Don Guizzetti's Blog (8)

I read something the other day, something I have heard countless times before. Something that never really struck me in it fullest and most incredible entirety, that Jesus Christ took our sins upon Himself. Until I read it once more in “One Minute after You Die,” it had never struck me for how profoundly loving an act that was. A sure sign of an incredible God.



The physical, mental, and emotional pain Christ endured in His crucifixion must have been unimaginably horrible. As the… Continue

This is copied from the Desiring God website:



I Hope My Daughter Hears the President’s Speech

September 6, 2009 | By: John Piper | Category: Commentary



I am stunned at the outcry against the President of the United States speaking to the youth of this nation about the importance of education.



I am embarrassed by the governor of my home state saying, that the president’s plan to address them is “disruptive . . . uninvited . . . and number three . . . I don’t… Continue

There is a calamity every bit as horrifying and hideous as any in the bloody history of genocide in the 20th, now 21st century. The events in the Darfur region of the Sudan continue only because too few join the outcry against the mutilation, rape, and murder of thousands upon thousands of human beings.



After World War II civilized people everywhere joined the cry or moral outrage, “Never Again!” Sadly, it is happening again. And maybe too far away for many to care. Further even than… Continue

In the US, we spend $43 Billion dollars a year on our pets. We also spend billions on cosmetics, clothing, and gas gulping cars built for style and flash more than value or efficiency. Many of us live in homes large enough to hold an entire clan in many other parts of the world. We are 5% of the world's population and we consume 25 to 35% of the world's resources. It's not to say we haven't earned it, but at what cost?



If a man has $5.00 in his pocket and is standing next to someone… Continue

Many believers struggle with prayer. Some find praying to God daunting or even uncomfortable. At some time, almost everone finds prayer difficult. Prayer need not be difficult at all. Given the right approach (or approaches), it is NOT praying that can become difficult and even uncomfortable.



Praying to the Heavenly Father is part of an ever-developing relationship. The content and form of our conversations with family, friends, and acquaintances change as our relationships change,… Continue

Posted on the CNN website in response to a story on the dramatic decline of Christian faith in the U.S.:



I don't know of one Christian believer who would deny that everyone has the "right" to believe whatever they want or in nothing at all. That right comes from the exercise of free will--God given power for each individual to make their own choice. Yet, rights always come with responsibilities. When you decide to believe in things that cannot give you eternal life in the presence of… Continue

I posted the following on a newspaper (Denver Post) message board in response to a post deriding "bleeding hearts."



"Oh Lord, please let my heart bleed.



Please let my heart bleed for the cold, the hungry, the fearful.



Please Lord, let my heart bleed every minute of every day for those who are powerless, who are disadvantaged, and who are sick.



Please God, let my heart bleed for those who die by the hundreds, and thousands, and tens of thousands from… Continue

Don't Waste the Recession.



There is much good to be found in the recession, if you look in the right places. Our consumer society and economy had overheated as Americans and citizens of other developed countries craved more and more consumer goods--material objects that are purchased, used, and are eventually relegated to storage or a landfill. The hunger for an increasing amount of consumer goods led many to live beyond--well beyond--their means, often using expensive credit--money… Continue