Everlasting Place
  • Home
  • One way
    • Proof
  • Sadie Sparrow
    • Sadie Sparrow Excerpt
    • Author Chat
    • Articles
    • Book Reviews
  • Memoir
    • Memoir Excerpts
    • Reviews, interviews & endorsements
  • Blogs
    • Eternal eyes: a blog about forever
    • Golden years: a blog about the elderly
  • Old folks
    • Planting tips for Christians
  • Messages from Chris Carrillo
  • Library
  • Bookstore
  • Contact

It's never too late to change your tune

10/8/2021

2 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
"Faith is one of those things that gets tougher to acquire the older you get." This quote from a blog that shall remain nameless seems to reflect conventional wisdom, doesn't it? 

"If you aren't saved by age 18, chances are you never will be," is another way of putting it.

It makes me wonder what the underlying message is. Maybe something along the lines of "Don't bother witnessing to adults, 'cause they're not likely to listen"? 

And that in turn makes me wonder who's the author of this little piece of advice. The god of this world, perhaps? 

If I had to guess, I'd say that 40% of the people I know were born again when they were well into adulthood, often because of the sort of life-changing trauma that is peculiar to the over-30 crowd. 

I've personally known nursing-home residents who were saved in great old age. In fact, that's one of the miracles that takes place in my novel The Song of Sadie Sparrow.

I hope you'll join the ranks of believers who routinely ignore conventional wisdom -- believers who make it a habit to share the gospel with the elderly, apparently not convinced that they're too old to repent and receive Christ!


2 Comments
ofelia R claudio
1/23/2022 08:05:12 pm

It's never too late to get saved! After all, it's the Holy Spirit's work to open blind eyes, to give them "the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God and His Son Jesus Christ." Jesus said, "No one comes to Me unless the Father draweth him." Salvation is God's sovereign grace at work in the hearts of the lost. Our role is to PRAY - intercede for the lost - and to share the gospel - the true gospel of GRACE - with them in the power of the Spirit.

Reply
Kitty Foth-Regner link
1/24/2022 06:57:57 am

Right, Ofelia -- Jesus did say that the Father must draw us. But He also said, in John 12:32, "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." All means all!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Kitty
    Foth-Regner

    I'm a follower of Jesus Christ, a freelance copywriter, a nursing-home volunteer, and the author of books both in-process and published -- including
    Heaven Without Her.

    Archives

    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    December 2023
    September 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    September 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

    Care to subscribe?

    Enter your email address:

