I spend a lot of time visiting friends in a local nursing home.  As time has gone on, the Lord has brought many wonderful people into my life through this.  All are lonely, and struggle with discouragement as they suffer deterioration, loss of control and abilities, and miss their families and loved ones who have died.  I spend much of my time trying to encourage and strengthen their faith, and just to be a friend.

One day, I was reading the Bible to a friend along with my pastor.  There was a woman nearby who was asleep in her chair.  I attempted to speak to her and welcome her to our study.  She opened her eyes, but did not respond.  She could not even tell me her name.  However, while we were reading, she suddenly began to speak, saying, “Even if I was the only one, Jesus still would have died for me!”  Then, she began to recite several scriptures word for word.  After this, she would not speak, and could not tell us her name.

I learned two most valuable lessons from this little lady.  The first concerns the value of memorizing scripture. Proverbs 7 tells us in verses 1-3 “My son, keep My words and store up My commands within you.  Keep My commands and you will live; guard My teachings as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tabet of your heart.”  From this woman, far advanced in dementia, I learned that, if we “write” God’s word on “the tablet of our hearts” through memorizing scripture, then nothing can steal it away from us; not age, dementia, or physical frailty.  The government may come in one day and take our Bibles, but what is stored in our heart is ours forever.

The first lesson was immediate.  The second lesson came later as I pondered the events of the day.  In this day and age, with our debates over use of healthcare dollars, many would question this woman’s quality of life, and would probably think that she could make no significant contributions to society (I use this new age’s language here).  She was unable to walk or sit up, and someone had to bathe, dress, and feed her, and attend to all bodily functions.  She was so advanced in her dementia that she could not even tell us her name (which I later found out was “Phoebe”).  What good was her life?  Well, God used this woman to teach me perhaps the most valuable lessons I have ever learned in my Christian life.  My second lesson:  God has a plan and a purpose for all of us, and He has placed us in just the right situation to accomplish His will, if we are willing.  He can use anyone to accomplish His will, even a nursing home resident far advanced in dementia.  We are ALL here for a reason and we ALL have a purpose, even if we can’t see it or understand it.

I have tried to thank Miss Phoebe, but I don’t think she understands.  No matter; when we are both home with Jesus and whole in body and mind, I will thank her then!

Sorry to any who have tried to add your names to The List.  There were some problems with paypal that have now been resolved, so everything is once again up and running.

This website was created, I believe, in response to my prayers for God to show a way I could work from home, continue to assist my husband in contributing to our household, fund some very important mission projects, and most of all, give me time to participate in full time ministry.  I believe that this site will glorify God, and will inspire and spur on Christians to change our country and our world, as they realize they are not alone or in a small minority.

  I hope to receive your comments and prayer requests, and look forward to knowing your life verses and how God is working in your lives! Let’s get this list going, and show the world that we stand up in the security and knowledge of the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ!  Let’s shine His light on the internet and show the world WE ARE NOT ASHAMED!

In His Name,

Heather

My mother and father both accepted Christ at the very end of their lives, in terrible circumstances, when they had no where else to turn except to God.  I am so grateful to God for this great blessing!  One thing always bothered me, though.  They were never able to share their testimony with others (you will see why as you read on).  I consider it a great privilege that I can give it for them, because I think their testimonies will be a great inspiration to many.  I give God all the glory for their salvation!  It shows us His great love, in that He welcomed these two even though they lived their lives as His enemies.  It also shows us that we can do nothing to earn our salvation.  As you will see, both were reduced to a state of complete helplessness.  I pray that their stories will inspire those of you already walking with Jesus, and especially for those who are seeking Him.  I think that their voices will speak to you of His great love.  Before we begin, you can go to the list and find them under the state of Illinois:  Stan and Sue Cooper.  You may find the verses, especially my mother’s, unusual, but after reading their testimonies, you will understand the choices.

