A very interesting occurrence took place today. I had to get a new exhaust section fitted to the car this morning. I don’t know how it is with you but it’s normal to take a book with me most places I go. Hmm, what to take. Ah ha, I’ll take ‘The Defence of the Faith’ by Cornelius Van Til as at least a half hour wait was expected. Your car is ready said the lady behind the counter.
As I paid for the exhaust she was looking at the book saying that looks heavy – I said it is heavy. I handed it over to her to have a look – she stood and read all the back cover (Oliphint edition) and said ‘I like the name Cornelius’.
She drives the car out of the workshop for me and I ask her if she’s interested. She says she is interested in faith and that sort of thing and how we have been put on the earth to be good people. There’s only one person that has done that I say – she knew who I meant (Jesus of course). She says everyone should do good to one another and I say to her that something inside tells her ‘there’s more to it than that’. She looks at me and realises – I think – that something is missing. That something is God. I couldn’t say any more to her but I should go back and leave her something to read. That was my Van Til moment – quite unexpected. We should therefore always be ready to give a reason for the hope within us.
She really liked the name Cornelius and talked about naming her next child, if it’s a son, Cornelius.
Wow! Nice moment…I’m sure there will be a next time. By the way, it seems like your page has been rather busy here lately…that’s not a bad thing =)
Good to hear from you Jim. How’s the studies going?
School is going well…it’s late night in the US right now, but staying up to finish an apologetic course syllabus for one of my research class project due soon, hoping to finish by tomorrow so I can wrap up preparing for two teaching opportunities for tomorrow.
Late night! You’re not kidding, it’s gone 2.00 in the morning.