Why the Second Generation Drops the Ball, part 4
Day 4, the last day of a series of my Notes from Christians at the Crossroads conference, based on the talk given by the five eldest Botkin children, Isaac, David, Anna, Elizabeth and Ben.
Our parents were pioneers. We need to take the advantage of “standing on their shoulders” and go even further: there’s always more to do! More obedience, more dominion, more advance for God’s kingdom. The reformers sacrificed everything! How can we do any less?
Friday night, my drawings of the re-enactors from the Reformation 500 for my friend Katherine. We learned, through the historical characters’ testimonies, of the great sacrifices they made for God’s kingdom and the Gospel of Jesus Christ - including their lives.
“And as for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you, and keeping my statutes and my rules, then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’ But if you turn aside from following me, you or your children, and do not keep my commandments and my statutes that I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them, then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and the house that I have consecrated for my name I will cast out of my sight, and Israel will become a proverb and a byword among all peoples.” - 1 Kings 9:4-7
I have a whole host of notes from the other sessions, so I’ll probably post more of them later. Thanks for joining me!
{Photos by Emily Rose}
Mrs. June Fuentes on 23 July, 2009, said,
So grateful you are covering this conference as a series as others desperately need to hear what was taught. This family has had such an impact on my life–I am very grateful for them. I was not able to make it to the conference but glad you are sharing what you learned so that we might ‘glean’ from your experience!
Many blessings…
Elizabeth on 24 July, 2009, said,
Hello Breezy!
Sounds like you had a wonderful time at the Botkin Family’s Conference!
And…your drawings are amazing of the Reformation 500 ladies’ dresses! Great job!
Joyfully in Jesus,
Elizabeth
Robin on 28 July, 2009, said,
I have so enjoyed reading through your notes and getting to relive the conference. It was truly a blessing to attend and get to glean from their family. I especially like how you enjoyed your time with Katherine, it was fun to watch. Hmm… are those girls with long flowy dresses in that drawing? There was a time when I thought you needed to move on from girls in long flowy dresses, but now….not so much. ;)
Amanda Read on 6 August, 2009, said,
Ah, posting your notes was a great idea! Thank you so much for sharing!
I didn’t realize that you went to the Reformation 500 celebration. The sketches are marvelous! I would love to include that and some of your notes at http://www.LukeHistorians.blogspot.com (but you’ll have to see what you think of the website first :-).
I also wanted to mention that my weblog server has been changed, so thecrusadingchemist.com/amandaread/ is now a dud link. The correct link is amandaread.com. Just thought you would like to know so you can update my blog address on your sidebar. :-)
I’ve also redesigned my blog…come by and see!
~Amanda~