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Re: are they signs or mere coincidence?




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>i thought i would share this story because i think it is funny, and also to
>find out what people think regarding signs or omens.

Never saw any of the Omen movies.  Regarding signs, do you remember that 
person who was putting the word "hating" at the bottom of all Pittsburgh 
area stop signs.  They must have caught him/her/them.  *Sigh*  I thought 
that was so cool, which is definitely a prime example of how I esteem God's 
laws more than man's, and why I hate to take psych inventories when applying 
for a job.  Psych invenories assume one set of morals always unilateraly 
apply in every scenaio, straight across the board, or you must be a liar.  I 
don't always operate like that.  For instance "The truth will set you free" 
is gospel, but logic must be applied.  If Hitler knocks on the door, and you 
are hiding Jewish refugees, lie to him when he asks you about them.  God 
offers no favor to men who extend kindness to the unrighteous, so Adolf 
doesn't deserve the truth.  He's so not worthy, and the guilt you'd feel 
watching those refugees being hauled away, and thereafter, would be anything 
BUT liberating.

I digress...

>so, chamber singers is doing an arrangement of *ride on, king jesus*, and 
>we
>all think it is pretty horrible.  the different portions of the song are
>different enough to make memorizing a nightmare, although similar enough to
>be boring.

Sounds like chemical formulas.

>dr. allred always put the list of songs he would like to work on for the 
>day
>on the board at the beginning of rehearsal.  on monday, when we got to the
>song before *ride on*, i mentioned to him that, every time he has *ride on*
>on the board, we always end up skipping it because we have run out of time.
>carol said that maybe it was an omen, that we should not do the piece.  
>many
>of us agree with this assessment, just out of sheer contempt for the song.

Yikes!  "Sheer" contempt.  Must be pretty unholy.

>really, there's just something wrong about the basses belting out, "king
>jesus rides in the middle of the air" and the rest of the choir responds in
>unison, "doo doo doo doo doo."  i just inwardly sigh every time that
>happens...

How reverent thou art! ;-)  Big-mouthed Billy basses are the worst when it 
comes to basses belting out, btw.  I outwardly sigh when I see one.

>so, dr. allred tells us that we will be singing that today, and sure 
>enough,
>as soon as he asks us to get it out, the power goes out.  it is pitch black
>in the entire music building, as well as throughout the campus, and carol
>said, "see, it really is a sign!"

Carol is very wise.  Get to know Carol.  (after all, carols are a choirgal's 
friends.)

>he made us rehearse it anyway.  *sigh*

...and if he burns when holy water hits him, that's a sign too.

>just thought i would share.  discuss if you like...i thought it could be an
>interesting discussion.  :)

So, do you think that our almost colliding at the mall last week was a sign? 
  How about the time I completely misdailed and called you without even 
trying?  Face it, we were meant to be together.  So, I guess we just need to 
decide on a church type.  I'd like to go Catholic, but am willing to 
negotiate. ;-)

Run into you later,

Matt, fan of mr. allred, mike that is.


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