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NASA
Proves God's Word
In this message
dated 10/28/1999 9:53:52 PM Central Daylight Time,
Lahspe1901 writes: "Don't know how to verify if this
really did happen or not, but it sounds very interesting,
and logical to me!" See what you think! If anyone
has any ideas as how to verify the NASA part...let us
know!
For all you scientists out there and for
all the students who have a hard time convincing these
people regarding the truth of the Bible...here's
something that shows God's awesome creation and shows
that He is still in control.
Did you know that the
space program is busy proving that what has been called
"myth" in the Bible is true? Mr. Harold
Hill, President of the Curtis Engine Company in Baltimore
Maryland and a consultant in the space program, relates
the following development.
I think one of the most
amazing things that God has for us today happened
recently to our astronauts and space scientists at Green
Belt, Maryland. They were checking the position of
the sun, moon, and planets out in space where they would
be 100 years and 1000 years from now. We have to know
this so we won't send a satellite up and have it bump
into something later on its orbits. We have to lay
out the orbits in terms of the life of the satellite, and
where the planets will be so the whole thing will not bog
down. They ran the computer measurement back and forth
over the centuries and it came to a halt. The computer
stopped and put up a red signal, which meant that there
was something wrong either with the information fed into
it or with the results as compared to the standards. They
called in the service department to check it out and they
said "what's wrong?" Well, they found
there is a day missing in space in elapsed time. They
scratched their heads. There was no answer.
Finally, a Christian man
on the team said, "You know, one time I was in
Sunday School and they talked about the sun standing
still." While they didn't believe him, they
didn't have an answer either, so they said, "Show
us." He got a Bible and went back to the book
of Joshua where they found a pretty ridiculous statement
for any one with "common sense." There
they found the Lord saying to Joshua, "Fear them
not, I have delivered them into thy hand; there shall not
a man of them stand before thee." Joshua was
concerned because he was surrounded by the enemy and if
darkness fell they would overpower them. So Joshua asked
the Lord to make the sun stand still! That's right ~
"The sun stood still and the moon stayed ~ and
hastened not to go down about a whole day!"
The astronauts and scientists said, "There is the
missing day!" They checked the computers going
back into the time it was written and found it was close
but not close enough. The elapsed time that was
missing back in Joshua's day was 23 hours and 20
minutes-not a whole day. They read the Bible
and there it was "about (approximately) a day.
These little words in the
Bible are important, but they were still in trouble
because if you cannot account for 40 minutes you'll still
be in trouble 1,000 years from now. Forty minutes had to
be found because it can be multiplied many times over in
orbits. As the Christian employee thought about it,
he remembered somewhere in the Bible where it said the
sun went BACKWARDS. The scientists told him he was out of
his mind, but they got out the Book and read these words
in 2 Kings: Hezekiah, on his death-bed, was visited by
the prophet Isaiah who told him that he was not going to
die. Hezekiah asked for a sign as proof.
Isaiah said "Do you want the sun to go ahead 10
degrees?" Hezekiah said "It is nothing for the
sun to go ahead 10 degrees, but let the shadow return
backward 10 degrees.." Isaiah spoke to the Lord and
the Lord brought the shadow ten degrees BACKWARD!
Ten degrees is exactly 40 minutes! Twenty-three hours and
20 minutes in Joshua, plus 40 minutes in Second Kings
make the missing day in the universe! 2 Kings 20:9-11
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Thermometers
and Thermostats
Do you know the difference
between a thermometer and a thermostat? A thermometer
simply measures the temperature. It doesn't do anything
about it. A thermostat measures the temperature and then
responds. If the temperature is too high, a thermostat
may shut off the heat. If the temperature is too low, a
thermostat may trigger heat to turn on ~ it measures
temperature and it does something about it. A
thermometer is a passive tool; a thermostat is an active
tool. They both experience the
temperature, but a thermostat responds to
it.
