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HAPPENINGS

NEXT SEVEN DAYS THURSDAY, AUG. 29 Thriving Thursday ends the season with Flannel Plaid 6 p.m., with a tribute to EMS and law enforcement.

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Jesus, our Bread of Life

Many of us have been hearing the “Bread of Life” discourse from the gospel according to John chapter 6. What does the term “Bread of Life” mean to us today? The many low-carb diets have a significant number of us staying away from bread.

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Fox tails, burnt fields and politics

A fast way to cause a lot of destruction in a short period of time is to tie the tails of two foxes together, wedge a lit torch between their tails, and set them free to run through dry fields in the middle of summer. You can really multiply the destruction by creating another 149 pairs of foxes with torches.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: “Whisked Away” Authors: Ben Jenum and Rachel Trettin Where to buy: Amazon.com. The book will soon be available to borrow at the Hutchinson Public Library.

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75 years ago: Drum and bugle corps earns state honors

20 YEARS AGO: NEWS FROM THE ISSUE OF AUG. 5, 2004 The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office likely will continue to provide primary law enforcement services to the municipality of Grove City through 2005. The County Board agreed Tuesday to offer a contract to Grove City that sets law enforcement services at $30.75 per your for 2005 and $32 per hour for 2006 if the contract is extended to that date. The contract specifies that an increase in deputy salaries will not bring a boost in the hourly rate.

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Why is this happening to me?

I can’t tell you how many times I have thought or said or heard others say, “Why is this happening to me?” especially when we go through hard things. In John 9:2, Jesus has an interesting encounter with a man who had been blind since birth.

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God’s kingdom and our Fathers

Many of us heard the gospel from Mark 4:26-34 on Sunday. Growing up I remember having to hoe out or pull mustard in the bean fields. It was an invasive weed that would choke out the crop. Jesus used mustard plants as an example of God’s kingdom. Why? Even from a tiny seed, a large plant can grow and take over. Jesus must have been pointing to the amazing growth of God’s kingdom.

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