Last weekend about 20 men went camping at the Bridgestone Firestone Centennial Wilderness in White County TN. This is the second time we have camped in that location. This is the second time I've rode with Dr. Ed. This is the second time that we couldn't find our turn and had to do some back tracking in order to arrive at the proper place out in the middle of nowhere.
There are some people that have a hard time asking for directions. It's been my experience that Dr. Ed and I don't have that problem. We just like to use it as the last resort. We explore all of our options, collect data, discuss the data and then decide accordingly. We used that approach for about 20 minutes, it didn't help us out much. We still didn't find our turn. We stopped and asked for directions from a few locals and their information proved itself useful, we found our way to the campsite.
I'm one of those people that enjoy arriving at the destination but my favorite part of any trip is the journey. That is an acquired taste though. I didn't always feel that way. I used to be one of those people that wanted to “just get there”. I was in a hurry. The time and space spent between destinations was viewed as wasted time. My perspective has changed through experience. Let me give you an example.
Dr. Ed and I had a passenger that rode to the camping trip with us. Roger Collins and his wife Barb have been coming to church at Lakeshore for several months. During the ride to camp Dr. Ed, Roger and I had about two hours to get to know one another. Roger talked a little bit about what it was that drew him and his wife to Lakeshore but we talked about other things too. Dr. Ed and I had never spent much time with Roger. There are other men at Lakeshore that Dr. Ed and I have came in contact with over and over. Had it not been for this journey, Dr. Ed and I would not have had the chance to get to know Roger and the heart that he has for the Lord. It is during the journey that we get to know one another for when we get to the place we will spend eternity (heaven).
At the end of the weekend Roger swore that Ed and I tried to kill him by taking him on a 10 mile hike. We honestly thought it was a 4 mile round tripper, we were wrong! That journey is a whole different story. We made memories this weekend that we will carry with us for many years to come. It is the journey that brings us closer together. It is the journey in which our working together brings us together as family. And it is in the journey that we become bonded to one another.
We invite you to engage in the men and church activities at Lakeshore Christian Church. We would all be outsiders had none of us ever taken steps together in a common activity. Come to any of the church activities and get a story of your own. Let us hear about it but most of all, learn to enjoy the journey. That is the place in which we learn to rely upon one another.
Friday, June 26, 2009
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Thursday, April 9, 2009
The Repercussion of The Ressurection
This weekend is Easter. To some of you it will be a day to take pictures of your kids hunting eggs. Many of you will make this week a special effort to attend church. For some this will be the only church service you attend all year. At one point I would complain about those things, these days I'm finished with those complaints.
There is only one thing that matters this weekend. The same one thing that only matters any moment of any day. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
I know there are many opinions pertaining to Jesus. He's been called a good teacher, a good man, a philosopher even a trouble maker. Those are all opinions but I'd like to point to something a little more solid than that.
Jesus said and did many things while he was wandering around the Holy Land. We could talk about him hugging hookers, drinking wine, making wine out of water, partying with party animals or even insulting the preachers of his day...none of that matters.
The one thing that makes all the difference is the resurrection. If the resurrection had not occurred there would be no hope for any of us. If the resurrection had not occurred there would be no reason to regard Christ Jesus as Lord. He would have only been another ordinary man. No reason for celebration. No hope.
No matter what anyone decides to concur the truth still remains that the people who hated Jesus could not produce a body. No could ever disprove that Christ was resurrected, yet there is proof that he did.
I would encourage all of you to think about two things going into this weekend.
The implications that follow Christ being the Son of God and the fact that he rose from the grave.
There are no other event in history that has left it's mark in time as the life of Christ has. He turned the world upside down. It was indeed "The End of The World as We Knew It".
I'm glad I don't know what it was like before that happened. I never want to imagine a world in which grace and mercy aren't shed on sinners. I never want to face a day this side of eternity in which God isn't active and loving towards all of us...Christian and non Christian.
This is a weekend that ALL can celebrate!
