Archives for: May 2006
05/27/06
11:30:22 pm, Categories: Camp Life, 530 words
Quiet Sat.nite at Camp Atterbury
As I write I am listening to the BJU choir sing "Onward Christian Soldiers" How appropriate! We are all called to be Christian soldiers and to go onward for the Lord.Sunday,we expect a large number of soldiers to come to church.I'm looking forward to it.A few more comments on my vacation to Hawaii:1]First and foremost it was a great trip and one of the best I have ever had; because of God's blessing!I met so many nice people and had some wonderful Christian fellowship2]Second,whenever I travel,my perspectives on the truthes of God and His Word always come into sharper focus,such as- eternity,the vanity of life,the evils of sin,and the beauty of Christ and His creation.Yes,as we do things different and get away from life's routines we often re-think and even have renewed minds[Rom.12:1,2].I am very grateful that I was able to spend quality time with God in His Word and prayer.The images of sky,sunshine,palm trees,beaches and sea,mountains that have a bright green color to them...all these I want to remember and remind myself I can touch them but I cannot hold them!3]Third, I just want to learn from the past,correct mistakes and move continually in the right direction[Phil.3:13,14;Josh.1:8,9].A story- I biked so much on Hawaii that my legs and behind became very sore.It was so painful to even sit on the bike seat I was in such pain! While biking on the hills of Honolulu I tried to make it to the famous Punchbowl Cemetary where so many US military that fell in the Pacific theatre had died[mainly WWII].Indiana's famous son and well-known corospondant of WWII,Ernie Pyle is buried there.I thought,"It would be interesting to visit his grave." Last year I visited Dana,IN where he grew up and the museum by his boyhood home.Here is something I warn my readers that you might be offended by this example so here goes: In reading books about him and reading almost all of his articles I have really admired and respected Ernie Pyle because he had so much care and compassion for the average GI and for almost 4 years of the war he shared their hardships and privations.Finally,in 1945,he was killed by hostile fire off Okinawa at age 44. Ernie Pyle gave no indication of trusting Christ as his Lord and Saviour.I sincerely hope he did but there was no evidence of it.Wherever he is spending eternity,I know behind doubt that he would tell me,"Don't visit my grave! It's too late for me...show love,care and compassion to everyone,especially the military...tell them how to be saved!" I did'nt visit Ernie's grave because I was too tired and also concerned about the time.Those thoughts about what he might have said to me really did go thru my mind and so dear readers,tell me,what do you think? Would Ernie Pyle have really said that? If you honestly read what Jesus'words in the Bible I believe you'll agree.
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