The theme this year at the Florida College Lectures is Lessons From the Kings of Israel and Judah.
Yesterday I heard Luke Chandler present a very practical lesson on King Saul that not only depicted Saul’s sins, but warned and reminded us not to make the same mistakes. Continue reading
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Yesterday The White House released a statement from President Obama, which in part read…
“Today, as we reflect on the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, we recommit ourselves to the decision’s guiding principle: that every woman should be able to make her own choices about her body and her health….. Because this is a country where everyone deserves the same freedom and opportunities to fulfill their dreams.”
Contrast the President’s statement with this one: Continue reading
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Recent news headlines are pretty depressing.
“No Pants Subway Day” Yes, it is what it sounds like! In 60 cities across the world people rode the subway sans their pants. Acting as if everything was normal people waited, boarded and rode the subway in their boxers, briefs and panties. The twelfth annual event is said to have attracted over 4,000 participants in New York City.
As we shake our collective heads in utter disbelief and disgust, there is more…. Continue reading
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Fifty years ago today, January 8, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson, in his state of the union address declared “an unconditional war on poverty in America.”
According to analysis by the Cato Institute our government at the federal and state level has spent in excess of $15 Trillion on anti-poverty programs in the past 50 years. And the result? Almost the same number of people are living below the poverty level as in 1964. Columnist Cal Thomas quipped, “The lack of government programs did not cause poverty, and spending vast sums of money has not eliminated it.” Continue reading
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What if you woke up this morning, January 2, 2014, and you were Jesus?
Oh, you still live in the same house and have the same family. You don’t look any different! You still have the same problems. Challenges. Health issues. You have the same job. Boss. And co-workers. You still attend the same church. The experience and circumstances of your life are exactly the same. Except for one thing! Continue reading
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Monday was a historical day. On MLK day our first black President was sworn into office for a second term. But there was something else. For the first time in an Inaugural speech, a President used the word “gay” to address sexual orientation and promote same-sex marriage.
President Obama also invoked “Stonewall” a gay bar in Greenwich, where in 1969 a police raid sparked riots. He placed it the same category as 1848 Women’s right convention in Seneca Falls, and the 1965 civil rights March in Selma, Alabama.
And what is my response?
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I’ve said it before. I hate death. I hate the sorrow it brings. I hate the emptiness it leaves. I hate the relationships it ruptures. I hate the burden it bears.
And Death ever lurks. Looking over our shoulder. Sneering. Leering. Waiting to strike. Leaving its hurt. And about the time we’ve had some healing, death invades our homes and hearts again.
It seems to be happening all too often lately. Last Sunday I received one of the calls. I knew by the voice. The tone. The words that said, “Have you heard…..” This time is was my friend Ted Brewer.
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There is a sad story in the Old Testament about the death of King David’s infant son. When the baby became ill, David fasted, prayed and wept for six days. On the seventh day, David’s servants came with the anguished news, “He is dead.” David’s response is remarkable.
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Picture this scene.
After a lovely dinner, under a full moon, Joshua gets down on one knee, opens a box with a sparkling diamond ring, hands it to Jessica and says, “Honey, I’d love to lease you…”
That doesn’t sound very romantic! Lease you? Not marry you? Well, not if Florida attorney, Paul Rampell has his way.
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As we conclude 2013, we are featuring the top 9 posts of 2013. Interestingly, in view of recent events, this one came in at #5.
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Aaron and Melissa Klien have been the subject of protests. Boycotts. And Public outrage. In fact Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries has launched an official investigation.
“Everybody is entitled to their own beliefs, Commissioner Brad Avakian told The Oregonian but that doesn’t mean that folks have the right to discriminate.” Presumably in referring to the Klien’s, Avakian also said, “The goal is to rehabilitate.”
So who are Aaron and Melissa Klien? And what intolerable offense did they commit?
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