Consciousness After Death: Strange Tales From the Frontiers of Resuscitation Medicine - Wired Science

Consciousness After Death: Strange Tales From the Frontiers of Resuscitation Medicine - Wired Science

New book says near death experience essentially universal.  A Hindu describes a Hindu god, an atheist doesn’t see a Hindu god or a Christian god, but some being. Different cultures see the same thing, but their interpretation depends on what they believe.  Overall they have peace and no longer fear death.  Makes you think.

A Welcoming church?

Saw this tweet and picture the other day:
Adrian Bott @Cavalorn
Well, this is a first. A notice on a church door that actually made me want to pay them a visit: pic.twitter.com/bSG0VStRqm

Made me wonder how many churches really feel this way.  I think this was the kind of person Jesus was as they were always hanging around him, but unfortunately not all our churches.  I think a lot of leaders of our modern evangelical churches feel this way, but not all the attenders,  I'm afraid this often leaves those who attend even the best of churches leaving sour.  I guess they say the worst advertisers for Christianity are Christians.  If we aren't the type of people or churches that would make the type of people in the above not feel welcome we should probably look in the mirror as we're not being like Jesus.

The Good American Girl Doll

I have lots of fun with my 1st graders at Buckhead Church UpStreet.  It's fun to see their reactions to the postcards I send them when I travel and to see how they interpret the Bible and the world we live in.  It's also a weekly excuse for me to be silly for an hour.

I try to do "market research" and know what's cool with kids so I can relate to them.  You gotta stay current because fads come and go, but one that seems to have stuck is the American Girl Doll craze.  The kids love it when I make-up stories for them and I usually try to incorporate them as characters and sometimes am even good enough to relate it to the Bible lesson we're doing that week.  I'm nowhere near Orange material, but even a blind squirrel finds a nut once and a while.  This week's Doug made-up story was about Hannah's American Girl Doll named Kit.  As the story goes, Kit was laying on the sidewalk all battered with stuffing coming out everywhere and her head half falling off.  Many people walked by Kit and did nothing.  Mr. Doug saw kit and bandaged her up so she wouldn't lose more stuffing.  He then put Kit in his car and drove her to the American Girl Doll store at Northpoint Mall.  There he gave her to the doll hospital with some money and said that if it wasn't enough, when he returned he would give them more.  The end (of course with some details and fun thrown in).  Yep, the Good Samaritan told about a doll in a way that hopefully a first grade girl won't soon forget what it means to love your neighbor.  It's fun to make this stuff up.

One of the reasons I also love UpStreet are the catchy little songs and phrases we learn that I find myself humming throughout the week.  I remember last month was the "Patience Song" or, as I sang all month, "P-A-T-I-E-N-C-E, you gotta wait for it!"  Although they're meant for kids, I know in my heart that having those refrains coursing through my thoughts is more than healthy.

Well anyway, here's a song from @buckheadkids @buckhead church guaranteed to get stuck in your head "Books of the Bible" from KidStuf!  Click on the pic to go to the video and enjoy!

Shrinking Tumor!!!

Just talked to Dad and his tumor is shrinking rapidly, really rapidly.  He's looking healthy and his numbers across the board are improving.  More later, but feel so blessed right now!