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The Missing Element in Trump's NSS: A Competitive Strategy
America should focus on finding and exploiting asymmetries in long-term great power competition.
Throughout a legendary forty-year career as head of the Pentagon's internal think tank focused on long-term strategy, Andy Marshall developed the concept of " Competitive Strategy " as the key to advancing America's national interests in a ruthlessly competitive world of geopolitics. Marshall focused on the Soviet Union during the Cold War and contributed to Reagan's successful defeat of the USSR; later on, he shifted his attention to China's rise. However, all of America's post–Cold War presidents avoided adopting an explicitly competitive strategy aimed at revisionist powers such as China or Russia. The Trump administration's recently released National Security Strategy (NSS) strongly indicates that this is about to change.
Most of the National Security Strategies since the end of the Cold War have not designated rivals or competitors. The frequent Clinton National Security Strategies blithely saw the world in a noncompetitive light. Clinton's 2001 NSS began " As we enter the new millennium , we are blessed to be citizens of a country enjoying record prosperity, with no deep divisions at home, no overriding external threats abroad." The 2002 and 2006 Bush-Era NSS documents focused largely on the threat of international terrorism; the 2006 NSS identified China and Russia as "key US partners ." President Obama's first NSS in 2010 emphasized the possibilities of cooperation with Russia and China while minimizing conflicts of interest. In a change of tone, however, the rather brief 2015 NSS was much more pessimistic about the international security landscape, stating that "Russia's aggression in Ukraine makes clear that … the international rules and norms against territorial aggression cannot be taken for granted."
The new Trump NSS goes much further in recognizing the return of intensified great power competition. Now the harder task for White House and Pentagon strategists already working on a rumored classified version of the NSS is to design what Marshall called a "Competitive Strategy" in response. Such a strategy essentially focuses on finding and exploiting asymmetries in long-term great power competition. The way to articulate such a strategy is to conduct what Marshall called a "net assessment" of the relative position of you and your adversary across military, economic and diplomatic spheres. What would be the elements of Competitive Strategies against an increasingly assertive Beijing and a resurgent Moscow?
The Russian Federation has increased its global political role through much the same means as did the Soviet Union: devoting a larger portion of national resources to great power competition than its competitors. Its limited economic base is a clear vulnerability as a result. Given the smaller relative size of the Russian (versus Soviet) economy, the state has become heavily reliant on energy exports. Oil and natural gas now account for 36 percent of Russia's national budget . And Russia's nuclear exports contracts are worth more than $300 billion dollars, representing 60 percent of the international market in nuclear reactors .
The NSS proposal for " energy dominance " will help to target this Russian dependence, taking advantage of growing American strength in the energy sector. The United States passed the Russian Federation as the world's top producer of natural gas in 2009; Trump has consistently trumpeted U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports as a means to redress America's balance of trade problem. Such exports also aim to challenge Russian energy strength in the European market, as Trump himself declared in Warsaw in July . But there are other opportunities too: reinvigorating U.S. nuclear exports, particularly through new government contracts to recently bankrupted Westinghouse, could also diminish Russian nuclear exports. It might also improve U.S. relations with India, Egypt, and Hungary, all purchasers of Russian equipment.
Shifting attention to China, the authors of the Trump NSS clearly believe that attempts to bring Beijing into the liberal international order as a responsible partner have failed. But demographics, sustained economic growth, and the relative homogeneity of China's population all suggest that China's power will continue to grow in the long-term. How could a new Competitive Strategy better protect U.S. interests in the face of China's rise?
China's major strategic vulnerability at the moment is its lack of allies, regionally and globally. For instance, while China's partners in Asia and Africa have enjoyed Chinese financial largess, they have increasingly grown wary of broader strategic partnerships. Major infrastructure projects in Pakistan, Nepal, and Myanmar have been cancelled over the last year, out of distrust of Chinese motives and high-handedness.
More generally, an increasingly confident China has difficult relationships with a number of its neighbors, including India, Japan,and Vietnam. General Secretary Xi Jinping's increasingly aggressive foreign policy in the South China Sea has exacerbated some of these tensions and improved U.S. relations with a number of states. And China's continued partnership with North Korea remains an albatross around its neck in building bridges to neighbors. America has the tools to take advantage of this vulnerability by strengthening its regional alliances while maintaining—or indeed expanding—a credible military presence in the region.


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This Saturday, New York-area enturbulators, hackers, and don't-call-them-members of Anonymous will be making their annual "beach party" at the 46th Street Scientology "org," just off Times Square.
From 5 to 7:15 pm, expect to see a large gathering of mostly young, loud, obnoxious, and variously becostumed and disguised protestors standing behind barriers across the street from the Scientology building.
They tell me they're going to turn the sidewalk there into a beach scene, complete with "sand, lawnchairs, beach balls, and water:"
So get ready to put on your thickest skin and best beach wear as we party in the streets, laughing at and lampooning the cult across the street while we cause a scene that is wonderfully out of place, but distinctly New York.
Well, it's been a fairly long time since we paid much attention to an Anonymous protest (ah, those great memories of 2008, how time flies…), but this one sounds just perverted enough that we're going to show up with a notepad and a video camera.
Maybe John Carmichael, the New York org's president, will even come out and tell us he smells tanning lotion or something.
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Scientologists — How Many of Them Are There, Anyway?
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Jesu - Ascension
Justin Broadrick continues his ridiculous music output with an hour-long Jesu full-length this year. it feels like a mixture of Silver and Infinity to me; very shoegazey but some riffs are brilliantly sludgy and the whole thing is pretty droney (which is a good thing in my opinion).
probably the best recent Jesu release, if you liked Opiate Sun / Infinity then you'll probably like this more.
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A loaded Glock 19 9mm pistol is put in this microwave and cooked. The pistol's polymer frame burns with dancing flames while the metal is untouched. The cartridge finally fires in the remains of this former pistol with pretty much full power.
This poor Glock 19 is going through the ultimate torture test. The microwave deals the Glock a sure death blow to its polymer frame.
A loaded pistol will still fire if cooked in a microwave. It's now RIP for this Glock pistol.
