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Health Reference Series
Ethnicity, Race, and Disease Sourcebook, 1st Ed.
Ethnicity refers to cultural factors, including nationality, ancestry, regional culture, and language. However, race refers to groups of people who have similarities and differences in biological qualities. Based on stroke statistics by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is estimated that the risk of having a first stroke is twice as high for blacks compared to whites. It is found that prevalence of arthritis in white/non-Hispanics is 22.6 percent but 15.4 percent for Hispanic/Latinos. These differences highlight the need to study diseases and common conditions across ethnic groups in order to achieve health parity.
Ethnicity, Race, and Disease Sourcebook, First Edition provides information about measuring racial and social determinants of health and barriers to health equity. The book reviews the health status of U.S. populations, including life expectancy and health literacy disparities. It discusses disparities among ethnic groups in detail and genetic predisposition to disease and heritability, along with the importance of family medical history. It also talks about diseases such as diabetes, cancer, asthma, and chronic liver disease in the context of ethnicity and race. The book includes strategies to improve healthcare and eliminate healthcare disparity. It gives insight to patient rights and responsibilities, healthcare fraud, illegal diabetes treatments, and weight-loss scams. A directory of resources provides list of organizations that support healthcare parity.
This book is divided into parts and chapters. Parts focus on broad areas of interest. Chapters are devoted to single topics within a part.
Part I: An Overview of Ethnicity, Race, and Diseases defines race as a person's self-identification with one or more social groups. It discusses minority health along with understanding the social determinants of health. It talks about barriers to health equity and the importance of race and ethnicity in health research.
Part II: Race, Ethnicity, and Social Determinants of Health highlights social determinants of health across life stages, early-childhood development and education, employment and economic stability, and the role of social networks in community health.
Part III: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status Indicators reviews the health status of U.S. populations and life expectancy. It outlines mortality trends across racial and ethnic groups, racial and ethnic barriers to education and employment, and health-services utilization among ethnic populations.
Part IV: Genetics/Genomics and Ethnicity discusses the genetic predisposition to disease and heritability, along with the importance of family medical history. It also explains the genetic conditions, such as sickle cell disease, hemochromatosis, Alzheimer disease, and so on, specific to certain ethnic groups.
Part V: Prevalence and Patterns of Common Conditions in Different Ethnic Groups gives insight into ethnicity, race, and diseases, along with their risk factors. It presents information about diabetes, heart disease, chronic liver disease, asthma, and cancer associated with ethnicity and race. It also talks about mental and behavioral health.
Part VI: Strategies to Improve Healthcare and Eliminate Disparity discusses the strategies and accessibility that are expected to strengthen and modernize our healthcare system. Diet, tobacco cessation, and how to prevent, communicate about, and treat communicable diseases and chronic conditions are also described.
Part VII: Additional Help and Information includes a glossary of terms related to ethnicity, race, and diseases, and a directory of resources for additional help and support.
Standard Features in the Health Reference Series
Library Binding, 6 x 9
550-650 pages per volume
Volumes published after June 2015 include access to Health Reference Series Online.
Easy-to-use volumes organized into parts and chapters. Parts focus on broad areas of interest. Chapters are devoted to single topics within a part.
Authoritative content from respected government agencies and institutes, university research centers, professional medical associations, and non-profit health organizations.
Comprehensive chapters feature generous use of headings and subheadings for ease of navigation.
Tables, charts, and illustrations display statistical data and supplement explanations.
Helpful glossary provides definitions of technical terms.
Resource directories with contact information highlight organizations that can provide further information and support.
Professionally prepared master index provides easy access to descriptive information, definitions, and related concepts.
List Price $95 per volume
School and Library Price $85 per volume


In today's article I will talk about the watch brand that celebrities use (celebrity luxury watches).
Most of the famous car in the colors of the shoes so that they use and they do everything takes care to be trendy. Some of the celebrities, watches more expensive than a car. Did you know that?
Rihanna at the Grammy Awards "Unapologetic" with the name of the album was awarded Best Contemporary Album in the field of. Rihanna uses watch as the Piaget brand watch. Rihanna that prefers to gold.
"Unbroken" named in the film, sitting in the director's chair Angelina Jolie is wearing Cartier Tank watch brand. Angelina Jolie watch, the value is $ 6000.
"Money Stalker" in the name and with the film to be nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is expected to take in the field of wearing Oscar watch brand Tag Heuer Carrera Chronograph. This brand has become synonymous with Leonardo DiCaprio as a wristwatch.
Recently, "Young & Hungry", as with the series executive produced, that made its name with a gold watch brand Rolex has been showed Ashley Tisdale.
Modeled for Emporio Armani brand is expected to make a successful tennis player Rafael Nadal, Richard Mille watch brand uses.
Likewise in 2005, the famous model Heidi Klum, who married British singer Seal expensive than $ 60,000, Richard Mille watch brand uses.
Accomplished actor Jason Statham is the brand Panerai wristwatch while.
"New Slaves" named part of the Best Rap Song, "Yeezus" named album of the Best Rap Album category and the Grammy Award nominated that, but failing to win Kanye West, Casio Bape G Shock brand watch uses.
With their studies along with Justin Bieber, Usher has come up that names, wrist watch brand Rolex Milgauss is a choice.
"We're The Millers" playing the lead role in the film, and seen in the movie's premiere, Jennifer Aniston Presedential brand Rolex wristwatch uses.
2014 Golden Globe Awards ceremony, the young star Sofia Vergara, Rolex Daytona brands, gold watches, preferred.
South African movie actress Charlize Theron as a wristwatch with diamond embellished Christian Dior brand has been seen.
Seal's Richard Mille costing no less than $60,000.


One beautiful October day, I thought it would be a great idea to carry a heavy tripod on (a small part of) one of the most well-known long-distance hikes in Scotland, the West Highland Way.
Conveniently situated between two train stations, I chose the episode between Crianlarich and Tyndrum. The film, set to music licensed courtesy of mobygratis, simply documents the amazing autumnal colours and light that can be seen along this hike at this time of year. I actually visited Balloch, on the south end of Loch Lomond, very early that same morning as well, which is also shown at the beginning of the video.
Locations: West Highland Way between Crianlarich and Tyndrum, and the Western shore of Loch Lomond near Balloch. Scotland, October 2012.
Music by Moby, "Live Forever" courtesy of mobygratis.com.


"The relationship between bowling action classification and three-dimen" by Craig Alan Ranson, Angus Burnett et al.
Lower back injuries, specifically lumbar stress fractures, account for the most lost playing time in professional cricket. The aims of this study were to quantify the proportion of lower trunk motion used during the delivery stride of fast bowling and to examine the relationship between the current fast bowling action classification system and potentially injurious kinematics of the lower trunk. Three-dimensional kinematic data were collected from 50 male professional fast bowlers during a standing active range of motion trial and three fast bowling trials. A high percentage of the fast bowlers used a mixed bowling action attributable to having shoulder counter-rotation greater than 30°. The greatest proportion of lower trunk extension (26%), contralateral side-flexion (129%), and ipsilateral rotation (79%) was used during the front foot contact phase of the fast bowling delivery stride. There was no significant difference in the proportions of available lower trunk extension, contralateral side-flexion, and ipsilateral rotation range of motion used during fast bowling by mixed and non-mixed action bowlers. Motion of the lower trunk, particularly side-flexion, during front foot contact, in addition to variables previously known to be related to back injury (e.g. shoulder counter-rotation), should be examined in future cross-sectional and prospective studies examining the fast bowling action and low back injury.


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ORLANDO!!
We have a FREE Advance Screening of "Isn't It Romantic," and we want YOU to go!
Our screening is Monday, February 11 @ 7:30 PM
All you have to do is click on the link below to follow us on Facebook or Tweet this page, and then COLLECT YOUR PASSES!!!
Passes, as well as seats at the theater, are FIRST COME FIRST SERVED!
So act fast and arrive early!
From New Line Cinema comes the romantic comedy "Isn't It Romantic," starring Rebel Wilson ("How to Be Single," the "Pitch Perfect" films), Liam Hemsworth (the "Hunger Games" films), Adam Devine ("The Intern," the "Pitch Perfect" films) and Priyanka Chopra ("Quantico," "Baywatch"), under the direction of Todd Strauss-Schulson ("A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas," "The Final Girls").
New York City architect Natalie works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city's next skyscraper. And if things weren't bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare—a romantic comedy—and she is the leading lady.
Wilson stars as Natalie, alongside Hemsworth as Blake, a handsome client; Devine as her co-worker and earnest best friend, Josh; and Chopra as Isabella, a model and self-proclaimed yoga ambassador.
Strauss-Schulson directed from a screenplay by Erin Cardillo and Dana Fox & Katie Silberman, story by Erin Cardillo. Gina Matthews ("13 Going on 30," "What Women Want"), Grant Scharbo ("13 Going on 30," "What Women Want"), and Todd Garner ("Paul Blart: Mall Cop," "Tag") are the producers, with Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Andrea Johnston, Marty P. Ewing, Rebel Wilson, Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth executive producing.
Collaborating with Strauss-Schulson behind the scenes are director of photography Simon Duggan ("The Great Gatsby," "Hacksaw Ridge"), production designer Sharon Seymour ("Argo," "The Town"), editor Andrew Marcus ("Begin Again," "Sing Street"), and costume designer Leah Katznelson ("How to Be Single," "Sleeping with Other People").
New Line Cinema presents, in association with BRON Creative, a Broken Road/Little Engine Production, "Isn't It Romantic." Slated for release on February 13, 2019, the film will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film has been rated PG-13 for language, some sexual material and a brief drug reference.
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Q: note: candidate: MyClass:MyClass(const MyClass&) error My C++ program is occurring following error when I saving it:
hw.cpp|10 col 7 error| note: candidate: Category::Category(const Category&) [cpp/gcc]
hw.cpp|10 col 7 error| note:   candidate expects 1 argument, 0 provided [cpp/gcc]
hw.cpp|14 col 9 error| note: candidate: Category::Category(std::__cxx11::string) [cpp/gcc]
hw.cpp|14 col 9 error| note:   candidate expects 1 argument, 0 provided [cpp/gcc]
hw.cpp|36 col 9 error| no matching function for call to 'Category::Category()' [cpp/gcc]
hw.cpp|39 col 51 error| cannot call constructor 'Category::Category' directly [-fpermissive] [cpp/gcc]
hw.cpp|39 col 51 error| note: for a function-style cast, remove the redundant '::Category' [cpp/gcc]

