Kathy, My friend,
Ole' boy Neil eh? Well, I'm probably gonna be a wet blanket and a sorry Christian but in Neil's case I learned a couple of months ago, for me that is, that Neil is a "job" better left IN the hands of God! Tho' I would pray that he get to the root of his resentment towards Christ (that's a capital C in Christ - sorry) in order to determine what it is that makes him so "anti-God." This is what Neil said to me "Hey Mark, humans have INVENTED MORE than 30,000 some gods so far and NOT ONE of them has any more proof than any other it actually exists."
And;
"The FACTS are that the ONLY place ANY god exists is in fables and in the
minds of you believers."
You're darn right - this will be a tough job. And you're bucking against 70 years of mind-set! So...
Please don't get your expectations up very high even tho' "God could and would if He were sought" Neil doesn't really appear to be seeking God.
I'm going to keep my prayers today with the folks who are continuing to suffer as a result of the Hurricane.
God Bless,
Mark
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