Habit Or Reminder?

The Shape Of Faith - by Nathan Bierma

The Shape Of Faith explores the origins of the sign of the cross — the movement of the hand over the body, up, down, then side-to-side — from it’s beginning as an act of faith by early church believers to it’s current incarnation. The article helps the reader move beyond thinking this practice is just “a Catholic thing!”

Good Reading Material

   

I came across some interesting reading this week.  Enjoy!

A Comedian’s Call - Torry Martin

Do you believe in Hell? – Father Jonathan Morris

Can you pass the religious literacy test? – Dr. James Emery White

Global Warming Heresy - Walter E. Williams

Myths About Why Radicals Hate The West

Liberal Myths about Radical Islam
by Dinesh D’Souza

As the Pelosi Democrats attempt to steer the debate on Iraq and the war on terror away from President Bush’s approach, it is useful to examine the premises behind the liberal Democratic understanding of the war on terror. So far the Democrats have been successful in faulting the president’s admittedly-flawed approach. But there is no advantage in trading one bad model for another. Here, then, is my critique of some of the major elements of the liberal explanation for “why they hate us.”

Click here to read the entire article, Liberal Myths about Radical Islam.

To Multitask Or Not To Multitask

In a recent Time article, Suze Orman, gave her reason for doing one thing at a time.  Instead of multitasking, she believes in attacking her work projects much like a racehorse. “They come out of the gate with blinders on and go for the finish line.”  She believes that, “people who multitask…do everything to mediocrity at best.”

The Case for Doing One Thing at a Time - by Claudia Wallis and Sonja Steptoe

Does anyone else feel like this?

The Lie That Bush Lied

by Dinesh D’Souza
Monday, March 12, 2007

“If you want to know how the Iraq debate got so acrimonious, the tipping point was when mainstream Democrats went from accusing Bush of bungling the Iraq war to accusing him of lying to get America into that war. His crime, at this point, became not merely one of error but one of deliberate deception. The basic liberal reasoning is that no weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq, therefore Bush has been misleading the American people all along.

At one time these charges of lying were restricted to the political left. In the aftermath of the Iraq invasion, The Nation claimed that Bush went to war based on “falsehoods and deceptions.” Al Franken took the charge a step further…”

Read more at The lie that Bush lied found at Town Hall.

Attacks On Christianity

Is anyone else, beside me, sick and tired of Christianity being attacked? I resisted ranting on this subject as long as I could, but, I have had enough. I need to get some things off my chest.

First, let’s start with the Christmas season. It seems like every year around Christmas a war begins about which retailers WILL or WILL NOT post signage using the slogan “Merry Christmas.”  If that weren’t bad enough, the politically correct crazies are set free and get upset because the phrase “Merry Christmas” contains the name “Christ”; demanding it be removed from view.  Wish me “Happy Holiday” if you want, but if you don’t like it when I respond “Merry Christmas” either ignore me or sue me!

Then, to follow up the madness, we get new Time and Newsweek articles sharing “new” evidence that attempts to either debunk the gospel accounts of Jesus’ birth or say the Bible doesn’t provide a totally accurate portrayal of the nativity story.

Next, we come to The Da Vinci Code movie, based on Dan Brown’s bestselling book. The release of this film brought prime time specials and speculation about the life of Jesus. Was Jesus married? Did He have children? Are His descendants alive today? The concept of the story was somewhat interesting from a “what if” point of view, but incredibly over-hyped. It wasn’t a terrible movie, but not a great one either. I expected a better product from Ron Howard and Tom Hanks, even within the realm of the plot’s ludicrous conclusions.

Then, we have the anti-religious zealots that believe if people are exposed, in any way, to the Ten Commandments; somehow people will be brain-washed in to believing that God exists…against their free will! I mean come on, isn’t it just crazy to believe that the 10 Commandments being posted anywhere would have a negative affect on people and society? Let’s just be completely frank, even if a person doesn’t believe in any form of supreme deity, the last six of the Ten Commandments are just good moral practices.

Now I wish to move to James Cameron and the Discovery Channel’s recent farce, The Lost Tomb of Jesus.  Instead of sinking the Titanic, Cameron is attempting to put a faith-sinking iceberg in the path of Christianity. I admit, I haven’t seen the so-called documentary and honestly have no desire. Why? Because I don’t believe I will miss anything earth-shattering or faith-altering, at least that’s my opinion.

In a recent article by Frank Pastore, he says that in order to believe the claims of the program, you would have to believe that Christianity flourished under generations of lies and secrecy. “Cameron attacked a central Christian tenet–that Christ rose bodily from the dead. Yet he confirmed another article of faith: that Hollywood blasphemers are out to get Christians” said James Poniewozik. Neither James Cameron nor Simcha Jacobovici are experts of history or archaeologists, and both have conceded that fact. One is a Hollywood filmmaker and the other is a journalist, yet, neither let bad science get in the way of claiming they’d found the tomb of Jesus and His family to the world.

I do see one good thing coming from all the fuss surrounding this project. This could ignite a wildfire among the Christian community causing many to no longer sit quietly on the sidelines while others attack tenets of their faith.

Simply put, it is the responsibility for each individual to decide what they believe is true about Jesus. Was He a liar, a lunatic or exactly what He said He is, the Lord?  I have already settled in my heart what I believe about Jesus. Have you?

OK, I feel much better now! I would encourage you to read through some of the articles linked below and see what others have to say about Jesus and Cameron’s “Discovery”:

If James Cameron Were Honest About His “Discovery” – by Father Jonathan Morris

Hollywood vs. Jesus – by James Poniewozik

The Sinking of the Jesus Family Tomb Theory – by Tony Beam

“LOST TOMB” Loses Sight of History – by Michael Medved

The Lost Tomb of Jesus?– by Frank Pastore

Titanic Claim: Jesus Still Dead – by Time McGirk

Wailing at the Tomb?– by Gregory Koukl

Rewriting the Gospels – by David Van Biema

Moviemakers: Still In The Dark

By Rebecca Hagelin

“There’s nothing like a cold winter day to make you think about taking the family to the local multiplex and seeing a movie. Grab some popcorn, forget your worries for a couple hours, and enter that larger-than-life world of imagination and spectacle, of heroes and villains.”

“Warning: Your choices are going to be somewhat limited if your aim is wholesome family entertainment. What’s showing at the movies this week?”

For the entire article, go to: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RebeccaHagelin/2007/02/16/moviemakers_still_in_the_dark

Obamanating

Obama: Wasting His Own Breath

By Michelle Malkin

“At one of his opening presidential campaign events on the Iowa State University campus this weekend, Obama pandered energetically to the anti-war crowd. With his smooth voice rising and thousands of fans goading him on, he proclaimed: ‘We ended up launching a war that should have never been authorized, and should have never been waged, and to which we have now spent $400 billion and have seen over 3,000 lives of the bravest young Americans wasted.’ “

“Yes, ‘wasted.’ Squandered. Pointless. Down the drain. Meaningless.”

Follow either of the links below to read the entire article:

Obama: Wasting His Own Breath

Jewish World Review

To read more from Michelle Malkin visit www.michellemalkin.com

Global Warming: What Are You Willing To Do?

by Pat Sajak

“Proponents of the theory (they would say “fact”) of man-made global warming are in the middle of a full-court press. The media are filled with stories on the subject, public service announcements have hit the airwaves, and politicians are climbing on the bandwagon.”

For the complete article go here:  http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=19357