Worlds First GPS Tracking System is Nearly Two Thousand Years Old by Rev Michael Bresciani
GPS tracking from (global positioning satellites) is becoming almost standard equipment on cars today. The penchant to “know” may be what is driving the consumer more than the fear of getting lost. Add to that the lack of time in today’s fast paced society, who has got time to sit down and read a map?
In addition to tracking devices Detroit is equipping autos with gauges and devices that can read such things as the air pressure in the tires or the condition of your motor oil. Almost every system in the car is now monitored by computers and the information is fed back to the driver in one form or another including voice messages.
Evangelists and preachers have used the adage that the “Bible is the road map for life” many times in their messages and missives throughout this generation. Out of the genre of strictly American bred music comes a similar message from what is known as Appalachian Mountain Music. The old Bluegrass song is widely known and is aptly entitled “I’m Using My Bible as a Roadmap.”
Some might say the words are too simplistic but hardly anyone wouldn’t say that in today’s fast paced and complicated world, simple and direct is exactly what we need. The straight up message can be seen in the first stanza of the song.
I’m using my bible as a road map
Ten Commandments, they tell me what to do
The twelve disciples are my road signs
And Jesus will see me safely through
How many Americans see the Bible as a roadmap to life? Fortunately for the moment that number is still very high in this country but reports say the numbers are rapidly falling. The pace of modern life in America is blamed in part for the decline but even more so is the proclivity to follow cultural and popular trends. Fitting in and riding the present wave are more desirable to many than any old fashioned notion of trusting God, personal responsibility and building character. View full article »
Thoughts and views as seen from the resident raptor. Reflecting on life and the world as I see it.
