Hi Everyone,
The book, Lessons I learned in the dark is now available from NLS.I don't
havew the book anymore so can't give you the rc number.
Vinny
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> I thought you all might like to read this article. I found it very =
> intresting and encouraging to hear of a blind person speaking and =
> writing books.
>
> Amy
>
> Crossover rally speaker hopes people
> become 'infected with evangelism bug'
> By Erin Curry
>
> NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Bible study author and speaker Jennifer =
> Rothschild says she hopes the Crossover evangelism event preceding the =
> Southern Baptist Convention
> annual meeting in Nashville in June will cause people to discover a =
> renewed passion for sharing the Gospel.
>
> "My hope is that the participants will become infected with the =
> evangelism bug -- that they'll realize that this is not as intimidating =
> as it seems, that
> it will ignite in them excitement ... so that they'll go home contagious =
> and infect their entire church," she told Baptist Press May 23.
>
> Rothschild, author of the Bible studies "Walking by Faith: Lessons I =
> Learned in the Dark" and "Fingerprints of God: Recognizing God's Touch =
> on Your Life,"
> published by LifeWay Christian Resources, will be a featured speaker =
> during the Saturday evening Crossover rally June 18 at the Gaylord =
> Entertainment Center
> in Nashville, Tenn.
>
> Something that makes Rothschild's insights unique is that at the age of =
> 15 she was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease that eventually =
> took her sight.
> Through learning to face life without her vision, Rothschild has picked =
> up some thoughtful and encouraging lessons to share with others who =
> struggle with
> seemingly unconquerable obstacles suddenly placed in their paths.
>
> By speaking at Crossover, she intends to cheer on those who will have =
> participated in the potentially record-setting outreach event that =
> already includes
> more than 12,000 registered volunteers because evangelism, she said, =
> will not end that day.
>
> "I grew up in a home where my dad was a pastor and I participated from =
> my earliest memory in evangelism with him through bus ministry. I'd get =
> up early
> with him on Saturday mornings and go out into the neighborhood and =
> visit. So it has kind of been a part of my lifestyle," Rothschild said =
> of intentional
> evangelism.
>
> During the rally, Rothschild will share from her latest book, =
> Fingerprints of God, as well as sing.
>
> "The essence of the book is how our lives all bear God's fingerprints, =
> how He has touched us. What I will be encouraging them to do is then to =
> pass that
> touch along -- how we can become God's hands and as we touch others, we =
> leave His fingerprints on their lives," she told BP.
>
> Rothschild, who was raised in Florida and is now a member of Second =
> Baptist Church in Springfield, Mo., said she considers growing up =
> Southern Baptist a
> privilege.
>
> "My earliest memories always involved the church," she said. "I had the =
> privilege of having my dad as my pastor, so I got to see the life of =
> Christ not
> just modeled in the pulpit on Sunday but modeled in my home during the =
> week when dishes were being washed or when sick kids were being attended =
> to or whatever.
> I just got to see the life of Christ modeled in a very hands-on way."
>
> She also expressed gratitude for people throughout the years who have =
> given through the Cooperative Program, Southern Baptists' unified =
> missions and ministry
> giving plan, so that she could benefit through curriculum, conferences =
> and youth camps such as Centrifuge. Today, she owes most all of her =
> spiritual development
> to such experiences, she said.
>
> "All of those things that were invested in me -- through those unseen =
> people I will never know who wrote curriculum and gave money -- I now am =
> able to extend
> that touch in fulltime ministry that I received as a child, as a =
> teenager and as a young adult," said Rothschild, who also is co-founder =
> and publisher
> of the online magazine WomensMinistry.net. "I just think that's =
> beautiful how God's work is always a wise investment because it brings =
> multiple returns."
>
> Fellow LifeWay Bible study author and speaker Beth Moore wrote the =
> forward to Rothschild's book Lessons I Learned in the Dark and addressed =
> how Rothschild
> allows God to use her ongoing struggle with blindness for His glory.
>
> "Jennifer Rothschild is the real thing. She knows what she's talking =
> about," Moore wrote. "She does not have the luxury of telling and =
> retelling a testimony
> from years past of challenges long since resolved. She lives in =
> present-tense, making daily choices to step over a plethora of seen and =
> unseen obstacles.
> Jennifer is a living, breathing testimony still actively being written =
> by the hand of God."
>
> Because she cannot rely on her eyes, Rothschild has paid more attention =
> to the spiritual concept of walking by faith and not by sight. She has =
> identified
> some symptoms that a person is walking by sight instead of by faith, =
> starting with being governed more by feelings than by faith.
>
> "When you elevate your feelings more highly than your faith, that's =
> pretty much an indication that you're walking by sight," she said. "Or =
> when you're unwilling
> to take risks, unwilling to leave the comfort zone and step into the =
> character zone, is pretty much a symptom of somebody who's walking by =
> sight instead
> of by faith. Waiting on things from God, like blessing and deliverance, =
> is a symptom of walking by sight. The person who walks by faith is =
> content to simply
> wait on God and God alone."
