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Tim Hollingersays
I was dropping my kids off at school with the radio barely audible but I became subconsciously aware that the sound was just two men talking non-stop. After the kids were out of the car I turned it up just in time for the announcer to do a recap of what had happened so far. He described the planes hitting the towers and a rumor that one had hit the Pentagon. It was a surreal “War of the Worlds” radio moment for me. Later that night my first grade son walked into the family room in time to see a replay of the second plane exploding into the tower. His response? “Cool!” I had to explain the difference between Hollywood and real life. A moment I’ll never forget.
Would you mind if I used your comment as an opening to a blog post about how, as Christians, we need to be bold because even though the day seems normal, it can unravel at any time?
I just found your comment incredibly touching and I can’t imagine having to explain such a thing to a child.
I missed the whole thing. I didn’t have any media on during that morning (normal practice), so when I arrived at the office of Chapel by the Sea in Anchorage, I found the office manager in tears. She had to explain to me that the two towers had collapsed.
I had no idea what she meant and could not get a picture in my mind. I went to another building on campus where there was a TV and got that picture pretty fast with the endless repeating videos of the buildings going down. Our minds and some of our time were occupied with the story the rest of the day.
We had out of state friends visiting with us in Alaska, and they could not go back home for 2 or 3 more days, after their original planned return.
Tim Hollinger says
I was dropping my kids off at school with the radio barely audible but I became subconsciously aware that the sound was just two men talking non-stop. After the kids were out of the car I turned it up just in time for the announcer to do a recap of what had happened so far. He described the planes hitting the towers and a rumor that one had hit the Pentagon. It was a surreal “War of the Worlds” radio moment for me. Later that night my first grade son walked into the family room in time to see a replay of the second plane exploding into the tower. His response? “Cool!” I had to explain the difference between Hollywood and real life. A moment I’ll never forget.
Mitchell Karr says
Would you mind if I used your comment as an opening to a blog post about how, as Christians, we need to be bold because even though the day seems normal, it can unravel at any time?
I just found your comment incredibly touching and I can’t imagine having to explain such a thing to a child.
Tim Hollinger says
Go for it.
Eric Dye says
Wow.
Thanks for sharing, man. 🙂
Ken Rosentrater says
I missed the whole thing. I didn’t have any media on during that morning (normal practice), so when I arrived at the office of Chapel by the Sea in Anchorage, I found the office manager in tears. She had to explain to me that the two towers had collapsed.
I had no idea what she meant and could not get a picture in my mind. I went to another building on campus where there was a TV and got that picture pretty fast with the endless repeating videos of the buildings going down. Our minds and some of our time were occupied with the story the rest of the day.
We had out of state friends visiting with us in Alaska, and they could not go back home for 2 or 3 more days, after their original planned return.
Eric Dye says
Ah-mazing.