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Andy and Sandra Stanley's Parenting Secrets
Filed under: Christianity — Tags: Andy Stanley, North Point, parenting, raising children, Sandra Stanley, Zondervan — paulthinkingoutloud @ 9:37 am
On a warm fall day a small box arrived containing a book I had requested to review, and alongside it was an advance copy of Parenting by Andy and Sandra Stanley. Since our guys are late 20s and early 30s respectively, I immediately thought if there was someone to whom I could simply pass the book on.
But then I read the first chapter. And that led to the second. And then I was hooked…
Review — Parenting: Getting it Right by Andy and Sandra Stanley.
As someone who spent nearly 15 years glued to my computer at 2:00 PM on Sunday to watch the full church service from North Point Community Church in Atlanta, I was no stranger to the writing and speaking of Andy Stanley. When he mentioned his kids, I kinda already knew them from years of exposure to his ministry.
So I was in familiar territory here.
What I wasn't expecting was the familiarity the book seems to show toward readers like me, as if we're friends sitting down to coffee.
Like his book Deep and Wide, this is an insight into what's in 'the secret sauce' only instead of being a behind the scenes look at how the church operates, it's a backstage pass to how their family operates, or perhaps operated, since his kids are now adults as well.
Also I wasn't prepared for how much I would enjoy Sandra's contribution.
Sandra Stanley has appeared on the platform at North Point before and in some other video content, but they share the writing responsibilities for Parenting equally, a format that is occasionally interrupted — as real couples do in real life — by the other interjecting something into the content of the primary author of that particular chapter.
The three Stanley kids themselves don't have a direct voice in the book, but they were apparently involved in interviews leading to the making of the video curriculum based on the book.
So what did I learn?
Avoiding spoilers here, there is this really unexpected mix of Sandra and Andy allowing the kids to assume responsibility for their own actions, combined with what some would call a rather strict or anachronistic approach to mealtimes. The latter makes you think there's going to be a strong, controlling philosophy of parenting, but then the former type of narrative makes you think they take a laissez-faire approach to raising children and teens.
There are also echoes of Andy's relationship with his parents — one of whom is a person you may have heard of — and Sandra's relationship with hers.
The book is divided into chapters covering different ages and stages of parenting. You could skip to relevant chapters, but I think that would cause you to miss the larger context. I also need to say that in addition to raising three of their own kids, Andy and Sandra are major proponents for fostering, and have had at least a dozen foster children in their home.
Finally, chapters 10 and 11 are a very timely approach to raising Children with a Christian faith which is not prone to deconstruction. They took a very rational, balanced approach.
…In a teaser tweet about the book, I remarked in the Fall that I wish this book was publishing earlier… about 30 years earlier. I'm not saying I would have adopted 100% of their parenting style, but reading the book, I would have been aware of it and had it as a looping soundtrack in the background of decisions we had to make with our children in sometimes very different circumstances.
At the outset I stated that I thought this book was sent to me for someone else, but it was something I truly delighted in reading, even though I can't put it all into practice.
I also can't overstate that while parents are in the thick of the battle, they often don't get around to purchasing parenting resources. This is a book that the rest of us need to buy with the sole purpose of passing it on to someone in your sphere of influence.
I can guarantee that if they will read the first couple of chapters, they will definitely want to read it to the end.
Parenting: Getting it Right is officially publishing by Zondervan on January 17th in a 240-page hardcover in the United States, and in paperback in other parts of the world. Thanks to Mark H. at HarperCollins Christian Publishing Canada for a surprise copy of this great resource.
Tyler Staton: More Than Just Another Book on Prayer
Filed under: Christianity — Tags: Bridgetown, Christian living, Christianity, intercession, Jesus, prayer, reviews, spiritual disciplines, Tyler Staton, Zondervan — paulthinkingoutloud @ 2:15 pm
I hear Jesus saying, "Pray with the heart of a lover and the discipline of a monk" – Praying Like Monks (p193)
If the Bible tells us anything about how to pray, it says that God much prefers the rough draft full of rants and typos to the polished, edited version. – Praying Like Monks (p21)
Review: Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools by Tyler Staton
Two years ago, when I reviewed Tyler Staton's first book, Searching for Enough, I commented that a book about the apostle Thomas was fitting since it is a recurring theme in Tyler's preaching. Given the available instances online of Tyler speaking in his own church — Oaks Church Brooklyn and later Bridgetown Church Portland — and as guest speaker in various venues, that was an accurate reflection of his go-to theme.
In hindsight however, this sophomore book project, Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer (Zondervan, 2022) lands the plane on a topic that is more central to Tyler's heart and by which his current ministry is more defined.
You could deduce this partly from the fact he's done not one, but two teaching series on prayer in this calendar year alone; one series, Teach us to Pray in January; and a second "Vision" series which began in September. (Click here for Bridgetown's teaching page.)
But you could also discern it from a look at Tyler's life: Even before entering his early teens, prayer became a defining part of his spiritual journey, to the point of doing early morning prayer walks around his middle school to pray for the students in his year. Those prayers bore fruit. Today, he's National Director of the United States chapter of the 24/7 Prayer Movement, an organization founded by Pete Greig.
Full disclosure: I am a somewhat rabid fan of Tyler's teaching. It meets my current need for sermon content that is both informative, illuminating and pastoral. I would start to read a fresh chapter convinced I must have already read it the day before, because many of the illustrations had stuck with me; a sort of situation where you've read the book before seeing the movie, only the other way around.
I also deeply respect him not only for the breadth of sources and influences that shaped the book, but also for the personal anecdotes where the principles taught have been brought to life through interactions with people both in and outside the church, and on both coasts of the U.S. Honestly, I could write about prayer, but it wouldn't emerge the same as someone like Tyler Staton who is practitioner of the things described; someone who lives the lifestyle taught.
For the cynics who say that there are already too many books about prayer in a crowded Christian publishing market, I would answer, "I agree, but you need to read this one." I'm not overly emotionally, but several times I had to rub my eyes, if you know what I mean. At the same time, there are some more lighthearted references. In a podcast, I think Tyler referred to letting people breathe after particularly heavy moments.
Some churches end the sermon time with the pastor saying, "Today, for your homework, I want you to…" At Bridgetown, the language used is "practices" and each chapter of Praying Like Monks contains action steps you can take. The ten chapters lend themselves to small group study — I'd even say take twelve weeks — and it's good if you can listen to a few sermons online so that you've got Tyler's voice in your head as you're reading.
It's hard for new voices to find an audience, but I really hope you'll take my recommendation and consider this one.
As an example of Tyler Staton's writing style, I offer this short excerpt which I ran at Christianity 201 a few days ago.
Link to: Publisher's book information page
Jesus as History's Ultimate Person of Interest
Filed under: Christianity — Tags: apologetics, books, Christianity, investigation, Jesus, life of Christ, review, Zondervan — paulthinkingoutloud @ 7:41 am
Book Review: Person of Interest by J. Warner Wallace.
This is the fourth time it's been my privilege to review one of J. Warner Wallace's books, and while each one makes a compelling case for Christianity, I would propose that the set of four, taken together, provides an almost irrefutable, undeniable case for Jesus being all he claimed to be.
As in his previous titles, the skills of Wallace's work as a cold case detective provide a motif for the spiritual issues under discussion. This time around it's a single case: the disappearance and probable murder of a woman named Tammy. In this situation, a body was never located, which makes it the most difficult type of cold case to investigate.
This time around however, on the other side of the analogy is the author's own faith journey, from atheist to believer. The very personal aspect of this makes it very similar to Lee Strobel's The Case for Christ.
In Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World That Rejects the Bible (Zondervan, 2021) Wallace explains that there are two critical sets of factors at play in a potential murder investigation, and in a critical look at the life of Christ.
He sorts these things using the imagery of a bomb exploding. The first type of these factors includes noteworthy things leading up to the "event," which he calls the fuse. Then, everything that happens after, he terms the fallout. A longer fuse and greater fallout lead more clearly to the establishing of a person of interest.
What therefore sets this book apart from other apologetic resources is the emphasis on the particular time and place in history that Jesus occupied, and the spinoff effects including influences in diverse things like art, architecture, literature, sculpture, etc.
Included on the fallout side is the thorny issue of the capital-C Church's relationship with science, and the influence Christianity has had on other religions, including religions which were founded before the birth of Jesus. It's a courageous, outside-the-box perspective, and while one might argue that the reverberations from Christ's life aren't any more significant than the cultural echoes from, for example, The Beatles, added together, his documentation of such effects make Person of Interest a unique resource.
The book is also peppered with the usual illustrations provided by the author himself which are a hallmark of all of his titles. It does make for faster reading, especially if you process things visually. Some of these however are a bit repetitive, and most require a visit to the website to view more clearly, as the reproduction in the book is rather fuzzy. Several of the footnotes — 54 pages of them in a 312 page paperback — direct the reader to examine these images in detail online, along with selected case notes.
