Ruffle People's Feathers... for Jesus

Why is talking about our Faith

so hard to do sometimes?

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We may easily talk about the latest TV show, video game, or console, but when the topic of God surfaces with my friends, they tend to clam up.  So do I.

I don’t want to appear pushy!  

 

 

 

You know, some of my friends have ridiculed me for my beliefs, calling me "extreme. "

I know people worry about sounding "Politically Incorrect  ...” or narrow-minded. 

It is natural to not want to ruffle people’s feathers!

 

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But I heard a guy recently who explained it this way:

Suppose that after much research, you found a cure for cancer.  You were certain that this cure would save many lives.  Wouldn’t you tell everyone you knew about it?  Talking about the cure would possibly become your mission and Passion in life!

There is a man who has recently become my friend.  His name is Joseph Benjamin Gootham, and our church supports his work in India.  He is the minister at the Church of Christ in Andrah Pradesh, India.  Look him up, write to him!  I DID!  He will write you back

 

 

He is on Facebook.  And he is a soul winner!! 

 

 

That's what I want to be, too. 

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Joy, Peace, Hope, Meaningful Life...

  This is what sharing the Gospel is like…

because a life APART from God is a DIRE way to live. 

We KNOW the key to eternal Life with God!!! 

We must spread the word around!!! 

Some will accept it.  Some won’t.  We CANNOT keep it to ourselves! 

I have another friend, a guy just a bit older than I am... his name is  Abe Howell.  ABE  and Ms. Gove worked  with orphans in Kenya. 

 

 

They LOVE serving God in this way.

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The word “GOSPEL” signifies the  good, merry, glad, and joyful tidings that make a soul  sing, celebrate, and leap for joy!  Jesus told his disciples in Mark 16:15 to “Go into the entire world and preach the gospel to every creature.”

 

Do you know my friend…  Wissam? 

He is IN the world Preaching Jesus!  I met him the first Sunday that we came to PA, 6 years ago.  He was on fire for Christ then, and he still is.  He has visited in our home, eaten at our Dinner Table, played Nerf gun Battles with me, and prayed with my family. 

Wissam and I
Shooting Nerf Darts at a Bull's Eye we drew on the Window
(I was seven years old in this photo)

Wissam is my Mentor. I write to him regularly.  I pray for him every day.  Mark 16:15 is his LIFE, converting many Muslims to Christ.  It is kind of a dangerous work, please pray for him.

 

Jesus’s command to Go and Preach is for US, too! 

 Those who accept the gospel will thank you on that final,  last day when we are taken to be with God forever!

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Have you accepted the Gospel?  Have you been baptized for the remission of your sins?  Do you have any need that the church is able to meet?

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We are here for you, ready to help, ready to teach, and waiting!   Please respond to this post in the comments below, and I will help you.  You will never regret that choice!

 

 

Things that make me go... Hmmmmm...

 

MY MOM SAYS THIS TO ME ALL THE TIME.  

Does your mom say stuff that kind of is like fingernails on a chalkboard?  But the funny thing is, her annoying words come back to me at the most helpful times.  Today, I called an old friend and found out that he is struggling badly with an addiction.  He has tried and tried to get out of it, but it is winning, he says.  This is a guy who was one of my strongest Christian influences a year ago. 

He led the most meaningful devos and was the most encouraging, nicest person in our whole youth group.  

His parents moved to Washington state and I hear that things are wild there. 

Like no morals at all

I live in the Bible Belt, so I really would not have an idea 

about Meth being given out like candy and stuff.

Anyway, I was on the phone, and to my horror, those annoying words of my mother 

just flowed out of my mouth as if I thought of them. 

"One Day, or Day One???"

Can you believe that?  

She and I are really quite close, but we are so much alike that we butt heads on the daily. 

Does anyone get along with their moms when they are 17?

I think not.  

Maybe girls do, but when someone is home educated and 

barely alone, with a house full of kids and 

a very strong willed mom... 

Well...

it is a recipe for WAR sometimes. 

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this was me at age 7 at a labyrinth in Pennsylvania

But we have this little agreement... 

no matter what happens, 

if the house explodes, even, 

We promised each other that we would never go to sleep mad at each other

Ephesians 4:26 tells us that we are commanded to "be angry but not sin."  I read through the Psalms every year, many times a year.  Psalm 4:4 reads, "Tremble and do not sin."  My preacher said that this was labeled an "Evening Prayer of Trust in God."  Verse 4 states, "When you are on your bed, search your heart and be silent."  I guess that means, listen for the answers.  Not audibly, but honestly, I can't tell you how many times when I have remained silent and just listened, something that my mom or dad said comes into my mind, and it is the perfect answer to the problem. 

So get mad at your mom, huff and puff, go for a run, ride your bike like a madman, and get all emotional, but don't go to bed like that. 

A lot of love, along with some seriously strong other emotions
go between us often, but I love my mom! 

Call a friend, go to a Labyrinth, pray, do anything except 

going to sleep angry. 

 

I think God knew what He was saying and we better heed His words

on that one. 

Just sharing some of my thoughts on this icy, stuck at home day in Missouri.

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PS pray for my friend, please !

Ju