tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.comments2012-12-01T20:52:44.565-05:00Sound The TrumpetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-68736105212808921142011-09-11T22:09:06.846-04:002011-09-11T22:09:06.846-04:00Hi, Shelly. Thank for the kind comments. You are a...Hi, Shelly. Thank for the kind comments. You are absolutely right to put your family first and foremost in your life. There are too many people who do not realize the cost of a house is far higher than the sum of its payments. <br /><br />Your kids deserve more: they deserve a mommy and daddy who love them more than the stuff around them.Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-61630943434074393292011-09-11T21:24:10.664-04:002011-09-11T21:24:10.664-04:00Wow. Thank you so much for this. I needed the enco...Wow. Thank you so much for this. I needed the encouragement. I just happened upon this searching for stuff about day-care. <br /><br />My husband and I have been struggling with our family. We drive two older but reliable cars, we live in an older, smallish house which is warm, dry and paid for. I home school our kids while my husband works. We are happy, but my parents are harassing us to put the kids in school so I can get a job. They keep telling us that we could have a nicer house if I got that second job. I believe our kids would pay the price. <br /><br />Your article and comments have helped me see that God's will is for us to keep on with me being a keeper at home. <br /><br />Thank you. Please keep up the good work.Shellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-1610332457034966282011-09-10T22:53:53.713-04:002011-09-10T22:53:53.713-04:00Janine, you are correct. It is good that children ...Janine, you are correct. It is good that children can form an emotional bond with their daycare workers. It means they realize someone cares for them (even if the person who cares for them is getting paid to care for them). <br /><br />What would Jesus do? In the Word of God, we read that older women are exhorted to teach the younger women to be, "sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,<br />To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. (Titus 2:4a-5)<br /><br />So, what would Jesus do? He would instruct the women to take care of their families. <br /><br />Second, when a woman leaves the house and works for someone else, who is her authority? That is a completely different discussion!Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-91886046213125348172011-09-10T22:53:26.803-04:002011-09-10T22:53:26.803-04:00Part three...
The deeper issue is not financial a...Part three...<br /><br />The deeper issue is not financial and it is not about the emotional trauma inflicted on the children. The deeper issue is the issue of rebellion against God's Word and God's will. There are women who are simply not willing to acknowledge God's plan. No, it is not a plan where the woman is subservient to her husband. Rather, it is a plan where the lady is the queen of her home who is charged with the careful training and molding of the next generation in God's will. This is a very high calling. In my opinion, the only higher calling might be that of the Pastor. However, as I said earlier, there are those who, in their selfishness and rebellion, want their their way at all costs -- even if they must sacrifice their kids. <br /><br />Yes, I believe the woman who works a second job and puts her kids in day care so the family can buy a third car or a boat is sacrificing her kids for stuff and will stand before God for her decision.Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-59734103588790203692011-09-10T22:52:52.203-04:002011-09-10T22:52:52.203-04:00For those of you who would suggest the financial n...For those of you who would suggest the financial necessity of day care...<br /><br />One study by the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies suggest that daycare may, in some places, cost as much as $35,000 per year. That is a fairly decent income in my part of the country. This same study indicated that day care averages, depending on the region and services offered, from 35-45% of the given regions median income. If you assume the income earner is in the 25% federal tax bracket, and the 40% range for child care, they are peeling 65% of their income off the top for child care and federal taxes. This does not include the extremely high cost of fuel, extra clothing to work in, extra costs of meals and other taxes. At best, it becomes a break-even equation. This is especially true if the parent is in a low-income bracket. For us, it is simply cheaper for my wife to stay home with the kids than it would be for her to work. <br /><br />All of that is just looking at the purely financial aspect. That does not take into account all of the emotional costs. My kids will never doubt who their mommy is.Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-2549957665500509232011-09-10T22:51:51.096-04:002011-09-10T22:51:51.096-04:00Elle, I have dealt with many kids who were left to...Elle, I have dealt with many kids who were left to themselves and seen kids who did not know who their mommy or daddy were. Kids who were raised by grandparents or even complete strangers. I have also talked to kids who were placed in daycare and kids who grew up with a stay-at-home mother. <br /><br />Sometimes, there are circumstances beyond our control which necessitate what may be the second, third or fourth best choice. Second, third or fourth may be the best choice available. We know several families where mom is alone in raising her children. In these circumstances, is the mom wrong for working? No. Is this God's best plan? No. <br /><br />We know another family where mom is working because her husband died from a stroke. Is she wrong for working? No. <br /><br />The specific circumstance I am dealing with is a quite different one. I am addressing the parents who choose to put their kids in daycare so they can work two jobs and have a $500,000 house instead of an adequate modest house. Again, I know a family where both parents work. In fact, both parents are physicians. The kids see their parents on the weekend. Period. Oh, they have nice stuff, a nice home, lots of toys and a live-in nanny. I have heard the kids call the nanny "momma-nan." The nanny refers to the kids as "her kids."