Your note to Wayne was insightful, informative, timely > and sound. You did not invade the guys territory. And > I advise you to be more than a lurker,instead, as a > joint in the body of Christ, supply your nourishment > to the BODY. Thank you Philip, I needed that reminder. I get so busy being wife and mother and teacher (homeschooling) I tend to forget that I'm part of the body of Christ as well. Guess I need to put some work into that as well. Guess that's why God drew me into Straight Arrows. � You sound like you have done Ps. Ian and Joan Woods "Marriage > and Family" course. Ian and Joan have been doing this course for > years now in our Church (Ian is our Senior Pastor). Nope, never heard of it. I started out on the courtship idea by hearing about from my SIL who gave me a brochure by Jonathon Svengall and that was followed by articles in the "Home School Digest". We had more friends talking about it after that and we came to the conclusion that God was really trying to tell us something. We prayed and listened and it all just seems *so right*. There are a few more books out I want to get to help with sharing with your children and I'm also thinking I'd like to get Josh Harris' "I Said Good-bye to Dating". Heard alot about it and I have a lot respect for his father and mother, they are kind of like forerunners in the homeschooling movement. As long as I've started this e-mail, I'll tack on this forward I thought you all might enjoy: The Lord's Baseball Game > Bob and the Lord stood by to observe a baseball game. > > The Lord's team was playing Satan's team. The Lord's team was at bat, the > score was tied zero to zero, and it was the bottom of the 9th inning with > two outs. > > They continued to watch as a batter stepped up to the plate whose name was > Love. Love swung at the first pitch and hit a single, because Love never > fails. > > The next batter was named Faith, who also got a single because Faith works > with Love. > > The next batter up was named Godly wisdom. Satan wound up and threw the > first pitch. Godly Wisdom looked it over and let it pass: Ball one. Three > more pitches and Godly Wisdom walked, because Godly wisdom never swings at > what Satan throws. > > The bases were loaded. The Lord then turned to Bob and told him He was now > going to bring in His star player. Up to the plate stepped Grace. > > Bob said, "He sure doesn't look like much!" Satan's whole team relaxed when > they saw Grace. Thinking he had won the game, Satan wound up and fired his > first pitch. To the shock of everyone, Grace hit the ball harder than > anyone had ever seen. > > But Satan was not worried; his center fielder let very few get by. He went > up for the ball, but it went right through his glove, hit him on the head > and sent him crashing on the ground; then it continued over the fence for a > home run! The Lord's team won. > > The Lord then asked Bob if he knew why Love, Faith, and Godly Wisdom could > get on base but could not win the game. Bob answered that he did not know > why. > > The Lord explained, "If your love, faith and wisdom had won the game you > would think you had done it by yourself. Love, faith and wisdom will get > you on base, but only My Grace can get you home. My Grace is the one thing > Satan cannot steal. Later- Bessie Blessed Sparrow Astoria Outpost 107 _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
