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Guest Speaker: Michael Graef, CFP - “ Preparing & Biblically Responsible Investing “

News of the Week

1. Understanding the Times: “Blessing or Cursing” Jan Markell interviews filmmaker Stephen Briggs of Hatikvah Films on their new release “America and the Israel Effect”
   1. FASCINATING HISTORY of the formation of modern Israel & the US’s role
   2. Today ay 1:00 on 88.1 FM or anytime at https://www.OliveTreeViews.org
   3. https://bit.ly/3wcbu8H on YouTube this week
   4. Note: “Hatikvah” (Hebrew:הַתִּקְוָה  haTīqvā, pronounced hatikˈva), lit. English: “The Hope”) is both a 19th-century Jewish poem and the national anthem of Israel.
2. Significance & Update on Finding a “Curse Tablet” From Mt. Ebal
   1. Read Deut 11:26-29 and Joshua 8:30-33
   2. Overview article https://bit.ly/3wb0yIC
   3. a more ‘scholarly read’ can be found at https://bit.ly/3KQmii5
   4. video on the tablet on YouTube https://youtu.be/NfYM8c6DaAU or https://bit.ly/3N1ojcD
   5. commentary on Mt. Ebal: https://www.gotquestions.org/mount-Ebal.html
3. Biden claims the right to an abortion comes from being a ‘child of God’
   1. Biden needs to read Matt 7:21, 7:6, 7:15, 7:17, 7:20 … OK, THE WHOLE BIBLE!
   2. https://bit.ly/3sithtA
4. SJ City Council entertaining initiative to allow NON-CITIZENS to vote in city elections!!! NO JOKE!
   1. CONTACT YOUR CITY REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE THEY VOTE ON MAY 17
   2. WRITE A POLITE & CONCISE EMAIL (emails go in the Ciry record, calls don’t)
   3. https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments/city-council
   4. https://www.sanjoseca.gov/news-stories/press-room/by-council-office
   5. And the City Clerk can be emailed at city.clerk@Sanjoseca.gov
5. California wanting to become “Abortion Sanctuary” State
   1. https://bit.ly/3LYCG1i
   2. Pray the Holy Spirit moves on the hearts of our state legislators & OPENS THEIR EYES
6. Jonathan Cahn’s “The Harbingers of Things to Come” Thursday May 12 & 19 https://www.bit.ly/3MZbM9Z

II. Preparing & Biblically Responsible Investing

Guest Speaker

1. Today’s Guest Speaker: Michael Graef, CFP
2. Founding Partner, Inspire Investments
3. https://www.InspireInvesting.com
4. mgvaliant@gmail.com