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Posted on October 22, 2023October 22, 2023 by Pam

Oh my goodness. This week of teaching was full of truth that I understood. Carolyn Ros is so gifted and, later, she returned during our debrief with her husband, Johan. She began by drawing a tree. The roots are beliefs, trunk is world view, higher is values, branches – behavior, and top, with leaves, is actions. This is the journey of discipleship. God has the biggest story and how we view God is going to affect everything starting in Genesis – how we understand the relationship of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit for instance. Psalm 29:3-9 ascribes the following to the Lord; thunder, powerful, majestic, breaks cedars, flames, shakes, and deer to calve. We are made in His image – male and female. How God engages His creation begins in the Old Testament, then to the New Testament, and now in these later days. God’s motivation is always love (Ps 9:10, Prov 18:10, John 3:16 – an anchor, 1 John 4:7-19, Eph 3:20, I Pet 5:7). More names for God are found in Ex 34:5-7. We need fresh encounters with God to exchange the lies we live with in the world for God’s truth. Back to Ps 103 to further open our eyes to the identity of God. He is, among other qualities; Raah – shepherd, Rapha – healer, Nissi – banner, Tsidkenu – righteousness, shalom – peace, Jireh – provider, and Shaman – present and presence. God has many covenant names. There is no place where God is not. Because of who He is, this is who we are. Ps 37:3, “Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness”. Ps 23:4, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for Thou art with me;”. This may sound familiar to you but to me it was an avalanche of good news.

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Pam writes so that must make her a writer. Recently retired, she can now fill days with family, friends, missions, writing, creating, and showing up for whomever needs her. Pam loves the Lord and people. The Bible is God’s love letter to us (and who does not need more love) so she studies and writes some more.

Pam lives in the Pacific Northwest but was home-grown in Southern California. She attended San Jose Bible College and finished a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at UCLA. She became a teacher, then a Research and Development Chemist, then she built two successful real estate businesses in two states. Pam also pursued study at Fuller Theological Seminary and just completed six months serving in missions abroad.

Pam has two amazing children, married to two precious in-laws, and five sweet grandchildren. Pam is a gifted connector and communicator and the Northwest has the perfect climate for staying inside and writing – or baking! She has been writing since a wee one and is currently converting many years of blogging, by topic, into ten books. The first is a collection from 2011 titled, Beautiful Enough. The second is a yearly day-timer titled, Weekly Planner - Lessons in Life, Glory, and Grace. Number three is in progress with the working title, Christmas Today.

Ten facts about Pam in no particular order:

  1. On the team that developed an insulation for the Alaskan oil pipeline.
  2. Loves looking at homes, decorating, and has flipped five homes.
  3. Likes being tall.
  4. Films have helped define her vocabulary.
  5. Comes from Colorado tenement farmers with history traced to Wales.
  6. Was lost but now is found.
  7. Baking makes her happy – as does eating sweets with coffee, of course.
  8. She thinks mission work is the most important work in the world.
  9. The church started in Rome so she is learning Italian.
  10. Pam is a work in progress!

“I will be your God throughout your lifetime - until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.” Isaiah 46:4

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