Grac*e-mail for 05/10/10 got grace?

Grac*e-mail for 05/10/10
got grace?

I am headed to my old stompn' grounds this week - Bedford, VA. Gonna' do some teaching and preaching on the Holy Spirit.

John()_:-) Every time you see this angel, remember that God loves you!
Johnlynnbrigh t@gmail.com

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Acts 1:4-8

And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, "which," He said, "you have heard from Me;5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"7 And He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

NKJV

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Got this link from Billie Bryant…

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/27/noahs-ark-found-turkey-arafat/

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Billie Bryant sends out this daily mailing…

Today's Thought:

Humor is an easy pill to swallow, a simple Rx. for happiness.

" A merry heart doeth good like a medicine:but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
Proverbs 17:22

If you want to subscribe to Billie's mailing, send a request to
bluebird58@embarqmail.com

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I also get a daily mailing from Google - "The Pun of the Day"…

The math teacher was a good dancer - he had algorithm.

The telegraph operator who accidentally sent the same message twice was remorseful.

The Irish lass was disappointed with the engagement ring from her fiance because it was a sham rock.

The triangular computer monitor business was just a big pyramid screen.

If you believe restaurants always overcook steaks, then you probably order them rarely.

The student was an aggressive learner - he hit the books.

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Got this one from Alma Larsen…(btw - Alma would appreciate you lifting up a prayer for her healing & comfort. Thanks! John()_:-)

A young couple moved into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they were eating breakfast, the young woman saw her neighbor hanging the wash outside. 'That laundry is not very clean,' she said. 'She doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.'

Her husband looked on, but remained silent.

Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same comments.

About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband, 'Look, she has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this.'

The husband said, 'I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows.'

And so it is with life. What we see when watching others depends on the window through which we look.

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From a subscriber…
Dear John,
Because of your ministries, I want you to know about my book, Guide to Ministering to Alzheimer's Patients and Their Families. It was published by Taylor & Francis (Routledge imprint). Through the book, I share with readers some of what I learned while serving as chaplain for fourteen years in three nursing facilities. An excellent preview of the book is found on WorldCat.org by clicking "Preview" under the image of the book.
This long-awaited and much-needed resource is written largely for clergy, counselors, church leaders, and health care professionals including physicians, nurses, social workers, and care facility staff. It makes a welcome addition to church, public, medical, seminary, and Alzheimer's lending libraries. It is also useful for Alzheimer's Clergy Seminars and training sessions within congregations. I hope you/your church library will purchase a copy and find it meaningful in helping those affected by this devastating disease to receive the spiritual care they desperately need. Paperback and hardback formats can be purchased from Amazon.com and www.routledgementalhealth.com. If you are interested in bulk quantities, you may contact Melaine Minch (Melaine.Minch@taylorandfrancis.com) to see if your order might qualify for special pricing.
Also, I have written an article, "ABC's of Alzheimer's Ministry" which I am making available free of charge for various publications. If you are interested in the possibility of using it for church newsletters and/or bulletin inserts, I will be delighted to send you an email attachment. Of course, if you view the article, you are under no obligation to publish it. However, if you do publish it, I would like to make these requests: (1) that the following information be included below the article: Dr. Pat Otwell is the author of Guide to Ministering to Alzheimer's Patients and Their Families which can be purchased from Amazon.com and www.routledgementalhealth.com. (2) you notify me as the date approaches for publication(s).
Thank you so very much.
Blessings, Pat Otwell patotwell@hotmail.com
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Check out this song the Dan Griffiths sent my way…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyNyHLCppMA
"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Pastors"

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Got this from the "Pearls" mailing list. To receive, just sent Larry Burrows a request at larryb1939@sbcglobal.net

Prayer covers the whole of a man's life. There is no thought, feeling, yearning or desire, however low, trifling, or vulgar we may deem it, which, if it affects our real interest or happiness, we may not lay before God and be sure of sympathy. His nature is such that our often coming does not tire him. The whole burden of the whole life of every man may be rolled on to God and not weary him, though it has wearied the man. --Henry Ward Beecher

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91st Psalm

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most
High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress:
my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee
from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings
shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for
the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that
walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth
at noonday.

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy
right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of
the wicked.

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the
most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague
come nigh thy dwelling.

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep
thee in all thy ways.

They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy
foot against a stone.

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and
the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver
him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with
him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

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Grace & peace -
John A. Bright
Pastor, Walmsley Boulevard UMC in Richmond, Virginia
johnlynnbright@gmail.com
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change..."