Making a Difference in your Life, in the Parts that are for Keeps!
Watch this movie if you possibly can.
It is in theaters two days only, April 18 and 20.
Watch the trailer online, and several encounters that challenge the pilgrim on his unique journey.
I assure you that you will be challenged as well.
I have personally been on this journey for decades, and the clips that I watched were convicting and soul-searching for me.
I’m looking forward to tomorrow evening.
Since its release on March 29, the movie “Unplanned” has prompted 1% of Planned Parenthood workers to seek help to get out of working for the business of abortion.
Two sites for information and inspiration:
abortionworker.com (watch Abby Johnson’s video)
abbyjohnson.org
and,
drjamesdobson’sfamilytalk on April 16
Viability is the capacity to live.
The Constitution guarantees the obvious right to live.
Put the two together, and we have the winning combination for every American.
All persons are viable from the moment of conception—if we don’t kill them.
(reprinted from August 26, 2015)
Planned Parenthood’s mission:
We plan your freedom from parenthood.
And we provide the means to your freedom.
I saw “Unplanned” a few days ago on opening weekend.
The movie met and exceeded all the expectations I had heard in advance.
And, in spite of widespread media blackout of advertising for “Unplanned,” it came in number four nationwide.
This movie documents the personal, firsthand account of lies versus truth in the battle of death versus life for unborn babies—the very real transformation in the life of Abby Johnson, from Planned Parenthood’s employee of the year directing their top abortion center, to walking away from it all one day and advocating for life ever since.
That abortion center in Bryan, Texas closed as a result of Abby’s stand for life, and the building became the headquarters of 40 Days for Life.
If people actually saw America’s “Not-See Holocaust,” it would cause an end to abortion, just like what Abby Johnson saw for the first time, ended her part in abortions and ended that building’s use for abortions.
Now everyone can see the truth, the reality of abortion.
The movie is extremely well-done !
“Unplanned” graciously, compassionately, and passionately shows life and death, and life wins.
In the strongest way I can say it, “Please see this movie.”
I guarantee you will be glad you did.
If involuntary baptism could save a baby (at your funeral they will always say it did), then involuntary baptism should also save an older child, or an adult.
How can water and a ceremonial act done to a person by others, without any free will by the person, make one ready for heaven, for a lifetime—but the rules and criteria for getting to heaven change if another person wants to get saved anytime after babyhood?
And those in another camp say that babies and children get an automatic free pass to heaven, up until ? some age ? —undefined ?, variable ?, decided by ?
Anyone outside those gated theological mega theme parks, each with their own exclusive membership requirements, looks at what I just wrote and shakes their head or laughs.
It obviously looks like three different ways to get saved—and there’s supposed to be only one way.
So it didn’t really get fixed 500 years ago, and we muddle around over and over again, and send mixed messages to a desperate world that needs to hear about Jesus, straight from the Bible, unfiltered by men with thinly veiled agendas of money, power, and control.
Too bad that nobody in charge of keeping the shows running can see those major business operations for what they are—and laugh too.
AND CLOSE THEIR DOCTRINE BOOKS AND SPEND TIME IN THE BIBLE.
Since when is studying the Bible not good enough?
I know why—because they can’t walk away from what they built.
“Give it up—sell it—let it go—and follow Me.”
Can’t do it—have to go—got too much invested—gotta keep it going—[sorry, Jesus].
That story still ends with one word—S A D !
Mandate minimum wage and you mandate inflation (minimum inflation, then maximum inflation).
Mandating minimum wage is in direct conflict with capitalism.
Mandating minimum wage leads to socialism—it is socialism.
Any government that can mandate minimum wage can also mandate maximum wage.
“Any government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you’ve got.”
Is it any wonder that those who clamor for mandating minimum wage by the government, also clamor for the government taking more money from the wealthy in taxes, for the poor in handouts.
Socialism doesn’t work—it never has—it never will—it will not work in the United States, even if the people vote for politicians who vote for it.
“As soon as the people [fifty-one percent] realize they can vote handouts for themselves from the public treasury, the great experiment of America is over.”
“Our father who art in Washington, give us this day our daily bread.”
That’s where we are—the pot of water with the frog is already too hot for the frog to jump out, so the heat can be turned up faster now—and that explains why so many politicians positioning for power can propose anything drastic and be cheered on.
And, going straight to the bottom line, understood by the founding fathers of this country, “This form of government will work only for a moral people; it is totally inadequate for any other.”
Those Americans, those true Americans, who still know that moral compass from 250 years ago, from 2000 years ago, from 3500 years ago, can still make a difference for America.
But it will be hard—harder than anything American patriots who believe in the God of the Bible have ever faced before.
It was a small percentage of Americans who won the Revolutionary War and founded the United States.
It is a small percentage of Americans today who have already jumped out of the comfortable, safe, warm pot of apathy and apostasy and abomination, and are ready to sacrifice whatever it takes to speak out against the horde of evils invading at all levels.
Hardly a person remains who says they can’t see what’s happening to this country, nationally and locally, but very few are willing to change their lifestyle and take action.
If you are a part of that small percentage, then decide today that you will say something to the people you know, about turning to God and praying and reading their Bibles.
Ask people if they know Jesus, and explain that He is the only One Who can save them.
And that is how it works that He is the only One Who can save America.
We lay bare our values, and we debate.
We lay bare our feelings, and we care.
(Please read part one first)
Gaining knowledge fills the brain, but not the soul—“the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”
Education may help to prove one is smart—intelligence does not need to prove anything, speaks for itself. “Do not let your education exceed your intelligence.”
Many assorted adjectives can describe a politician—statesman never has an adjective because the word stands alone just as the statesman stands alone.
Man makes religion(s)—Jesus makes possible our relationship with God.
The lawman’s gun gives him power—his badge gives him authority.
For the ham and egg breakfast, the chicken made a contribution—the pig made a sacrifice.
One can have boldness and yet be foolish—courage requires a righteous cause.
“Only one life will soon be past . . .” temporal—“Only what’s done for Christ will last” eternal.
Praise of man is temporary glory for temporary accomplishments—praise of God is permanent for things done for eternity.
“Do not fear him who can only kill the body, and that’s all . . .” fear of man—“Fear Him Who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell” fear of God.
Financial security on earth is an oxymoron, and only a few can even try—eternal security is a sure thing, available to anyone.
“Do not store up treasure on earth, where moths and rust corrupt it, and thieves break in and steal it”—“Store up treasure in heaven, where moths and rust do not corrupt it, and where thieves do not break in and steal it.” (Bonus fact, “Where your treasure is, your heart will be also.”)
The toddler says, “Mine,” and we all want to own stuff, and ownership is good, especially for motivation—far better to add the attitude of stewardship, and hold loosely all the stuff that is not permanent, in order to gain and hold what lasts and cannot be lost.
People say you are successful if you have a good job or business, make a certain expected amount of money, and have a certain expected amount of stuff and prestige—God’s definition is different, with only one requirement, faithfulness, regardless of how much you make or how much you’ve got or how people rate you. (And the benchmark that says you have ‘arrived’ is contentment.)
Jesus does not have a very high view of anyone who boasts about what he accomplishes and what he gains—if we daily acknowledge God in every single detail of our lives, and delight in Him, He is delighted to direct every single one of those details.
I guess we could add one more to summarize the list:
. . . like the difference between pride and surrender.
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