Comments on: Knee-Mail: Dear Stephen

By: cookster

cookster — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:13:08 +0000

Dear Dr. Hovind,

God bless you this Christmas season. I love reading your posts and hope to see you again soon teaching the truth of creation!

As we celebrate the birth of Jesus this Christmas, don’t be deceived by Ekkman and others. As Christians we can and SHOULD celebrate Christmas. I know we can’t debate on this site, so check out my website in the next couple of days and I will put the truth about Christmas so Ekkman and others can’t deceive you.

Again, thank you for your awesome witness in spite of your circumstances Dr. Hovind. May the name of Jesus be lifted high!

In Christ, Steve.

By: robtzfamily

robtzfamily — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:52:48 +0000

Greetings Bro. Kent,
It was so nice to hear that you had received our letter & card.
We are assuming that Ricky, Brian & Jeff have also received theirs by now.
We are hoping that others too, find the time to write to these guys.
At first, we didn’t know what to write, but then realised that the importance wasn’t so much in WHAT we wrote, as it was, that we DO write to them (as you had suggested).
Of course, much prayer and consideration was included, when writing to them.
We continue to thank our Lord for you and the whole CSE Ministry.
We’ve already given out 200 of the “Confronting Evolution DVDs”. They are terrific. (Good job, Eric and CSE Team!)
Kent, keep up the good work and KEEP LOOKING UP! (Galatians 6:9-10 and John 13:34-35). We never cease in praying for you!
With lots of love, in Him whom we love,
The Roberts family
(AUSTRALIA)

By: Ekkman

Ekkman — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:38:25 +0000

Kent,
I liked your story in the sense when one’s mind is made up, there isn’t anything else to do but leave it in the Lord’s hands. NOT only in reference to Stephen or evolution but whether we are talking about pagan holidays like the one we are having this time of the year in regards to Christmas(s). People can come up with all kinds of “reasons” to justify what they are doing or what they want to do. So many Christians celebrate it not taking heed to what God has said about practicing the ways of the heathen. Whether we want to call it “Saturnalia” or “Christmas(s)”, neither are Christian. It is sad in many ways but the good side is the number is growing from what I read of believers coming out from the yoke of bondage in regards to these pagan holidays and but I think another big reason is not necessarily the truth of God’s word concerning them but the finanicial situation that many are getting in. The times are getting harder and harder and I would say based on the word of God, they won’t get any easier while we are here. It looks as though it is coming down.

Ekkman

By: baycommander

baycommander — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:11:25 +0000

I want to encourage Susan-Jane to keep it up with her son. My 20 year old memorized starting at 5 and can give all the seminar lectures. What a blessing to hear his reports of standing up to theistic evolutionists at his Christian college. With God’s blessing the lessons learned at home, your son can learn to be a majority of one. Thanks, Kent, with all glory to God. In Him, Kathy for the Jaggers Family PS I looked at the most recent post and am contacting my members of Congress. Alas, if they only represented me . . .

By: Leann

Leann — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:54:40 +0000

I, along with the last commentator, have wished I could relieve you by taking some of your prison time for you. I know I’d be miserable, but it’s so hard to know there’s nothing we can do to help, other than pray. I wasn’t sure what you meant in this writing, that the prison wants to lock the ministry doors. Are you saying you can’t preach/teach there anymore? I do hope that is not the case. That is THE redeeming quality of your being there. We in God’s family are all grateful for what you’ve done in the prison. We are also grateful that you’ve stayed in communication with all of us through this blogsite so we can know how you are coping and helping others. We are happy that you care about other inmates’ salvation enough to give us names of people to write to and help. If you have more names, let’s help others. I think it’s effective. God be with you in a surprise way today.

By: Susan - Jane

Susan - Jane — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:28:16 +0000

Dear Kent,

Thanks for such an interesting article. I really liked the way you described the Lord talking about Saul/Paul.

I haven’t got around to writing to you again, so thought I would type a short note up here in the meantime.

We are all praying for you. Perhaps it will encourage you to know that my little five year old nephew Joshua, has begun to watch your DVDs again. He did before but was too young to understand, this time it amazes me his level of understanding. The other day he became rather upset when he heard you say people believe “In the beginning dirt” – I asked him what was wrong , he said people should believe in the beginning God. I asked him ‘why?’ – he said ‘in the bible’ – God be praised his little mind is already learning to trust God’s word and not mans opinion! He can even give us little seminars – I think by the time he is 10, he’ll know the lines of by heart! If only all kids were like him (in this way).