Wallace paints with broad strokes and a few times, I thought the finished work could have been tightened up a little. In the section on architecture he stated that the early followers of Jesus "lacked financial patronage," (p131) but in fact, this was exactly Theophilus' role in underwriting the research for the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts.
In a section concerned with the early church's role in fostering education, he mentioned The Didache and referred to it having a "question and answer" format (p160) when in fact it does not follow that catechism method. These are things I'm willing to overlook, however.
I'm not sure that I would use Person of Interest as an initial reading suggestion for someone interested in Christian believe — though a week from now I might do that with one particular person I am meeting — but as a supplement to Wallace's first book, Cold Case Christianity, it would prove to be a good complementary resource.
A free preview excerpt of Person of Interest, consisting of the introduction and first chapter is available at this link.
If you appreciate the study of Christian apologetics and already own a handful of resources, consider this. I guarantee you don't have anything like it in your library.
Mark Clark's Follow-Up Book Equally Packed with Content
Filed under: Christianity — Tags: apologetics, Christianity, God, Jesus, Religion, reviews, skepticism, Zondervan — paulthinkingoutloud @ 11:09 am
I think the greatest challenge I had with reviewing Mark Clark's The Problem of God three years ago is that the book was simply so wide-ranging in its coverage of the apologetic waterfront. There is so much entailed in the advice to "always be ready to give an account," and I so much want to own the material to be able to present it and properly articulate the content when asked that the prospect can be overwhelming.
And then there's the sense in that book, along with the sequel, The Problem of Jesus that this is Mark's own story and so he's able to present responses to the "problems" because he's worked them through in his own life, as opposed to those of us "older brothers" who grew up in the church and took everything as it was handed to us before we reached an age of potential internal skepticism.
I explained this in my first review,
Until his later teens, Clark was camped on the other side of the border of faith. Partying. Drugs. Disbelief. So he has those still there clearly in view as he writes this; these are the type of people who made up the nucleus of Village Church when it was founded in 2010.
The autobiographical elements are far from distracting, rather they serve an essential purpose, an underlying personal narrative connecting the philosophical threads.
There is a certain aspect to which the subjects in the two books overlap, like to proverbial Venn diagram. I would offer that he may not have had the second book in view when he penned the first, and wanted to cover a sufficient number of bases. Perhaps I'm wrong on this, but there's a lot about Jesus in the first book, and a number of things about God in the second.
You don't need to have read the first to start the sequel, and I'm quite happy to own both, which have a combined total of over 600 pages packed with content. To that end, there are 328 endnotes — I lead a dull life and so I counted them — reflecting a host of sources. (Remind me to look up Herman Bavinck, whose contributions were always insightful.) One reviewer offered that Clark "intertwines personal story, heavy scholarship, and winsome argument together." I would add that the book is definitely accessible to the average reader of Christian non-fiction.
The Problem of Jesus: Answering a Skeptic's Challenges to the Scandal of Jesus (Zondervan) covers nine different subject areas, but this time around a double chapter is given to each: The historical Jesus; the Gospels; discipleship; God's loving nature; miracles; the stories Jesus told; the divinity of Jesus; his death; and his resurrection.
I love books like this, and so it gets my wholehearted recommendation. Take it for a test drive: We included an excerpt at Christianity 201 on the weekend, which you can read at this link.
Thanks as usual to Mark H. at HarperCollins Christian Publishing Canada for an opportunity to check out The Problem of Jesus.
Dan Kimball Tackles The Bible-Reading Elephants in the Room
Filed under: Christianity — Tags: apologetics, bible, doubt, evangelism, Faith, reviews, skepticism, Zondervan — paulthinkingoutloud @ 10:20 am
Review: How (Not) to Read the Bible by Dan Kimball
I hope you've had the opportunity to take a friend to your church and had that moment where, seeing everything through your friend's eyes, you suddenly see everything that is happening in that space through an entirely different lens.
It's the same with reading the Bible. We pick it up every day and are often quick to skip over potentially troublesome passages because we know the bigger story, we know the outcome, and we know the divine author. But your friends get tripped up in the first few chapters and then, human nature being what it is, are quick to write off the book completely.
Dan Kimball's newest book How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture (Zondervan, 2020; and winner of the 'World's Longest Subtitle' award) is an attempt to confront the elephant in the room; many elephants actually of which he focuses on six:
unusual and antiquated laws given to Israel
the relationship in both Old and New Testaments with the practice of slavery
the role of women in society; in Jewish religious life; in the modern church
the relationship between the Bible and science; particularly in Genesis
Christianity's claim of exclusivity over all other religious viewpoints
the so-called "texts of terror" and seemingly gratuitous use of violence
One of the striking things about the tone of the book is the degree to which Dan Kimball is at ease discussing such things. He understands the mindset of those not yet part of the family, so to speak, and both addresses them directly, but gives the rest of us greater insight into their way of thinking. This is actually the third book by Kimball I have in my library. The title of one says it all: They Like Jesus but Not the Church, which again reflects how conversant he is with reactions to Christianity in the broader marketplace.
So two potential audiences emerge here: Those needing a seeker-friendly addressing of the problematic passages in scripture, and those wishing to better understand how to engage those discussions. Because of his relaxed writing style, I can also see this being a useful tool for homeschool families, though some might not appreciate his treatment of the seven different models for examining creation.
His treatment of the serpent tempting Eve reveals this as a wordplay, with the original having three possible meanings and the text incorporating all three in different ways. His nod to Christianity at the time of Galileo reminds us that the church hasn't always been at the forefront of scientific understanding.
There isn't a bibliography as such, but in the footnotes, we see material was drawn from writers such as Michael Heiser, John Walton, Paul Copan, The Bible Project, and a book I'm now anxious to look at, In the Beginning We Misunderstood.
All this said, the book is rather repetitive at times. While I love Kimball's ideas and presentation, the editing here seems somewhat lacking. Its 300 pages might easily be cut back to 250, and there are times the book almost plagiarizes itself, such as the sentence on page 142 which is repeated three sentences later on page 143: "Unless Paul is contradicting himself in the same letter, he doesn't intend for women to never speak a word;" and "Unless Paul is contradicting himself, the verse cannot mean for women to be totally silent." There is also very frequent mention of Greg Koukl's "Never read a Bible verse" principle (you should read the whole context) though I recognize that perhaps for Kimball, you can't state this too many times.
My greatest question reading this was wondering if the arguments presented would be sufficient to allay the objections of non-Christians. Perhaps. Hardcore skeptics? I'm not sure. Perhaps to that end, the book would need to be longer, not shorter. Where Kimball gets full marks is his willingness to confront these issues, and the aforementioned ease with which he navigates each potential stumbling block; a few of which were part of his own personal faith journey.
Better yet, the reader is assured that, 'I'm not the only one wondering about these passages;' and offers springboards for further investigation and conversation. A number of additional resources were due to be ready in January to promote additional study by groups or individuals. Learn more at DanKimball.com.
An Evangelical Look at Christian Relics and the History They Teach
Filed under: books, Christianity, reviews — Tags: Canadian authors, Christian culture, Church History, reference books, travel, Zondervan — paulthinkingoutloud @ 11:18 am
Blogger Tim Challies has produced a book which truly does go where no man has gone before. Epic: An Around-the-World Journey Through Christian History (Zondervan) is equal parts travelog and overview of church history. Although the approach of this book is radically different than his two previous works for Zondervan (A Visual Guide to the Bible and Visual Theology) the size and shape of the book, as well as the dependence on visual imagery does, for now at least, complete the hat trick of books for visual learners. (As a Canadian, Challies should appreciate the hockey reference.)
The goal was to look at objects rather than birthplaces, or memorial statues or plaques. As the intended reader is probably more Evangelical than not, this includes artifacts which are as much important to modern Evangelicals as relics are to Roman Catholics. It's an approach not usually considered. When an ossuary dating back to the early Church was featured at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, I was not in line. It's not something we do. Especially those of us who had a rather cursory high school education in history.
Instead, plotting an awkward course geographically, but a rather logical course chronologically, Tim Challies brought these bones to life.
Okay, there were no bones. But there was a jug, a hexagonal reading desk, a pulpit or two, several books and Bibles, and a small hydro-electric dam high in the Andes mountain range. Often the items featured were found in a collection of other related items, and the ones becoming the focus of the author's close examination were not the most popular or most viewed by tourists, but ones which he allowed to speak to him. Considering his Reformed background, I was rather impressed by this revelation of his process.
