Seems It Never Rains in Southern California

Hey!!  Did you know there is an EPIC drought happening in California?

Hey!!  Did you know that the drought WILL affect you??

"Come on now Dennis....this whole DROUGHT conversation is getting tiresome...we live in Minnesota which has plenty of water!  That's a California problem!  Would you please get back to writing about the Bible...please?"

OK...the Bible says THERE WILL BE DROUGHT and THERE WILL BE FAMINE.

So really....how much of our food is grown in California?  Food that all of us, from Maine to Arizona , actually eat?

 Why is California so important in terms of US agriculture? Consider that the state produces

• 99 percent of the artichokes grown in the US

• 44 percent of asparagus,

• 20% of cabbage

• Two-thirds of carrots

• 50% of bell peppers

• 89 percent of cauliflower

• 94 percent of broccoli

• 95 percent of celery

• 90 percent of the leaf lettuce we consume

• 83 percent of Romaine lettuce

• 83 percent of fresh spinach

• A third of total fresh tomatoes consumed in the U.S.—and 95 percent of ones destined for cans and other processing purposes

 As for fruit-

• 86 percent of lemons

• 25% of oranges

• 84 percent of peaches

• 88 percent of fresh strawberries

• 97 percent of fresh plums

"But Dennis, I've never been much of a fruit and salad guy myself....I'm a carnivore and I prefer meat!"

On January 1st, the U.S. cattle herd hit a 61-year low of 89.3 million head of cattle. The biggest reason for this is the aforementioned drought, now in its fifth year. This has been absolutely crippling to the cattle industry and no end appears in sight. The top five beef cattle producing states in the U.S. are Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, California and Oklahoma. These states alone supply 50% of our nations beef. 

 They are all states that have been severely impacted by drought, with little relief in sight - particularly California - where even dairy cattle producers are sending their heifers to slaughter because they can't supply water and forage to them. A warning was issued earlier this week that 17 communities throughout California could run out of water within the next 60 to 120 days and would be forced to possibly truck it in just to survive.

 Back in the late fall 2013 there was a freak snowstorm that killed close to 300,000+ cattle, which of course was a major hit to the industry. Then consider that because of the drought, Texas ranchers are having to ship grass bails in from Colorado, Utah and other parts of the country just to feed the cattle. 

 Ranchers are sending their female cattle to the slaughter houses because they can’t afford to feed them anymore. It is the females that help re-stock the herd, and of course, if you’re slaughtering your females, your herd does not grow. It is expected that the US will not see cattle herd growth returning until 2017, maybe even later.

Read more at http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/2014/January31/311.html#fPsxv5JU92W8A27r.99

So let's just pretend, for a moment, that God has already begun to withdraw His blessing on America.  Lord knows that the majority of our nation is occupied with MANY other things besides the study of the Word of God, which leads to the obedience of the Word of God.  What would happen to our economy and to our savings accounts, 401k's, Social Security income, etc... if sometime in the not distant future, our orange juice cost $15 dollars per gallon?  Our milk cost $8 per gallon?  Our ground beef cost $15 per pound?  Our bread cost $9 per loaf and our eggs cost $10 per dozen?

If that happened, our stock market would also be in a free fall and people started to sell all their stocks just to feed their families and also were forced to quit buying stocks in the 401k's because they needed every dollar of income to pay for groceries.

If the stock market then fell, the bond market would also fall and they both could spend years just looking for a bottom.

Money could start to leave the U.S. economy like water falling out of a spilled bucket...and our entire society could end up in total free-fall.

Yes, all of this COULD happen if God doesn't open up the skies in California.

Remember that old song from the 1970's, "Seems it never rains in southern California"

For those who don't, here are some of the words;

Got on a board a west bound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
All that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true.

Seems it never rain in Southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California
But girl, don't they warn ya
It pours man it pours.
Out of work, I'm out of my head
Out of self respect I'm out of bread
I'm under loved I'm under fed
I wanna go home
It never rains in California
But girl don't they warn ya, it pours, man it pours.

And if you have never heard the song, you can listen to it here;  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqMEEvmfyQU

Hmmmm.....one of those things that just makes you say, "hmmmm....."

Out of work and out of his head, out of self respect and out of bread...when it pours, it comes like a flood.  He wants to go home, but where can he go...really?

Curse Israel and the Curse Comes Back on Us

"I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you."

Most of my readers are no doubt familiar with that passage from Genesis where God speaks of the nations and their relationship to Israel.

Or how about this passage from Obadiah 1:15?

“For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head”

Wow!  You mean what America might be doing  to Israel could come back upon our own head??

Of course MANY Christians will come out of their skin when you suggest that Israel has anything to do with anything!!  People from other churches have told me straight up that "Israel is no different that Italy or Norway."

Really??

WRONG!!!!!

The Bible is a book that tells a story about Jews, Israel, promised land and Messiah...and a whole lot more.  It is NOT A BOOK about Italy and Norway.

