Planning another great vacation in October!

Friday

Depart KC Airport at 1:25 p.m.

Friday

Arrive DC Airport at 4:35 p.m.

Spend three nights in DC at the Hilton Garden Inn, which is located across the street from a subway station and two blocks from a DC circulator stop that takes you around all the DC attractions.

Monday

Depart DC by Amtrak train at 1:05 p.m.

Monday

Arrive in Philadelphia at 2:58 p.m.

Spend two nights in Philadelphia at Penn's View Hotel, which is down the street from the 2nd Street subway station and close to the Old City and Independence National Park.

Wednesday

Depart Philadelphia by Amtrak train at 1:22 p.m.

Wednesday

Arrive in NYC at 2:49 p.m.

Spend three nights in NYC at the Comfort Inn Manhattan, which is three blocks from Penn Station and close to Macy's, the Empire State Building and Madison Square Garden.

Saturday

Depart NYC by Amtrak train at 1:00 p.m.

Saturday

Arrive in Boston at 5:15 p.m.

Spend two nights in Boston at the John Jeffries House, located right across the street from the Subway and on the edge of historic Beacon Hill.

Monday

Depart Boston Airport at 12:30 p.m.

Monday

Arrive KC Airport at 2:40 p.m.

Contrast Between Heaven and Hell

We just started a series of stand alone women's bible study lessons at church (Bible Studies on Demand by Lifeway). Each week we watch a video lesson by a different speaker. I've done several Beth Moore studies and have seen Angela Thomas and Priscilla Shirer speak at women's conferences, but I've been exposed to some new female bible teachers as a result of this study. Tonight we watched a video by Anne Graham Lotz, Billy Graham's daughter. She spoke on how to find hope when you feel defeated. The text she used was Revelation 21 and she described what heaven would be like and then contrasted that with what scripture says about hell. I found this very insightful so I thought I'd share it here:

Heaven / Hell

No Pain / Intense Pain
Secure / Insecure
Stable / Unstable
Light / Darkness
Fellowship / Loneliness
Satisfaction / Disatisfaction
With God Forever / Eternal Separation from God

Then she concluded by saying, "When you truly understand what hell is like, you don't want anyone to go there." I don't want anyone to perish and go to the place she described so I must do my part in telling people about the glorious place God is preparing for his children. God doesn't send anyone to hell. People choose to go there by rejecting His invitation. How can people choose if they do not know. It's our job to make sure they know. I thank God that he's reserved a place for me in heaven and I can't wait to live in His presence!