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Topic: Endless (01/09/14)
We know that when one talks about endless breadsticks or endless bowls of soup they are talking about as soon as you can’t eat anymore, the endless mode stops for you.

We hear this word a lot in our daily lives, I have an endless amount of work to do, and I’ll never catch up. Or I don’t know why our teacher gave us endless tons of homework. There is always an endless amount of dishes or laundry.

We also hear that ‘time’ is endless. It will go on forever. Yet, we have heard from some that the world will soon end, or to some that know the facts from the Bible, the world will not end.

To use the word endless you had better be prepared for the long haul, don’t you think? Just suppose that there would never be an ending to our day, or week, or year? And just suppose that things were going great in your life and what was just said would be fantastic!

Hold on a moment though, suppose that you were going through the worst time of your lives be it one day a week or even longer. That would probably get your attention right fast, don’t you think? If it was just endless and time and it just kept going on and on. Ugh!

For Christians (disciples of the Lord) we have just that guarantee. We are assured by our Lord and Savior that our time with Our Lord will never end. We will be in His presence forever. We will have time for endless talks and walks with each other. We will know one another and better still live in peace and harmony for we all have that one glorious thing in common.

We will be coming back to earth, after the tribulation has taken place. We will be working for the Lord in whatever situation that He needs us. If you are not sure of what I am saying is correct then please dig into His Word. Remember you must have asked Him into your heart, asked for His forgiveness of the sins you have committed and truly believe that Jesus is who He says He is and that He died for you on the cross and rose again so we could have eternal life. It’s so easy and it’s free! It’s a gift to all of us, if we come to Him.

Still not sure then smile for its all found in God’s Word. Start with John 3:16. Also read verse 17. There are so many verses about God’s Love, Salvation and His Coming. The truth is all there in the Bible. It’s the infallible Word of God.

When we talk about endless, let’s be certain this is on top of our discussions. Endless could have a huge impact on you and your family in the near future.

There was a man I overheard speaking to another older gentleman. He told the older man that he had the weirdest dream. He had been a sleep and when he awoke he found that Rapture had taken place but he had been left behind. The older man laughed and asked him. “Son, are you saved? You’re not one of those ‘Self-appointed Christians’ are you?
The man looked at him a little alarmed at his question.

“If you didn’t go through the right channel and of course that would be Jesus, then maybe you should be worried! It can’t be done ‘our way’ or what we perceive to be the truth, but through Jesus, who says “I am the way, the truth, no one comes to the Father except through Me.” He is not ‘self-appointed’ but is the appointed One through our Heavenly Father. He paid the horrific price for each of us. Pray about it, read while you keep your mind and heart open to God’s Word.”

The older man patted the younger man on the back, “Be glad it was a dream, son, for next time it might be the real thing.”
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Toni Babcock 
01/20/14
I say this in a positive sense in that this entry reads to me like a short sermon. I would go over it carefully and pinpoint sentences that need a comma here or there. Because of a lack of well placed commas in a few key spots where needed, the sentences do not always read as smoothly as they could. Great message and timely call for an interior response from the reader however.
Amelia Brown 
01/20/14
Very interesting. Some good points were delivered. Keep writing.
Sheldon Bass 
01/20/14
I like the way you used short paragraphs. Hope you don't mind a couple tips. You might have missed a few places where it could use a comma, But you definitely have the aptitude for writing!

Now, I'd like to see you keep growing as a writer along with the rest of us. Try working on being a little more creatively descriptive. Make the reader feel they are in the scene. I like to read the entries in the Masters level to see how they do things. Try it, it helps!
Michele Fleming 
01/22/14
Nice piece!

A little work on punctuation would have helped some of the sentences to flow better. But, aside from that . . . great job!
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
01/23/14
I think this is a nice piece. I thought the examples of how we often used the word endless was an interesting opener and intrigued me and made me want more.

The main red ink I would offer is to tighten your sentences a bit. For example these lines: We will be coming back to earth, after the tribulation has taken place. We will be working for the Lord in whatever situation that He needs us.
Could be tightened like this: After the tribulation, we'll be coming back to earth to work wherever the Lord needs us.
I also noticed at times you slipped from first person plural (we) to the universal you. You may want to try and stay consistent.

Overall, though, you did a great job. You made me stop and reflect on your words. I liked the way you ended the piece with a story many can relate to. Your ending was one of the more powerful criterion that the judges use (at least in my opinion). Because of the limited word count, many struggle with a good ending, but you seemed to do it effortlessly. You also definitely covered the topic too. Good job, I look forward to reading more of your work.