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Those trying to keep Judge Brett Kavanaugh off the Supreme Court would have you believe that the women who support his confirmation by the Senate – despite unsubstantiated allegations of sexual misconduct over three decades old – are conservative activists bent on overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. They’re wrong about me.
Here’s a link to the editorial at Fox News.
With five wins in a closed conference, Fairfield has already assured itself a playoff berth.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
The memories flood back to Adam Wainwright. Many of his best times and a couple not as good have taken place at venerable, albeit remodeled, Wrigley Field, where the Cardinals’ righthander is slated to start Friday as his team tries to stay alive in the chase for the postseason.
Here’s a link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
CHICAGO • What happened effectively a year ago could happen literally this weekend at the Friendly Confines on the North Side, where the Chicago Cubs await the end of the regular season and could determine whether that also means the end of their rival Cardinals.
Here’s a link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
In manager Joe Maddon’s estimation, the postseason arrived before the regular season ends Sunday.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Drive through American suburbia and witness the abundance of architectural home styles on display, from Colonials to modern McMansions. Each variety offers its own unique look and approach to living areas, bedrooms, and the like, but they all shelter humans from the elements and share one nonnegotiable feature—a foundation (a strong, solid base of support) without which they would collapse into rubble.
For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth (2 Corinthians 13:8).
Christians may disagree on details here and there, but there are lines that cannot be crossed without collapsing our faith into meaninglessness. Unwavering truths are the foundation of our lives in Christ—the truth of the gospel, God’s Word, Christ’s divinity, and His resurrection. Take any of those foundational truths away, and we’re left homeless in this broken world. Make God’s truth the foundation of your life, and make your home in Him.
Challenge for Today: Lovingly speak truth to someone.
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Larry Dean Taylor, 79, of Sesser passed away on September 26, 2018 at Parkway Manor in Marion.
He was born on May 24, 1939 in West Frankfort, IL to Ralph Henry and Altha “Billie” (Clark) Taylor. He married Bonnie Ellen (Legendre) Taylor on July 12, 1980 and she survives of Sesser.
He graduated from Goode-Barren Township High School in Sesser and Decatur Barber School. He also served his country in the Illinois National Guard for six years.
Larry was a longtime barber in Mt. Vernon, Waltonville, Ashley, and Sesser. He invented the “Taylor Vac”, a vacuum system for barbershop haircuts which was used by many shops in Southern Illinois. He was also the founder and president of Southern Illinois Oil Inv., INC, an oil production company.
He was a member of the Webbs Prairie FWB Church until its closure and then attended Bear Point FWB Church.
Larry enjoyed camping, Civil War re-enacting, driving his antique cars, and wood carving.
He is survived by his wife Bonnie, a son Alan Dean (Lisa) Taylor of Mt Vernon; a daughter Jennifer Lynn Taylor of Benton, her fiancé Kirk Hayes of Kell; a nephew Rick (Sue) Taylor of Woodlawn; and two grandsons Raini and Bodi Hawkins of Phoenix, AZ.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a son Michael Ray Hawkins, a brother Donald R. Taylor, and a sister-in-law Peggy Taylor.
Funeral services will be on Saturday September 29, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home in Sesser with Brother Larry Cook and Brother Merle Fullerton officiating. Visitation will be on Saturday from 10:00 AM until the time of the service at 1:00 PM at the funeral home. Burial will be at Maple Hill Cemetery in Sesser.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Bear Point Free Will Baptist Church in Sesser. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
For more information go to our website www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com
By Rick Warren
”The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise to return, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to perish, so he is giving more time for everyone to repent” (2 Peter 3:9 NLT).
God puts up with all the grief that he sees on this planet because he’s being patient. And he’s waiting for more of us to step across the line and start a relationship with him.
When somebody comes to you and says, “I can’t believe in a God who would stand by and watch people suffer,” here’s what you say: “I don’t believe in that kind of God, either. God isn’t that kind of God. In fact, you have no idea how much it hurts God when he sees all the sin on Earth. It hurts him more than anybody else! It grieves him when he sees what his creation is doing to each other.”
I believe in a God who one day is going to stop evil dead in its tracks. There’s going to be an accounting. One day he’s going to judge all evildoers, and he’s going to bring those in his family to live with him forever in a perfect place.
If you’ve never turned your life over to Jesus, I am confident you received today’s devotion because God wants you to hear this message. Jesus says in John 10:10 that he came to give us a full and abundant life, but we will only find that life by following him.
Are you ready to invite Jesus into your heart?
Are you ready to receive God’s gift of grace to you? It’s a simple prayer that will tell God you accept the gift of Jesus.
Prayer:
“Dear God, I’m scared, but I want to get to know you. I don’t understand it all, but I thank you that you love me. I thank you that you were with me, even when I didn’t recognize it. I thank you that you are for me—that you didn’t send Jesus to condemn me but to save me.
“I admit that I never even realized I needed a Savior, but today I want to receive the gift of your Son. I ask you to save me from my past, my regrets, my mistakes, my sins, my habits, my hurts, and my hang-ups. I need you to take away the stress and fill me with your love. I need to be at peace with you, and I need you to put your peace in my heart.
“I ask you to save me for your purpose. I want to know why you put me on this planet. And I want to fulfill what you created me to do. I want to learn to love you and trust you and have a relationship with you. I pray this in the name of Jesus, amen.”
Until two weeks ago, President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court seemed a sure thing. He ably handled more than 1,200 questions put to him by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He demonstrated even to his adversaries a masterful command of constitutional jurisprudence. The FBI had completed six background investigations of Kavanaugh throughout his career in government, and it found no blemishes.
Here’s a link to the editorial at Fox News.