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Musser Public Library will hold their annual Library Fine Forgiveness Week beginning Saturday, May 20 through Saturday, May 27.
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The first 400 elementary-aged students who register for summer reading will receive a coupon to receive free concessions at all five kids movies this summer at the Palms 10.
Students currently in 5th grade may decide to register as elementary-aged or for the teen program, but will be encouraged to remain in the reading program they sign up for.
Teens who register for the teen summer reading program will be invited to participate in events throughout the summer, including receiving a halfway prize. Teens will have their name entered into a raffle for every 100 pages read.
As usual, there is an incentive by library staff to encourage children to read. If library readers reach half a million minutes, Betty Collins and Julie Lear will kiss a frog at the summer reading finale.
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I am writing this letter to you after learning of a "leaders and daughters" letter writing campaign focused on inspiring, cultivating and paving a better future for the next generation of female leaders. I hope the thoughts I've shared below are simply reminders of the conversations we've had over the years as you've grown from babies to toddlers to tweens to young ladies on the verge of leaving the nest…and I hope you carry these lessons with you always.
Remember your roots. Who you are. Where you're from. Your family. Your best friends that are like family. The rituals you've created together. Trips to the lake. Sundaes on Sunday. All of this grounds you, is familiar and comforting, nourishes your soul, gives you confidence, and sets you up to explore and tackle the world. I hope you are always ready to learn, grow and take on the next adventure, but never forget where you come from.
You always have a choice. Choice is empowering. Always remember this. What you do. How you spend your time. Who you spend it with. How you treat others. Always be present, and be aware of your feelings. Know that while you are not in control of other people, you are in control of you. How you respond to any situation, any person and how they make you feel. We've talked about this forever with all sorts of different scenarios that have simply been part of growing up. As you go through life, know what makes you happy and fulfilled and don't ever lose sight of that. Be mindful of others, but always be true to you.
Give a hand up. You have been blessed with so many wonderful people and things in your life. Parents who love and adore you. Tight knit Family. Wonderful friends. Comfortable homes, and the means to go on adventures near and far. Be thankful. Appreciate what you have, and recognize there are so many less fortunate than you. Strive to always have a kind, generous spirit, and find ways to provide a hand up to those who need it. Not because someone told you you should, but because you want to. Any support helps, so do what you can afford, be it time or money or a combination of the two. Make giving back something that is second nature to you.
Reach your potential. Life is not about measuring yourself against others, it is about doing the best you can with the gifts you have been given. Know your gifts and your passions. Nourish them. Chase your dreams. You have the whole world in front of you. If you give your best effort, that is all anyone can ask of you…and I have every confidence you will be more than happy with the results.
I am here for you, always. To encourage you. Challenge you. Listen to you. Support you. Celebrate with you. To cheer you on every step of the way. I want the very best for you, always. Love you so very much.
Mom XOXO


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We tell ourselves that heaven is the place where our dreams come true. We imagine all the wonderful joys that become ours in heaven. Joining loved ones and heroes. Relief from evil oppression. Rest from strife and stress—purest peace. Purest love. To be sure, we'll find these things in heaven. But our culture's emphasis on our personal comfort and on the satisfaction of individual rights, needs and desires leads many to think of heaven as a personal wish grantor. Everything I want, I get in heaven (big emphasis on "I").
In reality, heaven is the place where God's dreams come true. His dreams are much grander than ours. Sure we get what we need, but we get so much more. We get what God has dreamed for us and share in what he's dreamed for himself. It can only mean the most wondrous joys for us that far exceed what we could dream or imagine!


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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) friendship won't be ending over a difference of opinion on the Graham-Cassidy health-care bill. Shortly after McCain announced Friday that he would vote against Graham's effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare, Graham tweeted that he respected McCain's opinion, though he disagrees with it:
My friendship with @SenJohnMcCain is not based on how he votes but respect for how he's lived his life and the person he is.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
I respectfully disagree with @SenJohnMcCain position not to proceed forward on Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
Graham proceeded to lay out his case for the bill, which he's angling for Republicans to vote on next week:
I know Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson is the best chance to repeal and replace Obamacare.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
Obamacare is collapsing in Arizona, South Carolina and across the nation -
driving up premiums and reducing choices.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
I feel an obligation to fix this disaster and intend to push forward for state-centric health care vs Washington-knows-best health care.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
Taking money/power out of Washington & returning it to states to administer HC is the best way to replace a collapsing Obamacare system.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 22, 2017
He ended his series of tweets with a vow to "press on."
Three 'no' votes would kill the bill, and McCain is the second Republican, following Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), to oppose it. Republicans have until Sept. 30 to pass the bill by a simple majority vote. Becca Stanek
One of the red-state Democrats thought to have been a potential "yes" vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has come out against his nomination, though it's not because of the recent sexual assault allegation made against him.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said in a news release Wednesday that although the "recent allegations against [Kavanaugh] are troubling," she's voting "no" because of his positions on a few important issues, namely campaign finance. McCaskill expressed her disagreement with what she called Kavanaugh's "bias against limits on campaign donations," saying she thinks he'll "give free reign to anonymous donors and foreign governments" to influence elections.
While specifying that Christine Blasey Ford's recent allegation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while they were both in high school is not the reason she's voting no, the senator did say this claim should receive a "fair examination by the Senate Judiciary Committee." Kavanaugh has denied the allegation.
McCaskill's opposition to Kavanaugh is noteworthy because she's up for re-election this November in a state that President Trump won in 2016, so there was some speculation she would vote to confirm the president's pick, as Talking Points Memo points out. Still, Republicans have a 51-seat majority in the Senate, so if all of them stick together, Kavanaugh will still be confirmed without needing any Democratic support. Brendan Morrow
After returning to Seoul from North Korea on Thursday evening, South Korean President Moon Jae-in gave some new details about his three-day summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and said he will personally deliver a private message from Kim to President Trump next week in New York and also discuss a declaration to end the 1950-53 Korean War. Kim wants U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Pyongyang for nuclear talks and a second summit with Trump as soon as possible, Moon said. He added that Kim had agreed to allow international experts to watch North Korea's "permanent" dismantling of a missile engine test site and launch pad and, if the U.S. reciprocated with undisclosed actions, the "permanent" dismantling of his main Yongbyon nuclear facility.
