OH, THE HORROR OF IT!

Found this over at GeeeeeZ.

This is unfathonable!



Come on...admit it.

That was funny!

JUST RAISE THE DEBT CEILING AND PRINT SOME MORE!

Found this over at Teresamerica:



Isn't that pretty much what I was saying a few posts back?

FROM OUR "NOW WE KNOW" DEPARTMENT:

Just askin' 'cause I don't know: In 1961 would the father's race have been listed as "African?"

If I say someone is "African," does that automatically mean they are black skinned?

In 1961, wouldn't that word have been "Negroid" or "Negro?"

Again...just askin'

And maybe you can explain this to me (please, please!):



Look...I don't know where President BO was born. I don't even care, 'cause it will make no difference at all.

I would just like somebody to be up front about it all.

JUST BECAUSE HE'S NOT WHO HE SAYS HE IS IS NO REASON TO MISTRUST HIM

Is it unreasonable to assume that if one is a dedicated member of a group, let's say Kiwanis International, that one would give at least some preference to that group over others?

Would it also be reasonable to assume that whatever group one gives preferential treatment is the one he/she leans toward most wholeheartedly?

In 2010, did President BO or did he not release an "Easter Greeting" that included Jews, Muslims, Hindus and others? Is not Easter a uniquely Christian observance?

During 2010, did President BO also release statements that recognized the observance of Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, Hajj, and Eid-ul-Adha...uniquely Muslim observances?

During Passover this month, did President BO, or did he not, release a greeting that compared the ancient Jewish exodus from Egypt to the Arab political awakening this year?

Don't most Arabs actively seek the destruction of Israel?

During Easter weekend, did President BO, or did he not, issue a statement about "Earth Day," while saying virtually nothing about Good Friday or Easter?

When asked about the issue, did White House Press Secretary Jay Carney suggested Obama’s “high profile” visit to a church Sunday should suffice to prove his devotion to Christianity?

Did Carney really say, “I’m not sure if we put out a statement or not, but he obviously personally celebrated Easter with his family,” and did he add ”the president took his family out to church in a very high-profile way?”

From the answers to these questions, to which faith would you conclude President BO has more allegiance?

A MOST SIGNIFICAN POST - PLEASE CLICK TO IT AND READ IT!

THE MALCONTENT

In it he lists eleven apologies made by President BO for America's actions:

1. Apology to France and Europe ("America Has Shown Arrogance")
2. Apology to the Muslim World
3. Apology to the Summit of the Americas
4. Apology at the G-20 Summit of World Leaders
5. Apology for the War on Terror
6. Apology for Guantanamo in France
7. Apology before the Turkish Parliament
8. Apology for U.S. Policy toward the Americas
9. Apology for the Mistakes of the CIA
10. Apology for Guantanamo in Washington
11. And he apologized to the Japan for bombing Hiroshima 65 years ago!

He reminds us of and documents each of the apologies.

Do you agree with this assessment?

If not, on which points is he wrong?

Is President BO the great apologist?

A MOMENTARY DEPARTURE

Just for today, I wish to leave the realm of politics to take a moment to tell you something about myself.

WHAT DO I MEAN WHEN I SAY, "I'M A CHRISTIAN?"

Words have meaning.

If words don't have meaning, then all attempts at communication are bound to fail.

When I was in school, my Literature teacher encouraged us to find the author's meaning in his writings.

When I studied under some rather liberal professors, it was not the authors' meanings that I was encouraged to find, but what the writing seemed to mean to me.

That was a travesty.

Some have tried to come to this blog and dictate what it means to be a Christian, mostly in an attempt to make themselves look better, or somehow "good enough" for whatever it was that they wanted to look "good enough" for.

But the meaning of being a Christian is not open for conjecture or political correctness, or some imagined philosophical bent.

Being a Christian has a meaning ascribed to it by the one who invented it, the Creator God.

So, having just come out of Resurrection Sunday (which some call "Easter"), let me define for you what I mean when I say that I am a Christian.

When I say, 'I am a Christian,' I am not shouting that 'I am clean living. I'm whispering 'I was lost, but now I'm found and forgiven.'

I was lost to the Creator God and through the death, burial and resurrection of Messiah, Christ, named, Jesus, I am found to Him and belong to Him forever.

When I say, 'I am a Christian,' I don't speak of this with pride. I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say, 'I am a Christian,' I'm not trying to be strong. I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.

When I say, 'I am a Christian,' I'm not bragging of success. I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.

When I say, 'I am a Christian,' I'm not claiming to be perfect. My flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it.

When I say, 'I am a Christian,' I still feel the sting of pain. I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.

When I say, 'I am a Christian,' I'm not holier than thou, I'm just a simple sinner who received God's good grace, somehow!

When I say,  'I am a Christian,' I am proclaiming my trust in, and only in, the finished work of Christ at the cross of Calvary and His resurrection.

When I say, 'I am a Christian,' I am trusting by faith that I will spend eternity with God, not because of my worthiness, but because of Christ's.

Confucius is dead.

The Buddha is dead.

Muhammad is dead.

But my Christ is alive.

He stands ready to receive as His own anyone who will come to Him with open heart and mind.

He will enable you to know in the depth of your being that though you die, you will live forever when you receive His gracious offer of salvation.

ADDENDUM: At 10:00 AM today I received word that my good friend, Charlie Warber, was struck by a car and killed yesterday afternoon.

Charlie and I had lunch together almost every Thursday. We were very close.

I am sad to the depths of my being for having lost Charlie, but am joyful in the knowledge that he knows the Savior of whom I spoke above.

I will miss Charlie. I will miss our lunches together. I will miss our good times together.

For years I was in Christian radio, and Charlie loved my sign-off every day.

And so, for him, I repeat it now:

"HAVE A GREAT DAY. MAKE IT A CHRIST-FILLED DAY, AND IF I DON'T SEE YOU HERE, I'LL SEE YOU OVER THERE."

See you soon, Charlie.

I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.   (John 11:26)

A CACOPHONY OF EASTER JOY!

(From the 70s) HE IS ALIVE - From "Celebrate Life" by Buryl Red



AND NOW "HALLELUJAH" BY G.F. HANDEL!




HAVE A BLESSED RESURRECTION SUNDAY EVERYBODY!

HE DID IT FOR YOU, EVEN WHEN YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU NEEDED HIM TO DO SO.