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The first "Brainstorming Session" took place in Marseille, France, during a 2-day session between the 19th and 21st of November. The aim was to ask ahigh-level group of current and former government leaders to examine the goals and process of the Forum that are feasible and attainable along with creating indicators of what a successful outcome of such a Forum would look like.
The meeting gathered representatives representatives from local authorities, parliamentarians and members of National governments in a participatory framework to prepare the format, thematic focus and the product process of the Political Process. The workshop reflected the organizers' ambition to develop, through this new type of political process, a new vision of water which should be more politically informed and driven, better integrated between political and technical and also better embedded in the several dimensions of our current societal problems.
The participants, who came from the five chosen regions for the Forum, were invited to reflect on three critical issues, which outcomes will be submitted to a larger Focus Group meeting planned in January 2008. The first issue concerned how to deal with the political dimensions of the water issues, the second one regarded the overall theme proposed for the Political Process: 'Water Management Adaptation Strategies for Global Changes including Climate Variability/Change'.
Finally, the participants' views were asked on the series and suggestions for the processes to achieve them. The fruitful discussion, resulting from the many viewpoints and different experiences, ended in a series of recommendations for the proceeding of the Political Process and for the implementation of its innovative approach.


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Swimming with the Fishes (OK, Mammals) – Brandon Belt
I have a few minutes before going out to the field here in Colorado. Really entertaining game last night. Nobody is more fun to watch than Pablo Sandoval. I'm like a fan when I watch him whether he's at the plate or in the field. He does stuff I've never seen anyone do. When he got the triple to complete the Cycle, we were going crazy in the dugout.
And I was happy that I connected on a home run, finally. I'm still trying to get my timing back after missing five weeks in the middle of the season. That's why I'll be playing in the Dominican from mid-October to late November. That wasn't exactly in my plans, but Bochy said it was the best way to get ready for next season. I'll get another couple hundred at-bats, making up for the ones I missed when I was on the DL.
I'm a little worried because I've never been out of the country. I guess I need to talk to someone about getting a passport. I'm sure it will be an interesting experience, but I think you're always worried when you're going into a situation where you don't know what to expect.
What I'm realizing, now that I'm almost finished with my first big-league season, is that nobody has this game completely figured out. It's not just me. When you're a rookie, you think you're supposed to know everything as soon as you step inside the major-league clubhouse. So it was interesting to listen to the discussion with Barry Bonds when he came into the clubhouse last week. There were guys who have been in the big leagues for 10, 15 years trying to learn from him. They were asking questions, picking his brain. That was really cool because it showed me that playing baseball is one long learning process and you're going to keep learning until your last day on the field.
Bonds talked a lot about how he prepared for the game. It got me thinking about how I prepare myself and what I could do better. For example, in batting practice, Bonds always worked on hitting the ball the other way. His strength, of course, was pulling the ball. He knew he could do that without even thinking. So he always worked on stuff he wasn't as comfortable with.
During the off day last week, Haylee and I went to see Baby Brandon again at Six Flags in Vallejo. I was taller than him last time, and this time he was taller than me by a little bit. He is so cute. We spent the whole day up there — me, Edlefson, Matt Cain and Cody Ross and our spouses/families. The coolest thing we did was put on wet suits and swim with the dolphins. We rode on the back of one. We got to get up close to an elephant, who raised his leg so we could sit on it. For someone like me who loves animals, those people at Six Flags have the coolest job you could ever have.
OK, enough for now. I have to go out and do my own pretty cool job.
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I really enjoy your blogs, Brandon. It gives us great insight into your life and thoughts as a baseball player and a nice glimpse into your personal life as well. I think it will be a nice adventure for you to spend a few weeks in the Dominican Republic. I was there many years ago and it's quite beautiful. Be sure to visit Altos de Chavon, a recreated medieval Spanish village that is an artist colony and a main attraction there. I'm glad that Haylee started a Twitter account. Perhaps influenced by Nicole Vogelsong, who is a terrific "Tweeter"? Your fans will be able to connect with you through her. Good luck with the rest of your season and with winter ball. It's very exciting to follow your success and to cheer you on!
Dude! You are a baseball player! I'm pretty sure that is the coolest job you could ever have! haha
Hi Brandon! I'm really enjoying your posts, as well as your first season in the big leagues. I'm rooting for your success and I know you'll be big time soon enough 🙂
Really enjoyed your blogs, always fun to hear from your perspective. You may want to start the passport process soon as it can take several weeks to receive. Good luck & thanks for playing so hard this year, it's been a real pleasure to watch you.
Unbelievable. Advice from Barry Bonds. Take that seriously! You are going to surpass him on the records board someday, so take notes on what he did. That is so cool you got to spend time with the animals, I bet that was so much fun! They have the coolest jobs ever? I think yours is pretty nifty too!! Nice solo shot yesterday, keep it up!
♥ Sierra Wilson
I enjoy reading your blogs. They remind me that you are a human being just like the rest of us, even if the things you do on the field and at the plate make me think otherwise. Keep it up Baby Giraffe
Great blog. Watch the movie "The Cove", documentary on the process of capturing dolphins, it will change your perspective on marine mammals in captivity.
The Dominican is beautiful you'll enjoy it. You can apply for your passport at the post office. I know what you mean about the people at Six Flags and Sea World having some cool jobs! My cousin works at the Marine World there in Vallejo I love going to see her at work! Good luck with the rest of the season and enjoy your off season!
Brandon good luck to you in the DR. Maybe you can get some pointers on Spanish words & phrases from Panda, Beltran or Andres. My son loves you and thank you for being an influence in my little boy's life. There aren't too many heroes out there for kids these days, but to my son The Giants are everything!
Thank you for giving your best we the fans appreciate it !!
I've enjoyed watching you plat ball this year Brandon, and want to personally thank you for signing my BELT jerseyat Busch Stadium right before the game started! That was the same night you got hit by a pitch and got injured. Good luck the rest of the Season, and have fun in the Dominican!!
Brandon, I would be happy to talk to you about getting a passport. It's pretty simple actually–Just need your original or certified copy of your birth certificate, 2 passport photos, and the filled out passport form. You then take that to your nearest passport office (usually a post office) and process it. It normally takes 6-8 weeks to get a passport-but there are ways to get it quicker. You can either have it expedited, for a fee and should receive in 2 weeks, or go down to the passport office in SFO and have it done in a day, but there are some restrictions on that, like I believe you need to be traveling within 2 weeks, and have an itinerary to show proof. A good resource for you to look at is: http://www.travel.state.gov.
