Blog 3-16-09
Lindsay and Marilyn Terry
Our Blog
Welcome! Each time you visit our blog we want you to take away some information that will help you to, (1) live a more victorious life, (2) know more about our resources and art, and (3) read something that will cause you to want to come back to our blog week after week.
Please pass the web site address along to your friends. We will do our best to make our blog as varied and informative as possible.
PUBLISHED WORKS
Lindsay
A Best Seller, and more than 1,000 saved.
As I stated in my last blog, one of the great joys of my life has been the writing of the tracts for American Tract Society (ATS), and Good News Publishers (GNP), the two largest tract publishing companies in the world.
After I had written a number of successful tracts, I settled on what I thought to be a great idea for a new tract. It was an old subject that I wanted to present in a new and different manner -- The Cross.
In order to tell the whole story of the cross, I knew I must do a lot of research about crucifixion. Some of things that I learned were surprising. I found that this method of execution started some six hundred years before Christ. It was abolished in the year 337 AD by Emperor Constantine I, out of veneration for Jesus Christ, the most famous victim of crucifixion.
After finishing the tract I submitted it to Good News Publishers, who secured the permission of Thomas Kinkade to use his famous “Sunrise” painting on the front. The Cross has been translated into Spanish -- La Cruz.
A veteran missionary in Mexico told me that he knows, personally, of at least 1,000 people who have accepted Christ as a direct result of the use La Cruz.
A combination of the two translations have sold approximately three million copies. It has for several years been one of the best-selling tracts published by Good News Publishers.
THE PAINTINGS
Marilyn
Patients enjoy them!
In recent times Flagler Hospital, a high-rise health center here in St. Augustine, Florida, has refurbished eight rooms on the eighth floor of their main tower making them uniquely elaborate and attractive with space for both the patients and family members. These suites have been called their “VIP” rooms.
To render the walls more attractive they decided to purchase some original oil paintings that could be enjoyed by people using those rooms. They even placed original, framed art in the bathrooms. Because it is a health center the paintings are of necessity framed in a special manner to allow thorough cleaning in their constant battle to prevent staph infection.
They settled on eight of Marilyn’s paintings for those rooms, some of which you can see in the “Marilyn’s Art” section of our website. Four of the eight paintings they chose are -- The View, Flameboyant, Croton and Surfside Palms.
LIFE’S JOURNEY
Temptation
The person who is no long tempted has long since been laid to rest.
- Jerry McCant
A man who was asked to speak to a group of young men, asked an older man, “What shall I speak on?” His reply, “There is only one subject worth speaking about and that is ‘temptation.” He was simply emphasizing the universality of temptation for us all!
The greatest temptation for most of us, especially young people, is to do what the rest of the gang is doing. All too often it is wrong. Wisdom, for the most part, comes with maturity, and the road to maturity and self-discipline is long and hard and most of us never quite get to the end of it. Apart from God we are as weak as water.
We are out of “Paradise” now, but the “tree of temptation” still stands where it did then, in the midst, where all roads meet, where we must pass it every day. Someone has defined temptation as an influence by which a man receives a momentum in the direction of evil.
The appeal of temptation is to satisfy a legitimate need in a wrong way, or as Dr. Warren Wiersbe put it, “Temptation is an opportunity to solve a problem out of the will of God.”
Sad is the condition of the man, woman, teenager or child who does not realize that apart from the protective power of God in our lives, we are as weak as water.
Scriptures that are helpful with Temptation.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. - Matt. 6:13
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. - Prov. 4:14,15
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. - Romans 6:12,13
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. - James 1:13,14
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. - Eph. 6:11
There are several good protections against temptation,
but the best one of all is cowardice.
- Mark Twain
Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you a second chance.
- A. O. Batista
We are never strong enough to risk walking into temptation.
- Unknown
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Welcome! Each time you visit our blog we want you to take away some information that will help you to, (1) live a more victorious life, (2) know more about our resources and art, and (3) read something that will cause you to want to come back to our blog week after week.
