[Faith-talk] Faith-Talk Digest, Vol 109, Issue 18
debby
semisweetdebby at gmail.com
Tue Aug 30 00:54:59 UTC 2016
Hi Sandra and all, this whole theme has been wonderful. Often we get bogged down in our pro#ms, but it is so great !share how God is blessing each of us in our lives. It is a real uplift !see how God is working in people's lives. Blessings, Debby
On Aug 29, 2016 5:06 PM, Sandra Streeter via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi, all,
>
> Gee, the exchange about the Top Ten seems to have prompted yet more healthy
> discussion--halleluiah! I, too, was a preemie by 3 months--a big, major deal
> in the mid-60's, and had a ten-percent chance of living--so we know Who made
> that decision! It wasn't just my strong will--which, BTW, I do have and
> consider an asset. To the lister who said that they had never gone wrong by
> making their own choices and going their own way: I didn't mean to imply, by
> my previous posting, that we are automatons--far from it: if we are like God
> (who has free will), then we, by nature, also have free will. Both good and
> bad choices can be made via that will, but the bonus in trusting God is
> that, whatever our choices, they can be used for good, whatever the negative
> outcomes also are.
>
> Back to commenting on all things working together for good: So many things
> that seemingly were supposedly not going to work out for me have, both in my
> pre-Christian years and those after. In an era where mainstreaming was just
> beginning, I ended up in a fabulous nursery school with sighted peers, and
> although I got made fun of later for it, I am heartily glad I got held back
> from kindergarten an additional year, because it built on a social-skills
> foundation I badly needed, as a then-undiagnosed Aspergian. Attended public
> school, and was able to keep the very itinerant teacher who worked with me
> on most blindness skills from the time I was 3 'til nearly 19, though my
> high school tried to make it so that I would lose her (and then, had the
> gall to hint that I would need an aide to navigate the hallways with--based
> on their experience with one blind kid who also had some developmental
> issues, though, with the exception of junior high, I had a good academic
> track record and had been walking the halls, cane in hand, from early
> elementary school). Then, I had two stints in college, studying youth
> ministry and blind rehabilitation, and several jobs (lasting, unfortunately,
> no more than slightly over 3 years--but when I see what other blind people
> go through vocationally, I feel blessed to have had the 5 jobs I've had). I
> had originally been declined for my youth ministry internship, but after
> appealing the decision, I was welcomed in with open arms--even to the point
> where the mother of one of our supers was a Braille transcriber and was able
> to prepare the materials I needed before I set foot in the experience!
> Accident? No way! When I interned in youth work, I busted a leg, but was
> able to still participate in most aspects, and got a really good paper out
> of it about how God was able to show Himself strong as I recovered. Recent
> milestones include continuing to submit newsletter submissions for my
> church; making a connection with someone who knows someone who is a major
> figure in a local vocational agency for people with developmental
> challenges, for which I hope to end up volunteering; experimenting with
> produce from a family I used to be neighbors with, which has helped stretch
> my usually-strapped budget; and starting to overcome chronic anxiety over
> financial issues (a true milestone, considering God and I have been slowly
> and steadily working on anxiety since my conversion at 16). And much, much
> more. BTW, thanks for the opportunity to count my many blessings--this is
> also helping me!
>
>
> Blessings,
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Sandra
> "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is
> invisible to the eye." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
> The Little Prince
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> 1. Weekly Bible Trivia Game Poem for Sunday, August 28, 2016
> (Paul Smith)
> 2. All things working together for good (Bill Outman)
> 3. Re: All things working together for good (David Moore)
> 4. Re: All things working together for good (Ericka)
> 5. Re: All things working together for good (Courtney Fulghum Smith)
> 6. Re: All things working together for good (debby)
> 7. Re: All things working together for good (Linda Mentink)
> 8. Re: All things working together for good (debby)
> 9. Wisdom Gems and Pearls for Monday, August 29, 2016 (Paul Smith)
>
>
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>
> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 12:35:58 -0400
> From: Paul Smith <paulsmith at samobile.net>
> To: angelsonges at groups.io
> Subject: [Faith-talk] Weekly Bible Trivia Game Poem for Sunday, August
> 28, 2016
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> Hello and greetings to all my fellow astute Bible students out there.
