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Loyalty is a word that is mentioned so casually in today's society. It is described in the dictionary as steadfast in allegiance, or being faithful to a person or ideal. We are shown by the media that it's okay to want more and to have choices. This has affected our society's idea of loyalty in many ways. In the movies, the typical Italian family story tells of their strong ideas of loyalty.

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HOODWINKED There are may lies and misconceptions taught in church's all across the world everyday. In my last post, I taught about another commonly taught lie, and that was, "Grace Can Lead to a Careless Attitude Toward Sin." The truth is, there are possibly countless amounts of lies and deceptions that Satan has hoodwinked the Church at-large into believing. The one that I want to address today

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There are many instances where man has always found ways to explain the miracles that holy books spell out. Many miracles that have nurtured the faith in humans to believe in God have been explained away by scientific methods. This means that some do not feel that God is omnipotent and they also feel they need the support of others to believe in their research. Some feel it is service to mankind

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We need to include tort reform as part of our health care reform. This would help to lower the cost of health care by decreasing the cost of malpractice insurance and legal fees for health care professionals. Nobody should be able to sue a doctor or any other member of the medical profession for millions and millions of dollars. A reasonable cap should be set on punitive damages (in addition to

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As industry and our culture strives towards bettering the planet and attempting to repair any damages we may have caused to our environment, we have taken a large turn toward plastic products and away from glass and other materials. What this means is that a huge portion of bottled beverages are produced and distributed in plastic bottles across the world. Unfortunately it seems the blame is

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There are many essentials for your handbag, many 'can absolutely not do without' items that must be with you when leaving the house. The three 'L's': lippy, liner and lip sole; chewing gum; mirror; hairbrush; foundation; ipod; mobile; purse; keys; and most important of all, make-up brushes.Yes, make-up brushes are THE most vital of all stuff and things that a lady keeps in her handbag. What's the

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Just imagine a moderate beautiful looking woman walking down the street with her stylish and trendy handbag. On the contrary, try to get the picture of a woman without her handbag. What difference do you feel here? Might be this: a woman without her handbag seems to be incomplete. It is the opinion of many men that women feel more confident while carrying a stylish handbag than any other ordinary

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You may want to check out these airport runways before committing to being one. I wouldn't want to be a passenger on any jets landing on these runways.

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On the theme of profiles, Christianity Today has a profile on the historical St. Nicholas. Supposedly, Nicholas was born to a wealthy family in Patara, Lycia. His parents died, and he inherited a considerable sum of money, but he kept none of it. In the most famous story about his life, he threw bags of gold through the windows of three girls about to be forced into lives of prostitution. At

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We don't get into partisan politics around here but here are a couple of national news websites that are covering the election. CBC's Election Website CTV's Election Website Globe and Mail Elections Canada information :: Not a news site but it has information on how to register to vote and where to vote. From the above listed websites, you should be able to get all sorts of election

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Asia's Deadly Waves

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From World Relief Dear Friends, The tragedy in South Asia has quickly become one of the most serious in history. The sudden loss of life and destruction is overwhelming. I don't have to give you the details because I am certain all of you have seen the heart-wrenching scenes as they have covered our television screens for the last several days. We have been in constant email and telephone

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Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. - Calvin Coolidge.

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Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody's business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy if anything can.Thomas Merton

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Several times over the last year I have mentioned the Genocide in Rwanda. Here is an overview of the genocide as documented in Wikipedia (an online encyclopedia). Not enjoyable reading but a part of western history and as well as how humanity failed nearly a million people.

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Article in the Washington Post about the horrors and gencide in Sudan To the family of Katuma, who was raped and impregnated by an Arab militia fighter five months ago in the war-torn region of Darfur, this shamanistic cure was the only form of redemption available in a situation where legal justice is elusive, officials are embarrassed to discuss rape and the chances of catching and prosecuting

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Desk TraumaOriginally uploaded by 8lettersuk.Never purchase a glass desk!

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This was posted in Sojourners by Glen Stassen. The Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary, and the co-author of Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context, Christianity Today's Book of the Year in theology or ethics.Under President Bush, the decade-long trend of declining abortion rates appears to have reversed. Given the trends of the 1990s,

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From AP. I know this is interest to many in the community...American domestic politics in a presidential election year have contributed to the delay in reopening the U.S. market to Canadian beef, U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci said Wednesday. Cellucci, a former Republican governor of Massachusetts, blamed Democrats in the run-up to the Nov. 2 vote that pits President Bush against Democratic

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On the sermon notes that were handed out this morning, I promised that I would post some links to articles and sites that I mentioned in today's sermon. Of course, the opinions on the sites are not mine or the churches but just some that I mentioned this morning.The Atlantic Monthly article on Karl Rove, President George W. Bush's chief strategist.Spinsanity :: this weblog challenges the

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From Reuters The world is consuming some 20 percent more natural resources a year than the planet can produce, conservationist group WWF warned on Thursday.Urging governments to move rapidly to restore the ecological balance, the Swiss-based group said rich countries, particularly in North America, were largely to blame for the situation."We are running up an ecological debt which we will not be

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Article on former Detroit Tigers (and Toronto Blue Jays) slugger Cecil Fielder and how gambling has destroyed his life. Very sad.http://www.detnews.com/2004/tigers/0410/18/a01-306142.htm

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Story from the AP on how to avoid getting the fluThe wisdom mothers have been dispensing for ages ? wash your hands, eat your vegetables, go to bed earlier ? turns out to be great advice for avoiding the flu.Click on the post title to get the rest of the story.

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On Sunday, Linda mentioned that she was reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer. I dug up the Amazon.ca link for the book as well as the book I mentioned in my sermon, Blood, Tears, and Folly by Len Deighton. Both are excellent books.

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A great post about the work of theologian Walter Bruggermann"To address the issue of truth greatly reduced requires us to be poets who speak against the prose world. .. The only proclamation that is worthy of the name preaching is not moral instruction, or problem solving, or doctrinal clarification. It is not good advice, nor is it romantic caressing, not is it a soothing good humor... It is

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A lot of us enjoy doing some writing. Here are some tips about effective writing from an editor. Good stuff.http://www.holtuncensored.com/ten_mistakes.html

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Yahoo has a picture of a 10-month-old boy weighing 4.1 kg is weighed at a health centre in Monrovia. More than half of African children who die before the age of five are malnourished, a top African Health Organisation official said at a west African regional meeting on nutrition

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TreeOriginally uploaded by Jordon.Last year Ivan told Wendy and I about the largest tree in Saskatchewan. I had never heard of it but Ivan gave Wendy and I really good directions to it so we decided to go and find it. He said keep driving and we would see a sign with instructions to the tree. I don't know what we were expecting but it wasn't this sign. We grabbed a picture while we were going by.

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