My mother was rather spoiled as a child.  Although not wealthy, my grandparents had more than most.  She was a sickly child, so she was pampered and denied nothing.  Her personality was that of the perpetual victim;  nothing was ever her fault, or the consequences of her actions, but was the result of others robbing her of her happiness, or her poor luck.  Specifically, she blamed my father and myself (unwanted pregnancy).  Her methods of dealing with problems:  drinking, smoking and complaining!  (I am not saying this to slander my mom.  It is very important to her testimony.)

My mother was diagnosed with ALS shortly after the death of her father.  We had noticed her speech was slurred for some time prior to his death, but thought she was drinking again.  When I went home for his funeral, I was shocked at how thin my mother was, and how pathetic.  She was not able to handle his death, so we protected her and took care of things.  One thing was for sure, though.  She was not drinking, and was ashamed to be around others because she did not want them to think she was.

The diagnosis of ALS is always terrifying, but in my mother’s case was even more so.  She had not lost any strength in her arms and legs, but in her ability to swallow and speak.  When these symptoms come first, it normally indicates a rapid progression and death within 6 months to a year.  My parents were hopeless.

I was a new Christian.  On one of my trips home, my dad told me that they felt so alone when I was not there.  It broke my heart.  For Christmas (which would be bleak), I bought them Bibles and marked passages that I thought would bring them comfort.  I wrote long letters about my testimony and how Jesus had changed my life.  I also put together a collection of hymns, thoughts, and poems about God’s love.  Mom immediately read her letter and started on the booklet, but my father refused.  Now, their marriage had been difficult to say the least, as my mother resented my father throughout.  Dad loved my mother, or at least tried to, but she would have none of it.  He was bitter, and terribly angry at God.  Mom wrote a note that he should read the stuff I gave him, but for once he did not do what she wanted. 

Mom did not progress as we thought, and 3 years later, still had not lost her ability to move.  I continued to come home about every 2 months to help out and visit.  One time, while running errands with my dad, mom read my prayer journal for my family.  She brought it to me with a note saying “I like this- it is good.”  The next time I came home, my dad was complaining that she watched the 700 Club several times a day.  The next time I came home, I sat down to watch it with her one afternoon.  When Mr. Robertson began to invite people to pray with him for salvation, my mom got my attention, smiled, patted her heart, and pointed to the TV and then to heaven.  I was filled with overwhelming joy and peace!  My mother, someone you would think of as the least likely to ever surrender to God, had accepted Christ!

Unfortunately, lifelong patterns are hard to abandon, and my mother never was able to accept her illness and move on.  She also had some dementia issues, but as she could not talk, it was hard to discern.  She died, not of her illness, but because she refused her tube feedings.  She died in rather terrible circumstances, and it created difficulty between my father and myself.

After her death, my father returned with me and lived in my home for about a year.  It was a difficult time, as he was depressed, bitter, and drinking heavily many evenings.  I missed church for about a month between going to get him and getting him settled.  On my first time back, the first song we sang was, “He Brought Me to His Banqueting Table”.  God’s love and comfort began to flow over me!  Now, I had been resentful that my mother did not find the love of her daughter and grandchildren enough of a reason to live, and was angry with my father for not trying to push her to eat, etc.  God spoke to my spirit that day.  I realized that my mother was now able to eat and speak again, and not only that, but was at His table and singing praises to Him!  On her own, mom would never have turned to God.  God took her disease of ALS, turned it around, and instead of following the usual course (losing ability to move and to breathe), used it to take away her usual methods of dealing with problems (as above, drinking, smoking, and complaining).  She had no where else to turn but to Him!  Death, where is thy sting!  I was hardly able to stand up, I was so overwhelmed.  I also came to know in my heart that, while our relationship on this earth was difficult and disappointing, it will be perfected in heaven!

