the Centrist

“Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass…it’s about learning how to dance in the rain”

Quotations to live by: Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives,  that is in the affections. -Archibald Alexander (http://www.quoteland.com/topic.asp?CATEGORY_ID=232)

A Prayer for America and her people:

God our Father, walk through our nation, take away our idolatries, and restore Your presence to our society.  Please watch over, strengthen, and heal our families.  We beg You to draw us to You, forgive us our great national sin of apathy (i.e. using Your name in vain, accepting abortion, denying public prayer and public worship, placing the god of materialism before You, questioning your authority in marriage, etc) and forgive us our individual trespasses’, as well as empowering us to forgive those who trespass against us… Lord Jesus please show us mercy and grace.

We ask this in the name of Jesus our Savior and Messiah

Amen.

WDB

Rural Dentist available through Amazon.com… And two local bookstores:

The Book Shoppe

519 Main Street

Medina, NY 14103

And

Bindings Bookstore

26 Bank Street

Albion, NY 14411

Dr B will be available on Nov 20 from 1-3 PM at Bindings Bookstore in Albion for book signing.  He will have all three books available at that time (Rural Dentist, Roman Baptist, and Rebirth Pains)

If you desire a signed copy (Rural Dentist) please send $20 to the following address… the book sells for $16.99 on Amazon, the $3.01 hopefully will cover shipping and handling…

WD Bellavia, DDS

2289 Oak Orchard River Road

Waterport, New York

14571

Confession and Forgiveness: the Paramount Witness of a Christian

What is the greatest witness of a Christian?  Many would say love.  Love is after all both a Spiritual Gift and a Spiritual Fruit.  It is the greatest of all gifts (1^st Corinthians 13) and the fruit by which we are to be judged.  So, when I make the above statement I by no means am trying to place it in second, while scripture clearly (explicitly) places it in first.

My point is pragmatic; it is quite easy to love the lovely, to love the popular, and to love those who love you back.  Even the pagans do this.  The unsaved do not see that as anything special.  Yet when one loves their enemy, loves somebody who has done them harm, and loves the unlovely, unbelievers take notice… and that is no small witness.  Moreover, they understand that action as unique to the doctrine of Jesus Christ.

You see, when somebody harms you it is our human nature to want to strike them back, rather than turn the other cheek.  It is natural to plot to ‘get even’… but when one can forgive and shower them with love, that is very special… and a great witness to the unsaved.

The other side of that coin is the person who has done the harm; when that person confesses and asks forgiveness… with a broken and repentant heart and offering no excuse that is just as unique.  But make no mistake even the world understands that there are two degrees of ‘repentance’.  True repentance is exemplified by the broken and contrite heart.  The second is not true regret for the wrong (sin) done to others, it is remorse driven by the consequence, the legal ramifications, as well as the embarrassment of their action.  The world looks upon true repentance as astonishing; they look upon avoidance of legal ramifications and embarrassment as cynicism.

Scripture is filled with instructions on confession and forgiveness.  But nothing has ever struck me as important as the confession we give when we repeat the Lord’s Prayer.

“And forgive us our trespasses (sins) as we forgive those who have trespassed (sinned) against us”

First and foremost Jesus tells us “pray like this”… it is a command that we pray that prayer.  And each time we repeat the Lord’s Prayer, we are asking God our Father to forgive our sins against Him as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.  There is no room for vengeance, no room for getting even, no room for bitterness.  We forgive, and ask Our Lord to forgive us in the very same measure.  And when we forgive, the beauty of that forgiveness is that we will eventually forget.

Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity to forgive, it is up to us to forgive… whenever we have the opportunity to confess, it is up to us to confess and humbly ask forgiveness without excuse.

Our actions are the fruits by which we attract the unsaved into the flock.  These are the fruits of true love and appreciation for the sacrifice Jesus made from the cross.  When these two attributes, forgiveness and confession go on public display and fall short … it makes one wonder about today’s Christian… have we degenerated to man’s standards, and neglected those of Jesus Christ?

