Be a Truth Seeker

In earlier posts, I have written about the fact that we are at war. My first posts were about Jesus saying, “Know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” That verse is inscribed upon the famous Clock Tower building on the University of Texas campus in Austin. I am sure that there are many people who have attended UT and have thought that this inscription was a challenge to gain knowledge. But Jesus was actually giving an invitation to really know Him. And he was giving a promise that to really pursue and get to know him was to pursue the ultimate truth and to do so was the door to real freedom.

This is what the Pope will see when he visits Turkey.



So this war that we see being carried out with bomb blasts and words of hate and condemnation really is not about border disputes or traditional war prizes but is all about the real truth and who the real truth is. This has become really evident in the protests that are now happening in Turkey.
Fortunately, Muslims believe that prophets, especially Prophets of Islam, do not lie.

They should then ponder the fact that their prophet Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me.” They should reconcile the fact that Jesus left no room for any definition of who He is but the Son of God. To say he is merely a prophet of God then makes this statement blasphemous. And for Mohamed to claim that a blasphemous person is a Prophet of Islam makes Mohamed, himself blasphemous.

But wait, before we take the speck out of the Muslims’ eyes, lets look around at ourselves. People in our culture hoist up similar signs all the time. The inscription on the Clocktower in Austin can be read the same way.

Muslims, Christians, good people, sincere people, and those who reject religion altogether will all have the same opportunity one day. Jesus told about that day. He will be approached by people who will plead with him and will say, “Don’t you remember? I even prophesied in your name.” And Jesus will say, “Be gone, for I do not know you.”

Know him. Seek Him out while He may be found. He made that possible by sending the Holy Spirit who “will lead you to all truth”. It is His greatest desire and your greatest reward.

HAPPY FEET is destined to make you sad

Going to see the latest holiday movie at the box office with your family is a fun holiday tradition. This year's chosen movie for your enjoyment is Happy Feet. Have you seen the trailer on TV? Wow! The advertisement says that it will have you "dancing in the isles." What could be more lovable than a warm animated story about happy penguins? But before you pick up the grandchildren and head to the theatre for that wonderful quality-time experience, please read what Michael Medved is saying about the movie. He believes that Hollywood is at it again. He thinks that while they are promising a warm, happy, family friendly experience, they are really delivering a dark, politically correct, anti-religious, film guaranteed to give the kids nightmares. Here is what he says:

"This may be the darkest, most disturbing feature length animated film ever
offered by a major studio. At least 80% of the film’s running time shows its
penguin characters in pain or danger. Scenes of terrifying leopard seals and
killer whales trying to devour the protagonist and his friends are so intense as
to guarantee nightmares; the PG rating is a joke since the film is wildly
inappropriate for young viewers under seven (and their parents). Rather than
sending you out of the theatre with a song in your heart (there’s a big focus in
the script on “heart songs”) the movie produces feelings of fright, discomfort,
even guilt. The title “Happy Feet,” suggesting a feel-good frolic, could hardly
be more deceptive for a deeply ill-considered project that will make most
audience members feel gloomier and more depressed than they did when they
entered the theatre."

Read the rest of his review here

Now, is it a crime to put out a dark animated movie just in time for the holidays? Of course not. But when the promotion takes advantage of what we all want to see at Christmas time and then brings us into a theatre under that premise, only to deliver more Hollywood agenda propaganda, we need to rise up and take notice. Hollywood does not play fair anymore. They are all too willing to take advantage of our trust. They don't deserve our trust anymore.

The Problems of Being in Charge

Yesterday, the Democrats in Congress chose their leaders. Nancy Pelosi graciously accepted the Speaker of the House position. Then she saw Jack Murtha, her hand-picked person for the House Majority Leader position go down in flames to Steny Hoyer, 149-86. That was a much better result in my opinion because Hoyer is apparently a very good Israel ally. Murtha is not.
I think there are a couple of things to note about this defeat for Pelosi. Apparently, it is traditional that the Speaker of the House stands clear of the politics of choosing the Majority Leader. However, Pelosi not only did not stand clear, but she campaigned for and endorsed Murtha. The lop-sided vote count for Hoyer gives us a hint that Pelosi does not rule the roost like she thought she did.
Pelosi has been given credit for finding and running conservative Democratic candidates that could win against Republicans. Well done, however now she has to live with the problem that she created. Part of the problem that the Republicans had for the last 6 years was that even though they had a majority in both houses, they could not get their legislative agenda passed because some of their Congressmen had a habit of drifting across the line to vote.
Could the Democrats have the same problems now? The Murtha / Hoyer vote sure makes it look that way. This really means that those who hang out in the middle, the RINO Republicans and the Blue Dog Democrats, should they reach consensus on issues, could really become a force on Capitol Hill. It is ironic that Pelosi, who demanded and got loyalty when her party was in the minority, now may not have enough power to do the same now that they are in the majority. Her strategy of electing conservative Democrats may have gotten her the Speaker position she coveted. But it also may have lost her the unanimous voice that the Democrats seemed to have had in the past.