"Experts say the destruction of the missile engine test site and launch pad wouldn't represent a material step in denuclearization of North Korea," The Associated Press notes. And "even if North Korea were to shut down Yongbyon, officials and experts believe it has other secret nuclear facilities," Reuters adds.
Pompeo welcomed the announcement and said he had invited North Korea's foreign minister to meet in New York next week to further a goal to complete denuclearization of North Korea by January 2021. Trump called the results of the summit "very good news," adding of Kim, "He's calm, I'm calm — so we'll see what happens." China welcomed the resumption of nuclear diplomacy.
"There is nothing the North has offered so far that would constitute irreversible movement toward denuclearization, however you define that, by January 2021 or any other time, or even a reduction of the military threat it poses to the South and the region," a U.S. intelligence official tells Reuters. "Everything that's out there now is conditional on U.S. actions that would reduce the pressure on the North to cooperate or (is) filled with loopholes and exit ramps." Peter Weber
After some behind-the-scenes drama, the next James Bond movie is back on track with a new director at the helm.
Director Danny Boyle departed the forthcoming Bond film in August due to creative differences, but now, Cary Fukunaga has been brought in to replace him, per The Hollywood Reporter. Fukunaga directed every episode of True Detective's first season, as well as the film Beasts of No Nation and the Netflix miniseries Maniac, which premieres Friday.
Production for the film is now set to begin in March 2019, and a release date of Feb. 14,
Boyle reportedly left the project following a disagreement over who to cast as the film's villain, The Telegraph reported, although one wild rumor suggested that it was because he did not want to kill off Bond, as the producers demanded. This is expected to be Daniel Craig's final performance as the character. He said in 2015 he would rather "slash [his] wrists" than play Bond one more time. Brendan Morrow
Brett Kavanaugh's 2 strongest remaining allies are White House Counsel Don McGahn and the clock
Publicly, Republicans and the White House are increasingly confident they can win confirmation for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, despite the allegations from Christine Blasey Ford that Kavanaugh tried to rape her in high school. "But privately, discussions about the political fallout gripped the party, with Republican lawmakers and strategists unnerved by the charged, gender-infused debates that have upended this campaign season," Robert Costa reports at The Washington Post.
At the same time, The Wall Street Journal reports, "it wasn't clear how committed Mr. Trump is to the nomination. A person close to Mr. Trump said the president views Judge Kavanaugh as the pick of outgoing White House Counsel Don McGahn and 'won't lose any sleep if he has to choose someone else.'" One reason "Trump hasn't gone to the mat for Kavanaugh is that he's said to be suspicious of Kavanaugh's establishment pedigree," and "one source says Ivanka Trump has told her father to 'cut bait' and drop Kavanaugh," Gabriel Sherman reports at Vanity Fair, adding:
"'He's a Bush guy, why would I put myself out there defending him?'" Trump told people. ... "Trump wants this guy on the court, but Trump knows there are five other people he could put on the court if this falls apart," a former official said. [Vanity Fair]
Senate Republicans want to seat Kavanaugh by Oct. 1 for the beginning of the Supreme Court's term, and also to hedge against losing the Senate. But "the real Brett Kavanaugh question facing Senate Republicans is this: Do they really need this nominee, given that he hasn't fired up their base for the midterms?" asks David Weigel at The Washington Post. "Social conservatives wanted an antiabortion female nominee," Amy Coney Barrett, not Kavanaugh, and "the most realistic way to turn this into a motivating Republican issue, ironically, would come if Kavanaugh dropped out and yet another court seat hung on the results of an election." Peter Weber
Willie Nelson tells Stephen Colbert his concert for Democrat Beto O'Rouke isn't his first political rodeo
Stephen Colbert interviewed Willie Nelson on Nelson's tour bus for Wednesday's Late Show, and after talking about why Willie doesn't like barber shops and other niceties, Colbert brought up politics. "You've been an activist for years, but you're doing your first free public concert for a candidate, and it's for Beto O'Rourke," the Democratic challenger to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Colbert said. Nelson corrected him, saying he's done free concerts for candidates for decades, naming Dennis Kucinich, Ross Perot, and singing cowboy Tex Ritter. "So you always back the winners," Colbert deadpanned.
Poor track record notwithstanding, not everyone is happy about Nelson's Beto concert, Colbert pointed out. "Some Texans were saying, Let's boycott Willie. A, I don't think that's real, I think that's just people talking. And B, I really like your response to those people." Nelson laughed at the photo of him flipping the bird in a Beto shirt, then said it doesn't really bother him when people threaten to boycott his music. "It's their prerogative," he said. "I may not like their music either, you know, so I don't hold any grudges against people."
Colbert brought up Nelson's new album, My Way, and asked why he wanted to do a Frank Sinatra album. "He's my favorite singer, and I read somewhere a couple of years ago that I was his favorite singer," Nelson said. Colbert had a clip from a commercial Nelson and Sinatra did in 1980, then he showed Nelson some photos of famous people and asked if he'd like to smoke weed with each of them. (The answer was yes.)
Nelson performed the Sinatra favorite "Summer Wind" on The Late Show, and you can watch that below. Peter Weber
Stephen Colbert shudders over Stormy Daniels' 'mind searing' new Trump disclosures, shrugs about Bert and Ernie
"Since I started hosting this show, I've had to cover some unfortunate topics — for example, everything, all the time," Stephen Colbert said on Wednesday's Late Show. But "yesterday, the news hacked up a truly memorable hairball. So I have to warn you, the following story is unsuitable for viewers under the age of dead." He was talking, of course, about President Trump's genitals, as described in "mind-searing" and "harrowing detail" by Stormy Daniels in her new book, Full Disclosure. If you don't know them, Colbert had the specifics.
If Colbert seemed less than thrilled to spend a few minutes on Trump's sexual organs, Mario Kart's Toad was devastated — at least in this darkly comic Late Show cold open.
To lighten the mood, Colbert rolled his eyes at Trump's statement that Hurricane Florence is "one of the wettest we've ever seen, from the standpoint of water" — "That statement right there is one of the dumbest we've ever heard, from the standpoint of stupid," he deadpanned — and also the new controversy over Bert and Ernie's relationship.
