Presents Some

Thank you Letters from my Little Flock

 

.NOTE: I'm so grateful to have so many friends Thank You one and all. God has truly blessed me and this ministry with so many wonderful and beautiful bothers and sisters in Christ. I have several more folders of Thank you letters and I'll try and get them on here so folks can see what a wonderful and gracious little flock God has entrusted into my care. Jim

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Jim...
Praise God!! for good ol' FUNDAMENTAL preachers who tell it like it is!!
(And like God says to tell it!!)
I am saving this!! Good preaching, Jim!!
God Bless You!!
Linda 

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I just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving and thank you because you are a big blessing to those you write to. In myself I have notice that I have gotten to read your e-mails all the time, at first only a few or maybe not at all, but I love the way you explain things WITH the Bible. Like when you responded to Lee's letter that was awesome. I'm so thankful to God for giving you
the patients and the love for the people to be doing this. You are a great person that is reaching God's people one day at a time. Thank you and hope you have a great Thanksgiving. Take care of you and many blessings to you and your house whole.
Love,
Candy :o)

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Jim,
I'm sitting at my computer working on paperwork that is due in two days.
I just read your thought for the day and wanted to let you know that my day
will now be made easier because of it! I miss you and Granny and I'm coming to see you
when school is out!
Lots of love!
Lisa
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Hi Jim. May God bless you my friend. Looked at your thought of the day, and thought it was wonderful. Would love for you to add me to the email list. The thought of the day was right
down my alley, and you will never know how it lifted up my spirits. Kinda like you was
yesterday I guess. hehehehe. Thanks again for your testimony for our Lord Jesus.
Ferrell Phillips (paintpearl)

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Hi My Brother;
I don't know how many people have written you concerning your thought for today.
That is why I am writing. To me, it is a Blessing. An e-mail that I look forward to each day.
I read, I study, I pray not only for the ones you request prayer for, but also the ones you don't.
I pray for you; that God will continue to bless you and let you continue to write and witness
to others. Through your thought for today, I have become so much closer to Jesus. I would like to say "Thank You" from the depths of my heart and soul. A few days back I was searching for an answer to a problem.

When I received your thought for that particular day, the answer I was searching for was included. I knew what I had to do; I knew what Jesus wanted me to do.
Yes, God does work in mysterious ways. Through your thought, He sent my answer.
What an awesome and powerful God we serve. Don't stop writing your thought for today.
Again, "Thank You" for sharing your knowledge of Jesus with those who enjoy receiving
The Word of God. May God continue to Bless you and your family.
Your Brother In Christ,
Melvin
I LOVE JESUS
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Letters of Appreciation sent to me.
That is a nice thought Jim:) I have already been Baptized. A long time ago..
It is so nice to have an awesome man as your self for our on-line Pastor.....
love
Vonee
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At first I thought I wouldn't have time to read your thoughts
for the day, Jim, now I look forward to them so much!
Thank you.
Lynne

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Hi Jim,
Just love your 'Thought for today' and all you send, I'm always blessed by receiving your mail. I have made a new page I would like to share called 'Something Better'. I don't know the author, but thought it was so beautiful that I wanted to make a page for it. Listen to the wonderful wav.file called 'That Name'.
"http://www.geocities.com/glyn35/somethingbetter.html"
God Bless
Glyn
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I wanted to stop for a few minutes to Thank You for sending your thoughts and God to me. I do not always have time to read all the emails you send, but I do print them and send them to my son, who is in prison. He is 30, and has finally been kept still long enough to hear God speak to him. He loves it when I send him your emails, and I had to let you know what a
blessing you have been in mine and my son's life....
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU,,,,,,

Thank You,,,Joy
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Praise The Lord and Pass The Ammunition!
Dear Jim,
Thank you for the WONDERFUL explanation. I thought that when the door was closed it was Jesus saying that it is finished, YOU have LOST your SOUL. WHEW! What a relief.
By the way, my other friends felt what I felt.
I really enjoy your letters and daily Scriptures. They bring much needed knowledge and great spiritual comfort to my soul. Keep them coming!
Blessings In His Holy Name,
Judith
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Jim,
Unlike those others you mentioned, I do read the 'Thought for Today". And when I miss one, I get it the next day with the new one. When Dad was so sick and Linda was here, we missed a couple, but I did get caught up.. *S* There is always a way.. I really appreciate you taking the time to do the messages, and there are many days, they are exactly what I need for the day!!!
God Bless,
Andrea

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I had to send this one. I hope you don't mind. Maybe you can use it to make a page with. I really enjoyed the letter you sent to Martin. He will be in my prayers. I pray that he can find Jesus. A prayer for you, my brother:

Dear Heavenly Father, I ask You to bless my brother so that he can continue to write and spread Your Name across the internet. I ask You Dear Heavenly Father to lay a healing hand on my brother. Be with him Lord each day for he is such an encouragement for me to continue on. He is an inspiration to many who believe in You; Give him the strength Oh Heavenly Father to make it through each trying day. I pray Dear Heavenly Father to meet my brother in Heaven some sweet day and to kneel at Your feet and worship You.
I also pray to run a foot race with my brother, and laugh and sing praises unto You.
Only your Name is worthy to be worshipped and praised.
In Jesus Name,
AMEN
I love you my brother.

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Good Morning Jim, 
I sent an invitation out to some of my friends and family members and told them about your Website and about your 'Daily Thoughts' and devotionals. So you may have some new names/email address to add to your mailing list for Daily Thoughts. I told them how much my husband and I enjoy getting them each day. I went yesterday and visited your Website again. I sure enjoyed the music and reading there!
In Christ,
Tammy Boatman-Young

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Dear Jim:
I just finished reading this "Thought" again. Since I found you, I have read
all your Thoughts and I would never delete one, no matter how busy I am.
I find your Scripture selections and your thoughts inspirational and on many
occasions, comforting. Those unfortunate souls who do delete your pages just
don''t know what they are missing.
May God Bless You.
Love'
Dorothy

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Dear Jim:
Many thanks for sharing your cousin's Poem. Talent must run in the Keeling
family!
May God Bless You.
Love,
Dorothy

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Hi Jim,
Found the error.. LOL Me and my bad typing.
"http://communities.msn.com/appaloosahorses" Try that one. I spelled
communities wrong the first time. I should know by now to check my spelling
on here. I get so busy doing too many things at one time, and just never
think to check them. This should work fine. Let me know what you think.
Been enjoying the Thouhts for the Day,, even though some of them have taken you awhile. The Lord finally gets through and you get it done,, that's the main thing. RIGHT!! Talk to you later. Cindy    Appy Trails Cherokee
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Thank you for answering me, I know how busy you must be. I have no idea if my son is saved or not. That is sad, but I do know he awaits for anything I send to him to help teach him more of our God. I have sent him a Bible that is easy for him to read and understand. He says he prays everyday and reads his Bible. I Thank God for you and honesty of your style. I enjoy the ones I
read and I do print up all of them. That way, I have something to read when I need to know that my problems are small compared to other people. I. too have to Thank Melvin for sending you this way. I have been truly blessed!
May God Keep you on here for a long, long, long time......
Joy, My son's name is Wesley
All prayers are welcomed!!!!!!!!!
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Erik( Barnabas) has been sending me your thoughts for the day.. They
have blessed and inspired me.... I have not been online but a few minutes once in awhile since the 1stweek in May, due to illness. I am feeling 50% better. Thanks be to God!! I am looking forward to complete healing.
My mailbox stays full a lot.. having a webtv and being offline. If this
presents a problem to you. I understand, if you would prefer not to add
me. Erik will keep my name on his mailing list but since he now has a
computer, I noticed today that your music is not on there.. maybe that
is just a fluke..
Keep up the good work. God's light shines thru you.
In His Love,
Mary Ann <><

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May God Bless You
Jim & Connie,
It touches my heart to know that Dorothy was moved by my work. Thank you for sending her comments to me but it is I that needs to thank her for
recognizing the talent that God has given Us. Your sites are truly wonderful Jim and I am so proud that I am your cousin. To be compared in your company honored me and made my day. If you would, thank Dorothy for me.
Give all a BIG HUG
Danny
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Hi Jim,
I enjoy your Thoughts For Today. They are up lifting to me. I Know you are doing GOD's Work because the devil is really attacking you. But the devil Knows GOD's Power is greater than any problem the devil can attack us with. May GOD Bless you.
Janice

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Hi Jim;
I know it is late, or is it early? I so much enjoy your messages. You don't beat
around the bush. You tell it like the Bible tells it. I will continue to pray for Martin; and I hope someday he sees the light before it is too late. The time is drawing nigh when our Precious Savior will appear in the Eastern sky. Then it will be to late for Martin. You just keep preaching the Word of God; The Bible. I pray that you and I are standing side by side when our Precious Savior appears. Please add the music back to your e-mail.
It means so much to me. Good Night My Brother. may a band of angels watch over you and all that is yours. I love you and appreciate you for what you are teaching me. I pray that God gives you strength and encouragement to continue on with
"My Thought For Today."
God Bless You My Brother,
Melvin

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Thank you for your daily messages. They really keep me going sometimes and make me laugh and cry at other times. I will pray for you as always (esp. this week) and stay safe in all that rain the weather channel says you are having (or going to have). I agree with you about God sending angels down to protect us from ourselves. We had a really close call last month. I was visiting our family in Texas for my sister's graduation - my husband stayed home to work. At about 10 p.m. he heard a terrible crash that sounded like someone slammed into our garage (both of our cars were parked outside in the driveway).