As I said before, my father was very bitter.  His marriage had been loveless and miserable, their retirement destroyed by my mother’s illness and death, and he was left alone.  To top it off, we found out that he had rather advanced prostate cancer.  My father also felt that life was against him and he was helpless in its throws, but he looked to me for medical advise.  Now, as a nurse, I knew the stats for him, but I have also seen many, many people defy the odds.  i became his “cheerleader”, and he once again moved in with me as he sought treatment.  We were never allowed to discuss anything about faith with him, though.  He would become tremendously angry and leave the room at even the mention of God. 

During this time, he began to correspond with a neighbor who had recently lost her husband.  They eventually fell very much in love.  My father finally had a woman who would allow him to lavish love on her, as he had wanted all his life.  She was also a Christian, and he attended church to please her.  I saw the bitterness beginning to fade away.  They were married in a very poignant ceremony.  Dad was unable to attend on their first date, as he was in the hospital.  He was frail at the ceremony.  The promise to love and honor in sickness and in health, till death do you part, brought tears to all our eyes.  They were married only 6 short months before he entered the hospital for the last time, 6 months of chemotherapy and progressive weakness.  He had to have back surgery to relieve intense pressure and pain.  During the recovery, he developed a massive bedsore and a resulting infection, and we knew he was near death.  Their minister came to visit, and told me that she would have prayed with him, but that he was asleep.  I knew it was now or never, so I grabbed her and said it would have to be now.  We woke him up.  She asked if he would like to know Jesus, and he grabbed her hand and said, “Oh yes, please God, oh yes” .  As she began to tell him about Jesus and the salvation and pardon for sin he offered, my father began to cry.  Then, he was looking beyond us, crying, and saying over and over, “Oh, the wonder of it all, the wonder of it all!”  I think he saw Jesus!  I can’t describe the look in his eyes!  It is one of my most precious memories (as a real Daddy’s girl, I have a lot of good memories!), and I thank God that I was present.  It was he last really lucid period, and he died an agonizing death 3 days later.

After his death, I just fell apart.  I was glad he was in heaven, but so angry at his poor medical care.  The cancer was enough, and he would have died eventually, but having to endure the pain of the most massive bedsore I have ever seen (I am a nurse) was inexcusable.  So many things were missed in his care, and his doctor was one of the coldest, most unfeeling persons I have ever met.  I guess I was also grieving the loss of my mother as well, as I had been so busy with dad that I had put that on the back burner.  I drew out settling his estate for several weeks before returning home.  I almost could not leave the house, as I felt that I still had a part of my dad as long as I was there.

When I returned home, I continued to struggle with anger and grief.  Now, I was leading a Bible study at the time based on Max Lucado’s “He Chose the Nails”.  As I prepared my first lesson since returning, I was reading about Jesus being beaten and flayed, to the point of being unrecognizable as a human.  I considered what this would mean from a medical standpoint, realizing that Jesus would be dehydrated from blood loss.  I also realized that he would have been horribly vulnerable to massive infection as his skin was nearly destroyed in the flaying.  Now, I was not even thinking of my father at the time, but was crying over what suffering Jesus must have endured, and was praying “Why God, why was this necessary?”  I then realized that Jesus had died in much the same circumstances as my father- horrible wounds, massive infection, and dehydration, all accompanied by uncontrollable pain and agony.  Again, I was overwhelmed as God’s comfort began to envelop me.  Jesus spoke to my heart, and said that He had to die this way, so that He could stand by my father as he died and assure him that He understood his suffering!  Jesus did this so that one old, sick, man, who lived his life in rebellion and sin against God until 3 days prior to his death, would have a Savior.  Not a Savior who was unable to relate to what Dad was going through, but one who had done it himself!  I loved and just about revered my dad, but had to admit that if you are not living for God, you are His enemy. 

It did not stop there!  Again, I felt bad that Dad, like Mom, never had a chance to live for Jesus, and to share his testimony.  Again, the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart.  I realized that those horrible last hours when nothing controlled my father’s pain, actually served a purpose in his life.  He DID get to live for Jesus!  He was allowed to share in Jesus’ suffering on the cross in a way few of us ever will!  Death, where is thy sting?!  Jesus showed me that it was a rare privilege, and that He was by my dad’s side every moment.

