My Home is in Heaven

   There is an old joke which goes something like this: Did you hear about the optimist who fell off the roof of a tall building? As he passed the eighth story he called out: ‘I’m all right so far!’ As he passed the fifth story he cried out again: ‘I’m all right so far!’ and as he flew past the second story the same cheerful cry was heard. Then he landed headfirst and hadn’t a word more to say.  How’s Wycliffe Associates’ Bible translation experiment going? So far, so goooooood. Wycliffe Associates seems to believe that faster is better, no matter the cost, when it comes to Bible translation. But this is the Word of God we’re talking about here, not the Harry Potter books. This is the Bible , the love letter from the Lord, the scriptures that were given to us over a period of centuries . Jesus Himself, God incarnate, walked the Earth for three full years, taking the time to make sure he got it right. If God’s reason for giving us the Bible was simply to...

  Let’s Hurry this Along, God I love to fly. I love airports. I’ve flown around the world numerous times, from east to west and west to east. With so much experience flying, why can’t I fly the airplane? Let me sit in the cockpit and you’ll see how smart I am. “Hmmm, so many dials and knobs here. I don’t know what all these thingamajigs mean. Oh good, you have it all on a computer. What a great idea. All the answers are right here. Yes, it’s perfectly clear now. Well, I do understand most of what it’s talking about. Now just one more question, could my ten buddies come in and help me? Sam, I’d like you to keep watch of that dial over there. Jose, I’ll put you in charge of this other round one. Judy, your job is to keep your eye on this meter over here. And Sarah you watch that light up there, okay? If we work together, we can get this airplane off the ground in record time.  “I must admit I’m not exactly sure what this bar is for but never mind, I’m sure it will all ...