go away

…from here

leave us alone ?

– no, not “Jesus Camp”

– just Jesus!

So … it’s not a “religious diatribe” — it’s a love letter — to Lindsay — from my heart — and His — to hers — ‘k?

Re: ” …conjures up images of someone who does weird things to try to manipulate others into doing/thinking/saying what they want.”

– just remember in whose mind that image was conjured up! Sounds as though you may have some … “interesting mental material” with which to conjure up such images …

Your reference to the Jonesville tragedy (”Kool-aid”) indicates an acute wariness of all things religious — an healthy scepticism — that’s a good thing (that’s why healthy scepticisms are … healthy, right?).

Sadly — and all-too-commonly — it also indicates a very limited exposure to the True Joy of living in The Love of The King of Love — Who created you — and Who Loves all whom He has Created —

fyi — I have neither the time nor interest in trying to ” … manipulate … ” you — or anyone — into doing/thinking/saying anything — whether I want it or not …

I simply offer to you what has been given freely to me, and to all of us — including Lindsay — and that is The Offering God made to us in sending Jesus, His Son, to live for us, and die for us, so that when we die, we can live with Him –forever!

That’s all — no Kool Aid … but …

Kool Aid — or not — you will die, right?

so … The Offer still stands — and will continue to stand —

until –

you no longer are standing …

The CHOICE — is yours, hooly.

I truly hope that you do not feel manipulated — only loved, hooly — just know that He Loves you too — which is why He gives you the choice — and leaves it entirely up to you. You can’t have love without a choice, you know, so He has to let YOU decide to come to Him . He can’t — and He won’t — force you to accept His Love.

So — while I hope you don’t feel ” … manipulated ” I DO PRAY that you will feel drawn, even compelled, to want to know more — more about Him, more about His Love — for you, for all of us …

Sometimes, hooly, as C. S. Lewis said (and I paraphrase) — sometimes the fear is not that we will be caught or trapped by God — sometimes the greatest fear is that we will put ALL of our hope to believe in Him — and He won’t be there — and THEN where can we turn?

I promise you, hooly, that, when you trust Him with your deepest hopes and fears, He WILL be there to give to His Never-Ending Assurance and Love.

He was for me .. He still is … He will be for you too …

As always, hooly, in His Love …

… and, most of all — HI LINDSAYEEEE!

gosh — I’ve been away for awhile — seems like a year — I had a little convo going on for awhile with Mr. Lohan when he had his blog up — I’m afraid I ended up a little disappointed there at the last — but he seemed to take some of the posts there to heart — at least at the time — I hope he will not return to the “airwaves” with the same desperation that he had before — it just was NOT HELPING anything!!!!!

so — tinkerbell — about “Labor Pains” going to cable — I’m afraid I’m not so savy about the ins and outs of the movie business — it seems like everyone’s response is towards that it’s a “downer” — but maybe all the theaters are in down mode just now — I just don’t know — maybe they will make more from DVD’s than at the theaters right now, what with the economy being all crazy an all …

I’ll bet “Rachel Rule dave” or Larry R could fill in a few thoughts here — they’re both pretty sharp at putting this kind of stuff together

– hey! you guys — are you still out there?

In any case — I’m more concerned about *LINDSAY* than Lindsay’s career — I know that may seem harsh — how can you really separate the two — but I’ve said it here before — I may be not so much a fan as I am a concerned ‘friend’ — I know, I know — I’ve never even met her (she probably doesn’t even know I exist!) — but I would be just as pleased — maybe even more pleased – if it turns out that Lindsay finds true love and happiness WITHOUT an Oscar, than to have her live a miserable life trying to win one. You must know, tinkerbell, that I consider living at peace with yourself and in a peaceful, loving relationship with God as Infinitely preferable to a few fickle moments of praise — and that from people who may have just been trashing you the day before, and who will likely be trashing you tomorrow !!! I’ve learned that the praise of people is a very trite, fragile, and fickle thing and hardly worth the pursuit !!!

On the other hand, if you happen to do something well (like Lindsay does and you enjoy doing it (like Lindsay does — then by all means she should pursue her career — but ONLY for those reasons — NOT to win an Oscar. Acting to bring joy, and encouragement, and hope, and happines to others REALLY IS THE DREAM that has been planted in her heart — but boy has it ever taken a beating the past year or so!!! I believe that Lindsay will need to focus more on The Gift within than with being bashed around by the sporadic and spastic forces (or should I say, farces) that constantly surround her.

Lindsay — you HAVE been Given a wonderful Gift — from a Wonderful Giver! ENJOY using the Gift He has given to you — treasure it! Nourish it! GUARD it! — but ENJOY it!! — rejoice in making even just one child smile, just one elderly person have a ray of hope for yet one more moment!! — and do NOT even consider the fickle praise of man — but only to one day look into The Loving Face of The Giver and hear Him say, “WELL DONE, LINDSAY, MY DAUGHTER, MY CHILD”.

… or perhaps in the words of your departed friend, Mr. Altman, ” … that was adequate!!”

(I still like your “be adequiet” — even though you spelled it “adequite” — I knew what you meant

So — once again, to all, but especially to you, Lindsay, I am, as always, in HIS Love — Who loves YOU, Lindsay, more than anyone EVER can — FOREVER!!

your Affectionate Fan

How do you feel about the news that her new film “Labor Pains” is going straignt to cable? How do think this will affect her career. I was just curious to know what you thought about it all.

(in fact — since you know it’s coming, and since you will know that, not only is anything the media has to say an insult to the trees that died because of it, it’s outright hilarious to see how stupidly desperate they really are — truly they do not have a prayer

Good news– I pray that you will find THE CONNECTION between The Love you have in your heart, and The One Who put it there!!

THAT is the dream that lives in your heart, Lindsay — cherish it, fight for it, find it — in Him — and live it — through Him

bad news — after that – there isn’t any bad news … sure — even once you find that Connection. you will still fail, you will still be tempted, you will still be harrassed … but that won’t last forever …

His Love for you WILL last forever, Lindsay …

GOD WORKS ALL THINGS TOGETHER INTO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THOSE WHO TRUST IN HIM!

Romans 8:

25 But if we hope for what we do not yet Have, we wait for it patiently.
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

As always, Lindsay, in HIS LOVE, Who Loves YOU, Lindsay — MORE than anyone EVER can — FOREVER!

Your Affectionate Fan

… yah-dah-yah-dah-YAH-DAH —

NO, Lindsay — the media will NOT go nuts — they already ARE NUTS! So — you let the media go to Hell — which is where they’re headed anyway — and you turn yourself around and head on into your Heavenly Father’s Arms — He’s waiting There or you — and He Will wait for you forever …

Is a media holocaust worth eternity with God?