Friday, August 31, 2007

Me at Victoria BC


One week has passed and I still enjoy it being here. Special because the people are so friendly and more relaxed then elsewhere. One day I couldn't find the right busstop for me. So I went to another busstop, where was a bus with closed doors and 2 drivers inside. I knocked at the door and immediately the door openen and the one driver came out and he leaned forward to listen to my question. He helped me out in a friendly way.
This morning I was going again for coffee in the supermarket; and another man arrived at the same time at the coffeeplace. "Go ahead, mylady", he said. "'ts up to you". This coffee is so nice to drink. I go every morning for a coffee. This day I also bought a loaf of bread. The cashier asked me; if I still had to pay the coffee and I answered "yes". I didn't know I had to pay for the coffee, while at A.H. in Holland we get it for free. So several days I just took the coffee and was drinking at around the coffeeautomats, which took about 10 minutes, while the coffee was so hot.
Now I know , I can pay the coffee also behind the automats at another cassa.
I had to buy 2 "bus-cards" for travelling with Kim tomorrow. I asked for 2 bus-tickets. "We sell them in an amount of 10", the man said. "I don't think so" I said. Then explained to him, that I wanted 2 tickets for 7 dollar each. "Oh, you mean 2 day-passes". Me laughing, "Yes", that's what I mean".

Monday, August 13, 2007

The Intelligent Designer

One day a group of scientists got together and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they picked one scientist to go and tell Him that they were done with Him.

The scientist walked up to God and said, "God, we've decided that we no longer need you. We're at the point where we can clone people and do a number of miraculous things, so thanks for everything, but we can take over from here."
God listened very patiently. After the scientist was done talking, God said, "Very well, how about this? Let's say we have a man-making contest." To which the scientist replied, "Okay, great!"
But God added, "Now, we're going to do this just like I did back in the old days with Adam."
The scientist said, "Sure, no problem" and bent down and grabbed himself a handful of dirt.
God looked at him and said, "No, no, no. You go get your own dirt!"

Friday, August 10, 2007

Luke 11:24-27

Jesus' illustration points out that a spiritually empty heart-that is, one caught in isolation-is susceptible to being plunged back into injuries of the past. We need to fill up our "empty house" with unconditionally loving, honest people. Then there 's no room for more damage.
-Notice what this passage does not say. It does not say the evil spirits returned to find the Spirit of the living God there. Instead, the heart is "swept and put in order".-
The person has not moved toward God, but has tried to deal with its heart in isolation from Him!