[AP]

The price of oil recorded its biggest weekly drop ever, and a gallon of gas finally pulled back from its record high. So is it time to declare the energy bubble popped?

Read about it here.

[From me]

Where is the biggest drop in gas prices?  When crude goes up the price at the pump goes up immediately.  Why don’t thy drop the price now that they had the biggest drop ever?

What do you think?

[BBC News]

A minister posed as a tramp and gatecrashed his own service to teach churchgoers about “acceptance”.

The Reverend Derek Rigby donned a wig and some torn clothes and surrounded himself with lager cans and syringes in the church doorway on Sunday morning.

Most of the congregation at the Trinity Methodist Church in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, ignored the intruder.

The vicar said most were “embarrassed” by their behaviour when he finally revealed himself during the service.

The former police officer had told the congregation he would be late for Sunday’s service, and only informed one church member of his true plans, in case anyone decided to dial 999.

Read more here.

[From me]

Matthew 25:35-36

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.‘

I wonder if I would have stopped. Looks can be deceiving. God loves everyone yet we build churches in suburban areas to reach those who look good.  We give a dollar here and there.  But do we really want them in our church or homes?  Ouch!  That will preach.

What do you think?

Recently I’ve been exposed to several people who have for various reasons left their spouses.  They do not live in Charlotte so I’m not divulging church members lives.   Anyway, for whatever reasons these individuals are abandoning years of marriage and they have children.  My first reaction is to want to hit them over the head and ask, “what are you thinking.”  Years ago I might have reacted that way.

However, as I learn the grace message that God offers every believer, I can’t act that way anymore.  I talked to one of these people recently and I just listened to them tell me why they were making their decision.  I didn’t agree with them but I listened anyway.  Then I told them that is not who they are in Christ.  I told them that they were getting their identity wrapped up in what they do and that always leads to disappointment.  This person has been blasted by many people because of their decision.  I however asked how I could help and prayed for them.  I also left the door open for more dialogue.   They asked me if they could call me again.

A few days later I received an email from their spouse and they said their spouse said I was the only one who listened to them and seemed to care.  Now I don’t say that to brag.  What I’m saying is the other people cared but because they blasted and acted ugly, their message came across the wrong way.

This has taught me a lesson.  I’m sorry for any hurt I may have caused people discussing issues on this site.  I pray that we can talk about controversial issues with love, respect and concern.    What do you think?  Does blasting someone ever bring someone back to Jesus?

[Christian Post]

George Tiller, who currently faces 19 criminal charges for performing illegal late-term abortions in Kansas, was caught on hidden tape admitting that he has performed abortions as close as one day before the mother’s delivery date.

Students for Life of America, a pro-life student group, recently released a video on YouTube with footage of Tiller’s comments during and after the Feminist Majority Foundation’s annual Women’s Leadership Conference held Mar. 9 at the National Education Association in Washington D.C. The video shows Tiller presenting graphic slide images of fetuses that were aborted for their fetal abnormalities.

“What is most disturbing about this video is the point when Dr. Tiller shows footage of children he has aborted,” SFLA director Kristan Hawkins, who taped the video with a colleague, told LifeNews.com.

“One had an extra arm: could not that child have survived and received corrective surgery? Was violently killing the child the only way to go?” she asked.

The crowd at the NEA event applauded Tiller’s presentation and Kathy Spillar, vice president of Feminist Majority Foundation, even commended the abortion practitioner’s acts as “courageous.”

Read about it here.

[From me]

So let me get this straight.  A “fetus” missed being a person by “1″ day!   I know abortion is a hot button issue with so many.  I still don’t know how anyone could kill an unborn baby.  What kind of person could be in that line of work?  What would you say at a party when you introduce yourself.  Hi, my name is______ and I kill babies for a living.

What judge can make a decision as to when life begins.  That is for God to decide.  I’ve seen a man die before me.  I take life seriously because God does.  This is the problem with a world that doesn’t value life and the creator.  We choose to live according to our sick minds.  God help us all.

What do you think?

Tom Brady has All American looks and an NFL MVP arm as a quarterback for the New England Patriots. He has won 3 Super Bowls and has dated some of the most beautiful women in the world. He has more money than he could ever spend. Yet, he says him self that something is missing. This video is less than 3 minutes long but I think it is worth watching.

If you don’t watch anything else–go to 2:31 into the video and listen to what he says:

“Why do I have 3 Super Bowl Rings and still think there’s something greater out there”

“There has to be more to live than this”

Interviewer, “what’s the answer?’

Brady. “I wish I knew.”

Wow! Tom Brady is living the dream that most American Boys could only imagine and yet he seems unhappy. I know the answer. The answer to life is a relationship with Jesus Christ. The moment I gave my life to Jesus the world is different. I have a purpose everyday. I see the world differently. I look at people differently. I confess I have pulled against Brady because of his lifestyle. No more. I was wrong and will pray for him.

If you are wondering is there more to life? Yes, and all you have to do is ask Jesus to become the leader of your life.

What do you think?