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8th Annual Memorial Day Concert
The Jacobite Pipe & Drum Band and The First Brass team up this year for the 8th Annual Memorial Day Show on May 25, 2014, 3:00 p.m. at the Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota, FL.
As we celebrate Memorial Day, we will honor veterans from all branches of the military and the First Responders from our local area. We are pleased to have the color guard from the Sarasota County Fire Department participating this year.
The music will be a combination of patriotic, classical and celtic. Something for everyone including: 1812 Overture, God Bless America and Scotland the Brave. Sharon Scott will sing as only Sharon can. She will perform the Star Spangled Banner, Amazing Grace, Battle Hymn of the Republic. Story teller, Bill Schustik will join the Jacobites with his voice and many instruments. We are delighted to have the Riverview High School Highland Dancers perform the Highland Fling and the traditional Sword Dance. We have a couple other surprises up our sleeve that you will have to come see for yourself.
The First Brass and Jacobite Band are partners with The Patterson Foundation, Legacy of Valor. It has been an honor to be a part of this year long endeavor to spread awareness and celebrate Patriot Plaza, the new amphitheater at the Sarasota National Cemetery. Members of the Legacy of Valor team will be present at the concert to share more information about the dedication to be held in June.
Bring your used cell phones to the concert that day. The First Brass is a partner with "Cell Phones for Soldiers". They collect used cell phones, that are converted to calling minutes, for the active duty personnel to call home for free. You can learn more about that at www.cellphonesforsoldiers.org.
This will be a great event for family and friends to enjoy brass, bagpipes and to show their patriotism. What a fitting way to honor the men and women that have given so much for our country.
Tickets are $15.00 in advance and $20.00 at the door the day of the show. Tickets are available at www.TheFirstBrass.org or you can contact Nance Guth at 941-928-0296 (firstname.lastname@example.com) to make arrangements for "will call" tickets in advance. Tickets are also available at the Church of the Palms office through Friday, 5-23.
Past dates
- Occurred Sunday, May 25th, 2014 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm


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#38883 Apr 27, 2013
If you look really hard, you can make a super sinister government conspiracy apply to everything bad that happens around you.
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#38884 Apr 27, 2013
Remember the 50's, when there was a communist under every bed!?
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#38885 Apr 27, 2013
One Percent: "See how well we have prospered? We must give back to the nation that has done so much for us!"
...and then a little later...
Wingnut rube: "Look, it's the warm golden rain of prosperity, falling down on us from heaven!..."
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#38886 Apr 27, 2013
Hardly call the NEW YORK TIMES, Ellen Ratner, Kirsten Powers, Jon Stewart, Juan Williams, Joe Manchin...the Right! In case you didn't know they are all democrats and Ellen is a far lefty.
You're a dumbazz!
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#38887 Apr 27, 2013
Remember the old saw: "A fool and his money are soon parted". Sadly, there are plenty of fools with a lot of money. And hundreds of soulless hucksters to take it from them.
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#38888 Apr 27, 2013
Besides that's a FAKE Marcus post he's smarter than the dumbazz who posted.
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#38889 Apr 28, 2013
Always misrepresenting and lying. Posting b.s. in other people's usernames just to confuse. Progressive liberal radicals are so open minded their brains fell out!
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#38890 Apr 28, 2013
Please leave me out of your rhetoric.
#38891 Apr 28, 2013
I knew you were joking about waiting, that is why I said don't stay up late waiting. I know you knew it is only going to get more expensive now than it would have had they done nothing at all.
What is sad, it was on the pretense of coverage for all but it puts MILLIONS that had coverage without it now that actually pay taxes in order to cover millions of lazy bastards that refuse to work and do not contribute anything toward their pathetic existance.
I have absolutely ZERO EMPATHY for those kind of people.
#38892 Apr 28, 2013
I never thought about the ones that will be loosing their health insurance they have now and still paying the taxes to pay for others to get their's paid for. Just going around Edmond you see alot signs to hire people. I guess these jobs are below them and they would rather live off the government. I say the ones on government assistances that can physical able needs to be put to work cleaning up along the streets, roads and highways and what ever else needs to be done
#38893 Apr 28, 2013
I have great News for you. OKlahoma, thanks to Mary Fallin and the Republican Party, are in the process of doing just that, making your great idea the law of the land right here in Oklahoma. A bill is making its way around that will require at least 20 hours of work a week to qualify for any assistance from this State. She did sign another good law to help protect taxpayer against abuse.
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin Signed The Welfare Drug Test Bill. The Oklahoma law takes effect November 1 and is aimed at adults applying for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program. Applicants who refuse to take the drug test or who test positive will be denied benefits. Applicants who test positive and then undergo a drug treatment program at their own expense can reapply for benefits after six months.
House Bill 2388 will help ensure welfare checks are not being used to pay for drugs. Hard working taxpayers shouldn't be asked to subsidize drug abuse and this bill will help to ensure they are not. Additionally, HB 2388 helps to preserve the mission of state-funded welfare to provide a social safety net helping the unemployed and needy get back on their feet, find work and support their families but not support their drug habit.
