“Facing the Giants: In Your Marriage” Crossroads Church

Peanut Gallery – This is the best message that I have ever heard on marriage. Yes – EVER!

The text was – 2 Samuel 11 – the story of David and Bathsheba. The message was Biblical, honest and kind… and it offered help and hope. The speakers knew what they were talking about and had the congregation’s full attention… because everyone there knew they were talking to them.

The message was delivered at my daughter’s church outside of Chicago. It starts a little slow… but is well worth the time. Perhaps God will speak to you… as He did to me.

Morning Reading: Matthew 10.16 ESV

“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.” Matthew 10.16 ESV

Morning Reading: Ephesians 2.10 ESV

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2.10 ESV

Morning Reading: Ephesians 4.32 NLT

“Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4.32 NLT

A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion

By Tom Quiner

Catholics will decide this election.

Quiner’s Diner has made the case that “the Catholic vote could tip the election” in a previous post.

The selection of Congressman Paul Ryan was the equivalent of injecting orthodox Catholics with high potency steroids. In Paul Ryan, we have a man who embraces his Church’s non-negotiable positions on Life and Marriage. Even more, he embraces his Church’s positions on key social justice issues. He simply approaches them differently than liberals want.

Paul Ryan doesn’t want to get rid of our social safety net as his detractors claim. He wants to save it. Mr. Ryan says what Democrats refuse to acknowledge, that the emperor has no clothes. Our current fiscal path is unsustainable.

Our entitlement programs are going to break the bank on their present course.

Interest payments are consuming bigger and bigger chunks of our budget.

We can’t tax ourselves out…

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