The book was made possible by a group of patrons Tim Challies had never met, nor was he seeking sponsorship of this project, an idea he says only crystallized one day prior. Over a span of three years, he traveled by planes, trains and automobiles to 24 countries on six continents, and estimates the overall journey to be 180,000 miles. As with many tourists, he encountered sites that were closed — usually finding a way in — and curators that were late for appointments. With a knowledge of keyboard, he might have been able to play Charles Wesley's organ. (For me that would have been the grand prize!) However any setbacks were made up for by serendipitous discoveries which weren't part of the original script. This was indeed, an epic project.
Accompanying him on the journey was film director Stephen McCaskell who has created a companion documentary available on DVD. The book definitely whetted my appetite to experience the backstory to finding and visiting the various sites featured. Unlike the book, the film is divided geographically and contains ten episodes running 21-26 minutes each.
Tim Challies' Calvinist leanings are present, even though he has tried to produce something of interest to all Evangelicals. I could have lived without Spurgeon's cheap shot at an Arminian Bible commentary or the rather protracted explanation of how Pentecostalism is a latecomer to the Church history party. And there was the obligatory quote from John Piper. Sigh!
The book is definitely personal and by incorporating details of the steps involved in reaching each destination, I was reminded of my all-time favorite author, Philip Yancey, whose writing is always partly subjective. I expect the DVD would yield more of this aspect of the journey.
There were also three areas where the book overlapped on one we very recently reviewed here, Eric Mataxas' Seven More Men; those being George Whitefield, Martin Luther and Billy Graham. I didn't mind the duplication, except that it served to alert me to the omission of anything related to The Salvation Army. Surely a mourner's bench or a tambourine could have been dusted off for the occasion.
One feature I really appreciated was the flow between chapters. The concluding paragraph of each section — and none are more than five pages — is really a teaser for the chapter to follow. The book is about 170 pages including notes, and because of the presence of visual images, I did speed through it quickly and regretted reaching the end so soon.
This isn't an exhaustive coverage of Christian history, but for those relatively new to the Church, it would be a great place to start. If you're a reader of Christian literature, Epic is like nothing else in your library.
Again, thanks to Mark Hildebrand at HarperCollins Christian Publishing Canada for this unique reading opportunity. Read more about the book and the DVD at Zondervan's website.
Eric Metaxas Continues the "7" Series
Filed under: books, Christianity, Religion, reviews — Tags: biographies, books for men, Eric Metaxas, history, men's interest, Zondervan — paulthinkingoutloud @ 1:29 pm
I have to give him credit. Eric Metaxas knows how to take biographical data and make it interesting and relevant to the greatest number of people. In a 2007 interview he said that his books, "don't touch upon anything at all where Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox Christians differ. They express just the basics of the faith, from a basic, ecumenical Christian viewpoint. They only talk about the Christian faith that they have agreement on." 1
Back in 2013 I reviewed 7 Men and the Secrets of their Greatness, and in 2015 I also covered 7 Women and the Secrets of their Greatness. (You may read those here and here.) Those two titles are also now available in a single volume. This time he's back with the hardcover release of 7 More Men and the Secrets of their Greatness (Zondervan; this time co-authored with Anne Morse.)
As with the other two, it's not necessary to read the chapters in the sequence they appear, but I started with the first, Martin Luther, but then found the chapter of George Whitefield (pronounced whit-field) even more engaging. The man was a bit of a superstar in "The Colonies" and on his home turf in England. While I was aware of him, I had never taken the time to learn about his life or ministry.
And that's the problem. There are people, including those in vocational ministry, who never are confronted with some of these figures in church history. That George Whitefield was mentored by John and Charles Wesley made him all the more interesting to me, but I was saddened to learn that towards the end they differed over "predestination and election." It's the same old song today, isn't it?
Whitefield's passion and appreciation for preaching in the streets was shared by William Booth the Salvation Army's founder, and so I skipped ahead to chapter four. While this was shorter than other accounts I've read of William and his wife Catherine, I never tire of them. There are certain "must read" books that are recommended to young Christians, but not to discount those, I would suggest that a biography of William Booth should be near the top of that list. This chapter would only whet your appetite for more about William and Catherine.
Then it was back to chapter three for George Washington Carver. I knew next to nothing about this man, a certifiable genius who literally rocked the agricultural world with discoveries that affect us to this day. Sadly, he grew up amid the segregation in the U.S. South, but that only made him more determined to better the lives of both his own people, and all of us. Appearing before Congress, he was asked where he learned all of his various food applications. He told them he got them from a book. When asked what book that was, he said, "The Bible."
Next, I was off to chapter six, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. I must confess that this was also an author I only knew superficially and reading this account of his life is almost exhausting as the man is moved from prison to prison for his crime of daring to critique the Soviet regime. I wasn't sure about his faith. Was he a Christian or simply a deist? That became more clear toward the very end of the story, and his roots in the Orthodox church would certainly resonate with Metaxas. Later in life he turned his attention toward the United States with messages that were prophetic in nature.
Chapter five is about Alvin York, among the most decorated soldiers of World War I, and chapter seven is about Billy Graham, and consists mostly of material culled from Graham's autobiography, Just as I Am. Sections on Graham's interactions with U.S. Presidents and world leaders was where I hoped Eric Metaxas would find his own voice, especially with his background working for Chuck Colson, but these are succinct biographies and Metaxas stuck closely to the script. Billy Graham is still very much with us, so there were fewer things here I had not already seen, but I didn't remember reading that Graham himself had been encouraged to run for President. His wife, Ruth, told him that if he did she would divorce him!
Overall, I enjoyed this volume every bit as much as the two previous "7" books in this series. Maybe even more. But what was the secret of their greatness? I think the question is a bit of teaser, with readers left to figure that out for themselves for each of the men profiled.
This is a great gift to give to a man, not for the obvious reason in the title, but because the pacing of the writing and the concise nature of the shorter chapters lends itself to even those who consider themselves non-readers. It's available now wherever you shop for great reading.
1Greek News: Eric Metaxas and the God Question
Renouncing Both a Doctrine and a Lavish Lifestyle
Filed under: books, Christianity, reviews — Tags: Benny Hinn, biography, book reviews, Charismatic movement, Costi Hinn, faith healers, gifts of the spirit, health and wealth gospel, name it and claim it, pentecostal, prosperity teaching, rich and famous, supernatural gifts, Zondervan — paulthinkingoutloud @ 7:20 am
Review: God, Greed and the Prosperity Doctrine: How Truth Overwhelms a Life Built on Lies
Many years ago the church which provided space for my Christian music retail, distributing and manufacturing business was also home to a daycare, a Christian newspaper, a radio ministry and a concert ministry. Among other things. And, oh yes, it was also rented by a faith healer of local renown who drew a modest crowd of about 250 people on Monday nights.
When the guy who had the radio and concert ministry got married, some of the other 'tenants' in the building got some rather last minute invitations, and I ended up going solo as did the faith healer. And that's the 100% true story of how I found myself in a brief, one-on-one, subdued and superficial conversation with Benny Hinn as we both waited for the doors to open to the reception.
It was our only direct contact, but suffice it to say that every time his name was mentioned — and in the years that followed it would be mentioned frequently — I had something more than a passing interest. By the time Benny Hinn relocated to Florida, he was, depending on the values behind your metrics, a major success in the world of miracle crusade evangelism.
So I watched with interest in 2017 when word leaked out that his nephew Costi, the son of Vancouver pastor Sam Hinn, had renounced the prosperity doctrine. When the book God, Greed and the (Prosperity) Gospel was released late last year by Zondervan, I missed out on the opportunity for a pre-publication review copy, but after actually holding a copy in my hands and reading a single chapter just a few days ago, I knew I wanted to process the entire story.
I read most of the book in a single afternoon, completing it in the early evening.
The story exposes the excesses and the lavish lifestyle enjoyed by the Benny Hinn Crusade team. The private jet. The luxurious food. The $25,000/night hotel. These things were paid for by the sacrificial donations of people who could ill afford to part with the money, many times in the belief that a blessing was just around the corner if they would give.
The irony, to put it mildly, was not lost on young Costi. On a trip to India, his conscience was pricked and it set in motion a chain of events that ended with his separating himself from the family business. He studied at a Baptist seminary and now serves as Executive Pastor of Discipleship at Redeemer Bible Church in Gilbert, Arizona and also heads a resource ministry, For The Gospel.
The book chronicles his jet-setting adventures, his choice to pursue academic study to equip himself for ministry, and his meeting the woman (now his wife) who would be part of re-orienting his thinking on many doctrinal issues. The book is roughly two-thirds narrative and one-third teaching on what he now regards as error in prosperity teaching.
He now quotes Charles Spurgeon and John MacArthur. Yes, that John MacArthur who has castigated charismatics for decades. It's like he's gone from one extreme to the other, out of the fire and into the frying pan, if you like.
With one exception. He's still continuationist in his doctrine. He still believes that Jesus heals supernaturally. I'm not sure MacArthur, who is a cessationist, is fully engaged on that topic.
There's a Q-and-A section in the back of the book which spells out his current relationship to Hinn family members. I'm betting Thanksgiving and Christmas may have some awkward moments. But he states in the introduction that he is not interested in having his book be seen as an exposé, but rather, he's simply telling his own story.
