Things I miss about home

Ok, it may seem strange, but two things stick out the most when I think of what I miss about MN. First, there is no Jack's pizza here. It's my favorite kind of frozen pizza, cheap and tasty.

Second, there doesn't seem to be any sausage pizza anywhere! We go to the grocery store and each time I look for my sausage pizza. Oh, there is sausage with all other kinds of meats, but no plain sausage. I miss it.

Well, call me strange, but that's what I miss right now. We just had Tombstone pizza for dinner, and it's just not up to par. And... it wasn't sausage.

Katrina.... again

I'm watching Oprah and I feel horrible for my heartless thoughts I have had about the devestation in New Orleans. It's impossible to know what it's like unless your there, but I'm beginning to get an idea.

I hate the commercials between segments of people concerned about birth control or a new car when others are dying. When people are placed in morgues to die in peace because no one can do anything to help them. It makes me so sad.

I still know that the Lord will bring good out of this. I still hang onto the Truth I wrote about earlier. But the suffering is real. The crime and sin within the dome where thousands of people were living makes me sick. I can't even repeat the worst.

Jesus come soon. Please...

Another great source...

Last January, after the Tsunami, Pastor Greg Boyd of Woodland Hills Church in Maplewood, MN gave an awesome sermon about great tragedies and "Where is God?" It's called: Being a Kingdom in a Groaning Creation. Please take the time to listen to it. It is very encouraging and speaks Light in a time of darkness.

(Click on the title for the link!)

The hope in Jesus

"Amy Henry, left, sings during an impromptu church service outside Copeland's Restaurant in New Orleans, La., Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005. Henry was rescued from her home on Saturday and has been staying outside the restaurant to help other victims as they walk out of the water. She and her friends Perley Breashears, center, and Emma Rickham were praying and singing as they helped feed other flood victims." (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, as we all know, has been a devastation to thousands and thousands of people. The question of where is God in this evil is inevitable. I feel the necessity to address this question here, although I know I can't answer all questions or give perfect insite. I am not God, therefore I am not sovereign. I don't know all things. But, I feel responsible to share what I believe with my readers.

In the beginning, Eve bit into the forbidden fruit and passed it on to Adam bringing sin into the world. This sin did not just affect them, but it affected all creation. Paul speaks of creation groaning in pains of childbirth as it longs for Christ to return. You see, Adam and Eve were given dominion or power over all creation. When they sinned, that power was handed to the serpent. Now, the world is ruled by the Prince of Darkness, thus resulting in death, natural disasters, animals killing one another, etc. etc. Does that mean God has no control? No. But it does mean that these storms and disasters are not "acts of God" like so many people say they are. ["The thief comes to steal and kill and destroy, but I have come that you may have life and life abundantly" (John 10:10 NASB).]

New Orleans was a city of satanism, witchcraft, and sin. When I heard about the hurricane approaching, I knew the city would be destroyed. I have since learned that many godly people have saught God for answers (as I hope they would) and I am including a shortcut to an article written by Rick Joyner, leader of MorningStar Ministries in North Carolina. I respect this man for his knowledge, but also his humility and desire to seek God. If you desire to read the article, I encourage you to do so. (Click "Katrina" above to access the shortcut then read the "Hurricane Katrina" bulletin) I will try to touch on a few points which have encouraged me.

Katrina means "pure." Through this disaster, God will purify New Orleans from the demonic influences and when it is restored, it will be a place of God. Amen! The idea makes me so excited.

We must continue to pray for the people who survived. We must pray for their hope, for their lives, and for their faith. May God bring them closer to Him in this time of need. Also, we must pray that the city can be rebuilt without the confussion that occured during the time of rescue. May it one day be known that New Orleans is a city of God!! May He be glorified in this process!
And please respond with any questions, comments, or sarcastic remarks. I welcome them all.