The Sylvanian Families live in the idyllic world of Sylvania and encourage traditional family life play incorporating houses, furniture, accessories and memorable characters all with incredible detail that you'll love.
Welcome to the Delicious Restaurant which serves the finest food in the Sylvanian Town. This beautifully designed building has a spiral staircase, colourful awnings and a whole host of furniture and accessories – even an outfit for your executive chef to wear!
The kitchen furniture and pans are decorated with a beautiful rose motif, and just wait until you see what's on the dessert trolley! This new bistro is the perfect place to end your day in town, or stop off for a restorative lunch during your busy day out shopping. Why not come on in and check out the menu?
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Current NFL Analyst for ESPN Radio & Former NFL Wide Receiver
Football, Sports Motivation
Andrew Hawkins Biography
The epitome of perseverance, Andrew Hawkins took a unique path to success. After staring at the University of Toledo and standing only 5'7, Hawkins set out on an improbable odyssey to NFL stardom that included working as a caddy, factory worker, Detroit Lions player personnel intern, starring on SpikeTV reality competition 4th and long, and playing in the Canadian Football League. Three years after his college graduation, Hawkins finally landed a spot in the National Football League, and went on to play seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns before retiring from the New England Patriots. Named a team captain while playing for the Browns, Hawkins amassed 250 receptions, 14 touchdowns, and nearly 3,000 yards throughout his professional football career.
Hawkins is equally impressive off of the field and earned a Master's degree from Columbia University while simultaneously playing in the NFL, graduating with a 4.03 G.P.A in 2017. In the summer of 2018, Hawkins will pursue his PhD in sports business and economics. Hawkins has also made national news for his stances on social justice issues and has been invited to Capitol Hill numerous times to discuss law enforcement and community relations issues with members of Congress. Hawkins hosts ESPN's new SportsCenter show on Snapchat, Operation Football on ESPN Radio, The ThomaHawk Podcast on Uninterrupted, and is the Director of Business Development for the media, marketing, and entertainment companies of Maverick Carter & LeBron James.
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In the Garden: Essays in Honor of Frances Hodgson Burnett
An anthology for adults, edited by Angelica Shirley Carpenter
Scarecrow Press, 2006
In 2003 at California State University, Fresno, I organized the first-ever conference about one of my favorite authors, Frances Hodgson Burnett. Scholars, fans, and collectors came from England, Japan, New Zealand, and all over the United States to celebrate her work. The talks from that conference, with others added, grew into this book.
My essay, "Lady of the Manor," stems from several visits I made to Maytham Hall (where I took the photo featured on the cover). When Frances leased this estate in Kent in 1898, she found a neglected, walled garden, which she restored. Maytham became her favorite place. Even after she moved back to America, she recreated it in books.
Frances believed in women's rights; she campaigned for a woman's right to vote. Her flamboyant personality and unconventional lifestyle made her a controversial figure in Victorian society. For decades after her death, her own granddaughters refused to acknowledge her. Though best known now for her children's books, she began her career as a popular novelist, writing with feminist themes—working women, abusive marriages, and single motherhood. Recently scholars have rediscovered her adult novels and, as they have been reissued, readers have begun to enjoy them, too.
For additional information, visit the The Literary Ladies Guide.
Frances Hodgson Burnett's great-great-granddaughter, Keri Wilt, maintains a blog called "FHB and Me."
Reviews of In the Garden: Essays in Honor of Frances Hodgson Burnett
Children's Literature Association Quarterly: "[Carpenter] allows the reader to accompany on her own pilgrimage to Maytham Hall and to stand with her in the walled garden, vicariously seeing and smelling Burnett's irises, bluebells, and Laurette Messimy roses. . . . Time spent in the literary garden that Carpenter offers in this collection is time well spent indeed."
The Lion and the Unicorn: "Readers are sure to take away a new appreciation for Burnett's contributions not only to children's and adolescent literature but also to the literary world as a whole. . . . Like an old-fashioned country garden with an eclectic mixture of flowers, In the Garden invites wandering through new terrain."
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Happy Monday meal planners! It's been quite a week around here and I am definitely off my game. Last week, my oldest son lost a friend and teammate suddenly. It was his first experience with the death of someone close to him, that he was old enough to understand. As a mom, seeing her worst nightmare come to life for a loving and wonderful family, as well as her own child struggle with the anxiety and feelings of loss, it's been a week.
But that's one of the beauties of the meal plan . . .even in times of stress, minute-by-minute changing schedules and heartbreak, you're prepared. I had planned and shopped and we ate. We moved a few things around (like the pork tenderloin finally making an appearance this week), and decided on easier items we had on-hand a night or two. But because we had a plan in place, these substitutions were easier.
Wednesday - Unknown - it's my Birthday, but I have three meetings!


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 Die Behrensbauten (Alexanderhaus und Berolinahaus) am Alexanderplatz in Berlin-Mitte (1932)
 Der Peter-Behrens-Bau in Berlin-Oberschöneweide (1917)
 Das Technische Verwaltungsgebäude der Hoechst AG in Frankfurt-Höchst (1924)
 Das Mannesmann-Haus in Düsseldorf (1912)

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JourneyWomen Giving Back: Help us Support Women, Children, Education and our Earth
by Carolyn Ray | Jan 21, 2021
Last updated on April 23rd, 2022
(Lead Image Photo Credit: Shutterstock)
Through your generosity, we can make a difference
by Carolyn Ray, JourneyWoman Publisher
The Covid-19 pandemic teaches us that our actions have profound consequences, good and bad. We've adopted new behaviours, reexamined our role in making our communities safe and healthy and witnessed a spirit of renewal that is a testament to our resiliency.
