365 faces of Roatan
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i have been thinking for quite sometime what i would do for my final
photo of my 365 project
was it divine or absurd that i decided to take
365 photos in one day??!
yes you read that correctly!
i took 365 photos for my last 365 photo
yes you read that correctly!
i took 365 photos for my last 365 photo
i think it was a bit divine and a bit crazy!!
what a HUGE job
but it was a perfect sunny day
i was really banking on having alot of tourists wandering around the
port since the made in roatan shop was open
BUT only a small columbian ship docked and it wasn't busy
i was really banking on having alot of tourists wandering around the
port since the made in roatan shop was open
BUT only a small columbian ship docked and it wasn't busy
so i wandered by the cruise ship docks,
throughout coxen hole,
through the 'swamp'
through the mercado
along the dusty roads and beach of west end
along the beach of west bay,
in front of petro sun gas station
and inside of pizza inn
(it is pizza night, after all!)
then i went to plaza mar
and ended up taking a few more that i needed
at los gemelas
you think taking 365 photos is difficult then try
imagine explaining it to that many people and most of them
spanish!!!
i was grateful for bob's help because he would go up to
people and simple say
una photo por favor?
at one point as i was driving down a tree lined road towards
emerald beach on my way to west bay
i was overcome with emotion as i thought
'oh how i love all these people'
i was blessed to engage with so many local faces
and dear hearts today
one thing i realized is that the spanish, in particular,
LOVE to get their photos taken!!
what fun!
i was blessed to engage with so many local faces
and dear hearts today
one thing i realized is that the spanish, in particular,
LOVE to get their photos taken!!
what fun!
so.. enjoy the faces of roatan
they are so beautiful and precious to me!
will i do another 365 photo project next year?
um.. no
it's been quite the ride and wonderful adventure but
it's been quite the ride and wonderful adventure but
i will take a year off
from daily photography
thanks so much for sticking with me throughout this year
i hope you have enjoyed seeing my tropical world
blessings
one and all
xo
thanks so much for sticking with me throughout this year
i hope you have enjoyed seeing my tropical world
blessings
one and all
xo
Congratulations on completing your 365 project, a difficult yet rewarding task.
ReplyDeleteAll the best for 2011 from a fellow 365 blogger.
Si
Thank you so much, Debi, for sharing them with all of us! They are beautiful,and I would love to see them in book form!
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible feat! I love this!!! You really should do a book.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing Debi - checking out your pics was a daily delight for me, a way of keeping you close.
ReplyDeleteI love you
xxx Bonnie xxx
Dear Debi, great job and it keeps Roatan for many people around the world, close by!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Marco
UNLESS THE FATHER DRAWS HIM
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2. Does it mean that men only respond to the gospel because of irresistible grace? No, it does not.
WHO ARE THOSE THAT THE FATHER DRAWS?
John 6:45 It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught of God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me.
The Father draws all who hear and learn. The Father does not force anyone to hear or learn. Men have free-will. God does not impute faith into a few so they will believe and be saved. Faith does not come by injection.
HOW DO MEN HEAR AND LEARN?
Romans 10:13-14 for "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved." 14 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher?
Men need to hear the gospel before they can learn and believe. The Father draws men by the gospel.
Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Faith comes from hearing the gospel. Faith does not come because the Father selected a chosen few, before the world began, to be saved. All who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior are the chosen and that includes whoever accepts God's terms for pardon. Faith does not come because of irresistible grace.
God the Father draws men to Jesus with the gospel.
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek,
IT IS THE GOSPEL THAT DRAWS MEN TO JESUS!
IRRESISTIBLE GRACE IS NOT THE METHOD THAT THE FATHER USES TO DRAW MEN TO JESUS.
Romans 10:21 But as for Israel He says, "All the day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people."
Israel as a nation reject the gospel. How would that be possible if irresistible grace were in play? Israel turned away from God.
Matthew 23:37 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
Jerusalem was unwilling to be drawn to Jesus by believing the gospel. They had a choice.
John 5:39-40 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; 40 and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.
The Jews had the opportunity to believe the gospel of Jesus Christ, but they were unwilling. There was no irresistible grace in play. The Father draws all who are willing to believe the gospel.
John 6:40 This is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day."
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