Comments on: To Hate Evil http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/ Devotionals by Shirley Buxton Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:50:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Shirley http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3576 Shirley Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:08:41 +0000 http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3576 Good morning, Sansoucy-- Thanks for visiting this devotional blog. Hope it is a blessing to you. No, I don't suppose I will ever know who hacked into my site. When I contacted wordPress about it, they said to just change my password which I immediately did. It was sickening...and I'm truly glad that such things are repulsive to me. Good morning, Sansoucy–

Thanks for visiting this devotional blog. Hope it is a blessing to you.

No, I don’t suppose I will ever know who hacked into my site. When I contacted wordPress about it, they said to just change my password which I immediately did.

It was sickening…and I’m truly glad that such things are repulsive to me.

]]> By: sansoucy http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3575 sansoucy Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:48:14 +0000 http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3575 Omgoodness Shirley, that is terrible! Did they find out who might have hacked in? That's really scary! I have had similar situations too, but not quite the same, and I know that I am still real when I feel disgusted about it. You are so right with this post. . .glad I read it this morning, thanks! I didn't know you had a second blog, so this is my first time visiting :-) Omgoodness Shirley, that is terrible! Did they find out who might have hacked in? That’s really scary! I have had similar situations too, but not quite the same, and I know that I am still real when I feel disgusted about it. You are so right with this post. . .glad I read it this morning, thanks! I didn’t know you had a second blog, so this is my first time visiting :-)

]]> By: Shirley http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3559 Shirley Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:52:41 +0000 http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3559 Good morning, Jana and Catherine-- All of us have lived long enough to see the evil that pervades our world. How blessed we are to be chosen to help spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. Good morning, Jana and Catherine–

All of us have lived long enough to see the evil that pervades our world. How blessed we are to be chosen to help spread the Good News of Jesus Christ.

]]> By: Catherine http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3558 Catherine Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:38:12 +0000 http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3558 What a sad story. I too hate evil. It is heartbreaking to see how some family live - not knowing any better. We are doing our best to show the children we are working with that there is a different life. Today 6 came to church. We had a special service (Missionary from Brazil) and all stayed in the main sanctuary. The one little boy that I feel is the most "at risk" really prayed and the Holy Ghost was all over him. He is so young and already dealing with so much. But God is doing a work!!! The Lord is with you and Bro Buxton, He has prepared someone to take your place, when the time comes. You'll know - you are people of great faith and you know the voice of God. God bless you and give you the desires of your heart. What a sad story.
I too hate evil. It is heartbreaking to see how some family live – not knowing any better. We are doing our best to show the children we are working with that there is a different life. Today 6 came to church. We had a special service (Missionary from Brazil) and all stayed in the main sanctuary. The one little boy that I feel is the most “at risk” really prayed and the Holy Ghost was all over him. He is so young and already dealing with so much. But God is doing a work!!!
The Lord is with you and Bro Buxton, He has prepared someone to take your place, when the time comes. You’ll know – you are people of great faith and you know the voice of God.
God bless you and give you the desires of your heart.

]]> By: Jana Allard http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3557 Jana Allard Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:59:24 +0000 http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3557 I don't know if she was ever introduced to the Acts 2:38 message, but a minister that visited the prison is the one who told her of a better life. Yes, it is a sad story. It haunted me for days after reading about it. I don’t know if she was ever introduced to the Acts 2:38 message, but a minister that visited the prison is the one who told her of a better life. Yes, it is a sad story. It haunted me for days after reading about it.

]]> By: Shirley http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3554 Shirley Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:48:49 +0000 http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3554 Jana--that is a very sad story. But did she know God? Had she received the Holy Ghost? If so, she at last was a winner! Jana–that is a very sad story. But did she know God? Had she received the Holy Ghost? If so, she at last was a winner!

]]> By: Jana Allard http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3551 Jana Allard Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:10:09 +0000 http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3551 She was finally put to death. Texas is pretty stiff on forgiveness. I know many petitioned her sentence be changed to life, but it was to no avail. Sad story. She learned there was a better life but never got to taste it. She was finally put to death. Texas is pretty stiff on forgiveness. I know many petitioned her sentence be changed to life, but it was to no avail. Sad story. She learned there was a better life but never got to taste it.

]]> By: Shirley http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3550 Shirley Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:11:03 +0000 http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3550 Thank you, Kevin for that wonderful report of success: "Some are now working in leadership or Pastoring churches by the grace of God!!" I've thought for years of people's being disadvantaged because of their backgrounds, but I don't believe I had ever starkly faced the truth that they really don't even know how to begin to pull themselves up until the conversation I had with Michael a few days ago. Coupled with work I am personally doing with people has definitely opened my eyes to this truth. It's ghastly how such disadvantaged lifestyles seem normal and routine to so many people. Please pray for Jerry and me. We so want to win people of Lake Havasu. It's a beautiful place--but very different--quite a mix of lesser accomplished people and a large group of very wealthy, successful ones. Pray also that God will send the right person here to take over from us. Our original plan was to stay one year, but we will reach that mark in a month...and truly we don't feel ready to leave. But we know we will before too many months...and we want the right person to move in here. Keep Lake Havasu in mind if you think of someone. Thank you, Kevin for that wonderful report of success: “Some are now working in leadership or Pastoring churches by the grace of God!!”

I’ve thought for years of people’s being disadvantaged because of their backgrounds, but I don’t believe I had ever starkly faced the truth that they really don’t even know how to begin to pull themselves up until the conversation I had with Michael a few days ago. Coupled with work I am personally doing with people has definitely opened my eyes to this truth. It’s ghastly how such disadvantaged lifestyles seem normal and routine to so many people.

Please pray for Jerry and me. We so want to win people of Lake Havasu. It’s a beautiful place–but very different–quite a mix of lesser accomplished people and a large group of very wealthy, successful ones.

Pray also that God will send the right person here to take over from us. Our original plan was to stay one year, but we will reach that mark in a month…and truly we don’t feel ready to leave. But we know we will before too many months…and we want the right person to move in here. Keep Lake Havasu in mind if you think of someone.

]]> By: Kevin Hopper http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3549 Kevin Hopper Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:42:59 +0000 http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3549 I agree with you in that some people just don't know how to live. I have worked with young people that did not have any support from home. Dad was in prison and mom was not at home because of parties etc.. They didn't know anything about being dependable or being committed to something. So we had to take that into consideration when working with them. We had to start at ground zero. Some are now working in leadership or Pastoring churches by the grace of God!! I agree with you in that some people just don’t know how to live. I have worked with young people that did not have any support from home. Dad was in prison and mom was not at home because of parties etc.. They didn’t know anything about being dependable or being committed to something. So we had to take that into consideration when working with them. We had to start at ground zero. Some are now working in leadership or Pastoring churches by the grace of God!!

]]> By: Shirley http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3548 Shirley Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:06:40 +0000 http://shirleybuxton.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/to-hate-evil/#comment-3548 Good morning, Jana-- What a story you have introduced here, and how well it points up the gist of my post: that woman was robbed of living a normal life by her childhood "training." Do we know the end of the story? Is she still in prison, or has she already died. On the other hand, there are those who with the same lack of "life training" fight through those disadvantages and become responsible, successful people. Hard to figure what makes the difference. Good morning, Jana–

What a story you have introduced here, and how well it points up the gist of my post: that woman was robbed of living a normal life by her childhood “training.” Do we know the end of the story? Is she still in prison, or has she already died.

On the other hand, there are those who with the same lack of “life training” fight through those disadvantages and become responsible, successful people. Hard to figure what makes the difference.

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