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6/20/06

 

If you are unsaved, or unsure if you have eternal life, please go to our  "Road to Salvation" page now, and be sure before it is too late!  As long as you draw breath, you have to opportunity to know for SURE where you will spend eternity, but once you die, or the Lord returns at the end of the Great Tribulation, it will be too late... you will have made your choice by then!  Be blessed by all, and have a blessed, peaceful day in the Lord!

Today we have the following updates:

• Scriptures: "God's Promises & Answers", Chapter 19 (new chapter added every Monday)

• New article: The Creation Reacting to Sin! by David Meyer of Last Trumpet Ministries

• Today's Prayer Requests - Still needing URGENT prayers for my Uncle Scotty... see Prayers for Life page; new request on Prayers for Other.  Thanks MUCH for your prayers for Richard... he's doing MUCH better  See Prayers for Illness page for update!!!

• New Recipe - "Hubby’s Spicy Fish Bake"

• Today's Cute Animal picture!

• June, 2006 - Monthly calendar

• Download Richard's SONGS of praise for free!!!

• Don Francisco MP3's [My goal in life is to get all the way through "He's Alive" without crying! <smiles>]

• My POETRY of praise for free!!!

• SHARING PAGE SITE MAP!!!

• My FAVORITE SCRIPTURES (categorized)

• HEBREW/AMERICAN CALENDAR

NEW FOR TODAY:

2 TIMOTHY 3:

• Tucson church rises on the rock of U2
  Wearing a clerical collar and a headset, the Rev. Michael A. Smith swings his hips and, taking cues from the church band, joins worshippers in singing "Mysterious Ways" from the U2 album Achtung Baby.

AMERICA:

• Bush 'super-state' documents sought
  FOIA request filed to expose plans for 'North American union'

• 'Reformed' gays demand a voice in America's schools
  Angered by what they see as the promotion of homosexuality in schools, thousands of American parents are banding together to demand that their children be taught that it is possible to stop being gay.  

APOSTASY:

• First Woman Named to Head US Episcopal Church
  The U.S. Episcopal Church chose Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on Sunday as its first woman leader, a move unprecedented in the Anglican church and one likely to produce more turmoil in a faith divided over the ordination of an openly gay bishop.

• New US church leader says homosexuality no sin
  Newly elected leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said on Monday she believed homosexuality was no sin and homosexuals were created by God to love people of the same gender.

• Presbyterians 'Receive' Policy on Worship
  The divine Trinity _ "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" _ could also be known as "Mother, Child and Womb" or "Rock, Redeemer, Friend" at some Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) services under an action Monday by the church's national assembly. <-FEATURE!

ECONOMY:

• Ethanol Plants' High Water Demands Raises Concerns
  City officials in Champaign and Urbana took notice when they heard that an ethanol plant proposed nearby would use about 2 million gallons of water per day, most likely from the aquifer that also supplies both cities. <-FEATURE!

• Market meltdown threatens stability of UK debt mountain
  Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, warned that the road ahead for the stock market might be bumpy. His warning will have worried many consumers, particularly those sitting on big mortgage and credit card debts.  

EUROPEAN UNION:

• Leaders chart future for Europe
  EU leaders have set 2008 as a target for making changes to the EU rule book, which are needed for further expansion. <-FEATURE!

MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS:

• Antidepressants Linked to Sleep Disorder
  However, the researchers aren't sure which came first: the sleep disorder or the antidepressant use.

• Cousins at Risk of Cancer Give Up Stomachs
  Risk the odds that they might not develop cancer, with a 70 percent chance they would; or have their stomachs removed. The latter would mean a challenging life of eating very little, very often.

• Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine
  More than 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer each year, and about the same number die. Chances of surviving more than five years with this disease are low. But researchers hope to reverse that trend with a new vaccine.

• Synthetic Blood Vessels Not Such a Stretch
  The synthetic blood vessels could eventually be used in patients undergoing heart surgery to have their hardened or blocked arteries removed and replaced with prosthetics or grafts that would allow the regeneration of a new artery.