> I hope that your day is going well and, if you read this message after
> you came home from your respective houses of worship, that you had a
> good time with the Lord and in fellowship with your fellow local
> congregants.
>
> Today's Bible trivia game poem is from the Old Testament. If it
> weren't for one line I'd have no clue as to the Bible book and chapter
> on which this poem is based. In fact, to complicate the situation, the
> author of the book ministered at the same time as another prophet. But
> let's not lose too much time. You're waiting for the poem, and here it is.
>
> But, at the last, will His house be restored.
> Nations will flock to the house of the Lord.
> He will judge softly, or strongly reprove.
> Able to rescue, or crush, or remove.
>
> And there you have this week's Bible trivia game poem based on a book
> and chapter of the Old Testament. Remember that all I have here is
> from Song of Songs to Malachi.
>
> Until next week when, Lord willing another poem will be posted, then
> based on a book and chapter of the New Testament, may the God of
> Abraham, Isaac and Jacob just keep us safe, individually and
> collectively, in these last days in which we live. Your Christian
> friend and brother, Paul
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 16:27:25 -0400
> From: "Bill Outman" <woutman at earthlink.net>
> To: "'Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion'"
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Faith-talk] All things working together for good
> Message-ID: <00a901d2016a$96bd1160$c4373420$@net>
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>
> Good afternoon.
>
>
>
> On this date of 8/28 what came to my mind was Romans 8:28. We are told in
> this verse that all things work together for good for those of us who are
> called by Christ's purpose.
>
>
>
> It can sometimes be difficult for us to see how this can be, especially
> given some of the obstacles we encounter as people who are blind or visually
> impaired.
>
>
>
> What might be interesting would be stories of how our faith resulted in
> something working out for good in our lives that was unexpected because of
> it, and that might not otherwise have taken place. I don't have one that
> immediately jumps to mind, thought I would like to hear the inspirations of
> others in this regard, and then I might be able to insert something that
> fits.
>
>
>
> Bill Outman
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 17:41:40 -0400
> From: "David Moore" <jesusloves1966 at gmail.com>
> To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion"
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] All things working together for good
> Message-ID: <44D1A6D14F144606A542813EF49B60B3 at DESKTOP3KHNPUD>
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> reply-type=original
>
> Hi all,
> Even as a child, before I became a Christian, I prayed and had faith that
> God would get me out of the country where I could not be independent. One
> day, Someone from Columbus, the Capitol of my state of Ohio called the
> regular public school I was in and asked them if they had someone disabled
> at their school. The state rehab was just calling public schools at random,
> they said. Well, my school in the country told them about me. Someone came
> up to my little town and really got on the school to pay for cane mobility
> lessons for me, and my good grades allowed the state to pay my tuition to go
> to The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. While at Ohio State, I
> learned about every kind of assistive technology out there. My professors
> did not know how to teach me, so I prayed again, not a Christian yet, and
> the NFB Stepped in because I was talking to a blind person on campus. He was
> a member totally by accident, or was it? The NFB worked with my professors,
> and The NFB sent me to a training center where I was traveling around a
> large city by myself, I was cooking all of my meals, using the latest
> technology out there like the Optacon. This was in the 80s, and the Optacon
> was like no other technology invented. I became a Christian, I had many many
> people cross my path at Ohio State who helped me see the full truth of the
> Bible so I could obey the saving message of Jesus and come to him and have
> my sins washed clean. People constantly told me that I was like everyone
> else, and I was not like any other blind person they ever met. I received my
> degree in Mathematics. When I was little, and my parents told me I would
> have to live with them the rest of my life, I always thought about how I can
> do math in my head, and that might get me somewhere, but I had no idea how.
