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						<h1 style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 22pt; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;">Tidings &ndash; December 2019</h1>
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						<ul><li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#37413" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">President&rsquo;s Message &ndash; December 2019</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Chris Wood, USA</li>
							<li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#37401" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">Joe in South Lake Tahoe</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Ed Owen, USA</li>
							<li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#37412" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">An Exciting Service Opportunity &nbsp;</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Central Admin</li>
							<li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#37410" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">Language Multi-Linguist Project</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Central Admin</li>
							<li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#37400" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">Incarcerated and Valued</a>&nbsp;&ndash; PIRTeam, Urantia Association</li>
							<li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#37398" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">CALI International Book Fair 2019</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Members of Colombia and Cali Urantia Associations</li>
							<li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#37357" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">Bogota International Book Fair &ndash; Colombia 2019</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Esperaza Tovar Alvarado, Colombia</li>
							<li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#37566" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">Peru 2021 &ndash; International Conference Update</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Conference Committee</li>
							<li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#37399" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">Florida Urantia Conference 2020</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Florida Member Groups</li>
							<li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#37414" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">Vancouver 2020 &ndash; Urantia Global Experience</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Nathen Jansen and Katharina Becker</li>
							<li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#37500" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">Donating with AmazonSmile</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Central Admin</li>
							<li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#18310" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">Upcoming Events</a></li>
							<li><a href="https://urantia-association.org/newsletter/tidings-december-2019/#36620" style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.1em;">About Tidings Newsletter</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Central Admin</li>
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						<h2 style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px;"><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/presidents-message-december-2019/" name="37413" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82); font-weight: normal; font-size: 20pt;">President&rsquo;s Message &ndash; December 2019</a></h2>

						<p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Chris Wood, USA</p>
						<img alt="" height="150" src="https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Chris-Wood-mic2-e1574693344388-146x150.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="146">In the early days of the Urantia community, we were challenged to address six basic tasks: translate&nbsp;<em>The Urantia Book</em>, publish it, distribute it across the world, foster the study of the book, train teachers, and train leaders. Today Urantia Association International and Urantia Foundation work hand in hand to accomplish these six tasks. The Foundation focuses primarily on translation, publication, and distribution, whereas the Association is dedicated to study, training teachers, and training leaders. It&rsquo;s been more than 80 years since the papers were completed, but we remain dedicated to these basic tasks. Yes, our challenges have changed radically over the decades due to political developments, the rise of mass communications, and the internet&mdash;yet our dedication to these six pillars persists.<br /><br /><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/presidents-message-december-2019/#more-37413" style="color: white; padding: 7px 13px; margin-top: 5px;">Read more</a><br />
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						<h2 style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px;"><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/joe-south-lake-tahoe/" name="37401" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82); font-weight: normal; font-size: 20pt;">Joe in South Lake Tahoe</a></h2>

						<p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Ed Owen, USA</p>
						<img alt="" height="200" src="https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/South-Lake-Tahoe-300x200.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="300">While living in South Lake Tahoe in the 1970&rsquo;s, I would regularly take hikes along the lake shore where I would often see the same homeless man who would always say, &ldquo;Brother would you buy me a drink?&rdquo; For the longest time I wouldn&rsquo;t answer him and just kept walking.<br /><br />
