tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post2898411650935633002..comments2024-03-24T11:30:08.199-07:00Comments on Can you believe?: New wineskinsJohan Maurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-50893137976201483732007-05-01T18:45:00.000-07:002007-05-01T18:45:00.000-07:00Evangelicals on the Left? I do hope, hope, hope yo...Evangelicals on the Left? I do hope, hope, hope you've read Randall Balmer's fabulous book "Thy Kingdom Come: An Evangelical's Lament." Must-read if you're an evangelical who has not yet found "Be thou a Republican" in Holy Scripture.<BR/><BR/>P. J. Nugent<BR/>Kaimosi, KenyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-62899282747014002262007-04-22T23:00:00.000-07:002007-04-22T23:00:00.000-07:00I'm glad to see that IVCF is ministering from a st...I'm glad to see that IVCF is ministering from a starting point of existing relationships within the student body. According to some media reports, the Virginia Tech community is growing weary of outside interventions.Johan Maurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-6909439868854887152007-04-21T13:25:00.000-07:002007-04-21T13:25:00.000-07:00God is not under our control, but God is present t...God is not under our control, but God is present to us in all situations. IVCF appears to be focusing on God understanding suffering and being present with us in it. I would hope that some students who may not be active Christians would be able to hear that, and obtain some comfort.Bill Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752443575410023776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-24778508387714622912007-04-20T17:52:00.000-07:002007-04-20T17:52:00.000-07:00Dear Johan, My daughter lives in Blacksburg, along...Dear Johan, My daughter lives in Blacksburg, along with her partner, who is a student at Virginia Tech. They were not directly involved in the masssacre.<BR/><BR/>On TV I saw and heard Franklin Graham saying that the Devil, not God, was responsible for this great evil. He also said only faith in Jesus Christ would lead to salvation. He said he had about 15 assistants preaching and counseling with him.<BR/><BR/>To my mind, no human being has a good explanation for the mystery of evil. Why do bad things happen to good people, and terrible things happen to a great university? The Truth is, I believe, that we do not know.<BR/><BR/>We do know, through our faith in Christ, that God suffers with us. Even this knowledge does not help us unless it can lead us to forgiveness, not hatred. I wish that the Amish and Mennonites were teaching America, not Franklin Graham, who gives evangelical Christianity a bad name.<BR/><BR/>My daughter says that people in Blacksburg were angry that President Bush, who is responsible for countless thousands of deaths, came to Blacksburg to speak. I think that many will be angry at Franklin Graham also. I think that the Christians at Virginia Tech will be helped by IVCF, but few others. God is not under our control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com