Dr B

See: “Rebirth Pains” WD Bellavia Chapters 20, 27, 32; “Roman Baptist” WD Bellavia Chapters 4, 6; Hebrews 6:4-6

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Best of Bones: (from davidbellavia.com):

Throw Out the Sausage

I am sick and tired of the press, yes even the conservative press, making excuses for voter fraud.  I am an American that could care less how you think ‘sausage’ should be made, or how it has been made in the past.  We should be concentrating on how it should be made… and the formula prescribed by the Constitution.  One man (woman) one vote and anything else must be prosecuted.

I do not want my vote to be cancelled out by an illegal alien, a dead person, or a felon.  I am a law abiding citizen who pays and has paid his taxes for decades… that allows me no more than a single vote.  Why should they get the same, or more?  Why should we stand by while our fighting forces are not even allowed a vote?   One citizen, one vote should be the law of the land.  But it is not.

One need only review the latest fiasco by left.  It occurred on Saturday with the ‘insane’ Sanity Rally.  The popular Comedy Channel stars John Stewart and Steven Colbert promised it would be an even handed event, with neither the left nor the right afforded any privileges.  But in effect it turned out to be almost exclusively a young white adult leftist event.  Reports of a plethora of signs both gross and bigoted against conservative candidates (Tea Party, etc.) were sited.  Moreover, the Democratic National Committee operatives were allowed to both hand out absentee ballots from various districts, and plant agitators throughout the partisan crowd.

Yahoo.com

and left-leaning advocacy groups set up shop on the periphery, hoping to draw people to their causes of gay rights, marijuana legalization, abortion rights and more…. Organizing for America, Obama’s political operation based at Democratic National Committee headquarters, was mounting a “Phone Bank for Sanity” to urge people to vote Tuesday….

Politico

Most of those pouring onto the Mall Saturday appeared to be younger than 35, and the signs they carried showed a decidedly left-wing bent: “I hope this isn’t a trap,” “I masturbate to Christine O’Donnell,” “Communism was a red herring.”

Most signs fit with the happy-go-lucky ethos of the rally, but others were crude. One sign had Hitler mustaches on pictures of Sarah Palin, Eric Cantor, Glenn Beck and John Boehner. The message said, “Afraid yet?” This is particularly insulting to Cantor, who is Jewish and in line to become House majority leader if Republicans win the chamber next week…

NY Times

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert may not want an overtly political rally on Saturday, but the Democratic National Committee is doing everything it can to capitalize on the event.

Volunteers and staff members from the headquarters are greeting people as they get off of the buses or arrive in Washington on trains, armed with sign-up sheets for canvassing efforts in districts across the country.

And for those rally attendees who have not gotten enough of politics by the end of the rally, they can head over to the the committee’s headquarters a few blocks away, where there will be a phone bank. Committee officials said they expected to get at least 100 people there.

Add to that the latest cheating uncovered in Alaska and we have sausage ‘Chicago Style’:

bigovernment.com

”Clearly the reporters were conspiring to set up some type of smear of Joe Miller. With glee, they even cite a recent controversy over an incident involving the Rand Paul campaign, while discussing how they would spread the story via social media after whatever incident they had in mind came off. It also brings to mind another recent episode that ended with Jerry Brown’s California gubernatorial campaign being caught up in controversy when someone from Brown’s camp called Brown’s opponent, Republican Meg Whitman, a “whore.”

I am tired of political rhetoric, promises, and lies; I am tired of  a biased press, I am tired of a non-constitutional government.  I only ask one adult citizen, one vote.  Is that asking too much in this ‘brave new transformed America’?

Lighter Side

From: http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/Religious.htm

A kindergarten teacher was walking around observing her classroom of children while they were drawing pictures. As she got to one girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, “I’m drawing God.” The teacher paused and said, “But no one knows what God looks like.” Without looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, “They will in a minute.”

The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.                   – George Burns

A Sunday school teacher asked the children just before she dismissed them to go to church, “And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?” Annie replied, “Because people are sleeping”

At Sunday School they were learning how God created everything, including human beings. Johnny was especially intent when the teacher told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam’s ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as though he were ill, and said, “Johnny, what is the matter?” Johnny responded, “I have pain in my side. I think I’m going to have a wife.”

