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Whose crazy now? – 2013 March for Life – 40th Anniversary of Roe v Wade

Peanut Gallery: Since 1973 when the US Supreme Court legalized abortion, over 55 million babies have been killed. The numbers are staggering and continue to grow. Maybe this will help you get a handle on it –

Time: If you counted 1 baby per second, it would take you 1 yr and 9 months to get to 55 million, and by then an additional 2,400,000 babies would have been aborted. In fact, 3 more babies will be aborted in the time it takes for you to read this post.

Population: 55 million abortions is the approxomate equivalent of eliminating everyone living in the States of Califonia and New York… or wiping out everyone who lives in the United Kingdom, or Italy. It would cut Mexico’s population in half… or eliminate every Canadian with 20 million deaths to spare.

Deadly comparisons: The Atomic Bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima killed an estimated 250,000 people… and the Holocaust killed 6 million Jews.

55 million dead American babies is a mind boggling number.

Abortion: “Safe, legal and rare?” That’s what pro-death politicians tell us they want. Rare… really? They get all excited about 20 kids getting shot by some random mental case (a vivid example of the reality of evil) and want to ban guns… but have no problem funding America’s baby-killing machine, Planned Parenthood – 334,000 children killed in 2011… and the government (We the people) paid these “contract killers” $538 million to do it.

So who are the crazies in America, the people sitting safe and warm on their couches yawning, “oh well”… or the people in the streets yelling, “Enough!” My wife and I threw our lot in with the folks in the streets… in 20 degree snowy weather.

Here are a few links to others who covered the 2013 March for Life – worth the read:

Here’s a short video/comment on the March for Life –

And here are some of my random phone/photos of the 2013 March for Life in Washington, DC – these are NOT the crazy ones.

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Sunday Reading:1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27 NLT – one Body

Reading:1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27 NLT

“The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.

Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.”

Prayer: one Lord, one faith, one baptism. Make us One Lord… for your Name’s sake. Amen.

Hymn: “One Bread, One Body” (YouTube)

Morning Reading: Luke 6:37-42 – eye exam

Reading: Luke 6:37-42 NLT

“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.”

Then Jesus gave the following illustration: “Can one blind person lead another? Won’t they both fall into a ditch? Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher.

rubbing eye“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying, ‘Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.”

Prayer: Lord Jesus – Open my eyes so that I can see myself as you see me. Forgive me, heal me, and change me from inside out. Amen.

Spiritual Song: “From The Inside Out” – Hillsong

Morning Reading: Luke 6.43-45 NLT – fruit inspection

Reading: Luke 6.43-45 NLT

grape vine“A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.”

Prayer: Holy Spirit – As the day unfolds, show me what is flowing out of my heart… that I may hold onto what’s good, and let go of the bad. Lord Jesus – probe the treasury of my heart… forgive and prune away the bad stuff, and increase in me all that is good. Heavenly Father – may I honor and bless you in all that I do and say. I surrender myself to you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Hymn: “I Surrender All” – Judson W. Van De Venter (1896)

All to Jesus I surrender; All to Him I freely give; I will ever love and trust Him, In His presence daily live. I surrender all, I surrender all; All to Thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

(All to Jesus I surrender – Oslo Gospel Choir)

All to Jesus I surrender; Humbly at His feet I bow, Worldly pleasures all forsaken; Take me, Jesus, take me now. I surrender all, I surrender all; All to Thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender; Lord, I give myself to Thee; Fill me with Thy love and power; Let Thy blessing fall on me. I surrender all, I surrender all; All to Thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

Morning Reading: Luke 6.27-36 NLT – love your enemies

Reading: Luke 6:27-36 NLT

“But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies!

Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.

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If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also. Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back.

Do to others as you would like them to do to you.

“If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them! And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much! And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.

“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.

You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.”

Prayer: Lord Jesus – You know that my knee-jerk reaction to enemies is anger, followed by fight or flight. Loving them – and doing good to them – is the last thing on my mind. Forgive me.

Give me your Father’s heart – transform my heart of stone into a heart of flesh – full of compassion and slow to anger.

Help me to see my enemies as you see them… and respond appropriately – guided and empowered by your Spirit… that you may be glorified. Amen.

Country Song: “Love can build a bridge” – The Judds

I’d gladly walk across the desert, with no shoes upon my feet
To share with you the last bite, of bread I had to eat
I would swim out to save you, in your sea of broken dreams
When all your hopes are sinkin’, let me show you what love means

Please click on audio link –

Love can build a bridge, between your heart and mine
Love can build a bridge. Don’t you think it’s time?
Don’t you think it’s time?

I would whisper love so loudly, every heart could understand
That love and only love, can join the tribes of man
I would give my heart’s desire, so that you might see
The first step is to realize that it all begins with you and me

Love can build a bridge, between your heart and mine
Love can build a bridge. Don’t you think it’s time?
Don’t you think it’s time?

When we stand together, it’s our finest hour
We can do anything, anything, keep believin’ in the power

Love can build a bridge, between your heart and mine
Love can build a bridge. Don’t you think it’s time?
Don’t you think it’s time?

Love and only love, Love and only love