"is that one of those pyramid schemes?"

yep. it sure is. it's called "the world." i'm sure you're well acquainted.

so we want political change. we want the world to be a better place. we want the leaders to pass laws that protect human rights, out-law abortion and make people happy! riiiiiiiiiight.

that's the way of the world. effecting change from the top down.

i'm not saying don't be political, dont vote (if you like wasting your time, vote. but that's another topic for another time), dont write your congressman. sure, do all that.

but we are not of the world, are we?

God's ways are always a bit (read as, completely) bass-ackwards from the worlds'.

so what does God's way, the Way of Truth towards Life, the Way of the Kingdom of God, look like? it starts from the ground up.

no law can change hearts. hell, if God's Law couldnt do it (read the Epistles) then ours sure as H aint gonna do it. there's only one thing that changes the heart of man and only one way to do it. if you want a man's, a nation's, heart to change, to see and appreciate and fight for life, it's gotta be done by the Holy Spirit and He can only work through Right Relationships.

no matter what the law is, someone wont have an abortion if they see a baby inside. no matter what the government tells us about one "non-human" or another, we wont kill and rape and pillage and bomb if we see them as fellow human beings that Christ died for. no matter what college does or doesnt tell you about ethical business practices, we wont screw people over or buy from corporations that ruin lives, if we respect life.

that can only come by the Holy Spirit's conviction and teaching in a person's heart through RIGHT, REAL RELATIONSHIP.

we gotta work from the bottom up. we got to love the people around us. we got to act with integrity, deal honestly, work hard, do justly, love mercy, fight for innocence, speak truth and share life. if we do that, the Life and Kingdom and Kingship of Christ will spread like WildFire through this dark land (no, not just the United States, but thanks for having my back on that one!).

then, no matter what the (or any) government tells us is not ok, we will still do. life, and that purchased by Christ, cannot be stopped. the government will have no power to get us to perpetrate evil as long as we commit ourselves to doing good.

that's freedom, that's peace.


that's the kind of sound pyramidal structure i'd like to be a part of. (what kind of a sentence was that?).