President Elect Obama

While I have had a lot of fun the past couple days talking about being "deep", today I want to share a few thoughts about the "Obama Nation". Now, please do not worry. I'm not finished sharing my thoughts on Spiritual Depth. There are a lot more thoughts inside my "uneducated" mind.

Thoughts about President - Elect Obama: 

• FIrst, and foremost, all computer spell checks will have to be updated ASAP!
• While I did not vote for him, I am optimistic about having a young leader who is willing to be innovative. I might not agree with all of his philosophies, but it will be fun to watch if he really is a "change agent."
• I love the fact that I am alive in a day that a Black man won the presidency! I think that is really extraordinary knowing how far our nation has come.
• I love that President - Elect Obama's campaign leveraged technology to rally people! For people to have influence in the future they have to understand, or at least appreciate the new language of technology. (It really is a language and you need to learn it!) 
• I hope that Obama will be as innovative with our economy as he was with his campaign! To simply mess with taxes, and try to salvage aging industries without drastic change will not help. ( That is simply my opinion.) 
• "Obama Nation" - that term excites some and freaks others out. Bottom line: One nation under GOD! The sooner we get that, the better off our future will be. 
• I'm not sure what to think about the President of Iran (Don't want to try to spell his name), and Hugo Chavez, being excited about Obama. Honestly, it doesn't do much for me. Only time will tell!!  
• I would like to go through his acceptance speech (which was executed perfectly) line by line. For instance - he alluded to "all of our responsibilities" - does that mean we are going to have a flat tax rate for all? Just a thought.
• I think Obama has a better chance than any other president to reach across party lines and generational lines. He has the charisma to do it, only time will tell if he has the character to do it.      

  Again, overall I am optimistic of what will happen in the next four years. 

The two options: 

1. President - Elect Obama will be guided by God and lead our country in a great direction.

      2.  President - Elect Obama doesn't lead well and we finally get desperate enough as a nation to ask God for help. (Story of Gideon - Judges)  

Either way - God will win! 

P.S. - Obama did say on ESPN that he was for a playoff system in the NCAA. Take the top 8 teams and let them rumble. Things could be heading in the right direction. (We'll see.) 
  
  

Comments

[Hungry Too]

I guess someone accidently erased my comment. So here it is again:

OK, enough already. Clark you are spinning this so much I must protest. Please remember what started all this. You made a statement that the person who asked to be fed more on the word was “so stinking selfish” for even asking such a thing – a statement that you are obviously embarrassed by since you were called on it because you deleted it from your post.

I simply said that perhaps the reason for your hostile response to this simple request was that you are uneducated and therefore unable to give anything but shallow “talks”. Please answer this simple question: Why is the person who asked to be fed a “stinking selfish” (pig?) who you rudely tell to (paraphrased from memory since you deleted it) “feed, stick your head in the trough and feed”? What is your reason for such a rude and hostile response to what was a reasonable request?

[Joe Visitor]

I agree with Hungry Too--enough is enough. The comments from both of us (regarding the selfish pig name-calling) are merited. However, I do not agree with Hungry Too's bashing of Clark as being too shallow, inexperienced, etc.

I wasn't criticizing Clark's messages, I enjoy Clark's messages and respect him a lot as my pastor!! I was just pointing out that Clark seemed to grossly overreact to a member's (visitor's) comments and took it way too personal. If you don't want feedback, don't hand out communication cards. Feedback is not always positive and warm and fuzzy. Sometimes it is negative, but sometimes it's the truth and we need to hear it!

Clark's comments were so out of line and unfair to the member that he labeled as "so selfish and a pig"! We look up to our pastors to exemplify the love of God, and Clark's attack on that member was definitely not an example of God's love for his people.

I understand that our pastors are not perfect, and I forgive Clark for his rude comments on his blog, but I do think a public apology to the "selfish pig" is definitely in order.

It's really time to move on with this before more people are hurt. This definitely doesn't "Honor God" or "Build Healthy Relationships".

[Chad Barton]

I'm new to the blog scene, so I don't even know if this will post correctly, but I will give it a try. I would like to make a comment on the following thought from an entry that was made a few days ago:

"I would like to go through his acceptance speech (which was executed perfectly) line by line. For instance - he alluded to 'all of our responsibilities' - does that mean we are going to have a flat tax rate for all? Just a thought."

The way I read the New Testament, Jesus and Paul both seem to believe that the wealthy (or, at least, the non-poor) have more of a responsibility. So ... it seems to me that a flat tax would not be a biblical sharing of the responsiblity.