This is a sport I absolutely love. You can dress up cute and hit people, what a perfect combination. Just wanted to let everyone know a little about it
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
I Also Have a Dream
With the recent events in our nation, I have had a harsh realization. Sometimes you can believe so strongly about a subject that you have a hard time understanding why everyone else doesn't feel the same way. That is how I feel about racism. With Obama being elected president, many people are upset and many people are happy. The sad part is that most of those emotions are based on his skin color. That upsets me. I have talked to many people who wanted him in office simply because he is black giving no regard to the issues at hand. I know this is true because I have discussed it with people and many people did not even know what the issues were and some even commented that they would have voted for him even if he were a Republican even though they had just claimed they were diehard Democrats. On the other side of the ugly coin are those who didn't want him there because of his skin color. The night of the election there were several racial slurs painted around the area I live in. During this entire election, I heard very few people discuss the moral issues at stake. The two main topics have been the economy and the color of skin.
Although we have progressed some in this nation, the quote by Martin Luther King, Jr. has yet to become a reality. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." I have the same dream that Dr. King had. I pray that the next election, each candidate will be based on the contect of their character and that Americans will do so in their every day lives also.
Don't think that I am picking on one side or the other because racism still strongly exists in every race. It is sad that we call ourselves a civilized and progressive generation, yet people are judging the character and intelligence of a person simply based on the pigment in their skin. What really bothers me are those that call themselves Christian and practice this ignorance. We all know John 3:16 "For God so loved the world..." God loves the whole world and if you are truly a Christian, then you have the Spirit of God living inside of you. The Bible says in I John 4:20 "If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?" If you are reading this blog and say you are a Christian, ask yourself do you esteem yourself highly than someone else because they are of another race or color. We should constantly examine ourselves and allow God to change those things in us that are not of Him and I tell you boldly that RACISM IS NOT GODLY!
Although we have progressed some in this nation, the quote by Martin Luther King, Jr. has yet to become a reality. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." I have the same dream that Dr. King had. I pray that the next election, each candidate will be based on the contect of their character and that Americans will do so in their every day lives also.
Don't think that I am picking on one side or the other because racism still strongly exists in every race. It is sad that we call ourselves a civilized and progressive generation, yet people are judging the character and intelligence of a person simply based on the pigment in their skin. What really bothers me are those that call themselves Christian and practice this ignorance. We all know John 3:16 "For God so loved the world..." God loves the whole world and if you are truly a Christian, then you have the Spirit of God living inside of you. The Bible says in I John 4:20 "If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?" If you are reading this blog and say you are a Christian, ask yourself do you esteem yourself highly than someone else because they are of another race or color. We should constantly examine ourselves and allow God to change those things in us that are not of Him and I tell you boldly that RACISM IS NOT GODLY!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Here are some of our wedding pics. Since ministry is always in my heart, I have to throw in a little tidbit of ministry here. Single ladies and men, be sure to seek God on who that perfect mate is. Only He knows the hearts of people, so when we seek Him that will cut out the deception that happens so often in this day and age.
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