Unfortunately, drug abuse prevents many recipients of welfare from achieving any of these goals. Drug addiction and illegal drug use contribute to child abuse and child neglect by the progressive liberal hop-heads. They also make it difficult to find and hold a job with nose rings and spike collars, sporting pink and green hair. For all these reasons it is important for drug users and those I described above with substance abuse problems to seek treatment rather than simply being handed a check from Oklahoma taxpayers.
Of course, a few Oklahoma Progressive Democrats opposed the bill, with Sen. Jim Wilson (D-Tahlequah) calling it "poor policy" and "mean-spirited" during earlier debates. But their Republican colleagues weren't listening to that nonsense anymore because the majority of taxpaying citizens of this State said get it stopped, no more stimulus drug money given to progressive dirtbags.
I like jokes too and I know when you are joking and when you are serious.
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#38894 Apr 28, 2013
Yes I knew there was some talk about having people on government assistance do some kind of work to get benefits.
I also agree with what you are saying about people that have a drug problem. So if these people want government money the odd color hair and nose rings and so on should not hinder them from picking up trash or what ever. If they want better let them clean their act up.
Sort of business helping one of my granddaughters but will check in off and on. Enjoy this pretty day!
#38895 Apr 28, 2013
I am glad to see Republicans finally got Democrats off their ass and agree to put the Traffic Control Tower folks back to work. Even TSA is doing a better job of searching for terrorist and finding contraband. Airport security lifted Justaminutes moo moo and found 325 lbs of crack. It's disguised as a Moose Knuckle sporting a beard but they called in animal control to anal-ize it, lol, discovering it was justaminutes 325 lb hairy-ass, they shaved it, charged it for the extra seat it took-up and released it. In fact it is so big they put it on a No-Fly List for safety reasons due to the excessive outhouse gases it leaks, ROFLMAO.
#38896 Apr 28, 2013
Thought the Thunder did good in Houston. Came out in the first of the game like game busters. Maybe if they had paced themselves better in the 1st and 2nd quarter they would not had to struggle in the 3rd and 4th. But they pulled it off even though Houston took Westbrook out of the picture.Hope Westbrook heals like he should.
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#38899 Apr 28, 2013
What kind of insurance are you talking about. If they donot have auto liability then I agree with you. But I donot believe in jailing people for not having health ins.
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#38900 Apr 28, 2013
Reagans Budget Director Says Republican Party Is A Coalition Of Gangs That Stands For Nothing
President Ronald Reagans former budget director David Stockman excoriated the Republican Party in an interview. While he attacked President Obama for not cutting defense in an era where America is the only superpower in no uncertain terms he laid blame for the predicament of America squarely on the Republican Party.
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#38901 Apr 28, 2013
The Republican Alphabet
Most people dont know this, but in addition to a remedial civics class, Michelle Bachmann also taught a remedial English course. She started with the basics:
A is for Anti-Christ. See B & O.
B is for Barack Isnt that an exotic name for a President? George, Ronald and Sarah are far more American sounding.
C is for Christ, who informs all of my decisions, including the ones where I discriminate against the poor and sick. Just like He would!
D is for Death panels and theyre coming to unplug Grandma!
E is for Electoral Campaign Finance Reform. AHAHAHAHAAHH! Just kidding! The letter E is brought to you by, well, Citizens United says I dont really have to tell you that anymore, do I?
F is for Fascism!!! BE READY TO VIOLENTLY FIGHT THE FASCIST LIBERAL GOVERNMENT AT ANY TIME!!! Nothing bad ever happens when you live your life by this doctrine. If it does, its an isolated incident (see I).
G is for God, Guns & Guts. Everything a population needs to run a country wisely.
H is for Health care reform. Get the guns! Theyre coming to kill Grandma again!
I(1) is for Immigration.Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free and I will do everything in my power to disenfranchise and demonize them as a way to maintain the White (not white, White, how many times do I have to clarify that?) hegemony.
I(2) is for Isolated Incident. These unfortunate events that only appear to have been instigated by violent rhetoric are totally unrelated to any other letter in this list (See A,B,D,F,G,H,L,N,O,P,U,X). Unless the offender is a liberal, then its MSNBCs fault.
J is for Jesus. I can never have too much of him in my life and I want to make sure hes part of YOURS too, whether you like it or not.
K is for Kansas and Kentucky where evolution is a four letter word. No, seriously, our education system is so bad we cant spell but wee no wi aint relaytuhd 2 no munkey!
L is for Liberal. Liberals hate you and everything about you. Theyre plotting to take over the country by force. They also happen to be total wimps and weaklings who hate guns. How are wimps and weaklings without guns going to take over the country? Please see Q.
M is for Marriage between a man and a woman ONLY. Even if its Brittany Spears 55 hour marriage, its still sacred, dammit!
