| Time to say farewell. http://www.hisfatherlyhand.com/blog/ Xanga was great for keeping in touch with people after highschool, at least for the first year or so, but not so great for actually being serious about blogging. This new blog will focus specifically on Christianity. I didn't really talk about anything else here much anyway, but hopefull my new blog will be more substantial and a little less of me just saying whatever's on my mind. |
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| "Eternity is long." - John Piper |
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| I'm sure most of you are familiar with the story of Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming, and Roger Youderian, who went to preach the gospel to the Waodani tribe in Ecuador and were speared to death. I found Steve Saint's (son of Nate Saint) thoughts on whether they had to die or not interesting. Steve recalls all the events leading up to his father's death and all the things he has since learned from the Waodani -- who have become a part of his family -- about why they killed the missionaries and his conclusion is this: It is only my conjecture, because none of us can know the will of God, but I think it fit God's plan that all five men died. I know that might offend some who have a narrower opinion of the parameters within which God must operate, but I don't think what happened to my dad and his four friends caught God by surprise. Nor do I think God simply allowed it. No, after learning in detail what happened on January 8, 1956 -- while I was so anxiously waiting to see the speck of my dad's little 56 Henry airplane appear over Penny Ridge -- I believe God was much more involved in what happened than merely failing to intervene... There are too many factors that all had to work together to have allowed the events to happen as they did. Too many for me to believe it was just a chance. I have come to the conclusion that God did not look away. He did not simply allow this to happen. I think He planned it. Though this has not been an easy conclusion to come to, I believe it is the right one. |
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| I will be beaten 5 times with 39 lashes if I can just bring about joy in your heart in Jesus above all things. - Paul  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXl9oiCa-dE&mode=related&search= There needs to be more of this kind of thing on YouTube. And less stuff in the Directors section featuring scantily clad girls. |
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| This is part one of a sermon that was apparently a youth message. You can find the other parts in the scroll box to the right side. I'd be interested in hearing some thoughts on this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYypYTSqTUU&NR=1 |
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