tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post7460720471208090284..comments2024-03-12T19:34:23.734-04:00Comments on Everyday with dan...: Revelation and ritz lecturesdanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088260285661911833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post-17671888258484381022009-04-29T07:32:00.000-04:002009-04-29T07:32:00.000-04:00Nice story, Jim. Thanks for sharing it.
Yes, I've...Nice story, Jim. Thanks for sharing it.<br /><br />Yes, I've always ascribed to the "pan theory": everything will 'pan out' in the end.danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088260285661911833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post-70180450823915254602009-04-28T20:13:00.000-04:002009-04-28T20:13:00.000-04:00On the occasion of my grandparents' (Mom's parents...On the occasion of my grandparents' (Mom's parents) 70th anniversary in 2001 we had a family reunion and everyone went to their small church in St. James, MO, where there was a nice lunch put on by "the church ladies" afterward. The church was so small that they had a circuit preacher that day (in the even smaller country church my grandparents attended years before that near Mountain View, Missouri, I can remember my Grandpa being asked to "speak" when there was no circuit rider available - he was great).<br /><br />Anyway, the preacher was young, but he did a good job, especially considering it was the weekend after 9/11 (a whole other story). His sermon was on Revelation, and he told a story I loved then, love now, and pass along at every chance I get, including here. I will repeat as well as I can:<br /><br />When the pastor was in seminary he had played on a basketball team at the school. One day after practice the team members were arguing over the meaning of Revelation, which they were all taking a class on at the time. Meanwhile there was an old janitor sitting in the stands, waiting for them to clear out so he could sweep, and meanwhile listening to them bicker back and forth over the meanings of the symbolism, numerology, "Rapture," and what not. Finally, in a quiet voice he says, "I know the true meaning of Revelation."<br /><br />The students all have a good laugh at that. "What can YOU know about Revelation, old man, when we're studying it in a fine seminary and WE can't even agree what it's all about."<br /><br />The janitor just smiled and said, "It's simple. It all adds up to one thing..."<br /><br />"Jesus wins in the end."<br /><br />Amen.<br /><br />Go preach some Revelation, Dan.Jim Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634460171128306060noreply@blogger.com