Posluszny!!!

The dude has a funny name. But the dude will be the first linebacker taken in the NFL Draft! Here is him eating a QB for lunch.

First name is Paul.

He will win lots of hardware this winter! He is a finalist for the Butkus award, the Ronnie Lot Award, the Bednarik Award, and the Lombardi Award.

He might take them all.

Lion Pride

Men Like To Fight!

Fist fight? Not necessarily. However, warriors are archetypes in the male mind that speak of value and meaning. What am I talking about?

I want to matter by fighting against evil. I want the fight and I want victory. Men, in general, crave victory.

Sports captures the hearts of millions of men becuase they echo to his desire for victory. But sports don't matter, in the big picture. Where in society can a man fight for truth? Where in the world can a man feel like he is on a quest to defeat evil and do good?

Most men, I believe, never become what God made them to be, because they have no cause greater than themselves that inflames their passions. Men don't just want victory, they NEED a good fight for a good cause. If they don't have it, or don't pursue it, then they become idle, underachieving, and even destructive.

Samurai and Ninja. Warriors. What great symbols for Christian men. May we live up to such archtypes in our fighting for the souls of men!!

Entertained into Oblivian?

Let's see. The Russians are poisoning freedom loving people; The Iranians are trying to ruin Iraq, nuke Israel, and usher in the mythical 12th Imam through chaos; the Chinese are building up an arsenal of weapons never before seen on the earth to go with their army of 2.5 million, as they oppress their 100 million Christians, prop up the evil North Korean Dictator, and hope to take over Taiwan, potentially causing war with America; North Korea is starving it's population while their leader and his Don King hair-do claims to be a deity, and he has atomic bombs to boot; the muslim nations of the middle east want to kill all the Jews, and the Christians in their midst; Africa is a continent of nations in turmoil complete with darfur genocide, Muslims slaugther, burning, raping and enslaving of Christians, etc; and, I could go on, but looking to America we are killing over a million babies a year in the womb and outlawing God whereever we find him. . . .

And what is the American public doing? Entertaining ourselves to death. We don't have time for big problems because dancing with the stars will be on soon! Then there is Madden 2006, the latest news on Brittany Spears, Desparate Housewives, Lost, and American Idol.

Of course, there is stuff to buy. Cars and toys and all we can find.

There is a story in the Bible about a King of Babylon who is partying with his comrades while his city is under siege by the Medo-persians. Of course, ignoring the world's problems while hanging out at a drinking party led to his swift downfall. We might be next.

A Letter from Iran

So, Ahmadinijad (or however you spell it) has written a letter to the american people. Interesting. I have several things to comment on this:

1. A response from this American: "Get lost, you nasty little gutter snipe. You don't have the right to speak of morality to Americans since you are a killer of Americans and a hater of Jews. --beyond that, you are ugly and your mother dresses you funny"

2. This Man is looking for the Anti-Christ.

The silly little dictator began his letter with this blessing: O, Almighty God, bestow upon humanity the perfect human being promised to all by You, and make us among his followers.

Translation: send the last great Imam, the perfect man who will lead the world in Islamic domination. This guy is primed for an anti-christ, because there is no great Imam.

3. The power of the internet is on display.

Think about it. A leader of another country is able to address not only all he people of America personally, but all people in the world. The internet will be increasingly used to sway the masses.

4. He sounds like John Murtha and Hillary Clinton.

Notice when the evil toad speaks he sounds like Hillary Clinton. Anyone who would vote for Hillary for president is in great danger, for Hilly and the Little Iranian Devil have much in common.

5. This guy hates Jews.

Let's face it. This guy is a bug.

to read his entire text, go here: http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/iran_pres_letter.pdf

Happy Feet! Propaganda or Entertainment?

Both! This movie has great, I mean GREAT music. The animation? I've never seen its equal. The story? Good enough keep you going. Cute? Just look at that little fuzzy guy! What do you think?

Propaganda? No question about it. I saw a review on the news attacking the "mad-dog" right for seeing propaganda in this innocent little musical, but I wonder if he works Pravda, because anyone who says this movie doesn't have an agenda is either uneducated or dishonest. This little penguin is born different. He dances when all the other penguins sing. You'd think those two activities would go together. Not so! He finds himself ostracized. Who leads the movement against him? Well, the elders of the penguins, of course. These guys are old and slump-shouldered and lead the other penguins in worship to the great penguin who gives fish to the penguins that please him. These elders talk in American old-timey Christian language.

Christian archetypes as the bad guys? yep. Nothing new there, huh?

So, these elders become convinced that little Happy Feet is angering the Penguin god by dancing and that's why they don't have enough fish. The story goes on from there. Along the way, Happy Feet learns that it is okay to be himself and all that. He also meets some cool mexican penguins from a different penguin nation. They are all latino penguins and, predictably, the love dancing. No stereo-typing there, right?

Happy Feet also falls in love and wins the girl --or the penguin. Whatever.

The story ends, though, with Happy Feet defeating the religious superstitions of the elder Penguins by discovering man, winning man's heart, and bringing man home with him so that man could see that it is his fishing habit that is killing the penguins.

Man, once he sees the problem, takes the issue up in his legislature and wins the day. Then, he takes the matter to the UN who, presumably, ends fishing in the feeding grounds of the penguins and all live hapily ever after.