So what might happen to America if we continue to curse Israel, betray her and pressure her to give up God's covenant lands while supporting boycotts of Israeli goods?

Maybe that is already coming back upon our own heads?

Considering what God said in Obadiah 1:15, trying to cut Israel down to size is the same thing as asking God to cut the U.S. down to size. Trying to harm Israel’s economy is the same thing as asking God to harm the U.S. economy. Trying to harm Israel’s crops and industry is the same thing as asking God to harm U.S. crops and industry. And encouraging the PA to start another intifada in Israel is the same thing as asking God to send rioting and demonstrations in the U.S. God is not mean. He will just give the nations what they ask for.

Isn’t it interesting that while the U.S. is trying to weaken Israel the U.S. is losing allies left and right (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, etc.)? And while the U.S. is trying to harm the economy of Israel the U.S. economy is tanking. And while the U.S. is urging the EU to boycott food grown on the West Bank of Israel the U.S. food supply is being threatened by the worst drought in California history.

In fact, the God who controls the rain and snow has shut up the heavens over California, but He has opened them up over Israel. California has received so little rain and snow that her reservoirs are dangerously low, she doesn’t have enough water to adequately irrigate her crops and several small communities could run out of water by this summer.

On the other hand, Israel has received so much rain and snow that her reservoirs are almost full and she has more than enough to irrigate her crops. She has even reduced the operation of her desalinization plants because she doesn’t need the water. The U.S. needs to pay attention to the Word of God and leave Israel alone. Things won’t get better if we keep asking for trouble.

Check out the whole article here;  http://www.raptureready.com/featured/duck/dd109.html

I'm wondering if it would help if we ALL WROTE to our Congressman and Senators and told them we want Team Obama to LEAVE ISRAEL ALONE!!

Let's give it a try.  If it doesn't rain soon in CA we could ALL be in financial trouble a year from now.

Team Obama Dividing Jerusalem??

Author, Joel Rosenberg, had another email today about PEACE in Israel.  The problem is that most Arabs in Palestine don't want peace...they want more land and they want to create a racist-Arab-only state and then be free to launch more attacks as the main political parties attempt to achieve their ultimate goal of NO MORE ISRAEL.

Have you seen what the Arabs in Gaza teach their kids about Jews?...in their PUBLIC SCHOOLS?

Also of interest to me (that seems to reveal more evidence of a DELUSION taking place on earth?)....of all the Arab/Muslim states on earth...they are all a disaster of poverty, ignorance, intolerance and human rights abuses....SO WHY IS THE WORLD PUSHING TO MAKE ONE MORE??

Now hold onto your hats, because if the White House continues to force Israel to divide land, the droughts, ice storms, tornadoes, record cold, record snow, traffic pile ups, bankruptcy, default, currency crisis, massive earthquakes and stock market collapses could all be in our very near future.

I will copy his entire email below.  As always keep praying for Israel, Arabs and Team Obama.

Is the Obama administration trying to divide Jerusalem?

(Washington, D.C.) -- A fascinating but dicey and possibly dangerous moment is rapidly approaching in the epicenter.

The Obama administration is about to tell the Israelis and Palestinians how to solve their problems. The White House is about to pressure both sides to agree "in principle" to an interim agreement, and then work on a final peace treaty. How the two sides will react is anyone's bet. Could the dynamic actually lead to a peaceful resolution of an ancient conflict? Seems unlikely. Could it lead to a calm and quiet at least for a while? Sure, theoretically. But to be candid, it could also lead to political chaos, or even to renewed violence.

Let me explain as concisely as I can.

Within days, or at most a few weeks, Secretary of State John Kerry will present both sides with what he calls a "framework agreement." Essentially, this is an American-crafted peace plan. Yes, it will be based on month after month of discussions with both sides, and with the Jordanians. But make no mistake: it's the plan President Obama wants to impose on the two parties. It is supposed to create the context for the final peace treaty, which the White House wants negotiated, completed, and signed by the end of 2014.

There will be much in the "framework agreement" both sides don't like. For example, the plan reportedly calls for dividing Jerusalem and turning into East Jerusalem into the Palestinian capital, something the Netanyahu team adamantly rejects. The plan also keeps Israeli troops helping patrol and secure the Jordan Valley for a period of years, something the Abbas team adamantly rejects. Nevertheless, the two sides are supposed to say "yes" to this interim deal, and then use it to craft a final and supposedly "better" deal. 

But this where the problems lie. There are many. Let's consider just two.

