By June Foster
"And we
know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have
been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28.
The church
shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, a horrendous, hateful crime, personified
evil in action. And yet those godly people spoke to the alleged killer during a
bond hearing, saying, "I forgive you."
The incident
spoke volumes. Tucked into the happening were multiple messages demonstrating
the Christian worldview and God's good news to the world.
How could
grieving people stand up and say they'd forgiven the person who committed the
crime?
Not in their own emotions or ability, but solely through the power of
God. Their brothers, mothers, grandfathers, sisters, friends had been stripped
away from them in one wicked moment. They will never see their loved ones on
this earth again, but each lived out their Christian faith and obeyed what the
Bible says. "Forgive as the Lord forgave you." Colossians 3:13. Not
only did they forgive, but they put into action the rest of the passage.
"And over all these virtues put on love." Love prevailed that day in
the courtroom and in Charleston.
I also
grasped another message. Only four days after the shooting, Rev. Norvel Goff
stood in the pulpit of Emanuel African American Episcopal Church and said the
shooter had failed miserably in attempting to break their spirit of love and
unity. He said they hadn't responded with riots but with love.
I can't help but wonder. Did the angry
protestors in Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, Maryland hear the message from
Charleston? Were some ashamed of the riots that took place in their city and
the massive destruction? I can't help but believe God used the terrible crime
in South Carolina for good, perhaps changing hearts. Not only that, but He
profoundly demonstrated His message to people everywhere.
FOR ALL ETERNITY SUMMARY
When Joella Crawford meets handsome accountant, JD Neilson,
he's the man of her dreams—polite and clean cut with strong moral values. He's the perfect Christian man. Or is he?
JD Neilson falls in love with interior designer, Joella
Crawford despite his father's command to marry a woman of his faith, the one
true church, the Exalted Brethren. Yet despite his efforts to
gain status in the afterlife, he can't attain the quiet peace
he sees in Joella's life. Can he find the strength to forsake the teachings of
his childhood to embrace The Truth? If he does, will Joella accept him or has
he lost her forever?
She thought he'd make the perfect Christian husband. She
couldn't have been more wrong. Or How much more wrong could she be?
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MEET JUNE FOSTER
June
Foster's shortest bio
An award-winning
author, June Foster is a retired teacher with a BA in education and MA in
counseling. June has written four novels for Desert Breeze Publishing. The
Bellewood Series, Give Us This Day, As We
Forgive, and Deliver Us, and Hometown Fourth of July. Ryan's
Father is available from WhiteFire Publishing. Red and the Wolf, a modern day retelling of Little Red Riding Hood
and Books One and Two in the Almond Tree Series, For All Eternity and Echoes From the Past, are available from
Amazon.com. June enjoys writing stories about characters who overcome the
circumstances in their lives by the power of God and His Word
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