There is only one thing that matters this weekend. The same one thing that only matters any moment of any day. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
I know there are many opinions pertaining to Jesus. He's been called a good teacher, a good man, a philosopher even a trouble maker. Those are all opinions but I'd like to point to something a little more solid than that.
Jesus said and did many things while he was wandering around the Holy Land. We could talk about him hugging hookers, drinking wine, making wine out of water, partying with party animals or even insulting the preachers of his day...none of that matters.
The one thing that makes all the difference is the resurrection. If the resurrection had not occurred there would be no hope for any of us. If the resurrection had not occurred there would be no reason to regard Christ Jesus as Lord. He would have only been another ordinary man. No reason for celebration. No hope.
No matter what anyone decides to concur the truth still remains that the people who hated Jesus could not produce a body. No could ever disprove that Christ was resurrected, yet there is proof that he did.
I would encourage all of you to think about two things going into this weekend.
The implications that follow Christ being the Son of God and the fact that he rose from the grave.
There are no other event in history that has left it's mark in time as the life of Christ has. He turned the world upside down. It was indeed "The End of The World as We Knew It".
I'm glad I don't know what it was like before that happened. I never want to imagine a world in which grace and mercy aren't shed on sinners. I never want to face a day this side of eternity in which God isn't active and loving towards all of us...Christian and non Christian.
This is a weekend that ALL can celebrate!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Recession
I've finally accepted the fact that our country is in a recession. Like many "conservatives" I denied that we were headed that way for the past year. I still have reservations about how we got here but none of those hypothesis matter now. I will attempt to reveal some thoughts that I have about our current situation as a Christian Man in this situation.
I hope this recession has major effects on our churches.
In my personal studies and meditations on Scripture and current events since my last blog I have come to the conclusion that if we are not careful this opportunity pass us by. This is not a "persecution" that is upon us, it IS an opportunity. This is the time for us to put into practice the things that we have claimed for centuries. The claim that God is active and loving and answers prayer. The air should be permeated with our prayers to God. I have a recommendation for your prayers.
Don't pray so safe!
I don't know about you but I've found myself in the past few months realizing that I pray much too safe. I pray for God to help keep my job safe, to keep me healthy, to bless my neighbors, and to help lead our President (and many other things for God to do...so I don't have to!). I keep putting these things on God's shoulders and telling him to take care of them. I'm not so sure those are the right prayers at all. In fact I am convinced those are the wrong prayers indeed.
I encourage you to change those prayers a bit. Ask God for these blessing and then SEIZE an opportunity to DO something! Fix a meal for the first person or family that comes to your mind. Don't rely on your opinion as to whether they "really need it" or not. Pray fervently for God to show you and lead you to people who need things you can provide for. No matter how small or LARGE the need may be. I assure you that God has provided the means for you to DO something. Pray big, pray active and don't put it on God's shoulders...tell him you are ready and willing to be the requester AND the granter of such a blessing.
Send a card to the President. That's right, I may not have voted for him but I sure as sugar am called to respect him and I am going to support him. Not barrage him with what I think is wrong. Keep praying for him to have Godly wisdom and for Godly people to be aligned around him, but DO something supportive. I don't care that he may not receive it, that part is not up to you! Just DO something in love for the new leader of our country! Don't let your opinions restrict an opportunity to express love for this man.
Pray that God will draw people towards our houses of worship. Invite people you know you church. Act in love to people you aren't ready to invite and pray for them, then take an act of faith and ask them to come!
Give to your church like never before! I'm not going to tell you that God will pay you back or you'll get a mysterious check in the mail or that you need to forward this blog to 10 people. Just give to God like you've never given before. Do your part to make sure your churches "storehouse" has money to do for those in need, because those in need are growing in numbers.
Most of all seek God's Word for his loving example and the ways that Jesus expressed his love to us. Take a risk, give something up. Stop being so safe and get out there and get your hands dirty for Jesus.
In the words of a favorite preacher, Mark Moore, go make Jesus famous!
I hope this recession has major effects on our churches.