N(1) is for Nazi. Nazis want to destroy America. Anyone who disagrees with you is one of these.
N(2) is for Ni**g well I wont say THAT word about those people or the liberal thought police will come for me but I think you know what I mean (wink wink).
O is for Obama. See N(1) and N(2).
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#38902 Apr 28, 2013
P is for President 1.The highest office of the land. The most powerful man in the world (for now Palin in 2016!), deserving of our respect and admiration and love and full support during a time of war 2. A secret Muslim foreigner terrorist sympathizer that is out to kill you and all you hold dear. It depends on who we are talking about. See O.
Q is for questions. Never ask any. Ever. About anything.
R is for Ronald Reagan. Ronnie represented a righteous religious revival and rapacious right-wing Republican revolution that ruined Russia. It doesnt matter that, by the time he left office, he was unable to repeat or understand the previous sentence.
S(1) is for Sarah Palin. Sister Sarah symbolizes strength, serenity, sweetness and street smarts. She supports several serious stances on societys struggles. Which ones? All potential interviewers please see Q.
S(2) is for Science, which is Satans tool. Again, please see Q.
T is for Tea Party. The Tea Party tactlessly trampled through a thicket of town halls by throwing tenacious televised tantrums about terrible tax increases that never happened.Alliteration? That one of them fancy college words for taking away my Medicare?
U is for Us vs. Them.
V is for Voting. Voting is a God given right that we would NEVER think of interfering with by forcing people to pay ofr ID they cant afford, gerrymandering Congressional districts, underfunding voting machines in low income areas, mailing fliers to African Americans with false information, using robo-call centers to convince Hispanics to not vote in protest or anything else you can think of. If you do think of anything else, whatever you do, please dont suggest it your local GOP campaign headquarters.(1-800-drty-trk)
W is for Wealth redistribution. What goes up must never come down. That would be class warfare!
X is for Xenophobia (courtesy of Chuck Hutchings).HELLO? WHICH. WAY. TO. THE. BATHROOM? EL BANO? DO. YOU. SPEAK. AMERICAN? Good lord, I hate Canada!
Y Is for Yesterday when things were so much better than they are today. Women and Negroes knew their place and pinko commie liberals were blacklisted. Dont you wish we could go back to those good ol days? So do we and were trying as hard as we can!
Z is for Zero accountability (courtesy of Dave Mann). Words are completely powerless. If words had ANY kind of power at all, our Founding Fathers would have used them to declare our independence or elevated them to first among our rights. So stop blaming every death threat, attempted assassination, anti-government militia and shooting spree on us. It was an isolated incident. They all isolated incidents! See I(2)
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#38904 Apr 28, 2013
D is for Divorce. Which is how so many of us prove that the Sacrament of Marriage is absolute.
F is for Fetus. Whom are sacred, unless they interfere with a Hospitals bottom line, then they arent.
M is for Money. Which is how God blesses those who deserve it. Minimum wage is a tool of Satan.
D is for Double Standards. Why do you hate God?
R is for Religion. Which means Christianity (Protestant, Sufferin Baptist) of course.
F is for Freedom. Which means I shoot my gun at whom I want anytime.
A is for Abortion. Which I denounce whilst getting one.
H is for Humility. Which applies to everyone else.
F is for Forgiveness. Of which I know I am forgiven, automatically, anytime, anywhere, because I believe. Exception for those who are not part of R above.
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I spent from 1995-2008 in some form of youth ministry, and in the last 8 years I have worked hard to at least keep a little bit involved in youth ministry.
Our church here, by all ways of measuring, is really struggling to establish a ministry to teens. We grew our group from about 5ish kids to between 15-25 (not bad for a small church), but now we are back to struggling again. There is a lot I could say to explain how all of this happened, but that would be a long, rambling post. But I have been thinking about something related to this lately. Our desire to have safe and reputable ministries in churches have often hindered us in developing deep and abiding youth ministries.
In our church, we have safe sanctuary guidelines. As you might expect from a multi-denominational church, we pull a few resources from this insurance company and that denominational program, and put it together into one boundary training that we do at least once a year.
As one reads a lot of the literature on how churches should police relationships to keep kids safe from predators and churches safe from litigation, I am afraid that some of the caution we approach teens and relationships with has left us less able to offer what they really need.
The literature says to be cautious about spending time with one or two kids. I understand this. We don't want youth leaders grooming kids in order to abuse them and train them to be abusers. The challenge is that many teens are in need of deep relationships with adults that are not their parents.
The common standard for spending time with kids is a two-adult rule. This is a wise rule in youth programming. It allows a church's youth ministry to function with greater integrity. Yet, in my experience, some of my most profound experiences of being discipled by Christian leaders were when I was riding shotgun with the pastor on one of his speaking ventures asking questions I was afraid to ask my mom, or going fishing with a deacon of our church and his teenage son. And, more and more, even in same gender mentoring, this life on life ministry is becoming a thing of the past. Our desire for propriety and safety has created a wall between us and our youth that limits our effectiveness in reaching them.
