Christian Values Iniative - Tucson

Holocaust survivor

2012-02-15T15:37:00.001-07:00

On Thursday, March 8 from 11:30am-1:00pm, Max Glauben – a Holocaust survivor – will discuss his experience and how that relates to us today. You can attend in person at the South Campus or join by WebEx.

The highest attendance event that CVI has ever sponsored was a presentation by a husband and wife who survived the Holocaust. Because of the positive feedback from that event, we are co-sponsoring the presentation on March 8 by another Holocaust survivor.

We hope you will be able to join us at this rare opportunity to hear a Holocaust survivor.

If you are able to attend, please open the attachment and click on "Close & Save" to place an appointment for this event in your calendar.

Please see additional details at the following link:

https://infolink.sc.ti.com/news_rooms/b/diversity__inclusion/archive/2012/02/15/holocaust-survivor-to-share-his-story-at-ti.aspx

Best regards,

Craig Dalley (on behalf of the CVI Leadership Team)

The Stages of our faith

2012-02-13T13:21:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone. Ok, hang in there and don't worry if you have missed some sessions on our Faith series, stay with us!

Today we reviewed the third Video that we watched last week and attached is a short flyer on those basic principles that we got out of the video, here it is in a nut shell (below), and if you want to watch the videos, they can be viewed at:http://www.intouch.org/. Or there are also shorter audio versions on this Faith series as well. It only has 6 parts so we are half way through.

Part 3: The Stages of our faith

Throughout Scripture, it has been

made evident that God honors faith.

Our wholehearted belief in the Lord is important

because, when we truly place our trust in Him,

the Savior is glorified.

Why We Struggle With Our Faith

- Human Reason

- Living by Sight

- Surrendering to Our Feelings

- Negative Counsel From Others

- Feelings of Guilt

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Neglecting the Word of God

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Continuing in Sin

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Satan's Tactics.

The Stages of Our Faith

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Little or restless faith

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Great or maturing faith

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Perfect or resting faith

What to do to move towards the Perfect or Resting Faith:

Perfect faith is the Father's goal for each of

His children, but it does not occur overnight.

You must read God's Word, make sure your

heart is clean, and surrender your life to Him

completely—trusting that He has the most

wonderful plan for your life. Are you willing?

Remember, God will honor your faith and give

you life at its very best. Therefore, thank the Lord

in every circumstance and praise Him that His

promises are already accomplished. This is the

surest way to have your faith perfected.

See what God has in store for you by giving him those things you want him to handle and have Faith, sit back and watch, then thank him!

Lisa

Re: Life of Moses

2012-01-19T13:57:00.001-07:00

I have reserved the Cholla conference room from 11 am – 12 pm, Jan 31st, to watch this web-x on the leadership of Moses, so you can mark your calendar if you are interested.

From: Lisa Goldsmith <goldsmith_lisa@ti.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:37:06 -0700
To: Lisa Goldsmith <goldsmith_lisa@ti.com>, cvitucson Initiative <cvitucson@list.ti.com>
Subject: Re: Life of Moses

If anyone is interested in watching this together let me know and if we have enough people I will set up a conference room.

From: Lisa Goldsmith <goldsmith_lisa@ti.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:32:20 +0000
To: cvitucson Initiative <cvitucson@list.ti.com>
Subject: Life of Moses

An upcoming brown bag that you might find interesting put on by both the TI CVI and Jewish initiatives regarding the life of Moses.

https://infolink.sc.ti.com/news_rooms/b/diversity__inclusion/archive/2011/12/15/leadership-brown-bag-on-jan-31.aspx

Re: Life of Moses

2012-01-19T12:37:00.001-07:00

If anyone is interested in watching this together let me know and if we have enough people I will set up a conference room.

From: Lisa Goldsmith <goldsmith_lisa@ti.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:32:20 +0000
To: cvitucson Initiative <cvitucson@list.ti.com>
Subject: Life of Moses

An upcoming brown bag that you might find interesting put on by both the TI CVI and Jewish initiatives regarding the life of Moses.

https://infolink.sc.ti.com/news_rooms/b/diversity__inclusion/archive/2011/12/15/leadership-brown-bag-on-jan-31.aspx

Life of Moses

2012-01-19T12:32:00.001-07:00

An upcoming brown bag that you might find interesting put on by both the TI CVI and Jewish initiatives regarding the life of Moses.

https://infolink.sc.ti.com/news_rooms/b/diversity__inclusion/archive/2011/12/15/leadership-brown-bag-on-jan-31.aspx

Lunch anyone?

2012-01-17T14:30:00.001-07:00

Hi, as a team building effort, all the Tucson Initiatives (Asian. Women's, and Indian) are going out to lunch at Sweet Tomatoes, on Broadway just before Park Mall, Tuesday, Feb 21st at 11:30 and all of you are invited. This is not a company sponsored lunch so you will have to pay for it yourself (just wanted to make sure there were no misunderstandings about that). No need to RSVP, just put it on your calendar and show up, we will be there.

Lisa

Today's meeting in faith

2012-01-16T14:05:00.001-07:00

Well it was what I would consider a "good" CVI meeting today, very inspirational and educational to which I will share with all of you what we got out of it.

What is Faith?

Faith is conviction of truth without tangible proof. The Bible says that "faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"

(Hebrews 11:1). To have faith is to believe God's Word before it comes to pass. The acronym for theword faith says it best: Forsaking All I Trust Him.

You also had to have trust and a relationship with God. It is imperative that we read the Word of God as often as possible because that is where we gain the "knowledge" to strengthen our faith in God, that is where we are spoken to and encouraged. It was interesting to find, when asked around the table, that most of us have middle of road faith. We all want to strengthen our faith but at this point in time we all recognize the need for improvement. We also share struggles, whether it's how to know when God is intervening in our lives or not or having the strength to follow our heart for God or our heart for the world.

The topic of works came up again and I think we all agreed that faith without works is dead. We explored "intellectual" faith vs "saving" faith and again, agreed that the one with a higher degree of "saving" faith understood that the works we do are to please God and are a natural consequence of having that savings faith.

The comforting thing was seeing how we are all in the same boat in regards to our faith, we all have bouts of the doubts, empty "feelings" at times and negative thoughts, but all have a driving desire to gain a stronger faith, a better relationship with God, and want to know how to get to the next level.

By gathering together, we strengthen one another, uncover those ways to get closer to God and gain a better understanding of what faith really means to each of us. Like I said, it was a good session.

We are going to participate in a 6 part series by Charles Stanley via In Touch Ministries, http://www.intouch.org/, and so far have listened to the first sermon, the second one is what is in store for our next meeting, so come and join us as we have just started this study. You can listen to the first and second on from the website to catch up or if you can't make the meetings, you will be blesses.

Have a great week and I will see you next week.

Lisa

FW: Fred Highton - a Celebration of his life.

2012-01-10T15:39:00.001-07:00

Hi for those of you that were not on the list, here is an invite regarding Fred Highton's memorial service.

Lisa

From: "Alvarez, Norma" <alvarez_norma@ti.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:19:09 +0000
To: "ti_tucson_n1_all@list.ti.com - TI Williams Center - North Bldg - 1st Floor - All" <ti_tucson_n1_all@list.ti.com>, "sctechtucsonsite@list.ti.com - All Tucson SCTech Group" <sctechtucsonsite@list.ti.com>, "Johnson, Alan-Tucson" <johnson_alan@ti.com>
Subject: FW: Fred Highton - a Celebration of his life.

Hi,

For those of you that knew Fred, please see below your invitation from Fred's family. I hope you can make it…

Some people have asked if they can help. I have a suggestion:

Let's pick up the tab for Fred's celebration of life. I think that his would be a nice gesture from Fred's friends. I have seen Fred pick up the tab for us many times.

The funds raised would pay for food, drink, flowers, supplies etc. What is left over will go to Pat.

If you would like to make a donation, please contact Connie atvillanueva_connie@ti.com, 520-750-2115 and let her know.

Cash would be good, but if you would prefer to send a check, please make it payable to "Pat Highton". Please send to:

Connie Villanueva

Texas Instruments,

5411 East Williams Blvd.

Tucson,

AZ 85711-4493.

Let's help prepare for the Fred's celebration of life. We can do this by helping Pat by doing a sort of mini "Day's of Caring" at their home prior to the event, maybe on Sat Jan 14.

This would involve work like cleaning up the yard, setting up a walkway up the hill etc.

If you would like to help with this, please contact Alan at johnson_alan@ti.com.

It would be great if you would consider these suggestions. You know that Fred would have done the same for each and every one of us.

Thanks,

Alan Johnson

Video on Faith

2012-01-09T13:18:00.001-07:00

http://www.intouch.org/

For those of you who missed today's meeting, we watched a video on "A Saving Faith" by Dr. Charles Stanley. You can find this vide at the website above, if it is gone, scroll down to the bottom of the page and find it in the video archives. I would strongly recommend you check it out as it is a perfect intro to our new mini study on Faith. The amazing thing about this video is that I wanted to find something that could carry us over until next week when we will officially start and I just went out to this web site to see what was available and it just so happened that Dr Stanley preached this sermon just yesterday and is doing a several part series on Faith, it was just meant to be!!

For those of you that were here, there is just 5 more minutes left to view so you can do that as well.

Thanks and have a good week.

Lisa

Faith Study

2012-01-06T12:38:00.001-07:00

Hi, I would like to move out our faith study by a week so Todd and participate and he will still be on vacation on Monday. This gives everyone even more time to think about what faith means to them. I cant wait to share some of my insights, I scared myself! This Monday we will just continue in Romans or perhaps do a video or audio sermon.

 1 Peter 1:21

      Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

      1 Peter 1:7

      These have come so that your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

My faith is in you that you will take a few moments and consider your own faith, do you have what it takes? Is your faith strong enough or do we only need that mustard seed size to be ok and saved? Hmmmm?

Lisa

Happy New Year

2012-01-03T11:26:00.001-07:00

Happy New Year everyone! Well one of my New Years resolutions is to draw closer to God, trust in him more, give more and work on becoming that Godly woman he always knew I could be, a tall order I know. We have to keep trying and working on bettering ourselves in every way possible, its called Sanctification, its a process for sure.

With that in mind, I look forward to gathering together again on Mondays with all of you to re-new our faith and commitments to one another and to Him through our weekly CVI meetings at noon. We will start out this year with a diversion from our study in Romans with a study in Faith. Lets take the next few weeks, or as long as we are led, to talk about what Faith means to each of us. How do we exhibit Faith? Does Faith mean the same thing to each of us? Before our next meeting, next week, find a few scriptures in the Bible that defines Faith to you or just be mentally prepared with some commentary about Faith and it's definition to you, its harder than it sounds.

I look forward to our discussions and hearing the words of your heart, until then, God Bless and have a good week.