In my personal studies and meditations on Scripture and current events since my last blog I have come to the conclusion that if we are not careful this opportunity pass us by. This is not a "persecution" that is upon us, it IS an opportunity. This is the time for us to put into practice the things that we have claimed for centuries. The claim that God is active and loving and answers prayer. The air should be permeated with our prayers to God. I have a recommendation for your prayers.
Don't pray so safe!
I don't know about you but I've found myself in the past few months realizing that I pray much too safe. I pray for God to help keep my job safe, to keep me healthy, to bless my neighbors, and to help lead our President (and many other things for God to do...so I don't have to!). I keep putting these things on God's shoulders and telling him to take care of them. I'm not so sure those are the right prayers at all. In fact I am convinced those are the wrong prayers indeed.
I encourage you to change those prayers a bit. Ask God for these blessing and then SEIZE an opportunity to DO something! Fix a meal for the first person or family that comes to your mind. Don't rely on your opinion as to whether they "really need it" or not. Pray fervently for God to show you and lead you to people who need things you can provide for. No matter how small or LARGE the need may be. I assure you that God has provided the means for you to DO something. Pray big, pray active and don't put it on God's shoulders...tell him you are ready and willing to be the requester AND the granter of such a blessing.
Send a card to the President. That's right, I may not have voted for him but I sure as sugar am called to respect him and I am going to support him. Not barrage him with what I think is wrong. Keep praying for him to have Godly wisdom and for Godly people to be aligned around him, but DO something supportive. I don't care that he may not receive it, that part is not up to you! Just DO something in love for the new leader of our country! Don't let your opinions restrict an opportunity to express love for this man.
Pray that God will draw people towards our houses of worship. Invite people you know you church. Act in love to people you aren't ready to invite and pray for them, then take an act of faith and ask them to come!
Give to your church like never before! I'm not going to tell you that God will pay you back or you'll get a mysterious check in the mail or that you need to forward this blog to 10 people. Just give to God like you've never given before. Do your part to make sure your churches "storehouse" has money to do for those in need, because those in need are growing in numbers.
Most of all seek God's Word for his loving example and the ways that Jesus expressed his love to us. Take a risk, give something up. Stop being so safe and get out there and get your hands dirty for Jesus.
In the words of a favorite preacher, Mark Moore, go make Jesus famous!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
The Boy In The Striped Pajamas
There were a lot of families that went to see Madagascar together this Saturday afternoon. Nope, not me. I took my wife an son to see a historical fiction movie that I knew relatively little about. I only knew that it was a movie about the Holocaust as viewed through the eyes of an 8 year old. That was enough to get my attention.
What unfolded before my eyes was what I consider art. The story of an eight year old boy the son of a German Nazi Officer and the confusion of innocence in a fallen world.
Now I'm not going to ruin this experience for anyone, I am however going to leave you with some thoughts that I had at the conclusion of this movie.
I was angry. Angry that we complain so much. The world is a fallen and ugly place, and even within the boarders of the United States of America there are many atrocities that exist. That is a true statement but even so our children have never seen the horrendous life of a concentration camp, camps that were created to herd men, women and children to their death. Genocide in the worst of forms. Mass graves and burned bodies. Lives that were silenced and took a world war to correct and defend.
Our world in the United States has not seen that extreme of in our lifetime. We live among boarders where there is hunger and homelessness but there is compassion. It's not perfect but we are blessed by our children never having to been herded into a gas chamber, or held in the chains of slavery and accepted as "normal". No that hasn't happened in our lifetime in the United States of America.
Our children have been taught that it's their right to have Xbox's, Gameboy's, cell phones, mp3 players, televisions, DVD's. That Christmas is a time when they are to have gifts heaped upon them, so much so that it's nothing for little Suzy or Johnny to run to their bed rooms mad because they didn't get the electric lunchbox that they so desperately wanted too be given on Christmas morning. As parents we are faced with the tough decision on how to spend $500 on a charge card for Christmas, or whether we are going to buy the PS3 or the Xbox 360 for our kids next gaming console. Decisions, decisions....
