PIE!!!

Stressed spelled backwards is desserts.  Coincidence?  I think not!  ~Author Unknown

This semester has been a busy one, and a break was much needed, for me at least!  So I was happy when Pie Night was finally here.  I ate some delicious pie, talked to some delicious awesome people, and was able to finally relax before heading home. 

If you weren't able to make it, I'm sorry, but thanks to Sherene we have some pictures! 

Abundant Love

"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you; Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?" Matthew 5 : 38 - 48

Commitment... or Lack There-Of

"It has been said, 'Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.' But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.

"Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord." But I tell you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is God's throne, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No,' anything beyond this comes from the evil one." Matthew 5 : 31 - 37

Making a Difference

Last weekend we did Trick-Or-Canning and what an amazing turn-out! I hope you guys are proud of yourselves because my basement is currently full of food.  But there is still more we can do.  We will be collecting cans and money at large group until we actually build our Castle of Cans on the 18th.

"THE" Talk

"'You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.  If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away.  It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.  And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away.  It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.'"  Matthew 5 : 27 - 30