Lisa

Romans

2011-12-08T15:20:00.001-07:00

Hi all. I wanted to get everyone on the same page regarding where we are in our study of Romans.

In our next meeting we will most likely work through Ch 4 and stop there until after the Christmas break.

Dec 12th we will meet for the last time this year.

Dec 19th No meeting

Dec 26th No meeting

Jan 2nd we will resume

If anyone was still interested in participating in feeding the homeless next Thursday and has not signed up drop me a line. The details are in an earlier note that I sent out at last week.

Talk to you soon.

Lisa

FW: Your Daily Devotional for December 7, 2011

2011-12-07T09:31:00.001-07:00

From: In Touch Ministries <devotional@intouch.org>
Reply-To: <webmaster@intouch.org>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 07:06:59 -0500
To: Lisa Goldsmith <goldsmith_lisa@ti.com>
Subject: Your Daily Devotional for December 7, 2011

December 7, 2011
Our Best Friend Is Jesus
John 15:9-17

Years ago the Sunday School teachers in my church would teach preschoolers a little chorus that included the line, "My best friend is Jesus." As those children grew into adulthood, they naturally put aside juvenile songs like this one. But sadly, they also frequently seemed to grow out of the idea of Jesus being a friend.

As believers learn more about God, they rightly elevate Him to be the Lord of their lives and acknowledge Him as sovereign ruler over all the earth. It is easier to think of One so high and mighty as Creator, Savior, and Lord than to "lower" Him to the position of Friend. But Jesus makes a point of telling His disciples that He is both a transcendent deity—the Son of God—and their companion (John 15:15).

The offer of friendship extends to modern disciples as well. Like the original twelve followers, we are privileged to say that Christ laid down His life for us in a supreme act of love and devotion (v. 13). What is more, His Spirit reveals the truth of Scripture to our hearts so that we can learn more about God and His ways. In other words, Jesus has made known to us the things He heard from His Father. A man doesn't tell secrets to slaves; he tells them to his friends (v. 15).

Teaching children to sing of their friendship with Jesus is a wise idea. But I wonder when some grown believers will learn to sing of that special relationship again? May we never become so religious, so pious, or so full of our own maturity that we will not say, "My best friend is Jesus Christ."

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Initiative Out Reach Feed the Hungry BBQ on December 15th

2011-11-29T15:22:00.001-07:00

Out Reach – Feed the Hungry BBQ on December 15th, from 4-5pm

TI Tucson Initiatives will be sponsoring an Out Reach event this Dec 15th, we need your help to make this a successful event.

Hi everyone. I look forward to a great Christmas Season don't you? Why not start it off with booking a day (only a few hours actually) to help others, that always makes one feel good and guess what? It won't cost you a dime!

The few of us that spent this past Thanksgiving feeding the hungry proved to be quite a fulfilling and rewarding event. We have another opportunity to reach out again to the needy during this Christmas Season. We have a lot of extra food items from our past events here at TI, we would like to donate those items to those that are hungry and on the streets of our Community. We will again work in conjunction with the Giving Tree as this is an organized, reoccurring event for them.

Basically we will be setting up our BBQ grill and grilling up hamburgers, hotdogs and chicken. We will also provide the buns and condiments. Below is a list of activities that are available, let me know which activity you would like to do!

Preparing the "Fixins" Cutting the tomatoes, lettuce and onions

Setting up grill

Helping put the grill on and off the truck

Setting up tables at the "Giving Tree Feeding Lot"

Clean up and taking down the tables

Serving the food

If you can't come, send along a casserole, dessert or other food item

When: Thursday, Dec. 15th 2011

Where: The "Feeding Lot"

4431 East 22nd St. between the Family Dollar and Palm Court Apartments, E of Columbus

Time: 4 –5pm

Works

2011-11-17T14:58:00.001-07:00

So with all of our latest discussions regarding good works I have an opportunity for each of you. This Thanksgiving a small group of Tiers are going to give up their normal dinner preparation time and serve the less fortunate at the feeding area with the Giving Tree. All of you are welcome to come, but if you can't you can still help out by providing a dessert to send over to go on the desert table. I will collect all dessert items on Wednesday and will take them down there on Thanksgiving. Its a really small request that each of us can do and it will go directly to the less fortunate (I promise not to eat the desserts myself, maybe). We need to gather enough desserts for 250 people. You will see another all employee e-mail go out but this is a special request to you guys, the givers, the doers of good works!

Thanks for your help!

Lisa

FW: Recording Available for Mormon-Evangelical Dialog

2011-11-02T15:53:00.001-07:00

This was presented in Dallas last week and was very interesting, for those of you who are interested in viewing you can check it out below.

From: "Dalley, Craig" <cdalley@ti.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 10:50:21 -0700
Subject: Recording Available for Mormon-Evangelical Dialog

We have received multiple requests for a link to the recording of the Mormon-Evangelical Dialog that was held last Thursday at TI. The recording is now available at the following link: http://ti.webex.com/webex/playback.php?FileName=http://dles292.itg.ti.com/webex/2011-10-27_CVI/2011-10-27_CVI.wrf.

Although we have received a lot of verbal feedback, we would also appreciate your written inputs. If you attended the session last week or if you listen to the recording, please take the time to send your responses to the below three questions to cdalley@ti.com.

1. What did you like about the dialog?

2. What did you not like / what did you think could be improved?

3. If you're not already on the Christian Values Initiative mailing list, would you like to be added to the mailing list?

If you were not able to pick up the handout, "Some Guiding Principles for Constructive Conversation," these principles have been included in the attached Word document. And, finally, if you are interested in the book that Mormon scholar Dr. Millet and Evangelical pastor Rev. Johnson co-authored, it is available at http://standingtogether.org/resources.html.

Best regards,

CVI Leadership Team

A festival of carols

2011-11-02T15:30:00.001-07:00

Please let me know if you would like to attend, I can either collect the money and get all the tickets or you can purchase them on your own. This is a really nice event and great for family and friends. These go pretty fast so let me know.

Ok, we have time to plan on this one. I would like to suggest a CVI outing on Saturday Dec 10th at 5pm. at Christ Community Church, 7801 E. Kenyon Dr., Tucson, AZ 85710:

http://www.ccctucson.org/events.asp

A FESTIVAL OF CAROLS Presents:

SEARCHING FOR THE KING

December 9, 10 and 11

Tickets: $6 for adults, $3 for children 10 and under

Friday, December 9 at 7:00p.m./Saturday, December 10 at 5:00p.m./Sunday, December 11 at 5:00p.m.

Searching for the King is the story of two journeys separated by two millennia, yet the questions faced by our travelers are universal in time and scope. For both, the way is difficult and filled with many unknowns. Each journey leads them on the ultimate search...the search for the King.

Please indicate in the comment section your preference of seating and we will get you the best possible seats according to your selection

Fw: THIS THURSDAY: Presentation on Faith in the Workplace by John Pollard from DBU

2011-08-20T23:27:00.001-07:00

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Hi everyone. If there is enough interest I will set up the web in a conf room. It is this thursday at 10:00 am. Let me know if you would like to view this as a group.

From: Dalley, Craig
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 11:00 PM
To: cvi-members@list.ti.com - Christian Values Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: THIS THURSDAY: Presentation on Faith in the Workplace by John Pollard from DBU

If you want to add an Outlook invitation for this event to your calendar, please just open the attached file and click "save and close".

If you are unable to attend in person, please note that Webex details are in the attachment.

From: Dalley, Craig
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 2:00 PM
To: cvi-members@list.ti.com - Christian Values Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: Mark Your Calendars: August 25 Presentation on Faith in the Workplace by John Pollard

Please join us for a brownbag presentation on applying faith in the workplace:

What: Doin' What You Can, Where You Are, with What You've Got

Who: John D. Pollard, Dallas Baptist University Corporate Liaison and Professor of Biblical Studies

When: Thursday August 25, noon – 1pm

Where: South Campus (Forest Lane) Conf Room 3 & 4 (glassed-in area on main spine just south of main cafeteria)

Description:

How can you bring your faith into the workplace? You begin by viewing your abilities, resources, and position through the lens of Biblical truth. Your abilities, resources, and position are unique assets that God has invested in you. God knows you better than you know yourself. Why are you at work today? God put you in that position to do what you can with what you have.

When we meet together on August 25, we will begin by examining how God's see your job. Then we'll discover how to move from making a living to impacting lives and from professing faith to expressing God's love, grace and truth.

Best regards,

CVI Leadership Team

Prayer request

2011-06-05T13:29:00.001-07:00

Requesting a prayer for my father who passed away yesterday.

Thanks,

Bob

Robert Ewens

Customer Quality Engineer

Texas Instruments Inc.

5411 East Williams Boulevard

Tucson, AZ 85711-4493

(520) 750-2355 Desk

(520) 371-8357 Mobile

(520) 750-2655 Fax

ewens_bob@ti.com

Global Village Fair Volunteers

2011-04-27T15:04:00.001-07:00

Just a reminder to every one, the Global Village Fair is this Friday. Those of you who are volunteering please show up in the main break area at 11:00 am.

Thanks,

Bob

Monday's meeting

2011-04-14T10:01:00.001-07:00

All,

The CVI meeting scheduled for Monday the 18^th has been canceled. Sorry for the short notice. We will start up again on the 25^th.

Regards,

Bob

Robert Ewens

Design Circuit Edit Engineer

Texas Instruments Inc.

5411 East Williams Boulevard MS 5034

Tucson, AZ 85711-4493

(520) 750-2355

Edit "Rules of Thumb" for FIB success and speedy turnaround.

1) Submit decap (exposed die) devices only.

2) Remove die coat prior to submittal.

3) Keep the number of operations as small as possible.

4) Trace the net to the highest level in the metal stack that will be electrically equivalent.

5) Avoid having metal layers above the site.

6) If possible keep straps “jumpers” less than 50um in length.

Card at my desk

2011-04-11T13:07:00.001-07:00

Hello all!

I have a card for anyone who wishes to sign for Pete Rathfelder. His mother passed away last week.

Sincerely,

Bob

Robert Ewens

Design Circuit Edit Engineer

Texas Instruments Inc.

5411 East Williams Boulevard MS 5034

Tucson, AZ 85711-4493

(520) 750-2355

Edit "Rules of Thumb" for FIB success and speedy turnaround.

1) Submit decap (exposed die) devices only.

2) Remove die coat prior to submittal.

3) Keep the number of operations as small as possible.

4) Trace the net to the highest level in the metal stack that will be electrically equivalent.

5) Avoid having metal layers above the site.

6) If possible keep straps “jumpers” less than 50um in length.

Meeting room change for 4/19/2010

2010-04-19T10:59:00.001-07:00

Hello,

Our meeting room has changed for today only to the Cholla Conference room.

