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Today on Christians Need to Know. Session 2 on Ephesians: Let’s walk together in unity so we can work together as the body of Christ. Does God really call us to build monstrous public venues destined to become the next “Lost City of Z”? Through the Apostle Paul, God shows us the continuity plan for the church, which does not embrace “big business church plant” Atlas model found in the US.
The mind of a US senior pastor before Sunday Services …
If we follow "teaching for testing" to its outcome, we discover in China what all those loss of privacy warnings meant ... Engagement monitoring by AI. Real time student brainwave engagement. Cashless society through facial recognition. AI is one jump away from linking human minds into a single consciousness... Coming to a cubicle near you.
See WSJ’s story at – https://www.wsj.com/video/under-ais-watchful-eye-china-wants-to-raise-smarter-students/C4294BAB-A76B-4569-8D09-32E9F2B62D19.html
Whatever happened to recess and chocolate milk?
The church in the US is built on a “come and pray” model. With the outbreak of the coronavirus and the aging of the US church population, Pastor Jim discusses the need to build a “Church in Place: Stay and Pray” model that allows church members to stay active in the local church ministry during times of isolation or illness.
Next week, we will discuss how the spread of the Christianity through Asia Minor and on to Europe, gave a “continuity plan” to the Christian church as Titus destroyed Jerusalem in AD 70 accompanied by decades of Roman persecution of Christians and Jewish believers alike.
Today while visiting the Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church, the pastor morphed the traditional Passing the Peace handshakes with "elbow bumps" and "knuckle crunches." Sanctified, along with wafers and the cup, the stations of the hand sanitizers. "May the Lord bless you and sanitize you."
Those who think the US workplace is safe from coronavirus have never sat across the cubicle from a flu stricken coworker out of PTO days.
During my years of cubicle exile, my desk has been a magnet to attract loud talkers, big sneezers and “Boy am I sick, but I used all my PTO going to Cabo! (Hack, coooough, blow)” Apparently the virus has not clicked “read and agreed” to the HR manual.
Bernie’s Medicare for All plan announces “free dental” ... using other people’s teeth.
I want archaeological teeth from a departed saint … so that everything out of my mouth is a blessing.
Pope Francis, on the subject of preaching, said, “How many times have we seen people sleeping during a homily, or chatting among themselves, or outside smoking a cigarette?”
When people laughed at the image, Francis said, “It’s true, you all know it … it’s true!”
Concluding that line of reflection, Francis said, “Please be brief … no more than 10 minutes, please!”
Pope Francis said this to the fifth General Audience of 2018, attended by 8,000.
Baptist deacons responded in shock about parishioners smoking during the sermon, declaring that “the Christian thing to do is to humbly slip out, have brunch at the local diner then sneak back in before the benediction.”
Would it be too much to ask Andrew Yang to begin my $1,000 a month ... before I vote? I have high standards. They are now up to $1,000.
There's a rumor that Apple was fined for slow, old iPhone users. Where do I get my check? I knew there was a plus to being old and slow!
The root of religious freedom burrows deep and free from Government and its control of religion
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Rhode Island was founded by those who rejected a church model that mixed in King and Government controls. “Williams felt that the religion he practiced must be free from any influence of the Church of England and the English king.”
Border tunnel discovered at Los Algodones, with LED lighting, handrails and handicapped restrooms. Used by US seniors who seek prescription drugs and dental care in Mexico.