Do you believe in UFOs?

It is the middle of the winter in Canada. Cold – in fact impossibly cold last night in many places. What else will warm up a cold place better than a good discussion?

I ask you – Do you believe in UFOs? Doing a search of that question on the Internet today yields about 210,000 at this moment. The results are definitely something that will get folk talking.

There are different ways to answer this question as you will see – when you ask it. Usually it will involve a long pause – followed by a story. Try it out where you work.

Answers will come from scientific bases, emotional bases, religious bases, Hollywood bases and old tales from long ago. The best now is that there are videos on the Internet bases. (Remembering - The IIIAE - IHTBT Factor).

For your entertainment I have included some links below for you to pursue.

In the one short article that MSNBC (msnbc.msn) posted the statements made by students in a local High School are funny –

Since the reported sightings two weeks ago, the 17,000-resident town has had some fun with the international publicity. Some high-schoolers made T-shirts that read "Stephenville: the new Roswell" on the front and "They're here for the milk!" on the back. A picture features flying saucer beaming up a cow.

The U.S. Air Force says it has not investigated UFO sightings since 1969 when it ended Project Blue Book, which examined more than 12,600 reported UFO sightings — including 700 that were never explained. That program started a few months after a 1947 crash near Roswell, N.M., which the government said involved a top-secret weather balloon but others involved later said was an alien spacecraft.

Now seriously – what does a “church man” (me) – say about UFOs? Do you believe or not? Is it possible? Yes… is my answer…my Final Answer in fact… (Now they have got me… I will be burnt toast on many breakfast tables this AM or Roast Preacher tonight for supper… oh boy…) (Photo shown from the Autopsy of an Alien)

Consider… 2 Kings 2:10-12 (New International Version)
"You have asked a difficult thing," Elijah said, "yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours—otherwise not."
11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. 12 Elisha saw this and cried out, "My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!" And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them apart.

The Bible says something came down from heaven and swooped Elijah away from Elisha. The flaming thing had a driver and some powerful horses pulling it.

Earlier – Jacob went to sleep at Bethel – Genesis 28:10 – 15 – he saw a stairway built from heaven to earth… Well maybe he was asleep… but it was a great story.

I personally believe in creation as a “modified creationalist”. God created it all – I am just not sure how. I am convinced that a chicken came first – but then God likely had eggs ready inside her – for her to lay.

Now what would stop God – or hold him back from creating another world – like ours – with people like us on it? What would have stopped him from creating a better model – more advanced than the one that he made to exist here on earth? Nothing – is a real good answer…but one that would (and maybe will) disturb some true, solid and staunch conservative folk.

Today I know that I need a little warming on this cold January day. How about you?

Another question that pops into my mind – if God did create more than me – does that bother my faith? How about you?

~ Pastor Murray Lincoln ~

Fun Resources:
Don’t miss the Alien Autopsy Roswell UFO Crash (Original footage) – below….#5
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sH292PERCww
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SF_gxlpVDaY&NR=1
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DYkf4WCpsQc&NR=1
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DYkf4WCpsQc&NR=1
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0UP1OU9uQ2k&feature=related
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22810569/
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WSFYTlQ8B9I
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=2
http://www.rickross.com/reference/ufo/ufo7.html
http://www.noao.edu/outreach/nop/nophigh/steve16.html