Cholla is the one next to Ron Madsen's office on the first floor in the north-east wing of the building. If we find that we need to move we can go to the Team Rm N1-A since it is empty at that

time slot and is a slightly bigger than Cholla.

Best Regards,

Maria

A Verse for the day

2010-02-25T08:01:00.001-07:00

Hello folks,

I get daily verses from the Joel Osteen website. There are some days I am pretty sure that God is sending me a verse via Joel based on how I am feeling that day and today is one of them. I do need reminders via anyway that they come that he (God) is in my ball park each and every day and rooting for me and I know that he is in yours rooting for you everyday as well. Enjoy

How precious are Your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can't even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand!"
(Psalm 139:17-18, NLT)

TODAY'S Study from Joel & Victoria Osteen

Did you know God is thinking about you right now? He thinks about you constantly. You are always on His mind. Do you know what He's thinking? He's not thinking about all that you've done wrong in your life. No, He's thinking about the good things He has in store for your future. Jeremiah 29:11 tells us that His thoughts are for our good. His plans are to prosper us and give us a future and a hope.

Do you know what else He's thinking? He's thinking about how much He loves you. He's not mad at you; He's madly in love with you! Let that love bring security to your heart and mind. Just take a deep breath right now and breathe in His love and peace. The Bible says that perfect love casts out all fear. When you receive His love, it drives out fear and gives you confidence to embrace the good things He has in store for you.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father God, thank You for thinking of me today. Thank You for loving me and for doing a work in my life. I receive Your love which drives out all fear. Make me new as I meditate on You. In Jesus' Name. Amen

Thanks and Best Regards,

Celeste McBride

New Product Development

Precision Analog

TI-Tucson

celeste.mcbride@ti.com

Phone: 520-750-2381

HPA 2010 Priorioties:

Win customers & gain share with great new products & superior service.

Failure is not an option! Perform each task with Passion!

Re: Things not going well? Here's a "Verse of the Day."

2010-02-24T08:24:00.001-07:00

Wonderful Bryan!
It was just a few minutes ago, on my way to work I prayed and asked God
"Father, why am I so funless? Is this how you created me, or ...?"

I find myself rejoicing in Him often these days and feel His joy
abundant in me, yet I show no emotion of it outwardly... and I was
becoming more and more self-aware that I might just appear quite dull in
my witnessing of His joy in me... so this verse really helped :)

Yet, I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation!
Momchil

McKay, Bryan wrote:
> Not that there has to be a "Verse of the Day" every day, but I ran
> across this the other day and thought somebody might like it.
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> Habakkuk 3:17-18*^ *
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> *^17 *Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in
> the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall
> yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall
> be no herd in the stalls:
>
> *^18 *Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my
> salvation.
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> Sometimes "Rejoicing" and "Joy" are decisions rather than emotions.
> Habakkuk is talking about a "No Matter What" kind of commitment here.
> Verse 17 is full of things that are commonly used as symbols throughout
> the Bible, but were common in the culture of the day, and I am sure that
> they are meant literally this time. By the way, this is from the King
> James Version, or the Original Language as I like to call it.
>
>
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> --Bryan McKay
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> mckay_bryan@ti.com <mailto:mckay_bryan@ti.com>
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Things not going well? Here's a "Verse of the Day."

2010-02-23T14:12:00.001-07:00

Not that there has to be a “Verse of the Day” every day, but I ran across this the other day and thought somebody might like it.

Habakkuk 3:17-18

¹⁷Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

¹⁸Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Sometimes “Rejoicing” and “Joy” are decisions rather than emotions. Habakkuk is talking about a “No Matter What” kind of commitment here. Verse 17 is full of things that are commonly used as symbols throughout the Bible, but were common in the culture of the day, and I am sure that they are meant literally this time. By the way, this is from the King James Version, or the Original Language as I like to call it.

--Bryan McKay

mckay_bryan@ti.com

carrot cake

2010-02-16T09:28:00.001-07:00

Friends,

there is a large plate with carrot cake in N2, canteen area (by the
elevator & coffee machines) you might want to bite with your coffee and
help me recover the plate :)

Lord bless you,
Momchil

Valentine's Day Potluck - Spread the word

2010-02-10T11:36:00.001-07:00

All,

Please see attached flyer and below special invite to this Friday's Valentine's Potluck.

I would like to encourage you to sign up to this event. It will be a privilege for our Diversity Team and each Initiative to participate and it is a good opportunity to show presence of our teams.

Please RSVP to Norma Alvarez by email by COB today!

Thank you all for the support and help.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email, call or see me.

Best regards,
Georg

-----Original Message-----
From: Copenhaver, Pattie
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:27 AM
To: Haubner, Georg
Cc: Johnson, Alan-Tucson
Subject: Valentine's Day Potluck - Spread the word

Hi Georg,

Here's a special invitation to get the Diversity Team involved in our Valentine's Day potluck on Friday.
This potluck is a little different in that people are only asked to bring a simple side dish or dessert. The Employee Relations Team will be providing the main dishes (lasagna, meatballs and sauce, Raviolis), rolls and drinks. We'd love to have a big turnout and appreciate as many people joining in on the fun as possible

Please RSVP to Norma Alvarez by email by COB today.

Have a great day!
Pattie

CVI Meeting Room Change thru June 2009

2009-05-01T14:21:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone,

As some of you know this week we had to meet in the Team Room on the 1st floor of the North Bldg, Team Rm N1-A.

Due to an operator error (me) being unaware of the impact of Daylight Savings to Meeting Room Manager, the Test Center training is now scheduled for the next 8 weeks in the Agave Conference Room. The equipment that they need is available only in Agave and not in the Team Room.

Consequently, CVI is now booked in the Team Room on the (1st floor of the North Bldg, Team Rm N1-A) thru June 2009. Starting July 2009 CVI is booked back in Agave thru Dec 2009.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Best Regards,

Maria

Forgiving one another, part 1

2009-04-13T13:36:00.001-07:00

http://www.intouch.org/site/c.cnKBIPNuEoG/b.4943225/k.9234/Audio_Archives.htm

For those of you interested in listening to the forgiveness series and could not make our Monday meetings, feel free to catch up (or listen to them all on your own) by listening to Part one of four which we are studying in our meetings. If you think you will be here next week for part 2 listen to part one on your own at the link above, note that you will have to go back and load the March archives to see the first one (March 2009, Forgiving one another, part 1). It’s a powerful message and a powerful series. Forgiveness is one the hardest things our savior asks of us but he explains that as followers, we are to be Christ like and to be Christ like means forgiving others just as we are forgiven, over and over and over, true huh?

Call me if you have any questions.

Lisa

Lisa Goldsmith

Analog Services Manager

5411 E. Williams Blvd

Tucson, AZ 85711-4493

520-750-2071

Meeting Schedule

2009-03-19T16:26:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone, we are going to cancel this next Monday’s (March 23^rd) CVI meeting due to a bunch of people being out. But the following week, March 30^th we will begin a two part series on “How to handle those who hurt you”. Who hasn’t been hurt by someone in their past? What does God say we should do to handle our feelings, our resentment or relationship? Plan on coming that day and if all goes well, some pizza might be in your future, don’t you love how non-committal I am?

See you then!

Lisa

Lisa Goldsmith

Analog Services Manager

5411 E. Williams Blvd

Tucson, AZ 85711-4493

520-750-2071

FW: HEADLINE: ST. PATRICK WASN'T IRISH !

2009-03-16T15:15:00.001-07:00

Hello,

My sister sent this to me and I was going to send this to my home account and I thought that some of you might want to read this one too.

Regards,

Maria

From: Alejandra Sotomayor [mailto:asotomayor@cox.net]
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 2:13 PM
To: Alejandra Sotomayor
Subject: HEADLINE: ST. PATRICK WASN'T IRISH !

St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated internationally tomorrow. No, he did not cast out snakes from the land but as you’ll read below, God heard his prayers causing many pagans of Ireland to believe in God. Patrick was an English man of means abducted into slavery at 16yrs. old by the Irish during a raid to England at around 400AD. While in Ireland his faith in God became real. Below is an English translation from the Latin "Confessio" of Patrick. Once you find the rhythm in this writing, the content becomes inspirational. It's worth reading. - Alejandra

The Confession of Saint Patrick

1. I, Patrick, a sinner, a most simple countryman, the least of all the faithful and most contemptible to many, had for father the deacon Calpurnius, son of the late Potitus, a priest, of the settlement [vicus] of Bannavem Taburniae; he had a small villa nearby where I was taken captive. I was at that time about sixteen years of age. I did not, indeed, know the true God; and I was taken into captivity in Ireland with many thousands of people, according to our deserts, for quite drawn away from God, we did not keep his precepts, nor were we obedient to our priests who used to remind us of our salvation. And the Lord brought down on us the fury of his being and scattered us among many nations, even to the ends of the earth, where I, in my smallness, am now to be found among foreigners.

2 And there the Lord opened my mind to an awareness of my unbelief, in order that, even so late, I might remember my transgressions and turn with all my heart to the Lord my God, who had regard for my insignificance and pitied my youth and ignorance. And he watched over me before I knew him, and before I learned sense or even distinguished between good and evil, and he protected me, and consoled me as a father would his son.

3 Therefore, indeed, I cannot keep silent, nor would it be proper, so many favours and graces has the Lord deigned to bestow on me in the land of my captivity. For after chastisement from God, and recognizing him, our way to repay him is to exalt him and confess his wonders before every nation under heaven.

4 For there is no other God, nor ever was before, nor shall be hereafter, but God the Father, unbegotten and without beginning, in whom all things began, whose are all things, as we have been taught; and his son Jesus Christ, who manifestly always existed with the Father, before the beginning of time in the spirit with the Father, indescribably begotten before all things, and all things visible and invisible were made by him. He was made man, conquered death and was received into Heaven, to the Father who gave him all power over every name in Heaven and on Earth and in Hell, so that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and God, in whom we believe. And we look to his imminent coming again, the judge of the living and the dead, who will render to each according to his deeds. And he poured out his Holy Spirit on us in abundance, the gift and pledge of immortality, which makes the believers and the obedient into sons of God and co-heirs of Christ who is revealed, and we worship one God in the Trinity of holy name.

5 He himself said through the prophet: 'Call upon me in the day of' trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.' And again: 'It is right to reveal and publish abroad the works of God.'

6 I am imperfect in many things, nevertheless I want my brethren and kinsfolk to know my nature so that they may be able to perceive my soul's desire.

7 I am not ignorant of what is said of my Lord in the Psalm: 'You destroy those who speak a lie.' And again: 'A lying mouth deals death to the soul.' And likewise the Lord says in the Gospel: 'On the day of judgment men shall render account for every idle word they utter.'

