graduated from the theological union in berkeley. i serve as a chaplain for the palliative care department at kaiser. and i'm also a senior pastor at elmhurst united methodist church in east oakland. >> great great. and jim. >> on the son of the intermountain west. i was born in salt lake city, grew up in western colorado. college in oregon and graduated from fresno pacific college. i am currently back at asw as the chair of the board of trustees. it is such an important place in my life. what i learn there i cannot define myself without that experience. spent some time in los angeles and since 1989 i have been but pastor of lakeshore baptist church in oakland. we are dedicated to seeking the peace of our city. >> that's 26 years, right? great great great. without even giving you memo, you are in red. tell us about pentecost. he was speaking to an audience, what would you say to him first carol? >> the cost is a time where the spirit is moving to empower the people. so instead of folks focusing on jesus, jesus is then turning the tab

brent stephenson's equal justice initiative a board member for the center for earth ethics at union theological seminary sits on the board of directors for the climate reality project and the natural resources counsel. thank you to both of them for joining us today and we will now turned the microphone over to senator wicker. >> thank you represented merkley but i'm honored to introduce tracy hardin from the state of mississippi. mrs. hardin is a light long resident of the south delta. she owns chuck's dairy bar that picture in the committee and chuck's burgers and milkshakes for tracing her husband jim who is with the sedan the audience purchased chuck's in 2006. tracy has been successfully operating it since. chuck's patrons include farmers and farmworkers and sportsmen particularly hunters who travel to the south the reason for hunting season. her business suffered during the pandemic but is she will tell you today her business was far more impacted by the 2019 floods in the south delta but every day she witnesses the hidden costs that comes from government delays building the backwater pump

much more what we call civil unions than religious rituals. as to understand the theological reasoning behind these so-called internal or name covenant marriages returned to george whitfield. it surged across new england during the 1740s. critics including english artist who was scandalous you see here, created this powerful work upon the passion of a weak women and youth permitted rude behavior. it lay elsewhere. the distinctive notion of conversion as an instantaneous intrusion of god's holy spirit, directly into the bodies. seventeenth century puritan minister had american metaphors to your sermon. both men and women possessed feminine stoles that need to be a spouse to christ. get ministers also understood the consummation of this metaphorical spiritual unit did not take place until christ's return and the day of judgment. more confident of instantaneous conversion experiences, winfield young by contrast demonstrated the holy spirit literally took possession and ravished their once sinful bodies. the people called new life the bridegroom had finally arrived to make them d

unions than religious rituals. in order to understand the theological reasoning behind these so-called internal or new covenant marriages. therefore we need to return to george whitefield. and the religious revivals that surged across new england during the 1740s whitfield's critics including the english artist john walliston whose scandalous portrait of whitfield. you see here claim that his powerfully emotive preaching worked principally upon the passions of weak-minded women and youths and thus promoted lewd behavior and licentiousness. but the real connection late elsewhere in whitfield's distinctive notion of conversion as an instantaneous intrusion of god's holy spirit directly into the bodies of reborn saints. 17th century puritan ministers to be sure regularly employed marital metaphors in their sermons the puritans believe that both men and women possessed feminine souls that yearn to be espoused to christ. and yet ministers also understood that the consummation of this metaphorical spiritual union would not take place until christ's return and the day of judgment. more confident of their instantaneous conversi

record -- on this bipartisan -- represents organizations across theological spectrum and demands progress, remorse, and national taxpayers unionnd government oversight to protect democracy. i think these organizations for the strong support and without objection, the submission is to be sorted. with that, i would like to yield to ranking member mr. smith. >> mr. chairman, thank you for convening this hearing. it could not be more relevant given the current state of congress's performance on budgeting and spending, it also could not be more necessary given the actions of president biden one it comes to the crisis on our southern border. specifically, his decision to abandon construction of the border wall. after congress appropriated funding for it. the president's decision to withhold funding on the border wall along with other actions his administration has taken have only fueled in human entering crisis at the southern border. as the germans where, republicans on the committee have called for a hearing on what we view as an unlawful holding of funding. especially given this committees stated oversight responsibilities. i app