March for Life 2009

"For you formed my inward parts;you knitted me together in my mother's womb.I praise you,for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.Wonderful are your works;my soul knows it very well" Psalm 139 verses 14-15.

Today is March for life in the US. It is also the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. Abortion is one of the most insidious evil's that continues to grow in our times.When I have had the chance to talk to people who support the the right for a women to kill their unborn child, most have never really looked into the issue or took the time to look at the facts . The first time I saw a aborted baby at only 14 weeks or so old I was sickened by how brutal and sick the sight of this little one ripped apart before my eyes. May we pray that God will bring repentance and healing concerning this brutal practice . May we take a moment to fathom the fact that in the US 1.2 million a year are murdered and in Canada over 100000 .
The only hope is the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are all sinners and it is at the foot of the cross all things can be made new and healed .

Earthly Messiah's and Mind Numbing Excess...

So the new "messiah" has been placed in the seat of power . The collective world seems like a teenage girl , swooning over a rock star or movie idol.Now that is not President Obama's fault, but when you listen to his words , his rhetoric has a prophetic element to them and plays to the masses . It is almost nauseating to watch this "man worship" by celebrities and the common . Needless to say I have stayed away from every T.V program that has anything to do with this over blown excessive spectacle.
The fact that this whole affair is costing up to 170 million is gross and disgusting. It seems to me the media was all up in arms when President Bush spent 50 million . I wonder if it will even mention this fact and apply the same critical nature that it poured out on Bush. I doubt it very much .
The bottom line for me is the new President stands for and wants to promote policies that clearly contradict God's word by promoting gay marriage, to the evil of our age , abortion . My prayer for the President is God would bring about repentance and the true gospel of Christ would become a reality in his life.
I do pray for protection for him and his family and he will govern well.But on the matters mentioned above , I hope he fails miserable.

Realing with Reality

I have never been a fan of Reality T.V . I find the shows exploitative and often mean spirited. The only thing they are good for is showing the "reality" that we are sinners.But having come across the rant of a trainer on the Biggest Loser , it brings them to a new low.The show features over weight contestants and their quest to win by losing the most pounds. The trainers use aggressive techniques and at times almost boot camp jargon , entering into the realm of obnoxious and offensive. Anyway this trainer goes off the deep end , swearing and calling out a female contestant. He is obnoxious, foul mouthed and comes across as the jerk jock you remember from high school.

Granted this contestant willing joined up for this , and lets face it, since we don't have the Roman Coliseum , feed the Christians to the lions , these shows feed that mindset.But it is still unwarranted and if I had my way all these shows would be gone from the T.V. I guess what creative juices used to flow from writers in Hollywood or weird would be better lately, have dried up .

So now back to a lost art form , reading a good book !!

Into the Blue

Well here we are into 2009 . One thing I have never done for years is make resolutions anymore. Really who keeps them. Plus they are nothing more than a set up for failure in general. I think setting goals are fine but at the same time they must be realistic.
The bottom line for me this year is a new job and one that my aging body can handle. Another goal I do have is to write more often on this blog . Over and out for now.