Please share Turkish translator story, I am interested in testimonies

All I wondered about were more of the circumstances of the story you
alluded to. I am interested in testimonies. I read dozens of testimony
books of Christians when I was born again, and read dozens of other
autogriographies of others who left the fold too.

You seem to be undergoing some stress, which seems pretty common on this
listserv judging from the way people react to one another. Maybe because
Howard Van Till's views changed and developed, while yours have stuck with
Flood Mediterraneo and trying to prove your faith to others, you're
undergoing a bit more stress than most. Your fear of letting go, and
admitting genuine doubts concerning the tower of beliefs you've tried to
build, may be part of the stress. Besides, there are Christians who doubt
the literal truth of Genesis and the Flood stories as much as I do.

Cheers,
Ed

"Glenn Morton" <glennmorton@entouch.net> writes:
>Ed, I see no reason to waste my time with you. You lost my trust many
>years
>ago.

>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ed babinski [mailto:ed.babinski@furman.edu]
>>Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 3:58 AM
>>Glenn,
>>
>>Please share the Turkish translator story!
>>
>>I may be jumping the gun not having heard your story yet, but it seems to
>>me that any story about prayer followed by a quick reply might mean:
>>
>>1) That someone or something overheard your plea for a Turkish
>translator,
>>and that would be COMPATIBLE with everything you presently believe about
>>the Bible and Christianity but it would not PROVE that the entire Bible
>>and all of your beliefs about it are all true. I also bet that most
>>devout people of many different religions have at least ONE similar story
>>of a miraculous coincidence from their own lives to share. In fact, I
>bet
>>even atheists have stories of at least one miraculous coincidence in
>their
>>lives.
>>
>>2) If you and your friends prayed a second time for a particular person
>to
>>show up (i.e., if the experiment could be repeated) it might prove it was
>>not merely a coincidence. (Some of the coincidences I recall from my own
>>life are ones in which I've bumped into people in New York City by
>>accident that I knew personally. I once found a twenty dollar bill just
>>lying on the ground. And I once guessed out of thin air, the exact suit
>>and number of the playing card someone had picked from a full deck. I
>>also once read about an old book I'd like to read and then went into a
>>bookstore and just happened to see it for sale on a discount table. I
>>have also since then run into articles on subjects or heard from others
>>about subjects that I just happened to be curious about at that same
>>moment. And of course, we've all probably picked up the phone and heard
>>nothing on the other end of the line, until someone breaks the silence
>>with, "Hey, I just phoned you, and didn't even hear it ring!" "Yeah, I
>was
>>just phoning you too!" )
>>
>>3) Suppose you and your group sent out psychic vibrations and a Turkish
>>translator just happened to be in the neighborhood and picked it up and
>>started heading your way? That would be a combination of coincidence (he
>>was in the neighborhood), and the power of your joined minds.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Ed
>>
>>
>>
>>"Glenn Morton" <glennmorton@entouch.net> writes:
>>>Alexanian wrote:
>>>
>>>>I wonder if Glenn considers the following verse “some grounding in
>>>fact”. ”And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you,
>>>>Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but
>>>My Father who is in heaven.” Matt. 16:17.
>>>
>>>How can I see that as a grounding in fact. What is objectively
>verifiable
>>>in that statement? What test can I run or observe to see that it is
>true
>>>that the father revealed something to Simon.
>>>
>>>What I do find grounding, at least personally is the event years ago
>when
>>>God provided a Turkish translater in a 10 sq foot area at exactly 10
>>>minutes after we had prayed at 1 A. M. for one to come to that spot in
>>>Dallas, Texas. I experienced that fact. It has grounded me, but Simons
>>>thing can't ground me.
>>
>>
>
Received on Fri Oct 22 11:57:17 2004