Better to be mooned than to be an skeptic! (Sorry for the lunar-tic title!)

The skeptic would say that it's just a coincidence that during some eclipses, the moon perfectly and exactly covers the sun. The Christian knows that God put the sun 400 times farther from us than the moon, and made it 400 times larger than the moon, so that they would be the same size from our perspective. Because God made the sun and the moon for mankind.

How does one explain the perfect match of the sun's and the moon's size from our perspective?
It's obvious to me that God made them that way
--to light the earth just right
--to help us study the sun during eclipses, and
--to illustrate the truth that as God gives perfect light, his Church ought to reflect his light to those who don't see him.

God said, "I command lights to appear in the sky and to separate day from night and to show the time for seasons, special days, and years. I command them to shine on the earth." And that's what happened. God made two powerful lights, the brighter one to rule the day and the other to rule the night. He also made the stars. Then God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth, to rule day and night, and to separate light from darkness. God looked at what he had done, and it was good.
From Genesis chapter 1, by Moses

Good Movies

Adam Sandler has never made a good movie.
Neither have Cameron Diaz, Chris Rock, Jennifer Aniston, George Clooney, or Brad Pitt.

You and I might disagree here, but let me explain. I define "good movie" as clean as well as entertaining. In fact, if it's not clean, it won't entertain me. When I hear my wonderful Lord's name treated like a swear word, or see an ungodly sexual situation, or some other uncleanness, I feel deeply grieved, or angry, or dirty.

What I wrote in my first paragraph doesn't mean there's no hope for there actors. I would've said the same thing, for example, about Eddie Murphy some years ago. But in the latter part of his career he's made Meet Dave, Daddy Day Care, and Imagine That--all excellent, funny flicks.

"How can I find out whether a movie is 'good' before I spend the money at the theater or DVD store?" I'm glad you asked. Go here before you go there:
http://www.pluggedin.com/movies.aspx

Why transform the best military in the world into a social experiment?

If the ban on openly homosexual people in the US military is overturned, it will have a catastrophic effect on military morale, unit cohesion, recruitment, retention and readiness. When I was in the Air Force, I would have been disgusted to have to shower with or sleep with men who were sexually attracted to me. In fact, the possibility would have kept me from signing up in the first place, and I don't doubt that hundreds of thousands of potential recruits would turn away from participating in such a military.

President Obama is determined to overturn the ban on open homosexual service before a survey of rank and file members of the military is completed on December 1. Here is what the heads of the four military services think about that:

* "I...believe that repealing the law before the completion of the review will be seen by the men and women of the Army as a reversal of our commitment to hear their views before moving forward." ~ George V. Casey Jr., General, United States Army

* "[T]he value of surveying the thoughts of Marines and their families is that it signals to my Marines that their opinions matter." ~ Gen. James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps

* "My concern is that legislative changes at this point, regardless of the precise language used, may cause confusion on the status of the law in the Fleet and disrupt the review process itself by leading Sailors to question whether their input matters." ~ G. Roughead, Admiral, U.S. Navy

* "I believe it is important...that the Secretary of Defense commissioned review be completed before there is any legislation to repeal the DA/DT law. Such action allows me to provide the best military advice to the President, and sends an important signal to our Airmen and their families that their opinion matters." ~ Norton A. Schwartz, General, United States Air Force

Bear in mind that these officers are putting their careers in jeopardy, opposing their Commander-in-Chief, yet their convictions are strong enough to compel them to speak out.

Spiritual Warfare Is Real--Here's Proof!

I have a Facebook friend who I was pretty close to several years ago. He was a disciple, zealous for the Lord. But I never see him in person any more, and I don't see any hint of that great faith in his posts or his page. Out of love and concern for him, I wrote this to him to remind him of how God used him in a powerful way in my life:

There have been 2 times in my life when God has miraculously, instantaneously, no-natural-way-to-explain-

it healed me. One was 20 yrs ago when I had TMJ (it was painful to try to close my jaw, and I was living on soft food for days). I went to the dentist, and he told me I needed surgery. He said to go out to the foyer and make an appointment. I went out and stood in line. But then God spoke to me and told me to leave--he would heal me! I got happy and started to go home, but I felt I ought to go to the church building. I did, and you were the only one there. I told you what happened. You prayed for me, and one side of my mouth closed for the 1st time in many days! You prayed again, and the other side closed, and I have been healed with no problems ever since! Thank you!

I wrote this four days ago. In the past four days, the symptoms that had been gone for 20 years have slowly returned! My jaw is as bad now as when I went to the dentist. Because this is certainly a spiritual issue, I'm not going to the dentist...especially since I ain't got dental insurance! I'm trusting God to heal me again. To those who pray, would you pray for me? And please pray for my friend, too.


UPDATE, 6/22: There's good news: Thanks in part to your prayers, I'm totally healed! It is definitely a miracle.