In light of the below post I felt this one to be appropriate for today
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
"Flee from Sexual immorality" Pretty clear to me, that is the only sin in the bible that God tells us to run away from. Wonder why that is??
Hat Tip: Drudge
First I have to say if Sharon Stone tried to give my daughter a 2 minute talk about sex, I'd tell her, ok but only if you let me give your children my 2 minute talk about abstinence. I think that would do the trick. Or does she even have children? That would figure, if not. Anyway, the link to the article is below, this just infuriates me.
Here is one gem from within:
"If you're in a situation where you cannot get out of sex, offer a blow job. I'm not embarrassed to tell them."
Sharon Stone
...and exactly what situation other than rape could a teenager find herself in where she "cannot get out of sex". A(freakin')mazing. This woman has no clue!
Sharon's idea of safe sex
Hat Tip to Malkin for this.
A Muslim man bought two fish that he claimed had the arabic symbols for Allah and Mohammed in their scales. Michelle had a little fun with them and rightly so but I have got to be the one to say: There are no other people like Christians (Catholics in particular) who claim to see diety in ordinary objects. Check out the below links for examples.
JESUS TOAST (above)
Virgin Mary sightings
Jesus Sightings
Sorry Michelle, but we have them by a mile on this one!
In order to frame this issue properly one must admit that Mexicans make up a large portion of our blue collar work force. They are invaluable to our economy and it would be devestating were we to deport every illegal back to Mexico today. Having said that, these demonstrations are still no less ridiculous. The bottom line is, when you break the law and cross our border without permission there have to be consequences. Also that if these mass rallies tell us anything it is that more border fences are needed. The piont that they are missing is that when they ask "What about our rights?" the answer is, if you came here illegaly, you have none. I don't care if you are holding up our economy with your bare hands, you are a criminal and not only that, but a criminial who is not even a US citizen. It is nice to know however that the Mexican American community can work themselves into such a lather. If they could do this much in the their own country there would be no need for them to steal their way into ours. All I have to say is Bush better not buckle on this one.
Its not enough that we have to call it "Spring Holiday" in our public schools, but this City was so affraid of offending non-christians that they took down an Easter decoration consisting of a Bunny and colored eggs. Which by the way have literaly nothing whatsoever to do with Christ's death and resurection
Hat Tip to STACLU for this story
This passage always touches me. It reminds me both of our frailty and of God's providence
Psalms 8:1-9
I am linking to Malkin's article in the Jewish World Review becasue it makes the right points. This is about religous freedom. We are pouring billions upon billions of dollars into getting Afghanistan up on its feet post-Taliban and part of their new constitution has a section gaurenteeing religous freedom. That should be more than a condition for our continued support, it should be the be all, end all. If they execute this man for converting to Christianity we should pack up and leave them to their fate. Babarians do not deserve our hard earned tax dollars. Keep Mr. Rahman and our diplomats in your prayers.
Malkin's article
I have been following the media storm brought on by Laura Ingraham's bout on the today show accusing the MSM of not reporting the whole story. For those of you who get no other news than that you hear on the major networks here is a website that will give you a more rounded picture of the reconstruction of Iraq by our brave military.
Iraq Reconstruction
This old song pretty much
says it all.It answers
those who would leave
the side of God and
leave their faith
because of trails
and/or evil in the world.
1. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Refrain:
It is well with my soul,
it is well, it is well with my soul.
2. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control,
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
and hath shed his own blood for my soul.
(Refrain)
3. My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
(Refrain)
4. And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
the trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
even so, it is well with my soul.
(Refrain)
Laura Ingraham was on the today show yesterday and pummeled Carville and David Gregory over the press coverage on Iraq. Since then, it seems nearly every MSM outlet has come out excusing and justifying their own coverage and for the most part ignoring Laura's main point which is: They cover the death, killing, strife, and violence but do not paint an accurate picture of the soldiers, their mission, the progress of the Iraqi people, or pretty much any other positive regarding OIF. It gave me pause to imagine how much gratitude, love and hope the Iraqi's have for us and for what our troops have done there. It also made me sick to my stomach to know that we have people in this country who would falsify their coverage of the war to further a dying, leftist agenda at the expense of the truth, at the expense of our nation's honor and the honor of our awesome service men and women. Men and women who daily sacrifice more and know more about sacrifice and honor than the elites who are writing this garbage will ever know in this life or the next. Uncle Tim's salutes our troops and people like Laura Ingraham who are not only brave enough to tell the truth but put their own words to action and prove it as well. Rock On!!
You might ask what is a "Dill Hole" exactly? I asked the same question sometime ago and found this definition on the urban dictionary site. It seemed to fit the sentiment quite well. 
I saw this on Drudge this morning. Susan Sarandon is playing Cindy Sheehan in a movie about Cindy's life. Yes, you heard that right, there is actually some director out there who thinks people actually give a crap about Cindy Sheehan and her self-seeking, self-agrandizing enough to want to watch a movie about her. This is one of those moments when I have to stop and wonder, who are these people? I mean aside from the ones who attend her rallies and the hardcore left wing of the democratic party, who are the people that think this woman has any social or political relevance at all? She is a lunatic!