Friends, when my father accepted Jesus, he was at the weakest and lowest point anyone could ever be at.  He could not even move in bed without total assistance, could not lift his head from his pillow, hold a cup to his mouth, or even manage the strength to push the button to summon the nurses.  He could do NOTHING to save himself (no good works), and never had the chance to do so after accepting Jesus.  Like the thief hanging next to Jesus, he could do nothing to save himself.  He was at the end of himself, broken and dieing.  Our God has such compassion!  He looked upon my daddy and saw a child that He loved, that He died for, and He opened His arms to receive this prodigal son.  Imagine, the very heavens rejoiced when my dad opened his heart!  Death, where is thy sting?!!!!!! 

I have had the opportunity to share the testimonies of my mom and dad many times, and used them as a Christmas letter that year as well.  I hope they are an inspiration to you.  Please, leave me comments, and share your testimony as well.  The purpose of this site is to honor God, and to encourage others.  I hope you have been encouraged and strengthened by your visit here.

Sharing your testimony will inspire and comfort others.  God provides us comfort, to the point that it overflows and spills out to comfort others.  Death, where is thy sting?!

President Obama recently stated during a speech in Turkey that “we” do not consider ourselves to be a Christian, nor a Jewish, nor a Muslim nation.  Well, I still consider this to be a Christian Nation, and I will tell everyone I know that this is a cause worth standing up for.  I will stand and tell the world that this nation has been blessed by God, and there are still those willing to acknowledge Him.  I will also be on my knees to ask God to forgive our arrogance.  I have a new logo for this fight, and it is available on a bumper sticker and a t-shirt.  It has a flag background with a large cross in front.  It says, “President Obama, I (large) consider these United States to be a Christian Nation.”  Bumper stickers are $3.50. T-shirts are $14.95 (available in all sizes, one sex, white or gray).  You can also have a t-shirt with the “I Am Not Ashamed” icon.  Specify what you want and send payment to the address below.  Make checks payable to: IAmNotAshamedtheList.                                       IAmNotAshamedtheList

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I was recently reading in Acts 3, specifically where Peter and John were called before the high priests.  Verse 18 states, “Then they called them (Peter and John) back in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.”  Peter and John responded to this command in verses 19-20: “But Peter and John replied, ‘Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to obey you rather than God.  For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

I was so impressed at this statement, and immediately imagined the “flood” of living water building up inside them, creating an immense pressure that would be impossible to dam up.  I thought about myself.  Have I ever truly felt that I would burst if I did not speak of God’s love and greatness?  I prayed that I, like Peter and John, would be so filled with the Holy Spirit that I, too, would not be able to help speaking out! 

There are many reasons why we don’t “speak out” when it comes to the Gospel of Jesus Christ: fear of people’s reactions and ridicule, alienation of friends and family, job endangerment, man’s laws which forbid it, etc.  In other countries, there may also be the threat of imprisonment, torture and death.  I am rather ashamed when I think of the former reasons when I see what Christians in other countries are going through to share the gospel.  For me, it is the fear of rejection and alienation from family and friends with opposing views that often silences me.  I pictured Peter and John before the very people who murdered Jesus, not only refusing to do as commanded, but stating that they couldn’t help themselves but to speak about what they had seen and heard!  Even the fear of death could not stop them!

Yes, I prayed that the Holy Spirit would fill me up until I overflowed.  As the day wore on, I kept returning to a single thought.  I recently read an article from an evangelical minister which spoke of wickedness in our political leaders, specifically the president.  This article had angered many of my family and friends, who had voted for this president and were outraged at his being called “wicked”.  Although I agreed with the principles of the article, that many of the issues that this president supports and has voted for in the past are against God and thus can be termed “wicked”, I remained silent.  I was not sure what to say, and did not want to anger them further with my agreement.

