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Titus 3:14- "And let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful. Pie is pie in many people's eye, and I respect that. Fruit pies will always be a personal favorite and this verse supports my biased claims. The expression "Easy as pie," never made sense to me. It's more than baking; it's chemistry, trial and error, patience, and like this scripture reference clearly states, learning . You can't tell me " Easy as pie ," if I've never learned how to make pie. I just know how to eat it. "And let our people also learn. .." First Step " Maintain good works " Next " Meet Urgent Needs " Understood End Result: IF everything is done according to plan, fruit will be produced. Put it all together with God's help, our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ will be enjoying the fruits (or pie) of our labor. God's Peace https://www.surlatable.com/la...

Social Causes Fridays "Tens of millions use them in crude form or in concentrated products such as heroin, hashish, and cocaine. These are what most people think of when they hear the word 'drugs'." 3 Talking Points: 1 Opium 2 Cannabis 3 Coca Segment One: Origins of opium poppy from all over- Europe-China. Around 1600 BC Neolithic people in Swiss Foreland. Opium means Poppy Juice in Greek. -Value found in nutritious seeds, oils medicinal, and psychoactive effects spread through Greece Crete Egypt etc. -Suited to treat anxiety boredom diarrheal disease etc -Roman Emporer Marcus Aurelius used opium to, sleep, cope, and historians speculate, Pg 32 "wall himself off emotionally from the world he famously despised." -Promoninent in Arab medicine traders took opium to Iran India China and became popular in East due to Islam favoring Opium over alcohol. Medically Imperative for victims of diarreal complications, and malaria fevers endemic to warm damp areas. -Si...

S T A T E My Path: How to speak persuasively not abrasively. 3 Talking Points 1 Intro To S T A T E 2 The What Skills: Share Tell Ask 3 The How To Skills: Talk Encourage Segment One: Intro to acronym S T A T E Heart needs to be in right place - Pay attention when others feeling unsafe. -Pg 120: "5 Skills for talking when what we have to asy could esily make others defensive." - Maintain safety : to speak honest, keep safety - can be done with confidence, humility, skill . - Have Confidence to say what needs to be, to right person, and believe opinion needs to be shared without brutalizing or causing offense * Confidence does not equate arrogance/stubbornness - Have Humility: Realize others have valuable points - BE Humble To know you don't have monopoly on truth -Pg 122 "... Opinions provide starting point but not final point ." Be willing to change your mind, express opinion, encourage others to do the same. - Skill : Those willing to share sensi...