A great answer by a great man

Someone had this on their blog - a great answer by a great man!

The university professor challenged his students with this question. Did God create everything that exists? A student bravely replied yes, he did!" "God created everything?" The professor asked. "Yes, sir," the student replied.

The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil since evil exists, and according to the principal that our works define who we are then God is evil." The student became quiet before such an answer.

The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth.

Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question professor?" "Of course", replied the professor. The student stood up and asked, "Professor, does cold exist?"

"What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?" The students snickered at the young man's question.

The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Everybody and every 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 (- 460 degrees F) is the total absence of heat; all matter becomes inert and incapable of reaction at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have too little heat.

The student continued. "Professor, does darkness exist?"

The professor responded, "Of course it does".

The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present."

Finally the young man asked the professor. "Sir, does evil exist?"

Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course as I have already said. 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 not like faith, or love, that exist just as does light and heat. 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 young mans name --- Albert Einstein

Akiane

I don't like idolizing people, but when my mom sent me a link to this girl's site, I couldn't help but feel drawn to her sweet, humble and simple spirit. She is a 12-year-old who has made a difference through her purity and through giving the Lord all the credit for her amazing gift.

She is a binary genius (in art and poetry) and there is not doubt about it when you look at her paintings and art. Her sample confounds even the most worldly personalities who seem to be magnetically drawn and captivated by her. She receives most of her poems straight through and also professes to receive the ideas for her art in dreams and visions.

Born to an atheist mother, Akiane had an experience with the Lord at 4 years of age and consequently converted her entire family. That's when she also began showing signs of a beautiful gift - certainly sent from God. Enjoy her pure and simple yet deep love for the Lord and desire to make a difference.

If you want to look at her paintings and the description of how she came up with them (especially the one of Jesus - BEAUTIFUL), here is her site: http://www.artakiane.com - I think I'll get in touch with her!

WnR breakfast

Check out the DELICIOUS waffles we had for breakfast last WnR. (Don't mind JC, we're starting a manners push just for him, lol)

My 'gata' friends

I took this pic a few days after the end of the first XD Core. Luz was here still so Fido and I just HAD to go to the beach with our crazy friend :) By the way, she was the sensation to the point where 5 guys in turn tried to start conversations with us out of nowhere and a couple other guys escorted her and Fido in treading water and back to me for pix, ha! It was such fun, though. We miss you Luz!

FYI: Gata, here in Brasil, is what you say when someone is pretty, hot, etc. Literally, it means cat, lol.

The Miracle Delay

It's hard to understand why sometimes when you ask the Lord for guidance and follow it, things still don't pan out as you hoped. What happened to me might give you the faith to trust next time that happens.

Last week I went to the dentist, I have to every two weeks to adjust my braces. Before heading there I had to hear from the Lord about something else, and He also punched through with this:

(Excerpts) The enemy walks about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. It is important that you double-check these things with Me and be vigilant and careful. ...fight the enemy back with all the weaponry you have. Do My will, do your part, and I will protect you ...Be proactive in spirit and in the steps you take physically. Do what you can and I’ll do what you can’t do. But also be sober and vigilant, careful about accidents and other breaches, and I’ll do the rest. I have all the power at your disposal, and if you use it the enemies attempt will be annihilated – they’ll be no match.

Since I was going by bus and wasn't sure what would work out with the ride home, I asked the Lord to confirm if I should still go. He said He would protect me if I followed His counsel and made an extra effort to ask Him before doing anything 'routine'. I walked out the gate with an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach, but I called on the keys and Vigilance and was on my way.

The appointment went well with the dentist, but as I walked down the stairs from his office I remembered the Lord's counsel. I usually cross the road, call home (in case there is a ride), and then get the bus or van home at the nearby bus stop. I asked the Lord if I should do that or if He preferred that I call from a mall down the other direction. I felt clearly that that was best, so off I went.

It turned out that that entire mall had not one public phone. I walked a little further to the next mall (always in the direction opposite to the bus stop -ugh) and finally found one. I consoled myself with the fact that the Lord probably wanted me to be there so I could wait comfortably for a ride that surely would take me home.

To my dismay, upon calling home I was told that there was no one out yet and that I should probably just head home. I didn't get why I was shown to come the opposite way, but I picked up my pace and walked the 2 blocks back and then crossed the street. As soon as I arrived at the bus stop, a van pulled up and, after confirming it with the Lord, I jumped in.

This is where I usually end up. Following the check, and then not knowing why it doesn't make sense, followed by me wrapping it up in a faith bundle. This time, on the other hand, I think the Lord wanted me to clearly see why He did it. I'll continue:

I had some Word time in the van and began to dose off about 10 minutes from home, when suddenly I felt wide awake. I then heard gasps from the driver and other passengers. There, off the road and with it's nose in the tall grass, I saw another van. I heard sirens - the firemen from down the road were just arriving. I heard the driver remark-

"Man, that's what's his name, the van that passed right before this one, this must have just happened! The firemen are only arriving now!"

I don't know how bad the crash was or the state the passengers were in, but I didn't need to. I praised and thanked our Husband over and over for His care and foresight and for the gift of hearing from Him. I would have most probably taken that van if He hadn't told me to make the detour. I missed it by a few minutes.

And the story gets even better. When I got home (still praising profusely) Michele asks me how my day went and tells me that she felt the urge to pray for me. I told her she just might have kept me from being in a van that crashed. She then told me she had felt a strong urge to pray for me an hour and 20 minutes before - right about the time the Lord let me to go the other way.

I not only feel blessed, but sobered as well. I know the enemy is taking cheap shots at us, and he would love to snuff out our life and thus our service to the Lord here on Earth. Let's do our part so He can do the amazing and miraculous -- what we could never do or know about ourselves. I'm so glad I'm on His team!