Bryant Family

Credit Crisis

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:11:51 GMT

I did not intend to post on this blog anymore, but I thought I would just in case someone was not following our new blog.

Follow this link to see a video on the Current Credit Crisis. It is very informative and will help you understand how we got in this mess...

PLEASE READ: New Blog Address

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:46:36 GMT

Mary and I are changing our blog address. You can now read any new blog posts at http://bryant--family.blogspot.com/.

If you want to receive e-mail alerts when we post to this new blog site you can do so by clicking the "Subscribe to the Bryant Family Blog by Email " link on the right side of the page (below the picture of our dog). You will receive an e-mail from confirmations@emailenfuego.net verifying that you want to receive the updates. Click on the link in that e-mail to setup your subscription.

Let me know if you have any questions or if you have any problems with subscribing.

Ty Pennington & the Extreme Makeover crew are working nearby...

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:24:54 GMT

The Mythbuster Guys Painting

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:49:10 GMT

I posted an entry on our new blog that you might find interesting. You can reach it by clicking on this link:Bryant Family

What is on your shuffle mode?

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:21:57 GMT

A fun blog post from our worship pastor on his blog WorshipTrench.

Why I love my church...

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:53:58 GMT

Most people I know will say they love their church because of the music, the kids programs or something like that. All of that is great at Northwood, but this video shows our DNA, which is why I love Northwood.

The Glocal Story. from Chris Johns on Vimeo.

Google Street View

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:02:06 GMT

Have you ever used the �Street View� in Google? Have you ever seen anything strange on �Street View�? Would you believe there is a street with the following views?

A person climbing out a window on a rope made of bed sheets
A marching band
A parade
A mad scientist
A garage band practicing
A marathon
A person in a ham costume
A giant chicken sculpture
A sword fight

All of this happens on Sampsonia Way in Pittsburgh in the span of about 10 blocks. If you want to learn more go to StreetWithAView.com.

Crown

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:00:37 GMT

Mary and I have been involved with Crown Financial Ministries for about 10 years. As our nation and world start experiencing the tough times of a recession I encourage you to be prepared to share God's principals with others. Crown is a great resource to use when doing that.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Who We Are from Crown Financial Ministries on Vimeo.

Tomorrow We Vote: Rejecting �What�s in It for Me?�

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:39:05 GMT

Tomorrow, the longest presidential campaign in history comes to a close. If you haven�t voted early or already cast your absentee ballot, I trust you will exercise your civic and Christian duty and go to your local polling place to vote for the candidate of your choice.

Tomorrow�s election will be historic. We�ll either have the first African-American president, or the first woman vice-president. And the election comes at a crucial time in our history, given the extraordinary financial and energy crises, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the specter of terrorism.

But while the candidates have been historic, their campaigns have not been. Both senators, Obama and McCain, have served up a typical laundry list of promises�most of which neither will be able to fulfill. The country�s basically bankrupt and nobody, family or government, can spend their way out of bankruptcy.

What would make this election truly historic would be this: If, before walking into the voting booth, the American people were to consider not which man will put a chicken in every pot, but which man is best prepared to help sustain a just and good society.

For that is the proper role of government from a classical and biblical perspective: to preserve order (which includes restraining evil), and to promote justice.

In his classic work, The City of God, St. Augustine taught that peace is the tranquility produced by order (tranquillitas ordinis). The first order of government, therefore, is to preserve order because a political community can enjoy peace only by following the moral order. An ordered civil life allows fallen human beings to �live and work together� in harmony.

Take away the moral order, and you have chaos�not just on the streets, but in board rooms and financial markets as well. I just met with a brilliant scholar from the Third World who advises major international financial enterprises. He shared my convictions that the economic collapse we�re seeing around the world is the result of people thinking that they can indulge their own greed without moral restraints. It�s a worldview problem�disregarding the common good.

The second role of government, promoting justice, means that government must safeguard the rights of people�life, in particular, and property, the rights of all citizens�while seeking the common good.

So that�s government�s job: preserve order and promote justice. Government is not a vending machine to dispense goodies to its citizens.

And in times like these, we certainly don�t need a sugar daddy for a president. In fact, we need quite the opposite�a president who will dare to tell us that we are going to have to make sacrifices. We are going to have to become less self-indulgent, to curb our appetites. And we are also going to have to look out for our neighbors, to help others in need. All the while insisting that government do what it�s supposed to do, and no more.

So when you walk into the voting booth tomorrow, ask yourself which candidate is best equipped to lead government in its proper role�preserving order and establishing justice�not who is going to give you the most goodies.

From Chuck Colson at http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=6740.

We Interrupt This Program For Election 2008 Coverage...

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:56:42 GMT

"God is neither a Republican or a Democrat, and we are all learning that religion is not supposed to be in the pocket of any political party, but rather calls them all to moral accountability."

I got this quote from a blog that I monitor (KevinColon.BlogSpot.Com). If you have time I recommend that you read the entire post.