He looked out the window and saw that a truck that had been parked up on the hill above us had rolled down backwards and had crashed into the fire hydrant about 3 feet from where my car was parked. If it had hit, my car would have smashed sideways into my husband's brand new work truck that we had just bought. The Lord was surely watching out for us that night.
Praise the Lord!!
God Bless You!! I'll be praying for your surgery!!
Stephanie in Seattle

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HI JIM, YOU SEE THIS FACE DON'T YOU/?? YOU BETTER TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF, I WAS GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU, BUT YOU NEED TO TAKE
CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST!!!! YOU DO WHAT THAT DOCTOR SAYS NOW!!!
WE ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR EMAILS!! WE LOOK FORWARD TO THEM EVERYDAY!! YOU HAVE BECOME IMPORTANT TO US AND WE JUST WANT YOU TO TAKE CARE OF YOU!!!! NOW, THAT I HAVE FUSS AT YOU!!!
I WILL SAY HELLO AND A GOOD BYE!!!!
MAY GOD BLESS YOU SPIRITUALLY AND PHYSICALLY,
IN CHRISTIAN LOVE AND PRAYERS,\ PATSY
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I believe if in some small way you keep one soul from Hell, you will be blessed many times. I'm having health problems and messages such as yours really helps me!! May you be blessed each and every day for your efforts in sending out these messages.
Bonnie 

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Dear Jim,
Thank you for today's message. I really needed those verses! I know now that Our Lord and Savior is very much in control of my life and that through you, He has sent me just what I needed to hear. The past week has been a difficult one, that required me to stand for what I believe and own up to my own shortcomings. I have been searching all week for scripture to let me know that
I had done the right thing. This was exactly what I needed, praise God!
I learned today that this past week was where I acted as the faithful steward and I look to Jesus to be the judge of my actions. Like Paul says:
[4] For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
Thank you again for the special verses.
Your sister in Christ,
Phyllis Card.

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Now you went and made me cry. That is so beautiful. Shame on you for bringing tears to these old eyes. I too look in the mirror and see "sin." I am reminded daily of the sins of my youth. I could never live long enough to adequately thank almighty God for giving me (us) His beloved son Jesus Christ to die an excruciating death on an old rugged cross for my sins
and the sins of the world. Praise The Lord! Praise Him Fore ever! Shame on you. I can't stop crying. Blessings in HIS name. Judith

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JIM,
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR E-MAILS. I AM GOING TO PUT A LINK TO YOUR SITE ON MY SITE. I HAVE MY GEOCITIES UP AND RUNNING NOW AND ENJOY WORKING THERE.
JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I CONSIDER YOU A VERY DEAR FRIEND AND WISH YOU PEACE AND JOY IN OUR LORD.
LOVE YOU. LINDA WESSELLS
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Dear Jim,
My friend Janice Stancil often sends me articles from you. I love
them and I appreciated them very much. I just read the one this morning
Oct. 6 200l. Yes!!!!! I do want to be added to your list. Thank you for
the love of God,which I see in your articles and songs, and in your heart.
Sincerely, In Jesus' Name
Blanche D. Price.

 
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Jim,       
Amen and Amen! to this that you wrote. I thoroughly enjoyed reading every word and Rick
and I couldn't agree more with everything you said. Thank you, thank you for all of your wonderful and interesting emails. We here look forward every day to getting them and reading them, -all that you send. Keep up the good work Jim, your friends in Christ, Tammy B. and
Rick Young
"http://www.tammyboatmanyoung.com"
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Hi Jim.
May God bless you my friend .Looked at your thought of the day, and thought it was
wonderful. Would love for you to add me to the email list. The thought of the day was right down my alley, and you will never know how it lifted up my spirits. Kinda like you was
yesterday I guess .hehehehe. Thanks again for your testimony for our Lord Jesus.
                              Ferrell Phillips (paintpearl)

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Dear Jim,
I just got through reading the stories on your site, how utterly
beautiful it ALL is, I cannot tell you how touched I am. I am grateful
to God because, He led me to your site. Thank You from the depth of my
soul, for all of this beauty, it causes me to feel so close to God. You
are a wonderful person, and you must love Jesus very much.
Thank you again, and may God Bless you, and I pray that He will heal you.
Love In His Wonderful Name
Blanche

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Dear JIM,
I want to just praise God for you!!!!!!!!!!! You are A- OK in my
book!!!!! Thank God there are some men like you left in this world. When
I read your letter, I felt like I was back in the 1940's out in the
little country church where I went, and I heard strong bold preachers
talk like this, andd tell it like it is. Oh! how my heart longs to go
back and be in a church where the preachers were bold enough to tell it
like it really is. You sure did. This ole 70 year old child, of God is so
PROUD OF
YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU ARE 1OOO% RIGHT.
LOVE IN OUR KINGS NAME JESUS, not mohammed or budda
or satan,or some other false thought up god.
Blanche

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I thank God for you and all your family every day Jim. Your real special to
my heart and how God has knitted us together. Often I vote your sites and
never even make it to mine - he he....but God is faithful! I know I have
not fixed this signature yet and someday will I guess since I'm starting to
use this email more now.
Blessings,
Lynne

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Jim,
I don't know how I came across your webpage, but I bless the day that I did You don't know and won't this side of heaven just what your emails have meant to me. I won't bore you with a lot of compliments, but right now I am writing this with tears. Maybe I just needed to cry a little and God used your page to help me brim over, but thank you for today's msg. I take it Dianne either is not married or is having a problem in her marital life. I have 2
girls and 2 boys, and I can relate. It happens whether we are God's kids or not! Yep, we pay the consequences of our choices and sometimes the thing that hurts the most is that we feel that some of the pain our children go through in their personal lives are the results of some of OUR choices along the way!
Thanks again, and keep the sweet spirit. Regards to Connie girl, Dianne and all.
 Dorothy in Orlando

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Jim,
Amen and Amen!!! That was a great letter, right down to the end.. Thank you so much for sharing it with all, and if there were some believing in salvation by baptism, hopefully this has explained it.. If not, then they are not allowing the Holy Spririt to guide them, and are
blind to the truth.. Jim, this is such a great letter..
Sure do wish I could have been close and listened to you as you preached.. You are a great teacher, a true Christian of the bible... and yes, abiding by the scripture. Bet you were one of
the very best preachers too!!!   Andrea

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Jim,
I thank you and encourage you to continue with this. All we as Christians can do, is spread the truth, as you said, it's up to others what they do with the knowledge. It can be sad and discouraging but, you and I both know, that one day we will be judged before Christ, and I for one am secure in the fact that spreading His word is what He wants and expects of us.
We may sometimes feel like "outcasts" and we may sometimes "take some heat" for what we believe. It won't be us though, that ends up "taking the heat" for eternity. I thank God for you Jim. (By the way, I'm only 32, and I am in complete agreement with you, so, it's not an "old-timer" thing!! Ha Ha)
Love in Christ, Maureen

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Dear Jim. sorry you have to deal with such ignorance from someone that
is not truly given his life to the Lord, Let him deal with his ignorance
and you rest in the Lord, and don't stress yourself out with such
stubborn people we can only pray for his rebellious spirit and his
grudge he seems to have on you, You are the most knowledgeable soul I
have ever met and the most Godly, please take care of your self, and
stay stress free my dear friend , love in our Christ, aby