I would be very happy to help you in any capacity as you need for your trip, I am a travel agent and have been to DR only once, and loved it. I have a FB page – Dream Vacations by Kristi, if you would like to contact me.
Keep up the good work – My daughter Hannah and I love watching you and want you to stay around!!
Rooting for you man. I hope you have many chances to pick Barry's brain; the guy can just crush the baseball. Good luck with your trip to the Dominican and come back better than ever.
It's so nice reading about your experiences and seeing how your interpersonal relationships affect your life and profession. You remind me so much of myself, except the superstar skills, in your posture, poise and attitude – beyond amazing to connect them to this writing you are doing. Although I am a little bit late, welcome to SF and I hope you find your place here for a long time to come. I, like many others, will continue to support you on and off the field – including the small giraffe on top of my hat. (I wonder if you ever saw that one on TV at the Dodgers game & no I don't build bridges. haha)
Excellent home run yesterday can't wait to see what you have in store for the future – you will be a star.
I do have a question for you:
What person in your life was the most influential in you choosing baseball as a profession?
Does the baby giraffe thing bother you at all, or are you just riding it out? What other nick names do people give you?
Brandon, I think you'll find the DR to be one of your favorite moments in life. You'll very quickly gain a lot of gratitude and humbleness for having been lucky to be born in and grow up in America. You'll also love the people there if you take some time now and buy some kind of language app like Rosetta for your iPad or laptop so you can better fit in with your team mates and everyone else there. Plus, just think how you'll impress Panda and the other guys on the Giants that speak Spanish.
Put as much into learning about the culture and language before you go (guidebooks, talking to team mates, Internet) so you truly get the most from your time there. Being in another country can be intimidating if you don't speak the language and are not familiar with local customs. On the other hand, it miht just be one of this life altering moments like college freshman year. I'm sure you will give it your best.
Looking forward to hearing about it.
Thanks for the update and thoughts. Just know you have so many people pulling for you for next year. You have such a sweet swing. Many great players have struggled in the bigs. I'm glad you are going to play off season. This is the partial line up i would like to see next year. Get Beltron back if possible. Batting 2nd. Freddy or Kep/ Batting 3rd Carlos B/ Batting 4th Buster P/ Batting 5th Panda/ Batting 6th or Huff. Batting 7th you or Huff. Undecided on 6th or 7th. See how you do this winter.
Have fun!
It's really awesome to see how you guys are real people. It's fun to read your writing! Good luck against the Rockies tonight!
Right on Brandon…You are a great addition to the Giants. We needed some New, young blood..GO GIANTS!!
I too really enjoy reading your blogs. I am glad you, your wife, and other guys and their families went out and had what sounds like an amazing day. You all deserve it! I hope you keep your blog going while you play winter ball. Take Care and Have Fun. The Familia Galvan are always pulling for you!
Wow I just discovered this blog after all this time! Thanks so much for sharing your insight on the beautiful game with us. I have been a huge fan since you were called up! We are all so happy for you and your successes this season. You should be really proud of what you have accomplished and what's still to come. Everyone is pulling for you here in the bay!
PS – Nice solo shot!
Brandon, I have been a fan before you even got called up and knew you were going to be special. You have the urge to learn from the greats and improve your game and your mechanics. Barry Bonds has a lot to teach anybody and would make a great coach someday. I am very glad to hear that he helps the young guys like yourself out. Everyone was so happy for your HR last night and we hope to see many more as you grow as a Giant.
Great blog, thanks…. and life, like baseball, is a learning experience that ain't over 'til it's over!
Great reading from your perspective. I've been a SF Giants fan for over 30 years but yours is the first rookie journey I've been excited to follow from the start since The Thrill and Matt Williams. You've been fun to watch and inspiring to root for. Glad you had a chance to revisit with Baby Brandon, adding great memories with your teammates and families. Congrats on your homer on Thursday. One game at a time is all you can tackle so enjoy each one for what it is. Many blessings to you for the rest of the season and in the DR.
Have Fun In the Dominican Republic , You'll Love it there.
The culture is amazing and I am pretty sure you will like it and the experience will be amazing. Hope you do great for the rest of the season with everything . Most things happen for a reason and hopefully this will help you learn .
Thank you for your insights…. it's interesting, as a fan, to get to know more about a player than just the stats. I think that's why last year was so magical for me… living in SF and hearing more of the 'club house' antics, pains, joy and sadness. Do keep up the good work… you are a joy to watch. Best luck to you and your family!
First of all great job on the homer tonight, well done! Love your posts. Trust me you will love traveling outside of the country once you get started, the world is amazing!!! BTW Baby Brandon is going to way outgrow you real quick 🙂 I saw Giraffe's in Kenya and their eyelashes were what amazed me 🙂 Elephants are my favorite animal, but you are my favorite giraffe 🙂
tomorrow is national passport day!
"On Saturday, September 17 only, apply for your U.S. passport at a Regional Passport Agency without an appointment. You will be able to apply for standard processing (4-6 weeks) or pay an additional $60 for Expedited processing (2-3 weeks, door-to-door). Passport Day in the USA also means passport-themed events for adults and children at Regional Passport Agencies and many passport Acceptance Facilities across the country in communities like yours. If you've been waiting to get your passport, this is the time!"
and don't worry about international travel – it's a great experience. you will learn a lot, meet interesting people, eat delicious food, see and hear new and wonderful things, overcome challenges and have a whole lotta fun. it will also make you love coming back to your country, because there is no place like home.
thanks for being such a great player!
Brandon – adding my muchas gracias on sharing your rookie year with us. My first trip out of the US was in my early 20s too [many moons ago!] – a little scary, yes but very fun and exciting to be an "ambassador" from the US and in your case the SF Giants as well. Hopefully Mrs. Brandon can go too and can do some research on fun things to do when not playing ball. Plus I'm sure many of your team mates have had DR winter ball experiences – should be a lot of fun + hard work and would love to read a "winter ball" blog from you and spouse. That way you'd still know the orange + black have your back ! Loved the big flys this week – keep it up – we love ya, baby!
Leaving the country for a new place is an amazing experience, and going somewhere that you have work to do and everyday people to hang out with us even more special. You are so lucky to get the chance to immerse yourself in another culture, not as a tourist, but as a member of a killer sports league. Have a blast!