My code is:
class Category {
    private:
        string name;
    public:
        Category(string _name)
        {
            name = _name;
        }

        string getCategory()
        {
            return name;
        }
        void setCategory(string _name)
        {
            name = _name;
        }
};

class Book {
    private:
        string name;
        string author;
        Category category;
    public:
        Book(string _name, string _author, string _category)
        {
           name = _name;
           author = _author;
           category = Category::Category(_category);
        }
        Category getCategory()
        {
            return category;
        }

        void setCategory(string _name)
        {
            category.setCategory(_name);
        }
        string getName()
        {
            return name;
        }
        void setName(string _name)
        {
            name = _name;
        }

        string getAuthor()
        {
            return author;
        }
        void setAuthor(string _author)
        {
            author = _author;
        }
};

What is wrong in my code? How can I fix it?

A: The problem is here:
    Book(string _name, string _author, string _category)
    {
       name = _name;
       author = _author;
       category = Category::Category(_category);
    }

Look at the last line. What value do you think category has before that line executes? How do you expect category to be constructed in the first place so that you can give it a new value here?
How you fix it depends on what you want to do. You can use an initializer list. You can use a default constructor.

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Rahul is a young businessman who had a lot of surplus cash. He wanted to invest this cash. His friend advised him to invest in property. As property prices were going up, he invested in a property worth Rs. 50 lakh.
As the property prices escalated further, the value of his property went up. His friend advised him to sell his property, which was now priced at Rs. 75 lakh in just 2 years. Accordingly, Rahul sold his property. But he was shocked to find out that the actual profit he got was much less than Rs. 25 lakhs that he had expected. What happened? What went wrong? Here is why Rahul lost his money.
The income tax department considers property to be an asset. Any profit you earn by selling it attracts a capital gains tax. If it is held for less than three years, it attracts a short-term capital gains tax, which is charged at higher rate than long-term capital gains tax, which is applicable after three years. Since Rahul sold off his property before three years, he ended up paying short-term capital gains tax, thus eroding his profit.
When Rahul bought the flat, the amount he paid was much higher than Rs. 50 lakh. This is because he had to pay various duties like stamp duty, registration fees, brokerage, etc. As a result, his cost price went up. Now, since he held the property for a short time, his profit did not climb high enough to cover these expenses. Moreover, if he had to pay brokerage to sell the property, his profit would be reduced further.
Since this property was Rahul's second one, he had to pay wealth tax, which was 1 per cent of the total wealth over Rs. 15 lakh. As Rahul possessed gold, car and other assets, his wealth easily exceeded Rs.15 lakhs. Ultimately, he was forced to pay wealth tax, thus eroding the value of his investment.
During the time Rahul remained invested in his property, the stock markets also reached new highs. Now, the returns from stock market are much higher than the returns from property. Besides, the holding period for stocks is just one year after which long-term capital gains tax sets in. Rahul lost this opportunity to earn high returns from stocks. But he is not alone. In the recent Dubai property crash, many celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, David Beckham and other celebrities had heavily invested in properties here. But with the recent crash of Dubai World, not only will they not recover their money but they have lost the opportunity to invest in stocks that have been showing upward movement.
5. Should you invest in property or not?
Yes, of course. However, it should be done only after thoroughly understanding the costs involved in buying a property. You need to remember the costs involved in buying and maintaining a property is much higher than any other asset. Besides, you should also diversify your portfolio across other asset classes. You have to understand the costs affecting the returns from the property, which Rahul did not take time to understand. Moreover, property is not a very liquid investment, so you should have the capacity to hold on to it till you get a right buyer. If you can manage to follow these recommendations, you can get the best returns from your property.