8 So it is that I should mightily fear, with terror and trembling, this judgment on the day when no one shall be able to steal away or hide, but each and all shall render account for even our smallest sins before the judgment seat of Christ the Lord.

9 And therefore for some time I have thought of writing, but I have hesitated until now, for truly, I feared to expose myself to the criticism of men, because I have not studied like others, who have assimilated both Law and the Holy Scriptures equally and have never changed their idiom since their infancy, but instead were always learning it increasingly, to perfection, while my idiom and language have been translated into a foreign tongue. So it is easy to prove from a sample of my writing, my ability in rhetoric and the extent of my preparation and knowledge, for as it is said, 'wisdom shall be recognized in speech, and in understanding, and in knowledge and in the learning of truth.'

10 But why make excuses close to the truth, especially when now I am presuming to try to grasp in my old age what I did not gain in my youth because my sins prevented me from making what I had read my own? But who will believe me, even though I should say it again? A young man, almost a beardless boy, I was taken captive before I knew what I should desire and what I should shun. So, consequently, today I feel ashamed and I am mightily afraid to expose my ignorance, because, [not] eloquent, with a small vocabulary, I am unable to explain as the spirit is eager to do and as the soul and the mind indicate.

11 But had it been given to me as to others, in gratitude I should not have kept silent, and if it should appear that I put myself before others, with my ignorance and my slower speech, in truth, it is written: 'The tongue of the stammerers shall speak rapidly and distinctly.' How much harder must we try to attain it, we of whom it is said: 'You are an epistle of Christ in greeting to the ends of the earth ... written on your hearts, not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God.' And again, the Spirit witnessed that the rustic life was created by the Most High.

12 I am, then, first of all, countryfied, an exile, evidently unlearned, one who is not able to see into the future, but I know for certain, that before I was humbled I was like a stone lying in deep mire, and he that is mighty came and in his mercy raised me up and, indeed, lifted me high up and placed me on top of the wall. And from there I ought to shout out in gratitude to the Lord for his great favours in this world and for ever, that the mind of man cannot measure.

13 Therefore be amazed, you great and small who fear God, and you men of God, eloquent speakers, listen and contemplate. Who was it summoned me, a fool, from the midst of those who appear wise and learned in the law and powerful in rhetoric and in all things? Me, truly wretched in this world, he inspired before others that I could be-- if I would-- such a one who, with fear and reverence, and faithfully, without complaint, would come to the people to whom the love of Christ brought me and gave me in my lifetime, if I should be worthy, to serve them truly and with humility.

14 According, therefore, to the measure of one's faith in the Trinity, one should proceed without holding back from danger to make known the gift of God and everlasting consolation, to spread God's name everywhere with confidence and without fear, in order to leave behind, after my death, foundations for my brethren and sons whom I baptized in the Lord in so many thousands.

15 And I was not worthy, nor was I such that the Lord should grant his humble servant this, that after hardships and such great trials, after captivity, after many years, he should give me so much favour in these people, a thing which in the time of my youth I neither hoped for nor imagined.

16 But after I reached Ireland I used to pasture the flock each day and I used to pray many times a day. More and more did the love of God, and my fear of him and faith increase, and my spirit was moved so that in a day [I said] from one up to a hundred prayers, and in the night a like number; besides I used to stay out in the forests and on the mountain and I would wake up before daylight to pray in the snow, in icy coldness, in rain, and I used to feel neither ill nor any slothfulness, because, as I now see, the Spirit was burning in me at that time.

17 And it was there of course that one night in my sleep I heard a voice saying to me: 'You do well to fast: soon you will depart for your home country.' And again, a very short time later, there was a voice prophesying: 'Behold, your ship is ready.' And it was not close by, but, as it happened, two hundred miles away, where I had never been nor knew any person. And shortly thereafter I turned about and fled from the man with whom I had been for six years, and I came, by the power of God who directed my route to advantage (and I was afraid o nothing), until I reached that ship.

18 And on the same day that I arrived, the ship was setting out from the place, and I said that I had the wherewithal to sail with them; and the steersman was displeased and replied in anger, sharply: 'By no means attempt to go with us.' Hearing this I left them to go to the hut where I was staying, and on the way I began to pray, and before the prayer was finished I heard one of them shouting loudly after me: 'Come quickly because the men are calling you.' And immediately I went back to them and they started to say to me: 'Come, because we are admitting you out of good faith; make friendship with us in any way you wish.' (And so, on that day, I refused to suck the breasts of these men from fear of God, but nevertheless I had hopes that they would come to faith in Jesus Christ, because they were barbarians.) And for this I continued with them, and forthwith we put to sea.

19 And after three days we reached land, and for twenty-eight days journeyed through uninhabited country, and the food ran out and hunger overtook them; and one day the steersman began saying: 'Why is it, Christian? You say your God is great and all-powerful; then why can you not pray for us? For we may perish of hunger; it is unlikely indeed that we shall ever see another human being.' In fact, I said to them, confidently: 'Be converted by faith with all your heart to my Lord God, because nothing is impossible for him, so that today he will send food for you on your road, until you be sated, because everywhere he abounds.' And with God's help this came to pass; and behold, a herd of swine appeared on the road before our eyes, and they slew many of them, and remained there for two nights, and the were full of their meat and well restored, for many of them had fainted and would otherwise have been left half dead by the wayside. And after this they gave the utmost thanks to God, and I was esteemed in their eyes, and from that day they had food abundantly. They discovered wild honey, besides, and they offered a share to me, and one of them said: 'It is a sacrifice.' Thanks be to God, I tasted none of it.

20 The very same night while I was sleeping Satan attacked me violently, as I will remember as long as I shall be in this body; and there fell on top of me as it were, a huge rock, and not one of my members had any force. But from whence did it come to me, ignorant in the spirit, to call upon 'Helias'? And meanwhile I saw the sun rising in the sky, and while I was crying out 'Helias, Helias' with all my might, lo, the brilliance of that sun fell upon me and immediately shook me free of all the weight; and I believe that I was aided by Christ my Lord, and that his Spirit then was crying out for me, and I hope that it will be so in the day of my affliction, just as it says in the Gospel: 'In that hour', the Lord declares, 'it is not you who speaks but the Spirit of your Father speaking in you.'

21 And a second time, after many years, I was taken captive. On the first night I accordingly remained with my captors, but I heard a divine prophecy, saying to me: 'You shall be with them for two months. So it happened. On the sixtieth night the Lord delivered me from their hands.

22 On the journey he provided us with food and fire and dry weather every day, until on the tenth day we came upon people. As I mentioned above, we had journeyed through an unpopulated country for twenty-eight days, and in fact the night that we came upon people we had no food.

23 And after a few 'ears I was again in Britain with my parents [kinsfolk], and the welcomed me as a son, and asked me, in faith, that after the great tribulations I had endured I should not go an where else away from them. And, of course, there, in a vision of the night, I saw a man whose name was Victoricus coming as it from Ireland with innumerable letters, and he gave me one of them, and I read the beginning of the letter: 'The Voice of the Irish', and as I was reading the beginning of the letter I seemed at that moment to hear the voice of those who were beside the forest of Foclut which is near the western sea, and the were crying as if with one voice: 'We beg you, holy youth, that you shall come and shall walk again among us.' And I was stung intensely in my heart so that I could read no more, and thus I awoke. Thanks be to God, because after so many ears the Lord bestowed on them according to their cry.

24 And another night-- God knows, I do not, whether within me or beside me-- ... most words + ... + which I heard and could not understand, except at the end of the speech it was represented thus: 'He who gave his life for you, he it is who speaks within you.' And thus I awoke, joyful.

25 And on a second occasion I saw Him praying within me, and I was as it were, inside my own body , and I heard Him above me-- that is, above my inner self. He was praying powerfully with sighs. And in the course of this I was astonished and wondering, and I pondered who it could be who was praying within me. But at the end of the prayer it was revealed to me that it was the Spirit. And so I awoke and remembered the Apostle's words: 'Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we know not how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for utterance.' And again: 'The Lord our advocate intercedes for us.'

26 And then I was attacked by a goodly number of my elders, who [brought up] my sins against my arduous episcopate. That day in particular I was mightily upset, and might have fallen here and for ever; but the Lord generously spared me, a convert, and an alien, for his name's sake, and he came powerfully to my assistance in that state of being trampled down. I pray God that it shall not be held against them as a sin that I fell truly into disgrace and scandal.

27 They brought up against me after thirty years an occurrence I had confessed before becoming a deacon. On account of the anxiety in my sorrowful mind, I laid before my close friend what I had perpetrated on a day-- nay, rather in one hour-- in my boyhood because I was not yet proof against sin. God knows-- I do not-- whether I was fifteen years old at the time, and I did not then believe in the living God, nor had I believed, since my infancy; but I remained in death and unbelief until I was severely rebuked, and in truth I was humbled every day by hunger and nakedness.

28 On the other hand, I did not proceed to Ireland of my own accord until I was almost giving up, but through this I was corrected by the Lord, and he prepared me so that today I should be what was once far from me, in order that I should have the care of-- or rather, I should be concerned for-- the salvation of others, when at that time, still, I was only concerned for myself.

29 Therefore, on that day when I was rebuked, as I have just mentioned, I saw in a vision of the night a document before my face, without honour, and meanwhile I heard a divine prophecy, saying to me: 'We have seen with displeasure the face of the chosen one divested of [his good] name.' And he did not say 'You have seen with displeasure', but 'We have seen with displeasure' (as if He included Himself) . He said then: 'He who touches you, touches the apple of my eye.'

30 For that reason, I give thanks to him who strengthened me in all things, so that I should not be hindered in my setting out and also in my work which I was taught by Christ my Lord; but more, from that state of affairs I felt, within me, no little courage, and vindicated my faith before God and man.

31 Hence, therefore, I say boldly that my conscience is clear now and hereafter. God is my witness that I have not lied in these words to you.

32 But rather, I am grieved for my very close friend, that because of him we deserved to hear such a prophecy. The one to whom I entrusted my soul! And I found out from a goodly number of brethren, before the case was made in my defence (in which I did not take part, nor was I in Britain, nor was it pleaded by me), that in my absence he would fight in my behalf. Besides, he told me himself: 'See, the rank of bishop goes to you'-- of which I was not worthy. But how did it come to him, shortly afterwards, to disgrace me publicly, in the presence of all, good and bad, because previously, gladly and of his own free will, he pardoned me, as did the Lord, who is greater than all?

33 I have said enough. But all the same, I ought not to conceal God's gift which he lavished on us in the land of my captivity, for then I sought him resolutely, and I found him there, and he preserved me from all evils (as I believe) through the in-dwelling of his Spirit, which works in me to this day. Again, boldly, but God knows, if this had been made known to me by man, I might, perhaps, have kept silent for the love of Christ.

