Offering Plate Quotes

Japan Junior Olympics

Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan

October 22 - 24, 2010

110m Junior Hurdles

14.57 sec. took the GOLD!!!

http://www.rikuren.or.jp/taikai/805/2015.html

Reformation Sunday

God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. ⁴The brightness was like the sun; rays came forth from his hand, where his power lay hidden. ⁵Before him went pestilence, and plague followed close behind.

Habakkuk 3:3-5

Sunrise in the Desert

Habakkuk 3:3-5

RAANAN, Yoram

2002-03

Acrylic on canvas

http://www.yoramraanan.com/biblical/slides/006.shtml

He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax-collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycomore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. All who saw it began to grumble and said, "He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner." Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much." Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost."
Luke 19:1-10

Jesus Calling Zacchaeus
VALLOTTON, Annie

http://www.biblical-art.com/biblicalsubject.asp?id_biblicalsubject=637&pagenum=2

expectation, anticipation, and transformation

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.
~ Joseph Campbell

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.
~ Carl Rogers

Gail, Laurie, and Kimra sported their finery at our annual Rotary fundraiser.

Lurlie, Carolyn, Cherie

Lurlie was a wonderful help in recording names for the photos I took of our sponsors! Thank you, Lurlie!!!

Bill and Jim just had to also wear those headdresses.

Don, at our October Dine-Around, was creative in preparing the shish-kebab.

It was very windy outside, so he rolled his barbecue inside to finish cooking.

Hmmmmm. It did set off the smoke alarm, but the meal was very tasty!

The elk, out both of these windows, spent many hours here this week.

Laura Churchley, daughter of astronaut Alan Shephard, was our speaker at Rotary this week. Alan Shepard was the first American in space in 1961, the 5th man on the moon, and the astronaut who hit the golf ball on the moon's surface. Laura is an Evergreen resident.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

~ Abraham Lincoln

October 31, 2010-10-26 31^st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Previous OPQs may be found at:

http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm

Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, ‘You will be made free’?”

Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place there forever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.

John 8:31-36

Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein