Abundant Life: May 2008

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Evolution Sunday

Westside misses it again! Once again Westside blew it. We're just so stuck in the dark ages, I guess. Somehow we missed Evolution Sunday! Evolution Sunday, you ask? Yes, that is the date that hundreds of churches all across the country sing the praises of evolution!

No Christian Left Behind

There is a theory of education, adopted by the United States and put in practice in 2002, called "No Child Left Behind." It is based upon the idea that having high expectations and setting goals will improve the education of all students. Some students fail to reach their goals; others fall through the cracks. So this legislation was enacted as an effort to improve education for all. These are certainly noble goals. God has a "No Christian Left Behind Policy," to which we should give great heed. Consider.

The Insincerity of Man, the Sincerity of God - Psalm 12

The Psalms are a good place to learn more about both God and man. The writers used various elements of Hebrew poetry to describe God, praise Him, complain to Him, ask for relief and make promises to Him. As we read these we are put in good position to learn more of our Creator, and what our response to Him ought to be. Too, the psalms contain rare insights into humanity: the origin of man, the needs of man, the guilt of sin we earn by wrong choices, and the consequences. Importantly, the Psalms convey helpful direction, leading us to the Messiah, in whom we can enjoy redemption. We can be trained and guided further into the truth about both God and man when we read and study the Psalms.