Ray Comfort in another great video

Comic: The horrors of Costco

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Last time we were at Costco, we got stuck behind a man who was 6 feet tall, weighed 600 pounds, and smelled like diarrhea. Thankfully, he only bought two bags of flavored wood-chips.
And of course, the cashier commented on our two overfull carts of food. Overfull carts of Costco food.

H1N1 Vaccine

Today we got vaccinated against swine flu, and now we all feel like we have swine flu! We chose the nasal vaccine version because it doesn't have adjuvants and mercury and is more natural way to be inoculated against a virus. But the reactions to it surprised us. Within an hour we all felt like we were coming down with a flu. It makes us wonder how bad the real virus would be. Everyone got vaccinated except Bruce because he wasn't in a high risk group, and Nathaniel because he is allergic to eggs.

We went to the Public Health Center-North Inland in Escondido because they actually have the vaccine. (In the above photo.) Everywhere else we checked didn't have it yet and didn't know when they would. In the media I had heard stories of long lines with thousands of people trying to get vaccinated, but when we went there there was very few people. It went very smoothly and quickly and it was FREE. We even got stickers! (see left)

Talking Bibles

On one of our tract evangelism adventures recently on Grand Ave., we stumbled across the headquarters for Talking Bibles. Years ago I heard on K-love about small audio bible units that were being used among people groups that were illiterate. I think this is a wonderful way to go to the ends of the earth with the gospel and I wanted to support it but I didn't get any contact information. I don't know if Talking Bibles is that same organization, but they sound pretty good. When we were there, it was during a time when they were closed, but the leaders of the organization just happened to be visiting at that time, so we were able to talk with them about their ministry. I met Paul D. Hoekstra and his father, who started it. They were a missionary family in Africa and have a lot of connections to bring these audio Bibles to the people who need them. Their website is www.talkingbibles.org and I encourage you to check them out and see the exciting things they are doing. We are hoping to support them in the near future.

Purpose of Our Blog

We, the Barnes Family, have set up this blog for the purpose of sharing with others our lives, thoughts, and adventures. But above all, we wish to place Jesus Christ as preeminently important in our lives. For after all...

"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross." (Colossians 1:15-20)

We pray that it would be possible that the light of Jesus can shine through our lives and show forth His truth, hope, and life.