evangelical friends

The Lord sent me and my family to DC for the Inaugural festivities and it was truly incredible. I want to share some observations regarding the 'evangelical' church's response and reactions to the hoopla and Messianic tendencies toward Obama. This is rated 'M' for the mature. :-)As I have been hearing from the Lord, this really is a wake up call for the Church. Could it be this is the Judgment of God, because we have not lovingly presented the real Messiah, Jesus our Lord! Could we have possibly neglected our call to be witnesses to a corrupt generation and because they couldn't see Jesus in us...they have found a Savior in an ideal! The ideals of the World are counterfeit to the blessings of the Kingdom! We, the Church have been given the keys to the Kingdom. As the Church goes...there goes the Land! 2Chronicles 7. The American evangelical church is about to make the wrong mistake she has always done...we are being known as critics instead of Lovers! Instead of criticizing people who we believe are misguided and deceived and instead of operating in defensive mode and depression, Let's live out the Kingdom with passion and reckless abandonment. Let's show America there is a better alternative to the ideals of man. Let's show them Jesus! Speaking negative about what's happening doesn't help people to change their hearts toward the cause of Christ. It makes them more militant. I was among them I know this. The question is where will the church be when this ideal of man's is shattered. When reality sets in that no government, institution or man can save them/us from the coming catastrophes of life (the worship of conservatism shrouded with religion won't save either)...Will we say "I told you so" with an arrogant attitude or will we be like the Father in the prodigal son and welcome them home and give them the best seats at the table.... Cmon evangelical church get over yourself and seek His righteousness not yours....offer His Kingdom not a moral one!And lastly while I'm on my soapbox...I think Jesus would have looked over the sea of humanity and wept! He wouldn't have mocked them or look at them with disdain. He would see a people without a shepherd...and would have compassion on them. Where is the sincere Compassion?!? Are we that angry because a people who never felt a part of this country now are proud to be Americans? A realization that some of us always cherished and revered almost idolized! It was beautiful to hear and see black Americans express a love for this country. No longer feeling invisible but now proud and having a sense of belonging, raising the American flag with reverence and pride. Don't we get it...? That we helped shaped this godlesss atmosphere and environment because the Savior we presented was mean, racists, sexist, blond/blue eyes, condescending and condemning? The most tragic out of all of this is that I saw more hope, more passion, more joy, more diversity and more unity on Inauguration Tuesday than what I see on Sunday mornings in our dry places of worship! Don't blame the 'liberals' on that one...that's our fault! Again, I believe Jesus wouldn't rain on their parade with petty comments, but rather He would love them and rebuke and admonish the evangelical church! The Harvest is plentiful but the Laborers are few. Church of the Living God get up shake the dust off...stop casting stones...stop acting like a sore loser...you have already won! View people with His heart and His eyes. The fields are ready more than ever for Harvest but do you really care?Sincerely and in Love, Devoted Follower of Jesus Christ, Dennis

the Dale in DC

the Dale in DC

the Dale in DC

were you apart of History's handfull?

In my fifty four years of life I never had the need or the desire to be at an inauguration event until this year. I felt a strong push to be there from the beginning of President Obama election he seems to make people proud of whom they are. And it showed in Washington D.C. From the first night we arrived to the drive home there was so much electricity to be part of the dream that Prophet Martin Luther King said forty years ago that a man will not be judge by the color of his skin but by the content of his mind. The streets were full with all color of people who were celebrating the change in American. White men embracing black men yellow people sharing their heart to all people black people eyes full of pride and honor you would think we were just given forty acres and Cadillac. Standing in lines for three hour, to ride a metro train that normally takes twenty three minuets on a normal day, some people took cuts but most stay their course with out conflict. One of the other amazing things but believe me there were million was to see so many people from all over the world to come and celebrate with America the Inauguration of the first black President of the United States. God showed up and showed out
Roy D Harlin

a king lived among us

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1929-1968

Daddy in the house

http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/news/2009/01/barack-obama-letter-to-my-daughters.html

does this speak of our youth?

http://www.worthynews.com/3144-study-religious-teens-wait-to-have-sex

trend or temporary

is this just a spin

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhfdN1Dqg2iiqCv00z

can we salt & light these issues

will the church in America ever become "post racial"

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Barack Obama's historic presidential campaign and pending presidency has catapulted the concept of a "post-racial" America to the top of our politico-socio lexicon. The "post-racial" America, as some have called it, refers to a country that has moved beyond race (in an almost Colbertian way). It is touted by liberals and conservatives (though for different reasons) as evidence that the country is healing its racial divisions. It is a concept that is used in polite society to suggest a level of societal sophistication to which we all should aspire, while "focusing on race" or "getting bogged down by race" is the old way of thinking and shows a backward orientation. Thus, being "post-racial" is the frontier to be embraced and anything short of that is to be belittled. Celebrating a "post-racial" America is premature and those doing so may well be unwittingly leading a dangerous new attempt to overlook and ignore America's racial history and avoid public policy approaches to the systematic racial prejudice that still pervades our society. If we are beyond race, the argument can go, then why do we need new public policy to deal with racial issues? And if we don't need new policy, then we probably can do away with the old stuff too!
Let me be clear: I believe the country has come an incredibly long way as it relates to race. There is no question that African Americans of my vintage do not have to carry the burdens of race in the same ways that our parents and previous generations did. We do not have to live under the cloak of Jim Crow and threat of racial reprisals for the smallest of issues. That is a benefit for which we all, regardless of race, should be proud. We are getting closer to the promise of America that is held up as an example for all the world. However, getting closer does not mean we can see the finish line from here. On too many issues, race is still a big problem and electing an African American president doesn't mean they will magically go away.
Those who see America as "post-racial" may well be guilty of prematurely hoisting the "mission accomplished" banner. They should be aware of some unfortunate truths that still frame the world in which many Americans still live. For example, African Americans comprise nearly half of the 2.4 million people incarcerated in the United States, but make up but 12 percent of the total population. African Americans also suffer from disproportionately high school dropout and poverty rates.
I believe that some of what ails Black America is self-inflicted. But I also believe that public policy at the local, state, and national levels have contributed mightily to this current state of affairs. "Post-racial" doesn't get us any closer to solving these problems; indeed, it can be seen as a polite diversion from a solution. I think we are better served by having a political discourse that acknowledges, respects, and embraces racial differences. That is a better alternative than our historical approach -- belittle those who look different -- or the new view on the horizon -- act like we don't need to talk about race anymore.
Michael K. Fauntroy is a professor, author, political commentator, and columnist. He blogs at: MichaelFauntroy.com.