Obama, McCain Gaffes

A few funny videos from our top presidential candidates (not intended to offend, which is why I offer one for both sides).

"That's what my Momma told me."

"Iranians aren't part of Al Queda?"

Multiplying Movement at UNAM Branch

Friday I went with the evangelism machines, the Hurst twins, to a branch campus of UNAM, the world's largest university.

One of our former STINTers (Nate Hoover) helped get this tiny movement going about a year and a half ago. The leader of this group has arisen as a strong apostolic leader. In other words, he loves to initiate things, and has embraced our vision of movements everywhere. I have had a chance to build a relationship with José and help him develop his apostolic gifting. What a joy to see him use his abilities to help bring the kingdom to his campus.

Although, José recently graduated, he still helps coach the groups at the branch campus. Yep, I did say groupssss. They now have 5 movements in 5 different departments! Not bad for a little over a year.

These guys are good stuff. We shared our faith for a few hours on campus after their weekly gathering, and then hopped on the metro, only to have one of the students break out his guitar and José start sharing his faith.

Voting Guides for 2008 Presidential Election

In case you wanted to (and you should) look at some credible voting guides as you determine how to cast your vote this November, here they are. Unless you don't have a pulse, you realize that we've reached a critical juncture once again in the history of our nation. Let's pray to God that He will grace us with a leader that will follow Him and lead well.

• WallBuilders Voter's Guide
• American Family Association Election Guide
• Family Research Council Voter Guide
  
• Eagle Forum Senator Voting Score
• National Right to Life Voting Records
• Pew Forum Religion&Politics
• Focus on the Family: Focus Action

Here's a David Barton video on the war on God in America:

The Gotham of Mexico

It's a place where confusion clings to people's hearts like the smog cloud that hovers over the city. Corruption and dishonesty run from your neighbor's door to the mayor's mansion. Crime and violence call it a happy home.

Who can save Mexico City? Is there a Batman waiting in the shadows?

Like any major city, Mexico City has its days in the sun, but too often it settles for the polluted rain that falls daily in the summers. After two years here, I have walked through the sun and the rain. I do find it far too easy to let one day's rain dampen my whole week. This place can eat up the best of men, as evidenced by the still seedling movement of true Gospel transformation.

Yet, I still firmly believe that the dawn waits just over the horizon. But this generation must arise to battle this darkness head on. This city doesn't need a Batman, it needs a whole army of them.

Crime wave

— A record 2,500 drug-related murders were committed in Mexico last year

— In the first six months of this year there were 323 reported kidnappings in Mexico City

August 1

— The decomposed body of the son of a businessman is found in a car

August 16-17

— Nine people were killed in Cuidad Juárez, and 21 people died in Creel

August 23

— A state police chief was kidnapped and killed, a police officer was killed in Tabasco and nine people were murdered in Chihuahua state

August 28

— Eleven decapitated men were found in Mérida, capital of Yucatán

August 31

— Anti-crime march of more than 100,000 people in Mexico City

September 1-5

— Eighteen decapitated bodies discovered across the country

Read more.

Mexico's Legal Revolution

While Mexico continues to swim in corruption and moral decline (note the recent Supreme Court decision to uphold abortion), there is cause for celebration in the hearts of the people. A constitutional amendment ratified by Mexico's 32 states, approved by the legislature and signed by President Felipe Calderon gives Mexico eight years to move from its antiquated, corrupt closed legal system to an open "innocent until proven guilty" system.

Since the Spanish conquest in the 1500s, Mexico had used a judicial system adopted from Europe in which the accused is not presumed to be innocent. Hearings held in secret and in writing led to massive corruption and injustice that still has a hold on much of the country.

Praise God that justice has taken a large step forward.