Eighteen years ago my lessons in fatherhood began. It didn’t come as a surprise, we’d had nine months to prepare. But what I didn’t know at the time was that this is a class you never finish.
The total revelation however was how much I needed to learn about being a son. I’m so thankful for the lessons these past eighteen years have brought and am looking forward to those ahead. Thank you Elliot for all you have taught me, Happy Birthday! I love you.
And Happy Birthday Grandma Grace.
I read this from E. Stanley Jones this morning and it so wonderfully explained my excitement for today.
“Jesus… He reveals and conceals. You know, and you don’t know; you see, and you don’t see. What you don’t know and don’t see stirs you to perpetual discovery. This perpetual discovery becomes the most exciting thing in life. It keeps you on your toes, for you feel there is something big just ahead. This unfolding revelation of Christ puts a surprise around every corner, makes life pop with novelty and discovery and perpetual development.”
This argument against the existence of God is based on the idea that since there are so many people that claim conflicting revelations God, they all must be wrong. In other words, maybe it’s best to reject them all rather than choose the wrong one. Aren’t there numerous possible answers to any question yet still just one that’s correct? Maybe the solution to this problem is in whom you seek the answer from? Ultimately the question is “God, are you there for me?” or “Will you please reveal Yourself to me?” Though it is important to seek answers from people we trust, in the end God has to make Himself known. It doesn’t matter where you start, if you are truly seeking to know the One that made you, He will show Himself.
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