Ermcool's Blog

I like to come up with songs for the women in my life.  But, in recent years, I have begun choosing hymns, gospel songs, and Christian music.  This is because I think there is something sacred about doing this.  I will begin by introducing my Mom's hymn.  She used to play this on the piano I think, because when it plays I think of her.  Enjoy!  Something I really appreciate about this one, is the imagery.  First, and most important, you have JESUS, on the cross.  But in glory, surrounded by Holy light.  He also has several halos about Him.  Doves, symbolizing the Holy Spirit, circle about, and its clearly a throne room, so the Father is present as well.  The Trinity.  I just noticed a second cross is present- lit up.  Then, you have the gates: partly open.  Welcoming the saints.  On either side of the gates are two angels guarding them.  Meanwhile, off to the right of Christ is the lamp stands, or candles re...

 So, I listen to Christian radio.  I listen all day.  I am celebrating a work of the LORD!  Victory in Christ JESUS!!!  So, every now and then, they play a new song, though generally they keep the same line up.  It is so reassuring, but its nice to hear some new songs once in a while.  Then, I look them up on YouTube, and sometimes play them on repeat.  I have to share a song with you, that is relatively new, but is sooo good you need to hear it.   See how that one is new, to me.  I love the whole song, of course.  But the opening is amazing to me.  It highlights how GOD, JESUS loves us.  JESUS is NOT just some cold Lord, whom we obey.  BUT rather, He is also a Friend who can touch us in ways, no one else can.  At one time, I felt JESUS give me a hug.  I was so surprised!  I was angry at GOD.  I was son angry, I broke my chair.  Yet, He still loved me.  So, I share this song, because...

 I am listening to Dr. David Jeremiah, and he asked that very question.  Yes, I believe JESUS is in my heart.  They say its not a feeling.  However, I know there is a feeling.  Its been this way since a certain point in time.  I wonder, is the same true of you? My Mom, chose my name from a verse card.  Let me share the verse with you.    John 3:16 For GOD so loved Eric that He gave His only begotten Son, that if he believe in Him, he will not perish but have ever lasting life. So, there you have it, if you believe on JESUS, you will have everlasting life.  Yesterday, at Church we read question 8 of the Larger Catechism.  It goes something like this "Are there other Gods?"  A: "There is one, living GOD".  So, that answers the question if there is more than one GOD, in my mind.  So, when I discuss GOD, I am discussing Elohim- Jehovah.   Anyways I have been playing a game, and it is called Europa Universalis II...

 Coffee is my first task of the morning.  Oh, but its not the morning.  It is actually 1:41 PM in the afternoon.  On Saturday.  I slept, and slept, because I am tired.  But also I am procrastinating.  In Europa Universalis III , I stumbled across a weak alliance.  So, I declared war, got some territory, and some vassals out of the war.  But then, Austria declared war on Venice!  Bohemia, is an ally of Venice, and The Teutonic Order is an ally of Bohemia.  The War includes France, and England too.  I am not sure how to win this war.  My guess was to leave Bohemia to stand alone against all that.  The Teutonic Order, btw controls or owns half of Italy now, after the first war.  I did it on purpose, because Austria became the Holy Roman Emperor.  So, I am just kind of stuck, I don't have much manpower soon after the war, and the Teutonic Order has to face France, Austria, and England alone pretty much.  Th...

 So, today was pretty uneventful.  But I found a watch, out by the parking.  It was a yellow, and had stainless steel inside of it.  So, I brought it to the leasing office.  They said they would notify residents of a missing watch.  I hope I was able to help re-unite someone with there lost property.  It was such a nice watch, if I lost my watch I would be glad if someone found it, and turned it in.   I went swimming.  It was a short ten minute dip in the pool really.  But nevertheless, I saw a bug in the water, and ended up spending several minutes pulling it out of the water.  I was hoping it would dry its wings and fly off.  But it looked like it had died somehow.  So, sad.  After I swam for a while, I came back in and shaved.  Then, I took a shower. I played EU III again.  Yes.... I am trying to form Germany again.  That always excites me, in these games.  It is because they make it so dif...

  Interesting.  I was listening to the Christmas music, I just shared moments ago.  Then, I found this verse on Facebook!  I just had to share it.  

