Building begins today! All are gathered, materials have arrived, foundation is laid, equipment ready, a site to behold. It was a pleasure to be out at the church job site at day break to see all the the necessary components ready to go.
First a reverent circle…
everyone pitching in…
and they were off, in different directions to their specified area of expertise. When I left, things were beginning to hum!
Thank you God.
I am breaking my blog break for this incredible breakthrough! We’re building!
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Or should I say LOOK what God is doing in our midst.
We’re very excited to see this and I wanted to share with you this extraordinary event. Our church home is scheduled to go up this Father’s Day weekend. Yes, a weekend! Well Saturday to Wednesday. All the preparations are underway….
Stay tuned!
Worshiped in the Garden this morning.
God’s glory shone brightly there for me today.
I’m grateful.
One of my favorites, the Oak Leaf Hydrangea.
From an E-mail I received this morning:
GOD versus Science
> The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.
> ‘You’re a Christian, aren’t you, son?’
> ‘So you believe in
> God?’
> ‘Absolutely.’
> ‘Is God good?’
> ‘Sure! God’s good.’
>
> ‘Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?’
> ‘Yes’
> ‘Are you good or evil?’
> ‘The Bible says I’m evil.’
> ‘Yes sir, I would.’
> ‘So you’re good…!’
> ‘I wouldn’t say that.’
> ‘But why not say that? You’d help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn’t.’
> The student does not
> answer, so the professor continues. ‘He doesn’t, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to
> heal him. How is this Jesus good? Can you answer that one?’
> The student remains silent. ‘No, you can’t, can you?’ the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the
> student time to relax. ‘Let’s start again, young fella. Is God good?’
> ‘Is Satan good?’
> The student doesn’t hesitate on this one. ‘No.’
> ‘Then where does Satan come from?’
> The student falters. ‘From God’
> ‘That’s right. God made Satan, didn’t he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?’
> ‘Yes, sir..’
> ‘Evil’s everywhere, isn’t it? And God did make everything, correct?’
> ‘Yes’
> ‘So who created evil?’ The professor continued, ‘If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and
> according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil.’
> Again, the student has no answer. ‘Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?’
> The student squirms on his feet. ‘Yes.’
> ‘So who created them?’
> The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question. ‘Who created them?’ There is still no answer. Suddenly the
> lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized. ‘Tell me,’ he continues onto another student. ‘Do you
> believe in Jesus Christ,
> son?’
> The student’s voice betrays him and cracks. ‘Yes, professor, I do.’
> ‘No sir. I’ve never seen Him.’
>
> ‘Then tell us if you’ve ever heard your Jesus?’
> ‘No, sir, I have not..’
> ‘Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your
> Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?’
> ‘No, sir, I’m afraid I haven’t.’
>
> ‘Yet you still believe in him?’
> ‘Yes’
> ‘According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn’t exist.. What do you say to that, son?’
> ‘Nothing,’ the student replies.. ‘I only have my faith.’
> ‘Yes, faith,’ the
> professor repeats. ‘And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith.’
> The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His own. ‘Professor, is there such thing as heat? ‘
> ‘And is there such a thing as cold?’
> ‘Yes, son, there’s cold too.’
> ‘No sir, there isn’t.’
> The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The
> room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain. ‘You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat,
> unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don’t have anything called ‘cold’. We can hit down to 458 degrees below zero,
> which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the
> lowest -458 degrees. Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter
> have or
> transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of
> heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the
> absence of
> it.’
> Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.
>
> ‘What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?’
> ‘Yes,’ the professor replies without hesitation.. ‘What is night if it isn’t darkness?’
> The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester. ‘So what point are you making, young man?’
> ‘Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed.’
> The professor’s face cannot hide his surprise this time. ‘Flawed? Can you explain how?’
> ‘You are working on the premise of duality,’ the student explains. ‘You argue that
> there is life and then there’s death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can
> measure. Sir, science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either
> one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.
> Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it.’ ‘Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a
> monkey?’
> ‘If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do.’
> ‘Have you ever observed evolution with your
> own eyes, sir?’
> The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.
> ‘Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour, are you
> not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?’
> The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided. ‘To continue the point you were making earlier to the
> other student, let me give you an example of what I mean.’ The student looks around the room. ‘Is there anyone in the class who has ever
> seen the professor’s brain?’ The class
> breaks out into laughter. ‘Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor’s brain, felt the professor’s brain, touched or smelt the
> professor’s brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol,
> science says that you have no
> brain, with all due respect, sir.’ ‘So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?’
> Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable. Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man
> answers. ‘I Guess you’ll have to take them on faith.’
> ‘Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with
> life,’ the student continues. ‘Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?’
> Now uncertain, the professor responds, ‘Of course, there is. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man’s inhumanity to man. It
> is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil.’
> To this the student replied, ‘Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is
> just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what
> happens when man does not have God’s love present in his heart. It’s like
> the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light.’
> The professor sat down.
> The student was Albert Einstein.
Waiting upon the Lord – For many years the vision for a new church has remained our hope, until now! My church home is building this summer and we, small body of believers, are very excited. On Friday, an absolute gorgeous day, I was inspired to take a drive on the country roads to check out the progress.
Trees were uprooted…
A foundation was being prepped…
Plans are in place…
for an old fashioned, church raising!
It’s set for Fathers Day weekend!
Our beautiful back yard, Thank you God
Launching at Spring Market, Minneapolis May 21 – from Quilting Treasures
It’s time to reveal a sneak peek at my new fabric line. I have not seen the finished product yet, only these first run strike offs. It seems like such a long time ago since I created this line but really, it’s only been a few months. This one was very dear to my heart. My research for the antique clocks came from the many clock books that belonged to my dad. For a brief time, he built reproduction, early American clocks. I spent some bitter sweet moments as I went through his books, finding notes and sketches as I worked out these images. Due to this line’s message, “An Appointed Time,” is a tribute to both our heavenly Father and my dad.
If you are planning to be at Quilt Market, please come by and say “Hello!” I’ll be in the Quilting Treasures booth at 1:00 on Friday. Receive your gift and details on my first blog give-away! Winner to be announced June fourth. Details will also be posted here as well.
