May 31st, 1972
A messy miracle began
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As Christians, we have the privilege of having a personal relationship
the Almighty GOD of the universe. That's amazing, but it doesn't stop
What's even more amazing is that He is not only GOD of the big st
but He is also GOD of the little stuff,
The tiny details of life that often pass us by.
Don't ever snicker at anyone who says that there's no such thing as
guardian angels – 'cause I've retired a bunch of them.
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He is not only GOD of the big stuff,
but He is also GOD of the little stuff,
The tiny details of life that often pass us by.
Don't ever snicker at anyone who says that there's no such thing
as guardian angels – 'cause I've retired a bunch of them.
Avg life span is 12 years & only 10% reach their 18th birthday.
There are only 9 adult hemophiliacs in N TX.
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He is not only GOD of the big stuff,
but He is also GOD of the little stuff,
The tiny details of life that often pass us by.
Don't ever snicker at anyone who says that there's no such thing as
guardian angels – 'cause I've retired a bunch of them.
Avg life span is 12 years & only 10% reach their 18th birthday.
There are only 9 adult hemophiliacs in N TX.
As an atheist, my faith was in odds and probabilities.
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He is not only GOD of the big stuff,
but He is also GOD of the little stuff,
The tiny details of life that often pass us by.
Don't ever snicker at anyone who says that there's no such thing as
guardian angles – 'cause I've retired a bunch of them.
Avg life span is 12 years & only 10% reach their 18th birthday.
There are only 9 adult hemophiliacs in N TX.
As an atheist, my faith was in odds and probabilities.
Clearly, my odds of coming out of this at all,
much less clean, were getting ridiculous.
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City of Hope hospital in Duarte, CA
(Not your average hospital)
The City is dedicated to pure research
“Our scientific excellence stems from our dedication to
aggressively pursue lines of inquiry outside traditional paradigms
They've never billed a patient in the hospital's history.
Prospective patients are dying to get in.
If you need some gene therapy, or pre-phase I trial
or never been tried before procedure,
the City is your place if you can get in.
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He is not only GOD of the big stuff,
but He is also GOD of the little stuff,
The tiny details of life that often pass us by.
Don't ever snicker at anyone who says that there's no such thing as
guardian angles – 'cause I've retired a bunch of them.
Avg life span is 12 years & only 10% reach their 18th birthday.
As of 2007, there are only 9 adult hemophiliacs in N TX.
It took some time for me to hear Him, but GOD
was sending clear messages:
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My faith inadequately described reality –
not just my reality, but everyone's reality
(by my faith I couldn't have been alive), and
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He is not only GOD of the big stuff,
but He is also GOD of the little stuff,
The tiny details of life that often pass us by.
Don't ever snicker at anyone who says that there's no such thing as
guardian angles – 'cause I've retired a bunch of them.
Avg life span is 12 years & only 10% reach their 18th birthday.
As of 2007, there are only 9 adult hemophiliacs in N TX.
It took some time for me to hear Him, but GOD was sending
clear messages:
 My faith inadequately described reality –
not just my reality, but everyone's reality
(by my faith I couldn't have been alive), and
 GOD was in control – Always is.
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He is not only GOD of the big stuff,
but He is also GOD of the little stuff,
The tiny details of life that often pass us by.
Don't ever snicker at anyone who says that there's no such thing as
guardian angles – 'cause I've retired a bunch of them.
Avg life span is 12 years & only 10% reach their 18th birthday.
As of 2007, there are only 9 adult hemophiliacs in N TX.
It took some time for me to hear Him, but GOD was sending
clear messages:
 My faith inadequately described reality –
not just my reality, but everyone's reality
(by my faith I couldn't have been alive), and
 GOD was in control – Always is.
 GOD was setting the stage for me to listen to Him.
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The Gospel of John is about who Jesus is and is organized
around the “I AM” statements, not sequential events
Samaritan woman at the well speaking of the Christ, “I who speak to you am he”
4:26
“I am the bread of life.” 6:35
“I am the light of the world.” 8:12
“I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one
I claim to be” 8:24
“then you will know that I am the one I claim to be” 8:28
“I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!"
“I am the gate for the sheep.” 10:7
“I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.” 10:9
“I am the good shepherd: 10:11
”I am the resurrection and the life.” 11:25
“so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He.” 13:19
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except
through me.” 14:6
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.” 15:1
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“I am the vine; you are the branches.” 15:5
Samaritan woman at the well speaking of the Christ, “I who speak to you am he” 4:26
“I am the bread of life.” 6:35
“I am the light of the world.” 8:12
“I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be” 8:24
“then you will know that I am the one I claim to be” 8:28
“I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I AM!"
