God is SO good to ME!!! I'm off to Canada (flying out of Seoul tomorrow evening!) and will be back to Korea on Feb. 15th to start my 3rd year of teaching at Handong Global University. Until then, I'll be found at www.andyincanada.blogspot.com Can't wait to see the family! I PRAISE GOD for all He has/is done/doing for me!!! "We your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise!" (Psalm 79:13)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

"In reality however he (Aslan) is an invention giving an imaginary answer to the question, "What might Christ become like, if there really were a world like Narnia and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He has actually done in ours?" (C.S. Lewis in a letter to a Friend)
This is the premise to the very first book about Narnia-the most famous and beloved book in The Chronicles-the one that started it all: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. (It became known as Book Two when The Magician's Nephew was released, and publishers decided to renumber the series according to the chronology of the stories themselves.)
A little less than a month before he died, Lewis wrote the following letter to a little girl named Ruth. Somehow his words seem a fond and fitting farewell to all of us, his devoted readers.
Dear Ruth,
Many thanks for your kind letter, and it was very good of you to write and tell me that you like my books; and what a very good letter you write for your age!
If you continue to love Jesus, nothing much can go wrong with you, and I hope that you may always do so. I'm so thankful that you realized the "hidden story" in the Narnian books. It is odd, children nearly always do, grown-ups hardly ever.
I'm afraid the Narnian series has come to an end, and am sorry to tell you that you can expect no more.
God bless you.
Yours sincerely,
C.S. Lewis

I couldn't think of a better evening at Handong (before flying off to Canada) than having some wonderful students over for pizza: Hae-Min, Nari, Marcellin and Bong-Gyu (Bruce). Thanks for a great evening, guys! A lot of fun! God bless you all during the remainder of your winter break.

"What is highly valued among men is detestable in God's sight." (Luke 16:15)

Thanks, Tom, but I think you better stick to acting and let Jesus Christ take care of the whole soul saving business!!!

The Doctrine of God - Freedom of God

"Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counselor hath taught him?" (Isaiah 40:13)
God is the only Being in the universe that possesses independence from the Creation. The only limits to God's freedom are in His own nature and attributes. He is unlimited in His existence. Because His existence relates to His nature rather than His will, God will exist forever. He who exists by reason of His nature rather than His volition must have existed-and must continue to exist-forever.
Illustration: When God revealed His name to Moses at the burning bush, He called Himself "I AM" (Ex. 3:13-15). This name emphasizes God's self-existence, the fact that He has always existed and always will.
Application: Neither anyone nor any outside force will affect God's relationship to us. He will deal with us according to his nature because He is free from outside influence.