First, the Obama team could inadvertently make the situation worse. It could accidentally set into motion events that lead to renewed Palestinian terrorism (i.e., a "Third Intifada") which would force the Israeli Defense Forces into a combat mode. Casualties could escalate, and things could get out of control. It's happened before. In 2000, then-President Bill Clinton tried to pressure the Israelis and Palestinians to make a final deal at Camp David. Then-Israeli PM Ehud Barak finally agreed to make sweeping concessions to PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat. Barak offered the Palestinians all of Gaza, 93% of the West Bank, and half of Jerusalem for their capital, in return for a final peace treaty and the end to all claims. But wanting much more, Arafat said no. He quit the talks, left Camp David and then supported the Second Intifada, which unleashed a wave of suicide bombers who kept killing Israeli civilians, and caused the IDF to invade cities and towns in the West Bank to find and crush these terror cells. 

Let's pray this doesn't happen. We all want peace. We certain don't want violence to break out again, especially on such a wide scale.

Second, trying to force both sides to accept an American peace plan could blow up either or both governments.

If the Netanyahu government says "yes" to this interim Obama peace plan, his coalition may revolt. Already the right-wing parties fear that Netanyahu will make dangerous concessions in the final negotiations. He has made major concessions before, giving the ancient city of Hebron to the Palestinians, for example. If Netanyahu looks like he's agreeing to more painful and arguably unwise concessions, certain Israeli political parties may quit the coalition, or Netanyahu might fire them. Political tensions in Jerusalem have been spiking all week for these very reasons. Saying "yes" might mean the Netanyahu government has be significantly reshuffled (i.e., replacing defecting right-wing parties with one or more left-wing parties). But it also could collapse all together. If so, then new elections would have to be called, which would further delay if not derail the "peace process."

But if Netanyahu's government says "no" to the Obama plan, there could also be repercussions. 

Israel's Finance Minister Yair Lapid warns European countries could impose a boycott on Israeli goods to punish Israel for saying "no" to the American plan. Lapid says this could cost Israel billions of dollars in lost exports and  “hit every Israeli citizen directly in his pocket.” 
Israel's Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz says Lapid's concerns are overblown, and Israel could weather the storm. 
Given that no one knows which side of that debate is right, there is a great deal of pressure on the Netanyahu team not to inadvertently create an economic nightmare for the Israeli people. 

Yet there is also great pressure on Netanyahu not to make concessions that threaten the long-term security of the Jewish state.

What if Hamas Islamists seize control of the West Bank government from the more secular Fatah faction, like it did in Gaza? Then what? 
If the IDF stops operating in the West Bank -- arresting terrorists and shutting down rocket factories -- then the security situation in the West Bank could devolve into the nightmare that we see in Gaza, with rockets being fired at Israeli towns and cities, and even at Israel's airport. Then what? 
If the IDF stops overseeing security in the West Bank, what if al Qaeda and Hamas and other jihadist groups (such as the 30,000 jihadists that are operating in Syria right now) turn the territory into yet another base camp for suicide bombers and other forms of terrorism? 
What if Christian holy sites in Jerusalem are turned over the Palestinian Authority, but Hamas eventually comes to power? Will Christian tourists feel safe visiting those sites under Hamas supervision? Would the Hamas government even allow Christian tourists to visit? 
The "framework agreement" reportedly would put 75% to 80% of Israeli Jewish settlements in the West Bank under Palestinian control. Would the Jews living in the rest of the settlements be safe in such a scenario? 
That said, you and I have not actually seen the Obama/Kerry plan yet. There is no need to rush to judgment. We'll see all the details soon enough. I just want you to be aware of the dynamic, and the tensions that are building.

Like many of you, I am praying for peace. I want Israelis and Palestinians to live in freedom, security, prosperity and with full religious freedom. 

I don't want to be a cynic. But I must be honest -- I am skeptical. 

The interim agreement this administration just struck with Iran -- on the way to a full, comprehensive agreement -- is a terrible deal. Dangerous for the U.S. Dangerous for Israel. Dangerous for all our allies in the Middle East. 

Will this interim deal be similarly flawed, or even dangerous? Time will tell. But there are real reasons to be concerned. Let that drive us to prayer all the more.

What's the latest with the "framework agreement"? Here are excerpts from useful story published by the Times of Israel:

"The Obama administration will soon present a framework for an Israeli-Palestinian agreement that the sides may accept with reservations as a basis for a final deal by year’s end, the top US negotiator told Jewish leaders. 
Martin Indyk, the State Department’s lead envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, told the Jewish leaders on Thursday that under the framework agreement about 75-80 percent of settlers would remain in what would become Israeli sovereign territory through land swaps; he added that it was his impression that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was not averse to allowing settlers who want to remain as citizens of the Palestinian state. 
Indyk said the framework would be presented to the sides within weeks, and that there will be “no surprises” for the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, according to four people who were on the off the record call.
This was because Indyk and Secretary of State John Kerry consulted closely with the leaders of both governments as Indyk’s team drafted the agreement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Abbas would be expected to accept the agreement, with reservations, as the basis of continued negotiations, Indyk apparently said.
Making it a US-drafted framework permitted the leaders to distance themselves from politically sensitive issues, Indyk said. “There may be things we need to say because they can’t say them yet,” he said, according to the notes of one participant.
Broadly, Indyk said, the agreement will address: mutual recognition; security, land swaps and borders; Jerusalem; refugees; and the end of conflict and all claims.
A request for comment from the State Department was not returned.
On some sensitive issues — particularly the status of Jerusalem — the framework would be vague, but Indyk went into detail on other issues that participants said was surprising.
Among these was the security arrangement for the border between Jordan and the West Bank: Indyk said a new security zone would be created, with new fences, sensors and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Indyk also said that the framework would address compensation for Jews from Arab lands as well as compensation for Palestinian refugees — another longstanding demand by some pro-Israel groups but one that has yet to be included in any formal document.
He said that the framework would describe “Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people and Palestine as the nation state of the Palestinian people,” a nod to a key demand by the Netanyahu government that Israel be recognized as a Jewish state.
He said the framework would address the issue of incitement and Palestinian education for peace.

