He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men ….
Ecclesiastes 3:11a

(FOX News) Tony Snow, the former White House press secretary and conservative pundit who bedeviled the press corps and charmed millions as a FOX News television and radio host, died Saturday after a long bout with cancer. He was 53.

A syndicated columnist, editor, TV anchor, radio show host and musician, Snow worked in nearly every medium in a career that spanned more than 30 years.

Irene and I have been Tony Snow “fans” for years.  His sharp intellect, his innate ability to remain laser beam focused on the most provocative and complicated issues combined with a fabulous sense of humor, made Tony a joy to watch, listen to and learn from.  We are saddened by his death on this earth but realize he now LIVES at his final destination …. with Jesus and His Followers in Heaven.

We have been created not only for life on this earth for but for all of ETERNITY.

Tony Snow understood this profound truth as articulated in this Christianity Today article on July 20, 2007.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men ….
Ecclesiastes 3:11a

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A man’s steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:24

We’ve got a late-breaking report.

This morning at dialysis, Dr. Kumar, Irene’s kidney doctor, told her that as he listened with his stethoscope at the location of the Cimino Fistula procedure, that it didn’t sound like it was functioning appropriately.  We’ve just scheduled an appointment with UCSF for this Monday @ 3 p.m.  It’s not exactly what we were hoping to learn today, but God is in control ….

Irene with Dave’s parents, Myrna and Joe Dias over the 4th of July weekend

Irene (in the blue jacket) with Andrew, Wendy & Sadie Palau & Jack Cauwels at Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center following the teaching of Dr. Luis Palau Thursday evening

I know, O Lord, that a man’s life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps.
Jeremiah 10:23

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According to Wikipedia ….

Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. A fast may be total or partial concerning that from which one fasts, and may be prolonged or intermittent as to the period of fasting. Fasting practices may preclude sexual activity as well as food, in addition to refraining from eating certain types or groups of foods; for example, one might refrain from eating meat. A complete fast in its traditional definition is abstinance of all food and liquids except for water.

Fasting for religious and spiritual reasons has been a part of human custom since pre-history. It is mentioned in the Bible, in both the Old Testament (the Tanach) and New Testament, the Qur’an, the Mahabharata, and the Upanishads. Fasting is also practiced in many other religious traditions and spiritual practices.

Fasting is also used in a medical context to refer to the state achieved after digestion of a meal. A number of metabolic adjustments occur during fasting and many medical diagnostic tests are standardized for fasting conditions. For most medical purposes a person is assumed to be fasting after 8-12 hours. A diagnostic fast refers to prolonged fasting (from 8-72 hours depending on age) conducted under medical observation for investigation of a problem, usually hypoglycemia. Fasting has occasionally been recommended as a therapeutic intervention by physicians of many cultures, though it is uncommonly resorted to for this purpose by modern doctors.

Isaiah 58

True Fasting

1 “Shout it aloud, do not hold back.
Raise your voice like a trumpet.
Declare to my people their rebellion
and to the house of Jacob their sins.

2 For day after day they seek me out;
they seem eager to know my ways,
as if they were a nation that does what is right
and has not forsaken the commands of its God.
They ask me for just decisions
and seem eager for God to come near them.

3 ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say,
‘and you have not seen it?
Why have we humbled ourselves,
and you have not noticed?’
“Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please
and exploit all your workers.

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