Which of these occupations does not belong: Pastor, Conference Speaker, Counsellor, Commercial Pilot? Well, Dr. Steve Scheibner is all of the above. This past Sunday, he spoke at Faith Baptist Church in Lebanon, PA. He shared with us his story of 9/11. We all have stories of that tragic day, but his is different. Dr. Scheibner's story is different because of events that transpired the day preceding 9/11.
He was scheduled to fly American Airlines Flight 11. However, he was bumped by another pilot. What he did not know at that time is that Flight 11 would the first plane to fly into the World Trade Center on that serene, sunny, almost cloudless 9/11 morning. He knows that he could have been, and possibly should have been, the pilot of the plane on that day. Can you imagine what that must be like to know that someone took your place on a plane that was attacked by terrorists? That they would force their way into the cockpit and fly the plane into the World Trade Center? I think that would haunt me for the rest of my days.
However, Dr. Scheibner has turned his thoughts and feelings from that day into a tremendously powerful message. He is able to speak about his knowledge of the plane that flew into the World Trade Center, for he had actually flown that plane before. He talks of one of the Flight Attendants, who he knew and had worked with. He talks of the pilot that bumped him from that flight, who he knew, but not all that well. And he is able to relate all of this to our spiritual life - how that someone died for us in our place.
His son, Peter, produced this video of Dr. Steve Scheibner telling his story of the events that happened on 9/10 & 9/11, titled "In My Seat."
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