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Cop Discovers Co-worker is Long-lost Father

2009-02-20T00:06:00.003-05:00

Sgt. Chris Walker, a police officer in Petersburg, Va., grew up without ever meeting his biological father – until he suddenly discovered his own co-worker fit the description.

Walker's mother was only 15 when she became pregnant. She was separated from her husband, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. After the affair, she returned to her husband and no longer communicated with the baby's father while Walker's grandmother raised him.

One day, an officer named Claiborne Hamilton, a Richmond police veteran, came to work as a detective at the Petersburg Bureau of Police – the same department where Walker was employed.

Detective Hamilton's name rang familiar. It was very similar to the name of Walker's biological father: Clay Hamilton.

Officer Walker approached Hamilton's desk and asked a series of questions. He found that the detective was 53-years-old, grew up in Richmond and dated a young woman named Billie Joe.

Walker, 37, called his mother to follow up on his suspicions. She told him his father's name was Clayton, not Claiborne. But he didn't give up.

He asked her if she knew a Billie Joe Walker.

"There was a pause on the phone, and she said, 'That's your dad,'" Walker told the Times-Dispatch, referring to Hamilton.

Walker's mother had been nicknamed Billie Joe after Bobbie Gentry's 1967 song "Ode to Billie Joe."

He called Hamilton and said, "I think you're my father."

"It shocked me, but I always believed that there may have been a possibility at the time," Hamilton said. "When I first talked to him on the phone, I cried."

The men took a paternity test, and the results came back earlier this month. They confirmed that the two officers – who had never even met – were father and son.

Even though they led separate lives, Hamilton and Walker both enlisted in the U.S. military and chose careers at urban police departments.

They are now spending time together, and learning more about each other's families.

"I feel like we've got a lot of time that we've missed. Of course you can't ever make up for lost time. We're going to do what we can to make it up," Hamilton said.

Walker told the newspaper he believes it was all part of a greater plan.

"There's no hard feelings from me because I knew he did everything he could to locate me. He's my dad, and I love him, and I look forward to a lot of years with him," Walker said. "God works in mysterious ways."

Source: WorldNetDaily

A 12-year old Girl's Opinion on Abortion

2009-02-19T00:45:00.006-05:00

From Wizbang:

When I clicked play to begin watching this video, I wasn't expecting it to be this good. I figured it would be some middle-school girl talking about God, regurgitating her parents' opinions. For most young kids, that's all they're doing when they talk about hot-button topics like abortion -- repeating what they've heard. Sometimes, though, the child speaking is so knowledgeable, with so much passion and conviction in their eyes and in their voice, it's obvious that they did this on their own. I'm convinced that this girl took the time to do her own research and wrote the speech herself.

I was stunned at how good this video is. This little girl, a seventh grader, spoke so eloquently and so convincingly on a topic that many adults can't clearly articulate their feelings about. Abortion is one of this issues that dredges up passionate feelings, but they're not always easily articulated. This girl did it with no problem. And she was thorough. She didn't stick to the "it's wrooooong" argument, but gave many valid, factual arguments on why abortion should not be legal.

Watch this video. It's a little long, but still -- prepare to be impressed.

He is Exalted/Great is the Lord - Maranatha Singers

2008-10-17T10:10:00.001-04:00

PSALM 9:1-7

I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders.

I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.

For you have upheld my right and my cause; you have sat on your throne, judging righteously.

You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.

Endless ruin has overtaken the enemy, you have uprooted their cities; even the memory of them has perished.

The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.

He Reigns - Maranatha Singers

2008-10-17T10:09:00.001-04:00

PSALM 9:7

The LORD reigns forever;
He has established his throne for judgment.

The Parable of the Fig Tree

2008-09-30T20:25:00.002-04:00

In this video, we will learn the lesson of the Barren Fig Tree. This was a prophecy spoken by Jesus regarding the Jews and Jerusalem in the last days.

It's important to remember that there is a believing Jewish remnant there, inside the land as well as outside the land. Many of the Jewish remnants suffer forms of persecution for their belief in their Jewish Messiah. They keep their Jewish identity and celebrate the feasts. Many are Torah observant; however they are often disowned by their families because of their belief in Messiah.

As Christians, we must pray for Christians in the area, as well as those following Judaism and Islam. We should earnestly pray God will deliver them and open their eyes to His truth.

Source: BIBLEORTRADITIONS

Is the "Secret Rapture" Biblical? Part 5 of 5

2008-09-30T20:12:00.002-04:00