Death Roe Survivor

Are you a Death Roe Survivor?

On January 22, 1973, The United States Supreme Court legalized abortion on demand. The decision is called Roe vs. Wade. We call it Death Roe. About one fourth of our generation has already been wiped out, and the executions continue at the rate of over 3000 a day. If you were born after that date, you are one of the unchosen. You are a Death Roe Survivor.

Indeed, He is Risen!

It is now official for 2006. Christians in both the East and the West have celebrated Easter or Pascha and can now say together:

Christ is Risen!
Indeed, He is Risen!

Allelujah, Allelujah!

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LEAC News Release
PRELATES WHO INSTALLED GAY BISHOP FACE PETITION TO INDICT UNDER CHURCH LAW

WASHINGTON, DC (04/12/06) . Episcopal laymen launched a national petition drive today to bring to church trial 35 bishops involved in the installation of a practicing homosexual bishop in New Hampshire, including the new bishop. Its purpose is to determine, in formal trials, the standing of church law, doctrine and practice, the sponsor said.


NATIONAL PETITION REQUESTING PRESENTMENT

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, AFFIRMING OUR VALID MEMBERSHIP IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE UNITED STATES, DO PETITION AND REQUEST:
THAT BISHOPS WITH JURISDICTION UNDERTAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR PRESENTMENT OF BISHOP V. GENE ROBINSON AND ALL BISHOPS WHO CONSECRATED OR ASSISTED OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATED IN OFFICIAL CONSECRATION OF BISHOP, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PROSPECTIVE CHARGES OF VIOLATION OF ORDINATION AND CONSECRATION VOWS AS THEY PERTAIN TO CHURCH DOCTRINE AND DISCIPLINE AND RELATED OFFENSES.

Go here to sign the petition.

"This is for you Jesus"

Baddeley Wins Verizon Heritage for First PGA Tour Title

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Aaron Baddeley began the day in the most perfect place he could imagine, on Harbour Town's lighthouse closing hole speaking about his Christian faith.

He called on that faith hours later Sunday on the same hole, repeating part of a New Testament verse as he stood over the winning 6-foot par putt in the final round of the Verizon Heritage.

"I said, 'This is for you Jesus,' and knocked it in," Baddeley said.

While watching this on TV, I was taken back by the commentators references to Aaron's faith. I know of other pro golfers who are Christians, but the CBS crew just could not mention it enough about Aaron. Perhaps it was the timing of the event, finishing on Easter day. I don't know. Every year there is a PGA event on Easter weekend. My guess is that other Christian's have won those events in the past. So, why the special attention now?

I do know that I have a new golfer to route for. Go Baddeley!!

Collect of the Day: Pascha

O God, who made this most holy night to shine with the glory of the Lord's resurrection: Stir up in your Church that Spirit of adoption which is given to us in Baptism, that we, being renewed both in body and mind, may worship you in security and truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Holy Saturday

O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so may we await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Good Friday

Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Just Shut Up Award

The Just Shut Up Award this week goes to Tom Cruise, who because of his religious beliefs, is demanding that his girl friend give birth to their child without any noise. Where else can a man tell a woman to "just shut up" and get away with it alive?

Collect of the Day: Maundy Thursday

Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord, who in these holy mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; and who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Holy Wednesday

Lord God, whose blessed Son our Savior gave his body to be whipped and his face to be spit upon: Give us grace to accept joyfully the sufferings of the present time, confident of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Holy Tuesday

O God, by the passion of your blessed Son you made an instrument of shameful death to be for us the means of life: Grant us so to glory in the cross of Christ, that we may gladly suffer shame and loss for the sake of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Collect of the Day: Holy Monday

Almighty God, whose dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other that the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

In Memorial

Theresa Schiavo died one year ago today. May she rest in peace. (See the March 2005 archives)

Give to the departed eternal rest.
Let light perpetual shine upon her.

It would be real ...

These are the folks who want to be in charge of our national security. I bet Osama is hiding under his rock, just shaking in his boots.

Heaven help us.

WACKO Alert

This week, there was lots of crazy talk in the media.

