Same Old Bad Feeling – Different Source

Christopher Ruddy writes…

“More than seven days into our new war and the Washington Post is now citing Pentagon sources that this war may last months.

Such a conclusion may be premature.

I am not in the anti-war crowd or among the naysayers who want to see doom and gloom. I do believe in straight shooting. I believe an honest understanding of our situation is not bad news. It is good news � only if we have a realistic appraisal can we win quickly.”

I Gotta Bad Feeling About This – Redux!
I’m no military expert. I don’t even play one on TV. I’m not so sure about this war business though. I thought – maybe naively – that we’d be a little closer to achieving our objectives by now. Just a hunch, a gut feeling – totally uninformed, of course – but it seems to me if it goes on like this much longer, we’re going to be in a real quagmire that we can’t easily get out of. If we’re going to lay siege to Baghdad, as some seem to think, and not go in and take it swiftly, we’re setting ourselves up for a whole new slew of problems. Then what are we going to do? Just pack it in at the end of a long, drawn-out campaign, and say, “Oh, well. We didn’t really mean it this time, either. Thanks for playing. What’s the consolation prize for the Iraqis, Johnny?”

I hope not.

I pray not.

If we are setting out to liberate the Iraqi people from an evil dictator, let’s do it. If not…well, if not, why did we start something like this in the first place?

Just some random thoughts on a Friday night…

I Gotta Bad Feeling About This – Redux!

I’m no military expert. I don’t even play one on TV. I’m not so sure about this war business though. I thought – maybe naively – that we’d be a little closer to achieving our objectives by now. Just a hunch, a gut feeling – totally uninformed, of course – but it seems to me if it goes on like this much longer, we’re going to be in a real quagmire that we can’t easily get out of. If we’re going to lay siege to Baghdad, as some seem to think, and not go in and take it swiftly, we’re setting ourselves up for a whole new slew of problems. Then what are we going to do? Just pack it in at the end of a long, drawn-out campaign, and say, “Oh, well. We didn’t really mean it this time, either. Thanks for playing. What’s the consolation prize for the Iraqis, Johnny?”

I hope not.

I pray not.

If we are setting out to liberate the Iraqi people from an evil dictator, let’s do it. If not…well, if not, why did we start something like this in the first place?

Just some random thoughts on a Friday night…

Talk About Straddling the Gap!
Read what this guy has to say about the tension between the two kingdoms believers are experiencing. Check this great quote…

“We should certainly support our leaders. We should pray for them an understanding that they have been positioned to rule over us for good and not for evil. As a democratic society we are free to voice our concerns and convictions related to our country’s actions. However, our thinking and our speaking must be tempered by a biblical understanding of humanity, God, and salvation. Such Christian thinking within the contexts of personal living, global conflict, and eternal redemption helps us realize in the end that God’s favorite colors are not red, white, and blue. Rather, like we used to sing, indeed they are red and yellow, black and white.”

Talk About Straddling the Gap!

Read what this guy has to say about the tension between the two kingdoms believers are experiencing. Check this great quote…

“We should certainly support our leaders. We should pray for them an understanding that they have been positioned to rule over us for good and not for evil. As a democratic society we are free to voice our concerns and convictions related to our country’s actions. However, our thinking and our speaking must be tempered by a biblical understanding of humanity, God, and salvation. Such Christian thinking within the contexts of personal living, global conflict, and eternal redemption helps us realize in the end that God’s favorite colors are not red, white, and blue. Rather, like we used to sing, indeed they are red and yellow, black and white.”

Where is Art Bell When You Need Him?
Don’t ask me why I think this is funny, but it is!

“Here, kitty, kitty…!”

Where is Art Bell When You Need Him?

Don’t ask me why I think this is funny, but it is!

“Here, kitty, kitty…!”

Built to Belong

Built to Belong

More of That Francis Schaeffer Quote
My friend, Chad Canipe (Hey, Chad, will you be my friend?) posted more of that quote from Francis Schaeffer over on his website…

“The Bible is clear here: I am to love my neighbor as myself, in the manner needed, in a practical way, in the midst of the fallen world, at my particular point of history. This is why I am not a pacifist. Pacifism in this poor world in which we live�this lost world�means that we desert the people who need our greatest help.

We never have the luxury of acting in a merely utopian way. Utopian schemes in this fallen world have always brought tragedy. The Bible is never utopian.”