Back in December I posted on that document known as "A Common Word Between Us and You," which was an attempt by Evangelicals and "moderate" Muslims to have some form of unity. I shared my concerns, which you can read HERE, because the document really bothered me. Though I was surprised by some of the names on the document, I was NOT surprised to see that Brian McLaren and Rick Warren signed it!
Anyhow, John Piper just posted an awesome video on YouTube regarding this same thing! Watch it!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Do You Need A Laugh?
One of my coworkers forwarded me these cartoons and I thought I'd post them here so you can get a chuckle out of them!
This next one is not only funny, it nails the evolutionist viewpoint pretty good too! :)
Monday, January 19, 2009
My Rambled Thoughts for Tonight!
So a few days ago I finished reading Ann Coulter's new book, "Guilty: Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault On America." I have to say that I really really like her books, not only because of her good analysis of the political climate, but mostly because she makes me laugh. I know that many people do not like her books, but I think too many of them forget that while she is dead serious about what she writes...she writes in a manner intended to be humorous. Well, this book is no different, and I want to share one particular part here that not only was laugh out loud funny, but pretty good commentary upon our society as well. Towards the middle of the book she is discussing the "theft" of the 2004 election and she is writing about how the media was announcing the likelihood of John Kerry winning...these predictions based on faulty exit polls which even the poll's creator admitted was faulty since it depended on interviewing a large proportion of voters and that many of the pollsters were admittedly biased in favor of John Kerry. Denouncing the practice of depending on such silly polls to determine who is winning during an election, Ms. Coulter writes:
"There was also conspiracy theorist David Earnhardt's documentary Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections, which again took the exit polls as the fact-based control group that proved the actual voting results were a fraud and a hoax. You know what we need? We need a system even more reliable than an exit poll for determining how people want to vote. Maybe if we could get every voter to go into some sort of booth and cast a secret ballot..." (Last emphasis mine)
I just about died laughing when I read that paragraph!
If any of you have not read any of her books, I highly recommend them. I do, however, want to quickly share something I found very interesting. The book I read was one from the library, and as I was checking it out, the Circulation clerk noticed the title and author of the book. Since I've worked with her for a number of years, she felt free to comment on it and mentioned she just did not like Coulter...when I asked her why not she could not really say except to mention something about her reputation.
What is interesting to me is that this person has not read any of Ann Coulter's books and yet would be more than happy to read something by Al Franken, for example. How is it possible, however, to have such a low opinion of someone whose works you have not read? It really bothered me because those of us who are conservative in our politics are always made to seem so closed minded and even somewhat provincial. Yet I have actually read books by Al Franken and have watched the comedy show from which most 20 something year olds seem to get their news (the Daily Show, which "educated" people seem to think is NEWS!). Anyhow, this same person is one who professes Christ but voted for Barak Obama, the most pro-aboriton candidate I think I've ever encountered! Not that this means anything, since most "christians" who voted for him are equally unconcerned about actual Biblical issues like the sanctity of life, etc...
Well, since I have mentioned Obama, I'd may as well just add that while I certainly believe this administration will have a negative impact on our country, we should be happy tomorrow to celebrate what his election represents about what is good in our country. Despite the persistent accusations of racism in our country, tomorrow we shall have the first Black President of the United States of America. This is a good thing. It shows that America is not the country it was in the 1700's or the 1800's when being Black was so dangerous. It means that most of the country has finally accepted that we are all indeed created equal! And just so you know, when I say that I believe his administration will have a negative impact, I am not referring to economics or anything like that. Our economy may well improve, though whether it is due to his policies or the natural cycle of things will remain to be seen. When I talk about the negative impact, however, I refer to spiritual issues that have all too real effects upon us. Abortion for one. I fear we are about to enter an era of diminished protection for the unborn. Let us be sure to pray that this is not the case.
What can we do about this? The most important thing we can do, however, is to pray for the salvation of our President. May He experience the grace of God and come to know Christ as Lord and Savior of his life.
Nothing else would impact our nation more than that.
"There was also conspiracy theorist David Earnhardt's documentary Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections, which again took the exit polls as the fact-based control group that proved the actual voting results were a fraud and a hoax. You know what we need? We need a system even more reliable than an exit poll for determining how people want to vote. Maybe if we could get every voter to go into some sort of booth and cast a secret ballot..." (Last emphasis mine)
I just about died laughing when I read that paragraph!
If any of you have not read any of her books, I highly recommend them. I do, however, want to quickly share something I found very interesting. The book I read was one from the library, and as I was checking it out, the Circulation clerk noticed the title and author of the book. Since I've worked with her for a number of years, she felt free to comment on it and mentioned she just did not like Coulter...when I asked her why not she could not really say except to mention something about her reputation.
What is interesting to me is that this person has not read any of Ann Coulter's books and yet would be more than happy to read something by Al Franken, for example. How is it possible, however, to have such a low opinion of someone whose works you have not read? It really bothered me because those of us who are conservative in our politics are always made to seem so closed minded and even somewhat provincial. Yet I have actually read books by Al Franken and have watched the comedy show from which most 20 something year olds seem to get their news (the Daily Show, which "educated" people seem to think is NEWS!). Anyhow, this same person is one who professes Christ but voted for Barak Obama, the most pro-aboriton candidate I think I've ever encountered! Not that this means anything, since most "christians" who voted for him are equally unconcerned about actual Biblical issues like the sanctity of life, etc...
