Impact

Friday was a busy day. There were about 37 people at the Ladies Luncheon at Oyumino chapel. I spoke for 90 minutes (well, I spoke for 45 minutes and my translator spoke for 45 minutes). Once again I was asked some very good questions. One Japanese lady came up afterwards and asked me what she should do about her junior high aged son who is being taught evolution in school. I said we have the same issue in the United States and that some of evolutionary theory where minor variations (like finch beak variations) are used as proof that evolution applies universally, but that Intelligent Design Theory points out some of the problems with Evolution/Darwinism trying to answer the 'big questions.'

After lunch I had a couple of hours to rest and then headed to Midoridai Chapel for "Impact" which is a weekly outreach for Chiba University students. Friday night was "Teiraward Night" [Taylor Ward Night]. I am hoping this will catch on with everybody as an annual event. Please remember that next April 27th as you celebrate Taylor Ward Night [or Teiraword Night].

The photo above shows the people subjected to (err, I mean, the lucky participants at) Taylor Ward night. I was able to give my presentation again with the translation done by Mr. Uchida (front right). The questions keep getting better every time I speak.

I was able to share my faith a little and tell people how Christianity is really different from all other religions and philosophies [[that is to say ~ all other religions and philosphies, at bottom, require that you to first "be" then you may "get" [first, 'be' a good person ~ or somehow 'be' "acceptable" to God or 'the infinite' or 'be' good enough to reach Nirvana" or "be" good enough ~ to break the cycle of causation"] then [and only then] can you "get" [acceptance with God or some other higher power to reach Heaven or Nirvana or . . .]]. But the God of the Bible, through Jesus Christ, crucified on the cross, turns this completely around [[first, you "get", then you'll "be"]]~ God loved us first, before we were ever worthy, before we were 'good enough' to be acceptable to God, and shows us that God, through Jesus offers each of us this incredible gift freely ~ that by taking into our hearts the understanding of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross for all men (and women), though not deserved, is ours through faith and understanding. We will be able to stand blameless before the Creator God.

Please keep praying for this mission.

Taylor