The killing of a young black man in Florida has once again brought up tensions within the US over the role race plays in the US. The shooting death of this young black man by a Hispanic man , who was apparently on a neighbourhood watch , has caused a roar of injustice because George Zimmerman , the Hispanic man , has not been charged as of yet. He has been claiming self defence . You can Google and read all the news feeds for more info , but my point in bringing this up is simple , racial problems still exist and linger in 2012. Sad as it is , this story highlights this truth. No matter what happened and even if it was a death by wrong place, wrong time and a misguided confrontation that wasn't race motivated , the fact that it is being played as a racially motivated incident tells us much about the issue and how close it is to the surface . Christians need to be at the fore when it comes to breaking this evil cycle of racism against any race . In Christ , within the Church we are all brothers and sisters , no matter what wonderful diverse colour we may be . Those out side the fellowship , are our fellow image bearers of God . They are human , our neighbours , our friends , our co-workers . God created humans , with may shades , may we see each person in this light. My prayer for this sad situation is that justice will be served , that no side will be pandered to for political points and both families will find grace , mercy and forgiveness amid the pain.
It appears that a group of new agers are flocking to a mountainous area in France in light of the Mayan doomsday prediction for the end of the world later this year . According to the Mayan calender , on Dec 21st , 2012 , there is going to be a catastrophic series of events that will alter the earth as we know it . These type of predictions have come up in the past and many of the "faithful" firmly believe but what I find quite hilarious , if you speak about the Bible and its prophecy of Jesus Christ coming again , well that's just a myth or story . Look , all of these new age nuts , who cling to the crystals , tarot cards , astrology and Mayan predictions are deluded and blinded by their sin and the devil. What they need more than anything is the truth that there will be a day coming and unless one is in Christ and forgiven of their sins , they will perish eternally in hell. If you come across someone who is interested in this stuff , use that as a starting point to get them into scripture and share the real truth of the second coming and all its implications. Needless to say I have no plans on going to France and climbing no mountain.
Soon it will Hockey play off time . My Boston Bruins will be in playing to defend their Stanley Cup they won last year . I love hockey in the play offs . It is passionate and really gets the blood going when your team is contending . My prayer fro myself this year is to be excited , exuberant and loud but not lose control and sin in any way . When one is caught up in the action , I have been carried away , my wife will vouch for that . So I write publicly to ask for prayer that I might cheer and enjoy my Bruins no matter how long they may be in the run. No I'm not greedy , so realistically I can't see them repeating . But it would be nice because I just know the Bruins have to be God's favourite team . Just kidding .
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