Since the book was published, I understand that Benny Hinn has recanted at least some or all of the prosperity teaching, but we've seen Benny do this before (such as the idea that each member of the Godhead is itself triune) and then retract the retraction in later writing.
My devouring of the book reflects my personal interest, but I think it's worthy of a recommendation. But maybe not for anyone who gave money to Benny Hinn. For those, reading it would be rather painful.
Book page at Zondervan: Click here
Once again, thanks to Mark at HarperCollins Christian Publications Canada for getting a copy to me so quickly!
Helping Churches Navigate Uncharted LGBT+ Waters
Filed under: Christianity, Church, issues, reviews, theology — Tags: Christian books, grace, sexuality, social issues, welcoming churches, Zondervan — paulthinkingoutloud @ 8:08 am
Towards the end of the summer I happened on an edition of the Unseminary podcast where Rich Birch was interviewing Texas pastor Bruce B. Miller, author of a book I was unfamiliar with, Leading a Church In a Time Sexual Questioning: Grace-filled Wisdom for Day-to-day Ministry.(Zondervan) I obtained a copy of the book but only this week completely finished reading it.
The thing I remember from the interview that day was the tremendous accommodation his church is making for visitors and regular attenders in a world of many different gender labels and complexities.
I really looked forward to reading the book but found that, in the perspective of the podcast I'd heard, it didn't really hit its stride or have the same bite until about halfway through. I think there are a couple of reasons for that.
First of all there are things that you can quickly get into in a verbal interview that bypass laying the scriptural foundation for a particular view on issues related to LGBT+ people. He wants to begin with a theology of sexuality.
Secondly, I think it was important to the author to make clear his own position which is a traditional interpretation of key scripture passages.
But that said, especially the second point, only serves to show the tremendous grace that he and his leaders have offered to those who might be coming to his church for the first time or might be considering attending on a regular basis. The book is an excellent template for any church that is navigating these uncharted waters.
Miller draws largely from the writing of Preston Sprinkle (who wrote the foreword), Andrew Marin, Nate Collins and many others. (Lots and lots of footnotes for those who want do dig deeper.)
So how does the grace-filled response enter?
…[G]ay people are crystal clear on our church's teaching that gay sex is wrong. In fact they go much further and imagine that we think being gay is the worst sin imaginable and that we hate them. Therefore, we have to go to great lengths to share what they do not know: that we love them and welcome them just as they are, as Jesus does. We have to say over and over that we want them here in our church family…(p.120)
And of course there's two sides to this and so I also appreciated this quote from Kyle Idleman
"The church should not be known for outrage towards people outside of our community who need grace; we should be outraged by people inside our community who refuse to give grace." (p.121)
Which tied in directly to this earlier statement,
We need as much grace for church people who struggle with gay people as we do for gay people who struggle with the church. (p.111)
So who it is that we're dealing with?
…86 percent of people in the LGBT+ community reported a significant level of church involvement at some point in their childhood or teenage years. (p.118)
I also appreciated the way that he's looking forward into the possibilities that can arise 10 or 20 years down the road from the position where are we now find ourselves. For example this comment about what happens as the gay population ages. Quoting Marin,
"What will churches do with the eighty-year-old gay man who has committed himself not only to the church but to celibacy as a theological conviction? He doesn't have children to support him or to serve as next of kin or as power of attorney for his medical care. He doesn't have descendants to listen to his stories or pictures of grandchildren to share with his peers. Who will be his advocate, his family, his community? It's a reality that theologically conservative churches need to start planning for…" (p. 155)
In addition to discussion questions at the end of each chapter one feature of the book which I need to mention is found in chapter 10: A liturgy for sexual healing. This could be the basis of an entire service on this topic and there is content here that can be adapted by non liturgical churches.
I recommended this book to several people not because there aren't other books on this topic in the market and others being written as I type this, but rather because it is written from a strong Church leadership perspective and as this issue becomes more front of mind in our churches it is the type of resource which, if I were a pastor, I would want to put in the hands of all of my key leaders and board members.
I wanted to include a section from the book on my devotional blog, Christianity 201, but that blog deliberately avoids topical issues so I found a general section which you'll find at this link.
One more time, if you want to catch the podcast, click here.
I've used LGBT+ as that's what this book uses. The author is clear at the outset that the focus is on gay and lesbian people, not transgender or "other sexual minorities."
This was my first attempt at dictating an entire blog post into my phone. I think I caught the spelling and syntax issues, but you can let me know!
Zondervan's Newest Study Bible in NIV Isn't New
Filed under: bible, Christianity, publishing — Tags: Bible marketing, Bible print size, Calvinist theology, large print Bibles, Reformed theology, study bibles, Thomas Nelson, Zondervan — paulthinkingoutloud @ 9:14 am
I hate to say, "I told you so."
At the time of its original release, I said the name, "NIV Zondervan Study Bible" would be too easily confused with the flagship "NIV Study Bible." Time and the marketplace proved this correct.
So when the time came to convert the Bible to the new Comfort Print font — a change still in progress involving every Bible product sold by both Thomas Nelson and Zondervan — they decided it was a good time to change the name to "NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible."
They also moved D. A. Carson's name to the top which is both in keeping with what is seen on academic books in a series, and also creates resonance for the all important Reformed/Calvinist market, which Zondervan would love to lure from the ESV back to NIV.
The other bonus was that with comfort print, people who formerly needed large print can get away with the regular edition. The large print version of the older title was simply huge. So they've effective killed two birds with one stone.
The original advertising from a few years ago highlights many of the Reformed/Calvinist contributors. I'm sure they would argue this isn't, strictly speaking, a Reformed product.
And a comparison chart showed the main differences in chart form:
Appendix One: People who feel they are in the market for larger print in a Bible are actually looking at five factors:
Font Size – To meet expectations, "large" should be at least 10.0 point and "giant" should be at least 12.0 point; but the key phrase here is "at least." Ideally, I'd like to see "large" at about 11.5 and "giant" at about 14.0." Also, generally speaking large print books are much more generous in font size — as well as the other four factors listed below — than large print Bibles. Some readers who have purchased large print books before question the application of the term when it's applied to Bibles with smaller fonts. If you're in a store and they have a font size guide posted, that gives you the language to express what you're looking for, but don't go by online guides, as they are sized at the whim of your monitor settings.
Typeface – This consideration is the basis of Zondervan and Thomas Nelson's move — started last year and continuing throughout 2018 — to "Comfort Print" on all their Bible editions. Some typefaces are simply fatter than others. Personally, I like the clean look of a sans serif font (think Arial/Helvetica) such as Zondervan was using on its Textbook Bibles. But others like the look of a serif font (think Times New Roman) instead. But Comfort Print is a great innovation and I find when it's available that people who think they need large print don't, and other who think they might need giant print (with other publishers) can work with Comfort Print's large print. You can think of this in terms of the difference between regular and bold face.
Leading – This one is actually quite important, and we'll leave the definition to Wikipedia: "In typography, leading (/ˈlɛdɪŋ/ LED-ing) refers to the distance between the baselines of successive lines of type. The term originated in the days of hand-typesetting, when thin strips of lead were inserted into the forms to increase the vertical distance between lines of type." One Bible publisher which I won't name is notorious for using a large font but then crowding their lines of type together. The issue here is white space. If you look at the Wisdom Books of the Bible (which are typeset as poetry with more white space and wider margins) and compare to the History Books or Gospels (which are typeset as prose, both right-justified and left-justified) you see the advantage created by white space.
Inking – Some Bibles are not generously inked. There are sometimes also inconsistencies between different printings of the same Bible edition, and even inconsistencies between page sections of a single Bible. Text should be dark enough to offer high contrast to the white paper. Furthermore, some older adults have eye problems which make reading red-letter editions difficult. If that's the case — and you don't always know ahead of time — use a page from the Gospels as a sample.
Bleed Through – On the other hand, you don't want to see type from the previous or following page. Bible paper is usually thin paper, which means the potential for bleed-through is huge. On the other hand, holding Bibles up to the light isn't a fair test. Rather, the place where you check out the Bible should be well-lit and then pages should be examined in the same context you would read them at home. It is possible that an individual simply needs a better quality reading lamp.
Appendix Two: An edited list of features from the publisher marketing includes:
• 28 theological articles by authors such as Tim Keller and Kevin DeYoung; over 60 contributors.
• 20,000 verse-by-verse study notes
• 2,560 pages!
• Hundreds of full-color photos
• Over 90 Maps and over 60 Charts
• Book Introductions
• Cross-references and Concordance
• Single-column, Black Letter
Note: This is a news article. Zondervan didn't supply a review copy — I already have the original which I traded for the large print I desired — and did not sponsor this blog article.
with files from Christian Book Shop Talk blog