I just saw this video on Arron Chambers Blog. What if Mary and Joseph had Facebook to document the birth of Christ? It may have looked like this.
Over a year ago, way back in 2009, I decided to start a Blog. Now I have never been a big writer. I have never sat down and said I feel like writing today. I haven't even been one to follow a ton of popular trends, and I would say blogging is a popular trend. However, I saw it as a good way to share some of my thoughts about life, ministry, and other topics with my congregation and those who wanted to read them. For the first half of 2010 I would say I succeeded very well at this blogging thing, but then something happened.
I have wrote several times that I do intend to continue blogging. I have even shared that I was working to recreate the blog. To be honest those were the thoughts in my mind at the time. What I really think it was … my well was dry. I had run out of ideas. Over the past several months I have done a poor job feeding myself. One of the things I have noticed in my life is when I am drained, dry, and even a little depressed, I am empty.
There are two ways for me to recharge my batteries so to speak. The first is on the spiritual side. I love to listen to sermons. But not just any sermons. I love to listen to good preachers present the Word of God. I am a preacher. I am a trained preacher. I attended Bible College, and have a degree in Bible and Theology. I also have a minor in preaching. That means I have a decent grasp and understanding of scripture. I also have been trained in preaching styles and techniques. Because of that, when I listen to a sermon I struggle to hear what the preacher is preaching and I focus on his exegesis, his sermon structure, his delivery quality, and many other technical aspects. I have to listen to a good preacher who I can forget about those details and actually hear what he is saying. I hate that, but most preachers I know struggle with the same problems.
Having said all that, there are good preachers out there that I can listen to and glean a lot of insight from. But I haven't been feeding myself the way I should. Sometime over the summer I switched computers at home and have yet to sync my iPod with that new computer. Because of that, I haven't put any new sermons on it. Now here at the office the church has purchased me a new computer. This new computer will allow me to have iTunes on it and allow it run while doing other things. I am excited to be able to listen to sermons once more.
But the sermon thing isn't my only let down. I read the Bible a lot. But a lot of what I read is in preparation for a lesson, sermon, or some sort of devotion. While I am reading the Word, I am not feasting on the Word. I am reading it to prepare for something, not reading it to transform my life. This is something I have been warned about for a very long time, even before I went to Bible college. And even though I have been warned about it, I have fallen into the same trap.
Since I am not reading the Bible like I should, you can probably guess I am not having my prayer time with God the way I should. If that is what you did guess, then you would be correct. Isn't it funny how all those things work together? God speaks to us through his Word (as well as other ways), but if we are not in his Word, then at times we can have nothing to share back with him. Its like the awkward silence you experience on the phone when no one has anything to say. Friends this is a great problem, and one I have to work to overcome.
Earlier I said I recharge in several ways. The second way I recharge is by doing something with my hands. If I can't work on physical projects I can get somewhat depressed. I think this is one of the things that has always scared me about ministry. I love what I do. I love being able to teach the truth of Scripture and inspire people to live lives that glorify God. But in that there isn't always a lot of physical work to be done. A lot of it is at a desk, reading, writing, and preparing lessons. A lot of it is talking with people about their spiritual condition, their struggles in marriage, or some health issue. A lot of it is reading about, dreaming, and strategizing the future of God's church here at West Side. A lot of it is going to the hospital and visiting those who are sick. A lot of it is much more than I care to share here. In no way am I complaining about my job. I love those aspects, but most of them do not require me to use my hands.
Even though I am not good at it, I love to build things. I love to mow grass. I love to care for landscaping. I love to tackle projects around the house. For the first year and two months living here in Lebanon, Crystal, Alivia, and I lived in a tiny apartment. Living in that apartment was horrible for me. If something broke or needed improving I had to call the complex to have a maintenance man come take of it. Now that I own a house, I am the one that gets to do those things. I am loving it. I also can tell that some of the spring in my step has returned. My batteries are being recharged.
I titled this post New Years Resolution. It is that time of year to make those things. While I have never been big on making a Resolution, I think this year I might. I am not going to make the proverbial resolution to loose weight (While I certainly need to do that). I am going to make the resolution to make sure I am recharging my batteries. My well has been empty for a while now. I need it refilled. I am making strides in the working with my hands department, but I have a long way to go in the spiritual department.
I plan to again use this blog as a place to share my thoughts. But for me to be able to do that, I need to be filling the well and charging the batteries. I am going to use this blog as a barometer of my spiritual health. If my well is dry then there won't be any post on here, but if it is active, then you know I am recharging in many ways.
Over the next year you may also see this blog change. To be honest I do not know what I am want to accomplish here. It may just be a place where I journal. It may just be a place where I share my thoughts about church, life, and growth. Who knows, but I encourage you to help me keep accountable as you watch me recharge and fill my well over the next year.
Here in South West Ohio fall has come in full force. Despite the lack of rain over the past few months we have been blessed with a wide range of fall colors. One thing I love about this part of the country is we have the privilege of experiencing all four season of the year. Each season has something different to offer and experience. The cold nippy wind of winter along with a fresh blanket of snow provides a clean pure earth. The warm, pleasant breeze of spring, with all the flowers, the smell of fresh cut grass, reminds of rebirth. The hot long days of summer, with the wind whistling through the trees, makes you long to be outdoors spending time with friends and family. The changing of the air, the bright array of fall colors, brings a warmth, yet a chill, returning families to the indoors, brings with it a sense of comfort and strength.
Over the past few weeks I have felt in my own life that I have been going through a change in season. At times I feel I am walking hand in hand with God. I feel like I have God in my thoughts continually. I am in his word. I am praising him through song. I am somewhere in my head sharing my thoughts, my likes, my dislikes, my excitements and my heartaches. I am using tools to study his word in ways I have never done before. I am striving for his church in ways that cannot be stopped. But then, something outside my control enters in, and that season begins to change. Then I go through a time where I feel distant from God. I am not in his word, unless teaching or preaching. I am not picking up commentaries/study aides, unless in preparation for a lesson. I am not spending time in prayer, unless leading one for a class or group. I am not spending time in worship, unless on Sunday mornings.
Then out of the blue my heart breaks. It is much like the heart break I have felt when breaking up with a girlfriend. You know the deep pit in your stomach, the knot that ties up deep inside, the feeling of being all alone, the feeling of hurt that just changes your entire demeanor and attitude. Your outlook on life quickly becomes different. This feeling exist because in a way you are breaking up with God. You are feeling lonely, your attitude is affected, and you are hurting because you are separated from the one you care about so much. But we have an amazing promise.
As Joshua was preparing to take over the leadership role of Moses, God gave him this promise. "The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." As a follower of Christ, I have that promise too. The writer of Hebrews reminds his audience of that in 13:5. In my seasons of separation from God, he has never left nor has he stopped leading. It is during these seasons where his leadership picks up. It is during these seasons that he uses his spirit to gently nudge me, to remind me of the relationship we have. It is during these seasons that he breaks my heart for him.
I thank God for constantly being there. I thank God that he continues to nudge me, even when I do a horrible job of living for him. I thank God that he still uses me for his service.
So what do your season of life look like? How does God nudge you to do something you should be but are neglecting to do? How does God use his spirit to break your heart?
On Sunday afternoon my wife was on her Facebook reading the postings of many of her friends when she came across one saying, "Praying for MACU." MACU for those who do not know is Mid-Atlantic Christian University, the place where my wife and I met and the college I graduated from. The Facebook status left both Crystal and I intrigued so I began scanning Facebook for some sort of clue to what was going on. Since I could not find out anything more on Facebook, I called my good friend Robert to see what he knew. What I soon found out I was not prepared for.
On Sunday afternoon just before 1:00 a male student shot and killed another male student in his dorm room on the campus of MACU. This news took me by surprise. When I called Robert I did not expect this kind of news, or even this kind of tragedy to ever take place on that campus. Had there been disagreements on campus before? Certainly. Had their even been physical fights on campus? I am sure there have. But to have something like this, one student taking another students life, I just did not expect.
Because of these events, and me now living so far away, I have spent the past four days glued to the internet. I have been logging onto Wavy TV 10's website multiple times a day, I have been watching my Facebook for updates from current and former students, as well as college faculty and staff, and I have been checking my email every time it dings to see if it is another update through the Alumni news.
While I have been a person addicted to the news for a good chunk of my life … I spent an afternoon as a high schooler watching a house fire on Fox News that was taking place in California … I watch tragedies for hours on end just waiting to hear that new piece of news that is so few and far between … this week the news has just drained me. I am left today with no drive, no motivation, just sitting in my office struggling to focus and be productive.
Then I found this video; a video about people doing the right thing; a video about people stepping away from their capitalistic conquest to help their competition in their hour of need.
What took place in the dorm at MACU on Sunday was a horrific loss of life, and unfortunately a time when the shooter was not acting with the love of Christ. But then to find this was an uplifting insight into who God calls us each to be. God calls us to be agents of love.
The reason for Christ was because of the love God had for us. God loved us so much that he choose a people, the Israelites, to be his instruments in bringing into this world his son Jesus Christ. Christ came to die so that we may have life. God has given us the indwelling of his spirit. With that spirit living inside of us, we are then to reciprocate that love to all of mankind. We are to be agents of love.
Would you please continue to pray for MACU as they are going through one of their toughest and most emotionally draining times in the history of the school. MACU is a place I hold near and dear to my heart. It is a place that has trained so many preachers, teachers, youth ministers, and lay leaders for the work of God's kingdom. I pray that these past few days will only work to strengthen the school and it focus on ministry. I also ask that you pray for both families of those involved. For the family of the victim, that they will find peace and forgiveness. For the family of the shooter, that they will remain strong, that they will seek God, and they will be the support their son, brother, and grandson needs them to be. For the shooter, that he will find peace, that he will find restoration in his heart with God.
In 2003 when I graduated high school the state of Ohio had a requirement that all students put together a portfolio. In the portfolio we had to include our high school diploma, a resume, some references, as well as some of our writing assignments done over the course of our senior year. I decided I would put my best pieces of work into the portfolio. I was very proud of what I created.
For some reason the portfolio made it into my office when I was in NC. As I have moved it has continued to travel with my office books. I don't remember if it was when we were dating or since we have been married that my wife first looked through this piece of work. When she first looked at it she quickly noticed that my writing was horrible. Not only was my punctuation horrible but I butchered almost every grammar rule in the book. Looking back at the portfolio, I now ask the question, "How did my 12th grade English teacher allow me to put this crap in there?" Now I know I am not the world's best writer or someone that a lot of people who pay money to read, but I have improved greatly.
Knowing where I started from and where I am today, now gives me the opportunity to poke fun. My wife has been dealing with some issues producing milk for our child. Through the frustration she has been driven to start her own blog to release some of the tensions. You should all check it; read from her fingertips the ups and downs, the joys and sorrows, and the learning opportunities of being a first time mom … crystaldawson.blogspot.com. But here is where I get to poke fun. I checked the blog out today and noticed that she broke many grammar rules. I immediately texted her this … "Don't ever make fun of me for my grammar. Just saying!" (Because of the conversation proceeding she would not take that text in a negative or harsh way. Just saying). It was only her first post, and she was caring for our daughter and doing other things, but now she has lost all rights to get on me.
I love her very much and am very proud of her as a mom. I am also glad she is looking to use the blog as a release. Check it out, comment on her post and support her in amazing ways.
If you have been reading my blog for any amount of time you have noticed that there has been a sudden drop in blog post. The drop was from daily post for a Bible reading, to doing it few and far between, and then in June it just stopped all together. There are several reasons for this. I will explain them below.
I started this blog to share my thoughts on life and ministry. I also wanted it to be a place where I could communicate with the members of my congregation. I decided last year to make this a place to do a Bible reading guideline from. For the first five months of the year this went really well. Then around the time Alivia was born I kind of stopped doing it as regular. Maybe it was because life got really busy, or maybe I lost my drive. I think both can sum it up.
Life got busy as any parent out there knows. Not only did I have the responsibility of helping Crystal with our daughter, but I also had all the responsibilities at church. Summer was quickly approaching and that means busy times for churches. West Side is no different. But something also happened. My drive for the blog was waning. I realized that most of my post we becoming very redundant. I was repeating myself each day having a hard time of being creative and different. The pattern began to be hit or miss and then in June I just decided to stop all together.
I needed a break. I needed to step away and get a new perspective. While I am not ready to start back with the Bible reading today, it will be back very soon. I am excited to see what God will teach me in the next couple of weeks. During the silence on the blog God has been working in different ways in my life and I am excited to share them with you. Keep checking back to see what new things God will be sharing through the blog and my life in the coming days.
Today' we begin the book of Philippians. Paul is writing to the church he helped to start in the Roman Colony of Philippi. Philippi in many regards is a retirement Colony. Men who served in the Roman military would often get property in or near the town. They are very up on how the Roman world functions. When Paul writes to them he is on house where he access to the Imperial Guard (Caesar's version of the CIA). While the verdict is still out, this is more than likely the house arrest he served waiting trial before Caesar.
Paul begins the letter in today's reading (Philippians 1) by sharing with them how much he longs to be with them. He sees the church at Philippi as his partners in ministry of the gospel. The idea of a partnership in ministry was new to me until I entered ministry.
In the church I grew up in we did not do much with other churches. When I was young our church was smaller, and we would from time to time go and worship with East Forty. But as we grew, our connections with other churches began to decrees. It was not until college, and until I started working in ministry that I truly saw what Paul cherished.
What I saw in NC was the churches worshiping together. What I saw in NC was the churches joining forces to minister to their congregations. But you know, what I still did not see in NC was the churches joining together to partner in ministry. They met together to fellowship and worship, but not much advancement of the gospel was taking place. When I moved to Virginia basically the same thing took place. The churches got together to worship together, fellowship together, but there was no coalition to advance the gospel.
Now I know our churches do work together in many ways. We support many of the same missionaries; we come together for fellowship and from time to time join forces on a single project. But what if we were to practice what Paul cherished? What would our world look like if the churches in our area, Southwest Ohio, came together on a regular basis to advance the gospel? What would that partnership of ministry look like?
I think this is something I am going to bring up at our next Ministers Breakfast. I want to look at ways we can partner together to advance the gospel. While fellowship and worship with our sister churches is great, what are we doing to advance the partnership of ministry? What can we do to bring to the gospel to the world in a more powerful way than each of us can by ourselves?
In the church we are to live in harmony. We are not to get into quarrels with each other. We are not to get in quarrels with the world. We are to be light, we are to be love, and we are to be peaceful, praising God in one accord. We are to submit to one another.
What have we done my heart cried out! Does the church we know today, does the church we see in history resemble the church that Paul described Christ giving to us? I do not think so. Over the course of time our human hearts, minds, and hands have really blemished the church. Over time we have sent men on Crusades who have done some wicked things. Over time the church has persecuted people to death for witchery. Over time the church has spilt into many different groups because of arguments over doctrine and understanding. Over time man has thrown into the mud something pure, beautiful, and holy. My heart breaks for what man has done.
So how can we restore the church back to the purity that Christ presented her with? We can begin by applying the passages listed above; be imitators of God, Live as Children of light, praise God together in one accord, and submit to one another.
Paul says something powerful in his writing in today's passage (Ephesians 3). Paul says that it is "by the gift of God's grace given me through the working of his power" … "This grace was given me: to preach to the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plainly to everyone the administration of this mystery." Basically Paul was saying, I have been given grace so that I can preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, so that the love of Christ will not be held up, but be made plain to everyone.
Do you ever look at the grace you have been given in the same light? Do you see your salivation, your freedom in Christ, your removal of sin, your promise of eternal life in the prescience of God as a gift of grace you must share? I believe that is an attitude we are supposed to have. God did send Christ to save just one man he sent Christ to save all mankind. You having that gift of grace should want to share it in fact be compelled to share it. So how do you do at that task?
I have really been enjoying the passages we have been reading. It has been a great discourse of Paul's theology on faith, grace, salvation, and justification. Today's reading (Galatians 3) is another strong reminder of some of those things.
Over the past two weeks, Marty, Larry Holmes, and I have been working on a sermon series we are going to be doing at the first of next year. I am really excited about the series we will be doing and the life transformation we hope comes along with that. While we have planned out the first part of the year, we have continued the planning and have the majority of 2011 planned out. There are two different camps out there that believe differently on sermon planning.
Here's my deal friends … I am the type that loves to plan things out. I love the fact that I know what we will be preaching on in the upcoming year. I love the fact that as I read stories, as I watch things on TV, as I serf the web, I can be filling away illustrations that might fit with the upcoming messages. And I also know that none of this is set in stone. The messages aren't written, just planned, they can be changed if something changes. But you know, I believe that when planning these things out the Holy Spirit is right there in the planning. This past Sunday Marty preached on "Why do bad things happen to good people." As he was writing one of his points, he received a phone call from his daughter with the diagnoses of his 3 year old grandson's problems. It was then the Holy Spirit revealed to him his participation in the planning of that sermon some ten months before.
Here's the deal, in today's reading Paul opens up by asking how we received the Holy Spirit; was it through faith, or through observance of the law. The answer is it was through faith. When we practice things in faith, God will allow the Holy Spirit to work things out according to his purposes. My illustration of sermon planning shows that. When we plan in faith, God knows what going to happen, and he uses that planning to meet the current needs of the congregation. When we act in faith utilizing the Holy Spirit, God will work in ways that meets our current needs. We may not see it, we may not understand it, but God is allowing our faith and the work of the Holy Spirit to do great things.
I know I've seen it, and you probably have to. You're driving down the road, or leaving the parking lot of a shopping center, and there one the corner is a man or woman standing with a sign asking for help because they are out of work and out of money. I know my reaction to that is to do nothing. I sit in my car looking forward, thinking the whole time I cannot wait for this light to change. And when it does, I pull away trying my best to not think about it anymore. Why do we do that? Maybe it is because we have had a bad situation happen when trying to help.
When I was in high school there was a man who would stand on two different corners of the same road holding the familiar sign "will work for food." One day a colleague of mine with another lawn service asked the man if he wanted to run one of his weed eaters for a couple of hours and the man replied, "Well I cannot do any physical work because I have back problems." Now I do not know if that was the truth and I am not here to judge the man, but that response to his sign can be something that turns people away from helping.
