by Michael Ford Th.D.
One of the television shows I really enjoy has a series called, "I do
not have enough faith to be an atheist." Part of what is being
demonstrated is the faith of unbelief is greater because it has to be
placed in ideas contrary to evidence or reason. The Christian faith,
however, is based on historically true events. No other faith in the
world, except Judaism, can make such a claim. Even the Mohammedan, who
has a historical but mythologized prophet, has a foundation based on the
shifting sand of paganism. In the politically correct scenario of the day, have you noticed that it is considered unacceptable to be critical of any other "religion" except that of Christianity? Recently, one of the people in high position (unelected) equated people who are proudly fundamentalist or conservative among Christians as on a par with Islamic terrorists. To be fair she was not smart enough to get the idea herself, but received it from one of the most notorious people in the so-called entertainment world. Funny how the modern crowd will latch on to stupid ideas and start repeating it like they have discovered some missing key to a scientific eureka breakthrough.
The Apostle Peter foretold that in the Last Days scoffers would arise, walking after their own lusts. (2Peter 3:3) I like saying the Greek word for scoffers (em-pî'k-tâs) it has such a ring to it that just seems to fit what it is describing. And, when I was a boy and I heard the old time preachers lambasting the scoffers, I never realized that neither they or myself had a clue into just what kind of lusts those people could get into. And they don't want those pointed out either! They especially do not want to hear what God says about them!
The prevalent Last Day opinion loves embracing folly. Seeing worldly performance makes godly wisdom shine brighter.
When The Roll Is Called Up Younder
- When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more,
And the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair;
When the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,
And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.- Refrain:
When the roll is called up yonder,
When the roll is called up yonder,
When the roll is called up yonder,
When the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
- Refrain:
- On that bright and *cloudless morning when the dead in Christ shall rise, [*sabbath]
And the glory of His resurrection share;
When His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies,
And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there. - Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun,
Let us talk of all His wondrous love and care;
Then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done,
And the roll is called up yonder, I’ll be there.
Daily Smile:
"How was your game, dear?" asked Jack's wife Tracy.
"Well, I was hitting pretty well, but my eyesight's gotten so bad I couldn't see where the ball went," he answered.
"But you're 75 years old, Jack!" admonished his wife, "Why don't you take my brother Scott along?"
"But he's 85 and doesn't play golf anymore," protested Jack.
"But he's got perfect eyesight. He would watch the ball for you," Tracy pointed out.
The next day Jack teed off with Scott looking on. Jack swung and the ball disappeared down the middle of the fairway. "Do you see it?" asked Jack.
"Yup," Scott answered.
"Well, where is it?" yelled Jack, peering off into the distance.
"I forgot."
In The News:
CDC: 110+ Million Venereal Infections in U.S.
According to new data released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 19.7 million new venereal infections in the United States in 2008, bringing the total number of existing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the U.S. at that time to 110,197,000. The STI study referenced by the CDC estimated that 50 percent of the new infections in 2008 occurred among people in the 15-to-24 age bracket. In fact, of the 19,738,800 total new STIs in the United States in 2008, 9,782,650 were among Americans in the 15-to-24 age bracket. "CDC's new estimates show that there are about 20 million new infections in the United States each year, costing the American healthcare system nearly $16 billion in direct medical costs alone," said a CDC fact sheet. The most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States in 2008 was human papillomavirus (HPV), which caused 14,100,000 estimated infections that year.
Middle School Dating Leads to Higher Dropout, Drug Use Rates
Students who date in middle school have significantly worse study skills, are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use than their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia, reports Jim Liebelt. "Romantic relationships are a hallmark of adolescence, but very few studies have examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships," said Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior. Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from sixth to 12th grade. Each year, the group completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires about the students' academic efforts. "In our study, we found four distinct trajectories," Orpinas said. "Some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students had consistently the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school. We also saw a large number of students who reported dating since sixth grade." According to the study, "At all points in time, teachers rated the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills."
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