I'm a Big Brandon Belt Fan. I can't wait for the day when you are batting 3rd, in front of Buster and Pablo and playing 1B EVERY INNING OF EVERY GAME. And with a speedy runner on base, imagine then the pitches you'd likely see.
I look forward to you seeing better pitches, hitting more consistently, walking more, and striking out less. Be aggressive, always go up to the plate looking to drive the ball. Refine your strike zone, make the pitcher come to you. With 2 strikes, choke up a bit, open your stance a hint, expand your strike zone, and put the fat part of the bat on the ball. In pitcher's counts, sacrifice some power for more consistency.
In my book, the 3rd hitter in the lineup is usually reserved for the BEST overall offensive player on the team. He must do it all. He has to be able to get on base often, run the bases well, and score runs. He has to be able to hit with a high average, but also with some power driving the ball. On this Giants Team, nobody has the potential to be all of that, more than you, Brandon. Glean as much as you can from Willie Mays, Barry Bonds, and Carlos Beltran. Three of the all-time 3-hole hitters in the HISTORY of BASEBALL.
Be confident. You have the potential to be one of the Greats to have ever donned a Giants uniform! We are all rooting for you.
I love reading your insights and experiences in the majors, gives me a whole new perspective on baseball. Good luck in the Dominican, you'll do great.
P.S. Great job against the Rockies!
Brandon you are so refreshing. Glad you are a Giant. exciting to see all you young ball players pull together for such great games.
Hi Brandon,
Just found this blog! You are a talented athlete AND a talented writer too.
Rooting for you. Liked your description of how you hit the ball in FL: see ball, hit ball (go w/ the pitch). I think every head turned in awe watching those 2 HRs.
Will enjoy watching you play these next couple games.
Live in the moment these next couple days, and enjoy playing one of the greatest games of all time!


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Travel + Struggle: How to Enjoy IcelandWinter and summer meet at a geothermal hotspot.
Obsidian, broken to knife sharpness, clattered beneath our feet on the crest of the pass. The sun, never to actually set, dipping half of its golden orb below a ridge, cast shattered light on the flurry of ghostly mist dancing from the thermal pits that besieged us. We could see Hrafntinnusker just below — a moss-green hut laid on a plank deck for sanctuary above the melting, but still deep, snowpack. Its rooster-red roof and trim were sirens, promising warmth, friendly conversation and scalding water to warm our numb hands. But we could not heed its cozy beckon. The snow, with crystals reaching for the eternal sun waiting to become molten, was what we'd take as a bed on our first night of the popular four-day trek from Landmannalaugar to Thorsmork.
It was a quick text that set our first adventure as fledgling adults in motion. "So we should actually go to Iceland." The message from my childhood friend and pseudo-cousin, Livy Veazey, appeared while concentrating on one of my many futile attempts at an overdue college assignment. The concentration was obviously derailed. I promptly remembered I jokingly — and hopefully — entered an Instagram contest to win a trip for two to Iceland a few months prior. We didn't win. So, my answer to the message was, "Yes!"
Months passed with the majority of our travel research consisting entirely of image searches of the island's most cherished landmarks. Every now and then we'd volley texts back and forth from Colorado to Oregon in hopes some kind of plan might manifest. It didn't. Our first concrete scheme developed seconds before boarding a Reykjavik Excursions bus, bound for the transit center in a location we walking, jet-lagged vegetarians found unpleasantly far from the city campsite. Of course our exhausted bodies and airplane-stalled minds could only find this early-morning trek through concrete neighborhoods hysterical. One of us would teasingly fall over, imitate a broken leg or move to step in front of a pint-sized, gumball-red Toyota Yaris whirring by, and we'd burst into hilarity like children watching slapstick. "What are we doing," I thought every time we tried coming up with a butchered version of each street name's pronunciation — Snorrabraut was our favorite.
By 8:00 a.m. we had made it to Reykjavik Campsite. The green patch of soft, ankle-deep grass looked like a child's playroom with tents of every shape and color imaginable — some ludicrously vibrant, others unfortunately complicated. The associated compound offered a fragrant kitchen space, palatial bathrooms and covered living amenities that came with an especially generous, and often haggard, group of explorers. All of this was of course observed after a short pass out next to, not in, our tent on the sun-warmed grass — our bags' contents trustingly spewed about the public area like the entrails of slain teddy bear.Olivia trudges in icy wind and a cold drizzle after crossing a glacial river.
Two days later we awoke to whipping winds, a Gore-tex-advertisement-worthy deluge, polar temperatures and a 16-kilometer hike to complete as part of the Laugavegur trek from Alftavatn. I was not amused. Turns out I'm not Elsa, the Disney princess, and the cold did bother me anyway. Livy and I zipped up as much as our under-prepared wardrobes would allow and set off. 15 minutes into the soaked lush-green and onyx-black hills we came over a ridge to find a glacial river guarding the next segment of tail. Glancing below us, we could see a half-naked couple celebrate their crossing by running laps around their packs, though I doubt any amount of running could bring color to their snowy legs. I took the first step into the liquid frost. My body, likely rejecting the sensation, authorized my mouth to squawk, "It's not that bad!" back to Livy, who had removed her pants in hopes of salvaging some warmth from the athletic fabric. My feet weren't quite cold enough to be completely numb, which I would have preferred. My face, wind-battered and damp, was crippled into something akin to that of a Persian cat. And, according to the robin-egg color of my limbs, I could nearly be considered an honorary member of the Blue Man Group.
Struggling onto the blocks of gelid flesh I called feet, we pushed on. That tragic morning, however, is one of my fondest memories, because — even with a stupefied expression, cryogenically preserved toes and Las Vegas-act pigmentation — I laughed. I imagine my frozen features gave my chuckles a sort of too-much-BOTOX look, but that's beside the point. Even if the landscape was a barren wasteland, our limbs needed amputation or our gear spontaneously combusted, we'd have great memories because all that time we'd be cackling about how ironically privileged and, at the same time, peril-ridden we were.
I hear it a lot. "We should go to X exotic location!" an enthusiastic friend exclaims, realizing — probably hoping — it'll likely never happen. In actuality, there must be a part of us that registers the risk we're putting our friendships in. I can only image that an excursion with many of my friends would end in us engaging in civilized conversation, sitting in (God-damned) neighboring seats on an eight-hour flight until the wheels touch down on the tarmac, a.k.a. the hell of awkward silence. Then, we'd exchange semi-friendly goodbyes, promptly driving to our respective houses, cringing at the idea of spending any more of our lives withholding our diabolical plot to dismember the other. Still I do it — the second an image, a phrase or a memory pops into my head suggesting a destination I'm the first to propose spontaneous travel arrangements. And — on the off chance some supernatural event of madness compels us to crawl out of our everyday murmur, gasping for air after drowning in the pool of rotting schedule we call a life and buy that plane ticket — all we can do is be our best.