Like so many in our community, I believe it's important to give back, particularly when I travel. In addition to helping build a school in Kenya, one of my most recent and rewarding experiences was volunteering at a women-owned farm in Puerto Rico. This was a meaningful way to connect with people in the community and demonstrate my personal commitment as a traveller.
Our Pay-What-You-Can Model
We're asking JourneyWomen to help us do our part by participating in a Pay-What-You-Can model for our virtual events, where we take proceeds from each event and make a donation to an organization chosen by our speakers or panelists. To date, these are organizations that focus on key areas that support women, education/research and the environment.
Thank you for your generosity and kindness! Although we issue receipts for our events, we do not issue charitable tax receipts, so if you'd like to donate directly please do so using the links provided for each non-profit.
We also welcome your thoughts on what organizations could use some extra support from our community. Please email editor@journeywoman.com if you have suggestions.
Carolyn volunteering while travelling in Puerto Rico, with Tadilka Rivera, owner of La MicroFinca in Camuy, Puerto Rico. Read more about this experience here.
Organizations JourneyWomen Are Supporting
Tree Sisters: Women Seeding Change
Trees are the lungs of our planet and every effort to improve our environment serves all humankind. On Earth Day 2020 (April 24), we announced a partnership with Tree Sisters and a goal to plant 100,000 trees by Earth Day 2025. This will contribute to growing initiatives in the rain forests of Brazil, the upland forests of Mount Kenya, Mount Bamboutos in Cameroon, Khasi Hills in North East India and mangroves in Madagascar and Mozambique.
How you can help us reach our goal
Every time someone subscribes to our magazine, we'll make a donation on their behalf.
You can help us by:
1 – Refer JourneyWoman.com to the amazing women in your life and ask them to Subscribe to our newsletter.
2- When you register for events on our website (free or paid), we will ask you to make a small donation of $1.99 to help us plant a tree.
3- Whenever JourneyWoman branded merchandise is sold, we will ask you to make a small donation of $1.99 to help us plant a tree.
4- You can also make a donation directly to the JourneyWoman Tree Sisters Fund here. (You will receive a tax receipt).
Earth is fast becoming a grateful beneficiary of this global crisis. The resurgence of wildlife, the healing of water byways and the abatement of urban pollution is evidence that healing is pervasive. The lessons learned must not be ignored, allowing a return to the past but rather applied to further our acts of generosity in pursuit of our recovery.
Walking the Camino to Raise Awareness of Period Stigma
In October 2021, Carolyn walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain in support of The Period Purse, a non-profit registered charity that strives to achieve menstrual equity and reduce the stigma surrounding periods.
"As I go through menopause, I've become more connected to my period and to my body than ever before. I can't imagine not having access to menstrual products or being limited in my career options – can you? But this is the case in many countries, where period stigma limits women and girls from education and career opportunities." – Carolyn Ray, CEO, JourneyWoman
Thanks to JourneyWomen around the world, we raised $2,000 for this cause- Thank you!
Read more about Period Poverty here.
Donating JourneyWoman Shop Proceeds to Generation Rise in Rwanda for #GivingTuesday
JourneyWoman Marillee Carroll, a member of our Women's Travel Advisory Council, met the co-founder of Generation Rise, Solange Impanoyimana, in Kigali, Rwanda, several years ago and urged us to consider donating process from our store to this worthwhile organization, which empowers young women in small rural communities. Generation Rise uses a novel approach of reading and group discussions to examine how self-awareness, confidence, critical thinking, resilience, and civic engagement are key to empowerment. I spoke with Solange in October to learn more about the impact of the pandemic on girls in Rwanda, school closures and her desire to expand her reading program to more schools. She told me how important teachers are to helping facilitate positive, constructive conversations about issues like sexual health, unwanted pregnancy and disease, and building confidence and leadership skills.
Solange says: "Even a little support counts and helps us to make an impact in rural communities. All of the proceeds will be allocated towards the establishment of the safe space at one of our partner schools. This space allows girls in the "Her Voice Matters" programme to come together to discuss the issues they are facing. The space also includes books so that girls can enjoy reading and discussions as they form new perspectives."
Learn more here: https://www.generationrise.org/
Feeding America & Food Banks Canada
At our December Holiday Social, we shared our predictions and resolutions for travel in 2021. Host Carolyn Ray selected Feeding America (US) and Food Banks Canada to help put food on the table over the holidays.
Learn more about these organizations here: https://www.feedingamerica.org/ or https://www.foodbankscanada.ca/
Missed this event? Watch it here!
Ernestine's Women's Shelter: Standing Up For Women, Toronto
iErnestine's has been our choice for several events, including our February 4 session on Downsizing for Travel and our March 11 Downsizing #2: Travel LIfestyles Events, and our Solo Travel Wisdom Packing webinars. Ernestine's Women's Shelter is an organization Carolyn has supported in the past that supports women and children leaving abusive relationships.
Learn more about this organization here: https://ernestines.ca/
From Angela at Ernestine's:
"Dear Carolyn,
We at Ernestine's are always grateful to hear that a new donor joined our family of community supporters, but your decision to join us and support us during this challenging period makes it all the more special and means so much more! Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement and we're so grateful that we are able to provide a safe space for women and children, thanks to donors like you who support our mission.
I was just on your website and learned about the wonderful work that you do helping women travel safely and well. Helping empower women to seek new adventures and build confidence is also part of what we do at Ernestine's, so I admire the work that you do at JourneyWoman. Warmest wishes to everyone at JourneyWoman and thank you so much for supporting the women and children at Ernestine's."
Women's College Hospital, Mental Health Research, Toronto
For our #TravelReady Travel Vision sessions, facilitator Amanda Burgess asked for donations to support mental health research at Women's College Hospital. The first session was held on January 16, the day before Blue Monday. There ae additional sessions in February and March; depending on interest we'll do more.
