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Seriously, the picture doesn't even catch half of the colors and their vividness... this was last night on my way to the fireworks show in Baudette, MN. (I was born there... literaly less than a mile from Canada, lol). So beautiful.
Here, this one is as the firework show... we all crowd into a bowl shaped bay and the fireworks are shot up over us. Here's everybody getting ready. And yes, those lights in the distance are in Canada.
This is my favorite pic of the firworks last night... I just think it looks cool. Go to my facebook and check out the two videos that I added of the fireworks, amazing!!!!
Well, i'm tired and we have our huge "International Day" festival at the language villages tomorrow. I hope you all are having a wonderful time. Hey, Ephesians 3 is amazing, just so you know... | | |
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| Tonight on my way home from work there were two deer: a doe and her faun (or is it "wn?"). The doe immediately, upon seeing my headlights, bolted for the side of the road. The bambi just stood there in the middle of the road. By this time my car was stopped so I started moving again to try and prod the bambi into moving so i could continue home. As i went forward the bambi slowing started walking away from the car... but still walking down the middle of the road. As i sped up the bambi sped up. The thing that caught my attention was the mother. She bolted to the side right away sensing the danger to her. Then, when I started moving toward her bambi again she ran back out into the road and walked between me and the bambi... every couple seconds she would run off the side of the road only to run back on and resumer her protection. It seemed that she was wrestling with the threat: she was in danger, she could just run off the road... her baby was in danger, she should be a protector.
God is reflected in everything. He's big, He's great, He's everywhere. Compared to Him I feel like such a little thing, like that little bambi. I can't help sometimes but feel vulnerable and confused. Isn't it interesting to see this picture of the two deer? The mother, running back and forth between self and selfless - safety and protection. Yet God is the pure protector. When something dangerous is there He will never run off of the side of the road. He'll stay with you and get you through it. In Him we rely, we find our safety and our care. Hm. Corney thought probably, but it's amazing how much God used that 1 minute occurance and spoke volumes to me about His nature and my misconceptions of it. | | |
| I saw an article about a well-known pastor whose church left him when he began supporting homosexuality. He said that he now preaches the "gospel of inclusion" and that in the Bible he has never seen Jesus reject anybody. Now, i don't believe that homosexuality is right - in fact, i believe the opposite. But what kind of gospel was this pastor preaching before if he wasn't preaching the gospel of inclusion? Here's a little excercise:
(A) Wages of Sin = Death
and
(B) Acting on Homosexuality = Sin
and
(C) Acting on the impulse of Heterosexual Lust = Sin
therefore
B=A ; C=A... so B=C.... scary! So you're saying that both B and C are just as bad?? Yes... And by the way, stealing that tootsie roll from your mother's purse last saturday is on the same plane. But wait a second, through Christ's sacrifice and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit we have not only the forgiveness that whipes away our sins - past, present, and future - but we also have the POWER of the Holy Spirit to overcome our weakness by using the supernatural strength of the Lord. I don't remember reading any exceptions to forgiveness (unless you don't call upon Jesus). Something tells me that this whole forgiveness and power thing is all inclusive.
The pastor's reasoning? He had a friend tell him that the was gay... the pastor and the friend prayed and fasted and the pastor couldn't deal with this fact. So now he accepts homosexuality. Alright, by those standards we can claim the following as legitimate:
1) Pastor, I'm addicted to pornography and I've been praying about it and I just can't quiet... therefore, my addiction is fine.
2) Pastor, I have this addiction to killing... it makes me feel really good and I can't shake it no matter how much I pray and fast... therefore, my addiction is fine.
Something's wrong there. Galations 5:24 says, "Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires." Hmmm... that's all-inclusive too, isn't it!
So you're saying I'm forgiven but I need to not do what my flesh wants me to do??? Come on, that's not in the Bible!!!! Oh wait, that is the Bible.
Pastor, you're missing the point.
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