Comments for Our Search for Truth http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog ...and yours too...welcome! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:26:29 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Martin Luther – The movie, some background and the 95 Theses by BoB http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1108&cpage=1#comment-456 BoB Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:26:29 +0000 http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1108#comment-456 That's hilarious! I'm sure if the same events were happening today PayPal would be part of the process. And you could get extra time knocked off your purgatory sentence if you set up pre-authorized payments or automatic withdrawals. :-) That’s hilarious! I’m sure if the same events were happening today PayPal would be part of the process. And you could get extra time knocked off your purgatory sentence if you set up pre-authorized payments or automatic withdrawals. :-)

]]> Comment on Martin Luther – The movie, some background and the 95 Theses by Chris Cummings http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1108&cpage=1#comment-455 Chris Cummings Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:40:08 +0000 http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1108#comment-455 Every time I read the word papl in the above text, I always thought it said PayPal...just sayin'. :-) Every time I read the word papl in the above text, I always thought it said PayPal…just sayin’. :-)

]]> Comment on God’s Global Purposes – A message for “good” Christians by BoB http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1128&cpage=1#comment-452 BoB Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:00:19 +0000 http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1128#comment-452 <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jonah%204&version=NLT" rel="nofollow">Jonah 4 (New Living Translation)</a> Jonah’s Anger at the Lord’s Mercy 1 This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. 2 So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! <strong>I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people.</strong> 3 Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.” 4 The Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry about this?” 5 Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what would happen to the city. 6 And the Lord God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah’s head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant. 7 But God also arranged for a worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so that it withered away. 8 And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed. 9 Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?” “Yes,” Jonah retorted, “even angry enough to die!” <strong>10 Then the Lord said, “You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly. 11 But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness,[a] not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”</strong> Jonah 4 (New Living Translation)

Jonah’s Anger at the Lord’s Mercy
1 This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. 2 So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people. 3 Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.”

4 The Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry about this?”

5 Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what would happen to the city. 6 And the Lord God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah’s head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

7 But God also arranged for a worm! The next morning at dawn the worm ate through the stem of the plant so that it withered away. 8 And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.

9 Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry because the plant died?”

“Yes,” Jonah retorted, “even angry enough to die!”

10 Then the Lord said, “You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly. 11 But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness,[a] not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”

]]> Comment on God’s Global Purposes – A message for “good” Christians by BoB http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1128&cpage=1#comment-451 BoB Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:15:28 +0000 http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1128#comment-451 If the video is choppy, just click pause, go use the restroom, get a snack, and come back and press play...it should queue up and play nice. BoB If the video is choppy, just click pause, go use the restroom, get a snack, and come back and press play…it should queue up and play nice. BoB

]]> Comment on John Lynch – Biola University Chapel by Chris http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1081&cpage=1#comment-443 Chris Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:02:32 +0000 http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1081#comment-443 I have not read the book, but I listened to a cd of John Lynch last summer and enjoyed it very much. He has an excellent message. I assume his book is probably good and drives his point home even more. This video was pretty good as well. Whatever you do, don't be contrived! Be yourself, trust God, don't lie, don't let others pick your course or habits and love trusting in God's grace. I have not read the book, but I listened to a cd of John Lynch last summer and enjoyed it very much. He has an excellent message. I assume his book is probably good and drives his point home even more. This video was pretty good as well. Whatever you do, don’t be contrived! Be yourself, trust God, don’t lie, don’t let others pick your course or habits and love trusting in God’s grace.

]]> Comment on Hot Coals From God’s Alter by Chris http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1019&cpage=1#comment-439 Chris Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:40:03 +0000 http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1019#comment-439 Hey Bob, No real time to blog now, but I did want to respond to your question about draining people versus not draining people. This is a struggle I have as well. I know a couple of people who seem to have little struggle in this department. I know part of it for me is as you expressed earlier a "broken" element in me, but some of those stem out of life balance issues as well. One of my desires in life is to learn better how to mix the "weak and the strong" in this context. I have thought about the topic more but just wanted to reply briefly here. Hey Bob,

No real time to blog now, but I did want to respond to your question about draining people versus not draining people. This is a struggle I have as well. I know a couple of people who seem to have little struggle in this department. I know part of it for me is as you expressed earlier a “broken” element in me, but some of those stem out of life balance issues as well. One of my desires in life is to learn better how to mix the “weak and the strong” in this context. I have thought about the topic more but just wanted to reply briefly here.

