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Topic: Allowed - Aloud (01/05/23)
TITLE: Bad Words | Previous Challenge Entry
By Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom
Sighing, Wrigley plopped down next to Grandma. “I need a hug.”
Grandma wrapped her arm around Wrigley’s shoulders and kissed the top of her head. “Bad day in first grade?”
Tears welled up in her eyes. “The worst.”
Grandma said, “Wanna talk or snuggle?”
“Both.” The little girl wiggled closer. “I just don’t get people.”
Grandma smiled. “Me neither. And I’ve had more years to learn too. Some days I don’t think I know much more than I did when I was your age.”
”Really? I thought you knew everything.” The two sat in silence until Wrigley sighed again. “Lisa said a naughty word today. Ms. Jones was mad.”
“Wanna tell me?”
Wrigley shivered and shook her head. “No one should ever say that word aloud. It's been banned now. There’s a new kid in our class, Breah. She looks different than people around here.” Wrigley cupped her hand around her mouth and whispered, “She’s Black. But that’s not the word Lisa used.”
Nodding, Grandma said, “I see.”
“She said, ‘We don’t allow,’ um, you know…” Wrigley shrugged her shoulders and fidgeted on the couch.
Grandma said, “Hmmm. It’s true that Stone’s Falls has almost all white people.”
Wrinkling her nose, Wrigley asked, ”Why? Are different people not allowed to live here?”
“Of course not. It just happens that few people of color live here. Actually we are all different. But we are also more alike than some people want to admit.”
“But why are some not allowed here?”
Grandma cupped her hand around Wrigley’s chin and tilted her face so she could look into her eyes. “Oh honey. It’s not that certain people aren’t allowed; it’s more that not many people of color live here. And before you ask why, I’m not sure I can fully answer. There are lots of reasons. Stone’s Falls is a small, rural town.
"I’m glad a new family moved in. Maybe things will change. But I’m also sad that Lisa even knows a word like that.” Grandma wiped away a tear.
Wrigley scrunched up her face. “The thing is, Grandma, I don’t think she knew it was a bad word. She said everyone in her family says it.” Wrigley felt her cheeks grow warm and lowered her eyes. “I didn’t know it was a bad word either. I hear it on TV and the bus all the time. It’s even in some songs.”
“True, that word gets tossed around a lot, and when I was your age, it was the word everyone used. But now it’s a hateful, hurtful word. One you should never say.”
Wrigley snickered. “Yeah, I figured that out when Ms. Jones went berserk. Her face turned red and she yelled, ‘I never want to hear that word in this class again!’ Then she made Lisa apologize to Breah. Lisa said she was sorry and she cried. A lot. She kept saying that she didn’t know it was a bad word. Some of the kids laughed. But Breah didn’t. She said that it was okay, but Ms. Jones said,‘That word is never okay.’ Then she said we were going to talk more about it next week.”
“It sounds like Lisa and Breah had a rough day.” Grandma patted Wrigley’s knee. “You, too, huh?”
Wrigley nodded. “I’ve been thinking. A lot. I’m glad Lisa was wrong about certain people not being allowed to live here. That idea made me super sad. Plus Breah’s nice. And I’ve been thinking about Ms. Jones saying she never wanted to hear that word again. But I don’t think that solves the problem.”
Grandma raised her eyebrow. “Oh?”
“Yeah, people shouldn’t think about mean words. Once they get in our heads, it’s too easy for them to come out of our mouths.”
“So true, Punkin.” Grandma kissed Wrigley.
“Why do people care about skin color anyway?
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“Nothing will be impossible with God.” Luke 1:37 NAB
A faithful servant. A humble handmaid. A vessel of God’s grace. A model for the impossible. Mary, the mother of Jesus, checks all the boxes for us. In her gentle manner and meditative soul, she works with God’s plan for our redemption.
From Mary’s magnificat in Luke 1:46-55, we know that she truly believes God keeps His promises. She knew the saga of the Israelites, and she believed God’s promise to rescue her people. What she never dreamed was the part she would be asked to play in that plan. But she waited like her ancestors before her. And her heart was ready when it was God’s time for the plan to unfold. The incarnation of Jesus within Mary’s body was the Father doing the impossible. But it took her yes, and it certainly required deep faith. Mary actuates in her life two vital actions needed to labor with God in doing the impossible in our lives, too:
Cooperate with His grace: The angel Gabriel arrived with a glorious announcement and declared Mary full of grace. However, she had to say yes and cooperate with the available grace that God had given her. There will certainly be times that God responds to the questions of our searching, pleading hearts with an answer, a plan. The grace is there, within our grasp. We must also say yes, without delay. Grab the grace--your strength for the journey.
