Good things never end!

Hello Friends!

I hope you are enjoying our first week of break...not really.

I want to share with you our (officially) last International Bible Study. We talked about how Jesus promises that He will return some day. Since no one knows the day or time He will return, how will we know when He comes back? How can we be sure that it is really Jesus? Men have said that they are the Messiah, but then they die or are put in jail for crimes. So how do you know? We looked at Matthew 24 where Jesus talks about what it will be like before He returns. When He does return, it will be obvious! It will be "as the lightening that comes form the east and is visible even in the west. (verse 27)...[all nations of the earth] will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory (verse 30)."  Does all of this make sense? Can we imagine it? Probably not, but when it happens we will recognize what is happening. Conversely, if the person saying he is Jesus or the Son of God and he isn't returning on the clouds and with angels, then nevermind! It is an impostor.

Our International Friends trip to the Indianapolis Art Museum Tuesday for Museum Day was great fun! If you have a chance to go, please be sure to visit the Indiana art special exhibit. As a Hoosier, you need to know all about the famous artists in your home state! I want to go back and play putt putt golf. They have special art and historic pieces to play through. The IMA is free from 4:00-9:00 pm the first Thursday of each month.

Saturday, May 21 is the third Saturday! Join us for Chinese Brush Painting (or any other painting you like to do). Bring you supplies and let's paint!

comes back: return
really: true, actual
looked at: read/scanned quickly; did not read all of the chapter thoroughly
obvious: clear, not hidden we loved the Chinese writing 明显 which is sun and moon and white light!
[all nations of the earth]: when you see words in brackets  (in English) it means that the words in the brackets are substitute words to better explain an idea in a sentence and aren't the direct word. In this case, the sentence actually has the word "they" but the previous sentence is talking about
all the nations of the earth: all people everywhere, no one is left out
then nevermind: don't pay attention; don't listen
impostor: someone who claims to be a king or prince but is a nobody
have a chance to: opportunity
special exhibit: museum show that is there for a short time
putt putt golf: a game where you "putt" the golf ball through fun obstacle courses.
play through: when you play a golf game and progress from one "hole" to another, you are playing through the course