I began to explore this statement of “wicked”.  I began by looking up definitions in the dictionary (it always helps to fully understand exact meanings of words, and often helps me clarify my thoughts). 

“1. Morally very bad.  Evil. Vile. Vicious.  2. Causing or likely to cause harm, distress, or trouble. (this definition impressed me to further thought).  3. Falling short of a standard.  4. Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable. 

I also like to look at words which have a very similar meaning- synonyms- and those that mean nearly the opposite- antonyms- for further refinement of the term I am reviewing, in this case, “wicked”.

SYNONYMS:  deficient, inferior, rotten, substandard, unacceptable, UNGODLY, unsatisfactory, wretched, lesser, low grade, reprehensible, unspeakable, useless, valueless, worthless, insufficient, villainous, black, evil, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, sinful, unethical, UNRIGHTEOUS, base, contemptible, despicable, evil-minded, ignoble, atrocious, cruel, corrupt, debased, debauched, depraved, perverted, reprobate, CONDEMNED, unclean, fallen, unprincipled, unscrupulous, INCORRECT

ANTONYMS:  excellent, exceptional, superior, ADEQUATE, SUFFICIENT, high-minded, honest, honorable, law-abiding, legitimate, principled, reputable, right-minded, GODLY, straight, upright, approved, clean, correct, decent, exemplary, proper, BLAMELESS, guiltless, chaste, perfect, pure, spotless, good, ethical, moral, RIGHTEOUS, virtuous.

(I capitalized the ones that seemed to stand out to me.)

First and foremost, I believe that we are all sinners, thus “wicked”, until we allow ourselves to be cleansed by the blood of Jesus.  Even then, we continue to sin throughout our earthly lives, though we strive to become more like Christ through prayer, study of God’s word, the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and discipline.  I also believe that my sin is no less or no greater than others in the eyes of God, as all sin accuses us and separates us from Him. (for further information and corresponding Bible verses, go back to the website and click on “Salvation”)

All of the definitions were what had immediately come to my mind, with the exception of #2-“Causing or likely to cause harm, distress, or trouble.”  This definition tugged at my heart, and I remembered reading the new president’s agenda at Whitehouse.gov, specifically sections referring to gay rights (under civil rights), abortion and sexual issues (under women).  The following issues are taken from this agenda, not from any articles or opinion pieces:

-“expand access to contraception, health information, preventative services”

-“increase funding for family planning, comprehensive sex education that teaches both abstinence and SAFE SEX methods” (there are none)

-“empower women to prevent HIV/AIDS through the use of a microbicide that they can apply to themselves” (sex without consequences)

-full support for full abortion rights without regulations

Earlier, during the campaign, I had heard Obama speak about “mandatory”, age appropriate sex education to decrease the rate of unwanted pregnancy and abortion by teaching about contraception.  My first thought was that we have had education like this for at least 30 years now, and yet unwanted pregnancy, out of wedlock births, and abortion rates have sky-rocketed instead of decreasing!  Other than teaching God’s views on this issue, what is left to teach?  And would abstinence be a desirable quality and a viable option in the absence of God’s teaching, which of course is not allowed in our schools?

I began to think about our children, sitting in the classroom and learning about “safe sex”.  The Holy Spirit called this verse to my mind:

“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”  Matthew 18:6 (NIV)

This, my friends, seems to fit our definition of “wicked”, “causing or likely to cause harm, distress, or trouble”!  We have seen the results of the “sexual revolution”:  increases in unwed and unwanted pregnancy, skyrocketing abortion rates, skyrocketing incidences of sexually transmitted diseases, infertility, increased cervical cancer rates among young women, increased rates of breast cancer in women who have had abortions, etc.  The lies about contraception and “safe sex” are killing our children and destroying our families!  Not only do we have this occurring in the classroom, but we have Planned Parenthood clinics teaching and distributing these lies to our children, who need our consent to take an aspirin but can obtain birth control and abortions without our knowledge!  This, I believe, is “WICKED”!

