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God in Your Story
In my last post, The Truth of the Gospel, I shared my story of being saved from suicide and subsequently coming to faith. I also talked about how when I became a Christian, I realized that God was with me even in those horrible circumstances. I realize that many people share stories similar to my own, and many have stories of far worse things happening to them. It is very tempting to ask, either during or after, where God was in those times. While it may seem as though God abandoned you to be raped, beaten, neglected, depressed, empty, etc and chose to love others by blessing them with talent, good looks, money, opportunity, intelligence, friends etc, there is another question that my personal experience has lent me to ask:
Why wasn’t it worse?
Why wasn’t I molested?
Why wasn’t I cut on?
Left in a ditch for my parents to discover?
I said before that my still being alive is evidence of God’s work in my life, and it is, but all the evil things that didn’t happen to me are further evidence. Read more »
The Truth of the Gospel
Many articles I write and discussions I have in the blogosphere are academically oriented. This is because I believe Christians shouldn’t surrender their intellect; the more you mine the depths of the Bible, the deeper an impact the truth of Christianity can have on your soul. However, I have noticed these conversations lead me away from the personal nature that characterizes the pursuit of God (and discovering His pursuit of us). I wanted to share a personal story of God’s relentless pursuit of me, and why to me this continues to be deep-seated evidence of His existence and character. Read more »
costs
This is quite a sobering and sad testimony from the UK about women who undergo multiple abortions for the purpose of contraception.
According to a government statistics cited by the article, the number of women seeking more than one abortion is climbing. Approximately 1,300 women in the UK had their fifth abortion last year.
This, on top of another recent report from the UK’s Royal College of Psychiatrists, warning about the increased possibility of mental illness associated with abortion.
Is there any reason to believe this is much different in America?
Numerous faith-based ministries and pregnancy resource centers work to counsel women who feel trapped in their situations, and consider abortion to be the only way out. While there will always be folks who give the entire pro-life movement a bad rap (and they always somehow seem to be easy finds for the media), they are the minority compared to the folks quietly doing the blessed work of counseling women and providing help.
And there are encouraging stories out there as well, such as this one about a mother who’s delighted her child survived an attempted abortion.
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.” -Psalm 139:13
Who am I?
One star-gazing night in my convertible last summer, I found myself with a heart-broken gal-pal, a box of Kleenex, and a carton of cookie-dough ice cream. What’s a girl to do? One of the most friendship-boosting activities is to sit with each other during a time of need. Everyone needs a smile, a hug, a listening ear, and at times, a shoulder to cry on. No one wants to feel alone during a time of hurt, especially after an abrupt change or a loss in relationship.
Every girl knows that after such a time, a new chapter must begin. Girls entertain certain rituals to set into motion a new beginning. Sometimes it is a haircut, cleaning out her car, rearranging her furniture, or completely changing up her Facebook profile. A new day calls for new pictures, new interests, and a new you!
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