tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696690714246007095.post5441043188669186509..comments2015-09-20T01:29:14.794-05:00Comments on The Baker Blog: My Haiti TripMike Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501250992410538046noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696690714246007095.post-33772683360179564242010-01-25T13:53:04.034-06:002010-01-25T13:53:04.034-06:00Kris,
Give me a few days to get to this question. ...Kris,<br />Give me a few days to get to this question. It is a good one. thanks for the question.Mike Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00501250992410538046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696690714246007095.post-65711877447508177022010-01-25T10:56:06.255-06:002010-01-25T10:56:06.255-06:00Mike, thank you for your willingness to share all ...Mike, thank you for your willingness to share all of that. While we have only been in Illinois/at Eastview since January 2009, we are constantly impressed by the transparent nature of such a large church group. I loved seeing the huge crowd yesterday (1/24) and am praying we went over the 5,000 mark on attendance. Wow!<br /><br />I have other family members in ministry and it is a constant wearing down physically & mentally as you care for the people of the community, staff and immediate family, and then yourself. Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU! when it's not pastor appreciation month :) <br /><br />Dawn WoldhuisDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187788072515248403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696690714246007095.post-66454974640349155192010-01-25T07:39:09.525-06:002010-01-25T07:39:09.525-06:00Mike
I don't know that this is a good place t...Mike<br /><br />I don't know that this is a good place to pose this question but here it goes. With the recent events in Haiti, I was questioned how God could be powerful and just. Because if you agree He is all powerful and He allowed these tragedies to occur, how can that be just? But if you agree that he is just and these tragedies occur, than He must not be in control of all our circumstances. Although the discussion was framed around the events of Haiti, I think their question had little to do with that. I believe the question is how can they believe in a God that is all powerful and just, if He allowed their 6 week old infant to die?<br /><br />I can't imagine their grief and I honestly don't understand the why. I would appreciate your thoughts to my brother's comment: God can either be all powerful OR just, but to believe in Him, you can't believe both.<br /> <br />KrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696690714246007095.post-54343073901251046982010-01-20T18:32:33.263-06:002010-01-20T18:32:33.263-06:00Thank you so much for sharing the story. We hit t...Thank you so much for sharing the story. We hit the ground praying for you guys as soon as we heard there was an earthquake. God is good.. in all things!For The King and His Kingdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377692037227275130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696690714246007095.post-25067558281165393492010-01-20T10:28:58.493-06:002010-01-20T10:28:58.493-06:00I am blown away by how God answered some prayers a...I am blown away by how God answered some prayers and just ignored others. It is so humbling and encouraging to know that we can't screw up his Will and that he has everything worked out in spite of how we may try our hardest to mock it up. Plus, we are all so blessed to have you all home safe! Love you and our church family so much; Sunday night was the greatest thing I have ever seen with my own two eyes!Melishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03675441335234757110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696690714246007095.post-67568129396394307612010-01-19T08:22:54.107-06:002010-01-19T08:22:54.107-06:00Great post, thanks for sharing. It is great to be ...Great post, thanks for sharing. It is great to be reminded how great our church family is and FABULOUS our God is.Live Well, Laugh Often and Love Muchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04766091030922015327noreply@blogger.com