Archive for February, 2010
« Older Entries |Daily Prayer
Friday, February 26th, 2010
Lord, the debt of our nation weighs heavily on us, and our leaders are feeling the pressure that comes with being a debtor nation. We are reminded of the sentiment of our first president, Washington: “Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts which unavoidable wars have occasioned, not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burthen which.” Please help us individually and corporately be responsible for the funds with which you entrust us. Amen.
Posted in Daily Prayer |
The President's Schedule
Friday, February 26th, 2010
In the morning, President Obama and Vice President Biden will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and the Economic Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. He will also meet with senior advisers in the Oval Office.
In the afternoon, Mr. Obama and Biden will (more…)
Posted in schedule |
Prayer Updates
Friday, February 26th, 2010
Secretary Clinton Calls Debt National Security Risk
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday “outrageous” advice from former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan helped create record U.S. budget deficits that put national security at risk. Clinton also said the massive U.S. foreign debt had sapped U.S. strength around the world. “It breaks my heart that 10 years ago we had a balanced budget, that we were on the way of paying down the debt of the United States of America,” Clinton said. “We have to address this deficit and the debt of the United States as a matter of national security not only as a matter of economics,” Clinton said. “I do not like to be in a position where the United States is a debtor nation to the extent that we are.” Having to rely on foreign creditors hit “our ability to protect our security, to manage difficult problems and to show the leadership that we deserve,” she said. “The moment of reckoning cannot be put off forever,” she said. “I really honestly wish I could turn the clock back.”
Pray for a recovery for the American economy. Please pray for relief and provision for the millions of unemployed Americans. Pray for leadership to reduce our nation’s debt.
Secretary Gates Warns of Europe’s Pacifism
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday that public and political opposition to the military had grown so great in Europe that it was directly affecting operations in Afghanistan and impeding the alliance’s broader security goals. “The demilitarization of Europe — where large swaths of the general public and political class are averse to military force and the risks that go with it — has gone from a blessing in the 20th century to an impediment to achieving real security and lasting peace in the 21st,” he told NATO officers and officials. A perception of European weakness, he warned, could provide a “temptation to miscalculation and aggression” by hostile powers.
Pray for the safety and protection of our soldiers fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. Pray for support from our nation’s allies in fighting the war on terror.
President Obama to Announce Debt Commissioners
President Barack Obama’s four appointments to the bipartisan debt panel he established last week include the head of manufacturing giant Honeywell and a former top-ranking Federal Reserve official. Obama will name David Cote, chief executive officer at Honeywell International, and former Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Alice Rivlin to the panel today. He will also appoint Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, and Ann Fudge, the former chief executive officer of Young & Rubicam Brands. Obama established the panel last week to find a way to get the country’s massive budget deficit under control.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to lead our President and his staff to do the Lord’s will.
Posted in prayerupdates |
Daily Prayer
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Lord, as our leaders meet today to discuss the issues of healthcare facing the nation, we ask that you would also be with them. Grant wisdom, humility, and be the ultimate leader in the room. Please help it to be a forum from which true progress and solutions can come. In your name we pray, amen.
Posted in Daily Prayer |
The President's Schedule
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
In the morning, President Obama and Vice President Biden will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.
Mr. Obama will then host (more…)
Posted in schedule |
Prayer Updates
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
President Hosts Healthcare Summit Today
President Obama unveiled a detailed proposal earlier this week for reforming the U.S. healthcare system, confirming that the bipartisan summit today won’t be an exercise in starting from scratch. Instead, he offered a fully fleshed-out plan based on the existing Democratic bills. President Obama invited congressional leaders from both parties to offer their best ideas. The president said the administration is committed to extending insurance coverage significantly, improving the quality of care and controlling costs. However, President Obama hasn’t convinced the public that the problems in the system justify such a costly overhaul. New features in the White House’s draft include a ban on drug makers paying rivals to delay generic versions of prescription medicines and an initiative to have federal bureaucrats review insurance premiums.
Pray for wisdom as our President guides new policy for our nation’s healthcare system.
President Obama Supports Free Markets
Declaring himself an “ardent believer in the free market,” President Obama tried to rally business leaders yesterday to support the administration’s goals of health-care reform, climate legislation and financial regulation. In a speech to members of the Business Roundtable, Obama sought to strike a balance between his recent populist rhetoric — aimed mainly against banks and the financial industry — and an appeal to the business community to remember that their corporate interests and the country’s broader economic interests are linked. “You create the jobs,” the president said . “You develop new products and cutting-edge technologies. And you create the supply chains that make it possible for smaller businesses to open their doors. So I want everyone in this room to succeed. . . . Because I firmly believe that America’s success in large part depends on your success.” He continued, “But I also believe this: Government has a vital, if limited, role to play in fostering sustained economic growth.”
Pray for a recovery for the American economy. Please pray for relief and provision for the millions of unemployed Americans.
