Inauguration Day

I recall a line from Star Wars, spoken by Senator Amidala - "So this is how democracy dies; amidst cheers and applause." This is how I feel about our inaguration day today, this January 20th, 2009. I am not surprised, however, as the focus of most Christians in this country is not on principles and truth but it is on their own self interest and whether or not they are going to make their mortgage this month. I understand, I am one of them - I am living in a struggling economy with the rest of you. However, when we lay aside life for money, we are in the wrong. Barack Obama is pro-abortion, pro-gay, and does not believe in Jesus Christ as the only savior for the world. As a Christian, if you voted for Obama because you wanted to vote for change, you will get exactly the change you deserve.

I pray I am wrong.

Christmas

Christmas is new this year for me and my family as we reconnect with family and find how they have grown. My younger brother in law is an amazing musician, having written two songs for the guitar that our whole family loves, and my older brother in law has produced, written and is distributing films that positive for family and faith that made me weep! My little niece is a beautiful little two year old pixie that makes me smile simply by talking to me. I have reconnected with old friends in a way that has made me appreciate my past instead of regret it - I appreciate my wife because she is a beautiful, unique, and inspiring woman. How can so much come to someone who gives so little? If nothing else, these days visiting my wife's family in Southern California have renewed my belief in God and put me into a place where I am less about struggling to find out and more about learning from what God is bringing me.