There may be some that do not know Tony Snow and others that do know him.
Casting aside the fact that he worked with President Bush as his press secretary
until his recent reoccurrence of cancer, I hope you will read his testimony. It
will make you sit up and think. It is awesome. If you think it is worth while,
pass it along to someone, for you never know who might just need this testimony.

This is an outstanding testimony from Tony Snow, President Bush's Press
Secretary, and his fight with cancer. Commentator and broadcaster Tony Snow
announced that he had colon cancer in 2005. Following surgery and chemotherapy,
Snow joined the Bush Administration in April 2006 as press secretary.
Unfortunately, on March 23, 2007, Snow, 51, a husband and father of three,
announced the cancer had recurred, with tumors found in his abdomen,- leading to
surgery in April, followed by more chemotherapy. Snow went back to work in the
White House Briefing Room on May 30, but has resigned since, "for economic
reasons," and to pursue " other interests."

It needs little intro… it speaks for itself.

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"Blessings arrive in unexpected packages, - in my case, cancer. Those of us with
potentially fatal diseases - and there are millions in America today - find
ourselves in the odd position of coping with our mortality while trying to
fathom God's will. Although it would be the height of presumption to declare
with confidence "What It All Means," Scripture provides powerful hints and
consolations.

The first is that we shouldn't spend too much time trying to answer the "why"
questions: Why me? Why must people suffer? Why can't someone else get sick? We
can't answer such things, and the questions themselves often are designed more
to express our anguish than to solicit an answer.

I don't know why I have cancer, and I don't much care. It is what it is, a plain
and indisputable fact. Yet even while staring into a mirror darkly, great and
stunning truths begin to take shape. Our maladies define a central feature of
our existence: We are fallen. We are imperfect. Our bodies give out.

But despite this, - or because of it, - God offers the possibility of salvation
and grace. We don't know how the narrative of our lives will end, but we get to
choose how to use the interval between now and the moment we meet our Creator
face-to-face.

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Posted by Walt as Personal Testimonies at 11:41 AM EST

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Tampa area missionary faces challenges in Africa

by Jeff Lukens

Most people in America focus on gaining ever more money, power and status. Once in a great while, you come across someone who could have these treasures abundantly, but chooses not to seek them. Instead, he or she strives for a higher purpose in life. This is a story of such a person.

About five years ago, I would journey across Tampa every Monday night to the Seminole Heights area to attend a Bible study with about 100 other men. I had been doing this for a few years, and over time I had become the treasurer of the group.

One night I was in front of the class giving the treasurer's report, and asked for a volunteer to be my assistant treasurer. Out of the crowd, one person came forward. His name was Jim Smith.

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Posted by Walt as Personal Testimonies, Witnessing at 11:31 PM EST

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“We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit
who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely
given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human
wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual
truths in spiritual in spiritual words.” (1 Corinthians 2:12-13)

The grandfather’s eyes filled with tears as he looked around the circle of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. They had all gathered for their holiday meal and exchange of gifts. The rest of their evening focused on their traditional sharing of the year’s blessings and their hope for the New Year.

He remembered a time when he would have depended on his wife to speak for him, but he was a changed man now. When it was his turn, he leaned forward and spoke confidently.

“I wasted so many years as a Christian. I wish that I had known what I know now…so late in my life. I was saved, but I didn’t read God’s Word. I didn’t think I could understand it because I’d only had schooling up to the seventh grade. Now the Lord talks to me as I read. He helps me see truth that He wants me to know.”

He made eye contact with each family member as he continued.

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Posted by Walt as Personal Testimonies, The Bible at 10:54 PM EST

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