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Good morning! The earth has completed one more rotation. That is a good thing. If Camping had been correct, that would have been a good thing, too. So many were talking about the rapture as if it is something to be dreaded. NO! It is something anticipated with great joy (I am speaking as if the doctrine of the rapture is correct. I and many others aren't so sure). To stay here is to continue to share Christ; to be caught up in the clouds with Christ means an end to all tears and sorrow and sickness and mourning. I don't see a downside. Camping has come up with an explanation and has now set Oct 21, 2011 as yet another possibility. The upshot is that we really don't need to be focused on the rapture. We need to be focused on becoming more Christ-like. I am reminded of verses from Philippi:

Php 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Php 1:22 But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose.
Php 1:23 But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better;
Php 1:24 yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.

So, let me encourage you - and me - to continue doing the daily Christian disciplines, Reading the Scripture, Prayer, Telling others about Christ, Encouraging Christians to continue growing in the faith, until the day when God calls you home or until Christ returns. Do these things and the details of when the rapture occurs won't make a difference, you'll be prepared.

It has been good to see Toby here amongst us once again. I'm through preaching now. I'm heading back to bed. I took some meds in anticipation of the headache starting up again. BBL

GOOD MORNING!!!! Busy as a bee yesterday, donating to some of my doctors, getting some new medicines but hey, these old boys are keeping me alive, 75 and still alive.

GD out of school even if it feels as she is not, alays on the go and and am trying to find her a car to buy, lots of used cars out there but are all to many of high miliage on them. Coure trying to please a young grandchild is hard, sooner than later we will find her something.

got to tell all, it is so good to be able to talk to you.

My prayer are out for the storm victims, so terrible. Soon we will be looking for the hurricanes and it is suppose to be an active year. Told SIL last night we should start planning to build a underground storm shelter, on our place we have plenty of room to do so. I like the idea myself.

OK, off to the big house to see if I can find some fixed food.
Toby