 
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You and Connie certainly have a beautiful home and the decorations really look great. God bless you and your family and we hope your health improves. You are doing a great work on the computer.
Love in Him
richardwest@fuse.net

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Thanks Jim for this and thank you for just being you and caring
enough to tell people like me just what is good and what is false .
I missed you while you were gone .So welcome back and
Happy Holidays
A steady reader of your messages,
Dottie Call

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Good Afternoon Jim!
Just wanted to write and let you know that Rick and I have so much enjoyed each and every one of your emails and letters! They're all wonderful and interesting and have been such a blessing to us here. Thank you for the beautiful Christmas email greeting card too!
Those candles that are on the email you sent, are so pretty. I don’t' know how to do that on an email like that. I'm still learning how to use my computer here. I haven't been on line in about three weeks now as there's been so much going on here.
My only daughter Shelley is in the hospital so if you could add her to your prayer list, I'd sure appreciate it. She's still having such a hard time about her brother, my son Jeff dying. She saw him die and it has had a terrible effect on her. She has been Bulemic and has been battling that disease now. But we think she will pull thru' and be okay. By the Grace of God. My husband Rick has recently had a mild stroke. The doctor said it was the stress of Jeff
dying but Rick is better and can move around pretty much as normal, except that his left side is kinda numb now. He's still working and is handling the pain from his left side the best he can. Please remember us in your prayers. As if getting older wasn't bad enough, ha.
All this. This just hasn't been a good year for us. But then again Jim, it's always a good year because we have Christ living in our hearts! I am doing fine except for my brand new thyroid problem. Well, the Dr. I went to gave me some pills to take for it and when I got home, before taking them, I decided to look them up and be sure the pills were safe. I ended up throwing them away after finding out that the pills he gave me for my thyroid were dangerous and for severe heart patients. I called this Doctor up and asked him if my heart was okay and he said "yes, your heart is fine, nothing wrong with it" so I asked him why he gave me some dangerous heart pills. He had no answer. Go figure!! I have gotten to where I don’t trust too many doctors these days. You have been in our prayers Jim and as you are a dear brother in Christ to us.
God Bless you and keep the wonderful emails/letters coming! I may not respond too often, what with all this going on , but we treasure them all. Your daily thoughts and devotionals are always a blessing to us! 
Your friend in Christ always
Tammy B. Young
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Jim,
The man who had his feelings hurt and wanted off your list has missed the blessing. Just like you, I preach the Gospel without compromise and if it steps on peoples toes I just say "I'm sorry because I was aiming for your heart." I commend you for not backing off sir. We live in a time today where more preachers need to stand up in their pulpits and preach with power instead of with a powder puff.
Rev Bill Kinney
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Well Glory! You've done it again! You've preached the gospel! Right on
Jim<<<You do come on strong sometimes, but we need meat not milk!
May the Holy Spirit continue to talk to you....Susie
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Amen, Brother Jim, thank you for the wonderful email to L, you are a
blessing to me and look forward to your word on the Lord for I know it
is from the bible and the holy spirit that is in you,, I get feed on it
daily, and it gives me strength, faith, and courage to walk with our
Lord, God Bless You,, always, aby
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I just want say,the last paragraph of your letter to him said it all!
I felt the holy spirit allover me. I forword to your messages
and delete lots of others, also found lots of other wonderful
sites from you. God bless you and your family this holy season.
Billie J

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Very well put, Jim..
I have no idea what the person's problem is, because all you send makes good sense and is from the bible, excluding the jokes.. But there .... is a time for laughter and dancing even!! And God did not intend this world to look like a prune with no happiness, smiles and laughter among the seriousness that we face daily..
I say "well done" Jim.. and God bless you.. Stick with preaching the Word to others, just as Christ did not quit, do not ever quit. There are too many out there 'needing the Word'.... Love hearing from you, have since I met you and so glad we have remained friends through the year.. You have been a very dear friend, in fact think I was one of the first on your contacts, and very proud of it. You do a great ministry on here, and I thank God for giving you the knowledge to get through to so many each day, and giving you the health and strength to go
on with it.
Christian hugs, to you, a fine Baptist preacher!! and a very fine Christian friend!!!
Andrea

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Hello,
I know I do not write often, but this letter that was written to you, well, it hurt me. You see, your words are a comfort to my son(who is in prison), your thoughts are food for his soul and talking of all the things that happen around you are a look to the outside and life of someone who is Blessed. I thank God and You. Please fill my email all you want. I print it out and send it to my baby in Prison and some of the other inmates also read them and I can not help but believe that you have reached more souls than you know. I will pray for this person as they do
not know just how blessed I have been for knowing you through God.
Thank You.........Joy

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Thank you so much Jim...you have explained this extremely well!!
This sheds light on something I have wondered about for a long time and never really got a satisfactory answer to until now.
God Bless you...I am sure every day you put out a "Thought" it is something someone along the line is going to reap a "nugget" from....I know I sure do!!
Thanks again, and have a wonderful Lord's Day...
Your Sister in Christ,
Linda

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Dear Jim:
THANKS so much for your response to my letter! I made a print copy of your letter, so I would not lose it (this would be just the time I'd lose a message when I NEED to keep it!). I appreciate your help, and keeping me in your personal file until I get things straightened out. I saved your message in Microsoft word documents also. I think my e-mails are not reaching
you, because I am using incorrect letters. Once, I sent it "...con", then "c0 (zero) n". I am sending it now "...con", and praying it reaches you. If it does, I will promptly write again with a prayer request. Meanwhile, I will study your notes (after brailling them out on my braille embosser) and perhaps I will then know what to do.
Thanks again!!!!
Elizabeth Slaughter   
NOTE:  This is from my blind friend in Minn. Her PC talks and she works in Brail.

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Jim,
Amen, and Amen! Good for you! I loved your letter you answered back to this person with, Jim! Please don't ever change! I'm so glad you stick to your guns and are not afraid to step on some toes! I have always said, I love to go to Church or hear a friend talking about the Lord who is not afraid to tell the truth about God's Holy Word! Keep your wonderful emails coming to us because they brighten up our days and we love them. And they're all enlightening and interesting and we look forward to them all. 
Your friends in Christ always,
Tammy B. and Rick Young
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Happy New Year Jim. I have been on vacation and just catching up with my email today. You keep filling up my email box and don't let this person tell you otherwise. I love what you send
us and you keep on sending what the Holy Spirit tells you to!! Keep up the wonderful work you have been doing. I have gained so much knowledge since I joined your list. Love in Christ, Betty-Jo

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DEAR MR. KEELING,
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL WRITINGS. I CAN'T WAIT TO GO ON LINE EACH DAY TO READ THEM!! PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS. ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THIS STORY WITH YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU, SIR. FROM A BIBLE BELIEVING BAPTIST.
FRANCIE
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You are a special person.
I enjoy your pages so much ~`read them all. You make home family, and that beautiful ranch of yours so real, I feel I would know my way to the barn where the trusty tractor lives and all the rest of it. It is such a joy to read about a functional family sited of one spelled with "dys"!!
Say Hi to Connie and her sister. I wish I had neighbors like them!
Take care ~don't keep trying to learn those fancy dance steps~ You could break something, you know! Seriously, I am concerned about you and I do pray for you.
God Bless you.    Dorothy
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Jim whatever I can do, I will for you for to me, you are one of my Best Prayer Warriors and such a Blessing to so many people on your own and in my Group.
GOD BLESS YOU Brother. ~ PAUL ~
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Jim...
I'm thankful everyday for you and what you are doing. What you sent brought tears to my eyes. We need to be reminded just what our blessed Savior did for us, don't we? Everything is hurry and many things to do each day....thanks for jogging my memory. What a talent you have been given and you are putting it to good use. This has my day off to a good start and rain doesn't upset me!!
Bonnie

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I too just came out from surgery last Monday and am waiting for the results of the tests .I am trusting the Lord that His will be done .I am so happy for Sara's good report and so thankful to have a friend like Jesus .I am thankful for a friend like you Jim and the work that you do.

