Stephanie and I just got back from a week at Panama City Beach with the students of Crosspointe. Man, what an incredible week! God did some amazing things in the lives of our students and our adults as well. Oh yeah…and in my life too!

I know that I have a tendency to be a bit nostalgic at times, but it’s impossible not to think about the times I was in Middle School and in High School at this same camp. The way God moved in my life at those times still impact me to this day. I’m praying that the decisions made this week will impact our students for the rest of their lives…and for all of eternity.

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Through a friend’s post, I found this study on gallup.com. This indicates that for the first time since this poll began in 1995, more Americans would define themselves as pro-life than pro-choice. This is very interesting considering the majority of the country just elected the most pro-choice administration in history. I wonder if this will have implications or ramifications in the next presidential election and the mid-term elections in 2010. It will be interesting to see for sure.

The lost story in this past year’s election cycle was the sweeping victory for morality across the country. One simple example is the passage of Proposition 8 in California. Remember, this is CALIFORNIA!!! Not a state that typically clings to “God, guns and religion.” Many other “moral” victories across the country were widely ignored by the mainstream media.

All of this could be an indication that Americans are waking up to morality. Or, it could be a blip on the radar when history records our moral decline and eventual demise. For now, we’ll chalk it up as interesting and encouraging news. I hope the trend towards morality continues and we can correct our path of “Slouching Toward Gomorrah.”

I saw this speech and thought…I hope this never happens to me when I’m preaching! Then again, if I say things as stupid as Ahmadinejad, I probably deserve it.

This is Stephanie. I noticed that Jim hasn’t posted in a while so I thought I would take a second to give you an update.

Jim is married to a pretty awesome gal:-) She loves him deeply is so proud of him. He is doing a great job following the Lord as he leads Crosspointe. God is truly moving, working and changing lives at our church. I am just thankful to be apart of what God is doing. I am amazed each week.

I love you, Jim Perdue! Hope you are having a great day! I hope this post will bring a smile to your face when you finally read it. Although I am not sure how often you are looking at you blog.

SHMILY!!!

Wow! I have no idea who Rick Santelli is, but I think he hit the nail on the head when it comes to what’s going on in our nation’s economy. Where’s the “rugged individualism” that used to define our country? Is America really a socialist country now? Hmmm….some serious thoughts to ponder.