Stuff Christians Like: #345. Hand Raising Worship - The 10 Styles

I'm back on the porch. Chances are, if something makes me laugh out loud, I might share it with you. Case in point, the following post from Stuff Christians Like. Thanks for sharing this Rich.

Stuff Christians Like: #345. Hand Raising Worship - The 10 Styles

Seriously, if you want to laugh this will do the trick. It's good to be back.

6 Ways to React to the Cyclone

Desiring God offers 6 ways to react to the cyclone. Read about them here. They are definitely worth looking at.

The Night the Angel Didn’t Come

The Night the Angel Didn’t Come

Awesome! Christian, don't fear death! Do you ever wonder why God spares some of his children as they face death and why he ordains that some be killed? Read this to get a God centered beginning to the answer of that question.

Talk About Devotion

Boy, 11, Takes Off Brett Favre Jersey After Wearing It Every Day Since 2003

Fox News has a story about the most devoted Packer fan in the world.

Table Tennis Tops as China's National Pastime

Table tennis tops as China's national pastime

This was a fun little article from USA Today about China's passion for table tennis, aka, ping pong. If you click on the above link you can read the short article and watch a short slide show with audio. It is quite fascinating, especially for people who have visited China and can attest to their love for the game.

One day I will tell you about some of the epic battles I had with my Korean classmates late at night when we were locked in our dorm. I never knew that playing table tennis could make a person so sore.

Welcome to the World, Trig Paxson Van Palin

Welcome to the World, Trig Paxson Van Palin

Dr. Mohler writes about a couple's increasingly rare choice not to abort a baby with Down Syndrome. He writes,

Modern diagnostic tests are driving a "search and destroy mission" to eliminate babies judged to be inferior, disabled, or deformed. Some experts now believe that up to 90 percent of all pregnancies diagnosed as having a likelihood of Down syndrome end in abortion.

This is a sad situation for our country. Kid's who have Down Syndrome can and often are amazing blessings to their parents and in my case to their nanny. Dr. Mohler goes on,

Some ethicists now go so far as to argue for a "duty" to abort a baby with a Down diagnosis. This is an assault upon the dignity of every human being. The fact that so few Down syndrome babies now make it to birth is a sign that America is making its own pact with the Culture of Death.

Does this sound a little bit too similar to Hitler's plan for creating a "perfect" German race? Didn't he advocate for destroying persons he deemed 'inferior" Am I wrong on that? Is my history mixed up? If I were an adviser to a political candidate, would he have to distance himself from me for suggesting such a connection? At any rate, Christians in no way, shape, or form should mirror our culture's hatred for the disabled and unborn. Right?

Plant Rights, Screaming Vegetation, and a "Biocentric" Worldview

Plant Rights, Screaming Vegetation, and a "Biocentric" Worldview

This is a short but interesting article by Dr. Mohler.