We find ourselves, as men and women in a confused and difficult world, aware of principalities and powers which we cannot understand and which we cannot explain.

The spirit of man, therefore, searches for something which it cannot find, and having shown that no human learning or teaching could ever solve that problem, we came to the conclusion that there is no hope for men and women save that they submit to the revelation that God has been pleased to give of Himself.

He has given that revelation in nature. He has given it in history. He has given it by sending His only begotten Son into this world and, in a very special way, He has given it in and through the book which we call the Bible.

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‘The power of the Lord’s spirit became so mighty upon their souls as to carry all before it, like the rushing mighty wind of Pentecost. Some were screaming out in agony; others–and among these strong men–fell to the ground as if they had been dead. I was obliged to give out a psalm, our voices being mingled with the mourning and groans of many prisoners sighing for deliverance.” -William Burns.

“The power of God was present. They came to be saved, and were not disappointed. The sobs and cries were wonderful. It seemed as if God had come down in terror and power; as if the Spirit were passing through every region of every soul, diffusing Himself through all its capacities, and recesses; throwing light into the understanding, assailing and subverting the fortress of sin in the heart; revealing Himself as the antagonist of sin–disturbing and tracking it in all its windings–stirring the soul to its depths, drawing it slowly, but surely, to a crisis–piling up these sentences of condemnation, one upon another, until the whole soul, collecting all its energies into one out-cry for mercy, exclaimed, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner, what must I do to be saved? Save, Lord, or I perish! O, save or I sink into hell. Heal my soul for I have sinned against Thee !” -James Caughey 

“In the Irish Revival of 1859, people became so weak that they could not get back to their homes. Men and women would fall by the wayside and would be found hours later pleading with God to save their souls. They felt that they were slipping into hell and that nothing else in life mattered but to get right with God… To them eternity meant everything. Nothing else was of any consequence. They felt that if God did not have mercy on them and save them, they were doomed for all time to come.” - Oswald J. Smith 

9 months ago Jeff McLoud and I started out to get our private pilots license.

Today I took my check ride and passed. 

Jeff got his two weeks ago…now we just need to find somewhere to fly and buy a burger.

We are standing outside the plane I used (thanks Charles) with our temporary pilots license.

 ” I do believe that Christ’s condemnation is my absolution; that His crucifixion is my deliverance; His descending into hell is my ascending into heaven; His death is my life; His blood is my cleansing”

There is a great debate happening on Guy Thing Blog at the moment about creation.

Drop by and have a read.

Since starting my pilots licence I have been looking for tools to help reduce my work load, not increase it.

The old wheel E6B calculator, while a novelty to start with proves inadequate and cumbersome, and at times not as accurate as an electronic one.

A great tool I have found is an E6B calculator that works with my iphone.

It is really user friendly and a great tool and the folks at myE6B.com are open to input, suggestions and improvements! Great folks and well worth a look. It is free and very flexible - designed for the iphone

Billy Landers sent this to me last night.

He found them on the web, it comes with the caveat:

These were posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers
are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have
a sense of humor.

Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? (UK).
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you’ve been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it’s only three thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
A: So it’s true what they say about Swedes.

Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not… oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come Naked.

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