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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 
 








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 6:34    

34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. 


Planning for tomorrow is time well spent; worrying about tomorrow is time wasted. Sometimes it's difficult to tell the difference. Careful planning is thinking ahead about goals, steps, and schedules, and trusting in God's guidance. When done well, planning can help alleviate worry. Worriers, by contrast, are consumed by fear and find it difficult to trust God. They let their plans interfere with their relationship with God. Don't let worries about tomorrow affect your relationship with God today.
 Verse and commentary above is copied from the Life Application Study Bible Reading Plan on YouVersion.  Check it out at: http://www.youversion.com/ .  

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 Acts 6:8-15 

Now Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)-Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia-who began to argue with Stephen. 10 But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.

11 Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, "We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God."

12 So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin. 13 They produced false witnesses, who testified, "This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place

 and change the customs Moses handed down to us."  We still have many people who feel the ends justify the means that they will lie and deceive to maintain power and achieve their goals.  

 

15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

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