A Pajama Day Sabbath

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Pam Witzemann

Rest and Rejuvenation

Mark 2:27: And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath”—-Jesus

 Church attendance is important but spiritual rest and rejuvenation is more important and it is spiritual. God commands that we keep the Sabbath day holy but gathering together with other believers is only, a strong suggestion. The Sabbath is a day set aside to rest and enjoy fellowship with God. I once approached church-life as a part-time job and the day I worked the hardest was often, Sunday. My husband and I seldom had a day off, when we included the work we did in order to provide for our family and the added work of church service. I’m not stretching things when I say that we spent about 20 hours per week on volunteer church service. While we enjoyed much of it, I believe we missed the best of what God intended for us. We sacrificed ourselves for the Sabbath rather than using it as a day meant for rest and rejuvenation. Continue reading →

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A Gift From God

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Pam Witzemann

I’m adding a new feature to Boomer Back-Beat this week called, “Poetic Expressions by Sherry”. I am happy and excited to feature the work of, Sherry C. Garland. What follows is her first offering. Enjoy!  Continue reading →

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Facing Mortality:Ashes and Dust or Eternal Life

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Pam Witzemann

Mortality

Facing the death of someone important or of one’s self is daunting. Focusing on those things that are of the greatest importance is a source of necessary courage. Those things which are spiritual, of God’s Spirit, will remain when everything else turns to ashes and dust.

Old age and chronic illness can be a constant reminder of one’s mortality. Even boomers who remain healthy have friends and family who aren’t and we are at the age when old friends start to pass away. It can be a heart-rending, grueling experience but also, a time of heightened friendship with a new awareness of those things in life that are truly, important. Those things which are spiritual, of God’s Spirit, are lasting and eternal, while all things mortal will return to the dust from which they came. There is no time in life when faith in, Jesus is more important than during old age when our friends begin to die and we face our own mortality. Continue reading →

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Those Who Bring God Glory & How To Become A Child Of God

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Pam Witzemann

Cain And Able

Jesus didn’t come to save righteous people and condemn the world. Jesus came to save sinners and also, save the world.

 The world is often confused about who God’s people are. Christians talk about sin and God’s punishment for it but Christians still sin. Some of us come from terrible backgrounds and committed sins much worse than some unbelievers. The world sees us  seeking moral perfection while we are far from perfect and view Christians as hypocrites and often, Christians are hypocrites. Especially, if we give in to the pressure to be perfect and give up on our personal struggle with sin and resort to hiding it and carrying pretense. When we hide who we were when, Jesus found us and hide the sins we still struggle with, we have returned to living in darkness and the church becomes ineffectual. Christians aren’t perfect. Christians are sinners saved by the grace of God by faith in, Jesus Christ. The only difference between Christians and other people is faith in, Jesus. Christians are involved in a personal relationship with God that includes an ongoing process of being perfected in Christ but no Christian in this life will ever be free from sinning.   Continue reading →

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The Only Righteous Man, Jesus

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Pam Witzemann

John 8:7-9 ” So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone and the woman standing in the midst.

I am a child of God, adopted in Christ and I long for a righteous world. That righteous world is my true homeland and I am, at this present time, an alien in a strange land. The world I live in is unrighteous and Jesus is the only righteous man I have ever known. Since the beginning, He is the only man who walked the earth seeking not to accomplish His own will but instead, the Will of God. If I didn’t know, Jesus I wouldn’t even have a true concept of righteousness because the world I now live in is wholly unrighteous. It is true that a few good people may, in their lifetime, manage to perform, in complete obedience to God, one or two righteous acts but Jesus is the only man to live a completely righteous life. Continue reading →

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Simple, Natural Ways To Maintain & Improve Health

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Pam Witzemann

Nature Walk

Often, it is the simplest things that make one feel better. Fresh air, sunshine,exercise, and a good diet are vital for maintaining and improving  health.

In this high-tech world it is easy to lose touch with the simple things that help maintain and recover good health. Boomers, more than any generation before us, are trained to reach for a pill to treat every discomfort, ache, and pain. Those who market to Baby Boomers know this and the drug companies are quick to offer pills for many things that have a more simple cure. Exercise, sunshine, fresh air, and a healthy diet can eliminate the need for many medications. Sadly, these things are no longer part of the lifestyle of many aging boomers. It’s hard to change old habits but even old dogs can learn new tricks if the incentive is great enough and there is a willingness to try.  Continue reading →

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Liberty:Whatever Government Does, Individuals Can Do Better!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Pam Witzemann

Purple Mountain's Majesty

Big government is sucking the life, along with individual liberty, out of the people of the United States of America. If things are to improve, Americans must embrace the U.S. Constitution and the fact that whatever government can do, empowered individuals can do better.

Have you visited the Department of Motor vehicles or stood in line at the post office, lately? Have you read the statistics on our public schools? Are you paying attention to the scandalous waste by the GSA that is currently, dominating the news? How about the perks that Congressmen and Senators receive for doing very little except passing more laws that restrict our liberty and limit our ability to produce wealth? One doesn’t have to look very far to see how inefficient government is and how it wastes our tax dollars. Yet, there are still those who believe we need more government. America grew to be the greatest free nation on earth by the power of rugged individualism and it is clear that if America is ever to return to greatness, it will come by a return to individual freedom. Big government is doing a lousy job and it’s clear that whatever government can do, empowered individuals can do better! Continue reading →

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Marriage: Sweet, Little, Old Ladies & Grumpy, Old Men

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Pam Witzemann

Married Old Couple

Marriage is never easy and getting old doesn’t make it easier. As we age, marriage must be adjusted to compensate as we become sweet, little, old ladies and grumpy old men. Continue reading →

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Old, Confused, and Finding Wisdom In, Jesus

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Pam Witzemann

Old and Confused

Most people equate age with wisdom but old age is often a time of  overwhelming confusion. However,wisdom can be found in, Jesus.

I once though that if I survived to be the age I am now that I would be secure in the wisdom gained by life experience. This has proven to be a misconception on my part. Old age doesn’t equal wisdom and in fact, can be a time of overwhelming confusion. Besetting problems that have set on the back burner as I struggled to raise a family and build a life with my husband seem to reach the boiling point, as my life slows down. There is a natural tendency to reminisce in old age and the truth of my life is no longer found in the present only but also, in my past and future. It is as if I am completing a circle and that which was behind me is now in front of me and those problems I’ve been ignoring all of my life are demanding attention, right now! I know I’m not alone, as I see my peers involved in the same kind of struggle. The time is now to make things right because as the circle of our life nears completion, our time on earth is running out. Continue reading →

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Hippie Fail And Casting Blame On Boomers

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Pam Witzemann

Hippie Fail

There is a trend among young people, today to blame everything that is going wrong on baby boomers. Though many of the ideas that many of us embraced when we were young hippies seem to have failed, boomers aren’t responsible for all of the problems society is having today.

I have a son who lovingly and respectfully, likes to tease his parents about being failed hippies. The question asked is, “How could anyone fail at being a hippie?” The answer is that being a hippie was much harder than any young person living today, might imagine. For people in the sixties and seventies who were serious about the idealism of that era, there was much more to being a hippie than drugs and free sex. It is true that drug abuse and immorality destroyed what was good in young people of that day but there was a lot of good in those young people. Though we may be full of hippie fail, sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll are not the full legacy of baby boomers and we aren’t fully to blame for the broken culture in America and the greater global culture, today. Continue reading →

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