Straight From The Hart

Straight From The Hart Joan Rowden Hart The baby panda born a week ago in the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington D.C.  died on Monday of this week, and the entire nation seems to be mourning its death.  CBS called the news of the panda’s death “devastating”.  Fox News reported that condolences were pouring in from all over the world. Also on Monday, approximately 3,288 human infants died in the United States, murdered in the very place where they should have been the most safe – their mother’s womb. Now don’t get me wrong.  I love animals as much as anyone else, but where are our priorities? Every day over 3000 babies are aborted in our country.  That comes out to one baby every 26 seconds, or nine every 4 minutes, or 137 an hour.  Do the math.  That is 1.2 million every year.  So 54.5 million babies have been killed since the Roe v. Wade court decision in 1973. Those numbers are just the surgical and medical abortions, they do not include the chemical aborti

A 6 day old baby panda died today and the entire world is mourning.  But what about the 4000 babies murdered in their mother's womb today (and every day)?  Surely God's heart is so sad.

              Former Justice Souter: ‘Pervasive civic ignorance’ in U.S. could bring dictatorship (via Raw Story )            Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter thinks the decline of civic education is putting the United States in danger. During a question and answer session last week at University of New Hampshire School of Law, Souter described “pervasive civic ignorance” as one of the biggest problems…        

Straight From The Hart Joan Rowden Hart Do you remember what you were doing on July 20, 1969, the historic day when Neil Armstrong set foot on the surface of the moon? I hope you had the opportunity last week to watch some of the televised coverage of his memorial service at Washington National Cathedral. Fellow astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, gave an emotional eulogy, and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house (nor in my office) when Diana Krall walked to the piano and accompanied herself beautifully as she sang “Fly Me To The Moon”. In some ways people my age pretty much grew up with our space program, and I can remember where I was when some of the notable events occurred. As a freshman in high school, I remember sitting in my classroom  on October 4, 1957 as we discussed the news that morning that Russia had launched the Sputnik satellite, and how disturbed our teachers were that they were now ahead of us in the “space race”.  Little did

When the summer days are waning and the air has just a hint Of the coming chill of autumn, and you faintly catch the scent Of  a pile of leaves aburning, and you know what’s just ahead Then your hungry soul starts thinking of fall turnips and corn bread. There’s a pork roast in the crockpot, with potatoes on the side And sliced apples swathed in butter, in a skillet they’ve been fried With some sugar and some cinnamon, to the table you are led Cause you know that supper’s waiting with fall turnips and corn bread. Somehow I’m sure that round God’s table angels will be waiting there With a smile of eager welcome as they point you to a chair And they hand you a holy menu, full of items that you’ll be fed And you’ll find that heaven’s manna is fall turnips and corn bread. Written by Joan Rowden Hart, September 18, 2012

STRAIGHT FROM THE HART By Joan Rowden Hart This is not the type of column I usually write, but I believe it is the most important one I’ve ever written, even going back to 1983 when I began writing for the Springfield News-Leader. My purpose is to encourage you to read a book called The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn.  It has been on the NY Times Best Seller list for 35 weeks now and was No. 9 when I checked the list this morning. Three caveats for you before you read further.  The current movie promotion by the same name you may be seeing on television is not related to this book at all.  And I also want to assure you that this book is not political in any way and does not promote nor denigrate any candidate in the current political campaigns.  Nor does it have to do with the Book of Revelation or any of the signs and prophecies portrayed therein. Jonathan Cahn is a Messianic Jew, a Jewish rabbi who has converted to Christianity by accepting Jesus Christ as the Messia