Bank Scam 2

The email below looks like another fraudulent attempt by persons to obtain my information. I do not have an account with the Royal Bank.

Bank Scam 1

http://satireandtheology.blogspot.com/2006/12/bank-scam.html



Dear Valued Customer,
During our routine check, our online security team observed multiple logons on your account. For your security, we have issued this warning. Because the number of attempts to Sign In exceeded the number allowed, we have placed an extra verification processes to ensure your identity and your account security. You are required to RE-CONFIRM your online access.
We ask that you take 5-10 minutes to update your online access. Sign in to begin the verification process. Please note that entering invalid entries to your details will lead to Online Account Lock Down.

(Failure to verify account details correctly may lead to account Lock Down)

Thank you.
Online Banking Security Team
Royal Bank of Canada.
© Royal Bank of Canada 2001 - 2007

(Do not reply to this email. Royal Bank of Canada retains the right to send you periodic updates on alerts and services).

Definitely not Proverbs

London from Greenwich

http://www.svsu.edu/~haynes/Supplements%20to%20Index/Good%20Humor/Zen%20Thoughts.PDF

- Save the whales. Collect the whole set.
- A day without sunshine is like, night.
- On the other hand, you have different fingers.
- I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.
- 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
- 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
- I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
- Honk if you love peace and quiet.
- Remember, half the people you know are below average.
- He who laughs last thinks slowest.
- Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
- The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
- I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.
- Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.
- Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7 of your week.
- A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
- Change is inevitable, especially for ASME Y14.100.
- Get a new car for your spouse. It'll be a great trade!
- Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
- Always try to be modest, and be proud of it!
- If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of meetings.
- How many of you believe in telekinesis? Raise my hand . . .
- OK, so what's the speed of dark?
- How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?
- If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
- When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
- Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
- Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have any film.
- If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
- Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
- What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
- I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.
- I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
- Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
- Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened.

You presume too much

The You Tube (pulled by site) title reads:

Robert Tilton failed faith healing

The secondary title reads:

A man is seen grimacing in pain after being "healed" of a broken collar bone.

According to the New Testament record Jesus, the Apostles and certain disciples empowered by God performed some supernatural healings. For example in John, Chapter 11, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. In Acts, Chapter 8, Simon the Sorcerer observed signs and great miracles taking place through Philip. The Biblical concept seems to be that God can empower someone to perform a healing, but so often I think certain people want to make supernatural things happen and for this reason scepticism is healthy in regard to healing and miracles. It seems apparent that the man in the clip was not healed as the preacher avoided the situation and moved on.

1 John 5: 14-15 from the New American Standard Bible mentions that if persons ask things according to God's will, God will hear these prayers that become requests.

And this is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from him.

From these verses I take the idea that by being within God's will requests will be heard. This concept would not guarantee supernatural healing in a given situation but would make it from a Biblical perspective, possible.

According to Millard J. Erickson as Hebrews 9: 27 explains each person is to die and be judged, obviously persons are not intended to live forever in the present earthly body. Erickson (1994: 841). Therefore, all human beings shall eventually die and divine healing is not guaranteed in this life and should not be presumed unless a person is overwhelmingly lead by the Holy Spirit to heal someone. If this is the case a true healing should result, and not a phony one.

ERICKSON, Millard. (1994) Christian Theology, Grand Rapids, Baker Book House.

Cell Phones And Driving

Edited March 6, 2016

I do not text and drive and would only use a cell phone/mobile phone while driving in an urgent situation. It would be the same for any handheld digital device.

However, being somewhat impatient I can understand the temptation to attempt to multi-task while driving and engaging in a conversation.

From the New American Standard Bible:

Ecclesiastes 7:8b states: Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.

In the context of this article, may I suggest that patience of spirit is better than a potential car accident! Perhaps one should at least strongly consider pulling over to the side of the road before using the mobile phone or any handheld device. In the Greater Vancouver area the minority of drivers that take unnecessary risks or do not pay enough attention while behind the wheel makes driving in this area tricky. I think certain persons that drive while talking on their mobile phone provide another potential hazard.