Cool Blog ...

Just thought I would mention this blog by Carla Rolfe called , Reflections of the Time, its worth checking out and fun too. Plus if you are craving that John Calvin t-shirt to be the life of the party at your next church meeting , this is your site.She has a great site link to stuff she designs and guess what , they are all solid reformed minded stuff to wear , a tote bag to carry all those stuffy reformed minded books . coasters etc ... Just think of having that morning coffee with Calvin on your mug , cmon , you know your were predestined to drink that cup of coffee!!

Madonna , McCain and the Art of Self Importance

Lets be straight up , I'm all for free speech. If a culture is to be totally free , we need the freedom to debate ideas and convictions in the public arena. However , having said that what I find disturbing and maddening is when celebrities use their self inflated egos , thinking that they are somehow more savvy bout certain things to rant or put forth a idea without warrant , and then are afraid to step into the fray of debate. Madonna , who is on her new tour in Europe , apparently compared presidential hopeful , John McCain , to Hitler. Just as the Dixie Chick's did a couple of years ago when they called President Bush dumb, using a platform to personally attack a person's character , but not really engage in real debate over the issues or positions they disagree with and then offer alternatives . But this is a real low point, to portray or depict Senator McCain as a type of Hitler. It once again shows the self inflated importance celebrities have of themselves. It was a cheap and sick tactic on part of this shock queen , who has done stuff like this forever just to get her name in print , because it sure will not be her music . Of course her fans ate this up like pablum , loving every moment , not even realizing they are mere sheep in the hands of a master manipulator of the media. What is sadder , she was not called out by her fans to grow up. She should have the decency to apologize to this war hero ,and true patriot, but then again, that would take someone with a shred of decency, and Madonna has long showed , she has none.

That Being Said..

In the last post I was a tad harsh on the athletes competing at the games . I posted after reading of the ongoing confinement of Chinese Pastors , who are targeted randomly and confined for no reason . So I was a bit worked up. But certain athletes have been exceptional , no question . What Michael Phelps has done is nothing short of amazing, 8 gold in swimming, totally unheard of . The same could be said of the Jamaican speedster , Usain Bolt, who set 2 world records and took gold in both the 100 and 200 meter . Amazing ,no question, but I still hold that there is a taint on the games .

Hypocrisy in Olympic Land

So it seems that the some are putting pressure on the IOC to withdraw the 2014 games from Russia, due to the invasion of Georgia. While I believe the aggression shown by Russia should not come as a surprise from any one who has watched the developments over the last couple of years , it is the height of hypocrisy to scream , no games for you while they are in China. The oppression of free speech,the on going persecution of Christians and home churches , the occupation of Tibet , the Sudan crisis and China's role in the terror there , the continuing polluting of the earth without restraint , need I go on. It is laughable for the international community to cry out and try to get the games changed because who has boycotted or cried foul over China , no one. I contend that every medal won has blood on it and every western country should be ashamed ,as well as the athletes who line up to take medals. It just shows winning is everything and human beings who are marginalized and under China's tyranny are nothing. I guess gold and money is indeed what makes the world go round , not justice .

I'm Back , Bigger and Louder Than Before ...

After some very long breaks on this blog , I have a solution to get my hands on the keys. I'm a opinionated person , I always have been . Sometimes I have been called a bit , well abrasive . Sometimes I rant , sometimes I preach and well you get the drift. So going forward I will be more myself . I will pull no punches but will try to filter all I say through the lens of the grace of Christ. So stay tuned and ready because here I come .