						One especially cold and snowy late afternoon, he saw me and pleaded for me to buy him a drink. He was huddled under a poncho with a couple of inches of snow on his head. For some reason, I decided to talk with him. He told me his name was Joe.<br /><br /><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/joe-south-lake-tahoe/#more-37401" style="color: white; padding: 7px 13px; margin-top: 5px;">Read more</a><br />
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						<h2 style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px;"><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/exciting-service-opportunity/" name="37412" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82); font-weight: normal; font-size: 20pt;">An Exciting Service Opportunity &nbsp;</a></h2>

						<p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Central Admin</p>
						<img alt="" height="154" src="https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Teamwork-300x154.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="300">&ldquo;Service&rdquo;&mdash;a search of&nbsp;<em>The Urantia Book</em>&nbsp;nets over 630 mentions of &ldquo;service.&rdquo; It is the first of the divine fruits of the spirit&mdash;<em>loving service</em>. Service is vital for spiritual growth, yet at this very moment, we do not have enough volunteers. There are over 30 projects supporting Urantia Association International and the revelation that are on hold awaiting volunteers willing to serve.<br /><br />
						Over the life of the Association, there have been too many good program ideas that have been shelved because there was no one to do the work. We hope to change this with an exciting new service opportunity.<br /><br />
						We are looking for someone to serve as our Central Office Volunteer Coordinator. Just one person with the right skills can make all the difference in the success of the work the Association does.<br /><br /><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/exciting-service-opportunity/#more-37412" style="color: white; padding: 7px 13px; margin-top: 5px;">Read more</a><br />
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						<h2 style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px;"><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/language-multi-linguist-project/" name="37410" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82); font-weight: normal; font-size: 20pt;">Language Multi-Linguist Project</a></h2>

						<p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Central Admin</p>

						<h3 style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal;"><strong><img alt="" height="200" src="https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Teaching-300x200.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="300">Introducing Urantia Association&rsquo;s Language Learning &amp; Multi-Linguist Project &nbsp;</strong></h3>
						We are now in the Urantia Post-Bestowal Age. As regards our current age,&nbsp;<em>The Urantia Book&nbsp;</em>states:<br />
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						<blockquote><div><em>While Jesus has shown the way to the immediate attainment of spiritual brotherhood, the realization of social brotherhood on your world depends much on the achievement of the following personal transformations and planetary adjustments:</em><br /><br /><em style="font-size: 16px;">1. Social fraternity. Multiplication of international and interracial social contacts and fraternal associations through travel, commerce, and competitive play.&nbsp;<strong>Development of a common language and the multiplication of multilinguists. The racial and national interchange of students</strong>, teachers, industrialists, and religious philosophers.</em><br /><br /><em style="font-size: 16px;">2. Intellectual cross-fertilization.&nbsp;<strong>&hellip;&hellip; There must occur an exchange of national and racial literature.</strong>&nbsp;Each race must become familiar with the thought of all races; each nation must know the feelings of all nations. Ignorance breeds suspicion, and suspicion is incompatible with the essential attitude of sympathy and love.</em><span style="font-size: 16px;">&nbsp;[Paper 52:6.2, page 597.3. Emphasis added]</span><br />
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						In a first effort to address these challenges, Urantia Association International is embarking on a new program to encourage and provide support in learning a new language, and to increase the number of multi-linguists within our community. This program will begin by finding a volunteer(s) who speaks English and Spanish to coordinate the first group of 12 Spanish-speaking students who wish to learn or improve their English.<br /><br /><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/language-multi-linguist-project/#more-37410" style="color: white; padding: 7px 13px; margin-top: 5px;">Read more</a><br />
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						<h2 style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px;"><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/incarcerated-and-valued/" name="37400" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82); font-weight: normal; font-size: 20pt;">Incarcerated and Valued</a></h2>

						<p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;">PIRTeam, Urantia Association</p>
						<img alt="" height="241" src="https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/PIRT-graphic-300x241.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="300">The Paradise Father values all his children. No matter what our station in life, he forgives our sins even before we think to ask for such forgiveness. Divine mercy is beyond our mortal comprehension&mdash;it is all encompassing for those who seek such mercy. In the person of Jesus of Nazareth, we see the Father&rsquo;s love through the teachings of the Master, even for those who have failed to live up to their highest potential.<br /><br />