Some people are like thermometers ~ they passively allow
what may harm them to just happen. They have problems and
difficulties and they believe there isn't anything to be
done about it. They feel helpless as they watch life
happen because hey feel as if they have no power.
Others are
more like thermostats. When they are faced with
difficulty, they kick into action. They believe that
something can be done; a solution can be found; a hurt
can be healed. They respond; they make decisions; they go
into motion.
Advice
columnist Ann Landers said, "If I were asked to give
what I consider the single most useful bit of advice for
all humanity, it would be this: expect trouble as an
inevitable part of life. When it comes, hold your head
high, look it squarely in the eye, and say, 'I will be
bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.'" In other
words, respond courageously and creatively.
Do you know
that you can be bigger than any trouble that comes your
way? If you have become stuck because you feel frightened
or helpless, it is time to respond. It is time to go into
motion. It is time to activate your faith. When you
become bigger than your problem, it cannot defeat you.
Another way to say it: "It is easy to sit up and
take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking
action." .......
Today -- will
you be a thermometer or a thermostat?
Today I will live
through the next 24 hours
and not try to tackle all of life's problems at once.
Today I will improve
myself -- body, mind and spirit.
Today I will refuse to
spend time worrying about
what MIGHT HAPPEN IF...
Today I will not imagine
what I would do
if things were different.
They are not different. I will do my best
with what material I have.
Today I will find the
grace to let go of resentments of
others and self-condemnation over past mistakes.
Today I will not try to
change, or improve, anybody but me.
Today I will act toward
others as though this will be my last day on earth.
Today I will be
unafraid. I will enjoy what is beautiful,
and I will believe that as I give to the world,
the world will give to me."
Whether these are the best
of times or the worst of times, these are the only times
we've got. Live each day fully and you will look back on
a life that made a difference. ....... ~ Steve Goodier ~
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THE BEST
I do the best
that I know how
the very best I can
and I mean to keep on doing
it to the end
If the ends brings me out all right
what is said against me
will not amount to anything
If the end brings me out wrong
ten angels swearing I was right
would make no difference.
~ Abe
Lincoln ~
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Wisdom can be found among the youngest
of us. And it will be shared by the most elderly, too, if
we listen. During her 100th year, "Aunt Pearl"
was asked to speak to a group of high school students.
She offered a century of wisdom in a few short sentences:
"Enrich your life by becoming a better person, a
better student and an individual worthy of trust and
faithful in your commitments.
Aspire to help and not hinder in all your good and worthy
undertakings.
Use these words often: 'thank you,' 'please,' and 'I'm
sorry.'
After living 100 years, I admonish you to think deeply,
speak gently, work hard, give freely, pay promptly, pray
earnestly and be kind."
Wisdom doesn't come much better than that! ....... ~ Steve Goodier ~
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HOW
MOMS WERE MADE
By the
time the Lord made mothers, He was into his sixth day,
working overtime. An Angel appeared and said, "Why
are you spending so much time on this one?"
And the
Lord answered and said, "Have you read the spec'
sheet on this one? She has to be completely washable, but
not plastic; have 200 moveable parts, all replaceable;
run on black coffee and leftovers; have a lap that can
hold three children at one time and that disappears when
she stands up, have a kiss that can cure anything from a
scraped knee to a broken heart; and have six pairs of
hands."
The angel
was astounded at the requirements for this one. "Six
pairs of hands" No Way!"
The Lord
replied, "Oh, it's not the hands that are the
problem. It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers must
have!"
"And
that's on the standard model?" the angel asked.
The Lord
nodded in agreement, "Yep, one pair of eyes are to
seethrough the closed door as she asks her children what
they are doing even though she already knows. Another
pair here in the back of her head are to see what she
needs to know even though no one thinks she can. And the
third pair are here in the front of her head. They are
for looking at an errant child and saying that she
understands and loves the child without even saying a
single word."
The Angel
tried to stop the Lord. "This is just too much work
for one day. Wait until tomorrow to finish."
