Mark 16:15  “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”

     You were probably shocked as everyone else to learn that a 34 year old Walmart worker was trampled to death under a crowd of selfish bargain shoppers in New York. The irony is, the guilty throng that stampeded over the helpless man wasn’t even fighting for food or escaping from the throes of death. They were in a frenzied dash for deals on televisions, tools, and toys.

     Each year our church holds what we call “The Hot Chocolate Giveaway” on “Black Friday”, the day following Thanksgiving. With store permission we set up tables in front of a local shopping mall to hand out free hot chocolate to cold shoppers in the early morning. The tables were ready for 5am as hundreds of bargain hunters turned out to stand in line.

     In addition to the hot chocolate, this outreach provided an opportunity to give out gospel tracts, talk with people about our church, and in some instances show some people from God’s Word how they could be saved. So far I know of 2 people that prayed for salvation that morning after being shown how they could be saved. One of the people was a young man who’s father was saved in the Iraq war. He told his son to listen very carefully to what was being told him. He responded eagerly the gospel.

     We thank the Lord that in this day and age we are still able to do something like this in the public forum. It may not always be so. Change for the believer could be soon on the horizon. Persecution is not even a thought in most American churches. Maybe it’s time that we experienced some. Apathy runs rampant in our churches today. We’re more concerned with our kid’s piano lessons than we are souls. We don’t appreciate what we have in our freedom to worship the Lord as we do. If that were to be taken away or restricted, we might be a more praying body of believers. We might be more thankful to our Lord. We might spend more time going instead of gazing.

     All in all the Hot Chocolate Giveaway was a success. Anytime people are presented with the gospel, we are doing the Lord’s work. When someone gets saved we get to see the Holy Spirit work. If you’d like to know more about how to do a Hot Chocolate Giveaway, email me…  marc@pathwalkpublishing.com.  I’d love to help! It was a good day.

 1Thessalonians 4:16-17, “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

     Did you know that there is nothing that has to happen prophetically in the Bible for the above verse to take place? In other words, Jesus could come back at any time. Many Bible preachers are saying that they do expect Him to return soon. We can’t know that for sure but when Jesus tells us to “watch” for His appearing, then that’s exactly what we ought to be doing.

     Unfortunately there are many Christians who want to postpone the rapture. There are many who really don’t believe this great event could occur at any time. We go on with our lives, making plans for the future yet not making sure that our lives are in order. We postpone doing what we ought to be doing for the Lord and fill our schedules with self-serving distractions.

     In Matthew 25 the Lord speaks of a complacent, sleeping church when he comes. The parable of the 5 wise and 5 foolish virgins describes this condition. “While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.” (Matt.25:5) Is that not the condition of the church today? I wholeheartedly believe that apathy and complacency is alive and well in our churches. We’re more concerned with the economy than with Jesus coming!

     If only we as Christians could take a bigger, more “macro” view of our lives and existence, we might start living as we should. Instead of focusing in and worrying about temporary matters like 401K’s and social security, step back and see a bigger reality. There is a dimension that is invisible to us that co-exists with our “reality.” It is a dimension of spiritual battle, evil vs. good, Satan vs. Jesus Christ. It is a battle for the souls of men. It is a battle to defeat the Christian in his/her struggle of life. Your enemy Satan wants you to sleep, to become complacent in your Christian walk. It is not always blatant sin that scars the believer, lukewarmness and idleness are just as devasting. Satan has won a battle with the lukewarm Christian doing nothing for God.

      Now is the time to take inventory, Christian. Are you ready to meet your Lord if He were to come right now? We all have to give an account of our lives to Him. Many of our works will be burned up with His fiery judgment of them. Many of us will only have ashes to lay at His feet. Today is the day to get things right, to repent, to prepare. His coming may be today!

 2 Timothy 4:4, “And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”

     I appreciate everyone reading this blog and I hope it encourages you on your Christian walk in this world. Pathwalk Publishing is a very small company. I am ready to change things around a little and add a few more reasons for you to stop by. I don’t ever want to have advertising or pop-ups or any other annoying things on the site. In order to keep everything “free”, I need your support! I don’t have a donation button or anything but what I do have and will keep creating are products to compliment your Christian walk. You can help defray the costs of doing business by purchasing these products.

     Right now I am offering my “Evolution, Just the Facts” blank book for $2.95! Yes, I said blank because the subtitle reads, “Everything That’s Been Proven True By Science.” There’s nothing to write. There is however a clear gospel presentation in the beginning of the book in case you wanted to use it as a witnessing tool. It also makes a very unique gift to send to another Christian. (just in time for Christmas, hint, hint) I “wrote” this book in time for Charles Darwin’s big year in 2009. It is the 200th anniversary of his birth and the 150th anniversary of publishing “On the Origin of Species.” Believe me, people are getting ready for a big celebration. My book truthfully and quickly answers Darwin’s suggestions.

     I need your help in getting this book out before the celebrations begin which would be in the beginning of 2009. Please click the green “Share This” link at the bottom of this post to email or share it with someone else on your mailing list. You can order the book securely through PayPal following this link:

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      Until the Lord returns,

Marc Gunther

   Matthew 18:6, “But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.”

     So you send your kindergarten child to public school in California and this is what happens. He/she receives a “pledge card” with an oath to be signed stating that they will not use any “anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender language or slurs.” They will also sign their name to the fact that they would intervene on behalf of homosexual students when possible, and that they would actively support safer school efforts. I didn’t think a five year old knew how to sign their own name, nevermind understand what a bisexual was!

