She is one of those gifted writers who seems to effortlessly turn excellent prose with Godly insights.
Her recent post titled Key Turning Point got my attention. An unknown assailant damaged her car. An excerpt:
"The keyer of my car (Is that a proper noun?) “never will speak word” to me about his rationale—which is perhaps a delightful collateral bonus for him, a milking it twice. Or perhaps he even forgot he did the deed five minutes later. Emperor Caligula once had a few seats of spectators at the arena thrown into the tiger’s pit because there were not enough condemned criminals and he was bored.
“In the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, … ungrateful, unholy, heartless, … without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, … lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God” (2 Timothy 3:1-4).
Keying is a very little thing that tells a lot. It is the silver serving trolley that rolls a couple of feet, unnoticed, on the Titanic. It is the old collie looking up from his nap a half hour before the tornado. It is the dead canary warning miners there is methane in the shaft. It shows, ahead of the pundits and philosophers, that civilization has taken a decisive turn."
What a spot-on insight concerning our culture. So many of the things we shake our heads at today--thoughtless selfish behavior, refusal to take personal responsibility--they are not just disturbing. They are early warnings of what has yet to manifest itself.
Sharing the Gospel is an eternal gift to the single lost lamb who hears and believes. It is also a gift to everyone who then shares community with that Holy Spirit-empowered person. Changed lives in Jesus bring with them God's love, mercy, forgiveness, kindness, compassion. Not senseless destruction.
Help protect Andree Sue Peterson's car...share the Good News of Jesus.
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