Building Bridges.....

An aquentence said one morning that he is not an atheist more than a agnostic, but more and more he he is thankful for what Christians has done to this nation and to the western world.  He said he is aware that a lot to be thankful for is for what the Christians has done. He then told me a story that he thought was so emotional and I will recite it for you. Perhaps you heard it as well. "There’s a story of how the Cherokee would perform a right of passage for all boys before they were considered men.  To become a man, the boy would be led into the woods at night. His father would sit him on a stump, blindfold Him and then leave him. He was told that he had to sit there all night, but he couldn’t make a sound. When he saw the sun rays through the blindfold, he could take it off and find his way back to camp. It was tough to sit there silently. With their eyes covered, their sense of hearing was enhanced. They heard ever twig break as an animal stepped on it. They could hear th...

Many people park in handicap parking without being handicapped. Usually we don’t say anything but this time my wife just asked the couple if they were handicapped. If not it would be inappropriate to park there. The woman got very angry. She said her husband had cancer in all his body and she hoped that my wife would get cancer too.    We both told her that, that was not a nice thing to say. They were Muslims and very angry.  I told them to stop cursing and just listen.  I told them that we were Christians and that we felt there pain.  He then shifted his angry approach and started to telling us his story and we asked if we could pray for him and he said yes please.   We both prayed in English and when Sarah prayed out laud in the name of Jesus, his damaged leg started to shiver.   I dont know what will happen to him, only god knows, but we prayed that he would get to know him, the God that heals. He was thankful for us praying, ...