Last summer I was at a pastor's meeting with my Methodist colleagues. They introduced guidelines for social networking that I believe they will probably adopt as policy in the near future. These rules include never chatting or private messaging young people, but always having another adult included in the online conversation. The same with text messaging.
Again, I understand the need for this kind of safety. Our world is a scary place. I just wonder if we have taken things a little too far.
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Friday, August 05, 2016
Book Review of Reformation Readings of Paul: Explorations in History and Exegesis edited by Michael Allen and Jonathan A. Linebaugh
Reformation Readings of Paul: Explorations in History and Exegesis
edited by Michael Allen and Jonathan A. Linebaugh
IVP Academic
Reviewed by Clint Walker
Much of the Reformation can be traced back to the rediscovery of the ancient writings, including the Scriptures, during the Renaissance. When the Reformers were able to get back to the original texts of Scripture, they quickly discovered that Catholic dogma did not always align with what they saw as the clear teaching of God's Word. And, so, in different ways and with different portions of Scripture Luther and Calvin began to develop a theology that was at odds with the establishment of the Roman Church.
Reformation Readings of Paul tells the story about how different Scriptures impacted the theology and faith practice of the Reformers and those they taught. In particular, contributors to this monograph focus on Luther and Galatians, Melanchthon and Romans, Bucer and Ephesians, Calvin and the Corinthian Correspondence, and the entire Pauline corpus in relation to Cramner.
This is a book that could be read step by step. There is a lot to learn from a lot of people in this fine book combining the disciplines of church history, theology, and biblical studies. Reformation Readings of Paul is a great book for any theological library.
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Book Review of Wesley and the Anglicans by Ryan Nicholas Danker
Wesley and the Anglicans: Political Division in Early Evangelicalism
by Ryan Nicholas Danker
IVP Academic
Reviewed by Clint Walker
Since I have become a pastor of a federated church, I have tried to develop more knowledge about the function of denominations and their history. By far, my biggest learning curve has been trying to understand the "people called Methodist", even though I am told I was baptized as a Methodist as an infant, and my earliest memories of a church experience is Vacation Bible School at the First United Methodist Church in Roseburg, Oregon.
In particular, I have tried to understand John Wesley, Methodism's founder, from an impartial perspective. I am fascinated by Wesley's evangelistic fervor, and his ability to combine compassionate ministry with a deep heart for evangelism. On the other hand, Wesley's writings were so extensive that quoting him becomes a kind of spiritual Rorschach test, with people plucking a quote from Wesley here and there to validate and at times enforce their own point of view. Danker adds a lot to understanding Wesley in a more meaningful way, by understanding his ministry in the context of larger ministry movements taking place in England and the colonies at the time.
In Wesley and the Anglicans Dr. Ryan Danker attempts to prove that Wesleyan Methodism's incompatibilities with Anglican Evangelicalism had to do with political ideology as well as theological differences. Wesley's Aldersgate experience puts him in the context of the revivalism of the evangelical moment of his time. His creating a separate structure of organizing believers from the Church of England makes him unique. He was more Anglican than separatists, but by creating a separate structure to disciple persons that worked outside of Anglican control, he was also seen as dangerous by both ecclesiastical and political powers. Throughout his book, Danker develops a new understanding of Wesley from the political currents of the times, and how they were related to religious concerns.
Sometimes it is easy to forget that the church of England was the church of the established government, and that most uprisings against that government, either from the Scots with Presbyterianism, or the Cromwellian forces with Puritan Separatism melded political rebellion with religious reform. Danker chronicles the unique story of Wesley, who did not lead a political uprising, but who suffered the suspicion of many because they believed his movement had that potential. Following his conscience and his theology, his teachings and methods had far reaching consequences as it helped to form the Christian movement as we know it today around the world, and also the political sensibilities of the western world as well.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Book Review on Lessons from the East by Bob Roberts
Lessons from the East: Finding the Future of Western Christianity in the Global Church
by Bob Roberts
David C. Cook
Reviewed by Clint Walker
Bob Roberts is a fascinating Christian leader. A country boy from East Texas, he seems at home in the environs of suburban Dallas, where he leads a megachurch of fellow Texans, At the same time, his missionary heart, his love for Jesus, and his passion for gospel ministry have led him to become a sophisticated global leader, engaging leaders from around the globe. Eager to bring his faith into the public sphere, he has formed friendships with pastors and politicians, most notably of late religious leaders in the Muslim world. Yet, as he has engaged churches and non-believers in many different cultural environments, he has not simply went to offer something to them, but rather has sought to learn and grow from what his friends around the world had to teach him. Some of these lessons are encapsulated in Lessons from the East.
