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Some of the most exciting and innovative Christian workers today describe their approach to mission as incarnational. But the term has been used in such diverse and contradictory ways that it is in danger of becoming clichéd, losing any real meaning. This means some will dismiss the incarnational idea before they even consider its important call to sustained faithfulness and relevance in mission.
The Same as . . . ?
Some people think that because Anji and I moved our family into Klong Toey slum in Bangkok, Thailand, that we are therefore incarnational—believing we have somehow become the same as our poor neighbors. However, just look into the wide eyes of little Lek1 and you will see this is not possible.
Lek is a 4-year-old girl who sports a toothless grin, dirty face, and matted hair as she plays with our son Aiden's plastic action figure. The blood-stained spots on her ripped dress and dark purple bruises on her arms and back tell me I cannot possibly identify with her. Her life was dislocated and undermined before it even really began. I mean, even Jesus couldn't be the same as little Lek and he was the Incarnation!
The day before Christmas, our daughter Amy and I cried out to God as we witnessed our neighbor beating his little girl over and over with a stick. The assault went on for 25 minutes, and we struggled with thoughts of intervening to make it stop. We knew that getting involved would cause the father to lose face and only make the assault worse. The brutality also bothered other neighbors.
It was wrong that we did not intervene. It is wrong that the culture values saving face over the safety of little children. And it is wrong that I, a Christian, failed to act regardless of the consequences.
Some Thais later explained that only someone older than the father could successfully intervene. If a Westerner got involved, they said, it would bring great shame that would result in a worse beating when we were not around. I am not sure how we could have done it, but I am upset that I let a small child be abused.
Everything, it seems, is connected and, yes, my actions would have impacted the neighborhood. The catalyst for the beating was when a neighbor yelled at the dad because he was owed money. The father lost face and took his shame out on his little girl. Lek's mum sat by washing the dishes, and Amy and I sat by crying out to God to make it stop. Maybe God was waiting for me to stop it?
Joyous Times, Horrible Times
We are trying to bring the hope of Christ into the chaos of this neighborhood. We need to do this in word, deed, and sign. One of the upsides of being packed tightly together is the amazing opportunity to do life with lots of people. This often is joyous and hopeful.
But this hard fact remains: we cannot access these joyous times without also being part of the horrible times. So I seek comfort in that. The hopelessness is never a long-lasting feeling, but it is a very necessary one as I try to live consistently as a servant of God. I don't always succeed at that, but I hope to keep improving. Christ promised that his kingdom will come on earth, and so I strive toward that end, seeing little glimpses of it here each day.
If I can't really be the same as Lek (and of course neither Lek nor I can be the same as Jesus in so many ways), then one could easily assume that the attempt at incarnational mission is simply a costly, misguided approach. Jesus was the incartio (made flesh), as in "The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood" (John 1:14, The Message). The metaphor of "enfleshment," however, has real limits when comparing what we've done with how God became human.
Potential for Transformation
Despite these limitations, I believe incarnation can be used as a theological motif to help invite, inform, and inspire a new generation of Christian workers to reach the lost and poor. I am biased, but perhaps the most helpful description of incarnational mission comes from my PhD supervisor Ross Langmead in his published dissertation, "Word Made Flesh." After surveying the different ways the term is used in diverse Christian traditions, he developed a three-part definition that is slowly becoming the standard of an incarnational approach to mission. He contends that incarnational mission includes:
• following Jesus as the pattern for mission
• participating in Christ's risen presence as the power for mission
• and joining God's cosmic mission of "enfleshment" in which God's self-embodying dynamic is evident from the beginning of creation.2
This kind of enfleshing mission has great potential for transformation no matter where we live. Certainly it has inspired and informed our approach in ways I am not sure we could have survived and thrived without. How can we develop such an incarnational approach to our missions no matter where God calls us?
The risen Christ invites us to follow, join, and participate with him in enfleshing his kingdom on earth as in Heaven. As we take up this invitation, we don't become mini-gods, special people, or the same as those suffering, but we do begin to uncover the presence of Christ in our neighborhoods and we enflesh, or make real, the promises of God.
Such enfleshed hope can change the trajectory of people's lives and advance the whole of creation's redemptive destiny. This is the good news we have to offer the Leks of the world. It is the promise that a new kingdom can come alive and be seen now in the flesh through us even as we wait for the complete fulfillment of all his promises.
This is not an easy approach to take, even for those of us who relocate to slums. Despite living so close to thousands of people, some days I am just so overwhelmed by what is happening that I can't find Jesus, never mind respond with following, joining, and participating with him in transformation.
For example, just yesterday (May 9) Lek's mother fell to the ground and died in early morning hours, probably a result of methamphetamines. A neighbor told us, and I heard the screams only a few feet from our home. At first, without the right words, I froze. Yet, somehow, even when I am out of sync with God like this, the situation can still be redeemed. An enfleshing of hope beyond my own strengths is still possible.
Care, Quick Cure, or Run?
Don't underestimate how hard it is to be compassionate. Compassion is hard because it requires the inner disposition to go with others to the place where they are weak, vulnerable, lonely, and broken.
