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.
Anyone Can Look Normal
The police have been searching for the “Craigslist Killer” for a few weeks, and finally made an arrest in this series of crimes. The news media seemed shocked at the arrest, because of the appearance of the suspect. He’s a good-looking, 23-year-old med student, who’s currently engaged to a beautiful young woman. The various reporters all talked about how strange the crime was because he had no criminal history and was the All-American boy. They tried to uncover something about his appearance or family history to explain why he would do such a terrible thing, but they came up empty. I wonder if the media would have preferred the suspect to be a dirty, homeless person? Perhaps they would feel that he was matching his outward appearance by his dirty actions.
Family, Marriage and Resources
I know that often I am guility talking way to much about my wife and family but I love them so much. I have been married now for almost six years and we have two awesome boys. Our boys are three and one. We are currently praying about when God will expand our family again (hopefully a girl). Lately I have just enjoyed hanging out with my boys so much, maybe because it is spring time and we can get outside. Today in this post I just wanted to share with you some books that really have impacted me.
The Crime of Prayer
I came across the story of some 8th graders in Lexington, Kentucky who committed such a terrible act that the local police had to be called in. The mother of a fellow student had been killed in a car accident, and so these students decided to pray for the kid who lost his mom. These students knew that they couldn’t pray during class times, so they gathered during lunch to pray. They say that the school administrators came and told them to be quiet and to sit down, but they refused. So the administration called the police to come deal with these defiant kids. The superintendent said that there was no problem with the students praying, but that they were all going to be late for class.
The Economy and the Bible
If I hear the word “bailout” one more time or AIG and bonuses I might just throw the remote through the TV. That of course would be bad because that would mean no more Blue Clues for my sons for a while (but my sanity would be restored from Blues Clues overload). Certainly many are still on edge wondering when and if we will ever get out of this economic slump. We ceratinly do not know what tomorrow holds.
