{"id":3342,"date":"2015-06-26T11:28:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T11:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/?p=3342"},"modified":"2017-02-18T22:05:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T22:05:00","slug":"another-coffee-break-supernatural-maturity-part-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/another-coffee-break-supernatural-maturity-part-15\/","title":{"rendered":"ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: SUPERNATURAL MATURITY, Part 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"307\" title=\"defaultblog1\" src=\"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/defaultblog1.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/defaultblog1-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/defaultblog1-400x269.jpg 400w, https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/defaultblog1.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1105px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#171717;--awb-margin-top:5px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:0px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-top-width:3px;border-top-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-flex\"><h2>ANOTHER COFFEE BREAK: SUPERNATURAL MATURITY, Part 15<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=WordSection1><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>June 26, 2015\n  <o:p><\/o:p>\n<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#984806'>OK. We've spent the last three weeks on what it means to be the\nsalt of the earth. Now it\u2019s time to get on with what it means to be the light\nof the world. Once again, here\u2019s how it reads in the KJV:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><b><u><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Matthew\n5:13-16<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span\nstyle='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his <span\nclass=SpellE>savour<\/span>, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth\ngood for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill\ncannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on\na candlestick; and it <span class=SpellE>giveth<\/span> light unto all that are\nin the house.&nbsp;Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your\ngood works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Since\nwe\u2019ve pretty much covered the first part of this statement, let\u2019s move on to\nthe amplified and re-translated portion of this passage:<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#002060'>[When I said, \u201cLight be,\u201d that was the light that brought this\nworld into being. I AM that light.] (Because you are in me, and I AM in you,\nyou are \u2014 likewise \u2014 the light of this world. That is a light one cannot hide.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#002060'>[As representatives of the New Jerusalem] you are like that City\nwhich is elevated on a high hill or mountain and cannot be hidden from view.\n(You have been made and destined to be visible to this world.)<\/span><b><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span\nstyle='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>(Matthew 5:14, RAC\nTranslation &amp; Amplification)<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#002060'>No one lights a candle, and then hides it under some kind of\ncovering or utensil. Rather, they put the candle on some kind of <span\nclass=SpellE>lampstand<\/span> or decorative piece in order to elevate it so as\nto give light to the whole room.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#002060'>Let that light (My light) which is in you, therefore, radiate\nbrilliantly in front of all men and women so that the value of your\nrelationship with and in Me \u2014 manifested in the works, the signs and wonders \u2014\nis demonstrated. That, in turn, will cause Father in Heaven to receive glory\nand honor and praise!<\/span><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>(Matthew\n5:15-16, RAC Translation and Amplification)<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Consider,\nnow, how John described Jesus and how His appearance impacted society:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>John\n1:5, KJV<\/span><\/u><\/b><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>:&nbsp;<\/span><span\nstyle='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#C00000'>And the light <span class=SpellE>shineth<\/span> in darkness; and\nthe darkness comprehended it not.<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>But\nlook at how the Greek text really puts it:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"NewsweekGrotesqueEight\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#002060'>And the light appeared in the midst of the darkness, exposing\neverything previously obscured to view; and the darkness was incapable of\nseizing, possessing and overwhelming it. (The darkness couldn\u2019t even understand\nthe nature, character or makeup of that light).<\/span><b><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span\nstyle='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>(John 1:5, RAC\nTranslation and Amplification)<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:12.5pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Consider\nfor a moment, the inability of physical darkness to deal with even the\nslightest amount of light. Step into a closet, close the door, and unless the\ntop, sides and bottom of the door have rubber seals to absolutely block out any\nincoming light, even a slight crack at the bottom or sides will allow you to\nsee even dimly in the closet. In order to illustrate what we are talking about\nwith light and darkness, let me share a story with you. This is a bit long, and\nit gets into a lot of areas, but it highlights precisely where we are going\nwith this discussion on the significance of our being the light of the world,\nand the inability of the natural world to understand and comprehend the\ndimension in which we live.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>&quot;Let me explain the problem science has with\nreligion.&quot; The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and\nthen asks one of his new students to stand.<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'You're a Christian, aren't you, son?'<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Yes sir,' the student says.<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'So you believe in God?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Absolutely '<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Is God good?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Sure! God's good.'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?'<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Yes'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Are you good or evil?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'The Bible says I'm evil.'<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The professor grins knowingly. 'Aha! The Bible! He considers for\na moment. 'Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and\nyou can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?'<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Yes sir, I would.'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'So you're good...!'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'I wouldn't say that.'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if\nyou could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't.'