This Is Intriguing

Hello All,

I have just about abandoned the blog that I wanted to write. It's just so long, and now, just not as fresh as when I first started to write it. Oh well, as they say, it's often true that the ideas come easy and they go just as easy as they came! Perhaps it just wasn't meant to be.

Today, I ran across this Youtube video that is a monologue about an incident with a well known Athiest. Penn Fraser Jillette, half of the comedy/magic team "Penn And Teller," recorded his thoughts about a man who came to one of their shows and offered him a Bible. Penn is an avowed Athiest who has produced several Anti-Christian shows, offers an intriguing view of Evangelism, both in terms of the role of the believer and in terms of the honest Athiest. I hope that this stirs you up as much as it did me.



Blessings...To Our Friends,
Frank Sanchez

While You're Waiting...

Hello All,

Time has alluded me once again this week. I hope to be back in the blogging community very soon. In the meantime, check out this great Rowan Atkinson routine.



Blessings...To Our Friends,
Frank Sanchez

Tidbits...

Hello All,

Sometimes blogging takes a little extra time to get things right. I have a blog in draft, a follow up to a blog that I wrote last week, which I'll likely finish next week. Till then, I wanted to begin blogging in a rapid-fire-soundbyte-type style. I figure a few of these might pop up from time to time. I enjoy reading them when other people do them, so maybe these can be enjoyable too. So here are some tidbits from our life:

- Lizzy got her cast off today! Thankfully, the bone that she broke climbing down the Finfrock tree house has fully healed. No more "keep-the-cast-dry" baths! No more "hide-here-comes-Lizzy-to hug-me-cast-first" moments in my head!

- Renae is going to have her adnoids removed in a few weeks. Surgery will keep her out of school for a week. She is often sick and therefore, not in a great mood with Mommy. Hopefully, this will solve that.

- Caleb wrote a letter to Kobe Bryant today, inviting him to his birthday party in May! I did not have the heart to tell him that Kobe will be busy winning a World Championship during that time and will not likely attend. But you have to give him props for thinking about it!

- Lela is making enchiladas next week! BOOYAH!!! Ever since we got the Food Network upon return from Spain, Lela has been on FIRE in the kitchen! She's awesome and I love her!

- I have waited over a decade for the Theological Dictionary Of The New Testament. I am just a day or so away and my impatience level is going through the roof!! I need some distraction.

- I love the Men's group that I teach. We are in the life of Paul and I am learning so much. I'll be teaching Romans 1 next week. I love Romans.

- Today I answered a question about Genesis 6:2. It's been years since I addressed that question, but it was so fun to be asked. I love when I get to answer those kinds of questions.

- Today, I was encouraged verbally by someone who attends my Bible study. Folks, that goes a long way for people in your life. Encourage them verbally, face to face, eye to eye. You'll never know how deep that goes.

- Didn't we have a hands free law go into effect last year? So now you can't "text?" Doesn't that require "hands?" I'm confused...

- Pastor Carlos Casco comes to town in just two days! I can't wait to see mi bueno hermano!

- My drum student is really doing well. She is learning one of the hardest tunes that I know how to play and teach. I'm proud of her!

- I get to go to NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) next week. Last time I was there, I saw the Nelson twins, Gene Simmons and several other music personalities. It will be fun to see all the new drum stuff for 09.' Thank you Jon Minei!

- Did I mention that I saw a Laker game a few nights ago with my wife! It was so much fun to be there. Thank you Brian Lewotsky!

- Yesterday, I removed every Christmas tree in my life from sight. I am so happy that they are gone...I only wish that it was for good!

- If you're not on Facebook, it sure has been fun! Come join us...

- One final important note: I am looking into paying for a renewal of our domain name, www.frankandlela.com. Hopefully there will be no interupption, but in case there is, just remember to that the url for this site is still: http://frankandlela.blogspot.com.

Blessings...To Our Friends,
Frank Sanchez

Jonathan Edward's New Years Resolutions

Hello All,

Jonathan Edwards was an American preacher who lived in the 1700's and was instrumental in the revival movement known as "The Great Awakening." I happened upon his New Year's Resolutions on another site and thought that they spoke volumes of the man at the time that he wrote these. Here they are:

1. Resolved, that I will do whatsoever I think to be most to God's glory, and my own good, profit and pleasure, in the whole of my duration, without any consideration of the time, whether now, or never so many myriad's of ages hence. Resolved to do whatever I think to be my duty and most for the good and advantage of mankind in general. Resolved to do this, whatever difficulties I meet with, how many and how great soever.

2. Resolved, to be continually endeavoring to find out some new invention and contrivance to promote the aforementioned things.

3. Resolved, if ever I shall fall and grow dull, so as to neglect to keep any part of these Resolutions, to repent of all I can remember, when I come to myself again.

4. Resolved, never to do any manner of thing, whether in soul or body, less or more, but what tends to the glory of God; nor be, nor suffer it, if I can avoid it.

5. Resolved, never to lose one moment of time; but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can.

6. Resolved, to live with all my might, while I do live.

7. Resolved, never to do anything, which I should be afraid to do, if it were the last hour of my life.

8. Resolved, to act, in all respects, both speaking and doing, as if nobody had been so vile as I, and as if I had committed the same sins, or had the same infirmities or failings as others; and that I will let the knowledge of their failings promote nothing but shame in myself, and prove only an occasion of my confessing my own sins and misery to God.

9. Resolved, to think much on all occasions of my own dying, and of the common circumstances which attend death.

10. Resolved, when I feel pain, to think of the pains of martyrdom, and of hell.

Happy New Years!

Blessings...To Our Friends,

Frank Sanchez