Vile Feminist Spews

I thought women were supposed to be the kinder, gentler, more civilized sex?

Have you notice how perverted the women in our society have become??  Have you noticed how many female teachers have been arrested for having sex with teens?  Have you heard that women are the fastest growing segment of porn users?

Now check out what this feminist had to say about this Republican woman.  As you read, ask yourself if you can hear an angry demon hissing in her comments.

Washington state Senator Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered the Republican "rebuttal" to President Obama's State of the Union Address Tuesday night, which couldn't be an easy task when having to respond diplomatically to an hour plus of lies. However, she gave the speech, and she did it gracefully. What she also did was inject a very pro-life narrative into her speech that was admirable. America knows where she stands on the issues of life and how precious it is. Yet, vile feminist "comedian" Laura Levites responded with demonically charged tweets that send shivers down the spine. The state of The union is pathetic, and the state of the American culture is worse. Feminists have taken to obscenities that would never be publicly expressed a generation ago, much less said in private. But Satan is in full attack mode, and wicked feminists are seeing blood.

"I want to rip out the uterus of that pro life Cunt Cathy McMorris Rodgers and eat it, so I can see the surprised look on her frigid face."

"I don't have to be nice to any woman that is #prolife I will fight to defend the rights and ownership of my Vagina till the death."

The idea that anyone would say this let alone think it about Cathy McMorris Rodgers is beyond comprehension. Rodgers is an evangelical Christian and has a four year old son with Down Syndrome. She valiantly defends his right to life and the sanctity of it. She's a godly woman, cut from the same cloth as Sarah Palin. Leftist feminists hate Christianity, and this is the reason they so vehemently attack women like Sarah Palin and Rodgers.

This sums up the feminist, pro-choice movement; an all encompassing hatred for God; the one true God, not the counterfeit Mohammad or Allah. The Left hates the name of Jesus Christ. To show their hatred, they pervert the truth. Satan's minions are hard at work within the feminist movement, making monsters out of women. However, if this is the state of the modern feminist movement, the state of this country is beyond bleak. Celebrating death is the antithesis of life, but this is what feminism looks like. Just remember, God will not be mocked for long.

Here;  http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/01/feminist-laura-levites-message-to-cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-i-want-to-rip-out-your-uterus-and-eat-it/

No, God will not be mocked for long.

I can only imagine if Apostle Paul were witnessing our society today...."Even their women had grown perverse, lewd and disgusting seeking out porn, orgies, hookups, lesbianism and all sorts of unspeakable things."

Lord have mercy....

Washington state Senator Cathy McMorris Rodgers delivered the Republican "rebuttal" to President Obama's State of the Union Address Tuesday night, which couldn't be an easy task when having to respond diplomatically to an hour plus of lies. However, she gave the speech, and she did it gracefully. What she also did was inject a very pro-life narrative into her speech that was admirable. America knows where she stands on the issues of life and how precious it is. Yet, vile feminist "comedian" Laura Levites responded with demonically charged tweets that send shivers down the spine. The state of The union is pathetic, and the state of the American culture is worse. Feminists have taken to obscenities that would never be publicly expressed a generation ago, much less said in private. But Satan is in full attack mode, and wicked feminists are seeing blood.
Read more at http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/01/feminist-laura-levites-message-to-cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-i-want-to-rip-out-your-uterus-and-eat-it/#ZoHqPptX2c6vxBsB.99

Top Analyst Predicts US Financial Collapse

Have you noticed that your local Red Lobster, Applebee's and Perkins always seemed to be packed?

There seems to be no shortage of people willing to go drop $100 for 4 people to eat a meal.  Throw in some wine and drinks and it quickly goes to $200.

How about Starbucks??  No shortage of people willing to spend $5 for a 20 ounce coffee.

Hey wait!  I thought we were just coming out of the Great Recession??

What if the real estate and stock market crash of 2007-2009 was just a warning sign?

What if the financial leaders of the world refused to heed that warning sign and instead actually did the EXACT things that got them into trouble in the first place??  In essence, what if they doubled down on their bad bets and the REAL COLLAPSE is yet to come?