"So, are Bert and Ernie a gay couple or are they simply two adult asexual men with no outside relationships living together to dull the pain of their loveless existence?" Colbert asked. "In any case, it's 2018 and this whole argument feels a little dated. The question we should be asking is: Are the Ninja Turtles a pansexual polyamorous quartet?" Watch below. Peter Weber
Texas Republicans ask Indian-Americans celebrating festival of Ganesh if they'd 'worship a donkey or an elephant?'
The Republican Party in Fort Bend County, Texas, is apologizing for an ad it ran in an Indian-American newspaper during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, celebrating the birth of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesaha. "Would you worship a donkey or an elephant?" the ad asked. "The choice is yours." The suburban Houston county is home to a competitive congressional race between incumbent GOP Rep. Pete Olson and Democrat Sri Preston Kulkarni; about a fifth of the 22nd Congressional District is, like Kulkarni, Asian American.
"While we appreciate the Fort Bend County GOP's attempt to reach out to Hindus on an important Hindu festival, its ad — equating Hindus' veneration of the Lord Ganesha with choosing a political party based on its animal symbol — is problematic and offensive," said Rishi Bhutada at the Hindu American Foundation. The foundation asked that the Fort Bend Republican Party "apologize for the offensive and inaccurate reference" and "not run the ad again."
"Pete agrees" that the ad "should have been more respectful," said Olson campaign manager Craig Lewellyn. "The ad was not meant to disparage Hindu customs or traditions in any way," the Fort Bend GOP said in a statement. "This ad was created with input from those of Hindu faith so that we could properly pay respect to the sacred festival. ... We offer our sincerest apologies to anyone that was offended by the ad. Obviously, that was not the intent." Peter Weber


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When you pose as an open-minded "movement builder" but say, "the only radio stations I listen to are the local hip hop station and NPR," you might as well take back the first statement. Narrow-mindedness of those in the American media industry is not only a problem but an epidemic, but this is besides the point.
If you're reading this and wondering who Veronica Bayetti Flores is, you probably haven't read her recent blog post that has stirred up the question, "Is Lorde's hit song Royals racist?" The answer is a quick, no-explanation-necessary and firm "No," but let's just break it down for argument's sake.
Flores writes, "Holy. Shit. What did this white girl just say?" Note, Flores is the one to pull the race card and start a witch hunt. She labels Lorde, whose real name is Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O'Connor, as a "white girl" and the song Royals as "deeply racist." She cites another song and states: "If you grew up with holes in your zapatos you'd celebrate the minute you was having dough." Yes, this self-proclaimed femminist just quoted Jay-Z's 99 Problems (which clearly says a "bitch" is not one of his problems).
This "particular kind of racism," as she calls it, is the neglect of "critically (thinking) about the racial implications of the lyrics." Which are:
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your time piece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair.
And we'll never be royals.
It don't run in our blood,
That kind of luxe just ain't for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler,
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.
And for those of you who need to hear it and see it:
Here we have a young New Zealander magnifying the lifestyle pushed on the youth of the world- not just the United States. We, the United States, have a global impact and our culture sells the "American Dream." To come from nothing and turn into something. From rags to riches. Our streets are paved with gold and merely walking them can bring great success and fortune.
This ideology is flawed, yet this gaudy impression of success is what our pop culture pushes. Celebrating "the minute you was having dough" only means your success is 60 seconds so why not blow it on "Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your time piece, jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash." This is not a "shit on black folks" or a "shit on rappers." This is a big, heaping, smelly dump on the idea that this is what 16 year-olds like Lorde should be singing.
This is a dog log thrown at Ke$ha.
This is a stool sample for LMFAO is nibble on.
This is a piece of cow pie for Lil Jon to be "Okay" with.
This is not about the color of your skin pigment. This song is about the consumer-driven culture that has a choke-hold on the youth of today.
Veronica Bayetti Flores is a no-name lobbyist-hobbyist who needs a reality check, her ears checked and her eyes checked. She is a hack who needs to step off of Lorde's shoulders and make her own career on her own merit.


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America may be more divided today than at any time since the Civil War, its political culture perhaps reaching a breaking point. Why that is happening and what we might do about it will be the subject of the Institute's next lecture entitled "In Search of Our Better Angels: A Brief History of American Civil Religion" given by Dr. Philip Gorski, Professor of Sociology at Yale University. The lecture will take place at 5:30 p.m. next Monday, December 4th, in the Escondido Theater in the basement of the Texas Tech Student Union Building.
Dr. Gorski will argue that America's civil religion is a synthesis between secular democratic ideals and its Christian beliefs, with continuing elements of tension arising between the two. An examining of that history, he believes, provides lessons that can help us heal our current political divisions.
We very much hope you will be able to come to this lecture that brings extensive scholarship to a question central to the future wellbeing of our country.


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For the last few weeks, Whitehouse Common has been playing host to a friendly moose from Poland called Żaruś. He follows on from Nalle, Beef and Annie as one of the Magic Mascots in our eTwinning project. Żaruś arrived with his own suitcase and gifts for us of a Tshirt, a beach ball, a pencil and a set of tools for gardening. During his stay, Żaruś has visited classrooms, been on playdates and even went to the cross country finals (although it was too wet to come out of his bag!) He's also been helping in the vegetable patch, had a look at the Easter egg decorating competition (he ran away before Mr Horne saw him!) and watched the Easter bonnet parade from amongst the prizes.
It's time for Żaruś to move on again now, and we await the arrival of our final mascot visitor of the year.
Do widzenia Żaruś!


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AVX COMMENTARY TRACK: Fraction on #5, Plus Bonus Features!
19th century German Field Marshall Helmut Von Moltke the Elder is famous for his declaration and belief that no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. Von Moltke believed that military leaders must always be ready to adapt and react to the changing conditions on a battlefield.