> So, here I am with a BS in mathematics, and nobody would hier me. I just
> happened to meet someone in a restaurant with a math tutoring business for
> the blind. I tutored there for a few years, and then I started my own
> business of tutoring mathematics with the help of people that came out of no
> where. Keep in mind, that I had developed a very strong one on one, intimate
> relationship with Jesus, where he talked to me, and I talked with him. I
> would get on my knees every night about a wife. Well, listen to this. I
> played a bible trivia show on the radio. A hoast asked Bible questions, and
> people could call in and answer them. Well, one night, Traci, my feuture
> wife, could not sleep, and she began turning the radio dile. She heard my
> voice of me calling into this show, and she stopped turning the dial,
> because she really thought my voice was special and that I might be the
> Christian husband she had been looking for for years. Well, she had no idea
> where I was located, or how she would get a hold of me. Three months later,
> her car broke down, and she had to ride the Columbus public bus for the
> first time in her life. She had to ride the bus clear to the other end of
> town where I lived. Well, I was with a friend, and we let two buses go by,
> because he wanted to finish his coffee. We got on the third bus, and that
> was the bus Traci was on clear on the other end of the city from where she
> lived. She heard my voice as I talked with my friend, and she knew that I
> was the guy from the radio. She moved across from me, and she asked me if I
> was David from the radio show. I was, of course, and she had just moved, and
> she did not have a phone yet. I gave her my phone number not expecting her
> to call, because no women did who I gave my number to. She did call, and we
> talked for 9 hours the first time we talked. We were married in four years.
> She is sighted, is a great driver, she totally forgets that I am blind and
> hands me stuff to read LOL! She sees me as a real man who can provide for
> her and keep her safe. Again, her name is Traci, and her relationship with
> Jesus is as strong or stronger than mine. The Lord has allowed us to be
> taken through trials that you cannot imagine, and the Lord has gotten us
> through them all. We have been able to encourage more and more people
> through our faith. Her father died right before we were married, Her nephew
> killed himself at 22, I had panic attacks and bad OCD for the first 7 years
> of our marriage, and now, I am totally healed, and on and on. We have trials
> everyday, and Jesus gets us through all of them., and people walk up to
> Traci and I, total strangers, and tell us that they see real peace in us. We
> have helped so many people because of what we have been through. I have so
> many sighted friends who never bring up my blindness, because they forget
> about it. I run around the city, some days, without a cane. It is as though
> my feet know where to step. I can walk into a strange building, and find my
> way, almost like I have been there before. Jesus and I talk everyday, and I
> ask him to show me the purpose he has for my life everyday. I hope this
> encourages every blind person out there, because I am human proof that your
> blindness does not have to stop you from living a total normal life. I have
> a MA in mathematics education, and my academic advisor thought I could not
> get through the program. I have proven everyone wrong about what they
> thought I could not do. The Lord has caused me and has given me his power to
> do the impossible. You and every blind person out there can have the same
> quality of life. I love being blind. I really love it, because it hasn't
> stopped me in any way, and I can encourage so many people just by walking
> down the street and talking to them. So many people have been incouraged by
> my blindness. God has been able to use me much more being blind, than if I
> was sighted. God bless, all,
> David Moore
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Outman via Faith-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2016 4:27 PM
> To: 'Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion'
> Cc: Bill Outman
> Subject: [Faith-talk] All things working together for good
>
> Good afternoon.
>
>
>
> On this date of 8/28 what came to my mind was Romans 8:28. We are told in
> this verse that all things work together for good for those of us who are
> called by Christ's purpose.
>
>
>
> It can sometimes be difficult for us to see how this can be, especially
> given some of the obstacles we encounter as people who are blind or visually
> impaired.
>
>
>
> What might be interesting would be stories of how our faith resulted in
> something working out for good in our lives that was unexpected because of
> it, and that might not otherwise have taken place. I don't have one that
> immediately jumps to mind, thought I would like to hear the inspirations of
> others in this regard, and then I might be able to insert something that
> fits.
>
>
>
> Bill Outman
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 18:30:22 -0500
> From: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
> To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion"
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] All things working together for good
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> Thanks for your story David.
>
> Ericka Short
> 1750 Fordem Ave. #508
> Madison. WI. 53704
> 608-665-3170
>
> from my iPhone 6s
>
> > On Aug 28, 2016, at 4:41 PM, David Moore via Faith-Talk
> > <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > Even as a child, before I became a Christian, I prayed and had faith that
> > God would get me out of the country where I could not be independent. One
> > day, Someone from Columbus, the Capitol of my state of Ohio called the
> > regular public school I was in and asked them if they had someone disabled
> > at their school. The state rehab was just calling public schools at
> > random, they said. Well, my school in the country told them about me.
> > Someone came up to my little town and really got on the school to pay for
> > cane mobility lessons for me, and my good grades allowed the state to pay
> > my tuition to go to The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. While at
> > Ohio State, I learned about every kind of assistive technology out there.
> > My professors did not know how to teach me, so I prayed again, not a
> > Christian yet, and the NFB Stepped in because I was talking to a blind
> > person on campus. He was a member totally by accident, or was it? The NFB
> > worked with my professors, and The NFB sent me to a training center where
> > I was traveling around a large city by myself, I was cooking all of my
> > meals, using the latest technology out there like the Optacon. This was in
> > the 80s, and the Optacon was like no other technology invented. I became a
> > Christian, I had many many people cross my path at Ohio State who helped
> > me see the full truth of the Bible so I could obey the saving message of
> > Jesus and come to him and have my sins washed clean. People constantly
> > told me that I was like everyone else, and I was not like any other blind
> > person they ever met. I received my degree in Mathematics. When I was
> > little, and my parents told me I would have to live with them the rest of
> > my life, I always thought about how I can do math in my head, and that
> > might get me somewhere, but I had no idea how. So, here I am with a BS in
> > mathematics, and nobody would hier me. I just happened to meet someone in
> > a restaurant with a math tutoring business for the blind. I tutored there
> > for a few years, and then I started my own business of tutoring
> > mathematics with the help of people that came out of no where. Keep in
> > mind, that I had developed a very strong one on one, intimate relationship
> > with Jesus, where he talked to me, and I talked with him. I would get on
> > my knees every night about a wife. Well, listen to this. I played a bible
> > trivia show on the radio. A hoast asked Bible questions, and people could
> > call in and answer them. Well, one night, Traci, my feuture wife, could
> > not sleep, and she began turning the radio dile. She heard my voice of me
> > calling into this show, and she stopped turning the dial, because she
> > really thought my voice was special and that I might be the Christian
> > husband she had been looking for for years. Well, she had no idea where I
> > was located, or how she would get a hold of me. Three months later, her
> > car broke down, and she had to ride the Columbus public bus for the first
> > time in her life. She had to ride the bus clear to the other end of town
> > where I lived. Well, I was with a friend, and we let two buses go by,
> > because he wanted to finish his coffee. We got on the third bus, and that
> > was the bus Traci was on clear on the other end of the city from where she
> > lived. She heard my voice as I talked with my friend, and she knew that I
> > was the guy from the radio. She moved across from me, and she asked me if
> > I was David from the radio show. I was, of course, and she had just moved,
> > and she did not have a phone yet. I gave her my phone number not expecting
> > her to call, because no women did who I gave my number to. She did call,
> > and we talked for 9 hours the first time we talked. We were married in
> > four years. She is sighted, is a great driver, she totally forgets that I
> > am blind and hands me stuff to read LOL! She sees me as a real man who can
> > provide for her and keep her safe. Again, her name is Traci, and her
> > relationship with Jesus is as strong or stronger than mine. The Lord has
> > allowed us to be taken through trials that you cannot imagine, and the
> > Lord has gotten us through them all. We have been able to encourage more
> > and more people through our faith. Her father died right before we were
> > married, Her nephew killed himself at 22, I had panic attacks and bad OCD
> > for the first 7 years of our marriage, and now, I am totally healed, and