In essence we live in a land of privilege and blessings. Again, it's not perfect but it is paradise compared to the horrors that much of the other world lives through day to day. There are countries not so far away in which you can hear the bellies of children and adults growling from hunger. You can hear the blood curdling screams of those being murder and those that are witnessing murder and genocide. In these dark countries life is not a right, life is not sanctified, nor is life precious. How undignified is that? How horrible it must be to live in such hell as that. How can it be that a child can witness that world around him or her and grow up to be healthy, positive or outgoing? In those countries power is the rule of authority.
Our country is much different in many ways. There are those that are hungry in our country, but they are relatively few in number. There are those in our country that are victims of murder, again I say they are relatively few in number compared to other countries in this world.
We do however have things in common with many of those countries. Although the screams cannot be heard that doesn't mean there are those who do not suffer. And although genocide is not the "nationalist" horror of choice there is one that exists...infanticide.
It is simple for us to look back to Nazi Germany and tell ourselves how horrific those years of concentration camps, gas chambers and body furnaces were. In retrospect we are much more "civilized" than that. But we too easily forget the formation of those ideas. They were indeed founded upon desensitization and through propaganda. Not much different than the abortion issue of infanticide that is and continues to occur within our good ole U.S.A.
Now my question, to you ole reader if you've made it this far, is what is it that we are willing to continue to desensitize our culture and children to?
Shall we continue to fool ourselves to think that we are so much more civilized than the Nazi's in Germany or the slave holders of the famed South, or the Government of Sudan? Will we continue to fool ourselves into believing that we can control the continued desensitization of our young men and women towards violence, uncommitted sex, and the destruction of infants disguised as merely "the right of a woman" or "the right to a choice". There indeed is no easy answer for these issues but our culture proves that the answers of "choice" and "rights" without responsibility have not worked...as they did not work in Nazi Germany, or Sudan, or Cambodia.
I encourage you to go and see "The Boy In The Striped Pajamas" and I hope my questions lie heavy upon your heart, no matter what political party or religion you claim. I hope you are stirred to anger and contemplation on just what exactly the "Change" is that we need in this country. Is it the change of a politician, or is that change for what's convenient, or is it the change towards a standard.
I know the standard that I choose, and there's a lot of grace aloud on the way towards it..not a continual straying AWAY FROM IT!
OH yeah, here is a link to the movie's page
http://www.boyinthestripedpajamas.com/#/home
What unfolded before my eyes was what I consider art. The story of an eight year old boy the son of a German Nazi Officer and the confusion of innocence in a fallen world.
Now I'm not going to ruin this experience for anyone, I am however going to leave you with some thoughts that I had at the conclusion of this movie.
I was angry. Angry that we complain so much. The world is a fallen and ugly place, and even within the boarders of the United States of America there are many atrocities that exist. That is a true statement but even so our children have never seen the horrendous life of a concentration camp, camps that were created to herd men, women and children to their death. Genocide in the worst of forms. Mass graves and burned bodies. Lives that were silenced and took a world war to correct and defend.
Our world in the United States has not seen that extreme of in our lifetime. We live among boarders where there is hunger and homelessness but there is compassion. It's not perfect but we are blessed by our children never having to been herded into a gas chamber, or held in the chains of slavery and accepted as "normal". No that hasn't happened in our lifetime in the United States of America.
Our children have been taught that it's their right to have Xbox's, Gameboy's, cell phones, mp3 players, televisions, DVD's. That Christmas is a time when they are to have gifts heaped upon them, so much so that it's nothing for little Suzy or Johnny to run to their bed rooms mad because they didn't get the electric lunchbox that they so desperately wanted too be given on Christmas morning. As parents we are faced with the tough decision on how to spend $500 on a charge card for Christmas, or whether we are going to buy the PS3 or the Xbox 360 for our kids next gaming console. Decisions, decisions....
