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Side Business to Support Camp DePra
One of my patients, an experienced business man, introduced Becky and I to a business opportunity. I am always skeptical (and still am, a little) but after evaluating it carefully we decided to start. We've all been getting these calls to switch electric and natural gas providers after deregulation occurred. AMBIT ENERGY is the one of those companies. They have decided they want to be the best in the industry without sacrificing integrity. AMBIT provides a guaranteed savings of 2% in NY and 3% in PA (most often saving 6-8%) and a hard to believe referral system to get free energy by getting other people to switch. They also give reward points for trips - kind of like frequent flyer miles. NYSEG never gave me anything but a bill! It costs nothing to switch and there are no contracts. I have yet to find a catch or gimmick. Anyone interested in getting into this business or switching your electric and/or natural gas service, Please reply to this email. It seems too good to be true, but it really could be a once in a lifetime opportunity - like when your grandfather bought Coke stock for pennies or land for a dollar an acre. See the links below for more information.
- dr joe
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Food for Thought...
I believe our nation is headed for very hard, even disastrous times. I do not believe politics will fix our economy - it's too far gone - too much debt to ever pay back. We depend completely on our fragile technological infrastructure for food, water, shelter, transportation, and entertainment. Any number of events could cause a sudden collapse of our system e.g., electric grid collapse from terrorism, natural event like solar flare, simple breakdown from lack of modernization, or Israel attacks Iran and the price of oil skyrockets, or China stops buying our treasury bonds. I am feeling called to prepare for such disaster by working to be less dependent and more self-sufficient. If you have interest in or questions about this line of thinking, please e-mail me by replying to this e-mail. Below are some of my favorite links:
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Matthew 6:21
21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Jesus made it clear that having the wrong treasures leads to our hearts being in the wrong place. What we treasure the most controls us, whether we admit it or not. If possessions or money become too important to us, we must re-establish control or get rid of items. Jesus calls for a decision that allows us to live contentedly with whatever we have because we have chosen eternal values over temporary, earthly treasures.
Verse and commentary above is copied from the Life Application Study Bible Reading Plan on YouVersion. Check it out at: http://www.youversion.com/ .
Any Dr JOE comments will be in BLUE :0)
Acts 6:1-7
6 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews (Greeks) among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, "It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. 3 Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them 4 and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word."
5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. 6 They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed
and laid their hands on them. Care of the unfortunate was extremely important to the early church. However, the apostles recognized that spreading the Gospel was their number one priority. I think too often now ministers recognize the need to spread the Word but forget about caring for the people in physical ways. Also, we've let the government take over this responsibility with programs which eliminate the Love of Christ from the equation.
7 So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly,and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
Isn't it amazing that given the group of "low status" individuals in the early church (fishermen and tax collectors), that the church grew in Jerusalem - especially among the priests? That fact tells me that this Jesus was and is REAL!
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Questions?
Please email me with any questions about today's scripture message or anything related to the Bible or Christianity.
I might not know the answer but I'll try real hard to find it.
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