Comments on: Caught in the Riptide http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/2009/07/caught-in-the-riptide/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:28:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wayne Taylor http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/2009/07/caught-in-the-riptide/comment-page-1/#comment-4194 Wayne Taylor Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:25:16 +0000 http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/?p=242#comment-4194 Wow!!! Great lessons in this account. Thanks for sharing. I definitely will use this as a reminder to myself as well as to others. Wayne Wow!!! Great lessons in this account. Thanks for sharing. I definitely will use this as a reminder to myself as well as to others.
Wayne

]]> By: Dave Herlan http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/2009/07/caught-in-the-riptide/comment-page-1/#comment-3724 Dave Herlan Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:25:12 +0000 http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/?p=242#comment-3724 Brian, Great story and spiritual analogy as you compare to the governor, David and life situations. I sure glad and grateful you are okay! Dave Brian,

Great story and spiritual analogy as you compare to the governor, David and life situations. I sure glad and grateful you are okay!
Dave

]]> By: Ann Parrish http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/2009/07/caught-in-the-riptide/comment-page-1/#comment-3700 Ann Parrish Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:29:04 +0000 http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/?p=242#comment-3700 While living in the Virgin Islands (St. Croix) my son who was a teenager wanted to swim in an area frequented by tourists..but a beach I was not familair...and he rebuked the idea of wearing a water ski belt. I told him he had to wear it or he could not go in. Period! ha The water was warm and we laughed as we kidded and splashed one another. Suddenly, we were both caught in a very strong rip tide. We were wearing snorkel masks..which helped tremendously, however, the waves were throwing us into sharp volcanic rock...and it is very sharp. We were carried far away from the area we entered on the beach..no one saw us. We managed to get out of the rip tide and were exhausted...to say the least! 1 Cor. 10:13...God led us OUT! My son..silently played in the sand the rest of the day. He is now (50) a commercial fisherman..and I don't think he regrets wearing the water ski belt...his mother insisted wearing. Thank you God..for leading us out! We can totally relate, Brian. While living in the Virgin Islands (St. Croix) my son who was a teenager wanted to swim in an area frequented by tourists..but a beach I was not familair…and he rebuked the idea of wearing a water ski belt. I told him he had to wear it or he could not go in. Period! ha The water was warm and we laughed as we kidded and splashed one another. Suddenly, we were both caught in a very strong rip tide. We were wearing snorkel masks..which helped tremendously, however, the waves were throwing us into sharp volcanic rock…and it is very sharp. We were carried far away from the area we entered on the beach..no one saw us. We managed to get out of the rip tide and were exhausted…to say the least! 1 Cor. 10:13…God led us OUT!
My son..silently played in the sand the rest of the day. He is now (50) a commercial fisherman..and I don’t think he regrets wearing the water ski belt…his mother insisted wearing. Thank you God..for leading us out!
We can totally relate, Brian.

]]> By: Margaret Canavan http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/2009/07/caught-in-the-riptide/comment-page-1/#comment-3689 Margaret Canavan Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:05:30 +0000 http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/?p=242#comment-3689 Excellent reminder, Brian. Thank you for sharing. May the Lord continue to guide and bless as you lead the Village Missions ministry. Margaret Canavan Stonecroft Bible studies coordinator Excellent reminder, Brian. Thank you for sharing.
May the Lord continue to guide and bless as you lead
the Village Missions ministry.

Margaret Canavan
Stonecroft Bible studies coordinator

]]> By: Jack Canady http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/2009/07/caught-in-the-riptide/comment-page-1/#comment-3683 Jack Canady Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:56:56 +0000 http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/?p=242#comment-3683 I understand only too well Brian. Many years ago I and our three sons - teenagers at the time - were all caught in a rip tide. We did not even know what was going on. The hardest words I uttered came when our youngest son pled, "Help me Dad". Exhausted, I barely got out, "I can't Son". Just then Mark cried, "Dad, my feet touched bottem!" God had graciously carried us parallel to the beach and we were saved. "Our God is compassionate. The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you." (Psalm 116:5-7) I understand only too well Brian.

Many years ago I and our three sons – teenagers at the time – were all caught in a rip tide. We did not even know what was going on. The hardest words I uttered came when our youngest son pled, “Help me Dad”. Exhausted, I barely got out, “I can’t Son”.

Just then Mark cried, “Dad, my feet touched bottem!”

God had graciously carried us parallel to the beach and we were saved.

“Our God is compassionate. The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.” (Psalm 116:5-7)

]]> By: Ramona Woodward http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/2009/07/caught-in-the-riptide/comment-page-1/#comment-3681 Ramona Woodward Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:26:32 +0000 http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/?p=242#comment-3681 Thank you for this article. As farmers in northeastern Colorado, we certainly haven't had experience with riptides! With your permission, as the other reader asked, may we use this article for our own files and share it with others? Eldon and Ramona Woodward, Snyder, Colorado Thank you for this article. As farmers in northeastern Colorado, we certainly haven’t had experience with riptides! With your permission, as the other reader asked, may we use this article for our own files and share it with others?

Eldon and Ramona Woodward, Snyder, Colorado

]]> By: Charles Seamans http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/2009/07/caught-in-the-riptide/comment-page-1/#comment-3615 Charles Seamans Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:25:05 +0000 http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/?p=242#comment-3615 Great article. Thank God for our Lifeguard!!! Great article.
Thank God for our Lifeguard!!!

]]> By: Matthew Van Gorden http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/2009/07/caught-in-the-riptide/comment-page-1/#comment-3614 Matthew Van Gorden Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:33:22 +0000 http://www.village-missions.org/about/from-the-director/?p=242#comment-3614 Brian, Most excellent even to the point where I would ask your permission to use it in my own teaching and counseling? Very good use of a life illustration to make a spiritual point. Thanks for the personal reminder as well to watch out in my own life for the spiritual riptides. Brian,
Most excellent even to the point where I would ask your permission to use it in my own teaching and counseling? Very good use of a life illustration to make a spiritual point. Thanks for the personal reminder as well to watch out in my own life for the spiritual riptides.

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