Watch this video of Peter Schiff giving his reasons of why it may happen sooner than later;

http://thelibertydigest.com/2014/01/29/watch-peter-schiff-predicts-2014-financial-collapse/

I have heard many folks tell me over the last few years, "Aww Dennis...we have been through a depression before and we made it...so if this happens again...oh well, we'll just deal with it!"

I feel like screaming, "YOU NEVER WENT THROUGH THE DEPRESSION!!  YOUR GRANDPARENTS DID!!"

Suffice it to say that his generation of Americans doesn't have 1/10th of the backbone that most of our grandparents and great-grandparents had.  Today's generation feels it's a hardship if American Idol gets cancelled to go to a BREAKING NEWS report.  "Stuuupid!!!"

The next depression will be NOTHING like the one that happened in the 1930's.

Are We Praying for Team Obama?

I couldn't bring myself to watch the State of the Union address last night.  I find myself talking to the TV way too much when I listen to Obama.

I heard it twice this morning from two different people, "You know what's strange about Obama is that 65% of Americans don't trust Obama but I bet if the election was held tomorrow he would get elected again!"

Isn't that strange??  People don't trust him to make the right decisions....but they LIKE him so darn much they would elect him again anyway!!

Must be a charisma thing....

So while most of us probably believe Obama has been a disaster for our nation....are we remembering to pray for him and his team every day??

I admit I'm guilty.  I don't pray for him very often.

Author and speaker, Joel Rosenberg, had this to say today....and I wholeheartedly agree with him.

Last night, the President delivered his annual "State of the Union" address. Some of you loved it. Some of you were infuriated. Some of you ignored it. Many of you feel deeply pessimistic about the direction our country is heading and powerless to make things better. I share your concerns.

However, the Scriptures tell us we are not powerless, and that we serve an Almighty God. 

“I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be blameless." (Genesis 17:1) 
"Nothing will be impossible for God." (Luke 1:37) 
“I know that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted." (Job 42:2) 
As Christians, we know the Lord is sovereign -- and this sovereign God commands us in the Scriptures to pray for our leaders. 

“First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity,” the Apostle Paul wrote in I Timothy 2:1-3. “This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

Whether we agree with them or not — whether we like them are not — we are to pray for wisdom and discernment so our leaders can distinguish truth from error, fact from fiction. We are to pray for patience and for courage for our leaders, so they don’t act rashly, but that they act with determination when the time is right. We are to pray that they govern well, protecting life and liberty, above all. We should also pray that they turn to the God of the Bible in prayer, as well, to receive “wisdom from above” and not earthly wisdom (see James chapter three).

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll reveals “deep pessimism” among the American people about the current status and the future of the country.

Only 28 percent believe the country is headed in the right direction 
63 percent say America on the wrong track 
71 percent are dissatisfied with the state of the economy 
How are you doing this week? Are you praying faithfully for President Obama and his national security and foreign policy team? Are you praying for leaders in Congress, and in our military? Or in frustration and despair are you sniping at them and complaining?

Weighty decisions lie before our leaders. When it comes to 55 million abortions, and a $17 trillion debt, and so many Americans without jobs and health care and adequate retirement savings, and Iran getting close to nuclear weapons, and tensions in the Korean Peninsula, among so many other challenges, the fate of many lies in the balance.

I am encouraged to see many people telling me they are praying seriously and faithfully. Yet in tracking my email and Facebook and Twitter traffic, I see many people sniping at our leaders, taking potshots at them, and making snarky, cynical, unkind, un-Christian statements.

Is that you? Hopefully not. But if it is, make a change. Ask the Lord to forgive  you for disobeying him and having an ungodly approach towards  your government leaders. He will forgive you (see I John 1:9).

Let me encourage you. Start praying daily — indeed, several times a day — for your leaders, according to the Scriptures. Pray for them in the morning with your family. Pray for them in the evening at dinner, and before you go to bed. 

Pray for Him to turn this nation around, and get us back on the right track. 
Pray for the Lord to grant us in His mercy a Third Great Awakening. 
Pray for the Lord to end abortion in America and forgive us of this terrible sin. 
Ask the Lord to show you what else to pray for, and to pray according to His will, not your own. 
Our God is a prayer-hearing, and prayer-answering God, a wonder-working God. Let’s look to Him and trust Him more, especially in such dark times.

Before & After Photos of Extreme Drought

These are some pretty amazing (shocking?) photos of California's reservoirs...before and after the drought which is currently decimating them.

California's reservoirs are severely depleted due to the ongoing widespread drought conditions in the state. As of Jan. 21, 2014, 67 percent of California was in extreme drought, the second worst category possible on the U.S. Drought Monitor.

According to the California Department of Water Resources, Lake Shasta and Lake Oroville are only 36 percent of capacity. Folsom Lake is just 17 percent capacity.