It's a wise strategy, but it's hard one to adopt in a chaotic place like the Marvel Universe where the fantastic is possible. Captain America and Cyclops, two of the premier military minds in the Marvel U, have trained to think and adapt to all manner of forces and combatants. In "Avengers Vs. X-Men", written and drawn by an all-star team of Marvel creators, Cap and Cyclops pit their training against each other as their titular armies battle over how best to handle the threat of the destructive cosmic entity known as the Phoenix.
Cosmic entities are some of the most unpredictable beings in the Marvel Universe and in "Avengers Vs. X-Men" #5 by writer Matt Fraction and artist John Romita Jr., the Phoenix make a surprising and unsuspected move. In today's installment of CBR's AVX COMMENTARY TRACK, Fraction looks at some of the pivotal scenes in the issue. Plus, we'll have an assortment of behind the scenes bonus features: a "making of," a look at some deleted scenes, and an exclusive teaser image for "AvX" #6
CBR News: Matt, you open things up with the Phoenix heading towards the moon and a big slugfest between the Avengers and the X-Men over who gets to decide the fate of Hope Summers. It looks like Hope doesn't want them fighting over her, though.
Matt Fraction: Yeah, these pages conclude her little monologue on Thomas Ferebee, the man who pushed the button that dropped the atomic bombs on Japan. I always wondered if Ferebee was haunted by what he did. How could you be human and not be? You'd have to mechanize your thoughts and beliefs and press them pretty far down.
Hope has been told, and we've been telling readers since Hope's inception, that she's either one thing or the other. She either is the mutant messiah or she isn't. Her whole life has been about this binary. Her spirit, soul and character are stuck in the middle of that. So this was the thing that kind of got my fingers moving; got me typing. And it felt very true to her character. It felt like the kind of thing she would wonder about.
Then by the time we get to the end of this issue we present a third option that hopefully no one saw coming. It's all for naught. Hope believed she was A or B and we put a C option on the table, surprising her most of all. For me, the most X-Men line in this whole issue is right there on the bottom of the left hand page, "My name is Hope Summers and this is all my fault." It's her fault that everyone is fighting on the moon. That's as X-Men as you get in certain ways.
The juxtaposition on the double page spread here is interesting. You've got the X-Men and the Avengers fighting over Hope, but not paying attention to her. Plus, there's Wolverine ignoring the battle and running towards her.
Right, they had this agreement that if and when the time comes Wolverine would finish her off. Now as the Phoenix is getting close and her powers are getting more and more out of control, she's getting Logan to fulfill that promise. The Phoenix isn't even here yet and on the next page she's leveled everybody. How fun is that?
After Hope levels both teams, she begs Wolverine to kill her and he makes his approach to do just that. Why did she make this decision? Is the Phoenix's power causing her too much pain? Is she afraid she's about to lose control and destroy everything?
It's a little bit of everything. She just flattened both the X-Men and the Avengers in one go and the Phoenix isn't even here yet. So she's suspecting that she's the bomb; that she's going to raze everything in cosmic fire and wants Wolverine to finish the job.
Also with this scene, any chance you can get to have John Romita draw Wolverine looking like he's made up of smoldering pepperoni, you should take it. It's sort of a classic Romita Jr. moment.
Cyclops actually stops smoldering pepperoni Wolverine from killing Hope. Did Cyclops hear Hope when she asked Wolverine to kill her?
Absolutely, Scott Summers believes in Hope even when she doesn't. He's not going to let her go. Scott's been going towards this since "House of M." This is the redemption and rebirth of the mutant race and it's worth fighting for. This is everything he's done since "House of M" and "Messiah CompleX." Every bit of his soul he's had to sell, every ounce of his humanity that he's had to barter, every moment of the needs of the many outweighing the needs of the few, every ounce of compassion that he's had to rid himself of was pointing here. So as the Phoenix is overhead, he's not going to let Wolverine of all people gut this poor girl who he loves like a daughter and believes in.
It looks like you're doing two things on this page; one queing up some fights in "AVX: VS" and the other showing that things have gotten ugly and personal. Is that correct?
Yes. This sequence with Namor and the Thing grabbing each others faces and just trying to beat each other one up is one of my favorite panels in the entire series so far. "I'm going to grab your face and punch it!" Is a great summary of Namor and Thing's relationship. [Laughs] So it delighted me to see how John drew that.
We've seen the Avengers space team and Wanda in previous issues, but here you introduce three new players into the series: Lei Kung, Professor Charles Xavier, and Xavier's son Legion. How big a role will these characters play in the series moving forward?
There are reasons why we are cutting to these folks. They're all very important. We're going to see Xavier next issue, and we're going to see a lot more of Lei Kung. This is a flash forward to our second act in microcosm.
They're just featured in a couple of panels, but you've got connections to Lei Kung from writing "Immortal Iron Fist" and you loved writing the Xavier moments that appeared during your "Uncanny X-Men" run. How did it feel to introduce these characters into the larger story of "AvX?"
It's always nice to write Xavier, the Great Man, even in a small moment here, especially with Legion, who was one of my favorite characters when I was kid. So to get to write even a sliver of a father-son moment between them was great. And if you've been reading "New Avengers" you've been getting hints about how important the K'un-L'un stuff is going to be.
One of the things that's kept Cyclops going these past few years is his faith that Hope is the Mutant Messiah, but considering his statements on the last two panels on this page, has Cyclops' faith become fanaticism?
At some point he's stepped into zealotry. He isn't going to listen to anyone else. He believes what he believes and now he's going to put all his chips on the table to see if he's right.
Here we have the reveal of the five Phoenix avatars. Why did you guys choose these characters to bond with the Phoenix instead of some of the other members of Cyclops' Extinction Team like Storm or Magneto?
Part of it was that these were the big guns that were with Scott when he had to get to the moon. You go to war with the army you have and with these characters it creates interesting situations and raises interesting questions, like "what does it mean that Magik or Namor is there?"
So the only given thing was that these were the people next to Scott when he scrambled to the moon. They're not necessarily the army he would have chosen had he known this was going to happen, but this is what has happened. So here we go. That said we, the writers, totally knew what was going to happen and went out of our way to orchestrate things.
How powerful are these individual Phoenix avatars? Do each of them have the full power of the Phoenix? Or has it been distributed between them?
