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<DIV><FONT size=2>Remember faith is necessary when evidence is lacking.
The less evidence, the stronger faith needed or exhibited by believers,
religious, political, social, or otherwise.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>W.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=nielsen@uidaho.edu href="mailto:nielsen@uidaho.edu">Ralph Nielsen</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">Donovan Arnold</A> ; <A
title=Vision2020@moscow.com href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">vision
2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 01, 2009 12:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Fragments of our
Lord</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 16px Times" face=Times
size=5><B>Donovan Arnold</B> <A
href="mailto:vision2020%40moscow.com?Subject=%5BVision2020%5D%20Fragments%20of%20our%20Lord&In-Reply-To=ef6f41de0901010044m56e87fd4t7cd302b68bbb8698%40mail.gmail.com"><FONT
style="COLOR: #000af1" color=#000af1><U>donovanjarnold2005 at
yahoo.com </U></FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 16px Times" face=Times
size=5><I>Thu Jan 1 11:03:42 PST 2009</I></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 19px; MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 16px Times"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4>Chas,</FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4></FONT> </P>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4>Most all Christians believe false Gods exist. But there is only one
True God. </FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4></FONT> </P>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4>I have little faith in God because I am a weak person. But I do
believe that He exists. I have to pray for faith that He will do right by
me. I resist Him all the time because I want to be free to do what I want for
me, not what is right for Him. </FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4></FONT> </P>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4>Believing He exists is indisputable because of what I have witnessed
and witnessed with others. So that is the easier part for me. I don't think I
am special, I think God reveals himself to everyone at some point if He needs
to. </FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4></FONT> </P>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4>But faith, that is difficult to acquire, even people that boast they
have much more than most, have little. </FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4></FONT> </P>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4></FONT> </P>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4>Donovan</FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 13px Courier" face=Courier
size=4></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Courier size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Courier size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">The harder you believe in some
being the more real he becomes. This is true of all objects of faith,
including Santa Claus.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Courier size=3><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">Ralph</SPAN></FONT></P>
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