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Why Do We Invite Death?

Posted on October 12, 2023October 15, 2023 by Pam

Atrocity, after atrocity. Hamas attacks. Young men murder strangers because old men hate other old men. Where is the border? People divorce others they claimed to love for years. Abortion. There is never enough. Another cancer victim. Lust and lies. A friend sends a nasty text. We stand at the door with an umbrella, looking at the rain. We want the sun, we hated a month ago, to return. We are never satisfied. When there is an attack the other retaliates. It is our way. So – why are images of broken buildings shocking when you sent the bombs to do that to someone else in the first place? I think you started it and now those around you suffer. They are running for their lives. Why do we invite death?

The psalms are filled with cries for help. God, stop my enemy! Hello somebody, how do I turn the other cheek when you killed my friend? How does it end if I retaliate? Psalm 1:1-4a reads, “Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so,…”. Then in Psalm 2:4, “He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision”. To me it sounds like, no matter how right we think we are about a bomb, a text, retaliation, and the such, God assesses every notion and will of man. God decides. He sees the suffering from evil and will fix it – once and for all but that may not be today. We should do our part to block evil too. That rain will fall on the just and the unjust and so might bombs. Keep an umbrella near, vote, help the needy, listen to God’s voice, and wage the invisible war too because Jesus is our substitute.

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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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