The Story & More - with Nancy Jackson

A Horrifying Ordeal Sometime around 1984 my dad was having trouble swallowing. They went to many different doctors in an attempt to get a diagnosis. There were some crazy suggestions, none of which were right. Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . Since my mother’s brother was an MD, he did a referral to MD Anderson Hospital in H...

Faith and Belief - Two Completely Different Things Monday Meditation – Episode 2 Originally written August 15 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/15/monday-meditations-hebrews-111/ Today’s Meditation Verse: Hebrews 11:1 KJ I Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. This verse is the definition of faith! What is faith? Well if you will...

Friday Finale Episode 3 Friday Finale – Episode 3 Originally written August 26, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/26/the-destruction-of-pride/ This week the Monday Meditation and Wednesday Word Study focused on the word pride. I myself have been meditating on what I would write for this blog for some time. There are so many things I could talk about in regards to pride and...

Are You Driven by Guilt or… Led by Conviction? Monday Meditations – Episode 1 Originally written August 8, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/08/monday-meditations-2-timothy-316/ Today's Meditation Verse: 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; This scripture seems like an obvio...

Wednesday Word Study Episode 3 Wednesday Word Study – Episode 3 Originally written August 24, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/24/wednesday-word-study-pride/ Pride Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. This is the Strong's Greek Concordance Number 1347a Transliteration: ga'own Phonetic Spelling: (gaw'-ohn) Definition: arrogancy...

Monday Meditations Episode 3 Monday Meditations – Episode 3 Originally written August 22, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/22/1962/ Today's Meditation Verse: Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. I love reading the Lexicon version of a scripture. To me it reveals so much. For instance there is little variation in this scripture...

The World and The Earth - Not the Same It is common to hear the words earth, and world interchanged. But I believe a closer look at the meaning and proper contextual use is warranted. Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness...

God Watches Over Us Living in the country in western Oklahoma we were surrounded by all types of insects and snakes. They were a constant and you just learned to watch out when you could and be cautious. Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . Living In The Country We lived on a dirt road and it came to a dead end just a few hundred fe...

Friday Finale Episode 2 Friday Finale – Episode 2 Originally written August 19, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/19/are-confusing-faith-with-belief/ Are You Confusing Faith With Belief? Have you ever encountered someone who made a comment similar to: "Their faith was shattered"? Or maybe they said it of themselves, "After that situation, my faith was just shattered". The...

Wednesday Word Study Episode 2 Wednesday Word Study – Episode 2 Originally written August 17, 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/17/wednesday-word-study-faith-2/ Hebrews 11:1 AMP 1 NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, [ a ] the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as...

Monday Meditations Episode 2 Originally written August 15, 2011 Monday Meditation – Episode 2 Originally written August 15 2011 posted here: https://forthesakeofthetruth.com/2011/08/15/monday-meditations-hebrews-111/ Today's Meditation Verse: Hebrews 11:1 KJ I Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. This verse is the definition of faith! What is faith? Well...

Deception Can Keep You Stuck Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . Deception, by its very nature, operates undetected until it has done so much damage that it is difficult to break free from. By the time deception is uncovered, it has changed a life to become so dependent on the lie that the spirit of pride will hold the person solid...

Another Daddy Miracle One of the most profound miracles I've ever experienced is once again about my dad. Actually, there are several miracles that I will write about. This one has to do with his heart. Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . The Bad News The actual dates of some of these early miracles are not recorded and I am placin...

Are You Driven or Led? Friday Finally - Episode 1 Why do you do what you do? Is it a thought or a feeling? Is it a rule or a law? I've been trying to stress home the idea of living a life of being led by the prompting of the Holy Spirit and not by any other thought, feeling or idea. When I was much younger attending church, one of the first theological words I heard was conviction. Is the Holy Spi...

Conviction There are two Greeks words for conviction. The first meaning is 'full assurance' and the other is 'correction'. The use as correction is only used once when Paul was talking to Timothy in: 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction , for training in righteousness; This is the Strong's Greek Concordance Number 1882 Translitera...

Monday Meditations – Episode 1 Today's Meditation Verse: 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction , for training in righteousness; This scripture seems like an obvious statement. But there are aspects to this verse that many people disregard. One item is the very first word. It says ALL scripture is inspired by God and profitable… I k...

Honest Motivation Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . Why Are You Writing Those Blogs? A friend asked me earlier this week why I was writing the blogs I've been writing. It seemed like an odd question to me. Wasn't the 'why' obvious to this friend of mine? We proceeded to have a discussion regarding my 'why'. I was able to articula...

Deliverance From a Spirit of Rejection I am adopted. I found out in the third grade. The way I found out was in a very cruel way. It was spat at me by a classmate, as if he were trying to find the worst word he could think of to sling at me. He said, "You're adopted!" Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . Adoption Argument An argumen...

After the Story - Choices Like Rivers - Episode 63 This podcast discusses each chapter of Choices Like Rivers and each episode is posted directly after the book episode. This to The Epilog Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . More ways to read and follow along with my books | Author Signed Hardcover | Author Signed Soft Cover | eBoo...

After the Story - Choices Like Rivers - Episode 62 This podcast discusses each chapter of Choices Like Rivers and each episode is posted directly after the book episode. This to Chapter 21 Section 4 Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . More ways to read and follow along with my novels | Author Signed Hardcover | Author Signed Soft C...

After the Story - Choices Like Rivers - Episode 61 This podcast discusses each chapter of Choices Like Rivers and each episode is posted directly after the book episode. This to Chapter 21 Section 3 Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . More ways to read and follow along with my novels | Author Signed Hardcover | Author Signed Soft C...

What Soil Are You Planted In? Some of you may know that I love to garden. I also love house plants. Over the past few years I have been trying to systematically replace all my old fake plants with real live plants. Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . I knew in order to do it well, on a budget, and in a way to be able to keep up wit...

Another Centipede There is another centipede event that happened where Lacey sat on a centipede. These happened about a year apart and after writing about the other one I realized that this one actually happened first. Still about a centipede, but a totally different situation. Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . Centipede Story Pa...

After the Story - Choices Like Rivers - Episode 60 This podcast discusses each chapter of Choices Like Rivers and each episode is posted directly after the book episode. This to Chapter 21 Section 2 Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . More ways to read and follow along with my novels | Author Signed Hardcover | Author Signed Soft C...

After the Story - Choices Like Rivers - Episode 59 This podcast discusses each chapter of Choices Like Rivers and each episode is posted directly after the book episode. This to Chapter 21 Section 1 Listen to my professionally narrated audio books and other podcasts here: AUDIO BOOKS & ALL PODCASTS . More ways to read and follow along with my novels | Author Signed Hardcover | Author Signed Soft C...