Monday, November 10, 2008
Prolife Vs. Prochoice
Legislation cannot make the right choice for us. I remember a song by Brenda & Phil Nicholas entitled "Back To Basics." Phil makes a very valid point when he says "You can dictate, legislate, and mandate 'til you're blue in the face; but that won't ensure a lasting change. The change has to take place on the inside, and there's only One Way that can happen: Only One Way! And that's through Jesus Christ. He died and shed His blood that we might be saved."
I definitely believe in LIFE! But I also have lived in a time when people have turned to the butchers in the back streets with dirty rooms, low lighting and cannot be found when the woman that used their services began to hemorrhage from improper procedures or unsanitary conditions. So; it all goes back to what Phil said. Jesus said it best: "I have come that ye might have LIFE, and that more abundantly." (John 10:10)
No elected official can make the choice to please the people. The people must make the choice that pleases God. It's an individual decision as salvation is a personal choice. It would behoove you to make Jesus your choice. It has enternal ramafications!
I definitely believe in LIFE! But I also have lived in a time when people have turned to the butchers in the back streets with dirty rooms, low lighting and cannot be found when the woman that used their services began to hemorrhage from improper procedures or unsanitary conditions. So; it all goes back to what Phil said. Jesus said it best: "I have come that ye might have LIFE, and that more abundantly." (John 10:10)
No elected official can make the choice to please the people. The people must make the choice that pleases God. It's an individual decision as salvation is a personal choice. It would behoove you to make Jesus your choice. It has enternal ramafications!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
YES WE CAN!
"We cannot overcome anger and hatred simply by suppressing them. We need to actively cultivate the antidote to hatred: patience and tolerance." - Dalai Lama-
"By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another." -Jesus of Nazareth- (John 13:35)
I never dreamed I'd live to see this day in the history of our country! A country that has united in a cause "For the people, by the people." Where color would not be the premise of decision, but ability and hope would become the deciding factor.
As you can see from my opening quotes, I have held on to values of peace and love. Having been born in a time and place where segregation and hatred reigned, I endured. Not without scars or missed opportunities, but still looking towards a better day.
Martin Luther King, Jr. said it all for me when he said, "Don't judge me by the color of my skin, but by the content of my character."
President elect, Barrack Obama has this day, shown me that Dr. King's statement was worth embracing. My prayer is that the United States of America will truly become a united nation, "Under God."
"By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another." -Jesus of Nazareth- (John 13:35)
I never dreamed I'd live to see this day in the history of our country! A country that has united in a cause "For the people, by the people." Where color would not be the premise of decision, but ability and hope would become the deciding factor.
As you can see from my opening quotes, I have held on to values of peace and love. Having been born in a time and place where segregation and hatred reigned, I endured. Not without scars or missed opportunities, but still looking towards a better day.
Martin Luther King, Jr. said it all for me when he said, "Don't judge me by the color of my skin, but by the content of my character."
President elect, Barrack Obama has this day, shown me that Dr. King's statement was worth embracing. My prayer is that the United States of America will truly become a united nation, "Under God."
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