HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-03-10, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011.Fight the “strong man” influence to hear GodContinued from page 18movie – it’s more exciting. CRAdoesn’t need to know about thatunder-the-table business dealing;
nobody else would report it. And so
we justify our error and sear our
conscience. The strong man wins
again – and we’re just a bit more
dead in soul.
As they descend the mountainside,
Jesus counsels Peter, James, and
John not to tell others what they’vewitnessed until He’s proven Hischampionship by rising from thedead. As Jezebel ‘had it in’ for
Elijah, threatening to kill him as she
had done so many other prophets of
Yahweh; as Herod terminated the
annoying Baptizer; Jesus adds
(17:13), “In the same way the Son of
Man is going to suffer at their
hands.” Suffering, ‘pascha’ – a mild
term for the excruciating, deadlytorture He’d endure at the hands ofthe Roman ‘lichtor’ (whipper), thebeating thorn-crowning soldiers, and
the crucifiers.
Nevertheless – that doesn’t stop
Jesus from going up against the
‘Strong Man’. Back in Chapter 12,
when the religious folk charged that
He drove out demons by the power
of the devil, Jesus countered: “Or
again, how can anyone enter a strongman’s house and carry off hispossessions unless he first ties up thestrong man? Then he can rob his
house.” (Mt 12:29) At the cross
Jesus bound up the strong man –
first Satan, the ‘prince of this world’
He has driven out (Jn 12:31); but
also the ‘strong man’ of our sinful
flesh, the fallen desires, lusts, and
envyings that hold us captive to sin.
If we yield to Jesus as Lord and areled by the Spirit, we can now put todeath the misdeeds of the body(Rom 8:13). In Him we can be
champions over what would drag us
down, and discover we are alive to
righteousness.
Instead of shunning the
Glorious One, we can share His
glory – if we first share in His
sufferings (Rom 8:17).
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Government’s commitment to
expanding renewable options,
especially given the troubles some
MicroFIT solar producers are facing.
There may be completely different
companies involved in these
different projects, but the perception
among farmers that might engage in
both is that the reliability of this
initiative is wavering at best.
There is considerable effort going
into determining the feasibility of
agricultural biomass for combustion
energy.
Farmers have the ability to crop
these crops, but there is the need
to get the policies, programs,
and most importantly, the price
right to move ahead on this
project.
Policies, programs for biomass fuel
needed before projects move forward
Grey Speaks!
Grey Central Public School held its annual public speaking contest late last month. Winners
are, back row, from left to right: Emma Strome, who spoke on the power of one; Alison
Terpstra, whose mother has “gone organic”; Lexi Smith, who focused on cell phones and
Emily Tersptra, the owner of many hand-me-downs. Front row, from left: Emma Silcock,
whose speech focused on Justin Bieber; Abby Strome, who discussed the internet series Ava
Eats; Sarah Strome, who told the audience about One Day on Earth; Alida Swart, who
discussed snowmobiling and Cole Terpstra who reminisced about hunting with his dad. (Denny
Scott photo)
Church parking request overruled for safety’s sake
A letter from Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Wingham and a
denied request by North Huron
Council has opened what one
councillor believes to be “a can of
worms” in Wingham.
At their Feb. 22 meeting, North
Huron Council decided to decline
the church’s request to open parking
up on the west side of Carling
Terrace.
Sacred Heart sought to have
parking allowed on both sides of
Carling Terrace from 8 a.m. to 12
p.m. on Sundays, as parking
is already permitted on the east
side.
Carling Terrace, the street that
Sacred Heart is on, is also home to
the Wingham and District Hospital,
where emergency services vehicle
are dispatched, and it is due to these
vehicles, and other emergencies
vehicles, that council believed
leaving the road with parking on one
side only is the most practical
choice.
Fire Chief John Black, who was at
council for another presentation,
stated he would prefer to see the rule
left as is, as it’s difficult to
manoeuvre Carling Terrace in
emergency vehicles.
Council agreed that the same
could probably be said for the
ambulances that would be coming in
and out of the hospital.
Councillor Bernie Bailey said he
understands why they need to keep
the road open, but, by publically
declining this request, council would
be opening themselves up to
complaints from motorists about
roads that have parking on both sides
in front of places of worship.
“If we don’t allow this, we’ll have
other people asking for no parking
signs in front of other churches,” he
said. “We’re opening a can of
worms.”
Councillor Brock Vodden agreed,
however Reeve Neil Vincent stated
that council’s reasoning was sound,
and there was a greater risk in
allowing the parking.
“If we make it harder for
emergency vehicles to do their job,
people will hold us responsible,” he
said.
Further compounding the issue is
the fact that snow removal can’t be
completed fully on Carling Terrace
due to the proximity of utility poles
along the west side.
“Vehicles would have to park
[where traffic would be flowing] due
to snow piling up in the winter,”
Black stated.
Councillor Alma Conn made a
motion to have the parking left as is
on Carling Terrace and said that they
were justified in the decision.
“If other people come forward
[about similar traffic concerns with
other churches we can explain] the
rest of the churches in our area are
on streets that run parallel to the
hospital, and are not direct routes for
emergency vehicles,” she said.
Bailey and councillor James
Campbell, however, both stated that
this decision would have
repercussions.
“This is going to be bad,” Bailey
said. “It’s going to come back to
haunt us.”
“We’re really opening ourselves
up here,” Campbell said after the
motion was passed.By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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