Well, I didn't get to go to Bible Study tonight and I am really disappointed to be missing it. I didn't get home from school until 7:30 because I had a drop-in one of the parents was having. Since I should be watching a Beth Moore video right now but I am not, I decided that in order to make up for it, I would post something that I read recently in a book given to me by a close friend.
I took the following from The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel. I've been wanting to post this ever since I read it. And this is a page that I've read again, and again, and again. And I've told people about it over, and over, and over. Tonight seemed like the right time to share. It's fine if you don't want to comment, or if no one leaves any. I just thought this was too beautiful of a thought not to share. In fact, even though I've finished the book, I keep my bookmark on this page.
(You know me and quotes. And this, my friends, is a good one.)
When asked by Lee Strobel to explain the significance the Ressurection has for him personally, Dr. Gary Habermas told the following story:
"I sat on our porch...My wife upstairs dying.
As I would sit here, I'd picture Job, who went through all that terrible stuff and asked questions of God, but then God turned the tables and asked him a few questions.
I knew if God were to come to me, I'd ask only one question: 'Lord, why is Debbie up there in bed?' And I think God would respond by asking gently, 'Gary, did I raise my Son from the dead?'
I'd say, 'Come on, Lord, I've written seven books on that topic! Of course he was raised from the dead. But I want to know about Debbie!'
I think he'd keep coming back to the same question - 'Did I raise my Son from the dead?' 'Did I raise my Son from the dead?' - until I got his point: the Resurrection says that if Jesus was raised two thousand years ago, there's an answer to Debbie's death in 1995.
If there's a resurrection, there's a heaven. If Jesus was raised, Debbie was raised. And I will be someday, too.
Then I'll see them both."
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Chicken Soup for the Blog Reader's Soul
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My Mom gave me this book some time ago, although I have never read it. I pulled it out recently so that I would begin. Right now I'm reading "The Purpose Driven Life." I started this years ago, but did not get very far. I've started it again and so far this book is really speaking to me. I recommend it. We missed you at Bible Study! It was a good one.
Wow! That is a great quote! My parents have that book, but I have never read it. I will have to try it!
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