						We can all find comfort in these teachings as we look back upon our own lives, reflecting on our best and worst times in life, and contemplating our destiny in the life after this. For those who believe the teachings of&nbsp;<em>The Urantia Book,</em>&nbsp;there is a comfort in knowing that divine justice and divine mercy are available to all who desire to know the Father and live according to his will.<br /><br />
						But does divine mercy extend to those who find themselves incarcerated in our nation&rsquo;s prisons, having been found guilty of the most heinous crimes by a jury of their peers? Do those who robbed, raped, stole, deceived or even took another&rsquo;s life deserve divine mercy? The answer is a definitive yes, but there is a catch!<br /><br /><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/incarcerated-and-valued/#more-37400" style="color: white; padding: 7px 13px; margin-top: 5px;">Read more</a><br />
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						<h2 style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px;"><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/cali-book-fair-2019/" name="37398" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82); font-weight: normal; font-size: 20pt;">CALI International Book Fair 2019</a></h2>

						<p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Members of Colombia and Cali Urantia Associations</p>
						<img alt="" height="247" src="https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cali-BF-2019-300x247.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="300">What is Urantia? What is the work of God? How do we reach him? Is there life on other planets? Did Jesus have brothers? These were some of the many questions we came across at the pavilion of the Cali Book Fair, which lasted 11 days and was organized by the collaborative efforts of the Urantia Associations of Colombia and Cali (URANCOL and URACALI.) Between looks of amazement, a desire for knowledge, skepticism, and interest, more than 8,000 people received our love for the revelation and information about&nbsp;<em>The Urantia Book</em>. Eighty people asked to us to keep in touch, and 23 bought a hard copy of the book.<br /><br /><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/cali-book-fair-2019/#more-37398" style="color: white; padding: 7px 13px; margin-top: 5px;">Read more</a><br />
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						<h2 style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px;"><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/bogota-international-bookfair-2019/" name="37357" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82); font-weight: normal; font-size: 20pt;">Bogota International Book Fair &ndash; Colombia 2019</a></h2>

						<p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Esperaza Tovar Alvarado, Colombia</p>
						<img alt="" height="224" src="https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Bogota-BF-2019-4-300x224.png" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="300">Once again, the Urantia Bogot&aacute; Association, with the support of Urantia Association International, was present at the renowned International Bogot&aacute; Book Fair: FILBO 2019.<br /><br />
						This year we had a large stand located in one of the best pavilions of the fair&mdash;the pavilion of the universities&mdash;that brought us a more intellectual audience with deeper questions than usual. We were challenged to broaden our answers and discussions, therefore devote more time to each visitor. It was very pleasant to talk with the young university students of this city, with their outstanding thirst for knowledge and desire to understand things of a spiritual nature.<br /><br /><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/bogota-international-bookfair-2019/#more-37357" style="color: white; padding: 7px 13px; margin-top: 5px;">Read more</a><br />
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						<h2 style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px;"><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/peru-2021-international-conference-update/" name="37566" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82); font-weight: normal; font-size: 20pt;">Peru 2021 &ndash; International Conference Update</a></h2>

						<p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Conference Committee</p>

						<h3 style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal;"><strong><img alt="" height="225" src="https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SITE-URUBAMBA-1-300x225.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="300">11<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;Urantia Association International Conference&nbsp;</strong><strong>in the Land of the Incas</strong></h3>
						<strong>Urubamba, Cusco-Peru, April 22<sup>th</sup>-25<sup>th</sup>, 2021</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong><br /><br /><em><strong>Towards Cosmic Citizenship &hellip; The Time Has Come! &nbsp;</strong></em><br />
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						<blockquote><div><em>Man &hellip; can elect to become more than a man;</em>&nbsp;<em>can choose to embark upon the voyage of universe ascension, but this is because the human choice and the divine will happen to be coincident upon this point. And what a son desires and the Father wills will certainly come to pass.</em>&nbsp;[Paper 118:6.5, page 1300.1]<br /><br /><em>&hellip;Your short sojourn on Urantia, on this sphere of mortal infancy, is only a single link, the very first in the long chain that is to stretch across universes and through the eternal ages. It is not so much what you learn in this first life; it is the experience of living this life that is important. Even the&nbsp;</em>work<em>&nbsp;of this world, paramount though it is, is not nearly so important as the&nbsp;</em>way<em>&nbsp;in which you do this work. There is no material reward for righteous living, but there is profound satisfaction&mdash;consciousness of achievement&mdash;and this transcends any conceivable material reward.&nbsp;</em>[Paper 39:4.13, page 435.6]<br /><br /><em>&hellip; And this entire living adaptation of love must be effected in the light of both the environment of present evil and the eternal goal of the perfection of divine destiny.&nbsp;</em>[Paper 180:5.10, page 1950.5]<br />