Learn more about this organization here: https://www.womenscollegehospital.ca/care-programs/mental-health/
These sessions are not recorded, but you can learn more about them here.
Hospice Toronto: the Young Carers
For our February 14 Valentine's Day event, Nadine asked that we donate proceeds to the Young Carers of Hospice Toronto.
Young Carers are kids under the age of 18, who are in a care-giving role for a parent, grandparent, sibling or relative with a chronic or life threatening illness, disability, addiction, mental illness, or language barrier. YCP aims to provide therapeutic and recreational programming to help children and youth with care-giving responsibilities cope and interact with other young folks that have similar experiences. For more information: https://www.ycptoronto.com/
Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity
For our February Book Club on Orvieto, Italy, our guest speaker Michelle Logue from Adventures in Italy asked that we support the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity, which supports the efforts of more than 10.000 small scale farmers around the world. Inaugurated in Florence in 2003 with contribution from the Tuscany Regional Authority, it coordinates and promotes Slow Food's projects to protect food biodiversity across the world: Presidia, Ark of Taste, gardens in Africa, Slow Food Chefs' Alliance and Earth Markets.
Learn more about this organization here: https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/
You can learn more about our book club here.
James Madison's Montpelier
For our September Book Club on "The Kitchen House" by Kathleen Grissom, our co-host Wendy asked for a donation in support of our guest speaker Dr. Mary Furlong-Minkoff, PhD, Curator of Archaeological Collections at Montpelier. Montpelier is the home of James Madison, the United States' fourth President. A memorial to James Madison and the Enslaved Community, a museum of American history, and a center for constitutional education that engages the public with the enduring legacy of Madison's most powerful idea: government by the people.
Learn more about this organization here: https://www.montpelier.org/
Missed this event? You can watch it here.
Gems for Gems: Empowering Women to Empower Themselves
For our April 7 and 15 sessions on Solo Travel Safety: Tips from a Self-Defense Expert, our keynote speaker Lorna Selig asked that we donate proceeds to Gems for Gems. She says: "I would love to support Gems for Gems. This is an organization the offers support and scholarships to women leaving abusive relationships. This is a group that has been near and dear to my heart since it first began."
"The cycle of abuse can only end by igniting the desire to initiate actions which create lasting change. We facilitate this change by executing monthly motivational events, in collaboration with community leaders, privately within the shelters, and exclusively for women who have survived domestic abuse. This, in addition to our Gems for Gems National Scholarship Program, will use motivation and education to change the lives of all women and children touched by this initiative. The potential is as limitless as the need itself. Gems for Gems is focused on satisfying that need one woman at a time."
To learn more please visit: https://www.gemsforgems.com/
Yayasan Widya Guna Orphanage, Bali
For our January session on Travel Essentials and Travel Insurance, panelist Cathy Gotfried of Babes in Bali requested that we support Yayasan Widya Guna, an orphanage in Bali that helps special needs children.
We will also be supporting this group again at our January Book Club "Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World," where Cathy is our expert guest speaker on Bali. You can read more on that event here.
Learn more about this organization here: http://www.yayasanwidyaguna.org/
Missed the Travel Essentials event? Watch it here!
From Noyman at Yaysan Widya Guna:
Warm greeting from Bali, school for the special needs and orphan children. I am Nyoman, the treasurer of the school.
On behalf of all children, we would like to thank you for your generous donation in which it really means a lot for the children in this difficult time. This pandemic is really difficult for us in Bali as we are dependent on tourism. With some support from the people in the world, we can keep operating the school and keep helping the children, so thank you so much! With love and light!"
Casa do Rio, Brazil
For our Book Club on "State of Wonder" by Ann Patchett, our guest expert on Brazil, Daniella Bianchi, asked that we make a donation to Casa do Rio, an organization that advances biodiversity in the Amazon.
Learn more about this organization here: https://casadorio.org/
For our March Book Club on Zimbabwe, we supported a fundraiser to help feed children in a remote farming valley in central Kenya. Founded by JourneyWoman Advisory Council member Linda Higdon, who has worked with the women of Kenya for over 20 years.
Learn more here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/feedjoyhttps://
One Goal
For our West Coast Community Call, host Marillee Stratton has asked that we support OneGoal, which helps low-income students in the US graduate from college and university.
Learn more about this organization here: https://www.onegoalgraduation.org/
These sessions are not recorded but you can sign up here.
Pen International
For our April book club on "Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road", author Kate Harris asked us to donate proceeds to Pen International, which works to defend freedom of expression, protect writers at risk, defend linguistic rights, and promote literature across frontiers for 100 years.
Learn more here https://pen-international.org/
Latin American Sea Turtles
For our April 22 Spring Social for Earth Day, we supported Latin American Sea Turtles (LAST) Association, a group that works to change sea turtle conservation and avoid the extinction of the species. Special thanks to our guests Nora Livingston from Animal Experiences International and Eduardo Altamirano Urbina who joined us live from Costa Rica!
Learn more here: Latin American Sea Turtle (LAST) Association, (formerly WIDECAST-Costa Rica).
Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT)
For our May 13 session on Ethics in Animal Tourism, proceeds are going to Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT). WFFT was founded in 2001 by Edwin Wiek with the help of the local people from Petchaburi province, including the Abbot of Wat Khao Look Chang who loaned a large piece of land to the foundation to house rescued animals. In Thailand, like in every country in the world, animals are abused and exploited for profit and human gratification. There are many examples of animal exploitation within the tourist industry, for example, photo animals, animals performing in degrading shows, and elephant camps. There is still a thriving illegal trade in wild animals for pets and medicine.
Learn more about this organization here: https://www.wfft.org/
Education for All (EFA)
For our May book club on "Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure", author Alice Morrison asked us to donate proceeds to Education for All, which provides boarding houses for girls so they can continue secondary school in Morocco.