34 Thus I give untiring thanks to God who kept me faithful in the day of my temptation, so that today I may confidently over my soul as a living sacrifice for Christ my Lord; who am I, Lord? or, rather, what is my calling? that you appeared to me in so great a divine quality, so that today among the barbarians I might constantly exalt and magnify your name in whatever place I should be, and not only in good fortune, but even in affliction? So that whatever befalls me, be it good or bad, I should accept it equally, and give thanks always to God who revealed to me that I might trust in him, implicitly and forever, and who will encourage me so that, ignorant, and in the last days, I may dare to undertake so devout and so wonderful a work; so that I might imitate one of those whom, once, long ago, the Lord already pre-ordained to be heralds of his Gospel to witness to all peoples to the ends of the earth. So are we seeing, and so it is fulfilled; behold, we are witnesses because the Gospel has been preached as far as the places beyond which no man lives.

35 But it is tedious to describe in detail all my labours one by one. I will tell briefly how most holy God frequently delivered me, from slavery, and from the twelve trials with which my soul was threatened, from man traps as well, and from things I am not able to put into words. I would not cause offence to readers, but I have God as witness who knew all things even before they happened, that, though I was a poor ignorant waif, still he gave me abundant warnings through divine prophecy.

36 Whence came to me this wisdom which was not my own, I who neither knew the number of days nor had knowledge of God? Whence came the so great and so healthful gift of knowing or rather loving God, though I should lose homeland and family.

37 And many gifts were offered to me with weeping and tears, and I offended them [the donors], and also went against the wishes of a good number of my elders; but guided by God, I neither agreed with them nor deferred to them, not by my own grace but by God who is victorious in me and withstands them all, so that I might come to the Irish people to preach the Gospel and endure insults from unbelievers; that I might hear scandal of my travels, and endure man persecutions to the extent of prison; and so that I might give up my free birthright for the advantage of others, and if I should be worthy, I am ready [to give] even m life without. hesitation; and most willingly for His name. And I choose to devote it to him even unto death, if God grant it to me.

38 I am greatly God's debtor, because he granted me so much grace, that through me many people would be reborn in God, and soon a after confirmed, and that clergy would be ordained everywhere for them, the masses lately come to belief, whom the Lord drew from the ends of the earth, just as he once promised through his prophets: 'To you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited naught hut lies, worthless things in which there is no profit.' And again: 'I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles that you may bring salvation to the uttermost ends of' the earth.'

39 And I wish to wait then for his promise which is never unfulfilled, just as it is promised in the Gospel: 'Many shall come from east and west and shall sit at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.' Just as we believe that believers will come from all the world.

40 So for that reason one should, in fact, fish well and diligently, just as the Lord foretells and teaches, saying, 'Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men,' and again through the prophets: 'Behold, I am sending forth many fishers and hunters, says the Lord,' et cetera. So it behoved us to spread our nets, that a vast multitude and throng might be caught for God, and so there might be clergy everywhere who baptized and exhorted a needy and desirous people. Just as the Lord says in the Gospel, admonishing and instructing: 'Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always to the end of time.' And again he says: 'Go forth into the world and preach the Gospel to all creation. He who believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he who does not believe shall be condemned.' And again: 'This Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached throughout the whole world as a witness to all nations; and then the end of the world shall come.' And likewise the Lord foretells through the prophet: 'And it shall come to pass in the last days (sayeth the Lord) that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams; yea, and on my menservants and my maidservants in those days I will pour out my Spirit and they shall prophesy.' And in Hosea he says: 'Those who are not my people I will call my people, and those not beloved I will call my beloved, and in the very place where it was said to them, You are not my people, they will be called 'Sons of the living God'.

41 So, how is it that in Ireland, where they never had any knowledge of God but, always, until now, cherished idols and unclean things, they are lately become a people of the Lord, and are called children of God; the sons of. the Irish [Scotti] and the daughters of the chieftains are to be seen as monks and virgins of Christ.

42 And there was, besides, a most beautiful, blessed, native-born noble Irish [Scotta] woman of adult age whom I baptized; and a few days later she had reason to come to us to intimate that she had received a prophecy from a divine messenger [who] advised her that she should become a virgin of Christ and she would draw nearer to God. Thanks be to God, six days from then, opportunely and most eagerly, she took the course that all virgins of God take, not with their fathers' consent but enduring the persecutions and deceitful hindrances of their parents. Notwithstanding that, their number increases, (we do not know the number of them that are so reborn) besides the widows, and those who practise self-denial. Those who are kept in slavery suffer the most. They endure terrors and constant threats, but the Lord has given grace to many of his handmaidens, for even though they are forbidden to do so, still they resolutely follow his example.

43 So it is that even if I should wish to separate from them in order to go to Britain, and most willingly was I prepared to go to my homeland and kinsfolk-- and not only there, but as far as Gaul to visit the brethren there, so that I might see the faces of the holy ones of my Lord, God knows how strongly I desired this-- I am bound by the Spirit, who witnessed to me that if I did so he would mark me out as guilty, and I fear to waste the labour that I began, and not I, but Christ the Lord, who commanded me to come to be with them for the rest of my life, if the Lord shall will it and shield me from every evil, so that I may not sin before him.

44 So I hope that I did as I ought, but I do not trust myself as long as I am in this mortal body, for he is strong who strives daily to turn me away from the faith and true holiness to which I aspire until the end of my life for Christ my Lord, but the hostile flesh is always dragging one down to death, that is, to unlawful attractions. And I know in part why I did not lead a perfect life like other believers, but I confess to my Lord and do not blush in his sight, because I am not lying; from the time when I came to know him in my youth, the love of God and fear of him increased in me, and right up until now, by God's favour, I have kept the faith.

45 What is more, let anyone laugh and taunt if he so wishes. I am not keeping silent, nor am I hiding the signs and wonders that were shown to me by the Lord many years before they happened, [he] who knew everything, even before the beginning of time.

46 Thus, I should give thanks unceasingly to God, who frequently forgave my folly and my negligence, in more than one instance so as not to be violently angry with me, who am placed as his helper, and I did not easily assent to what had been revealed to me, as the Spirit was urging; and the Lord took pity on me thousands upon thousands of times, because he saw within me that I was prepared, but that I was ignorant of what to do in view of my situation; because many were trying to prevent this mission. They were talking among themselves behind my back, and saying: 'Why is this fellow throwing himself into danger among enemies who know not God?' Not from malice, but having no liking for it; likewise, as I myself can testify, they perceived my rusticity. And I was not quick to recognize the grace that was then in me; I now know that I should have done so earlier.

47 Now I have put it frankly to my brethren and co-workers, who have believed me because of what I have foretold and still foretell to strengthen and reinforce your faith. I wish only that you, too, would make greater and better efforts. This will be my pride, for 'a wise son makes a proud father'.

48 You know, as God does, how I went about among you from my youth in the faith of truth and in sincerity of heart. As well as to the heathen among whom I live, I have shown them trust and always show them trust. God knows I did not cheat any one of them, nor consider it, for the sake of God and his Church, lest I arouse them and [bring about] persecution for them and for all of us, and lest the Lord's name be blasphemed because of me, for it is written: 'Woe to the men through whom the name of the Lord is blasphemed.'

49 For even though I am ignorant in all things, nevertheless I attempted to safeguard some and myself also. And I gave back again to my Christian brethren and the virgins of Christ and the holy women the small unasked for gifts that they used to give me or some of their ornaments which they used to throw on the altar. And they would be offended with me because I did this. But in the hope of eternity, I safeguarded myself carefully in all things, so that they might not cheat me of my office of service on any pretext of dishonesty, and so that I should not in the smallest way provide any occasion for defamation or disparagement on the part of unbelievers.

50 What is more, when I baptized so many thousands of people, did I hope for even half a jot from any of them? [If so] Tell me, and I will give it back to you. And when the Lord ordained clergy everywhere by my humble means, and I freely conferred office on them, if I asked any of them anywhere even for the price of one shoe, say so to my face and I will give it back.

51 More, I spent for you so that they would receive me. And I went about among you, and everywhere for your sake, in danger, and as far as the outermost regions beyond which no one lived, and where no one had ever penetrated before, to baptize or to ordain clergy or to confirm people. Conscientiously and gladly I did all this work by God's gift for your salvation.

52 From time to time I gave rewards to the kings, as well as making payments to their sons who travel with me; notwithstanding which, they seized me with my companions, and that day most avidly desired to kill me. But my time had not yet come. They plundered everything they found on us anyway, and fettered me in irons; and on the fourteenth day the Lord freed me from their power, and whatever they had of ours was given back to us for the sake of God on account of the indispensable friends whom we had made before.

53 Also you know from experience how much I was paying to those who were administering justice in all the regions, which I visited often. I estimate truly that I distributed to them not less than the price of fifteen men, in order that you should enjoy my company and I enjoy yours, always, in God. I do not regret this nor do I regard it as enough. I am paying out still and I shall pay out more. The Lord has the power to grant me that I may soon spend my own self, for your souls.

54 Behold, I call on God as my witness upon my soul that I am not lying; nor would I write to you for it to be an occasion for flattery or selfishness, nor hoping for honour from any one of you. Sufficient is the honour which is not yet seen, but in which the heart has confidence. He who made the promise is faithful; he never lies.

55 But I see that even here and now, I have been exalted beyond measure by the Lord, and I was not worthy that he should grant me this, while I know most certainly that poverty and failure suit me better than wealth and delight (but Christ the Lord was poor for our sakes; I certainly am wretched and unfortunate; even if I wanted wealth I have no resources, nor is it my own estimation of myself, for daily I expect to be murdered or betrayed or reduced to slavery if the occasion arises. But I fear nothing, because of the promises of Heaven; for I have cast myself into the hands of Almighty God, who reigns everywhere. As the prophet says: 'Cast your burden on the Lord and he will sustain you.'

56 Behold now I commend my soul to God who is most faithful and for whom I perform my mission in obscurity, but he is no respecter of persons and he chose me for this service that I might be one of the least of his ministers.

57 For which reason I should make return for all that he returns me. But what should I say, or what should I promise to my Lord, for I, alone, can do nothing unless he himself vouchsafe it to me. But let him search my heart and [my] nature, for I crave enough for it, even too much, and I am ready for him to grant me that I drink of his chalice, as he has granted to others who love him.

58 Therefore may it never befall me to be separated by my God from his people whom he has won in this most remote land. I pray God that he gives me perseverance, and that he will deign that I should be a faithful witness for his sake right up to the time of my passing.

