SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016
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Making the most of your time
We all have the same amount
of time — 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. And the longer I
live, the more I discover that
time is too valuable for us to
waste any of it. That’s why it is
so important that we learn to
live on purpose, for a purpose.
The truth is if you make wise
decisions now, you will have a
better future. But if you waste
your time now, you will have
regrets. And regrets are terrible
because you can't go back and
do anything about them.
That’s why we need to do the
right thing when we have the
opportunity to do it instead of
blaming our circumstances or
how we were raised or how the
world is for the way that we
live.
We can learn how to cooper-
ate with God and make changes
that will make something good
happen in our lives.
Are you a participator or
spectator?
Ephesians 3:20 is an exciting
verse people like because it
says God “is able to [carry out
His purpose and] do superabun-
dantly more than all that we
dare ask or think [infinitely
beyond our greatest prayers,
hopes, or dreams]” (AMP).
But if we stop there, we don't
fully see what this scripture is
saying. It goes on to say
“according to His power that is
at work within us.”
God is able to do great things
as His power works in us and
through us!
So it’s not just about God
doing things for you — He
wants to do things through you.
We are meant to be partners
with God who participate in
His plans, not merely specta-
tors.
We have to stop wishing life
would change and start taking
action! We need to pray, spend
time with God and study His
Word, and as He speaks to our
hearts, we need to step out in
faith. I want to encourage you
not to let fear keep you from
moving forward.
If you are afraid of making
the wrong choice, then make a
determined decision to take a
step of faith — do it afraid! —
and trust God to show you if
you're going in the wrong
direction.
Because sometimes we can’t
find out what the right direction
is until we step out and find out.
Participate with prudence.
In Proverbs 1:1-5, we learn
some of the main ways we hear
God's voice as we seek Him.
Verse 4 says, “That prudence
(good judgment, astute com-
mon sense) may be given…”
(AMP).
The Merriam-Webster online
dictionary defines prudence as:
the ability to govern and disci-
pline oneself by the use of rea-
son; shrewdness in the manage-
ment of affairs; skill and good
judgment in the use of
resources.
A prudent person is disci-
plined and a good manager. He
won’t waste his money, time,
energy, talents or his words. We
see this in the following scrip-
tures:
• Proverbs 10:19 says the
prudent person “controls his
lips and keeps thoughtful
silence.”
• Proverbs 12:16 teaches that
“the [arrogant] fool’s anger is
quickly known [because he
lacks self-control and common
sense], but a prudent man
ignores an insult.”
• And
Proverbs
31:16
describes the prudent woman as
one who carefully considers
new opportunities before mak-
ing a decision and uses her time
in ways that benefit her.
These are just a few verses
that reveal ways you can be
prudent. I want to encourage
you to study them and look up
others that will help you get
more revelation of how you can
be prudent.
Are you busy or fruitful?
God created you to live on
purpose, for a purpose! He has
not called you to be busy — He
has called you to bear good
fruit! He’s given you free will
so you can make good choices
in every single area of your life.
It’s easy to get caught up in
the busyness of everyday life in
the world we live in today. We
all need to take time on a regu-
lar basis to think about how
we're spending our time so we
can evaluate whether we're
being fruitful and making
progress in the things we
should be doing.
I like to do this before I go to
bed at night. I think through the
things I did that day to see what
I accomplished.
Doing this helps me discover
anything that caused me to
waste time and lose my focus
on the things I needed to do.
Take time to honestly exam-
ine the way you’re spending
your time.
Pray and ask God to reveal
things that need to change,
ways you can make better
choices that line up with His
wisdom, and then lean on Him
for the strength to make
changes.
You’ll find that as you make
choices guided by the Spirit of
God, you won’t end up with
regrets — you’ll be fulfilled,
peaceful and excited about how
He is working in your life!
Cross Road to host live simulcast of Beth Moore’s ‘Living Proof’ today
LifeWay
Christian
Resources is slated to simulcast
well-known Bible teacher and
best-selling author Beth Moore
live from Chicago, Ill., on Sept.
17. Cross Road Assembly of
God is serving as a host loca-
tion for Oregon Coast area.
The Living Proof Simulcast,
sponsored by Nashville-based
publishing company LifeWay
Christian Resources, will fea-
ture Moore’s dynamic story-
telling and passionate Bible
teaching.
“I am thankful that Beth
presents herself as a real per-
son. Not as someone who has
‘arrived,’” says Pam McBride,
an attendee from a Living Proof
Live event in Knoxville. “Her
words of truthfulness and bold-
ness touch my life in so many
ways.”
The event, which is now in
its 18th year, both challenges
and encourages women to grow
deeply in their faith. Join
150,000 women around the
world for this live, global,
Internet streaming event.
The simulcast gives each
church a front-row seat to one-
of-a-kind Bible teaching and
life-changing worship.