Very few girls from the rural communities of the High Atlas Mountains get the opportunity of continuing their education beyond primary school. Secondary schools, mostly several kilometres away in larger towns, are not accessible to them because:
Their parents cannot afford to pay for lodgings or transport near secondary schools
Their parents do not have the confidence in existing facilities to entrust their daughters to be away from home.
Learn more here https://www.efamorocco.org/donate/
What other organizations should we support? Email editor@journeywoman.com with your suggestions.
A passionate traveller, Carolyn believes anything is possible when we follow our heart and trust our intuition. Raised in Florida, Carolyn loves all things Latin, margaritas, the ocean and music. She's a board member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), a member of the Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) and the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA).
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Farewell Michael Jackson
I was hoping that they might play Michael Jackson at our evening aerobics class, but instead it was only African Lingala music blasting very loud. Laban the instructor said he forgot, but we would do a tribute next Friday.. The reaction here has been much the same as elsewhere in the world I think - sad but resigned. They have not announced a national holiday here yet...(i.e. a la 'Obama Day' etc. - any excuse!)
It very sad that Michael Jackson has gone (prematurely, in true legend fashion) - but he has been off the scene for so long that it is a strange feeling today. It makes you feel retrospective, almost kind of homesick. His greatest music represents points in my adolescence - 'The girl is mine' I loved when I was about the same age as my eldest daughter is now, rugby club discos at 16 and buying the 'Dangerous' album on double tape at university and loving it - having to justify loving it too cooler goths (though I have to admit it was a bit schmaltzy compared to his previous stuff). His music is so fab for dancing. 'I just can't control my feet' - I was up there every time.
He was brilliant - but I have to admit that he hasn't been played on my ipod much lately.
He was hailed for truely 'crossing over' from black to white, transcending gender - becoming a worldwide mega star - the like of which is apparently a dying breed these days. Ironic then that he was born black then died a white man. I wonder what will happen with his children?
When I expressed an interest in going to the Michael Jackson concert in UK, my husband secretly investigated, but then told me our holiday dates did not fit in with his tour (would never have got tickets anyway). They said on the BBC radio that Google searches on 'Michael Jackson' were in so many billions at one time that they almost jammed the worldwide system - at one point Google apparently suspected foul play - a plot to bring down their search engine.
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A capella Exclusive Psalmody
Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs - the case for Exclusive Psalmody
Thread starter dcomin
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JohnV said:
My main point was that, whatever might be your position, I myself cannot conceive of such a possibility that the readers in Paul's day would have understood the words, "psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs" to be understood as a reference exclusively to the Psalms. A reference to the Psalms? I can imagine that, yes. But exclusively to the Psalms? That comes completely out of left field for me.
Sorry for the delayed reply, John. I had a little mishap on my newly-acquired-and-soon-to-be-sold motorcycle on Saturday and I shattered the knuckle of my left thumb. Had surgery yesterday with two pins installed to hold the bone in place while it heals. God was very merciful and my injuries are relatively minor.
My apologies, too, for posting an argument that is already well-known to you and the PB, but since I'm new here, I didn't want to take anything for granted. Your reply, however, leads me to wonder just how deeply you have considered the exegesis of Paul's use of the triad "psalms, hymns and songs spiritual" in Colossians and Ephesians.
You say that the idea that Paul's readers would have read his words as a reference to the Psalms exclusively is inconceivable. ("You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.")
What leads me to my conclusion is not simply the fact that the three terms used by Paul were all commonly-known Psalter headings in the Septuagint version of the Psalms, but this fact, coupled with the force of the modifiers with which Paul surrounds them, as if to leave them no other option than to understand his reference as pointing them to the canonical Psalms.
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."
First, he admonishes them to let the word of Christ dwell in them richly. In the context of songs of praise, as they were known to the apostle's readers, it is more than conceivable that they would think of the Psalms of David as being, in very fact, the Word of Christ, and that in a manner exclusive to the canonical catalogue of worship songs. To what other extant body of songs could he possibly have been referring? The very words of the Psalms were continually on our Savior's lips - He identified Himself in them to His disciples following His resurrection - and the inspired writers of the NT (particularly the author of Hebrews) often quote from the Psalter with the introduction "He said..." The reference to "the Word of Christ" combined with the mention of "psalms, hymns and songs spiritual" is a strong indicator of the apostle's intended meaning.
Add to this the modifier "in all wisdom," which adds force to the idea that the content Paul has in view is not man-made, but divinely inspired, for we can only be confident that we are admonishing "in all wisdom" when we exhort from the Word of Christ.
Now, having anchored his instruction in terms that point unmistakably to the Word of Christ, Paul proceeds to identify the particular matter with which we are to teach and admonish one another in song. His use of the words "teaching and admonishing" again direct us to Scripture, since it alone is God-breathed and profitable for such tasks. And the particular portion of God's Word to which he points us is that section delineated as "psalms, hymns, and songs" - terms which his readers, now especially being pre-disposed to think of "the Word of Christ," would have recognized as references to the Septuagint headings in the Psalter.
But the matter is put out of all doubt by Paul's immediate use of the additional modifier, "spiritual," which indicates that the psalms and hymns and songs, which are the very word of Christ and which are to be employed in mutual teaching and admonition, are not mere human compositions but are given by direct inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
There was only one body of songs known by Paul's readers that would fit all of the criteria he mentions here - and it was the Psalter.
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Doug, OW! Sorry for your mishap - hope you get a good price for your bike - since this is moving into the realm of defining the probability of the usage of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs referring exclusively to the Psalter as opposed to the OP, I am recommending that the Moderators extract JohnV's original proposition and your response into another, completely new thread. One I would would like to participate on.
I'd propose the title to be "Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs - the case for Exclusive Psalmody" or somesuch.
