The Ort Family

"No way!…children from America have a German father and were born in Nepal and Pakistan?"

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Interesting experiences: here, here, and here.

It has come to my attention that many do not know that there is a very practical solution to avoid visiting all the blogs one is interested in only to find out that there is still no new post.  I had this problem once, but when I started subscribing to blogs, I no longer had to waste time visiting non-updated blogs.  Want to know how it works?  Please take the time to visit any of the following tutorials to find out how your use of time in keeping up with friends could be improved.

21st Century Time Saving

What is RSS Feed?

Find the Best RSS Feed Readers

Screencast that explains RSS and subscribing to blogs (understandable for those who don't comprehend technical speech…like me )

How to Get Started with Google Reader

Introduction to Google Reader (a video describing the service I use at the moment)

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Search me, O God, and know my heart today;            
Try me, O Savior, know my thoughts, I pray.            
See if there be some wicked way in me;            
Cleanse me from every sin, and set me free.            
            
I praise Thee, Lord, for cleansing me from sin;            
Fulfill Thy word, and make me pure within.            
Fill me with fire, where once I burned with shame;            
Grant my desire to magnify Thy name.            
            
Lord, take my life, and make it wholly Thine;            
Fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine.            
Take all my will, my passion, self and pride;            
I now surrender, Lord – in me abide.            
            
O Holy Ghost, Revival comes from Thee;            
Send a revival, Start the work in me.            
Thy Word declares Thou wilt supply our need;            
For blessings now, O Lord, I humbly plead.           

Tune: Eventide  page 295, Abide with Me

The songs we sang at Sovereign Grace Teen Camp glorified God in lyrics and instrumentation.  Below is the first poem that can be sung to a common tune.

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An Exhortation to Gospel Preachers  by Daniel Parks

We have gathered in this chapel, having come from far and near;
We are weary from our travel; some good news we long to hear.
So to him who is our preacher we would make this one request:
Prove yourself to be the teacher of the One who'll give us rest.

Chorus
Tell us not of self-salvation through an act of man's free will
It will bring no consolation; having heard we're hungry still
O, we long to see the glory of our God in Jesus' face;
Tell us now that blessed story of His free and sovereign grace.

Tell us how we did inherit Adam's sin, depravity;
Neither virtue, good, nor merit is in our ability.
But the prophets and apostles have declared the blessed word
In the law and in the gospels:  "Salvation is of the LORD".

Tell us of the One in heaven Who, before the world began,
purposed that His grace be given to our race of fallen man.
Tell us of predestination:  How that God upon His throne
Made a sovereign free election of the souls He calls His own.

Tell us of the Christ Lord Jesus Who has died for God's elect;
His blood ransoms and releases them from sin and its effect.
Everyone for whom He suffered shall be saved and justified,
And at last they shall be ushered into heav'n to be His bride.

Tell us of the Holy Spirit, blessed gift of God to men;
God's elect are without merit, yet by Him are born again.
He will find them undeserving, but He'll cause them to believe,
And will make them persevering 'til the goal they all achieve.

Tune: Nettleton.  Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing