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Prayer Requests 9-8-18

Anyone have something to share?

Psalm 29

1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings,
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.

3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
    the God of glory thunders,
    the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He makes Lebanon leap like a calf,
    Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord strikes
    with flashes of lightning.
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
    the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks
    and strips the forests bare.
   And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”

10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;
    the Lord is enthroned as King forever.
11 The Lord gives strength to his people;
    the Lord blesses his people with peace.

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Prayer Requests 9-7-18

It’s Friday, so please remember to pray for Mumsee, Mike, and the Nestlings.

Anyone else?

Psalm 28

1 To you, Lord, I call;
    you are my Rock,
    do not turn a deaf ear to me.
   For if you remain silent,
    I will be like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear my cry for mercy
    as I call to you for help,
   as I lift up my hands
    toward your Most Holy Place.

3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,
    with those who do evil,
   who speak cordially with their neighbors
    but harbor malice in their hearts.
4 Repay them for their deeds
    and for their evil work;
   repay them for what their hands have done
    and bring back on them what they deserve.

5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
    and what his hands have done,
   he will tear them down
    and never build them up again.

6 Praise be to the Lord,
    for he has heard my cry for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;
    my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
   My heart leaps for joy,
    and with my song I praise him.

8 The Lord is the strength of his people,
    a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
9 Save your people and bless your inheritance;
    be their shepherd and carry them forever.

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Peter’s Pack of Pickled Pigskin Picks 2018 Week 2

It’s Week 2 in PPPPP world. Kim won last week and chose the tie breaker, which also is the ESPN “Pillow Fight of the Week”. That’s right. Both East Carolina and North Carolina are that bad. There aren’t many quality Top 25 games this week, so the games are not as “important” as they will be later in the season. But I included UCLA this week just to get our busy author to take a break from her daunting task of editing her latest novel. You need it, Ma’am.

Remember, pick the winner of all the games and the score of the tie breaker. No prizes, just bragging rights and the chance to pick the next tie breaker. Hopefully all the games will be played. Both Nebraska and Iowa State cancelled games last week due to thunderstorms, and this weekend the remnants of Gordon are hitting the area. We’ll see.

Get those picks in by NOON EDT Saturday, 9/8/18.

 1. Eastern Michigan @ Purdue

 2. Arizona @ Houston

 3. Duke @ Northwestern

 4. Georgia Tech @ South Florida

 5. Memphis @ Navy

 6. Colorado @ Nebraska

 7. Iowa State @ Iowa

 8. UCLA @ #6 Oklahoma

 9. #17 USC @ #10 Stanford

10. Tie Breaker pick the winner and the final score: North Carolina @ East Carolina

(This is also the ESPN Bottom 10 Pillow Fight of the week.)

(Rankings based on AP Top 25 Poll; Pillow Fight based on ESPN Bottom Ten)