In Genesis 3.6 we see Eve’s response to the serpent’s temptation, “When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for wisdom, she took some and she ate it.” Hebrew (tov). Up until this point, only God had made judgments about whether something was good or not good. God say that creation was good or very good. In 2:18, it was God who said that it was not good for man to be alone. And in Gen 2:16,17, when giving the command about the tree, God calls it the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Again, the word used here is the simple word for good and the simple word for evil. The same word tov/good that has been used throughout the story, is used here. Can this not be a clue as to what the danger of this tree is. Up until this point, God made the assessment of what was good and what was not good. Mankind did not have any need to know good and evil, because this sort of judgment is not his place.
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Madden: #PARescuePlan Would Provide Much Needed Healthcare Resources
Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden joined members of the House Democratic Policy Committee in Dickson City to discuss how the proposed $350 million of investments in the Pa. Rescue Plan would provide the tools and resources to those working to provide patient healthcare in Monroe County and across Pennsylvania.
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Madden: We Must Save the PASSHE System
Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden participated in a joint House Education/Appropriations hearing with the PA State System of Higher Education concerning university consolidation and act 50 implementation. Madden says we must do our best to save the PASSHE system and that the proposed consolidation will result in a loss of jobs, education quality, and the identity of existing university communities.
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Spurgeon: Praying for a Brother/Sister Christian
Earnest intercession will be sure to bring love with it. I do not believe you can hate a man for whom you habitually pray. If you dislike any brother Christian, pray for him doubly, not only for his sake, but for your own, that you may be cured of prejudice and saved from all unkind feeling. Remember the old story of the man who waited on his pastor to tell him that he could not enjoy his preaching. The minister wisely said, ‘My dear brother, before we talk that matter over, let us pray together.’ After they had both prayed, the complainant found he had nothing to say except to confess that he himself had been very negligent in prayer for his pastor, and he laid his not profiting to that account. I ascribe lack of brotherly love to the decline of intercessory prayer. Pray for one another earnestly, habitually, fervently, and you will knit your hearts together in love as the heart of one man.
Madden: #PARescue Plan Will Help Small Businesses
Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden discusses how the PA Rescue Plan will help small businesses and workers across the state by investing in workforce development, job training, and expanded childcare for hard working Pennsylvanians.
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Vehicle auction - May 21, 2021
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners will hold a public auction on Friday, May 21, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. at Auto in Motion, 1142 Route 390, Cresco, PA for the purpose of selling county-owned and confiscated vehicles.
The vehicles will be available for public inspection on that same date from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. at Auto in Motion, located on Route 390 near the intersection with Golf Drive in Barrett Township. All vehicles will be auctioned in “as is” condition with no guarantee as to condition.
The successful bidders must able to provide at least one form of photo identification containing current address and must be prepared to pay for the vehicles by the close of the auction on with cash or a certified check only. No personal checks or credit card payments will be accepted.
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Madden: #PARescuePlan Will Lead to Better Healthcare Access
Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden highlights the benefits of the House Democrats’ PA Rescue Plan, from expanding healthcare access, to job training opportunities and improved telehealth capabilities.
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Stronger Together: Volunteering During COVID-19 Pandemic
Madden Pushes to Legalize Cannabis in PA
Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden joined colleagues and advocates to rally for the legalization of adult-use cannabis in Pennsylvania. Madden says there's momentum now and is hopeful current legislation will move forward soon.
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Faulty Logic in Monroe County Property Value Assessment
The purpose of this article is to discuss the faulty logic that was used for determining commercial property values when Monroe County went through its reassessment in 2018.
When determining a property's value, we are considering how much a property would be worth if was sold. Appraisals are performed by banks and assessments by taxing authorities, but the two sets of numbers should be similar.
On page 2 of the appeal form, Monroe County asks:
A. how much the owner is charges for renting each unit.
B. how much much was financed, the term, and rate.
C. It also asks for 3 years of income and expenses.
(!!!?!?)
On page 3, it asks for more details that are irrelevant to the value of that property: 3 years of expenses for insurance, electricity, water, manager's salary, legal & accounting, advertising, and more.
Madden Supports Free and Fair Elections
After a series of House State Government Committee hearings on the 2020 election, Pa. state Rep. Maureen Madden discusses her takeaways, saying the elections were fair and people supported the efforts to expand voter access.
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The recently elected Members joined seated members for the start of the 117th United States Congress.
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/media/press-releases/newest-members-congressSpurgeon: Jesus Only
I do desire for my fellow Christians and for myself, that more and more the great object of our thoughts, motives and acts may be ‘Jesus only.’ I believe that whenever our religion is most vital, it is most full of Christ. Moreover, when it is most practical, downright and common sense, it always gets nearest to Jesus. I can bear witness that whenever I am in deeps of sorrow, nothing will do for me but ‘Jesus only.’ I can rest in some degree in the externals of religion, its outward escarpments and bulwarks, when I am in health; but I retreat to the innermost citadel of our holy faith, namely, to the very heart of Christ, when my spirit is assailed by temptation, or besieged with sorrow and anguish.
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The Old Man Crucified
Spurgeon: The old man Crucified
‘Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him.’ Romans 6:6