<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The student does not answer, so the professor continues. 'He\ndoesn't, does He? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he\nprayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Can you answer that one?'<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The student remains silent. 'No, you can't, can you?' the\nprofessor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the\nstudent time to relax.<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Let's start again, young <span class=SpellE>fella<\/span>. Is\nGod good?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'<span class=SpellE>Er<\/span>..yes,' the student says.<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Is Satan good?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The student doesn't hesitate on this one.. 'No.'<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Then where does Satan come from?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The student falters. 'From God.'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there\nevil in this world?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Yes, sir.'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything,\ncorrect?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Yes'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'So who created evil?' The professor continued, 'If God created\neverything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the\nprinciple that our works define who we are, then God is evil.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>Again, the student has no answer.<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these\nterrible things, do they exist in this world?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The student squirms on his feet. 'Yes.'<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'So who created them ?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his\nquestion. 'Who created them?' There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer\nbreaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized.<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Tell me,' he continues onto another student. 'Do you believe in\nJesus Christ, son?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The student's voice betrays him and cracks. 'Yes, professor, I\ndo.'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The old man stops pacing. 'Science says you have five senses you\nuse to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?'<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'No sir. I've never seen Him.'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?'<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'No, sir, I have not.'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your\nJesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for\nthat matter?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't.'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Yet you still believe in him?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Yes'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable\nprotocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?'<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Nothing,' the student replies. 'I only have my faith.'<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Yes, faith,' the professor repeats. 'And that is the problem\nscience has with God. There is no evidence, only faith.'<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a\nquestion of His own. 'Professor, is there such thing as heat? '<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>' Yes.\u2019<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'And is there such a thing as cold?'<\/span><span\nstyle='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Yes, son, there's cold too.'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'No sir, there isn't.'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested.\nThe room suddenly becomes very quiet.<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The student begins to explain.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat,\nmega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't\nhave anything called 'cold'. We can get down to 458 degrees below zero, which\nis no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as\ncold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees. <span\nclass=SpellE>Every body<\/span> or object is susceptible to study when it has or\ntransmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit\nenergy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold\nis only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold.\nHeat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the\nopposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.'<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom,\nsounding like a hammer.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as\ndarkness?'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'Yes,' the professor replies without hesitation. 'What is night\nif it isn't darkness?'<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the\nabsence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light,\nflashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's\ncalled darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word. In\nreality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker,\nwouldn't you?<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>'<\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\ncolor:#663300'>The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him.\nThis will be a good semester.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>I\nknow you're looking at me cross-eyed, wondering where this is going, but bear\nwith me. We'll finish the story and wrap this up next week.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#002060'>I remind those of you\nin need of ministry that our Healing Prayer Call takes place on Mondays at 7:00\nPM Eastern (4:00 PM Pacific). Once again, the number to call for healing is\n(805) 399-1000. Then enter the access code: 124763#.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";color:#002060'>At the same time, in\ncase you are missing out on real fellowship in an environment of <span\nclass=SpellE>Ekklesia<\/span>, our Sunday worship gatherings are available by\nconference call \u2013 usually at about 10:45AM Pacific. That conference number is\n(559) 726-1300, and the access code is 308640#. We hope to make these\ngatherings available by Skype or Talk Fusion before long.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:\nnormal'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>B<b>lessings\non you!<\/b><\/span><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:\n\"Times New Roman\";mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-left in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:left;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"margin-right:25px;float:left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"72\" title=\"Signature\" src=\"https:\/\/regnersmorningcoffee.com\/blogger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Signature.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4230\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=Section1>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:\n.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:\"Book Antiqua\",\"serif\";\nmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"'>Regner\n  A. 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