3-3-10 Is the Bible really true?

I stopped by to see dad again today [Tuesday] and almost the first words out of his mouth were that he was having a terrible day. When asked why he said, "I'm just not sure the Bible is really true. Can we trust what it says? I never thought i'd have such doubts." I talked a bit and began to sing the old hymn "I Know Whom I Have Believed". Of course he joined right in. We couldn't remember a lot of the words and couldn't find his hymnal so stumbled around a lot but he sang it with great gusto. Then i opened his Thompson Chain Bible and read a number of scriptures about assurance. He was greatly encouraged by it all. It was then time to eat so he got out of bed and started for the dinning room. I stopped him, helped him get his pants on, etc. When i got him set down at his place, he said, You're so precious; you're my son, aren't you? It was an interesting and precious time. The hospice people were in on Monday and today the chaplain called to see if he should visit Dad. We had talked at a Chaplains's Association meeting a couple of weeks ago, so it was nice to have a knowledge of him. I assured him that Dad would love to have him come on a regular basis, but not on Wed. as Fletch comes nearly every Wed. By for now. Merv