“We are passionate to serve
women who know Christ well
but we’re also hoping they will
join us shoulder-to-shoulder in
the accelerated outreach effort
that God is blazing in our
souls,” Beth Moore wrote. “We
are praying earnestly that
women will come bringing the
lost and the searching and the
The Living Proof
Simulcast kicks off on
Saturday, Sept. 17, at
8:30 a.m., and ends at
3:30 p.m. This
all-day event costs
$20 per person
broken and the untaught.”
Moore has authored dozens
of published Bible studies,
books, and devotionals specifi-
cally for women for nearly two
decades.
Her latest LifeWay-pub-
lished releases are Audacious
(October 2015) and Children of
the Day (May 2014). Moore’s
organization, Living Proof
Ministries, is based out of
Houston.
Dove-award winning musi-
cal artist Travis Cottrell, who
also serves as worship pastor of
Englewood Baptist Church in
Jackson, Tenn., is slated to lead
worship for the event.
The Living Proof Simulcast
kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 17,
at 8:30 a.m., and ends at 3:30
p.m. This one-day event costs
$20 per person to attend, and
covers one full day of music
and worship, snacks and lunch;
sessions led by Beth Moore;
and opportunities for fellow-
ship with other women from
the Florence and surrounding
communities.
FUUF to discuss avoiding idolatries F LORENCE MUSICIAN TO BE REMEMBERED
From 10 to 11 a.m. this
Sunday, Sept. 18, at the
Florence
Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship, Rev.
Dr. Ruth Miller will lead the
worship
service
titled:
“Discovering and Avoiding
Idolatries of Mind and Spirit.”
“As Unitarian-Universalists,
we are part of a movement that
proclaims one divinity, one
source of life, wisdom, love
and harmony,” said Rev.
Miller. “At the same time, we
live in a culture that encour-
ages us to long for things.”
Rev. Miller will help atten-
dees discover what they have
turned into “idols” and will
offer simple methods for over-
coming their power in people’s
lives.
The UU Fellowship, 87738
Highway 101 at Heceta Beach
Road, is wheelchair accessible.
For more information, visit
www.florenceuuf.org.
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Longtime Florence res-
ident John Di Giorgio,
who passed away Jan. 22
at age 91, will be remem-
bered during a special
community gathering at
the Presbyterian Church
of the Siuslaw.
There will be a light
luncheon immediately fol-
lowing the regular church
service, which will be a
time of laughter and
happy remembering.
Di Giorgio found great
joy in playing saxophone
and clarinet with many
local bands, including the
Yachats Big Band, the
Florence
Saxophone
Quartet and the Florence
Community Concert Band —
previously known as the
Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble,
which he played a key part in
creating.
He was also in the pit
orchestra for many local musi-
cals.
Di Giorgio and his wife,
Barbara, were active volun-
teers for the Florence Event
Center, and members of the
P RESBYTERIAN C HURCH
the war’s end.
Returning to the United
States, his ship was nearly
sunk in a North Atlantic
hurricane on Christmas
Day, 1945. His crippled
ship limped into the
Azores, and eventually the
men were transferred to
the
aircraft
carrier
Enterprise for the voyage
to New York City.
After extensive studies
and a career in Clinical
Biochemistry that took
him across the U.S. and
into Europe, Di Giorgio
and his wife enjoyed
COURTESY PHOTO
retirement
living
in
Florence for 22 years, until
John Di Giorgio
failing health in 2015
Presbyterian Church of the necessitated a move to his fam-
Siuslaw and Florence Rotary ily in Northern California.
Club.
Di Giorgio received loving
A graduate of Somerville care in his new home with his
High School in Boston, Mass., son, Carl, and wife Mary, as
Di Giorgio served 24 months well as from his son Brian and
in the European Theater with wife Elizabeth, and grandsons
the U.S. Army, landing on Evan and Connor.
Utah Beach in Normandy on
The memorial will be held
D-Day-plus 11. He served Sunday, Sept. 18, beginning at
across France and Germany 11 a.m.
and was in Czechoslovakia at
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Spirituali-Tea to
discuss benefits
of meditation
On Monday, Sept. 19, at
6:30 p.m., everyone is invited
to join a group from varied
spiritual paths to discuss
meditation. Those attending
are asked to bring prayers
and music they have found
helpful in their meditation.
The Baha’i Writings say;
“Meditation is the key for
opening the doors of myster-
ies. In that subjective mood
he is immersed in the ocean
of spiritual life and can
unfold the secrets of things-
in-themselves...”
The main goal of the
Baha’i Faith centers around
the peaceful unification of
the entire human race.
The gathering will end at 8
p.m. with prayers for the
requests left in the Prayer
Pole in the garden of the
Florence Playhouse and
those shared by the group.
The Heintz home is locat-
ed at 875 Seventh St. For
more information, call 541-
590-0779.