Please pass the web site address along to your friends. We will do our best to make our blog as varied and informative as possible.
PUBLISHED WORKS
Lindsay
One of the great joys of my life has been the writing of the tracts for American Tract Society (ATS), and Good News Publishers (GNP), the two largest tract publishing companies in the world.
Several years ago I was passing along the street in front of the ATS building and the thought came to me, "I would like to write a tract." I quickly dismissed the idea thinking, "I’ve never written a tract before. What would I write about?" So, I just kept driving. A few months later, all of a sudden, I thought about the tract idea again. This time I thought, "The story behind Amazing Grace might be a good background for a tract." I proceeded to develop the idea and called it The Amazing Story Behind AMAZING GRACE.
After I presented it to ATS it took them two years to get it in print. They were not as sold on the idea as I was. To make a long story shorter, in a relatively brief period of time they sold more than a million copies, with numbers of reports about people coming to know Christ. As of today ATS has sold more than 3 million copies of that tract. I gave them the manuscript to use as they wished. I don’t make royalties on the sale of the tracts.
Next time: The amazing story behind the tract, The CROSS. Don’t miss it.
THE PAINTINGS
Marilyn
A year or so ago Marilyn and I went as guests of some friends on a a boat ride down the St. Johns River, beginning at Hontoon Park, Florida. As we rode along we soon came to a wilderness part of the St. Johns River where all manner of wildlife abound. We observed, up close, bald eagles, cranes, large turtles, alligators and several other species of wild life.
Sudden we came upon a giant gator, sunning himself (or herself), on the bank of the river. We eased the boat in toward the shore in order to get a good photo -- all of the time shooting pictures -- until we came so close the gator became uneasy and slipped into the water.
When we reached home we found that the picture of the gator would be a wonderful subject for one of Marilyn’s paintings. Indeed it was! She painted a picture that she called, "Gator Territory."
Not long after she entered it into an art showing at the St. Augustine Art Association. A gentleman touring the exhibit said, "I must have that painting for my office at home!" He is a huge fan of the University of Florida Gators. And so he bought it right off the wall.
Since then she has painted Gator Territory II. It is so realistic some have mistakenly viewed it as a photograph. I hope you like it.
Please pass the web site address along to your friends. We will do our best to make our blog as varied and informative as possible.
PUBLISHED WORKS
Lindsay
One of the great joys of my life has been the writing of the tracts for American Tract Society (ATS), and Good News Publishers (GNP), the two largest tract publishing companies in the world.
Several years ago I was passing along the street in front of the ATS building and the thought came to me, "I would like to write a tract." I quickly dismissed the idea thinking, "I’ve never written a tract before. What would I write about?" So, I just kept driving. A few months later, all of a sudden, I thought about the tract idea again. This time I thought, "The story behind Amazing Grace might be a good background for a tract." I proceeded to develop the idea and called it The Amazing Story Behind AMAZING GRACE.
After I presented it to ATS it took them two years to get it in print. They were not as sold on the idea as I was. To make a long story shorter, in a relatively brief period of time they sold more than a million copies, with numbers of reports about people coming to know Christ. As of today ATS has sold more than 3 million copies of that tract. I gave them the manuscript to use as they wished. I don’t make royalties on the sale of the tracts.
Next time: The amazing story behind the tract, The CROSS. Don’t miss it.
THE PAINTINGS
Marilyn
A year or so ago Marilyn and I went as guests of some friends on a a boat ride down the St. Johns River, beginning at Hontoon Park, Florida. As we rode along we soon came to a wilderness part of the St. Johns River where all manner of wildlife abound. We observed, up close, bald eagles, cranes, large turtles, alligators and several other species of wild life.
Sudden we came upon a giant gator, sunning himself (or herself), on the bank of the river. We eased the boat in toward the shore in order to get a good photo -- all of the time shooting pictures -- until we came so close the gator became uneasy and slipped into the water.
