http://www.wernerdekarski.net Werner Dekarski Blog Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:13:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An email I received some time ago started with those words and I was awake straight away. The post came from the Headquarter of our Missionary Society in Germany near Frankfurt. I am glad that the letter writer reminded us again that we are pilgrims in this world. It is ... http://www.wernerdekarski.net/2008/07/02/dear-fellow-pilgrims-all-over-the-world/ "They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea."- Francis Bacon I leave it to you to work this out! http://www.wernerdekarski.net/2008/06/30/are-we-ill-believers/ 1. How many books does the Old Testament have?  Answer:  39 2. The New Testament has how many books?  Answer:  27 3. Name the last book of the Old Testament.  Answer:  Malachi 4. What are the four Gospels?  Answer:  Matthew, Mark, Luke and John 5. The first book of ... http://www.wernerdekarski.net/2008/06/25/how-well-do-you-know-your-bible-2/ I am looking at a Women's Refuge postcard addressed to the New Zealand Government. Women's Refuge is asking for more money for Women's Refuge safehouses. On the postcard is pointed out, that domestic violence costs us not only money, (over $1 billion each year) but also lives. It says with ... http://www.wernerdekarski.net/2008/06/23/help-stop-violence-in-the-home/ Anzac Day in Kaitaia Ich bin bei den Anzac Day Feierlichkeiten in der groessten Halle in Kaitaia dabei. Das offizielle Programm liegt schon auf den Stuehlen. Man hat mir erlaubt, mein zweiseitiges Anzac Day Traktat auf einen Tisch am Haupteingang der Halle zu legen. Hundert habe ich dort liegen. Wo ich sitze, ... http://www.wernerdekarski.net/2008/06/22/die-schriftenmission-einbahnstrasse-entsteht/ LEAFLETS A 4:  LESSONS FROM DAILY LIVING 1. Where is your Anchorage? Side one  (picture) Side two (text) 2. Keeping you in touch with tomorrow today 3. Father's Day Side one (picture) Side two (text) http://www.wernerdekarski.net/2008/06/21/literature-mission-one-way-street/ I looked into the big window of the local book shop. When my eyes caught the big writing on some of the many greeting cards, I was immediately interested in what I read: "TRUST IN YOURSELF" "KEEP BELIEVING IN YOURSELF..." Wrong teaching wrong living! But I have been taught correctly. The Bible says, ... http://www.wernerdekarski.net/2008/06/20/humanists-are-saying-greetings-to-you/ "LIFE IS NOT MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF BREATHS WE TAKE, BUT BY THE MOMENTS THAT TAKE OUR BREATH AWAY." http://www.wernerdekarski.net/2008/06/20/i-kind-of-like-this/ I found this under the heading "On the lighter side" in a publication: "It's not the pace of life that concerns us, it's the sudden stop at the end." And so it should! And it is not on the "lighter side" either. In the Bible, in the book of Hebrews, it ... http://www.wernerdekarski.net/2008/06/20/the-sudden-stop-at-the-end/ This is the Sunrise and Sunset for Friday, June 20, 2008 Sunrise 7:31 am Sunset 5:17 pm That makes it daylight 9 hours and 46 minutes. THE LONGEST DAY IS IN DECEMBER. --(22. 12) http://www.wernerdekarski.net/2008/06/20/tomorrow-is-the-shortest-day-210608/