Other issues that lead our children astray are related to rights of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered) community.  Again, I drew the following directly from whitehhouse.gov, agenda tab, towards the end of civil rights:

-Support full federal rights for civil unions for LGBT couples.

-Repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.

-As a US senator, Obama voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment of 2006, which would have defined marriage as between 1 man and 1 woman.

-Ensure full adoption rights for LGBT couples.

I believe that children deserve, and do best, in a traditional, 2 parent household.  ANYTHING that threatens this arrangement, ordained by God, is a danger to our children.  Being raised in a gay household and being taught that this is a valid lifestyle, and even a God ordained lifestyle is detrimental to children’s well-being, as it clearly goes against God’s teaching on homosexuality.  I believe that misleading a child in this direction, or even leading them into the LGTB lifestyle themselves, is a wicked practice, as it is teaching them that God’s laws are wrong, and encouraging them to turn away from God.

I believe that life begins before conception!  Listen to what the Bible tells us:

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…”  Jeremiah 1:5

I believe that all life comes from God, and that God loves and values us equally:

“For you created my inmost being, You knit me together in my mother’s womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”  Psalm 139:13-14

“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?  Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.  And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”  Matthew 10:29-31

Can you imagine counting the number of hairs on anyone’s head?  That is how valuable each and every life is to God.  If He is the one who formed us, if He knew us before we were formed in the womb, if He loves us enough to know the number of hairs on our head, then how do you think He feels about abortion?  This is the very God who gave His only Son to die for the sins of every person (John 3:16).  If God tells us that it is better to be drowned with a millstone around our necks than to lead a little one astray, imagine how He feels about murdering a child?  Our current president is very pro-abortion.  He states so in his agenda, and his voting record on this subject is horrifying to those who fear the Lord.  He has consistently voted prochoice, and has a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood because of his record, both on the State and Federal Level.  He voted for every bill extending abortion rights, against every bill restricting abortion rights, or voted “present”.  He voted against restrictions for partial birth abortion, and even voted against a bill which would require providing medical care to an infant born alive from an abortion attempt, because it would present an undue burden to the mother and further confuse the situation.  Obama even stated that he would not want his daughters to be “punished” with a baby if they made a mistake and became pregnant!

So, if we are teaching children in our schools things that are against God’s commands for our lives, can we say that this is a wicked thing?  Is it wicked to lead our children astray?  What about the child who is in difficult circumstances, who finds him or herself being pressured into a sexual relationship, who is pregnant and scared, or who is confused about feelings towards his or her gender or sexual orientation? Is it wicked to take advantage of their vulnerable state and lead them away from God’s standards? 

“In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.”  Psalm 10:2

Not only are we not teaching this generation about the Lord and the great things He has done, we are actually teaching them to go against the standards He has set for us!  How have we come to this point in our country, that is supposedly a Christian nation?

“The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men” Psalm 12:8

“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.  For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities- His eternal power and divine nature- have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.  For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.  Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.  They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator- who is forever praised. Amen.  Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts.  Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.  In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another.  Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.  Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, He gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.  They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity.  They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice.  They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless.  Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things, but also approve of those who practice them.” Romans 1:18-32

“Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.”  Matthew 24:12

And again:

“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”  Matthew 18:6

I highlighted sections of the passages above, because they illustrate how wickedness grows and spreads when those who know better approve, either blatantly under the label of tolerance, or tacitly by remaining silent.  Listen to these words from Ezekiel:

“When I say to a wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn him or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood.  But if you do warn the wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die from his sin; but you will have saved yourselves.”  Ezekiel 3:18-19

 I have a daughter who is in college, working on a degree in elementary education.  I am scared for her.  Although she is intending to teach lower grades, according to the agenda, sex education will be at all levels.  What if she is required to teach children that which goes against the will of God?  For instance, what if she is required to read books such as “Heather Has Two Mommies” to her students?  Will she go along to keep her job and turn her back on the things of God, and thus lead His little ones astray, or will she have courage to risk her job and stand up for what is right?  I call on teachers to take a stand on this issue!  Refuse to teach that which is against God!  I am so sorry that you are being placed in this position, and Christian teachers are in my prayers for guidance and protection.  Like Esther, who knows but what you have come to your position for such a time as this?