When we reached home we found that the picture of the gator would be a wonderful subject for one of Marilyn’s paintings. Indeed it was! She painted a picture that she called, "Gator Territory."
Not long after she entered it into an art showing at the St. Augustine Art Association. A gentleman touring the exhibit said, "I must have that painting for my office at home!" He is a huge fan of the University of Florida Gators. And so he bought it right off the wall.
Since then she has painted Gator Territory II. It is so realistic some have mistakenly viewed it as a photograph. I hope you like it.
LIFE’S JOURNEY
Attitude
Our attitude toward things is likely in the long run
to be more important than the things themselves.
- A. W. Tozer
Your attitude is your mental approach to your daily tasks, whether they be simple or extremely difficult. Your daily attitude arises out of the control center that the Bible calls your heart. Therefore, when you get out of bed each morning you should ask yourself, "What will my attitude be toward the things that will happen to me today?" Your response to those daily challenges in your life makes for success or failure. Someone much more wise than I has suggested that life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond to it.
In the "concert" of our lives, a simple phone call can, on any day, bring news of tragedy that will stop life’s music with a deafening silence. What then? You have been dealt a heavy blow. You are deeply wounded. Your attitude at such a time may or may not be, "I’ll lie here for awhile and rest; and though I’m "bleeding," I WILL get up again and fight on! During those times we can rely heavily on the promises of the Heavenly Father given to us in His Word. Oftentimes we cannot change the circumstances, but we can with the Lord’s help rise above the circumstances.
No amount of Stoicism or wishful thinking will cause the reality of the problems to go away. We must learn to recognize the real truth of the situation. When your attitude is right no barrier is too tall, no fight too difficult, no challenge too great, and no price is too high.
Following are some wonderful Scriptures to help us with our attitudes.
"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he." Proverbs 23:7
"Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." Matthew 12:34
"Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight." Psalms 18:24
"Man looketh on the outward appearance but the Lord looketh on the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7
"Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." Proverbs. 4:23
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty
to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble.
- Helen Keller
The man who wins may have been counted out
several times, but he didn’t hear the referee.
- Unknown
Adversities do not make the man either weak or strong,
but they reveal what he is.
- Faith Forsyte
I hate to see things done by halves:
if it be right, do it boldly, and if it be wrong, leave it undone.
- Gilpina
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Welcome! Each time you visit our blog we want you to take away some information that will help you to, (1) live a more victorious life, (2) know more about our resources and art, and (3) read something that will cause you to want to come back to our blog week after week.
Please pass the web site address along to your friends. We will do our best to make our blog as varied and informative as possible.
Published Works
On the book front: We were delighted to see a large display of I COULD SING OF YOUR LOVE FOREVER in the January, 2009, issue of the CROSSINGS Book Club mail-out catalog. If you would like to have a copy of the catalog send us an e-mail -- lindsay@lindsayandmarilynterry.com -- and we will try to get one to you. CROSSINGS is one of the larger book clubs in America.
The local Barnes and Noble book store has replenished their supply of this book again and again.
The Paintings
Something unusual happened concerning one of Marilyn’s latest paintings -- EVENING ON THE BAY FRONT. It was painted from a picture that Lindsay had taken while standing on the seawall in downtown St. Augustine -- looking across the bay. Boats were in the harbor, houses were on the other shore and the St. Augustine Lighthouse was on the horizon. A zoom lens was used to get just the right view.
After Marilyn had painted that scene, the finished work was placed in the Aviles Street Gallery in downtown St. Augustine. Well, Lindsay became very curious as to who lived in those homes pictured across the Bay. You guessed it -- he went exploring. He found the street that ran in front of those homes and then stopped at each house, showing them a photo of Marilyn’s painting. Although all of the homeowners seemed excited about the painting, only one couple took action. They walked several miles to visit the Gallery, wanting to see this large painting that showed their beautiful home on the Bay front. They were so impressed with the painting they bought it on the spot! They were exhausted after their long walk to the Gallery, and since the picture was too heavy to carry home, on foot, they came for it the following day.
