The world hates Christians. That’s a given. They hate what we stand for. They hate our passion and they would rather us just flat disappear. The Bible made it clear in end times that this would occur and these same people don’t realize they are fulfilling prophecy.
But before it comes to a point in which we are all shipped off to a remote island somewhere in the Pacific let’s take a moment and think about a world without Christians and without the influences of Christianity. Then maybe the world can realize things really aren’t all that bad with us believers around…
Without Christianity there would be:
- No Christmas holiday
- No major hospital networks from the Catholics, Methodist, Baptist or Presbyterians
- No major charities such as the Red Cross
- No Sundays off of work (see China)
- No Easter to celebrate
- No Bible to hold to in tough times
- No Thanksgiving to partake in
- No major universities like Harvard, SMU, TCU, Baylor, Yale, Notre Dame, and many, many more
- No Disney World
- No children being adopted each year by the thousands
- No priests or pastors to call on
- No chaplains in the military
- No cathedrals to be in awe of
- No food pantries and outreaches to the homeless by countless churches all over America
- No kids camps in which kids learn good, wholesome values and faith
- No church groups like Texas Baptist Men going to help those in natural disasters
- No God to call on in wars, famine or chaos
- No guiding laws such as the 10 Commandments
- No Valentine’s Day
- No Pope
- No Veggie Tales
- No J.R. Tolkien
- No Mary Kay
- No Billy Graham
- No C.S. Lewis
- No Heinz ketchup
- No George Washington
- No Ronald Reagan
- No ChickFiLa, Wendy’s, Costco, Walmart, Tyson Foods, InNOut Burger, Hobby Lobby, and many other business establishments we enjoy
- No Dallas Cowboys as we know it without Tom Landry
- No Duck Dynasty
Need I go on?
Frankly, if you study real American history, there simply would be no America. If you bleed red, white and blue, you can thank us Christians for your right to hate us. For without us, there would be none. Study it and you will see. America was started by those that believed in God.
If you think the world is bad now, just imagine what it would be like with no Christians around. One day, in the end, that will occur. We will all be gone and the world will find out just what it’s like without us around to help keep chaos from ruling.
Until that day comes, it might be a good thing if we all just learned to get along…
"If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.” John 15:18
© 2012, J. Brady
"I say it how I see it and I make no bones about it."
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012
The Biggest Financial Secret
Some "experts" might disagree with what I am about to share, but I believe and know it personally to be true.
The best method to ensuring financial success in your personal life is to make sure you live as a giver.
To whom much is given much is expected. Give and it shall be given unto you.
These are biblical truths that stand the test of time. No other place in the Bible does God himself encourage us to "test" him other than with our money.
If you give, He will take care of you. Period. End of story.
I can personally testify to this both individually and corporately. My wife and I contribute more than 10% of our annual earnings to our church and various organizations or causes we believe in. We do so happily and joyfully. We are blessed to be able to give. I know and believe our future is taken care of. +
Corporately, Novers supports nearly a dozen different causes, ministries and organizations too including adoption and orphan care, outreach to the homeless, Christmas toy drives, church mission work, Bible translation, schools in need, and children’s camps. When there is a need we do all we can to help.
No time of year is a better reminder of this than Christmas.
Have a heart for giving and watch how things will just take care of themselves for you.
Sure, your financial future has alot to do with your earnings, savings and investments....but at the top of that list should by your habit of giving.
Trust me on this.
“Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you.” Deuteronomy 16:17
© 2012, J. Brady
"I say it how I see it and I make no bones about it."
The best method to ensuring financial success in your personal life is to make sure you live as a giver.
To whom much is given much is expected. Give and it shall be given unto you.
These are biblical truths that stand the test of time. No other place in the Bible does God himself encourage us to "test" him other than with our money.
If you give, He will take care of you. Period. End of story.
I can personally testify to this both individually and corporately. My wife and I contribute more than 10% of our annual earnings to our church and various organizations or causes we believe in. We do so happily and joyfully. We are blessed to be able to give. I know and believe our future is taken care of. +
Corporately, Novers supports nearly a dozen different causes, ministries and organizations too including adoption and orphan care, outreach to the homeless, Christmas toy drives, church mission work, Bible translation, schools in need, and children’s camps. When there is a need we do all we can to help.
No time of year is a better reminder of this than Christmas.
Have a heart for giving and watch how things will just take care of themselves for you.
Sure, your financial future has alot to do with your earnings, savings and investments....but at the top of that list should by your habit of giving.
Trust me on this.
“Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you.” Deuteronomy 16:17
© 2012, J. Brady
"I say it how I see it and I make no bones about it."
Friday, December 21, 2012
A Different Christmas
Christmas should be a little different for each of us this year. After all, for about 40 of our fellow American moms and dads, it certainly will be after the terrible massacre that occurred in Newtown, CT.
