A powerful and moving interpretation of the story of Easter. The movie is Passion of the Christ and the song is Fix You by Coldplay. Even if you don’t listen to the song this is a humbling experience.
[youtube rq2yf-uQJHU]
Thanks to Travis for posting this up.
I was doing some random reading tonight on some different blogs that I do not subscribe to and stumbled upon a great post from a dude named David Hayward. To further solidify the thoughts that are jumbling around in my mind for yourself, please go check out one of his posts called “Revolution of the Mind”.
He is much less abrasive than I am. I honestly don’t mean to bash anyone, because we are all in this together. I just get frustrated easily and my sounding board is out of the country (or so I think…Are you out there?).
You know, one of the things that frustrates me to no end is the way that much of the religious right, evangelical Republicans are seemingly single issue voters. I’ve gotta tell you that this has probably been one of the most crippling things that has taken a toll on the “Republican” party. I’m no political genius by any stretch of the imagination, but I do have the capacity to reason. I was reading on my friend Marque Jensen’s Facebook page today about why Frank Shaeffer (Francis Shaeffer’s son) supports Barak Obama. Much of the article that Marque posted was about the issue of the pro-life debate. That got me thinking about the voting stance of many evangelicals around this fine nation.
Let me start out by saying that I am pro-life. I am pro ALL life. I think God values life otherwise he wouldn’t have created it. The problem I have is that seemingly, the single most important issue is abortion. I honestly can’t speak for anyone but myself, but if all we are concerned about is if a woman can legally terminate her pregnancy, we are seriously missing the point of this life. Why don’t we take a proactive role in creating places for women who find themselves in situations where they need to make these choices where they feel safe and welcomed? I know there are resources like this, but instead of picketing Planned Parenthood, why don’t we/they/you/I help inform these women?
I implore you, dear uninformed voters of America, to inform yourselves so that your only voting issues are abortion and taxes. Also, please stop voting for someone just because they claim an evangelical standpoint. I’m all for having Christ follower lead this nation, don’t get me wrong. I am against blindly voting for someone simply because of their affiliation with some evangelical position. Take a look at their character. Take a look at their voting record. It really is time to stop being sheep, think for yourself, and honesty vote for the lesser of all evils. No one is perfect, everyone will go back on their word at some point. Follow your gut and instinct and vote for who you think will be the best person to lead this nation in a new age.
/rant
In my extensive life quest over the past decade, I’ve found that life brings with it many emotions. Happyness (I spelled it right..watch the movie), sadness, anger, frustration, joy, elation, bitterness, envy, jealousy, melancholy…really that list could probably go on and on. Today has been one of those days. I’m up and down like an emotional roller coaster. That video that I posted awhile ago about a bad day at the office fits me to a tee today!
I have posted much lately in terms of future vision, dreams or anything like that. I’ve been pensive and quiet. I’ve been determined to not only get some things in place before we make the leap to warmer climates, but also to keep making plans for the future. I’m headed out today to get what I hope is a breath of fresh air. I’m going to Orlando to spend a week laying some groundwork for our imminent departure. I’m also going to be spending some quality time with some folks who I’m excited to hopefully be partnering with. They are doing much of the stuff that I’ve been dreaming of and I’d love the opportunity to get down and dirty with them. I’ll also be looking for places to live and possibly places to work. I really do dig what I do outside of Kingdom work, so I’m looking to gain more experience and education in that area.
Anyway…if you’re the praying type, I could use your prayers for travel, for rest, for excitement….Also for my family here. They’ll be hanging with family, but we’ll miss each other. Sleep is a precious thing. Insomnia isn’t good when you’re waking up frequently. My wife could use a few winks more than she is getting.
“What God wills, He makes happen, in spite of us.” Nathan Griffis as posted on Lew Graff’s site.
I’ve been reading through a book that is basically a “United States Constitution for Dummies”. It has really been an enlightening book for me. While I have always been fascinated with history, I must admit that my knowledge of the Constitution is pretty severely lacking. I decided to do some research into a product that could teach me. On a recommendation from Ron Paul, I picked up the book The 5000 Year Leap: Principles of Freedom 101
One of the things that is always thrown around by the Christian Right is that this nation is a Christian nation. I guess the rebel in me always always wanted to not admit that..I used to have a line that I would say when someone would go off about how the United States is a Christian Nation, but I can’t for the life of me remember what it was. Jeepers, getting old. Anyway…After reading the portion of the book that I have, I have to confess that I now agree, at least in part, with the idea that this is a Christian nation. The other part is based on Jewish Law, particularly the Ten Commandments, and also Natural Law. Strictly speaking, I would venture that the Ten Commandments are one of the only things in this country that are, in fact, Constitutional. So put them back up!
I’m excited to read the rest of the book, it really puts perspective on the nation as it is today and also on the nation as it was intended to be by the founding fathers. Go check it out for yourself if you, like me, are quite under knowledged (that isn’t a word, I just made it up) in matters of the Constitution.
Other stuff I’m reading:
Dreams From My Fathers by Barak Obama
The Cat Who Brought Down the House
The Ultimate Guide to Adwords