That, I believe, is the recipe for great travel. Your companion might be a childhood friend, a college roommate, a coworker, a hitchhiker, a sibling or a parent. All have the potential to be great additions to your explorations. However, with struggle and pitiful brawls with life, you and your Sancho Panza have to learn to laugh, maybe even push toward hysteria. These moments of floundering chaos will become your most treasured stories. So, for your next journey, whether it's to an in-state town or a next-door continent, forget that taxi ride un-booked, drop your phone charger, get lost or dip into some unfortunately cold water. Who knows, you might actually remember something other than your fairytale trip you posted to Facebook.


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This is something I've tossed for a bit, about doing a silly, light-hearted RP set in either Candyland or doing a mock-up of superheroes. System, if any, will likely be the Window.
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Candyland: King Candy is missing! As denizens of this confectionary world, it is up to YOU to find him! What is the scheming Lord Licorice up to? Are the Lollipop Woods still safe? And what about Chocolateland, on the horizon? This is based on the board game, with creative liberties taken here and there.
Supervillains, Inc.: As superpowers are becoming more common in the population, there are a rising number of those who don't necessarily want to be heroes, but just want to pay the bills. While officially all superheroes are required to be registered to the government, there are quite a few vigilantes out there. Also, while the government pays very well... government contracts for heroes are few and far between. Many superpowered individuals have thus turned to the private sector. And while being a villain isn't necessarily illegal,depending on what you do.... This is mostly a superpowered spoof, with most people being punchclock villains.
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This is the third instalment in a series of articles on profitable betting through sensible money management. So far, I have discussed the importance of getting value when you bet, to maximise the returns you achieve when your selections win. In the most recent article you should have learned to keep your stakes in proportion to the size of your betting bank.
Today I want to examine a common mistake that often gets punters into serious trouble – chasing your losses.
I don't think there can be many of us who have not at some time, decided to get back what we just lost by betting a little bigger on the next race. It is sometimes known as progressive staking.
Let's take a simple scenario: you bet £10 on Red Rum, and he loses. What do you do? Perhaps you continue with your selection methods and come up with another pick in the next race – Best Mate. The price is 6/4F
But, rather than putting another £10 bet on Best Mate, you decide to 'chase' your loss from the last race. You add another £7 to your stake so that when Best Mate wins you will pick up an extra £10.50 to recover the bet you lost on Red Rum. Good plan? Could be, after all Best Mate is a sure fire winner, right? May be. May be not!
What happens if Best Mate loses? You are now £27 'in the hole'. But you still have a plan. Your next selection is a dead cert winner at Even money. You place your usual £10 stake plus an extra £27 to cover your losses so far. No need to worry. When this one comes in, you will have re-couped your losses and have a £10 profit to show as well.
Let's take a step back here. You are staking £37 to win a £10 profit. Think about it – you are effectively getting odds of only around 1 to 4 odds-on about a horse that is Even money in the market. That is terrible value!
You may escape this time and your horse may well win. But what if, heaven forbid, your red-hot even money favourite fails to win? After just three bets, you are down to the tune of £64 when your normal stake is just a tenner!
Long losing runs do occur, more frequently than you might think, and even with short-priced selections.
If you spent a day in a casino at the roulette tables, and analysed how many times you witnessed a run of 7 or 8 consecutive 'red' numbers, I would not be at all surprised if you saw this happen four or five times – in a single day. Here we have pretty much a 50/50 bet, even money, that the roulette ball will land in either a red or a black slot. Yet I was amazed to learn that the longest run of the same colour (reported) was THIRTY-NINE consecutive reds!!
Imagine if you were betting on black, and saying to yourself each time "no worries, it's got to be black next time…. Surely?"
But let's go back to the more common occurrence of a losing run of 7 even money bets. We will be betting on the red.
We place a £1 bet on the first spin. It's black. We chase our loss by 'doubling up' and next bet £2. If we were to carry on in this manner, after 6 spins we would be betting £64 to win our original £1
I sincerely hope my point is getting across. By chasing your losses you can very quickly see your stakes climbing to preposterous levels, to win your original, relatively small stake. The risk is way out of proportion compared to the potential reward.
One last example to really ram the point home. The Racing Post runs a tipster competition. All the leading racing journalists are involved, representing the nation's newspapers and horse racing publications. These are experts at tipping horses. Take a look at the results table any day, and see for yourself the longest losing run. Remember, these are the experts.
I looked today, and Racing Post PostData has suffered this season a losing run of twenty-seven. Twenty-seven consecutive losers from an expert tipster! And believe me, he is not on his own, just the worst offender this season so far.
There is an old saying – "Don't throw good money after bad". If your selections don't make a profit from simple level stakes betting, don't try and make them profitable by throwing more money at them. You may survive with a profit for a while, but this approach is a disaster waiting to happen. Sooner or later you WILL blow your entire bank chasing a disproportionately small profit.
If your selections don't make a profit from simple level stakes betting, change your system.
