Last night I went to another event, a fundraiser dinner for First Care, one of the oldest pregnany care centers in the nation. 40+ years! It was a huge gathering. The ministry gives support for pregnant moms through birth and to their babies up to two years of age.
I met another wonderful Bible study leader from my friend’s church.
When we drove through Wyoming nearly 40 years ago, we saw signs about Wall Drugs ever few miles. By the time we reached the Badlands, we couldn’t take it anymore. We HAD to stop in for their infamous glass of water for 1 cent.
It was as silly a place as we expected–basically a giant thrift shop with a glass of water for a penny.
We ate lunch there and continued on, feeling silly that for getting trapped by an absurd roadside stand for the second time in our lives (the other was “South of the Border” at the South and North Carolina border on I-95 in 1978. Worse Mexican food ever).
The best sight? The view out the window along the whole trip. The sky is huge in that part of the world.
When I was a child, I enjoyed when my family, while on a trip, would stop at Stuckey’s for something to eat. Now I don’t even remember if the food was even good or not.
I have been to Wall Drugs a couple of times. Yes, it is a tourist site. You have to appreciate the entrepreneurship of those trying to make a living in all that sparseness.
We did see the Badlands, too, but did not explore. I hope it is a wonderful time for you and yours, Peter. And refreshing!
We are getting snow flurries and rain. It won’t even hit 50 today. Tomorrow there are promises of 65-70, if you can trust the weatherman. However, the grass is green, and spring flowers are coming up. What a concept season are! God’s creativity and awesomeness is on display for all of us.
Back to yesterday’s discussion about the dimensions of the New Jerusalem. Isn’t it possible that those dimensions could be a way of saying that the city will be perfect, without having to take them literally? I have read the various interpretations of Revelation, and I think that is one interpretation of the New Jerusalem.
FTR, those interpretations, including the ones that see the Book of Revelation as mostly figurative, not literal, are from Christians who take the Bible seriously, not those who see the whole Bible as allegory or some such thing.
I had started in on a Bible study of Revelation by a pastor at a local church. I could access it online.
Kizzie, that pastor told about exactly what you are talking about at the beginning of his study. He is Southern Baptist and well aware of the different ways of looking at what the book holds. I need to get back to the study. A friend was linking me to it weekly but her husband had major health issues so I no longer got reminders from her.
I liked Janice’s thought yesterday, that God is not confined to the shapes He has shown us thus far. I guess the wheels with all the eyes should be a reminder of that!
Interpreting Revelation, Daniel and Ezekiel is difficult, no matter who one is. Has it all happened as some suggest or is it yet to happen? Personally, I don’t take a pre-millennial, post-millennial or a-millennial position, but as one preacher said (tongue in cheek) – Pan-millennial – it will all pan out in the end. We just need to be ready for whatever.
Not discerning all of Revelation, just trying to picture the new Jerusalem shape. I think even if it is a cube, we will all have balconies and I will be on the ground floor.
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Hello! We’re enjoying South Dakota. Off to the Badlands today.
Happy Friday!
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Enjoy those Badlands, Peter!
I shall enjoy the good land of Georgia today!
Last night I went to another event, a fundraiser dinner for First Care, one of the oldest pregnany care centers in the nation. 40+ years! It was a huge gathering. The ministry gives support for pregnant moms through birth and to their babies up to two years of age.
I met another wonderful Bible study leader from my friend’s church.
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When we drove through Wyoming nearly 40 years ago, we saw signs about Wall Drugs ever few miles. By the time we reached the Badlands, we couldn’t take it anymore. We HAD to stop in for their infamous glass of water for 1 cent.
It was as silly a place as we expected–basically a giant thrift shop with a glass of water for a penny.
We ate lunch there and continued on, feeling silly that for getting trapped by an absurd roadside stand for the second time in our lives (the other was “South of the Border” at the South and North Carolina border on I-95 in 1978. Worse Mexican food ever).
The best sight? The view out the window along the whole trip. The sky is huge in that part of the world.
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When I was a child, I enjoyed when my family, while on a trip, would stop at Stuckey’s for something to eat. Now I don’t even remember if the food was even good or not.
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I have been to Wall Drugs a couple of times. Yes, it is a tourist site. You have to appreciate the entrepreneurship of those trying to make a living in all that sparseness.
We did see the Badlands, too, but did not explore. I hope it is a wonderful time for you and yours, Peter. And refreshing!
We are getting snow flurries and rain. It won’t even hit 50 today. Tomorrow there are promises of 65-70, if you can trust the weatherman. However, the grass is green, and spring flowers are coming up. What a concept season are! God’s creativity and awesomeness is on display for all of us.
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Back to yesterday’s discussion about the dimensions of the New Jerusalem. Isn’t it possible that those dimensions could be a way of saying that the city will be perfect, without having to take them literally? I have read the various interpretations of Revelation, and I think that is one interpretation of the New Jerusalem.
FTR, those interpretations, including the ones that see the Book of Revelation as mostly figurative, not literal, are from Christians who take the Bible seriously, not those who see the whole Bible as allegory or some such thing.
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I had started in on a Bible study of Revelation by a pastor at a local church. I could access it online.
Kizzie, that pastor told about exactly what you are talking about at the beginning of his study. He is Southern Baptist and well aware of the different ways of looking at what the book holds. I need to get back to the study. A friend was linking me to it weekly but her husband had major health issues so I no longer got reminders from her.
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I liked Janice’s thought yesterday, that God is not confined to the shapes He has shown us thus far. I guess the wheels with all the eyes should be a reminder of that!
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Interpreting Revelation, Daniel and Ezekiel is difficult, no matter who one is. Has it all happened as some suggest or is it yet to happen? Personally, I don’t take a pre-millennial, post-millennial or a-millennial position, but as one preacher said (tongue in cheek) – Pan-millennial – it will all pan out in the end. We just need to be ready for whatever.
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Oh, that is a wonderful thought, Peter. I need to tell my friend who has asked me about it all and where I stand.
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Not discerning all of Revelation, just trying to picture the new Jerusalem shape. I think even if it is a cube, we will all have balconies and I will be on the ground floor.
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