59 And if at any time I managed anything of good for the sake of my God whom I love, I beg of him that he grant it to me to shed my blood for his name with proselytes and captives, even should I be left unburied, or even were my wretched body to be torn limb from limb by dogs or savage beasts, or were it to be devoured by the birds of the air, I think, most surely, were this to have happened to me, I had saved both my soul and my body. For beyond any doubt on that day we shall rise again in the brightness of the sun, that is, in the glory of Christ Jesus our Redeemer, as children of the living God and co-heirs of Christ, made in his image; for we shall reign through him and for him and in him.

60 For the sun we see rises each day for us at [his] command, but it will never reign, neither will its splendour last, but all who worship it will come wretchedly to punishment. We, on the other hand, shall not die, who believe in and worship the true sun, Christ, who will never die, no more shall he die who has done Christ's will, but will abide for ever just as Christ abides for ever, who reigns with God the Father Almighty and with the Holy Spirit before the beginning of time and now and for ever and ever. Amen.

61 Behold over and over again I would briefly set out the words of my confession. I testify in truthfulness and gladness of heart before God and his holy angels that I never had any reason, except the Gospel and his promises, ever to have returned to that nation from which I had previously escaped with difficulty.

62 But I entreat those who believe in and fear God, whoever deigns to examine or receive this document composed by the obviously unlearned sinner Patrick in Ireland, that nobody shall ever ascribe to my ignorance any trivial thing that I achieved or may have expounded that was pleasing to God, but accept and truly believe that it would have been the gift of God. And this is my confession before I die.

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Other Works of Patrick

The Letter to Corotocus

The Lorica

The Hymn of Secundinus

St. Patrick's Rune

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Back to Latin British Texts

Back to CLC

http://www.cin.org/patrick.html

The Lorica of St. Patrick: Apostle to the Emerald Isle

Saint Patrick by Joseph A. Dunney [1945]

Light of the North, Timeline

Audios: Story of St. Patrick for Children: One and Two

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11554a.htm

Monday's CVI Meeting Topic

2009-03-13T11:30:00.000-07:00

Monday at 12:00 in the Agave Conf room.

Monday’s CVI meeting:

We will listen to a short sermon by Dr. Charles Stanley “Belief brings success”

How do you measure your own success; money, happiness, health? Where does God fit in?

And if I remember, I’ll bring a snack.

Lisa

Lisa Goldsmith

Analog Services Manager

5411 E. Williams Blvd

Tucson, AZ 85711-4493

520-750-2071

Flyer and card

2009-03-11T14:54:00.001-07:00

Here is the flyer I created to hang on our community board in each building as well as some cards (proof the front and the back) that I would like to have printed and given to each of you to hand out as needed. Please take a look and if anyone has any comments or suggestions, let me know.

Lisa

Lisa Goldsmith

Analog Services Manager

5411 E. Williams Blvd

Tucson, AZ 85711-4493

520-750-2071

FW: Survey: More profess no religion;

2009-03-09T11:28:00.001-07:00

Thought you might find this article interesting...

Regards,

Maria

Subject: Survey: More profess no religion;

Survey: More profess no religion; Christians also dwindling segment

By Rachel Zoll

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.09.2009

http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/283438 A wide-ranging study on American religious life found that the Roman Catholic population has been shifting out of the Northeast to the Southwest; the percentage of Christians in the nation has declined; and more people say they have no religion at all.

Fifteen percent of respondents said they had no religion, an increase from 14.2 percent in 2001 and 8.2 percent in 1990, according to the American Religious Identification Survey.

Northern New England surpassed the Pacific Northwest as the least religious region, with Vermont reporting the highest share of those claiming no religion, at 34 percent. Still, the study found that the numbers of Americans with no religion rose in every state.

"No other religious bloc has kept such a pace in every state," the study's authors said.

In the Northeast, self-identified Catholics made up 36 percent of adults last year, down from 43 percent in 1990. At the same time, however, Catholics grew to about one-third of the adult population in California and Texas, and one-quarter of Floridians, largely due to Latino immigration, according to the research.

Nationally, Catholics remain the largest religious group, with 57 million people saying they belong to the church. The tradition gained 11 million followers since 1990, but its share of the population fell by about a percentage point to 25 percent.

Christians who aren't Catholic also are a declining segment of the country.

In 2008, Christians comprised 76 percent of U.S. adults, compared with about 77 percent in 2001 and about 86 percent in 1990.

Researchers said the dwindling ranks of mainline Protestants, including Methodists, Lutherans and Episcopalians, largely explains the shift. Over the last seven years, mainline Protestants dropped from just over 17 percent to 12.9 percent of the population.

The report from The Program on Public Values at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., surveyed 54,461 adults in English or Spanish from February through November of last year. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 0.5 percentage points.

The findings are part of a series of studies on American religion by the program that will later look more closely at reasons behind the trends.

The current survey, being released today, found traditional organized religion playing less of a role in many lives. Thirty percent of married couples did not have a religious wedding ceremony, and 27 percent of respondents said they did not want a religious funeral.

About 12 percent of Americans believe in a higher power but not the personal God at the core of monotheistic faiths. And, since 1990, a slightly greater share of respondents — 1.2 percent — said they were part of new religious movements, including Scientology, Wicca and Santeria.

The study also found signs of a growing influence of churches that either don't belong to a denomination or play down their membership in a religious group.

Respondents who called themselves "non-denominational Christian" grew from 0.1 percent in 1990 to 3.5 percent last year.

Congregations that most often use the term are megachurches considered "seeker sensitive." They use rock-style music and less structured prayer to attract people who don't usually attend church. Researchers also found a small increase in those who prefer being called evangelical or born-again, rather than claim membership in a denomination.

Evangelical or born-again Americans make up 34 percent of all American adults and 45 percent of all Christians and Catholics, the study found.

Researchers found that 18 percent of Catholics consider themselves born-again or evangelical, and nearly 39 percent of mainline Protestants prefer those labels. Many mainline Protestant groups are riven by conflict over how they should interpret what the Bible says about gay relationships, salvation and other issues.

The percentage of Pentecostals remained mostly steady since 1990 at 3.5 percent, a surprising finding considering the dramatic spread of the tradition worldwide.

Mormon numbers also held steady over the period at 1.4 percent of the population, while the number of Jews who described themselves as religiously observant continued to drop, from 1.8 percent in 1990 to 1.2 percent, or 2.7 million people, last year.

The study found that the percentage of Americans who identified themselves as Muslim grew to 0.6 percent of the population.

CVI meeting at the Williams Center Feb 2, 2009

2009-01-30T15:52:00.001-07:00

Hello,

We will be meeting on Monday Feb 2, 2009 at 12 noon in the Agave Conference Room in the 1st floor of the North Bldg to discuss

structure and details of starting another meeting now that we are at a new site.

I hope you can join us. The seating is limited so get there early.

Hope to see you there,

Maria

Inspiration for the day

2009-01-26T14:43:00.000-07:00

This was sent out by the Dallas CVI – good to remember

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

CVI Lunch Discussion

2009-01-14T10:42:00.001-07:00

When: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 10:30 AM-1:00 PM (GMT-07:00) Arizona.

Where: Guillermos Double L - 1830 S. 4th

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

I will plan to be there at 11 as I need to be back at plant by 1:00pm for a class - I hope you can make it.

RE: January Meeting

2009-01-09T11:45:00.001-07:00

Both 13^th and 20^th dates are ok for me.

Tee-Wei Lim
Product Engineer
Linear Power
Texas Instruments Inc - Tucson
(520)750-2259

From: Curtis, Teresa
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 7:58 AM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: January Meeting

Friends and Colleagues

I hope you have all had a wonderful, blessed and restful Christmas holiday. As you may or may not be aware, I expect to be leaving TI at the end of March. I would like to meet as a group to determine the fate of the Tucson CVI and who might want to take on the role of providing some guidance. I was hoping we could meet for lunch or an early dinner in the coming weeks, perhaps on a Tuesday? Maybe the 13^th or 20^th? I am open to suggestions for dates, times and locations. Please “reply all” with any and all inputs and suggestions.

God Bless you and Keep you

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

RE: January Meeting

2009-01-09T11:44:00.001-07:00

Lisa Goldsmith

Analog Services Manager

5411 E. Williams Blvd

Tucson, AZ 85711-4493

520-750-2071

Either dates for lunch is fine with me.

From: Curtis, Teresa
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 7:58 AM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: January Meeting

Friends and Colleagues

God Bless you and Keep you

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

Prayer Request

2009-01-09T11:11:00.001-07:00

Hi everybody,

I have a prayer request here for my girlfriend.

She is a U of Arizona student who just finished her sophomore year and went back to China for vacation. One of the things she needed to do in order to allow her to re-enter US to continue her study was to go through visa interview in Consulate General of United States (FYI, Chinese international students only have a 1 year visa, so they have to renew their visa if they go home after 1 year). The interview officer has requested a follow-up document from the International Student Office, which has resulted in a 2-week delay due to Christmas and New Year vacations. After the document was received, the Consulate notified her that she has to wait at least 3 weeks for any news (which really means 4 weeks because Chinese New Year gives the officers another week of vacation). Furthermore, the Consulate forbade any follow-up within that 3 weeks.

With all that said, this means the earliest date she can come back to Tucson is in mid Feb. Classes will start in mid January. A one month delay in classes might pose lots of difficulties in catching up with her studies. By not taking classes in Spring 2009 but wait until Summer 2009 to come back isn't an option because a discontinuity in period of study is ILLEGAL (based on visa rule).

Please pray for:
1. God will supernaturally arrange everything according to His mighty will and for His glory.
2. God will guard my girlfriend spiritually to prevent any further demonic influence on her life (She is in torment going through all these hardships).
3. God will reveal His wisdom to my girlfriend on how to walk closely with Him.

Thanks for praying.

Tee-Wei Lim
Product Engineer
Linear Power
Texas Instruments Inc - Tucson
(520)750-2259

RE: January Meeting

2009-01-09T08:57:00.001-07:00

Hi Terry,

The 20^th of January will work for me – you meant January, right? And LL is fine.

Thank you and best regards,

Karen Brown
Texas Instruments
Precision Analog - HPL
Engineering Data Specialist
(520)750-2185
brown_karen tucson@ti.com

From: Curtis, Teresa
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 7:58 AM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: January Meeting

Friends and Colleagues

God Bless you and Keep you

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

RE: January Meeting

2009-01-09T08:45:00.000-07:00

I like LL -

From: Chandler, Dianna
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:43 AM
To: Curtis, Teresa; cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: RE: January Meeting

Any time is good for me. Would like to say thanks and good bye to all. It helped these past few months. Lunch at LL?

Diane

From: Curtis, Teresa
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 7:58 AM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: January Meeting

Friends and Colleagues

I hope you have all had a wonderful, blessed and restful Christmas holiday. As you may or may not be aware, I expect to be leaving TI at the end of March. I would like to meet as a group to determine the fate of the Tucson CVI and who might want to take on the role of providing some guidance. I was hoping we could meet for lunch or an early dinner in the coming weeks, perhaps on a Tuesday? Maybe the 13^th or 20^th? I am open to suggestions for dates, times and locations. Please "reply all" with any and all inputs and suggestions.