Well, since I have mentioned Obama, I'd may as well just add that while I certainly believe this administration will have a negative impact on our country, we should be happy tomorrow to celebrate what his election represents about what is good in our country. Despite the persistent accusations of racism in our country, tomorrow we shall have the first Black President of the United States of America. This is a good thing. It shows that America is not the country it was in the 1700's or the 1800's when being Black was so dangerous. It means that most of the country has finally accepted that we are all indeed created equal! And just so you know, when I say that I believe his administration will have a negative impact, I am not referring to economics or anything like that. Our economy may well improve, though whether it is due to his policies or the natural cycle of things will remain to be seen. When I talk about the negative impact, however, I refer to spiritual issues that have all too real effects upon us. Abortion for one. I fear we are about to enter an era of diminished protection for the unborn. Let us be sure to pray that this is not the case.
What can we do about this? The most important thing we can do, however, is to pray for the salvation of our President. May He experience the grace of God and come to know Christ as Lord and Savior of his life.
Nothing else would impact our nation more than that.
Friday, January 16, 2009
An Ode to Israel's Right to Self Defense
I read this beautiful article on a blog by a man who goes by the name of Sultan Knish. I have added him to my list of blogs to follow. The following are the first two paragraphs of his article, which I hope and pray will prompt you to want to read the rest.
"When rockets fall on Israeli towns, the press doesn't run over to describe the carnage in loving detail or splatter photographs of gore across the evening news. The International Red Cross makes no condemnations, the UN has nothing to say, and the usual suspects who cry out against war crimes when we defend ourselves-- are silent as stones.
That is why we choose us. Because no one else will. The lesson we have learned is that if we do not care for our children, no one else will. If we do not protect them, no one else will lift a hand to do it for us."
His article is called "Why We Choose Us." Please read it HERE
"When rockets fall on Israeli towns, the press doesn't run over to describe the carnage in loving detail or splatter photographs of gore across the evening news. The International Red Cross makes no condemnations, the UN has nothing to say, and the usual suspects who cry out against war crimes when we defend ourselves-- are silent as stones.
That is why we choose us. Because no one else will. The lesson we have learned is that if we do not care for our children, no one else will. If we do not protect them, no one else will lift a hand to do it for us."
His article is called "Why We Choose Us." Please read it HERE
Thursday, January 15, 2009
The Religion of Peace...Really?
I heard of this situation that occurred in Germany and finally found the video posted on "Atlas Shrugged," a conservative blog. I found it again on YouTube so I'm embedding it here. Watch it and then tell me why exactly the police would do what they did...unless it is out of fear of a militant minority whose religion does not forbid them from using violence to achieve their admitted goal of turning all nations Muslim!
Watch:
I hope this shocks you as much as it does me...that police would break into someone's home and remove a flag hung by a private citizen in their own home! Notice the police are not removing flags from the Muslims marching in the street...whose own flags are just as if not more inflammatory than that of the Israelis! I hope and pray this never happens in our country, but as this next news video shows, there have already been such protests in our own country against Israel...oh that the Muslims among us would be as quick to protest the terrorist acts committed in their name, and that they would be as willing to be so visible at it!
Watch this video too:
So as my title asks...THIS is a religion of peace? Great. And the secular world accuses us Christians of being narrow minded!
Watch:
I hope this shocks you as much as it does me...that police would break into someone's home and remove a flag hung by a private citizen in their own home! Notice the police are not removing flags from the Muslims marching in the street...whose own flags are just as if not more inflammatory than that of the Israelis! I hope and pray this never happens in our country, but as this next news video shows, there have already been such protests in our own country against Israel...oh that the Muslims among us would be as quick to protest the terrorist acts committed in their name, and that they would be as willing to be so visible at it!
Watch this video too:
So as my title asks...THIS is a religion of peace? Great. And the secular world accuses us Christians of being narrow minded!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
The Wolves Among Us
I first came across this video over at A Little Leaven. Based on some of what I wrote earlier about people who confidently describe themselvs as "christians" while denying His claim that nobody can be saved without Him, I thought I'd post this video and show how one of the great heroes of the emergent church views the Book upon which we base all that we know about Jesus!
I hope that all of you will have the opportunity to watch at least some of this video, and as you do so consider that this man, with his gentle demeanor and soothing voice is really a ravenous wolf full of deceit and in whom the Spirit does NOT dwell! Shocking isn't it? I readily admit that he is someone whom I would probably like (if I did not know of his heresies), and someone who is probably a lot more likeable than I am to a whole lot of people. And yet unless he repents of his sin and truly follows Jesus as Lord and Savior of his life...he is nothing but a walking corpse.
Watch the video and compare what he says to what the Word of God says!
Well...I could not get the video to embed here, so instead I'm posting it as a link...my apologies for this, but please follow the link to see Marcus Borg discuss his [warped] views on the Bible!
Here is the LINK
I hope that all of you will have the opportunity to watch at least some of this video, and as you do so consider that this man, with his gentle demeanor and soothing voice is really a ravenous wolf full of deceit and in whom the Spirit does NOT dwell! Shocking isn't it? I readily admit that he is someone whom I would probably like (if I did not know of his heresies), and someone who is probably a lot more likeable than I am to a whole lot of people. And yet unless he repents of his sin and truly follows Jesus as Lord and Savior of his life...he is nothing but a walking corpse.
Watch the video and compare what he says to what the Word of God says!
Well...I could not get the video to embed here, so instead I'm posting it as a link...my apologies for this, but please follow the link to see Marcus Borg discuss his [warped] views on the Bible!
Here is the LINK
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