Here;  http://www.weather.com/news/stunning-photos-californias-lakes-depleted-extreme-drought-20140123?pageno=1

Remember friends, California supplies a large percentage of the entire nation's food....so I would suggest you may want to buy another can of oranges all almonds sooner than later.

Also of interest...where were the Grammy's just held that OPENLY MOCKED GOD?

Hmmmm......

CBS and the Recording Academy have scheduled the 2014 and 2015 Grammy Awards.
The 56th annual Grammys will again be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 26, starting at 8 p.m. EST on CBS, with the delayed West Coast broadcast set for 8 p.m. PST. 

Demon Possessed Kid Walks Up Wall

Hey now!!  Here is some interesting news coming out of Indianapolis!  Maybe more evidence of the evil days in which we are living??

Have you noticed how many TERRIFYING movies have come out in the last 10 years that seem to be focused on EVIL, DEMONS, SATAN and all sorts of spiritually sadistic topics?

Do you think that MAY serve to screw up lots of little kids staying up late watching HBO or Netflix with their buddies?

A terrified mother claims she watched in horror as her demon-possessed 9-year-old son walked backwards up a wall and ceiling. Her claims would be easy to dismiss if a child services case worker and a nurse weren’t reportedly there to witness it all.

Latoya Ammons claims all three of her children showed signs of being possessed, including “evil” smiles and strangely deep voices, the Indianapolis Star reports. The mother says she also witnessed her 12-year-old daughter levitating in their Gary, Ind., home.

Strangely enough, the scary-sounding incident is outlined in official documents. Further, Gary police Capt. Charles Austin told the Star that he is a “believer” after making several visits to the home and interviewing witnesses. He first thought the family was making stories up as part of a get-rich-quick scheme.

The 32-year-old mother says the spirits that haunted her family’s house were only vanquished after she moved away and underwent several exorcisms. The unbelievable story has come to light after the Indianapolis Star obtained hundreds of pages of official documents relating to the case.

In March 2012, Ammons claims she rushed to check on her 12-year-old daughter after hearing her screams. When she entered the bedroom, she says she witnessed her daughter levitating above her bed unconscious.

The family and some of the guests they were hosting prayed over the girl until she returned back to the bed. The girl reportedly didn’t remember anything about it.

Later in 2012, child protective services in Indiana was contacted to investigate the mother for possible child abuse or mental illness. A psychiatrist reportedly evaluated Ammons and determined she was not mentally ill.

A family case manager reportedly interviewed the family and witnessed a number of strange occurrences. Valerie Washington confirmed that she witnessed the youngest boy growling before his eyes rolled back in his head.

Washington also claimed she saw the 9-year-old boy flash a “weird grin” and then walk backward up a wall to the ceiling. Her account was corroborated by a nurse.

“There’s no way he could’ve done that,” the nurse told the Star.

Here;  http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/01/27/a-real-life-demon-possession-is-being-reported-in-indiana-the-details-are-almost-too-horrifying-to-believe/

Ummm.....yeah...Houston, we have a problem!

If you see someone walking up a wall after flashing a weird grin...you may be in the presence of evil.

The name of Jesus has power over all forces of evil on the ground, below the ground or even in the heavenly realms.

Blizzard in South Carolina? "Never Seen Before"

What the heck is going on??  It's like the weather is groaning.  It can't figure out what it wants to do.

Snow in South Carolina, record cold in Minnesota, record heat in Australia and in Alaska some of their lakes haven't frozen yet because it's been so warm.

(TheWeatherSpace.com) A historic snow-storm is extremely likely on Tuesday into Tuesday night as the arctic front settles over the region, bringing major amounts of snowfall to some parts.

Areas with the highest snowfall amounts will be Northeast South Carolina to Eastern North Carolina.  This is an unprecedented event and in my years of forecasting I’ve never seen snowfall number calculation on my grid being this high.  Snowfall ratios will be similar to the storms of the New England region, thus upping the snowfall potential across the board.

Lighter snowfall amounts will be possible for Jackson, MS to Birmingham, AL.  Some areas in the panhandle regions of Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida will see 3-6″ of snowfall, with higher amounts possible in Mississippi.

Here;  http://www.theweatherspace.com/2014/01/27/historic-snow-storm-for-the-southeast-to-carolina-region-expected-tuesday-into-tuesday-night/

What??  The forecaster has NEVER seen snowfall number calculations like this??  How could it be??

I can honestly say that I have NEVER seen so many articles that have the word NEVER in them!!

Calls Come From Israel to Build Third Temple

We know that the 3rd Temple has to be built in Jerusalem.  Why do we know that??

Because the Antichrist will one day sit in that 3rd Temple and declare himself to be God.

But will we followers of Jesus ever see the Antichrist sitting in that 3rd Temple?

Nope!

Why?

Because the RESTRAINER needs to be removed before the Antichrist is revealed.

