By Dave Burchett

This is a first. Same song, second week. The tune is from “Jesus, Friend of Sinners”continues to rock my world. Last week I wrote about how we followers of Jesus do damage with snap judgments and lack of compassion for others. This week I have been thinking about these lyrics.

Nobody knows what we’re for only what we’re against when we judge the wounded
What if we put down our signs crossed over the lines and love like You did

I decided to write down some things I am for and some things I do not believe but often get accused of by others. Some things I do not believe.

I do not believe you have to be of a particular political persuasion to be a Christian. Like it or not, heaven will be bipartisan and I am totally fine that there will not be sides of the golden aisles. More Here...

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.'' 

Struggles in this life are as sure as breathing I believe; there isn’t a high road that we can choose to bypass the inevitable temptations and our inclinations to indulge these things from to time to time. Sometimes we face them with the ''eye of the tiger'' in the power of Christ and win, and sometimes it feels as if we are mere kittens looking into the eyes of lions, into the eyes of constant defeat.

In the jungle madness of life, we have the distinct misfortune of being side swiped and bombarded by almost every single aspect of the culture that we as Americans live in. From alcohol beverages being paraded around in most of our commercials, billboards, and magazines; to curse words becoming relatively common place on any platform of life even the pulpit at times. We are inundated by cover girls revealing all but too much to look away from, every car commercial and magazine advertisement has with it a half-naked lady accompanying it. Our culture has become over saturated with the obsession of visual candy, what we have is a sex driven society with little to no restraints at all. More Here...

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By Sharon at She Worships

I am really embarrassed to admit this, but when I picture myself as a pregnant woman in a doctoral program, I long to be like Elizabeth Banks’ character on 30 Rock, Avery. In case you’re unfamiliar with the show, Avery is the girlfriend (later wife) of Alec Baldwin’s character, Jack. She is a kick-butt news correspondent who has her entire life under control. She wakes up every morning at the crack of dawn to run, eats exactly 1200 calories a day, and is so organized that her closet has been featured in magazines. She is a take-no-prisoners kind of gal.

Then, she discovers that she is unexpectedly pregnant. For just a moment she wavers in her confidence, but Jack encourages her to push forward and she rises to the challenge. She resolves to dominate pregnancy and motherhood the way she does everything else in her life. And she does.

I really want to be like that. I also suspect some people look at me and assume I am like that. A lot of friends have expressed amazement that I have pushed through my coursework without missing a beat, even amidst the crazy physical changes of pregnancy. My husband often tells people I am like Superwoman. More Here...