Joy and Peace

The message series at our church this December is Make Room For Christmas. I typically try to have one word I focus on for the year and try to do things (write, read, share, etc.) around that word for the year. This year's word has been HOPE; something I think our world could use a lot more of. This was the theme of the first week of the series but it was tied to two other words that often fill the messages of the Christmas season: Joy and Peace. Today's post is simple, I will let Scripture speak for itself and pray that this is your experience in this season.
     "I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely because you trust in Him.
     Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit."
      - Romans 15:13


Strive for greater things!

Chris

The Fundamental Difference Between Progressivism and Conservatism

I can't claim any originality in this post. I heard this on Steve Deace's show a while back and he received it in a note from a listener. But it was so good I pulled over at a rest stop, backed up the podcast and listened again so I could write it down. Here are three fundamental differences in how Progressives and Conservatives look at the world:

Progressivism:
          LIFE is accidental
          TRUTH is constructed
          POWER is everything

Conservatism:
          LIFE was created
          TRUTH is discoverable
          POWER is dangerous


I will endeavor to dig deeper into these topics in the coming weeks and evidence these comparisons with what I discover. I find these comparisons compelling and I thank whomever that listener was. I will attempt to do your work justice.

Strive for greater things!

Chris