At the risk of oversimplifying this very thoughtful and engaging work, I would say that Lessons from the East is part "The World Is Flat" for the church, and part Leslie Newbigin's missional theology, with some down-to-earth practical hooks that anyone can grab on to and apply to their church. Roberts book challenges its readers from the beginning to focus their efforts on taking the church into the world. He says, "The primary benefit we can offer our communities is creative, selfless, tenacious service....we build credibility in our communities by serving people outside our walls with no strings attached. (p. 14)." This book is focused on helping churches do that not just around the world, but also in their own back yards. If the church takes Roberts' challenge seriously, it means radical changes in how churches function and the roles people take in local congregations. He delineates a number of transitions for churches to make, with practices for leaders in congregations as well as persons in the pew.
This is a great book. Now to figure out how to share it with others in a way that connects with them the way it connects with me.
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Friday, June 17, 2016
Thoughts on Orlando
Thoughts on Orlando
I have a confession to make. While many other pastors may wake up at 4:30am and shout, "This is the day that the Lord has made!". I wake up and say "Is it morning already?" Sunday is the only day I set my alarm. Usually the kids wake me up at around 6am. Last Sunday, as I turned the alarm off on my cell phone I was greeted with a number of notifications on my cell phone that there was a shooting, and that there was 50 dead. As the day went on, I learned that the victims were people congregating at a night club that catered primarily to homosexual men, and that the killer was inspired by the evil vitriol from a group that calls themselves ISIS.
I know quite a few gay folks, and there are probably more LGBT folks that I know for whom I am unaware of their sexual orientation because not everyone puts who they are attracted to up on a billboard for everyone to read. I know fewer Muslim folks. I have spent the last several years in the Rockies and the Black Hills, where the Islamic faith has made few inroads.
My belief system leans toward the more conservative side of the Christian faith, at least for the denominations I represent. As I read Scripture, it says that the most biblical pattern for marriage is one man and one woman joining together for a lifetime of committed love. Having said that, I also believe that Scripture has a lot of things to say about God's standards, and picking out one particular issue or group of people, labeling them, and then grouping them with a label such as "good people" or "bad people" is never helpful. My Bible says that we have all fallen short of the glory of God, and so I realize each person I know comes with challenges, quirks, sins, and strengths that are peculiar to them. If we are choosing to love our neighbor, and love our enemies, we should not lump them into categories. We should know them as people,
When I was a young assistant pastor, I had a man come to me for counseling. He had beat down the senior pastor's door, and I think my boss was glad I could offer him some relief. I listened to him speak about his marriage and the problems in it. Many of the problems he labeled as demonically influenced, when to me it was clear he was using this as a way of not taking responsibility for his own actions. He described some scenes from a popular fiction book on the topic at the time. After trying to help him, rather unsuccessfully, I went to my supervisor. I labeled his theology by the book he read, saying I had a hard time with it. My supervisor corrected me forthrightly, "His beliefs (he named the person) are his beliefs. They are not beliefs of the title of the book." I tried to protest, but he was right. I have not forgotten this lesson.
The shootings in Orlando continue to be used for all sorts of political and social agendas, both on the left and the right of the political spectrum. Some of this cannot be helped, because we are dealing with communities of people facing deadly violence. Maybe political action does need to be taken at some point in the future.
Right now, though, it also helps to remember that each person involved is a person that God made and God loves. It helps to remember that acts of hate give us opportunity to be reminded to love one another as human beings.
God loves people in the LGBT community. So do I. I have former students in my youth group, friends, children of friends, and people I am related to who either experience same sex attraction, are in sexual relationships with persons of the same gender or both. And many of them are good people that I would trust to watch my kids or teach in our schools. I don't think of them first as "gay", I think of them first as Jenny or Jake or Gina. I think if shooters knew people's names and stories they might be less likely to go on killing sprees, shooting nameless faces that fit a label. And, as I process through what happened, I think about specific people that if they lived in Orlando could have been in that club, and it breaks my heart that someone would want to hurt them because they disagree with one part of their life.
God also loves terrorists and Muslims. I don't know a terrorist per se, but I do know kids and adults, some with profound mental health concerns, that I fear may hurt groups of people in violent outbursts. They don't have the label "nut-job" or "potential shooter" to me. They have personal names as well. I seek to love them. I pray for them, their families, safety, I hope for them to get well.
I do know people with different religious beliefs and different national and ethnic backgrounds than myself. And I believe it is important to know those people for who they are, appreciate their gifts, and love them.
Get involved politically with issues brought up by the Orlando shooting if you must. But also, begin to respond to this terrible tragedy by also seeking to know a stranger, getting to know a neighbor, and loving those who are like you and are completely different than you as well. Perhaps if we knew each other more, and love each other more devotedly, it would be harder for these mass shootings to keep happening.
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
Book Review of A Commentary on the Psalms: Volune 3 (90-150
A Commentary on the Psalms: Volume 3 (90-150)
by Allen P. Ross
Kregel Academic
Review by Clint Walker
I have just recently concluded a sermon series on the Book of the Psalms. It was rather surface level, but helpful for our congregation. Focusing on praying our emotions, we brought together the Psalms, emotional health, and the movie Inside Out. People enjoyed it quite a bit. I wished now that I had this commentary to further round out the depth of my knowledge of specific Psalms. Ross's commentary on the Psalms is nothing if not deep.
