“When you’re in Texas look behind you…for that’s where the Ranger’s gonna be…” Oh, yeah! I joined my husband and my kids in singing along to that TV theme song many a Saturday night, back in the day. I’m excited about having Chuck Norris’ son with me on air today and not just because I’m a Chuck Norris fan (although I am) but Michael Norris’ newly released DVD is right up our alley here at All Things Southern. I Am Gabriel is the moving and mysterious film about divine intervention in our daily lives. Join Michael and I today as we talk about the mystery of faith! You know the details, but I’ll oblige to make it easier. ATS LIVE airs from 5-6 PM, Central on KMLB TALK50. It can be heard locally and in real-time through this streaming link so everyone can join the fun. Show chat held on my All Things Southern Facebook wall. In other news- it’s the 5th Day of our 30 Days of Thankfulness. Here’s the most recent update on the drive. I’ll have more to say on it later. If you haven’t lived your gratitude out loud, would you consider stopping to do that right now? THANKS! See you this afternoon! Hugs, Shellie Were you and yours Walker Texas Ranger fans?
And Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God? Believe also in me.” And I hear: We can not wrap our minds around God and our faith suffers for it unless we learn to wrap our reaching hearts around Jesus, the hope of glory! Believing in God way up there doesn’t comfort the troubled heart. Believing He sent his only begotten Son out of His great love for us, to redeem us, to walk with us in this hard world and bring us home. This comforts. This encourages us. This strengthens us to press on. Jesus is the revealed concentration of our faith in God. Gaze at Jesus and see God! Know Jesus and know God. To be enamored of Jesus is not to slight God; it is to saturate ourselves in the One who is the very image of our invisible God. Christ consciousness strengthens weak faith and causes waning faith to burn with new zeal. Hugs, Shellie So, I just had to get that said this morning. Have a great day! Check back in a bit for more on 30 Days of Thankfulness and today’s radio show, ATS LIVE!
30 Days of Thankfulness– Day Four! Authors, it’s not to late to partner with us as we combine our platforms to raise awareness about human trafficking and raise funds towards their rescue through Kimberly L. Smith’s foundation, Make Way Partners. Can we catch this vision together? I think so. In years past, I’ve asked you to donate a certain small dollar amount. This year, I’m respectfully asking you to consider the weight of the subject and the scope of the work being done by Make Way Partners and make your own personal decision about your contribution. What would we be willing to do or give if it were our children and grandchildren being bought and sold? You can make your donation online using this donate button. It’s linked to Make Way Partners. In the field that asks where you learned about Make Way Partners, please copy and paste the following label: WritersandReaders,ShellieRushingTomlinson If you prefer to send a check or money order that address is: Make Way Partners, P.O. Box 26367 Birmingham , AL 35260 And yet, even as we are set to launch, one-fourth of our population has been impacted by Super storm Sandy and many areas remain in distress. Far too many people have seen their homes destroyed and many others have suffered the painful loss of loved ones. The winds of Sandy have literally caused us to adjust our sails as we respond to the heartache in our own country. Writers and Readers Reach Out 2012 is enlarging the vision! As you make your donation to Make Way Partners, please consider making a matching donation to relief efforts underway for our neighbors on the East Coast. We believe strongly that our being mobilized to respond to the needs of our neighbors at this very moment is no coincidence. We’ve been given much, let us give much. Quick Links: World Vision Sandy Relief Red Cross Salvation Army ***End Update*** It’s that time, y’all! This Nov. 1st we will officially launch our 30 Days of Thankfulness here at All Things Southern. Longtime readers will recognize it as our annual humanitarian effort designed to coincide with the Thanksgiving season. So many of you have joined with me in past years to express our gratitude by reaching out to those in need. Remember when we worked with Life Today to drill a well in Southern Africa? Even as you read these words that well continues to supply fresh life-sustaining water to an entire village. For that, I thank you once again! The recipient of this year’s efforts will be Make Way Partners, an organization that works with individuals, churches and other groups to help prevent and combat the evil of human trafficking and all forms of modern-day oppression. I was in the planning stages of our drive and deeply burdened by what I was learning about human trafficking when I read Passport through Darkness by Kimberly L. Smith. I knew immediately that MWP, the organization founded by Kimberly and her husband, was where we…
