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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Shhh. (02/18/10)
Based on a true story.......In the 1960's a brillant man named Henry A. Smolinski had a dream. His dream turned into reality when he made "The Flying Car". What started off as an invention to make life easier actually destroyed life. He was a family man with good morals. He had a wife and seven children. He named his invention "Mizar" taken from Psalms 42:6 in the Bible NIV (Mt.Mizar). He would pray before flights. But what started off good suddenly changed. The man behind the machine had forgotten about the dream. The more he worked on the success of his invention, the less he was around his family. He stopped going to church. He worked longer and harder to earn money for "The Flying Car". He got involved with another woman and separated from his wife and family. "It" had changed the inventor. His friends would say "Henry eats, drinks and breathes " "The Flying Car". You could not separate the man from the machine. God was not first in his life anymore. "The Flying Car" took every bit of Henry. It took his time, energy, money, health, morals, God. It took him from his family, his wife; it was an all consuming fire that eventually took his life. On September 11, 1973 Henry and his friend Hal took "The Flying Car" up. Two minutes later it crashed. In the time it took you to read this, the tragic crash led to the deaths of Henry and Hal. The question: What if you had two minutes until your death? Do you know where you would go? Where you would spend eternity?...So did this car really fly? Yes, it did. God had truly blessed Henry with a magnificent mind to create this. Unfortunately, he had forgotten about God. In Exodus 20:3 NIV the Bible says...."You shall have no other God's before me". Henry had made "The Flying Car" his idol (his God). Idol worship is not talked about in our society today. Henry's idol could be seen by man. However many are not seen. Idols can be work, a person, money, drugs, sex, video games, alcohol, desires, vanity, houses, cars. Whatever you put in place of God is an idol. To avoid this, the answer is to put "Jesus" first. Jesus loves you. (words 388)
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Jan Ackerson
02/25/10
What a fascinating story--I'd never heard it before!

There are some edits that would make this easier to read--shorter paragraphs, and fewer quotation marks would be a place to start.

I encourage you to continue writing--this was creative and unique, with a title that really drew me in.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
03/01/10
What a thought-provoking article. It's a reminder so many need to hear. A little white space and paragraphing would make it easier to read, but other than that minor adjustment, it is a powerful message.
R Quist
03/03/10
Definitely a good message. Plus an excellent title, which caused me to click on your entry and read it even though I was just getting ready to call it a day. But you definitely need to divide this up into several (or likely more) paragraphs to make it easier to read.