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This should turn out to be a really great set of services -
just don’t come expecting this to be a rally for McCain (or Obama for that matter).

This is from my pastor:

This coming weekend, Shane Claiborne,
author of Jesus for President,
will be speaking at our services.

Shane will be speaking about
what it means to live as a “citizen of heaven” in the world today
and how this should impact our everyday lives.

In preparing for Shane,
would you please be praying for the following?

• Pray that God blesses our services.
• Pray that God leads Shane as he speaks.
• Pray that God brings lots of unchurched people to our services.
• Pray about who God would have you invite.

God is going to use our services in a significant way this weekend.
I can’t wait to see what He does!

I am praying to You because I know You will answer, O God.
Bend down and listen as I pray.
Psalm 17:6

Be praying!

Pastor Rob
Bethel / The Church at Franklin Mills
With 3 weekend services:
Saturday at 6 pm,
and Sunday at 9:30 am & 11:15 am
www.FMchurch.net

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just leaving church - they played Johnny Cash’s cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt” in the service

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Looking forward to: Children of the World Choir at Bethel.. The Church @Franklin Mills ( http://tinyurl.com/4g9×25 )

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my final day of Christmas 2007 retail working has come and gone.

I only had to buy a few more things for Mom.

Decompressed by reading a book in the bookstore
after realizing that all the cool snarky Papyrus Christmas greeting cards were gone
leaving the place looking like a grocery store snack section in a stoner neighborhood.

headed home on the el,then caught the 50 bus up to Franklin Mills,
where all were treated to one woman’s litany of music industry woes,
with much name-checking and general drama.
(note: excessively dramatic name-checking only proves that you’re neither
intrinsically compelling nor original in any way worth mentioning)

The shooter’s headphones went on -
which bought her blather down to a somewhat ignorable level.

Got off the bus near Wally World, wondering as I wondered
what other present to get Mom
(she had already told me one thing she wanted, which I got for her)

One braving of insane Wally World lines,
[and a trip to customer service where I tried to make a CSR's day by:
1) addressing her in a civil manner (unlike the profanity spewing "get me a manager" type next to me)
2) thanking her and wishing her a happy holiday.]
I was finally on my way home.

I’ll let you know how Mom likes the other gift later on…

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Cartoon by Dave Walker.
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Who cares about the television says to do?

There’s always Saturday services at
Bethel - the Church @ Franklin Mills

Service starts @ 6:00 PM, you’re out before 8:00 PM,
and you can sleep in on Sunday - how cool is that?

For more information, check out this link

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