Dottie
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DEAR JIM
HI MY NAME IS DEL. PLEASE EXCUSE MY USING CAPS, AS I CANT
SEE REAL AND HAVE TO USE THEM. TAMMY WAS THE FIRST TO SEND ME
YOUR SIGHT. JIM I CAN FEEL THE HOLY SPIRIT IN EVERY WORD I READ ON
YOUR SIGHT!!!! BUT I CAN ONLY GET TO THE FIRST PAGE. I AM ON WEB
INSTEAD OF A COMPUTER. IT SAYS AT THE END OF YOUR  INTRODUCTION,
"THIS PAGE IS TOO BIG TO BE SHOWN. I AM CHRISTIAN AND I JUST FEEL IN MY SPIRIT, I NEED  BE ABLE TO READ AND LISTEN TO YOUR SIGHT. CAN YOU HELP ME FIGURE OUT HOW I CAN DO THAT??? I ALSO HAVE A PRAYER REQUEST. I AM DISABLED, AND HAVE BEEN VERY ILL FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I HAVE 2 ADULT DAUGHTERS, AND AN ADOPTED 5 YR OLD DAUGHTER.

THE DOCTOR
JUST TOLD ME RECENTLY THAT I MAY NOT HAVE LONG TO LIVE AS I HAVE A RARE LUNG DISEASE!!! AND MANY OTHER, MED PROBLEMS. BUT GOD SAYS THROUGH HIS STRIPES, I AM ALREADY, HEALED!!!! JIM I KNOW BEYOND A DOUBT THAT GOD SENT MY LITTLE DAUGHTER TO ME. AND HE WOULD NOT DO THAT TO HER!!! SO PLEASE STAND IN PRAYER AND FAITH WITH ME, FOR MY HEALING. WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL SERIOUS FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, THAT NEED BIG PRAYER!!!! MY HUBBY HAS BEEN  UNABLE TO WORK STEADY DUE TO OUR WEATHER. HE ALSO NEEDS LIFTED UP, AS HE SURE HAS A FULL PLATE, AND HE WORKS SO HARD, AND FEELS HELPLESS WITH ALL WE HAVE  HAD TO DEAL WITH.
I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR SIGHT IF I CAN.

THANK YOU AND I AM PRAYING THAT YOUR SIGHT WILL TOUCH MANY HEARTS FOR OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!! BYE FOR NOW . GOD BLESS YOU,
 LOVE IN CHRIST DEL GARNER
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I would like to say, that you seem precious. Don’t worry that you are not able
to visit, because you are doing great work here. You write so beautiful, you
move people to tears. thank you so much,   Beverly Burden
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I would love to hear you preach, maybe not five hours but close. I pray
to be that beacon of light, especially to my daughter. she is addicted to
prescription drugs. Then when I am around her, I am very impatient with her,
and say things, it is so hard. this has been going for so long, she has used
me and her children to get these drugs, I don’t know what to do for her
except to pray. Lord let me be a light for her. And control my mouth, I am on
oxygen all of the time so that helps with my breathing.
But what you were talking about sounds real good. God bless you Jim. you
have been such a blessing to me these past months, Alto you don't know me
I kinda feel like I know you and your family, keep us in your prayers yours
will be in mine, Billie

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Jim, Thank you so much!!! That was the most awesome story I ever heard. I felt it in my heart when I read the words. Thank you again. I am forwarding this on. You are a blessing to me and have a blessed day. 
Betty Jo 
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I just want you to know how much I enjoy your pages they are delightful and so fulfilling. Thank You and God Bless.
Ellie mamasan1@comcast.net
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Jim,
This is hilarious! The pictures and what you wrote for each one is sooooo funny! I can't wait to show this to Rick when he gets home. He's going to love it! I can't believe he got that tractor stuck like that either! hee hee! This is just too funny. Keep 'em coming, we love them all!
your friend in Christ,
Tammy B. Young 

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Brother Jim,
I am praying for this dear family. I know it will be hard on them, but Jesus
is always near. Thank you for using the song, "Supper Time", with this prayer request. I have not heard that song in years. My mind is flooded with memories of times gone by. I think of that small country church we use to pastor. I still can hear that little choir singing. Some of those dear saints have been called home ,its supper time. One day soon Jesus is going to say, Its Suppertime, come on home. Until that day we shall keep on preaching the BOOK ,the BLOOD, and the BLESSED HOPE until its "SUPPER TIME"
God Bless my dear brother.
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Hi Jim,
I am sooo happy to hear from you.  I have been worried and it is nice that is everything is ok.  Your little flock misses you when you are away J .  Please give my deepest sympathies to your bride Connie.  I praise God that he healed you from your burns.  What an awesome God we serve. 
Take care and God bless you,
Betty-Jo

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Jim,
God is good all the time and He will never leave nor forsake us..
Sounds like lots of love at your place...Sounds like kind of place my hubby and I would like   smiles
Thank you for the news today
Bev

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Jim...
    WELCOME BACK!!  Been missing you.  Been praying for you...We aren't licked yet, are we??  Old Satan just threw in a snag or two, but we can whip him, can't we? Be much in prayer for a dear friend and cousin of mine, Rev. Robert Phillips, known around here as Bro. Robert.  He is in the hospital with cancer and is in much pain. 
He misses not being able to visit the sick and shut ins.  No matter if you weren't a member of his church he would visit just by knowing of your situation, and no matter if it were Evansville, Nashville, Madisonville, or any of the other hospitals in our area, he'd go if called to go.  In my book, few people would qualify for my saying that!!
Still praying for you........
Bonnie

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yes i really missed you. i sent you and connie a couple of easter messages and an easter poem and they did come back returned to me. i couldn't figure out what was going on but then i knew i hadn't heard from you for a long time and that you were probably having computer problems or changing servers again. anyway, hope you all did have a nice easter and a blessed one. sorry to hear about your accident but you are like me......... if it wasn't for bad luck we wouldn't have any at all well, that isn't really true cause i have a lot of good luck too but i think some of the bad luck is brought on ourselves. i know mine is. i'm always doing something stupid hey, jim boy!!!!!! guess what??????? i am coming to kentucky on june the 4th which is on a friday. i will be coming to my cousins house in centertown first.me and phyllis are planning on coming to see you all. we will probably come on sat. the 5th. let me know if this will work out for you all.i will call you before we come to find out how to get
there.i am really getting excited! i can't wait to meet you all. now danny had told me and phyllis that he was going to try to come down to your house so we could meet them too.
i have to e-mail danny and let him know when i am coming. he has been real sick with the flu and now he is off the computer for awhile. i hope he is not in the hospital. i'll be waiting to hear from you. so long for now. Brenda
Hey, Jim, was wondering where u were.  Glad u are back on line.  And so sorry about the death in the family.  Always sad times,...Bless her heart, always hard to lose someone that u love. Our prayers will be with her for sure.  U all take care. 
Glad to see u back, look forward to your emails.  Delores

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Hi Jim,
Glad to see you are back on line.  I love your music.  I sent a tape to your uncle Danny Curtis called God's Way to Ultimate Health, and after reading some of your emails I can tell that you are a prime candidate to watch this tape and get yourself healed.  If you would allow me to have your home address so that I may send you this tape, I guarantee you will feel so much better.  I also have 2 tapes by Dr Lorraine Day who healed herself of Cancer.  I watched her tapes again last week and forgot how powerful they are.  I want you to keep these tapes and watch them over & over.  Just call me Dr Dena.  I get so excited when I find new people to share this message with.
Love in Jesus,
Dena Garrison 

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hi jim,,,,just saying hello and  hope you all are doing ok... remember evonnes dad bro. robert phillips in prayer,, he has cancer of the bone and lymph nodes,,, hes in western baptist hospital, has been for over 3 weeks, hes took radiation, this is his third week, but i just dont see him ever coming home from the hospital,, hes in so much pain... and sick of his stomach, he was sick of his stomach before he ever took the radiation..... he said to just pray that God will just have his way with him...  also remember my son shawn and dennis both this sunday.. shawn is going to preach sunday morning, and dennis that night... the pastor will be away this weekend.. and he ask them to do the services... this make dennis's 3rd time.. He accepted the call in jan..... im proud of both of them... My hummingbirds are finally starting to come back, seen my first one sunday afternoon... last year they came back about april the first.... Hope you will have a good week,, take care and God Bless.
 with christian love and prayers,  patsy

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Good Morning Jim ,
I loved this story you told to me .It just brings your day and your loved ones close to me and you make it all so interesting .
God has given you a talent to be able to share your experience with all your flock ,cyber friends and most of all you make my day as I am sure you do a lot of other folks .
Keep up your good work .I know God blesses you each day .
Thank you for sharing with me .
Your sister in Christ ,Dottie Call

