About Midnight… – Acts 16:25 ESV

It was dark and cold.   They were beaten, shackled and hungry.

We are told that many blows had been inflicted upon them.

It had been a long day and it was now about Midnight.

About Midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God… – Acts 16:25 ESV

I wish I could say that, when things seem to be dark and hopeless, I pray and sing praises to God.  Often, that is not the case. I still remember being so angry when my second pregnancy ended abruptly. I woke up with a second babe on the way and went to sleep that night empty. There was no longer a baby in my belly and I struggled to praise in the midst of my pain.

This is exactly what Paul was meaning, however, when he said to give thanks in all…

Are you familiar with the The Manhattan Declaration?  If you haven’t read it, you can do so now.  It will take you about 15 minutes to read carefully, being a bit longer than the post I would generally have written here.

It is an ecumenical statement by Catholic, Orthodox and Evangelical Christians, first published almost three years ago (on September 28, 2009), which calls individuals–not institutions–to several explicit statements of belief and purpose:

While the whole scope of Christian moral concern, including a special concern for the poor and vulnerable, claims our attention, we are especially troubled that in our nation today

–the lives of the unborn, the disabled, and the elderly are severely threatened;

–that the institution of marriage, already buffeted by promiscuity, infidelity and divorce, is in jeopardy of being redefined to accommodate fashionable ideologies;

–that freedom of religion and the rights of…

This is really just too much.

President Obama appeared on the David Letterman show last night (remember, though, that Obama just can’t spare the time to meet with Netanyahu). During the interview, our sanctimonious Über-leader made the following statement:

“One of the things I learned as president is you represent the entire country,” Obama said.

“If you want to be president, you have to work for everyone.”

“They didn’t vote for me and what I said on election night was: ‘Even though you didn’t vote for me, I hear your voices, and I’m going to work as hard as I can to be your president.’ ”

“Obama the Unifier”. That’s him, all right.

Let’s take a peek at some of his “Unifying” actions as President, shall we?

—PassesObamacare without a SINGLE Republican vote, AND when the polling numbers consistently were against it…

There are just 8 Mondays left (including this one) before the general election on November 6.