It's split up between them, but even one fifth of the Phoenix is still pretty colossal. So rather then there being one Phoenix there are now functionally five.
Does each member of the Phoenix Five have their own personality and function within the group?
They are cosmically evolved and cosmically aware versions of themselves even though they can kind of speak with one voice like they do on the next page. They're speaking on behalf of the Phoenix there, but we'll see going forward that this is still Scott, Namor, Emma, Peter and Illyana. They're still very much themselves. Especially when you see what they get up to. It's very much in keeping with what the characters' personal interests and beliefs are.
In this scene the Phoenix avatars lay out their plans for Earth, and based on what they tell the Avengers it feels like the Phoenix's ultimate plans for Earth is one of the larger mysteries of the series?
Yes, very much so and going forward we're going to see that. The Phoenix is an agent of change and here we go. It's now been unleashed upon the Earth in the shape of these five characters.
The only thing crazier than how this ends is what happens in two weeks. We all sort of agreed that this felt like the place where a Marvel event would usually end and we're only at the end of the first act. So hopefully it's onwards and upwards and bigger and crazier from here.
Were there any deleted scenes that didn't make it into your final script?
This whole event has been an exercise in deleting scenes. That's part of the reason why we have the "VS" mini-series. There was stuff we didn't have room for. This is a longer than average comic, but there's always more that you want to do and include especially with such a huge group of characters.
We only really had a montage with them, but I could have spent pages in K'un- L'un or with Xavier and David or with Wanda. It's just the reality of things. So hopefully we're covering that well in our tie-ins.
— and we pull back from her to see a psionic sphere of PHOENIX FLAME explode outwards from her with tremendous velocity.
I said —
BIG SHOT. THE AVENGERS and the X-MEN are all awash now in that blast-wave of psychic fire and topple like bowling pins, are tossed like rag dolls. WOLVERINE gets it first, the blast just obliterating him.
HOPE on her knees, holding her head, fire spewing from her eyes. LOGAN — burned black and pink but healing — bone exposed — draws himself up off the ground and crawls towards HOPE… If you can frame it, John, so we can see the PHOENIX IN SPACE coming closer, that's great.
LOGAN. Logan I WAS WRONG.
I thought I could but I can't I can't it's TOO MUCH Logan it's TOO MUCH —
In agony, LOGAN struggles to pull himself up off the ground. HOPE reaches for him with blank desperation.
ggraaooowwwhhhhuuu —
— you have to kill me.
TIGHT ON HOPE. Crying in spite of the flames.
Can you do that now?
Can you do it for ME, Logan?
HOPE (small)
You PROMISED…
LOGAN closes his eyes, turning away for a second. It's a goddamn shame…
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Daily Report Congregational Conference and Formators' Meeting 2016 at Syalom Retreat House in Bandungan, Indonesia.
Report no.6 (day sixth of ConCon and Formators' Meeting 2016).
Friday, July 30, 2016 Bandungan Indonesia.
The meeting of today about formation began with a morning prayer and the theme was "Guide me Lord, along the everlasting way", centred in the figure od Martha and Mary. The priority of the relationship with Jesus is to listen to Him to be his disciple.
The reflection of the assembly focused in the analysis of the reflective documents on the FIC Constitutions. The General Chapter 2012 asked the General Council to explore ways of formulating a reflective document that will help enrich our understanding of our constitutions (proposal 10A).
A working committee worked with a specific methodology since January 2015 to come to a reflective document of each article of the Constitutions.
During the General Conference 2015 in Ghana the writtings of the 5 articles of each Chapter were presented to the Conference. It was asked to continue the work with the next 5 articles or more.
With the remarks of the Conference the committee revised the writtings and the structural composition to unify the essential points of the content.
Only the works of Ghana (chapter 2 ), Malawi (chapter 3 )and the Netherlands (chapter 5) were presented to be revised personally and group provinces.
Indonesia (chapter 1) and Chile (chapter 4) should finish the work of the reflective documents.
In the plenary the assembly apreciated the great work done of the writters. We give thanks to brothers Patrick Bineh, Martin Daryo y Johan Muitjens. These works are helpful for brothers in general, formators and candidates, eventhough the different presentations such the style, the structure, language and the length of the documents.
Some suggestions were held for each work:
To take in mind the objective of this work that is meant for the job of formators and the understanding of the formees; to be consistent in the structure of the documents; to put questions at the end of the articles for reflection, as Ghana did; the final check of the writtings should be done for only one person.
Two of the present writters, brother Johan Muijtjens and Martin Dariyo, could explain how they worked. They commended to take in account the teaching of the Church, as well to consider the background of the writters and the readers that most of them are from the South hemisphere.
At the end, Bro Martin Handoko allowed to use the presented work from now on for reflection or formation, because there are precious findings in the three documents.
Bro Martin gave a free afternoon for the delegations, meanwhile the General Council would meet with Ghana Province.
Reported by: Bro Diego I. (Chile Province)


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Visiting Aberystwyth, Wales, with its National Library of Wales Main Building
A commanding, cultural presence
The word 'impressive' applies to the National Library of Wales (Welsh: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru), Aberystwyth, in various ways. Included in these is its main building, built on Penglais Hill on the outskirts of the town, giving a striking visibility to the structure in which this institution is housed.
The building was opened in 1916; the Library itself was founded in 1907, initially occupying the Old Assembly Rooms. One of the Library's leading early supporters was prominent physician Sir John Williams (1840-1926), who donated a large collection of manuscripts.
The main architect for the building was Sidney Greenslade (1867-1955), with supplementary work by Charles Holden (1875-1960), also well known for London University's Senate House, and many other significant buildings. The Neo-Classical lines of this conspicuous building thus overlook Cardigan Bay (Welsh: Bae Ceredigion). The structure is executed in a combination of Cornish granite and Portland stone (2). A further building was opened in 1996 for storage purposes.
Within the United Kingdom, the National Library of Wales is one of the few Copyright libraries, entitled to a copy of every book issued in the country.
