ><> Ezekiel 17:3-10 spoken at Babylon by Ezekiel concerning the great eagles and the vine ><> Ezekiel 24:3-5 spoken at Babylon by Ezekiel concerning the boiling pot. --Editor Take a Hint: Both olive oil and celery contain chemicals that scientists believe help to lower blood pressure, and the monounsaturated fat in avocados is reported to lower cholesterol. Freebies: Icon Shop A free programme for Windows 95/ 98/ NT IconShop is a fun tool to help you add interest to your Windows desktop -- and it's free. Not only does it manage icon libraries in ICL files, it also extracts icons from Windows resources files and executables. You can save your icons to your own libraries, and you can export them as bitmaps, icons or cursors. You can drag and drop files and folders from the Windows Explorer onto the IconShop window to process them or drag and drop icons between IconShop windows. Available free from From My Case Files: Definition of 'Making Love' After three decades of counselling, your editor (a retired sociologist) sometimes ponders some of the things that have come up in counselling that, in retrospect, contain an element of humour. This feature section will be included from time to time to share some of these snippets. Names have been changed to protect privacy. Maggie Had used the expression 'Making Love' several times in the counselling session, but her usage of the expression left me wondering how she defined it. Upon my asking her, she replied, 'I guess, for me, making love is something I do while my husband, Egbert, is having sex with me! Letters to the Editor Do you bother to read FreEzine? Is it worth the compiler's effort? How can it be improved? After these thirty-two issues, would you prefer a change of editor? Is it too long? What could easily be left out? What would you like to see included? What do you read first? Would you like it to be listed first? Would you like to see serial articles again? Cantos de poetry, Catchwords, Changes, Clamourings, Clichés, Commendations, Comments, Commercials, Complaints, Compliments, Congratulates, Credits, Cries, Criticisms, Critiques? We'll Take All! Observation: Guns That Talk Jacque (email) asks, There is a discussion currently underway here (in Canada) regarding the registration of firearms. Is there a relationship between the use of guns and domestic violence or drug use? Jacque, Guns talk death, and 1400 Canadians are killed each year with guns. Deaths with firearms from 1980 to 1990 (the most recent comprehensive figures) can be broken down like this: Suicides 80%, Homicides 15%, Accidents 5% --Juristat Service Bulletin Vol. 12 No.18, "Homicide in Canada 1991", Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Oct 1992. A (Canadian) Coalition for Gun Control fact sheet warns, "People without guns injure, people with guns kill." Guns babble death - while 33% of homicides involve firearms, over half of murders involve alcohol or illicit drugs. Alcohol and drug use was evident in 50% of all homicides in 1991 --Juristat Service Bulletin Vol.12 NO.18, op. cit., p.15. Historically, alcohol has been estimated as the most important contributing factor in two of every three homicides in Canada --Neil Boyd, "The Last Dance: Murder in Canada", Prentice-Hall Canada, 1988, Pp.156-157. Guns shout death - Rossi and Wright assert that "Crimes of passion" are almost always preceded by a long history of domestic turmoil committed between the hours of 10:00pm and 2:00 a.m. with any object close at hand and by persons under the influence of drugs or alcohol, yet in 1991, 40% of all domestic homicides in Canada involved firearms, with alcohol and drug abuse a relevant factor in 64%, and 44% of all domestic murders in Canada had a previous record of violent conflict. - adapted from Peter H. Rossi and James D. Wright, "Weapons, Crimes, and Violence in America: Executive Summary", US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 1981 In 1994, an estimated 17,228 deaths, one every 32 min., were alcohol-related. --Eric Single, Canadian Profile: Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs 1994, Ontario, Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse, 1994, p.79. These statistics apply similarly to the Australia and the USA. An interesting reference for Canada Vs. USA is Brandon S. Centerwall, "Homicide and the prevalence of handguns: Canada and the United States, 1976 to 1980", American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol134, No11, pp 1245ff, Dec 1, 1991. The Back Page: A Birthday Prayer On the Eve of my Birthday! My dear God, do you remember me as a boy and the letters I used to write to you on the kitchen table! Jesus, forgive me for all my sins and unfaithfulness. Forgive me for not fighting harder for you. Forgive me for taking the easy road and not trusting you. I want to thank you that you have been far more patient with me than I would have been. I want to thank you for another year of the greatest gift here on earth, life. I want to thank you for the gift you are going to give to my family and me: tender mercies and the infinite ocean of your compassion to flood (us). I pray that as you have always been with me, always loving, always calling me to come closer to you, you will do the same with my son and four daughters. For my birthday, I would be greatly blessed if you give me a heart that yearns for you 24 hours a day. All my love, Karl F. Koehler (email) ><> : <>< : ><> : <>< : ><> : <>< : ><> Subscription Information: FreEzine is a Free ezine magazine/newsletter, published by Lionel Hartley () no less than monthly and sent out ONLY to those who request it. As FreEzine uses an opt-in email list, we never buy or otherwise obtain email addresses. 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FreEzine is also available in Spanish - La Revista libre de Ezine, French - La Revue de Ezine libre, German - FreiEzine Zeitschrift, Italian - La Rivista di Ezine libera, and Portuguese - Revista livre de Ezine. PS. This could be your next home: Check out And, in closing: Pure Humanity If one purges the Judaism of the Prophets and Christianity as Jesus Christ taught it of all subsequent additions, especially those of the priests, one is left with a teaching which is capable of curing all the social ills of humanity. It is the duty of every man of good will to strive steadfastly in his own little world to make this teaching of pure humanity a living force, so far as he can. If he makes an honest attempt in this direction without being crushed and trampled under foot by his contemporaries, he may consider himself and the community to which he belongs lucky. --Albert Einstein, The World as I See It, IBU Electronic edition 2001, p76.