Your Long Journey

This song is beautiful.



"Your Long Journey"

God's given us years of happiness here
Now we must part
And as the angels come and call for you
The pains of grief tug at my heart

Oh my darling
My darling
My heart breaks as you take your long journey

Oh the days will be empty
The nights so long without you my love
And when god calls for you I'm left alone
But we will meet in heaven above

Oh my darling
My darling
My heart breaks as you take your long journey

Fond memories I'll keep of happy ways
That on earth we trod
And when I come we will walk hand in hand
As one in heaven in the family of god

Oh my darling
My darling
My heart breaks as you take your long journey

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A Christmas Story I wrote

          Here is a Christmas I finished writing a couple days ago. I hope you like it!:

  A Christmas Short Story:

In antique store Friday afternoon.

Sue: Wow! This is perfect. Carrie: Seriously? A shark’s tooth? Your gonna’ have to do better than that. Sue: Well… I don’t know. He likes ocean – uhh...stuff. Carrie: It’s Christmas time. Come on Sue. Just because he has one little bag of shark’s teeth, from his science class on his desk, doesn’t mean that’s the thing he wants for Christmas. Sue: I know…I need to think. It’s just so hard. Daniel is still young but not quite as little as he used to be. A couple years ago I could just buy him these nice little, or big toys and he loved them more than a lot of things. If I got him that now he wouldn’t like it quite as much, but he would never show anything negative about a present I might get him. I want to get him something I know he likes. Hey, what do you think about this? Carrie: Has he ever shown any signs of liking baseball? Sue: I guess not. Carrie: Than a baseball glove wouldn’t do him much good would it?....... Sue? Sue! Sue: He has always wanted a snow globe. This one has his favorite bird in it, and it’s antique. Carrie: We are in an antique store after all. Sue: I’m buying it! It is only…uhh…forty dollars? I’m still buying it. Carrie: There you go. Did my assistance help? Sue: Thank you for your criticisms…..or helpfulness. I would like to buy this please. Cashier: This is beautiful. Would you like me to Christmas wrap this? Sue: How much? Carrie: Yes, we would like it wrapped! Sue: Carrie! Cashier: That’ll be no extra cost. Sue: Thank you. Cashier: Have a good Christmas. Carrie: You to!


Friday night in Sue’s house.

Sue and her son Daniel singing together: “Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn King!” Sue: That was beautiful Daniel. Daniel: What’s your favorite Christmas song? Sue: Well, there are so many. I can’t choose between the one we just sang, or “O Come All Ye Faithful,” or “Joy to the World,” or “The First Noel,” or…I don’t know. I love em’ all. What’s yours? Daniel: I don’t know either. It’s three days till Christmas Eve! Sue: That’s right sport. You get to open one present on Christmas Eve. By the way, you did a wonderful job helping me decorate the Christmas tree. You have your father’s touch. Daniel: Mom, I know you did at first, but…Do you still miss Dad? Because I do. Sue: Oh honey, of course I do. I still love him dearly, and I always will. I wanted to tell you something. Your father was a much better spiritual leader than I am, and I know I should go to church more often. It is just, I don’t know. I suppose I am just lazy. Daniel: Your not lazy Mom. You work harder than anyone I know. Sometimes I wish you could work less. Sue: I’m so sorry Daniel. I love you. I need to get my priorities straight I know. Are you tired? Daniel: I’m getting tired. Sue: Well I suppose you can wash you face with the gentle soap, and then brush your teeth…and then floss! I love you Daniel. I need to do the same. Well minus the gentle soap part. Daniel: Okay Mom. I love you to. Sue: Come downstairs when you’re done to say goodnight. I will try to hurry. You surely don’t have to though.



Sunday morning in Sue’s house.

Good morning Daniel. Daniel: Morning Mom. Sue: I would like to go to Sunday school today. Do you mind skipping the service? Daniel: No Mom. Sue: It just helps me retain our pastor’s Sunday school message better. Daniel: I understand. I’ll brush my teeth…and tounge, and get ready for church. Thank you Mom. Sue: I love you so much.

After Church on Sunday. Riding in the car.

Sue: Did you enjoy your Sunday school lesson Daniel? Daniel: Yes, part of it was actually about my name…well, who you said you and Dad named me after. Made me feel kinda’ bad. Daniel was such a good person. I wish I could be so faithful and trustworthy. Sue: You are very trustworthy, and faithful. God will forgive you for your sins as long as you ask Him. Please never let that thought leave your mind. And you can be faithful to God everyday by being kind, and setting out Bible tracts, and studying His word is very important to do every day, and meditating on His word. All the little things like that. They really are not that little. Daniel: I do want to be a better person. Sue: You’re a good boy Daniel.