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The core of any punter's arsenal is the dutching calculator, which is indeed a very influential tool. Dutching (as reputedly named after Al Capone's accountant who liked to use this method to back horses) is an excellent way of wagering more than one horse in a race such that if either of them win then the return is the same no matter who wins.Dutching techniques are used when one analyses a race to find two, or more, powerful horses in the race. One then has a variety of options. The first, and simplest, is to leave the race alone. The next is to try to work out which amongst these candidates is the one to back or, thirdly, one can 'Dutch' them up that if any of these horses win then a profit can be made. This is where the dutching calculator comes into play.Dutching is the process used to back more than one horse in a race and by mathematically placing the correct bet on each horse so that whichever horse wins the same amount of money is returned assuming, of course, that one of the backed horses actually does win.Dutching calculator is a very powerful betting device and is reputedly named after Al Capone's accountant who used this to great effect when backing horses. This calculator for dutching tells you how much to stake on each selection to ensure an equal profit no matter which one wins. Simply enter the price for each of your fancied selections in decimal format and your maximum total stake below.In particular, this dutching calculator allows one to bet with a preset stake or to get educated how much one should wager to return a fixed profit, it at all possible. In addition this calculator for dutching allows the user to enter either the traditional fractional odds or the 'American' decimal odds as used on the betting exchanges.Enter in the Stake box the figure that you wish to stake in total or enter in the Profit box the revenue you are looking to make with a successful Dutch. Then add in each of the boxes place the odds of the horses which you wish to back.This Dutching calculator, despite its simple interface, has a variety of features. First, the prices can be entered to either the decimal format (as seen on the exchanges) or in partial format (as used by bookmakers). If the price entered has a '/' (e.g. 100/30) then the Decimal format is unspecified.Second, with calculator for dutching, one the user can select the answer required. The user can choose between the "I have a £100 to place on this race, how do I divide it up?" option and the "I would like to win £100 on this race.Third, it figures out the revenue (on a successful bet, of course) and the ROI% (Return on Investment) so that the user can work out if this Dutching bet is will be profitable, as no one wants a negative profit, and worth the risk.In big fields, no matter what the sport, more often than not, you'll fancy more than two probabilities. Rather than pick one and kick yourself when the one you neglected compels, it's rational to 'Dutch' and back them all - and you can get surprisingly first class returns as long as the prices are big enough. With the use of dutching calculator, all of these possibilities can turn into a reality.


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Co-stars Peter Benson and Robert Creighton will both chat with host Rudetsky.
Benson made his Broadway debut in State Fair and has since appeared in Cabaret, Little Me, Promises, Promises and, most recently, Harvey. Creighton was last seen in Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Anything Goes. Prior to that, his credits include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Little Mermaid and Chicago.
The weekly live talk show, which includes interviews and performances from Broadway stars, is now held at 5 PM (to accommodate 7 PM curtains) at the New York cabaret Don't Tell Mama. There is a $10 donation and a two-drink minimum. The donation goes directly to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the nation's leading industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organization.
Don't Tell Mama is located in New York City on West 46th Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Call (212) 757-0788 for reservations. DVDs of the talk show are available by visiting sethrudetsky.com.
* (Seth Rudetsky has played piano in the pits of many Broadway shows including Ragtime, Grease and The Phantom of the Opera. He was the artistic producer/conductor for the first five Actors Fund concerts including Dreamgirls and Hair, which were both recorded. As a performer, he appeared on Broadway in The Ritz and on TV in "All My Children," "Law and Order C.I." and on MTV's "Made" and "Legally Blonde: The Search for the Next Elle Woods." He has written the books "The Q Guide to Broadway" and "Broadway Nights," which was recorded as an audio book on Audible.com. He is currently the afternoon Broadway host on Sirius/XM radio and tours the country doing his comedy show, "Deconstructing Broadway." He can be contacted at his website SethRudetsky.com, where he has posted many video deconstructions.)
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The Last Of Us Demo: A Peek At Greatness To Come
I recall in late 2011 hearing about a new franchise coming to Sony's PS3. Little was known about it other than it was rumored to be a survival horror where people who suffered from some sort of infection took on zombie-like character traits. Sure, I was curious, but the game soon to be announced at that years VGA's, wasn't immediately high on my radar.
As I watched, or perhaps I should say, suffered through Spike TV's annual gaming awards show, something amazing happened. The aforementioned game that turned out to be called, The Last Of Us, became much more desirable once that Naughty Dog logo was attached to it. I'm a bit of a Naughty Dog fanatic and my mind was blown to learn they had been working on a new franchise.
Now more than a year later, which included one short but no less heartbreaking delay, The Last Of Us is set to debut on a PS3 near you. Naughty Dog's new IP releases June 14 and it's almost sad how excited I am for that day to arrive. Months ago I pre-ordered the super deluxe and ber expensive Post-Pandemic Edition. This past weekend I got to play the demo to what I'm sure will be an instant classic.
The Last Of Us demo is somewhat short and consists of an area called The Outskirts. In this small glimpse of the game, you meet Joel, Ellie and another woman named Tess. I'd say aside from an introduction to some of the Infected, playing the demo is unlikely to spoil any of the game if you were concerned about spoilers.
I learned from the demo, that one of the most important defense mechanisms of The Last Of Us will be, sound. Knowing where and exactly what type of enemy you are dealing with beforehand will greatly help your rate of survival. Apparently there will be some type of weapon / item crafting system but in all honesty the demo was much too brief to really understand how it works.
I enjoyed the fluidity of the controls and how easily Joel moves and interacts with objects. Speaking of objects, I'd recommend searching every nook and cranny in hopes of finding items that will help you survive. That shouldn't be much of a problem since even amongst the decay and ruins of your surroundings, Naughty Dog has crafted an amazingly beautiful and detailed environment for The Last Of Us.
The Last Of Us will be out on Friday, June 14, 2013. I for one can't wait! Stay tuned to Don't Hate The Geek for all of your The Last Of Us news, including my thoughts on the game after I've played it.


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Some say there are many roads leading to God, but Jesus affirmed, "I am the way and the truth and the life."
Perhaps we could capture more fully the significance of this statement by looking at each of the three things Jesus calls himself.
First, Jesus is the road to God. Interestingly, in this text, Jesus does not refer to himself as a door to God (more on that in a moment) but as a pathway to God. This suggests a journey, a way of life. In his Following of Christ, Thomas à Kempis calls this "the Royal Road of the Holy Cross." Certainly every road has a destination, but until you reach the specific place you're going, what matters most is how you travel--unwavering forward movement, staying focused, keeping perspective.
For the person who meets Christ, everything changes and nothing changes. In one sense, everything stays the same. Same house, same furniture. Same relationships, same job. On the other hand, how you understand the ordinary and daily routines of life changes dramatically. Every day becomes God's day, and every moment is a sacrament.
The writer of Hebrews tells us about this journey:
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. – Hebrews 12:1-3
Jesus, who walked the roads of life and finished his journey well, offers himself to us as the road of life, the way through life. He is the pathway to God and God-life, but he is also the doorway, the entry point into a new reality, and the Cross is an encounter with God and his world.
Yes, I believe that Christ's death and resurrection are historical events. Paul was convinced of this as well, because he not only had a powerful personal encounter with the risen Christ, he was also able to speak with dozens of actual eyewitnesses of those events. Many have said that Paul's remarkable conversion is one of the most powerful indicators of the credibility of the Christian faith.
