Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The More the Merrier?

I don't want to say, "I told you so. . .but!" Recently at a national convention, a committee of the Green Party of Canada, voted to send a motion to the full party for it to be debated and voted on. The motion will call for the decriminalization of . . . you waiting for it? Polygamy!
The motion has been brought forward by Trey Capnerhurst, a polyamorous (a person having more than one intimate relationship at one time. There used to be another name for that) Green Party candidate in Edmonton East.
Capnerhurst insists, "It's a human rights issue". And of course she is right. If the right to marry someone of the same sex is a human rights issue, how can the right to marry many people of either sex not be a human rights issue? The question though shouldn't be; is it a matter of human rights? The question should be; is it right? Society has already gone down the road of ignoring what is right and what is wrong, and that happened long before the same sex marriage issue came up, but that doesn't mean the church has to follow. Have a great week and remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010


It's what I said but it's not what I meant.  Don't you hate it when someone deliberately misrepresents your words?  I googled my name the other day. I know, I know I'm so vain.  Actually I do it occasionally to see who is quoting me in their sermon,. I know, I know, I'm so vain.   The other day was different though. My name showed up on a website promoting a book called: O'Habits: 40 Success Habits of Oprah Winfrey and the One Bad Habit She Needs to Drop!  On the page,"What people say about Oprah", along with Roseanne Barr, and David Letterman was this:  Ordained Wesleyan Church minister Denn Guptill surmising what Jesus would say to Oprah: I think that Jesus would say, "Well done Oprah."
And I did write those words in a message entitled, "What Would Jesus Say to Oprah?", but they were just 9 words from a 2912 word message and they were 9 words taken out of context.
However, taking 9 words of Denn out of context doesn't matter a great deal, but we need to be careful about taking portions of the word of God out of context because that can make an eternal difference.   Have a great week and remember: To see what is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.