1)Word out this week that, out of a
world population of 7 billion, 2.1 billion are over weight. Malthus the
great prognosticator of the 18th century predicted that by 1950 the
earth's population would be over 1 billion people and there would be
mass starvation.
WRONG.
2) The global warming people have, for
the past twenty years, been predicting every sort of disaster if we
don't switch to electric cars and reign in the flatulence of our sheep
and cows. WRONG.
This year we had the coldest winter for a century in Canada and the polar bears are doing just fine, thank you very much!
3) According to the great geologist
gurus, deposits of carbon-based fuels such as coal, oil and gas would be
exhausted by the end of this present century. WRONG. Recent new
discoveries of shale gas and oil (particularly tar sand) have extended
point zero by another 500 years.
The Bible says "What does the Lord God require of thee but to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly before Him"
If we do that part and let Him run His universe all will be well.
So keep calm, put the kettle on and limit yourself to ONE cookie.
Ian
"They killed my only son" Thus spoke the impassioned father, Richard Martinez, after his 20 year old boy was gunned down yesterday by a fellow student who went on a shooting rampage in a California campus.
Looking at the picture of the killer, 22 year old Elliot Rodger, I was struck by the similarity between him and the music leader in my grand-daughter's church youth group. They could almost pass for twins. Yet one has committed a terrible homicide and the other is due to go on mission trip to India next month. Heaven and Hell in two young people of the same age.
"What," I asked the Laura the youth group leader, "made the difference in these two kid's lives?" She replied, "Jesus Christ."
I replied "No, Laura, YOU DID"
"You made yourself available to all these kids to pray with, counsel, challenge, love and listen to." If Elliot Rodgers had had someone like you in his life this tragedy would never have happened."
I guess she had never seen it like that before and maybe you have not considered the impact and effect that you can have on some one's life. Think about it. Heaven or hell could hang on a simple conversation you have with that 'some one' today.
Ian