Governors Report Sharp Declines in State Revenue
The commander of international forces in Afghanistan said that the southern province of Kandahar was likely to be the next target of operations to eradicate the Taliban. US General Stanley McChrystal, commander of 121,000 US and NATO troops in Afghanistan, said a major offensive now in its second week in a poppy-growing valley in Helmand province was a “model for the future”.
Pray for the safety and protection of our soldiers fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Posted in prayerupdates |
Featured Member of the Legislative Branch for Prayer
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Senator Roland W. Burris (D-IL)
Senator Roland W. Burris (D-IL) is proud to represent the people of Illinois in the United States Senate, where he serves on the Armed Services Committee, the Veterans Affairs Committee and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Prior to his appointment as the Senator from Illinois, Mr. Burris worked for more than 30 years in both the public and private sector.
He served as the National Bank Examiner for the Comptroller of the Currency, U.S. Treasury Department (1963-1964) and Vice President of the Continental Illinois National Bank, which at the time was the largest bank in Illinois (1964-1973). Following his tenure at the bank, Mr. Burris returned to government as a member of the Governor’s Cabinet, where he became the administrative officer in charge of Central Management Services for the State of Illinois (1973-1977).
In 1978, Mr. Burris was elected Comptroller of Illinois. He served three terms as Comptroller (1979-1991) before being elected Attorney General (1991-1995). In addition, from 1991 to 1994, he served as a Trustee to the Financial Accounting Foundation Board.
Before coming to the Senate, Mr. Burris was Chairman/CEO of Burris & Lebed Consulting, LLC, a strategic consulting service. Prior to that post, Senator Burris served as Managing Partner of a law firm in Chicago, and was subsequently of council to various other law firms as he continued his private practice.
Mr. Burris served for three years as a Trustee on the Executive Board of the Government Finance Office Association of the United States and Canada. In addition, he has served as President of the National Association of Comptrollers and President of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers. He also led the successful effort to create a Comptroller for the U.S. Government.
Senator Burris was born and raised in Centralia, Illinois. He attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He pursued his Masters Degree in International Law as an exchange student in Hamburg, Germany, and went on to earn his Juris Doctor (JD) from Howard University Law School, in Washington, DC. He is married to Dr. Berlean M. Burris, and is the father of two adult children, Roland Burris II, JD, and Rolanda Burris, Ph.D.
Posted in legislative prayer focus |
Inspirational Video
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
[youtube width="300" height="250"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8R9ZPT2T-I[/youtube]
Posted in praynowvideo |
Featured Heritage Resource
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
From Sea to Shining Sea: 1787-1837 (God’s Plan for America)
By Peter Marshall, David Manuel
List Price: $19.99
Our Price: $13.59
Description:
In From Sea to Shining Sea history buffs are transported back to the post-revolutionary era to discover how God intervened on behalf of a struggling nation. This fast-paced, absorbing narrative and sequel to the bestselling The Light and the Glory covers that fragile time in America’s history from 1787 to 1837 when a newborn nation faced challenges and overcame her growing pains by clinging to her Christian heritage.
Posted in heritage featured resource |
Featured Member of the Armed Forces for Prayer
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
James Clapper – Under Secretary of Defense
Under Secretary of Defense James R. Clapper, Jr. was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 11, 2007. He is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense regarding intelligence, counterintelligence and security matters. He is also dual-hatted as the Director of Defense Intelligence and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence as his principal advisor regarding defense intelligence matters.
Mr. Clapper previously served as the Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), previously know as the National Imagery & Mapping Agency (NIMA), from September 2001 to June 2006; he was the first civilian director of NGA. He retired as a lieutenant general from the U.S. Air Force in 1995, after a 32-year career.
Prior to his appointment as director of the NIMA in September 2001, he worked in industry for six years as an executive in three successive companies. His business focus was on the intelligence community.
Mr. Clapper’s last military assignment was as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. His earlier assignments included a variety of intelligence-related positions to include Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and as Director of Intelligence for three war-fighting commands: U.S. Forces, Korea; Pacific Command; and Strategic Air Command. He served two combat tours during the Southeast Asia conflict and flew 73 combat support missions in EC-47s over Laos and Cambodia.
Mr. Clapper has served as a consultant and advisor to Congress, Department of Defense and Department of Energy, and as a member of a wide variety of government panels, boards, commissions and advisory groups. He was a member of the Downing Assessment Task Force that investigated the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996 and was vice chairman of a commission chaired by former Governor Jim Gilmore of Virginia on the subject of homeland security.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in government and politics from the University of Maryland, a master’s degree in political science from St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas, and an honorary doctorate in strategic intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College.
Mr. Clapper is highly decorated, both in his military and civilian careers. His awards include three National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medals, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, the Coast Guard’s Distinguished Public Service Award, the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award and a host of other U.S. military and foreign government awards and decorations, including the Presidentially conferred National Security Medal.
Posted in armed forces prayer focus |