Lowering the drinking age

I was thinking on what to blog on and it occurred to me that I was listening to a "Dr. Phil" discussion (yeah I know, Dr. Phil) on whether or not it is a good idea to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18. According to the show, this law is up for change soon and is apparently a current issue. The argument for lowering the drinking age somewhat hinges on the premise that binge drinking will lessen if we allow 18 years olds to have access to alcohol and introduce them into "adulthood." Furthermore these advocates say that the excitement of drinking would be taken away and thus a decrease in mass drinking. The opposite side says that this is ridiculous and will not help the situation. What implications are there if the drinking age is lowered? Is this a good idea? An irrelevent idea? Will underage teens drink anyway? Your thoughts.

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A purpose seen

This past Sunday the ministry team I travel on was at a church in Tampa. This was the first time we were out since ending the summer at the beginning of August. It felt good to be back together and brought back fond memories of the summer (on which I plan to blog sometime).

It is amazing that before going into any situation (or service) God knows exactly what will happen. He knows exactly His plan and purpose. He knows what He is doing. Even though this was our first time back, and yes, a little rusty and at times confusing, God still worked through us. The songs we sang and played and a message preached by a VP of ours touched the hearts of these people at the right time. Sometimes its hard to express, but I believe we received genuine responses from people who needed this ministry at that very time. Of course, this ministry is the Lord's and it would be utterly sinful to take any glory (not to say that I never have). But it is fulfilling to know that we have been used of God in His purposes and for that I thank Him.