Update on Jena:
An update to email sent out to you all on 04/03/2008.
Reminds me of the little kid with some loaves of bread and fish...Maybe there is something here in 3000 population Jena for all America and the world...
Four day man planned revival turn 48 day God ordained revival and then some
"A revival meeting began at Midway Baptist Church Feb. 17. What started out as a typically planned four-day event become so much more. Little did the members of that church know that God would call on church leaders to extend that meeting from four days to 48 days, spanning nine weeks. The impact of the Jena Revival has reached far outside the worship center of Midway....What man could not do through politicians, the government and celebrities, God did in just a few short weeks using ordinary men and women who'd decided to surrender it all to Him."
Below are some testimonies from those involved in Jena. This should be making just as much headlines as the bad news did from Jena in September of last year. Where are Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and their media now?
The Beginning of the Jena Revival- "one of Jena 6 become saved"
Transformation Story from Jena May make you cry....
Forgiveness in Jena-Racial Reconciliation. White church reaching out to black church as revival spreads and black pastor reaches out to DA involved in the Jena 6 as reconciliation spreads out from this 4 day human planned revival turn 48 day God planned community revival.
Renewal in Jena-Sweet..
Revival Impact on Jena-Sweet..
Climate in the Jena Wal-Mart-And even sweeter...
Bishop Harry Jackson and CNN commentator and Chicago radio host, Roland Martin-On Washington Watch Weekly Radio discussing Obamas' pastor and racial reconciliation. The whole show was a good one and you can sign up for free podcasts or just go to their web site each week. Even has an audio clip from openly gay Senator McCoy of Iowa accusing a conservative Iowa family organization as anti-gay and equating them to hate crimers. If some are not concerned about hatecrimes legislation/antibullying laws effecting religious speech and other points of view you have to listen to this 3 minute speech from Senator McCoy and scroll down to 3rd play button. There has got to be some other way to handle this problem without incriminating those of differing views. McCoy lost all credibility in my mind. His speech seemed pretty degrading/hateful of religious talk equating it to secular agenda.
Other News of Possible Interest:
Evolution's Critics Shift Tactics With Schools-"Which of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin of human beings? Man developed over millions of years from less advanced life forms: 13% Man developed over millions of years, but God guided the process: 38% God created human beings in their present form within the last 10,000 years: 45% Source: Gallup Poll of 1,016 U.S. adults, November 2004. Margin of error: +/- 3%...Several states, including South Carolina and Pennsylvania, have passed science standards requiring students to think critically about evolution."-Should they think uncritically!!!! Wall Street Journal
American Psychiatric Association Cancels Forum on Homosexuality and Religion-"Under pressure from a homosexual bishop and his friends, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has canceled a May 5 event in Washington, D.C., that promised "balanced discussion" on the origins and treatment of homosexuality. The pro-homosexual speakers — Bishop Gene Robinson, an openly homosexual Episcopalian in New Hampshire, and Dr. David Scasta, past president of the Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists — had sought "common ground and new perspectives" with two conservatives: Dr. Albert Mohler, president of South Baptist Theological Seminary and a member of the Focus on the Family board of directors; and Dr. Warren Throckmorton, associate professor of psychology at Grove City College.". This would have been great. This is what we need more of in America on these issues!!! Hopefully they reschedule!!!
Focus Hosts Debate on God in the Public Square- "Focus on the Family played host to a debate between noted atheist Michael Newdow and Focus' Dr. Chris Leland on God in the public square."-Wonderful quick 2 minute report. This is what we need more of in America on these issues!!!
Good News: Life Memorial Replaces Abortion Clinic in Alabama-"The former Center for Choice clinic performed abortions for nearly 30 years, during which time an estimated 30,000 preborn babies were killed. Hope's Corner organizers say they want to change the spirit of the building from a culture of death to a culture of life." Their is a link to the web site of the story of Claire Hope Cox who died at 8 weeks that inspired these parents to buy the buildin..."Billy Cox (the Father of Claire Hope) came up with the idea of purchasing the former abortion clinic, the same building he had walked by every day as a youngster on his way to school at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Claire's parents formed an ecumenical committee of Protestants and Catholics along with Christian business leaders to consider how the memorial would look....The building's lease expired the next month. Fittingly, the closing and handing over of the keys to the Cox family took place on Nov. 28, 2007 – exactly one year after Claire's death."-Way to go Claire!!! Read more of this story at www.Claireshope.com.
