The Winner is…

It was really hard for me to select a winner for my essay contest. Thankfully I had help from my blogging friend, Sissy at “The Whippoorwill Chronicles“. All entries for this ‘contest’ are wonderfully written and are unique to the gifts God has given us. It gave me some pointers how I might expand my own witnessing…Thank you ladies for your participation. I am forever grateful that you took time out of your busy life to share about your personal witnessing style.

This said, the winner of the essay ‘contest’ is Laurel, from Laurel Wreath. What really struck me personally in her post was this:

“You may find what I say next shocking, but I want to get along with sinners. I want them to feel comfortable around me. I do not excuse any sin in their life, but I don’t want to pretend to be anyone else than who I am…..a sinner saved by grace.” – Please read Laurel’s entire essay — here.

So, Laurel, upon your return from the Valley of the Sun, please drop me an email, so I can get the prize packet to you…

“Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.'” ~ Luke 24:45-49 (ESV)