     This is a true story and it happened last week. You can read the entire article here:

                                    http://onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx?id=308780

     This is but a small example of the homosexual agenda aimed at brainwashing the public, starting with the kids. There’s no better way to train someone than to do it while they’re young, trusting, and impressionable. This is a really sneaky tactic, especially with kids that aren’t even your own. Our public schools are at risk for pushing social agendas on kids. What happened to reading, writing, and arithmetic? What happened to God? Well, we threw Him out in 1962. It has been a progressively slippery slope to failure since then. In general, our public schools are a mess.

     We need to keep praying for this country. We need the Lord to intervene and stem the tide of sin throughout the land. We need to pray that He would not remove His hand of protection, if it has not been removed already. It wouldn’t take much to give up the US to it’s own worldly, sinful pursuits to destruction. The defeat of homosexual marriage in California last week was a partial victory. It will make people fight even harder now, both sides of the issue included.

     Contrary to public brainwashing, homosexuality is not accepted by the majority. Even in a liberal state like California, the minority cannot win if the rest of the people stand up. It is when we are silent and apathetic that subtle moves are made and laws are passed. Be aware of what’s going on. Stand up for what’s right. Believe God’s Word. It has not changed and God has not changed His opinion of sin. Don’t hate those involved in sin.  Pray for them. God can change anybody.

 Romans 13:1, “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”

     I woke up Wednesday morning after the Presidential election a little sad. I wasn’t surprised, just a little sad. I do not rest my emotions however on our choice for President. I rest in the fact that the God of the universe knows what He is doing. That is one of the many freedoms that Christians have, we are not enslaved to any government or leader. No one can ever strip me of my Christian liberty. It all works out in the long run.  It may sound strange but Barack Obama is exactly the man God has for the office right now. The country did not “out-vote” God. Even Barack Obama is subject to the King of Kings. How that plays out for America we’ll have to wait and see.

     The things that bothered me the most were the reasons that people were voting for Obama. One of those reasons was the color of his skin. Another was for his promise of handouts and ”spreading the wealth around.”  I know someone that is a professing Christian say, “the only reason I’m voting for Obama is to get some money.” How absurd. Never mind the fact that he supports abortion. What a self-centered society we are. Even Christians have number one in mind. (self!)

     What’s ahead for America? Only God knows. Has He removed His hand of protection from this great land? That can’t be answered. It’s the same thing as saying that he sent Katrina to punish sinful New Orleans. Don’t try to speak for God. As Christians we need to obey our government leaders as long as they don’t violate scripture. Those days may not be far away however. There may be coming a day when we can’t preach the truth of God’s Word without fear of punishment. We could be arrested for “hate speech” against that which is ungodly. One bright spot of this election was the surprising defeat of homosexual marriage in California. This is an important battle to take a stand against.

     I personally believe there is still a chance for national revival. We don’t know when the rapture will happen. It could be today, it could be 100 years from now. To say there can’t be national revival is knowing God’s plans. It’s an excuse to not pray for it.  National revival is personal revival on a grand scale. It starts with us. Keep praying for revival. First personally, then for our local churches, and then nationally. Pray for this country. Pray for those in power like Barack Obama. He is still a human that will spend eternity in Hell if he is not saved. As Christians we are not here to force the Kingdom of God to earth, but rather to introduce those on earth to the Savior and prepare to meet Him. We are here to rescue people from the dreadful reality of separation from God for all eternity. We are here as ambassadors for Christ, not politicians for Heaven.

     Romans 13:12, “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.”

 Colossians 3:20, “Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.”

     You’ve witnessed the scene. Maybe it’s even happened to you. You’re out in public, maybe in the grocery store, the cart full with your checklist of goods. And then it happens. Child meltdown. Tantrum time. A moment of testing on your part…what are you going to do? Your threats only go so far in the shopping aisle and your blood pressure is rising. Johnny’s not backing down. It’s a showdown.

     I know parenting is hard. Trying to mold and train little people is emotionally draining at times. The average American family has two kids. I wonder if that’s because raising kids is overwhelming  and two is enough. That may be the case for those who don’t want to follow biblical guidelines for childrearing. The Bible actually makes it easier in the long run!

     I know parents that give their kids too many options. Do you want to eat this or that? Do you want to go to bed now or later? Do you want to take a bath now or when you’re ready? I know parents that go through huge routines EVERY night in order to get their kids to sleep. That has got to be emotionally and physically draining. How much sweeter it is to put them in bed, kiss them goodnight, and exit gracefully.

     There are too many books of so-called child experts out there filled with erroneous advice. People’s ears are tickled with the latest trends. What huge problems that has caused in our society today. Parents wonder how to get their kid to do this or that. God provided some very good instruction when it comes raising kids. God knows what the heart of a child is like (deceitful and wicked) and without the right correction becomes an embarassment to his/her parents. Without proper instruction they begin life on the wrong road, ultimately ending up on the one that leads to Hell.

     I love my kids. At the end of the day when it’s all said and done I thank God for them. Sure, being a father trying to raise children for the Lord is exhausting. Trying to be a shepherd to a bunch of wild sheep is a very challenging and scary prospect at times. The Lord has provided abundant grace however and will continue to do so. I just have to make sure that I am walking closely with Him and letting the Holy Spirit do His work in my heart and my children’s as well.