Yes, I believe that faith in Christ means getting the gospel right. True followers of Jesus are concerned about correct doctrine, and for centuries Christians have labored to understand the precise meanings of Scripture. That Jesus died for my sins is an indisputable proposition, an absolute truth, the factual anchor of my faith.
We will see throughout this book, though, that believing in Christ and taking up your cross is a journey of experience and encounter as well. Quoting the Old Testament, Jesus said, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." There is a mental element to our faith, but there's so much more.
Paul wrote, "My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power." Eugene Peterson's "The Message" paraphrases the last part this way: "Your life of faith is a response to God's power, not to some fancy mental or emotional footwork by me or anyone else."
So Jesus is the pathway to God, a journey of daily encounters. Second, Jesus is the truth. There is perhaps no more controversial word: truth. Two thousand years ago Pilate asked, "What is truth?" It's still the question du jour, although people are asking it a little differently.
Look carefully at Neo's response when Morpheus tells him that his world has blinded him to the truth: "What truth?" Not what is truth, which implies there might be an answer, but what truth, suggesting that any number of responses might work. National research by the Barna Group tells us that the great majority of Americans, and almost everybody born after 1970, believes that absolute truth is a thing of the past. Allegedly, truth can't be known, and we hear it all the time: "What's true for you may not be true for me."
We're beginning to see the sunshine of our civilization sink into a dark sea of moral chaos, from Columbine to Enron. Earlier this year my son David Kinnaman, vice-president and strategic leader for the Barna Group, found an appalling absence of conscience among both nonreligious and religious young people: "Fewer than 1 in 10 teenagers believes that music piracy is morally wrong."
Relativism, though, is relatively foreign to the rest of the world. Lamin Sanneh, a native of Gambia and professor of Mission and World Christianity at Yale, writes,
The West, viewed broadly as a cultural system of ethics, images, music, literature as well as science and technology, has reduced the mystery of God to a cultural filibuster. [The West holds that] truth cannot be known with certainty, and one can be certain of that.
Sociologist Alan Wolfe has written an entire book about this phenomenon, that American society is the first in human history to believe there is no such thing as objective, absolute truth. Wolfe shows how, carried to its logical conclusions, the belief that there are no moral absolutes is philosophically indefensible. Though Wolfe cites a number of peculiar (and often bizarre) consequences of living in a truth vacuum, like any good American he makes no judgment about what's right or wrong with this kind of world, concluding that the jury is out and only time will tell if our society can survive.
Christian leaders continue to argue for "the truth," correctness of belief in a world that simply doesn't care. Because so many people believe truth is relative, religious appeals based on truth can seem irrelevant. Worse yet, we live in a culture of contradiction, where people are increasingly intolerant of intolerance. Most of our social indicators, everything from teen suicide to divorce to prison population, are shouting that we are a rudderless ship in a perfect storm.
Centuries ago the Hebrew prophet Hosea identified the primary cause of social disorder:
[Because there is] no acknowledgment of God in the land ... there is no faithfulness, no love.... There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. Because of this the land mourns, and all who live in it waste away.
The polarized lines are drawn. Is there an answer? Can we know with certainty that some things are true and some are not? Is there hope? Certainly not in the rhetoric of the right or the left, both of whom are convinced they're right (even though the left cannot be absolutely right).
Instead, our hope is in the person of Jesus Christ, who is the source of abundant life on the pathway to truth. But hold on to your hats, "this ride is going to take a sudden turn. Buckle your seat belt, Dorothy, because Kansas is going bye-bye." When Jesus describes himself as the truth, we world-minded, rational-thinking Westerners jump straight to the linear conclusion that he means something like math. Or doctrine. Or religious correctness. Well, he did and he didn't.
Jesus was full of truth, but the richer meaning of the Greek term for "truth," alétheia, is startling and can free us from our obsessive-compulsive need to make our point. Alétheia (and its family of derivative words) doesn't exactly mean "true" in the sense of "mathematically correct," or like a true/false exam. It carries a broader meaning as expressed by the following ideas: "truthfulness, dependability, righteousness, honesty, genuineness, authentic, the real deal." Alétheia is "reality as opposed to mere appearance."
This is precisely the way John uses this term when Jesus calls himself "the true light," "the true bread," "the true vine," and when he calls his Father "the true God." Jesus is the real light, the real bread, the real vine, and the God of the Bible is the real God. In John, Jesus tells a Samaritan woman that the heavenly Father is looking for "real worshipers," that is, "those whose religious exercises are in actual fact and reality an approach to God, and not a shadowy ritual which either counterfeits or at best merely symbolizes the approach to God."
Thus, in the following quotations from John's writings, wherever the word truth is used, read the verse using the phrase true reality:
Sanctify them by the true reality; your word (logos) is true reality.
Real worshipers must worship in spirit and in true reality.
Then you will know the true reality, and the true reality will set you free.
If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by (in, according to) true reality.
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the true reality is not in us.
Pilate: "What is truly real?"
"I am the way and the true reality and the life."
What does all this mean? In my view, people in our world aren't just searching for the right religious answers; people are desperate for ultimate reality. I've heard it, I've sung it: "Jesus is the answer for the world today." I'll no doubt sing it again, but when you think about it, "the answer" is so impersonal, so academic! Jesus the Son of God isn't just empirical, scientifically verifiable truth to which we give mental assent. No, Jesus is personal reality, the pathway, "the ultimate reality of the universe." Jesus is a real person I can know, encounter, experience, and obey.
Jesus, the Word of God, is not something to which we give intellectual agreement, but someone whom we fully accept. Jesus is the real God made real flesh. When we are born again, his nature becomes our nature, his DNA becomes our DNA, his life reality becomes our reality. When we encounter Christ, the reality, our reality changes forever.
Partaking of Jesus is ... well ... like swallowing the red pill in "The Matrix." Does this offend you?
"I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him." ...
On hearing [this], many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?"
Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does this offend you?" – John 6:53-56, 60-61, emphasis mine.
Consider a reality check next time you participate in the Lord's Supper. Let the body and blood of Christ take you out of the illusion of your transitory world and into the eternal realities of his kingdom.
Below is a list of extraordinary biblical statements about real reality. As you read them, ask yourself a few questions: Who's living an illusion, people who believe in Christ or people who don't? Who needs to take the red pill? Who needs to be washed in the blood of Jesus? What happens to people when they live in the wrong "reality"?