Another time I was in Washington D.C. with some friends. For our Western Civics class we had to pick an art museum to go through and then write a report, so my friends and I selected the National Museum of Art to. Our hotel that weekend was several blocks from the National Mall in DuPont Circle. So to get from the hotel to the Mall we decided to ride the subway. All we had on us was $20 bills and at that time they would not work on the subway. So we went into Walgreens to make change. As we were going in there was a man outside the door asking for a handout. The cashier could not open her drawer to make change without a purchase so we bought a box of snack food and gave it to the man outside. When we gave him the box of food I remember his reaction all to well. Instead of thanking us he began to curse at us and complain about what we gave him. Now I realize we were in the wrong. We should have bought him something with substance, but his reaction would have been enough too cause one to never help again.
So why do I say all of that? Well today's reading (Galatians 2) reminded me of something I as a Christian need to do a better job of. Paul is being sent out by the Elders and Apostles in Jerusalem. They are blessing him on his mission to go to the Gentiles and preach the gospel. As they do, they asked one other task … "All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do." From this we learn two things … remember the poor and be eager to do it.
So, do you do a good job at remembering the poor? Do you help those standing on the corner as you drive by no matter their reaction? I know I need to a better job of this. It is funny; lately this has been something really on my heart as I have seen more and more people in need. So how can we do a better job? What are some ways we could help those in need? What are some ways we could bring a little light to those who are in darkness?
I have been around the church my entire life. There has only been one period in my life where I was not as dedicated as I should have been, and that was missing a Sunday night or Wednesday night here or there. With that background being shared, there has been a church situation that has bothered me for years. If you have been around for a while you have heard the things that cause churches problems … "Choosing the color of the carpets," "choosing the style of the worship," "the clicks that form in a church," and the list could go on and on. These things are not important, and are things that should be considered disputable (Check out yesterday's post to see my thoughts on that).
Did the message of those verses wring out to you? We who are strong should bear, have patience, have endurance, and have encouragement for those who are weak. We are there to build them up. We should not be doing things to please ourselves; that is where the fights over carpet color and style of worship come into place. When we focus on the weaker brother, or even the person far from God, we are not thinking of ourselves, we are thinking of them, so that they may be built up. How do you do at that? Is your focus on yourself or on the ones further from God?
You see we have been given a spirit of unity from the one who provides the strength and encouragement so that we can bring him praise as one united front. We are called to accept one another, so that we can bring praise to God. What is the highest form of praise? Bringing people further from God through a maturation process to where they are close to God walking with him day after day.
It has been a long time since I have read the book of Romans the way I am doing so now. I am almost kicking myself for not studying it like this in the past couple of years. Today' reading (Romans 14) really reminded me of that.
I love how this passage begins with the word of Paul … "Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters." Sometimes I think many of our arguments in the church are over disputable matters. Friends, we all come to church at different levels in our Christian walk. Some of us have been in the church our whole lives, we have spent years studying the scripture, and some of us might even have some college background in our study of the word. Others have come to the table at a completely different level of maturity. Some may have come from a background that was weak in teaching the scriptures'. Some may be new to Christianity and have little knowledge of God's word and his teachings.
We must remember to accept the brother or sister who is weak. It is our job to teach, guide and correct. That is how you more than likely became a stronger brother. But when it comes to areas were there is disputable knowledge, those are areas we must learn to not pass judgments, where we must act out of love towards others.
A couple of weeks ago in our small group we got into a discussion about eschatology. Myself and one of the group's members are on completely different sides of the table on that particular subject. However, because of the love we have for each other we did not get up demanding that one of us was correct, on the other hand we discussed peacefully and without passing judgment on each other. Why was that? Because it is a disputable matter! It is not something we should wage war over. In the end while we did not agree that friend and I enjoyed a nice time of fellowship afterwards.
So how do you handle being in the prescience of a weaker brother? How do you handle yourself when in a discussion on matters that is not set in stone, matters of opinion? Continue reading the rest of Romans 14 and Paul gives some pretty good answers.
Today's reading (Romans 13) brings some challenging words in today's political climate. Paul commands us to submit to the governing authorities. We know this is not a suggestion but a command because of his use of the word "must" in verse one. Paul also tells us that he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and thus we can assume rebelling against God.
Now you might be asking, or even screaming … "What is going on in Washington and in political circles all around the country is not right." Maybe you sit on the other side of the fence and are pleased with what is going on in political circles. You might also be saying … "Paul does not get what we are going through, if we are going to change things back we must rebel." Friends, Paul's words were probably just as challenging to the people of his day as they are to you.
The world Paul lived in was ruled by the Romans. Now if you were a Roman citizen things were pretty good. However, corruption ran through the political realm then just as it does today. The group Paul is writing to is a group of Christians living in the capital city of the empire … Rome. At this time the Christians are not well liked. This is near the time Nero, the present Emperor is accusing Christians of burning down the city. Persecution and heat is coming on the Christians from their rulers and authorities. Paul's words to submit would have had the same challenge to them as they may to you.
So, if you are unhappy with the government, or you become unhappy one day, what can you do? Well you can begin by thanking God that he allowed you to live in a country where you can still makes changes to the law without rebelling. At this time there is still a process that we can go through to disagree, to change laws, and even the constitution if you are unhappy. But what would be wrong is rebelling. What would be wrong is refusing to pay your taxes. What would be wrong is harming someone, lashing out, or doing something illegal to make your point. Rebelling against the authorities is rebelling against God, even if you are doing it in the name of Christ.
Something stood out to me in today's reading (Romans 10). I might be taking this in a different direction than many of us have thought about so please be patient and follow along.
In our culture today there are many things being debated in the political realms. Whether it is health care, immigration, terrorism, or taxes, there is probably something that gets your blood boiling. In the past couple of weeks our terrorist awareness has been on heightened watch because of the Times Square failed attack. The other night I was watching CBS's NCIS LA with my mother-in-law. They were trying to track down some Muslim terrorist that had escaped federal custody. When they caught them they were on a bridge surrounded by the authorities. When one man looked into the van through binoculars he noticed that they were doing something … that something was praying. He knew what that meant and ordered everyone near to get back, and soon after the van exploded.
Something caught my eye in today's reading that made me think about those two events … one true life and the other fictional. In the reading Paul writes … "For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge." Here Paul is talking about the rejection of Christ by his fellow Jews. Their rejection of Christ is based on their faith in God as they have always known it. They were not willing to accept the coming Messiah. I think we can learn a great lesson in the way we approach people who want to do harm to America and its citizens (This does not make right what they do or have done, and it does not change the punishment they should receive).
One thing we must remember when dealing with people, whether they are Christian, Jews, or even Muslims, they are zealous for their faith. The man in Times Square, the men praying the in the ticking time bomb, were zealous for their faith. They believed they were carrying out a mission for their god. My heart goes out to people like I described today. They believe what they are doing is right, that they are following their god. But I know they are wrong. I know they are way off the mark. I know what their eternity is. I know they need Jesus Christ. So when we remember that people of faith are zealous for their faith our approach to evangelism must change.
So my question for you today is … If you believe faith in Christ is the way to true salvation how does your approach to evangelism change from someone with no faith to someone who is zealous for their faith and their god?
Thank you for being patient with me. On Thursday morning my wife and I went to the hospital to begin the delivery process. I tried to do the Bible reading but my mind had to many things on it to focus properly. I hope you did the reading and plan to pick up with today's reading.
Today's reading (Romans 8) is packed full of some awesome information shared by the Apostle Paul. Paul reminds us that when we are in Christ there is no condemnation, when we are in Christ we have the gift of the Holy Spirit, and when we are in Christ we are more than conquerors.
You see friends these all tie together in an amazing way. Christ came and defeated death when he rose on the third day. No longer did sin bind him to the grave, and because of that he has the ability to bring us along. No matter what eschatological view you hold to, in the end, if you are in Christ you have conquered death. When you stand before the judgment throne of God Christ stands on your defense. There is no condemnation when in Christ.
So today is delievery day for baby Dawson. I have tried reading the Bible reading (Romans 5) several times and nothing is comig to me, my mind is not as focused as it normally is. If something pops into my mind I will try and post something later.
Hopefully sometime today we will have the priveldge of meeting Baby Dawson. I ask that you keep Crystal in your prayers as labor begins.
Today's reading (Romans 4) is a continuation of yesterdays reading. Obviously the people of Rome whom Paul wrote this letter to were struggling with the proper observance of the Law of Moses. Paul has heard about this and is trying to help them in their understanding of the Laws place. You see many Jews who became a Christian believed that they had to still follow the Law of Moses, and they even tried to force Gentile Christians into following it. Now there is nothing inherently evil about the Law, in fact it is very good for us to know. The Law reveals what is detestable in the eyes of God, which points to sin, and shows us whom God desires us to be. However, when we seek salvation through the Law we are wrong.
So Paul uses Abraham as an illustration. You see Abraham lived somefour hundred years before the Law was even given to Moses. He was not saved by the Law, he was saved by his belief in God … "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." Basically what Paul is trying to show the church in Rome was that their observance of the Law, while a good thing, was not a saving thing. Paul is saying … "There is nothing you can do to save yourselves. It is the power and work of Christ that brings you salvation." Remember yesterday's post on Justification.
So what does that mean for us … we must remember that there is nothing we can do for salvation. Salvation is a gift from God that we are able to freely accept from him. It is our choice to accept it. It does not matter how good of a life you live, unless you accept Christ as your Lord and Savior there is not salvation. But that also does not mean that because we have been justified we should live a life less pleasing to God. If we are truly grateful for the Salvation we have that should spur us to please God in a form of thanksgiving for the salvation he has offered. Let me ask you this, does your life reflect a heart of thanksgiving for the salvation you have been given by God for you faith in his son as Savior? If not then maybe you need to reexamine you heart!
Today's Bible reading is down below.
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There are several reasons people give for not attending church. Some say that their parents drug them to church as a child and they hate going now. Others say that the church is full of hypocrites and they do not want to be around a church full of hypocrites. This is the excuse people give that really sticks in my craw. Why is that? Well it has several reasons. One is that we have done such a poor job of sharing with others what the church truly is. Because of this many people view the church as people proclaiming one thing and living another.
When I hear this excuse I want to scream out … "I am totally cool with the church being full of hypocrites. Jesus did not come to save the righteous but the unrighteous. It is not the healthy that need a doctor it is the sick. The church is not for perfect people it is to perfect people." Friends, the hypocrite reason is not a reason at all, it just shows the failure of the church to truly evangelize people and share what it is all about.
Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God; if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, and instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth – you, then who teach others do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? You who brag about the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
In that section Paul says a lot. But basically what he says is this … "If you claim to be a teacher, a person leading the blind, you must also teach yourself." Now in that he does not say that we must be perfect, but we must examine our life. When people say the church is full of hypocrites I personally hope they are right. If we were all righteous I would be out of a job because Jesus work on the cross would be useless. The church is to bring people into a life changing relationship with Christ. We are not perfect people, but people who should be working to perfection. If we preach and teach against such things, we must examine our lives closely.
Remember who Paul said would inherit eternal life … "To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immorality, he will give eternal life." If you are a hypocrite then that is ok if you are seeking by persistence the glory, honor, and immorality that only God can provide.
Today's reading comes to us from Proverbs 13. In many of the proverbs in the reading there is advice about money. When you take some of those as stand along passages they might give the idea that money is an evil. Proverbs such as … "A man's riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears not threat" … or … "One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing: another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth." By themselves these passages can make wealth and money seem like they are evil. However, if we take the passages surrounding these and throughout the entire chapter we have a completely different picture.
Look at these verses … "Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly" … "He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored" … "A poor man's field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away" … "Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow." Now these passages stand in contrast to the ones quoted before.
So where should we stand on the issue of money? Money is must in our society. Without money we cannot function. Without money we cannot participate in society. Money is how we purchase homes, food, clothing, and transportation. Without money we would not survive. However, we must have a proper understanding and appreciation of money. I love what Paul writes in 1 Timothy 6:10 … "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil." Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." Money is not evil, did you read the words of Paul … the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.
Money is evil when it drives you. Money is an evil when it consumes your life. Money is an evil when you have lost the prudence, wisdom, and righteousness it takes to handle it. So when you examine the way you handle money how do you measure up? Hopefully it won't be a hard pill to swallow.
When Paul wrote the book of Romans he had yet to visit the city of Rome. He had spent a lot of time traveling throughout their empire but he had not been there in person to see the church there. That is evident in today's reading (Romans 1). We also see today the reputation of the church in Rome had … "First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all you, because your faith is being reported all over the world." The church in Rome had a famous faith known throughout the churches of the world.
So how is your church known? Would outside churches, people in your community, people across your state know and brag about the faith of your church? From today's reading we see this as a noble thing for other churches to see in us.
What about the way we view other churches where we do not attend? Paul also prayed for the church in Rome even though he wasn't a part of their gathering. Do you pray for other churches? Do you view them as your churches competition? Or do you see them as partners in carrying out the gospel of Christ? I know in my own life I admire the work of several different churches. The ministry and the work they are doing is just through the roof. In many ways I pray for the continued success of these churches … Savannah Christian Church, Southeast Christian Church, Laurel Avenue Church of Christ, North Terrace Church of Christ, Philippi Church of Christ, Towne South Church of Christ, Verve, Forefront, and Momentum Christian Church.
At the end of today's reading (Mark 16) we get another rendition of Jesus' famous great commission. In this one he shares "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned." Last night we had in one of the missionaries we support to speak to our congregation.
We had with us Mike Flinchum who ministers in Chang Mia Thailand. Mike is living out the great commission by going into parts of the world were the gospel does not have as strong of a hold. In his presentation he showed us pictures of several baptisms, the life transformation of the people there by Christ, and a lot of the daily living. I really enjoyed hearing Mike share the work and ministry he is doing in Thailand.
Last night since he was here I cancelled my Wednesday evening youth group and wanted the teens to sit through the presentation. However, the guys mowing our grass at our apartment complex hit a gas line and I went home to check on Crystal who was not feeling to great. When I got back the presentation was started and many of the youth of the church were wandering around. With their parents there I did not say anything. But after the service I continued to think about how so few of them did not listen to the presentation and just wandered around the church grounds. The more I thought about it the more vexed I got.
Here was a guy who is doing ministry in another part of the world, and our teens were not in there to hear it. I know some of the responsibility is mine for not saying anything, but I also am saddened by the parents for not making their children go listen to something that could be life changing. They had them participating in praise team practice that was going on, let them leave because it was not "Youth Group," or just let them roam outside. What Mike and his family are doing is living out the great commission in a powerful way, and our parents did not encourage their children to hear that message.
So where have you failed to be encouraged by another brother in Christ? What teaching opportunities have you missed sharing with your children? I hope and pray we do not continue missing those opportunities.
So you may have noticed the blog has a different look. I am looking to expand it and make it something a little more. The daily Bible reading will still be posted, and I will still be giving my thoughts. However, I am beginning to add some pages. As my life changes in the next couple weeks I want to be able to document it in a new way. Stayed tuned for the changes.
About me - This will give my bio - not that it is anything overly great.
Thank you for checking in and reading the bible post each day. I hope you all getting something good out of it.
Today's passage (Mark 14) was fairly long. In my estimate they could have added another chapter to the book of Mark, however, the organizers may not have wanted an uneven amount; who knows. Actually it is all one chapter because there is one main theme.
The story begins by a woman pouring a years worth of wages of perfume over Jesus. Those eating dinner rebuke this woman, Jesus praises her. Following this Judas enters his agreement to betray Jesus. Jesus is then eating the "Last Supper" with his disciples. During this meal he institutes the very thing we celebrate each Sunday morning with each other. Jesus then shares how two of his disciples will react; one will disown the other betray. Following dinner they make the trek to Gethsemane. Here Jesus' soul is overwhelmed and he needs to spend time in prayer. He knows his final hours are upon him, and asks his disciples to keep watch. At this they begin to fall asleep. Physical need has overcome their spiritual need. Finally after hours of prayer Judas shows up with his mob to arrest Jesus. At that everyone deserted Christ and left him in his chains with the Sanhedrin. After his arrest he appears before the Sanhedrin. It is during this scene we see Peters own betrayal of Jesus. It is here that Peter denies knowing Jesus three times before the rooster crows.
Did you get the theme of this chapter? It opens with Jesus being honored in a magnificent way and his disciples not getting it. Throughout the chapter Jesus disciples rejected or betrayed Jesus for physical needs … Judas for money, those at Gethsemane for sleep, Peter for pride or even possibly to save his life and reputation. If the men Jesus spent three years with could not stand up to Jesus at a challenging time, what chance do we have? I think we might have an even better chance, because we have the help of the Holy Spirit. So my question for you today, when your faith is rocked or your God questioned, do you rely on the Spirit to pull you through or do you succumbed to the things of the flesh and deny your creator?
Today's reading (Mark 13) is one of those highly debated subjects in Scripture. There are many ideas out there as to what Jesus is talking about. Some believe it shows how thing are going to take place when the time is ready for Jesus to return and call his children home. Other believe that this is talking about the beginning of the tribulation. Still other believe this has already happened in the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in A.D. 70. I tend to stand on the last statement that Jesus is talking about the destruction of the temple and of Jerusalem.
Since we were not there we may never fully know, however, there is still something we can learn. No matter what view you hold about eschatology (The study of end times) there is one constant theme you see in all the theories … we do not know when it is going to start. That being the case we must always be prepared. Jesus ends the discussion here with this "What is say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch!" That is something we must all do. Watch for the day and the hour is unknown. Watch for Christ return will be like a thief in the night. Watch for the end will be sudden and abrupt. Watch that your life and doctrine are in accordance with God's will. Watch that you have received the grace and forgiveness that only comes through faith in Christ. No matter where you stand on your understanding of this passage, it is certain that you must continually watch!


