July 29th, 2009
Thanks I needed that break. Vacation did me a world of good as well as a mission trip to Costa Rica with our youth group. Costa Rica, where the average income is $250 per month. A week there convinced me of something: I’m greedy.
The greedy are nailed throughout the Bible as sinners of a serious variety. The prophets denounce the greedy. Paul has more than a warning or two. The greedy are among those who shouldn’t presume on entrance to the kingdom. Jesus didn’t make it easy for the greedy to follow without leaving much of their stuff behind.
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Tags: consumption, energy, food, greed, Jesus, kingdom of God, mercy, Paul, prophets, sin, warnings, weight
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December 13th, 2008
My friend Rich Cizik, a prominent leader of the National Association of Evangelicals resigned recently after the proverbial firestorm of protest. He candidly answered some questions posed by Terry Gross on NPR’s “Fresh Air.“ Cizik revealed the following things about his personal views when asked: that civil unions in his view are OK, that it might be wise for the government to offer contraceptives to those who can’t afford them in order to reduce the number of babies who are aborted rather than born, and that he voted for a Democratic candidate (Barak Obama) in the Democratic primary in his state.
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Tags: barak obama, boundaries, chuck colson, civil unions, cultural relevance, environment, evil empire, heartsick, interview, intolerance, Jesus, leaving the reservation, love, mercy, movements, NAE, NPR, persecuted christians, politics, resign, richard cizik, ronald reagan, slave trade, soviet union, terry gross, the Bible, the gospel, tony perkins
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