I plan to post two at once this week to catch up. I'm sorry about that. Also, a side note... I plan to get back to engaging the culture/world around us... so much has happened that I wish I had more time to comment on...
- Bristol Palin's comment that abstinence is not realistic (I beg to differ - it's not easy, but in a world of "fulfill me and my selfish desires above all," that sort of answer is not surprising)
- Dustin Lance Black's Oscar acceptance speech for his "Milk" screenplay in which he tells gay children/teens who are told they are "less by their churches, by the government or their families..." is a sad testimony on three fronts. First, the fact that there are churches who do say that. Second, that all churches/Christianity are (is) stereotyped as being homophobic and hateful toward gays. Yes, homosexuality is a sin and it has deep issues within the family, but it is no worse than any other sin (this is a much deeper topic that I cannot possibly grapple with in a few sentences). Third, that churches are so willing to die on the hill of homosexuality and not on the glaring sins present within the walls of the churches or their heterosexual members' lives. I digress...
- Obama's plans for more funding for faith-based groups/organizations
- American Idol and the influx of "worship" or "music" leaders from churches (according to my latest, unofficial count - I believe there are 4-5 in the top 36, maybe more).
- Alex Rodriguez, steroids, baseball and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. It seems that easy (and gotta-have-it-now) is the official American standard - no matter the cost. Sad. More could be said, but again I digress.
Plus there is more... so much has been happening. I look forward to more dialogue soon. I also think I may begin writing on a more regular basis (than once a week) and begin making the entries shorter. We'll see.
Look for my next 2 posts to wrap up the series later this week (hopefully by Thursday).
Please remember to pray for both of my wife's grandparents (husband and wife - Milton and Billie)... they are both in the hospital as I type this and have been since last Thursday.
Also... one last note to my hijacking-blogger wife (for those that missed it, she hijacked my blog and left a very flattering and kind blog entry about me that I was unaware of )... thank you for your amazingly kind and loving words. You humble me. Why you picked me, I'll never know, but I thank God daily that you are my friend, my partner in ministry, my love, the mother of my children and my wife. I pray I make you proud and that God is glorified through our marriage.
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