]]> Comment on Don’t forget to turn the Light on… by Chris http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1048&cpage=1#comment-436 Chris Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:08:38 +0000 http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1048#comment-436 Nice to have kids! Nice to have kids!

]]> Comment on Don’t forget to turn the Light on… by Kathleen http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1048&cpage=1#comment-433 Kathleen Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:29:31 +0000 http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1048#comment-433 Absolutely wonderful visual teaching! When I first saw your post - before I logged on to read the entire posting - it reminded me of our neighbor. He is a single father - raising 2 precious little boys. Most of the time they are with their father, but a couple of times a week they spend the night with their mother. She brings them back home in the morning very early when it is still dark. I have noticed that the front porch light is never on - and it doesn't seem like anyone is waiting for them when they arrive. Sometimes they stand out in the cold knocking for a very long while before he gets up to let them in. I recall how comforting it is when you pull up to your home when it's dark outside, to see the porch light on, and a light inside, indicating that someone is waiting for you - someone thinks you are special. It is like the Lord - leaving His Word for us - yes - a light in a sometimes very dark world - that reminds us - we are special - and He is waiting for us - to lead us and guide us - every step of the way. I think I will share your message with my neighbor. Blessings!!! Absolutely wonderful visual teaching! When I first saw your post – before I logged on to read the entire posting – it reminded me of our neighbor. He is a single father – raising 2 precious little boys. Most of the time they are with their father, but a couple of times a week they spend the night with their mother. She brings them back home in the morning very early when it is still dark. I have noticed that the front porch light is never on – and it doesn’t seem like anyone is waiting for them when they arrive. Sometimes they stand out in the cold knocking for a very long while before he gets up to let them in. I recall how comforting it is when you pull up to your home when it’s dark outside, to see the porch light on, and a light inside, indicating that someone is waiting for you – someone thinks you are special.

It is like the Lord – leaving His Word for us – yes – a light in a sometimes very dark world – that reminds us – we are special – and He is waiting for us – to lead us and guide us – every step of the way.

I think I will share your message with my neighbor.

Blessings!!!

]]> Comment on What Is Our “Christian” Responsibility to Haiti? by BoB http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1031&cpage=1#comment-427 BoB Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:29:55 +0000 http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1031#comment-427 Drew, I have been thinking about the last sentence of this comment since I read it back in January. I looked through the bible for references to God purposely trying to kill people, I thought about it from the perspective of God, from the perspective of a non-believer, and from my own perspective as a Christ follower. I asked myself the question, "Would I blame God if this happened to me or my family?" and the answer in my head was immediately "No". But why? I finally figured it out this morning. I have so much to say about this topic now but very little time to write...so I am going to skip straight to the bottom line: Romans 8:38-39 - For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." God never promises us a "safe" life. In my life I have been in car accidents, escaped a dorm set on fire by arsonists in the middle of the night with intent to kill (and lost all my possessions to the fire), suffered diseases, experienced financial loss and struggles, and grieved the death of family members. I have never found myself blaming God for those troubles or deaths. Why, because this world is a vapor, it's a fallen place, and we are all just passing through. God loves us and has a plan for us that extends beyond this life. I am sure that God loves the Haitian people far more than I am capable of loving them. I am sure that he was not surprised that the earthquake happened or that people died. I don't mean for this comment to belittle the devastation of what happened in Haiti. My heart and finances have already gone out to them but it is my belief that the heart of God has gone out to them as well. Why doesn't God just stop every bad thing from happening...a subject for another post. The only point I am trying to make in this comment is simply that God loves us and that not even an earthquake can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. I know I am not the only one that feels this way...check out this video from Haiti: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL7HOxbKmNI There are many, many more like it.... Blessings, BoB Drew,
I have been thinking about the last sentence of this comment since I read it back in January. I looked through the bible for references to God purposely trying to kill people, I thought about it from the perspective of God, from the perspective of a non-believer, and from my own perspective as a Christ follower. I asked myself the question, “Would I blame God if this happened to me or my family?” and the answer in my head was immediately “No”. But why? I finally figured it out this morning. I have so much to say about this topic now but very little time to write…so I am going to skip straight to the bottom line:

