Close Encounters

April 1, 2009

Sometimes I feel like I’m in some sci-fi movie. Somewhere where things don’t make sense.

Lately I feel like Richard Dreyfus in Close Encounters.

He has this image in his head and he can’t shake it. He doodles the image and builds a model, just to try to get his head around the thought. 

I listen to this crazy preacher. Ron Weinland seems like a nice guy. He’s not the best speaker I’ve ever heard, but he gets his points across.

Is he right?

Is he sent by God to warn us the end is near?

Why would a guy say this if he couldn’t prove it? 

I once read a book about proving that Jesus was who he said he was. I’d have to dig it out for the title, but one of the arguments was that he would have to be insane to say the things he said if he didn’t have some proof of his story. I don’t know how we could ever try to prove if a man that lived 2,000 years ago was crazy or not.

Is there any way to determine if Ron’s crazy?

Am I crazy to listen to him week in and week out?

I do know that if he says we’re going to all drink some yummy juice or put on costumes, kill ourselves and catch a ride on a comet’s tail, I’ll have my answer.

I honestly don’t think that would happen, but it would certainly answer my questions about Ron.

Anyone have any better sense if he’s crazy?




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