I thought it was kind of ironic that on Christmas Eve, while Fox News was running a two hour Christmas special with readings from the Bible and Christmas music . . CNN was at the same time running a special of their own honoring their Messiah: Barack Obama.
Am I the only one who is getting tired of all the global warming hype? Yes, I do believe that by and large it is all hype. On the one hand we have a warming period that is milder than previous warming periods experienced (the last being about 500 years ago). The warming period we are experiencing now comes after a relatively mild ice age period. So this is nothing new. Secondly, the global warming experienced 500 years ago predates any impact man would have had with burning fossil fuels. In other words, the more serious version of global warming that occurred 500 years ago came at a time when our world wide population was a fraction of what it is today, and it came when there were no cars or planes. So who, or what, was responsible for global warming back then? Is it not possible that the same who, or what, could also be responsible now? For a great overview of some of the science (or lack of science) behind all the hype, please read this now.
It's hard not to get sucked into all the financial doom and gloom we're hearing about today. It can be pretty depressing. Not sure what all it means for you personally, but this is a good time to realize where our real security and worth lies. In the scope of things, what really matters are our relationships: with God, with family, and with friends. The financials will work themselves out in time. I can certainly remember a couple periods in my lifetime when companies were making layoffs or going out of business, the economy was hurting, and so were people. And yet in time it would all slowly come back around. Through those up and down times the one constant who was, and is, always there is God. Much better to build our house on the rock than on sand.
