Verse and Quote of the day

No king succeeds with a big army alone, no warrior wins by brute strength. Horsepower is not the answer; no one gets by on muscle alone.
Watch this: God’s eye is on those who respect Him, the ones who are looking for his love. He’s ready to come to their rescue in bad times; in lean times he keeps body and soul together.
– Psalms 33:16-18

Jesus took the command to love our neighbor as we love ourselves, and pushed the definition of who is our neighbor, out, out, and still further out, until it reached to the ends of the earth and included all of humanity – all of God’s children.
– Alvin Alexi Currier

Boost from big stores has religion books rising

“There’s no question American’s love to read about the Almighty.”
From NPR’s Morning Edition:

Sales of books on religion have sold to a wider audience since the Sept. 11 attacks. Now major retailers are creating much more room for religious titles, and writers are taking notice.

Why do you read religious titles? Is it because of “tribal dynamics,” to know why you’re faith is right, who the bad guys and good guys are, or why your world view is better than the others?

With The Prayer of Jabez, The Left Behind Series and The Purpose Driven Life is showing big box sellers that religious books can sale.

Wal-Mart doesn’t see the secular/spiritual split – they simply see books that sale.

It’s an interesting listen, including mention of Jim Wallis’ book.

Listen to this story

New Susan G Komen advertising

The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is launching a new advertising campaign this year for their 25th anniversary.
The foundation will advertise with T-Shirts that say: “If you’re going to stare at my breasts you could at least donate a dollar to save them.”
Funny. Will probably grab a lot of attention.
Reminds me of a certain “treasure chest” T-Shirt. Ha. That’s another story for another time.
Ladies, would you wear the Komen shirt?

43 million

Today is the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
The case was argued Dec. 13, 1971, re-argued Oct. 11, 1972 and finally decided Jan. 22, 1973.
The “right” to abortion has expanded in the decades since Roe. Many states now pay for abortions with taxpayer dollars. Thirteen states, plus DC, allow abortion at any point, right up to the day of birth. Ten states, plus DC, don’t even require that abortions be done by a doctor.
Since 1973, an estimated 43 million abortions have taken place, creating a $400-million-per-year industry.
In the time it took you to read this post, two more infants were torn from the wombs of their mothers and tossed into the trash.

CWF on HBO


Didn’t realize this till reading a recent review, but we met Nancy Pelosi’s daughter a few months back (Pelosi is the recently elected Speaker of the House).
Pelosi came and shot footage of the CWF for her documentary Friends of God, which airs on HBO Thursday night.
It will be interesting to see what the documentary says about us.
Review from TV Squad
HBO’s synopsis
Kansas City Star report
Look for the documentary to begin airing Thursday night 8 CST on HBO. Check your listings for more information.