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life are :e cancer,. eating away at the very
life of our society.
ownexperience I know of in-
, cid'enents where children have lain awake at
night in fear of 'what their fathers will do to
them when they return home drunk from
parties. Further, it does 'much harm to -the
marriage relationship when a .spouse has
been out having fun and returns home to
vomit on the rugs. And when they awake
next' morning, they act aggressively to
anyone nearby because of the massive
hangover they have.
One or several nights like this are soon
forgiven and forgotten but when it becomes
a repeated pattern, the long term results
may lead to the breakdown of the family.
One of the great tragedies in family life to
day is to see children change in their at-
titudes and relationship toward an alcohol
abuser.
This appears to be a slippery downward
spiral. At the beginning, even in their rela-
tionship to the problem drinker, most
children show unquestioning love but with
the continuation of the problem, this soon
changes to merely liking the parent. As the
problem persists the downward progression
to new stages of rejection appears to .ac-
f.010”.."4.1a it gnaw Frnm liking to rlielikinp• to
quit it�a Veiontle l nye. ionhas been
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ref f to ta+ a dais•sociial-,concexn, Which
(ore ly or`iin eetly effects us ilk*.
like the proverbial who sticks: his:
head m.tbe sand and hopes the`problen will
gb°away. .•
Whether or not we personally use alcohol,
its abuse afffects the lives of everyone;.Let
me share with yet youan' incident from my own
life to illustrate the point.
For recreation I play the Clarinet. On this
particular evening•we had just completed a
performance with the Scarborough Choral
Society and the orchestra members went
their separate ways home. •
When we gathered for the performance
for the following evening we were missing
Jack the double bass player. Since Jack was
a reliable and responsible person, we began
to wonder what had happened to him.
We weren't long in finding out. On the way
home from the concert the previous evening
Jack's car had been hit head on by a drunk
driver: The driver inexplicably had veered
from his side of the road into the path of the
oncoming traffic. Apart from the physical
effects of broken bones and internal in-
juries, the long term emotional effects were
devastating. Jack went into severe depres-
sion. This resulted in him losing his job
Christians discover
leadership skills
with Bible groups
Committed Christians in both Canada and
the United States are discovering skills they
never knew they had. Many of them have
begun to lead, in their own churches, suc-
cessful Bible study groups composed mainly
of neighbors and friends. And through their
leadership of these groups, they are finding
that the Lord is making clear His way of
salvation and giving new insight into the Bi-
ble. It is exciting to sit in a small group and
discover what the Bible has to say to your
particular need.
In your area, workshops are being plann-
ed to enable you to learn •tdeVelap leaderr-
ship skills. You should attend a workshop if
... you really want to be used by the Lord,
you wish to help others discover the Bible....
you desire to develop your sensitivity to peo-
ple, you want to reach out to your friends
and neighbors with the love of Christ.
At the basic leadership training workshop
on November 21 at the Blyth Christian
Reformed Church, you will learn: how to
lead a Bible study group effectively: how to
use such a group for evangelism and/or
grow groups; how to study the Bible induc-
tively and:. how to organize a program in
your church- or for that matter a nursing
home, hospital or prison ministry.
At the story hour workshop November •20
at the plyth Christian Reformed Church you
will a perience putting together a unified,
creative children's hour with story,crafts,
songs, and finger plays and a story bourses-
sion through the eyes of a 3 to 5 year old.
Much of what you could experience in this
workshop might be useful for children's ser-
mons, pre-school programs, Sunday school,
Vacation Bible School as well as a host of
other children's programs.
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hideous creeping.destruction' of
fatluly e and the resulting chaos, ,and.
destruction ill society pees almost Without
comment. Ina society wherethe principle of
human rights is. ' foundational we ;have
Almost reached the point where we are,ek-
pected to accept without question the.rights
of people to engage in this lifestyle. '
It's almost as though we are living in a
vacuum, without any moral or ethical stan-
dards to live by., The attitude seems to be
that if people feel that this lifestyle is moral-
ly and ethically acceptable to them then I
ought to have nothing to say about it.
The forerunner of human rights was
freedom of conscience for which principle'
people, since the sixteenth century Baptists,
have traditionally fought hard to uphold and
maintain. But to keep its integrity the prin-
ciple of freedom of conscience must not be
wrenched from the original context in which
it was conceived.. It cannot and must not be
interpreted as freedom without limits.
Such freedom is not freedom at all. It is
licence which ultimately leads to bondage
as many an alcohol abuser has found out.
When Baptists developed the concept of
freedom of conscience from scripture, they
had its scriptural origin clearly in mind
when they did so. They accepted scripture
as the foundation for their belief in Jesus
Christ and for their Christian lifestyle.
Without this basis we might believe that it
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g •ser ming paradox is resat .
When we °recognize that God. miirllte an
eternaal. Therefore,. when,we serve Him
although. He. may calf upon us to layown.
our pphysical>lives for Him yet nevertheless,`
He has promisedto us an abundant eternal
life which no man can take away from us
and in this there is true freedom.: (John
11:28)
11 you have a drinking problem, do.
something about it. Believe me it won't go
away, instead it will gradually erode your
life until there is nothing left. Alcoholic ad-
diction is a vicious unrelenting task master
who won't be satisfied until you are dead.
Congratulations to those of you who have
admitted to a drinking problem and are
seeking help through Alcoholics
Anonymous, a doctor, a counsellor', a
clergyman, or a concerned friend. I wish
you well in battling the problem. ,
Important although all these helpers are,
I cannot help but think that the root cause of
the problem is a spiritual ono, that is to say,
it is within the very essence of our being. It
arises because of our own self centredness
and the only person who can destroy that
root and bring new Life is the Great Physi-
cian Himself our Lord Jesus Christ.
By believing in Him and accepting the
principle that He has already dealt with the
problem of alcohol abuse, as one of the
many varied sins of mankind on Calvary's
cross, you can receive true freedom and a
new life if you invite Him into your life.
Top performers at the 1985 Huron County Plowing Match were honored at the Huron County
Plowman's Association banquet, held November 1, in Seaforth. Pictured, from left: Bevan
Shapton, Exeter, Senior Champion; Murray Townsend, Clinton, Junior Champion; Brian
McGavin, Walton, Reserve Senior Champion; Paul Dodds, Seaforth, Junior Reserve Cham-
pion. (Raft is photo)
NEVVOOPIN NE MINER
Dwayne and`Janet of Lambeth,are
pleased to announce, the birth of . Stephen
William, on, Nev. 12, 191 St. Joseph's
Hospital, London, weighing* Ili 4 oz. A little
brother for Robbie and Michael. Proud
grandparents. are Mr. and Mrs; Edward Lin-
ner of Goderich and Mr. and. Mrs, Walter
Westbrook of Mitchell.
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