Going After Gaia (As Opposed to "Going Green")

I recently bought a new FIRM DVD as part of my resolve to return to exercising. The logo of the film company flashed on the screen and I could not believe what I was seeing. The company is called GAIAM which wouldn’t have seemed significant except that the animation of the logo showed “GAIA” on one side of the screen and “I AM” on the other. Then the 2 words moved toward each other on the screen until they merged. And then it clicked, because I recognized the name Gaia. Why am I sweating it over this logo? Gaia is the goddess of the earth according to Greek mythology and considered the mother of all living things. There has been a resurgence of Gaia worship. She is worshipped by that name by the Wiccans. Because of the focus on “going green” and the environmentalist agenda, people are now more open to worshipping her. At first everyone called her by her nicknames, “Mother Earth” or “Mother Nature.” As people became comfortable with the idea, I have noticed that her real name has been used more blatantly and this company is the perfect example. I guess people are ignorant of who she is and she has been able to sneak in under a positive guise—health, well-being, conservation of nature. It is my conjecture that all false gods are in actuality real demons. Satan & the other fallen angels (demons) fell because they wanted to be like God. It would make sense that they would seek our worship just as God does. So, yes, I think there is a demon named Gaia and she probably loves nothing better than being called by that name. It is a shame that we are so ignorant in this culture that we have become open enough to her through the baby steps of accepting her as “Mother Earth” that we are now calling her Gaia without a blink. I’m sure there are many Christians who have used the phrase “Mother Earth” without realizing what they are really saying—that they are acknowledging the earth as if it were a living being to be worshipped. It was predicted that people would begin worshipping what was created rather than the Creator Himself: Romans 1:25 “For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator.” As Christians, we need to be aware of what is going on in our world. Some think that films are pure entertainment and that we are being extreme or silly to read too much into it. Do you really think an industry that brings in billions doesn’t have an agenda? Those who think they are not being manipulated by the film industry are the ones who are most susceptible. Am I saying we should avoid watching these films? No. I’m saying keep your eyes open. Don’t be sucked in by the story line and the dramatic music. There are so many films that are teaching a message of environmentalism—love the earth, hug a tree, etc. These films make us out to be the enemy and the environment to be a victim. Some examples of such films are “Happy Feet,” “Wall-E,” and “Avatar.” I mean what’s not to love about dancing penguins, talking robots, and floating mountains? I liked these movies too, but I was cognizant of the underlying message and I reject that message. Christians don’t have the luxury of pleading ignorance regarding these important cultural issues. In Hosea 4:6, God says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” We need to be aware of false gods and how they permeate our culture (especially those false gods who fly in under the radar because they appear to have nothing to do with religion at face value). Now you can see why I was horrified by this invasion of a false god into my home via my exercise video. What angers me the most is that Gaia actually has the gall to rip off God’s name for Himself as first given to Moses—“I AM.” In John 8:58 Jesus, claims this name for himself: “Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.’” Gaia superimposes this name on her own to thumb her nose at God. Get your own name, Gaia.

Video from Brian's Ordination

Video clips of Amanda singing a song for Brian's Ordination:

Brian's Ordination

Amanda sings at Brian's Ordination:


Rebecca introduces her husband:


Brian gives his testimony & shares what has led to this step in his life:






Men lay hands on Brian:









Brian receives his certificate of ordination:

Brian with his father and son:

Bathroom Renovations for New Handicapped Accessible Shower

Garden tub Before:

Master Bath Before:

During Renovations:

Curtains on new shower:

Handicapped Accessible Shower After:

Dwight Celebrates His 44th Birthday

We went to Longhorn for dinner:

Dwight had a delicious mushroom appetizer:

He got a free dessert--brownie and icecream:

I bought Dwight an icecream cake from Dairy Queen:


I gave Dwight a hat on which to put the pins he's collecting:

A pin from his sister Pam (to go on his hat):

A music box -- bird in birdcage (from me) & Outdoor thermometer:

A small vase with bird holder from Dwight's sister:

Birds & Butterflies

Here is a hummingbird I captured at Atlanta Botanical Gardens:



Here is a yellow butterfly flitting about on the Flower Bridge at ABG:

Atlanta Botanical Gardens

Lobby in the visitors center of the Botanical Gardens


Chihuly Blown Glass Chandelier

Chandelier is patterned after Carnivorous Pitcher Plants



Interesting chairs on the Canopy Walk

Dwight & the Frog

Cascades Garden


Flower Bridge



Notice the Yellow Butterfly in the following 6 pictures:






Children's Garden

Butterfly Gate


Dwight Reading with Frogs

Venus Flytraps
















Notice the huge tadpoles of the bullfrogs:



Secret Bower


Lichen



Leaves felt like velvet:










Glass Blown Floating Flowers:



Glass Blown Pumpkins:

White Pumpkins:

A Bountiful Harvest of Glass Blown Pumpkins:



Orchid Center with many varieties of orchids:






















Carnivorous Plants:



High Elevation House Carnivorous Plants:


Carnivorouos Pitcher Plants of Georgia Bogs:

Unique Plants:



Colorful Poison Frogs:


These aerial roots look like the tree from Avatar:

The roots look pink:




Moss:


Banana Tree:


Unique Leaves:

High Elevation House (Our Favorite--perfect cool temperature):














The glass blown pumpkins in the edible garden at night:








Chihuly Glass on Fountain: