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Many years ago I heard a story about a famous theologian named Karl Barth,
who
had a tremendous grasp of the Scriptures. He had studied many years, and was
a
sought after speaker. One day, someone asked him what the greatest
theological
discovery he had made during his life. He thought for some time and finally
stated, "Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me
so!" All of his years of study and meditation had left him with
one
indelible impression. The song he had learned as a small child, burned in his
mind and
the simplicity of this truth jumped to the forefront of his mind after he was
confronted with this question.
So as I thought about how I would
like to
communicate my life to the world, I developed this site:
Are you a
defeated Christian today? Many of the folks I meet on line and know in person
are?
As you read through some of my articles, you will see that I have not
"arrived". I have many flaws in my life. As the old saying goes,
"Please be patient with me, God is not finished with me yet!" As I
look at
the Biblical examples of marriage, I do not see that there are many
"living
happily ever after" stories.
Life is a real struggle. The Devil
is the
"Prince of this world" and he works a lot of overtime to defeat
Christians.
One way that he defeats people is getting people deep in debt. I can
help
you out of the "debt hole" if you will learn from an old dog like
me who
made so many mistakes.
In Luke 4: 18,19, Jesus stated his mission
statement. "Preaching good news to the poor, proclaim freedom for the
prisoners, and recovery of sight for the blind, and to release the oppressed,
and to
proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." I thought to myself sometime
ago, that
this is the perfect mission statement for our world today. Why not make that
my
Mission Statement? I did. Click on the link below to read about that. America
is
indeed a prisoner to debt, and most folks that have money are indeed poor in
spirit,
not trusting God in their lives. Most are blinded to the real job we have as
believers,
of proclaiming Him to the world.
If you will access this link on
Becoming
Debt Free, you can see a practical plan to help you achieve that goal.
I have literally poured my life into the making of
this
site. I have lived it, messed up in a horrible way, but have survived so far
to keep
you from making the same stupid mistakes I made. Learn a great lesson here,
and
save yourself some real grief later on in your
life. You may learn from some of the dumb
mistakes I have made over the years, and profit from advice I have gleaned
through
years of bondage to debt. What better way to reach the world, than help them
to
get out of debt.
My friend, God is in charge. He wants to make you
like
Jesus. He does that through adversity. My goal in life and death, is to hear
those
words of the Son of God, as I pass from this life to eternity. "Well
done, my
good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your reward!"
The
Internet is a practical way to reach the world for Christ. If my family so
desires, my
words and experiences can last far longer than I will, and they can continue
to publish
this site, long after I have gone on to be with the Lord.
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