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My scripture for the day 'Light is sweet, and it pleases the eye to see the sun,
--Ecclesisstes  11;7
 
Hi Jim ,
I am so happy that you are ok .I was beginning to worry about you .
I thank God you were not hurt any worse in your battery battle .Sometimes strange accidents happen to us, when we least expect them .
Please give Connie girl my condolences lost my young and precious brother two years ago and I miss him so much .
You take care of you now and keep up your good and interesting work for our Lord .I know you will have rewards one day .
The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble
-Psalms 9;9
Your sister in Christ ,
Dottie Call

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boy I bet your mailbox is going to be filled to overflowing, we were all worried about you, and no way of getting in touch, so don't give us a scare like that again ye hear me  :-)  We love you and worry about you when we don't hear from you.
So Glad you are ok and like I would tell the kids you be more careful, but bet Connie girl has already told you that God Bless and have a wonderful weekend.
Helen

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Hi brother Jim,....I didn't want to do it this way, I copied and pasted it into a new email, too bad it didn't show the picture.  Thank you so much for sending me a personal email letter.  I know I have been slack at emailing, I'm doing a lot of reading, I got this whole set the Left Behind series books, there are 11 and the last volume #12 is coming out end of this month, besides reading those books and the Bible, and by the time I go through all my emails, my eyes don't want to focus any more,  but I do check me email every day, I do really enjoy reading all of yours,  I love to hear about all things at there at the Bar K Ranch, around here we don't have any Ranch like yours.  I read everything with great interest, and your Thoughts for the Day with all the scripture verses. I thank the good Lord every day that you're still with us to keep this ministry going, it sure has been a blessing, and it's so great that He (the Lord) has given you so many to minister to, it's over 450 you have in your little flock now.....Jesus is so wonderful...glory to His name..
Sister in Christ, Hilda :-)


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Hi Brother Jim!
So nice to hear from you again,...sure missed you and your emails, yes I was wondering why my mail to you came back, I thought I'd give it a while in case you just had computer problems again.  I guess I should have called, didn't know that you had burned your face, Praise God that you're better, you've been in my prayers and thoughts, I must admit that I haven't been on the computer as much lately, because I've been reading, these Left Behind series books are interesting though they're fiction but the prophecies of God's word are true.  Yes sure I'll keep Connie's family in my prayers. God bless you and your family and this ministry of yours.
Love yous all, Hilda

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Jim, am SO GLAD you are back---was so worried about you(also wondered if I had messed up somehow!)  Do so hope you stay well and NO MORE acid tricks, please! God Bless you and yours, and keep up God's work!
>>>> LUV YA.....  J Moore

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Praise be to God  / welcome back  /I have missed your e-mails  / love the music and all the stories  /you sound like a happy up lifted full of the spirit kinda guy. Just what we need to cheer us up. / your sister in Christ from Ohio / Val / I would love to see pictures of your ranch / My preacher is from Texas / Pastor Arlie Spargur  / He is a great preacher / If possible could you pray for our pastor and our church / we need to grow  /  We need to fill the church with young people and children.  Glad you are back /  Val

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Praise The Lord You are back....Love& hugssss  Mary Sharpe
WOW!  Welcome back Bro. Jim Keeling!  We praise God that you are OK! We were just really glad to see that familiar address pop up today.
BE CAREFUL AND KEEP THE GOOD WORK ROLLING! 
God Bless, Rosalia Hunt

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Well, Jim welcome back !!!!!!!
If no one else missed you I did. I look forward to you site being sent to me & I did not see it for a while & thought maybe you took ill.
Jim would you Pray for my Mother Anna. She is 85 & blind and has 2nd stages of Alzheimer's. I am her son Keith & my Mother lives with me in my home. It is just us two, God & the four walls. There are some people who told me to put my Mother is a nursing home, now Jim that would break my heart so I do the best I can to care for her. Thank the Lord I am retired because as long as I can give her good care she will be right here at home with me. God only gives you what you can handle you know.
I have my health problems too, I had cancer twice & blocked arties two years ago, but I am doing ok for now. The Lord is keeping this old boy going to care for his Mother.  Well it is sure good to see you back again. I will keep you & yours in Prayer. Thanks again for the e-mails you send because I love to hear about peoples family and what is going on. Interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God's Blessings to you all ***
Keith g

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Hi Jim:
I got your post today and sure glad to see you back.  I had only bad thoughts, as you might of had something happen and ended in the hospital.  I knew something was wrong when email started coming back 'on such address'.
I am sorry to hear about Connie's brother and he will be in my prayers. 
I hope this server you are with now will treat you better than the last
It is a beautiful day, this is the day the Lord has made, for us to go out and enjoy the beauty of the new and rebirth of nature around us, and cut the grass. 
I hope that you and family had a wonderful Spirit filled Easter.
God Bless
Richard
Patoka, IN

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praise the lord, i am glad you are back....milly

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So glad to see you are back online. I look forward to your mailings. Your sister in Christ, Sharon in Omaha

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God Bless You and your ministry.
Greetings from Fiji.We have been praying for you and your family. May God
completely healed you

Best Regards and God Bless
Sister In Christ
Mrs Raijieli T Lumelume
Senior Training Officer
Hospitality & Tourism Industry Training Board
Training & Productivity Authority of Fiji Namaka.


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Dear Bro. Jim,
I missed you while you were away. My husband, Ernest and I really  enjoy your mail. I enjoyed the little music that you send. We have a new computer so maybe we can open every thing you send. We also have a new address ( ninacarol712@aol.com. So glad you are back on and grateful to know you weren't hurt bad. Thanks for what you do.
Your bro. & sis. In Christ,
Carol & Ernest Phillips

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Hi there, glad to have you back on. I was so worried after all my email came back. I was afraid something had happen to you or Miss Connie. Finely I used my ole Okie noggin and rambled thought stuff and found Steve's add. He had sent out email on your behalf when you were ill. He told me you were having pc problems. So see even if you didn't  wanted to you are stuck with me. (smile) I pray for you and yours all the time. Many a time I have really been down and you say just the right thing that day to cheer me up. I  gave my daughter the extra cd you sent me. She has about a 40 min commute to work, she has really enjoyed it (like mother like daughter).
 The weather here today is just beautiful, had lunch on the back patio and really enjoyed the mocking birds. Clarence is a farmer, he is always telling me God told him to do this job this way or that. He is so funny , we have been married 19 years today. Can you imagine a Holiness marrying a Catholic who by the way said he would never change his religion.? But God had other plans for that Portagee. He had a 14 hour surgery 2 years ago to remove a tumor from his acoustic nerve. It was resting on his brain stem. When he woke up in ICU  he had 3 angels in his room. He now tell the world about his 3 angels. He had become a christian about 5 years ago, and really gives God his praise.
 Guess I better quit my rambling and just say to you WELCOME BACK May God be with you and yours. Jackie Dutra


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Hi Jim,
Yes, I missed you very much, I am sorry that you had to go through that with your server, but I thank God for your new server.  I also thank God that you had your glasses on that could been very dangerous for your eyes, but knowing that you are better that is all that matters! be careful while you are in the garage.  I have been sick for some time, almost as long as you have been off, but feel better now.
May God be with you all the way.
Mary

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Brother Jim,  I have prayed for your little flock and my heart goes out to them all / The ones that have lost or are loosing their infant  babies Jim if you go to the sight Jesus has a rocking chair and read the story about where these babies go / It is beautiful and helps knowing that Jesus is holding these children and rocking them. I know the pain / my daughter lost her 7 month term baby and she was devastated / I read this story to her and she said it helped / It did not take the pain away for sometime but the vision of her unborn child in the arms of Jesus Kept her going. Maybe if you go to the site you can e-mail it to them and it might help. / You are a blessing to all / I pray that God keeps you healthy so you can continue with your ministry / you touch so many lives / I live in Ohio and send your prayer request out so others may pray / May God bless you Brother Jim / your sister in Christ name / Valerie

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Hello Jim, it's been a long time since I've emailed you and you have been on my mind so I visited your website but your email address did not work so I went to the Church site and found out why.......
I've been home from work since march 9 with a shattered knee and It has not been fun!!!!
Anyways I was glad to visit your site and get re-acquainted with you. I too have had problems with websites, I'm trying to get a new host and that has proven to be taxful on the mind! Well, guess the Father is trying to teach me something, and this old mind is being stubborn or just plain not responding right....although when the teacher gives a test, he doesn't talk!
Praise God you are fine, when the email was returned my stomach lurched a little. We need you here to keep us straight! I love you Jimbo,
Oh, by the way I'm Susie Dicus from Harlingen, TX


