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Come and Go - Hear the Word of the Lord - new book by Steve Martin
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With this, my 38th book, I dedicate to those who hear the Word of the Lord. And obey it. First, to “Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28, NASB).
And then, to those who hear and obey His command. “And He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” (Mark 16:15, NASB), taking His message of forgiveness, love, and grace to walk in His plans and purposes for your life.
May His Holy Spirit continue to guide you and lead you to the completion of the assigned mission He has given specifically to you.
When the Lord calls each of us to
“come, follow Me”, He does so because He has a great plan and purpose for each
of our lives. He knows what our desires are, but most importantly, He is the
one who puts those desires in our hearts.
As you seek Him, He will lead you to places you have never dreamed of, giving you missions you had never thought possible, and will direct your steps to complete the total picture He has for you, as you take your place in His Body among the peoples of the nations.
My good and beautiful wife, Laurie, and me are going to Jerusalem this fall, October 2025, to volunteer with Christian Friends of Israel. It is my 30th trip to The Land and her 9th. We are blessed!
We have heard the word to “Come”, and now we have again heard the word of the Lord to “Go.”
And thus, we shall!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedication Page 5
Introduction Page 6
1.
I’m Back Page 7
2.
He Gives Us Signs Page 9
3.
Friendships. We Need Them. Page 14
4.
If You Seek Me Page 18
5.
Call It What It Is Page 22
6.
Live Generously Page 25
7.
Live Generously. But How? Page 28
8.
Snakes in the Grass Page 32
9.
Family Page 36
10.
Why now 70 and not 30? Page 40
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Page
44
CONTACT
INFORMATION Page 46
OTHER
BOOKS STEVE MARTIN Page 47
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Posted: 13 Jun 2017 Michael Snyder THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BLOG
Not even during the worst parts of the last recession did things ever get this bad for the U.S. retail industry. As you will see in this article, more than 300 retailers have already filed for bankruptcy in 2017, and it is being projected that a staggering 8,640 stores will close in America by the end of this calendar year.
That would shatter the old record by more than 20 percent. Sadly, our ongoing retail apocalypse appears to only be in the early chapters. One report recently estimated that up to 25 percent of all shopping malls in the country could shut down by 2022 due to the current woes of the retail industry. And if the new financial crisis that is already hitting Europe starts spreading over here, the numbers that I just shared with you could ultimately turn out to be a whole lot worse. I knew that a lot of retailers were filing for bankruptcy, but I had no idea that the grand total for this year was already in the hundreds. According to CNN, the number of retail bankruptcies is now up 31 percent compared to the same time period last year… Bankruptcies continue to pile up in the retail industry.Yes, the growth of online retailers such as Amazon is fueling some of this, but the Internet has been around for several decades now. So why are retail store closings and retail bankruptcies surging so dramatically all of a sudden? Just a few days ago, another major victim of the retail apocalypse made headlines all over the nation when it filed for bankruptcy. At one time Gymboree was absolutely thriving, but now it is in a desperate fight to survive… Children’s clothing chain Gymboree has filed for bankruptcy protection, aiming to slash its debts and close hundreds of stores amid crushing pressure on retailers.And in recent weeks other major retailers that were once very prosperous have also been forced to close stores and lay off staff… This hemorrhaging of retail jobs comes on the heels of last week’s mass layoffs at Hudson Bay Company, where employees from Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor were among the 2,000 people laid off. The news of HBC layoffs came on the same day that Ascena, the parent company of brands like Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant, and Dress Barn, told investors it will be closing up to 650 stores (although it did not specify which brands will be affected just yet). Only two weeks ago, affordable luxury brand Michael Kors announced it too would close 125 stores to combat brand overexposure and plummeting sales.In a lot of ways this reminds me of 2007. The stock market was still performing very well, but the real economy was starting to come apart at the seams. And without a doubt, the real economy is really hurting right now. According to Business Insider, Moody’s is warning that 22 more major retailers may be forced to declare bankruptcy in the very near future… Twenty-two retailers in Moody’s portfolio are in serious financial trouble that could lead to bankruptcy, according to a Moody’s note published on Wednesday. That’s 16% of the 148 companies in the financial firm’s retail group — eclipsing the level of seriously distressed retail companies that Moody’s reported during the Great Recession.You can find the full list right here. If this many major retailers are “distressed” now, what are things going to look like once the financial markets start crashing? As thousands of stores close down all across the United States, this is going to put an incredible amount of stress on shopping mall owners. In order to meet their financial obligations, those mall owners need tenants, but now the number of potential tenants is shrinking rapidly. I have talked about dead malls before, but apparently what we have seen so far is nothing compared to what is coming. The following comes from CNN… Store closings and even dead malls are nothing new, but things might be about to get a whole lot worse.I can’t even imagine what this country is going to look like if a quarter of our shopping malls shut down within the next five years. Already, there are some parts of the U.S. that look like a third world nation. And what is this going to do to employment? Today, the retail industry employs millions upon millions of Americans, and those jobs could start disappearing very rapidly… The retail sales associate is one of the most popular jobs in the country, with roughly 4.5 million Americans filling the occupation. In May, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics released data that found that 7.5 million retail jobs might be replaced by technology. The World Economic Forum predicts 30 to 50 percent of retail jobs will be gone once struggling companies like Gymboree fully hop on the digital train. MarketWatch found that over the last year, the department store space bled 29,900 jobs, while general merchandising stores cut 15,700 positions. At this rate, one Florida columnist put it soberingly, “Half of all US retail jobs could vanish. Just as ATMs replaced many bank tellers, automated check-out stations are supplanting retail clerks.”At this moment, the number of working age Americans that do not have a job is hovering near a record high. So being able to at least get a job in the retail industry has been a real lifeline for many Americans, and now that lifeline may be in grave danger. For those running our big corporations, losing these kinds of jobs is not a big deal. In fact, many corporate executives would be quite happy to replace all of their U.S. employees with technology or with foreign workers. But if the middle class is going to survive, we need an economy that produces good paying jobs. Unfortunately, even poor paying retail jobs are starting to disappear now, and the future of the middle class is looking bleaker than it ever has before. |
