Blue in the face

There is a lively debate going on at the History's Mysteries board at Beliefnet.com about a fundamental Christian trying to prove the Bible to atheists and agnostics. But, sides are determined to show the other side wrong. They are both turning blue in the face trying to convince the opposing points of view. The Bible is not a book of science and should not be treated as such. I really don't feel that you need to prove it to those who do not believe.

The Bible is a history of the Jewish (partly), Christian and Islamic (partly) faiths. Let me repeat, it is not a book of science. It is a book of miracles. The miracles cannot be explained or duplicated. They need to be understood in the context they are presented and not used for any other purpose. When the sun stood still for three days, that was a miracle. Science will tell you that it is impossible for the earth to stop turning or change the length of the day. I accept that. It was a miracle that cannot be explained by religion nor by science, but only by the omnipotent God.

I do not understand the need for some Christians to prove their faith to others. That is why they call it faith, because you don't have to fully explain it. I don't know enough to begin in starting to convince non-believers. I refuse to start Bible-thumping.

The Long Night Passing

Well, for me the night ended around 11 pm. The most severe weather had passed leaving nothing but showers. In my county, there were no deaths and very few, if any, injuries. I got out this morning and went around our town and saw very little damage, but I did find a few limbs down. So far, at 9:40 am on Wednesday, there have been 27 (?) in Tennessee with others in Arkansas, Kentucky and Alabama. The storm system is still moving east reaching the Smoking Mountains and Atlanta.

Many people have commented that this storm system was unusual. On average for Tennessee, we have tornadoes year round and frequently in January, November, December. It's not common, but it does happen every few years. Weather in Tennessee is such a strange bird.