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I'll give John first shot, then I'll pop in, later...
Originally Posted by JohnV
Wait, during synagogue were they singing [uninspired] hymns and other [uninspired] songs in the worship of God? What about in the Temple? No? Then it is truly inconceivable that Paul is instructing them to sing praises that are uninspired. The opposite of what you're saying.
If worship before and up to the Apostle Paul (N.T.) was inspired songs wouldn't it follow that the (predominantly) Jewish believer's mind would be thinking of the different titled Psalms (as they have been for generations) and not the local culture's uninspired music? In my mind, it seems they would be shocked to have been encouraged to sing praises made up from the culture and not the Psalms their fathers sung since the begining.
jdlongmire said:
First shot??? Go easy on me brothers... I'm injured!
Doug:
I'm sorry to hear about your accident. I too am a biker.
And yes, I considered all those things. And a lot of other things too. And yes, I did mean inconceiveable. I can't conceive of that argument holding.
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mangum said:
Is there such a strong connection between OT and NT worship that the fact that only psalms were sung in OT worship implies the fact that only psalms should be sung in NT worship?
In any case, Paul was the apostle to the gentiles, not the jews. The places where 'psalms, hymns and spiritual songs' occur are in Ephesians and Colossians, places primarily filled with gentiles, especially if Paul description of the tearing down of the barrier between jew and gentile at the start of Ephesians and his warning against jewish legalim in Colossians is anything to go by. Should be really be assuming jewish presuppositions onto the readers to these two epistles?
OK John... Might I humbly request that you elaborate upon the deficiencies of my exegesis and propose what you consider to be a more plausible explanation of Paul's terms in their historical/cultural/biblical/theological context?
I'm sorry I'm short. I had a much longer post, but edited it. A lot.
When I read "uninspired hymns" then I'm content to just sit here and read.
I'm sorry. I know you're new here. But I'm not. I've seen enough of these threads for a while. I do want to say a lot more, but the time has to be right. If you're right you don't have to stack the deck. And the term "uninspired hymns" is only a way to cut off consideration of the rich history of hymnody.
OK, I've got a few moments before I have to go. So a brief explanation for you, Doug. Or, rather, a question. I know you're not the one who used the term. I'm not accusing you or anyone. I'm just saying that when I see the conversation is not terminologically pejorative, then we'll have a better discussion.
Here's the question: do you think that because I will sing "Amazing Grace" in church that I have a lesser view of the Psalms? Do you think my esteem and reverence for them is at all lessened by that? I tell you, No, that is not true. I don't sing hymns that I think are equally as good or inspired as the Psalms. In fact, my reverence for them compels me all the more to sing "Amazing Grace".
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If you read Paul's words to the Gentiles carefully, you will see that he everywhere uses language to indicate that they are being brought into the heritage of the true Israel. They are not to be seen as a distinct people whose cultural background now shapes God's worship...
Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh -- who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands -- that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
dcomin said:
Pastor Douglas,
I agree. My point was merely that Paul was writing to gentiles when he wrote 'psalms, hymns and spiritual songs' so I do not believe it is a good argument to immediately ask 'what would a jew have thought of when he heard that phrase?'
I'm just saying that when I see the conversation is not terminologically pejorative, then we'll have a better discussion.
I'm trying to be sensitive to your expressed concern here, John. But I honestly never thought of the phrase "uninspired hymn" as a "deck-stacking" term or even a pejorative. One of the main issues surrounding the EP debate is the difference between singing the divinely-inspired psalms and singing songs of human composition. To distinguish the two is merely to acknowledge this very important difference between the two kinds of song being considered. The descriptives "inspired" and "uninspired" are, when I use them, nothing more or less than statements of an important distinction.
It's really not my place, nor my desire, to judge your heart, brother. I have no reason to question your sincerity, or to conclude what emotional response may be provoked in you through the singing of Amazing Grace. But sincerity is not the measure of acceptable worship. Nor is the issue one of comparative reverence for psalms and hymns. The only question, as I understand the issue, is reverence for God's revealed will concerning His worship. If He commands me to sing His own inspired songs of praise, and He nowhere commands me to compose my own songs to sing alongside or in place of His songs, then how I feel about the Psalms or the hymns that I sing does not justify or excuse me.
I do not doubt, John, that you hold the Psalms in high esteem. Nor do I conclude, merely from the fact that you sing Amazing Grace in worship that you necessarily reverence the Psalms less. I contend, however, that your feelings about the Psalms (as well as my own) are not relevant to the discussion. The issue is simply, "What saith the Lord?"
The issue is simply, "What saith the Lord?"
Moderator comment. Agreed; keep on track to the OP and subject line folks. Also, I'm working to get the formal EP debate set up. If I can do so, there will be a moratorium on all EP threads when the debate ensures and until it is completed. So, "make hay" as they say with this opportunity.
Thank you for your response, Doug. If I seem short or curt in my responses, its because I want to change the rhetoric if we're going to discuss this.
You answered me sufficiently. Now I ask you to think about that more carefully. It's not songs, but people that worship God. I suggest to you that comparing the two, Psalms and hymns, in that light is both forced and unnecessary. I, for one who sings hymns, do not dispossess the Psalms from their inspired status or high esteem at all by singing hymns. It's not my heart that I was referring to.
The term uninspired is a perfectly descriptive term which communicates the real and major difference between the songs of David and all other songs that are not inspired. So I don't unnecessarily offend you or anyone else what should I /we call "praise songs" that are not inspired by God, and composed by men?
It's not songs, but people that worship God.
You are making an unsound distinction here, John. By the same token, Nadab and Abihu could well have protested, "It's not fire, but people that worship God." Yes, people worship God, but God reserves the right to establish the means by which they do so. Nadab and Abihu may well have been sincere, but they offered "strange fire, which the Lord commanded them not." This was their offense - they chose to offer to God what He had not commanded. God did not judge the fire... He judged the men who offered it, because they led His people astray by their disobedience.