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A.I. and automatic searching and retrival from online search engines using Access ?
Access 2002 xp pro atmosphere.
working in parallel always updating the data while we sleep.
Did you ever determine if this is possible? If so how do you do it?
Then we can always use other search engines, or pay them for use.
page of google, one cannot simply take the data off the web home page.
Its a free start, from there maybe contacting google would be a good idea.
You can probably get/pay for permission to do most anything you want to do.
count posted if you do the same search from their home page.
code to execute a search and you only obtained deviant results ?
Thats no good, is that because the command used was "getEstimated" ?
So you obtained the key from google, and used the appropriate libraries and code to execute a search and you only obtained deviant results ?
Yes. I took about 3 minutes to obtain a key.
a search the limit on the number returned is currently 10.
That would be far too slow and not useful.
for greater than 1000 queries per day ?
See my more recent post in this newsgroup for more comments.
Are you saying that it took 3 minutes per query since it took 3 mintues for key approval?
file, the response time seemed quite fast.
Haven't ever looked into any others.
Can searching be customized -- To focus search-results & find up-to-date content?


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Chimène Diaz ou Ximene (vers 1046 - vers 1116), connue en espagnol comme Doña Jimena épouse du Cid, était la fille du comte Lozano de Gormaz, issu des rois de Léon.