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This year's biannual VIRION meeting was another success. This time, the organization of the two-day event was done by Tereza Brachtlova. Apart from sharing significant progress of each of the ESR's projects, the consortium members spent the second day learning more about bio business from different perspectives. Four speakers were invited to give a talk: Bas Koster (PI at Amsterdam UMC) shared his story about working both in academia and business; Lindy Bosch (Business Development Director at SMS-Oncology) gave a talk about business development at a CRO dedicated to clinical oncology trials; Riika Havunen (Head of R&D at TILT Biotherapeutics) talked about the transition from being a PhD student to becoming head of R&D; Matthijs Alderliefste (Business Developer at IXA Innovation Exchange) gave a workshop on how to successfully get started with designing a business.


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So why did Rio's Olympic diving and water polo pools turn green?
Other than the performances of the world's top athletes, one of the talking points of the first week of the Rio 2016 Olympics has been the pool water turning green at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre, the second of the Games' aquatic venues.
While Rio's key aquatic venue, the Estádio Olímpico de Esportes Aquáticos (Olympic Aquatics Stadium) is an all-new construction for the 2016 Games, using state-of-the-art technology, the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre was first built for the 2007 Pan American Games, and was refurbished by the Games organising committee for Rio 2016 where it is hosting diving and synchronized swimming as well as water polo group games in a temporary 25 metre pool.
Venue officials were initially unable to provide an explanation for the sudden transformation to the pool where Daley (and teammate Dan Goodfellow) had won bronze the previous night, leading to several days of conflicting advice.
First, the BBC reported that an official from the world aquatics governing body, FINA, had claimed the pool had been dyed on purpose to reduce glare. However, that claim was quickly ridiculed.
Media reports also advised that competitors weren't too pleased by its mysterious new colour, but, after being assured it was safe to swim in, the venue's previously scheduled events continued as normal.
However, by Wednesday, the colour had begun spreading, and the pool used for water polo and synchronized swimming also started to go from blue to green. Officials then claimed "a proliferation of algae" has caused by "a sudden decrease in (the pools) alkalinity" and its subsequent colour change.
A FINA statement then advised "the reason for the unusual water colour observed during the Rio 2016 diving competitions is that the water tanks ran out of some of the chemicals used in the water treatment process.
"As a result, the pH level of the water was outside the usual range, causing the discolouration.
"The FINA Sport Medicine Committee conducted tests on the water quality and concluded there was no risk to the health and safety of the athletes, and no reason for the competition to be affected."
A later media report reported organisers as suggesting heavy rain had diluted the chemicals in the water.
As of Thursday, Rio Organising Committee Spokesman Mario Andrada confirmed that "a sudden decrease in the alkanity of the diving pool" caused the blue-to-green change.
"We have treated both pools during the night and the alkalinity levels have already improved.
"We expect the colour to be back to blue very shortly. We understand a series of factors have affected the colour and alkalinity of the water."
Andrada added "the people in charge of the pool and of checking could and should have done more intensive tests.
"We followed the normal routine, we probably failed to note that with more athletes the water could be affected in a different way."
While not mentioned, the FINA statement also absolved leading international water filtration company Neptune Benson, whose Defender filters are installed at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium from any blame for the change in water colour.
Commenting to Neptune Benson partners and representatives, Michael Turner, Vice President International Business Development - Neptune Benson wrote "the bottom line is that these pools (at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre) were the existing pools - using sand filters - from the Pan-American games several years ago.
Click here to view FINA's statement of 10th August.
Article amended 6pm, Sunday 14th August.
The pools at the Rio 2016 Olympics are the subject of a feature in the July/August 2016 issue of Australasian Leisure Management.
Images: Diver Tom Daley's tweet alert about the change of water colour at the Olympic diving venue (top), the emerald green diving pool (middle) and the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre at Rio's Bario Olympic Park (below).


