John Piper's Prayer for President Obama

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?

Yesterday, January 22, 2009, marked the 36th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade which legalized abortion in all 50 states. This day is one of the darkest days in American history. Abortion is one of the most evil and most disgusting things this world has ever seen. Our new President has made it clear that he is pro-choice. He is planning on overturning one of former President Bush's abortion policies which will allow our tax money to support groups that promote abortion in other countries like Mexico. President Obama has also said that he intends to sign the Freedom of Choice Act which will pretty much eliminate all restrictions on abortion.

I just don't understand. This country was founded on the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But ALL three of these fundamental rights are denied to the unborn. Where is the liberty and justice for all that we were told this country stood for? This is injustice and we can not sit back and watch this happen.

Please join me in praying for President Obama. Pray that his stance on this dark issue would be changed. We must not be silent. We must be the voice for the millions of children who are killed in the name of choice.

Here are a couple of Pro-Life websites that will give you more information.

www.fightfoca.org (please sign this petition)
www.neversilencelife.com
www.abort73.com

What if......

Last night I took part in a long, challenging, and thought provoking conversation about our new President, Barack Obama. Some one asked me about my Facebook status which said "Romans 13:1. Whether you like him or not he is our President. Respect him and pray for him." In case you were wondering Romans 13:1 says, "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God." Which means that President Obama was appointed by God to be our President.

The conversation started out with this question, "What if he (President Obama) is the anti-Christ?" All during the election I have heard these accusations and brushed them aside. No one knows for sure who the anti-Christ is so it does no good to go around throwing around these accusations. But lets be honest and open minded about this, he could be. The anti-Christ could be any one of several individuals living today. But, again no one knows for sure. The main point my friend was getting to was, should we still respect and pray for him IF he was the anti-Christ. Then the answer would be no. That individual would be some one we should resist, if we are around for his reign depending on if you hold to pre or post Tribulation theology.

More hypothetical questions began to arise. Mainly about the control of government and a Christian's response to this. These are good and challenging things to think about but things we should not worry about. God is in control. The truth is we should follow the laws of the land until they conflict with God's laws. These laws would be unjust and we are to oppose all injustice. Martin Luther King Jr. said that the way you know a law is unjust is if it contradicts a higher law, i.e. God's laws. Christians must remember that our allegiance is not with America, not with republicans or democrats, but with King Jesus. We are citizens of heaven not this world. (Philippians 3:20) We are to respect and submit to our government while understanding that we are to submit to God above all.

The scariest hypothetical question of the night was this, "what if the government tries to destroy faith in God and the government tries to become god (lower case "g" on purpose). The truth is this attempt has been made before. We have seen kings and leaders demanding the worship of their people and killed all those that opposed them. So this predicament is not as far fetched as it sounds. However, we choose who and what we worship. The government can try to become god, can try to destroy faith in God but it will only happen if individuals submit to this evil.

As bad as these hypothetical situations sound, I say this...so what. The government can take what ever they want. My money. My possessions. Whatever. I came into this life with nothing and will leave with nothing. But they will never take my faith. My soul. And most certainly they will never destroy my GOD. They tried to tell Peter what to do when it came to Jesus, he said no and was crucified upside down. Stephen was told to stop preaching Christ. He said no and was stoned. Through out history we see countless numbers of martyrs have their lives taken by their government. And IF our government comes to that. Well then they can go ahead and load up the firing squad.

To live is Christ, to die is gain.

Coolest Thing Ever

Forget Furbies, the game Operation, and the 20 Questions ball. I have found the coolest thing ever. Its a sleeping bag you wear. I want one and if I had one I would wear it all the time. Even to class.

Happy New Year Kids

Wow it has been a while. I've had several great ideas to write about but I have lacked the motivation to write. So look for several posts in the near or not so near future. One of which will include my thoughts on the holiday season which was forever ago.

My new favorite thing is my "Latest Headlines" tab on my browser which gives me some great news headlines. There have been two over the last couple of days that have really caught my eye. One of these you will have to ask me about later because I don't know who reads this. But it was extremely funny. Here's a hint: it had to do with a certain part of the male anatomy being set on fire. The second news story had a headline which read "Chairlift mishap strips US skier." Before clicking be warned that you will see butt. Old man butt. But it is funny. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7816336.stm

That's all for now folks. I'll be back soon. Probably when I am putting off homework next week.

Give me a break.

Today, President Elect Obama announced that Pastor Rick Warren would deliver the Invocation at his Inauguration on January 20th, 2009. This decision has sparked outrage from the gay and lesbian community because of Warren's views on gay rights and marriage and his support of Proposition 8. The Obama party made it clear when the choice of Warren was announced that Warren and Obama disagreed on the issue of homosexuality. Yet people are pissed. What's the big deal? People need to grow up.

First of all, President Obama, himself, said that he defined marriage as one man and one woman but I don't hear people complaining about that. Also, Obama has chosen a pastor who supports homosexuality and gay marriage to deliver the Benediction. There will even be a gay and lesbian band participating in the events but I don't see conservatives coming on CNN and whining about it.

Is there a double standard being set? I think so. Obama has said that he wants to unite the country and in order to do so he needs to include, both, people he agrees with and people he disagrees with. But now that he has chosen someone he disagrees with about homosexuality, its a bad choice. I don't see people throwing such a big hissy fit over the fact that Obama has picked REPUBLICANS for his cabinet. Come on people. If we want a united country, we have to accept the fact that we are going to disagree with people. But does that mean that we shouldn't associate with those people? NO.

I am almost certain that the people who are arguing/whining about the selection of Warren would consider themselves open minded and accepting people. But I think by their opposition to Warren, they are showing that they are open minded and accepting ONLY to the people who agree with them. That's hypocrisy.

I don't agree with President Obama on some things but I do agree with him on some. I personally think this is a great move towards unity, Obama extending his hand to a conservative evangelical pastor. It is a great thing that he is classy enough to associate and work with people whom he disagrees. That's called diversity and I thought that's one of the main things the gay and lesbian community wanted. Warren is not being sworn in that day, so give me a break.

P.S.- Don't take this as a complete blast on liberals. There are things I can blast conservatives for and probably will. As far as politics go, I'm neither republican or democrat. So please do not take this rant as a endorsement of one party over the other.

Silence = Hate. Wisdom from an atheist.

I was amazed by this video. When Penn (who is a famous magician and outspoken atheist) began to tell the story I thought he was going to bash this guy he spoke with but I was surprised at what he said.



I have to admit this was a bit of an eye opener for me. I had to ask myself this hard but important question that I will leave for you......

How much do you hate?