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It Is So Dark

Posted on October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 by Pam

Proverbs 4:19

The way of the wicked is like darkness;

They do not know over what they stumble.

Another wicked day with Israel declaring war after Hamas launched thousands of rockets. What choice did they have? A previous leader stated that, “You cannot make peace with those who come to kill you”. There is no conversation with a bomb. I am not making a political statement here but anyone who is alive and alert knows that God created a perfect world and men make many bad choices – the first of which is to deny God’s existence. Thomas Sowell wrote, “Without a moral framework, there is nothing left but immediate self-indulgence by some and the path of least resistance by others. Neither can sustain a free society.” So here we are today…maybe Iran is supplying funds for bombs and, maybe, that money came from a US bank for a prisoner exchange, or maybe some other story but the thing that the wicked are stumbling over is the bodies of the innocent. How do you expect to fair with a Holy God and a people He has loved since Abraham? And the timing with a Speaker of the House ousted? How wicked are these ways. I also have to comment on the 96 photos published today by the Seattle Times. They are photos of Hamas children among dead bodies and debris. The photos of Israel were only of soldiers looking for Hamas. This is messed up. So where are you finding peace today? Is your life feeling as messy as this?

Psalm 5:8

Lead me in the right path, O Lord, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow.

(Inspiration for today from FB, News, Steve Herman, and Our Daily Bread)

"Thoughts from a genuinely evaluative mind."

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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