tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500646174497867750.post9026939704281861260..comments2016-02-03T17:26:53.667-06:00Comments on Lindsborger News: Time & Eternity IAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00767955391250634319noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500646174497867750.post-30695575044495602262011-12-18T06:08:12.079-06:002011-12-18T06:08:12.079-06:00Carl, like you, I spend a fair bit of time thinkin...Carl, like you, I spend a fair bit of time thinking about death, eternity, the afterlife, wondering what Heaven is like, etc. The death of Hitchens did not prompt me to question his fate but the subsequent public articles have all made me wonder where various ideas people express about his fate came from, as well as where various ideas about God have come from. As far as Hitchens is concerned, I can't help but think of two things from the Bible, which are that God "introduces" who He is to the Hebrew people in the 10 Commandments by saying that He is a jealous God, and the other thing I keep thinking about is the oft repeated statement regarding Jesus, "Whoever denies me publicly then I will deny." As far as the rest of it about Hitchens, I agree with you, he's actually a common type. As far as the Duggers go, having been through three miscarriages of our own family, I deeply sympathize. I wonder about those babies -- not every day, but often, because of what King David said about going to where his infant son "is", and a feeling that David understood a lot of things better than I do and perhaps in a spiritually inspired way. I find myself missing parents and friends and wanting to go talk to my ancestors, so I probably have what some people would call "a morbid preoccupation with death" as in I am heartily ready for the ticket, my bags are packed, let's go. The Bible has many passages where eternity and judgment are spoken of so enthusiastically that it sounds like cheering at the game.<br /><br />God bless,<br />DaveDavid Ainsworth Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035888396477119778noreply@blogger.com