God Bless you and Keep you

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

RE: January Meeting

2009-01-09T08:43:00.001-07:00

Any time is good for me. Would like to say thanks and good bye to all. It helped these past few months. Lunch at LL?

Diane

From: Curtis, Teresa
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 7:58 AM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: January Meeting

Friends and Colleagues

God Bless you and Keep you

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

RE: January Meeting

2009-01-09T08:11:00.001-07:00

Terry,

Can we do Lunch Feb. 10^th?

Thank you,

Angela LeBeau

From: Curtis, Teresa
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 7:58 AM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: January Meeting

Friends and Colleagues

God Bless you and Keep you

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

RE: January Meeting

2009-01-09T08:05:00.001-07:00

I can do lunch either of those two dates.

Regards,

Bob

Robert P. Ewens

Reliability Engineer

Texas Instruments Corporation

5411 East Williams Boulevard, MS 5034

Tucson, AZ 85711-4493

Phone (520) 750-2355

FAX (520) 750-2695

From: Curtis, Teresa
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 7:58 AM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: January Meeting

Friends and Colleagues

God Bless you and Keep you

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

January Meeting

2009-01-09T07:58:00.001-07:00

Friends and Colleagues

God Bless you and Keep you

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

FW: Nothing Can Hold you Back

2009-01-07T11:10:00.001-07:00

I think this is excellent timing for what we are all facing right now. With God’s grace, love and care, we will all be those palms that grow stronger with each hard wind that comes along. Let’s keep each other in our prayers as we know some of use already have release dates, and some of us are in very uncertain times. God Bless you, thanks Celeste for sending this out.

-----Original Message-----
From: McBride, Celeste
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 7:57 AM
To: Eric Jordan; Donna Welch; Chandler, Dianna; Sheaffer, Robin; Cruze, Jeannine; Angela Nava; pattyo_57@msn.com; congafour@hotmail.com; Witt, Bertha; Valenzuela, Randolph; Curtis, Teresa; Susan Muras; Diane Almendarez
Subject: Nothing Can Hold you Back

Hey folks,

There are days when times are tough like a huge storm.

But tough times really do seem to make us stronger in the end.

I thought this was a good scripture to read today from Joel Osteen’s ministries.

Tough times can help us flourish. We just have to have faith.

Celeste

FW: January Diversity Column

2009-01-06T09:32:00.001-07:00

Thought you might be interested in this.

-----Original Message-----
From: Howard, Terry
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 7:52 AM
To: diversityteamleaders@list.ti.com - Leaders of Business Diversity Teams; diversitytips@list.ti.com - Distribution List for Diversity Tips (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: January Diversity Column

http://infolinknews.ti.com/tinews/storydetail.tsp?contentType=tinews_diversity

Happy New Year!

I start off the year with this piece (above link) on religion in the workplace, diversity’s “forgotten child.” Why? Because like the world we live in, there’s

incredible religious diversity at TI. Plus for many, it is religion that guides and influences their workplace interactions, and is what many rely on during

times of stress and uncertainty.

In addition – and I point this out in the column – “faith-friendly” workplaces are on the rise and TI is clearly at the forefront of the movement.

You may also be interested in knowing that I’ve heard from a number of TIers of different religious backgrounds (and some non-believers too) over the

years and their message is clear – not only do they feel affirmed and appreciate TI’s acknowledgement of religion as an aspect of diversity but, as important, the

opportunities we provide for others to learn and express different viewpoints about these differences as a way of fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace.

As always, your comments on this topic – as well as others that are near and dear to you – are welcome. I look forward to hearing from you in the days, weeks and

months ahead.

Cheers!

Terry Howard, Diversity & Inclusion Director

RE: Concerning the selling of land

2008-11-21T12:34:00.001-07:00

Very interesting, thanks.

Lisa Goldsmith
HPA/HVAL Communication Services Manager
5411 E. Williams Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85711-4493
520-750-2071

-----Original Message-----
From: Miller, Tony
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 5:51 AM
To: Goldsmith, Lisa; Sotomayor, Maria; cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: RE: Concerning the selling of land

In the old testament, there was a year of Jubilee. This occurred every 50
years. In the year of Jubilee, all land returned to the original owner. That
is what it means by "the number of crops remaining". This refers to the
number of years until the year of Jubilee.

Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: Goldsmith, Lisa [mailto:goldsmith_lisa@ti.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:53 PM
To: Sotomayor, Maria; cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative
Subject: RE: Concerning the selling of land

I have never read that part about discounting the land for the number of
years it had left to product crops, how interesting.
________________________________________
From: Sotomayor, Maria
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:40 AM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: Concerning the selling of land

Hello,
In my study of Moses and Israel I have come across some scripture concerning
the business of selling land and the current mortage crisis came to mind
causing me to think about our behavior in our society as a whole. Needless
to say it can be convicting...

Praise the Lord that we can come to Him and ask for forgiveness when we do
feel convicted of sin.

Maria

Leviticus 25:35-38 (New International Version)

35 " 'If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support
himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident,
so he can continue to live among you. 36 Do not take interest of any kind
[a<http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2025:35-38#fen-NIV-
3506a>] from him, but fear your God, so that your countryman may continue to
live among you. 37 You must not lend him money at interest or sell him food
at a profit. 38 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give
you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
Leviticus 25
14 " 'If you sell land to one of your countrymen or buy any from him, do
not take advantage of each other. 15 You are to buy from your countryman on
the basis of the number of years since the Jubilee. And he is to sell to you
on the basis of the number of years left for harvesting crops. 16 When the
years are many, you are to increase the price, and when the years are few,
you are to decrease the price, because what he is really selling you is the
number of crops. 17 Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God.
I am the LORD your God.

RE: Concerning the selling of land

2008-11-21T05:51:00.001-07:00

Tony

Praise the Lord that we can come to Him and ask for forgiveness when we do
feel convicted of sin.

Maria

Leviticus 25:35-38 (New International Version)

RE: Concerning the selling of land

2008-11-20T18:52:00.000-07:00

I have never read that part about discounting the land for the number of years it had left to product crops, how interesting.
________________________________________
From: Sotomayor, Maria
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:40 AM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers)
Subject: Concerning the selling of land

Hello,
In my study of Moses and Israel I have come across some scripture concerning the business of selling land and the current mortage crisis came to mind causing me to think about our behavior in our society as a whole. Needless to say it can be convicting...

Praise the Lord that we can come to Him and ask for forgiveness when we do feel convicted of sin.

Maria

Leviticus 25:35-38 (New International Version)

35 " 'If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you. 36 Do not take interest of any kind [a<http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2025:35-38#fen-NIV-3506a>] from him, but fear your God, so that your countryman may continue to live among you. 37 You must not lend him money at interest or sell him food at a profit. 38 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
Leviticus 25
14 " 'If you sell land to one of your countrymen or buy any from him, do not take advantage of each other. 15 You are to buy from your countryman on the basis of the number of years since the Jubilee. And he is to sell to you on the basis of the number of years left for harvesting crops. 16 When the years are many, you are to increase the price, and when the years are few, you are to decrease the price, because what he is really selling you is the number of crops. 17 Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the LORD your God.

Concerning the selling of land

2008-11-20T09:40:00.001-07:00

Hello,

In my study of Moses and Israel I have come across some scripture concerning the business of selling land and the current mortage crisis came to mind causing me to think about our behavior in our society as a whole. Needless to say it can be convicting...

Praise the Lord that we can come to Him and ask for forgiveness when we do feel convicted of sin.

Maria

Leviticus 25:35-38 (New International Version)

35 " 'If one of your countrymen becomes poor and is unable to support himself among you, help him as you would an alien or a temporary resident, so he can continue to live among you. 36 Do not take interest of any kind ^[a] from him, but fear your God, so that your countryman may continue to live among you. 37 You must not lend him money at interest or sell him food at a profit. 38 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

Leviticus 25

14 " 'If you sell land to one of your countrymen or buy any from him, do not take advantage of each other. 15 You are to buy from your countryman on the basis of the number of years since the Jubilee. And he is to sell to you on the basis of the number of years left for harvesting crops. 16 When the years are many, you are to increase the price, and when the years are few, you are to decrease the price, because what he is really selling you is the number of crops. 17 Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the LORD your God.

FW: Psalm 23

2008-11-13T15:39:00.001-07:00

Psalm 23

The Lord is my Shepherd = That's Relationship!

I shall not want = That's Supply!

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures = That's Rest!

He leadeth me beside the still waters = That's Refreshment!

He restoreth my soul = That's Healing!

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness = That's Guidance!

For His name sake = That's Purpose!

Yea, though I walk through the valley of t he shadow of death = That's Testing!

I will fear no evil = That's Protection!

For Thou art with me = That's Faithfulness!

Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me = That's Discipline!

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies = That's Hope!

Thou annointest my head with oil = That's Consecration!

My cup runneth over = That's Abundance!

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life = That's Blessing !

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord = That's Security!

Forever = That's Eternity!

What is most valuable,

is not WHAT we have in our lives, but

WHO we have in our lives!

This is a really great quote !

”Do not ask the Lord to Guide your Footsteps if you are not willing to move your Feet”

Peace.

Even though you can't see Him, GOD is there for you

When Jesus died on the cross, he was thinking of you!

cvi

2008-10-15T09:28:00.001-07:00

When: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (GMT-07:00) Arizona.

