... Fuller upon meditating on losing over 150 pounds, asked the question: "Since that is as much as a person weighs, was that person me? If so, where did I go?" The Christian knows where and he knows the way. He lets go of himself and latches on to Jesus. 1. Michael Crichton, Travels (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988), p. 79f. 2. C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain (New York: Macmillan, 1962), p. 145.
... the might and power of the Kingdom of God behind them. They cannot be defeated, not because of who they are, but because of Who He is. He knows our needs and is able to meet those needs if we trust Him. An interesting story is told about writer Michael Crichton who was revising a screenplay at a posh English hotel by cutting apart and taping back together pieces of the script. To get the long pieces of tape he needed, he ran pieces of tape down the front of the desk drawers so that it lightly stuck to the ...
A few years ago, Michael Crichton, of Jurassic Park and the television series ER fame, wrote a novel called State of Fear.[1] Crichton's book wasn't just for entertainment, though; it had an agenda, evidenced by the presence of footnotes, a 31-page bibliography, two appendices, and an addendum, ... way do we receive the great joy and responsibility of fulfilling our God-given ministry as shepherds for the flock that God loves so much. Amen. 1. Michael Crichton, State of Fear (New York: Avon Books, 2004).
... the shepherds on that special night, the fear which results when angels sing and say to us, “Be not afraid...” Amen. 1. See the Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things, Barry Glassner; or Politics of Fear: Beyond Left and Right, Frank Furedi; State of Fear, Michael Crichton; The Culture of Fear, Noam Chomsky, for more on the “Culture of Fear” phenomenon.
