Originally Posted by Sunset Poet
Not laugh.
But something seems awry when someone jumps from one boogey man to the next, the moment they avail themselves.
And the fear, that collectively a group of people who deem themselves as righteous, desire to push these things to self fulfilling catastrophic prophesies is frightening for all of us.

The Western World has been in essentially a 80 year peace cycle that began when WW2 ended. Several localized war theaters, but not "full-ons." We have been extremely fortunate to live in such a relatively tranquil time period, in a country largely untouched except for a small group steering planes into buildings on one occasion and other random criminal acts. Obama got that very right.

There are things moving into place to be concerned with. But the best plan is to stay optimistic and try to stop them. Cheering on the possibility of widespread destruction is hopelessly, if not immorally, misguided.



You’re right Marty, perhaps the correct word is snicker.

As a Christian, I am insulted and outraged when people like Hal Lindsey use the Bible for their own purposes..often for financial gain...much of what they spout is directed to fellow Christians and not non-believers, Why? Christians will more than likely send him money and non-believers won’t give him the time of day. He, IMO is a con man like so many others...they all have their shtick in one form or another, particularly when it comes to prophecy. Christians want, so badly, to believe Christ is coming during their life time and the Lindseys of the world know that and prey upon their vulnerabilities.

Instead of telling the world of the good news of Jesus, he and others rant on about gloom and doom, armageddon, the mark of the beast etc most of which non-believers don’t care about and probably view as reasons to never accept Christ.

I personally don’t spend much time quoting Bible passages to non-believers..that’s when their eyes begin to glaze over. Instead I talk about why I accepted Jesus and the impact he has had in my life. Of that I can speak as an expert on the life of me. That is why I write songs such as “Why Should I Believe”..those are the questions I had before becoming a Christian

I accepted Christ within the last 20 years and am forever grateful that it happened that way..it has given me an understanding of the before and after. I wasn’t born into Christianity but chose it as an informed adult.

Steve

Creators of music have a responsibility to their craft. When they have finished using all the notes and words, they must pass them down to the next generation with a simple request. “Use these to create new music.”...Steven McDonald