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Maybe Gibbard is the missing link to a UT reunion! I'm looking forward to the next death cab record... but i'm looking more forward to the new Wilco record!

That's a major assumption you jump to there. I praise God in prayer everyday for the gifts He has given me... I would argue there are just as many prayers requesting God to DO something, as there are THANKING God for what He has already done.

I was discussing the Serbia question with a friend of mine who is in bible school, and this is what he said: With the initial question about God not being involved with the children in Serbia I would say that God has foreordained all those acts to happen. God is all sovereign and we know that all things that happen are meant to glorify God and through all things (whether good or evil) God is still in control. A great sermon by John Piper is "Is God less glorious because He ordain evil be?" http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/ConferenceMessages/ByDate/1998/1476_Is_God_Less_Glorious

Either way, this can go on for ages, so let's just chalk it up and agree to disagree. Nothing I can say can make you believe, GON, and nothing you can say can make me disbelieve.

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Because He LOVES us. He created us to be an extension of His own image. John Piper talks a lot about how God really is a bit of a hedonist, and takes delight in al His creation. A lot of Christians tend to forget that God created humanity to be a reflection of himself in the very beginning, but because of terrible sin, we are waaaaay far away from that, every one of us is. Even the person who is front row in church every single day is still a million miles away from what God originally intended humanity to me. Also, as far as the "I can't explain it" bit goes, it is true. I think God would

I believe that He knows about everything. Everything that happens in this world good or bad is known by God. God allows us the ability to disregard his commandments, and many people turn away from His truth every single second of every single day. The atrocities in the world are a result of people who are very far away from God. Such as the babies you mentioned in Serbia. Scripture tells that acts such as that are abhorred by God, and those people will have to answer to Him when the time comes. I can't say why God does or does not interfere in such things, because I am not God. It all goes

done and done. i did something along the same line with a speech i did it public speaking about "legal vs illegal" downloading.

the out of place emphasis on some of the words makes it funny

found another one... animal slays me!

and your avatar!!!!

Me too. My friends looked at me like I was insane when I made them watch this at school.

I cried while watching this I laughed so hard

that's the exact same thing I was trying to convey in my first post, but you did it better! If anybody ever comes to me and wants to talk about God (or their belief of the lack there of) I will talk for hours, because even a "lack of belief" is believing that it doesn't exist. I don't understand that mind set though, that just because we can't physically see God (the being) means He doesn't exist.

Look me up on teh facebook. Sarah Alyse Chastain though, most of you are prob already my friends.

Congrats Chris!!!

oh wow.

Cool to read that they are a good live band. I really dig the "Hospice" record.

i am thankful to be pursuing an education in something i love for my sister and father's constant support for my dog's unconditional love for so many wonderful friends all over the globe for having the best voice teacher ever for all the wonderful opportunities i have had this year for still being employed at a great place

The short answer is yes and no. God gave us the ability to exercise our own free will, and to stray from him, which is how the horrible acts of sin happen (such as rape, murder, etc).

The Bible says, "Good works alone are like filthy rags to God"-- to paraphrase it slightly. While, it is good to do things for others, and show true Christian love, ultimately (as I believe it) the most important thing is a true faith in God and Jesus Christ as Savior. I've stayed away from this topic for sometime now, though it has been interesting to read things from an atheist world-view. Though, Donald Miller said once, that there are no actual atheists, merely people who God hasn't spoken to yet, or folks who choose not to listen to what He is saying. I am a liberal Evangelical Chri

i use these and love them! panasonic rp-htx7's

i love Glossary! Getting this as i type

thanks!

i can't get screen caps on my mac. i tried using grab, but it doesn't work