A Commentary on the Psalms begins each Psalm with a translation of the Psalm. The translation is rife with footnotes, often point out insights that are brought forward as the author compares the textual variants between the Hebrew translation (which are in the original language, but have later extant manuscripts), and the Greek translation of the Psalms (for which we have translations that are centuries closer to the time the text was written, but not in its original language). Ross's work here is thorough and well-done.
The next section in the study of each Psalm is explaining the literary, social, and historical context of each Psalm. There are times when this section can be especially enlightening.
After this, the Dr. Ross gathers an exegetical summary with an outline of how the specific Psalm is structured. This helps the reader get the big picture of the Psalm they are studying
Then, A Commentary on the Psalms moves forward with a traditional exposition of the text, taking each word seriously. This moves verse by verse, and sentence by sentence. Here Dr. Ross carefully teases out the essential details to know about what has been written.
Finally. the author includes some helpful hints for ministers and teachers seeking to both instruct about the Psalm, and teach people how to live the truth that each Psalm presents.
I recommend this book strongly for every pastor's library. It is really well done!
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
Preaching as Book Report
My mom and I occasionally talk about her experiences of churches. She has bounced around a lot in finding a church home since she became an empty nest parent. These days she is living in Phoenix, and attending a nationally known non-denominational mega church. It seems to work well for her and her boyfriend, who recently made a commitment to Christ followed by being baptized in this church.
Mom and Hal go to church on Saturday nights most of the time. Then they go out and socialize after church. I giggle when they say they show up late on purpose so they don't have to listen to the "rock concert" style of musical worship.
They really enjoy the messages of this nationally renowned preacher and leader. When they first began attending this church, the church was working through "The Story", which is a large-scale campaign based out of what used to be Max Lucado's church in Texas and a mainstream publisher. My mom's boyfriend especially enjoyed becoming grounded in the basics of the Bible's narrative arc.
A couple of months ago, mom told me about another sermon series that they were concluding. They were excited because the author of the book that the pastor was preaching on was attending their worship service. I asked, "Mom, does this guy basically preach book reports?" She laughed.
"I suppose," she said, "well, not always," she went on, "I really enjoy the way he speaks and what he has to say, I think you would too."
I have mixed feelings about book report sermons. I have done sermons, generally one or two short series' a year, based upon the content of a book. This is most common with our stewardship campaign. This year I also borrowed from a book for Advent. However, mostly when I do this, I just borrow a few chapter titles, and maybe one or two good stories from the book in a two week span.
Good reading informs preaching, but should not be the foundation of it. That is my opinion anyway. What is yours?
Mom and Hal go to church on Saturday nights most of the time. Then they go out and socialize after church. I giggle when they say they show up late on purpose so they don't have to listen to the "rock concert" style of musical worship.
They really enjoy the messages of this nationally renowned preacher and leader. When they first began attending this church, the church was working through "The Story", which is a large-scale campaign based out of what used to be Max Lucado's church in Texas and a mainstream publisher. My mom's boyfriend especially enjoyed becoming grounded in the basics of the Bible's narrative arc.
A couple of months ago, mom told me about another sermon series that they were concluding. They were excited because the author of the book that the pastor was preaching on was attending their worship service. I asked, "Mom, does this guy basically preach book reports?" She laughed.
"I suppose," she said, "well, not always," she went on, "I really enjoy the way he speaks and what he has to say, I think you would too."
I have mixed feelings about book report sermons. I have done sermons, generally one or two short series' a year, based upon the content of a book. This is most common with our stewardship campaign. This year I also borrowed from a book for Advent. However, mostly when I do this, I just borrow a few chapter titles, and maybe one or two good stories from the book in a two week span.
Good reading informs preaching, but should not be the foundation of it. That is my opinion anyway. What is yours?
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Wednesday, April 06, 2016
Sympathy for the Pharisees
I lead two bible studies on Wednesday afternoon. The first place I lead Bible Study is at the Brookside Apartments. They are a part of the Hot Springs Housing Authority, and that organization receives funding to rent to tenants on a sliding scale based upon their income. The second place I teach at is at Pine Hills Retirement Community, which is a little less than two miles away, up on top of the hill overlooking the town. Pine Hills is privately owned, and provides independent living and assisted living apartments for seniors, as well as housing an Alzheimer's unit. They are both fun groups, although the Pine Hills group has been more exciting for me the last few months. Both groups are now in different stages of studying the gospel of John.
One of the unique characteristics I have noticed among my Pine Hills group is that as we have studied the gospel of John, they have developed a sympathy for the Pharisees. The Pharisees were the religious leaders of their day. They were at one time, leaders of the church and political leaders of the Ancient Israelites, who were at the time occupied by the Roman army. They were the Moral Majority leaders of their days, calling the people to a renewal of holiness in the private and public spheres.