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						What is the timeline in the evolutionary history of humanity? What are the traces left by the violet race that, today, we may freely utilize? How can we become conscious citizens of the universe? How can we turn ourselves into competent and reliable beings in the eyes of the universe? What is our commitment towards the Supreme Being&mdash;the evolutionary Deity? Can the age of light and life become a reality here and now?<strong>&nbsp;</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/peru-2021-international-conference-update/#more-37566" style="color: white; padding: 7px 13px; margin-top: 5px;">Read more</a><br />
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						<h2 style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px;"><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/florida-conference-2020/" name="37399" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82); font-weight: normal; font-size: 20pt;">Florida Urantia Conference 2020</a></h2>

						<p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Florida Member Groups</p>
						<img alt="" height="148" src="https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dayspring-for-2020-announcement-Pix-of-Center-300x148.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="300">The Agondonter Boot Camp Society of Florida and the Urantia Association of Florida are jointly sponsoring a conference on&nbsp;<em>Service and Ministry</em>, 14&mdash;16 February, 2020 at DaySpring Episcopal Conference Center Parrish, Florida (45 minutes from Tampa&mdash;St. Petersburg airports.)<br /><br />
						Make this a part of your winter vacation to the Sunshine State!<br /><br />
						What does it mean to serve? What does it mean to minister? How do we find ways to be of service and get prepared? How do we uplift service to a higher level of ministry?<br /><br /><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/florida-conference-2020/#more-37399" style="color: white; padding: 7px 13px; margin-top: 5px;">Read more</a><br />
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						<h2 style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px;"><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/vancouver-2020-urantia-global-experience/" name="37414" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82); font-weight: normal; font-size: 20pt;">Vancouver 2020 &ndash; Urantia Global Experience</a></h2>

						<p style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;">Nathen Jansen and Katharina Becker</p>
						<strong>University of the Fraser Valley, BC&nbsp; Canada</strong><br /><strong>July 28 to August 1, 2020</strong><br />
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						<h3 style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal;">Lifting Together &ndash; United in Purpose &ndash; Serving God the Supreme</h3>
						<img alt="" height="186" src="https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Vancouver-2020-300x186.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="300">The Urantia Association of Canada and The Urantia Book Fellowship have teamed up to host this gathering in the Vancouver Fraser Valley. They invite everyone to come together to serve the global community by making a personal contribution to civilization on Urantia.<br /><br />
						The Urantia Global Experience is a gathering of minds dedicated to serving God the Supreme through the exploration of solutions for the progressive evolution of civilization. We believe the overall success of this experimental endeavor rests on our spiritual unity&mdash;our common motive to express the will of God in our personal daily lives as well as in our social institutions.<br /><br /><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/vancouver-2020-urantia-global-experience/#more-37414" style="color: white; padding: 7px 13px; margin-top: 5px;">Read more</a><br />
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						<h2 style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px;"><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/donating-with-amazonsmile/" name="37500" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82); font-weight: normal; font-size: 20pt;">Donating with AmazonSmile</a></h2>

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						<h3 style="color: rgb(10, 139, 199); font-weight: normal;"><strong><img alt="" height="150" src="https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Amazon-Holiday-ad-300x150.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="300"></strong><strong>Did you know that when you shop for the holidays at&nbsp;<a href="https://smile.amazon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82);" target="_blank">AmazonSmile</a>, Amazon donates to Urantia Association International?</strong></h3>
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						AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Urantia Association International every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at AmazonSmile you&rsquo;ll find the exact same prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the&nbsp;Association.<br />
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						To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to&nbsp;<a href="https://smile.amazon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82);" target="_blank">smile.amazon.com</a>&nbsp;on your computer or mobile device. (You may also want to add a bookmark to AmazonSmile to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at there.)<br /><br /><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/donating-with-amazonsmile/#more-37500" style="color: white; padding: 7px 13px; margin-top: 5px;">Read more</a><br />
