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Religion In The News The Supreme Court Sides With Masterpiece Cakeshop On Monday, June 4, 2018, the Supreme sided with the bakery that refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in 2012. In Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the Supreme Court justices split 7-2. In her dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, made a notably different argument from Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion. Specifically, she pushed back against a part of the majority’s argument by saying there was an important difference between a bakery that refused to make a cake for anyone with LGBTQ language on it and a bakery that refused to make a cake for someone in particular ― which they would have made for others ― because that someone was a member of the LGBTQ community. She said that while the former was not discrimination, the latter was.
Back-to-School Shoe Shopping: Finding the Right Fit (StatePoint) As children all over the country count down the last days of summer, parents are checking off their to-do lists to make sure everyone is ready to head back to school. While binders, calculators and combination locks may be required, new shoes are almost always at the top of the list to accommodate growing feet and new fashion trends. According to Laryssa Grant, women’s buyer for national family footwear retailer Rack Room Shoes, this season’s sneaker styles give nod to classic designs and are sure to complement any school wardrobe. Here, Grant shares how back-to-school fashion trends can translate to different age groups: • Preschool: Key factors in finding footwear for preschoolers are comfort and function. Shoe to Try: Adidas Baseline sneakers are available for the tiniest of feet -- in infant sizes and up -- and also have Velcro fasteners for easy-on and easy-off. The traditional design, white with three black signature stripes, has been updated with new accent colors, from metallic gold to mint green. Styles are available in children’s and adult sizes so Mom and Dad can match their mini me. • Elementary School: Children entering elementary school tend to start expressing their preferences through clothing and footwear. And many are keen to sport their favorite color through accessories and outfits. Shoe to Try: The Nike Tanjun offers a plethora of kids-only colors, from coral to navy, in this popular and functional style. With many options to choose from, children will be able to coordinate favorite outfits with ease, while allowing their personalities to shine. • Middle School: Middle school students may not be ready to embrace adult styles, but many may have grown out of character designs. So, jeans and denim accessories are always a great fashion choice, offering lots of versatility. Shoe to Try: Classic sneaker styles from PUMA and Converse can help pull together a fashion-forward athletic look that might include a favorite pair of jeans or a denim jacket layered over a jersey top. • High School: By high school, many teens are eager to incorporate the latest pop culture trends, such as bold and bright hues, metallic accents and ice cream pastels. Shoe to Try: For those seeking an effortlessly cool style, Vans is a great go-to brand. The iconic Sidestripe features a variety of fresh colors for fall, like burgundy, blush and olive, as well as the hugely popular black and white checkerboard pattern. Whether attending school in pinstripes or plaid, Vans can enhance cutting-edge fashion choices for high schoolers.
Source: Huffington Post, summarized by Pastor Rick
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When I read the Bible, how do I know what was right for the culture of that day and was is right for today? It seems to me the real question here is: Is everything in Scripture to be applied to all people of all time and of all cultures? In my fifty years of being a Christian, I have yet to read any scholar who agrees with that statement. Let’s take an episode directly from the life of Jesus. He selected seventy people and sent them out two by two to extend His ministry in a region. One of His instructions was, “Don’t wear any shoes” [see Luke 10.4]. That would have been perfectly acceptable in the first century, but hardly so today. What we have here is a difference between a custom and a principle. A study of church history helps to distinguish those principles and precepts the church has understood as applying across the centuries and speaking to Christians of all ages. By doing so, we see how other generations understood the Word of God and its application to their life situation — elements of scriptural instruction that the church of all ages has understood not to be limited to the immediate hearer of the biblical message but to have principle application down through the ages. Rick Hill is the Senior Pastor at Hillside Church on 3rd and C Streets in Julian, CA. Direct all questions and correspondence to: PastorRick@ julianchurch.org, or Hillside Church, Religion in the News, Box 973, Julian, CA, 92036. (Opinions in this column do not necessarily express the views of Julian News, its editor, or employees.)
July 18, 2018
“This season’s athletic shoe styles embrace everything we love about classic designs,” says Grant. “And with updated colors, textures and materials, they leave plenty of room for students to express their individualities -- making heading back to school an exciting adventure.” For more options, the Athletic Shop at Rack Room Shoes in stores or online offers one-stop-shopping. Be sure to take both practicality and your child’s wishes into consideration when shoe shopping this back-to-school season. With smart shopping strategies, you can prioritize both comfort and style.
