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<\/p>\nSo I think I’m just gonna ramble a bit, just touching here
\nand there while giving some updates in some areas, linking to other sites in
\nothers and perhaps touching on Star Wars or Aliens while I’m at it. I’m sure my family
\nwill appreciate the update, anyway.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We went to our home assembly as a family again. I’ve been
\ngone too long, spending some time at home helping out and a couple of
\ntimes
\ngoing over to preach at another gathering in Long Island.
\nBut, we came back and received reports from bright-eyed and excited
\nyoung people. A
\nmonth or so ago they went to the counselor training for the Billy
\nGraham
\nCrusade and they studiously brought notebooks and pencils for frenetic
\nnote-taking. This weekend they put their studies to work many of them
\nleading people
\nto the Lord. The excitement was amazing as years of Christian rubber
\nwound up
\nhitting the evangelical road as they preached the gospel and the Lord
\nprospered
\nthem. Needless to say, I’m exceedingly happy about this.<\/p>\n
Where was I? Oh, yeah, my family. So my son is in the habit of
\ngiving everyone the impression that he has seen any of the Star Wars movies
\nwhen in fact, all he has seen is lego Star Wars on my computer. He was going
\naround today with a white blanket on his head and “booping” calling himself
\n“AreCheeDeeThree”. Apparently there is confusion between C3-P0 and R2-D2. Be
\nthat as it may, soon the white blanket was pulled slightly back and he was the
\nJedi Windy (Mace Windu, apparently). In the car he became Princess Ariel. And at home he argued that he
\nwas a little not a boy…rather a little girl. If I was another type of man I would be worried,
\nbut honestly it just makes me chuckle.\n<\/p>\n
As for my daughter she slept last night from one o’clock
\ntill seven forty a.m this morning leading me to believe that she is coming down
\nwith a bug and that tonight will be bad. It’s one of those “It’s quiet…a little too quiet”
\nscenarios. I actually saw her smiling this weekend since she never does that
\naround me and always to her mother. All she gives me is curdled milk and a
\npiercing cry as she looks directly into my eyes. Honestly, it could make you go
\nnuts but you get refreshed when you get some sleep or look into these pair of eyes.\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Speaking of nuts, TheWriteJerry managed to get his online Oh, my ESV post<\/a> turned out to be a hit. Not only did people So here’s my offer: don’t take cheap shots at me or others Let me say “Amen!” one more time. I know, he’s not picking a Here’s Jeremy on Star Wars morality<\/a> and the Minor Prophet has a Blog Well, I have a quick answer but you can jump on over there -r- <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So I think I’m just gonna ramble a bit, just touching here and there while giving some updates in some areas, linking to other sites in others and perhaps touching on Star Wars or Aliens while I’m at it. I’m sure my family will appreciate the update, anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal"],"yoast_head":"\n
\ncomic up<\/a> before I did. I’ve been working about a year on an online comic,
\ndeveloping characters and such but I haven’t been able to commit to anything
\nyet. I won’t post a link until I have at least thirty programmed so don’t hold
\nyour collective breath. Maybe you can help me with a name though. The comic is
\nabout a below average guy making his way trying to achieve, at least,
\nmediocrity. I know, it’s exceptionally average but I have plans for it. Guy’s
\nname is Norm. Normally Average<\/em>? I don’t know…suggestions?\n<\/p>\n
\nprove that loving the ESV has nothing to do with theological leaning but there
\nwas enough love for the Bible across so many lines that this book might be a
\npermanent hit. Wayne’s post<\/a> has some good links and the esteemed Mike (a reformed league
\nblogger who doesn’t strike me as very reformed at all) has some comments on the ESV discussion<\/a>.
\nAlso, much respect for Mike with a hearty “here here” on his post telling other
\nfolk to tone down the Anti-MyDoctrine rhetoric<\/a>.
\nThis quote is great:<\/p>\n\n
\nwho disagree with you (regardless of your theological orientation) and I’ll
\nstop writing posts like this. Those who are non-Reformed, non-TULIPers (or
\nnon-Dispensational, non-Arminian, non-whateverarian) are not the village
\nidiots. We have not misunderstood what you think we have and you don’t understand
\nour position better than we do. We just disagree, that’s all. We are
\nresponsible for our beliefs as you are for yours – but to God, not one another.<\/em>\n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nfight or anything but I’ve been in the same position where a person spews
\nverses (which I’ve read) quotes (which I’ve seen) undeniable proof (which I’ve
\nseen denied) and charges of heresy (which I gladly accept :) ) and has left me,
\nin the end, tired of the conversation and off doing my own thing. Which reminds
\nme…my baptism series<\/a> will soon be over and I’ll be getting back to Romans<\/a> with chapters 9, 10 and
\n11. After Russ’ series on TULIPS<\/a> maybe people have gotten all that out of their
\nsystem and I won’t get any hate mail. Heh heh.<\/p>\n
\nTopic<\/a> going on which asks “How should Christians regard all the talk about
\nUFO’s and alien encounters? Is it possible God created life on other planets?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nto check out what others are saying. Angels are non-terrestrial beings and they
\nwere created before Earth (apparently). With that said I think it’s possible
\nthat there are other celestial beings and perhaps even other beings in the
\ncosmos. How they were affected by the Fall or all that is not for me to answer,
\nbut the possibility is there. Have they been here on Earth, I don’t know. I
\nknow men have entertained Angels unawares so one alien species at least has
\nbeen here. I think it’s interesting with Mayan architecture and such how it is
\nso structured when seen from an aerial view but it doesn’t keep me up at night.
\nI also know that one day I’ll be exploring those stars for myself although it
\nmay be an all new creation…so that’ll be cool.<\/p>\n