Friday, October 13, 2017
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
IN THE END_
…all that
really matters isn't the things you did, but what its effects are today, not
the knowledge you have learned_____
_but how you applied it, not the words that were
said, but how they made you feel, and most of all, not the moment of
occurrence, but how it’s now just a part of our memory...
Every day, we make
memories...
Let's paint lives with happy ones...”
In Christ,
Janet Irene Thomas
Playwright/Director/Screen
Writer
Producer/Gospel
Lyricist/Author
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre
of
Fine & Performing
Arts
Monday, October 9, 2017
TODAY I TRUST MYSELF_
…BUT THAT WASN’T ALWAYS ME
Once upon a time, I should have talked less and listened more.
I should have had more dinner parties even if there was no carpet and the sofa faded sunk- in and outdated.
I should have eaten ice-cream in bed and worried far less about dirtying the sheets.
I should never have ducked down in the car so my friends couldn’t see me riding in my Dad’s old Chevy station wagon.
I should have had more dinner parties even if there was no carpet and the sofa faded sunk- in and outdated.
I should have eaten ice-cream in bed and worried far less about dirtying the sheets.
I should never have ducked down in the car so my friends couldn’t see me riding in my Dad’s old Chevy station wagon.
I should have cried less while watching television and laughed more while watching life.
I should have gone to bed when I was sick instead of fantasizing that the earth would go moving if I didn’t go to work.
Instead of hating my strict up-bringing I'd have cherished every teaching moment realizing that today I am the dignified lady that I am because of it.
THOSE WERE ALL THE YESTERDAYS.
TODAY I AM A PRINCESS WITH GOD!
Sound familiar?
In Christ,
Janet Irene Thomas
Playwright/Director/Screen Writer
Producer/Gospel Lyricist/Author
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
Friday, October 6, 2017
A COWBOYS SAVING GRACE
For years I’ve known my maker
And he’s known me long before that.
Between his knees glides a gallant steed
And upon his brow rides a cowboy hat.
I never understood until just recently
The outcome of certain events.
All my sin and the fixes I’ve been in
Are forgiven, because His son He sent.
You see, Satan took the shape of a 1600 lb. Bull
And I being a mischievous cowboy, good-humored,
and full of sin
Pulled the flank strap, jumped on his back,
And out in the arena we did spin.
There was 8seconds of silent battle,
Just him and I alone.
He bucked me down, I lit on my crown
And decided I had broken every bone.
It was about then that fear set in
As I tried to climb out of the dirt.
The bull lunged with a flash and the
whole crowd gasped
Because they all knew that I was hurt.
It was pure adrenaline driving me
As I jumped to make my break.
I was almost there when I felt horns and hair
Just five feet from the darn gate.
I thought “now’s my time, I’m a goner for sure,”
As I frantically searched all around.
But my Savior appeared in costume and gear
Dressed as a rodeo clown.
I’ve never been a wanting man
Of help or God’s free grace,
But at that time I made up my mind
And was relieved to see Christ’s face.
He stepped between the bull and I
And I knew he took my place.
For every gore the crowd groaned more
And the life drained from his face.
I know that fellow Cowboy
Was God’s Saving Grace,
Because when he died I was on his mind
I could read it on his face.
Ya know it has taken years of my life
Before I was able to see
That it took a life laid down by that rodeo clown
To be forgiven of sin eternally.
written by Kayci Sears
Between his knees glides a gallant steed
And upon his brow rides a cowboy hat.
I never understood until just recently
The outcome of certain events.
All my sin and the fixes I’ve been in
Are forgiven, because His son He sent.
You see, Satan took the shape of a 1600 lb. Bull
And I being a mischievous cowboy, good-humored,
and full of sin
Pulled the flank strap, jumped on his back,
And out in the arena we did spin.
There was 8seconds of silent battle,
Just him and I alone.
He bucked me down, I lit on my crown
And decided I had broken every bone.
It was about then that fear set in
As I tried to climb out of the dirt.
The bull lunged with a flash and the
whole crowd gasped
Because they all knew that I was hurt.
It was pure adrenaline driving me
As I jumped to make my break.
I was almost there when I felt horns and hair
Just five feet from the darn gate.
I thought “now’s my time, I’m a goner for sure,”
As I frantically searched all around.
But my Savior appeared in costume and gear
Dressed as a rodeo clown.
I’ve never been a wanting man
Of help or God’s free grace,
But at that time I made up my mind
And was relieved to see Christ’s face.
He stepped between the bull and I
And I knew he took my place.
For every gore the crowd groaned more
And the life drained from his face.
I know that fellow Cowboy
Was God’s Saving Grace,
Because when he died I was on his mind
I could read it on his face.
Ya know it has taken years of my life
Before I was able to see
That it took a life laid down by that rodeo clown
To be forgiven of sin eternally.
written by Kayci Sears
In Christ,
Janet Irene Thomas
Playwright/Director/Screen Writer
Producer/Gospel Lyricist/Author
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
Thursday, October 5, 2017
THE OLD TESTAMENT STORY
OUR GOD SPEAKS
Most of us know the names of people in the Bible, and we remember stories about them. But sometimes the Scriptures seem to be more of a riddle than a clear message. Thus, how does one explain what the Bible is? What exactly makes it different from other books?
The heart of the Bible can be summed up in two words.
God speaks.
In the Bible, we learn that God speaks and works through great deeds of people, and through the words of persons who explain and interpret. The very heart and mind of God are found in the words spoken to a chosen people.
God still speaks through the Scriptures to show us what life is all about. God speaks an answer to the problem of our sin. God gives us the good news that "true light" has come into our lives. That is why we call the Bible the Word of God.
In Christ,
Janet Irene Thomas
Playwright/Director/Screen Writer
Producer/Gospel Lyricist/Author
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
ONE GOD _ONE PEOPLE
ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB (Israel)
From the Bible, we learn that there is only one true God, not many gods. We read about individuals to whom God spoke-persons like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (Israel), Moses, Miriam, and Deborah. They did what God asked them to do, and from them came a people known as the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
The Bible’s story of the chosen people is filled with ups and downs. They had great gifts for doing good. But they also disobeyed God and failed to carry out their mission. The Bible is a record of their successes and failures, and their victories and defeats. God did not choose them to be pampered favorites. Israel was to be God’s suffering servants to bless the world.
In Christ,
Janet Irene Thomas
Playwright/Director/Screen Writer
Producer/Gospel Lyricist/Author
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
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