I suggest to you that comparing the two, Psalms and hymns, in that light is both forced and unnecessary.
The comparison between (inspired) Psalms and (uninpired) hymns is neither forced nor unnecessary. It is one of the principle points of contention in the debate over EP. It is a fact that God has written, by divine inspiration, a compendium of songs which He has commanded His people to sing in His public praise. It is also a fact that men have written hymns, without divine inspiration, which have been incorporated into the corporate worship of the church. If the latter have been introduced into the church's worship without divine warrant, as we contend, then their nature as mere human compositions (thus subject to error) is a material fact relevant to the larger discussion.
I, for one who sings hymns, do not dispossess the Psalms from their inspired status or high esteem at all by singing hymns. It's not my heart that I was referring to.
It goes without saying that your singing of hymns does not dispossess the Psalms of their inspired status, but "esteem" is a bit more difficult to address. How, exactly, does one quantify or measure "esteem"? You say that when you sing Amazing Grace, it does not in any way lessen your esteem for the Psalms. You add that it is precisely your high esteem for the Psalms that compels you to sing Amazing Grace. But the issue is not one of subjective esteem, but of objective obedience (which is really the only certain way to demonstrate esteem - "If you love [esteem] Me, you will keep My commandments.")
If God has commanded us to sing His Psalms in worship, and has nowhere commanded us to sing songs of our own composition in His corporate worship, then to sing such man-made compositions, however much we may feel motivated by reverence for the Psalms, is an act of disobedience no different from Nadab and Abihu's strange fire, which the Lord has commanded not.
Further, to subtitute our own songs in the place of those that God has given us (since the choice of one thing necessarily displaces another) is an evidence itself of where our esteem truly lies.
Please understand that I am not impugning your motives. I do not doubt your sincerity. But sincerity cannot be made the round of truth or practice. The question remains: "What saith the Lord?"
Just call them hymns; that's good enough for me.
Sorry, guys. I've been going in and out all day. I really didn't want to get into the EP discussions again too. I think I've read all the arguments a few times now. I don't need to read them again.
In the Repent and Orthdoxy threads I said that I should just butt out of these kinds of discussions. The arguments don't persuade me, and there seems to be a lot of personal collateral tied up in EP. So just to keep the peace on the Board I didn't want to jump in anymore. So I was hoping that my short answers would lose the interest of you folks, and that you'd discuss back and forth amongst yourselves. But instead it seems that your posts are more focused on me instead of less.
That's fine. I'm not going to anti-social either. I'll talk with you guys if you want. And I'll try to keep my head. I'm not accusing you of anything concerning "uninspired hymns". I'm just saying that this kind of talk only makes it worse, not better. If you insist on it, that's your business. But if you insist then you should know that it has a tendency to move me away from rather than towards your points. Just so you know. It's the same with some of the other arguments too. So I think its best for me to just keep out of this, because I've said enough in the Burden of Proof thread. I really don't think anything more needs to be said.
Doug - looks like John is done... Hi, John!
Doug, you stated:
God has written, by divine inspiration, a compendium of songs which He has commanded His people to sing in His public praise.
I think we would both heartily agree to that statement.
However, wouldn't you rather say, "commanded His people to exclusively sing"?
Would you also post the Scripture you use to support this assertion?
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Where does Scripture ever make such a distinction of inspired vs. uninspired song in the worship if God?
It is an issue of authorization not inspiration.
And to argue that the Jews sang psalms exclusively in the OT is an argument from silence. The Psalms were not even finally compiled until the Exile. And what did they sing before Moses provided a few psalms? Perhaps a historical case can be made for exclusive psalmody in the intertestamental period, but that was also the time when the Pharisee's reigned. Not necessarily the precedent I would want to build on historically.
A perfectly legitimate interpretation of Paul's exhortation here (especially in light of a predominantly Gentile audience) is to use the instrumentality of song to better learn the word of Christ in their hearts. The word of Christ encompasses much more than just the Psalms of David.
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This is really the point, isn't it? The Scriptures nowhere make this distinction because the quality of Scriptual psalmody is inspired. So we are back to the proper application of the regulative principle. Are we bound to the quality of song which Scripture prescribes, i.e., inspired; or are we free to add qualities which suit us, i.e., uninspired?
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I am still not convinced that there is evidence of a Scriptural prescription for exclusively "inspired" song for public worship. Particularly not for the NT church - Paul put prayer and song into the same category:
What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also.
I'm not inclined to debate this passage with you again. As noted in previous threads, your idea of mixed forms of worship does not provide a basis for uninspired hymns, it simply undermines the RPW basis for singing altogether.
The mixed-modes are incidental to the EP debate, not foundational. You have not rebutted the categorization, which is.
Your "categorization" adds nothing to the issue for or against. The apostle is speaking of inspired speech, as the context makes plain. The "spirit" is unintelligible speech, such as tongues, whereby a man speaks mysteries with his spirit; whilst the "mind" refers to intelligible speech, such as is delivered in prophecies. Further, the fact that the apostle specifically divides up the two actions of praying and singing shows that they were two distinct modes of communication.
Actually - he draws the distinction that prayer and song should be intelligible and spirit filled - not one or the other is to be unintelligible in worship - thus placing song and prayer in distinctively the same category. That is to say - with composition ruled by the influence of the mind and the spirit...but composed nonetheless.
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The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attacks by Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin countries, including the deliberate targeting of Christian and Muslim worshippers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the northeast States of Borno and Yobe, Nigeria. He extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims.
The Secretary-General takes note of President Muhammadu Buhari's determination to root out this menace, and commends the countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin for their steadfast efforts in the fight against Boko Haram.