>
> Though it may seem abstract, the most practical thing a person can do to =
> start walking by faith rather than sight, Rothschild said, is to =
> constantly elevate
> faith higher than feelings. Once a person engages in that practical =
> application, he or she will realize it's very concrete.
>
> "Trust is something that we keep on the tip of our tongue. We say we =
> trust God, but trust is only really known when it leaves the tip of our =
> tongue and
> hits our tennis shoes and we walk by it," she said. "The practical way =
> to walk by faith instead of by sight is to simply take a step. Don't =
> just say you
> trust. Take a step of trust. Don't just say you feel like God is capable =
> of fulfilling whatever it is that He's promised but instead act upon =
> that promise
> and watch it be fulfilled."
>
> Rothschild cited 2 Corinthians 4:18 as a verse that reminds her that =
> what is seen is temporary.
>
> "Most of the obstacles we encounter are seen obstacles, like a job loss =
> or a wayward child or financial despair or cancer or blindness. Those =
> are what we
> think are unconquerable obstacles, but because we can see them, the =
> whole nature of that means that they are temporary," she said. "... And =
> often what
> looks like an unfixable problem here or a stumbling block here is really =
> just a stepping stone to see how God can work within and through and =
> around what
> seems impossible to us."
>
> People sometimes lose heart when presented with a seemingly =
> unconquerable obstacle because they pray for God to remove the obstacle, =
> thinking He could give
> victory if only He would take the challenge away.
>
> "But really, sometimes the real victory is learned as we see God deliver =
> us through -- not deliver us from that unconquerable obstacle but =
> instead deliver
> us through that obstacle," Rothschild said. "And we realize victory is =
> not in the removal of the problem but in walking by faith through that =
> problem with
> our eyes fixed on the author and finisher of our faith rather than on =
> the temporary problem."
> --30--
> For further information about Crossover Nashville, go to
> www.everyonecan.net.
> For more information about Jennifer Rothschild, visit her website at
> www.jenniferrothschild.com.
>
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I thought you all might like to read =
> this=20
> article. I found it very intresting and encouraging to hear of a =
> blind=20
> person speaking and writing books.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Amy</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Crossover rally speaker hopes =
> people<BR>become=20
> 'infected with evangelism bug'<BR>By Erin Curry</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Bible study =
> author and=20
> speaker Jennifer Rothschild says she hopes the Crossover evangelism =
> event=20
> preceding the Southern Baptist Convention<BR>annual meeting in Nashville =
> in June=20
> will cause people to discover a renewed passion for sharing the=20
> Gospel.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"My hope is that the participants will =
> become=20
> infected with the evangelism bug -- that they'll realize that this is =
> not as=20
> intimidating as it seems, that<BR>it will ignite in them excitement ... =
> so that=20
> they'll go home contagious and infect their entire church," she told =
> Baptist=20
> Press May 23.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rothschild, author of the Bible studies =
> "Walking by=20
> Faith: Lessons I Learned in the Dark" and "Fingerprints of God: =
> Recognizing=20
> God's Touch on Your Life,"<BR>published by LifeWay Christian Resources, =
> will be=20
> a featured speaker during the Saturday evening Crossover rally June 18 =
> at the=20
> Gaylord Entertainment Center<BR>in Nashville, Tenn.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Something that makes Rothschild's =
> insights unique=20
> is that at the age of 15 she was diagnosed with a degenerative eye =
> disease that=20
> eventually took her sight.<BR>Through learning to face life without her =
> vision,=20
> Rothschild has picked up some thoughtful and encouraging lessons to =
> share with=20
> others who struggle with<BR>seemingly unconquerable obstacles suddenly =
> placed in=20
> their paths.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>By speaking at Crossover, she intends =
> to cheer on=20
> those who will have participated in the potentially record-setting =
> outreach=20
> event that already includes<BR>more than 12,000 registered volunteers =
> because=20
> evangelism, she said, will not end that day.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"I grew up in a home where my dad was a =
> pastor and=20
> I participated from my earliest memory in evangelism with him through =
> bus=20
> ministry. I'd get up early<BR>with him on Saturday mornings and go out =
> into the=20
> neighborhood and visit. So it has kind of been a part of my lifestyle,"=20
> Rothschild said of intentional<BR>evangelism.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>During the rally, Rothschild will share =
> from her=20
> latest book, Fingerprints of God, as well as sing.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"The essence of the book is how our =
> lives all bear=20
> God's fingerprints, how He has touched us. What I will be encouraging =
> them to do=20
> is then to pass that<BR>touch along -- how we can become God's hands and =
> as we=20
> touch others, we leave His fingerprints on their lives," she told=20
> BP.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rothschild, who was raised in Florida =
> and is now a=20
> member of Second Baptist Church in Springfield, Mo., said she considers =
> growing=20
> up Southern Baptist a<BR>privilege.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"My earliest memories always involved =
> the church,"=20
> she said. "I had the privilege of having my dad as my pastor, so I got =
