America: One Nation Under Whatever
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I was reading a recent issue of Newsweek at the dentist’s office (mainly because I ain’t gonna pay for it). One of the articles said that America is a Hindu nation. The author’s argument wasn’t that we worship Hindu gods, but that as a nation we follow the Hindu code that there are many ways to god (God?) and all ways are equal. The writer says that Christians learn in Sunday School that their religion is true and others are false because Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” American’s don’t seem to be buying it anymore. 65% of Americans in 2008 said that many religions can lead to eternal life. 37% of that number claimed to be born again Christians.
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All that Matters is the Baby is Healthy
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God has blessed my wife and I will two awesome boys. One is three almost four and the other is two years old. We are praying for a third child soon, maybe within a year or so. Both times Sandra was pregnant I dreaded many conversations I would have with people. Many of the conversations would go like this, “Are you hoping for a girl or boy?” My response, “Whatever God gives us I will be happy.” Many people would then respond this way, “Well as long as the baby is healthy that is all that matters.” Now yes health is important and I do pray for healthy children and I know the person who I was speaking with desires the child be healthy. But this type of comment often left me very troubled.
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We Need A Passion For Prayer
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“Hey guys, could you please pray for my cat? Yeah, I know it’s silly. She just got spayed and she’s just purely miserable. She can’t walk and she keeps falling off stuff when she tries.” This isn’t a prayer request from a child, but one that I found on a Christian prayer board. I’m not really talking here about whether we should pray for animals, but I’m talking about the trivial prayers that we sometimes offer and ask.
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