December 2000 Vol.3, No. 10

Contents What Lies Ahead for U.S. Leadership?    by Darris McNeely U.S. Election Crisis - End of Political Stability?    by Melvin Rhodes World Watches U.S. Post- Election Predicament    by Cecil Maranville The Perfect Prophetic Storm    by Mario Seigle In Brief...World News Review     by Darris McNeely,    Cecil E. Maranville    John Ross    Ross Schroeder This is the Way...One Moment in Time    by Robin Webber Dec '00 WNP Main This Is the Way... One Moment in Time by Robin Webber Headlines about national and international issues are a daily fare, but every day, somewhere, events are occurring that affect some family for a lifetime. These events, whether for good or bad, take up the "headline space" in their family's personal front page of life's happenings. For the moment, such personal activity pushes aside bigger news like elections or wars in far-off nations. Personal headlines like births, deaths, illnesses, accidents, marriages or divorces tend to overshadow other news. Allow me to share a recent "headline story" in my family. You won't read about it in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post or the Times of London, but it left an indelible impression on us. Recently, my wife and I had the opportunity to attend church with my parents. It was the first time in many years that my responsibilities as a church pastor had afforded the chance for us to get together like this. All of us really looked forward to the day, being able to sit and worship side by side with "the folks" and seeing old and dear friends. When we picked up my folks for church, my mother had mentioned that my dad seemed to be "under the weather" that morning. But he wasn't going to miss the special occasion. As we entered to the warm welcome of the assembled brethren, little did we realize what was to unfold in the precious minutes ahead. About halfway through the services, my dad became noticeably silent and still. Then he whispered, "I'm going to go out for a while." Five minutes must have passed, and he walked back in during services and told my mom, "You had better come out." I was chalking this all up in my mind and began to wonder what was happening. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0012/theway0012.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "One Moment in Time" Other Articles by Robin Webber Serving: _Running Better Than Ever _Till We Meet in That Better Kingdom _God Hasn't Told Me to Leave _The Watchman as Servant _Being a Good Neighbor to Others _A Heart of Flesh _An Act of Kindness _In the Shadow of Death _Keep It Simple, Warm and Cozy _The Disappearing Art of Hospitality _Are We Our Brother's Keeper? _America's Good Samaritans: Selfless Sacrifice and Heroism _God Values Everyone -- Do We? _The Greatest Humanitarian Cause _What's the Key to Real Leadership? _Why I Serve at United Youth Camps _You're Never Too Young to Serve! _Serving in Thailand _What Does Jesus Want From You? _You Can Make a Difference! _Through Their Eyes _A Little Help in a Big Storm _Who Me? I Have Nothing to Offer _My Service Was a Waste! _A Century of Service From the Last Empress _A Network of Love _Am I My Brother's Keeper? _Do You Want to Join the Club? _Spiritual Lessons in Foot Washing Search Our Site Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Good News Magazine Index Booklets and All Literature Index Home Page of this site