Intolerable Tolerance: "Christian Horizons is an evangelical ministry in Ontario that has cared for more than 1,400 people with developmental disabilities in 180 group homes. The group requires all employees to sign a contract agreeing to abstain from all sexual immorality, including homosexuality. When Christian Horizons fired a female employee who became involved with another woman, she complained to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, which fined the ministry $23,000 and two years back pay."-Feel free to browse the many links concerning this subject and also the actual decision made by the Canadian Courts.
YouTube Video: Speaks Out Against Spitzer's NY Bill to Make Abortion a Fundamental Right
International News of Possible Interest:
www.michaelyon-online.com Interesting site of a reporter in Iraq reporting alot of what is happening in Iraq from a different perspective that you don't get in mainstream media for example: Heroic Marine Throws Himself on Grenade
Focus on the family NEW!!! media center-Click on "Shows" under the video screen in Sort By: and then click on 04/24/2008 and listen thru to 05/01/2008. You can skip the message titled "Living with Messy Kids"!! But the shows entitled "Lord keep us free part 1 and 2" are the testimony of an ex-nazi and her wonderful patriotic story which are few and far between nowadays and a great sense of humour as she describes her transition from Nazi Germany to Free America and then click on "Why we must remember part 1, 2 and 3" for Ravi Zacharius speech and definitely the "part 3" for some interesting perspective from one who is currently traveling the world over. I think you all may be somewhat impressed/encouraged by Ravi. And for some good clean humour by Art Linkletter click on dates of 04/16/2008 to 04/18/2008 for about an hour and a half of Art Linkletter humour.
Eminent Psychiatrist Says Homosexuality is a Disorder that Can be Cured-"The eminent Spanish psychiatrist Enrique Rojas...Speaking at the Buenos Aires International Book Fair...characterized homosexual orientation as a "disorder" rather than an illness, and stated his opinion that 95% of cases are caused by environmental factors, according to the Spanish news service Terra. The disorder, according to Rojas, is the result of an absent father, overweening mother, or sexual abuse in childhood. Rojas blasted the homosexual movement for promoting the development of homosexual tendencies in young people.."
Famed Theologian Quits Anglican Church of Canada-"J.I. Packer, one of the world's most renowned evangelical theologians, left the Anglican Church of Canada, citing "poisonous liberalism" in the church body....Packer, 81, who was named one of the 25 most influential evangelicals in the world by Time magazine in 2005...Oxford-trained theologian...While the controversy has focused on homosexuality, Stackhouse says the issue is about more than sex. "This is about the fundamental question of how we derive any kind of Christian truth," he said, according to The Canadian Press. Packer, who has outlined a conservative Christian theology in his 1973 bestseller Knowing God, described the Bible as "absolute" authority on divine truth and that it clearly describes homosexuality as a grave sin"
Swiss Grant Rights to Animals, Consider Same for Plants - Liberalize Abortion Laws-"The added protections afforded to plant and animal life stand in sharp contrast to the Swiss government's recent disregard for the life of the nation's unborn. In June 2002, the country decided to allow women to abort their children during the first trimester, provided a doctor determines that she is in an ambiguously defined "state of distress."
India PM calls aborted fetuses shameful-"Experts say up to 500,000 female fetuses are aborted in India every year because of a deep-rooted cultural preference for male children, who will help support their parents in old age and attract wives with substantial dowries. "This is a national shame and we must face this challenge squarely here and now," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a conference on ways to "Save the girl child."
Yanking Back the Balance/Filling in the Gaps/Emphasizing the Missing Headlines
"I am outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle that we saw yesterday," Senator Obama. "Obama told reporters Tuesday that Wright's comments do not accurately portray the perspective of the black church."-AP