And please, pray as you read these verses. I don't merely want you to understand what I'm writing; I want you to encounter the Christ about whom I'm writing. My prayer is for you to enter his reality. Don't settle for "Wow, this is great stuff – interesting book." I want you to connect with the Jesus who has miraculously changed my reality and transformed my life.
The Bible on reality:
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. – 2 Corinthians 4:4
I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more. – Ephesians 4:17-19
As I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. – Philippians 3:18-20
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. – 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
What I mean, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away. – 1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. – Hebrews 11:1
Ah yes, faith! We have to talk about faith in all this; after all, it's "the evidence of things not seen," and "we live by faith, not by sight." This means that faith allows us to tap into reality ... God's reality ... the only true reality. Furthermore, faith is active, not passive. It's creative. It's transformational. Faith is how we change our reality. Let me explain.
Throughout the gospel of John, we come across a remarkable phrase found nowhere else in ancient Greek literature, a unique grammatical construction that means, literally, "believe into," in contrast with "believe in." John had to invent (as it were) a new phrase to express fully this idea of faith.
Instead of a weaker "I believe" or "I agree," New Testament faith is more like "I fully buy into it, and I'm going to let God's reality become my reality." To put it simply, we believe in an idea, but we must believe into Christ to encounter and experience reality. Look again at these familiar sayings:
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him [literally, "believes into him"] shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16, emphasis mine
To all who received him, to those who believed in his name [that is, "into his name"] he gave the right to become children of God. – John 1:12, emphasis mine
Faith is a plunge into the real. Faith changes our reality by allowing us to look at what cannot be seen. As we think about the power of faith, however, I want to make something very clear: For the Christian, faith is not some cosmic power equally accessible to all living beings, some force I can use to bend spoon handles this way and my future that way.
Biblical faith is antithetical to the popular New Age idea that faith is power to reach your dreams. If you just visualize it ... if you just say it ... no, the object of our faith is the person of Christ alone, his word, his reality. Faith is not believing for what I want but living my life as though everything God says in his Word is alétheia: the truth, the ultimate reality. Faith has no intrinsic power, but Jesus does! Faith opens our hearts to heaven, opens heaven to our hearts, and releases the supernatural power of God into our world.
A wonderful example is the ancient Israelite leader Joshua. His mentor, Moses, was the man God used to lead the chosen nation of Israel out of slavery in Egypt, through the Red Sea, and to the maroon shadows of Mount Sinai. After receiving the Ten Commandments and the rest of the Law there, the massive Israelite column snaked its way across the desert toward the Promised Land.
As is commonly known, that part of the world is neither scenic nor hospitable, and many of the people became disgruntled. Again and again Moses heard them whining in the backseat, "When are we going to get there?" At long last they reached the banks of the Jordan River, the eastern boundary of the Promised Land. When they imagined, though, that the people inhabiting their land had weapons of mass destruction, their collective faith in God's promise imploded in a wimpy gasp. I have a mental picture: To God, this moment looked and sounded like what happens when you let go of a big balloon. Sputtering erratically through the room, it shrinks in seconds from the size of a watermelon to a colored fragment puddled motionless on the floor.
Standing there at the Jordan, the faithlessness of the Israelites grew so fierce that the Lord couldn't contain his wrath. "Forty years," blared God's judgment: "Forty years you will wander in the desert, until every last one of you dies. Including you, Moses. But not Joshua and Caleb, because they have faith."
Decades later all the original wanderers were resting in their sandy graves as their children and grandchildren returned to the banks of the Jordan. Straining his aging voice, Joshua said to the Israelites,
Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God. This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly drive out before you the Canaanites.... See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go into the Jordan ahead of you. – Joshua 3:9-11, emphasis mine
Let's stop here for a moment with them. Let's see what they're seeing. Forty years before, their fathers and mothers had failed to enter the Promised Land for one principal reason: lack of faith. The prospect and potential consequences of war with the various Canaanite peoples was more real to them than what God had promised. As a result, they failed to live in God's reality and enter Canaan; instead of a land flowing with milk and honey, they chose suffering and death in the wilderness of their own self-destructive choices.
Now at last a new generation was facing the same challenges: to believe God or to believe their fears. This time, though, the danger was not the giant Canaanite warriors and their well-defended cities. On this particular day, the Jordan River was a flood.
I've seen it, both the Jordan and desert floods. Here in Phoenix, my home city, we have a river (the Salt) that's nearly always desert-dry. I drive through the boulder-strewn, quarter-mile-wide gully several times a month. However, a couple decades ago we had record rains, and that dusty channel roared with the equivalent of one third the flow of the Mississippi River! All but one bridge toppled into the swirling chocolate flood, and for weeks we had a traffic nightmare.
You had to see it to believe it ... and so did the Israelites. Looking at the flooded Jordan, they had to "see" God's promise. Remember, faith is the evidence of things not seen. Looking at one thing, they had to see another. I said this earlier: Faith is how we change our reality. Again, to qualify, faith is not how we create reality – faith is not the force. Faith is how we transform our reality by identifying ourselves with God's reality. As the Israelites stood there, they faced a choice of realities: their "real" world or God's true reality; the flood or God's power to get them through the flood. This time, unlike their fathers and mothers, they made the right choice; this time they proved God was alétheia. God was true. God was real.
Joshua instructed them,
"Choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the Lord – the Lord of all the earth – set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap."
So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them. Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water's edge [just like God said], the water from upstream stopped flowing. – Joshua 3:12-16
[The water] piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho. The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground. – Joshua 3:16-17
Believing is seeing. Can you see it?
Let's revisit verses 10 and 11 for a moment:
This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly drive out [your enemies]. See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go into the Jordan ahead of you.
The Hebrew word for "see" is in the same word family as Jahweh Jireh, which means "the Lord will provide," a phrase we find much earlier in the story of Abraham, when God mysteriously told him to sacrifice his only son.
Abraham, the father of the Jewish nation, took wood for the burnt offering and placed it on Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to Abraham, "Father?"
"Yes, my son?" Abraham replied.
"The fire and wood are here," Isaac said, "but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide [Jahweh Jireh] the lamb for the burnt offering, my son."
And he did. When Abraham and Isaac reached the site of the sacrifice, there was a ram with its horns snagged in a thicket. The force of Abraham's faith didn't create the ram or drag it into the bush, but his faith did engage him in the reality of God's provision. For Christians, this narrative prefigures the death of God's only Son; Jahweh indeed provided a sacrifice, Jesus Christ. Some Bible scholars believe the place of Abraham's sacrifice was the very spot where, one day, Jesus would die for our sins.
