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Dear Member, We do not have a happy report, as we have not been able to find a suitable candidate for pastor of our church thus far. We do, however, have one promising prospect. The following is our confidential report on the candidates: Adam: Good man, but has problems with his wife. Noah: Former pastorate of 120 years with no converts. Prone to unrealistic building projects. Joseph: A big thinker, but a braggart. Interprets dreams. Has a prison record. Moses: Modest and meek, but poor communicator; even stutters at times. Sometimes blows his stack and acts rashly in business meetings. Deborah: One word—female. David: The most promising candidate of all, until we discovered the affair he had with a neighbor’s wife. Solomon: Great preacher, but serious woman problems. Elijah: Prone to depression; collapses under pressure. Jonah: Told us he was swallowed by a huge fish. He said the fish later spit him out on the shore near here. We hung up. Amos: Backward and unpolished. With some seminary training, he might have promise; but he has a problem with wealthy people. John: Says he’s a Baptist, but doesn’t dress like one. Sleeps in the outdoors, has a weird diet, and provokes denominational leaders. Paul: Powerful CEO type and fascinating preacher. But he’s short on tact, unforgiving with young ministers, harsh, and has been known to preach all night. Timothy: Too young. Judas: His references are solid. A steady plodder. Conservative. Good connections. Knows how to handle money. We’re inviting him to preach this Sunday with great hopes that he will accept our offer!

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“Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” - Michael Jordan

"people have died drinking multiple energy drinks and alcohol". People have died drinking too much energy drink alone. People have died drinking too much water.

As I read through the revised list, I was pleased with the updated laguage. IMO, there was still a at least one inconsistency - the statement that the Bible was the final authority (not EGW); but later was still using 1844 as the time of entry of Christ into the Most Holy Place, which to me is clearly contradicted throughout the book of Hebrews. Just my opinion; no intention here of starting a theological debate on the subject in this thread. There are plenty of other threads that debate this issue - none of which have changed anybody's mind on either side of the fence.

I find this interesting because I have been a vegetarian for more than 81 years! Vegan just a few days in between. I have still sufficient B12. My exception is that I take cod liver oil daily for vitamin D and I suppose that Is why I have less arthrites than many people suffer from at my age.

“You have two hands. One to help yourself, the second to help others.” - Unknown

“He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. ” - John 7:18 (Revised Standard Version)

One night, 6 year old Rivkah walks up to her mother Leah, looks at her mother’s hair, and says, "Mommy, why is some of your hair white?" Leah replies, "Well darling, every time you do something wrong and it makes me unhappy, one of my hairs turns white." Rivkah thinks about this for a second, looks at a picture of her grandmother on the wall and then says, "Oh my goodness Mommy, you must have been a very naughty girl when you were a kid for Bubbie to look like that!”

“Remember, sinner, it is not your hold of Christ that saves you -- it is Christ.” - C.H. Spurgeon

“Life is about timing. ” - Carl Lewis

"If you can't be thankful for what you receive, be thankful for what you escape." --Unknown

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." --Thornton Wilder

"Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot." --The Hausa of Nigeria

"Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life." --Christiane Northrup

"No one is as capable of gratitude as one who has emerged from the kingdom of night." --Elie Wiesel

"When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them." --Chinese Proverb

"Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality." --Alfred Painte

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." -–Buddha

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." --John F. Kennedy

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." -–Melody Beattie

"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you,' that would suffice." --Meister Eckhart

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." --Albert Einstein

In some cases that might be true and in other cases it might be false.

The only way He is going to come soon ... is if ALL of us band together and finish the work. Excluding women will not assist in that.

I like it, LynnDel. That is funny. I guess it's a good thing that I like to cook as I'm so absentminded I'd forget to eat my wife's cooking....