greenlake super group suggestions.

Like I mentioned in the intro email for our EastLake Group... I believe Revolutions Espresso & Bakery would be a ideal location to meet due to it's size and fact that we could get loud & crazy without the baristas caring. Revolutions is located in the bottom floor of The Greenlake Condo building.

Please start the discussion on where you'd like to meet and what book you'd like to study in the comments link below. And if you're shy, just reply to my original email and let me know your thoughts.

Dates:

Wednesday 14 October

Wednesday 21 October

Wednesday 28 October

Wednesday 04 November

Wednesday 11 November

Wednesday 18 November

OFF for Thanksgiving

Wednesday 02 December

Wednesday 09 December

Wednesday 16 December

back in black.

This has been a crazy past year and a half, with emotional highs and lows that I never thought I'd see. So I've decided to start writing again my thoughts in devotion and theology of life, love and faith. Today, we start with a simple verse.

Pilate asked him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice." Pilate asked him, "What is truth?"

- John 18:37-38

The best part about the truth Jesus is speaking about is that God's Spirit of truth lives within us as the Holy Spirit (if you want to learn more, please read Acts 3:1-10). Jesus throughout his time as a human on earth was continually misunderstood, especially when Pilate and others were compelled to call him "king."

But the part that we take as comfort is that Jesus says here that "everyone who belongs to the truth" will hear God's voice if they listen. This means that if you have faith in God, that God will speak to you in that faith. God's voice can come through in our lives in many ways (which we won't get into now), but take hope in that the Spirit of God is with you. Are you listening?

Vote: November 4th

Tomorrow, we will elect the next President of the United States. The result will have great consequences for the nation. This election offers a choice between two men with dramatically different visions of the future. We have strong feelings about this choice. But we feel even more strongly that all Americans, regardless of political preference, have a stake in the outcome and should vote in this critical election.

This is likely to be a close election. Your vote matters. Please use it and make a difference.

If you do encounter long lines, here are some ways to have fun and ensure you can vote:

• Go with friends and/or bring phones, iPods, lawn chairs, food, reading materials, proper clothing, etc.
• Don't believe the polls if they say a candidate is winning or losing. They've been wrong before.
• Ask for the day-off from work or class.
• Verify your polling location BEFORE you head to the polls by calling 1-866-OUR-VOTE or contact your local County Election Office. Or, use the Google Maps Voter Info.
• Help others stay in line. Share your food, drink, music, reading materials, election protection information. Remember: we're in this together.
• Make sure to take this number with you so that if you encounter any problems, you can talk to nonpartisan election lawyers who can help: 1-866-OUR-VOTE or request a provisional ballot.
• If you do run into any issues at the polls, Video The Vote and document election problems.