After kicking out the Taliban, I have to say I’m disappointed we (viz: the United States) didn’t influence the new Afghan constitution more, to keep as much sharia out of it as possible. Because we failed to do so, the result is persecution of Christians, though this is hardly surprising in Muslim lands.
You will be in our prayers, Mr. Rahman.
“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” —Matthew 5:10
Mark D. Roberts is doing a series of articles he’s titled The Da Vinci Opportunity, a response to the forthcoming Da Vinci Code movie release, which Christians should look at as an opportunity to share the Good News with non-believers.
Youth pastor Scott Greene went back to high school for two weeks.
Since it’s VeggieTales, in their riff on The Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Beans, I should have seen “Elvish impersonator” coming…
Pam mentions how she sometimes takes the Bible for granted, and I think all serious Christians who study the Word can attest to falling in to that same trap. Brent, our youth minister, while substituting for one of our TEAM classes last month, told of how when he was in seminary, he went to one of his professors, very concerned over how he was beginning to view the Bible as “just a textbook”. He was starting to lose his hunger for the Word. He was starting to take it for granted.
I’ve done this, too. I find myself falling in to periods where I would rather read books about the Bible than actually read the Bible itself. Yet being a Christian is about being in a relationship with the Savior, Jesus Christ. When you’re in a relationship, to have that relationship grow, you have to spend time with the other person. As a Christian, part of that is reading the Word of God, since that is the best way to see the person of Jesus. My prayer for myself and for you is to always have a hunger to learn more about the One Who has saved us.
The goal of $300 for the March of Dimes’ WalkAmerica has been breached. I’ve now bumped the goal to double of the original double: $440. Help me help preemies!
You people are awesome. In less than two hours last night, you blew through the goal of $110 for the March of Dimes’ WalkAmerica. So I doubled the goal to $220, and now you’ve blown through that as well, with donations now at $260.
Yes, folks, it’s that time of year again. One of my favorite charities is having its annual fundraiser, and you—yes, you—can be a part of it. “How?” you might ask.
Easy: sponsor me. My goal this year is to raise $110 before WalkAmerica 2006 here in Dallas on April 29th. So we have just under two months to get there.
So, if you’re a friend of mine, or a family member, and want to save yourself the anguish of my hitting you up for a charitable donation every time we chat, just hit the link now.
This charity is near and dear to our hearts, as our little guy came nine weeks early, and we had first-hand experience with some of the work the March of Dimes does for preemies. Please help us help other preemies!
Update: Just to show you I put my money where my mouth is, I’ve kicked things off with a $25 donation. With $5-10 here and there, we’ll reach the goal of $110 in no time.
Update 2: Thanks to the generous spirits of some of my friends, we have already blown past the goal of $110 to reach $125. I’ve now doubled the goal to $220. Thanks so much to those who have given!