Christmas Eve night.

Sue: Okay Daniel! We can open one present each. But first, well. Do you want hot chocolate? Daniel: Of course! Sue: Good. Do you think it’s faster to boil with the stove or microwave? Daniel: Microwave! Sue: Let’s go. Two minutes and thirty seconds for each cup of water. *Time Passed* Sue: Marshmellows? Daniel: Yes ma’am. Sue: Don’t burn yourself. Okay…It’s time. Pick which present you want to open. Daniel: hmmm…This one. Now Mom, pick which present you want to open. Sue: Welll…I’ll do this one for tonight. Oh Daniel! How did you get another one of Alison’s CDs for me? Daniel: Lucy took me out Christmas shopping. I know that you always want another Alison Krauss CD. Sue: Lucy is a nice girl, and you are very smart. I can’t wait to listen to it. Daniel: Mom! This is beautiful! I love Red Cardinals, and snow. I love snow globes. Thank you Mom. Sue: Your welcome. It is from the antique store. In a way, Carrie helped me pick it out. Daniel, I wanted to tell you. I will try…well I won’t stay at work for as long. You will understand though if I have to stay at work for longer? Daniel: Of course Mom. Sue: Thank you, and don’t worry. I’ll keep Lucy’s pay just the same, even though she might not be with you for as long. I love you. Daniel: I love you to. Sue: Do you want to sing a Christmas song? Daniel: Sure. Sue: Which one? Daniel: Let’s sing…”O Come All Ye Faithful.” Sue: I love that one. It was already marked in our hymnal. Okay. 1,2,3: Sue and Daniel singing together: “O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant; O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem! Come and behold Him – born the King of angels! O come, let us adore Him! O come, let us adore Him! O come, let us adore Him- Christ, the Lord!”


                                                         The End.

The Unpardonable Sin

    I ordered ITL (Invintation To Listen) cards from BBN (Bible Broadcasting Network).
And BBN e-mailed me telling my order was confirmed, and to give out my ITL card personally, and tings like that. I noticed that who emailed me from BBN was a BBN Biblical adviser.  And I was reading in my Bible and found something titled "The Unpardonable Sin."  Then I e-mailed the kind Biblical adviser, and his response was very good. Here are the e-mails:

From me:

Your Welcome. Thank you, everyone who has worked at BBN and everyone who works at BBN, and the people who started BBN.

BBN is a blessing.

Since you are a part of BBN Biblical counseling I wanted to ask you what is meant by Mark 3: 28-30


"Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.

Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit."

Or

The Unpardonable Sin

“Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation”— because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.”


I think I understand what this means. I have never meant to blaspheme the Holy Spirit ever, but I might have on accident, and I have asked the Lord to forgive me. I am confused. I just read this in my Bible.

I need help.
Thank You so much! God bless you!

From George W. Quick, a Biblical adviser:

Dear Hannah,

Thank you for contacting BBN Radio.

"What is the unpardonable sin / unforgivable sin?"


The case of the “unpardonable sin/unforgivable sin” or “blasphemy of the Holy Spirit” is mentioned in Mark 3:22-30 and Matthew 12:22-32. The term “blasphemy” may be generally defined as “defiant irreverence.” We would apply the term to such sins as cursing God or willfully degrading things relating to Him. It is also attributing some evil to God, or denying Him some good that we should attribute to Him. This case of blasphemy, however, is a specific one called “blasphemy against the Holy Spirit” in Matthew 12:31. In this passage, the Pharisees, having witnessed irrefutable proof that Jesus was working miracles in the power of the Holy Spirit, claimed instead that He was possessed by the demon Beelzebub (Matthew 12:24). In Mark 3:30, Jesus is very specific about what exactly they did to commit “the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.”


There were four essential conditions that constituted the unpardonable sin.

1. The unpardonable sinner had to be alive during the time that Jesus lived on the earth.

2. The unpardonable sinner had to witness Jesus performing a miracle.

3. The unpardonable sinner had to attribute this miraculous power to Beelzebub.

4. The unpardonable sin had to be committed before the day of Pentecost.

While blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is still a grave sin, it is no longer an unpardonable sin. 1 John 1:7 says, "the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." This specific unpardonable sin against the Holy Spirit cannot be duplicated today.