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						Check out Urantia Association International&rsquo;s Events Calendar at&nbsp;<a href="https://urantia-association.org/events-list" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82);" target="_blank">http://urantia-association.org/events-list</a>. Upcoming events can be viewed in a List or Calendar view.<br /><br />
						Urantia Book reader events provide opportunities for students to gain&nbsp;a deeper understanding of the ideas and concepts presented in&nbsp;<em>The Urantia Book</em>&nbsp;and help to facilitate a personal commitment to the ideals of spiritual living. We hope you can make it to some of these events and experience the joys of meeting and studying with fellow readers.<br /><br />
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						<h2 style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 15px;"><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/about-tidings-newsletter/" name="36620" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82); font-weight: normal; font-size: 20pt;">About Tidings Newsletter</a></h2>

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						<img alt="" height="125" src="https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Tidings-online-newsletter-header-300x125.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="300">The&nbsp;<em>Tidings</em>&nbsp;newsletter is an on-line publication that serves as Urantia Association International&rsquo;s primary communication tool for reaching out to the Association&rsquo;s membership, supporters, donors, volunteers, and general readership friends. It provides news and information on the many activities and events of the National and Local Associations around the globe as well as information and announcements from Central Office, the International Service Board, and the Representative Council. It serves to keep members in touch with one another and gives readers a sense of belonging; of being an integral part of a truly international movement that is designed to promote the Urantia revelation to all corners of the world.<br /><br /><a href="https://urantia-association.org/2019/about-tidings-newsletter/#more-36620" style="color: white; padding: 7px 13px; margin-top: 5px;">Read more</a></td>
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	<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: 28px;">Looking for Assistance with my Education</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-size: 28px;"><img alt="" height="36" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-arch-01.png" width="560"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="549" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/serve-file/e0/l1568253039/di/c1/-Fdc9dDalQ2OMKwNihcY1Tbt77HTsgbyM9KCo4mX3gE/15000/19939/icons/icon/master.jpg" width="550"></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><img alt="" height="300" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/14600/master/" style="float: left;" width="200"></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">Hello</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">My name is Godwin Nasser and I am looking for assistance with my education fees. My mother is unable to pay these fees here in uganda.<br /><br />
Back to me l am doing well here with our family but we are short on fees for education.<br />
Here are my requirements&nbsp;for third term which&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">begins on 16-September-2019.</span></p><ul><li style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">1.Tour fee. Shs.200000.</li>
	<li style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">2.Dolphine ream paper.Shs.20000.</li>
	<li style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">3.Three causal wear.Shs.48000.</li>
	<li style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">4.Casio(calculator).Shs.50000.</li>
	<li style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">5.Four text books that is,</li>
	<li style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">-Biology prac.Shs.35000.</li>
	<li style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">-Chemistry prac.Shs45000.</li>
	<li style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">-Agriculture prac.Shs.30000.</li>
	<li style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">-Physics practice.Shs.45000.</li>
</ul><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">TOTAL. Shs.540000.(five hundred&nbsp;forty thousand shillings)&nbsp;&nbsp;$194.91 CAD</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">These requirements are complete&nbsp;for&nbsp;every senior four student who is completing his/her ordinary level of education.</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">My mother is unable to raise this amount of money.(Shs.540000)five hundred forty thousand shillings.)&nbsp;$194.91 CAD</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">So l am asking the help of a good Samaritan somewhere in the world to stand with me in this term so that l can complete my ordinary level with flying colours. <a href="https://spiritualfamily.net/campaigns/view/19939/about/asking-for-help-with-education-fees" target="_blank">My fundraiser is here</a></p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">The term begins on 16 September,2019.</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">My the Lord God who created heaven and Earth stay with you all the time you live in this Earth .</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">&nbsp;</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);">Godwin Nasser</p><p style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245); text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="111" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-00-break-c.png" width="1000"></p>]]></description>
