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The Exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the World
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 (135 reads)
“The Kingdom Exhibition”
John 13:31-35, Presbytery sermon, November 20, 2007
Rev. Randy Butler
There is a river on the border between Kentucky and West Virginia called the Tug Fork. The valley through which the Tug Fork flows was a popular spot for settlers and by the late 1800’s two families had emerged as the most prominent in the region. On one side of the Tug Fork lived the Hatfields; on the other side, the McCoys. The sale of timber and moonshine contributed to the fortunes of these two families, and they were both able to acquire a great deal of land in the valley. But they had disagreements over timber and moonshine rights. In addition, the Hatfields were Confederates during the Civil War, while the McCoys remained loyal to the Union. So their differences ran deep. And one day a Hatfield pig was found on the McCoy side of the river, accusations of theft were made, and thus began one of the long standing feuds in American history and legend. Between 1880 and 1891 about a dozen or so members of either family had been killed. It got so bad that the state militias were called in to keep the Hatfields and McCoys from destroying each other. The feud has long been settled, but it lives on in legend. I read that descendants of the Hatfields and McCoys even appeared on the TV game show Family Feud in 1979. The prize was a pig.
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PAL CRAFTAID Helps Palestinian Christian Managed Organizations
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 (67 reads)
November 5, 2007
To: Members of Seattle Presbytery
Greetings from the wilds of Iowa where corn is a primary ingredient for ethanol and caucuses. We have the luxury of no gridlock, except when a senator has a steak cookout for candidates running for president; over 15,000 line up for food and served very efficiently. This was held in our town of Indianola which is located about 15 miles south of Des Moines. Indianola, the Balloon Capitol, also requires a lot of hot air to get big objects moving.
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Street Youth Ministries: Healing is a messy business
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 (106 reads)
by Jennie Gulian, UPC Times
(Editor’s Note: The name of the single mom in the story has been changed to protect her privacy.)
You remember the story of Lazarus in the book of John. He was a good friend of Jesus who got sick and died. After four days in a tomb, Jesus brought him back to life. He came out of the tomb, still wrapped in bandages. Then, in a small detail that doesn’t get talked about much, Jesus asked those who were with him to unwrap the bandages.
That detail is how Tyler Bauer, ministry coordinator with Street Youth Ministries (SYM), explains SYM’s mission of hope and healing to homeless youth in the U-District.
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Free Chairs Available from Newport PC
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 (5 reads)
CHAIRS AVAILABLE: Newport Presbyterian has 65 metal folding chairs available free. These chairs have suffered some scratches and dents and may be missing some non-critical parts but remain serviceable and are free to anyone who would like to haul some or all them away. Call 425-746-6111 or e-mail newportpres@qwest.net
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Message from Interim EP Jerry Poole, November 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 (97 reads)
This month, and hopefully each month Christians reflect on their blessings. Here are a few blessings that come to my mind.
I’m grateful for the experience of receiving a week of training in mediation skills in Portland from the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center.
For Jeff Rayner, our Presbytery’s bookkeeper, who is leaving us at the end of the month to move to Arizona to be closer to his family. He’s been with us 7 years and we wish him well in his new venture.
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Moderator's Musings, November 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 (92 reads)
As I come to the close of my term as Moderator, I want to offer some year end reflections.
As I have said before, one of the great privileges of the Moderator’s call is to be involved in so many installations and ordinations. I have moderated commissions for the installation or ordination services of about twelve new pastors, and have taken great joy in the variety of worship styles of these services. I especially enjoyed the installation of Rev. Geunbum Park, new pastor of the Korean Bremerton Church. The service was conducted in Korean, and I wore a pair of headphones which provided the English translation. It was a joyful service and gave me a new understanding for what it is like to be in the cultural minority. I was even asked to lead the closing hymn. I declined, because I didn’t know the words - in English or Korean.
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In Partnership With A God of Abundance
Friday, November 09, 2007 (97 reads)
“Christian stewardship begins with God’s love, affirms God’s ownership, and then celebrates God’s partnership. There is nothing we do by ourselves.”
Donald W. Joiner
I don’t know that I’ve ever read a better or more concise statement about Christian stewardship than this one by Donald W. Joiner. It offers a theology that shapes our understanding of how we manage (steward) the resources and opportunities that God has blessed us with. Our motivation for the right use of all that God gives us is our experience of God’s love and our grateful response to God’s grace in Jesus Christ.
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Vietnam trip expands the vision of young adults from Seattle
Friday, November 09, 2007 (13 reads)
 Part of ‘something very large’
Vietnam trip expands the vision of young adults from Seattle
When a group of young adults from Mercer Island Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Wash., traveled to Vietnam to teach English this summer, the experience affected them in ways they never could have predicted.
Team leader Binh Nguyen, Southeast Asia Ministry Coordinator for Seattle Presbytery, talked about his dream of improving education and living standards in Vietnam. His words struck a chord with Mikaila Gawryn, a senior at Seattle University.
“I realized that the group I was standing with was a part of something very large,” she says. “This trip was a hope that had been talked about for years, and I felt that God had been working in my life to allow me to go.”
Melissa Naylor, a recent graduate of Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash., says the experience convinced her God was calling her to a career in education. “It is amazing how sometimes it takes a time of travel to give you perspective on life,” she says. Developing relationships with the Vietnamese people was a highlight for Alan Waite, also a graduate of Whitworth. “A partnership with groups around the world helps me to understand what a global community I live in,” he says….My time in Vietnam was a great reminder of how full life is when we open our eyes to those around us.”
Reprinted by permission from the October 2007 issue of Presbyterians Today.
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