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First Congregational ChurchUnited Church of Christ, Vancouver, WA |
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For its next outing, our Engaged Hearts and Minds group will be going to see the new movie MILK. This film tells the story of prominent gay activist and San Francisco city politician Harvey Milk during the years leading up to his assassination in 1978. All are invited to join us! We will go on Sunday, December 7th. Show times have not been announced yet. Call our church office to sign up.
New Testament Reading—1 Corinthians 11: 17-29
Toward the end of the first century, there lived in Rome a Spanish poet named Martial. In all, he wrote over 1,500 poems. In many of his poems, he used his sharp wit to satirize life in Rome. In one poem, he recalls:
I felt a little ill and called Dr. Symmachus.
Well, you came, Symmachus, but you brought 100 medical students with you.
One hundred ice-cold hands poked and jabbed me.
When you called, Symmachus, I didn't have a fever, but now I do.
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New Testament Reading—Galatians 3: 23-29
Earlier this year, I went through a month of fascination with the TV show Supernanny. Have any of you seen this show? For those of you unfamiliar with it, it is a reality TV series about Jo Frost, a nanny who visits families with struggling parents as they confront problems ranging from bath-time mutinies to bedtime curfew violations. Frost begins her visits to the families by first observing how the parents interact with their kids as she takes note of any reoccurring issues they face. Once she makes her assessment she then proceeds to instruct the parents on various techniques for disciplining and rewarding their children. Some of the techniques include having “House Rules,” using “chill-out zones,” and, most importantly, saying “well done” in praise of good behavior.
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