Many people fear they have committed some sin that God cannot or will not forgive, and they feel there is no hope for them, no matter what they do. Satan would like nothing better than to keep us laboring under this misconception. The truth is that if a person has this fear, he/she needs only to come before God, confess that sin, repent of it, and accept God’s promise of forgiveness. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9). This verse assures us that God is ready to forgive any sin—no matter how heinous—if we come to Him in repentance. If you are suffering under a load of guilt today, God is waiting with His arms open in love and compassion for you to come to Him. He will never disappoint or fail to pardon those who do.

Thanks for listening to all Christian radio. God bless you.

George W. Quick
Director of BBN Biblical Counseling & Communications
"Giving the Winds the Bible Voice" in 8 languages

   Then I e-mailed BBN chat.  http://chat2.bbnradio.org/SightMaxAgentInterface/PreChatSurvey.aspx?accountID=7&siteID=5&queueID=17

Here are the e-mails from me and from the kind BBN chat operator. 

From me:

You all help me so much, and I know that God works trough you all. I was wondering about this: "Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit." Or The Unpardonable Sin “Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they may utter; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation”— because they said, “He has an unclean spirit.” I think I understand what this means. I have never meant to blaspheme the Holy Spirit ever, but I might have on accident, and I have asked the Lord to forgive me. I am confused. I just read this in my Bible. I need help. Thank You so much! God bless you all!

From BBN chat operator:

Hannah,

Thank you so kindly for your gracious words.

This text has confused many through the years, and I must admit the first time I came across it after I had been saved, it threw me for a loop, because I didn't understand the context of it. Our Savior obviously had not yet gone to the cross when He made this statement, since after His completed work there for us, the Scriptures say many times that the blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin. Paul spoke to the unbelieving Jews in Acts 13:38-39 and told them that in Christ is the forgiveness of sins, and all who believe on Him are justified from all things. From this, it seems clear that today once a person has believed in Christ and has His perfect work applied to us, we are forgiven and justified from all sin.

But even more, you mentioned that you may have on accident blasphemed the Spirit. I used to think something such as this may be possible as well, Hannah, but no one accidentally blasphemes anyone, certainly not the Holy Spirit. This refers to a state of heart that issues out in hateful and wicked speech, it is first an attitude of heart, then the words come from the heart. We remember that the Pharisees that hated our Savior were the ones that drew this warning from Him. Their hatred was so deep for Him, that though they knew better, they openly attributed His miraculous works that were obviously from the power of God's Spirit, to Satan instead. It would be hard to imagine more fierce hatred and hardheartedness that that. Also, He said they were in danger of such a fate, not that they were definitely going to suffer it. Even though they hated Him, our Savior still loved the world including them, and just as He prayed for forgiveness for His murderers from the cross, so He may have been here seeking to wake them up to the danger of their spiritual condition before it was too late for them then.

Anyway, we know that since that time Jesus has completed the work of our salvation, and once we have trusted Him, we know we have eternal life that of course, can never be taken away. We trust this helps to answer your question. If not, or we were not clear on something, you are welcome to call BBN at 800-888-

7077 and speak with a Biblical adviser about this further. May the Lord bless you.



BBN is very kind to me. I love listening to their radio station and their Biblical counselors, and Biblical advisers help me always.

  If you read the unpardonable sin in the Bible.  Please don't worry to much.

Jesus Christ died on the cross to save us from our sin. We just need to believe He did, repent and ask him forgiveness for each of our horrible sins, and He will forgive us.

"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."

"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

"O Gifts of Gifts"

 
  This is a poem at the end of Stepping Heavenward, which is also changed a little when it is the hymn that the writer of Stepping Heavenward wrote, Mrs. Elizabeth Prentiss, "O Gifts of Gifts." I thought it to be very beautiful.






    "O Gifts of Gifts!   O Grace of faith!
         My God how can it be
     That  Thou,  Who hast discerning love,
        Shouldst give that love to me?

     How many hearts Thou mightst have had
     More innocent than mine!
     How many souls more worthy far
         Of that sweet touch of  Thine?

     Ah,  Grace! into unlikeliest hearts
         It  is thy boast to come,
     The glory of  Thy  Light to find
        In darkest spots a home.

     Oh,  happy, happy that I am!
         I thou canst be, O faith,
     The treasure that Thou art in life
        What wilt Thou be in death?"

Bible Broadcasting Network Fall Share-a-thon

  Anyone who does not know what the Fall Share-a-thon is, or what BBN is, I shall explain it.
BBN stands for Bible Broadcasting Network, and is a wonderful radio station. They never play adds, and never have. They don't charge any of their programs money, they are only listener supported.
The Fall Share-a-thon is something that BBN does every October days 1-4. If you would donate some money to BBN, and it does not matter how much, for a house gets built one brick at a time, in the next twelve months then you must call BBN today! Please,if you are reading this. BBN needs it. They have radio stations in many languages, and have had, through the power of Christ, so many people saved.

