John Hartung:
CLASS OF 1981
Falls Church High SchoolClass of 1981
Falls church, VA
John's Story
John is from Gainesville, Virginia. John is married. John's schools include Falls Church High School. John later attended The University of Hard Knocks. John works(ed) at UPS.
Music John likes includes TOO MANY ZOOZ, Southern Harmony, WMAL DC. Books John likes include The Old Farmers Almanac, The Monster Inside, Screwtape Letters. Movies John likes include The Young Messiah, How to Dance in Ohio, Her. TV shows John likes include America's Funniest Home Videos, Ninja Warrior, NFL Network.
One of John's favorite quotes is:""I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." -Galileo
"The Bible was written over a span of 1500 years by forty different human authors in three different languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek), on hundreds of subjects. And yet there is one consistent, noncontradictory theme that runs through it all: God’s redemption of humankind. Clearly, Statistical probability is a powerful indicator of the trustworthiness of the bible!" ~ Hanegraaff
"Contrary to the views of critics, Jesus Christ was a brilliant thinker, who used logical arguments to refute His critics and establish the truth of His views. When Jesus praised the faith of children, He was encouraging humility as a virtue, not irrational religious trust or a blind leap of faith in the dark. Jesus deftly employed a variety of reasoning strategies in His debates on various topics. These include escaping the horns of a dilemma, a fortiori arguments, appeals to evidence, and reductio ad absurdum arguments. Jesus use of persuasive arguments demonstrates that He was both a philosopher and an apologist who rationally defended His worldview in discussions with some of the best thinkers of His day. This intellectual approach does not detract from His divine authority but...Expand for more
enhances it. Jesus high estimation of rationality and His own application of arguments indicates that Christianity is not an anti-intellectual faith. Followers of Jesus today, therefore, should emulate His intellectual zeal, using the same kinds or arguments He Himself used. Jesus argumentative strategies have applications to four contemporary debates: the relationship between God and morality, the reliability of the New Testament, the resurrection of Jesus, and ethical relativism." ~Douglas Groothuis
"You are called to live out of a new place, beyond your emotions, passions, and feelings. As long as you live amid your emotions, passions, and feelings, you will continue to experience loneliness, jealousy, anger, resentment, and even rage, because those are the most obvious responses to rejection and abandonment. ~ Henri Nouwen
"My heart sings a brand new song, my debt is paid, the
chains are gone. Emmanuel, God with us!" ~Mercy Me
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?”
Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides
forever.Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. ~ John 8:31-36".
More about John:"The solution to our disappointments is not found in answering the question, why? It is found in trusting God in the midst of our whys. ~ Hanegraaff
No doubt a never ending work in progress. So much to be thankful for, a lot of past mistakes but God has always been incredibly faithful. His grace & patience will forever blow my mind...".
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