Please Pray

Submitted by adam on Fri, 2007-11-23 09:42

Please pray for us today.  We set today as our deadline to hear something positive from the embassy.  They have had our application for almost 6 weeks and have made no effort to contact us.  If God wan't us to go to India we asked that he would make that clear to us by today.  I have called the embassy about 30 times (I'm not exaggerating!) and Travisa is sending a note with

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First Field Recording

Submitted by adam on Sun, 2007-11-11 19:45

I just posted a new song that I recorded with our new  Zoom H4 field recorder (click here).  It is a rough recording that was done quickly.  I had just composed the song so I haven't worked out all the kinks.  I am impressed with the recording quality and virsatility of the H4.  This was not edited at all on the co

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Is the closed door a lazy way to seek God?

Submitted by adam on Tue, 2007-11-06 14:24

Well, we still haven't heard anything.  Subconsciously we have given up on going to India, though I know that God can work it out still.  We realized that we haven't been praying about it much, we havn't been restling with God over it.  We have kind of taken the approach that whatever happens God is in control and that must be his will. . .

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Ross Lake

Submitted by adam on Sun, 2007-07-15 15:07

Crissy, her brothers and I went to Ross Lake in Washington this past week.  It was awesome.  God's creation is truely beautiful.  We rented kayaks and paddled up the lake to a camp site along the lake.   Check out the pictures below.  They may take a few moments.

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El Salvador Info

Submitted by adam on Thu, 2007-06-07 18:10

Crissy and I are at Hogar Escuela Adventista in El Salvador, Central America.  It is a childrens home for kids without parents or parents unable to care for them.  There are about 100 students in seven homes.  We will tell you more about it as time goes on. 

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Pictures from El Salvador

Submitted by adam on Thu, 2007-06-07 17:57

None yet,  Coming soon. . .

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El Salvador

Submitted by adam on Wed, 2007-06-06 14:24
 

 Info

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How Much Would You Pay?

Submitted by adam on Sun, 2007-04-08 18:13

"How much would you pay for a little girl?"

I didn't answer. The question actually made me feel a bit uncomfortable.

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Supernovas and Caterpillars

Submitted by adam on Fri, 2007-02-16 09:58

Just read a National Geographic article about dying stars. When a star dies it implodes, the result is a supernova that is as bright as an entire galaxy. Once every second somewhere in the universe a star implodes. We have observed this through telescopes, the closest ones are hundreds of light years away.

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Faith and Logic - part 2

Submitted by adam on Sun, 2006-11-26 20:02

Are faith and logic compatible?
I think they are not incompatible. Jesus used signs to logically convince people to believe in him. To have "faith" in him.

John 2:11 This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

John 2:23 Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing.

John 14:11 "Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves."

So it seems that logic can play a part in faith. Even a foundational part. Logic may be the first step of faith, but faith must go beyond logic. Jesus seemed to get frustrated with people who would not allow their faith to move beyond this first step.

Joh 4:48 So Jesus said to him, "Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe."

Mat 16:4 "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah." And He left them and went away.

Once again, logic itself is not bad, but if we build our logic on a false idea or misconception, our "truth" will be false. God is far beyond our understanding. The reality of life and our world is beyond our understanding. When we take a simple (or even complex) observation and use that to make an argument about truth, we may end up with some absolutely wrong ideas.
Let me give you an example. I have a friend who, when he was younger, asked his dad how the car knew where he wanted to go and and how to get there. He had noticed that before his dad would make a turn, a little green flashing arrow would light up on the dash telling him which way to turn. That was a valid observation, and a logical conclusion. Because of the boy's lack of understanding, he arrived at a absolutely wrong conclusion: The car knew where to go.
So, can I logically say that the earth evolved over billions of years? Yes, many people do. This logical conclusion is based on human observation. Is it truth? Logic, by itself, cannot reveal truth. Truth must be divinely revealed. That is why Paul prayed "that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints. . ." Eph. 1:17-18

If God does not reveal truth to us, we have no hope of discovering it for ourselves.

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