Posted on 02/17/2010 5:03:00 PM PST by SJackson
The Rev. Jason Poling is the pastor of New Hope Community Church in Pikesville.
On Wednesday we Christians begin the season of Lent. Starting with Ash Wednesday, we enter into a time of reflection, of self-examination, of confession, of penitence.
Or at least some of us do. Some are so put off by religious rigmarole that they will have no part of irrelevant rituals. Others think themselves above this sort of morbid negativism; they could not imagine singing along with Augustus Topladys classic hymn Rock of Ages:
Nothing in my hand I bring Simply to the cross I cling Naked, come to thee for dress Helpless, look to thee for grace Foul I to the fountain fly Wash me, Savior, or I die.
Naked? Helpless? Foul? No, they say, I dont think Im that bad off. Im not the best person, but Im pretty good, and I dont think I really need anybody elses help.
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A very good editorial (sermon?) from Rev. Poling. If I can find Part I, presuming there is a Part I, I'll post it to the thread

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A student told his professor he was going to "Palestine" to "fight for freedom, peace and justice,"Orwellian leftist code words that mean "murder Jews."
Guest post: Regret, but no apparent remorse
Apologies, real and imagined, Part I http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/faith/2010/02/the_rev_jason_poling_is.html
Carter's case is strange too, as he really has NOT been a politician for 30 years now... (since 1980) He proves the corrosiveness of politics, as even as far in time as he is from any active politics...Carter's still corrupt. And more corrupt now, I think, than he was then.
ISRAEL - PEACE - SURVIVAL, NOT GENOCIDE!ISRAEL - PEACE - SURVIVAL, NOT GENOCIDE!
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