Biographie
Après avoir repoussé les Almoravides de Youssef Ibn Tachfin en 1093, le Cid devient roi de Valence et Chimène siège à ses côtés. Son époux meurt le , et Chimène, désormais belle-mère du comte , époux de leur fille María et farouche ennemi du Cid, gouverne alors tranquillement le royaume valencian. Les Almoravides reviennent cependant en 1102. Malgré tous ses efforts (la légende veut qu'elle ait placé le corps de son mari défunt sur son cheval Bavieca, et lui aurait mis son épée Tizona dans la main, ce qui est impossible, le Cid étant déjà mort depuis trois ans au retour des Berbères), elle ne peut défendre bien longtemps la ville qui tombe sous la coupe des Berbères et de Youssef Ibn Tachfin. Les Almoravides reprennent Valence le .

Par sa fille Cristina, Chimène est la grand-mère du roi  dit le Restaurateur (règne 1134-1150) et l'ancêtre des rois de Navarre qui ont succédé à celui-ci.
De fait, le Cid et Chimène sont les ascendants par les femmes de tous les rois de France et de Navarre qui n'ont pas régné de jure uxoris, les plus notables étant  et ses descendants.

Postérité

Si le rôle que lui prête Corneille dans Le Cid est imaginaire, son prénom est toujours utilisé dans l'expression « Avoir les yeux de Chimène » laquelle signifiant qu'un individu éprouve un fort intérêt pour quelque chose ou pour quelqu'un d'autre. Lors des premières représentations de la pièce, au début de 1637, malgré le triomphe du public est vite critiquée par des auteurs rivaux. Plus tard, Nicolas Boileau, grand admirateur de la pièce, est un des premiers à lancer ainsi la célèbre expression en écrivant dans ses célèbres Satires:
En vain contre le Cid un ministre se ligue,
Tout Paris pour Chimène a les yeux de Rodrigue.

