Blessed to Be a Blessing

Psalm 67 (ESV)


 May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
  [2] that your way may be known on earth,
your saving power among all nations.
  [3] Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you!

[4] Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you judge the peoples with equity
and guide the nations upon earth. Selah
  [5] Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you!

[6] The earth has yielded its increase;
God, our God, shall bless us.
  [7] God shall bless us;
let all the ends of the earth fear him!

Martin Bashir Exposes Rob Bell's Folly

Evangelism and What Keeps Us From It

(HT: VitaminZ)

Tsunami

Da Bulls

Some great memories tonight as the Bulls celebrated the 20th anniversary of their first NBA Championship  in 1991.

Pray for Japan

More pictures here.
(HT: Vitamin Z)

Warfield's Answers to Objections to Giving to the Poor

Warfield (quoted in Keller’s Ministries of Mercy):

Objection 1. “My money is my own.”
Answer: Christ might have said, “my blood is my own, my life is my own.” Then where should we have been?

Objection 2. “The poor are undeserving.”
Answer: Christ might have said, “They are wicked rebels . . . shall I lay down my life for these? I will give to the good angels.” But no, he left the ninety-nine, and came after the lost. He gave his blood for the undeserving.

Objection 3. “The poor may abuse it.”
Answer: Christ might have said the same; yea, with far greater truth. Christ knew that thousands would trample his blood under their feet; that most would despise it; that many would make it an excuse for sinning more; yet he gave his own blood.

Oh, my dear Christians! If you would be like Christ, give much, give often, give freely, to the vile and poor, the thankless and the undeserving. Christ is glorious and happy and so will you be. It is not your money I want, but your happiness. Remember his own word, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

(HT: Matt Perman)

The Story of Jonah as Told by The Cutest Little Girl

The Status Quo

The job isn't to catch up to the status quo; the job is to invent the status quo. -- Seth Godin in Poke the Box

Ten Reasons to Be Optimistically Pro-Life

Last night I had the privilege of hearing Janet Parshall speak at The Women's Center of Northwest Indiana's annual banquet. The focus or her message was that despite the long way we have to go, today there are large and small signs of victory.

Following up from that, tonight I came across a recent post from Trevin Wax on ten reasons why he is optimistically pro-life:

10. Recent Polls
9. Abortions Treatment on TV and in Movies
8.The Revulsion to Sex-selection Abortion
7. The Exposing of Planned Parenthood's Corruption
6. Planned Parenthood's Recent Talking Points
5. Abortion as a 'Tragic Choice'
4. Young People
3. Ultrasound Technology and Pregnancy Support Centers
2. The Third Wave
1. God Hears

For more details, read the whole thing here.