Holy Redeemer Lutheran Church
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San Jose, CA 95126
San Jose, CA 95126
I'm not big on resolutions around the New Year. It seems that if I know that I should do something for my health, or something positive in my life (like simplifying or discarding things that are no longer used) I don't need to wait until the beginning of a new year. I can start those things anytime. Also, it has always seemed that so many of those well intentioned resolutions made on January 1 have gone by the wayside around January 4th, so why bother.
But there are some resolutions that I think we would do well to include in our lives. Not all of them, for they are a tall order when taken all together. But, perhaps you might start with one. And then, when it has become a planned part of your life you can move on to another. I want to warn you, don't expect immediate results on any of these. They need multitudes resolving to be involved to become reality. But, work diligently on the one that you pick, see if you can find reports of things improving in your particular area, and be proud that during the coming year you are part of the solution to something.
Don't just make the resolution and do something once. Make it a part of your daily, weekly, monthly activity. That's a resolution worth making!
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From writer/director Stephen Gaghan, winner of the Best Screenplay Academy Award for Traffic, comes 'Syriana', a political thriller that unfolds against the intrigue of the global oil industry. From the players brokering back-room deals in Washington to the men toiling in the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, the film's multiple storylines weave together to illuminate the human consequences of the fierce pursuit of wealth and power. As a career CIA operative (George Clooney) begins to uncover the disturbing truth about the work he has devoted his life to, an up-and-coming oil broker (Matt Damon) faces an unimaginable family tragedy and finds redemption in his partnership with an idealistic Gulf prince (Alexander Siddig). A corporate lawyer (Jeffrey Wright) faces a moral dilemma as he finesses the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies, while across the globe, a disenfranchised Pakistani teenager (Mazhar Munir) falls prey to the recruiting efforts of a charismatic cleric. Each plays their small part in the vast and complex system that powers the industry, unaware of the explosive impact their lives will have upon the world.
'Syriana' is a political thriller that unfolds against the intrigue of the global oil industry. From the players brokering back-room deals in Washington to the men toiling in the oil fields of the Persian Gulf, the film's multiple storylines weave together to illuminate the human consequences of the fierce pursuit of wealth and power.
This is a booklet about the God of the Bible who is present and active in human history and in all creation. Erlander's attempt to tell the story of God found in the pages of the Bible - both the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament. One call, among many, for a whole new way of thinking and for the "metanoia" (a turning, a change of mind) that is needed if both human society and the ecosystem are to survive.