Saturday, October 31, 2009
Is Forgiveness Possible? ER
This is one of the BEST scenes concerning THEOLOGY that I have ever seen on network TV.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Why Should a PASTOR'S Wife be Political?!
How can a pastor's wife be so political? First, I come by it organically, my family is devotedly Republican, thus my roots. People I love and deeply respect have become involved politically, and they have made a difference. Real experience has not jaded my perspective.
But why me? Don't I fear being divisive and offending people at church? Sure, that is a concern. But I make no apologies any more. (Even though I don't "talk politics" at church. I AM careful.)
But again, why?
When we moved to California, I attended a few community Republican meetings, to 'take the temperature' and see what was being said and done in California. What I saw eventually prompted me to emerge from the back of the room where I had sat silently watching and learning, eventually taking a leadership role in the particular organization I joined.
Again, why?
When we first arrived, Gray Davis was on the verge of what ultimately became a recall. Then, when Arnold became governator it was exciting to be part of all that; but subtley and deliberately, the tone in the Republican Party began to change... they needed to be more "inclusive" (oh oh, that's bad - code-words, code-words!!!) You see, up to that point, the Republican Party had been the only highly visible civic organization that was pro-life....but then began the pressure to "reform" the party. This was wrong, and I decided not to sit silently and allow it. One person who speaks to the best convictions in the room can make a tremendous difference in the direction a political organization takes; in this particular case, in El Dorado County, California. Saying uncomfortable truth makes a difference, it emboldens the squeamish.
So, as long as abortion is at issue, I will speak out. Liberal Feminists along with most Democrats, (you may be the exception, but until now, throughout the past thirty years, you have been shoved under the rug politically) anyway, these groups have transformed the womb, once the most benevolent place on earth, into an execution chamber for ONE out of EVERY FOUR BABIES.
And now they're trying to kill the old and feeble.
So when that changes, I'll shut up. Until then, forget about it.
But why me? Don't I fear being divisive and offending people at church? Sure, that is a concern. But I make no apologies any more. (Even though I don't "talk politics" at church. I AM careful.)
But again, why?
When we moved to California, I attended a few community Republican meetings, to 'take the temperature' and see what was being said and done in California. What I saw eventually prompted me to emerge from the back of the room where I had sat silently watching and learning, eventually taking a leadership role in the particular organization I joined.
Again, why?
When we first arrived, Gray Davis was on the verge of what ultimately became a recall. Then, when Arnold became governator it was exciting to be part of all that; but subtley and deliberately, the tone in the Republican Party began to change... they needed to be more "inclusive" (oh oh, that's bad - code-words, code-words!!!) You see, up to that point, the Republican Party had been the only highly visible civic organization that was pro-life....but then began the pressure to "reform" the party. This was wrong, and I decided not to sit silently and allow it. One person who speaks to the best convictions in the room can make a tremendous difference in the direction a political organization takes; in this particular case, in El Dorado County, California. Saying uncomfortable truth makes a difference, it emboldens the squeamish.
So, as long as abortion is at issue, I will speak out. Liberal Feminists along with most Democrats, (you may be the exception, but until now, throughout the past thirty years, you have been shoved under the rug politically) anyway, these groups have transformed the womb, once the most benevolent place on earth, into an execution chamber for ONE out of EVERY FOUR BABIES.
And now they're trying to kill the old and feeble.
So when that changes, I'll shut up. Until then, forget about it.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Is Obama Poised to Cede US Sovereignty?
On October 14, Lord Christopher Monckton gave a presentation in St. Paul, MN on the subject of global warming. In this 4-minute excerpt from his speech, he issues a dire warning to all Americans regarding the United Nations Climate Change Treaty that is scheduled to be signed in Copenhagen in December 2009.
A draft of the treaty can be read here:
http://www.globalclimatescam.com/docu...
Page 18: Section 38 of the "Share vision for long-term cooperation action plan" contains the text for forming the new government.
Page 40: Section 46 Subsection H of the "Objectives, scope, and guiding principles" contains the text for enforcement and establishment of the rule of law.
There has been considerable debate raised about Monckton's conclusion that the Copenhagen Treaty would cede US sovereignty. His comments appear to be based upon his interpretation of the The Supremacy Clause in the US Constitution (Article VI, paragraph 2). This clause establishes the Constitution, Federal Statutes, and U.S. TREATIES as the supreme law of the land. Concerns have been raised in the past that a particularly ambitious treaty may supersede the US Constitution. In the 1950s, a constitutional amendment, known as the Bricker Amendment, was proposed in response to such fears, but it failed to pass. You can read more about the Bricker Amendment in a 1953 Time Magazine article:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/art...,9171,806676-1,00.html
Lord Monckton served as a policy adviser to Margaret Thatcher. He has repeatedly challenged Al Gore to a debate to which Gore has refused. Monckton sued to stop Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth" from being shown in British schools due to its inaccuracies. The judge found in-favor of Monckton, ordering 9 serious errors in the film to be corrected. Lord Monckton travels internationally in an attempt to educating the public about the myth of global warming.
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
Longfellow - Wise Words
"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Church History in 4 minutes
"Mark Brewer took 21 weeks to cover church history -- 1 week per century. But I thought he could have done it all in 4 minutes. We made a video to show him how." (jsbatchler)
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Sympathy for the Devil October 01, 2009 By Robin of Berkeley
Robin of Berkeley is becoming my favorite columnist. Please take the time to read this.
How concerned should we be about Obama? Is he a potential dictator with a weird cult following who could destroy this country?
To put it more bluntly, does Obama have the potential for inflicting evil on us? Or, if he's a puppet, are the ones holding the strings malevolent?
These may be the most crucial and urgent questions of our times. Is Obamaphobia a legitimate reaction to an angry president with a vendetta, surrounded by psycho czars? Or is the imagination running amok?
Given that I have a stack of books on my desk about evil, let's take a look at how the experts define it.....(Continue article here)
How concerned should we be about Obama? Is he a potential dictator with a weird cult following who could destroy this country?
To put it more bluntly, does Obama have the potential for inflicting evil on us? Or, if he's a puppet, are the ones holding the strings malevolent?
These may be the most crucial and urgent questions of our times. Is Obamaphobia a legitimate reaction to an angry president with a vendetta, surrounded by psycho czars? Or is the imagination running amok?
Given that I have a stack of books on my desk about evil, let's take a look at how the experts define it.....(Continue article here)
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