“And this gospel of the kingdom
will be preached in all the world
as a witness to all the nations,
and then the end will come.”
~Matthew 24:14~
Emily Panter
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Baby Steps
It seems that daily I am still running into someone I have not seen since before the hospital, and the conversation inevitably insues about how miraculous my journey has been. I continue to agree whole-heartedly and am amazed that God brought me through something which, for all intents and purposes, I should not have survived. He has healed me very quickly. He has given me the honor of seeing so many of the blessings that have affected peoples lifes, either through their faithfulness to pray, or through the testimony of God’s grace, mercy and undeniable power and soverenty. Last week the door bell rang and I got to it before Luke. I was expecting it to be the kids coming home from school, but it was the paramedic. The first one on he scene; he came back a few days after the insident to check on me and had come again to get an update.
I hope I continue to learn of God’s grace the rest of my life and i pray that I am always useful to Him in His plan. I hope I never again miss an oportunity.
A Young Daughter’s Evangelistic Prayers
http://www.baptistmessage.com/articledetail.php?articleID=2c1cda9e1f37f1f6173d7cbbbc1a9124
Baptist Press
January 20, 2009
WASHINGTON–Obama calls for ‘era of responsibility’ at historic inauguration. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29695
WASHINGTON–WhiteHouse.gov now backs abortion rights, ‘gay rights.’
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29694
WASHINGTON–Southern Baptist in Congress express hope. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29696
WASHINGTON–Warren mentions Jesus’ name in invocation. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29697
WASHINGTON–Warren’s inaug. prayer only latest by a Southern Baptist. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29698
WASHINGTON–TRANSCRIPT: Obama’s inauguration speech. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29699
LOUISIANA–NOBTS announces austerity budget. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29700
TENNESSEE–FIRST-PERSON (Art Toalston): An inauguration we will remember. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=29701
Mildred Davis Thompson
(February 10, 1921 – January 19, 2009)
“I am now home in heaven, oh so happy and so bright. There is perfect joy and beauty in this everlasting light”
Our beloved Mildred Davis Thompson, was called home at 1:03PM, Monday, January 19, 2009 at the St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was 87, a lifelong native & resident of St. Helena Parish.
Mrs. Mildred is survived by 2 brothers, Huey Davis and wife, Doris, Amite & Wilson Davis and wife, Mary, Amite; also numerous nieces & nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Freddie Thompson; her parents, George & Caroline Reeves Davis; & a sister, Lillie Davis Newell.
Visitation will be at the McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Thursday, January 22, 2009 from 6:00PM until 9:00PM and on Friday, January 23, 2009 at the Hillsdale Baptist Church after 9:00AM until Religious Services at 11:00AM with Rev. Jim McGriff officiating. Interment in the Hillsdale Baptist Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to:
International Mission Board of Southern Baptist Convention for Guatemala Kekchi Indians Food Projects, PO Box 6767, Richmond, VA 23230-0767
or
Contributions may be made locally to the Hillsdale Baptist Church for the same mission fund. Hillsdale Baptist Church Guatemala Kekchi Indians Food Projects, 3621 Hwy 1045, Amite, LA 70422
An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com
McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W next to Coggins-Gentry Ford.
TARGETED BY GOD
Everybody has difficulty in life, but several years ago, Brian Hise of Provo, Utah experienced more difficulty in one day than many of us go through in a year. First, a water pipe broke in the upstairs apartment above his own and flooded his apartment. So the manager told him to go out and rent a water vacuum.
That’s when he discovered his car had a flat tire. He changed the tire and went inside to phone a friend for help. Standing in the water, the electric shock he got from the phone startled him and he ripped the phone off the wall.
Before he could leave the apartment a second time, a neighbor had to kick down his apartment door because water damage had jammed it tight. While all of this was going on, somebody stole Brian’s car. But it was almost out of gas, so he found it a few blocks away. He then had to push it to a gas station.
That evening, Hise attended a military ceremony at B.Y.U. and he injured himself severely when he somehow sat down on his own bayonet which had been tossed onto the front seat of his car. Doctors were able to stitch up his wounds but no one was able to resuscitate Brian’s four canaries which were crushed to death when wet ceiling plaster in his apartment fell on them while he was gone.
When he got home, he slipped on the wet carpet and badly injured his tailbone. Mr. Hise said he began to wonder if “God wanted me dead but kept missing.”
Ever had days you felt that way? I recall an Old Testament character who felt the same way. After suffering hardship upon hardship, listen to these words of Job spoken to God:
“Will you never look away from me, or let me alone even for an instant? If I have sinned, what have I done to you, O watcher of men? Why have you made me your target?” (Job 7:19-20a, NIV)
We know that Job was not “targeted” by God. In truth, God was his source of strength in time of trial and his Redeemer when the story was over. But in the midst of adversity, when everything seems to be going wrong that possibly could go wrong, it’s tempting to feel the same way.
Be assured — God has not made you a “target.” He is, in fact, your source of strength to get through those tough times. May you rely on that today.
“Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me; Lord, be my helper!” (Psalm 30:10)
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Anna Lee
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