A Happy Pointer in a World of Defeat
by Christine on October 6, 2009
Two items came across my desk this morning leading me to opposite emotional responses. First, I felt beaten down and depressed; yet another critical cultural value is being challenged by the administration who is not committed to the fundamental principles on which our country was founded. And this time – it involves children. Robert George a Princeton law professor, bioethicist and one of my favorite writers called my attention to his campaign to oust Kevin Jennings from the Department of Education:
Children don’t need to be learning about homosexual practices in elementary school,” says George. “They don’t need to be learning about sexual practices of any type in elementary school. But Kevin Jennings, people who are associated with him, have been promoting just that. Jennings is the author of a foreword of a book called ‘Queering Elementary Education.’ Well, we don’t need elementary education to be ‘queered.’
Washington Independent
More at this short YouTube video:
Preserve Innocence . . . Oppose the Jennings Nomination
The second item was John Piper’s post this morning reminding me I am to be happy pointer to the final pointer – the glory of Jesus Christ: “We will be glorified for the glory of God.”
Ahh, happiness in the midst of discouragement, joy in the midst of grieving, glorying in the glory of God in a world full of sadness? This second reminder bores in amidst the constant pinging of my Inbox with updates on pro-life defeats, compromised sexual ethics, schools committed to the queering of elementary education. Ping, ping, ping… Yet I am reminded “The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Isaiah 60:19″ May I be a happy pointer to this glorious truth, while I write my congressman, work for pro-life issues, and support fundamental values in the public schools. The victory is HIS (and ours).
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