Five Tips For Prescription Medication Success (NAPSA) - For people who are on one or more daily prescription medicines, forgetting to take a pill can happen from time to time. Planning ahead for such schedule-disrupting events as vacations and special events can help you stay on track and minimize any health risks that might result from not “taking as directed.” Doctor’s Advice “It’s really important to take your medication exactly as prescribed, even if you don’t feel different after missing a day or two,” explained Dr. Victoria Losinski, director of pharmacy services at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. “This is especially true for people with chronic conditions such as diabetes, because their risk of ending up in the hospital is 2.5 times greater when not following a doctor’s treatment plan.” The mantra “you have to take the medicine for it to work” goes beyond diabetes control. People who don’t take their prescribed high blood pressure medication on a regular basis have a 42 percent higher chance of developing chronic heart failure. And people on high cholesterol medications are twice as likely to develop heart disease if their cholesterol is not under control. What You Can Do To help, here are five tried-andtrue tips for strengthening your When it comes to taking medication, everyday prescription medication little details can make a big difference. habits:
1. Talk to a pharmacist. Some drugs have very specific instructions on when to take them, whether to take them on an empty stomach, with certain foods or to avoid in conjunction with certain medications. Your pharmacist can help you understand your medications and map a plan to stay on track. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota members can also call the number on the back of their cards and speak with a nurse guide. 2. Write it down. If you’ve got several medications to manage, write down the details to keep them straight. Consider using a small one-page calendar, such as the kind found in a checkbook or available through a downloadable tracker, to mark off that you have taken your meds each day. 3. Get organized. Using a pillbox is a simple low-tech way to make sure you take exactly what you need when you need it. There are also pharmacies, including PillPack, that sort your prescriptions, vitamins and other over-the-counter medicines into dated packets to make taking your meds even easier. You can also ask your pharmacy if it offers a similar program. 4. Set an alarm. Use your smart-phone to schedule reminders. If you’re looking for an app, try Rxremind, which can be downloaded for iPhone or for Android. 5. Refill on time. Accessing your pharmacy’s auto-refill program, requesting a 90-day supply and using a mail-order prescription service are all good ways to help make sure you don’t run out and miss your medication. Learn More For additional facts, tips and resources, visit Bluecrossmn. com/ManageMyMeds. *** "No experiment can be more interesting than that we are now trying, and which we trust will end in establishing the fact, that man may be governed by reason and truth. Our first object should therefore be, to leave open to him all the avenues to truth. The most effectual hitherto found, is the freedom of the press. It is, therefore, the first shut up by those who fear the investigation of their actions." — Thomas Jefferson ***
• FISHING REPORT •
Howdy! From Lake Cuyamaca “Dusty Britches” here along with “Yosemite Sam” and “Fibber Magee”... Ranger Jay Blaylock and Ranger Charlie Taylor took a little ride to beautiful downtown Niland, California and picked up 700 pounds of “Channel Catfish” on Thursday, July 12th. This hatchery is run on geothermally heated water that comes out of the ground at about 160 degrees, so they have cooling ponds that flip the water into the air to cool it down before they can use it for their fish. The channel catfish were planted in the lake that afternoon at about 1:30 p.m. and they were active. Their size ranged between 2-1/2 pounds and 4 pounds. By the time the fish were in the water, Jay Blaylock looked like he had just stepped out of the shower as Ranger Charlie Taylor dutifully supervised the overall job pointing fingers and barking out orders... when he got his hands out of his pockets, of course. The “gut barrel gods” never lie and today they are saying that the fish coming out of the lake is a mixed bag. The channel catfish recently planted are coming out regularly and there is a good number of trout heads, some blue gill, crappie, and red-ear sunfish. The bass bite has slowed down and we haven’t seen any sturgeon lately. The cleaver and distasteful common carp is clear and present in the shallows at the south end. We have an old friend who showed up a few days ago… ”Oscar” the Osprey. It’s funny, but when we have bald eagles around the lake, the ospreys disappear… then, when we have a number of ospreys… the eagles seem to go somewhere else. Now, for the first time here
that I know of… we have both, a good thing. The Canada goslings are doing well as our resident Canada Goose population is growing each year. Lots of baby ducklings all in a row behind the mother ducks… all of which love to eat the cracked corn we have here for them. Old “Fibber Magee” is a dandy. Sometimes I am convinced he believes some of the things he says… and everyone else knows isn’t true. “Yosemite Sam” is cookin up a storm in the restaurant… good food, and plenty of it. He was the recipient of a beer tapper over the weekend of which he plans to make good use of heavily and often in the near and distant future… or so he hopes. Salute! We installed misters on the deck of the restaurant this morning, but maybe headed them in the wrong direction… hmm , we’ll have to talk to the boss about that one. Well, so much for the fishin report. Now, the dog report… my two yellow labs love to fetch sticks… in a wet environment. Only thing is, they both resemble tug boats while in the water, and out. It’s cool to watch the older male (Molikai) cruise the shoreline back and forth like a sentinel and when I throw a stick, he tugs on out to get it and bring it to shore. Now, the younger lab (Hana) doesn’t chase sticks unless you throw them 15 feet or less from shore, so she just hangs there at the shore and waits for Molikai to bring his stick back in, then she steals it from him. They do a little tug boat tug of war, but she will eventually get the stick from him. Imagine that! “It is better to keep your mouth closed and have people think you are a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt… -- Mark Twain “Tight Lines and Bent Rods” …Dusty Britches
*** If people are being upstanding citizens of the Republic, then you have to widen the net to incarcerate them. This explains why America's prisons are full of nonviolent offenders - a perfect example of American exceptionalism. — Henry Rollins ***