Tuesday, June 24, 2008

heaven or what?

Each day down here at training camp... especially student week... is like a week and a half. except you still feel like you've only had 6.5 hours of sleep... which is mostly true. I was talking to april this morning and she informed me that it was two days till thursday, i could have sworn it was already wednesday. man alive. oh wel, i guess i'll keep on rollin. i'm normally a 8-9 hours of sleep kind of girl so the switch to between 5-7 has needed some adjusting time, i don't know that i've done that super well. luckily, i'm not the only tired sr. staff, so we all try to sneak away occasionally and get a few zzz's. Our students are all getting the full 8 hours (lucky). so you can be praying for my rest.... also my health in general. i'm feeling alright for the most part, but boy itsd difficult out here some moments.
i just finished reading an article on foxnews about how religious americans believe that their religion is probably not the only way to heaven. ?WHAT? here's a few quotes, "America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds most Americans don't feel their religion is the only way to eternal life — even if their faith tradition teaches otherwise.The findings, revealed Monday in a survey of 35,000 adults, can either be taken as a positive sign of growing religious tolerance, or disturbing evidence that Americans dismiss or don't know fundamental teachings of their own faiths." ... "The survey shows religion in America is, indeed, 3,000 miles wide and only three inches deep," said D. Michael Lindsay, a Rice University sociologist of religion." ... "Nearly across the board, the majority of religious Americans believe many religions can lead to eternal life: mainline Protestants (83 percent), members of historic black Protestant churches (59 percent), Roman Catholics (79 percent), Jews (82 percent) and Muslims (56 percent)."
These quotes absolutly floor me. they even make me sick to my stomach. here's the article if you want to read it. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,370588,00.html . its stories like this one that make me overwhelmingly aware that it is not only about sharing my faith, but about truly making disciples who fully understand and grasp the Word of God and it's teachings.

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