    Delivered by FeedBurner

Proudly powered by Weebly
Photos from Anas Qtiesh, quinn.anya, skippyjon, gagilas, ulrichkarljoho, Schleeo, djpoblete09, 00alexx, NathanPeck, Riccardo Palazzani, MaartenEyskens, jfinnirwin, romana klee, bundesinnung_ha, theglobalpanorama, Street Photography Addict, StockMonkeys.com, Robert Agthe, Genista, Neillwphoto, frankieleon, RamónP, National Eye Institute, Pink Dispatcher, Tony Webster, quinn.anya, Peter23394, anna gutermuth, neovain, Keith Allison, lewisha1990, Phú Thịnh Co, byzantiumbooks, avlxyz, eastmidtown, 593D ESC, simpleinsomnia, mcohen.chromiste, Pictures by Ann, Stampendous, loop_oh, tedeytan, TipsForComputer.Com, ssilberman, pedrosimoes7, forayinto35mm, Never Edit, GlasgowAmateur, weiss_paarz_photos, Borya, The Graphic Details, robynejay, allenthepostman, quinn.anya, u.hopper, fallingwater123, Alyssa L. Miller, Vincent Albanese, homethods, ponyQ, Braiu, CNE CNA C6F, oakenroad, Tim Evanson, medisave, irinaraquel, Steve Ganz, Nieve44/Luz, roscoland2, One Way Stock, Film Star Vintage, shixart1985 (CC BY 2.0), ulrichkarljoho, anieto2k, meaduva, Homini:), campbelj45ca, Nicolas Alejandro Street Photography, Hades2k, wuestenigel (CC BY 2.0), Alyssa L. Miller, Carlos Ebert, @Tuncay, kms1167, Petful.com, m01229, jonrawlinson, Brian Smithson (Old Geordie), Blogging Dagger, fechi fajardo, wuestenigel (CC BY 2.0), SurfaceWarriors, Leah Abernathy, evans.photo, brianna.lehman, mikecogh, Ejuice, christine.gleason, Free Grunge Textures - www.freestock.ca, Derek Bridges, ulrichkarljoho, One Way Stock, Matt Cunnelly, nandadevieast, cathyse97, quinn.anya, faungg's photo, Lars Plougmann, C Jill Reed, johnthoward1961, mcohen.chromiste, hardeep.singh, physiognomist, ulrichkarljoho, 401(K) 2013, Very Quiet, BromfordGroup, garryknight, Official U.S. Navy Imagery, acasasola, mrbillt6, simpleinsomnia, johanSisno, GollyGforce, Jo Jakeman, Mire de rien, Chris Mower, lotopspin, Marlene Rybka Visualizing & Photography, RLHyde, jez.atkinson, orionpozo, quinn.anya, global.quiz, Public Places, alubavin, drs2biz, espensorvik, ♔ Georgie R, h.koppdelaney, Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com, Images_of_Money, ttarasiuk, TheArches, tlillis4, verchmarco, Sogn og Fjordane fylkeskommune, lookcatalog, Matt Preston, h.koppdelaney, ChodHound, JarleR, Savio Sebastian, Anne Worner, Salem State Archives, WeVe1, Mel B., Mr Moss, cattan2011, Bryan Pocius, smilygrl, CMFRIESE, Rosmarie Voegtli, Tim & Selena Middleton, Robb North, Steven Pisano, x1klima, Go-tea 郭天, inkknife_2000 (9.5 million views), chamko rani, MattX27, Leonard J Matthews, Brett Jordan, Waiting For The Word, suzannelong, rossomoto, danielsteuri, Carlos Ebert, Pintanescu, blondinrikard, adeleblancsec2015, photomaticographer, speciaali, dumbledad, LuxFactory, Pascal Volk, sarahstierch, kenteegardin, mripp, Pictures by Ann, alh1, CthulhuWho1 (Will Hart), Sthetic, My Buffo, Un ragazzo chiamato Bi, WVTROUT, CasparGirl, x1klima, andrey_zharkikh, Robert's Life in Colour, Clare Storry, Monique Broekhuisen, unicoletti, ThoroughlyReviewed, vmiramontes, Pictures by Ann, simpleinsomnia, pj_vanf, DPP Business and Tax, h.koppdelaney, REM Photo, Sebastian Cabuyales, “Caveman Chuck” Coker, cdsessums, Miguel Discart (Photos Vrac), Artist in doing nothing., Bhavishya Goel, RichardJames1990, y_egan, campbelj45ca, Mobilus In Mobili, shixart1985, Pontalain, manoftaste.de, The Random Hiccup, Arian Zwegers, mac_ivan, cod_gabriel, simpleinsomnia, ulrichkarljoho, rawpixel.com, Ian @ ThePaperboy.com, Rennett Stowe, shixart1985, Elvert Barnes, marc falardeau, wuestenigel, USACE HQ, greger.ravik, Gunnshots, Bhumi Finding Herself, F L I R S T - Palk Clap, archer10 (Dennis) 133M Views, Clonadamas, Leonard J Matthews, kinglear55, Kurayba, Damian Gadal, investmentzen, fechi fajardo, MilitaryHealth, illustir, Laurel L. Russwurm, Phillip Pessar, Jim Makos, wuestenigel, romanboed, Ben Taylor55, quinn.anya, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, foundin_a_attic, Isengardt, chenines, Deni Williams, ulrichkarljoho, alberto.biscalchin, UAV Filming, Double--M, StoryTravelers, jimjarmo, KellyReeves, Robert Couse-Baker, gurdonark, A_Peach (offline until Xmas)