Toy store owner stands firm in closing shop on busiest day

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Toy store owner stands firm in closing shop on busiest day

Gary Grant, owner of The Entertainer toy shop, and spokesman for DreamToys told Premier he won’t let the busyness of Christmas change his stance on marking the Sabbath.

Speaking during News Hour he said: “As a Christian, I believe in families – I have my own children, I have six grandchildren.

Being able to have one day that we can meet together, we can eat together and stay together as a family, I think is very important.”

Mr Grant said it wasn’t an easy decision to make to put God before his profits.

 

He added: “I wrestled with this concept of Sundays – one of the Ten Commandments – keep the Sabbath holy.

“I really felt the Lord was saying to me, ‘Gary, just be closed on a Sunday.”

However, he highlighted the fact that preparing for Christmas in November isn’t greedy as businesses are simply being practical doing so.

He said: “To move the amount of volume that has to be moved through warehouse, trucks, into the back doors of stores and onto the shelves and through the front door in the amount of time that’s available, it’s already a challenge.”

Meanwhile, the annual DreamToys list compiled on behalf of the Toy Retailers Association has been released.

Mr Grant told Premier that it took between six and eight hours for the team of 12 retailers he was a part of to decide on the list.

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Open Heavens 9 November 2017: Thursday daily devotional by Pastor Adeboye – You Will Face Mockers

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Open Heavens 9 November 2017: Thursday daily devotional by Pastor Adeboye – You Will Face Mockers
Open Heavens 9 November 2017: Thursday daily devotional by Pastor Adeboye – You Will Face Mockers

Topic: You Will Face Mockers— Thursday 9, November 2017.

Memorise: And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. – 2 Kings 2:3

Read: 2 Kings 2:1-3 (KJV)

1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.

3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

Bible in One Year: Job 13-16, Joel 2:18-32, Hymn: Sing Hymn 7 – Oh Jesus I Have Promised

MESSAGE:

God allows you to go through tests before giving a prize. Unfortunately, some people do well for a while, but when it comes to the crucial tests of life, they fail. May you never fail in the tests of life in Jesus’ Name! One lesson that is evident in today’s Bible reading is that to get to your higher glory, you may meet with discouragers, mockers, and dream killers. Even the Lord Jesus Christ faced mockers in His own family. Most members of His family did not even believe in Him until after His resurrection (John 7:5, Acts 1:14). In John 7:4, they scoffed at Him saying:

“For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.”

Coming up next: Open Heavens 10 November 2017: Friday daily devotional by Pastor Adeboye – Losing A Deal

Some people will not want you to dare that great height because they have tried it several times and failed. They cannot stand you achieving what they could not achieve. Some others will mock you just to discourage you and weaken your faith. Beloved, a lot of the distractions you will encounter from people on your way to the higher glory God has for you will be borne out of envy. Just look at what Elisha went through with the sons of the prophets on his way to his promotion. Regardless of their motives, every ministry of discouragers and mockers organized against the fulfillment of your destiny shall fail and be completely frustrated this season!

Moreover, it is glaring that there is so much work to be done for you to enter your higher glory. In other words, higher glory is not meant for everyone. It is especially not for the idle or lazy folks. It is not for procrastinators. Higher glory is not for wishful thinkers. It is for those who are diligent. It is for those who work extra hard, those who can burn the midnight oil. It is for those who can make sacrifices and be focused on the set goal until it is realized. Are you prepared for this? I pray that you will be successful in all the assignments you need to perform in order to enter your greater glory in Jesus’ Name! It is not just enough to work hard: you must also be ready and be able to take up more or higher responsibilities. Some people limit themselves in this area. Are you capable of handling higher assignments? If you are wise, while you are on a particular level, you can open yourself to learn more things – particularly those things above your current level. You must be teachable. Are you willing to learn?

Key Point: Learning should be continuous. After graduating from formal school, you should enrol yourself in the school of self-development.

