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Show Page A5 9Itmc2-(3Inbepmbe- -- -- nt Thursday, October 29, 1998 News from the Sloughs by Damian Fagan colorful counterparts of summer. Like a stadium after the game is over, leaves litter the ground and carpet the boardwalk. The crew will be busy, but instead of contributing to the landfill, these organic confetti will fill up the land with valuable nutrients for next years contractual talks. Money in the bank. As I finish my morning walk, a spotted towhee breaks into the open like Frank Lopez on an off-clean-u- p Transition. How else to describe the sloughs on this d morning. The sun scrambles about through the clouds like a Red pewter-colore- d Devil quarterback during a Friday night home game. The sun like York to connects, Englebright, for a long gainer. The Portal cliffs hold onto the sunbeam pass before the swirling defense of clouds engulfs the rain-soake- tackle run. Weaving and cutting, the towhee breaks into the sunlit opening and is gone. Score! For those football widow(ers), take in the free naturalist guided walk at the Matheson Preserve on Saturday mornings at 8 am. These walks will end, like rival San Juan County's season, at Octobers close! For more in forma tion about the preserve, contact the Moab Project Office of The Nature Conservancy at 259-462- quarterback. Like the end of the regular high school football season, so too are the sloughs in transition. Shorter days and colder nights break down the green chlorophyll pigments that kept the sloughs so verdant all summer. Beneath the chlorophyll, the pigments - xantho-phyll- s and carotenes - shed their back-u- p roles and take the field. These pigments, dissolved in the deciduous plants sap, provide the yellow and orangish colors that score here in the Southwest. Nothing like the fall color event of my New Englander The Branding Iron Restaurant and Lounge 2971 S. Hwy. 191 Take Out Orders second- -stringer youth, where Daily Even though many leaves have not changed from green to fall colors in Moab Valley, the signs of Autumn are everywhere. Bare trees and vellow leaves dot the slouahs west of town. (Photo bv Damian Faaan) full-nes- play-by-pla- s. that only Packer fans could love, may strip the trees bare like a y commentation, as riots of color break out throughout New England and burst for long yardage, entertained audiences like "a raving John Madden coach for you types). Tossing about stats that would make a football statistician green with envy (espe- Reggie White sack. Turnovers happen and leads can dissolve instantly. Like woeful St. Louis fans, the talk of next year starts when the season is only five weeks old. And along with this transition offense come the draft picks, free agents, and aging stars who entered the twilight of the careers last season. Trading off the d summer stars of blue chat, grosbeak, common grosyellowthroat, beak and Bullock s oriole, the seasoned vets - dark- - eyed junco, white- - crowned sparrow, song football-sheltere- d those cially new-ag- e photosympathetic types), these announcers, like their professional sport counterparts, proclaim and the obvious. Yes, it is a great year for EVERY WEDS. FRI., & SAT. Thurs: Hot Prime Rib Sandwich Fri: Beef Stew & Combread Mnn: Meat I .oaf & Stuffed potatoes Beef sandwich Dies: Bar-R-, Wed: Chicken Enchiladas TP YOUR FAVORITE BREW OH TAP THANKYOU We want to thank all of our friends and customers for letting us serve you for the past 23 years. We regret to inform you that, as of Oct. 31 , 1998, we will no longer be in the gas business. We will still be doing auto repairs and towing at our new location, 2870 S. Hwy. 1 91 , just 4 miles south of town. Same phone Come see us there. Thanks again, Jess and Staff - Northside Texaco 259-690- 5 S" 0. yellow-breaste- over-discu- ss black-heade- d color. But like any football play, there are other factors that &hjjtura thepd tented? play into a turnover. Heavy rains or high winds blitz and break down the pocket of protection. Ravaging northern fronts, blasts of cold well-rehears- bread-and-butt- PRIME RIB, KARAOKE Luncheon Specials television weatherpeople talked of peaks and percentages of foliage Their Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. sparrowTuhy-crownedJiingle- t, and