Romans 8:38-39 – For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

God never promises us a “safe” life. In my life I have been in car accidents, escaped a dorm set on fire by arsonists in the middle of the night with intent to kill (and lost all my possessions to the fire), suffered diseases, experienced financial loss and struggles, and grieved the death of family members. I have never found myself blaming God for those troubles or deaths. Why, because this world is a vapor, it’s a fallen place, and we are all just passing through. God loves us and has a plan for us that extends beyond this life. I am sure that God loves the Haitian people far more than I am capable of loving them. I am sure that he was not surprised that the earthquake happened or that people died. I don’t mean for this comment to belittle the devastation of what happened in Haiti. My heart and finances have already gone out to them but it is my belief that the heart of God has gone out to them as well. Why doesn’t God just stop every bad thing from happening…a subject for another post. The only point I am trying to make in this comment is simply that God loves us and that not even an earthquake can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. I know I am not the only one that feels this way…check out this video from Haiti:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL7HOxbKmNI

There are many, many more like it….

Blessings,

BoB

]]> Comment on What Is Our “Christian” Responsibility to Haiti? by Drew http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1031&cpage=1#comment-415 Drew Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:51:07 +0000 http://oursearchfortruth.com/blog/?p=1031#comment-415 My Boss here at work is an avid "Earthquake Watcher". We get several earthquakes here in TN on a monthly level; most under 2.5 on Richter. Some stories from the last "big one" from the Madrid Fault line: There's stories of people trying to run away in fear and the ground spewing up hot steam and sulfur out of the ground that literally fried the people instantly like a lazer beam out of a Star Trek episode. Cloudland Canyon State park and the canyon that 64 hwy runs along the Ocoee were literally formed in a day from this earthquake alone... the mountains literally split apart. Evidentally the earthquake's next "hit" has been due for some time now. Atlanta very may well become beach front property in the next few years. A backlash mirror reaction of the Madrid earthquake when it happens is that probably alternating fault lines (like the one that runs through Rome, GA) will like a domino effect react as well. It's also theorized that if the plate shift is too dramatic along the Madrid fault line that Yellowstone (the largest above ground Volcano in the world) could backlash and erupt causing nearly the whole section of northern North America to be devestated by ash and plume. So does God bring earthquakes? Does His Sovereignty go that far? Is He really in control of everything? Or is it just simply laws of tetonic plates in action? If God is in control, He's killing a lot of people right now! My Boss here at work is an avid “Earthquake Watcher”. We get several earthquakes here in TN on a monthly level; most under 2.5 on Richter. Some stories from the last “big one” from the Madrid Fault line: There’s stories of people trying to run away in fear and the ground spewing up hot steam and sulfur out of the ground that literally fried the people instantly like a lazer beam out of a Star Trek episode. Cloudland Canyon State park and the canyon that 64 hwy runs along the Ocoee were literally formed in a day from this earthquake alone… the mountains literally split apart. Evidentally the earthquake’s next “hit” has been due for some time now. Atlanta very may well become beach front property in the next few years.

A backlash mirror reaction of the Madrid earthquake when it happens is that probably alternating fault lines (like the one that runs through Rome, GA) will like a domino effect react as well. It’s also theorized that if the plate shift is too dramatic along the Madrid fault line that Yellowstone (the largest above ground Volcano in the world) could backlash and erupt causing nearly the whole section of northern North America to be devestated by ash and plume.

So does God bring earthquakes? Does His Sovereignty go that far? Is He really in control of everything? Or is it just simply laws of tetonic plates in action? If God is in control, He’s killing a lot of people right now!

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