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Hello, Challeengers! The FaithWriters Writing Challenge is undergoing a change starting next quarter. Joanne Sher, who has been the Writing Challenge Coordinator for the past 3 ½ years and a FaithWriters member for sixteen, is stepping aside to focus on other things. Starting July 1, the new FaithWriters Writing Challenge Coordinator will be long-time member (since 2005) and message board moderator Shari Armstrong. Shari has entered the Challenge almost 100 times and was a Challenge judge for many years.
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by Michael Edwards
In the New Covenant of grace and truth Jesus brought, God promises over and over again He is not remembering, counting or imputing our sins.
"for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." Jer 31:34 NAS
"FOR I WILL BE MERCIFUL TO THEIR INIQUITIES, AND I WILL REMEMBER THEIR SINS NO MORE." Heb 8:12 NAS
"AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE." Heb 10:17 NAS
The New Covenant has fully replaced the Old Covenant of law that Moses gave.
When a person comes to a saving knowledge of Christ, they are forgiven of all their sins and placed under grace where Sin (noun – inherited Sin nature) is no longer their master with dominion over them and their acts of sin are not being counted.
For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. Rom 6:14 NAS
This means that their inherited Sin nature (the master in Rom 6:14) can no longer lead them unto death. It does not mean that they will no longer sin.
When we are born again, we are given a new Spirit that is holy, sanctified righteous and perfected. Our Spirit is sealed in Christ by the Holy Spirit. This seal protects our Spirit from any contamination from the world.
Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, who also sealed us and gave [us] the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge. 2 Cor 1:21-22 NAS
In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory. Eph 1:13-14 NAS
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Eph 4:30 NAS
Our eternal God-given born-again Spirit never has a desire to sin and struggles with our flesh our entire life here as we see with Paul in Romans 7.
Think of a letter to the King and on that letter is a seal that keeps the contents secure and assures it has not been opened before He receives it. No one but the King has authority to open this letter. We are that letter to the King with the words written in Christ's blood. The letter is sealed by the Holy Spirit, the guarantee of our redemption to our King and to us.
…you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. 2 Cor 3:3 NAS
But our flesh remains unredeemed. Our flesh is still of this world and houses the inherited Sin nature with which we were born. In the end, our flesh pays the ultimate price for our acts of sin and dies. The wages of sin is death.
This division of Spirit and flesh is crucial to understand. God sees our flesh as crucified and dead with Christ. He calls us to do the same by faith and we know for certain it will happen. God calls us to walk in the Spirit and not in the dead flesh right now. We are supposed to regard all believers, including ourselves as being in the Spirit, not the flesh. God only sees us as a living Spirit, not as our dead flesh. We are the only ones who have a difficult time seeing our flesh as dead and ourselves as only in the Spirit. Understanding this division between our living Spirit and our dead flesh is the key to great freedom in Christ.
God only sees our faith and not the sin of our dead flesh. Not only does God tell us numerous times He is not counting or imputing our sins, but He also shows us examples of this in Hebrews 11, the hall of faith. If you read Hebrews 11 you see the great faith of Abraham, Sarah and Rahab to name a few. They look like stellar examples of perfect faith. But what you do not see recorded, is all of their sin, failure, and doubt of God’s words, written about in the Old Testament. This is because God did not count their sins just like He is not counting ours.
"I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins. Isa 43:25 NAS
This is why you never see a believer called a sinner or any sinner subtitle like a liar, thief, etc. in the Bible. All who believe are called righteous, and there is a clear distinction. This is not because they did not sin, because they did, but God is looking for our faith and not our sin. This is also why you never see a believer called a hypocrite except for one time when Peter acts like a legalistic Jew, judging his Gentile friends to impress the self-righteous Jews.
God is not looking at our dead flesh; he sees it as dead like we are called too. He does not see the sins it commits or count them. He is not holding them against us because we are not our dead flesh. Our flesh is simply a temporary tent we still live in until we die and our redemption can be completed. This is when we receive a new glorified body that is free from an inherited Sin nature. A body that will be in perfect sync with our already perfected Spirit. There will be no further struggle with sin or desire to sin.
