I have two updates my friends since my requests for prayer on Wednesday.
Our much-loved Jamie took flight for HOME on Wednesday evening. She is well now. JT and I were able to tell her we love her and give JESUS praise over her before she transitioned from here to Heaven. Her family was with her when she departed; they are rejoicing that she is no longer in pain but you and I know that the missing will be hard; so please pray for them. Jamie was an extraordinary Christian! And I do mean extraordinary. There was nothing mediocre about Jamie’s faith and love for JESUS and others! I do not understand the healing there instead of here but this I know GOD is good and He is kind.
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
18 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.
Let us diligently pray and seek to be as this verse commands. Let us weigh our words carefully. Let us frame our responses to encourage, yet without feigned flattery; let us answer valid questions with Scripture, either by actual quote or demonstrated life. After all, what does it matter what we think about any given social controversy? What matters is what has GOD said!
Yesterday Joni Eareckson Tada gave a statement regarding the rescinding of an Oscar Nomination for the song, Alone Yet Not Alone, written by music writer Bruce Broughton and lyricist Dennis Spiegel. Joni was wise and harmless. Here is her statement:
Joni at the microphone“While I can only imagine the disappointment of music writer Bruce Broughton and lyricist Dennis Spiegel in the rescinding of their Oscar nomination, it in no way detracts from either the song’s beauty or its message. I was humbled and honored to have been asked to sing it for the film, and was as surprised as anyone when I learned of the song’s nomination. I was grateful for the attention the nomination brought to this worthy song and the inspirational film behind it, as well as to the ongoing work of Joni and Friends to people affected by disabilities. The decision by the Academy to rescind the nomination may well bring even further attention, and I only hope it helps to further extend the message and impact of the song. Regarding the reasons for the nomination being rescinded, it is not my place to speculate as I have no insights into the workings of the entertainment industry. I was honored to be invited to sing the song and it will always be a treasured experience.”
Let us be wise and harmless on this 31st day of 2014,
Kathie
ABBA, we ask for teachable spirits; teachable that we may learn to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves; teachable that we may go forth in this world and do some good for JESUS name sake.
There is a companion DVD entitled The Harbinger Decoded. I viewed that again today with a group of Sister-Friends. They want to see it again next week. They want others to see it. It is important. This book is important. This DVD is important. But more important here is the MESSAGE. The Message to you, the message to me; the message to America. I invite you to hear.
To give you a taste, hear and see:
Please consider investing your time to hear this Message on this 10th day of 2014 ~~~
We are glad you are here; stay a while, look around, and be encouraged. We estimate there to be over 3,000 posts here at The White Stone Blog. Please know my hope is ALWAYS to help and NEVER harm. I have voiced many opinions and thoughts here since 2007 and by now I MAY NOT EVEN AGREE with all of them and some of my grammar and punctuation likely needs editing. But this is changeless: JESUS is our ONLY Savior and Hope. Do you KNOW Him?