A funeral service is being held in a chuch for a woman who has just passed away. At the end of the service, the pallbearers carrying the casket accidentally bump into a wall jarring the casket. They hear a faint moan. They open the casket and find that the women is actually alive. She lives for 10 more years and then dies. A ceremony is again held at the same church and at the end the pallbearers are again carrying the casket out. As they are walking, the husband calls out, “Watch out for the wall!”

It was Palm Sunday but because of a sore throat, 5-year-old Johnny stayed home from church with a sitter. When the family returned home, they were carrying several palm fronds. Johnny asked them what they were for.
“People held them over Jesus’ head as he walked by,” his father told him.
“Wouldn’t you know it,” Johnny fumed, “the one Sunday I don’t go and he shows up.”

One Easter Sunday morning as the pastor was preaching a children’s sermon, he reached into his bag of props and pulled out an egg. He pointed at the egg and asked the children, “What’s in here?” “I know, I know!” a little boy exclaimed, “pantyhose!”

An inexperienced preacher was to hold a graveside burial service at a pauper’s cemetery for an indigent man with no family or friends. Not knowing where the cemetery was, he made several wrong turns and got lost. When he eventually arrived an hour late, the hearse was nowhere in sight, the backhoe was next to the open hole, and the workmen were sitting under a tree eating lunch. The diligent young pastor went to the open grave and found the vault lid already in place. Feeling guilty because of his tardiness, he preached an impassioned and lengthy service, sending the deceased to the great beyond in style. As he returned to his car, he overheard one of the workman say to the other, “I’ve been putting in septic tanks for twenty years and I ain’t never seen anything like that.”

Several children found a dead robin. Feeling that a proper burial should be performed, they secured a small box and some cotton batting, dug a hole in the back yard, and made ready to dispose of the deceased. The minister’s 5-year-old son was chosen to say the prayer. And so with great dignity, he intoned, “Glory be to the Father…and unto the Son…and into the hole he goes.”

Blogger’s Corner

Sister Val sends us: Obama at the bat

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/obama_at_bat.html

A nurse on the pediatric ward, before listening to the little ones’ chests, would plug the stethoscope into their ears and let them listen to their own heart. Their eyes would always light up with awe, but she never got a response equal to four-year old David ‘s comment. Gently she tucked the stethoscope into his ears and placed the disk over his heart. ‘Listen’, she said…’What do you suppose that is?’ He drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled line and looked up as if lost in the mystery of the strange tap – tap – tapping deep in his chest. Then his face broke out in a wondrous grin and he asked,

‘Is that Jesus knocking?’

