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

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

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.

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.

    Should a christian rely on logic to make decisions? I am a very logical person. I love to build arguments using clear logic, and it drives me nuts to hear someone arguing a point with lousy logic. This is a question that I have been pondering lately. What place should logic have in my decision making and in determining my understanding of truth?
Of course, I will attempt to answer this question logically.
    Actually I am not really attempting to answer the question, but to ask it.
As a Christian I believe that we are to be filled with God's Holy Spirit. He is to be our guide in everything. "But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth. . ." (John 16:13). So our guide should be the Holy Spirit. Wouldn't the Holy Spirit guide us to make logical decisions? Well, I guess that is the problem. Logic is only as good as it's understanding of reality. An argument may be impeccable logically, but if it is built on a faulty premise, then the conclusion may be dead wrong. Our human logic is bound to be deficient because now we only "see in a mirror dimly." "Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I have also been fully known."(1Cor. 13:12)
    So when it comes down to it, how does this affect me. Let me give a real example. Crissy and I are trying to decide where God is leading in our lives. We would like to start a "branch Sabbath school" and we want to know if and how God would have us do this. I can make a "good" decision based on logic using what I know about the people that would be involved and what the Bible says about fellowship and worship etc. But for some reason I feel that this is insufficient. God doesn't think like us. He asks people to do things that seem illogical.

Paul sent me a link to this song.  It's by Shannon Stephens.  She is on the same label as John Ringhoffer.  I really like it.  Here are the words:

I'll Be Glad
Shannon Stephens

I'll go anywhere that you do
And If you don't go before
Lord I don't wanna go
Without you anymore

Lead me in a pillar of fire
Shade me in a big white cloud
Lord wherever you go
You'll always have me around

You will give my body rest
And never let me thirst
So I'm not going anywhere
If you don't go there first

When I see you beckoning me
That's how I'll know
Lord following your lead
Is the only way I'll go

When you get your flock together
Please take me along
Lord When I'm too weak to travel
I'll be glad you're strong
And I'll lean on your arm

Adam and Cristina Williams will be giving a concert on Saturday evening, May 6, at the Petersburg SDA Church.

A man was spotted on Thursday collecting bear scat on along the appalachian trail. He carried a large black trashbag apparently strapped to his forehead. More details to come.