Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Monday, October 19, 2009
I Blog On Tumblr, too.
I found another really cool blog site > tumblr.
Don't worry, I won't neglect this blog; however tumblr let's me audio record blogs (which I think is pretty cool). So check it out! >> MiaBonics Tumblr Page
P.S. - I'm going to start posting audio blogs about relevant topics as well and as soon as funds permit it, I'll transfer on over to Skype and U-Stream (although I don't think the world is ready for my style of talk shows, lol).
Ciao!
Don't worry, I won't neglect this blog; however tumblr let's me audio record blogs (which I think is pretty cool). So check it out! >> MiaBonics Tumblr Page
P.S. - I'm going to start posting audio blogs about relevant topics as well and as soon as funds permit it, I'll transfer on over to Skype and U-Stream (although I don't think the world is ready for my style of talk shows, lol).
Ciao!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Exposing Oprah - Don't Drink The Kool-Aid
So today was participating in a U-Stream discussion with some friends and somebody mentioned Oprah. I haven't been a huge fan of Oprah and I was shocked to see how many people were uninformed about Oprah.
A couple of years ago on her show, Oprah had a panel of people talking about religion and she said, "there was more than one way to Heaven" … in other words Jesus is not the only way. Out of all those people in the audience, only one woman stood up to Oprah and told her that there is ONLY ONE way and that is through Jesus – and Oprah backs out of the discussion.
Oprah is now a part of this movement called "A New Earth/Age" with a guy named Eckhart Tolle that says that Jesus did not come here to die for us and that there is no such thing as sin; therefore, we do not need a savior. In 2008 Oprah began teaching a year-long course on her XM station called "A Course in Miracles." Not only that but there are also current "New Age" web courses in which individuals can sign up to learn about the teachings in Tolle's book "A New Earth: Awakening Your Life's Purpose." They have approximately 25+ million followers and they attend mass trances (instead of church service) in which they meditate with one another.
A friend of mines said it quite plainly – Oprah is leading souls to hell. Oprah and her follies are pushing this message that God is whoever we want Him to be and that is not true – the reality is that God does exist but we have continued to push Him away. Oprah is literally deceiving millions of people. Have you been deceived?
If there was another way to God, then why did Jesus have to die on the cross? The Bible clearly says that we fall short of God’s glory and we continue to break God’s law and because of that there was a price to be paid. Jesus was wounded for OUR transgressions, bruised for OUR iniquities … He paid the cost for OUR sins. The reality is that there is no other way, and that the only way to God is through Jesus. I'm no holy roller, but Jesus CLEARLY said in Matthew 24:10-11: "At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people." I'm sorry but I'm not going to sugarcoat this – anybody who claims to be a Christian and speaks any other gospel that is not of God … they are speaking the gospel of the enemy. I don't care if Oprah is your favorite talk show host, I don't care about all the good things she has done – she is connected to these godless people who have put a stronghold on her mind. I know people make jokes about Oprah selling out to the White audience, but I see it on a deeper level – she has sold her soul for a few dollars more to spread this message.
All I can say is that I am thankful that I had grandparents and parents who kept me in the church and raised me to know that God is REAL and the Bible is REAL. If you don't know the Word, if you don't know Jesus…YOU WILL BE FOOLED. These New Age folks are bringing in new ministers and leaders and if you don't have the spirit of discernment and you can't look at them and see that they are telling you something wrong because you don't know what the Bible says for yourself you are going to be fooled. I know I'm probably rambling right now but I just had to get this off my chest and share this conversation with ya'll. Here is a clip that exposes Oprah's church: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW4LLwkgmqA
A couple of years ago on her show, Oprah had a panel of people talking about religion and she said, "there was more than one way to Heaven" … in other words Jesus is not the only way. Out of all those people in the audience, only one woman stood up to Oprah and told her that there is ONLY ONE way and that is through Jesus – and Oprah backs out of the discussion.
Oprah is now a part of this movement called "A New Earth/Age" with a guy named Eckhart Tolle that says that Jesus did not come here to die for us and that there is no such thing as sin; therefore, we do not need a savior. In 2008 Oprah began teaching a year-long course on her XM station called "A Course in Miracles." Not only that but there are also current "New Age" web courses in which individuals can sign up to learn about the teachings in Tolle's book "A New Earth: Awakening Your Life's Purpose." They have approximately 25+ million followers and they attend mass trances (instead of church service) in which they meditate with one another.