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Jim---u'v disapeared from my e-mail! where r u ? r u ok? miss hearing from u and reading u'r letters to u'r " Little Flock" do so hope I've done nothing to lose u..broken any rules, etc!!! have some people that need u'r prayers badly..just a general will do. they're having troubles from marriages to health and children using drugs. thank you so very much! God Bless and take care. Joyce Moore
you know i made two first yesterday when ya'll called, the llongest letter i've ever written and the longest phone call i've ever had.
 i've always believed that we had a guardian angel looking out for us and yesterday proved it, i was really depressed when connie girl called and you never know what that call did fro me, i want to say thank you to you both, it helped more than words can say,
Yours In Christ
Shelby


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Letters of concern and thanks as of Thursday, June 12, 2003
1. Dear Jim,
It's been so long since I have had an email for you that I am getting concerned. You have been in my prayers and I sincerely hope that all is well with you. I know you have health problems and all but I do like hearing your messages, and am impressed with the way that you can take the daily happenings in your life and use them in a lesson of profound significance.
Thank you for all you do, my friend and Brother in Christ,
Phyllis Card.

 
2. DEAR JIM
 I HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVING ANY THING FROM YOU ANY MORE, I HOPE NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOU OR FAMILY, I HAVE BEEN PRAYING THAT YOU ARE IN GOOD HEALTH SO I CAN HEAR FROM MY DEAR FRIEND PLEASE TELL ME YOU ARE IN GOOD HEALTH AND SPIRIT, I MISS HEARING FROM YOU, AND YOUR PRAYERS AND SO ON, PLEASE WRITE ME SOON, THIS IS NOT WHERE I WANT YOU TO WRITE TOO, WRITE ME AT LINDAANGELS@JUNO.COM, HOPEFULLY IT WILL WORK.. 
YOUR FRIEND, Linda from Texas

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DEAR SIR,
I, TOO, AM A BIBLE BELIEVING BAPTIST. I HAVE ENJOYED YOUR WRITINGS
BEYOND WORDS. THEY ARE ALWAYS INSPIRING AND ENCOURAGING. YOUR STORIES (HOME ON THE RANCH, WHERE THE TRACTORS AND HORSES PLAY.....LOL) ARE AWESOME!!! I FEEL LIKE YOU ARE MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, EVEN THOUGH I LIVE  SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY!!!! I AM WRITING TO ASK IF YOU CAN HELP
ME WITH YOUR BAPTIST-BELIEF PAGE. I CAN'T GET PASS....

The Church Ordinances!
The first ordinance is Baptism.
1. Who is baptism for in The New Testament?
Answer. Baptism is for the believer.
( Mark 16: 15, 16---Rom. 6: 1, 6)
a. How are the saved to be baptized?
Emersion. ( Rom. 6: 3, 4 )
b. Who has the authority to baptize?

AFTER THIS, MY SCREEN READS: THIS PAGE IS TOO BIG TO BE SHOWN COMPLETELY. MAYBE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH...WEBTV. BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO FINISH READING THIS PAGE. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN HELP?
THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF MY LIFE, AND FOR SHARING YOURS. GOD BLESS
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. (AND YOUR TRACTORS, AND CARS, AND HORSES, AND........LOL)

YOUR SISTER IN CHRIST,
FRANCIE
JER 33:3
KJV

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Dear Jim, I am finally moved, thank God!! Here i am in the city in a small
apartment, I believe i am going to like it here, especially being close to my
son and family. I wanted to let you know how much your emails and sites mean
to me, my computer was down several days and i was really missing it. I hope
you are well. God bless you, and what you are
doing, from St Louis Mo with Christ Love, Billie

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Jim & all,

I really enjoy reading about your days at the Ranch/. I doubt that I could do all that Connie girl does--she must be a superwoman! smile. Anyway, keep 'em coming. And God bless you all real good! Dorothy in Orlando

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JIM,

We are enjoying your e mails, they are great.

MACK AND I live in DE Queen AR. AND WE ARE BOTH CHRISTIANS. WE ATTEND MEMORIAL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH>ABA.>

BETTY COOLEY.
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Dear Jimmy,

Hope you are feeling much better.... You are a special man ...God's messenger... So please TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF !

Lv   Vonee

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I look forward each day to your E-mails and pray for you also. We are neighbors. I live on the Collier Springs Road near the Church.

Wilda Harrison

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Bless your heart.I pray for you.You are wonderful, and doing wonderful work,

for the Lord.i hope, you can keep on.We need Angels like you.Your
friend in Jesus,Beverly Burden

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Dear Jim,
Wow! am I glad that you are back, I missed you!!!! I hope your day goes great, and that you are feeling OK!!!!!
Love in Jesus Name,
Blanche

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Thank you Jim. This is great. I am going to print it out and put in my Bible.

Bless you!

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Brother Jim !!

Just sending you a card to let you know that I am praying for you, you have been saying in your Thought for the Day, that your black outs are getting worse, I have an Uncle who gets siezers (black outs) he's had them since he was 19 years old, now he is 69, he was getting them more often as he got older, I have no idea if yours is the same thing, I'm sure that all the people that are on your mailing list are praying for you. I enjoy reading all the things you send.
God Bless you and your family and all the little grand children!!!!

With Prayers

Hilda

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Dear Jim, Brother In Christ,

I want to thank you for sending out my site and for the most precious words you had to say, Life is shorter then we think and sometimes we get all wrapped up in our sorrow that we forget that there are lost souls out there in the world to reach. Thank the Lord Jesus that there people like you on the net. Jesus bless you dear brother. I have to go back to Emory Hospital May 16th. and 17th, for more test. One I understand is a rough one. So please keep me in your Prayers. Thanks again.

If the Lord Jesus see it necessary to take me home Like this little child clinging to their mother, I will cling to the Lord Jesus Hand. As this song Lead me Home

Precious Lord Take Hand.Well that is all for now May the Lord bless you always and My Prayers are with you.

In Jesus Love

Gladys Ledford

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Jim...

I want you to know that your thought page today was one of the best you have put out yet!! My husband wanted me to write and tell you he really did enjoy reading it and wants me to print him out a copy of it to keep in his Bible...he said that is the best explanation of the "Roman Road to Salvation" that he has ever heard or read. You make it so PLAIN!!! Great job on the page today. On another note, I hope you are feeling better and please do start taking better care of yourself! I think maybe you tend to overdo it too much when you ARE feeling good...You are in my prayers every day.

Love in Christ,

Linda

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Dear Jim,

I had a great b-day. Thanks for the letter, and I couldn't believe you still had

me singing a happy birthday. LOL The only bad part of it was I went to a dear friends funeral today, who passed away on the 6th, which was her b-day too. Jim I hope and pray you will get well, you do splendid considering the passing out spells you have, and I along with many others appreciate the "Thought For the Day", emails. I really miss them when you can't send one out. And I miss you talking about Connie girl, she sure sounds like a jewel.

Well, gotta get to bed, so I can get up and work tomorrow.
You have a great weekend!

May the Lord bless and keep you safe.

Love,

Liz

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JIM I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO FAYE FOR SHE MAKES

GOOD SENSE. YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF !!! BESIDES IF

YOU WERE TO GET UNABLE TO BE HERE ON LINE MY LIFE WOULD BE

MISERABLE, FOR I TRULY ENJOY ALL THAT YOU SENT MY WAY!!!! AS

FOR YOU BEING A TOUGHY ,WEELL THOSE ARE THE ONES IF THEY WAS

TO GET HURT GO DOWN FAST, AND YOUR WIFE MAY JUST HAVE

SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT. [SMILE]  AS MY MOMMA WOULD SAY

[GOD REST HER SOUL] , TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME ,YOU WILL GET

MORE ACCOMPLISHED. WITH CARE AND THOUGHTS,

MARTHA

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THANK YOU JIM, BUT IT IS I THAT HAS BEEN BLESSED . HAVING SOMEONE

LIKE YOU AND YOU MESSAGES IS WHAT KEEPS ME GOING. WHEN I GET ON MY PUTER AND TUNE IN ON THE INTERNET YOUR E-MAIL IS WHAT I LOOK FORWARDS TO ,FOR YOUR INSPIRATIONALS  HELP ME TO THANK GOD FOR ONE MORE DAY WITH MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. YOUR FRIEND AND

SISTER, MARTHA.....PS , HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!

