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Will things in this life ever get better?

I'll ask the question a second time. Will things in this life ever get better? That depends upon your position in Christ. Many are trying their best to improve our environment and our world. Let me explain. For instance, we have environmentalists and others who want us to recycle, drive eco-friendly cars, ride on fuel efficient buses so that we do not pollute more our already contaminated environment; do not cut down any more trees so that we do not lose our supply of oxygen, pay our bills electronically so that we do not have to be sent a paper bill in the mail and the list goes on. All of these things are good gestures and should be applauded. We should do whatever it takes to preserve and use of our natural resources wisely. It is good stewardship however, in the end all these efforts will come to naught.                                                 While I am not trying to sound cynical, we as human beings will never be able to save the planet. No matter how many “smar

Born Into Sin

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because all sinned.                                                                                                                                                                                 -Romans 5:12 If one understands what Paul the apostle is teaching here, we would conclude God is not being fair. Let me explain. Paul is saying because of the original sin of Adam back in the Garden of Eden, all of his descendants sinned as well. But how someone may ask. Because we were all in the loins of Adam when he committed the sin. God imputed or transferred our original father’s sin nature to all of us. We are guilty by association. David in Psalm 51:5 hit this reality on the head when he said, “I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me”.                                         `Even a newborn child no matter how beautiful, cuddly and p

5>300,000,000

The U.S Supreme Court made a monumental ruling on Friday June 26 th , 2015. In a 5-4 decision between the Supreme Court Justices, legislation was passed legalizing same sex marriages nationwide. Translating my title of the article from numeric to alpha it equals five is greater than three hundred million. Simply meaning that five judges made a decision that affects over three hundred million Americans.    In the eyes of many Americans especially homosexuals, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders, this infamous decision was most liberating. They have declared not legalizing same sex marriage as unfair and bigoted. Anyone who disagrees with their lifestyle is regarded as intolerant and homophobic. They have every right to hate our lifestyle (true believers) without us retaliating, but when we disagree with theirs we are homophobic? That’s a double standard.   The state of California on November 4 th , 2008 [1]   voted for acknowledging marriage as only between a man and a woman which