Chris's Musings

I read ahead a little in my quiet time this morning, and the verse I read ahead to caught my attention... "When he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour" - Revelation 8:1 Don't ask me why I'm doing my devotions in Revelation... I'm loving it.  This book is one that adds context to the world we live in, because it shows that God's plan triumphs admist all of the life we face. It also gives us a glimpse into the reality that we don't see.  The reality that in light of eternity, is more important than the one that we can. And in Heaven, there is... Singing Awe Loud shouting Worship Unbridled adoration of our God and Savior The first set of revelations are of seven seals, each being opened reveals something new about the ushering in of God's ultimate close to history.  Each of these seals is increasingly more awesomely broken than the other.  And in fact, the saints had to be sealed before the final

I have recently seen a couple of posts, comments, etc. from some friends of mine concerning our new march toward socialized medicine in the U.S. (known as:  "Health Care Reform," "the Health Care bill," "Obamacare," etc.), and feel a need to reply, but simply putting a 160 character sound bite on someone's Facebook wall really doesn't do what I'm thinking any justice.  So, to anyone who cares what I think about the state of healthcare, "the bill," or whether the government should tax (more) to provide universal coverage, I give you my musings. First, the bill is done and signed.  It is law and for now the process has started down the path, so there's really no more debating at a national level as to whether we will have a law in place, now it's a matter of figuring out what to do with the law we now have.  By all means is this not over... I do believe that the mandates it places on the States and the expansion of Federal pow