This is not our spontaneous response to suffering. What we desire most is to do away with suffering by fleeing from it or finding a quick cure for it. As busy, relevant ministers, we want to earn our bread by making a real contribution. This means doing something to show that our presence makes a difference. And so we ignore our greatest gift, our ability to enter into solidarity with those who suffer.
Those who can sit in silence with their fellow man, not knowing what to say but knowing they should be there, can bring new life in a dying heart. Those who are not afraid to hold a hand in gratitude, to shed tears in grief, and to let a sigh of distress arise straight from the heart can break through paralyzing boundaries and witness the birth of a new fellowship, the fellowship of the broken.
When we'd rather be competent than fools for Christ, we miss sharing our greatest gift of vulnerable, personal solidarity with Jesus among the poor where the transforming Spirit is released. To join Jesus in the fellowship of the broken, we need the help of other Jesus fools so we can keep finding, learning, and growing in Christlike responses. Living a life centred on Jesus personally and enfleshing hope in our neighborhood is more than just geography; it's about Christian discipleship. Sometimes it simply requires being present, as we were at Lek's mother's funeral.
A Costly Calling
As Urban Neighbours Of Hope workers, we covenant together to discern the will and heartbeat of our Lord together and respond faithfully. We know this is a costly calling, but urban poverty is far more painful and awkward for little Lek than I could ever experience. "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me" (Matthew 25:40). In this parable we are promised we can meet Jesus in the awkward embarrassment of poverty and human suffering and find dynamism for transformation and hope.
Seeking any hope and transformation through Christ will cost. Offering grace requires suffering, or as Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Unearned suffering is redemptive." Think of any who have made a difference in the world and you know they personally paid a price for the change they saw. Think of King, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Toyohiko Kagawa, Thomas and Alexander Campbell, Barton Stone, the apostle Paul, John the Baptist, Mary, Jesus.
People often think that suffering for the gospel is a kind of stoic-romantic experience, but taking up our cross daily in following and joining Christ comes at us in all kinds of ways. When our motives are impugned and gossip and deliberate misinformation is spread about us, the pain is as real as any physical hurt we have experienced. Even our sense that our contributions are not valued can be devastating.
We have limited power in these dark experiences. God knows what is happening, and when the end comes we know all will be put right. In the meantime, I know that the hard and awkward experiences of living with those in need is nothing compared to the sense of purpose and meaning infused in us as we watch hope rise in lives of the little Leks of our neighborhoods. Relocating to a slum home is a small price to pay to have the best opportunity possible to enflesh hope.
Christ-Centered Mission
This kind of approach—enfleshing hope—is very different from the colonization, empire building, and institution-centered mission of past eras. We have seen the failures of these and are determined to find more Christ-centered ways moving forward. We don't want to take over and dominate the world. Our churches, programs, and missions are not the incarnate Lord. Only Jesus is Lord. We recognize that organizational and community disciplines are crucially important for sustainability, but even this cannot be the main focus. We instead give our best personal and organizational attention to participating with Christ in the slums since he has already moved into the neighborhood.
An incarnational approach, then, is not one special method, model, or moral vision. Rather, it's about living in ways that detect and enflesh the special presence of the risen Jesus. No matter where we're called to live, I pray we can all find ways to join and make real the hope found only in the Incarnation—the crucified and living Lord Jesus Christ, who invites us all to "come, follow me." To follow, join, and participate with this Christ is to find our true lives.
1Not her real name.
2Ross Langmead, The Word Made Flesh (Lanham: University Press of America, 2004), 8.
Ash Barker serves as director of Urban Neighbors of Hope in Bangkok, Thailand.


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Hi, it's me Maddie Mae. We finally got a Mojos in Lampasas a few months ago.
All About Me
Hi its me, Maddie Mae. I have taken over the blog to answer on of those Facebook meme thingys and its all about me.
Chicken Parmesan Bake
Inspired by one of The Big Guy's favorites this is a quick easy meal for those days when you don't feel like cooking.
December Update
Hi, It's Me Maddie Mae again. Sorry I haven't written in 465s. (Dee says it is more like 2 months, whatever). Well on to December. It got cold. I don't like the cold but I did get to wear my new coat. Of course it got hot again. It does that a lot and often … Continue reading December Update
Advent: Joy
One of the themes of Advent is Joy. Joy is often confused with happiness. Happiness is a feeling based on a state or condition of well being. Being happy is a good thing. It is temporary and can change as often as the direction of the wind in Central Texas.
