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When the people of God are given an opportunity to help others, they come through with a giving heart.
During the last two Feasts in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, CEM sponsored a food drive to help those
in need in the area. It is hard to believe with the wonderful weather and glistening white beaches that
anyone there needs help. Unfortunately, the economic downturn and gulf oil crisis have caused many
local families to seek help. Answering that need is Sharing and Caring, a local, all-volunteer
organization that provides food for people in emergency situations. They also help out with baby
supplies and prescription medications.
Heather and Kristi Holmes shepherded last year’s food drive. The Sharing and Caring folks were
thrilled when they saw the conference hall lobby piled with donations on the Last Great Day. They
said it was easily over $1000 in supplies.
This year we collected 19 tubs of food and supplies plus $745 in financial donations! The Sharing
and Caring team asked me to pass on their thanks to all. We know, of course, that real thanks should go
to the Lord that blessed us so abundantly with the means to celebrate his Feast and share that
abundance with others.
We may not be in Fort Walton Beach next year, but wherever we are, we will be looking for
opportunities to extend our help to others less fortunate.
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The Apostle Paul told us in 2 his own terms, and only by his C Law & Covenant - These two
Timothy 2:14 “Remind your own revelation. When we try to ideas are fundamental to the
people of these great facts, and go beyond what he shows message of the Bible, and yet
command them in the name of the himself to be, we risk creating they are shockingly misunder-
Lord not to argue over unimportant God in our own image. God stood and misapplied. Law is
things. Such arguments are hasn’t left us in the dark. He’s about understanding God and
confusing and useless, and even given us a cloud of witnesses. his purpose for man. Covenant
harmful. Work hard so God can say C The Thread, God’s is closely related because it is
to you, ‘Well done.’ Be a good Appointments With History - about knowing God, person-
workman, one who does not need A thread runs from the ally, intimately, and about being
to be ashamed when God examines beginning to the end of the in a relationship with him.
your work. Know what his Word Bible that few seem to Covenant is central to the
says and means” (TLB). understand. There are specific Christian relationship with God.
Excellent advice! So what points along that thread where C Time With God: Reflection
does CEM offer to equip you on God chose to act in history. In on the Psalms 1-18; 19-35;
your Christian journey so God can the Bible, these are called, “the 36-54; 55-73; 74-91; 92-114 -
say of you, “Well done”? appointments” of God, because Six biblically true and inspira-
Ronald L. Dart has written these appointments seem to tional chap books will connect
several enlightening books to occur in connection with events you to God as you reflect on the
make Bible basics clear and in Jewish history. As you pick psalms. These books are de-
understandable: up The Thread and follow it, signed for people with very
C The Lonely God - It is possible things you’ve often wondered little time to reflect and meditate
to understand God, but only on about will become clear. on the Holy Scriptures.
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The Courageous Christian means most of us show ourselves the lives of many fellow soldiers.
continued from page 1 . . . our courage with time. What is it Later, when someone wanted him
the grenade blast. Another like, I asked, to find out when to do something commercial to
machinegun opened up on him, you’re a young man, and in a way capitalize on his fame, he said
knocking him down and seriously that’s irrefutable, that you are this: “What we done in France we
wounding him in the hip. Refusing brave? What does it do to your had to do. And some as done it,
to withdraw from the battle, he life when no one, including you, didn’t come back. And that kind of
placed himself at the head of his will ever question whether you thing ain’t for buying and selling.”
platoon to continue the assault. As have guts? These men are a little embar-
withering machinegun and rifle fire “He shook his head. The rassed at being called heroes, and
swept the area, he struck out alone medal didn’t prove courage, he I can appreciate that. Because, in
in advance of his men to a second said. ‘It’s not bravery, it’s taking a strange way, it diminishes what
bunker. With a grenade, he crippled responsibility.’ Each of the they have done. A man in the
the dug-in machinegun defending recipients, he said, had taken Bible came immediately to mind.
this position and then wiped out the responsibility for the men, and the Do you think of the men of the
troops manning it with his rifle, moment at a tense and demanding Bible as special to God? They
completing his second self- time. They’d cared for others. were a living walking miracle,
imposed, 1-man attack. Although They took care of their men. and could we ever be like them?
weak from loss of blood, he “‘It’s not bravery, it’s taking Have you thought that they didn’t
refused to be evacuated until responsibility.’” have to be brave, because of their
assured the mission was This was stunning to me, and I faith? There may be something in
successfully accomplished. recognized it immediately as true. that, but there also may be
Through quick thinking, indom- something else.
itable courage, and unswerving Ser
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devotion to the attack in the face of Are you familiar with the movie Learn from men of God
bitter resistance and while Sergeant York? It is eerily similar There are so many things you can
wounded, M/Sgt. Oresko killed 12 to the first story Ms. Noonan learn from hearing Ronald Dart go
Germans, prevented a delay in the cited. If you have never seen this through examples of men of God.
assault, and made it possible for movie, you owe it to yourself to Here is your opportunity to learn
Company C to obtain its objective see it. Alvin C. York was a the reality of responsibility. You’ll
with minimum casualties.” pacifist who didn’t believe in hear echoes of Nick Oresko and
killing. His officer asked him after Sergeant York. They did what had
Now the point the battle why he did what he did. to be done. They took responsi-
Great writer that Peggy Noonan is, “Well I’m as much agin killin’ bility. Sergeants Oresko and York
this story was really the set up for as ever sir. But it was this way cared for their men.
a point she wanted to make. An Colonel. . .When I started out I felt You need to get this FREE CD
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“I talked to James Livingston me. . . I figured them guns was life. Among Christians today are
of Mount Pleasant, S.C., a Marine, killin’ hundreds maybe thousands those who are willing to take
a warrior in Vietnam who led in and there weren’t nothin’ anybody responsibility, and they deserve
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worse odds. I told him I was And that’s what I done.” isn’t bravery or foolhardiness that
wondering about something. Most motivates these men. Bravery is
of us try to be brave each day in It ain’t for buying or selling required, but it is responsibility
whatever circumstances, which He took responsibility and saved that motivates.
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The Courageous Christian Recommended Reading it has in fashion and even toys.
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