Pride, humility, and judging ourselves rightly

Many people these days use the term "Pharisee" or "Pharisaical" when referring to standards of Biblical authority and teaching on any of a number of subjects. Whether one teaches the reality of an eternal Hell or  call out sins such as adultery or homosexuality, it seems every person quoting the Bible more than Ghandi or  Mother Theresa,  are branded as Pharisees. There are surely some who quote the Bible out of context to prove their own point, but I find that much of this branding is terribly inaccurate and even lends itself to slanderous accusations rather than edification.

I even have to disagree with the definition of "Pharisaical" as offered by Merriam Webster's online dictionary
 "marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness" as this definition also supposes ill intent or motivations on the part of the Pharisees.

Testimony of David Hansen

Our friend and coworker in the proclamation of the Gospel, David Hansen, gave this powerful Gospel message about 3 years ago after a near death experience working on power lines at his job. Fast forward to today, David was married this spring and 7 weeks later fell 55 feet from a telephone pole and nearly died again. His recovery is miraculous and continues very slowly, but by God's grace and mercy David is still alive today. While he cannot speak at this point (though we continue to pray for healing) David's message from years past along with his testimony of faithfulness in sharing the Gospel with thousands door to door and in many other venues continues through this message.

You can hear David's passion not only for the Lord Jesus his Savior, but for seeing the lost come to repentance and faith in Christ Jesus for salvation. Check out this message, which is available on CD to give out to others, at http://www.goodnewsgranary.org/media/audio/Will_You_Be_Ready.mp3

CD cover from David's testimony 

Read more about David's continuing journey with updates from his wife Rachel and various family members. Please keep David and Rachel in prayer as they deal with the daily trials as they trust in the Lord to do as He wills.

Word clouds worth considering

I have seen word clouds before and wondered what would happen if I tried to make one with some of my blog posts. Below is the unedited result of doing that. What do I talk about? Look below to see