The value of our old flesh is that it allows our Spirit to remain here and be an ambassador for Christ in this fallen world. This is why God puts up with it. He desires all come to a saving knowledge of Christ and we are here on the front lines to do His work in a form other humans recognize and can relate too. Our flesh is expendable because it is already dead. When we die here it is the best thing that can happen to a believer, so we lose nothing and gain everything.
When Jesus returns, He will be looking for our faith as believers, not our sin.
…However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?" Luke 18:8 NAS
How will you choose to see yourself, in your dead flesh or as a living Spirit in Christ? Will you choose to see your flesh as dead as God does and calls you too? Will you commit to learning how to walk by the Spirit and not the letter? To walk in the Spirit, in Christ? Or will you remain captive to your old nature. It is up to you. If you believe the gospel you are saved right now, but you can walk in the promised land here and now if you will heed God’s instructions and simply believe.
Study the New Covenant of grace and truth that Jesus brought us exclusively for one year, and your life will be transformed. The book of Hebrews is all about the New Covenant, and I have many studies that can help you to enjoy all the freedom Jesus died to give you.
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PEARL NSIAH-KUMI
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"Get on Board and Stay on Board contains poems, articles, and short Bible studies. It is directed toward unbelievers and believers alike. It is designed to lead the unbeliever to faith in Jesus Christ, and then help him or her in a spiritual journey.
Who's Your Father?
Robert Bernecker
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Already a #1 bestseller in its Kindle category! A book that will challenge your faith and transform your relationship with your heavenly Father.
Do You See What I See
Delia Latham
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Laramie's fiancé betrayed her on what should have been their wedding day. Evan is still trying to recover from being jilted at the altar three years ago. Yesterday's heartbreak blinds them both to a surprising truth that could heal their hurting hearts.
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Shaping our Life Files God's Way
R.H. Sutter
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The decisions that we make daily have a crucial impact on our life here and on our eternal destination. We can think of the source of our choices as contained in Life Files deep in our inner man.
Oh, That Men Would Praise the Lord God Jehovah
Carl Parnell
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America's traditional values and Judeo-Christian heritage has indeed been attacked in our beloved United States of America. This country is racing at an unprecedented rate down a slippery slope toward destruction. This book is free to read and will download automatically in pdf.
Every Day is Christmas
Sandra Fischer
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The greatest Christmas story of all time is the true one about the birth of Jesus Christ. Ever since that fateful night in Bethlehem, thousands of authors have written stories, some true, some imagined, about that world-changing event. You will find both types of Christmas tales in this heartwarming book of stories, devotionals, and poetry. Beautifully illustrated in full color, this family-friendly collection of short reads is perfect for sharing around the fire, gifting to a loved one, or reading with children to invite them to experience the most special holiday of all.
Invisible Battles: The Quest for Hope
Jenny Fulton
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In the land of Novus, the Dark One has all but succeeded in erasing the name of the High King from the hearts and minds of the people. The battle, however, is far from over. Unbeknownst to the Dark One, the High King has been at work among a loyal group of followers. Now he is ready to make his move
A Season of Change - Summer Edition
Stephanie White
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Upon entering this devotional, you get the unique
experience of looking through two windows of the same house. Out one window you see a poetic and artistic view full of real emotion supported with the Word of God. Out the other is a view that is beautifully impactful with truth from the original text.
"WASHED"
Eugenie Laverne Mitchell
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Cherie Johnson is young and beautiful and yearns to find true love. On her 28th birthday she is worried that she will be left on the shelf and in her desolation, she cries out - a heartfelt prayer that touches heaven and there follows a chain of events that brings delight but also some surprises.
Tiny Tales For Tiny Tots
linzy bruno
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Each of these three stories is perfect for reading to your youngest children. Even parents will enjoy teaching early speech with Linzy's fun and funny rhymes and bringing their little ones the feeling of safety and love from these delightful little tales.
Look Up: Redemption in this Generation
Jim Zeigler
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As we approach the consummation of the age, there seems to be a great interest in the timing of the end of the world. Nostradamus prophecies included a prediction that the world will end in 2016. Nostradamus (1503 to 1566) also predicts that strange planetary positions and other astronomical change
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