Monday, April 28, 2014

Los Angeles & San Diego

Leonard and I recently went on a five day mini-trip to L.A. and San Diego to escape the Vancouver rain. We took a 7am flight to LAX and were on our way by noon to our rental apartment on Melrose in West Hollywood, an excellent location. He took me on a whirlwind tour of the city, including the farmer's market, the Getty, Hollywood, Silver Lake, Santa Monica, Griffith Observatory, and downtown. We did a surprising amount in one and a half days, and ate incredibly well thanks to our food research the night before we left.













We took an Amtrak train from LA to San Diego, where we stayed with my sister and her husband in Pacific Beach.  We only had one full day in the city, and we ended up deciding to go to Tijuana for that afternoon. We parked the car on the San Diego side and walked across the border, and I was surprised at how easy it was to get across. There was no one checking passports; we simply walked through a gate and were suddenly in Mexico. Our lunch spot was a hundred times fancier than I imagined a Tijuana restaurant could be, and we even ate ceviche and raw oysters. The line-up to get back to the USA was the opposite of the other border crossing. This time, we had to wait 2.5 hours in line. At least there were churros being sold along the way.










1 comment:

  1. WATER BAPTISM AND FAITH
    Can you imagine believers in Christ saying the same things about faith that they say about water baptism?

    BAPTISM: (Acts 2:38 ...baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins....) If a believer says "I was baptized, however, it had nothing to do with the forgiveness of my sins;"would that be a valid baptism?

    FAITH: If a believer says, "I believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son Of God, however, it has nothing to do with the remission of my sins;" would that be a faith that saves?


    BAPTISM: (Mark 16:16...has been baptized shall be saved...) If a believer says, " I was baptized as a testimony of my faith, however, I was already saved before I was baptized," would that be a valid baptism?


    FAITH: (Mark 16:16 He who has believed...shall be saved....) If a believer says,"I believe in Jesus, however, I was already saved before I believed;" would that be a faith that saves?


    BAPTISM: If a believer says, "I was baptized because Jesus commanded it, however, it was not essential for my salvation;"would that be a baptism that saves?


    FAITH: If a believer says, "I believe that Jesus is my Lord and Savior, however, I only believe because Jesus commanded it, faith has nothing to do with my salvation;" would that be a faith that saves?


    Does what you believe about water baptism and faith, effect your salvation? Does it matter what you think, as long as you are baptized and claim to have faith?


    CAN YOU DENY THAT WATER BAPTISM AND FAITH ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE FORGIVENESS OF SIN AND STILL BE SAVED?



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