"But
I can't!" the Lord protested, "I am so close to
finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart.
She already heals herself when sick AND can feed a family
of six on a pound of hamburger and can get a
nine-year-old to stand in the shower."
The angel
moved closer and touched the woman, "But you have
made her too soft, Lord."
"She
is soft," the Lord agreed, "but I have also
made her tough. You have no idea what she can endure or
accomplish."
"Will
she be able to think?" the angel asked.
The Lord
replied, "Not only will she be able to think, she
will be able to reason and negotiate."
The angel
then noticed something and reached out and touched the
woman's cheek. "Oops, it looks like you have a leak
with this model. I told you that you were trying to put
too much into this one."
"That's
not a leak," the Lord objected. "That's a
tear."
"What's
the tear for?" the angel asked.
"The
Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her
joy, her sorrow, her disappointment, her pain, her
loneliness, her grief, and her pride."
The angel
was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord. You thought
of everything for this one. You even created the
tear!"
The Lord
looked at the angel and smiled. "I'm afraid you are
wrong again, my friend. I created the woman, but she
created the tear."
~ author
unknown ~
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WHY
MOTHERS CRY
"Why are you crying?"
he asked his mom.
"Because I'm a mother," she told him.
"I don't understand," he said.
His mom just hugged him and said, "You never will!"
Later the little boy asked his
father
why Mother seemed to cry for no reason.
"All mothers cry for no reason," was all his dad could
say.
The little boy grew up and
became a man,
still wondering why mothers cry.
So he finally put in a call to
God
and when God got on the phone the man said,
"God, why do mothers cry so easily." God said,
"You see son, when I made
mothers they had to be special.
I made their shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the
world,
yet gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave them an inner strength to endure childbirth
and the rejection that many times come from their children.
"I gave them a hardiness that allows them to
keep going when everyone else gives up,
and to take care of their families
through sickness and fatigue without complaining.
"I gave them the
sensitivity to love their children under all circumstances,
even when their child has hurt them very badly.
This same sensitivity helps them to make a child's boo-boo feel
better
and helps them share a teenager's anxieties and fears.
"I gave them a tear to
shed.
It's theirs exclusively to use whenever it's needed.
It's their only weakness.
It's a tear for mankind."
~ author unknown ~
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Someone said so
well:
To come together is a beginning;
To stay together is progress;
To finish together is success.
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Honesty
Is honesty the best
policy? It is certainly a goodpolicy, but I recall a
story about the captain of a ship who once wrote in his
log, "Mate was drunk today." Later, the mate
became upset and pleaded with the captain to strike the
record. He said he had never been drunk before and would
never be drunk again.
But the captain replied, "In this log we write the
exact truth."
The next week the mate kept the log. In it he wrote,
"Captain was sober today."
He told the truth... or did he? Maybe "truth"
means more than just getting the facts right.
Michigan (USA) voters may know something about the
difference between accuracy and truth. A few years ago
state legislature candidate Arnold Kelm was reported in
Quote Magazine to have purchased an ad in the local paper
accusing his opponent of being a "homo sapien"
-- an ACTIVE homo sapien (human being!!!). He obviously
labored under the opinion that this ad would help his
campaign.
Of course, he was honest and his information was
accurate, but truth is not always about getting the facts
right. If we are to be true to ourselves, good
questions to ask about each fact we will pass on today
are: "Is it helpful? Is it kind? Does it come from
my best self?" ................. ~
Steve Goodier ~
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P U S
H !
When
everything
seems to go wrong,
just push.
When the
job
gets you down,
just push.
When
people don't react
the way you think they should,
just push.
When
your money looks funny
and the bills are due,
just push.
When you
want to tell them off
for whatever the reason,
just push.
When you
ask the question,
when is my ship coming in?
just push.
When
people
just don't understand you,
just push.
Let me
tell you
what it stands for
P-ray
U-ntil
S-omething
H-appens
~ author unknown ~
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