A friend of mines said it quite plainly – Oprah is leading souls to hell. Oprah and her follies are pushing this message that God is whoever we want Him to be and that is not true – the reality is that God does exist but we have continued to push Him away. Oprah is literally deceiving millions of people. Have you been deceived?
If there was another way to God, then why did Jesus have to die on the cross? The Bible clearly says that we fall short of God’s glory and we continue to break God’s law and because of that there was a price to be paid. Jesus was wounded for OUR transgressions, bruised for OUR iniquities … He paid the cost for OUR sins. The reality is that there is no other way, and that the only way to God is through Jesus. I'm no holy roller, but Jesus CLEARLY said in Matthew 24:10-11: "At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people." I'm sorry but I'm not going to sugarcoat this – anybody who claims to be a Christian and speaks any other gospel that is not of God … they are speaking the gospel of the enemy. I don't care if Oprah is your favorite talk show host, I don't care about all the good things she has done – she is connected to these godless people who have put a stronghold on her mind. I know people make jokes about Oprah selling out to the White audience, but I see it on a deeper level – she has sold her soul for a few dollars more to spread this message.
All I can say is that I am thankful that I had grandparents and parents who kept me in the church and raised me to know that God is REAL and the Bible is REAL. If you don't know the Word, if you don't know Jesus…YOU WILL BE FOOLED. These New Age folks are bringing in new ministers and leaders and if you don't have the spirit of discernment and you can't look at them and see that they are telling you something wrong because you don't know what the Bible says for yourself you are going to be fooled. I know I'm probably rambling right now but I just had to get this off my chest and share this conversation with ya'll. Here is a clip that exposes Oprah's church: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW4LLwkgmqA
Friday, September 11, 2009
September 11
Like everyone else, I can remember exactly what I was doing on that fateful day. Like everyone else my first initial reactions was shock and my thoughts were clouded by fear. But once I regained my sense of intelligence, the attacks and the government's response left me with more questions than answers. I urge people to stop mourning and simply remembering the dead. Seek justice. Seek answers. Even today as some of the classified documents from the Bush Administration are now being declassified -- one has to pause and see that the events of September 11th, as Rev. J. Wright said, as the chickens coming home to roost. It's just a damn shame that 3,000 innocent people had to lose their lives in the line of fire.
For years our government has found it necessary to create a situation in which war would result in order to take control of a said country and its resources. We have also deemed it necessary to go into countries where the elections were otherwise fair (i.e. Nicaragua's general elections 1984) and fund insurgency groups to stage a coup d'état (look up the story of Patrice Lumumba - first legally elected Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo).
We send men and women overseas to fight a war against terrorism but American, particular African-Americans and Native Americans have suffered terrorism at the hands of various groups and government policies for decades.
History 101:
- Andrew Jackson expelled Native Americans from their lands with the Indian Removal Act of 1830
- Ku Klux Klan (born out of the members of the defeated Confederate army), unchallenged, terrorized the African-American community from the start of the Reconstruction period well into the 21st century
- Charles Whitman, a former Marine, decides to do some target practice at the University of Texas
- The FBI/J. Edgar Hoover sponsor a little something called COINTELPRO to infiltrate and destroy numerous people who threaten and challenged the government in regards to its treatment of people of color
- Motivated by Waco & Ruby Ridge - Timothy McVeigh destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (I'm not saying his actions were lamentable or justifiable, in a way I understand his need to seek vengeance -- but not at the cost of other people's lives)
This list could go on and on but my point is simple - terrorist attacks on our country have been perpetrated for years by American citizens, not some foreign cell or group of religious maniacs.
I know some of my friends who will argue with me tooth & nail about 9/11 begin a terrorist attack but won't admit that what happen in New Orleans in August 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was terrorism American-style.
I could type for days & days - but this type of conversation is better with a group of people. So feel free to hit me up.
As I do every September 11th, I leave you all with a link to read a poem by Emanuel Ortiz entitled "A Moment of Silence" >> http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/Peace/silence.html
For years our government has found it necessary to create a situation in which war would result in order to take control of a said country and its resources. We have also deemed it necessary to go into countries where the elections were otherwise fair (i.e. Nicaragua's general elections 1984) and fund insurgency groups to stage a coup d'état (look up the story of Patrice Lumumba - first legally elected Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo).
We send men and women overseas to fight a war against terrorism but American, particular African-Americans and Native Americans have suffered terrorism at the hands of various groups and government policies for decades.
