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You Will Make Known to Me The Path of Life...
Psalm 16:11
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Monday, December 27, 2004
Another Lost to Fear
Providence, Rhode Island city officials removed a Ten Commandments monument in a city park. The quote by the city solictor tells it all. Deep pockets of the ACLU versus the limited budget of a small city. Maybe
we need a trust fund with Soros like wealth to protect these small communities from financial blackmail.
South Carolina On the Cutting Edge Again
South Carolina is leading the charge on states rights again. This time with the Ten Commandments.
Sen. Mike Fair, R-Greenville, proposes that the commandments be prominently displayed in the State House
alongside historical documents. Rep. Marty Coates, R-Florence, proposes that the commandments be allowed on any property belonging
to the state, also alongside historical documents.
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Start Praying Now
I have heard many people over the years say prayer is the work and ministry is the reward for hard work. We all
should get to work and start praying about the Supreme Court decision on the Ten Commandment cases they have agreed to hear.
The Kentucky case is scheduled for March. You can read more here. |
Monday, December 20, 2004
More on the Intolerant Tolerant
A judge in southern Alabama wore a robe with the Ten Commandments embroidered on it and has caused quite a stir.
I think I'll send him a TenForUS hat for the news conferences. Read the article here. |
Sunday, December 19, 2004
Comments?
Testing out comments. We support the Ten Commandments. We support all Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments
are the moral code.
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Who is Attacking Whom?
Many secularists are very concerned about the rise of Christianity in the political and cultural realms within the United
States. One Fox News commentator takes a look at who is attacking whom in this article.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Do I Really Need this Parachute?
The follow story was relayed to me tonight at a party:
One half of the passengers getting on an airplane were handed a parachute as they boarded. The parachute was to
aid in the comfort of the journey and serve no other purpose. The other half of the passengers were handed a parachute
as well when they boarded. However, they were told that the plane was going to crash, but the parachute would save them.
During the flight, most of the passengers wearing the comfort parachutes took them off because they got in the way.
Later, when the turbulance started, the passengers who were told the plane was crashing knew they were safe because of the
parachute. Those with the comfort device, quickly discarded it because they didn't need comfort anymore.
How many of us look upon God's word as comfort, to be quickly discarded, rather than salvation to cling to?
Not a New Problem
Item: A mere 34 percent of clergy surveyed could cite all of the Ten Commandments, according to a Sunday
Times (London, England) poll of 200 randomly-selected Anglican clergy. Furthermore, some could remember only two of the Commandments.
This article appeared in Christian Week March 4, 1997. I wonder how bad is now? Ask your pastor or priest. Can they
recite all 10 in the correct order? Mine can. Yours should too.
In a world of no moral codes where anything goes, the value of the gospel is perceived to be very weak.
In a society were moral codes are strong, the gospel is rightly recognized as extremely valuable for it's gift of mercy and
salvation.
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
How Far?
I posted this comment on Polipundit, but I thought I should post it here as well.
We had this debate this morning, how far do you push to stand up for what you think is right as opposed to “turning the
other cheek.” It really boils down to motive. Why do you want to do it? To put someone down or to lift them up? Many try to
justify their actions by saying the means justify the end. But for a Christian, that does not fly. The end is known. God won
and so did all the believers. The reality is the means are the issue. And sadly, as the word implies, we are very mean in
our means.
For the most part we have lost our moral compass. It saddens me that so many waste their lives wandering in the desert
when joy and contentment are readily available.
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Unwarrented Fear
Many liberals are worried that the Religous Right will now start forcing their morals on the unwilling. If you
believe in the God of the Bible, there is a fundamental problem in that assumption. To a believer, God is the enforcer
of His moral code, not man. Each of us is given the right to choose. It is called free will. We can choose
to live as we were designed by the Creator, or not. The choice is ours and so are the consequences. God is just
and His justice must be served. He is also the Judge, Jury and Executioner with no appeal after judgement is made.
Break the law and you are guilty. On earth as it is in heaven. In love, God created a way of forgiveness for our
law breaking making it possible for a holy God to be reconciled to a law breaking mankind. Good news for a believer.