Next week read a story about Marilyn’s painting, GATOR TERRITORY II.
LIFE’S JOURNEY
The Tongue
Your speech allows you to be evaluated and judged by all who hear you.- Lang
We have often heard it said: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Not true. Job said, “How long will you vex my soul and break me in pieces with words.” Job 19:2 The tongue is a very small part of our body, but it somehow controls the whole body, either for good or evil.
A young lady was receiving some counsel from her pastor concerning her untrue and hurtful accuzations about others. The pastor said, “I want you to take a bag of feathers and place one at ten corners in your community. Then I want you to go back to each place and pick up the feather and put it into your bag. When you have done so, come back to see me.”
At the next session the youngster said, “I could not find a single feather. They had all gone away.” The pastor said, “Your words are like those features. They can be forgiven, but never completely free from having caused harm and can never be taken back.."
Some things the Bible says about ‘The Tongue.”For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: -1 Peter 3:10
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. - Colossians 3:8
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. - Luke 6:45
Pithy sayings about the tongue:A short intellect usually has a long tongue.A tongue three inches long can kill a man six feet tall.The best bridle for the tongue is a “bit” of love.
Please pass the web site address along to your friends. We will do our best to make our blog as varied and informative as possible.
Published Works
On the book front: We were delighted to see a large display of I COULD SING OF YOUR LOVE FOREVER in the January, 2009, issue of the CROSSINGS Book Club mail-out catalog. If you would like to have a copy of the catalog send us an e-mail -- lindsay@lindsayandmarilynterry.com -- and we will try to get one to you. CROSSINGS is one of the larger book clubs in America.
The local Barnes and Noble book store has replenished their supply of this book again and again.
The Paintings
Something unusual happened concerning one of Marilyn’s latest paintings -- EVENING ON THE BAY FRONT. It was painted from a picture that Lindsay had taken while standing on the seawall in downtown St. Augustine -- looking across the bay. Boats were in the harbor, houses were on the other shore and the St. Augustine Lighthouse was on the horizon. A zoom lens was used to get just the right view.
After Marilyn had painted that scene, the finished work was placed in the Aviles Street Gallery in downtown St. Augustine. Well, Lindsay became very curious as to who lived in those homes pictured across the Bay. You guessed it -- he went exploring. He found the street that ran in front of those homes and then stopped at each house, showing them a photo of Marilyn’s painting. Although all of the homeowners seemed excited about the painting, only one couple took action. They walked several miles to visit the Gallery, wanting to see this large painting that showed their beautiful home on the Bay front. They were so impressed with the painting they bought it on the spot! They were exhausted after their long walk to the Gallery, and since the picture was too heavy to carry home, on foot, they came for it the following day.
Next week read a story about Marilyn’s painting, GATOR TERRITORY II.
LIFE’S JOURNEY
The Tongue
Your speech allows you to be evaluated and judged by all who hear you.- Lang
We have often heard it said: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Not true. Job said, “How long will you vex my soul and break me in pieces with words.” Job 19:2 The tongue is a very small part of our body, but it somehow controls the whole body, either for good or evil.
A young lady was receiving some counsel from her pastor concerning her untrue and hurtful accuzations about others. The pastor said, “I want you to take a bag of feathers and place one at ten corners in your community. Then I want you to go back to each place and pick up the feather and put it into your bag. When you have done so, come back to see me.”
At the next session the youngster said, “I could not find a single feather. They had all gone away.” The pastor said, “Your words are like those features. They can be forgiven, but never completely free from having caused harm and can never be taken back.."
Some things the Bible says about ‘The Tongue.”For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: -1 Peter 3:10
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. - Colossians 3:8
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. - Luke 6:45
Pithy sayings about the tongue:A short intellect usually has a long tongue.A tongue three inches long can kill a man six feet tall.The best bridle for the tongue is a “bit” of love.
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