> > on and on. We have trials everyday, and Jesus gets us through all of
> > them., and people walk up to Traci and I, total strangers, and tell us
> > that they see real peace in us. We have helped so many people because of
> > what we have been through. I have so many sighted friends who never bring
> > up my blindness, because they forget about it. I run around the city, some
> > days, without a cane. It is as though my feet know where to step. I can
> > walk into a strange building, and find my way, almost like I have been
> > there before. Jesus and I talk everyday, and I ask him to show me the
> > purpose he has for my life everyday. I hope this encourages every blind
> > person out there, because I am human proof that your blindness does not
> > have to stop you from living a total normal life. I have a MA in
> > mathematics education, and my academic advisor thought I could not get
> > through the program. I have proven everyone wrong about what they thought
> > I could not do. The Lord has caused me and has given me his power to do
> > the impossible. You and every blind person out there can have the same
> > quality of life. I love being blind. I really love it, because it hasn't
> > stopped me in any way, and I can encourage so many people just by walking
> > down the street and talking to them. So many people have been incouraged
> > by my blindness. God has been able to use me much more being blind, than
> > if I was sighted. God bless, all,
> > David Moore
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Bill Outman via Faith-Talk
> > Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2016 4:27 PM
> > To: 'Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion'
> > Cc: Bill Outman
> > Subject: [Faith-talk] All things working together for good
> >
> > Good afternoon.
> >
> >
> >
> > On this date of 8/28 what came to my mind was Romans 8:28. We are told in
> > this verse that all things work together for good for those of us who are
> > called by Christ's purpose.
> >
> >
> >
> > It can sometimes be difficult for us to see how this can be, especially
> > given some of the obstacles we encounter as people who are blind or
> > visually
> > impaired.
> >
> >
> >
> > What might be interesting would be stories of how our faith resulted in
> > something working out for good in our lives that was unexpected because of
> > it, and that might not otherwise have taken place. I don't have one that
> > immediately jumps to mind, thought I would like to hear the inspirations
> > of
> > others in this regard, and then I might be able to insert something that
> > fits.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bill Outman
> >
> >
> >
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>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 19:14:21 -0500
> From: Courtney Fulghum Smith <cmfulghum at gmail.com>
> To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion"
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] All things working together for good
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> >
> > I enjoyed reading your story. It really lifted my spirits today.
>
>
> Courtney
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 00:53:59 +0000
> From: debby <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>
> To: Bill Outman via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] All things working together for good
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>
> Hi Bill and all, great idea! So here goes. I was blind from birth, due
> !being premature. Was supposed !be born in April, but was born in January.
> My parents lived an hour or so from town, so it was great timing on God's
> part, ?grin?. that my mom went !visit her best friend. She started !n feel
> well, so went !the hospital. I was born in Sacred Heart Hospital. All my
> life, I can see how God touched me, walked with me, cared for me. Little
> things, like me boving hymns, even though my family wasn't reY a churchgoing
> family. They played hymns sometimes at night while I was at the School
> forthe Blind in Oregon. I went !Sunday School from the time I was five.
> There were times when I reY felt close !Jesus. When I was sixteen I truly
> accepted Him as Savior and Lord. I ran inffsome young Christians who were
> part of a "Jesus Freak" youth cinistry. This ministry was !play a big part
> in my life, until its demise, and I still have many friends who are part of
> it. It was called Shiloh Youth Revival Center, or for us, just Shiloh. God
> has always shone Himself in my life.
>
> In the fall of 1981, I began !reY feel doawn !the Catholic Church. I began
> taking classes at a local parish, and in 1982, I was received inffthe
> Catholic Church. There are so many details that I can't share because it
> would take too long. But I will share one incident. Later after I had been
> Cathelic for several years, I began graduate studies at Mount Angel Seminary
> in Oregon. One of my friends there is a man named John. John is a very holy
> man, but full of warmth and humor, and one ofthe kindest people I ever knew.