In essence we live in a land of privilege and blessings. Again, it's not perfect but it is paradise compared to the horrors that much of the other world lives through day to day. There are countries not so far away in which you can hear the bellies of children and adults growling from hunger. You can hear the blood curdling screams of those being murder and those that are witnessing murder and genocide. In these dark countries life is not a right, life is not sanctified, nor is life precious. How undignified is that? How horrible it must be to live in such hell as that. How can it be that a child can witness that world around him or her and grow up to be healthy, positive or outgoing? In those countries power is the rule of authority.
Our country is much different in many ways. There are those that are hungry in our country, but they are relatively few in number. There are those in our country that are victims of murder, again I say they are relatively few in number compared to other countries in this world.
We do however have things in common with many of those countries. Although the screams cannot be heard that doesn't mean there are those who do not suffer. And although genocide is not the "nationalist" horror of choice there is one that exists...infanticide.
It is simple for us to look back to Nazi Germany and tell ourselves how horrific those years of concentration camps, gas chambers and body furnaces were. In retrospect we are much more "civilized" than that. But we too easily forget the formation of those ideas. They were indeed founded upon desensitization and through propaganda. Not much different than the abortion issue of infanticide that is and continues to occur within our good ole U.S.A.
Now my question, to you ole reader if you've made it this far, is what is it that we are willing to continue to desensitize our culture and children to?
Shall we continue to fool ourselves to think that we are so much more civilized than the Nazi's in Germany or the slave holders of the famed South, or the Government of Sudan? Will we continue to fool ourselves into believing that we can control the continued desensitization of our young men and women towards violence, uncommitted sex, and the destruction of infants disguised as merely "the right of a woman" or "the right to a choice". There indeed is no easy answer for these issues but our culture proves that the answers of "choice" and "rights" without responsibility have not worked...as they did not work in Nazi Germany, or Sudan, or Cambodia.
I encourage you to go and see "The Boy In The Striped Pajamas" and I hope my questions lie heavy upon your heart, no matter what political party or religion you claim. I hope you are stirred to anger and contemplation on just what exactly the "Change" is that we need in this country. Is it the change of a politician, or is that change for what's convenient, or is it the change towards a standard.
I know the standard that I choose, and there's a lot of grace aloud on the way towards it..not a continual straying AWAY FROM IT!
OH yeah, here is a link to the movie's page
http://www.boyinthestripedpajamas.com/#/home
Monday, November 10, 2008
Veteran's Day
Tuesday is Veteran's Day here in the good ole USA.
A few years ago I walked the parade downtown on Broadway with Wesley's Boyscout troop. I wrote a blog about how great it felt to actually try and give honor to those veteran's who have served our country through action just for a few miles. I vowed that I would always participate in an acknowledgment of this national holiday in the future.
I'm not marching in a parade Tuesday. And I'm not just writing this blog to say I didn't forget about it being Veteran's Day. No, none of those lame excuses or actions are going to work.
Have you ever noticed that people who have served in the military kind of carry themselves different than most folk? I can't put my finger on it, but there's something different about their swagger. There are others that you cannot pick out, that's okay too. Then there are those men and women who were able to serve our country in WWII.
Many of those men and women don't think us "young kids" get "it" when it comes to how important veteran's are. I think they have good reason to think that because we "young kids" don't take time to say very much to them, especially in regards to their service. I ask you to join me in changing that perception a bit tomorrow.
This Tuesday I'm going to make it a point to look at anyone wearing an "I'm a Veteran" message or a military insignia and say "Thank you for your service." I'm even going to take it a step further and in some of my conversations make it a point to ASK if the person I'm talking to served in our military, that will do two things. 1.) It will let any veteran that I'm not aware of know that I cared enough to ask, and 2.) it will inform the other people that I'm around that it IS a special day for our country and many of it's citizens.
Oh, and by the way, if you're a veteran and reading this.
Thank you so much for your service.
If you lost a family member while they were in the service, their life was not in vain and my condolences to you.
If you have a family member serving now, my prayers are with them and your family in this sensitive time.
Veteran's whether living or dead are our real American heroes. Thanks for your service.