The Secretary-General renews his calls to support the operationalisation of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) through the provision of the requisite political, logistical, and financial resources and necessary expertise, consistent with international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law.


Joanne Boyer, 56, Canton, was called home to the angels on August 3, 2016 following a courageous battle with cancer.
Joanne Marie, "Jo" to family and friends, was born May 5, 1960 in Troy, a daughter of Betty (Mingos) Ferguson and the late Nelson Boyer. She was the step-daughter of Gary Ferguson and the late Norman Haflett.
Joanne graduated from Troy High School with the class of 1978. When Jo's children were older, she pursued studies in Psychology at Mansfield University where she received a Bachelors degree and continued towards her Masters. Blessed with a caring and giving spirit, Jo enjoyed her work in social services as long as her health permitted.
Jo loved everything about butterflies. She was a creative person and very talented in crocheting and crafting. She was one who could see the fix by looking at the problem.
Joanne was a member of the First Christian Church of Alba Disciples of Christ and also enjoyed times shared with their Women's Sewing Circle group.
In addition to her mother and step-father, Betty and Gary "Dad" Ferguson of Canton, surviving are her two sons; Jason (Wynn) Przybycien of Middlebury Center and Marcus (Tiffany) Przybycien of Wellsboro; six grandchildren, Silas, Willow, Anja, Cedric, Ariah and Liam; a sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Mickey Austin of Troy; three nieces and a nephew, Jessica (Chris) Loudenberg, Brooke Austin, Faith (Luke) Pepper and Eddie Austin; a great nephew and great niece, Mickey and Carly Pepper; step-brothers and step-sisters, Donna (Gordon) Corbin of Tarentum, Jane (Larry) Porter of Raleigh, NC, Robert (Linda) Haflett of Mifflintown, David (Darlene) Haflett of Munnsville, NY, Stacey (Jennifer) Ferguson of Canton, Kylie (Andy) Sentyz and Karla (Matt) Morgenstern all of West Chester; many aunts, uncles, cousins, step-nieces and step-nephews.
In addition to her father and step-father Norman Haflett, she was predeceased by an aunt, Evelyn Boyer.
The funeral service was held at the Alba Christian Church on Aug. 8 with Pastor Charlotte Morse officiating, followed by burial in Alba Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, consider a memorial in Joanne's name to the American Cancer Society, 1948 E. Third St. Williamsport, PA 17701 or to the Alba Christian Church, P.O. Box 54 Alba, PA 16910.


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The art of criticism: a European network for experiments in art criticism
Miriam Rasch
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Together with partners from the field of art criticism, the Institute of Network Cultures has set up the project The Art of Criticism: a platform for research, experiments and policy making in the field of art criticism. Solid ground for reflection on art and culture in both niche and mainstream media is necessary for sound democratic societies, but financial and political developments across Europe have led to an increasingly unstable culture of critique. The project is aimed at strengthening such a culture of critique through facilitating and stimulating experiments in art criticism with the use of digital technology, and bringing together partners from many different European countries.
Nordic Summer University: Critique in the Age of Populism - Copenhagen, Denmark
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The origin of this conventional method is unknown. The concept is to determine the location of specific Aces and Kings with an opening bid of 3 No Trump. The opening bid is forcing and implies a very strong holding with three or fewer Losing Tricks. After determining whether partner holds any specific values and the location thereof, the opener is then able to set the correct contract at the correct level.
Note: The first response show only the location of one Ace. These first responses do not allow the responder to show two or three Aces. Since the Kabel 3 No Trump opening bid shows a holding with three or fewer losing tricks, then it is quite doubtful that the responder could hold more than one Ace or one King. Therefore the necessity of showing two or three Aces is not present.
3 NT An opening bid of 3 No Trump asks the responder for the location of held Aces.
4 Shows the Ace of Diamonds.
4 Shows the Ace of Hearts.
4 Shows the Ace of Spades.
4 NT Asks the responder for the location of held Kings.
5 Shows the King of Diamonds.
5 Shows the King of Hearts.
5 Shows the King of Spades.
6 Shows the King of Clubs.
3 NT Asks for the location of held Aces.
5 Shows the Ace of Clubs.
5 NT Asks for the location of held Kings.
6 Shows the King of Diamonds.
6 Shows the King of Hearts.
6 Shows the King of Spades.
7 Shows the King of Clubs.
Note that the first responses do include the possibility of discovering the location of the held Kings as opposed to the variation presented below, which only addresses the location and number of held Aces.
The following example should assist in clarifying the employment of this three level opening bid. Since the opener has a holding with three or fewer losing tricks the concept only allows the responder to bid only what is requested.
Once North discovers that partner holds both the Ace and King, then North bids the grand slam, knowing that there are no losing tricks in Diamonds. The only danger to the fulfillment of the contract would be a 5-0 split in trump topped by the Ten.
This variation does not provide the opportunity to ask for the location of any held Kings.
4 NT Shows two non-touching Aces.
5 Shows the Ace of Diamonds and the Ace of Hearts, the next higher-ranking suit.
5 Shows the Ace of Hearts and the Ace of Spades, the next higher-ranking suit.
5 Shows the Ace of Spades and the Ace of Clubs, the next higher-ranking suit.
6 Shows the Ace of Clubs and the Ace of Diamonds, the next higher-ranking suit.
5 NT Shows three Aces.
The origin of this response variation following the Kabel 3 No Trump opening bid is unknown. Source is Mr. Lorne Russell of the website for Bridge Squeezes Complete.


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Lying down with her head resting flat on a gurney, a sheet was drawn over her body and pulled up to her chin. A small wire tucked into her long, brown hair was connected to the back of her head. All these things she knew, but where she was and what she was doing there were painfully absent from her mind. "Calculating," she said aloud.
