May 19, 2013

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Out of the Mouths of Babes-Scott Liddell

Photograph by Scott Liddell

My daughter and son-in-law have decided to home-school their children for now.  Last Monday my daughter gave my five (5) year-old grand-daughter her writing assignment.  It was Martin Luther King Jr. Day so my daughter explained to her why our country was celebrating and what the man had accomplished.  Here is the final paper my grand-daughter wrote on the computer:

“you should not judge people by the color of their skin.  it is very rude and disrespectful.  also it will hurt that person’s feelings.  it doesn’t matter what color is on your skin because it does not have anything to do with the way the brain is or how people act.  instead you should watch how people are to other people.  that will tell you more than skin will.”

From the mouth of a five (5) year-old to the ears of the world… 

People Helping People

Lately the news has been revealing stories about people helping people in need.  For example, an Ohio female track star stopped in the middle of her race to pick up a competitor who had collapsed.  The track star put the competitor’s arm around her should and basically carried her across the finish line, forcing the collapsed runner to finish before her.  In another story, a high school girl stood up for a mentally handicapped student getting bullied on a school bus.

These cases remind me of the biblical scripture found in Luke Chapter 10, Verses 30 – 37:

“…A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him. On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.’ Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”

 

Dinosaurs, Plants, and People

It is interesting to me that science has evolved to the point that we can determine when and where dinosaurs, plants, and people have died.  I just read an article that indicated, based on textual and geological clues, along with astronomical data, and considering the Gregorian calendar, that we can determine that Jesus was crucified on Friday April 3, 33 A.D. This finding was discovered by geophysical geologist Jefferson Williams and the German Research Center for Geosciences researchers Markus Schwab and Achim Brauer, during their studies regarding earthquakes around the time Jesus Christ was crucified.

What I find more interesting is the article does not address “if” He was crucified or even “if” He was born.  I guess we have moved past those quandaries and have agreed both of those events took place.  Now we are looking at “when” He was crucified.  Since that question seems to have been answered, I guess there is only one piece of the puzzle left to solve. Did Jesus truly resurrect?

Well, I don’t know that there will ever be scientific evidence of this occurring, however, there is the fact that the Bible has been found to be a sound historical reference.  So if that is the case, then here is a piece of information to help you along your spiritual journey:

“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep;” (1Cornithians 15:3-6)