> He was part ofthe Catholic CHARISMATIC Renewal. He told me one day that he
> had been praying for me, andthe Lord told him that one of the nuns at Sacred
> Heart Hospital baptized me as a baby. She was afraid that I would not make
> it, because I was so tiny. Then she began !pray for me, because she thought
> I would be raised in a home with no faith. It doesn't matter !me whether you
> believe this or not. I know that it is true, that she did baptize me. I am
> the only member of my family who is Catholic. In fact, most of my family
> aren't reY Christian at all. But because of this, I am led "the Lord every
> day in my life, ?x's not His fault that I get sidetracked from time !time?.
> He is very much in my life. I love the Lord so much, and am so blessed in
> all that He has blessed me with. Yes, I go through trials, suffer from time
> !time, but this draws me closer !Hm.??? Blessings,??? Debby P.S. And I
> haven't even tabked about my awesome husband, who I met on a bus. If I were
> sighted, I would maybe have never met him.
>
> On Aug 28, 2016 8:27 PM, Bill Outman via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Good afternoon.?
> >
> >
> >
> > On this date of 8/28 what came to my mind was Romans 8:28.? We are told in
> > this verse that all things work together for good for those of us who are
> > called by Christ's purpose.?
> >
> >
> >
> > It can sometimes be difficult for us to see how this can be, especially
> > given some of the obstacles we encounter as people who are blind or
> > visually
> > impaired.?
> >
> >
> >
> > What might be interesting would be stories of how our faith resulted in
> > something working out for good in our lives that was unexpected because of
> > it, and that might not otherwise have taken place.? I don't have one that
> > immediately jumps to mind, thought I would like to hear the inspirations
> > of
> > others in this regard, and then I might be able to insert something that
> > fits.?
> >
> >
> >
> > Bill Outman
> >
> >
> >
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 20:34:17 -0500
> From: Linda Mentink <mentink at frontiernet.net>
> To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion"
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] All things working together for good
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> Hi Bill,
>
> Great verse. Dave and Debby, it was good to read your stories.
> Debby, like you I was supposed to be born in April, but was born
> in January. I was a twin for six days.
>
> Blessings,
>
> Linda
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:42:16 +0000
> From: debby <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>
> To: Linda Mentink via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] All things working together for good
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> Hi Linda, wow! That's amazing. I always wished I was a twin but there's just
> me. It will be a real blessing for you !be a !see your twin when you go
> !Heaven.??? Blessings,??? Debby
>
> On Aug 29, 2016 1:34 AM, Linda Mentink via Faith-Talk
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > Great verse.? Dave and Debby, it was good to read your stories.?
> > Debby, like you I was supposed to be born in April, but was born
> > in January.? I was a twin for six days.
> >
> > Blessings,
> >
> > Linda
> >
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 06:19:53 -0400
> From: Paul Smith <paulsmith at samobile.net>
> To: faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Faith-talk] Wisdom Gems and Pearls for Monday, August 29,
> 2016
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> Hello and greetings to all my fellow saints of the Most High God, no
> matter where you live. I hope that my continental list members had a
> good sleep last night. Mine was so-so, and that's all I can say for that.
>
> Here are today's two quotes for your consideration, pondering and
> reflection.
>
> Do you see a needy world through the eyes of Jesus?
>
> We don't need to see the way when we stay close to the One who does.
>
> And there yuo have today's two quotes. Don't forget that, for you
> astute Bible students, that later on in this space will be the next
> installment of Baffling Bible questions answered, this week focusing on
> the book of Malachi. Until then or until tomorrow when, Lord willing
> more quotes will be posted, I am your obedient servant of the One who
> lived an earthly existence, died to pay for your sins and mine, and now
> lives forever to bring us His salvation and peace, Oil of Gladness.
>
>
>
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