History 101:
- Andrew Jackson expelled Native Americans from their lands with the Indian Removal Act of 1830
- Ku Klux Klan (born out of the members of the defeated Confederate army), unchallenged, terrorized the African-American community from the start of the Reconstruction period well into the 21st century
- Charles Whitman, a former Marine, decides to do some target practice at the University of Texas
- The FBI/J. Edgar Hoover sponsor a little something called COINTELPRO to infiltrate and destroy numerous people who threaten and challenged the government in regards to its treatment of people of color
- Motivated by Waco & Ruby Ridge - Timothy McVeigh destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (I'm not saying his actions were lamentable or justifiable, in a way I understand his need to seek vengeance -- but not at the cost of other people's lives)
This list could go on and on but my point is simple - terrorist attacks on our country have been perpetrated for years by American citizens, not some foreign cell or group of religious maniacs.
I know some of my friends who will argue with me tooth & nail about 9/11 begin a terrorist attack but won't admit that what happen in New Orleans in August 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was terrorism American-style.
I could type for days & days - but this type of conversation is better with a group of people. So feel free to hit me up.
As I do every September 11th, I leave you all with a link to read a poem by Emanuel Ortiz entitled "A Moment of Silence" >> http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/Peace/silence.html
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tamia's Yummy Almond Vanilla Granolas!
So I was bored and hungry. Bad combination. I had told myself that I was going to cut back on junk foods so what's a girl to do?! Then -- *idea* -- I decided to make granola bars. It's so easy, a caveman could do it. Just gather your ingredients...
follow these steps:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. You have two options > you can buy the oats already toasted, spread them in a baking dish and heat them in the oven
> or can you toast your own - mix 2 cups of oats, 3/4 cup wheat germ, 3/4 sunflower seeds, 1 cup peanuts (crushed) oast them in the oven for 10-12 minutes, stirring every few minutes so that they don’t get burned
3. Meanwhile, prepare a seperate baking dish (about 11 x 13 inches) for your granola by lining it with waxed paper lightly sprayed with a nonstick spray. Set aside.
4. Put 2/3 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup honey, 4 tablespoons of butter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla, and 2 pinches of salt into a saucepan and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.
*before*
*after*
5. Take your toasted grains/oats out the oven, mix everything together in a large bowl (the grains, the liquid “glue,” and if you desire dried fruit -- about 8oz). Oh, and turn off your oven, because you’re finished with it now.
6.After you've mixed it well, dump your granola mixture into your prepared baking dish.
7.Spread out the mixture with a wooden spoon or spatula. Now fold over the sides of the waxed paper or add a sheet on top, and PRESS HARD all over the granola. Basically what you want to do is compact it together so that your bars won’t fall apart when you cut them.
8. Let sit for 2-3hrs until completely cooled.
9. *3hrs later* Unwrap your granola, put it on a cookie sheet and cut however you like!
Of course, you can mix up the recipe. I plan to add flax seeds and more honey next time to make them stickier -- but you can make your granola however you want -- nutless, fruitless, crunchy, sticky, etc. Ooooh the possibilities! lol.
Let me know if you decide to make some -- tell me how they come out! :-)
follow these steps:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. You have two options > you can buy the oats already toasted, spread them in a baking dish and heat them in the oven
> or can you toast your own - mix 2 cups of oats, 3/4 cup wheat germ, 3/4 sunflower seeds, 1 cup peanuts (crushed) oast them in the oven for 10-12 minutes, stirring every few minutes so that they don’t get burned
3. Meanwhile, prepare a seperate baking dish (about 11 x 13 inches) for your granola by lining it with waxed paper lightly sprayed with a nonstick spray. Set aside.
4. Put 2/3 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup honey, 4 tablespoons of butter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla, and 2 pinches of salt into a saucepan and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.
5. Take your toasted grains/oats out the oven, mix everything together in a large bowl (the grains, the liquid “glue,” and if you desire dried fruit -- about 8oz). Oh, and turn off your oven, because you’re finished with it now.
6.After you've mixed it well, dump your granola mixture into your prepared baking dish.
7.Spread out the mixture with a wooden spoon or spatula. Now fold over the sides of the waxed paper or add a sheet on top, and PRESS HARD all over the granola. Basically what you want to do is compact it together so that your bars won’t fall apart when you cut them.
8. Let sit for 2-3hrs until completely cooled.
9. *3hrs later* Unwrap your granola, put it on a cookie sheet and cut however you like!
Of course, you can mix up the recipe. I plan to add flax seeds and more honey next time to make them stickier -- but you can make your granola however you want -- nutless, fruitless, crunchy, sticky, etc. Ooooh the possibilities! lol.
Let me know if you decide to make some -- tell me how they come out! :-)
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