north'e'rft harrier take to the field. Better suited for the grinding running game of fall, these er winter residents thrive in conditions that would shatter their THE BIBLE IS RIGHT ARE ALL DIVORCED PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO REMARRY? - 3 By Evangelist Samuel A. Matthews Moab church of Christ Last week we learned, according to the Bible, that SOME ARE INELIGIBLE TO REMARRY due to their marital sins or unscriptural divorce. Many people feel that such strict Bible limitations are out of harmony with the grace, love, and forgiveness of God. They believe that such high standards make divorce the "unpardonable sin." But this conclusion does not follow. PEOPLE CAN BE FORGIVEN OF MISTAKES they make in the realm of divorce and remarriage. Forgiveness is not the issue. ISSUE IS: can they , THE remain in whatever marriage relationship they choose? OR can they so sin that they forfeit their right to participate in a marriage relationship? Jesus makes the answer to these questions clear in His discussion in Matthew 19:1-1ALL PEOPLE who divorce their scriptural mates for any reason EXCEPT FORNICATION continue to commit adultery when they remarry. Do we have any indication elsewhere in Scripture that people can so sin that they FORFEIT THEIR PRIVILEGE to participate in a state, condition, or relationship that they previously enjoyed even though they may be forgiven? As a matter of fact, the Bible is filled with such instances! Adam and Eve violated God's word and were responsible for introducing sin into the universe. One consequence of their sin was that they were expelled from Eden. Could they be forgiven? Yes! Could they ever return to the garden? No THEIR EXPULSION WAS PERMANENT. They had so sinned that they forfeited the privilege of enjoying that previous status. Esau was guilty of profanity when he sold his birthright, according to Hebrews 12:16. Could he be forgiven for this mistake? Yes! Could he regain his birthright? No, "though he sought it carefully with tears" (Heb. 12:17). The entire adult population of the NATION OF ISRAEL sinned when they refused to obey God by proceeding with a military assault against the land of Canaan (Num 14.11-12- Could they be forgiven? ). Yes and they were (Num 14:19-20- ). Were they then permitted to enter into the Promised Land? Absolutely not! They were DOOMED TO WANDER in the desert for forty years (Num 14.23, Moses allowed himself to be goaded into disobedience on one occasion by the incessant complaining of the nation committed to his Could Moses keeping (Num be forgiven? Yes! In Heaven, we will sing the song of Moses and the Lamb! (Rev 15:3). But was Moses permitted to enter into the Promised Land? NO HE WAS NOT! He was permanently banned from that privilege due to his own sinful choice (Deut 32:51-52Eli failed to manage his family properly and so brought down upon himself lasting tragedies (1 Sam Though he acknowledged his sin, Saul's disobedience evoked God's PERMANENT REJECTION of him as king (1 Sam 15:11, 23, 26, 28). Samuel never visited Saul again. David's sin, though forgiven, brought several negative consequences that COULD NOT BE ). 20:7-12- ). Send a Friend a gift a week for a year ... a gift subscription to ). 3:11-14- ). ALTERED (2 Sam 12:11-14- ). Solomon's sin resulted in personal calamity and the division of the nation (1 Kings These biblical examples demonstrate that SIN PRODUCES LASTING despite the availability of God'grace and CONSEQUENCES forgiveness. If biblical history teaches us anything, it teaches that people cannot sin and then expect to have things the way they were before! More often than not, much suffering comes upon those who violate God's will, making it IMPOSSIBLE for them to enjoy past privileges though they can be forgiven and have the hope of Heaven. We will complete this series next week. Lord willing. Please SEARCH THE ABOVE SCRIPTURES and see whether these things are so (Acts 17:11). You are invited to attend our worship assemblies at 456 Emma Blvd. We meet each Sunday at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., and 6 p.m. On Wednesday we meet at 7 p.m. We are Christians ONLY, and we teach the Bible ONLY. 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