  Aw.... Christmas.  It is coming!  I can't wait to have a tree, in my apartment.  It will be exciting.  Oh, yeah.  I celebrate every year.  Though, this year, I am not sure what may happen.  I am just enjoying this album I found on YouTube.  Its also got Ariana Grande, and Justin Bieber in it.  Ah- the Christmas tunes!

 Greetings.  I just finished listening to Adrian Rogers.  He explained about how, the degradation of society is not to be blamed, on feminism.  Rather, he said to look at dead beat Dads.  Because he says, the home is lead by the husband/dad.  Very interesting point. Speaking of Dads.  My Dad came over for a while today.  He spent a good hour here.  I am glad.  He had a coke, and enjoyed some animal crackers.  Then, he laid out on my bed for a minute.  He liked the mattress.  Yep, the mattress was definitely worth the investment.  Next month, when my rent is free, I am going to use the opportunity to pay off my mattress.   I tried calling Scott, but he was asleep.  I didn't mean to wake him up.  But he had called earlier.  So, when I called I just wondered how he was doing.  I called my Mom to, but I think she was a sleep as well!  I don't have a job, so I am up at odd hours writing i...

  I have written a number of times, about persecution.  already, in some form it is here.  Before Trump got re-elected, the Biden administration was targeting specific churches.  But the coming Persecution will dwarf Rome, in America.  The Left hates Jews and Christians.  They show this animosity, by allowing Muslims to practice there faith, but not Christians and Jews.   Make no mistake, the Muslim is NOT our enemy.  They are here to hear the Gospel.  This is why GOD has allowed them in.  They are descendants of Ishmael!  GOD has not forgotten him, nor Hagar.  The purpose of the Left allowing Islam in the West, and in America, is to foment revolution.   According to David Jeremiah, we cannot hide our faith.  We need to stand up, and be counted as GOD's People.  Remembering, that He has control.  This is what he said at the end of this informative message.   He suggests, that this week, i...

 Gabe says, I need to let her go.  But how, when I always get reminders of her?  This is so frustrating.  Let me confess, is that she hurt me.  Ok.  I was angry.  But I still love her.  For some reason, and I want to be able to tell her, and her family, who she connected me with, that GOD loves them.  I have not been able to do this yet.  So, I hold fast.  Gabe is absolutely right.  100%.  I have tried it over, and over.  It is all because, when I was on the bus, I heard "Awesome GOD" by Rich Mullins for the first time.  I dedicated, to the budding relationship, with her, and her family.  Then, something happened.  Now, she forgets me.  Everytime I hear that song, I think of the relationship.  2000.  Best year of my life, as we chatted, wrote, called, and even sent a tape of myself speaking to her.  Yet, in the end, she said I was "a stalker" and that I was obsessed with her.  W...

 My friends, brothers, and sisters.  Shalom.  JESUS is truthful.  JESUS saves.  JESUS is our Lord, Savior, and Friend.  He fulfilled the law.  So, that we will not be judged, you see by the law, but we will be judged by the Blood of JESUS.  The blood saves us, and makes us clean, before the Father.  We need to believe in JESUS to be saved.  Each of us will give an account to GOD.  BUT when we call on JESUS we will be saved.   I feel like I am in a prison, of hostility from a certain person.  I consider this, my thorn in the side.  For some reason, they will not even let me apologize.  I must honor this, because I said, "Thy will be done".  Never tell a woman, this.  Because there is a false teaching going about, that women do not need a savior- do not need JESUS.  Let me tell you, that JESUS went to women- if women did not need JESUS, He would not have gone to the woman at the well.  JESU...

 Why do you think, that in the Psalms it says "Worship GOD, O ye nations"?  Because when they worship GOD, as a nation, they are saved.  It also says, "Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the Lord".  Trump just read this passage.  I respect John MacArthur, but I disagree on this fundamental point he stated.  Where he said that we can only be saved individually.  Uh, yes if it were up to man, thats how it would be.  But JESUS said: "With man it is impossible, but with GOD ALL things are possible".  Somehow Israel will be saved.  Israel was, IS, and as long as this earth exists, will be a blessing until it is removed.  The Jews are not perfect, not sayin that.  But no one did anything, to deserve 2000 years of persecution, John.   My friends, I believe John is only wrong on that point in his sermon from 2014 that I listened too.  I believe nations can be saved, if they humble there hearts, just as the Psalms say....

 According to John MacArthur, he explained that GOD will preserve Jerusalem.  That the Jews will all become like King David.