Sing Hymn 7: Oh Jesus I Have Promised

1. O Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me, my Master and my Friend;
I shall not fear the battle if Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway if Thou wilt be my Guide.

2. Oh, let me hear Thee speaking in accents clear and still,
I dare not trust my judgment: Thy way shall be my will;
Oh, speak to reassure me, to hasten or control;
Oh, speak, and help me listen, Thou Guardian of my soul.

3. O Jesus, Thou hast promised to all who follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory there shall Thy servant be;
And Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to the end—
Oh, give me grace to follow, my Master and my Friend.

4. Oh, let me see Thy footprints, and in them plant mine own;
My hope to follow duly is in Thy strength alone;
Oh, guide me, call me, draw me, uphold me to the end;
And then in Heav’n receive me, my Savior and my Friend.

Open Heavens Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.

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Local Christians, and Some Muslims, Surround a Grieving Town with Love

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Local Christians, and Some Muslims, Surround a Grieving Town with Love


Local Christians, and Some Muslims, Surround a Grieving Town with Love


After a day’s work, Jennifer Garcia drove over from San Antonio and propped a homemade poster drawn by her and her 6-year-old son at an intersection near the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs.


“Love conquers hate,” it said in a flag-themed red, white and blue drawing with stars and hearts, joining the heaps of flowers and teddy bears constituting a makeshift shrine near the church where a mass shooter killed 26 people at Sunday services.


Wiping away tears, Garcia said she felt compelled to drive 30 miles with her husband and two sons and join the hundreds who came to stand beside the people of Sutherland Springs. Later, church groups hosted an impromptu churchlike outdoor vigil.


“I was crying all day yesterday and I thought, ‘We have to come down,’” she said.


On top of hordes of journalists, the well-wishers nearly choked the town with cars and dust. That didn’t appear to faze the townspeople, though some grumbling was heard about the onslaught of media teams in this tiny unincorporated community.


Sunday’s shooting rampage — the worst in Texas history — claimed about 4 percent of the town’s approximately 600 residents.


It also galvanized faith-based charities, from the Salvation Army to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, to shower the town with prayers.


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Christian politician tells the media to stop hounding MPs

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Christian politician tells the media to stop hounding MPs

Patel is facing almost certain dismissal after being ordered back to Britain following the disclosure of further unauthorised meetings with Israeli politicians.

She was forced to cut short an official visit to Africa after being summoned by Theresa May to Downing Street to explain herself.

Ms Patel has already apologised to the Prime Minister on Monday after failing to disclose a series of 12 meetings with senior Israeli figures during a family holiday in the country in August.

It has since emerged that she then held two additional meetings, one in the UK and one in the US, following her return from Israel.

 

Sir Gerald, who’s a friend of Ms Patel, told Premier she made an “honest mistake”.

He said: “It will be a shame if this media frenzy were to force the Prime Minister’s hand.

“I think it’s an innocent mistake. No damage has been done, nobody has been hurt, no public money has gone astray.”

Sir Gerald added that the media has spun the situation out of control and it’s depriving the country of talented people.

He said: “Some journalists are completely unaccountable. They’re unaccountable to the people they work for and certainly unaccountable to the public.

“They’ll move on to the next story, and no doubt they’ll find somebody else and seek to secure their scalp.”

 

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President Trump is Filling Federal Courts with Scalia-like Conservative Judges

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President Trump is Filling Federal Courts with Scalia-like Conservative Judges


President Trump is Filling Federal Courts with Scalia-like Conservative Judges


President Donald Trump could fill the federal bench seats with strict constitutionalists, Paul Strand said in a column in the CBN News.


“President Obama picked left-leaning jurists and George W. Bush safe, non-controversial nominees,” Strand said. “But Trump has been nominating judges in the mold of the late Antonin Scalia, who gave first priority to the U.S. Constitution and to the law as it’s written, rather than coming up with his own interpretations.”


There are more than 100 judge vacancies and once chosen, their influence could “last 40,50 years and will have an enormous impact on the future of our country,” said Leonard Leo, of the Federalist Society and adviser for the president.