The founding National Librarian of Wales was Sir John Ballinger (1860-1933). The Library possesses a number of valuable, Medieval manuscripts, including the Book of Taliesin. A significant part of the Library's collections is the theses section, which comprises copies of higher degree theses obtained in Wales
There is a strong emphasis on services in Welsh at the Library, while the institution maintains itself as bilingual in Welsh and English. Over 5 million books, plus a very large quantity of other items such as manuscripts, periodicals and maps, are housed at the Library (3).
The City of Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd) was declared Wales's Capital in 1955 and some readers might wonder why it, rather than Aberystwyth, was chosen as the site for the National Library of Wales. But such was the strength of local initiative — added to the fact that Aberystwyth is centrally located in Wales — that the Aberystwyth site was chosen in preference to Cardiff (4).
Family history research
The Library describes itself also as 'the main repository for family history research in Wales holding a vast number of records useful to the family historian - census returns, probate records, nonconformist records and tithe maps, to name but a few...' (5).
Given the huge Welsh diaspora, especially in North America, the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth thus serves as an especially significant resource for many expatriate Welsh people seeking to learn more about their family roots in Wales.
December 27, 2014
(1) The other Copyright libraries under United Kingdom law are: the British Library, London; the Bodleian Library, Oxford; Cambridge University Library; the National Library of Scotland and — interestingly, since it is not in the United Kingdom but in the Republic of Ireland — Trinity College Library, Dublin.
(2) See also: http://www.llgc.org.uk/ardd/pensaeri/arch007.htm
(3) One of the less significant theses housed at the Library happens to be my own, dating from 1989.
(4) In any case, Cardiff was indeed selected as the site for the National Museum (Welsh: Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd).
(5) See also: http://www.llgc.org.uk/visit/family-history/help/
(Some sourcing: Wikipedia)
Also of interest
Also worth seeing
In Aberystwyth itself, both the Old College (Welsh: Yr Hen Goleg) of Aberystwyth University (Welsh: Prifysgol Aberystwyth) and the Medieval Castle (Welsh: Castell Aberystwyth) are situated a short distance from the seafront, at Cardigan Bay (Welsh: Bae Ceredigion).
How to get there: United Airlines flies to London Heathrow Airport, from where car rental is available. London Heathrow is 360 kilometres from Aberystwyth. A rail service exists between London Euston and Aberystwyth, with a change at Birmingham. Some facilities may be withdrawn, without notice. It is advisable to check with the airline or your travel agent for up to date information.
MJFenn is an independent travel writer based in Ontario, Canada
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- Visiting Aberystwyth Castle, Aberystwyth, Wales: striking, 13th century ruins overlooking Cardigan B
Windswept seafront at Aberystwyth harbours castle ruins which have been battered by gales for many centuries.
- Visiting Singleton Abbey and Park at Swansea University, Wales: historic setting for an institution
Historical accounts of Singleton Abbey and its Park and their associations with prominent personalities read like a cross-section of United Kingdom history
- Visiting Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales: the grace of its historic Main Building in Cathays Park
In Wales's capital Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd ), the outstanding frontage of the Main Building of Cardiff University (Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd ) is now over 100 years old. Contemporary accounts of those who were familiar with it at its inception...
- Visiting Aberdare Hall, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales: elegant, historic building by W D Caroe,
Built in 1893 and formally opened in 1895, this fine building is located in Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd ), Glamorgan (Welsh: Morgannwg ), Wales, and forms part of Cardiff University (Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd ). Some history and features As an...
- Visiting the Old College, Carmarthen: a campus of the University of Wales, Trinity St. David
Firstly, the name of this institution of learning at Carmarthen (Welsh: Caerfyrddin ), Wales, has been quite complex, though I will informally call it Trinity College (Welsh: Coleg y Drindod ) for the purposes of this article. Some history...
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It is an imposing building. I'm not that familiar with Welsh authors, though I have met some people from Wales in my lifetime, and it always seems to me they express themselves very lyrically. It might just be that wonderful accent. Thanks for the hub. I always like to visit new places, whether virtually through articles like yours or, if I can mange it, in person.


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Last week, the big story was The Walking Dead's stellar season-two debut. This week, American Horror Story returned for its own record-breaking performance. Meanwhile, Arrow stayed strong, Big Bang Theory kept dominating Thursday nights, and Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue both continued to struggle.
Check out our chart and commentary for more on how your favorite shows are doing in Live + Same Day viewers and rating.
Revolution (NBC) 8.61 million viewers/3.3/9 share
Revolution finally got a boost this week after three straight weeks of falling. The show picked up more than half a million viewers and three tenths of a ratings point. It won its timeslot in ratings and finished third on the night overall. It's a good sign of life.
Alphas (Syfy) 1.16 million viewers/0.4
Alphas took a small dip in the ratings but picked up a few viewers. Next week is finale time. We'll see if it can finish strong.
Shows on Hiatus
Being Human (Syfy) — Returns Jan. 14, 2013
Teen Wolf (MTV) — Returns 2013
Warehouse 13 (Syfy) — Returns April 2013
Arrow (CW)3.55 million viewers/1.3/4
Arrow lost a few viewers in its second week but maintained its strong ratings score. It's already The CW's second most popular show, right behind The Vampire Diaries, and that was enough to earn it a full season order from the network earlier this week.
American Horror Story: Asylum (FX)3.84 million viewers/2.2
Last year American Horror Story started and ended as one of the biggest shows in the history of its network. Last Wednesday the debut of the second series of the horror anthology Asylum topped even season one's outstanding performance, setting a new high in viewers and topping last year's highest-rated episode by half a point. It was also the top cable program of its night, and the second highest-rated show in key demos on all of TV, second only to Modern Family.
Dragons: Riders of Berk (TOON)1.79 million viewers/0.4
Dragons picked up a tenth of a ratings point this week to keep flying high for Cartoon Network.
The Neighbors (ABC)6.53 million viewers/1.9/6 share
The Neighbors lost a tenth of a ratings point this week but picked up some viewers. It's still hovering in that place between hit and flop, so we'll have to see how the rest of the episodes fare.
Supernatural (CW)2.13 million viewers/1.0/3 share
Supernatural held onto its ratings score this week despite losing a few viewers. But even with that drop, it was still more watched than any episode in all of last season. That's very good news for a show that's been around this long.