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	<description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mm.spiritualfamily.net/Urantia_Book-Online_Reader-2019/Paper_132.html#COUNSELING_THE_RICH_MAN" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14.4px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); text-align: center; background-color: rgb(237, 240, 245);"><span style="color: #3399ff;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong style="font-size: 24px;">COUNSELING THE RICH MAN</strong></span></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3399ff;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong style="font-size: 24px;"><img alt="" height="36" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-arch-01.png" width="560"></strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3399ff;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong style="font-size: 24px;"><a href="http://mm.spiritualfamily.net/Urantia_Book-Online_Reader-2019/Paper_132.html#COUNSELING_THE_RICH_MAN" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="600" src="http://mm.spiritualfamily.net/images/Bkg-Motion-02-CirclesCrossC.gif" width="600"></a></strong></span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt; text-align: center;"><strong>5. COUNSELING THE RICH MAN </strong></p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.1</sup> A certain rich man, a Roman citizen and a Stoic, became greatly interested in Jesus&#39; teaching, having been introduced by Angamon. After many intimate conferences this wealthy citizen asked Jesus what he would do with wealth if he had it, and Jesus answered him: &quot;I would bestow material wealth for the enhancement of material life, even as I would minister knowledge, wisdom, and spiritual service for the enrichment of the intellectual life, the ennoblement of the social life, and the advancement of the spiritual life. I would administer material wealth as a wise and effective trustee of the resources of one generation for the benefit and ennoblement of the next and succeeding generations.&quot;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.2</sup> But the rich man was not fully satisfied with Jesus&#39; answer. He made bold to ask again: &quot;But what do you think a man in my position should do with his wealth? Should I keep it, or should I give it away?&quot; And when Jesus perceived that he really desired to know more of the truth about his loyalty to God and his duty to men, he further answered: &quot;My good friend, I discern that you are a sincere seeker after wisdom and an honest lover of truth; therefore am I minded to lay before you my view of the solution of your problems having to do with the responsibilities of wealth. I do this because you have asked for my counsel, and in giving you this advice, I am not concerned with the wealth of any other rich man; I am offering advice only to you and for your personal guidance. If you honestly desire to regard your wealth as a trust, if you really wish to become a wise and efficient steward of your accumulated wealth, then would I counsel you to make the following analysis of the sources of your riches: Ask yourself, and do your best to find the honest answer, whence came this wealth? And as a help in the study of the sources of your great fortune, I would suggest that you bear in mind the following ten different methods of amassing material wealth:</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&quot;1. Inherited wealth -- riches derived from parents and other ancestors.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&quot;2. Discovered wealth -- riches derived from the uncultivated resources of mother earth.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&quot;3. Trade wealth -- riches obtained as a fair profit in the exchange and barter of material goods.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&quot;4. Unfair wealth -- riches derived from the unfair exploitation or the enslavement of one&#39;s fellows.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&quot;5. Interest wealth -- income derived from the fair and just earning possibilities of invested capital.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&quot;6. Genius wealth -- riches accruing from the rewards of the creative and inventive endowments of the human mind.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&quot;7. Accidental wealth -- riches derived from the generosity of one&#39;s fellows or taking origin in the circumstances of life.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&quot;8. Stolen wealth -- riches secured by unfairness, dishonesty, theft, or fraud.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&quot;9. Trust funds -- wealth lodged in your hands by your fellows for some specific use, now or in the future.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&quot;10. Earned wealth -- riches derived directly from your own personal labor, the fair and just reward of your own daily efforts of mind and body.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.3</sup> &quot;And so, my friend, if you would be a faithful and just steward of your large fortune, before God and in service to men, you must approximately divide your wealth into these ten grand divisions, and then proceed to administer each portion in accordance with the wise and honest interpretation of the laws of justice, equity, fairness, and true efficiency; albeit, the God of heaven would not condemn you if sometimes you erred, in doubtful situations, on the side of merciful and unselfish regard for the distress of the suffering victims of the unfortunate circumstances of mortal life. When in honest doubt about the equity and justice of material situations, let your decisions favor those who are in need, favor those who suffer the misfortune of undeserved hardships.