Have All Casualties Been Accounted For?
A headline recently caught my eye from Newsweek: “Abortion War Casualty”. It discussed the outrageous and terrible death of Dr. George Tiller who was murdered in his church. Having lived near Kansas, I knew of Dr. Tiller’s late-term abortion clinic as well as his weekly attendance in church. When the Bible says “Do not murder” in Exodus 20:13, the command is for both sides. The murder of unborn babies in our country is a blight, but so is the murder of a doctor who is performing a legal act.
Gender Confusion Among Penguins?
Okay I was shocked to read this story at foxnews.com. The article here is about how two gay penguins are raising a baby chick that has hatched without a mother present. The article in its entirety can be found by clicking here. Now this leads me to ask the question what challenges will the church face in the upcoming years? What issues will the church deal with over the next 10 to 20 years?
Perseverance Benefits the Godly and Ungodly
As believers in Jesus Christ, many of us have hailed the decision of the California Supreme Court to uphold the state’s ban on gay marriage. It became law after a majority vote of the people of California, and I personally was pleasantly surprised to see the court uphold a statute that clearly had constitutional grounds. As is often the case, the victory appears short-lived. Gay leaders say they plan to put a new measure on next year’s ballot to overturn the ban. This reminds me of my home state of Missouri. Year after year Missouri voters would vote on new forms of riverboat gambling, and year after year the voters would say no. Every time the casinos lost, they simply tried again. And when they finally won the vote simply by wearing down the opposition’s willingness to fight anymore, it was a done deal. Those against gambling didn’t attempt another ballot measure, but instead gave up.
Could 2010 be the Year of the Bible?
I ran across an interesting article on foxnews website yesterday. Here is the link to the full article. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/22/georgia-republican-wants-obama-make-year-bible/
Georgia Rep. Paul Broun has put forth a resolution that if signed by President Obama would make 2010 the year of the Bible. The reason for this is to recognize that much of our heritage as a country is based on Biblical values.
Let’s Start Examining Our “Heroes”
Like many Christians, I was pleased to hear the report the day after the Miss USA pageant about the honest answer of Miss California, Carrie Prejean. She stated a simple belief regarding the institution of marriage being between one man and one woman. Honestly, I didn’t think much more of it than that. It was nice to see a young person state their beliefs very publicly and to seemingly be unashamed of it. However, within a few days there was a bit of Carrie Prejean mania going on. Suddenly she was on the morning talk shows and becoming a voice for the issue of marriage. Pro-family groups were calling, all hoping for an opportunity to get her onboard with their cause. Focus on the Family scheduled a broadcast with her, and even Liberty University had her stop by to talk in front of students. They didn’t know much about her as a person or a Christian (she does go to a Christian college), just that she had given one good answer.
Swine Flu and Evangelism
I know that you are all tired of hearing about the swine flu at this point. It seems like another news story that is negative has dominated the news recently. We have had the economic crisis and now the swine flu. It is interesting some of the reactions people have had. Some are wearing mask, some churches have stopped shaking hands, serving coffee and taking other precautions. Certainly there is an overreaction to this problem.
