So the verse that says we are to give the gospel to every creature seemed to hit me in a new way recently. The "every creature" portion just really stood out to me. We are surrounded by people every day, and don't attempt to tell them a thing about the Lord or their eternal soul. I've tried to become more aware of people as I'm out shopping ect. As this verse of scripture has begun to become more real to me, the Lord has sent more people to my door also. Seeing that I really don't get out all that much during the week, I think this is a pretty good arrangement. If I can't get out and tell people about the Lord, He can just send them to my house. My latest encounters have been with Jehovah's Witnesses.

The first pair came to my door a few months ago. Of course, you can tell what they are up to as soon as you open the door, so instead of letting them talk to me, I talk to them first. I quickly let them know that I know they don't believe Jesus is God. I also let them know why I believe that Jesus is God. After I quoted Scripture to them, they tried to tell me that not all versions read the same way. I quickly let them know that was why I only used the King James Version. I knew it had not been tampered with and I could depend on it. They then wanted to know how could Jesus be God and still have a Father. So, I showed them how there are three parts of an eye, yet there is just one eye...the cornea, pupil, and iris. There are also three parts to a finger. When you bend it, you can see clearly the three parts. Let's just say that the lady's eyes were pretty big when I was showing them that illustration.
We didn't get much farther than that with the first pair that came to the door. But I began thinking of how much bigger the picture is for these people. If they do not believe that Jesus is God, they can never believe that He can save them from their sins.
A couple of months later the next and much more educated pair of Witnesses came by. It was with them that I found out that they don't believe in a hell. They gave an obscure verse in Ecclesiastes that says that the dead know nothing as their proof text that there is not a literal hell. Of course that Scripture reference is referring to the dead body of bones in the grave and not the spirit of a person. They also asked why would Jesus go to hell after He died on the cross if it were a place of torment. My answer was so that when they stood before Him at the judgment they would have no excuse for Him sending THEM there. He would be able to tell them that He has been through absolutely everything that they have ever been or would be through, and they do not have an excuse for rejecting Him. They weren't quite sure how to answer that one. They did tell me that they believe in heaven though. Now why would there be a heaven to believe in if the dead know nothing?
I don't really feel like I got very far with these people, but I pray that maybe the little bit that I was able to give them would somehow later on bring them to truly know the Lord.

Today is our 10th Anniversary

It does not seem like that much time has passed, but Spencer and I have reached the double digits as far as anniversaries go. I don't imagine we'll ever get out of the double digits either. We will be heading to the Biltmore Estate and the Blue Ridge Parkway for our big day. Both are places I've wanted to explore for some time. Hopefully, I'll have some interesting pictures to post when we get back.

Yesterday I had a former coworker and friend who now lives in Boston show up at my door. I say show up at my door, because I was expecting her on the 21st instead of the 12th. What's with me reading dates backwards? We had a good time catching up on several years.

Also yesterday, Sierra had a long awaited date with her daddy. She was thrilled. He said, he hadn't had a girl so giddy over him in 12 years. (That's how long ago we met. :-D )

Soccer

Soccer games start tomorrow for our girls, so I thought I'd get a jump on their pictures. Here are my two favorite.