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Personnage historique de la littérature médiévale
Date de naissance non renseignée (XIe siècle)
Date de décès non renseignée (XIIe siècle)
Le Cid

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Five New Campaign Trailers Just Dropped For Battlefield 1
By : Ewan Moore On : 12 Oct 2016 13:17
EA just dropped five tasty new Battlefield 1 teasers, each showcasing the five 'War Stories' that make up the main single-player chapters.
As previously announced, Battlefield 1's War Stories focus on different characters from across World War I, all in different parts of the world with different views on the conflict.
The stories are called Friends in High Places, Nothing is Written, Through Mud and Blood, Avanti Savoia, and The Runner.
Respectively, each chapter puts you in the shoes of someone different: A fighter pilot, a Bedouin woman who fights alongside Lawrence of Arabia, a tank driver, an armoured infantry solider, and a messenger.
Check out the five teasers below – you'll see each has its own distinct flavour, which should keep things nice and interesting.
Battlefield 1 officially launches on October 21 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. You can find more details about what each chapter of the campaign entails right here.
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Weight is something all of us have, but none of us are willing to show-off about it. Excess weight is certainly a big problem that is prevalent all over the world.
Almost all countries of the world have people struggling to come to terms with their weight. It is almost a trend in society to be light-weight or at least to appear thin, slim and smart.
The truth is that all of us should aim at being fit and fine. Being slim and lightweight doesn't always point to a healthy person. You can be stout and be healthy at the same time.
You can be a bit bulky and yet be healthy. Moreover, a light-weight person is not always healthy. The reduced weight may as well be because of an underlying disorder.
Most of us owe our shapes to the distinct and different personalities we have. Those with an ectomorphic personality are the only ones who can be defined as healthy if the criteria for good health is to be the figure.
This in turn depends on our genetic makeup. Those with an endomorphic or mesomorphic personality are not as slim and slender, but they can be as healthy as another person with an ectomorphic personality.
Those of us who spend hours in the gym or spend a lot of money and time to our figures, should consider this very seriously. A large part of what you are and what you look like depends on your genes. You should be proud of what God has made you.


Or you will will want to return again and again and again.
French video producer Brian Camusat created this fantastamazingwonderfabulous Never Go to Thailand video that is wow-ing everyone who watches it. Glimpse moments of the country's wonders in a montage of scenes from Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Sukhothai, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui and Koh Pha Ngan.
Sure you might not want to take your kids to a wild and crazy island full moon party, but there are tons of other experiences shown here that would make any family fall in love with Thailand. Watch and enjoy.