File this one under "Things that make my head hurt" , just like Mama Bouchet in Water Boy.
As I walk through a sea of humanity, a touch on the shoulder. Are you her? No, I’m sorry sir. There are just too many, but then so few or even one who is truly you. Alone and sometimes frantic, Are you she? Could you be! Please, Please tell me! No, and frankly mister neither am I your sister. Now would you let me be? Beat the path, the beaten one, He promised me I’d know her, but still He won’t show her. A keen deception when, “my precious, my love… I’ve seen your promise walking, talking, soft and gentle as a dove”. Eyes that often fail me, could an apple so derail me, a ruse? ARE YOU HER MISS?! Only laughter, and thereafter n’er a vision could I use. Deciding I’d be hiding, for the near term fraught with change. I’d leave my promise, walking, seeking me in my abiding. I perk my ears, oh, did I hear her? A voice I could never fear, “Are you he, for me?” she exclaimed. Still small voice inside me, warning… Miss you found me, thus I must be. But alas, she walked past and I could not even feel her go, she would not reveal her so, deaf I’ll now remain. Great and small they go before me, shuffling, bustling, living, thoughtfully I refrain. Still small voice that lives inside me? I exclaimed. Might I trouble you for a query, for a moment, in the quiet could I pray? Oh Father now, oh how now will I find her; faith in my sight has gone away. Oh my Lord how will I heed her, oh how when now my ears have gone and gone astray? Silence, only quiet in my silence, so now I wait. Deeply, truth did rise within my mind, then answers to my harrowed mind did come, and fall like rain. That small voice within me, no longer small but now convinced me, of the purpose in my pain. He said, “My love, I made her from your rib, you’ll know her in the form I give, no eye has seen. My love you’ll sense her even in a hush, as when she speaks you will feel Me, no ear has heard. My love even with no faculties, with even so little as a sneeze, you will conceive, tis’ she! My love despair is not for you, I understand completely, I do. Your task is not to scratch and fight, to wander, searching, asking day and night. Perfectly I made you and perfectly I’ve wound the clock, My time for you will come and not, one second before I mean. Yours is just to rest in Me, to hope. Yours is just to trust in Me, to dream, and n’er to be alone.” I stayed there long on my knees, silence, only quiet in my silence, and a cool night breeze. A God that truly loves me, in and through, below and above me! No, my heart will not cease wanting, though however daunting, tis’ ever hidden, cosseted, and in You… free.
Mark Luther
Copyright 2006
Now I have seen some very stupid things come out of the high fashion world before, but this has got to be in the top three. I have never understood the logic that says, make clothes that nobody in their right mind will ever wear. I mean I get that there are very, very, rich people out there who run in very, very, small social circles that might think these things are cool. But the way the world props these designers up as inovators, visionaries, etc... is ludicrous. Note to Europe: When less than one % of the worlds population actually gets what you do and thinks it is cool and original, that is not visionary or inovation.
Anorexic in Fun with Dick and Jane: See Dick design lame clothes, see Jane wear lame clothes... Run Jane Run!!
I want you all to note the disclaimer at the end of this article from ABC news. It as much as admits that Saddam's goverment was involved, if not initimately with OBL and Al Quaeda. Of note is that even with this evidence there is still denial. My personal opinion is that they can go one of two ways with this. Try to bury it, or try to deny and dismiss it. I feel vindicated and justified as I believe many who supported the president do, and to this day continue their support of our mission in Iraq. Praise God that the truth always comes out eventually!!
March 16, 2006 — Following are the ABC News Investigative Unit's summaries of four of the nine Iraqi documents from Saddam Hussein's government, which were released by the U.S. government Wednesday.
The documents discuss Osama bin Laden, weapons of mass destruction, al Qaeda and more.
The full documents can be found on the U.S. Army Foreign Military Studies Office Web site: http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/products-docex.htm.
Note: Document titles were added by ABC News.
Document dated Sept. 15, 2001
An Iraqi intelligence service document saying that their Afghani informant, who's only identified by a number, told them that the Afghani Consul Ahmed Dahastani claimed the following in front of him:
That OBL and the Taliban are in contact with Iraq and that a group of Taliban and bin Laden group members visited Iraq. That the U.S. has proof the Iraqi government and "bin Laden's group" agreed to cooperate to attack targets inside America. That in case the Taliban and bin Laden's group turn out to be involved in "these destructive operations," the U.S. may strike Iraq and Afghanistan. That the Afghani consul heard about the issue of Iraq's relationship with "bin Laden's group" while he was in Iran.
At the end, the writer recommends informing "the committee of intentions" about the above-mentioned items. The signature on the document is unclear.
(Editor's Note: The controversial claim that Osama bin Laden was cooperating with Saddam Hussein is an ongoing matter of intense debate. While the assertions contained in this document clearly support the claim, the sourcing is questionable — i.e. an unnamed Afghan "informant" reporting on a conversation with another Afghan "consul." The date of the document — four days after 9/11 — is worth noting but without further corroboration, this document is of limited evidentiary value.)