Whether you're a coach like the students and many of the clients I work with, or if you have a service-based or a product-based business, there is one thing that will often keep you from making all the income you could, and having to put a lot more time and energy into your marketing, resulting in burn-out and frustration.
The "I can help anyone with their problem" mindset.
Let's say you're an auto mechanic. You CAN most likely help everyone with car problems, right? But so does every other car repair shop in the city, so why should they choose you?
Many people compete on price, making them struggle to make enough money. Not a great solution.
Some people will shout "I'm the best!" from the rooftops. People don't really believe you.
1. Hi, I'm a holistic health coach. I use nutrition to help people with migraines, digestive issues, chronic pain or other discomforts in the body. If you want to feel better, come see me.
2. I help busy, stressed-out professional women with 5+ days of chronic migraine pain per month get control, reduce or eliminate the pain for good, and get their life back. Who do you know with chronic migraines?
So while my message had one single point of focus, others would come to me with different issues and I could decide if I could help on a case-by-case basis.
Being specific is the key to getting clients coming to YOU.
So, going back to that auto mechanic I mentioned earlier, I'd find out where their strengths are. Maybe they hold a unique certification for All-Wheel-Drive vehicles, or maybe they can boost engine performance or gas mileage in ways others don't. So, do they stop serving all customers? That's a great question.
Yes: If you want to be known as a generalist who has a side specialty of boosting Japanese engine performance, then you can still market generally, as well as in that niche.
No: If you want to be seen as THE true expert in your field, and have all the generalists sending clients to you, then you would ONLY work on those jobs. Of course, until you have enough of them, you'd do both, but then cut back on the general as the specialty work comes in. Then you can also charge more money for what you do, because you're the best in the area. They will happily pay more money to work with you, as long as your work is really top-notch and your customer service is excellent.
See how that works? You get to choose.
There are a few steps to having a really powerful conversation with a prospect that draws them in, and gets them to ask "How can I work with you?" before you even offer them a program or service.
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See how this kind of goes back to what I mentioned before about specializing? It's the same here. In order to thin out the prospects to those who need and want what you offer and are ready to take action to work with you, you use a qualification process by using a questionnaire.
You can either send them a list of questions by email, or you can send them to a questionnaire on a service like Survey Monkey (www.surveymonkey.com), and find out a bit about what problem they are trying to solve and what they want instead. Be sure to get their contact information too. You can ask what you need to in about 7 – 8 short questions, with contact info being the first 3 – 4. You can also ask a qualifying question like: "On a scale of 1 – 10 with 1 being 'I don't really care' and 10 being 'I HAVE to find a solution now', how important is it to you to solve your issue?" (or ask about reaching their vision).
Now you can choose to spend your conversation time with people who really need and want a solution. Now, this doesn't always work with every business, but I would bet you can find a way to make it work with yours. If you have trouble, email me and I'll help you find a path to success.
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Snell's Slant: Upset yet excited for Florida's future
By Shannon Snell – OnlyGators.com Featured Columnist
So after four long years, the Will Muschamp experiment has reached a conclusion. Most of us saw this coming, some thought/hoped it would be sooner, others believed it could be avoided but felt deep down that it would eventually happen. No matter, at the end of the 2014 season, Muschamp will no longer be the head coach of the Florida Gators.
But this is not about beating Muschamp while he is down; that is unnecessary as he came to the Gators, his hometown team, to do his best. At the end of the day, Muschamp wanted to win and create excitement for Gator Nation; he was just never able to put all the pieces together, especially on the offensive side of the ball. What is truly unfortunate about this situation is that Muschamp, as a man, is well-respected and well-liked by most that encounter him. Do not get it twisted: the Florida players love him, and his assistant coaches admired his work ethic even if they did not always agree with his decisions. But those things can only matter so much when you are making $3 million per season and not winning games, especially important ones – at home – against SEC opponents.
As a former player and someone who remains close to the program, part of me is upset that we lost a coach who truly worked his ass off every day he came into the building. There is no one around the program that would ever question his work ethic or dedication.
Yet, a bigger part of me is excited – about the future. For the second time in his career, athletic director Jeremy Foley has the ability to correct a mistake with a blockbuster hire, one that will not just excite the fan base but save recruiting and turn the team around on a dime. The only thing left to figure out is who that hire will be and how he will go about winning the remaining players over from the get-go.
The unfortunate part of any coaching change, and especially this one, is that players and recruits build strong bonds with coaches, especially guys like Muschamp. Some of Florida's players will leave; more commitments may choose to look elsewhere.
They always tell high school players to commit to the school, not the coach, but while many follow that mantra, not all do. When I finalized my list years ago, it was not the school that necessarily that won me over, but the coaches that I knew would play an important role in my life over the next four to five years. I committed to the University of Florida and Steve Spurrier. Just like some of these young men committed to the University of Florida and Will Muschamp.
Regardless of what happened over the last four years, and how much I criticized the Gators at times, I will always respect Muschamp for the job he did. For a first-time coach, it was not as bad as many made it seems; in fact, the issues were mostly on one side of the ball and due in large part to an issue at one position.
The problem is that the Florida job is not a trial-and-error position. It is as big as it gets in this industry, as Muschamp said when he got the job and admitted now that it is no longer his. He understands that he just did not get it done, but you know what, he probably will elsewhere very soon.
A three-year starter for the Florida Gators who played under Steve Spurrier and Ron Zook, former guard Shannon Snell joined OnlyGators.com in 2012 as a football columnist to provide his unique perspective on the team. He is now in his third year sharing his musings and will do so through the 2014 season. Snell, who played in 46 games over four seasons and started 36 of those contests, was named a First Team All-American by Sporting News in 2003 and spent two seasons in the NFL.
Jeremy Foley Will Muschamp
Snell's Slant: Enough is enough, time for changes
Billy Donovan offers support for Florida's football coach, again: 'I am a huge Will Muschamp fan'
Muschamp could have coaches hired by Tuesday
Dave Massey says:
Shame Muschamp didn't do better, but it is what it is.
Jesse Ven-Johnson says:
Yep, that's about all we can say.
Michael Jones says:
I agree that Muschamp tried hard and is probably a pretty good guy in normal life who is liked and respected by those around him. I always felt that it was bad to go after him personally, even though there were times when I probably went too far in my frustration with his stubbornness.
But trying hard, as commendable as that is, isn't enough if you are not the right man at the right time for the job. The analogy I use is me training and trying my hardest to run a 3:30 mile. You can admire my effort, but I'll never be able to do it. That's how I felt about Muschamp as the Gators' head football coach.
But now that it is over, I agree with you, Shannon, that piling on is not the appropriate tact. It is always a sad thing when someone tries hard but fails at an opportunity that means a lot to them. . whether it's a mom and pop restaurant, or the head coaching job at U.F. As I've said before, I wish Champ nothing but the best, except for anytime that he's coaching against U.F.
Go Gators!!!!
G2 says:
Well said! Hope he isn't coaching next season, hate to think he might be taking some of our top recruits along with him wherever he goes, especially if it happens to be in the SEC (Auburn, SC, etc).
Uh, what top recruits are you talking about him taking? We have zero five star recruits, two Rivals four star recruits, and the other seven are three stars. Not exactly a class anywhere near the top. That wouldn't be like we were losing a recruiting bonanza even if they all went elsewhere.
Not talking about any of the guys that are actually committed, its the 5 star UF leans that haven't pulled the trigger due to the uncertainty of our coaching nightmare.
305Gator says:
Agree with Shannon 100%. I haven't seen anyone bad mouthing Muschamp here. Just pointing out the fact that he failed to win enough games.
" the issues were mostly on one side of the ball and due in large part to an issue at one position." Very true and unfortunate that it is the #1 position on the team. When your QB regresses and fails miserably and your offense can't score enough points it doesn't matter how well you play defense you will still lose. And lose we did.
I too am excited about the future and believe that the right hire will be able to bring in the recruits that are on the fence. I don't think the Muschamp firing will do much damage to recruiting since our top 2 pledges already decomited even before he was fired plus so far his 2015 class is very thin as is. Now that it is settled that he is gone the new guy will have an easier time bringing in talent.
Gatoralum88 says:
Right on Shannon! "The Florida job is not a trial-and-error position. It is as big as it gets in this industry". We can only hope Foley now realizes the error in his ways (at least 2 of his 3) & is able to find (as you put it) "a blockbuster hire" who's been a successful HEAD coach. With the state of their current recruiting class, it's what they'll need to keep the remaining commitments (who are mostly out of state kids) to stay committed & hopefully convince those "wait & see" kids (Cowart, Ivey, Jefferson) to sign on.
Also, we can only hope the new head coach knows enough not to start nice guy Driskel (if he stays) despite how well he may perform in practice. That ship has sailed…& sunk…as WM found out the hard way.
As for Muschamp, while he did mellow some on the sidelines over his 4 years he has more maturing to do there IMO. I wouldn't rush into a big step back if I were him. In fact, he can take a 3 year paid vacation (at $2.1 mill/year) & relax if he'd like (We should all be so lucky!). He's probably best suited for & would enjoy coaching more on a pro team than fixing defenses for Steve Spurrier or Kevin Sumlin. It's too bad he wasn't able to add more "Champ" credits to his name while here. Go Gators!
Michael J. says:
I don't think you understand coaches. Muschamp won't sit out, he likes to coach. If it's something you like to do, you , of course, do it. It's also true that if someone does sit out like you suggest, the prospect of them actually getting another job diminishes rapidly. The coaches you see on the TV shows are there, for the most part, because no one wants them. There are exceptions, Bill Cowart comes to mind, and Lindy Infante was quite content with the bundle of cash he received and quit coaching. Some guys that have been head coaches have egos too big to accept being assistants again. I think Phil Fulmer could have had a job a long tome ago if he had been willing to be an assistant coach. I don't see Muschamp as the type of person with a huge ego, sure it will sting to work for someone else, but I think he'd rather do that and swallow his pride than sit at home.
UFGATORFAN100 says:
Great Article Shannon. I wanted to ask you a Question and Include a Comment.
IF you saw the MUSCHAMP press Conference plus Foley Press Conference. I thought only Mike Bianci from Orlando Sentinel asked the Tough Question to Foley "GATOR FANS blame you for bringing Muschamp here" cause of him Program Lows and digression.
Question: Do you Agree with Bianci? Also, considering 11~2 Season was an Anomaly I don't understand why Foley gave Him a Contract Extension that we are now Eating $6.3 Million…. I didn't understand why he would do that after He just came OFF 7~6 Season?
COMMENT: I followed your Twitter feeds through the South Carolina game your frustration anger and disbelief we're showing incredibly…. I agreed with all of it and I felt that you were done with the Muschamp Era comments?
It's time to let all of that go, Muschamp is leaving, new coach coming in. No need to beat a dead horse.
Just re-read it and caught the part about the "issues were mostly on one side of the ball and due in large part to an issue at one position." I don't buy that.
First of all, if it's not cool to continue to pile on a fired millionaire, then its really not cool to continue to pile on Jeff Driskel. I'm way over that and still think that Jeff is as much a victim of poor coaching and too many coordinators/systems as anything. I've heard fans from other programs laugh at our infatuation with Harris, especially after him missing wide open guys badly against USC. I like Treon and he's young, but I'm sick of Driskel being everybody's punching bag. Where's all this whiny Muschamp-compassion for Jeff Driskel?
Secondly, our defense is often over-rated. Bama set a record against our great defense. Arkansas just shut out LSU and we let them convert on a strategic 3rd-and-a-mile at home and run the ball down our throats. We were also lame against Mizzou (when the defense was on the field) and I thought that UK lit us up pretty good while we made their decent QB look like all-SEC.
Let's just try to say goodbye nicely to Muschamp without feeling the necessity to kick-in whatever teeth Jeff Driskel has left.
Just like it's time to put Muschamp in the past, the same goes for Driskel. He is, and always has been, a bad quarterback. He was never talented, even if people kept saying he was. Just because someone looks the part doesn't mean they are the real item. He was a member of the All Airport team, a guy that you say "Wow" when you see him and then he gets on the field and can't play a lick. Roper said it best, it doesn't matter what the scheme is, a good player will succeed. Jeff Driskel sucks as a quarterback. I told you that a long time ago, even before the season started that Driskel sucked, when are you going to give up this fantasy and stop making excuses for the guy? He was a guy that was rated high because of his physical characteristics, not anything he did on the field. Even in high school he was a mediocre quarterback. No high school team hat faced Driskel ever worried about him. He was a product of camps and seven on seven drills. where his lack of skill in a real game was hidden. He was, and is a colossal five star bust.
Except for the day he kicked your ass-s in Tallahassee, yours and your over-rated #1 draft pick QB, Manuel, the one who's riding the pine in Buffalo right now for an old man that the Bills had to beg out of retirement.
He wasn't a bust on that day, was he, my good man? Broke your hearts.
Hhhmmmmmm. . . .. wouldn't it be funny if the same thing happened again on 11/29/14? I mean, maybe not funny to you. . probably devastating to you. . . but hilarious to the actual Gator fans who are supposed to be on this site, Mr. Trollatollah.
The fact that you have so much disdain for Driskel only makes me like him more.
Trollatollah, that's a good one, I'll give you a thumbs up for that one. I don't read anything the trollatollah posts on here, if I wanted to read crap like he writes I would go visit nole sites. The guy is kind of creepy the way he tries to somewhat pretend he's a Gator fan. There is no doubt in my mind that you are a true blue Gator fan, even though we disagree on some things, and there is no doubt in my mind that he is a nole troll.
So instead we should kick the teeth of the rest of the team……….like you just did?
Mike the Red says:
The sad thing is that muschamp may become a good hc someday. If he coaches under a good hc, he may learn a few things this time around.
No doubt he is a very knowledgeable and capable coach and man. The most disappointing thing to me is losing his integrity. For him to succeed as a head coach he is clearly going to have to change his offensive philosophy. If he does that the sky is the limit for him, unfortunately he won't be doing that here.
Shannon Snell says:
I have no problems with Driskel Mr. Jones. Great guy. I didn't even mention his name. However, I do think he was limited in what he could do on the field and what he did do, he made a ton of mistakes. Mistakes that cost games. (Mizzou & LSU alone this year.) Muschamp put a lot of his faith in him the last few years, and the play at that position is one of biggest reasons why he won't be the coach of UF moving forward. I not kicking either one of the guys while they're down, but I don't think there should be any problem or debate when stating the obvious.
I respectfully disagree. Did Jeff drop the game-winning pass against LSU? How about all of the other passes that were dropped? Was he on the kick or punt coverage units? The blown blocking assignments? It seemed like he was constantly under seige as his confidence continued to wane.
Jeff didn't develop as I thought he would/should and he even regressed. I'll give you that. And it's puzzling. Not saying Jeff had a great or even a good year. He had a bad year. But I still feel he caught way too much of the blame and his mistakes were magnified over the mistakes of others.
I guess we'll just disagree. Thank you for your nice response, though. I appreciate being able to exchange opposing thoughts and ideas in a civil tone.
Go Gators!!!
Driskel did throw the game losing interception against LSU and gave up two six point turnovers to Missouri. The team didn't believe and follow him, which to me has been his biggest failure. Harris has not been spectacular by any stretch of the imagination but the team responded to him. That is the way of locker rooms and football teams. So I don't want to hear any crap about throwing everybody off the team.
Oh, and the last time I heard….wait a minute, let me check with all my friends…..yep, we all agree, quarterback is still the most important position on the team.


