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35-y-o pastor dies in whitewater rafting accident, leaves behind ‘legacy of Jesus’

Hundreds of people in Hopkins County, Kentucky, gathered this week to honor the life of a Baptist pastor who died in a whitewater rafting accident. He is remembered as a vibrant and cheerful “Jesus person” with “God-given abilities.”
Rev. Clint Brame, the 35-year-old education minister at Olive Branch Baptist Church in Hanson, died last Friday in West Virginia. He leaves behind his wife, Amanda, and one daughter.
Brame was widely known in his church community for being a silly, balloon-animal-making servant of God who occasionally dressed in a colorful, clown-like jacket while preaching in the pulpit. Brame served in full-time ministry roles for five years at Olive Branch Baptist Church.
“Pastor Brame was humble. He listened to you. He had a servant heart. He loved the people. He loved the Lord Jesus. He loved his family. And He loved the people,” said Rev. Gary Taylor, the 58-year-old senior pastor of Olive Branch Baptist Church for the past 17 years. “Pastor Brame wanted to see people grow in Christ and he was hands-on in working with both Christians and non-Christians to help them as part of his evangelistic duties. He truly knew how to share and live out his faith in Jesus.”
When Brame was not leading the church’s various small groups, running Sunday school classes and discipleship programs or aiding in missions efforts, he was recognized for being out and about in the local community to perform acts of service.
Always known for smiling from ear to ear, the Hopkinsville native would be seen in the neighborhood’s streets, sharing with others about Jesus. He was also known to teach the church’s youth how to make animals and various shapes out of balloons to give to other children in need.
He also had a quieter side, in which he played video games, watched “Star Wars” movies and devoted time to spend with his wife and daughter.
Before serving at Olive Branch, Brame earned his bachelor’s degree from the Baptist institution Campbellsville University in Kentucky. He later graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville.
Taylor told The Christian Post that Brame would preach in his place on Sundays when he was not available and was heavily involved in helping run the church’s behind-the-scenes operations. His duties included overseeing the church’s media services and sound booth. He also made sure that people had access to Sunday sermons online and that the live videos on the church’s Facebook page were accessible.
“He was always ready to help me and he met the needs that I couldn’t meet at certain times. He was a great support system and he was a servant leader,” Taylor said. “Pastor Brame was a Jesus-centered person with God-given abilities. Everything he did pointed to Jesus, the Son of God. He was a Jesus person. And he had God-given abilities that he used to point people to Jesus. He helped people to understand that Jesus is the way to Heaven and that declaring Jesus as Lord is key.”
On various occasions, Brame wore a brightly colored jacket that he originally wore to his brother’s wedding. Taylor recalls the first time Brame wore that suit to church was when Brame was preaching in his place when the senior pastor was away from the church for the weekend.
As Rev. Brame preached, multiple congregants captured pictures in admiration and amusement of what they viewed as a unique suit. Soon after, the article of clothing became one of the things Rev. Brame was known for among his church body.
“Pastor Brame and that very funny and silky clown suit in the pulpit … we always had a ball. … So much laughter,” Taylor recollected, with a giggle.
In a Facebook post late last week, Amanda Brame said she never imagined when her husband got the suit that she would “be laying it out for funeral clothes.”
“Not even when I started trying to pick out clothes for him to wear, did I think that he would be wearing this of all things,” Amanda Brame wrote. “So, here we are, Clint’s crazy suit. … The suit has special significance to the family [and] to our church.”
Due to the pandemic, Olive Branch Baptist Church had not had an in-person service for nearly two years. But after Brame’s death, the senior pastor said he wanted to gather as a church community.
To create unity and comfort during a time of mourning, Taylor held a parking lot worship service for the congregation last Saturday. Roughly 335 people gathered for the service to sing, pray and read Scripture as they honored Brame.
Several attendees took time to share the joyful and inspiring memories that they had with their deceased friend.
Since attending the service, two people have told Taylor they wanted to fully dedicate their lives to Jesus Christ because they were inspired by hearing about all Brame has done.
“God has started a healing process within our church. … This brought the church back together, and I believe the greatest thing is sharing the stories of brother Brame and his heart for Jesus. … Pastor Brame might have only been 35, but he left a legacy of Jesus,” Taylor said. “God is sovereign and He has a purpose and plan. Losing Rev. Brame is horrible and terrible, but in the midst of it, we see God moving.”
The visitation wake for Brame will occur Friday, and the funeral service will be Saturday at First Baptist Church in Hopkinsville County.
Sources:Christian Post
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ഗർഭച്ഛിദ്രം നിയമ വിരുദ്ധമായി പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്ന ബിൽ യു.എസ് സംസ്ഥാനo പാസാക്കി

