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The Dinuba Sentinel News Pastor's Corner
Thursday, October 11, 2018 | A3
“Listen to me!”
a teenager that the truth is usually found somewhere in the middle between the
two extremes. Imagine what it would do
if Christian political leaders got together and listened to one another to the degree that they found solutions somewhere in the middle. Actually pretty hard to imagine.
The Bible has quite a lot to say about listening. One search that I checked revealed 412 references to listening in the Bible. One of the most frequently quoted is: “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,” from the Apostle James. Listening was kind of a major theme with James and being our Lord’s brother, it would seem
he was probably speaking from personal experience. (One wonders: did he learn listening the hard way as a teenager with older brother Jesus?) He also said: “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”(1:22) The writer of Proverbs also chimes in on it: “let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance,”(1:5) and “to answer before listening— that is folly and shame.”(18:13)
But of all the other references to listening, my favorites are those spoken
by Jesus himself or about Jesus himself. Such as: “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me;”(Jn10:27) and “Everyone on the side of truth listens
to me.”(Jn18:37) and “This is my Son, whom I
love. Listen to him!”(Mk9:7) Those verses (and others like them) show that the really important application of listening is listening to Jesus himself.
Are you listening? Listen!
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“You’re not listening!” or “You’re not hearing me!”
“Have you heard anything I’ve said?” “All I ask is that you listen to what I’m
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from spouses, from people we work with, from TV characters...you name it—we’ve heard it. But, somehow, we didn’t hear what was said just before those statements. Was it a matter of focus? Distraction? Day- dreaming? Preoccupation with something more pressing, or at least more interesting? Why do we have such a hard time listening? Is it because we are so anxious to speak? To get our turn? To put in our two cents?
And, returning to last week’s context
of politics: what a world of difference it would be if politicians in particular and the rest of us in general would take the time to really listen to one another. To listen to the extent that we thoroughly understand one another’s perspective;
not just getting ourselves ready to make our own arguments. I heard a podcast the other day in which the speaker said that for years he has been intentionally reading two opposing newspapers and weekly news magazines. He understood even as
Wying.”
e’ve all heard these statements, or variations of them, from loved ones, from children,
Rich Latta
How? Two main disciplines: Scripture reading and prayer.
How? By taking time. By lingering in prayer. By quieting yourself enough that you get much of the other noise out of you. By asking questions of what you read: how does it specifically apply to you? What should you do about it? “What would Jesus do?” Is there anyone you need to tell? By concentrated prayer—also called fasting. The addition of hunger pangs in your gut can do wonders for your persistence and focus in prayer.
Here’s what I’ve also found: as you become a better listener of God, you also become a better listener to those around you. You want to have lots of friends? Learn to be a good listener.
Rich Latta is the pastor at Dinuba Presbyterian Church, located at 1250 East Nebraska Avenue.
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Yettem man wanted for lewd acts in public
Sentinel staff report
A Yettem mas is currently wanted for committing a lewd act at a store in Orosi last
month. Over the
last two months, Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office
followed the victim around the store, he placed his hand in his pants and fondled himself. The suspect then threw bodily fluids at the victim prior to running out of the store. This incident was completely random and the victim did not know the suspect.
As Detectives investigated this incident, it was discovered Medero currently has a warrant out for his arrest in regards to an incident in 2016, where he was caught peeping into someone’s home in the City of Tulare.
If anyone has information on Medero’s whereabouts, please contact Detective Nevarez or Sgt. Kennedy with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 733-6218. Or they can remain anonymous by calling or texting 725-4194 or through email at tcso@tipnow.com.
Cutler Baptist Church 12926 School Ave. Phone: 591-6028 Pastor: Armando Alvarado
Abel Torres Medero
Coming August 26
Seth Gamble report on Youth 4 Life in the Cutler-Orosi area
at 11 a.m. service
have been attempting to find 48-year-old Abel Torres Medero of Yettem, who is wanted for committing lewd acts in public. On September 1, 2018, Medero followed a victim into a store in the 41000 Block of Road 128 in Orosi. As the suspect
Sentinel staff report
• Manuel Salvador Renteria, 47, of Dinuba was booked on Oct. 1 on suspicion of rape to a victim incapable of consenting, a felony.
According to police, officers made contact with him in front of a business in the 200 block of East Tulare Street and was taken into custody on an active arrest warrant for the crime. He was later processed and transported to the Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility for housing.
• Ricky Lee Acosta, 40, a transient from Reedley, was booked on Oct. 2 on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.
Police say he was contacted in a consensual encounter in the 1400 block of West El Monte Way and was found to be under
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Arrests
Surveillance video shows Abel Torres Medero leaving a store in Orosi last month, were he committed a lewd act.
the influence of a controlled substance. He was arrested, booked and transported to the Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility.
• Benita Daniel, 32, a transient of Dinuba, was booked on Oct. 5 on suspicion of being in possession of unlawful paraphernalia and being in possession of a controlled substance, both misdemeanors.
Officers say she was contacted in the 300 block of South L Street after police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle. During the contact she was reportedly found to be in possession of the unlawful items. She was arrested, booked and then released with a citation to appear in court.
• Alvaro Carrillo Avilez, 26, of Dinuba was booked on Oct. 5 on suspicion of being in possession of unlawful paraphernalia and being in possession of a
controlled substance, both misdemeanors.
According to police, officers made contact with him in the 100 block of North M Street after responding to a report of a trespasser. There, police say, he was found to be in possession of the unlawful items. He was arrested, booked at the Dinuba Police Department and then released with a citation.
• Fernando Alvarado Milanez, 49, of Dinuba was booked on Oct. 7 on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.
Police say a female walked into the lobby of the Dinuba Police Department and said she was being followed. Soon after, police say Milanez arrived at the police department and appeared to be under the influence. Officers say, after being tested,
he was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance. He was booked and transported to the Tulare County Jail.
• David Joshua Cardona, 37, of Dinuba was booked on Oct. 7 on suspicion of being in possession of unlawful paraphernalia, being in possession of a controlled substance, and driving without a license, all misdemeanors.
According to police, he was stopped in the 500 block of South O Street for a minor traffic violation. During the stop, officers say he found to be operating the vehicle without of license. Police also say that during an inventory of the vehicle, prior to it being towed, meth and drug paraphernalia was found in the vehicle. He was arrested, booked and then released with a promise to appear later in court.
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Reasons why Bev should be re-elected: She: * listens to her constituents
* has teaching and admin credentials
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