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Dear Jim,

It seems as though you need a word of encouragement. As your subject line says "Praise His Name." I have found to my wonder and delight, that when problems seem to beset me from all sides, when I suffer from "writer's block" and everything in my life seems to be going wrong, if I stop and take the time to give thanks for those problems, they lose their hold on me and I am able to return my focus on the Lord who does a magnificent job of taking care of me. (Even though I don't seem to deserve it)

I am not real great in quoting what chapter and verse and I am no expert when it comes to quoting scripture verbatim, but in one or more of Paul's letters, he tells us to give thanks for all things. I do. I give thanks for the good things, and yes, for the bad things too. If there is one thing I have learned from doing this, is that I feel good thanking Jesus for my blessings, but I feel great in thanking Him for the inconveniences and setbacks because I live in the assurance that He has something for me in them that will make me stronger in my faith! So don't worry about the Geocities, and Yahoo business...

give Outlook to God and let Him do the worrying for you! I have you in my prayers my friend. Your telling us about the problems you are having came at a good time to remind me to give thanks for my difficulties as well! Thank you! it was just in time!! As you said "HE IS THERE"

Love,

Phyllis Card

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MANY TIMES I HAVE CRIED WHEN READING YOUR SERMON ON THE

 PUTER BUT THIS ONE REALLY GOT TO ME. I FEEL SO BAD THAT I'M

NOW UNABLE TO WORK AND HELP MY HUSBAND ,I HURT FOR MY

FRIENDS THAT ARE GOING THRU TRYING TIMES AT THIS TIME AND

FEEL SO HELPLESS . I TRULY FEEL MY [PAYDAY] IS JUST AROUND THE

CORNER FOR THRU I HAVE FAITH THAT THINGS WILL GET BETTER.

GOD BLESS YOU JIM AND ALL THAT ARE CLOSE TO YOU !!!! MARTHA

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JIM, YOU MAKE MY DAY --EVERYDAY ---WITH YOU BLESSED WORDS.

YOU HAVE A VERY LUCKY FAMILY TO HAVE SOMEONE SO FULL OF

LOVE AND WISDOM .MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU SAFE AND

WELL FOR THEM.....MARTHA

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Thank you Jim for sharing your thoughts ,prayers and just God in general .You sure

make a lot of people happy just reading about your love for God .I appreciate you and

your letters .

Your sister in Christ ,Dottie

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Little behind in reading but oh how I needed this today. Thanks for your work and

hope you are doing much better. It is beautiful here in OK today cool, no wind (yet)

 and I loved the letter you sent this am. The thought for the day was so good. I want

 to send it to several of my friends. Better get going but wanted to tell you

THANK YOU and I appreciate your time and work when I'm sure you don't always

 feel like it but you are a blessing to me and many many others, I'm sure.

Have a wonderful day.

Phyllis

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YOUR WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS REALLY DO LIFT ME UP. YOUR DAUGHTER

IS A VERY LUCKY GIRL TO HAVE A DADDY LIKE YOU !!!I HAD ONE THAT

DIDN'T CLAIM ME. OR WANTED ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME EXCEPT TO
MISTREAT ME. I'M SO GLAD YOU FEEL BETTER AND YES I FEEL THAT YOU

ARE NOW A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY TOO!!! YOUR PRAYERS FOR ME ARE
GREATLY APPRECIATELY . I GET SO DEPRESSED AT TIMESAND WHEN I DO

I JUST TURN ON THE OLE PC AND CLICK ON YOU AND FEEL BETTER

INSTANTLY . MAY THE GOOD LORD KEEP YOU SAFE AND WELL FOR ALL

OF US JIM.MY HELLOS TO THE FAMILY. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE A
WONDERFUL ONE. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF I HAD A PHOTO OF ALL OF YOU .

I'D PRINT IT OUT AND HANG IT ON MY WALL .HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!
MARTHA

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Jim,

I enjoyed today's "thought" and the devotional message... I just wanted to tell you this: We just finished Bible School this week at our church, and our theme was "Walking With Jesus". And our devotional scripture? It was Ephesians 5:2 !!!! Everyone read it in unison each night, and by last night all the children were able to recite it by heart. I don't tell you often enough how I do enjoy your messages each day and look forward to them.. and yes, I still vote every day for you! And you are always in my prayers..

Your sister in Christ,

Linda

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JIM, JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU . IF I HAD

YOURS AND CONNIE'S ADDRESS I COULD SEND YOU ONE OF THOSE

HILARIOUS CARDS TO MAKE Y'ALLS DAY BETTER .I GET SUCH A LIFT

FROM READING YOU E-MAILS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT

YOUR FAMILY. YOU ALL SOUND SO NICE AND IT SOMETIMES MAKES ME

HOMESICK. I'M FROM KENTUCKY AND LIVE IN ILLINOIS .I DON'T GET TO

SEE MY FAMILY THAT OFTEN. YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND

DON'T BE WORRYING CONNIE GIRL OK? YOUR FRIEND MARTHA

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Hi jim, hope this finds you all doing ok, your email yesterday, sorta bother me, and i started praying for you and your family right then. Just remember that God loves you and so do i. Its going to be another hot day. yesterday the heat index at one time was 106. We live right across union co and crittenden line going to marion right on the highway, and of course this was the weekend for the little sturgis bike rally, all we have heard is the rumbling of the bikers, and plenty of them, say a prayer for there safe home.
i think close to 20,000 or maybe a little over was there. they started coming in the first of the week. they all are leaving this morning. so the highway is busy now. we went to evonnes and ronnies last night, she had a cook out for her grandson. he turn 7. ronnie was determine to come outside, he did just long enough for little
jacob to unwrap is presents, and had to go back in. you could tell it took all he had to come outside. he cant hardly hold his head up. hes getting worse, i know, he has started biting his lip and getting it to bleed, he said he doesnt know hes doing it. We wonder sometimes how much our bodies can take, dont we/???? God only knows whats ahead for each of us!! without him we are nothing!! I do hope you are ok!!! we will keep you in our prayers and may God Bless Each and Everyone Of Your family today and

May God touch you spiritually and physically today. with christian love and prayers!! i forgot to tell you that last fall evonne, ronnie and dennis and i was going to drive up to see you all and surprise you, we was waiting for ronnie to start feeling some better to take the trip. but seem like he just gets worse!! anyway, i do hope you will have a good day. bye for now, patsy

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Blessings brother Jim !!

I want to commend you on your "Thought for the day" on Hell hath fury. I totally agree there is a lack of it being preached in churches today. There probably are people who don't really know what Hell is, that it's real and a place of torment for all eternity, for ever and ever. Romans 6:23- For the wages of sin is death. To die without Christ is separation from God for all eternity, it is also in hell tormented for all eternity. I agree it should be preached in churches today.
God bless you brother Jim!!!!!!!!!!       Hilda

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Dear Jim,

I just read your thought for today with the dr. update. It was a very humbling email. You have meant a lot to me and my family. I share with my husband a lot of the things I receive from you. Even though he doesn't read all the things you send what he does read is a blessing and he says that he sees how you have blessed my life and how God is working through you to reach so many. He has been called to the ministry and you have been an inspiration to us both. It makes us see how God uses a person to bless others. Mr. Keeling I can personally say that my relationship with God has grown just from the thoughts you send out plus it touches my heart so deeply that you care so much for the people on your list. I share a few of the things with my 11 yr. old daughter and 8 yr. old son.

