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I hope that someday, I will be asked to leave because I came on too strong about the central message of the Gospel. The little town I grew up in was probably more like where Jesus grew up in the fact that, as a kid, most of the town knew who you were and knew who to call when they saw you doing something you shouldn’t be doing. Most people read right over this and miss what happens, in one verse the crowd goes from adoring to angry. I think that this may be more than Jesus stating the obvious point that sometimes people who know us too well have trouble taking us seriously. This may have just been Jesus way of saying, “My ultimate identity does not come from your evaluation of me.”[1] Now Jesus didn’t post his sermon from that day on his weblog so I don’t have a copy of what made everybody upset. Jesus was preaching a radical message of love and grace, a message of generosity and justice a message of peace and hope, especially for those who had no hope, a message designed to turn the world upside down and when he preached it in his hometown, people didn’t like it. My message is from God and the fact that you don’t like it doesn’t make it any less valuable.” Jesus knew that the apostles, if they delivered that same world-changing message the Jesus delivered would sometimes be treated the same way. Your message is from God and the fact that people don’t like it doesn’t make is any less valuable. We are, at times, struggling against churches that think that Christianity is all about judgment and damnation, so we are very clear in our emphasis of Grace, that overwhelming, unmerited love of God that pursues us and pulls into relationship with God no matter what. My message is from God and the fact that people don’t like it doesn’t make is any less valuable. Pastors need to have enough gumption to proclaim the word of the gospel even when it means people at the door won’t say “nice job pastor” The reasons is, no matter how well we are doing, here in our church, at being graceful and kind, however well we are doing praising and worshipping God, the gospel is calling us to look at the world outside. We need to stand up for that message, even when that goes against the me-first, money is king, profit-before people, might before mercy, everyone for themselves mentality of the world. Some believe that we stand up for the gospel by standing on high ground and hurling moral judgments upon people we don’t understand. We think that our task, if we really want to stand firm for the gospel is to go out and tell people to repent. There is a big difference between telling people to repent, change their ways, feel sorry for what they have done, especially when we all still have some ways of our own to change - and telling people about the world changing, counter-cultural message of the gospel, a message of radical transformation, rooted in “compassion, love, generosity of spirit, kindness, peace, social justice,”[3] grace and hope – trusting that this message will touch them and turn their hearts toward God. We have to be willing to proclaim that God news and trust that people’s hearts will be moved toward God. We have to be willing to stand up and say we believe in and are willing to work with God and each other to create a world where no child will go hungry, where money isn’t the most important thing, where the earth is a gift to be protected, where meaning is more important than possessions, where bombs are not the best way to make peace, where generosity wins out over greed every time. Even if people don’t like me or maybe even, if I am lucky, ask me to leave.
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Aisle 25: Hygenic AisleSo I decided to reset my face. At this point I’m very close to completing the lumberjack beard, but sadly it is not to be at this point in time.For as you see, I have now shaved off the majority of the goatee and all the side fuzz.
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Another raid destroyed several houses near the Israeli border and killed at least 16 civilians.The latest deaths mean that Israel’s offensive against Hezbollah and Lebanon has killed at least 130 people since Wednesday.Most of the civilian victims of today’s attacks died when their homes were struck by Israeli bombs or missiles, Lebanese police said.EscalationEarlier Hezbollah killed eight Israeli civilians and wounded a dozen more when it fired 20 long-range missiles at Israel’s northern city of Haifa on Sunday morning.Following the attack, Israel warned Lebanese civilians to evacuate the border areas, saying that it would take unilateral military action to stop Hezbollah from carrying out more rocket attacks.We asked people in seven villages to evacuate the villages for their own safety since we will be operating in those areas, said an Israeli army spokesman.A few hours after issuing the warning, Israeli warplanes struck at several Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.Afterwards, in the village of Aabba, near Nabatiyeh, around 70 km (40 miles) south of the capital, eight bodies were extracted from the debris of two joining houses.Rescue workers said efforts to reach the other bodies were hampered by ongoing bombing raids in the area.In Nabatiyeh Israeli helicopters destroyed a two-storey house, killing three people and wounding 11 others, including three young children, police said.Four civilians were killed and 10 others hurt when their home in the village of Burj Shemali was also hit.Israel’s strategyIsrael’s minister for internal security, Avi Dichter said the raids aimed to put pressure on Lebanon’s government to act against Hezbollah.Tens of thousands of Lebanese who will flee towards the north will create the right pressure on Hezbollah, Dichter told ministers during Israel’s weekly cabinet meeting, AFP reported.The latest air strikes come after five days of Israeli attacks against Lebanese infrastructure including bridges, roads and the country’s only international airport in Beirut.The Israeli army has also said that its special forces are operating on the ground in Lebanon, in conjunction with air and sea forces.AGENCIES
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Want to slash those summer power bills, but don’t want to spend a lot of money to do it? Consider planting fast growing trees. Some grow as much as 10 feet in the very first year, quickly providing shade and lowering cooling costs. According to the US Department of Agriculture, well placed trees can reduce overall cooling expenses by as much as 30% and can save 20% – 50% on heating bills. When average annual utility bills run from ,500 - ,500, this could add up to a savings of thousands of dollars in just the first few years. Plus, healthy, mature trees increase property values by as much as 10%, lower stress levels, and clean the air we breathe. Just a few trees can make a big difference. Start by shading the west and east sides of your home. Don’t forget to shade your air conditioning unit; this alone can increase cooling efficiency by 10%. Trees should also be planted near driveways to deflect heat away from your home. A diagram can be found at http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/EnergyDiagram.htm. So what is the fastest growing shade tree? According to the Fast Growing Trees Nursery , it’s the Royal Empress Tree. Nursery Manager Jarred Hicks explains that with a little care, an Empress tree can reach up to ten feet the first full growing season and go on to twenty five feet in just three years. Furthermore, they have a deep taproot that grows down, not out, so you don’t have to worry about disturbing foundations, patios or driveways. Royal Empress Trees have large, one-foot leaves that provide dense shade in the summer then drop in the fall to let sunlight through when needed most. Hicks recommends against Empress trees grown from seed but prefers a process where trees are cloned. He explains, Some of the best Empress mother trees in the world are selected for fast growth, form, and hardiness. We clone these in a laboratory then grow them in our nursery. This guarantees a near perfect tree and one thatlink
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