Making It Plain

I have been contemplating about starting a vlog (video blog) on the same premise of Christian Dating. I was so excited about the initial idea I opened two accounts on two different websites for the same ministry. I was just about to get started, when all of sudden there were these thoughts: the camera adds 10 pounds (at least)  how will may face look under the lights  will I need make up and how much?  will I be accepted? what am I going to talk about for 3-5 minutes? will it be poignant? will people understand me? do I sound well? do I talk with my eyes? do I use too many hand gestures? how many times do I say um in a sentence? how long do I pause? do I have a speech impediment? are my teeth white enough? have I studied long enough? And then I laughed counting it all joy ( James 1:2 KJV ). How did I get this far without certain things in place? Where did the idea come from without me praying about it? If there is no peace, I wasn't about to...

What we have in America is what I was taught in grade school, "The Great American Melting Pot" . America has embraced different nationalities as well as a variety of cultures and religions. Other countries aren't as welcoming nor accommodating as America. It seems that we should be pleased with the diversity; however, there does come a point where even the most liberal, well centered, confident American must take a stand and say enough is enough. When? Could it be during the Winter and catching a cab trying to be at a place 20 minutes ago. There you are trying not to be a back seat driver when some horrendous B.O. wafts over and envelopes your whole head. At making mention of the smell, the ethnically diverse cab driver holds a soliloquy on how in his country, the natural smell of men is becoming to the women. No? Well what about when a woman said to me that she believed a man should love her just the way she is without her making any necessary changes. She called it...