Somehow, in the mystery of the moment, Abraham actually "saw" this. Listen to what Jesus says (are you sitting down?):
"Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad." [Seeing Christ transformed Abraham's reality!]
"You are not yet fifty years old," the Jews said to him, "and you have seen Abraham!"
"I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!"
At this, they picked up stones to stone him. – John 8:56-59, emphasis mine
Why did the Jews react this way? Because in their minds what Jesus said was blasphemy. To them, he was identifying himself as Jahweh, the I AM, the holy God who appeared to Moses in the burning bush.
Listen to how Eugene Peterson presents this passage in "The Message:"
"Abraham – your 'father' – with jubilant faith looked down the corridors of history and saw my day coming. He saw it and cheered."
The Jews said, "You're not even fifty years old – and Abraham saw you?"
"Believe me," said Jesus, "I am who I am long before Abraham was anything."
That did it – pushed them over the edge. They picked up rocks to throw at him. But Jesus slipped away, getting out of the Temple.
Faith is a phone booth in the "Matrix," an exit from the dead-end reality of time and space. Faith "looks down the corridors of history." Close your eyes and imagine this: silver-haired Abraham – maybe he looked a little like Gandalf in "Lord of the Rings" – flying at warp speed through a tunnel of time. It's like he's in a five-star sci-fi film with outrageous sound and special effects. Can't you just hear the whooshing and whining and whirring as Abraham's faith rockets him through "the corridors of history" into the future?
Believers see a sign. Unbelievers see nothing. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Think for a moment about the unique relationship among these words: faith, seeing, and provision. What does it mean that God provides, that God pro-vides? This familiar English word is derived from a Latin root that means, literally, "to see in advance"! (In other words: pro-vision, or fore-sight.) The Hebrew term jireh is a similar convergence of meaning: in the Abraham-Isaac narrative of Genesis, it's translated, "The Lord will provide," while in Joshua 3:11, the same root word reads, "See!"
Believing is seeing.
Faith sees.
By faith you see what you can't see, and faith releases the pro-vision (the vision ahead) of God for your future. For the believer, faith is reality.
"See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go into the Jordan ahead of you." The ark, the resting place of the radiant cloud of God's glory, goes ahead of us into the floods of life. Because the radiant presence of Jesus goes before us into the mess of our circumstances, he can rightfully say to us about the future, "Been there, done that." It's incredible! God goes into the flooded river first. Can you see him there, waiting for you to enter his reality?
Jesus is the pathway to wholeness, a journey of daily encounters with God. Jesus is the truth, that is, ultimate reality. Jesus is the life. Notice the perfect sequence:
Journey (Way), Reality (Truth), Wholeness (Life)
When we hold Christ's hand as we travel through life, we encounter and experience his reality – the reality. When Jesus is my way, my journey, he takes me into the reality of God and brings the reality of his kingdom into me. This is life, abundant life! The convergence of our journey with the way of Christ into the ultimate reality of God is life.
Anything less than God will let you down. Anything less than God is not rooted in eternal reality. It has built-in failure. – E. Stanley Jones
Jesus said, "I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of." Not surprisingly, this is the great American dream: "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." What the fathers of our nation had in mind when they wrote this memorable phrase was most certainly not what most of us think regarding the pursuit of happiness in the twenty-first century! For us, it's become the restless quest for something (or some things) to give us a sense of wholeness and meaning. It's the age-old human search for significance, but we just "can't get no satisfaction." Not in wealth, health, sex, or success.
When our life-focus drifts from God to anything else, when we devote ourselves to what we think will bring us happiness, we end up worshiping gods of our own making. It's idolatry, pure and simple. As we bow down, we discover painfully that our gods have no power to satisfy us, let alone heal us and make us whole. They do, however, have the power to control us, even to enslave us.
In contrast, listen to this extraordinary ancient promise: "[The Lord] will be the sure foundation for your times." In other words, you'll have a deep sense of peace and safety, no matter where the journey of life takes you, because the Lord will be "a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure." Jesus echoes these words in the Sermon on the Mount:
Do not worry, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?" For the pagans run after all these things [the pursuit of happiness], and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:31-33
Why, then, are you afraid to take up your cross, which leads to the kingdom? In the Cross is salvation; in the Cross is life; in the Cross is protection from enemies. In the Cross is infusion of heavenly sweetness; in the Cross is strength of mind; in the Cross is joy of Spirit. In the Cross is height of virtue; in the Cross is perfection of sanctity. There is no ... hope of eternal life, but in the Cross. – Thomas à Kempis
Be assured that Jesus came so you "can have real and eternal life, more and better life than you ever dreamed of." Jesus is the way (the journey) and the truth (ultimate reality) and the life (wholeness) you've always wanted.
What is your reality? What shapes how you think, how you feel, how you make decisions, how you live your life? In some ways, the realities of the Matrix are more appealing than the real world Neo discovers when he swallows the red pill. Read 1 Corinthians 3:18 and Hebrews 11:24-26. In light of what you've learned in this chapter, what aspects of your life are stuck in the matrix of time and space? Seek opportunities to discuss this with your family and friends.
Excerpted from "Experiencing the Power of the Cross: How It Changes Everything" by Gary Kinnaman. Copyright © 2005; ISBN 076422994X Published by Bethany House Publishers. Used by permission. Unauthorized duplication prohibited.
Gary Kinnaman is the senior pastor of Word of Grace Church, near Phoenix. He has been instrumental in planting several other churches in Arizona, is a frequent speaker on leadership and church growth at national and international conferences, and has written several books, including the bestseller "Angels Dark and Light." Gary and his wife have three adult children and make their home in Arizona.


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NORTH LIBERTY– Several local community members and businesses have come together to sponsor a free Thanksgiving dinner this year for residents of North Liberty.
On Thanksgiving Day from noon until 4 p.m., a full Thanksgiving meal will be available for those in need at the South Slope Community Center in North Liberty.
"After volunteering for similar events in other towns, I came to realize that an event such as this one did not exist here in North Liberty," said Amanda Engstrom, the dinner's organizer. Engstrom is spearheading the holiday dinner along with several additional volunteers to provide for members of the local community who might not otherwise have access to a meal this Thanksgiving. "This is a cause I truly believe in and I am thrilled that, with the help of local businesses in our community, we've been able to make this dinner a reality," said Engstrom.
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