Global Warming?

I don't know about where you live, but here in Arkansas we are definitely experiencing a period of intense global warming. I am an extremely hot-natured person; I keep the coldest office in our building and have been known to drive around in the winter with my a/c on. I typically wear gym shorts, a t-shirt, and walk around my house barefooted all winter long. HOWEVER, even I must say, if we get much more global warming around here I'm gonna FREEZE TO DEATH!

I got thinking this cold a.m. about this whole global warming business. Al Gore and the whole lot of them ought to be in prison for fraud. Do you know how much they have made and are making? Do you know how much they are taking out of our pockets with their bad science?

O.K. before I get off on a raging tangent, here's the truth we (believers) need to latch onto regarding global warming: If you say it loud enough and long enough, no matter how flawed, how deceptive, how ridiculous, people will eventually believe it. We've seen that proven time and time again. Need I remind you of a phrase that has plagued us since the 60's? Separation of church and state - NOWHERE is that in our Constitution but it has been said so long...

Here's my point: with ridiculous, unprovable beliefs out there (like global warming and church/state separation), why are we not defending our faith loud enough and long enough? Why are we sitting back watching our society go to hell (literally) on all sorts of false beliefs when we know the Truth?!

You know, people will believe almost anything without checking it out. If they read it on the internet or hear it on the television (give me a sec here to calm down and not run down that path), if it is posted on wikipedia - it's just true isn't it?

Yet, we have the Truth. We have information they can check out and it will stand the test. Why aren't we saying more? I think most of us feel inadequate defending our faith and speaking up. We say that and it makes us feel better about doing nothing doesn't it?

Well, sorry, that's no excuse anymore. There are all kinds of simple tools out there to help us all learn to articulate the Truth. We just need to decide it's important. We just need to realize it's important to our Lord.

As you think about commitments (o.k. resolutions) you would make for the next year, maybe one should be to start telling the truth about the Truth.

There are lots of helpful options out there; here's a couple to get you started. If you are an intellectual, a deep thinker, check out Evidence That Demands A Verdict by Josh McDowell. If you are more of a "put the cookies on the bottom shelf" person like I am (look at me, it's obvious I've had too many cookies), then check out some of the books by Lee Strobel like The Case for Faith or The Case for Christ.

It is not difficult to learn to share and defend truth. We must do it. It does no good to curse the darkness if you're unwilling to light a candle.

God help me speak the truth.