Things I Think…
1. “In the year that my candidate won/lost I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple…”
2. The electorate doesn’t always know best…Barabbas defeated Jesus in the popular vote…
3. I just trimmed Miss Kitty’s claws and my arms look like a Republican sweep…
4. My prayer is that we become taken up with a longing for reconciliation at every level of society…churches, families, friends and more…
5. Both the country and much of the church need to construct new meta-narratives about who we are, who we serve, and what we aspire to be…
6. I’ve been giving Miss Kitty drops of hemp oil for anxiety…last night I took the rest of the bottle and put it on pasta for myself…
7. Not everything can be framed as “good vs evil” without redefining both what is good and what is evil…
8. Be what you want others to become…
9. If we could actually see the kingdom advance when we follow the ways of Jesus, politics would become very boring…Lord, grant us vision…
10. Jesus says “peace I give to you…I keep saying “I’ll pick it up later”…
Michael
Looking at the news, I’d keep your pasta recipe at the ready…
Duane,
I think I’m mixing it with bourbon next time…
Michael. What are your thought about the Drug Treament Act pasding last night? Do you think more will enter treatment?
Nathan,
I’m not sure what to think.
It’s modeled on a system that was successful in Portugal.
However, I’ve lost a bunch of people to meth addiction…it doesn’t easily yield to treatment.
Where was that passed? Drug treatment Act
#1 Amen!
MLD,
Oregon
Was that part of the decriminalization of hard drugs? Same bill?
8 & 9 = amen, amen, amen
Submitting to authority makes for an orderly society, but when they insist that we, who are Christians, break God’s clear directives? UhUh. Even if you put me in your prison , God give me strength because my answer must be NO!
Praying this nation doesn’t come to that divide… 🙏
God keep
Oh, and amen to # 2 ….
Yes. Treatment instead of jail.
#4-I’ve had people yell at me recently about my politics because I’m not enough of this or that-not red enough, not blue enough. It saddens me that we have lost the ability to think for ourselves.
Linn, just tell them that you are purple. 🙆. Lots of us are
Thanks, Em. Purple is a very nice color!
#3. Unfortunately that happens sometimes between people also, not just Cats & Father 😁… I’m laughing, but it’s not funny…
Amen to #8
we could have a Drug Treatment Act for our addiction to politics–a fine for possession, go into treatment, get off with community service…
a win for everyone…
So how does the Drug Treatment Act work? Wouldn’t that encourage adjacent authorities to encourage their drug users to cross the border to Oregon for less penalty and treatment if they want it?
I know I do that here with the homeless. I don’t want homeless in my area any more than anyone else. I do what I can but I cannot provide any long term solution for the individual.
I give them some money and I point to the other side of the lake telling them they can get 75% more money across the lake in CA. I offer to pay the $2 ferry fare (that includes a round trip – so I am not dumping them).
If they go that is a win / win – for my community and for them – not so much for CA.
If I am wrong, do you worry about the same happening in OR?
MLD,
I have no idea.
Right now we have a hellish situation with drug related crime.
The jail is always full and people who get arrested for serious crimes are back on the street in an hour.
The homeless camps along the greenway are ruining something that is part of the reason we all live here.
Now that the fires destroyed a big part of the affordable housing here, we have an even bigger problem.
Treatment for meth addiction is hit and miss…I’ve lost people I loved to death and life long addiction…
As far as people coming over the border…it’s all little towns with the same problem on the California side.
The only wall I ever wanted to build… 🙂
Regarding #7
Its a non-starter that those who voted as a democrat claiming to be a believer in Jesus Christ knowingly know that democrats advocate abortion. It is evil and its black & white. There is no discussion regarding a better outcome.
Ivan,
Being pro life is more than being pro fetus…there are Democrats who are both.
Speaking of evil..
I grew up identifying myself as Pro-Life. I had to since I was a Christian. This was confusing though, since I could not reconcile my compulsory position with Scripture. Yes, there are the verses trotted out on cue…I am fearfully and wonderfuly made, etc. But nothing regarding abortion.
This changed after a conversation with an individual at the Executive level with the Nation Right to Life Committee. I inquired regarding state level initiatives. I wad told the status was a huge no. Any initiative campaign would not only draw off resources, but also create headwinds for candidate X. Getting X elected was the goal.
I realised the nature of the NRL wsd this:
*Energize PL voters who reliably go to the polls.
*These voters then support Rep. candidates as a side effect.
*The resulting product guarantees a post election seat at the table for NRL associates, in a pay to play system.
*Product=Seated status.
I hung up the phone opposed to Pro-Life campaigns because I view them as frauds targeted at fellow Christians. This is a vehemently held position unrelated to any medical procedure. My opposition is strictly focused on those promoting said campaigns.
Im floored by reports that GFA transfered 810M into India in the last 5 years. How much of this, if any, got recycled into the US? (Per-Throckmorton)