“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!”
Isaiah 52:7
posted by on 01/28/09
After much diligent work and the joint effort of many hard working individuals, we are happy to announce the release of our first ever Staddon Family Year in Review! This concise, 15 minute review will give you a glimpse of the major (and some not-so-major) events of the year 2008!
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posted by on 01/27/09
In 1803 Jefferson wrote to Dr. Benjamin Rush concerning Jesus:
“…a system of morals is presented to us, which, if filled up in the true style and spirit of the rich fragments he left us, would be the most perfect and sublime that has ever been taught by man…
“His moral doctrines, relating to kindred & friends, were more pure & perfect than those of the most correct of the philosophers, and greatly more so than those of the Jews; and they went far beyond both in inculcating universal philanthropy, not only to kindred and friends, to neighbors and countrymen, but to all mankind, gathering all into one family, under the bonds of love, charity, peace, common wants and common aids. A development of this head will evince the peculiar superiority of the system of Jesus over all others.”
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posted by on 01/21/09
“Titus was listening with all his ears, but he said nothing, for he hoped that the man would speak further…. He could have slipped away in the dark easily enough, and was half-minded to do so. Then he reflected that he might learn something more of his mysterious birth and parentage, if he stayed; besides, he had a strong curiosity to see the much-talked-of Barabbas; and underneath all, was an unconfessed desire to share in the exciting events which were soon to follow.”
Thus precedes the poignant climax of Titus: A Comrade of the Cross, by Florence Kingsley, 1894. Set in the historical setting of Christ’s public ministry on earth, this volume follows a fictional character, Titus, the son of a Greek-raised Jew, in his search for truth beyond the paganism of the Greeks and the hypocrisy of the Jews. The storyline is amazingly accurate to the Bible and portions of the book are direct quotes thereof. In some respects, it is a dramatized commentary! The delicate balance between mercy and justice is brilliantly portrayed in it’s heartbreaking apex of which I must say no more, as doing so would defeat the purpose of having salted the oats. If you have read and enjoyed Ben Hur or The Robe, you will certainly enjoy Titus, though it is written much more simply yet no less eloquently.
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posted by on 01/19/09
I just had an enjoyable little visit to Ray Comfort’s new website, www.pulltheplugonatheism.com. It’s definitely worth checking into.
I was also quite intrigued to see Ray Comfort’s new book, “You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence but You Can’t Make Him Think.” If it doesn’t make an atheist think, at least it will make him smile. 
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posted by on 01/15/09
Good news! The pictures for “The Sound of Music” post are now up! You can revisit The Sound of Music to see them. I was glad to be able to do that finally. And in the process of doing so I found a lot more I thought you all would enjoy so I decided 
to go ahead and post them here in addition.
One day a couple of weeks ago I was amazed to hear the sound of music, around noon, coming from a door opened towards the center of the town. Going (once more) to the porch to 
listen, I discerned the clear melody line of a hymn. When it was finished there came another … and another. After an hour I hopped on my bike to investigate and found a small band playing up and down the streets of Chaojhou. A procession followed leading me to believe it 
was a Christian funeral this time. I’m still not sure.
And at church it’s been pure joy to teach music for the Sunday School. They’ve been very attentive learning Jesus Loves Me and in February we start God is So Good. 
They are such an encouragement even teaching me Chinese along the way. And by the way, though fighting a cough at the time, the Lord enabled me to sing for the church Christmas party too. Silent Night. Six straight verses without an interruption. Praise the Lord.
Life lived in harmony with His harmony–ascending or descending, progressing slowly or quickly–is glorious.
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