The pilgrims traveling on the white buses that day were too focused on their visit to the church to pay attention to the group of men blocking the road and dressed in military fatigues, the kind worn by the Egyptian security services. Some of the women, looking forward to their encounter with the 100 monks…
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The reports also noted that Devin Patrick Kelley was once caught trying to bring guns onto a military base and threatened superior officers there.
Kelley was also named as a suspect in a 2013 sexual assault in New Braunfels, about 35 miles from the scene of Sunday’s church attack in Sutherland Springs.
The records that emerged on Tuesday add up to at least three missed opportunities that might have offered law enforcement a way to stop Kelley from having access to guns long before he slaughtered much of the congregation in the middle of a service.
Authorities said the death toll of 26 included the unborn baby of one of the women killed. Kelley died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he was chased by bystanders and crashed his car.
The Air Force confirmed on Tuesday that Kelley had been treated in the facility after he was placed under pretrial confinement stemming from a court-martial on charges that he assaulted his then-wife and hit her child hard enough to fracture the boy’s skull.
Involuntary commitment to a mental institution would have been grounds to deny him a weapon provided that records of his confinement were submitted to the federal database used to conduct background checks on people who try to purchase guns.
Kelley was also caught trying to bring guns onto Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico…
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A study has revealed that a personalized radiotherapy treatment may be the key to curing prostate cancer.
The Institute of Cancer Research in London has revealed that doctors can be helped in the adjustment of the treatment of doses to prostate cancer patients by analyzing several genetic variables. The study, which was presented at the National Cancer Research Institute’s (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool recently, found that specific genetic characteristics could predict specific side-effects – specifically rectal bleeding when prostate cancer patients undergo radiotherapy treatment.
In a radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer, some men end up suffering from side effects as they may receive a higher dose than what is required, while others are given too little that affect the efficacy of the treatment. Dr. Iain Frame, Director of Research at Prostate Cancer U.K., revealed that there are more than 330,000 men with prostate cancer or who have survived one in the U.K. alone that have been afflicted with the life-lasting side effects of radiotherapy treatment, including bowel problems and erectile dysfunction. Because of the findings of the study, a personalized radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer can be used in the future.
“Advances in technology have enabled us to combine what we’ve learnt from decades of research into radiotherapy. For the first time, we can now look at the full complexity of a patient’s genetics, medical history and treatment, to…
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Topic: Be the One God Is Searching For [Wednesday November 8, 2017]
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show Himself strong in behalf of those whose hearts are blameless toward Him. You have done foolishly in this; therefore, from now on you shall have wars. — 2 Chronicles 16:9
God is looking for people who are passionate about the things He is passionate about. He is looking for people who will wholeheartedly pursue Him. He is looking for people who will love the people at their jobs, in their neighborhoods and homes; those who are committed to loving the lost, the poor and the needy. He’s looking for those who are willing to start doing what the Bible tells us to do.
Second Chronicles 16:9 says that God is always searching to show Himself strong in behalf of those whose hearts are blameless toward Him.
Are you one of those people? If not, I want to encourage you and let you know that you can be that person who God seeks.
Whether you have known the Lord for many years or you are just beginning your new life in Him, you can be that person who will passionately seek God and listen to the Holy Spirit. You can be that person who can actively make a difference in the lives of hurting people.
Today, rise up and be the person God is looking for.
Prayer Starter: God, more than anything, I want to be the kind of person who You are searching the world for. Lead me in the way You want me to go, and shape me into a person who loves others, obeys Your Word, and truly knows You.
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When He had given thanks, He broke [the bread] and said, “Take and eat. This is My body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner He…
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Topic: Think Like A Leader [Wednesday November 8, 2017]
A foremost thinking pattern of a leader is thinking future.
He thinks beyond now
He talks the future.
He sees the future.
You can tell whether you are a leader or not by the way you think.
A true leader doesn’t think sentimental nor emotional but practically realistically, objectively and above all futuristically.
If you are not thinking this way, then your leadership is questionable.
He says she “was one very beautiful, special child.”
“It’s interesting how on one hand we honor Hugh Hefner when he passes away. That dude was a …
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The church massacre that killed more than 24 people—including an 18-month-old child—still has investigators puzzled. News reports are trickling out about a connection to a domestic dispute but authorities have yet to say much about what specifically motivated the killer.
“This was not racially motivated; it wasn’t over…
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Topic: Think Before You Speak — Wednesday November 8, 2017.
Read: Psalm 141, Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 43–45; Hebrews 5
Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. Psalm 141:3
Cheung was upset with his wife for failing to check the directions to the famous restaurant where they hoped to dine. The family had planned to round out their holiday in Japan with a scrumptious meal before catching the flight home. Now they were running late and would have to miss that meal. Frustrated, Cheung criticized his wife for her poor planning.
Later Cheung regretted his words. He had been too harsh, plus he realized that he could have checked the directions himself and he had failed to thank his wife for the other seven days of great planning.
Many of us may identify with Cheung. We are tempted to blow up when angry and to let words fly without control. Oh, how we need to pray as the psalmist did: “Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips” (Ps. 141:3).
But how can we do that? Here’s a helpful tip: Think before you speak. Are your words good and helpful, gracious and kind? (See Eph. 4:29–32.)
Setting a guard over our mouth requires that we keep our mouth shut when we’re irritated and that we seek the Lord’s help to say the right words with the right tone or, perhaps, not speak at all. When it comes to controlling our speech, it’s a lifelong work. Thankfully, God is working in us, giving us “the desire and the power to do what pleases him” (Phil. 2:13 nlt).
Prayer: Dear Lord, help us always to think before speaking. Give us the words to say and the wisdom to know when to keep silent.
Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:24
Insight:
Scripture has a great deal to say about the power of our words. One of the most familiar New Testament passages is James 3:1–12. According to James, keeping control of our tongue is one of the hardest things we can do. However, before we lose hope in being able to speak good words to one another, consider David’s words in Psalm 141.
Here, tucked in the middle of his other requests, David asks the Lord to set a guard over his mouth (v. 3). He desires to live a life that contrasts with the evildoers around him (v. 5). Spirit-controlled and God-honoring speech is one thing that separates the righteous from evildoers, and it is God who helps us control our speech. J.R. Hudberg
This message was written By Poh Fang Chia [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]
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