From Sound to Sound with the GOOD NEWS, Vol. 13, Issue 5, May 12, 2004
www.albemarleemmaus.org P.O. Box 1198, Edenton, NC 27932
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Index:
Agape Notes I
AC #23 I
AE #58 &
AE #59 I
Board Election Results I
Community Calendar I
Community Prayer Requests I
New Bible Available I
A Very Deep 10-inch I
Emmaus News I
Kairos Notes I
The Upper Room Winter/Spring 2004 Newsletter I
bottom of newsletter I
Print: 4-pg PDF File
"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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ALBEMARLE CHRYSALIS BOARD ELECTIONS RESULTS: Youth Male - Barrett Gibson Adult Male - David Wheeler Adult Female - Donna Harris ALBEMARLE EMMAUS BOARD ELECTIONS RESULTS: Men - John Collins, David Denton Women Marcia Danchise, Freda Nelson Spiritual Director - David Mansingh |
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A Very Deep 10-inch |
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A young boy sitting on a park bench with an open Bible was loudly
exclaiming his praise to God. "Hallelujah! Hallelujah! God is great!" he yelled. About that time a man who recently completed studies at a local university came along and asked the boy about the source of his joy. "Hey" asked the boy in return with a bright laugh, "Don't you have any idea what God can do? I just read that God opened up the waves of the Red Sea and led the whole nation of Israel right through the middle." |
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The enlightened man laughed lightly and, trying to open the young boy's eyes
to the "realities" of Bible miracles, said, "That can all be very easily explained. Modern scholarship has shown that the Red Sea in that area was
only 10-inches deep at that time, so it was no problem for the Israelites to wade across." "Wow!" exclaimed the boy happily, "God is even greater than I thought! Not only did He lead the whole nation of Israel through the Red Sea, He topped it off by drowning the whole Egyptian army in 10 inches of water!" |
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New Bible Translation |
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Religion News Service reported that Edwin Blum, general editor of the Holman Christian Standard Bible, has produced the first major English-language Bible
translation in more than 30 years.
Blum spent nearly eight years poring over every jot and tittle from Genesis to Revelation.
April 15, the fruit of his labors hit bookstores nationwide. "We would say that our translation is an up-to-date translation," Blum said. Other major translations, like the New International Version and the King James Version, are decades or centuries old. |
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Improved resources in matters of biblical and language studies, Blum said, as well as
technological assistance afforded by computer technology, played key roles in the recent
translation effort. "For a new generation in the 21st century, it was time for a fresh translation of Scripture that again has an eye toward the accuracy and the readability of the text, as well as the English styling," said David Shepherd, senior vice president and publisher of the Nashville, Tennessee-based Broadman & Holman Publishers. The publishing company is a division of LifeWay Christian Resources, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention that operates stores throughout the United States. While Shepherd heralds the text as a translation for the 21st century, the rendition does not reflect some contemporary efforts to make biblical language more inclusive and gender-neutral. |
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The following letters were sent to members of the Albemarle Community
who now share them with you:
Sally and Ron Go to Prison!The inmates apply to attend the program and the prison chaplain and warden select the participants. This year over 85 applied for 42 positions. My father says that the volunteers who work with the residents don't do much more than create an environment in which the Holy Spirit can work. The mission is to promote and support Christian community within the prison walls. The prison volunteers are trained to listen, love, and teach Jesus' forgiveness. The volunteers are not trying to become the inmates' best friends or advocates, but to try to teach them to depend upon each other and to seek new direction for their lives. Other inmates who have been involved in previous Kairos weekends are there for support in the monthly follow up meetings. My father has asked that St. Luke's members would remember us in prayer the weekend of April 22-25th. Respectfully yours, Sally Murray “ . . . I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Matthew 25:36 April 27, 2004
Dear Friends,
Our youngest daughter Sally Murray and their family friend Ron Hodges served on the Outside Support Team for KAIROS Retreat #7 with Sally’s Mom. She has submitted this letter to the editor of her church newsletter in Charlotte. The KAIROS Prison Ministry changes volunteers’ lives as well as those of the residents. Please consider joining us in October. God Bless You,
Dee and Gordon Keifer
April 26, 2004
Thank you so much for your prayer support this weekend while Ron and I were volunteering in the Pender County Correctional Institution. We may look the same, but we have been forever changed by what we experienced this weekend. I can’t begin to tell you how many wonderful people we met on the outside teams, inside teams and the prisoners. The tears flowed when the prisoners got up Sunday afternoon to share their thanks to the volunteers for showing them God’s love, for the prayers, for the cards, letters, special meals and cookies that were prepared for them. They were overwhelmed by the outpouring of love for them. I could go on and on about what I saw and heard and felt, but let me just say that if you haven’t seen any miracles in your life lately; if your life has become stagnant as a Christian; or if you’d just like to see God’s power and love make miraculous changes in hardened hearts; join Ron and me in October for the next Kairos weekend, and I guarantee you will be amazed at how awesome our God is! A special thanks to my precious husband, Rodney, for taking care of our beautiful children so that I could serve this past weekend. Love to you all, Sally Murray
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| You can be part of a coming Chrysalis and/or Emmaus weekend by joining a Prayer Vigil. Once all prayer times are filled a vigil will be opened up for additional names during any weekend prayer time. | ||
 Fly With Christ on AC #23 July 15 — 18 at Chowan College, Murfreesboro AC-23 Caterpillar applications due June 1st for priority consideration |
 September 30 — October 3 Fall Men's Walk AE #58 Carson Spivey — Lay Director |
 October 14 — 17 Fall Women's Walk AE #59 Linda Spivey — Lay Director |