Quote of the day

“If you're placed in a situation where you suspect your convictions will be labeled intolerant, bigoted, narrow-minded, and judgmental, turn the tables. When someone asks for your personal views about a moral issue-homosexuality, for example-preface your remarks with a question. You say: “You know, this is actually a very personal question you're asking, and I’d be glad to answer. But before I do, I want to know if you consider yourself a tolerant person or an intolerant person. Is it safe to give my opinion, or are you going to judge me for my point of view? Do you respect diverse ideas, or do you condemn others for convictions that differ from yours?" Let them answer. If they say they're tolerant (which they probably will), then when you give your
point of view it’s going to be very difficult for them to call you intolerant or judgmental without looking guilty, too. This response capitalizes on the fact that there's no morally neutral ground. Everybody has a point of view they think is right and everybody judges at some point or another. The Christian gets pigeon-holed as the judgmental one, but everyone else is judging, too. It’s an inescapable consequence of believing in any kind of morality.” –Greg Koukl

My cousin Carlie just died. 5:30 pm Monday May 23rd. I have so many thoughts and words running through my head, and I have no idea how to make sense of them. But there's three verses that I found that I wanted to share. The first, Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Let me tell you that if I know one thing about Carlie, it's that she loves God. Second, Phillippians 1:21 "for to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." It seems to me that Carlie is the one who is gaining. She gets to hang out with God for the rest of eternity, because third, Luke 20:38 "He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive." Carlie may be dead in the body, but boy is she alive!

A giant sand minigolf course with those big dodge balls that you throw instead of hit. Think about it!

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