I decided to do this a little differently today. I read this about 2 years ago and the impact it had on me has changed my life in the area of relationships. I hope it blesses you the way it did me:
God’s Prescription for Lasting Relationships
by: Chip Ingram
Few subjects in life ignite as much passion and longing within us as our desire for love, our interest in sex, and our hope for enduring relationships. But whether single, married, or single again, many people admit they are not experiencing the relational intimacy they desire.
I believe the problem causing our disappointment lies not in our inability to love, but in the rules we have unconsciously accepted from Hollywood, the media, and our culture that tell us how we should try to find love.
If you take away the lighting, warm scenes, slow-motion moments, and background music, Hollywood tells us there are four basic steps leading to deep, sizzling relationships. I call this the “Hollywood Formula.”
The Hollywood Formula
Step 1: Find the Right Person
In the Hollywood Formula, finding the right person just happens. It’s wild, accidental, and you’re helpless in the process. You glance across a crowded room, your eyes meet, and suddenly you’ve found the “right one.” Love is mystical and magical. It happens when you least expect it. So, if you don’t have it, just keep looking.
Step 2: Fall in Love
According to Hollywood, you can fall in love with strangers because you base love on chemistry rather than knowledge or character. You know you’re in love when you have that “ooey-gooey” feeling and you lose all common sense—but you’re in love, so what does it matter?
Step 3: Fix Your Hopes and Dreams on This Person for Your Fulfillment
Once you fall in love with the right person, nothing else matters. You can’t be held to any previous commitment because you have suddenly realized that this person alone will make you complete. Hollywood teaches you to believe that finding the right person will solve all of your problems and meet your deepest longings 100 percent of the time.
Step 4: If Failure Occurs, Repeat Steps 1, 2, and 3
If the intense feelings you experience in the first three steps start to subside, you must not have found the right person after all. Or perhaps it was the right person then, but not now. So Hollywood provides a quick, supposedly painless solution: Find a differentt right person, fall in love again, and fix your hopes and dreams on this new “right” person.
The Hollywood Formula Doesn’t Work
I know this sounds harsh and oversimplified, but the fact remains: Books, movies, songs, and television programs are consistently telling you the way to love, sex, and lasting relationships is found through the four steps I’ve outlined.
But the Hollywood Formula isn’t working. Divorce is epidemic in our society. Families are breaking apart, and it’s causing immeasurable pain and damage, especially to children. And if we keep doing the same thing in relationship after relationship, it will keep producing the same tragic results.
God’s Plan for Enhancing Your Love Life
But God has a better way. It’s found throughout the Bible but is summarized well in Ephesians 5:2, which tells us to “live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us.” In God’s plan, you begin with what Christ has done for you.
Step 1: Become the Right Person
Instead of constantly looking for the right person, God tells you to become the right person. That starts with developing a relationship with Him through Christ. Once you grasp God’s boundless love for you, feel secure and complete in your relationship with Him, and learn to rely on the power of His Spirit living in you, you will be able to show genuine love to others. You will start imitating Him as closely as possible in how you treat others. You will learn to “walk in love.”
Step 2: Walk in Love
In God’s plan, walking in love means more than long, hand-in-hand strolls on the beach. It means loving each other in the same way Christ loved you. Walking in love is about sacrificial commitment. It means giving the other person what he or she needs the most when it is least deserved, because that’s exactly how God treated you. Love is other-centered action that provides what’s best for the other person.
Step 3: Fix Your Hope on God and Seek to Please Him Through the Relationship
In a relationship that honors God, you come together with your partner, invite God’s blessing, and ask God to help you keep the commitments you are making. You acknowledge that Christ is the most important person in your lives, and because of that, you are able to love each other even better than you could on your own.
Step 4: If Failure Occurs, Repeat Steps 1, 2, and 3
When it comes to failure in relationships, the real question isn’t if, but when. Even if you are utterly convinced of the truth of God’s way, you cannot follow the steps flawlessly. But, instead of assuming you have the wrong person, God calls you to examine yourself and ask, “God, am I the man or woman You want me to be? Am I walking in love? How can I imitate You and walk in love so this relationship is pleasing to You?”
God calls you to go back to the beginning, to become the right person, to walk in love, and to set your hopes and dreams on Him.
God’s prescription for loving, lasting relationships may be the most challenging pursuit you have ever undertaken, but let me add this good news. The by-product of God’s approach to relationships is the very kind of intimacy, love, sex, and lasting companionship you have always wanted.
REPORT CARD ON THE HOLLYWOOD FORMULA
After a divorce, 1/3 of all women find themselves living at or below the poverty level at some time in their lives.
The negative impact of divorce on children can last for 25 years or more.
Cohabitation has quadrupled in the last 10 years, and men and women are waiting between 3 and 4 years longer to get married.
About the author: Chip Ingram is President of Walk Thru the Bible in Atlanta, GA, and Teaching Pastor of Living on the Edge, a national radio ministry.
Friday, September 26, 2003
It looks as though some inside Iran are having doubts. I do not have much to say about it right now because it only affirms most of what I already new. But it does raise some interesting points and questions regarding the solidarity of Iran's influencial and powerful.
Times - Some in Iran have doubts?
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