“A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy…Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt”

“We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

I just happened to be surfing the channels on my TV last night and came across the Miss USA pageant in progress. I also happened to see Miss California come to the microphone to take a question from the judges. The question she received was from Perez Hilton who asked Carrie (Miss California) her view of same sex marriage. My first intuition was to change the channel, because California and homosexuality seems to go hand in hand, and surely this was another move by those who own the cameras to desensitize the rest of America, but I didn’t and the answer I heard was pretty surprising. Her comment was that while she had nothing against homosexuals she did believe that marriage in America should be defined as one man and one woman. Perez was obviously upset at her answer and I was so surprised that I stood there staring as if to verify that what I had actually heard was indeed what I heard.
This morning I woke up to all kinds of blog chatter about her stand and the uproar of the gay community. Carrie clarified here statement but did not back down from her position. The shame in all of this is that only 38% of Americans want gay marriage legalized and America is being fed a lie that this is the sentiment of an overwhelming majority. The move in Iowa to legalize same sex marriage was initiated by a hand full of state judges, and not the people of Iowa.
Carrie credits her faith for her stand and mentioned that this was an opportunity from God to express and prove her faith. I too, as Carrie confessed, have nothing against homosexuals as individuals but I do not approve of their lifestyle and I was refreshed and impressed to here some one stand and affirm the view of the true American majority. May God bless Carrie for her daring stand.

“Resurrection Sunday ought to swell the Christian’s heart with joy and satisfaction by knowledge of the fact that in Christ’s victory over death all that the Christian struggles with has been and ultimately will be conquered. We must always remember that there is no sin so gross, temptation so powerful, or evil so prominent that God is not able to overcome abundantly by His Grace. This is good news. For the sinner it means that they may find a new life of righteousness, happiness, satisfaction and rest from their oppressive sin and the wrath of God. For the saint is means that they do not have to wallow in their sin guilt. They may loose a battle to sin but they are never finally ruined by it. They may approach the thrown of Grace by the blood of Christ and find mercy from their heavenly father, knowing that one day they will posses a body resurrected unto absolute holiness. All glory to God who raised Jesus Christ by His Spirit!”

Louie Giglio – Laminin

My wife just came into my office to share with me somthing Isaac told her. She said that Isaac came up to her and said, “Mom, I know a God who loves me”. “The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16)

The other night April and I were reading Isaac his bedtime Bible story. We are in the middle of the New Testament so I thought I would go back and review the Old Testament stories by the pictures. Isaac was doing a great job remembering when we came to Daniel in the lion’s den. As I flipped the page that showed the picture of Daniel sitting around a bunch of lions and the angel of God above them, I asked Isaac, “What did the angel tell Daniel?”. Isaac paused a moment looking intently at the picture, then smiled and said, “Don’t put your fingers in their mouths”.

Isaac got his first taste of “real” football play today. He told me he wanted to watch football. I explained to him that the football season was over but that I would be glad to teach him how play it. It came in “arena” style (in the living room) but he did well nonetheless. He called his snap count well (which I had great difficulty with on defense) and rushed with the ball in great form, under his arm and the point of the ball between his pointer and middle finger. He ended today’s practice with 18 yards or so (4 trips from one side of the room to the other). I set up the couch pillow to catch his “kick offs”, (which the stadium owner wouldn’t prefer if the options hadn’t been between the pillow and her wall decorations.) he has a strong leg, but we need to work on making contact with the ball. Over all he is showing potential. The score ended 3-1 in his favor with one lost fumble for him. Any ideas for his team name?

Consider this quote:

“I am a Christian, and I am a Protestant. I am a Christian because I trust Jesus Christ alone, believing that salvation is accomplished by grace alone through faith alone because of Chirst alone. I am a devout Protestant because I continue to protest against anyone who even suggests that salvation is accomplished in any other way.” – Burk Parsons

Hearing my three year old say “Sovereign Grace”.