 October fourth is the very last day for the Fall Share-a-thon. BBN's phone number is:
1-800-888-7077. BBN started in 1971 by a very good person, Dr. Lowell Davey.

 Here is BBN's website with the Fall Share-a-thon banner:

http://www.bbnradio.org/WCM4/Default.aspx?alias=www.bbnradio.org/wcm4/english

 You can also make your Faith Promise of giving BBN the amount of money as you truly want to give online.

If you are reading this on October fourth, please, I can't stress this enough, if you are going to ever give BBN money within the next twelve months, please call and tell them so right now, if it is October, 4.

Without the Fall Share-a-thon BBN would not have any programming, or broadcasts, and BBN is truly a blessing.

 Thank You!

Here are the hymn lyrics to a hymn that BBN plays a lot of the time during their Fall Share- a- thon:

When you count the ones who love the Lord,
Count me, count me;
When you count up those who trust His Word,
Count me, count me.

Refrain

Count me with the children of the heav’nly King;
Count me with the servants who would service bring;
Count me with the ransomed who His praises sing;
Count me, count me.


When you count up those who’re saved by grace,
Count me, count me;
Who have found in Christ a hiding place,
Count me, count me.

Refrain

When you count up those who do the right,
Count me, count me;
Who are walking in the Gospel light,
Count me, count me.

Refrain

When you count up those who forward press,
Count me, count me;
Who shall gain the crown of righteousness,
Count me, count me.

Refrain
                     

Never Question your Faith

           

 I wrote to a BBN (Bible Broadcasting Network) Biblical adviser, and I received a response.
I liked it very much, and I decided to post it on my blog. They will say "this verse". They are referring to the one I sent to them 1 John 2:4-"He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him."

Here is the reply:



Hannah,



We'll be glad to help you. It is very true that we can only know God through faith in His Son Jesus Christ, who has perfectly kept all of God's commands for us, and died in our place on the cross so we can have a relationship with God. We who are sinners can only be right with a holy God through personal trust in His Son and the perfect sacrifice He made for us on the cross. This verse, then is telling us, when taken in the context of the rest of Scripture as well as the whole of this epistle, that since we cannot keep His commandments, as you have rightly confessed, there is no other way to know God except through Christ. James and Paul both say much the same thing, Hannah. James in chapter 2 verse 10 says that if we were to keep every single commandment except one small part, we would then be guilty of the entire Law since to break just one law makes one a lawbreaker. Paul says in Galatians 3:10 that a person is actually cursed from God if they do not continue to keep every law of God perfectly. But of course, even though this is true, the wonderful truth is that God has in love to us, sent His Son Jesus Christ to do for us what we could not do! So, once you place your faith in Jesus Christ to save you, then you know that you know God and are then assured of this through His Word, like John later says in this same epistle, chapter 5, verse 13. " These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life..." We hope this helps, Hannah. If you'd like to speak with someone at BBN about this further, you may call 800-888-7077. May the Lord bless you!

A Beautiful Story

   I read a story called  Stepping Heavenward  by Mrs. E. Prentiss.
I enjoyed it very much. I cried and cried when Katy, the main character, mother  passed away.
She was such a kind women. I hope to be just like her...I suppose I really just want to be what the Lord wants us to be. I don't have to pick one person, no matter how dear to my heart they may be, to prop up in my mind as my goal to become just like them one day.  I should just think of Jesus, and of course still admire the other kind person, but I mustn't forget about our Lord. Back to what I was really speaking of.

 I truly loved this story, and understood Katy through many of her trials with the Lord at the beginning of the story, and Mrs. E Prentiss carried me through her life and touched me truly. I got so very attached to Katy's  dear mother. I very highly recommend this loving story.  Here is a link where you can read it online:
https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=pQkvAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&authuser=0&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA7

the first link above this one is recommended.
another:

http://steppingheavenward.net/online-text/

I mostly recommend just buying the book and holding it. I prefer that over virtual reading.
The copy I have is an antique. It had a missionary Church pamphlet from Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1941.
I loved this story. Please read it if you have time. It will bless you!-God will bless you through it.

A truly wonderful story with many kind characters who know the importance of trusting in the Lord, and if they don't they shall.

If you read this story by Mrs. Elizabeth Prentiss you will enjoy it!