2 Thessalonians 2
5 Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6 And now you know what is holding him (Antichrist) back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one (The Church=Salt and light) who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. (at the Rapture) 8 And then (after the Rapture) the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. (read Revelation 19) 

So let me ask you a question....if the talk of building a 3rd Temple starts to be in our headline news...couldn't this be one more converging sign that signals to us that the Great Tribulation must be close??

And if that Great Tribulation is close...then how much closer is the Rapture of the Church??

Minister calls for third Temple to be built

A government minister from a nationalist religious party called Thursday for the Jewish Temple to be rebuilt on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

The statement from Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) breaks a long-standing taboo on high-ranking government officials speaking about changing the fragile status quo on the holy and contested esplanade, and will likely draw ire from official Israeli circles and anger the Arab and Muslim world.

Speaking at an archaeological conference next to the West Bank settlement of Shilo and quoted by Maariv, Ariel called for a third Temple to be built on the site, which today is home to the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque and is considered Judaism’s holiest site and Islam’s third holiest.

“We’ve built many little, little temples,” Ariel said, referring to synagogues, “but we need to build a real Temple on the Temple Mount.”

The Jerusalem site was home to Judaism’s first and second Temples, both of which were destroyed, the second one in 70 CE. The idea of building a third Temple, while popular among some religious and right-wing Jews, is considered outside mainstream Israeli discourse by most.

Here;  http://www.timesofisrael.com/minister-calls-for-third-temple-to-be-built/

There can be no doubt...we ARE living in interesting times!

Now let's get out there and spread the Gospel!!  Let's work while we STILL HAVE LIGHT!!  There should be NO ONE sitting around in their bunker, hoarding bullets and canned goods while hoping the trumpet will blow!!  This is a time for action!!  Not a time for inaction!!  This is a time for urgency and excitement!!  Not a time for fear and timidity.

20 Signs of Global Economic Meltdown

Do we really believe that the central banks of the world, including the US Federal Reserve, can just print money forever without the entire system simply imploding??

Did Bernie Maddoff's investors really believe they could get 20% returns every single year without an implosion happening one day?  Everything was GREAT with Bernie...until one day it wasn't.

That's pretty much exactly what is going to happen in America....we just don't know when.

Check out these 20 signs that are ALREADY HAPPENING around the world that should wake us up to the fact that the world appears to be heading fast towards a meltdown.

Have you been paying attention to what has been happening in Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Ukraine, Turkey and China?  If you are like most Americans, you have not been.  Most Americans don't seem to really care too much about what is happening in the rest of the world, but they should.  In major cities all over the globe right now, there is looting, violence, shortages of basic supplies, and runs on the banks.  We are not at a "global crisis" stage yet, but things are getting worse with each passing day.  For a while, I have felt that 2014 would turn out to be a major "turning point" for the global economy, and so far that is exactly what it is turning out to be.  The following are 20 early warning signs that we are rapidly approaching a global economic meltdown...

#1 The looting, violence and economic chaos that is happening in Argentina right now is a perfect example of what can happen when you print too much money...

#2 The value of the Argentine Peso is absolutely collapsing.

#3 Widespread shortages, looting and accelerating inflation are also causing huge problems in Venezuela...

#4 In a stunning decision, the Venezuelan government has just announced that it has devalued the Bolivar by more than 40 percent.

#5 Brazilian stocks declined sharply on Thursday.  There is a tremendous amount of concern that the economic meltdown that is happening in Argentina is going to spill over into Brazil.

#6 Ukraine is rapidly coming apart at the seams...

#10 Japanese stocks experienced their biggest drop in 7 months on Thursday.

#11 The value of the Turkish Lira is absolutely collapsing.

#12 The unemployment rate in France has risen for 9 quarters in a row and recently soared to a new 16 year high.

#13 In Italy, the unemployment rate has soared to a brand new all-time record high of 12.7 percent.

#14 The unemployment rate in Spain is sitting at an all-time record high of 26.7 percent.

#15 This year, the Baltic Dry Index experienced the largest two week post-holiday decline that we have ever seen.

#16 Chipmaker Intel recently announced that it plans to eliminate 5,000 jobs over the coming year.

#17 CNBC is reporting that U.S. retailers just experienced "the worst holiday season since 2008".

See them all here;  http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/20-early-warning-signs-that-we-are-approaching-a-global-economic-meltdown

The gathering of the gentiles during this age of grace in which we are in WILL come to an end when the FULLNESS OF THE GENTILES has been completed.  Once that day comes, and it may be really close, God will send His Son, Jesus, to go and collect his bride.

The trumpet will blow, the dead in Christ will rise and then those of us who are still alive will be transformed in the twinkling of an eye and then go to meet our bridegroom, Jesus, in the air.  And then we will be with our Lord FOREVER!!  Amen!!

That trumpet blast will not only summon us home to meet our savior but it will also announce the end of the AGE OF GRACE.