Hearing her voice was startling. It was her voice, but it sounded distant, almost as if it had come from outside her body. "Analyzing," she told herself, this time very conscious of leaving the words squarely in her head.
She was exactly twenty-six and five-eighths inches off the ground. The distance from floor to ceiling was exactly ten feet. With merely a glance in any direction, she could make precise computation of height, width and distance.
As her head turned mechanically from left to right, Nancy's attention was drawn to the body lying to her left. Between her and the body, a monitor displayed the blinking script, "" underneath lines of code. Forcing her legs over the side of the gurney, Nancy stood uneasily as the sheet fell to the floor. Unsteadily walking to stand over the body, Nancy puzzled over the lifeless face. "Designation: Dr. Nancy Ellen Tobey, deceased. Calculating.
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The Fact That Changed Everything: Rose Tourje and Anew Foundation
ANEW's model is a win-win for all parties: Furniture donors are eligible for tax deductions, while beneficiaries receive good furniture.
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One day in May 2005, it rained furniture in downtown Los Angeles. From a fifth-story office window on Main Street, desks, drawers, bookcases, and every variety of office equipment were dumped unceremoniously down to the pavement below. Behind a chain link fence, Rose Tourje, then a senior associate at architecture firm Daniel Mann Johnson and Mendenhall, watched and was appalled at the waste. "It went on for a few days. All sorts of furniture you could imagine just came tumbling out the window."
Every year, about four billion pounds of furniture, carpet and construction waste gets dumped into landfills across the United States, estimates Tourje. Many of it is in good working condition. "[In corporate interior design,] we were informed that materials were in abundance. There was a thrust for building bigger, better, but not for efficiencies and focusing in on a more holistic type of practice."
Bothered by what she saw, Tourje returned to work and shared her experience, only to be reassured by colleagues who said, "Everything's okay. It's all being recycled." It wasn't. The next day, Tourje took her lunch break and tailed the procession of trucks piled high with the discarded furniture all the way to the landfill.
"It seemed that it was all reactionary. There was very little foresight with what to do with all that furniture," said Tourje. While the U.S. Green Building Council had been making inroads to improve sustainable building, no one had given much attention to the backend of the practice—asset liquidation. "Seeing this, I realized something like ANEW was truly needed."
Tourje, then 47, left DMJM and founded Asset Network for Education Worldwide (ANEW) a nonprofit that diverts corporate furniture from landfills and re-allocates it to nonprofits, charities, police and fire departments in the donor's community.
"It caused a commotion," says Tourje, "Rumors were flying around not just at the office but in the industry. People were worried. They'd heard I was hanging out at landfills," says Tourje.
But Tourje knew she was on the right track. ANEW's model is a win-win for all parties involved. Donors lower their ecological footprint and are eligible for tax deductions, while beneficiaries receive good furniture without the hefty price tag.
While Tourje's career change was an imperative—"It felt like I was being called out," she says—it was never easy. When Tourje first began, she had nothing but a portion of her daughter's college fund to start with. She turned a spare bedroom into her home office and worked singlehandedly for two years. She doggedly set up meetings with contacts she had made over her 30-year career in architecture design.
It wasn't until a year into the effort that she found a partner in Bentley Prince Street, her first longterm sponsor and one of the largest carpet manufacturers in the western U.S. "As soon as he heard my story, he motioned to his assistant and there was a very large check to help me underwrite what it was that I was going to do," recounts Tourje of her meeting with Bentley Prince Street president Anthony Minute, who has since then become ANEW's Chairman of the Board. One of the carpet manufacturer's warehouses in the City of Industry now holds ANEW's stash of donated furniture and fixtures.
In its seven years of operations, ANEW has helped more than 500 organizations in 13 countries around the world with a team of just four people and riding on office relocator InstallNET's logistics arm. Tourje estimates that ANEW diverts about 9 million pounds of furniture from landfill every year. It is a drop in the bucket to be sure, but Tourje says, "I don't look at those numbers. I look at the people. I look at the faces and I see the impact we're doing and I'm encouraged to keep doing it."
Last year, ANEW and icnonic furniture giant Knoll rolled out Full Circle, a comprehensive program that helps Knoll clients liquidate furniture sustainably by selling, re-purposing or recycling leftover furniture. What ANEW and Knoll can't save using these three options gets turned into renewable energy using Covanta's Energy from Waste facilities. ANEW is also working with Kaiser Permanente and HSBC Bank of New York, advising them on sustainable liquidation practices.
Starting from almost nothing, ANEW has built for itself an enviable network of stalwart supporters. This year, they're looking to build it up even more by working on a series of educational films meant to capture their recipients' stories and increase awareness. Tourje calls it harnessing the power of one more—one more drop in what she hopes could someday be a tidal wave of sustainability.


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Dada Masilo, 2008 Standard Bank Young Artist for Dance, created a new production of Romeo and Juliet for The Dance Factory to appear on this year's main National Arts Festival programme as part of her award. She was assisted by PJ Sabbagha and Gregory Maqoma, the latter being responsible for the electrifying ball sequence.
Dada Masilo is completely mesmerising. No wilting violet, this Juliet, but capricious and flirtatious until she meets and falls in love with Romeo (strongly portrayed by Daniel Mashita). I had to keep forcing myself to take my eyes off her to watch the other dancers.
Gustin Makgeledisa presents a stern Capulet so irritated with his recalcitrant child that he bodily picks her up and deposits her at the feet of her suitor, Paris (Lesego Ngwato). With her expressive face, Nicola Haskins is a delight as the nurse. Other performers worthy of mention are Vishanthi Arumugam (an elegant Lady Capulet), Songezo Mcilizeli (Mercutio) and Lulu Mlangeni (the volatile Tybalt) – yep, Tybalt was a lady in this production.


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