Buddy Bud

The media claims “death panels” are NOT part of PBO’s health reform.  Well, think again.  Here is proof, including where it is embedded in the bill and what will happen if doctors do not comply.  This should send chills down your spines.  Remember, Washington is going to tell your doctor what medical care to provide you starting at age 60.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HnkxIh62dQ This next one from Bud made me smile even wider than last night’s elections…y qunadry was should I have listed this as part of the Lighter Side? Try to read this without laughing out loud … What a wonderful coming together of two diverse groups! We need more gatherings where the idiot activists are given warm, moist, aromatic welcomes like this one. This is why PETA usually protests women wearing fur rather than bikers wearing leather. Sounds to me like the old saying, “you mess with the bull, and you get the horns”. Gee, I guess these characters thought that Bikers where going to be politically correct like the rest of the wimpy world. HERE’S HOW POLICE FOUND ONE OF THEM. Johnstown, PA (GlossyNews) – Local and state police scoured the hills outside rural Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after reports of three animal rights activists going missing after attempting to protest the wearing of leather at a large motorcycle gang rally this weekend. Two others, previously reported missing, were discovered by fast food workers “duct taped inside fast food restaurant dumpsters,” according to police officials. “Something just went wrong,”said a still visibly shaken organizer of the protest. “Something just went horribly, horribly, wrong.”The organizer said a group of concerned animal rights activist groups, “growing tired of throwing fake blood and shouting profanities at older women wearing leather or fur coats,” decided to protest the annual motorcycle club event “in a hope to show them our outrage at their wanton use of leather in their clothing and motor bike seats.” “In fact,” said the organizer, “motorcycle gangs are one of the biggest abusers of wearing leather, and we decided it was high time that we let them know that we disagree with them using it. ergo, they should stop.” According to witnesses, protesters arrived at the event in a vintage 1960′s era Volkswagen van and began to pelt the gang members with balloons filled with red colored water, simulating blood, and shouting “you’re murderers” to passers by.  This, evidently, is when the brouhaha began. “They peed on me!!!” charged one activist. “They grabbed me, said I looked like I was French, started calling me ‘La Trene’ and duct taped me to a tree so they could pee on me all day!” Still others claimed they were forced to eat hamburgers and hot dogs under duress.  Those who resisted were allegedly held down while several bikers “farted on their heads.” Police officials declined comments on any leads or arrests due to the ongoing nature of the investigation; however, organizers for the motorcycle club rally expressed “surprise” at the allegations. “That’s preposterous,”said one high-ranking member of the biker organizing committee.  ”We were having a party, and these people showed up and were very rude to us.  They threw things at us, called us names, and tried to ruin the entire event.  So, what did we do?  We invited them to the party!  What could be more friendly than that?  You know, just because we are all members of motorcycle clubs does not mean we do not care about inclusiveness. Personally, I think it shows a lack of character for them to be saying such nasty things about us after we bent over backwards to make them feel welcome.” When confronted with the allegations of force-feeding the activist’s meat, using them as ad hoc latrines, leaving them incapacitated in fast food restaurant dumpsters, and ‘farting on their heads,’ the organizer declined to comment in detail. “That’s just our secret handshake,”assured the organizer. Fredonia Patti sends us this warning on higher taxes ahead: I dont want to be a “Gloomy Gus” but ,assuming all this is true, its Very Scary. AND JUST THINK THERE’S NOTHING YOU NOR I CAN DO ABOUT CHANGING ANY OF THIS!!!! THE TRUTH IN “2011 TAXES”……..IS COMING SOON !!!!\ Somehow I don’t think this is the “change” everyone was hoping for! On January 1, 2011, the largest tax hikes in the history of America will take effect. They will hit families and small businesses in three great waves. On January 1, 2011, here’s what happens… (read it to the end, so you see all three waves)… First Wave: Expiration of 2001 and 2003 Tax Relief In 2001 and 2003, the GOP Congress enacted several tax cuts for investors, small business owners, and families. These will all expire on January 1, 2011. Thought you needed a break…            How to make a pumpkin pie sent by Jazzman Personal income tax rates will rise. The top income tax rate will risefrom 35 to 39.6 percent (this is also the rate at which two-thirds of small business profits are taxed). The lowest rate will rise from 10to 15 percent. All the rates in between will also rise. Itemized deductions and personal exemptions will again phase out, which has the same mathematical effect as higher marginal tax rates. The full list of marginal rate hikes is below: The 10% bracket rises to an expanded 15% The 25% bracket rises to 28% The 28% bracket rises to 31% The 33% bracket rises to 36% The 35% bracket rises to 39.6% Higher taxes on marriage and family. The”marriage penalty” (narrower tax brackets for married couples) will return from the first dollar of income. The child tax credit will be cut inhalf from $1000 to $500 per child. The standard deduction will no longer be doubled for married couples relativeto the single level. The dependent care and adoption tax credits will be cut. The return of the Death Tax. This year only, there is no death tax.  (It’s a quirk!) For those dying on or after January 1, 2011, there is a 55 percent top death tax rate on estates over $1 million.  A person leaving behind two homes, a business,a retirement account, could easily pass along a death tax bill to their loved ones.  Think of the farmers who don’t make much money, but their land, which they purchased years ago with after-tax dollars, is now worth a lot of money.  Their children will have to sell the farm, which may be their livelihood, just to pay the estate tax if they don’t have the cash sitting around to pay the tax.  Think about your own family’s assets.  Maybe your family owns real estate, or a business that doesn’t make much money, but the building and equipment are worth $1 million.  Upon their death, you can inherit the $1 million business tax free, but if they own a home, stock, cash worth $500K on top of the $1 million business, then you will owe the government $275,000 cash!  That’s 55% of the value of the assets over $1 million!  Do you have that kind of cash sitting around waiting to pay the estate tax? Higher tax rates on savers and investors. The capital gains tax will risefrom 15 percent this year to 20percent in 2011. The dividends tax will rise from15 percent this year to 39.6percent in 2011. These rates will rise another 3.8percent in 2013. Take another break: Second Wave: Obamacare There are over twenty new orhigher taxes in Obamacare.Several will first go into effecton January 1, 2011.  Theyinclude: The “Medicine Cabinet Tax” Thanks to Obamacare, Americans will no longer be able to use healthsavings account (HSA), flexiblespending account (FSA), orhealth reimbursement (HRA)pre-tax dollars to purchasenon-prescription,over-the-counter medicines (except insulin). The “Special Needs Kids Tax” This provision of Obamacare imposes a cap on flexible spending accounts (FSAs)of $2500 (Currently, there is no federal government limit). There is one group of FSA owners for whom this new cap will be particularly cruel and onerous: parents of special needs children. There are thousands of familieswith special needs children inthe United States, and many ofthem use FSAs to pay forspecial needs education. Tuition rates at one leadingschool that teaches specialneeds children in Washington, D.C. ( National Child ResearchCenter ) can easily exceed$14,000 per year. Under tax rules, FSA dollars can not be used to pay for this type of special needs education. The HSA (Health Savings Account) Withdrawal Tax Hike. This provision of Obamacareincreases the additional tax onnon-medical early withdrawalsfrom an HSA from 10 to 20 percent, disadvantaging them relative to IRAsand other tax-advantagedaccounts, which remain at 10percent. Third Wave: The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and Employer Tax Hikes When Americans prepare to filetheir tax returns in January of2011, they’ll be in for a nastysurprise- the AMT won’t be heldharmless, and many tax reliefprovisions will have expired. The major items include: The AMT will ensnare over 28 million families, up from 4 million last year. According to the left-leaningTax Policy Center , Congress’failure to index the AMT willlead to an explosion of AMTtaxpaying families-rising from 4million last year to 28.5 million.  These families will have tocalculate their tax burdenstwice, and pay taxes at thehigher level.  The AMT wascreated in 1969 to ensnare ahandful of taxpayers. Small business expensing will be slashed and 50% expensing will disappear. Small businesses can normallyexpense (rather thanslowly-deduct, or ”depreciate”)equipment purchases up to $250,000. This will be cut all the waydown to $25,000.  Largerbusinesses can currently expense half of their purchasesof equipment. In January of 2011, all of it willhave to be ”depreciated.” Taxes will be raised on all types of businesses. There are literally scores of taxhikes on business that will takeplace.  The biggest is the lossof the ”research andexperimentation tax credit,”  but there are many, manyothers. Combining highmarginal tax rates with the lossof this tax relief will cost jobs. Tax Benefits for Education and Teaching Reduced. The deduction for tuition andfees will not be available. Tax credits for education willbe limited. Teachers will no longer be ableto deduct classroom expenses. Coverdell Education SavingsAccounts will be cut. Employer-provided educationalassistance is curtailed. The student loan interestdeduction will be disallowed forhundreds of thousands offamilies. Charitable Contributions from IRAs no longerallowed. Under current law, a retiredperson with an IRA cancontribute up to $100,000 peryear directly to a charity fromtheir IRA. This contribution also countstoward an annual ”requiredminimum distribution.”  Thisability will no longer be there. PDF  Version  Read more: <http://www.atr.org/six-months-untilbr-largest-tax-hikes-a5171#>;http://www.atr.org/six-months-untilbr-largest-tax-hikes-a5171##ixzz0sY8waPq1 And worse yet? Now, your insurance will be INCOME on your W2′s!