The movie ends with the U.N. controlling fishing to save the penguins. No, no political agenda in this movie. Those right wing mad-dogs! They're so paranoid.

Thoughts?

Why This Dead Man Matters

Alexandare Litveneko. Who is this man? He is a man who was investigating the suspicious death of a reporter who opposed Vladimir Putin. Now he is dead, and his death is more suspicious. He died quickly, and the British doctors who attend him don't know exactly why his immune system suddenly shut down, his heart stopped working, and his respiratory system failed. All they know is that he got sick in Russia.

He was killed. Vladimir Putin is an evil man.

Vladimir Putin is selling arms to Iran.

American politicians are fighting against our aggression in the middle east, thinking that pulling back is a good idea. Oh what fools our politicians are. Right in front of our face, our enemies are lining up and buying guns. And we are voting on American Idol and asking, "Are we still in Iraq? What a shame."

That is why Alexandare matters. Why is Vladimir Putin offing his own citizens? Nancy Pelosi, I know you are more worried about getting Hillary into the White House, but how about asking some more important questions than "Why are we in Iraq?" A better question would be, "Why aren't we in Tehran?"

Max and Max

My dog's name is Max. So is my older brother's. Here's a picture of Max holding Max. Question: is it an honor or an insult to have a dog named after you?

Check Hell's Weather! It might be getting cold there!

Rutgers is 9-0. I won't bother explaining this to people who don't love college football, for it would take too long. But for the rest of you, how shocked are you?

This tells me one thing: Joe Paterno needs to resign with grace. With Rutgers, we are seeing what a young coach, with second level recruits, is able to pull off. Penn State needs a younger man.

Age-ism on my part? Yes. I admit it.

Good for Rutgers, good for New Jersey, and cudos to Bruce Cooper.

There's No Crying In Politics

Is it the end ofthe world because the democrats control congress again? No! The same God who ruled the universe yesterday, still rules today. He has a plan to bring the gospel to the world and if having these yo-yo's --excuse me, I mean, "people"-- in power is needed for the gospel's sake, than God will work it out for His glory.

In any case, the biggest shame is that Rick Santorum will not be representing Pennsylvania any longer. It was so nice to have a senator I could be proud of after living all those years in New Jersey. I've met Senator Santorum, talked with him, and listened to him. He is a good man, the kind that it is hard to find in Washington.

However, we are called to pray for our leaders, for God ministers justice through them, and so we need them to do a good job, no matter who they are. Please pray for our troops and for success in their endeavors.

You probably don't know this man, but I do. His name is Roy Medley. He is a very nice man. He is the head of the American Baptist USA denomination. He also, like most of the leadership of ABCUSA is predictably wishy-washy on most all issues, political and theological, and when the wind blows, he leans left. Consequently, he leads his denomination on silence regarding abortion and loudness regarding women pastors. Likewise, his denomination is against the death penalty. Let's see if he has the courage to make a bold statement, maybe even a pastoral letter, telling the world how important it is that we do not execute Saddam Hussein. My guess? You won't hear a peep. *by the way, until I came to my present job, I pastored and ABCUSA church and have met with Dr Medley on several occassions.

Ted Haggard goes down. This very influential, high profile Christian leader has stepped down from two very prestigious positions. One, his church of a million people --okay not a million, but in the many thousands. Two, his leadership of a prominant evangelical association.

What went wrong? Simple: sin is always crouching at the door, seeking whom it may devour. All of us are subject to one sin or another.

What went right? Church discipline is on display. Unlike that messy Swaggart thing several years ago, Haggard lived within systems of accountability that worked. The elder team of his chruch as well as the accountability board he submitted to protected the church from further scandal than necessary.

What might go well beyond this? The homosexual political machine was no doubt looking forward to playing this card. Perhaps they will now see a LACK of hatred and vitriol back at them. Christians are not vindictive people. To show Jesus, often you need to be struck. Ted left himself open, by his sins. Those who wanted to see him fall took advantage of that in a very public way. This is a chance to show grace to both Ted and his accusers.

That's all for now.

Katrina in Mississippi

Here's my buddy Ron. We were in Mississippi helping a good Christian lady fix up her no-longer-flooded house. Look at the sign she had outside her house. Now that's aggressive evangelism!

Time To Go Again

Well, I received one comment on my first blog (thanks, Scott!) so I am now encouraged to write a second one. Although, I just received a story emailed to me from my brother in Christ Darin. Read this over. Have you heard of this happening? Can anyone tell me where we can find out more? Article below:

Church Calls for Action over Gruesome Violence toward Christians in IraqSoaring violence against Christians in Iraq - including the alleged crucifixion of a teenage boy in Basra - has prompted the Catholic Church to call for a safe haven to protect minority groups as the country slides toward civil war, according to the website This is London. The American Catholic bishops have also asked US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to grant asylum to hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Christians who have fled their homes to escape persecution. They told her that they were deeply alarmed by the "rapidly deteriorating situation of Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq". John Pontifex of the British branch of Aid to the Church in Need, a charity set up to help persecuted Christians, said he was aware of reports of the crucifixion of a Christian boy in Basra in October, but had not details. He said he also agreed with the US bishops' assessment of the situation in Iraq. "What we are now witnessing in Iraq is a vicious attempt to wipe Christianity from the face of a country," he said yesterday. "Beheadings, killings, arrests and torture, it is the stuff of nightmares, an era every bit as cruel as the persecution of Christians in Roman times."