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Your responsibility begins with what you can control; you are at peace with all the people in your life. Your responsibility ends with what you cannot control - like whether or not they are at peace with you. You will have more personal peace when you accept that responsibility boundary.

Fill up your heart, your soul and your mind with good things-with the instruction, counsel, inspiration and answers from My Word-which will cause the evil seeds of discouragement, fear and despair to wither, vanish, and melt away.

Watchfire Music Composer Greg Granoff writes sacred music with great skill and craftsmanship. In particular, his is a catalogue of beautiful, sophisticated vocal solos scored for both the organ and piano, and composed with a harmonic language uniquely Greg's own.

"(CNN) -- A tanker ship loaded with oil in the Port of Port Arthur, Texas, collided with two barges being towed by a tug boat, resulting in a spill of about 450,000 gallons of crude, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. No injuries were reported, but a 50-block area around the port was evacuated out of caution, as the tanker was carrying a type of oil containing sulfide. The portion of the port where the collision occurred will remain closed until it is deemed safe for workers and other vessels to return, Petty Officer Richard Brahm said. The Coast Guard has deployed 4,000 feet of boom, which helps corral the oil, with 10,000 more feet available for cleanup. Also on the scene are oil skimmers, three boom vessels, four 25-foot Coast Guard boats, the Coast Guard cutter Manowar and authorities from the local police and fire departments. There is almost no water flow in the area, so the oil isn't spreading out. --Coast Guard Petty Officer Richard Brahm RELATED TOPICS * Port Arthur * U.S. Coast Guard * Oil Prices The spill is in a "very still" area of the waterway, which is helping contain it, Brahm said. "There is almost no water flow in the area, so the oil isn't spreading out," he said. The port is primarily for industrial use, but Coast Guard Capt. John J. Plunkett said there are environmental concerns to marsh areas both up- and downstream of the spill. He said the spill hadn't reached those areas. The Coast Guard did not indicate how long cleanup will take. The investigation into the cause of the collision is ongoing. Port Arthur is about 100 miles east of Houston, near the Louisiana border. The biggest oil spill in U.S. history occurred in 1989 when the Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in the Gulf of Alaska, resulting in the spill of 11 million gallons of crude."

# בְיָמִי  u·b·imim and·in·days # אֲחָדִי achdim several-ones בֵר - יִ ָ ishbr he-shall-be-broken וְלאֹ u·la and·not # יִ: בְאַ ַ b·aphim in·angers וְלאֹ u·la and·not בְמִלְחָמָה b·mlchme in·battle : : וְעָמַד 11:21 u·omd and·he-stands עַל ol on ־ -  )ַ kn·u post-of·him נִבְזֶה nbze one-being-despised וְלאֹ u·la and·not ־ -  נָתְנ nthnu they-give עָלָיו oli·u on·him ד ה eud splendor-of . And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 21 ת מַלְכ mlkuth kingdom בָא  u·ba and·he-comes לְוָה בְ ַ b·shlue in·ease וְהֶחֱזִיק u·echziq and·he-cmakes-steadfast ת מַלְכ mlkuth kingdom ת< חֲלַקְלַ ַ b·chlqlquth in·the·slick-dealings : : ת 11:22  זְרֹע  u·zrouth and·armed-forces-of 6 טֶ- הַ ֶ e·shtph the·overwhelmer  טְפ - יִ ָ ishtphu they-shall-be-overwhelmed פָנָיו / מִ ְ m·l·phni·u from·to·faces-of·him And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. 22  בֵר - וְיִ ָ u·ishbru and·they-shall-be-broken # וְגַ u·gm and·even נְגִיד ngid governor-of רִית ְ brith covenant : : 11:23 * מִ u·mn and·from ־ - ת ר הִתְחַ ְ ethchbruth to-sjoin-of אֵלָיו ali·u to·him ה+ יַעֲ ֶ ioshe he-shall-do מִרְמָה mrme deceit וְעָלָה u·ole and·he-comes-up # וְעָצַ u·otzm and·he-is-staunch And after the league [made] with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. 23 מְעַט ִ b·mot in·little-of ־ - י gui nation : : לְוָה 11:24 ַ ְ b·shlue in·ease י מַ ֵ בְמִ ְ  u·b·mshmni and·in·ones-stout-of מְדִינָה mdine prov

As a composer and producer I've had a long-standing relationship with vocalist, Jenny Burton. I've often found her erudite in her ability to describe her craft and art. In the following interview I find her no less prescient. Jenny is a singer blessed with an amazing instrument that can shake the heavens and seed the clouds. She also is a performer extraordinaire. On top of all that, in the studio, she's a totally experienced pro. I had the chance to interview her lately for WatchfireMusic.com

24 year old Brooke Fraser is a pop phenomenon in New Zealand and Australia where sales of her latest album, 'Albertine' and debut 'What To Do With Daylight' have together sold over 225,000 units. Now WatchfireMusic.com welcomes Brooke to the Watchfire Family of Inspirational Artists music.Albertine is the 2007 sophomore album from Brooke Fraser, one of New Zealand's great young singer/songwriter's. Recorded in LA with producer Marshall Altman, engineer Joe Zook and a stellar line-up of the world's finest musicians, Albertine delivers 12 gorgeous gems stamped with an air of new found maturity and worldliness.Much of the inspiration for the album came after a 2005 trip to Rwanda when she met Albertine, a young orphan girl who was heroically saved from genocide by a fellow Rwandan. Brooke stated, 'Albertine is alive today because of the selfless, sacrificial love of another. Funny thing is, so am I [referring to Jesus]. And I know I want to know what it's like to love other people like that, so have decided to spend my whole life on the experiment.'Her solo album songs appeal just as much to fans of mainstream artists like Sarah McLachlan, Ingrid Michaelson and KT Tunstall. Featuring the singles 'Shadowfeet', 'Deciphering Me', 'Albertine' and 'C.S. Lewis Song' , this is immaculately crafted pop that will stand the test of time for all the right reasons.

How do we see Jesus? Is Jesus our Saviour onto eternal life in fellowship with God? Or, Is Jesus a tool to fix problems in this life? When faced with life's problems what do we want from Jesus? Do we want exercise our faith or ease our flesh? Do we want His "strength to be made perfect" in our "weakness"?

There should be no arrogance and pride involved when witnessing for Christ… we are to behave with gentleness and respect in all we say and do towards unbelievers. We should not 'beat the unsaved about the head' with the Word of God, but rather present it with love and caring.

The state of Louisiana and our city of Baton Rouge are inundated with gun violence. The news headlines are splashed with the blood of residents, young and old like a Valentines Day massacre. The blood shed must stop. We looked at the costs of gun violence this February 14, 2012 with a gathering beginning at 8:30a.m. 524 Brice Street off Government Street behind Alford Safe and Lock outdoors in the middle of the city.