American Family Association sent this to me… Merry Christmas!

October 29, 2010

Dear William D,

A few years ago American Family Association noticed a trend among major corporations (which profit from Christmas sales) not wanting to recognize Christmas. Since that time we have been making the public aware of these companies while applauding those companies which are not making the “politically correct” decision to censor the word “Christmas.”

Here’s how you can take a stand for Christmas. AFA is making available an attractive display box of buttons that carry this thought-provoking, Gospel-focused message found in Matthew 1:23 – “God with us!”

I’m asking individuals like you in thousands of communities across the nation to head up this project in their local churches. Your willingness to underwrite the cost for your church and enthusiastically promote this project is the key to making an impact in your area.

Order your personal pack of 10 or 30 buttons today, or, sponsor your entire church by choosing a Large or Small Church Packet or the NEW Display Box of 250 buttons. And, we will include FREE SHIPPING on all Christmas buttons and stickers.

Sincerely, Tim Wildmon, President

Jamestown Patti

Our Bibles vs. Our Cell Phones

Ever wonder what would happen if we treated our Bibles like we treat our cell phone? What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets? What if we flipped through it several times a day? What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it? What if we used it to receive messages from the text? What if we treated it like we couldn’t live without it? What if we gave it to Kids as gifts? What if we used it when we traveled? What if we used it in case of emergency? This is something to make you go….hmm…where is my Bible? Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don’t have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the  bill. Makes you stop and think ‘where are my priorities? And no dropped calls! When Jesus died on the cross, he was thinking of you!

God is Crazy about you… Jamestown Patti

We live in a world today, which tries to say too much with too little.  Consequently, few listen.  Sometimes the best sermons are the ones left unspoken.

The Lord is my Shepherd —– that’s a Relationship!
I shall not want —– that’s Supply!
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures —-that’s Rest!
He leadeth me beside the still waters —–that’s Refreshment!
He restoreth my soul —– that’s Healing!
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness –that’s Guidance!
For His name’s sake —– that’s Purpose!
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death–that’s Testing!
I will fear no evil —– that’s Protection!
For Thou art with me —– that’s Faithfulness!
Thy rod and Thy staff comfort me —–that’s Discipline!
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies—that’s Hope!
Thou annointest my head with oil —– that’s Consecration!
My cup runneth over —– that’s Abundance!
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life—-that’s Blessing!
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord —–that’s Security!
Forever —-that’s Eternity!
Face it, God is crazy about you!

From Our St. Augustine:

“Praying for Bodily Health”

“Undoubtedly, it is good that you request bodily health from God.  If He knows it is for your greater good, He will give it to you.  If He does not give it, then it was not for your advantage.  God knows, therefore, what is better for us.  Let us seek only that our heart be free from sin.”

Answered Prayer: WDB… prostate biopsy … NEGATIVE PTL

Curt and Marty for very difficult times ahead from Tricia’s church

Donna hip surgery, still a bit weak out of rehab.

Brother Les has been diagnosed with leukemia… please continue to pray for him and Val, their burden is heavy; he is now receiving blood transfusions frequently

Dave E awaiting quadruple bypass surgery on Monday… update; he was postponed due to dental infection

Fredonia Patti’s cousin Bobby has rededicated his life to Jesus, he is in a drug program and so far is doing well.

Marilyn still weak but improving

Scott’s good friend and fellow Marine has been wounded in action in Afghanistan

DJ recent passing pray for Joyce and family

MD recent passing pray for family

O’conner family for loss of mother

Chizick family for loss of grandfather (Joyce’s father)

Friends DPS having employee problems

Marge M had triple bypass surgery at Buffalo General Hospital, at home recovering. Please keep her in prayer.

Betsy’s grandmother for dementia/Alzheimer’s and her grandfather for strength (main care giver)

Keep Marge F’s nephew Steven in prayer has had a reoccurrence of colon cancer, it is inoperable and he is presently receiving (or soon will be undergoing) chemo and radiation.  It has metastasized to the liver.

