Cameron Supports 20 Week Abortions

Cameron the Tory Leader has voiced his support to the reduction of the current 24 week threshold for abortions. I remember hearing a story about of a group of U.S.A pastors speer heading the same who prayed and fasted for weeks imploring the Lord to stand with thier desire to see the time limit lowered. The Bill failed. The Pastor saddened by God's lack of support saught the Lord for an answer. He received one. "Murder is Murder." Therefore all are best intentions are fruitless if they do not line up with God's word.

Follower of Jesus?

"And he said to them, Follow me , and I will make you fishers of men" Matthew 4:18.
Ask most Christians if they would consider themselves to be followers of Jesus and they would answer yes. However if you asked them if they were activaly seeking out the lost they would probally answer no. Interestingly studies show only 2% of Christians regulary share their faith. Here lies the dilemma. A sign of a true follower of Jesus was their passion and dedication in the work of fishing for men.
If you have no burden for the lost or any real concern for thier eternal welfare can you truly say you are following Jesus?

Defiled Earth

News continues to filter out concerning the state of our planet. Many are genuinley concerned and fear for the future. In a survey amongst primary school children it was one of the top three concerns they had. Isaiah the prophet wrote "The earth mourns and fades away, the worlds languishes and fades away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof..." (Isaiah 24:4-5). The Bible is clear when the people become defiled so does the earth. However God knows the beginning from the end and has put a plan in place. "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth...Behold I make alll things new" (Revelation 21 1-5). God is in control. For me a Christian, a very reassuring thought. Sadly many children are not taught to trust The Lord God Allmighty and are living in fear, what a tragedy.

Unbelieving Believers!

There would seem to be a new class of Christian. Unbelieving Believers! They annoumce faith in Jesus and then dilly daddle on key doctrinal issues. Someone aptly said "They speak out of both sides of the mouth." It so hard to get a difinitive answer out of anyone these days for fear of offending someone. As Christians we are called to defend Biblical truth in a world that isn't interested in what God has to say. Jesus said let your 'yes' mean 'yes' and your 'no' mean 'no.' Excellent advice!

Church but not as we know it!

My local fellowship has recently undergone a major change. We no longer meet together as a full congregration on Sundays but in individual house churches instead. More interestingly our house church consists of just four people! There is a mixed bag of opinion amongst us all. Some are for it some are against it. Whatever ones feeling's often we find change forced upon us by others. This is inevitable as there are so many things we are just not in control of. I suppose I would be called a traditionalist in that I enjoy the good old fashioned Sunday Church Service. Its good to meet with the larger body once a week to worship God and draw on the unity we share in Christ. My husband and I have decided to give it a go and see what transpires. As a believer we can all agree that human beings make mistakes but God never can. Ultimately God is in charge and if we keep focused on him we shall not fail.

Who's Your Role Model?

Role models have been in the news a lot recently. Apparently we all need someone to look up to and aspire to. Recent celebrity names put forward have been Amey Winehouse and the Spice Girls. As a Christian I have an array of role models to choose from. Paul the Apostle for his dedication and zealousness for the work of the Gospel. The Lord Jesus Christ for his selfless sacrifice on the cross. The Disciples for thier ordinary-ness. In fact the Bible is jam pacted from cover to cover with characters we could all aspire to and take on as role models. Noah for his steadfast faith and refusal to confirm to the world. Daniel for his focus and David for his humility.
And in more modern times Wesley, Spurgeon & Wilberforce. Great men of faith who teach us all that 'He who puts his trust in the Lord shall not be ashamed."

Missing The Nativity

A few parents have voiced their concern at the desicion to ditch the Nativity. I'm not sure how I feel. I doubt the excuse for failing to put it on is in the interest of not offending other faiths! Traditions we once took for granted are being wittled away as we speak. For me Christmas was always an anxious time because I dreaded another year of disapointment and not being chosen to play the part of 'Mary.' Seeing my own children perform always brought joy. I like other parents shall miss it for sure. It would seem the onslaught to remove God from our schools has almost succeeded. School assemblies are frequently overlooked and Christianity is firmly placed on the conveyer belt of 'other religions' to be tolerated. My thought today is that degeneration always starts at the top. We can most suredly look at our Queen and Lambeth Palace as the institutions who started the avalanche.

The Great Teddy Bear Scandle

Gillian Gibson is expected to be freed today after receiving a pardon from the Sudanese President. Amazingly Gillian offered up her regrets at having to leave Sudan. Gillian went to Sudan looking for an adventure...well she certainly got that! Many are scratching their heads at this whole sorry saga. And shock at the scenes of knife wielding hatred splashed across front pages a few days ago. Her terrible crime...she named a Teddy bear after the prophet Mohammed!

I hope and pray that Teachers across our nation will not be persuaded by recent events to live in fear of offending Muslims. Perhaps the strong reaction by Muslims within Sudan will show up the false claim that Islam is a peace loving and tolerant religion!