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CHANGING THE WORLD–Reverse
I first saw the clip below at my church. Yep, they rolled this on the big screen and I almost freaked out. Seriously. But, if you watch it all the way through, you’ll be surprised.
Pleasantly.
In February, I saw this little video again on Hope42day‘s blog.
It’s time I share it too.
I challenge you all to grab this clip and spread it around.
Seriously.
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It can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA
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What’d you think?
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MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON
Was it really a miracle?
***The dictionary defines a miracle as: “a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency”
Was the cool-headed pilot’s skills the reason for the safe landing? It’s plausible.
I’ve watched many new broadcasts explain this situation as a miracle, but last week, when my pastor suggested it wasn’t, I almost fell out of my pew.
Ok, we don’t really sit in pews at my church, more like theater chairs in an auditorium that seats 3,000 people, so….when my pastor suggested it wasn’t a miracle as the press suggested, I was surprised.
But then he went on to mention the fact that someone pulled out enough food to feed five thousand hungry people from just five loaves of bread and two fish. Is that explicable by natural or scientific laws?….Not so much.
After looking at the dictionary’s definition, I guess the pilot’s safe landing could be explained by natural and scientific laws, right? His skill and knowledge of how to do a water landing are what saved those people. Not a miracle.
What do you think?
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So, in your opinion, what do you consider a miracle? Was the Hudson River landing one?
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I wanted to share an interesting topic of discussion I had last night with some neighbors. It was based on the recent messages we had heard in church (based on the series One Month to Live). Our Pastor, Pastor Don, told a little story to demonstrate something very interesting. I’ll summarize:
So, this guy came into church. He stunk and wore dirty clothes. The people around him were so disturbed by the man’s odor and appearance they complained. After the service, the pastor came to the man and welcomed him. Then, he said, “We hope to see you next weekend but over this next week, pray to Jesus and ask Him what He thinks is appropriate dress for church.” So, the next weekend, the man showed up to church again, exact same clothes, and smelled equally as bad. Again, the surrounding people complained. After service, the pastor came and talked to the man asking him, “So, what did Jesus tell you about appropriate attire to wear to church?” The man replied, “Well, I talked to Jesus and asked Him what to wear, and He said that he wouldn’t have any idea, He’s never been IN this church.”
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Now, this didn’t really happen, it’s just a story, a little “joke” if you will. BUT, it really hit home for me and a few neighbors I was talking with last night. We talked about the idea that Jesus meets everyone with open arms. Yes, even those who stink, have broken the law, have tattoos, are addicted to something—but do we? What would the world be like if we did??