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'Why would someone bake cookies for me?'
Sarah Taylor was incarcerated from 2000 to 2006 for "bad choices." A homemade gift finally helped her experience the power of God's love.
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ERTs are on the road
This week, three Early Response Teams are leaving Holston to aid hurricane victims in Louisiana. (Who's going?)
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Coffee bar and flat-screen TV
First Hillsville UMC is moving its youth ministries into a former store on Main Street. The sign on the window says, "Out of the Box." (The Carroll News)
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Reading List
This week, campers with HIV/AIDS are communing with nature and God at Buffalo Mountain Camp in Jonesborough, Tenn. Here are some of the volunteer workers, and here's what they're reading.
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Obama or McCain? Better not say
Churches can lose their non-profit status by taking sides for or against a political candidate or issue. Here are the "dos and don'ts" for staying impartial. (United Methodist Communications)
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 Greatest Hits
Here's what you liked: The top three links in last week's (9/11/08) edition of The Call 2.
- 1 - Can you peg a congregation by its potluck?
- 2 - Holston's "hands-on" shipments arrive in Africa.
- 3 - Love offerings provide 23 scholarships for children's choir.
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Holston.org Picks
- What's cool about your district? Visit the MyDistrict page to find out what's unique about each of Holston's 12 districts.
- Tell me something good. Sign up for "Good Stuff" e-news to keep up with Holston youth ministry. (Check your spam folder to make sure your Good Stuff doesn't get lost.)
More of holston.org ...
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UMC.org Picks
- Wasted: September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery month. What's the church's role in this? (General Board of Global Ministries)
- Wanting: Sept. 21 is International Day of Prayer for Peace. Let's pray. (General Board of Church and Society)
More of umc.org ...
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Opportunities
- Parish nursing: Tennessee Wesleyan College-Fort Sanders Nursing Center
will offer a preparation course for parish/faith community nursing on
Oct. 23-26 in Newport, Tenn. E-mail Gail Lambert for more info.
- Golf outing: Hiwassee College will host its eighth annual Tiger Shoot-Out on Oct. 6. Visit hiwassee.edu for more info.
- Football & professors: Emory & Henry College hosts "Visit Day" on Oct. 4. Visit ehc.edu for more info.
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