&quot;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.4</sup> After discussing these matters for several hours and in response to the rich man&#39;s request for further and more detailed instruction, Jesus went on to amplify his advice, in substance saying: &quot;While I offer further suggestions concerning your attitude toward wealth, I would admonish you to receive my counsel as given only to you and for your personal guidance. I speak only for myself and to you as an inquiring friend. I adjure you not to become a dictator as to how other rich men shall regard their wealth. I would advise you:</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.5</sup> &quot;1. As steward of inherited wealth you should consider its sources. You are under moral obligation to represent the past generation in the honest transmittal of legitimate wealth to succeeding generations after subtracting a fair toll for the benefit of the present generation. But you are not obligated to perpetuate any dishonesty or injustice involved in the unfair accumulation of wealth by your ancestors. Any portion of your inherited wealth which turns out to have been derived through fraud or unfairness, you may disburse in accordance with your convictions of justice, generosity, and restitution. The remainder of your legitimate inherited wealth you may use in equity and transmit in security as the trustee of one generation for another. Wise discrimination and sound judgment should dictate your decisions regarding the bequest of riches to your successors.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.6</sup> &quot;2. Everyone who enjoys wealth as a result of discovery should remember that one individual can live on earth but a short season and should, therefore, make adequate provision for the sharing of these discoveries in helpful ways by the largest possible number of his fellow men. While the discoverer should not be denied all reward for efforts of discovery, neither should he selfishly presume to lay claim to all of the advantages and blessings to be derived from the uncovering of nature&#39;s hoarded resources.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.7</sup> &quot;3. As long as men choose to conduct the world&#39;s business by trade and barter, they are entitled to a fair and legitimate profit. Every tradesman deserves wages for his services; the merchant is entitled to his hire. The fairness of trade and the honest treatment accorded one&#39;s fellows in the organized business of the world create many different sorts of profit wealth, and all these sources of wealth must be judged by the highest principles of justice, honesty, and fairness. The honest trader should not hesitate to take the same profit which he would gladly accord his fellow trader in a similar transaction. While this sort of wealth is not identical with individually earned income when business dealings are conducted on a large scale, at the same time, such honestly accumulated wealth endows its possessor with a considerable equity as regards a voice in its subsequent distribution.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.8</sup> &quot;4. No mortal who knows God and seeks to do the divine will can stoop to engage in the oppressions of wealth. No noble man will strive to accumulate riches and amass wealth-power by the enslavement or unfair exploitation of his brothers in the flesh. Riches are a moral curse and a spiritual stigma when they are derived from the sweat of oppressed mortal man. All such wealth should be restored to those who have thus been robbed or to their children and their children&#39;s children. An enduring civilization cannot be built upon the practice of defrauding the laborer of his hire.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.9</sup> &quot;5. Honest wealth is entitled to interest. As long as men borrow and lend, that which is fair interest may be collected provided the capital lent was legitimate wealth. First cleanse your capital before you lay claim to the interest. Do not become so small and grasping that you would stoop to the practice of usury. Never permit yourself to be so selfish as to employ money-power to gain unfair advantage over your struggling fellows. Yield not to the temptation to take usury from your brother in financial distress.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.10</sup> &quot;6. If you chance to secure wealth by flights of genius, if your riches are derived from the rewards of inventive endowment, do not lay claim to an unfair portion of such rewards. The genius owes something to both his ancestors and his progeny; likewise is he under obligation to the race, nation, and circumstances of his inventive discoveries; he should also remember that it was as man among men that he labored and wrought out his inventions. It would be equally unjust to deprive the genius of all his increment of wealth. And it will ever be impossible for men to establish rules and regulations applicable equally to all these problems of the equitable distribution of wealth. You must first recognize man as your brother, and if you honestly desire to do by him as you would have him do by you, the commonplace dictates of justice, honesty, and fairness will guide you in the just and impartial settlement of every recurring problem of economic rewards and social justice.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.11</sup> &quot;7. Except for the just and legitimate fees earned in administration, no man should lay personal claim to that wealth which time and chance may cause to fall into his hands. Accidental riches should be regarded somewhat in the light of a trust to be expended for the benefit of one&#39;s social or economic group. The possessors of such wealth should be accorded the major voice in the determination of the wise and effective distribution of such unearned resources. Civilized man will not always look upon all that he controls as his personal and private possession.