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Death has no Calendar

There is something big happening at my blog: www.dailysignsofhope.com  In just the last 24 hours 226 people have subscribed to the RSS feed for the site. It seems to be because of my post on Saturday 6-4-2011, called “It is Time to Put Out the Embers of Hate.” It has touched my people. If you have time, go there and see what all the fuss is about.

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I am still battling ailments with my heart. I had a pacemaker check yesterday and they found that I’ve had a heart attack on February 15th. It is called “a silent attack,” because I didn’t know it happened. It had to have happened in my sleep.

It was on the moderate level. That means I am very lucky, with the grace of God, to be here typing right now.

I have had a few close calls with death since 2004, and each time I praise God for sparing me, and seek what He has in mind for me.

I know that He wants me to write, and I am doing that daily. I work hard at trying to reach out to people through this author site, and my blog. I also have a published book called, “Signs of Hope: Ways to Survive in an Unfriendly World.”

It is selling well, and you can take a look at it right here on this site. Just click on the “bookstore,” tab at the top of this page and you will see a description of the book, and a copy of the cover.

If you need to see some endorsements for the book, you can also click on “endorsements,” at the top of this page and see some from all over the United States.

There is a special price going on now for the book. It is selling for $19.99 in the retail stores right now, but you can order a copy right here for only $15.99. The shipping has been cut in half as well. A total savings of over $6.00.

I hope you will check it out. Many of the posts from www.dailysignsofhope.com are chapters in the book, and people love to read them at that site.

REMEMBER!

Never, ever give up!!

 

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We are All Disciples Once we Accept Christ into our Hearts

Where Did all the People Go?

We had 2,500 people at my home church this last Easter Sunday. Many of the people were visitors. I always wonder where the people are the rest of the year? There a is great number of people in the world that only go to church at Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter.

Some people think the church isn’t reaching out enough the other Sundays of the year. The members talk about Christ on Sundays, and about Duke beating Butler on Mondays.

We as Christians have been giving the title of disciples as soon as we accept Jesus into our hearts. Agreed that it takes a while to grow enough to speak to others about Christ, but we face people everyday that may be searching for the word we will be telling them about our journey to becoming a Christian.

It could be the mailman, the appliance salesman at Sears; your next door neighbor, or the person waiting with you for the bus.

God provides us with the opportunities, and we should use them as a vessel to share.

Many don’t. They feel uncomfortable talking about a man that was put to death, and then rose again. Who could believe that?

I placed a post on Facebook this week that said this, “People are upset because the stores are all closed. Some are putting jokes on that say have a nice hare day. Am I missing something… HE HAS RISEN!!!””

The second response I got from a woman said that I needed to know that there are many people on Facebook that do not believe like I do. The myth of Jesus’ resurrection comes from the word Easter meaning a day of egg hunts, and hares being celebrated.

I was very blessed by over 31 people responding to her remarks with, “Yes indeed, He has Risen!” Many supported my statement and went on further to praise God.

I made another post at the end saying, ” We all have a right to our own opinions, and I will use my right here. If you feel that Jesus is a myth, then there are choices to make. If He is a myth then you can live your life any way you please. But, if He really did rise from the dead, then you may want to seek atonement, and find ways to ask for forgiveness.”

I hope that wasn’t a slam of the woman that made her point. Like I said she had that right to speak, but when she said Jesus was a myth, I couldn’t  let it ride. That is when I stood up and gave my witness. I took the extra step to defend my belief, and hopefully helped others to see the truth.

What about you? Have you been faced with ridicule, and harassment? How did you handle it? Did you clam up right on the spot, or did you stand up for Jesus and share your beliefs with even more vigor?

When the next opportunity comes up, put on the armor of God, and be strong in your faith. God will reward you for each time you have had to “defend,” your beliefs. I put the word defend in parentheses because we aren’t really defending anything. We are sharing the truth, and it is up to the listener to discard or accept our thoughts.

March on Christian soldier!

HE iS RISEN!!