Shows on Hiatus
Futurama (Comedy) — Returns 2013
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 15.73 million viewers/4.8/15 share
The Big Bang Theory got a big boost to its ratings score and viewers after a drop last week, and once again clobbered the competition to claim the Thursday night crown.
Person of Interest (CBS) 13.93 million viewers/2.8/7 share
Person of Interest returned after a week off to another strong performance, finishing Thursday as the night's second-most-watched show.
Elementary (CBS) 10.91 million viewers/2.3/6 share
Elementary returned from its week off to a drop in both ratings and viewers, but still managed to dominate its timeslot.
Last Resort (ABC) 7.06 million viewers/1.7/5 share
Last Resort finally got a boost to its ratings and viewership this week after two straight weeks of dropping. It even managed to finish second in its timeslot (though on the night overall, it's considerably lower ranked). The show's not out of danger, but at least the decline has stopped ... for now.
The Vampire Diaries (CW) 2.91 million viewers/1.3/4 share
The Vampire Diaries took a drop in ratings and viewers but still held on to a sizeable chunk of the premiere audience. All signs point to it remaining the CW powerhouse it's been since its debuted.
Beauty and the Beast (CW) 2.00 million viewers/0.7/2 share
After a strong premiere, Beauty and the Beast took a big hit to its viewers and ratings score this week to finish in last place on Thursday night. That's far from enough to doom it, but that kind of week-two slump isn't a good sign.
Shows on Hiatus
Saving Hope (NBC) — Returns Unknown
Touch (Fox) — Returns Oct. 26, 2012
Wilfred (FX) — Returns Unknown
Haven (Syfy)1.44 million viewers/0.4
Haven took a dip this week but still put up pretty solid numbers for Syfy.
Fringe (FOX) —OFF
Fringe took a week off to make way for baseball playoffs.
Grimm (NBC)5.03 million viewers/1.5/5 share
Grimm broke even in viewers but lost a tenth of a ratings point. It still did well enough to be the highest-rated scripted show of the night, though, so no worries.
Tron: Uprising (DISNEY XD) .2 million viewers/0.1
Tron: Uprising returned this week after a lengthy hiatus and posted its least-watched episode ever. It still held on to its usual ratings score, though, so we'll see if that's good enough for Disney XD.
Shows On Hiatus
Lost Girl (Syfy) — Returns January 2013
Merlin (Syfy) — Returns Unknown
Spartacus (Starz) — Returns Unknown
Bedlam (BBC)0.07 million viewers/0.0
Bedlam dropped again this week to post fewer than 100,000 viewers on BBC America. That doesn't mean the show's dead, of course, but numbers this low could mean future U.S. broadcasts are in serious jeopardy.
Clone Wars (TOON)1.56 million viewers/0.5
Clone Wars lost a few viewers but maintained a solid ratings score. This one's doing well on Saturday mornings so far.
Shows On Hiatus
Doctor Who (BBC) — Returns December 2012
Once Upon a Time (ABC)9.89 million viewers/3.3/8 share
Once Upon a Time got a boost this week to finish as the highest-rated non-sports show on broadcast TV yet again.
666 Park Avenue (ABC)4.81 million viewers/1.7/4 share
666 Park Avenue got a nice boost in ratings this week to keep it out of last place, but not out of danger. This one just isn't doing well compared to most of the other Sunday night dramas. It may not last.
The Walking Dead (AMC)9.54 million viewers/5.1
After an absolutely staggering debut last week, The Walking Dead lost a little of its viewership and ratings score but still dominated the night, finishing once again as the top scripted show of the night, and that includes broadcast TV. On cable, it actually took the top two slots yet again, with the encore airing of the episode finishing second behind the first airing. These zombies are unstoppable.
Shows On Hiatus
Falling Skies (TNT) — Returns 2013
Game of Thrones (HBO) — Returns March 31, 2013
True Blood (HBO) — Returns 2013


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Our Family
Married to Michaela (a Taurean) on the 1st January
2005. We have been together for nearly 14 years. Ironically, for most of our
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Thomas William (Taurean), was born after a long labour, on the 11 May 2001 weighing in at 8lbs 9oz. His head was huge and bless Michaela, she only had gas and air!
Needless to say he is growing up to be a small handful and full of life. Typically he loves Manchester United & Newcastle United. He is Playing the drums and is an eager lad when it comes to country pursuits.
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July-August 2002
By now youve probably heard every conceivable remedy and quack remedy for the priestly sex scandals.
Bet you havent heard this one: Writing in the Jesuit weekly America (May 13), Fr. Michael L. Papesh blames the scandals on a repressive clerical culture and says the remedy is for priests to get together for forthright, discerning and free discussions about male sexuality.
Fr. Papesh, who was ordained in 1983, takes us back to his years as a seminarian: When a friend was propositioned by a priest one evening, my friend winked and we winked. Even when, after being plied with alcohol, I was sexually assaulted, I winked. My seminarian friends winked . Before I was 19, I learned that when it came to sexual matters, the clerical culture winked.
Fr. Papesh doesnt like the winking, nor do we. But his remedy is zany: open discussion about sexual curiosity, orientation, experience, joy, fear and anxiety among priests.
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"…if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it." – 1 Peter 3:15b, NLT
I believe that if we live our lives with Christ as Lord and faithfully witness to that reality, then questions will arise in those who are close to us. Coworkers, neighbors, friends, family members will ask about "your hope as a believer" and when they do, we have to be ready with an answer. To that end, I want to link to several great resources the hope of which is to equip you to be ready to explain!
- GOSPEL by Dare2Share a fantastic resource for sharing the Gospel with younger audiences
- "The Story" by spreadtruth.com a 5 minute video clip linking Creation, Fall and Redemption to a call to respond. Well done!
- A one verse Gospel explanation from the Navigators this resource gives you a way with one verse (Rom. 6:23) and a simple illustration (even I can draw) to share the Gospel.
There are literally thousands of other ways to share the Gospel. The reality is that we live in a unique time where most of us have the power of these resources with us most of the time. We can show a friend on our smart phone or email a link or text the link. Here is the critical thing- share the Gospel- with words! You've got good news- explain it to a watching and wondering world.