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	The eWord today is from Jason Flynn in Cullman Alabama that is from an unknown author. God Bless you all. The River Walking through the forest, a seasoned hiker came upon a broad, slowly moving river. He stopped to gaze over the waters, appreciating the beauty, when suddenly he heard a faint cry coming from upstream. Looking in the direction of the noise, he saw an obviously drowning man floundering in the river and drifting slowly toward him. The hiker was stunned momentarily, but he sprang into action when he saw the man disappear beneath the waters. Throwing off all of his cumbersome gear, he dove into the river and swam like a madman toward the spot where the man went under. Upon reaching the spot he plunged below the surface and frantically hauled up the helpless man. He then laboriously towed the victim to shore. Heaving the lifeless body up on the riverbank, the hiker attempted to revive the man, who eventually spit up water and began to breathe. continue reading here


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	You are invited to Cast the Vision for 40 Days for Life. Let’s meet, greet and eat! Be a part of bringing a prayerful message of hope, healing, and mercy to men, women, and those working in the Mobile’s abortion industry. Thursday, September 9, 2010, 6:30 - 8:30 pm at The Original Oyster House, 3733 Battleship Parkway Mobile, AL. More ......................................................................................................................................... August 26, 2010, CCA 100,00K Project Christian Coaltion of Alabama leader Dr Randy Brinson along with Mitch Hescox, CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network, returned to the Alabama Gulf Coast to foster relationships and meet with pastors and local lay leaders regarding their 100,000 K project to help engage churches across America to pray for families affected by the oil crisis. more Al. com August 21, 2010 In this Aug. 20, 2010 photo, Dr. Randy Brinson, author of "Redeem the Vote, A Political Revolution" pauses between seeing patients at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Phillip Rawls) Alabama doctor uses voter drives to influence politics The doctoring that physician Randy Brinson does these days is as much on political causes and candidates as it is on patients. Brinson, a gastroenterologist in Montgomery, has written a book about how he started Redeem the Vote in 2003 to register young evangelicals to vote and how it has grown into advising candidates from both political parties and a broad range of political groups. Not many in politics can say they have worked with Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and the National Education Association, a traditional Democratic ally.Â more ......................................................................................................................................... August 22, 2010 Montgomeryadvertiser Congressional seats could change hands. Two Alabama congressional seats are among the 64 most likely to change hands, according to "First Read" from NBC News. The 2nd Congressional District, currently represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Bobby Bright, is No. 34 on the list. Bright is the first Democrat since the 1960s to represent the seat and won by less than 1,800 votes in 2008, a strong year for Democrats. Democrats are expected to have a much tougher fight in November with the struggling economy and some other issues attributed to the Obama administration and Democratic leadership in Congress. more ......................................................................................................................................... Letter from Dr. Randy Brinson: I wanted to offer my sincere thanks to all of you that made the National Day of Prayer for the Gulf a tremendous success. Two weeks ago, I was contacted by Mitch Hescox, the President and CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN), to bring Christians together in unison to pray for the victims of the Gulf Oil Crisis. Mitch had just finished walking the entire length of the Mississippi Gulf Coast after praying and meeting with fishermen that had been devastated by the massive oil influx into the Louisiana beaches and marshlands. Since we had just been down to Gulf Shores and had seen firsthand the oil tarballs and sheen wash up on the coast, we had been convicted as well to find an avenue to help our fellow Alabamians whose lives had been disrupted and their economic viability threatened by the crisis. more ......................................................................................................................................... July 21, 2010 committee for justice Tea Party & Why Kagan is Unpopular. In a RedState post, CFJ Executive Director Curt Levey explains why a cartoon in today’s Washington Post accusing the tea party movement of racism is grounded in ignorance of the Constitution and the civil rights movement. And in an op-ed at the Daily Caller, Levey explores the reasons why public support for Elena Kagan is at a historical low for a Supreme Court nominee headed for confirmation. He argues that Kagan’s unpopularity has much to do with her positions on the issues that dominate the public debate about her nomination. On these issues: gun rights, gay rights, partial birth abortion, and the like polls show that Kagan is on the wrong side of the American people by large margins. Levey concludes that the chasm between Kagan and the American people on a host of hot-button issues presents a valuable electoral opportunity for the GOP.more .......................................................................................................................................... Tuscaloosanews Town Hall: Robert Bentley. Tommy Stevenson and Dr. Robert Bentley discuss his successful campaign for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. more .......................................................................................................................................... July 18, 2010 al.com Developments today in the fight against the Gulf oil spill: A federal official said Sunday that scientists are concerned about a seep and possible methane seen near BP's busted oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. The official is familiar with the spill oversight but would not clarify what is seeping near the well. The official said BP is not complying with the government's demand for more monitoring. BP spokesman Mark Salt declined to comment on the allegation, but said "we continue to work very closely with all government scientists on this." A small band of worshippers gathered at Gulf State Park Pavilion on Sunday to pray for the Gulf and those affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Organized by the Evangelical Environmental Network in concert with the Christian Coalition of Alabama, the dawn service was part of the National Day of Prayer for the Gulf. "People all over the world are praying," said Randy Brinson, chairman of the Christian coalition. more ......................................................................................................................................... July 17, 2010 usatoday Evangelical leaders call for 'National Day of Prayer' for Gulf communities hit by oil spill. While prayers have been answered for those who asked for the oil to stop flowing into the Gulf, evangelical leaders say the praying must continue. Workboats operate near the Transocean Development Drilling Rig II at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, July 16. The wellhead has been capped and BP is continuing to test the integrity of the well before resuming production. This Sunday, churches across the USA plan to hold a "National Day of Prayer for the Gulf" where people will pray for the families impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as well as the wildlife struggling to survive in the polluted waters. Churches along the Gulf Coast -- including those in Port Sulphur, La., and Bayou La Batre, Ala. -- planned to participate in the event to support their congregants who are directly affected by the BP spill. Several congregations in Gulf Shores, Ala., were expected to gather on the beach at Gulf State Park for an inter-denominational service at sunrise July 18.more ......................................................................................................................................... Christianitytoday The Gulf of Mexico and the Care of Creation. We exercise dominion over creation not only when we use it, but also when we conserve it. As I type this, I am looking out at the Gulf of Mexico. You could have seen a similar sight out the window of the hospital where I was born, just a few miles down the road here on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Now, though, those waters I grew up with, gently lapping against the sand, are threatening to bring with them millions of gallons of oil spewing up from an exploded rig out in the Gulf. Five years after Hurricane Katrina leveled this hometown of mine, it is bracing for the worst environmental disaster in the history of the United States. Some conservatives, and some conservative evangelicals, act as though "environmentalism" is by definition "liberal" or even just downright silly. Witness a lot of the evangelical rhetoric across social media on Earth Day a while back: mostly Al Gore jokes and wisecracks about cutting down trees or eating endangered species as a means of celebration. more ......................................................................................................................................... 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