September/October 2001 Vol.4, No. 8 Contents The Coming Intervention in the Middle East by Darris McNeely Restoration by Darris McNeely A 20th Century Retrospective:The Shot Still Reverberating Around the World by Melvin Rhodes Partitioning Morality by Cecil E. Maranville In Brief... World News Review by Cecil Maranville, Melvin Rhodes, John Ross Schroeder and Jim Tuck This Is the Way... Just Outside My Window by Robin Webber This Is the Way...Just Outside My Window When people around the world hear the term "L.A.," many scenarios immediately come to mind. What comes to the forefront of your thoughts? How about Hollywood, riots, "O.J.," mudslides, hillside fires, smog, earthquakes, televised car chases, Beverly Hills and massive traffic jams? It may come as a shock to you, but most of us who live in the environs of Los Angeles are not sliding into the ocean via a mudslide or wearing gas masks to protect us from the smog. Life here can actually be pretty good and very ordinary. My family lives in the town of Monrovia in a tiny enclave called "Mayflower Village." It's the kind of place where not everyone looks alike, but everyone truly gets along. The residents don't necessarily have a lot of money, but everyone knows each other's kids, waters one another's lawns when the neighbors are away, takes great pride in "keeping up" his or her property's appearance, and all come out of their homes when the flag passes by and literally march together down the street on the Fourth of July. Our town's main street is often used in Hollywood films to capture the essence of "small town U.S.A." Our neighborhood is probably a lot like yours. Over the years, my wife and I have seen a lot of life pass by through the frame of our front window. Yes, those Fourth of July neighborhood parades I mentioned, our three girls growing up under the shade of our maple trees, friends and family coming and going, summer swimming pool splashes, first bike rides, the occasional stray pet that ultimately became ours, the falling of autumn leaves, the postman coming up the driveway with the surprise package. You know all those kinds of "neat" lifetime adventures that come to us a little bit each day just outside our windows. Yes, life can be pretty good, even here in "L.A." But one more snapshot of life occurred just outside my window, which expanded my horizons. No, I didn't ask for it, but as the old saying goes, "life is what's happening that you haven't planned for." It was big news to us that night, even though it didn't make any headlines and never will. It's a snapshot I would like to share with you. Look out my window with me for a moment. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0109/theway0109.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "Just Outside My Window" Other Articles by Robin Webber Redemption: _"Who Is Worthy?" _Destination and Course Correction: Planned From the Outset _Sin and God's Law _Why Be Baptized? _Promises and Covenants: a Prophetic Legacy _The Passover _The Need for a Redeemer _Why We Need a Redeemer _What Is the Value of a Life? _Who Delivers Us From Sin? _Why Did He Have to Die? _Why Should Christians Keep the Passover? _Seven Reasons Why Jesus Was Born _The Enduring Importance of Christ's Sacrifice _God's Awesome Purpose for Those in the First Resurrection _One Gave All _What Does It Mean to Be Redeemed? _National Deliverance from Egyptian Slavery _The Redeemer Search Our Site Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Good News Magazine Index Booklets and All Literature Index Home Page of this site