--- Bob Simons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Introduce Jesus to them and see what happens.
*Right.. I suspect what advancement and participation we have would shift with the re-focus to a purely evangelical effort. I can see how this would meet your ethic, but don't think it's the same bargan the boys themselves make in attending. Perhaps, there is more to "Life" than talking about *Jesus? Ben Franklin was a printer, and was raised a puritain. (*I can relate) At the time, Christ was proclaimed in public, and the people beleved that lightning was the judgement of God on their wickedness. Traveling parlor games where in fashion, and spinning disks of fur created a intresting spark or jolt if held by the hand... Ben Franklin with a curious imagination saw the spark and noticed it shared the simular color to lighting.. and experimented with flying a kite in a storm with a key attached.. *Dangerious BTW! But the "Key had heated" and Franklin knew that was simular to the parlor machines behavior.. *He used his reasoning- The spark was attracted to the easiest "grounded" object on a structure and by putting the LOGIC togather he.. invented a device to save houses from catching fire from lighting. *Did his discovery of the scientific process and laws of electric conductivity encroach on anyones doctrineal beliefs? *Yes.. People who beleved lightning was judgement from GOD were not impressed! *However, Franklin thought he had a "Duty" to improve the quality of life for people by insightfull re-thinking of how we do things.. He invented a wood heat stove, that used less wood and put out more heat! *Another improvement of liveing conditions for the faithfull and the heathen, for the glory of God<G> *I saw this on PBS TV that I watch quite a bit in preference to TBN TV when not watching the Simpsons or King of the Hill<G> Duane -=A=- ===== *High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership. --------------********+********-------------------- Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower, of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself, and both in the .....cause! __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting.yahoo.com _______ "Do to others as you would have them do to you." -- Luke 6:31 (NIV) List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm