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Find sources: "Duncan Sheik" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Duncan Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He has composed music for motion pictures and the Broadway stage, winning a Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for his work on the 2006 musical Spring Awakening.
(1969-11-18) November 18, 1969 (age 49)
Montclair, New Jersey, United States
Rock, pop, alternative rock, acoustic rock, pop rock
Singer-songwriter, composer
Guitar, piano, vocals, electronics
Atlantic, Nonesuch, Elektra, Zoë, Rounder, Universal, Rhino Entertainment
duncansheik.com
Sheik is a native of Montclair, New Jersey. Following his parents' divorce, he split time between his father's house in New Jersey and his mother's home in South Carolina.[1] He is the half–brother of Broadway actress Kacie Sheik.[2] Sheik's Juilliard-trained grandmother introduced him to the piano, and he later took up the electric guitar. By age 12, he was playing guitar with high school students in a cover band.[3] After graduating from Phillips Academy, Andover in 1988,[4] Sheik studied semiotics at Brown University;[5] while at Brown, he played guitar in a band with fellow Brown student Lisa Loeb. Following his graduation from Brown in 1992, he moved to Los Angeles.[3]
Early in his musical career, Sheik played guitar for other artists, including Liz and Lisa (with Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell). Sheik also played on His Boy Elroy's 1993 album through his connections from a fellow Brown alum, Tracee Ellis Ross.[6]
Singer/songwriterEdit
In 1996, Sheik released his self-titled debut album, which was certified gold.[7] The album featured the hit single "Barely Breathing", which peaked at number 16[8] and remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for 55 consecutive weeks.[9] "Barely Breathing" also enjoyed Top 20 success on Adult Contemporary radio,[10] reached no. 2 on the Adult Top 40 charts,[11] and garnered Sheik a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.[12]
In 1998, Sheik recorded "Embraceable You" for Red Hot + Rhapsody, a George Gershwin tribute to increase AIDS awareness, and also recorded "Songbird" for another tribute, Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours.[citation needed] Also in 1998, Sheik released Humming, an experimental follow-up with string arrangements.[citation needed]
Sheik sang a duet with singer Howard Jones on Jones' 2000 single entitled Someone You Need.[13]
Sheik released Phantom Moon, a Nick Drake-influenced album on which he collaborated with poet and writer Steven Sater, in 2001.[citation needed] The following year, Sheik released Daylight, a brighter, more modern-sounding album which included the singles, "On A High" and "Half-Life".[citation needed] After a four-year recording break, Sheik released White Limousine (2006), an album which included companion software on a DVD-ROM to remix individual tracks.[citation needed] In 2008, Sheik was a judge at the 7th annual Independent Music Awards.[citation needed] A year later, he released Whisper House, a concept album which provided the score for the musical of the same name.[14]
In 2011, Sheik released Covers 80's, which included covers of popular 1980s songs. Concert dates in support of the album were later canceled due to Sheik seeking treatment for alcohol addiction.[15] A remixed version of the album was released the following year.[16][dead link] Sheik released a new studio album entitled Legerdemain in October 2015.[17]
ComposerEdit
In addition to being a singer/songwriter, Sheik has also composed music for plays, musicals, and movie soundtracks. He composed original music for the 2002 New York Shakespeare Festival production of Twelfth Night.[18] In 2004, he composed the score for A Home at the End of the World, and, later, composed the score for Through the Fire.[19][better source needed]
Sheik wrote the music for Spring Awakening (2006), another collaboration with Sater. Written over a period of eight years, the musical, which premiered off-Broadway in New York during the summer, opened on Broadway to critical acclaim later in the fall. The musical was based on the controversial German expressionist play The Awakening of Spring, written by Frank Wedekind. Sheik won a Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for his work on Spring Awakening,[20] and he and Sater won a Tony Award for Best Original Score.[21] In addition, Spring Awakening won a Tony Award for Best Musical[22] and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.[23] The guitar that Sheik used to compose songs for Spring Awakening was displayed at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.[24] As of 2012, Sheik was composing music for a feature-film adaptation of Spring Awakening, an adaptation almost a decade in the making.[25]
In 2012, Sheik wrote Alice By Heart, an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, along with collaborator Sater. Directed by Jessie Nelson with musical direction by Lance Horne, the musical was workshopped at the Royal National Theatre and commissioned by the National Theatre Connections.[26]
Sheik wrote the music and lyrics to the 2013 musical adaptation of American Psycho,[27] which opened at the Almeida Theatre in London, and was later staged on Broadway in 2016.[28] That same year, Sheik wrote the music for the musical adaptation of the novel Because of Winn-Dixie, which opened at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre.[29] Dixie was a collaboration with director John Tartaglia and Nell Benjamin, who wrote the book and lyrics. The star is an Irish wolfhound trained and provided by William Berloni Theatrical Animals, Inc.[citation needed]
In 2015, Sheik wrote the musical thriller Noir along with collaborator Kyle Jarrow. It premiered as part of New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse season. Inspired by live radio plays and classic film noir, the musical was directed by Rachel Chavkin.[30]
Other workEdit
Sheik produced singer/songwriter Micah Green's 199 debut album[31][better source needed] as well as his 2012 follow-up.[32][better source needed]
In 2000, Sheik wrote the foreword to The Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions, by Soka Gakkai International leader Daisaku Ikeda.[citation needed]
In 2006, Sheik recorded the song "A Purple Trail" for Other Songs and Dances, Vol. 1. In 2008, Sheik participated in Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace, an initiative to support Tibet, Dalai Lama and Tenzin Gyatso.[33]
Concert dates in support of Sheik's 2011 album Covers 80's were canceled when Sheik sought treatment for alcohol addiction.[15] In a message to fans on his tumblr blog, Sheik noted that he had entered a treatment center on the same day his latest album was released and had told his staff, "My record is coming out and I'm checking in."[34]
As of 2016, Sheik was reportedly in a relationship with model Nora Ariffin.[35]
Sheik practices Nichiren Buddhism and is a member of the US branch of the worldwide Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International.[36]
Awards and nominationsEdit
1997 Billboard Music Awards Himself Top Adult Top 40 Artist Nominated
"Barely Breathing" Top Adult Top 40 Track Won
1998 Grammy Awards Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Nominated
1999 BMI Pop Awards Award-Winning Song Won
2007 Tony Awards Spring Awakening Best Original Score Won
Best Orchestrations Won
Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Won
Outstanding Orchestrations Nominated
2008 Grammy Awards Best Musical Show Album Won
2016 Outer Critics Circle Awards American Psycho Outstanding New Score Nominated
AlbumsEdit
Peak chart positions
(sales threshold)
US Heat
1996 Duncan Sheik
Label: Atlantic
US: Gold[39]
1998 Humming
2001 Phantom Moon
Label: Nonesuch
2002 Daylight
2006 White Limousine
Label: Zoë
2009 Whisper House
2011 Covers 80's
Label: Sneaky
2015 Legerdemain
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
SinglesEdit
US AC
US Adult
US Dance
US Pop
"Barely Breathing"
12 16 19 2 — 10 Duncan Sheik
"She Runs Away"
— — — 24 — —
"Reasons for Living"
— — — — 3 —
"Wishful Thinking"
— 103 — — — — Great Expectations (soundtrack)
"Bite Your Tongue"
— — — — — — Humming
"That Says It All"
"A Mirror in the Heart"
— — — — — — Phantom Moon
"On a High"
— — — 21 1 — Daylight
"Half-Life"
"White Limousine"
— — — — — — White Limousine
"The Dawn's Request"
"Earthbound Starlight"
— — — — — — Whisper House
"Play Your Part"
EPsEdit
At the Reservoir EP (1997, Atlantic)
Humming Along EP (1998, Atlantic)
White Limousine EP (2005, Zoë)
Brighter/Later: A Duncan Sheik Anthology (2006, Rhino)
Brighter: A Duncan Sheik Collection (2007, Rhino)
On Stage at World Café Live: Duncan Sheik DVD (2007)
Whisper House EP (2008)
80s Covers EP (2010, Sneaky Records Inc.)
Music from the Motion Picture 'Harvest' EP (w/ David Poe) (2011)[46]
Stage creditsEdit
Twelfth Night - 2002
Nero (Another Golden Rome) - 2006
Spring Awakening - 2006
The Nightingale - 2006 (based on The Nightingale)
Whisper House - 2010
Carson McCullers Talks About Love (with Suzanne Vega) - 2011
Alice by Heart - 2012
American Psycho[47] - 2013
The Taming of the Shrew[48][better source needed] - 2016
Film and television creditsEdit
"Barely Breathing", Party of Five
"Reasons for Living", ER
"In the Absence of Sun", The Saint
"Serena", Fall
"Wishful Thinking", Great Expectations
"Alibi", Teaching Mrs. Tingle
"That Says It All", Three to Tango
"View from the Other Side", Friends
"A Body Goes Down", Jeff Buckley: Goodbye and Hello
"Now or Never", Boys and Girls
"On a High", Birds of Prey
"Half Life", What a Girl Wants
"Beyond the Sea" (performed as Bobby Darin), American Dreams
"A Body Goes Down", Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley
"Something Somewhere"/"There's a Home", A Home at the End of the World
"I Am a Pilgrim", Transamerica
"Barely Breathing", Cold Case
"I Wouldn't Mind"/"As Shadows Do", The Cake Eaters
"Mama Who Bore Me", 90210
"Barely Breathing", Glee
"Barely Breathing", Girls
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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^ "The people have their say: Hojo rocks". DeseretNews.com. 7 July 1999.
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^ a b Miller, Michael H. "Duncan Sheik Cancels Tour Dates to Deal with Alcohol-Related Addiction | The New York Observer". Observer.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
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^ Finn, Robin (July 2, 2002). "PUBLIC LIVES; Decisions, Decisions. Name Recognition or Nirvana?". The New York Times.
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^ McPhee, Ryan (18 October 2018). "Spring Awakening Writers Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater at Work on Twelfth Night-Inspired Amazon Musical Series". Playbill.
^ Wallenberg, Christopher (10 December 2018). "From the Archives: Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, and John Gallagher Jr. of Spring Awakening Reflect on 'Surreal' Success". Playbill.
^ Gans, Andrew (10 February 2008). "Spring Awakening Wins 2008 Best Musical Show Album Grammy; Krieger and Dale Also Win". Playbill.
^ "Hidden Broadway Treasures Revealed". Broadway.TV. Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
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^ "EXCLUSIVE: Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik Workshopping New "Alice" Musical at London's National Theatre". Playbill.com. 2011-05-24. Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
^ Gordon Cox (2010-02-02). "'American Psycho' musical takes shape". Variety. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
^ "In Case You Missed It: Duncan Sheik Is Having a Busy Season and Do Critics Have Faith in Amazing Grace?". Playbill.com. 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
^ "Because of Winn Dixie, New Musical by Duncan Sheik and Nell Benjamin, Will Premiere in Arkansas; John Tartaglia Directs". Playbill.com. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
^ "Exclusive: Duncan Sheik on His New Show Noir, American Psycho Casting & Spring Awakening Film's Delay | Broadway Buzz". Broadway.com. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
^ "The Top 100 Artists on ARTISTdirect - Pop, Rock & Hip Hop Music Styles - Free Music Download, Music Video, MP3 music and Music CD". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
^ "Duncan Sheik produced Micah Green's latest album I Know, I Know, I Know, due out Tuesday August 28th via MRI/Sneaky Records « Duncan Sheik Duncan Sheik - Official Website". Duncansheik.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
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^ "SINGAPORE SUPERMODEL NORA ARIFFIN TALKS ABOUT STRIPPING AND SURVIVING IN THE 80S". HerWorld. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
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^ "Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
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^ "Duncan Sheik Album & Song Chart History - Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
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^ "Shakespeare Theatre Company - The Taming of the Shrew - Shakespeare Theatre Company". www.shakespearetheatre.org.
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Q: While loop in a while does loop forever PHP MYSQL I'm making a while loop so the code reads out how much goals there are scored.
This works with a counter as you can see $scorecounter = 1; and $scorecounter++;.
It also adds if 1 one goal is scored, one goal to the player.
And when there is scored 6 times it does the while loop 6 times.
Everything works but the only thing that doesn't work is that te page keeps loading. Like it's doing the loop forever. The page doesn't refresh, it keeps doing the second while loop forever.
I know it has something to do with:
while ($scorecounter <= $scorecounter) {
                            mysql_query("INSERT INTO goals (PlayerID, GameID, Name, Team, added_on) VALUES ('$IDdpt', '$Gamedpt', '$Namedpt', '$comp', '$date')");
                }

But i can't find the fault where it's doing the line forever.
Here is my whole code:
<?php
$Gamedpt = $row['ID'];
$IDdpt = $_POST['ID1'];
$Namedpt = $_POST['player1'];

$scorecounter = 1;

if (stristr($row['Hometeam'],"$club")) {
    $totalgoals = $row['Thuisscore'];
}
if (stristr($row['Awayteam'],"$club")) {
    $totalgoals = $row['Uitscore'];
}
while ($doelpuntcounter <= $totalgoals) {

if ($_POST["score1"] == "$scorecounter") {
    echo $_POST["player1"];
    echo " has $scorecounter times scored";
    mysql_query("UPDATE players SET Goals = Goals+'$scorecounter' WHERE Naam ='".$_POST["player1"]."'");
                    while ($scorecounter <= $scorecounter) {
                        mysql_query("INSERT INTO goals (PlayerID, GameID, Name, Team, added_on) VALUES ('$IDdpt', '$Gamedpt', '$Namedpt', '$comp', '$date')");
            }

    }
    $scorecounter++;
}
?>

Please help.

A: There are two flaws in your code. I have intended the code and added some comments. Please read the warning below as well.
while ($doelpuntcounter <= $totalgoals) {
    if ($_POST["score1"] == "$scorecounter") {
        echo $_POST["player1"] . " has $scorecounter times scored.";
        mysql_query("UPDATE players SET Goals = Goals+'$scorecounter' WHERE Naam ='".$_POST["player1"]."'");
        while ($scorecounter <= $scorecounter) {
            mysql_query("INSERT INTO goals (PlayerID, GameID, Name, Team, added_on) VALUES ('$IDdpt', '$Gamedpt', '$Namedpt', '$comp', '$date')");
            $scorecounter++; // needs to be in this while loop, flaw #1 !
        }

    }
    // additionally, where is your $doelpuntcounter incremented???
    // flaw #2
}

Furthermore, you are still using the old mysql functions. Instead, try to use the newer mysqli functions or PDO instead.

A: The problem is at the following line:
while ($scorecounter <= $scorecounter) { ... }
You can also view this as checking whether 1 is smaller or equal to 1. This is an equivalent of while (true) { ... } and thus will cause an infinite loop. You probably meant the following:
while ($scorecounter <= $totalgoals) { ... }

A: As already noted in the comment:
while ($scorecounter <= $scorecounter)
that will give you an infinite loop because $scorecounter will always be equal to itself.
You need something like this to stop the infinte loop:
$loop_breaker = 0;
while ( ++$loop_breaker <= $scorecounter) {
                        mysql_query("INSERT INTO goals (PlayerID, GameID, Name, Team, added_on) VALUES ('$IDdpt', '$Gamedpt', '$Namedpt', '$comp', '$date')");
}

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Holidays back after the introduction of Covid testing at East Midlands Airport
Tests should lead to lower quarantine times at either end of the journey
Zena HawleyAgenda editor
The introduction of testing is expected to boost passenger travel from the airport (Image: Nottingham Post)
Travelling to countries such as Spain, Greece and Italy could be made easier from today after East Midlands Airport (EMA) introduced Covid-19 tests for passengers for the first time.
Some countries that are served by airlines from EMA require pre-departure tests to shorten or completely alleviate quarantine requirements upon arrival.
Others require passengers to have a negative test to gain entry. This means passengers will be given maximum flexibility when planning their trips and comes in the week that the UK Government lifts England's international travel ban.
A full range of tests, RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, rapid antigen and antibody, will be available to all passengers at the airport. They will be delivered in partnership with airport services and travel medical provider, Collinson.
The airport is also offering passengers the chance to book discounted pre-flight testing appointments on the high street at selected Boots UK stores. EMA passengers will also be able to access Boots' own in-store RT-PCR Covid-19 testing service, which returns results within 48 hours from more than 50 stores across the UK.
While cargo flights have been boosted during the pandemic, passenger flights have been very limited (Image: Midlands Engine)
These are specifically for customers who do not suspect they have Covid-19 and, if booked through the EMA website, can benefit from a 5% discount.
Passengers will also be able to book the tests they need to shorten their self-isolation period upon return under the UK Government's Test to Release scheme.
Announced last week, this will launch on Tuesday, December 15 and allows travellers arriving from higher risk countries to reduce their period of quarantine by taking a test five days after they arrive in the UK.
Test to Release follows in the footsteps of countries which are already offering quarantine-free inbound travel to those able to provide evidence of a negative test.
Airport testing prices through Collinson start at £40 for antibody tests, £50 for antigen tests, £79 for RT-LAMP tests and £99 for RT-PCR tests.
The Covid-19 testing systems explained
PCR Testing is the most sensitive test that is currently available, able to detect active infection some days before the patient is infectious or symptomatic.
It is the gold standard test; used in the NHS daily. PCR testing takes around five hours to be performed, but as tests sometimes have to be repeated, a turnaround time of 24 hours is often given. PCR testing is performed in machines then cycled through different temperatures. As the process of changing temperature takes some time, the process is longer than other processes such as LAMP.
LAMP Testing is another form of genetic test, able to detect the RNA of the virus. It is a more recent development than PCR and is performed all at one temperature.
It is generally faster and cheaper than PCR but is not considered to be as sensitive – but is still more sensitive than antigen testing. LAMP tests might be able to detect patients immediately before symptoms are displayed but this is unsure at present. Rapid LAMP testing can add a significant degree of confidence if performed before flying, for example, when all aboard have had a LAMP test prior to departure.
Antigen Testing is the fastest and cheapest of all lab tests for COVID-19. Antigen tests often become positive after having had symptoms for a couple of days. Their use is particularly powerful when patients are attending communal events and a quick check needs to be performed to see if attendees are infectious with COVID-19. Also during winter months, when people often have symptoms of the common cold or flu, performing an antigen test will ascertain whether the condition is the coronavirus or not.
Antibody Testing is a test that looks for the presence of virus antibodies in the system. The presence of antibodies indicates that the patient has previously had COVID-19, as their body has developed the antibodies necessary to fight off the virus. However, a lack of antibodies does not indicate that the person has not had COVID-19, as not every patient develops them, and much is still to be understood about how long the antibodies last in the patient's system.
EMA managing director Clare James, said: "As England emerges from a ban on international travel, we know our passengers are keen to start flying again.
"However, many of the most popular destinations that passengers fly to from EMA require a negative test before visitors arrive in the country.
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"This new facility will make the process of getting tested prior to departure as easy and cost-effective as possible. It also means that EMA is well-placed to support the introduction of a UK arrivals testing regime, which will enable travellers to reduce the length of time they need to self-isolate if they test negative.
"Subject to the relevant tests securing Government approval, this could free people from quarantine after just five days.
"Our goal is to make testing available to as many passengers as possible, helping to get the country flying again as England comes out of its second lockdown."
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The testing facility at EMA can be adapted as Government travel requirements change. Its online booking portal will allow passengers to choose the correct test and testing location for their specific requirements – whether at the dedicated airport facilities or elsewhere.
David Evans, joint chief executive of Collinson added: "In order to restore confidence in travel, it is critical that travellers can navigate the many different testing regimes now required by different governments around the world.
"We were the first company to set up Covid-19 testing facilities at a UK airport and our partnership with MAG (which owns Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports) means that these airports now have comprehensive testing facilities. This is a major step forward in opening up the UK to safe travel."
Passengers should always check the latest travel advice from Government before taking a test.


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