Sorry for the delay friends and family. Have you noticed the amount of pressure in the culture lately? I have been watching, listening, and thinking about the increasing tension and pressure that is filling our lives. Let me give you some examples of this pressure. - A crisis pregnancy center is being accused of underhanded tactics to "prevent" women from receiving an abortion. The oppositional writer accuses the group of seeking to "limit and, in some cases, prevent women from exploring their legal options for health care." Click here for the full article. - The United Methodist Judicial Council stood by its decisions regarding the role of a pastor in determining a person's readiness to be received in membership. Now the both sides of the homosexual issue have fuel for the fires of rhetoric. As if they didn't have an out of control wildfire before. - On a "conservative" talk radio show a caller was relating the story of his now defunct engagement...