<br /><br />I never presumed that every circumstance is the same and I have never presumed to judge anyone who works. But I do believe God condemns anyone who chooses a better lifestyle over their kids well-being.Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-70739806405094813212011-09-10T22:02:12.380-04:002011-09-10T22:02:12.380-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-59993353545200575912011-09-03T01:05:43.981-04:002011-09-03T01:05:43.981-04:00Actually, it's good when a kid forms a bond wi...Actually, it's good when a kid forms a bond with a caretaker. That means the caretaker is doing a good job.<br /><br />My kids loved going to daycare (two mornings a week). They ran in happily. <br /><br />I think you should be careful about inflicting emotional harm on single moms who have to work. You are saying they are causing their kids emotional trauma. Don't they have enough problems without strangers saying their kids are emotionally traumatized? <br /><br />I mean, what would Jesus do? Would he inflict emotional pain on single mothers, like you are doing? Do you really believe you are doing God's work, by making judgments about children you don't even know?<br /><br />Finally, most kids don't want to be around mom all day, while she does the laundry and cooks. It's boring for them. They'd much rather go to school, for a few hours a day, even when they are as young as 3 or 4. If your child can't separate from you for that long, then you may be doing something wrong (notice I don't say you definitely are doing something wrong, because I don't know you well enough to make that call).Janinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-45410691015385686422011-08-31T16:27:48.872-04:002011-08-31T16:27:48.872-04:00(the rest of elle's comment) I would like to s...(the rest of elle's comment) I would like to see evidence of your statement "I would venture to say that the overwhelming majority of daycare kids are the result of parents who are more interested in their career or their lifestyle than the care of the kids." I would like to see that, because you're looking at a kid who had a babysitter and my parents didn't care about what they had or what position in their work they had.<br /><br />Also, there is nothing wrong with wanting a better career and lifestyle. If parents work towards this, they can better provide for their kids. They can ensure food is on the table, have flexible holiday hours to take their kids holiday; place their kids in special schools or programs or extra curricular activities to help them achieve their goals, dreams and interests; have backup funds in case there is an accident, death in the family, or loss of their house from a natural disaster. A better income means that they can donate to their preferred charity or church, thus doing good Christian charity. <br /><br />And do you know what's the coolest thing about this? Parents can still serve God through all of this. Why? Because they are raising their children by using their resources wisely. I'm sure God wants all of his people to achieve the very best they can for themselves and their children. In reality, it doesn't matter that they earn more or both parents are working. What matters is that despite the fact that both parents are working, it is 100% possible that they can, and do, take care of their kids. <br /><br />I'm sure that you probably know all of this. I'm not sure that you will post this comment. But, even if you read this comment and don't post it, just take a moment to consider what I've said. However-I would suggest that you interview parents who work or don't work and see what kind of responses you get. I'm sure you'll get some interesting and enlightening responses. I think you need to do some extensive research on this topic so that you have a more solid approach. <br /><br />~Elle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-43541857243149188452011-08-31T16:25:27.157-04:002011-08-31T16:25:27.157-04:00Did you know that both my parents had to work in o...Did you know that both my parents had to work in order to keep us in a house and off the streets? <br /><br />Did you know that in my early childhood for a small period of time I was looked after by a babysitter? Did you know that I turned out to be a pretty good child, and I'm a well rounded adult? <br /> Did you know that it is completely possible to be raised by someone else and you won't be 'traumatized' or 'emotionally detached' from your parents? <br /><br />Did you know that I didn't call my babysitter 'Mommy', but I called her by her first name, because I knew the difference between my own mother and the woman who was looking after me?<br /><br />To quote you:" A family who chooses to have both parents work so they can have more toys or live a higher lifestyle will have to answer to God for neglecting their children." Okay. So some parents neglect. But that statement does NOT apply to all parents who work.