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New global advertising for Peroni
Peroni Nastro Azzurro, the world's leading premium Italian beer, has announced the launch of its new global advertising campaign, Vita al Mare (Life by the Sea).
The campaign takes consumers to Italy's most iconic coastal destination – Capri. The island is known as a haven for stylish, influential and famous individuals who have travelled there for more than two thousand years, from Emperor Tiberius, to Sophia Loren and Grace Kelly.
The film, shot by director, Kalle Gustafsson, brings to life the tale of a starlet who is given a taste of everyday life by the sea by Caprese locals.The soundtrack – The Beatles' Here Comes The Sun, re-recorded at its original birthplace, the Abbey Road studios with up-and-coming Italian singer Valeria Pozzo. The recording celebrates the 45th anniversary of the song, originally recorded on July 7, 1969.
Claudia Falcone, Global Brand Director for Peroni Nastro Azzurro, said: "We were very pleased to work with up-and-coming Italian talent, Valeria Pozzo. Her rendition of 'Here Comes The Sun' is a unique Italian reinterpretation of the Beatles' single. As part of Peroni Nastro Azzurro's commitment to giving back to Italy, a conscious decision was made to support an emerging talent who represents the future of Italy."
SABMiller director global brands Chris Taylor, added: "This beautiful new campaign for Peroni Nastro Azzurro is testimony to a very deep understanding of the brand, its Italian heritage and the effortless style that Italy is renowned for. This is the result of respect and admiration for Italy, the Italian way of life and also of an enduring relationship with our lead global creative agency, The Bank. Our partnership began in 2004; this was followed by the launch of Peroni Nastro Azzurro around the world, and has continued to generate great ideas and campaigns, truly demonstrating the deep passion and enthusiasm from all who work on the brand."
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These youths in Senegal are supposed to be studying Islam, but many are begging in the streets
By Latimes.com
Ahmadou Cisse rises from his stained, coil-ridden mattress shared with four other youths on a rooftop at about 5 a.m. each day.
The 14-year-old boy walks six miles from the suburbs of Dakar, the capital of Senegal, weaving among traffic and tapping on car windows in the hopes of receiving spare coins or food. He must beg to survive.
"I do not feel safe doing this," Ahmadou said recently.
The skeleton-thin youth is among tens of thousands of children who line the dusty streets of Senegal pleading for food or money with old tin cans and buckets in hand, according to estimates by UNICEF.
Many of the youths, like Ahmadou, are experiencing what some families consider a traditional Quranic education in which children as young as 2 are sent to religious schools called daarasto memorize Islamic scripture and learn humility. The country is about 95% Muslim.
But a stubborn problem keeping youths at risk involves some teachers known as marabouts forcing youths to fund the destitute daaras through begging, and, at times, resorting to beatings if quotas are not met, according to government officials and human rights agencies. The youths, or talibes, often sleep in crumbling buildings, on roadsides or in shopfronts.
The government has tried to remove children from the streets and protect them from mistreatment — some youths have died from beatings or experienced other tragedies — but its efforts have suffered from insufficient resources, lack of coordination and other problems, Human Rights Watch and others have said.
"Sometimes my marabout will take what I collect and sell it," said Ahmadou, who comes from a small village in Gambia and has not seen his family for years. "One time when I didn't bring back enough money he whipped me so hard I couldn't lie down properly for a week."
Despite the many problems, officials and activists say that some daaras are honest, legitimate and free from abuse, and some pupils become marabouts or respected imams. The schools, whose roots go back hundreds of years, are often held in high esteem, and leaders have graduated from them.
For those struggling to care for children, daaras provide a free education. The average household in Senegal contains nine people, the largest in the world, according to the U.N., and many people suffer from poverty.
A report by Human Rights Watch expected to be released this month increases its estimate of talibes in Senegal from 50,000 to 100,000 out of a population of 16 million. The capital, Dakar, has at least 30,000 talibes, Saint-Louis has 14,000, and other cities including Thies, Touba and Kaolack have some as well.
Some marabout teachers are trafficking children from countries across West Africa such as Guinea, Mali and Gambia, according to the report's author, Lauren Seibert. Thousands of children exist as modern-day slaves, vulnerable to physical abuse and neglect. The U.N. estimates that child begging earns $8 million per year for marabouts in Dakar alone; nationwide figures are unknown.
"Exploitation is rife, and some of these schools are so bad that talibes haven't even memorized the Quran after seven years," Seibert said. "Some are shackled and beaten regularly. We need regulation of the daaras and for abusive schools to be shut down and held to account."
Several nonprofit organizations said sexual abuse is endemic within the system. Often perpetrators are elder talibes, but sometimes it can be outsiders.
Issa Kouyate, the president of a charity called Maison de la Gare in the northern city of Saint-Louis, said he first saw one of Senegal's street children being raped in 2009. A middle-aged man fled as he approached, leaving a 10-year-old boy collapsed and crying.
"He was completely naked outside the bus station, trousers around his ankles," Kouyate said. "It happens every night that these little boys are sexually abused."
Alassane Diagne, a project coordinator for Dakar-based Empire des Enfants, a center that provides healthcare and education for up to 90 street children at a time, said malnutrition, dehydration and malaria are also common.
"The children who come to us are often sexually abused, have suffered violence and have psychological problems," Diagne said.
Abdul Aziz Bah, a marabout based in the Keur Massar suburb of Dakar who is responsible for 100 children, condemned the abusive teachers as charlatans.
"Talibes are a Senegalese tradition, but there are some who exploit the children," he said, amid a racket of Quranic recitation from pupils in the background. "They are different from daaras. They are fake daaras."
Some activists and other observers said the government has failed to effectively combat the exploitation tied to talibes.
The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child has condemned the "very low rate of investigations, prosecutions and convictions of those responsible for trafficking, forced begging, child prostitution or forced child labor" in Senegal.
In 2005, the Senegalese government passed a law prohibiting forced begging, which if violated could result in up to five years in prison. It was implemented in 2010 when seven marabouts were convicted. They received six-month suspended sentences and a $171 fine each. None went to prison.
In 2016, the government ordered the removal of children from the streets, and around 500 in Dakar have been placed in transit centers and returned to their parents. But there were no accompanying investigations or prosecutions.
A draft law to set standards and regulations for daaras was approved by the country's Council of Ministers in June 2018. The Assn. of Senegalese Jurists called for the immediate adoption of the draft law "to protect children" this year in an open letter ahead of elections, which resulted in President Macky Sall winning a second term, but there has been no move in the National Assembly to pass it.
"We are doing everything that we can to protect these children," said Alioune Sarr, head of child protection in the Senegalese government.
Children's centers and social services offices are overwhelmed and receive minimal resources, he said. As a result, the care and legal assistance the children desperately need is not provided.
"It's a human catastrophe," said Souleymane Diagne, a social worker in Dakar's Medina neighborhood.
Posted on 6 May 2019 6 May 2019 Author All African Youth PlatformCategories News, Religion, SenegalTags AAYP, Africa News, Africa Youths, Islam, Senegalese News, Senegalese Newspaper, Senegalese YouthsLeave a comment on These youths in Senegal are supposed to be studying Islam, but many are begging in the streets
Senegal to host 2022 Youth Olympic Games
By News Agency Of Nigeria
The fourth edition of the summer version of the Youth Olympic Games of 2022 (YOG) will be held in the Senegalese capital city of Dakar, it has been officially confirmed.
The decision was unanimously taken on Monday by a show of hands from the full International Olympic Committee (IOC) membership during the IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This is the first time the Youth Olympic Games will be organised in Africa.
Four African countries were in the running for the hosting rights and, after thorough analysis, both the committee's Evaluation Commission and the Executive Committee took a decision.
They determined that Dakar presented the best value proposition and the greatest opportunities at this moment in time, better than what the three other countries of Nigeria, Tunisia and Botswana presented.
The IOC, in announcing the decision, said Dakar 2022 presented a visionary, ambitious and technically-sound YOG project which addresses the long-term aims of the country.
"Senegal has a large youth population and views the YOG as a catalyst for engaging young people and developing the country's sports and youth policy.
"Significant investments are already being made towards youths and sports as part of the country's overarching framework `Plan Sénégal émergent', which sets out the President's vision to 2035.''
Commenting also, IOC President Thomas Bach said: "Africa is united behind Senegal to host the Youth Olympic Games 2022.
"With a young population and a passion for sports, it is time for Africa, it is time for Senegal.
"Considering the unifying power of the Games, the IOC is pleased to count on the four parties, who have all endorsed the decision of the IOC and pledged full support to the selected host.''
The decision took place during the 3rd edition of YOG, currently holding in Buenos Aires from Oct. 6 to Oct. 18.
The competitions and activities will be held across three cities, showing the many facets of Senegal.
These are the historic capital of Dakar, the new city of Diamniadio and the natural beauty of Saly on the coast.
The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, who made the journey to Buenos Aires for the historic IOC decision, was ecstatic.
"Senegal and its young people are proud of the honour you have bestowed upon us, in entrusting the organisation of the Youth Olympic Games 2022 to our country.
"In fact, it is the whole of Africa, the birthplace of humankind through its history and the youngest continent through its demographics, which will welcome the young athletes of the world in 2022.''
Source World Stage
Posted on 10 Apr 2019 Author All African Youth PlatformCategories News, Olympic, SenegalTags AAYP, Africa News, Africa Youths, International Olympic Committee (IOC), Senegalese News, Senegalese Newspaper, Senegalese Youths, Youth Olympic Games of 2022 (YOG)Leave a comment on Senegal to host 2022 Youth Olympic Games
Ghana: AirtelTigo CEO writes op-ed calling for collaboration to protect young people online
Yesterday, 5th February 2019 is Safer Internet Day. This global event takes place in February every year. Safer Internet Day promotes a safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones especially by children and young people across the globe.
This year's theme is "Together for a better internet". I am particularly excited about the theme because it calls upon policymakers, parents, teachers, law enforcement, telecom operators, among others, to join hands in walking the journey of creating a better and safer internet together.
According to a 2018 GSMA report, smartphone adoption continues to see rapid growth in sub-Saharan Africa. The report said that the total number of smartphone connections stood at 250 million at the end of 2017 and would double by 2025 to reach two-thirds of all total connections.
In Ghana, three out of 10 people now own a smartphone and the country's data subscriptions stood at over 23 million ending September 2018. The internet is a great tool that has changed the way we work and interact with our families, friends, buy and sell, learn new things and meet new people.
I've been in Ghana, for just over 6 months now and I am amazed at how the youth and young entrepreneurs are leveraging the use of the internet to not only socialize but pursue their ambition.
Children and young people adapt to new technologies quickly and easily. My 6-year-old son, when asked to write about some of the things he enjoys, easily writes about how he likes to watch his favorite cartoon on YouTube – so you can imagine how happy a parent I was when I saw the launch of the YouTube Kids app (which I've already downloaded!).
The reality is that more young people are becoming technology savvy than we adults. My social media evolution stalled at Instagram – which makes me ancient in many young people's eyes.
I do believe though, that the internet remains a great tool that brings us fantastic opportunities but also poses some challenges, for our children and young people. Cyber bullying, cyber-crime and access to age inappropriate content are some of the dangers that our young people are exposed to.
To create a better internet, the 'Safer Internet Day' offers us stakeholders in the ICT industry an opportunity to join forces to address any negative experience young people may face online. No telecom operator, non-governmental organization or ministry can create a better internet on their own and thus this year's Safer Internet Day calls for collaboration among us all.
During this February, we at AirtelTigo will use our social media platforms to raise awareness on safe internet practices, because as a responsible telecom operator, we have an enormous responsibility to ensure young people's safety on the internet. We will lend our voice to the cause.
I would like to see us protect the next generation of creators who will develop new solutions for our critical problems. We all have a role to play. Let's collaborate to protect our young people online.
About AirtelTigo CEO:
Mrs Mitwa Kaemba Ng'ambi is the Chief Executive Officer of AirtelTigo, the second largest mobile operator in Ghana. Originally from Zambia, she has spent the last decade of her career in the telecommunications industry where she has developed a track record of building high-performing teams and driving business profitability across operations in Africa. A software engineer by training, she has held various roles in Information Technology and Commercial. Prior to joining AirtelTigo, Mrs Ng'ambi was the CEO of Tigo in Senegal.
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Posted on 6 Feb 2019 Author All African Youth PlatformCategories Ghana, News, Senegal, ZambiaTags AAYP, AirtelTigo, Ghana News, Ghanian Newspaper, GSMA, young once, Youth3 Comments on Ghana: AirtelTigo CEO writes op-ed calling for collaboration to protect young people online
Sports: Ghana and Senegal set sights on U-20 World Cup ahead of Wednesday clash
By Prince Narkortu Teye
Amadu Nurudeen and Youssouph Dabo talk about their teams' readiness and ambitions for the midweek encounter in the continental youth championship
Ghana U-20 assistant coach Amadu Nurudeen says his outfit are determined to beat Senegal at the ongoing Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Niger on Wednesday to secure qualification for the summer World Cup in Poland.
Following a 2-0 win over Burkina Faso on Monday, the Black Satellites are set to take on the Young Teranga Lions, who beat Mali 2-0 in the other group game, at the Maradi Stadium.
Both teams are tied on three points at the top of Group B, a win for either side will secure one of Africa's four tickets for the global showpiece in May/June.
"Senegal are a strong side because they have a good youth set-up," Amadu said at the pre-match conference on Tuesday.
"We have put yesterday's win [over Burkina Faso] aside and we're now concentrating on Senegal.
"Whatever be the case, we will play and we're motivated to win.
"We want to qualify to the next stage of the competition as well as the World Cup."
Senegal coach Youssouph Dabo also shared his thoughts on the midweek duel.
"The match will be very important for both teams," said, the young Teranga Lions boss.
"We will do our best to win and confirm our place in the next round which is our objective.
"Ghana are a strong team but they have their strengths and weaknesses."
Ghana will wrap up their group stage campaign against Mali on Saturday.
Source Goal.com
Posted on 6 Feb 2019 6 Feb 2019 Author All African Youth PlatformCategories Football, Ghana, News, Senegal, Sports NewsTags AAYP, Africa continental youth championship, Africa Football, Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Niger 2019, Amadu NurudeenYoussouph Dabo, CAF, FIFA, Ghana News, Ghanian Newspaper, Maradi Stadium, Senegal News, Senegal NewspaperLeave a comment on Sports: Ghana and Senegal set sights on U-20 World Cup ahead of Wednesday clash
Senegal: Abdou Diakhate joins Parma on a long-term deal from Fiorentina
By Taiye Taiwo
The Senegal youth international has joined Roberto D'Aversa's charges until 2023 after finding playing time difficult with La Viola.
Parma have confirmed the signing of Abdou Diakhate on a four-and-a-half-year deal from Fiorentina.
The 20-year-old rose through the ranks at Fiorentina's academy but never had the chance to make his Serie A bow in Stefano Pioli's team.
He joins the Crusaders in his quest for regular playing time and he teams up with countryman Yves Baraye and Cote d'Ivoire winger Gervinho.
"Parma Calcio 1913 announces the signing of Abdou Diakhate (Dakar, Senegal, 31 December 1998) from ACF Fiorentina. The player has signed a contract running until 30-06-2023," read a club statement.
Parma, placed 12th in the Serie A table with 28 points from 22 outings, are five points adrift of a place in the Europa League playoff spot.
Diakhate was an unused substitute at the Stadio Ennio Tardini as Parma bowed 3-2 to SPAL on Sunday.
Posted on 29 Jan 2019 29 Jan 2019 Author All African Youth PlatformCategories Senegal, SportsTags AAYP, Abdou Diakhate, CAF, FIFA, Football, January Transfers, Parma Calcio 1913, Roberto D'Aversa, Senegal News, Senegal Newspaper, Senegalese Football, Seria A, SportsLeave a comment on Senegal: Abdou Diakhate joins Parma on a long-term deal from Fiorentina