John Piper answers: Was Jesus tempted with homosexuality?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWivqRMVkHg I was a bit amused at John Piper's ability to answer this rather easy question. Though he sort of gives an answer it misses the point as to be tempted is not the same as sinning. One can be tempted, but it is the acting upon the temptation that it becomes sin. Jesus was tempted on three levels by the devil. Luke 4: 1. Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, 2. where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. 3. The devil said to him, "If you are the Son

Take a stand against the anti gay bill in Uganda
Please fight against this horrible Bill that is trying to be passed in Uganda. Take a stand for human rights. Please sign this petition http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/10/15/15609

Prophetic voices from unexpected sources: Nobody's Hero ~ Rush
This song is amazing to me on many levels. First the idea that heroes are often not the ones that win, but that struggle and lose, yet what they bring to our lives is something triumphant. It is almost unexplainable in a sense, yet in it is death and resurrection. The death of the one that struggled bring a sense and renewal of those around them. The second thing is the humanizing of AIDS and victims of violent crimes. The first stanza is about a gay man who died of AIDS. According to Wikipedia: "Nobody's Hero" is a song by Canadian prog-rock band Rush from their album Counterparts. The first stanza dea

A song to meditate on... Roses from my friends ~ Ben Harper
I could have treated you better But you couldn't have treated me worse But he who laughs last is he who cries first Sometimes I feel I know strangers better than I know my friends Why must a beginning be the means to an end? The stones from my enemies these wounds will mend But I cannot survive the roses from my friends When the last word has been spoken and we've bared witness to the final setting sun All that shall remain is a token of what we've said and done When all we've had has been forsaken And distant church bells no longer ri

Planned Parenthood Director resigns after viewing ultrasound of abortion