Where: Volta

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

I have secured Volta for the meeting on the 22nd. I will be ordering the food for lunch tomorrow - 10 individuals have confirmed attendance. If you are planning to attend, please advise so that I can insure enough food is available. thanks

FW: Holy Humor

2008-10-14T08:39:00.001-07:00

CHRISTIANS DO HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR -----

A father was approached by his small son who told him proudly, 'I know what the Bible means!' His father smiled and replied, 'What do you mean, you 'know' what the Bible means? The son replied, 'I do know!' 'Okay,' said his father. 'What does the Bible mean?'
'That's easy, Daddy...' the young boy replied excitedly,' It stands for 'Basic Information Before Leaving Earth.'
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There was a very gracious lady who was mailing an old family Bible to her brother in another part of the country. 'Is there anything breakable in here?' asked the postal clerk. 'Only the Ten Co mmandments.' answered the lady.
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'Somebody has said there are only two kinds of people in the world. There are those who wake up in the morning and say, 'Good morning, Lord,' and there are those who wake up in the morning and say, 'Good Lord, it's morning.'
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A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city because he was short of time and couldn't find a space with a meter. Then he put a note under the windshield wiper that read: 'I have circled the block 10 times. If I don't park here, I'll miss my appointment. Forgive us our trespasses.'
When he returned, he found a citation from a police officer along with this note 'I've circled this bloc k for 10 years. If I don't give you a ticket I'll lose my job. Lead us not into temptation.'
========
There is the story of a pastor who got up one Sunday and announced to his congregation: 'I have good news and bad news. The good news is, we have enough money to pay for our new building program.. The bad news is, it's still out there in your pockets.'
========
While driving in Pennsylvania , a family caught up to an Amish carriage. The owner of the carriage obviously had a sense of humor, because attached to the back of the carriage was a hand printed sign... 'Energy efficient vehicle: Runs on oats and grass. Caution: Do not step in exhaust.'
========
A Sunday School teacher began her lesson with a question, 'Boys and girls, what do we know about God?' A hand shot up in the air. 'He is an artist!' said the kindergarten boy. 'Really? How do you know?' the teacher asked.
'You know - Our Father, who does art in Heaven... '
========
A minister waited in line to have his car filled with gas just before a long holiday weekend. The attendant worked quickly, but there were many cars ahead of him. Finally, the attendant motioned him toward a vacant pump. 'Reverend,' said the young man, 'I'm so sorry about the delay. It seems as if everyone waits until the last minute to get ready for a long trip.' The minister chuckled, 'I know what you mean. It's the same in my business.'
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People want the front of the bus, the back of the church, and the center of attention.
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Sunday after church, a Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson wa s about. The daughter answered, 'Don't be scared, you'll get your quilt.' Needless to say, the Mom was perplexed. Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea and the Mom asked him what that morning's Sunday school lesson was about. He said 'Be not afraid, thy comforter is coming.'
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The minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were expecting for repairs to the church building. Therefore, he was annoyed to find that the regular organist was sick and a substitute had been brought in at the last minute. The substitute wanted to know what to play. 'Here's a copy of the service,' he said impatiently. 'But, you'll have to think of something to play after I make the announcement about the finances.' During the service, the minister paused and said, 'Brothers and Sisters, we are in great difficulty; the roof repairs cost twice as much as we expected and we need $4,000 more. Any of you who can pledge $100 or more, please stand up.'
At that moment, the substitute organist played 'The Star Spangled Banner.'
And that is how the substitute became the regular organist!
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Give me a sense of humor, Lord,
Give me the grace to see a joke,
To get some humor out of life,
And pass it on to other folk!

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RE: October 22nd - Lunch

2008-10-13T12:50:00.000-07:00

Terry,

please count me in on the Oct 22nd lunch. Chicken or Sub would be fine with me.

Thank you,

Cathy

From: Curtis, Teresa
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 12:34 PM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers); Chandler, Dianna; McBride, Celeste; Stack, Edna; Lim, Tee Wei
Subject: October 22nd - Lunch

Friends – I have been approved to spend a few dollars to have one final meeting before many of you move over to your new work areas. I would like to have a fellowship lunch on October 22^nd and noon and finish with a prayer session. To plan appropriately, I need to know the following:

Who will attend
What should we eat (pizza, subs or chicken)

So, if you could send your inputs as soon as possible I will make the necessary arrangements. I would like all confirmation by this Friday, October 17^th. Thanks

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

RE: October 22nd - Lunch

2008-10-13T10:57:00.001-07:00

Agree with Angela, too many carbs with pizza.

Eric

From: LeBeau, Angela
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:52 AM
To: Curtis, Teresa; cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers); Chandler, Dianna; McBride, Celeste; Stack, Edna; Lim, Tee Wei
Subject: RE: October 22nd - Lunch

I will attend and think either subs or chicken would be wonderful. Thanks Terry.

Thank you,

Angela LeBeau

From: Curtis, Teresa
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:35 AM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers); Chandler, Dianna; McBride, Celeste; Stack, Edna; Lim, Tee Wei
Subject: October 22nd - Lunch

Who will attend
What should we eat (pizza, subs or chicken)

So, if you could send your inputs as soon as possible I will make the necessary arrangements. I would like all confirmation by this Friday, October 17^th. Thanks

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

RE: October 22nd - Lunch

2008-10-13T10:52:00.001-07:00

I will attend and think either subs or chicken would be wonderful. Thanks Terry.

Thank you,

Angela LeBeau

Who will attend
What should we eat (pizza, subs or chicken)

So, if you could send your inputs as soon as possible I will make the necessary arrangements. I would like all confirmation by this Friday, October 17^th. Thanks

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

October 22nd - Lunch

2008-10-13T10:34:00.001-07:00

Who will attend
What should we eat (pizza, subs or chicken)

So, if you could send your inputs as soon as possible I will make the necessary arrangements. I would like all confirmation by this Friday, October 17^th. Thanks

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

RE: Prayer Request

2008-10-07T11:39:00.001-07:00

Great prayer & well received.

Eric

From: Sotomayor, Maria
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:52 AM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers); Stack, Edna; Chandler, Dianna; McBride, Celeste; Lim, Tee Wei
Subject: RE: Prayer Request

Hello,

This past weekend Clare Groover's mother died unexpectedly.

Please help me to pray for both families by agreeing with me in the following:

Lord, we pray for our two work friends Jim and Clare. You know what we feel when our loved ones die. I ask that you would bring comfort and Your peace into the lives of these 2 families. Father, I pray for those family members that do not have a relationship with you. Please use that sorrow that they now feel to draw them to Your Son so that they may lead the rest of their lives in Your knowledge and in the comfort of Your Holy Spirit. Please allow this time to become a time of healing within the members of each family so that any differences may become meaningless in the realization that our time here on earth

is limited and is more wisely spent in peace with one another. Lord I also pray for any financial burdens that may exist, please meet the need. Thank you Lord Jesus for Your Presence in our lives, that we do have someone who knows and understands us completely and advocates for us at the Throne. Father, we ask these things in the name of Your Son Jesus. Amen.

I appreciate all your friendships in Christ,

Maria

From: Curtis, Teresa
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:21 AM
To: cvitucson@list.ti.com - Tucson CVI Initiative (May contain non-TIers); Stack, Edna; Chandler, Dianna; McBride, Celeste; Lim, Tee Wei
Subject: Prayer Request

This past week-end, after a long struggle, Jim Shepard’s mother went to be with the Lord. Please keep Jim and his family in your prayers. For those of you who know Jim, there will be a card in my office tomorrow.

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

RE: Prayer Request

2008-10-07T10:52:00.001-07:00

Hello,

This past weekend Clare Groover's mother died unexpectedly.

Please help me to pray for both families by agreeing with me in the following:

I appreciate all your friendships in Christ,

Maria

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

Prayer Request

2008-10-07T09:21:00.001-07:00

Teresa Curtis

TFab Manufacturing Superintendent

Phone: 746-7190

Cell: 444-4528

Cvi prayer session

2008-10-01T09:53:00.001-07:00

When: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:30 PM-1:00 PM (GMT-07:00) Arizona.

Where: laplace

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

FW: God's Cake

2008-10-01T09:47:00.001-07:00

What a wonderful concept – keep the loving thoughts and prayers going

Let’s meet on October 8^th at 12:30pm in Laplace for prayer !!!

Bring in your burdens, your prayers for family and friends, for our leaders and our country.

God's Cake

Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation!

A daughter is telling her mother how everything is going wrong: she's failing algebra; her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away.

Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely, Mom, I love your cake."

"Here, have some cooking oil," her Mother offers. "Yuck," says her daughter.

"How about a couple raw eggs?" "Gross, Mom!"

"Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?"

"Mom, those are all yucky!"

To which the mother replies: "Yes, all those things seem bad by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!

God works the same way. Man y times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!

God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning.

Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart.

If you like this, send this on to the people you really care about. I did

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.

Updated: Cvi - See You @ the Pole (BUT WE ARE MEETING IN LAPLACE -NOTE THE TIME !!!!!

2008-09-24T11:10:00.001-07:00

When: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:30 PM-1:00 PM (GMT-07:00) Arizona.

Where: LaPlace

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Come together for prayer -

Our site and all the employees

The coming changes for Business and Make

Employees in need (family members, friends, etc)

Cvi - See You @ the Pole (flag pole)

2008-09-19T14:22:00.001-07:00

When: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:30 PM-1:00 PM (GMT-07:00) Arizona.

Where: LaPlace

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Come together for prayer -

Our site and all the employees

The coming changes for Business and Make

Employees in need (family members, friends, etc)

Christian Values Iniative - Tucson

Holocaust survivor

The Stages of our faith

Re: Life of Moses

Re: Life of Moses

Life of Moses

Lunch anyone?

Today's meeting in faith

FW: Fred Highton - a Celebration of his life.

Video on Faith

Faith Study

Happy New Year

Romans

FW: Your Daily Devotional for December 7, 2011

Initiative Out Reach ­ Feed the Hungry BBQ on December 15th

Works

FW: Recording Available for Mormon-Evangelical Dialog

A festival of carols

Fw: THIS THURSDAY: Presentation on Faith in the Workplace by John Pollard from DBU

Prayer request

Global Village Fair Volunteers

Monday's meeting

Card at my desk

Meeting room change for 4/19/2010

A Verse for the day

TODAY'S Study from Joel & Victoria Osteen

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Re: Things not going well? Here's a "Verse of the Day."

Things not going well? Here's a "Verse of the Day."

carrot cake

Valentine's Day Potluck - Spread the word

CVI Meeting Room Change thru June 2009

Forgiving one another, part 1

Meeting Schedule

FW: HEADLINE: ST. PATRICK WASN'T IRISH !

Monday's CVI Meeting Topic

Flyer and card

FW: Survey: More profess no religion;

CVI meeting at the Williams Center Feb 2, 2009

Inspiration for the day

CVI Lunch Discussion

RE: January Meeting

RE: January Meeting

Prayer Request

RE: January Meeting

RE: January Meeting

RE: January Meeting

RE: January Meeting

RE: January Meeting

January Meeting

FW: Nothing Can Hold you Back

FW: January Diversity Column

RE: Concerning the selling of land

RE: Concerning the selling of land

RE: Concerning the selling of land

Concerning the selling of land

Leviticus 25:35-38 (New International Version)

FW: Psalm 23

cvi

FW: Holy Humor

RE: October 22nd - Lunch

RE: October 22nd - Lunch

RE: October 22nd - Lunch

October 22nd - Lunch

RE: Prayer Request

RE: Prayer Request

Prayer Request

Cvi prayer session

FW: God's Cake

Updated: Cvi - See You @ the Pole (BUT WE ARE MEETING IN LAPLACE -NOTE THE TIME !!!!!

Cvi - See You @ the Pole (flag pole)

Initiative Out Reach Feed the Hungry BBQ on December 15th