Against the Twilight by Donald James Parker

Author:Donald James Parker [Parker, Donald James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sword of the Spirit Publishing
Published: 2010-01-21T07:00:00+00:00

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Back in Stan's room at the nursing home, the small troupe of prayer warriors clapped when David's portion of the show ended.

"He did really good. Do you think he'll win?" one of the women asked.

Stan shook his head. "He won't win the vote. Jesus said that broad is the road to destruction. The majority of people are going to reject truth. That's just the way the world works. David's goal was not to win the debate, but to win souls. And to convert those who think they are already converted. I think he touched some lives tonight."

"Do you think our prayer helped?" the woman asked.

"I like to think so. We really won't know what impact we have on the world until the hereafter."

"Do you believe that we'll know then?"

Stan shrugged. "I sometimes believe that when we're in Heaven we'll be able to play back our lives like a video recording of a football game and see all the places where we did something that helped others."

"What about the things we did wrong? Will we see those too?"

"Good question. I think we'll see all of those things when we stand before the great white throne. After that is through, perhaps the memories of all failures will be erased. All of this is pure guesswork on my part though. It's like speculating whether there will be golf courses in Heaven. Or if Fluffy and Rover are allowed into Heaven. I don't have any answers. And none of those things has any bearing on our daily lives or our salvation. So why talk about them when we can be busy on things we know are important?"

"You're right. I just find it's just fun to talk about stuff like that sometimes. When you reach our age, a lot of things we used to talk about aren't interesting any more."

Stan smiled. "True. By the way, you must be new here. I've never seen you before."

"I've been living in the home here for about a month. I just heard about your prayer meetings so this is the first time I've been here. My name is Florence, but you can call me Flo."

"I'm Stan. I once knew a Flo a long time ago."

"What a coincidence. I knew a Stan many years ago too. Of course I have known lots of Stans in my lifetime. That name is pretty common."

"Yes, it is. It's a good thing that my last name is memorable."

"What is it? I'm not guaranteeing that I'll remember it at my age, but I'll give it a shot."

"Mankowitz."

"You weren't kidding. That is unusual. Wait, the Stan I knew had a name that was very similar. Actually, it might have been Mankowitz."

"That would really be a big coincidence."

"Yeah. It probably wasn't Mankowitz. The old brain doesn't work like it did when I was younger."

Stan smiled. "I wished I could say that I don't know what you're talking about. Growing old is Hell, but it beats the alternative."

"Maybe. Some days I'm ready just to go home."

"Again, I understand where you're coming from.

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