In Spirit and In Truth

In my babymoon  haze, I forgot to announce the name of my new son. :) I have been asked repeatedly by various individuals throughout my pregnancy about a name for the baby. The norm for this society is one unusually selects a name for a baby prior to it's birth. Throughout my pregnancy I had no clue, nor idea of what my child would be named. I also had no idea of the gender of the baby. We had never heard of his name prior to the day we found it. My husband and I have come to view naming our children as something that should be selected with reverence. We truly believe every child given to us of God, He foreknew and predestinated for His time and purpose. We have come to the knowledge that these children are truly His children and people. So when it comes to naming them, we could not give them a name that results from personal preference, or idea of what we expect the child to be. We came upon this understanding, when the names we were led to name our older children were truly...

My son, who has not yet been named, was born May 17th @ 3:30 p.m. He weighs in at 10 lbs. And 4 0z. he is 21 1/2 inches long. Baby and I are healthy and well and are in the birth recovery process. Our homebirth/waterbirth went smoothly and successfully. We are thankful to all those who have prayed for us. We are humbled by the grace the Lord has bestowed upon us with the birth and addition to our family. Baby makes number 6 with 2 older sisters and three older brothers. Natural remedies for your health and pets! www.nativeremedies.com - Reference# 8885 Sent from my T-Mobile Sidekick®

Yes the time has come for me to focus on the upcoming birth of my little one! For the past week and and a half I have made an effort to type a post and have had plenty of topics in mind, but home preparation duties, as well as engery have taken a toll on my intentions to post, so I am officially on maternity leave. I am HOPE to continue posting on TheOliveParent up until birth for updates so feel free to check the blog periodically. I will be announcing the birth on both blogs, until then I wish you joy, peace and contentment in Jesus Christ of Nazareth. -- Sent from my T-Mobile Sidekick®

Too many times I have found people's interest in Jesus Christ to be what He can do for them. Indeed there are life-breathing elements He brings to a dead soul. Through your belief that He is the Son of the Living God, sent from God to be a propitiation for our sins, we are saved from eternal separation from God the Father. By this grace, we love Him because He first loved us.  Many of us seek Him or accept Him because of what He can do for us. He is sought for the means of financial and physical blessings as well as emotional and physical blessings. Many times people seek Him out as a self-help guru. They read and focus on the "good parts" of the Word of God to validate their emotions. What's wrong with that? You may ask. The problem arises when your relationship with Him is based on HOW you feel, which is a foundation that can break at the moment of hardship. People with "emotional" relationships with Christ really do not have a relationship with Christ...

One thing that can be confusing is this Christian society are the holidays that are observed. There is a holiday that is celebrated that marks the very center of their belief system, the death of Jesus, who died, so that they may be saved from eternal separation from God, this holiday, according to them, is Easter. Easter was celebrated last month, so you may be wondering why I'm bringing it up now. Easter is a tradition, adopted by Christians that celebrates this theme with colored eggs, pastel colors and bunnies. However, there has always been confusion by many, even Christians, of how all of these elements represent their belief. I'm bringing up this holiday in light of another approaching holiday called Passover or Pesach. The truth is the Passover explains the central belief of true Christianity, not Easter. Pesach - The True Christian Holiday Understanding Passover can help understand the purpose of Christ's death. I truly believe that if the original day of Passover...

The quota for "The One Year Bible" has been met :) God Bless!

Since I've made the life transforming decision to lean not on the understanding of doctrines taught by pastors in churches. I've become more and more uncomfortable with the word "Christian". In so many ways,  today's Christianity seems to contradict the very principles taught by the Bible itself. It has come to represent an ideal and a view, that to be Christian, is to be arrogant, self-righteous and judgmental. I have found to be Christian, by today's standards, means deviating from the Bible in some way, shape or form. Who Can Be Today's Christian? There are many who call themselves by this precious name. They have varied beliefs. So who is a Christian? This becomes a question in the mind of those seeking Jesus. They may have a predetermined idea of who Christians are based upon what they have seen and heard in mainstream Christianity. This may mean to some a confession of some sort by one who claims to be one. Maybe it is consistent church atten...