FAITH: Linking the ephemeral by their DNA!

A CRIB offering of the periodically fugacious ... by their common ancestry!

Gaggle of gay geeks pushes SF police to perform public service for proselytizing prayer party! [Never Yet Melted (video)]

American Jewish thoughts on the unborn's right to life and the seemingly contradictory position on partial birth by Jews in general. Read carefully and in context. [Classical Values]

Seems Catholic Cardinals should know that "blistering rants" and "diatribes" are the private preserve of the Main Stream Media and not to be used by men of the cloth. [News Busters]

At the time I thought something smelled about the CIA's testimony before congress - a missionary's wife and daughter died - a yet to be detailed Inspector General's report reveals just how bad. [FOXNews]

Sure wish I could do what the Ayatollahs have done; Obama has plans of his own [FOXNews; American Thinker]

More on the place where the king eaten by worms (Acts 12:23) may have been buried. [Yahoo! News]

It's one of the most disobeyed commandments in Scripture ... them and widows (Zechariah 7:9-10; James 1:27) [Christian Post]

Though I'm not anti-Catholic, I'm not pro-Catholic either; but good news is good news for Muslim conversions in Kosovo [Balkan Insight; h/t Europe News]

Moore on more of Joseph's tailor and Potiphar's wife ... oh yea, and God's will for our lives. [Moore to the Point]

Sad to hear some are losing their Focus but I knew it was coming; a sign of the times? [Christian Post]

Now this is a horse of another color and curiously fascinating - and I like the adherence to the biblical texts. [FOXNews]

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MISSIONS: Unto the least of these!

The 8.0 earthquake in Peru is a little over a week old now and the relief work continues under stressful and demanding conditions.

I could report what I've learned from my missionary friend in Peru but thankfully realized it would be easier for you to go there and read it for yourselves. Start with this post.

Pray for the wonderful people of Peru as they put their lives and communities back together.

Christianity, Compassion, Earthquake, Missions,
Peru, Quake, Relief, South America

TALIBAN: Answering the unanswerable!

Today's article suggests the Taliban may be ready to release their Korean hostages (mostly women).

I've been personally frustrated by various complaints from Christians and Christian organizations about the silence from the Christian community and the Godblogosphere concerning these "Christian" aid workers. The complaints are warranted to a certain extent but let's face reality.

At this juncture, two male members of the Korean group have been murdered; there is no guarantee more won't suffer the same fate.

Most Western Christians are news savvy and know when they are dealing with ignorant unprincipled people; leaders who have no moral compunctions other than their wild allegiance to an aberrant idea.

This does have a tendency to dampen involvement.

And speaking for myself - I have 24 hours each day to minister for the Lord; I'm obligated to use those hours as a gift (no, I'm not always perfect in their use) and to prioritize my labors. Like Satan, I cannot be everywhere at once, all-knowing, and all-mighty. Most of us are doing the best we can.

And I would suggest that Darfur, the Iraqi Christian exodus, and Arab persecution of Christians in general trump the hostages ... and where pray tell is the UN, man's answer to all of this? What a waste!

In other words, where can my noise, my sweat, and my heart do the most good? And since when is this a problem of the American church only? And is the noise I hear from the Church in the North, South, and East not still "from the Church"? Why is so much guilt placed on the shoulders of the Church in the West? We are one body!

Bottom-line, Paul knew before going "to Caesar" that he might not come out alive; the same was said by Jesus on His entry into Jerusalem.

When we opt to go on mission for God, and opt for a dangerous mission field (the field of another), there is a certain awareness of the dangers involved. In some fields (like Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Afghanistan) there is a tacit understanding that there are no clandestine black berets lurking in the shadows to extricate us if we get in trouble.

My feeling is the criticism is both warranted (in a qualified sense) and unwarranted (in an unqualified sense). Perhaps the critics should reexamine their criticism.

Chritianity, Criticism, Geopolitics,
Hostages, Korean, Missions, Taliban