<br /><br />For example: My parents had to work or else we would have nothing, and I mean, nothing. What then? How would we survive? My parents worked so that I could have clothes on my back, food on my plate, and schoolbooks for school. That isn't neglect. That is using thier brains and resources wisely in order to provide for thier child, me. They made the huge risk by moving to another country in order for my father to find a job. We could have lost everything, and my mother's salary probably wouldn't have been able to support a family with a brand new baby. But you know what? We were okay. My parents worked, and when they didn't work they were working so hard to raise me right. They provided me with opportunities to grow-- girl guides, camping, climbing, skiing, horseback riding. Some of these were done as a family. <br /><br />Hundreds of families have done what my family has done. They had to in order to survive. They don't want to see their kids taken away from them because they abandon them in their own home. <br /><br />Not every family can live the life that you outline on this website. The way the economy is right now housing is expensive, jobs are low, buying and gassing up a car is very expensive, and that doesn't include food and basic hygiene costs. Sometimes a mom can't stay home with the kids. How can you say that a single mom is okay to go to work, but a married couple can't both go to work? What happens if the father has a job that pays so low that they might not be able to buy enough food for a month? Is mom not allowed to get a job so that she can feed her kids? What kind of woman would she be if she didn't go work and her family was starving and poor dad was working himself to the bone just to bring home a measly $100 in a week? (continued below as Elle)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-85147290411892922142011-08-31T07:51:56.687-04:002011-08-31T07:51:56.687-04:00Anonymous, I am sorry that you were misled about y...Anonymous, I am sorry that you were misled about your grandmother. When you get a proper view of salvation, you will see that divorce does not condemn someone to hell - rejecting Jesus as Saviour does. Yes, it is true that we are all sinners, but it is equally true that Jesus offers a free gift. That gift is the gift of salvation. It is quite free to anyone who wants it, to anyone who would accept it. Please follow <a href="http://imasaved1.blogspot.com/p/how-does-one-get-saved.html" rel="nofollow">this link</a> to learn more about the free gift of salvation. <br /><br />As for your first point. No, tears do not equal trauma. However, when a child calls the day-care worker "moommie," something is quite broken. Yes, the day-care worker, nanny and whatever are 'rent-a-moms'. They are stand-ins paid to love and care for children in place of the child's mother. No matter how well paid, no one will ever replace mom in a child's eyes. Sadly, though, many people are willingly choosing to abdicate their parental responsibilities in favor of a few toys.<br /><br />Again, please do not misunderstand. I am not saying a single mom is evil because she has to work. I am, however, saying that a family who chooses to have both parents work so they can have more toys or live a higher lifestyle will have to answer to God for neglecting their children.Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-77198365911719707612011-08-31T07:39:33.827-04:002011-08-31T07:39:33.827-04:00emotional trauma what
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Kids get w...emotional trauma what<br /><br />rent-a-mom what<br /><br />Kids get weepy when they miss their moms. Used to babysit for a living, saw it all the time, usually only when the mom was away for more than four hours at a time. Doesn't mean they're being emotionally traumatized. Kids get weepy when you sent them to their room or ground them. Does that mean that to punish a kid is to inflict emotional trauma on him or her? No. Waterworks=/=trauma. If merely being away from mom for a few hours is enough to completely incapacitate a kid, there's something wrong.<br /><br />You wanna know what traumatized me as a kid? I mean literally traumatized. Lifetime of nightmares, therapy, the whole nine yards. You wanna know what inflicts emotional trauma on a kid? The idea that their sweet, beloved grandmother is writhing in agony in hell because she was divorced. Half the reason I left Christianity in the first place was because I never want my kids around the kinds of people who would fill their heads with that stuff.<br /><br />Don't you talk to me about traumatizing kids when you're doing the exact same thing to yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-42050725567892428692011-04-09T21:31:59.719-04:002011-04-09T21:31:59.719-04:00Natalie, If we had more time, I would explain the ...Natalie, If we had more time, I would explain the many of the differences between Islam and Christianity. Basically, it boils down to this: God promised Abraham he would have a son and that that son would be the father of many children - as many as the stars in the sky. Abraham got ahead of God and fathered an illegitimate child - Ishmael. Later, God gave Abraham a legitimate child through Sarah. That child was Isaac. Since then, there has been a war between the two, both claiming to be the rightful heir. The only problem is that one was legitimate and one was not. <br /><br />From those two, two religions grew: one honored God (descended from Isaac), one did not. <br /><br />Today, Islam is the fruit of an illegitimate relationship. <br /><br />As for the proof: it clearly exists to anyone who is willing to open their eyes to look for it. It is present in the creation. It is present in life, it is present in death. It is even present, if you will be honest and look, in your heart.Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-31603352196957257622011-04-06T14:35:02.659-04:002011-04-06T14:35:02.659-04:00Millions of Muslim's believe that their religi...Millions of Muslim's believe that their religion is the right one, millions of Christian's belive that their religion is the right one. You both cannot be right. And neither of you have any proof whatsoever to prove who is correct; and waving your book around is not proof.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555537324538844975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-17605375515699457772011-03-18T21:46:59.010-04:002011-03-18T21:46:59.010-04:00First, if it isn’t a good idea for one person to r...First, if it isn’t a good idea for one person to read something, then it probably isn’t a good idea for anyone to read it. It’s either right or wrong. <br /><br />Aside from that, your argument makes a critical assumption, which is also a critical flaw. I did not grow up in church. I did not have parents who screened my reading material and I was not encouraged to read the Bible. In fact, I did not own a Bible until I was twenty-two years old. On the other hand, I loved science-fiction. That love of science fiction thoroughly confused me. In many ways, it detracted from my belief in Christ and in the Word of God. When I did finally accept Christ as my savior, there was a lot of “damage” which had to be undone. <br /><br />As Lewis did, I believed (past tense) there were many paths to heaven. I believed we were all, ultimately, somehow children of God. I believed there was an over-riding good in the world and a slightly less powerful evil in the world. Still, I did not believe they were quite real. I knew Star Wars was fiction. I wasn’t convinced the Bible was not. Thankfully, the Lord, in mercy, worked in my heart and despite all this, I was saved in 1992. <br /><br />So, why do I speak out about this series of books as opposed to the Star Wars saga? No one ever claimed Star Wars to be Christian. Today, we are surrounded by people who are foolishly being used by Lucifer to promote this garbage to children as allegory. There are people who actually compare Aslan to Christ. This position is heretical. As long as people are claiming this work is a Christian work or somehow allegory for Christ, I will speak against it. As long as Christian parents are spoon-feeding this garbage to their children, I will stand against it. As long as (so-called) Christian schools read it to their students, I will cry out against it. Lewis’ perverted allegory is worthy of outcry. <br /><br />Finally, in case I wasn’t clear, Lewis’ work does not draw people to Christ, it drives people from Christ.Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-55594105670909507492011-03-17T22:58:05.755-04:002011-03-17T22:58:05.755-04:00I agree that it probably isn't a good idea for...I agree that it probably isn't a good idea for children who are raised in a Christian home to read Lewis, but I think that for children who otherwise wouldn't be exposed to Christian ideas, it's a great series.<br /><br />I was in the fourth grade when I read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe for the first time, and it spurred an interest in Christianity. When I was in college, I was lost, alone and confused. Finding my old copy of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe was what convinced me to "try out" Christianity, and I stand today, nearly ten years later a saved man. <br /><br />Kids who understand that witchcraft is a sin don't need to read this book. Lewis wrote a story about Aslan and the Witch instead of Jesus and Satan because Lewis wasn't writing for kids who already love Jesus, he was writing for kids who have no idea what Jesus's love feels like. For kids raised in the secular world who have grown up on a diet of Harry Potter and Twilight and wouldn't normally even THINK about picking up a Bible, I feel that the Narnia series is a subtle, effective introduction to Christianity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-74576259717754489392011-02-20T08:29:43.537-05:002011-02-20T08:29:43.537-05:00Yes, Hanna, it will be a series. It actually is ba...Yes, Hanna, it will be a series. It actually is based on our book, <i>Perfectly Pure</i>.Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-86675931484331223122011-02-18T18:17:42.993-05:002011-02-18T18:17:42.993-05:00Thank you for this. Is this going to be a series? ...Thank you for this. Is this going to be a series? I hope so. I wanted to read your book on purity and dating but my mother wouldn’t let me. Is it right for sixteen year olds like me to date and go off alone in to a movie or dinner date?Hannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-64527779587395714692011-02-18T17:00:58.781-05:002011-02-18T17:00:58.781-05:00Hello Anynymous. I did not mention that a woman w...Hello Anynymous. I did not mention that a woman who looks at a man and lusts after him in her heart is an adulterer, either. It is a different standard for each one. Or, at least for people who have not succumbed to the gender confusions which are popular today. Yes, it is just as possible for a young man to defraud his wife’s affections in his heart as it is for a woman to defraud her husband through adulterous thoughts in her heart. However, in the normal man and woman, this is not likely. It is more likely that the wife will defraud on an emotional level and it is more likely that the husband will defraud on a carnal level. <br /><br />Moreover, it is necessary that the young man honor the wishes of the girl’s father. Ultimately, it is the girl’s father who will be giving the bride away. In many cases, it would be easy for a young man to turn the girl’s heart from her father to him. In fact, this happens all too often and usually results in the girl’s husband being defrauded both emotionally and physically. Anytime the young man does something that turns the girl’s heart from her father, he is defrauding her. It is the father who should be lovingly investigating the young man to ensure he is what he should be. Then, at the proper time, he can give the pure bride to the groom at the wedding alter to stand before the preacher with a pure body and a pure heart. <br /><br />One other thing for all the scoffers to remember: the Bible is not a scholarly book requiring vocabulary and worldly education to understand. The Word of God is spiritually discerned. Many obtain graduate degrees but do not have wisdom. <br />Ps 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.