• Targeting Depression Programs for Kids at Risk
  Researchers who looked at 30 studies on kids and depression conducted over the past 20 years conclude the best anti-depression programs are those that zero in on kids at higher risk for the condition.

• Treatment Order May not Matter for Rare Breast Cancer
  Women who develop a rare and especially deadly form of breast cancer may be somewhat reassured to know it may not matter which treatment they receive first.

• Why Wine Makes You Sleepy
  A nice glass of red wine with dinner is often just what the doctor ordered when it comes to getting a good night's sleep.

NATURAL DISASTERS:

• More storms expected in flooded Houston
  Torrential rains sparked flash floods across Houston on Monday that engulfed homes and snarled traffic, and weather forecasters warned new storms overnight could bring even worse flooding.

PLAGUES:

• Bird flu fears close second P.E.I. farm
  A second Prince Edward Island farm has been placed under a quarantine order as a precautionary measure as authorities investigate the finding of an H5 avian flu virus in a domestic goose in that province.

RUMORS OF WAR:

• N. Korean threat activates shield
  The Pentagon activated its new U.S. ground-based interceptor missile defense system, and officials announced yesterday that any long-range missile launch by North Korea would be considered a "provocative act."

• N. Korea threatens to wipe out US forces
  North Korea yesterday threatened to ?mercilessly wipe out? US forces in case of war during a national meeting to mark leader Kim Jong-Il?s 42 years? work at the ruling party.

SCIENCE:

• It Has Come to This: Computer Orders Restaurant Workers Around
  Hyperactive Bob, the kitchen production management computer system from Hyperactive Technologies, is now being licensed to Zaxby's, a fast-food restaurant chain with locations in the Southern states. Zaxby's has 330 counter-service chicken specialty restaurants. This artificially intelligent computer system not only takes orders, it gives them as well.

• Natural Body Guards: How Your Killer Cells Get Motivated
  Natural killer cells form the body's front line of defense. When viruses and cancers attack, the cells keep the invaders at bay while the rest of the immune system prepares.

TERRORISM/TERRORISTS:

• Hamas, Fatah Moving Closer to Deal on Implicitly Recognizing Israel
  The ruling Hamas and rival Fatah factions were moving closer to an agreement on implicitly recognizing Israel, negotiators said Sunday in a sign that international pressure on the new Palestinian government could be yielding results. The two groups are discussing a document that calls for a Palestinian state alongside Israel, implying recognition of the Jewish state. <-FEATURE!  

NEW FOR YESTERDAY:

2 TIMOTHY 3:

• Gay guarantee for provincial curriculum (A six-page contract, signed by the Education Ministry and obtained by The Vancouver Sun, guarantees Peter and Murray Corren a significant voice in the revision of classroom lessons to recognize gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people and the creation of a new social-justice course -- to include teachings about sexual orientation -- for Grade 12 students.)

• Scrap marriage, says Christian group (Marriage should be abolished and replaced by a variety of civil partnerships, a progressive religious think-tank has suggested.)

ANTI-SEMITISM:

• Episcopal Leaders to Honor Anti-Israel Theologian with 'Peace' Award (A mainline Protestant renewal group is objecting to a decision by the Episcopal Church USA (ECUSA) to honor a Palestinian Anglican priest who considers the state of Israel to be the source of all problems in the Middle East.)

• Iranian President Calls For 'Impartial' Probe Of Holocaust (Iran's president on Friday questioned evidence of the Holocaust, calling it an unproven fact that needed to be verified.)

APOSTASY:

• Evangelism Low Priority for Episcopalians (According to a recent Gallup survey, Episcopalians are the least likely Christians in America to attend church every week. As the average Sunday attendance of the Episcopal Church continues its rapid decline, and as the average age of Episcopalians continues its increase, both houses of the Episcopal Convention determined that "Justice and Peace" was the more important activity of the church.)

EUROPEAN UNION:

• Quartet Deal On Palestinian Aid Very Close, EU Says (The European Union agreed on Friday on an aid scheme for Palestinians bypassing the Hamas-led government and said it was close to winning the backing of the United States and other Middle East peace brokers.)

