2008 West Coast Worldview Conference

Movie makers, Ross McDonnell of Ireland and Carter Gunn of New York/Virginia

working on a beekeeper documentary

 Prayer before leaving
Ready?
WHAT?
Carter filming us driving

Lance & Jonathan were in the front seat talking the whole way.

Once, I just had to laugh at how much fun they were having.

It's great to see young men pouring their boundless energy into good things.
When we passed an accident, Jonathan asked if we could pray.

Tasha loves her baby.

A new Christian, she knows the power of God to change lives.

Dinner with Joe Morecraft,

who told us many stories of Celtic Christians and the Reformation.

During his Q & A session, Dr. Morecraft read the question

“If a vote for Obama is an abomination, what is a vote for McCain?”

“A vote for increased socialism and fascism” he answered.

Socialism is where the state owns the land and production.

Fascism is when people own the property and production,

but the state tells them what they can and cannot do with their property.

“People tell me that not voting for the lesser of two evils, is voting for the greater evil. No it’s not – I’m voting for the man I’m voting for.” Dr. Morecraft emphasized that we vote for a man who is qualified. “Do you know where the ‘lesser of two evils’ comes from?” During the Weimar Republic, the business men were struggling under oppressive taxation and regulation. A young politician campaigned that he would do away with the Weimar Republic. The businessmen said ‘well he is not the best, but he is the lesser of two evils.’

“And so,” Dr. Morecraft told us, “the conservative businessmen of Germany elected Adolph Hitler.”

Melissa from St. Louis, Jessica & Rebecca Serven

Telling us about the Crusades, Col. John Eidsmoe dressed as a Templar Knight

Our sweet nurse, Jo & Dinah

Breakfast with Gary DeMar

"The ultimate goal is to persuade, not just debate.

I have found consistently until a person reaches rock bottom and

there is no where else to go, they do not change."

Lee & Luke
Dinner with Col. Eidsmoe
Bethany & Dinah
Dinah & Melody N.
Dinah & Charissa

Tim, Jonathan, Jeriah, Andrew & Warren Luke

Luke brought 7 friends from the church he pastors in Ridgecrest.
We gathered to say goodbye to Jonathan,
who had worked on the phone and postponed appointments in order to come with us.
Jonathan & Jeriah
Ross instructs me
Victor as the Highwayman

The perfect lighting for an interview is out on the roof.

Regina sang Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye,

an Irish folksong about a young man returning from war, almost unrecognizable to the ones he loved.

While many men of God have been mighty warriors, war is not a blessing.

God described His judgment on His people in Psalm 78:63 (NIV)

“Fire consumed their young men, and their maidens had no wedding songs.”

As we see modern saber-rattling toward Iran, I remember Thomas Jefferson:

"I deem the essential principles of our government to be peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none...."

A last question for Gary
Rebecca & Dinah

Lance calls Rebecca “Miss Grace.” She is.

After watching me direct my brothers during their practice,

She gave me advice she has learned working with her five brothers:

Let them do their own ideas – not pushing them to do yours

Ask them to teach you things they know

And when they see you having a blast doing a project

they may just want to join you.

Ross catches the scramble outside our dorm as we all pack up for home.