You Never Picture It Like This (3/20/09)

This was a hard video to make. My mom and I were very close, and the pain of her loss is still very real. I had misplaced the video I took of her room and thought it was gone. But I found it a few weeks ago, and it was difficult to watch for the first time. She only lived in the room for 2 weeks (her final week was in a hospital), but watching the video brought back a lot of memories. I realize her little room was nicer than what a lot of people have when they die. But still, it’s a far cry from her old home that she loved so much.

Interestingly, I couldn’t seem to find any Bible verses that directly addressed God’s desire for us to help the elderly. Please let me know if I missed them! I found verses about helping the elderly in your own family, but not other older folks (except for references to widows). That said, I think a clear message in the Bible is that we’re to help disadvantaged, weak or defenseless people. Further, if we’re supposed to help and respect older people in our own families, then clearly we can make the case that we’re to do the same for others. Just like in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, our love isn’t only to be extended to family members or other people we love.

Where’s My Backpack? (3/10/09)

Yes, this is the actual backpack.

I think the Bible is clear that God does indeed care when we suffer or experience pain. I know some people get angry with God or don’t understand how he can allow a specific event to happen. But that’s just the way it is. I think the key is to lean on the Lord and realize that life here is temporary….very short in the scheme of things.  THERE WILL BE  A DAY when we see Jesus face to face (the words from Jeremy Camp’s song), and everything will be perfect. In the meantime, we live in an imperfect world. We just need to rely on the Lord and serve Him the best we can.

Pack Your Bags (3/1/09)

I hope I didn’t make this message too political. But the steps that our country our taking towards socialism/marxism are almost guaranteed to forever change our standard of living in a negative way. I’m sorry if that’s offensive to some people, but I hope those same people take the time to study history and basic economics before supporting any political candidate. Too many policians are all too happy to prey on people’s lack of knowledge about issues and history.

That said, I didn’t really intended for this to be a political message. Regardless of what you think about the leaders in our country (at any given time), our faith in Jesus Christ is always of utmost importance. It’s what we should strive to grow and develop regardless of who is in power. Because even if our nation is doing well, we’re still not immune from facing daunting challenges in our personal lives, whether it’s from health issues, relationship struggles, other tragedies, etc.

Conversely, our personal lives might be great. We might be healthy and prosperous and even famous. And that’s when we need a strong faith in Christ as well. It’s clear that money and power and fame can bring people down as much as anything else.

So, again, I’m sorry if I offended anybody on the political front. But that said, you need to get educated. LOL. 

Don’t get made at me. See you next time…

Another great Biblical passage to read in turblent times is Psalm 46.