Story In Stone

Story In Stone	About Stone....	...and other materials
Story in Stone  is a presentation that contains much personal and academic information addressing marriage, divorce, custody, non-custodial parents, children, and other issues so adversely affected my life and that of my alienated children.  The laws of our land have devalued marriage as to render it nothing but...	... but a relationship of convenience -- rather than a contract or covenant -- thus leaving this once-sacred institution and "fabric of society" as a fraction of what it once was...and should be.  What does marriage offer to our people?   Well, nothing...when the promises, pledges and vows mean nothing to the person or persons involved...	To see this brief video, you will need Real Player -- which is a free download from their Website...and it will take about a minute for the video to download...
StoryInStone_Story_08-20-09.pdf	Something carved in stone usually last a long time.  Using the hand-game called "Rock (stone), Paper, Scissors", the posted file presents uses these items or materials to symbolize information - and it's truth, reliability and, otherwise, value.  Be careful what you hear or even what you read...	Besides rock or stone, is metal (scissors) and paper.   Metal is tough -- and can be used for both good things...and bad -- just like our laws and court systems.   Words that are spoken is the least important (or valuable) and words on paper the second, least-valuable.
StoryInStone_Love_08-20-09.pdf	Love is a powerful force -- the most powerful...and can even outlast words carved in stone!   The love between a parent and child is powerful too -- and can withstand much heat, pressure and time that refines soil into hard and brilliant stone.	The opposite of Love is not hate - but is unrighteous anger and revenge.  Whereas love builds-up or is constructive, anger and revenge tear-down and destroy through the direct and indirect (bitterness) of the heart and soul.
StoryInStone_Light_08-20-09.pdf	Light is truth.   Where no light exist, no loving relationship can grow and flourish.  Consider what happens when a plant or flower receives no light or is left unshielded in a storm or tempest...	Darkness is devoid of light, of course; but is absent of truth too.   A healthy relationship - like a healthy plant - must have light or truth; without it, the plant withers.
StoryInStone_Peace_08-20-09.pdf	Peace enables healing; it is not always possible, but it should be desirable within the individual, his family, and the broader community.   Peace...	...does not mean capitulation or giving-up; it means mutual appreciation and cooperation -- toward helping (rather than hurting) the children.
StoryInStone_Promise_08-20-09.pdf	Promise and commitment are the same; when you make a promise in marriage and family, you make a commitment that is "bigger" than individual wants and desires.   Failing to fulfill a	promise because of personal want and gain does not benefit the whole.   Such want or gain ends-up costing others...rather than benefiting them.   Integrity is a key part of the promises...
StoryInStone_Nature_08-20-09.pdf	Nature (or natural law) instills in the parent the need to protect its young; much of nature exemplifies this need.  Such instinct or need...	...does not occur in government.  Yes, government is obligated to protect the nation - but was never obligated to intrude on families and divide - rather than encourage - family intactness.
StoryInStone_Fruit_08-20-09.pdf	Fruit is desirable to almost everyone; a natural, sweet food that is prevalent, healthy and very tasty.  Fruit signifies health and growth.    The...	absence of fruit (or good fruit) is a warning however, as it signifies unhealthy and stymied growth - even decay and dying to persons and to families - "The Fabric of our society".
StoryInStone_08-20-09.pps	This PowerPoint show is the full version of the Story In Stone presentation.   Be Patient:  it takes a while to download and even longer to view the timed slide transition and quantity....	Much time and resource was put into this file; the intent was to make it self-contained...having audio as well - but the size and limits of time make it impractical...

Then David took his shepherd’s staff, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pocket of his shepherd’s pack, and with his sling in his hand approached Goliath.  - The Message, First Samuel, Chapter 17

Story in Stone began with an idea -- fostered by a collection of reading that pertains to both spiritual and legal issues of the modern day and our society.  On the basis that stone is strong and lasting -- and that things carved in stone have some significance over mere words, spoken or written, the thought occurred to me to compile the content represented in the written and audio postings.   

As a follow-on and support to Always Father, Story in Stone combines personal, spiritual and legal content toward my personal and shared concern of the future of the conventional family.  Divorce has be the single largest contributor to the detriment of marriage and the generational consequences to families and children.   In the modern day,  families are being dismantled and marriage is being diluted by law and the courts -- which view marriage as nothing more than a relationship of convenience and parents (and especially fathers) as superfluous to child development and care.  

Sadly, this modern day crisis is being overlooked in view of individual rights and a license not worth it's nominal cost at the local court house.   Marriage has long been perverted from a contract (binding agreement) to a mere legality -- without any semblance of a contract upheld on the basis of terms and conditions...and the contribution of both parties.   What is to become of the family when dads are denigrated through both the media and the public forum -- even to the extent of being discriminated and criminalized for no other reason than being a dad or a man?   

As to the family for which the father should stand, the late G. K. Chesterton once observed that the family serves as the principal check on government power...and he suggested that someday the family and the state would confront one another. According to Stephen Baskerville of the American Council for Fathers and Children, "that day has arrived."   At stake is not only the conventional family but, more broadly, a free society.   

Stephen continues:  "Most Americans would be deeply shocked if they knew what goes on today under the name of divorce. Indeed, many are devastated to discover that they can be forced into divorce by procedures entirely beyond their control. Divorce licenses unprecedented government intrusion into family life, including the power to sunder families, seize children, loot family wealth, and incarcerate parents without trial."   

For more information, please contact:    justice@hkirkrainer.org

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