Cantar, Leer, Hablar
Most of my youth group drove to Marysville, WA on Saturday to give a singing program at New Hope Mennonite Church on Sunday. I didn't want to take time off work, so I sort of planned to drive up Sunday morning. I thought I would go it alone, but thankfully PG and PS permitted me to join them.
So, yesterday morning I arose at the delightful hour of 3:45 am. We departed from Barlow Rd, Canby around 5, made really good time and reached Marysville over an hour before the service (hm, guess I could have slept another hour :) ).
Over the course of Sunday's travels I finished reading "How Should We Then Live" by Francis Schaeffer - it was about time! I tended to agree with some (perhaps many) of his philosophical viewpoints and I understand his point about the lack of absolutes messing up world systems. The salt of Christian beliefs may benefit a society through its effects on government. Those effects, however, will largely be indirect because a Christian would not be able to conscientiously fill most "ruling" government offices. My Christian calling is not to right the governments of the world but rather to further God's kingdom, one that is in this world, in people's hearts, but not of this world. God is ultimately concerned with eternal souls - it is not of primary importance to him whether the U.S. is a democracy or a totalitarian dictatorship. In a free country, Christians have liberty to share the gospel but become sedentary in their faith; in a Communist country, Christians may be persecuted for witnessing but they are more constantly made to ponder what their faith really means to them. There are blessings and curses either way.
As for the time in Marysville, it was enjoyable. The high note in "And the Glory of the Lord" seemed to cut it, and I didn't forget and sing any men's parts in "When the Ransomed Get Home." It was good to see S & J H (it's really nice to see them more often now that they're back from PR - we were quite deprived of their presence for a number of years :) ) and speak with Hannah and Ruth Champagne (see previous post), JH, BH, VB, etc.
It's down to the home stretch here are school - time for overdrive, super discipline, etc.
So, yesterday morning I arose at the delightful hour of 3:45 am. We departed from Barlow Rd, Canby around 5, made really good time and reached Marysville over an hour before the service (hm, guess I could have slept another hour :) ).
Over the course of Sunday's travels I finished reading "How Should We Then Live" by Francis Schaeffer - it was about time! I tended to agree with some (perhaps many) of his philosophical viewpoints and I understand his point about the lack of absolutes messing up world systems. The salt of Christian beliefs may benefit a society through its effects on government. Those effects, however, will largely be indirect because a Christian would not be able to conscientiously fill most "ruling" government offices. My Christian calling is not to right the governments of the world but rather to further God's kingdom, one that is in this world, in people's hearts, but not of this world. God is ultimately concerned with eternal souls - it is not of primary importance to him whether the U.S. is a democracy or a totalitarian dictatorship. In a free country, Christians have liberty to share the gospel but become sedentary in their faith; in a Communist country, Christians may be persecuted for witnessing but they are more constantly made to ponder what their faith really means to them. There are blessings and curses either way.
As for the time in Marysville, it was enjoyable. The high note in "And the Glory of the Lord" seemed to cut it, and I didn't forget and sing any men's parts in "When the Ransomed Get Home." It was good to see S & J H (it's really nice to see them more often now that they're back from PR - we were quite deprived of their presence for a number of years :) ) and speak with Hannah and Ruth Champagne (see previous post), JH, BH, VB, etc.
It's down to the home stretch here are school - time for overdrive, super discipline, etc.
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