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One Testimony

Posted on November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 by Pam

I have been commissioned. Reading Acts 1:1-9, Jesus left this earth on a high and important note. Verse eight reads, “but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” I’m to be a witness and give an account of the hope that is in me. The account that gives us hope is that we are returned to God when we believe in Jesus. Jesus’s identity as a person was the Son of God. Matt 16:16 is Peter’s confession as an in-person follower of Jesus, “And Simon Peter answered and said, ‘Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God'”. In order to reconcile God to man, the mediator had to be both God and man. His incarnation makes it so – which is why I love Christmas. All of the lights at Christmas are a witness to the fact that the light of the world is Jesus! A baby came to save the whole world? Ludicrous is what they thought, but Jesus was both man and divine AND kept the law. That is an impossible feat before and since. As Jesus ascended to the right hand of the Father, He switched places with the Holy Spirit Who came soon on Pentecost. The followers of Jesus had obeyed and waited on this promise. John 3:8 says, “The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is every one who is born of the Spirit.” We also are a witness to this fulfillment in our lives that allows us to say, “There was a time in my life…then I met Jesus… and now…”. It is one testimony with many variations. 2 Cor 4:5, “For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus sake”. We frequently talk of the GO message. Go be witnesses of the one testimony – I was lost and now am found.

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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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