“This president has an opportunity to potentially fill as many as 40 percent of the seats on the federal bench,” Leo said. “And that will just be transformative.”


Most of Trump’s own picks will sit on lower courts, where about 99 percent of federal cases are dealt with.


“There was a decided leftward tilt by some of these courts during the Obama administration,” said John Malcolm, of the Heritage Foundation. “So I think from a conservative standpoint, getting that shift by the judiciary turned back in the right direction is incredibly important to the direction of the law.”


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Read the Bible Every Day, Follow Jesus

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(Screenshot: BillyGraham.org)North Carolina evangelist Billy Graham in a video on his 99th birthday on November 7, 2017.

On his 99th birthday, world famous evangelist Billy Graham urged people to seek a close relationship with God and read the Bible every day.

Graham said in a video on Tuesday that he has been praying for a “spiritual awakening” but said that that can only happen if individuals “surrender their lives to Jesus Christ.”

He continued by saying that foremost, people need to do “everything we can to follow in the footsteps of Jesus,” which he defined as living a life where people “love one another, help one another,” and live according to Christ’s teachings.

It is the Holy Spirit that helps people live such a “deep lifestyle” that is focused on “love, gentleness, and patience,” he noted.

Graham urged people to read the Bible every day, advising them to start with the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament. As for the Old Testament, he said that they can start with the first verse in Genesis.

“Go to your knees and pray until you and God have become intimate friends,” he suggested, adding that the “joy and peace” that results from such a relationship is indescribable.

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Christian charity remembers victims of Typhoon Haiyan

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Christian charity remembers victims of Typhoon Haiyan

Haiyan was one of the worst cyclones ever recorded and left more than 7,000 people dead.

Millions more lost relatives, homes or their livelihoods.

Stuart Rivers, CEO of Sailors’ Society, which has helped rebuild communities in the Philippines, said: “This year, the world has seen the horrific damage caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria.

“Unfortunately, from our experience with Haiyan, we know storms like these can have a terrible effect for years to come.

“Four years after Haiyan destroyed vast areas of the Philippines, millions of people still suffer from the loss of loved ones, homes and jobs.”

 

Sandra Welsh from the charity told Premier how communities they work with are still in need.

She said: “One of the critical needs is still rebuilding people’s lives and helping them to return to what was normal for them.

“Once people have suffered traumas like this, life is never the same for them, so we’re helping them to rebuild buildings, to rebuild their lives.”

Sailors’ Society responded to the disaster by raising £225,000 through an emergency appeal and has been helping communities in the Philippines rebuild ever since.

 

Rivers added: “Around a quarter of the world’s seafarers come from the Philippines and the country is key to world trade. It was important that when disaster struck, Sailors’ Society was able to support communities to rebuild their lives.”

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Billy Graham at 99: He Kept the Faith and (Mostly) Dropped the Politics

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Billy Graham at 99: He Kept the Faith and (Mostly) Dropped the Politics


Billy Graham at 99: He Kept the Faith and (Mostly) Dropped the Politics


Conservative Christian leaders have President Trump’s ear, but they are certainly not the first evangelicals to counsel the leader of the free world. The most famous evangelist of the 20th century, Billy Graham, advised many an American president, though differently than Trump’s faith advisors approach the job.


As Graham celebrates his 99th birthday on Tuesday (Nov. 7), in what his son Franklin described as “stable” health, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is kicking off a yearlong celebration of the preacher’s past. Franklin Graham, who heads the association, said it will highlight the elder Graham’s “impact on worldwide evangelism and personal testimonies of people whose lives were forever changed at one of my father’s crusades.” 


It’s safe to say that Billy Graham’s politics won’t be a central focus of the commemoration. But when he was an up-and-coming preacher wearing hand-painted ties, and later, when he was America’s leading Christian evangelist in the heart of the Cold War, everyone knew where he stood on politics.


Graham railed against communism and anti-war demonstrators. He helped presidential candidates and gave them advice once they made it to the White House.


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