<br />Pr 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.<br />Pr 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.<br />Wisdom comes about from a healthy respect of God. Real knowledge also comes from the Lord.<br />Knowledge of the Word of God comes from the Holy Spirit of God. If the Holy Spirit does not indwell you, you cannot understand the Word of God. <br />1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-38852318409008948912011-02-18T09:25:39.501-05:002011-02-18T09:25:39.501-05:00Yet again you have decided to focus on the purity ...Yet again you have decided to focus on the purity of women instead of putting the focus on both men and women. Why not have a line in there talking about how when a man gives their affections and loyalty to anyone other than their parents and the Lord they are defrauding them, stealing affection from their mother and stealing the purity from their wife? Why write that line just for women since it is equally true for both men and women? Throwing in one line about how both men and women can defraud others isn't enough when you then go on and devote an entire paragraph to teaching women and not doing the same to men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-40847938881154063442011-02-01T09:41:13.945-05:002011-02-01T09:41:13.945-05:00Hi Kristi, I am glad this was a help to you.Hi Kristi, I am glad this was a help to you.Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-29806180529027160512011-01-31T14:27:01.097-05:002011-01-31T14:27:01.097-05:00Thank you so much for this. The Lord has really op...Thank you so much for this. The Lord has really opened my eyes. I see just how horrible I have been. I also see his horribly I have treated some people. I know the Lord will forgive me. I hope the people I have hurt will forgive me also.Kristinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-61353184979008783232011-01-09T08:02:51.124-05:002011-01-09T08:02:51.124-05:00Again, there are observations of gravity and formu...Again, there are observations of gravity and formulas which describe and predict gravity but there is no explanation of how gravity actually works. How was gravity created in the earth? I know, anything with mass has a certain amount of gravity. Even every molecule. But how did the gravitational pull get there? I know the answer, do you?<br /><br />As for the moon: you are correct. There is a quite delicate balance between the gravity of the earth and moon (which would pull the moon toward the earth) and the angular momentum which would force the moon away from earth. Do you understand what the possibility of that incredibly delicate balance occurring by chance is? It is all but impossible. Yet the moon is there! However, if you factor in an all-powerful God, it isn't all that hard. <br /><br />Hmmm...the moon is moving away from the earth at the rate of 4cm per year. So if we work out the math, that means that 20 billion years ago, a mere two-thirds of the age most godless evolutionists accept, the moon has changed its orbit by 80 million kilometers. That is interesting because the moon is only a little over 400,000 kilometers away from the earth now. Did it pass through the earth? On the other hand, if the creation is only about ten-thousand years old, a shift of 4cm per year for a total of 4km (less than one percent of the earth-moon distance) isn't that big of a deal.<br /><br />Score:<br />Rational believers in God - 1<br />Godless Evolutionists - 0Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-24232018020492555092011-01-09T01:24:48.919-05:002011-01-09T01:24:48.919-05:00You must not have read the article very well. The ...You must not have read the article very well. The articles states that spacetime is curved by matter, and that free-falling objects are moving along locally straight paths in curved spacetime. Except of course, it's quite a bit more complex than that, but because I'm not a physicist and most of the science just flies over my head, I just linked you to the article and decided to let it explain exactly how gravity works.<br /><br />As for how the moon keeps from crashing into the Earth, it's because the gravitational pull of the moon isn't enough to alter the Earth's course and the gravitational pull of the Earth is balanced by the moon's momentum (not perfectly though, it's estimated the the moon is actually moving away from the Earth at a rate of about 4cm per year).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161837689413557565.post-74865822314792715302011-01-08T18:08:01.257-05:002011-01-08T18:08:01.257-05:00Well, one reader has posted a link to an article w...Well, one reader has posted a link to an article which cites many observations of gravity as well as various formulas to predict gravity. However, no one has yet explained how it works. <br /><br />Let's make this a little more interesting ... why does the mutual gravitational pull of the earth and the moon not draw them together into a cataclysmic destruction of both? I know the answer ... do you?Randy Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515509353973364976noreply@blogger.com