Hi, my name is N.C.R. and 2 years ago I wrote a book titled "EveryWhere I Look". I wrote that book during the fall/winter of 2017, only a few months after the death of my brother Clayton. It was his death that inspired the first book in this series. And it was his death that inspired this book. Let me tell you more. My brother Clayton died April 19, 2017. During the summer after his death we could not see him. But we could see places he had been. Things he has done and projects he had been working on. And tada. Somehow I got the idea to turn it into a book idea. Now I don't want to repeat some of the things I may have already said about seeing God in the first book. But something new about seeing God that also inspired this book is... You can not see God if you don't believe he exists. And it can be hard to see God if you haven't experienced/witnessed him in person/action. The Bible records a few times in history when it was really easy for people to see God, because they got to see/experience him in person. For example during the time of the Exodus the Israelites got to experience God personally. But even throughout the Exodus and throughout the generations after the Exodus God's people keep forgetting about him, even though God showed himself to his people quite often during the old testament. I am going to go on a little bit of a tangent and say that I know/hear others say things about the Israelites and how they got to see and experience the power of God personally yet they turned from him. We have the ability to see and experience God the same way they did back then. Let me continue with another example from the Bible. In the new Testament many people got to see God in person. One of my favorite examples from the New Testament is after Jesus' resurrection. Jesus appeared to the disciples when Thomas wasn't there. When Thomas found out he said he didn't believe the other disciples. Then Jesus showed up when Thomas was there and said this profound statement "Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed." (John 20:29) Now let's get back to the story behind the book. My story. My brother died in 2017. Since then a new baby sister has been born. Her name is Faith. And she has never seen Clayton personally. And she has no memories of him. It is our job to carry on his memory and tell her about him. It is kind of the same thing with God. My sister has never seen God yet. And so I wrote this book. I guess you could say I am killing two birds with one stone. And I am pleased to share the book with you. - N.C.R. sites.google.com/view/everywhere-i-look/home Know someone who might like the book? Please share it with them!
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Something that has been in my mind the last few days is that it's never too late to start now. I once heard this amazing quote by a good friend about planting fruit trees. "The best time was 10 years ago. The second best time is now." Is there something in your life that you want to do? Why not start that today? Is there any changes you need to make to your life? Make them today. Just wanted to share this little inspirational thought. I want to help us all get more out of life. Now for the news....- SunShining 2020 calendar
I started a SunShining 2020 calendar a few days ago so that I could share daily inpiration. But i don't know if I will share daily. And if I do it will be on instagram. Though ocactionaly I will share a little inspiration on the blog like I did today. - EveryWhere I Loook vol. 2 Great news! Well some of it is sad. My first book signing was scheduled for March 29. But it was canceled. But now for the good news. I am releaseing my third childrens book on March 29. EveryWhere I Loook vol. 2 Why Can't I See God. sites.google.com/view/everywhere-i-look/home I think that is about it for news! Also have you been staying tuned to the SunShining Podacast? |
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