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Wednesday 29 October 2008 at 07:18 am
Have anyone ever asked you what you would do in a situation. Something like, “If you would face imprisonment to teach someone about the bible would you still do it?” My dad taught me young to always answer that question with, “I like to think that …” Because the fact of the matter is that we never know for sure what we will do in any circumstance until we are in the circumstance. The older I get the more I can answer those questions honestly because I have been there.
“Which comes first your family or your ministry?” I have always answered that question with “I hope my family.” I can now answer that question without hesitation and say “My family.” Over the past month my wife has went from being in the hospital for three days to being diagnosed with Chrones Disease. I found myself NOT having to pray, think, research or seek advice about what to do. I somehow inherently knew that I was to be with my wife. I have not regretted or felt guilty over not being in the apartments. That is amazing since I feel guilty over going on vacation and being out of the apartments. I feel guilty over going to see my family at Christmas and not being there to see the kids with their toys. I have not regretted to minister to my wife. I have not considered it a burden to take her to doctor appointments. I have not considered it a sacrifice to be home to help take care of her. I have considered it a joy to love and care for her.
Now I have not forgotten the people I minster to and with. I have made phone calls to people. I have prayed for the people in the apartments and for the M.R. Missionaries who have carried on without me. It has help me to understand that we don’t pray because that’s “all we can do”, rather we pray because it is the most important thing we can do.
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” —Ephesians 5:25
Saturday 25 October 2008 at 06:51 am
My Brothers and Sisters in Christ
We stand on the brink of a election that could divide this country. It is my prayer that it does not cause a division within us as believers.
I am pro life but have not always been so. I was not saved until 32 and I was a very strong supporter of the pro choice movement during my life before Christianity. We will not change this culture to Christ through legislation, only Christ can affect that change. So I hope that we can focus on spreading Christ over spreading a political agenda.
I tire of the attacks on Obama. While I know that Hussein is his middle name. I also know that people use it to try to smear him. It is a dirty political trick and it does not reflect a Christian Love. I never hear anyone refer to John Sidney McCain.
This attack on Obama seems to paint McCain as a strong Christian Choice. The same man who once told reporters traveling with him that the Religious Right was an "evil influence. The senator's signature campaign-reform legislation, popularly known as the McCain-Feingold Act, prohibited nonprofits from political activity 60 days before a federal election (Christianity Today October 2008). While McCain attends North Phoenix Baptist, a southern Baptist church he says he is not "born again" and has not been baptized. He says he is "just a Christian. Does this sound like a viable choice for Christians to elect to the office of President?
So lets just face facts and realize their is not a clear "Christian" choice for president. So just vote for a candidate based on your politics and quit trying to make it about Christianity.
If you want to impact our culture and our world, the forget about legislation and politics and lets go out into the world demonstrating and spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ
Tuesday 21 October 2008 at 4:45 pm
The past month and half has been a real challenge for me. I got back from China and went down with a virus and then it hit Kristi and she was in the hospital for three days and now has a lot of tests.
That is why I have not posted on the blog lately.
Hopefully thing change for the better next week and I can regain a schedule.
Thanks for understanding
Scottyb