Set Apart for a High Purpose

Now that the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled Iowa law unconstitutional regarding marraiage, thus making way for homosexuals to marry in the same manner as heterosexuals, is it possible that we are only a few years away from the church and state certificates of marriage being two seperate documents? As Iowa joins Massachusetts and Conneticut allowing homosexual marriages to be identical in definition to heterosexual marriage, will the Church say there is a standard it upholds which transcends secular state standards? In other words, will the Church say the State or Scripture is the source for defining marriage. It will be interesting in the years ahead to watch the Church rise higher if she chooses Scripture. If, on the other hand if she chooses not to choose between State or Scripture, she becomes increasingly irrelevant to our society.

For the naturalist among this blogs reader. Want to see a newly hatched baby eagle raised in the nest until it flies off to glory? Go to http://www.suttoncenter.org/ Click on the Live Bald Eagle Nest Cam. This is a live feed camera so you are watching what is happening right now. Note: If it is night time you will not be able to see anything!

I went to the Valley View H.S. track meet on Thursday. I went to see the opening 2-mile race as two of the runners come to CTC's youth group. Eight laps! By the end of lap three the field of runners had separated into two groups. Group one were the runners who enjoyed running two miles. Group two were the runners who obviously were running this race because the coach told them to do so. Guess which group was in front of the other? This is so much a glimpse of life. It is amazing how much more 'gusto' we put into our effort and how much more we get accomplished when we enjoy what we are doing. Enjoyment and a sense of purpose give us fuel to move forward when tough times arise before us. So if you are reading this and need a pick-me-up, then I encourage you to "Delight yourself in the Lord and he will ..." (If you do not know the end of this verse you will have to look in up for yourself. Hint: it can be found in the book of Psalms.)

Tomorrow is Palm Sunday. Looking forward to a great day.