Comments on: How Cool Is That? http://randywray.com/2005/05/25/how-cool-is-that/ Serving The Purpose of God In This Generation Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:30:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ebyboy http://randywray.com/2005/05/25/how-cool-is-that/#comment-181 Ebyboy Sat, 28 May 2005 02:26:00 +0000 http://www.randywray.com/?p=57#comment-181 Well, the bible does say we are fearfully and wonderfully made. Well, the bible does say we are fearfully and wonderfully made.

]]> By: L' Da http://randywray.com/2005/05/25/how-cool-is-that/#comment-180 L' Da Wed, 25 May 2005 23:04:00 +0000 http://www.randywray.com/?p=57#comment-180 My father say's often he's proud of me and I just blush and say thanks dad but! just thanks. My father say’s often he’s proud of me and I just blush and say thanks dad but! just thanks.

]]> By: Thurman8er http://randywray.com/2005/05/25/how-cool-is-that/#comment-179 Thurman8er Wed, 25 May 2005 19:41:00 +0000 http://www.randywray.com/?p=57#comment-179 "Do all the other engineers tease the lavatory specialists?" That laugh turned into a coughing fit...thanks. Every time I see something like you've described I think of the tower of Babel. That was a great feat of engineering. That was an amazing use of the creative intelligence God gave us. But He certainly wasn't happy about it. I guess it comes down to our motivations. The builders in Babel were intent on proving their equality (at least) or superiority (at worst) to God. The people in your documentary were trying to build a big airplane. A really, really big airplane. Sheesh. “Do all the other engineers tease the lavatory specialists?”

That laugh turned into a coughing fit…thanks.

Every time I see something like you’ve described I think of the tower of Babel. That was a great feat of engineering. That was an amazing use of the creative intelligence God gave us. But He certainly wasn’t happy about it. I guess it comes down to our motivations. The builders in Babel were intent on proving their equality (at least) or superiority (at worst) to God. The people in your documentary were trying to build a big airplane.

A really, really big airplane. Sheesh.

]]> By: Stoogelover http://randywray.com/2005/05/25/how-cool-is-that/#comment-178 Stoogelover Wed, 25 May 2005 18:40:00 +0000 http://www.randywray.com/?p=57#comment-178 Hey, bro! I watched a part of the special on that flying city and was fascinated, as were you, by just the amount of engineering involved. I like your thought about God being proud of his children. My father and I did not have an adversarial relationship, we just didn't have much of a relationship at all and the thought of my father being proud of me was not a part of my formative experience. It was only within the last couple of years of his life that he told me he was proud of what I did (preaching). When I first told him that I was going to close my counseling practice and pursue fulltime ministry, the disappointment on his face was very evident. I remember wishing I'd not even mentioned it to him. He'd dreamed for years that he would have his own construction company, my brothers and I would be a part of the corporation, with me being the accountant. He had no idea just how mathematically challenged I am. One brother would be a lawyer and the other an engineer. None of us fulfilled his dream. So it has only been since I've been a father that I could relate to God being pleased with me and actually rejoicing in anything I might accomplish. I've tried my best to instill in my children a father's pride over their accomplishments. I want them to know if I can be that proud of them, imagine how proud their heavenly Father is! As always, the first thing I do after checking my email is go to your blog site. Thanks for sharing a part of your day and a bit of your thoughts with us. Hey, bro! I watched a part of the special on that flying city and was fascinated, as were you, by just the amount of engineering involved. I like your thought about God being proud of his children.
My father and I did not have an adversarial relationship, we just didn’t have much of a relationship at all and the thought of my father being proud of me was not a part of my formative experience.
It was only within the last couple of years of his life that he told me he was proud of what I did (preaching). When I first told him that I was going to close my counseling practice and pursue fulltime ministry, the disappointment on his face was very evident. I remember wishing I’d not even mentioned it to him. He’d dreamed for years that he would have his own construction company, my brothers and I would be a part of the corporation, with me being the accountant. He had no idea just how mathematically challenged I am. One brother would be a lawyer and the other an engineer. None of us fulfilled his dream.
So it has only been since I’ve been a father that I could relate to God being pleased with me and actually rejoicing in anything I might accomplish. I’ve tried my best to instill in my children a father’s pride over their accomplishments. I want them to know if I can be that proud of them, imagine how proud their heavenly Father is!
As always, the first thing I do after checking my email is go to your blog site. Thanks for sharing a part of your day and a bit of your thoughts with us.

]]> By: meowmix http://randywray.com/2005/05/25/how-cool-is-that/#comment-177 meowmix Wed, 25 May 2005 18:39:00 +0000 http://www.randywray.com/?p=57#comment-177 I believe He is proud of us. I also think He has to have a sense of humor. You know, statements like, "Do you know what that kid of mine did today?" I believe He is proud of us. I also think He has to have a sense of humor. You know, statements like, “Do you know what that kid of mine did today?”

]]> By: meowmix http://randywray.com/2005/05/25/how-cool-is-that/#comment-176 meowmix Wed, 25 May 2005 17:37:00 +0000 http://www.randywray.com/?p=57#comment-176 I believe He is proud of us. I also think He has to have a sense of humor. You know, statements like, "Do you know what that kid of mine did today?" I believe He is proud of us. I also think He has to have a sense of humor. You know, statements like, “Do you know what that kid of mine did today?”

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