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Read through
the Bible in 2008
'Millennials' Show Respect for
Traditional Values
Results from a survey by the J. Walter Thompson
advertising agency show that twentysomethings really do
show a lot of respect for traditional values — contrary
to today's media portrayal.
The data found that 94 percent
respect parenthood and 84 percent have great esteem for
marriage. Just a quarter said they respect Hollywood.
Spokeswoman for the agency Ann Mack said that she was
surprised by the findings. "It could be because they are
more idealistic as a generation," she said, "but it
could [also] be because they are so young and not yet
jaded."
But Mark Johnson, who works with
B2G (better2gether), a ministry of the Navigators
for twentysomethings, believes the younger generation is
reacting to something. "At least half of them that we
see have come out of some kind of dysfunctional or
broken home," he said. "They are wanting something more
or better than what they have come from."
Encouraged by the numbers reflected
in the survey results, Steve Watters, director of young
adults at Focus on the Family, said he is looking for
ways to tap into that potential through Focus'
Boundless
ministry to twentysomethings. "It's something we want to
encourage as much as possible, he said, "realizing that
they are not going to find that kind of support from
Hollywood or Madison Avenue."
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Flood Relief
Team
Last fall, 6 servants from St. Peter's
went down to Stockton to lend a hand after their flooding. It ended up raining so hard
that the team stayed indoors to help put the basement together at Grace
Lutheran Church.
Click
here to view pictures
and read more
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Cycle for Christ
If you like to bike,
riders of all ages and levels are invited for a fun,
relaxing ride of about 20 miles with the cyclers of St.
Peter’s. Rides on trails of Minneapolis will begin
again in the Spring on a variety of routes. We
adjust our distance and pace according to the fitness
level of all participants.
If
you are interested e-mail
Keith or call 952-854-4313
More information about Cycle for
Christ
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Our
Space" = vision lived out!
The vision of St. Peter's is: "People
alive in Christ -
each one going out to share
God's gift."
This summer, one of our families, the
Grimms,
have begun doing just that in downtown
Hopkins!
They are reaching families in their
community with a new ministry. "Our Space" is a
out-of-school-time place.
God bless your new ministry!
More information about Our
Space
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In
a site that overlooks the Elah Valley, where David
slew Goliath with a well-aimed shot from a sling,
archaeologists have discovered what they say is the
oldest Hebrew text ever found. The discovery — by
archaeologists Prof. Yossi Garfinkel and Sa'ar Ganor
of Hebrew University — is being hailed as one of the
most important finds in Israel since the Dead Sea
Scrolls. The text, written in ink on a pottery
shard, dates — according to Carbon-14 dating as well
as chemical analysis of the pottery found at the
site — from between 1,000 and 975 B.C. — the time of
King David's reign. The writing, therefore, predates
the Dead Sea Scrolls by about 1,000 years.
[israelnationalnews.com]