This sympathy began to develop in John 6, where after feeding the 5000, when Jesus begins to engage in a series of confrontations with the Pharisees regarding Jesus' moral authority. Jesus says things like "I am the Bread from Heaven" (John 6:52) and later goes on to say, "before Abraham was, I am" (John 8:58). The ladies assure me that their faith is not in doubt, but also assert that if they had heard what the Pharisees had heard from some fellow claiming to be the Messiah, they would have had their reservations about believing in his claims as well.
This Wednesday we discussed John 9. In John 9, a man born blind is healed. The Pharisees are still threatened by Jesus, this time by his healing on the Sabbath, They are also concerned in making sense of what Jesus is doing. What are the implications of a healing of a man born blind? Does this demand our opposition of him, or our support of his ministry? It is a fascinating chapter in Scripture.
We discussed for a while why the Pharisees might be concerned about this fellow that was healed. I explained that the Pharisees had put a lot of time and effort in organizing and controlling the behavior of the Israelites, and that Jesus, both by his teaching and his miracles, was beginning to unravel that sense of forward direction and control of religious practices and authority.
Then it was time for me to confess my sympathy for the Pharisees.
I told them this story. "It is like this in a way, " I said, "there was this gentleman that visited our church on Easter...."
William was the name of our visitor. He had first visited our Bible Study that meets before church. Then, he made his way into the sanctuary. I was setting up on the platform before the service. William called to me. We spoke. It was about 20 minutes before the service started. He engaged me in an empassioned, franetic, and difficult to track conversation for about 10 minutes. He used to live here in town nearly 20 years ago he told me. He was up at the VA Hospital in Sturgis, and after running several tests on him, they sought to admit him to the psych ward. He refused to go. "I am just full of the Holy Spirit," he said jumping up and down, shaking, a bandage over his head, and wires attached to monitors on his body. "I am pastor of the Universal Church of (something), I am a shepherd of about 2 million souls."
I smiled and visited and attempted to disengage from the conversation several time. Eventually I got him comfortably seated, and then went to the back of the sanctuary. "Jerry, we have an adventure for you today," I said to our usher for the day, "there is a rather interesting fellow sitting up front that appears to mentally ill. I may need your help with him."
"What do you want me to do?," Jerry asked.
"I don't know. You guys will know how to handle the situation right if it comes to needing to ministering with him in other ways. Just wanted to give you a heads up."
My anxiety level was pretty high by the time the service started. We began with singing. No problem. We had a responsive call to worship. He began to shout out the "leader" portion after the leader, instead of reading the response in the responsive reading. All the while, I am at one time trying to lead with enthusiasm, but also saying to myself, "How am I going to manage this problem?"
I like to love people as unique people made by God, and brought into my life for a reason. This man was beginning to be a "problem to be managed." I don't like that attitude. But I wanted to have at least a few people return after their annual Easter visit. I had sympathy for the Pharisees.
Somehow, as he began to shout out his need for an apartment during announcements, I had to move along to the next song, and then sit down behind him, and tell him that I could introduce him to people in the rental business after the service. "Thank you. And ok, preacher, I will try and be quieter." I felt bad. But I was doing what I had to do.
Later in the service he threw bread at my object lesson with the children, among other things. I tried to be understand and tried to be open to how the Spirit was working among us with this curveball that had been sent our way. But I was not about to let go of control of the service. I had an event to manage, constituents to serve, a sermon to preach. Instead of leaving the 99 sheep for the one lost sheep, I had sympathy for the Pharisees. I did my religious duty, I managed the problem.
But that does not mean I don't wonder whether I did the wrong thing or the right one.....
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Unlike the White Stripes, who have been refining their blues-punk blasts for the past six or seven years, the Raconteurs (with frontmen Jack White and Brendan Benson and the rhythm section from the Greenhornes) are getting wilier and more chaotic the more they play together: Their recently released sophomore disc, Consolers of the Lonely, is a much more eclectic, haphazard affair than the bands 2006 debut, a creative progression reflected in their decision to rush-release the album into stores in March, only about a month after it was recorded. Dont like what you hear? Wait a few minutes. The Black Lips, from Atlanta, make a big show of embracing chaos, especially onstage, where theyve been known to incite violence and spew bodily fluids upon (presumably unwilling) audience members. The bands music, though, is an exceedingly crafty blend of garage-punk throttle and soul-rock shake.
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." – Declaration of Independence
The only person who is responsible for your happiness and success is you. You are the arbiter of your fate and you will rise or fall based purely on your own actions.
Notice that happiness is not a given, it is different than liberty and life. The PURSUIT of happiness is the unalienable right. In your lifetime you will be offended, you will be unhappy, you will be uncomfortable. The sooner you become mindful of these facts, the sooner you can refocus on what matters; your own actions and motivations. Through these you will build your own bliss.