ISRAEL HAPPENINGS:

“But on Mount Tsiyon [Zion] there shall be an escape, and they shall be set-apart. And the house of Yaaqob [Jacob/Israel] shall possess their possessions. "And the house of Yaaqob shall be a fire, and the house of Yosĕph a flame, but the house of Ěsaw [the Palestinians] for stubble. And they shall burn among them and they shall consume them, so that no survivor is left of the house of Ěsaw.” For YHWH has spoken. (Obadiah 1:17-18)

• NY Times: Don't ignore Mideast conflict (In Saturday's editorial, newspaper says deteriorating Israeli-Palestinian situation can get a whole lot worse if outside world averts its attention...)

• Peres: Israel and Palestinians Closer Than Ever to Peace Deal (Vice Premier Shimon Peres said Saturday that Israel and the Palestinians were closer to peace than they've been in past 50 years. "The distance between us is the shortest it's been for the last 50 years," Peres said at one-day security summit in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan. "The distance is very short, but the speed is very slow.") <- FEATURE!!!

• Peres: Israel wants negotiated solution ("We want to end the occupation, which is bad for us morally, politically and demographically," Peres said. Therefore, Peres explained, there were two additional policy options for Israel: a coordinated withdrawal and a unilateral withdrawal.)

LINKS:

• Fun & games links!  All SORTS of free games, some for printing and playing, and some interactive!  Enjoy!!!

MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS:

• Engineered Heart Tissue (Researchers have developed a way to engineer living heart tissue that can actually conduct electricity. Electrical impulses are what keep a heart beating with a regular rhythm.)

• Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine (Chances of surviving more than five years with this disease are low. But researchers hope to reverse that trend with a new vaccine.)

• Tree Bark Supplement Reduces ADHD (According to new research, a plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, the antioxidant Pycnogenol, significantly reduces Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children when used daily for one month.)

• Vegetables may Stop Artery Hardening (A recent study from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., reveals a diet high in vegetables may decrease the hardening of arteries.)

MISCELLANEOUS:

• Best Photos of 2005  (These are some AWESOME photographs!!!)

  Power of PhotoShop!  (Some VERY unique photos touched up in PhotoShop!)

PERSONAL:

• My apology to the Living God:  "The Smoke-Filled Room".<- FEATURE!!!

PLAGUES:

• Canada finds bird flu case, plans further testing (OTTAWA/WINNIPEG (Reuters) - Canada has detected a case of H5 avian flu in the eastern province of Prince Edward Island and plans further testing over the weekend to determine whether it is the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain, government officials announced on Friday.)

• Polio Outbreak in Namibia Puzzles WHO (Polio normally attacks infants and young children, not adults, and Namibia had been free of the disease for a decade, The New York Times reported Friday.) <- FEATURE!!!

RUMORS OF WAR:

• N. Korea Denies It's About to Test Missile (The United States and Japan urged North Korea not to proceed with reported plans to test-fire a long-range missile that could reach the U.S. mainland, saying Saturday that a launch would be dangerous and provocative.)

SCIENCE:

• Revealed: UK set for first face transplants (Ethics experts prepare to give approval · Doctors seek four suitable patients A British hospital is set to give the go-ahead for four British patients to undergo face transplants in what will prove a major landmark in surgery.)

STRANGE HEAVENLY SIGNS:

• An Alignment of Stars & Planets (Something remarkable is about to happen in the evening sky. Three planets and a star cluster are converging for a close encounter you won't want to miss.)

  A Meteoroid Hits the Moon! (There's a new crater on the Moon. It's about 14 meters wide, 3 meters deep and precisely one month, eleven days old.) <- FEATURE!!!

TERRORISM/TERRORISTS:

• Al-Qaeda threatens to avenge al-Zarqawi death (Al-Qaeda threatens to avenge al-Zarqawi death. In internet message addressed to Islamic world terror group says, ‘death al-Zarqawi but one more (cause of) indignation that hands of treason have added to list of indignations, which inspires heroes of Islam in fierce battle against forces of apostasy’)

Have a blessed, peaceful day in the Lord!  Peg.

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