I am so glad that God has placed you in my life and the lives of so many others (even if it is just through email). I know for certain that my mom and my sister receive your mailings too. If it is your time then you can leave knowing you have accomplished much for the ministry and reaching others for Jesus. We will continue to keep you and your family in our prayers. God has blessed so many with a wonderful man like you. Again thank you for so much. God bless

Sincerely

The Rays

Jessica, Michael, Kristin, Chad, Jonny, & Bria

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JIM , THIS IS YOUR FRIEND ON THE NET, MARTHA. MAYBE I
SHOULDN'T FEEL THE WAY I DO ,BUT I FEEL SADDNESS AND JOY 
AT THE SAME TIME. YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT TIME BEING AT
HAND FOR ALL OF US. MY SADDNESS IS FOR ALL OF US THAT HAS LEARNED TO LOVE YOU AND SOME OF US HAS NOT MET YOU IN PERSON. I TRULY FEEL AS THO I'VE KNOWN YOU ALL MY LIFE. YOU
ARE A WONDERFUL, LOVING, COMPASSIONATE MAN WHO GIVES TO ALL!!!! IT WON'T BE THE SAME WHEN YOU GO[ HOME] ,

THIS IS WHERE MY JOY COMES IN. IF ANYONE IS EVER DESERVIN
TO GO TO HEAVEN AND LIVE WITHIN THE ARMS OF OUR LORD
YOU ARE. I WILL HOLD ON TO YOUR WORDS EVERY DAY ,AND
WHEN THEY STOP I WILL LOOK TO THE HEAVENS ,SEE A BIG BRIGHT

STAR AND KNOW YOU WILL BE LOOKING DOWN KEEPING
WATCH OVER ALL OF US ,FOR THEN YOU WILL BE [OUR]
GUARDIAN ANGEL. LOVE YOUR FRIEND IN JESUS,

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 Jim, I read your email last night and I won't lie to you, I sat here and just cried.

But then I was thinking, like you said Jim that it's all in God's Hands and everything is up to him. Not up to any doctors or anyone else. We are going to be praying for you here and already have done so and will keep on praying for you. You've become so dear to us and such a special brother-in-Christ and friend and our hearts are heavy and hurting over this news from your doctor but we know like you do, that it's in God's Hands. You hang in there and keep your chin up and we're going to be here praying for you every single day. I'm going to have my big brother's church in Texas praying also. (Faith Baptist Church) I'm passing the word along.

Everything's going to be okay and you stay as tough as you always are. So that's why you've been having those black out spells, because of your heart? I tell you what, God is hearing our prayers and there's going to be a lot of people praying for you. That's what we can do for you here, on this end. I wish I was there to give you a big ole southern hug! You hang in there and lose what weight you can lose, if that's what you have to do. We love you brother in Christ as do so many people. You've always been a blessing to us and I don't know of a better witness than you, for the Lord, or sweeter Christian friend to have.

So hang in there! You're tough! We know this.
We love you, Tammy and Rick Young

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Well Glory! I thought as much. You are in my prayers, Jim, and I pray that God will help you loose some of that weight. I really do not believe He is through with you down here, you are reaching many many lost souls including those who need to be lifted up daily. Your humor, wit and encouragement are God given gifts. You will never know until you get to heaven what your website and your email newsletters mean to people. There have been times I was really down and I would get your emails and be lifted up. To God be the glory and for Him using a great man of God to do so......

Hang in there, Susie

 "http://members.tripod.com/prayersbysusie/"

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Jim,

I will keep you in my prayers many times a day now.. That Jesus leave you a while longer, maybe for us.. :) You are needed with your wonderful daily messages and 'getting the word out'... And I need you as a great friend that you are. Now is the time to lose the weight, and as soon as you can.. I am sure Connie can find recipes that will help you and even she could go on it with you.. It will be strictly nutrition. See if they will give you all literature on foods to eat. My doctor sent me to a nutritionist, and she outlined what I should and should not eat.. (on state aid, I can get doctors easily, so if you are on state, get it!!) If not, it is worth the $'s what ever it cost. She was very good and nutrition is the key.. No gravies and 'goodies', but good wholesome foods, and filling. And a bit of exercise is good, but not to overdo it!!!! Just increase as weight drops. Jim, IF THERE IS ANYWAY I can help, let me know..

I love you as my Christian brother, and online pastor also, so willing to do anything I can do ... You must drop the weight and get the necessary work done for life. God gave us men in the field of medicine, and with His steady hand and insight, they will do their jobs, but we have to do ours too.. I am ready to meet with the Savior when He comes.. but I will not hurry it, and will try to better treat His 'temple' in my body.. and you must too, right now..

Love you, brother!!!

Andrea

Kentucky_Lady4

My home sites:
"http://my.homewithgod.com/kylady4/Index.html"

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Jim,

I am praying for you but i know you know that already!! I don't write a lot cause I know you have so much mail. but just wanted you to know that I am thinking of you and praying all goes well.....I know it will be hard to lose the weight,,, but with Gods help you can do it...I had hoped we would get to visit with you, patsy and Dennis walker and us were planning on it,,, but Jim Ronnie is just not able at all....he is very low. I thank you for always remembering him in your prayers....and for all the nice emails you've sent since i don't get to attend church anymore , your thoughts for the day and all your forwards have really blessed me.. and i thank the good LORD for you!!! take care and

God Bless You and Yours is my prayer! Evonne Phillips Hunt

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In Psalms it says you can fall but not a bone will be broken, His angels watched over you again, that you would not be cut. Prayers are with you Jim....you are needed here on earth to spread His word. He will and is protecting you and I pray for your total healing in this time. Thank you for all your words of encouragement and the knowledge of His wonderful Word that you give each day. You don't have to answer this note, it is just one of thinking of you...just keep putting His word out and He will carry you.

angel hugs to you and

God Bless,
Connie

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Hi everyone, I'm asking that you read Pastor Jim's letter and add him to your prayer lists.  I know his email ministry has touched alot of lives, and the following message is certainly one for all  to consider RIGHT NOW. ((((Jim)))), my thoughts and prayers are STILL with you my friend.

God bless,

Dixie

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Hi Jim:

my prayers are with you, for continued spiritual strength and healing of your body. you have been there for us, and I know the lord is rewarding you for your sincere, unselfish devotion to us.

yours in Christ,

Elizabeth slaughter

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My name is Peggie Grimes and live in Hamilton, Al. Evonne is my cousin, her Mom and mine were step-sisters. She always forwards your thought for the day and I enjoy them so much. I have added you and yours to my Prayer list along with Ronnie and Evonne.

Evonne is a VERY good person and I'm not saying that because she is related,,, she is one of a kind. Sure wish things were better for her and Ronnie but I guess we aren't suppose to question things like that.

I hope you are much better today,,,,God is the great Physician.... Just wanted to say Hi and let you no I have thought of you often.

Take care

Peg

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Dear Jim,

You don't have to answer this letter personally because I know you do have such a great volume of mail coming in, but I just wanted to tell you that I am still praying for you daily, praying that God will heal your body if it is His will, and that He will help you to have the determination to lose some weight. You have become a very dear friend to me, and to so many on here, and I would hate for anything to happen to you!!!!

God Bless You!!!!!

Linda

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Hi Bro. Jim

I am so sorry about the doctor report. You know, why didn't you say more in the beginning? Why? You are and was in so much pain....But as you said it is not up to the doctors or me it is up to God how much time you have. God our healer of all illnesses can and will heal you. There is something he want to show you out of all of this. Keep the faith. There is nothing in possible for our Saviour. If you and i want to be powerful in prayers, we must be willing for God's will not only in the things for which we are praying...that's only half of it. The other half is being willing for God's will in our own personal lives.

You know Jim "God is making you finer of gold." You are very special to him, and to us. In Rom 8:28, and Job assurance, When he has tried you, "You shall come forth as gold" Job 23:10.....You are in my prayers 24 Hours a day.

Jesus love you, and so do I.
 
Mary C. Wright

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JIM, CONNIE---THIS IS YOUR FRIEND ON THE NET --MARTHA.
I DO HOPE JIM IS OK AFTER READING HIS MAIL TO ME ,STATING YOUR
[CONNIE] CALLED ALL THE CHILDREN IN , I HAVE BEEN
WORRIED. PLEASE TELL ME ALL OF YOU ARE OK !? HAVE YOU
RECEIVED MY LITTLE TOKEN OF GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE HELP

I HAVE RECEIVED FROM MY FRIENDS ON THE NET, YES NOT ONLY
HAS JIM HELPED ME BUT YOU ALSO HAVE ,CONNIE. DO TAKE
CARE AND WRITE BACK SOON ,-----MARTHA

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Hi Jim,

Hope you are feeling better today. Here is a new page on my Website that when
you
feel like it, I'd like for you to go see. It's just for you and I hope you like it.
 

"http://www.tammyboatmanyoung.com/A_SOLDIER_STANDING_TALL.html"

Get some rest and we'll talk to you later. Don't you worry about answering our emails either, until you feel up to it, ok? Alright now, I'm going to stop nagging, haha!
your friend in Christ,
Tammy