We, the able-bodied and responsible citizens of this great nation must realize that no one owes us anything, and that in the same breath we have unlimited opportunities. The resources we have are exponentially greater than anything else this world has ever seen. Nothing worthwhile is easy and everyone is fighting a tough battle. However, that which you build with your own hands is that which you cherish most.
I agree with Joseph Campbell, "follow your bliss." But let me put it in my own words:
Take stock of the life around you, find the fire within yourself, source your fuel wisely, and stoke that flame until you are an unstoppable engine of drive barreling down the path of your own rapture.


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Essential Information
With the continual evolution of the health care system, pharmacists looking to broaden their training might want to consider intravenous (IV) certification. This training is now required in a growing number of states. For pharmacists, certification programs will cover the dispensing and sterile compounding of intravenous medication and hazardous drugs. Programs will also cover proper aseptic technique. Pharmacy IV certification is also available for pharmacy technicians.
|Required education
|May be a combination of at-home study and online and live instruction; hands-on training sessions may be required
|Exam requirements
|Passage of examinations may be required
|Job Outlook (2012-2022)
|14% for all pharmacists*
|Average Salary (2014)
|$118,470 for all pharmacists*
Certification in Pharmacy IV
IV Certification Course Study Components
Some programs are available partially online, utilizing textbooks and written materials, including reading assignments and homework. Partial online courses also include a section of live instruction, often conducted on weekends or in the evenings. These hands-on sessions are often conducted in a live setting. In some circumstances, hands-on training can be put towards Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) credit.
IV Certification Course Objectives
Most courses in IV certification focus on 7-9 objectives. They provide the necessary skills for pharmacists to prepare sterile pharmaceuticals in a safe aseptic environment. The pharmacists will gain clinical knowledge of IV medications, equipment and supplies. Upon completion of a certification program, students will be able to:
- Perform mathematical pharmaceutical calculations used in compounding sterile products
- Demonstrate the correct cleaning technique and use of a laminar flow hood
- Determine and demonstrate the stabilities and compatibilities, as well as the proper handling and compounding, of sterile products
- Demonstrate correct aseptic techniques and safely prepare, handle and store chemotherapeutic agents
- Define the risk levels of sterile pharmaceuticals
- Describe the appropriate handling and disposal of biohazardous materials
- Discuss parenteral drug therapy and the principles of sterility
- Differentiate between various IV drug delivery systems
- Define state and federal regulations related to compounding sterile pharmaceuticals
IV Certification Programs
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) sets the standard for pharmaceutical education, so courses accredited through this agency are the most respected. Alternatively, one may choose to complete a certificate course through the National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA). Several, but not all, courses provided in conjunction with the NPTA provide hours toward ACPE credit. In many cases, a portion of the course material can be completed online.
Career and Salary Information
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that pharmacists can expect to see an employment increase of 14% from 2012-2022. An aging population and its greater use of prescription drugs to treat ailments is a contributing factor to this increase.
Pharmacists were paid an average salary of $118,470 in May 2014, reported the BLS. That same year, the highest levels of employment were found in the following industries: health and personal care stores, drugs and druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers, electronic shopping and mail-order houses, and general medical and surgical hospitals. The five states where pharmacists earned the highest annual average salaries were Alaska, California, Maine, New Hampshire and Wisconsin.


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The Cleveland Browns put linebacker D'Qwell Jackson on injured reserve Saturday, ending his 2010 season.
Jackson injured his pectoral muscle during training camp. He tried to return to practice this week but didn't feel comfortable. Jackson suffered a different pectoral injury last year that also knocked him out for the season. The Browns signed receiver Sam Aiken with the open roster spot.
Cleveland also downgraded receiver Brian Robiskie (hamstring) and defensive lineman Shaun Rogers (ankle, hip) to "out" for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens. Receiver Josh Cribbs also was downgraded to "questionable" with an ankle injury.


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Free agency officially opens at noon eastern. You can watch coverage on both TSN & NHL network starting at 11am I believe. Should be able to stream it on their websites as well.
Wow, not sure where I got 9 am from. Thanks for the info!
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Glen's Mexican Pork and Bean Soup
Total Time
Prep 25 mins
Cook 0 mins
I don't know how many times i've made this recipe but it's so simple and very easy to make. Delishhh.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1⁄2 lb ground lean pork
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Mexican-style tomatoes, chopped
- 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chicken bouillon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne
- In a large heavy saucepan, brown and crumblepork. Stir in onion and garlic, cook and stir until onion is soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in all remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer about 10 minutes. Serve it with love. Enjoy.
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Instead of using ground pork, I used left-over shredded smoked pork. This recipe was GREAT! I loved the combination of flavors.
Wow, this was so quick and easy. Finely diced 2 boneless thick pork chops in place of ground pork and had to substitute white cannellini beans because that's what I had, but it is just delicious. Chopped cilantro, chopped green onions, shredded queso fresco, and a dollop of sour cream or plain yogurt for toppings!!