God be praised for the work you have done, are doing and will do

He’s got your back!

love in Christ Susan-Jane

By: Mark Colegrove

Mark Colegrove — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:49:44 +0000

Merry Christmas Dr. Hovind! May the Lord Jesus be with you this Christmas as He was with so many of the saints in captivity down through time. May you somehow experience the joy His children are supposed to receive upon recalling the announcement of a baby born over two thousand years ago, that would be Savior of the world. May the angels surround you and protect you and bless you and encourage you.
I am such a thankful fan, (may I use the term “fan”?) of yours. You see, a good friend pointed out a seemingly invisible timeline in the Bible and I began to see that we live on a young planet–not millions of years old, like I was taught in school and by geographic magazines. My friend then gave me a set of your DVDs, and I was sure that we live on a young planet and that the Creation story is 100% true, as the Bible describes it. I am embarrassed that I ever doubted God’s word to be filled with half-truths or metaphors. So thank you for your diligent work of putting your DVD set together to reinforce my faith, and the faith of thousands of Christians. I am truly grateful!
My heart goes out to you as I consider your current situation. I’ve often thought I would like to take some of your time you are serving so you might spend some time with your family and minister again. I imagine you must lean on the Lord more than any other time in your life. I can’t offer much encouragement, but want you to know I pray for you and your family, and CSE. That’s all I can do, and probably the best I can do.
You have a beautiful family. I have communicated with Eric and Tanya several times and they seem like wonderful people. You are a rich man because of your family. You must be very grateful for such an inheritance from God.
Again, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas! May God continue to bless your life with His presence.

Your Friend from afar,
Mark Colegrove

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:52:23 +0000

Hi Kent,

I too really enjoy reading your work. It saddens me that I struggle to write you these days, but even so I never miss any of your posts here on this blog.

I totally relate to the underlying message in this story; Many people just don’t and won’t listen no matter how well founded the reasoning is.

The gospel of millions of years and evolution is pumped out as FACT as though it should be accepted as common knowledge and good sense, regardless of the huge gaping holes in the foundations of the THEORY.

It’s almost scary to open ones mouth about it. I ask people questions about their beliefs, not to tell them that they are wrong, but to ask why they believe what they believe; I in turn try to be open to the same level of questioning.

To simply ask, “Why do you believe in millions of years? Or, what do you think is the evidence for believing a dinosaur bone is x-million years old” can really upset people. Apparently I’m an “idiot” for not believing in evolution, and my questions are stupid, even though I bother to try and do the research and investigate the question. Again, apparently I am also closed minded and unable to think freely because I dwell to long on the flaws of the evolutionary argument rather than just accepting it as fact and trusting that it “Simply must be true”.

I get fed the gospel evolution and millions of years in so many ways/places and though so many people it makes my head spin, it is everywhere. Yet when I open my mouth to ask questions, I’m labelled as a God botherer, a Holy Joe, one of those fanatics, people groan and say, “I don’t talk politics or religion”.

I’m left speechless, thinking… “You’ve just told me that it’s a fact that some ancestor of mine had a tail and swung through the trees as an ape, but you don’t talk religion… that’s doublespeak, believing two totally opposite things at exactly the same time.
Where does one start with that…?
Oh yeah, I’m forgetting, I’m not allowed to speak am I…. hmmmmmm”

I try to remind myself that I was once just the same; I used to mock God and the very idea of God and anyone who professed a belief in God. And for me too, evolution and millions of years was an unquestionable fact.

‘One’ must continue to love, as God loved me even when I made myself his enemy.

Thank you for such interesting reading,

Lots of Love

Jason x

By: Stacie Wankel

Stacie Wankel — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:35:24 +0000

I love reading your blogs! I think it’s awesome how you sometimes take a character from the Bible, to make an illustration on how Christians today are going through a lot of the same persecutions that Christians did back in Bible times. God Bless you Mr. Hovind!

By: for Jesus' Name: PhillipGeorge (c)1974-2009

Brother Kent and to All CSE staff and supporters,

from Australia wishing you all a very Joyous Christmas. may you hear ‘good tidings of great Joy which shall be to all people’ and may on earth there come ‘peace and good will toward all men’.

last night I had a dream about England so perhaps I’m off quickly now to that Egypt to exchange gifts with samphire and wish him well through all those differences.

in Jesus, Australian bro.