> to see=20
> the life of Christ not<BR>just modeled in the pulpit on Sunday but =
> modeled in my=20
> home during the week when dishes were being washed or when sick kids =
> were being=20
> attended to or whatever.<BR>I just got to see the life of Christ modeled =
> in a=20
> very hands-on way."</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>She also expressed gratitude for people =
> throughout=20
> the years who have given through the Cooperative Program, Southern =
> Baptists'=20
> unified missions and ministry<BR>giving plan, so that she could benefit =
> through=20
> curriculum, conferences and youth camps such as Centrifuge. Today, she =
> owes most=20
> all of her spiritual development<BR>to such experiences, she =
> said.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"All of those things that were invested =
> in me --=20
> through those unseen people I will never know who wrote curriculum and =
> gave=20
> money -- I now am able to extend<BR>that touch in fulltime ministry that =
> I=20
> received as a child, as a teenager and as a young adult," said =
> Rothschild, who=20
> also is co-founder and publisher<BR>of the online magazine =
> WomensMinistry.net.=20
> "I just think that's beautiful how God's work is always a wise =
> investment=20
> because it brings multiple returns."</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Fellow LifeWay Bible study author and =
> speaker Beth=20
> Moore wrote the forward to Rothschild's book Lessons I Learned in the =
> Dark and=20
> addressed how Rothschild<BR>allows God to use her ongoing struggle with=20
> blindness for His glory.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Jennifer Rothschild is the real thing. =
> She knows=20
> what she's talking about," Moore wrote. "She does not have the luxury of =
> telling=20
> and retelling a testimony<BR>from years past of challenges long since =
> resolved.=20
> She lives in present-tense, making daily choices to step over a plethora =
> of seen=20
> and unseen obstacles.<BR>Jennifer is a living, breathing testimony still =
>
> actively being written by the hand of God."</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Because she cannot rely on her eyes, =
> Rothschild has=20
> paid more attention to the spiritual concept of walking by faith and not =
> by=20
> sight. She has identified<BR>some symptoms that a person is walking by =
> sight=20
> instead of by faith, starting with being governed more by feelings than =
> by=20
> faith.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"When you elevate your feelings more =
> highly than=20
> your faith, that's pretty much an indication that you're walking by =
> sight," she=20
> said. "Or when you're unwilling<BR>to take risks, unwilling to leave the =
> comfort=20
> zone and step into the character zone, is pretty much a symptom of =
> somebody=20
> who's walking by sight instead<BR>of by faith. Waiting on things from =
> God, like=20
> blessing and deliverance, is a symptom of walking by sight. The person =
> who walks=20
> by faith is content to simply<BR>wait on God and God =
> alone."</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Though it may seem abstract, the most =
> practical=20
> thing a person can do to start walking by faith rather than sight, =
> Rothschild=20
> said, is to constantly elevate<BR>faith higher than feelings. Once a =
> person=20
> engages in that practical application, he or she will realize it's very=20
> concrete.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Trust is something that we keep on the =
> tip of our=20
> tongue. We say we trust God, but trust is only really known when it =
> leaves the=20
> tip of our tongue and<BR>hits our tennis shoes and we walk by it," she =
> said.=20
> "The practical way to walk by faith instead of by sight is to simply =
> take a=20
> step. Don't just say you<BR>trust. Take a step of trust. Don't just say =
> you feel=20
> like God is capable of fulfilling whatever it is that He's promised but =
> instead=20
> act upon that promise<BR>and watch it be fulfilled."</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rothschild cited 2 Corinthians 4:18 as =
> a verse that=20
> reminds her that what is seen is temporary.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Most of the obstacles we encounter are =
> seen=20
> obstacles, like a job loss or a wayward child or financial despair or =
> cancer or=20
> blindness. Those are what we<BR>think are unconquerable obstacles, but =
> because=20
> we can see them, the whole nature of that means that they are =
> temporary," she=20
> said. "... And often what<BR>looks like an unfixable problem here or a =
> stumbling=20
> block here is really just a stepping stone to see how God can work =
> within and=20
> through and around what<BR>seems impossible to us."</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>People sometimes lose heart when =
> presented with a=20
> seemingly unconquerable obstacle because they pray for God to remove the =
>
> obstacle, thinking He could give<BR>victory if only He would take the =
> challenge=20
> away.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"But really, sometimes the real victory =
> is learned=20
> as we see God deliver us through -- not deliver us from that =
> unconquerable=20
> obstacle but instead deliver<BR>us through that obstacle," Rothschild =
> said. "And=20
> we realize victory is not in the removal of the problem but in walking =
> by faith=20
> through that problem with<BR>our eyes fixed on the author and finisher =
> of our=20
> faith rather than on the temporary problem."<BR>--30--<BR>For further=20
> information about Crossover Nashville, go to<BR><A=20
> href=3D"http://www.everyonecan.net">www.everyonecan.net</A>.<BR>For more =
>
> information about Jennifer Rothschild, visit her website at<BR><A=20
> href=3D"http://www.jenniferrothschild.com">www.jenniferrothschild.com</A>=
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