To: beyond the sea
I agree.
Many years ago my mother was hit by a drunk driver. The accident broke her neck and caused major swelling in her brain. She died and was resuscitated only to slip into a coma. Each day that passed, convinced her doctors more and more that she would not be coming back to us. They had begun preparing our family for the worse.
And late one evening 2 nurses went to roll her on her side to change her bed sheets just as they had done many times, but this time one of the ladies lost her hold on my mother and she hit the floor and screamed.
Needless to say our many many prayers had been answered and our little family never questioned it was God that had pulled her through it.
After being quiet for so long, now she was talking up a storm! She told my grandmother how she was never frightened. She said she walked to a beautiful sunny shore where a tall masted ship was docked, it's sails blowing in the breezes. She wanted to go aboard but she was told she could not board yet. She said she understood and was comforted and then she said she woke.
We were blown away.
Her faith got her through the next couple years too. When her doctors said she wouldn't walk, she worked until she could jog. When she was told she may not recover all her mental capacities, she went back to school and mastered in physical education and also got certified to teach earth science.
She was among those considered for Nasa's First Teacher in Space program and was recently Teacher of the Year. She was honored by the NRA for her years teaching gun safety. And she is a incredible mom (of course I am biased!).
So what does this have to do with Darwin's theory of evolution?
In my mother's eyes faith and science never have to be mutually exclusive. Just like Beyond The Sea wrote, the two can exists just fine.
My mom teaches middle school earth science and they have a fat chapter on the Big Bang Theory. And when the kids ask, "But the bible says..." she lets them know that she personally believes it is God's hand that has always gently directed nature. And then she encourages her students to talk to their parents and make their own decisions.
21 posted on
11/11/2004 5:37:03 AM PST by
Casie
To: Casie
In my mother's eyes faith and science never have to be mutually exclusive. Just like Beyond The Sea wrote, the two can exists just fine. ........... My mom teaches middle school earth science and they have a fat chapter on the Big Bang Theory. And when the kids ask, "But the bible says..." she lets them know that she personally believes it is God's hand that has always gently directed nature. And then she encourages her students to talk to their parents and make their own decisions.Danke, your post is an inspiration and wise.......... a wonderful combination. You made my week!
To: Casie
Thanks. I truly enjoyed your response
51 posted on
11/11/2004 7:37:29 AM PST by
Lindykim
To: Casie
She said she walked to a beautiful sunny shore where a tall masted ship was docked, it's sails blowing in the breezes. She wanted to go aboard but she was told she could not board yet. She said she understood and was comforted and then she said she woke. There was a young girl, whose heart was a frown
cause she was crippled for life, And she couldnt speak a sound
And she wished and prayed she could stop living,
So she decided to die
She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
And to her legs she smiled you wont hurt me no more
But then a sight shed never seen made her jump and say
"Look a golden winged ship is passing my way"
And it really didnt have to stop, it just kept on going...
And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, eventually
To: Casie
I am in full agreement with your assertion that faith and science need not be in opposition. I have said this repeatedly in these threads; Science in entirely neutral when it comes to God. I fail to see why someone's faith should be challenged by the big bang or evolution. These are simply the tools that God used to create the universe. To my way of looking at it, it's much more impressive to be able to create everything we see around us by just causing one "explosion" of space-time and designing laws of nature in such a way as to lead inevitably from that one event to everything we observe in the universe than it is for God to have to create each and every thing in the universe separately. Far from challenging my faith, the big bang and evolution reinforce it. While there may be modifications to these theories in the future, it still is awe-inspiring to think of a God who can design and do all of this in that way.
234 posted on
11/12/2004 5:26:17 AM PST by
stremba
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