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LINDA Swanson's Blog – September 2009 Archive (5)

THE NECKLACE

THE NECKLACE





















A cheerful heart is a good medicine,

but a downcast spirit dries up your bones.

Proverbs 17:22



LOVE, LIVE AND LAUGH OUT LOUD!!

YOUR HEALTH IS YOUR WEALTH!!













The cheerful little girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box.



'Oh… Continue

Added by LINDA Swanson on September 6, 2009 at 5:21pm — No Comments

VICTORY

It isn't easy to get baptized in the desert, especially if you're of the persuasion that believes in being baptized by being immersed in water. Our daughter-in-law grew up in one of those areas without much water, so she got baptized in a horse trough - minus the horse of course. Some Marines in Iraq got baptized in a small brick chapel, in a rubber dinghy filled with water. A young corporal was one of those. He decided to get baptized as his unit was preparing to attack the insurgent… Continue

Added by LINDA Swanson on September 4, 2009 at 6:35pm — No Comments

"Should Christians judge the teachings of their leaders?"

"Should Christians judge the teachings of their leaders?"



Answer: As Christians, we are commanded against following teachers blindly, but are told rather to “Test everything; hold on to the good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). The apostle Peter warns us in 2 Peter 2:1-3 that there will be false teachers in our day just as there were false teachers in his day. Among their false teachings is a denial of the sufficiency of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross to take away sin, which is a… Continue

Added by LINDA Swanson on September 4, 2009 at 4:15pm — 1 Comment

Life Is Not Fair

Life Is Not Fair







"Love your neighbor as you love yourself." - Galatians 5:14







As long as you hate your enemy, a jail door is closed and a prisoner is taken. But when you try to understand and release your foe from your hatred, then the prisoner is released and that prison is you.







Perhaps you don't like that idea. Perhaps the thought of forgiveness is unrealistic. Perhaps the idea of trying to understand the Judases in our world… Continue

Added by LINDA Swanson on September 3, 2009 at 3:52pm — 8 Comments

Here's how you can fall in love with the God Jesus knows:

Here's how you can fall in love with the God Jesus knows:



Seek true change in your life. God has great purposes for your life and wants to help you grow as a person. Invite God to lead you toward the best life possible and transform you into the person He wants you to become. Understand that real change comes only by changing the way you think, since your thoughts lead to your actions. So commit to examining the stories you have in your mind about God and evaluating whether they're… Continue

Added by LINDA Swanson on September 1, 2009 at 6:52pm — No Comments

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