Tricia and family for loss of her mother

Our good friends the Kilpatrick’s, former pastor Ashwood Wesleyan Church, lost their oldest son Stephen in a motor cycle accident.  Continue to keep them in prayer.

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Len VS, childhood friend has recurrent tumor in rib cage… update: he is doing well in the midst of chemotherapy

Big Jim M… healing of leg

Please continue to pray for the Mruczek family for the loss of their daughter Marcy

Please continue to pray for the Krisher family for loss of son Jon

Fredonia Patti’s cousin Vinny was operated on for cancer of the jaw, having a difficult time rebounding.

Fredonia Patti’s cousin Dan has been declared cancer free

Cousin Bob, CT, DW, RM. AE, JB, JH, & FC… all in need of prayer for health concerns

Continue to pray for our neighbor; Bill’s wife passed away in May (cottager)… please pray for him and his family

Special Committee for wisdom and courage

Niece MS, has become addicted to pain pills after surgery…

California Clint … that he gets called soon with a match for liver transplant

JC… chemo and metastatic disease

From California Clint on behalf of his friend Jerry

Please continue to pray for Mary C, as her cancer has returned

Continue to pray for:

Safety for troops

Brother Vince, heart and circulation issues bypass and stint surgery needed and upcoming

Brother Mike, high blood pressure

Cousin Doug for joint pain and diseases causing pain

DK stress

GC stress

Sue intestinal disease… she is trying medication rather than this serious surgery… so far she is responding, please keep praying… recently changed medications

Please pray for our troops and especially the victims of Islamist Terrorism

Jamestown Patti’s special family Steven’s Johnson Syn. little 7 yr. old girl

Our nation, our President, our Congress, our courts… to put the people before their ideology
TD for special intention
PJ for special intentions

Kairos Torch for juveniles is a Christian outreach to troubled youth. Please pray that Kairos Torch will become reality in NY.

Close family friend Brenda… has been diagnosed with MS
AE for strength to face his dilemma
TD gainful employment … answered prayer has full time job at University

Bless and pray for our service men and women as they seem to have fewer and fewer options as they deal with a mortal enemy.
Former Student Nate G deployed (Navy)
FrancieH pregnancy safe delivery
Maria – diabetes is critical. She had a skin and muscle biopsy and suspect small nerve neuropathy. Please continue to pray no change in her condition.
Clint: to find his son in Viet Nam and have the opportunity to present salvation to him.

Pastor Neil S. (long time close friend and prayer partner) pray for God’s Will in his ministry. A possible opening in a local church or continued success in his present ministries…

Niece Rhonda and strength and healing please pray

Transplants: Good Friend Keith – liver, Brother Pat – liver, Good Friend Jim – kidney … please keep praying for their well being; they all are doing well as of this printing

Sister Jane, Brenda, Cousins Jan and Karen for strength… all are suffering from MS.

Jenifer S, Tom H and Marilyn for RSD

Tolerance, Christ’s Love, and understanding for our families, friends, and enemies

Bonnie Erbie (author accusing Christians of being knuckle draggers), prayer for salvation.

Pray for wisdom and spiritual guidance in rearing children for our family as well as the renewal of the nuclear family; pray that marriage stays as one man, one woman, but rights are extended to same gender unions.

KBD respiratory diagnosis and treatment

Pray for truth in education… i.e. AIDS, abortion, evolution, American History, and Man Made Global Warming
Pray that America wakes up to evil before it is too late
Pray for Nephew John in the Navy and grandson Scott a Marine.

Prayer partners Gary, Pastor Neil, Greg, John and Ron and families.

Please continue to pray for health issues for five of our nieces and Marilyn.

Pastors: Dan, John, Tom, Lyell, Steve D, Ben, Estes, Gail, Sam, Whittikers, Neil, and Steve T for their ministries, ease of stress, and courage to spread the gospel; wisdom for all leadership at Yates, Greater Toledo 1st Baptist, AW Church

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Billy Graham’s Prayer For Our Nation:

‘Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, ‘Woe to those who call evil good,’ but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics.. We have coveted our neighbor’s possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!’

Be Blessed and Be a Blessing

Dr B