Here are a couple of pictures of my family heroes. My Grandfather, Virgil Eugene Thurman WWII Veteran. And my Great Great Grandfather, James Polk Yates Civil War Veteran.
Virgil Eugene Thurman WWII Veteran.
James Polk Yates
Civil War Veteran
A few years ago I walked the parade downtown on Broadway with Wesley's Boyscout troop. I wrote a blog about how great it felt to actually try and give honor to those veteran's who have served our country through action just for a few miles. I vowed that I would always participate in an acknowledgment of this national holiday in the future.
I'm not marching in a parade Tuesday. And I'm not just writing this blog to say I didn't forget about it being Veteran's Day. No, none of those lame excuses or actions are going to work.
Have you ever noticed that people who have served in the military kind of carry themselves different than most folk? I can't put my finger on it, but there's something different about their swagger. There are others that you cannot pick out, that's okay too. Then there are those men and women who were able to serve our country in WWII.
Many of those men and women don't think us "young kids" get "it" when it comes to how important veteran's are. I think they have good reason to think that because we "young kids" don't take time to say very much to them, especially in regards to their service. I ask you to join me in changing that perception a bit tomorrow.
This Tuesday I'm going to make it a point to look at anyone wearing an "I'm a Veteran" message or a military insignia and say "Thank you for your service." I'm even going to take it a step further and in some of my conversations make it a point to ASK if the person I'm talking to served in our military, that will do two things. 1.) It will let any veteran that I'm not aware of know that I cared enough to ask, and 2.) it will inform the other people that I'm around that it IS a special day for our country and many of it's citizens.
Oh, and by the way, if you're a veteran and reading this.
Thank you so much for your service.
If you lost a family member while they were in the service, their life was not in vain and my condolences to you.
If you have a family member serving now, my prayers are with them and your family in this sensitive time.
Veteran's whether living or dead are our real American heroes. Thanks for your service.
Here are a couple of pictures of my family heroes. My Grandfather, Virgil Eugene Thurman WWII Veteran. And my Great Great Grandfather, James Polk Yates Civil War Veteran.
Virgil Eugene Thurman WWII Veteran.
James Polk Yates
Civil War Veteran
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Morning After
Last night Barrack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th President of The United States of America. Obama rallied much of the country behind his political campaign with vigor, stamina, and charisma which appealed to young and old, rich and poor, black and white.
The aftermath of this election will leave many Americans disappointed and others ecstatic for various reasons. There is no doubt a population of Americans that would NOT vote for Obama based on the color of his skin. There are others that ONLY voted for him BECAUSE of the color of his skin. Both of those are sad reasons to cast or not cast a vote for this man.
History unfolded and continues to unfold in front of our eyes in this election. No more can the "minorities" in the United States cry out that the "playing field" is not level. Mr. Obama has pulled a victory that many blacks, whites, indian, asian etc. people felt that they would never see in their lifetimes. It is truly a shame that Obama's grandmother did not live another day to see this historic moment come to pass in this country. Today is the day that young Americans of EVERY race can KNOW that they too could one day be the ANYTHING they are willing to work towards.
The position of President will bring many complications to Obama's life. There will no doubt be challenges in front of him that are to be overcome and battles that will have to be fought. Up to and not excluding hatred of the worst kind directed towards him. There may also be the thoughts, plots and attempts on his life that all Presidents face, because hatred knows no color.
Obama didn't have my vote. I suppose I could dribble about why I think McCain was a better choice and I had to make a decision between the less of two evils but none of that matters this morning. There is no going back.
You know that whole nonsense about God creating the earth, a snake that talked to a woman in a garden, two people that ate fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, Jesus being the Son of God, died and brought back to life, returning for us oneday....yeah I fell for the whole thing. I'm a Christian man. I understand that many of you that may read this will question my sanity and intelligence based on that, but that's okay. I'm used to it. There will be no apology from me for being a Christian. I truly believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of The Living God. And that leaves me in a pretty interesting predicament.