Parents, we must not allow our children to be led astray!  We can’t sit idly by and allow them to be taught things that go against God.  In doing so, we are also leading them astray! It is not enough to try and counter false teaching with correct teaching at home.  Unless they are strong in faith, it is confusing to hear teachers whom they trust and respect to hear things that go against their parent’s teaching.  This is also a time when they are confused, and pressure from their peers is a strong influence as well.  They tend to elevate teachers they like, and adopt their beliefs.  I encourage parents to attend school board meetings and demand to see the textbooks and curriculum that are being used in your children’s schools.  Stand up and demand that they remove those things that go against God.  Remove your children from classes such as sex education, science if evolution is taught, etc.  If necessary, remove your child from public school and find an alternative way of education, such as a Christian school or homeschooling.  Prayerfully consider your children’s spiritual level, and ask God to reveal His plans for your child.  It may be that God will desire that children who are strong in their faith to remain in the classroom and stand up for what is right as a witness to others.  Christians, we need to be willing and ready to support parents who take this stand.  They may need our help in homeschooling, in purchasing supplies, for guidance in subjects they are not strong in or for financial support to put their children in Christian schools.  They may need help with little ones, help with household tasks, etc.  Let’s be like the early church of Acts and pull together!

I believe that we, as Christians, have a duty to decry this wickedness that is overcoming our nation.  We of course need to extend the love of Jesus and the forgiveness of sins to all, as we are all sinners undeserving of the grace and love so freely offered to us.  However, this does not mean that we are to accept that which goes against God.   I also believe that we need to go directly to those who are promoting wickedness, namely our leaders.  We need to tell them that what they are doing is wicked, and we need to tell those who don’t understand why it is wicked.  If you are unsure how your elected officials are voting, go to the internet.  You will be able to find the voting record of any legislator, on any subject. Call their offices, email their websites, and write letters to the editors of all the papers you can.  Let’s stand up to these people who are leading our children astray!  Make a loud voice!  For a good reference, reread the story of Nathan and King David.   Let’s point the finger at our corrupt leaders and say, “You are the man!”  Be bold, like Peter and John, and stand strong for Jesus.  As this list of Christians grows, we can use it to show to our leaders.  They will know that we are strong and determined.  The Holy Spirit will give us words to say.  Please, I am calling all of us to this task, so that we can save this generation!

Welcome to “The List”!

This site was created in response to what I believe was answered prayers.  I am a working mother who was very interested in starting a home business that would allow me to cut back on hours or even resign, freeing up time for my family and ministry.  I prayed that God would show me if this was the direction He would have me take, and what I should do.  This was definitely not what I had expected, but has turned into something so beautiful!

I am not sure what this will lead to, if it will indeed allow me to stay at home, or how it will be used.  My vivid imagination can forsee some future uses as “the list” grows.  Perhaps it can be used politically to demonstrate to our elected officials the numbers of Christians who will potentially vote, and help move our country in a more godly direction.  Perhaps it will bring Christians together as they see names and seek out fellowship.  I hope that everyone will be encouraged as they see our “family tree” growing (please come back often and check out the growth!). 

In the end, only God knows where this will lead.  It is my desire to honor God through obedience, and my fervent prayer that this site will bring honor and glory to His name.

Please, send your comments.  Add your prayer requests, and review others, lifting them up to our Father in Heaven.

In Christ,

Heather

We just launched our website and Blog! We hope you’ll join us as we stand up for Jesus and tell the world, “We are not ashamed!”