Posted on 08/01/2014 7:21:11 AM PDT by Gamecock
Hmmmmm....words are important but did that bird ACTUALLY sit on his hand. :O)
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At the local zoo I can pay two dollars for a cup of nectar and use it to entice lorikeets to sit on my hand.
I thought it was Augustine.
Well, I hope you looked a lot happier about the matter than St. Francis looks.
Another example would Gladys Aylworth, whose biography by Alan Burgess (ISBN: 9780330101967): The Small Woman is something worth reading by those who want to preach the Gospel.
A minor incident in this book (The Small Woman) is that she meets a couple from Holland on her trip to China via the Orient Express.
The couple promised to pray for her. She was a petit woman making the trip to China by herself. It was an example of her great faith.
But people in England (people in a Missionary Society, other people, the Travel Bureau) all probably had her in her prayers.
The point of that is that there seemed to extra-ordinary intervention in her life. She was often spared when confronted with extremely dangerous situations.
One such example was that the Orient Express had to stop because of a war. She eventually decided to walk to the nearest (by herself) town at night.
When she arrived in the town, she commented about why they dogs run free in the area.
This was a vicious pack of wolves.
The Soviet Union, at that time, was not a place for a single woman to be...
For Gladys Aylward, she lived a life of Great Faith.
Without speaking the Gospel Theresa was just a nice lady.
Mormons do nice things. Are their beliefs right or wrong?
As to whether such emphasis is biblical, didn't someone else once say Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven."?
Jesus answered them, This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent. John 6:29
Amen.
I also have issue with “inspirational” little stories that I always get in my inbox, 99.9% of which are totally fabricated. The other 1% are usually anecdotal but have no basis in fact.
I call these foolish stories “Evangelegends”. They are easily proven false, and sometimes even go against Scripture.
No single denomination has a monopoly on these stories, but I find it especially unpleasant when they come from Bible-Believing Christians who should know better.
Even as a Christian who believes in miracles, I find these stories embarrassing.
Just my humble opinion.
What is the meaning of that passage?
Though Mother Teresa of Calcutta won the Nobel Peace Prize, she symbolized Charity
One of her most famous sayings is: Do small things with great love [charity]?
What did Jesus say the two greatest commandments were:
Love God with your whole heart, mind, and soul.
Love your neighbor as yourself
You either do not understand the Gospel, or you do not understand the life of Mother Teresa
She lived a life of Great Love
It seems you have a huge PLANK in front of your eyes WHEN YOU CLAIM THAT MOTHER TERESA's life was blocked by a tiny splinter
Maybe in you case, it is a huge wall that prevents you from seeing a person who lived a life charity, and recruited 250,000 missionaries of love (Her organization is called the 'Missionaries of Charity')
I won’t even try to read that as the fonts and colors are obnoxious to the eye.
Edit it and I will reply.
Don’t edit it and I will assume it isn’t worth trying to read.
In attending Mass (daily), a person will basically hear the entire Bible in three years.
The focus (verbal) of the Mass is the Gospel
Anyone who knew Mother Teresa is that she spent time in prayer and went to Mass.
Such people would try to understand 'why' she did this, and if they went to Mass, they would hear the Gospel.
Fonts for for emphasize.
Bigots R’US
***Such people would try to understand ‘why’ she did this, and if they went to Mass, they would hear the Gospel.***
Not sure about the rest of your post, as it is obnoxious to the eye, but like I said, Mormons can make the same claim. That is why we are sent out. Not waiting for others to come.
I think you're right on. If we truly felt the word of God had the power it does, one has to wonder why do we recite other "inspirational" stories? Wouldn't truly inspirational stories reside in scripture?
It is annoying and unreadable.
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