There is no doubt in my mind that God's will was carried out in this election last night. And while I may not understand the plan that God has for the USA, I know that He maintains control with his infinite wisdom and has allowed this to come to pass for a reason. The Republican party nor the Democratic party, nor any other party can dethrone God. Now I know what some of you are thinking. "Mr. Christian thinks it's the end of the world because what he thinks is the 'antichrist' has been elected." That is absolutely NOT what I'm thinking. I'm not eating worms this morning, I'm not distraught, I'm at peace. And I'm left with a decision to make.
I have made the decision that I will not respond to Obama the way that many of you have responded to President Bush. I already know that I do not agree with Obama on many of the issues that were at the forefront of his campaign. That does not allow me to cast my support for him to swine. I vow to lift this man up in prayer because our country will need it and no matter who the leader is they will need our support.
President-elect Obama, my prayers are with you as you approach your inauguration. You will have my support even when you do not have my approval. I pray for your family. Your little girls whose laughter will fill the halls of the White House in just a few days. Prayers for your wife to support you and have a vision for the greater good of our country. I will plea with the Living God for your safety and guidance but most importantly I will pray for God's will to be done through you. I hope you are up to it sir.
The aftermath of this election will leave many Americans disappointed and others ecstatic for various reasons. There is no doubt a population of Americans that would NOT vote for Obama based on the color of his skin. There are others that ONLY voted for him BECAUSE of the color of his skin. Both of those are sad reasons to cast or not cast a vote for this man.
History unfolded and continues to unfold in front of our eyes in this election. No more can the "minorities" in the United States cry out that the "playing field" is not level. Mr. Obama has pulled a victory that many blacks, whites, indian, asian etc. people felt that they would never see in their lifetimes. It is truly a shame that Obama's grandmother did not live another day to see this historic moment come to pass in this country. Today is the day that young Americans of EVERY race can KNOW that they too could one day be the ANYTHING they are willing to work towards.
The position of President will bring many complications to Obama's life. There will no doubt be challenges in front of him that are to be overcome and battles that will have to be fought. Up to and not excluding hatred of the worst kind directed towards him. There may also be the thoughts, plots and attempts on his life that all Presidents face, because hatred knows no color.
Obama didn't have my vote. I suppose I could dribble about why I think McCain was a better choice and I had to make a decision between the less of two evils but none of that matters this morning. There is no going back.
You know that whole nonsense about God creating the earth, a snake that talked to a woman in a garden, two people that ate fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, Jesus being the Son of God, died and brought back to life, returning for us oneday....yeah I fell for the whole thing. I'm a Christian man. I understand that many of you that may read this will question my sanity and intelligence based on that, but that's okay. I'm used to it. There will be no apology from me for being a Christian. I truly believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of The Living God. And that leaves me in a pretty interesting predicament.
There is no doubt in my mind that God's will was carried out in this election last night. And while I may not understand the plan that God has for the USA, I know that He maintains control with his infinite wisdom and has allowed this to come to pass for a reason. The Republican party nor the Democratic party, nor any other party can dethrone God. Now I know what some of you are thinking. "Mr. Christian thinks it's the end of the world because what he thinks is the 'antichrist' has been elected." That is absolutely NOT what I'm thinking. I'm not eating worms this morning, I'm not distraught, I'm at peace. And I'm left with a decision to make.
I have made the decision that I will not respond to Obama the way that many of you have responded to President Bush. I already know that I do not agree with Obama on many of the issues that were at the forefront of his campaign. That does not allow me to cast my support for him to swine. I vow to lift this man up in prayer because our country will need it and no matter who the leader is they will need our support.
President-elect Obama, my prayers are with you as you approach your inauguration. You will have my support even when you do not have my approval. I pray for your family. Your little girls whose laughter will fill the halls of the White House in just a few days. Prayers for your wife to support you and have a vision for the greater good of our country. I will plea with the Living God for your safety and guidance but most importantly I will pray for God's will to be done through you. I hope you are up to it sir.
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