Wow, must be doing the same sermon series. My pastor did the same thing, except (and I can't figure out the logic here that led to it) he had a congregant use a PEN to set off the trap...one 30 ink-stained pastor's shirt (and subsequent 30 second laughing fit) later...it actually topped what happened in the other service when the umbrella he used as a prop broke and closed on his head (no, didn't spring closed...gravity just took it's effect)...

I resisted after the first couple references but you took me over the edge! Now playing the game! Burninate baby! http://www.homestarrunner.com/trogdor.html

Love the spin you put on this. Really looking at the whole story beyond just the miracle, which usually gets all of the focus.

Interesting question, as taking the emotions out of the equation it was not God who killed the guards, but man. I would like to believe that:
a.) God could have stricken down the guards
a.) The miracle of the escape would only solidify my beliefs
b.) This miracle would only be heightened if I believed in my family member's integrity, knowing he didn't simply bribe his way out etc.
c.) I'd be sad for my relative that I could not lead him to Christianity in time.
But that's clearly a detached view. It would certainly try my faith like anyone who has a loved one taken away. I might even get upset when hearing of Paul and Slias' escape that clearly had the hand of God on it and in fact led the jailer to salvation, upset my relative didn't get the same opportunity. But I'd still think that the undeniable proof of God's play in this coupled with His side winning, even at the cost of family, would entrench me on His side.

Thanks again for presenting the "360 view" of this miracle. Definitely food for thought!

Well, the plus side to all that's been happening on this tour is that it makes for good blog stories. Small consolation I know, but I really appreciate how you keep your humor about you even when dealing with things like severe back pain. You've had to deal with much more than your fair share of issues so far on this tour and it's just begun. Praying God's power shines through and things turn around quickly.

Looks pretty good! A few standard start-up warts & bugs but all in all a big improvement over the "portal page" you used to have (contact to report bugs?). Will this content be linked to your Facebook page (like the blogspot blog was)?

Favorite movie? All time? Oh, how I hate picking favorites..."Empire Strikes Back" was the best of the Star Wars movies so I'll go with that.

What's this?! Orange?! I asked for Orange-Red! I'm working with amateurs here! I can't create art under these conditions!

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Did you catch Randy's post? He's Randy_Williams (with an "_")

Reading all these blogs. ;-)