Gary Inrig

The bitterly fought election of 2012 is over, and the consequences remain to be seen. It seemed at times that the two parties inhabited two different countries, so different were their understandings of the problems and the necessary solutions. On one thing they agreed, however: the middle class had been hammered by the Great Recession. The standard of living of millions of people is heading in the wrong direction, and downward mobility is a nightmare, not a dream. Reality has deviated from the American dream of upward mobility, of climbing the ladder of success and going from rags to riches. Life is like the old game Chutes-and-Ladders: no one wants to land on a chute; our goal is to find a quick way to the top. We don't want to have a downfall or to be downsized or downgraded. We'd rather be upgraded and upscale than downcast or downhearted. Success is up, not down. For those who have not confessed Jesus as Lord, there is a profound warning. One day you will see Jesus as He truly is and confess Him as Lord and God. but that declaration will condemn you, not save you. Now it is the time to "confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that god has raised him from the dead" so that you may receive God's salvation (Rom.10:9)… (plus d'informations)