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.12</sup> &quot;8. If any portion of your fortune has been knowingly derived from fraud; if aught of your wealth has been accumulated by dishonest practices or unfair methods; if your riches are the product of unjust dealings with your fellows, make haste to restore all these ill-gotten gains to the rightful owners. Make full amends and thus cleanse your fortune of all dishonest riches.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.13</sup> &quot;9. The trusteeship of the wealth of one person for the benefit of others is a solemn and sacred responsibility. Do not hazard or jeopardize such a trust. Take for yourself of any trust only that which all honest men would allow.</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.14</sup> &quot;10. That part of your fortune which represents the earnings of your own mental and physical efforts -- if your work has been done in fairness and equity -- is truly your own. No man can gainsay your right to hold and use such wealth as you may see fit provided your exercise of this right does not work harm upon your fellows.&quot;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;">&nbsp; <sup>132:5.15</sup> When Jesus had finished counseling him, this wealthy Roman arose from his couch and, in saying farewell for the night, delivered himself of this promise: &quot;My good friend, I perceive you are a man of great wisdom and goodness, and tomorrow I will begin the administration of all my wealth in accordance with your counsel.&quot;</p><p style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"><img alt="" height="111" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-00-break-c.png" width="1000"><img alt="" height="160" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/photos/thumbnail/30585/master/" width="551"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3399ff;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong style="font-size: 24px;"><img alt="" height="111" src="https://spiritualfamily.net/images/Bars/Bar-00-break-c.png" width="1000"></strong></span></span></p>]]></description>
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						<p>In&nbsp;<em>The Urantia Book,</em>&nbsp;we are informed about the &ldquo;harmony of associated spirits,&rdquo; which refers to the arrangement and association of various beings so that they produce &ldquo;majestic melodies.&rdquo; This idea of the harmony within a group captures so well what we have witnessed across the Urantia community in recent times.<br /><br />
						There is now a recognizable tune to our expanding service as new groups of Urantia Book students emerge across the globe. Our Dissemination Committee helps us find others who would become inspired by this revelation. Our Membership Committee is experienced in reaching out to these new pockets of truth seekers, helping to unite isolated students and regional groups. Our Study Groups Committee helps to foster regular and focused study in our communities, while our Conference Committee helps create meaningful events. Our Education Committee sources out and presents quality in-depth lessons from across the globe, and our Communications Committee connects all of us within the global Urantia community. And of course, our Translations Committee makes all of this connecting more far-reaching with their loving dedication to bridging language barriers.<br /><br />
						The melody of this united effort hums louder every year. And what an exciting time for our expanding Urantia Association! Every new project has an amazing story behind it, and every new believer in this revelation could fill chapters with their journey. But when you take it all in, all together&mdash;when you witness and contemplate the global melody emerging from the Urantia community&mdash;we can&rsquo;t help but marvel at the harmony spreading across the world. And as our personal connections stir the music of the soul, we can all raise our voices and join in.<br /><br /><img alt="" height="150" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/LDYfDpy3iV-QGHk4fgu_J8BOENS6Ss-43mMi93nxXTKB21Wj6oTKH_1pIGpUxWhf07T2GYSrogYtjUojc9J58VDc6-kTmsqj6psh2tHT1HMLDVggZUUBcEMVs222DJR6uG-tH2iIZ7_CxgNfqQfSjqHSi4Dr2qA2bz5iBN3cx74_GFAG4mQuFQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Untold-Story-of-Jesus-150x150.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; float: left; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="150">Urantia Association International has friends on the ground and hearts in service uniting students of the revelation from all four corners of the Earth. Our projects are funded by people like you! We promote conferences in Africa and Latin America and sponsor booths at book fairs $100, $50, $30, $20, $15 and $10 at a time.<br /><br />
						Will you join in our efforts to fund these and other projects so that we can ensure ongoing support to Urantia communities worldwide?<br /><br /><img alt="" height="233" src="https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/vqSlEE0IdXDdDGEBP-yQjHbgfHLxxbLaEsHWpkBcva64M_OghdbIc6LIBwp2q_uKqJDgAVkAaCcZj1aOOaFNez0rGGakJ7Wfp4b1SWDo_IBBBdzbRYY3dAjHPIz86X4KPSfv9vSOjRoHCXv-Th0FijgFCOBHsMVAaO7h_Pm-7pB-SdIK=s0-d-e1-ft#https://370w5yam0ls19yopg2kwq2la-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Parables-of-Jesus-300x233.jpg" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; float: right; border: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="300">A simple and economical way to help is to make a recurring monthly donation. If you&nbsp;<a href="https://urantia-association.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5915a62b5504721cc9b573072&amp;id=add82a22a5&amp;e=431e373a26" style="color: rgb(228, 142, 82);" target="_blank">sign up now</a>&nbsp;for a recurring donation of $30 (a dollar-a-day) or more per month, we would like to show our appreciation by offering you a gift copy of either &ldquo;The Untold Story of Jesus&rdquo; or &ldquo;The Parables of Jesus.&rdquo; (Simply leave us a note to indicate which book you would like us to send you.)<br /><br />
						With deep gratitude,<br /><br />
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