Is Communism the Real Picture of Christianity?
Venezuela recently passed a law that allows their President, Hugo Chavez, to run for office as many times as he would like. As a result, Chavez says that the nation is stating their support for his Socialist ideas and the redistribution of oil wealth throughout the country, even to people that aren’t involved in the industry. As things grow worse in our own nation, built on Capitalism and hard work, the conversations regarding the merits of Socialism are too much for me. Some believe you can have Socialism (economic control by the government) without Communism (social control by the government), but that is a dangerous line to walk.
Good News in a Bad News World
Let’s see if I can remember them all: acid rain, depletion of the rain forests, the oceans dying, asteroids hitting the earth, and global warming. These are all the ways that we were told we were going to die when I was growing up. Each one of these was a catastrophe waiting to happen and that couldn’t be avoided. And yet, I’m still here. Is it my natural resiliency that has allowed me to survive so long? Or is it that we live in a world that dwells on the negative?
Your Faith and UFO’s: What Will Come to Light?
David Cameron a British politican has promised that if elected Prime Minister, he would open all the secret British files that contain information about UFO’s. When Jesus Christ comes back one day what will life reveal about what you believe about Him? Paul says in 1 Corinthians 4:5, “Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.”
Presidential Prayer: A meaningful moment or worthless words
As we come upon a new presidency in our country, it’s disturbing that one of the hot issues of the inauguration on January 20th is an issue of prayer. Many people were outraged when Barack Obama made the decision to have Rick Warren pray. Newsweek asks “To Whose God Will Rick Warren Pray?” They cite the inclusive language of President Bush’s 2005 inauguration. The minister closed his prayer, “We ask in your most holy name.” That was considered OK. But in 2001, Franklin Graham closed his inaugural prayer with, “In the name of the Father, and of the son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.” Alan Dershowitz wrote in the L.A. Times that Graham’s prayer “excluded tens of millions of American Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Shintoists, Unitarians, Agnostics, and Atheists from his blessing.”
Questioning God during tragedy
With the recent tragic death of John Travolta’s son Jett, I began to wonder is it really okay to question God during a tragedy? After all Jett was 16, why would God allow someone that young to die? Why does God allow bad things to happen in life?
The link between America and Israel: Why you should care
America is a friend to Israel. It seems only fitting that two nations that have such strong ties to the God of the Bible would have strong ties to one another. But America has done Israel few favors over the years under our Middle East Peace Plans. From Carter to Clinton the plan has been, “Hey Israel, why don’t you give these Palestinians a little more of your land? That will make them happy.” But it never did. And when the fighting would start again, it was always Israel called on to make concessions.