Not since 9/11 has a tragedy stuck with me like this one has and almost everyone I have talked to says the same thing. This one just hurts nearly too bad to even think about.
We hurt. We are sad. Yet, it’s Christmas.
Miles away the holiday season has changed forever. It was senseless and more evil than any Hollywood flick and we are angry about it. Sometimes all we know to do is offer a simple prayer of "please help them God".
I’ve decided that it’s ok to pause here and there this weekend and think about those families. It’s ok to tear up looking at your little kids and even feel a little guilt for proceeding with “Christmas as usual”. All of our lives were changed by a gunman with no humanness to him. As our President said so nicely those children murdered “were all our children”. The adults that were murdered were our heroes.
As American’s we hurt together and stand together, even when we disagree with each other. So it only makes sense that each of us should find a way this Christmas to acknowledge the underlining tug on our hearts as we open presents, enjoy the company and the time off from routine. The tug we feel is the tie that binds us. The families who lost their loved ones don’t deserve for us to bury our heads in the sand just because we can’t handle thinking about it. They need us.
It could have been my Chloe, Sidney or Quinn that day. It could have been yours.
Our world is insane.
Jesus came to a dying, hurting, mean world. I don’t mean his world. I mean ours. The entire meaning of Christmas was to give a world like ours hope and the peace of knowing there would be an end to evil and eternity in our future. All we have to do is believe and tell Him so. It’s His free gift to us.
Certainly those precious children stepped into eternity instantly and are now angels in Heaven having more fun than any Christmas Day. But all the pain for those of us left here means nothing if we don’t embrace it and ask God to change us.
God will not allow evil to win even when it feels like it has. Lives will be changed and God will be at work. Our world is very, very sick. No doubt about it.
And when you are in a season like we are, we need the reason that He is.
Charlotte Bacon, Daniel Barden, Rachel Davino, Olivia Engel, Josephine Gay, Ana M. Marquez-Greene, Dylan Hockley, Dawn Hochsprung, Madeleine F. Hsu, Catherine V. Hubbard, Chase Kowalski, Jesse Lewis, James Mattioli, Grace McDonnell, Anne Marie Murphy, Emilie Parker, Jack Pinto, Noah Pozner, Caroline Previdi, Jessica Rekos, Avielle Richman, Lauren Rousseau, Mary Sherlach, Victoria Soto, Benjamin Wheeler, Allison N. Wyatt
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4
(c) 2012, J. Brady
"I say it how I see it and make no bones about it.”
Not since 9/11 has a tragedy stuck with me like this one has and almost everyone I have talked to says the same thing. This one just hurts nearly too bad to even think about.
We hurt. We are sad. Yet, it’s Christmas.
Miles away the holiday season has changed forever. It was senseless and more evil than any Hollywood flick and we are angry about it. Sometimes all we know to do is offer a simple prayer of "please help them God".
I’ve decided that it’s ok to pause here and there this weekend and think about those families. It’s ok to tear up looking at your little kids and even feel a little guilt for proceeding with “Christmas as usual”. All of our lives were changed by a gunman with no humanness to him. As our President said so nicely those children murdered “were all our children”. The adults that were murdered were our heroes.
As American’s we hurt together and stand together, even when we disagree with each other. So it only makes sense that each of us should find a way this Christmas to acknowledge the underlining tug on our hearts as we open presents, enjoy the company and the time off from routine. The tug we feel is the tie that binds us. The families who lost their loved ones don’t deserve for us to bury our heads in the sand just because we can’t handle thinking about it. They need us.
It could have been my Chloe, Sidney or Quinn that day. It could have been yours.
Our world is insane.
Jesus came to a dying, hurting, mean world. I don’t mean his world. I mean ours. The entire meaning of Christmas was to give a world like ours hope and the peace of knowing there would be an end to evil and eternity in our future. All we have to do is believe and tell Him so. It’s His free gift to us.
Certainly those precious children stepped into eternity instantly and are now angels in Heaven having more fun than any Christmas Day. But all the pain for those of us left here means nothing if we don’t embrace it and ask God to change us.
God will not allow evil to win even when it feels like it has. Lives will be changed and God will be at work. Our world is very, very sick. No doubt about it.
And when you are in a season like we are, we need the reason that He is.
Charlotte Bacon, Daniel Barden, Rachel Davino, Olivia Engel, Josephine Gay, Ana M. Marquez-Greene, Dylan Hockley, Dawn Hochsprung, Madeleine F. Hsu, Catherine V. Hubbard, Chase Kowalski, Jesse Lewis, James Mattioli, Grace McDonnell, Anne Marie Murphy, Emilie Parker, Jack Pinto, Noah Pozner, Caroline Previdi, Jessica Rekos, Avielle Richman, Lauren Rousseau, Mary Sherlach, Victoria Soto, Benjamin Wheeler, Allison N. Wyatt
“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Revelation 21:4
(c) 2012, J. Brady
"I say it how I see it and make no bones about it.”
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