ഗർഭധാരണത്തിന്റെ പ്രാരംഭ ഘട്ടം മുതൽ ഗർഭച്ഛിദ്രം നിയമ വിരുദ്ധമായി പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്ന ബിൽ യു.എസ് സംസ്ഥാനമായ ഒക്ലഹോമ പാസാക്കി.
ഗർഭസ്ഥ ശിശുവിന്റെ ഹൃദയം മിടിച്ചു തുടങ്ങിയാൽ (ആറാം മാസം മുതൽ) ഗർഭച്ഛിദ്രം നിയമ വിരുദ്ധമാക്കുന്ന നിയമ നിർമ്മാണങ്ങൾ യു.എസ് സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിൽ ഉണ്ടാകാറുണ്ടെങ്കിലും അണ്ഡവും ബീജവും സംയോജിക്കുന്ന, ഗർഭധാരണത്തിന്റെ ആരംഭഘട്ടം മുതൽ ഗർഭച്ഛിദ്രം നിരോധിക്കുന്ന നിയമ നിർമ്മാണ നീക്കം ഇതാദ്യമാണ്. അതുകൊണ്ടു തന്നെ, രാജ്യത്തെ ഏറ്റവും ശക്തമായ ഗർഭച്ഛിദ്ര വിരുദ്ധ നിയമം എന്ന വിശേഷണത്തോടെയാണ് ബിൽ പാസാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നത്.
16ന് എതിരെ 73 വോട്ടുകൾക്ക് ജനപ്രതിനിധി സഭ പാസാക്കിയ ബിൽ ഗവർണർ കെവിൻ സ്റ്റിറ്റിന്റെ പരിഗണനയിലാണ്. ഗർഭച്ഛിദ്രം നിരോധിക്കുന്ന ബില്ലിൽ ഒപ്പുവെക്കുമെന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം നേരത്തെ തന്നെ വ്യക്തമാക്കിയിരുന്നു. അതിനാൽ, നിയമം പ്രാബല്യത്തിൽ വരുമെന്ന ഉറപ്പിലാണ് സംസ്ഥാനത്തെ പ്രോ ലൈഫ് സമൂഹം. അമ്മയുടെ ജീവൻ അപകടത്തിലാകുന്ന സന്ദർഭത്തിന് പുറമെ ബലാത്സംഗം, ലൈംഗികാതിക്രമം, അവിഹിതബന്ധം എന്നിവയിലൂടെ സംഭവിക്കുന്ന ഗർഭധാരണത്തിനും മാത്രമായിരിക്കും നിയമത്തിൽ ഇളവുണ്ടാവുക.
നിയമം ലംഘിക്കുന്നവർക്ക് കർശനമായ ശിക്ഷാനടപടികൾ ഉറപ്പാക്കുന്ന ബില്ലിൽ, ഗർഭച്ഛിദ്രം നടത്തുന്നവർക്കും അതിന് സഹായിക്കുന്നവർക്കും എതിരെ ആർക്കും കേസ് ഫയൽ ചെയ്യാൻ അനുവദിക്കുന്ന വകുപ്പും വ്യവസ്ഥ ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ട്
Sources:marianvibes
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San Francisco Abp. Bans House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Receive Holy Communion Until Revoking Abortion Support

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced on Fri., May 20, that House Speaker Nanci Pelosi is prohibited from receiving Holy Communion until she publicly revokes her support for abortion.
The San Francisco representative often describes herself as a “devout Catholic,” despite her stanch support and advocacy for abortion up to birth. Her position disregards Church teaching.
In his letter, the archbishop cited Code of Canon Law, canon 915, which states that “those…obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.”
He Said This Is A Pastoral Decision, Not A Political One. It Comes After “Numerous Attempts To Speak With Her.”
“After numerous attempts to speak with her to help her understand the grave evil she is perpetrating, the scandal she is causing, and the danger to her own soul she is risking, I have determined that the point has come in which I must make a public declaration that she is not to be admitted to Holy Communion unless and until she publicly repudiate her support for abortion ‘rights’ and confess and receive absolution for her cooperation in this evil in the sacrament of Penance.”
Archbishop Cordileone also sent the announcement to the priests of his diocese.
He Also Warned This Decision Could “Increase Attacks On Catholic Churches.”
“Our churches are already being targeted for violence, and our worship services are being disrupted, which motivated me to send you the memo last week asking you to be more attentive to security measures on your property. These attacks may now likely increase. I realize this,” he said in a letter to San Francisco’s diocesan priests.
“But for us, as faithful disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ, this is a cause for rejoicing, for the only reason this is happening is due to the Catholic Church’s consistent defense of the sanctity of human life in all stages and conditions, and especially at its beginning in the womb of the mother.”
“I am convinced that this is a time that God is calling us to live the last beatitude: ‘Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven’ (Matthew 5:11-12).”
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അഫ്ഗാനിസ്ഥാന്റെ വാഷിങ്ടണിലെ എംബസിയുടേയും ന്യൂയോര്ക്ക്, കാലിഫോര്ണിയ. ബെവേര്ലി ഹില്സ് എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിലെ കോണ്സുലേറ്റുകളുടെയും നിയന്ത്രണം ഏറ്റെടുത്തതായി യുഎസ് സ്റ്റേറ്റ് ഡിപ്പാര്ട്ട്മെന്റ്.
എംബസിയുടേയും കോണ്സുലേറ്റുകളുടെയും സുരക്ഷാ ചുമതല ഏറ്റെടുക്കുന്നതായും തങ്ങളുടെ അനുവാദമില്ലാതെ എംബസിയില് പ്രവേശനാനുമതിയില്ലെന്നും സ്റ്റേറ്് ഡിപ്പാര്ട്ട്മെന്റ് പ്രസ്താവനയില് വ്യക്തമാക്കി.
അഫ്ഗാനിസ്ഥാനോടുള്ള യുഎസിന്റെ നയത്തിൽ മാറ്റം സംഭവിച്ചതായി നടപടി സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നില്ലെന്നും ഐക്യരാഷ്ട്രസഭയിലേക്കുള്ള അഫ്ഗാൻ ദൗത്യത്തെ ഇത് ബാധിച്ചിട്ടില്ലെന്നും യുഎസ് അറിയിച്ചു. അഷറഫ് ഗാനി സര്ക്കാരിനെ പുറത്താക്കി ഭരണം പിടിച്ചെടുത്ത താലിബാനെ യുഎസ് ഇതുവരെ അംഗീകരിച്ചിട്ടില്ല. അഫ്ഗാനിസ്ഥാനുമായിട്ടുള്ള ഔപചാരിക നയതന്ത്ര ബന്ധങ്ങളും യുഎസ് അവസാനിപ്പിച്ചിരുന്നു.
Sources:globalindiannews
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