Do you believe in miracles? (page 11)

EvilForce

Ah Hib...your wonderful "true" story. It's so sappy isn't it. While I would love to pick it apart I'll let my dear friends from snopes do it....LOL.
Information about the gallant Dr. Carlton Armstrong (who fortuitously happened to be the very type of specialist little Andrew needed) has proved elusive. So far the only Carlton Armstrongs of note we've turned up are the weatherman who was charged with blowing up the University of Wisconsin, and the Vibe's bass player.

Still, true story or not, we have to wonder what sort of religious principles Tess's parents instilled in her. When told that her brother needed a miracle, the first place Tess headed was not to a church to pray for a miracle, but to a pharmacy to buy a miracle? What denomination were these people, anyway? Pharmaceuticalian?

(Yes, a pharmacy is a place one might go in order to acquire medicine, but in the story as told Tess's parents don't say anything about little Andrew's needing medicine. Tess hears about their needing money, surgery, and a miracle, but nothing about medicine.)

Whether I believed in miracles or not, I'd teach my child that miracles are acts initiated by a higher power, not something you buy at the corner drug store.

You've been quite the busy little preacher my dear Hib.... I didn't realize the mental hospital let you near a computer more than once a week. You've been spouting your Christian venom 3 days this week. Lucky us. Praise be God for beating me senseless with your tripe.

hibiscusfire

EF:

Still, true story or not, we have to wonder what sort of religious principles Tess's parents instilled in her. When told that her brother needed a miracle, the first place Tess headed was not to a church to pray for a miracle, but to a pharmacy to buy a miracle? What denomination were these people, anyway? Pharmaceuticalian? The point was Tess took it upon herself to believe in miracles. She didn't know that you didn't have to buy it...she had faith.

(Yes, a pharmacy is a place one might go in order to acquire medicine, but in the story as told Tess's parents don't say anything about little Andrew's needing medicine. Tess hears about their needing money, surgery, and a miracle, but nothing about medicine.) Obviously you buy medicine in the pharmacy - so if the parents said Andrew needed a miracle Tess went to the pharmacy. What's so terrible about that? Child's thoughts are innocent - you have to make it complicated for yourself EF?

Whether I believed in miracles or not, I'd teach my child that miracles are acts initiated by a higher power, not something you buy at the corner drug store. And what higher power would that be EF?

Hibiscusfire

EvilForce

To believe in oneself and to find peace and harmony in the same way as the Tao or Buddha teaches.

hibiscusfire

EF:

To believe in oneself and to find peace and harmony in the same way as the Tao or Buddha teaches.

And did you know them personally? What do they know?

You can however get to know Jesus personally. He performed the greatest miracles and is still giving us miracles. Hibiscusfire

Golf

There is a saying in golf, "Better to be lucky than good." It's a saying. Miracles? Yes!

Golf

hibiscusfire

There is a saying in golf, "Better to be lucky than good." It's a saying. Miracles? Yes!

Golf

I believe that there is no such thing as luck. Lucky charms are superstitions. Miracles and luck are two different things. Which do you believe is real?

Hibiscusfire

GetBusyLiving

:Lucky charms are superstitions

and marshmellowy delicious!

GBL

hibiscusfire

and marshmellowy delicious!

GBL

Hmm still flirty are you?

Hibiscusfire

damselfly

I don't have the patience to read this thread all the way thru. My two cents however is as follows.

I don't believe in miracles or luck. Life is what you make it. Sometimes coincindences happen that may seem to be miracles or luck, it's all in the perception.

Dams

Do you believe in miracles?

Hibiscusfire

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