| Introduction to My Family |
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| Just like Tigger, I'm off and running, no matter what obstacles are in the way! |
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I'm happy to have you visit my web site. I put this together when I was very busy with lecturing on cruise ships, but now that that phase of my life is over and I am not seeking new jobs, there seems to be little use for much of the material on my site. But family is always there, and I am proud of every one of them. I even have family in Panama, in fact, one of my distant cousins is the Chief of Lock Construction for the Panama Canal and will be the director for all that happens with the expansion of the Canal.
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My Faith
I would like to add to my introduction a statement of my faith.
The reason I majored in Physics in college is probably because of my fascination with the formation of the earth, the rules of nature and how well they all fit together. The formation of this earth and of our solar system and the systems beyond is not by accident. Man was created with the most complex systems within him and surrounding him than anyone can imagine, and to this day, we still do not understand much of this creation of man and his universe. Our world of medicine is a long way from understanding the workings of our bodies. Our brain alone is a complete puzzle. A very intelligent Maker, a Supreme Being, had to be involved, a Creator, a Conceptualizer that could put all of the complex systems together in such a manner that they all work.
I believe that there is one sole God, the Creator of this earth and of the universe and of man. Man has known in his heart since the beginning that we had a relationship with this God who created us and created everything around us. I have this feeling as well.
I also believe that this God made a way for man to rectify his sins before Him. What is sin? It is the breaking of the rules God has laid out for man to obey. They are simple, as simple as the Ten Commandments. Early man realized he had to find some way to rectify these sins and that way was by the sacrificing to this God with blood offerings. Blood sacrifices have been part of mankind since man entered into the earth. God followed this rule for the remission of sins through the blood of His Son, Jesus Christ. And He made a very simple way for man to obtain pardon for his sins, that by accepting that sacrifice of His Son in our place, He would pardon man's sin. That simple!
So I believe that God sent His Son Jesus Christ to this earth to be the sacrifice for the sins I have committed against Him. I believe the fact that by the very simple means He has set up for me, that by accepting His Son as my redeemer, my substitute by the sacrifice of His blood, that I will be forgiven by God for my sins. And in addition, that because of the mercy of God, I will be granted everlasting life in His presence in a place He has prepared for me and for everyone that believes in Christ.
I don't understand all the details of everything that God has created and done in our world, and I am anxious to get to the day when I can ask Him a lot of questions I have in my mind. But the one very simple and basic thing that I do understand is that my acceptance of His Son as my Savior is enough to rectify my sins before Him and that I am going into His presence when I leave this earth. That I am sure of!
So I am a Believer!
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