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Coming soon: pictures of the kids!!
One Last Thought From Me
Why not remember this act of love and sacrifice daily rather than just at Easter? Yes, this event is an indescribably joyous one because Jesus did rise from the dead but we should never forget how and why He suffered unimaginably before defeating Death and Hell itself on our behalf. He did so while thinking of you and me. In doing so he personally took on our sin, our pain and a debt we could not pay in order to provide a way to complete forgiveness and redemption. The truth is, either way death is not the end and being a “good person” isn’t a substitution for being truly forgiven.
God tells us that by simply believing Jesus rose from the dead, confessing and turning away from our sin and making the Bible the true foundation of our life, we will be forgiven for our sins and live eternally in Heaven.
As you may know, I am far from perfect and if you have doubts about that I’m sure you can find a multitude of people who can confirm that. I have made countless mistakes and bad judgments and will again in the future despite my best intentions. It is because of this that I am exceedingly thankful I can go directly to God and ask for help, ask for forgiveness and know that God's mercy is new every morning as I continually work to keep my foundation on God's Word. Truly accepting God's love, mercy and a true freedom offered in a life firmly anchored in His Word is something there simply aren't words to describe.
I have to admit that I regularly take that for granted and listening to the words in a song like “Via Dolorosa” is one way to help remind me of the sacrifice Jesus made on that cross. Deciding to live for Christ was without a doubt the best decision I made in my life. Don’t get me wrong, it didn’t solve all my problems and make my life perfect. But I have a peace and hope only God can offer and I know in God’s eyes He sees a child forgiven rather than condemned. Now that I am a parent I can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like for God to watch His children exercise their free will when they chose to reject Him rather than embrace the salvation He offers each of us.
Regardless of your feelings on God and Jesus I hope you enjoy the power of the images and music I posted. And thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts about what can be a very sensitive issue.
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Hello!
Welcome to my blog. I hope you feel free to comment on any current or older posts (or anything I have on my blog). I very much value the thoughts and opinions of those that take the time to share them.
If we haven't been praying...I suggest we start!
OK, one of these days I'll actually read/watch all your stuff again. I just thought that you should go to the Wall Street Journal online and read their editorials every day. I think I might. Verrry interesting.
Em, per our discussion I will break up my video blog posts when there is more than one. I will do my best to cater to as many of my reader's requests as I can (even if in this case it is slightly odd...you'll see)! In fact I will start by Redoing the current one in my new "Emily Format" - as I will refer to it.
As for your comment, I will take your advice because it is a great idea and will expand my horizons for information gathering (thank your dad for the idea)and check out the editorials and letters to the editor in the WSJ.
BUT YOU MAKE SURE YOU KEEP READING MY BLOG TOO YOU KNOW! I may not be able to compete with the WSJ except with my friends but hopefully I can count on you guys......right?!
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