“I am the gate for the sheep.” 10:7
“I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.” 10:9
“I am the good shepherd: 10:11
”I am the resurrection and the life.” 11:25
“so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He.” 13:19
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” 14:6
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.” 15:1
“I am the vine; you are the branches.” 15:5
climax comes in an ascending level of questions when Jesus asks the intellectual qu
“Who do people say I am?” and you get the blah answers, a prophet, Elijah, etc.
And then follows it with the first real question for all of us:
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Samaritan woman at the well speaking of the Christ, “I who speak to you am he” 4:26
“I am the bread of life.” 6:35
“I am the light of the world.” 8:12
“I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be” 8:24
“then you will know that I am the one I claim to be” 8:28
“I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I AM!"
“I am the gate for the sheep.” 10:7
“I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.” 10:9
“I am the good shepherd: 10:11
”I am the resurrection and the life.” 11:25
“so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He.” 13:19
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” 14:6
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.” 15:1
“I am the vine; you are the branches.” 15:5
John's climax comes in an ascending level of questions when Jesus asks the intellectual question,
“Who do people say I am?” and you get the blah answers, a prophet, Elijah, etc.
And then follows it with the first real question for all of us:
… but who do YOU say I am?
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Samaritan woman at the well speaking of the Christ, “I who speak to you am he” 4:26
“I am the bread of life.” 6:35
“I am the light of the world.” 8:12
“I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be” 8:24
“then you will know that I am the one I claim to be” 8:28
“I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I AM!"
“I am the gate for the sheep.” 10:7
“I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.” 10:9
“I am the good shepherd: 10:11
”I am the resurrection and the life.” 11:25
“so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He.” 13:19
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” 14:6
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.” 15:1
“I am the vine; you are the branches.” 15:5
John's climax comes in an ascending level of questions when Jesus asks the intellectual question,
“Who do people say I am?” and you get the blah answers, a prophet, Elijah, etc.
And then follows it with the first real question for all of us:
… but who do YOU say I am?
Thou art the Christ,
the Son of the Living GOD!!
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Samaritan woman at the well speaking of the Christ, “I who speak to you am he” 4:26
“I am the bread of life.” 6:35
“I am the light of the world.” 8:12
“I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be” 8:24
“then you will know that I am the one I claim to be” 8:28
“I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I AM!"
“I am the gate for the sheep.” 10:7
“I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.” 10:9
“I am the good shepherd: 10:11
”I am the resurrection and the life.” 11:25
“so that when it does happen you will believe that I am He.” 13:19
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” 14:6
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.” 15:1
“I am the vine; you are the branches.” 15:5
John's climax comes in an ascending level of questions when Jesus asks the intellectual question,
“Who do people say I am?” and you get the blah answers, a prophet, Elijah, etc.
And then follows it with the first real question for all of us:
… but who do YOU say I am?
Thou art the Christ,
the Son of the Living GOD!!
This is powerful, but it doesn't hit home. The question is not who Jesus is, but who He is TO US!
Not head knowledge, but heart knowledge … life changing knowledge
The crescendo comes in the upper room when Jesus asks 'Doubting'
Thomas who He was and his response should thunder in each of us:
MY LORD AND MY GOD!
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How about an Easter story from Exodus?
(You tell me if this isn't really the heart of the Easter story)
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Jn 20:11-12 “but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she
bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated
where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.”
Exodus 25:17-22 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two
cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the
breadth thereof. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of
beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the
other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the
two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings
on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall
look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the
cherubims be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the
ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee
from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims
which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will
give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
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Behold the Mercy Seat!
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee
from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims
which are upon the ark of the testimony
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Chapter 2
Helen, Amy & Jihad Fadlallah
Glendale, CA 1983
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Chapter 2
Helen, Amy & Jihad Fadlallah
Glendale, CA 1983
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I cried a tear, you wiped it dry
I was confused, you cleared my mind
I sold my soul, you bought it back for me
And held me up and gave me dignity
Somehow you needed me
You gave me strength to stand alone again
To face the world out on my own again
You put me high upon a pedestal
So high that I could almost see eternity
You needed me, you needed me
And I can't believe it's you
I can't believe it's true
I needed you and you were there
And I'll never leave, why should I leave
I'd be a fool
'Cause I finally found someone who really cares
You held my hand when it was cold
When I was lost you took me home
You gave me hope when I was at the end
And turned my lies back into truth again
You even called me "friend"
You gave me strength to stand alone again
To face the world out on my own again
You put me high upon a pedestal
So high that I could almost see eternity
You needed me, you needed me
Music by Anne Murray
Lyrics by Randy Goodrum
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