In our class at church on Sunday, we were discussing creation, and the teacher played the video below.
The video reminded me of when my wife, Judy, and I spent three weeks hiking in the Canadian Rockies in 1989. One day we were hiking up the Big Beehive Mountain and sat on a ledge to rest. Below us was a lush green valley with a river running through it, glaciers to our left, snow-capped mountains across the way, and a bright blue sky. I turned to Judy, and said "Nothing here was made by man, and when you see all this beauty, how can anyone say there is no God?" She was taken aback by the sight and agreed.
But God saved His best for last. On our last night in the Canadian Rockies we camped at a campground in Waterton Lakes, across the border from Montana. We were the only ones there, and after it grew dark, we looked up and saw a giant canopy of stars. I have never seen so many stars at once in my life. The beauty of it all was breathtaking. We never started a fire that night; we just lay on our loungers, held hands, and stared at that canopy. Every once in a while a shooting star went thorugh it and reminded us that this was real. To this day I can still visualize it all.
Shortly after these experiences, we began our search for the God of the Bible, and became born again within six months. Today I continue to plumb the depths of the Bible, seeking to know God more intimately. Judy, on the other hand, is now in His presence and is enjoying beauty far greater than what we saw in 1989.
Creation is indeed telling of the glory of God.
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What's more, a guy goes to score some Ibuprofen and a snack after getting dragged all over (ahem) Creation by an athletic amazon, and I wind up getting busted *on camera*:
One of my favorite things about this blog is the fascinating mental images I get. :-)
Posted By: Gina Dalfonzo on October 14, 2011 1:48 PM
Oh, man. I think my last comment could be misconstrued to relate a feminist charging ahead and a mach one cupcake taking the lead to tow an adventurous squirrel in her wake. No correlation was intended.
Posted By: Ellen M on October 14, 2011 1:43 PM
Oh, Rolley. You think this here feminine bicyclist doesn't know about drafting? I suppose feminists would be charging ahead to show that they're capable of leading the pack. like, whatever!
Posted By: Ellen M on October 14, 2011 1:41 PM
Cheer Up, Ellen
. The squirrel was merely drafting in her wake. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drafting_(aerodynamics)
Posted By: Rolley Haggard on October 14, 2011 1:08 PM
Dennis, it's hard for me to watch that video without weeping for joy, since it's through an experience like the one described in music and pictures that I know you'll get to see Judy again.
I'm now pondering why it is Psalm 19 begins with a reference to the sky, and why it is so many of us (me included) were initially drawn to God by gazing at it.
. But this that you shared earlier on FB is, to me, demonstration that the crown of His glory is man, who is capable of such delightful humor.
(Also, I have an ulterior motive in passing this along here on the BreakPoint blog where these little scamps have a special place in our hearts for reasons many mortals might find peculiar, but that I find inexplicably normal). ---- Crossing the Road
There's a man trying to cross the street. As he steps off the curb a car comes screaming around the corner and heads straight for him. The man walks faster, trying to hurry across the street, but the car changes lanes and is still coming at him.
So the guy turns around to go back, but the car changes lanes again and is still coming at him. By now, the car is so close and the man so scared that he just freezes and stops in the middle of the road. The car gets real close, then swerves at the last possible moment and screeches to a halt right next him.
The driver rolls down the window. The driver is a squirrel. The squirrel says to the man, "See, it's not as easy as it looks, is it?"
Posted By: Rolley Haggard on October 14, 2011 12:23 PM
Thank you, Brian. Thank you for helping me start my day right.
Posted By: Ellen M on October 14, 2011 10:33 AM
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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/item_9wXarmbKUWVJHPrTT0sfEK
Sheesh! Can't even go to the drugstore anymore.
And I'm not **that** gray!! Just a little in the goatee and the temples, where the red fur - uh, *hair* - used to be.
And don't even get me STARTED on "child-proof" packaging for chocolate-covered peanuts...!!!
http://www.navitat.com/images/corporate/harnessed-squirrel.png
The squirrel was merely drafting in her wake. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drafting_(aerodynamics)
I'm now pondering why it is Psalm 19 begins with a reference to the sky, and why it is so many of us (me included) were initially drawn to God by gazing at it.
http://www.navitat.com/images/corporate/squirrel-approved.png
But this that you shared earlier on FB is, to me, demonstration that the crown of His glory is man, who is capable of such delightful humor.
(Also, I have an ulterior motive in passing this along here on the BreakPoint blog where these little scamps have a special place in our hearts for reasons many mortals might find peculiar, but that I find inexplicably normal).
----
Crossing the Road
There's a man trying to cross the street. As he steps off the curb a car comes screaming around the corner and heads straight for him. The man walks faster, trying to hurry across the street, but the car changes lanes and is still coming at him.
So the guy turns around to go back, but the car changes lanes again and is still coming at him. By now, the car is so close and the man so scared that he just freezes and stops in the middle of the road. The car gets real close, then swerves at the last possible moment and screeches to a halt right next him.
The driver rolls down the window. The driver is a squirrel. The squirrel says to the man, "See, it's not as easy as it looks, is it?"