1. Charlie Sheen comes out with his conspiracy theory comments about what happened on 9/11.

"Call me insane," said Sheen, "but did it sort of look like those buildings came down in a controlled demolition?"

"It seems to me like 19 amateurs with box cutters taking over four commercial airliners and hitting 75% of their targets: that feels like a conspiracy theory,"

These statements are proof positive that drug and alcohol abuse causes brain damage.

2. Hillary tells us WWJD (What Would Jesus Do), sort of.

"It is certainly not in keeping with my understanding of the Scriptures,"
..."This bill would literally criminalize the Good Samaritan and probably even Jesus himself."

3. Christian peace activists are rescued in Iraq. But, do not show the basic value of thanksgiving. Instead, they blame the good guys.

"We believe that the illegal occupation of Iraq by multinational forces is the root cause of the insecurity which led to this kidnapping and so much pain and suffering in Iraq today," said Doug Pritchard, co-director of the Christian Peacemaker Teams. "The occupation must end."

Makes you want to wrap some duct tape around your head, before it explodes.

Interesting read

"Why We Need Hell" is an interesting article by Frederica Mathewes-Green.

Highlights:

This idea, that both heaven and hell are experiences of the same divine presence, is startlingly different from contemporary assumptions. But even more so is the next idea: hell is not a punishment. We assume God’s justice means settling the score; that each sin must have its payment, either in Christ’s blood or human writhing in hell. We can even sort of like the idea. Surely God will torture murderers and rapists and bad guys, and anyone who ever did us a wrong turn. Justice, we think, means finally getting even.

But as St. Isaac points out, God isn’t "just" in that calculating sense. "How can you call God just," he says, when you consider the parable of the workers paid for a full day when they worked only an hour? Or the parable of the Prodigal Son, restored fully to his father on the basis of mere repentance? St Isaac concludes, "Do not call God just, for his justice is not evident in the things concerning you."

God is not looking for repayment, but repentance. What heals a broken relationship is sincere love and contrition. What’s wrong with us isn’t a rap sheet of bad deeds, but a damaged heart, a soul-sickness, that plunges us into fearful self-protection, alienation from God and others. Paradoxically, this leads to death: "whoever would save his life will lose it" (Matthew 16:25).

This sickness elicits not God’s fury but his indomitable love, much like the urgent, grieving love a parent has for a wandering child. (Jesus’ parable was about the Prodigal Son, not the Indignant Accountant.) "It is not that God grows angry with us," said the 3rd century Desert Father, St. Antony the Great, "but it is our own sins that prevent God from shining within us."

Read the whole thing, here.

Zugzwang

We went to the National Zoo this weekend and saw the Panda Bears. They reminded me of my brother in law. He is not lazy, he is just low energy.

Hey Dr. Rawn, zugzwang this.

Thanks guys and the lovely Sue, we had a great time. Safe trip home.

Hillary for President. NOT!!!!

Puting on the Green

Happy St. Patrick's Day

May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And the rains fall soft upon your fields
May God hold you in the palm of His hand

May you be in heaven half an hour
Before the Devil knows you're dead

Daily Lectionary Reading for 03/16/2006

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 (English Standard Version)

12"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be enslaved by anything. 13"Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food"--and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. 15Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! 16Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two will become one flesh." 17But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. 18Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. 19Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

Isn't this what Lent is all about? Taking control of our bodies, for we are not our own. Obviously, controling our bodies is an everyday task, not just during Lent.

"...for you were bought with a price." What price? Answer - the blood of God. Pretty amazing. God purchased us by paying with His own blood. With that in mind, how can we do other than glorify Him in our bodies.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, unto ages of ages!!

Thoughts on the Ports Deal

Recently, many on the left and the right have basically said that Arabs are not to be trusted. What other reason could there be for their opposition to the UAE port deal?

What amazes me is that some of these same people are the first ones to complain about using racial profiling in airport security. So, profiling is not good enough for airports but can be used for sea ports. Hummm?

I will keep that in mind the next time I am forced to take off my belt and shoes in the airport while the guy behind me from the religion of peace, walks on with his box cutter in his pocket.