The current financial and economic system NEEDS TO VANISH so that the prophesies of the Antichrist and his new global-financial/economic system can come in.

Are you ready??

We are promised that we will NOT ENDURE the wrath of God that is coming upon this earth...but we have no idea what kind of hardship we may experience by living in America...which has aborted 50,000,000 babies, has exported pornography to every computer on earth and which is now openly mocking the Creator of the Universe!

Come Lord Jesus!!

Hat tip to Guy B.

Grammy Awards Shove Gay Marriage On Us

Would it be possible to go a single day without gay headlines being thrown at us??

On Sunday night, with families watching TV, the Grammy Awards was the latest venue to force us to either turn off our TV's or subject ourselves to a mass gay wedding.

Grammys say 'we do,' get political with mass wedding

This year, the Grammy Awards weren't just about the music, they were also about making a statement in the same-sex marriage debate.

Heavily hyped in the hours leading up to Sunday night's show, 34 couples -- both gay and straight -- exchanged rings and said "I do," as officiated on stage by Queen Latifah. The actress/rapper/talk show host was recently deputized by Los Angeles County to legally conduct wedding ceremonies and will sign the marriage certificates for each couple.

The event took place on a stage set to resemble a giant chapel with stained-glass windows during a performance by hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, in which they sang their hit tune "Same Love," a song embraced by the LGBT community last year.

One of the couples who tied-the-knot was Lewis's sister Laura and her boyfriend Alex.

"The right-wing conservatives think it's a decision/And you can be cured with some treatment and religion/Man-made rewiring of a predisposition," Macklemore rapped. "Playing God, aw nah here we go/America the brave still fears what we don't know/And God loves all his children, is somehow forgotten/But we paraphrase a book written 3500 years ago."

Here;  http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/01/27/grammys-get-political-with-mass-wedding-to-support-same-sex-marriage/

Oh-my-goodness!!

It's one thing to ignore God and refuse His love and grace....but it is quite another to OPENLY MOCK His commands and His Word!

Don't be surprised if the record cold, record heat, record drought, record animal deaths, record tornadoes, record earthquakes and record volcanic eruptions continue.

OUR GOD WILL NOT BE MOCKED!!

Hat tip to Mick L.

Food Stamp Participation

At some point in time the U.S. Gov't decided to start running a food stamp program.  They chose to use the USDA to run the budget and program through.

For the first years they actually issued stamps that people had to exchange for eligible food items at the grocery store...but of course this was quite embarrassing to the users...so now they have a credit card looking thing called an EBT Card.

For a long time the main users of the food stamp program were old people and young kids....but now that has changed...for the first time EVER!

Food stamp participation now highest among working-age Americans 

WASHINGTON — In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. 

Some of the change is due to demographics, such as the trend toward having fewer children. But a slow economic recovery with high unemployment, stagnant wages and an increasing gulf between low-wage and high-skill jobs also plays a big role. It suggests that government spending on the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program — twice what it cost five years ago — may not subside significantly anytime soon. 

Food stamp participation since 1980 has grown the fastest among workers with some college training, a sign that the safety net has stretched further to cover America's former middle class, according to an analysis of government data for The Associated Press by economists at the University of Kentucky. Formally called Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, or SNAP, the program now covers 1 in 7 Americans. 

The findings coincide with the latest economic data showing workers' wages and salaries growing at the lowest rate relative to corporate profits in U.S. history. 

President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night is expected to focus in part on reducing income inequality, such as by raising the federal minimum wage. Congress, meanwhile, is debating cuts to food stamps, with Republicans including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., wanting a $4 billion-a-year reduction to an anti-poverty program that they say promotes dependency and abuse. 

Economists say having a job may no longer be enough for self-sufficiency in today's economy. 

"A low-wage job supplemented with food stamps is becoming more common for the working poor," said Timothy Smeeding, an economics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who specializes in income inequality. "Many of the U.S. jobs now being created are low- or minimum-wage — part-time or in areas such as retail or fast food — which means food stamp use will stay high for some time, even after unemployment improves." 

Here;  http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/food_stamp_participation_now_h.html

This just seems to be one more sign that the American Dream will one day, maybe soon, turn into the American Nightmare.

Some say that giving people fish instead of teaching them to fish will instill an ENTITLEMENT mentality....and if you continue giving them fish for 3-4 generations they will NEVER learn to fish for themselves.

But what happens when you set up a class to TEACH the people to fish, but they refuse to come...and instead get angry when someone even suggests that they shouldn't get free fish forever?

That's the time when UNREST will start to happen.

In fact, I have read other articles that are suggesting the government may even try to spark unrest by screwing up the EBT Program...knowing that looting, crime, theft and violence would be the result.  You see the government might need to have one more big disaster in order to declare MARTIAL LAW and chip away a large chunk of our remaining freedoms.  

If this happens we will be taking one step closer to the NEW WORLD ORDER that will one day be upon us.