Wednesday, December 8, 2004
The Power of Prayer
I passed on a prayer I received from a friend this morning. This evening in prayer meeting I prayed that I would
focus my life on God, not being God-like. I prayed that when my life was ending, I could look back and see a large
number of people that God had used me to touch their life.
I did not have to wait that long! The prayer came back with the following note:
You have no idea how I needed this right now - when I couldn't sleep for all that my mind and
life is bombarding me with...
Below is the prayer. Send it out to four friends.
Father God, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and e-mail buddies reading this right now. Show them a new
revelation of Your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where there is
pain, give them Your peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. Bless their
homes, families, finances, and their goings and their comings.
In the precious name of Jesus...Amen.
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Of Men or Of God
In My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers speaks of our constant talk about our inabilities
as an insult to our Creator. Many of us have bought into the supressing idea of the humanists that religion is a personal
thing and we must not offend or boast. The result is a neutered gospel. I am who I am, because God created me
exactly the way He wanted. I was created, in His image, to be a son of God. My biggest inability is being
a stumbling block to the conforming of my life into the image of God. When I surrender to Him and focus on the relationship
with Him, I can do all the things He wants me to do. When my relationship is rightly centered on God, I boast about Him and
what He has done for me. I appear arrogant and conceited to some. My joy is offensive to others. And yet,
to the most important being in the universe, I am completely surrendered and humble.
Many in the secular press are confused by George Bush. They just don't get him. Why? Because President
George Bush is rightly related to God. Are you?
Monday, December 6, 2004
Where There is Smoke..
DJ Drummond over at Polipundit proposes to spend some of the political capital blogs have acquired to root out arrangements that defy
logic.
Think defense contractors get away with murder? Take a look at what government contractors
get for public projects, like the Big Dig (already a billion in overruns, and nowhere near on schedule), or some special highway
rest stop projects in Arizona (estimated to cost in excess of $650,000 per toilet). For that matter, take a look at what gets
into school construction. Here in Houston, the State of Texas mandates that new public school construction budgets include
spending for architectural “aesthestic design", and landscapers. Literally tens of millions of school district dollars are
spent each year on thinsg which have nothing to do with educating the children. Just compare the number of teachers in the
Houston ISD to the number of administration staff. If you know of one related to religion
or the Ten Commandments, drop me a note.
Finding our Voice
I continue to think that the majority of America is pro God. Pew research polls bear this out. But the liberal
mind wants God eliminated. The humanist manifesto supports this position and is the worldview of most college professors. The first assult was to "personalized" religion.
What you believe personally is O.K., just keep it to yourself. But to the follower of Christ, to receive the greatest
gift ever and not talk about it is hard to imagine. But, most of us swallowed our tongues so as not to offend anyone.
There are voices crying in the wilderness of cyberspace that burn with a passion to share the greatest gift.
Are these voices now showing up in fast food joints and offices? Let us pray so.
Media Bias
Interesting article at NRO on media bias. The researchers used congressional ratings to tie news outlets to liberal and conservative think tanks
to evaluate the slant of media. Very creative and quite insightful.
More on Oil
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that OPEC now wants to hold the price of oil at $40 per barrel, which is substantially above the previous target. It
will be very interesting if they succeed. If the world inventory continues to rise and a mild winter ensues, look for
a "hugh" price correction complete with panic selling to cover speculative positions.
My Utmost for His Highest
I continue to enjoy this book! If you have never used this daily devotion, I strongly recommend it. I will
have more on a later post about this.
Thursday, December 2, 2004
The Culture of Death
This article by Hugh Hewitt should chill to the bone. More evidence of the foolishness of the worldly wise.
Death by Committee is must read.
Oil Prices Drop
More news that oil prices continue to slide.
Light, sweet crude futures for January tumbled $1.79 to $43.70 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange,
extending an epic slide the began Wednesday, when a report inventories report erased 7.4% from the price of crude -- the sharpest
percentage drop in almost two years. - WSJ
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