Inktober 2019: Dragon and Ornament
So by now I should have completed 20 drawings for Inktober. In an effort to sort of catch up I am including multiple drawings in one post. In case you are wondering what dragons and ornaments have in common, absolutely nothing. They were just the drawings I had completed. Dragon This may be my first … Continue reading Inktober 2019: Dragon and Ornament
Inktober 2019: Ash
The Inktober theme for this post is ash. I immediately thought of Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is the Beginning of Lent and 40 days before Easter. It is a time for reflection and preparation. All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. Ecclesiastes 3:20 NIV


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Have you ever experienced the truest form of 'ordinary love' when you saw a young child, in a condition worse than yours and struggling to make ends meet? Have you ever felt the desire to help little children get cognisant about life and be able to get ahead in life, with the proper education and confidence they too deserve? We believe you have, and that's why we bring to you this heart-to-heart with Sharmistha Sar, co-founder of Come Forward India, an NGO that seeks to help and guide impoverished children around the city; and simultaneously make the people realise the need that there is to take a step towards this initiative. They began as a major organisation in West Bengal and have now expanded to the state of Delhi.
Come Forward India has been doing great amounts of helpful work for children for quite some time now, and while they shy away from the media eye, they've never shied away from their morals and virtues. The organisation will be heading over to Delhi soon and so, we had the opportunity to interview its co-founder, and the insight that she gave us is purely edifying! Read on.
How exactly did the Come Forward India Foundation come into being?
Thousand of NGOs are operating in India in different fields of work. Some of them are really working hard to do the needful for the poor people. We, at Come Forward India Foundation, feel the strong need to promote the forwardness of the people in India. As the name suggests, we are promoting the 'forwardness' that India needs today.
Tell us about the organisation's programs and activities.
Our upcoming programs will be to celebrate the birthdays of the poor kids in slum areas. The rationale behind this activity is pretty obvious. The poor kids should also know about the various flavours, themes and types of birthday cakes available in the market. They should also know the fact that plastic knives are not always there just to play with. They must also know that knives cut cakes, and not just vegetables. They must also feel the joy of singing the birthday song together and so on. With these activities, we wish to promote the forwardness of the people to come and celebrate their birthdays with the poor kids in slum areas.
How tough has it been to manage an entire organisation, look over it whilst balancing your personal life and work life?
It's really tough to strike a balance between personal life and work life, but this is our profession and we must stick to it!
You have firsthand knowledge about the difficulties people face in getting a proper education. So where do you think the primary issues lie?
The primary issues lie in the attitude of the parents in educating their children. There are many such people who always act averse to the idea of educating their children. This is where an NGO plays a crucial role in altering such mindsets.
And how has Delhi responded to you? Do you believe the people have shown awareness?
Our work is not very big-scale. We're working at a very small scale, and have not approached Delhi for any sort of help yet. But we, very soon, will come up with a very unique campaign in the month of October 2016 for the entire city of Delhi to come forward and support us. We are looking forward to the people of Delhi supporting our causes.
How can the people contribute, specifically via your organisation?
There are many ways people can contribute to Come Forward India Foundation. Besides monetary support, people can come forward to contribute in all the activities we do for the poor. People can come forward to teach the poor kids or come forward to socialise with the poor kids. There are so many ways people can associate with us in our mission!
What according to you makes Delhi 'So Delhi'?
Delhi is vibrant. Delhi is crazy. Delhi is young. Delhi is open to ideas. Delhi is liquid. So do anything & everything that Delhi accepts. Then only Delhi will be 'So Delhi'.
Lastly, is there a message you'd like to send out across to our readers?
Don't wait and watch. Don't wait for things to happen. Don't expect others to do things for you. It is you who have to come forward and do things for the country.
Her fervour and affectionate heart gave us hope, and we wholeheartedly support the cause Come Forward India has been fighting for. It's time we too joined hands in this cause, and if you too are interested, contact Come Forward India today and express your 'forwardness' now, guys.
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RCMP outreach officers met with him several times over four months to try to change his way of thinking, "to avoid him turning to violence," as did the imam from the modest strip-mall mosque Couture Rouleau had joined. In their last meeting on Oct. 9, police thought they were making progress.
Yet despite all the efforts and the interventions and the concern, all the seemingly obvious clues of a tragedy foretold, 11 days after his last meeting with police, Couture Rouleau left the basement apartment in his father's house, bade an innocuous good morning to his father, and drove off in his 14-year-old Nissan Altima to quietly bide his time outside a federal government agency building that provided services to many of the military men and women stationed in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
It was exactly the form of vehicular homicide Abu Muhammad Adnani, spokesman for terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS), had suggested followers inflict on Canadians on Canadian soil one month before.
A local patrol officer ticketing cars in the mall parking lot saw the attack and called it in. After leading police on a four-kilometre chase, Couture Rouleau lost control of his car, possibly swerving to avoid a nail carpet laid down by police, and ended up upside down in a ditch.
Police approached the car to apprehend and give aid. After a long wait, Couture Rouleau pulled himself out of a window, put his arms in the air, then opted for suicide by cop, charging four police officers with a hunting knife.
His acts were quickly branded by many as the form of homegrown terrorism inspired by religious extremism from which Canada had largely been spared. Others said it was inaccurate to qualify an attack by an individual with no known connection to terrorist groups as terrorism, and questioned whether it was just one more case of a disturbed individual choosing to lash out at the innocent.
Whichever the case, his quest for worldwide infamy via a perverted interpretation of the term jihad was short-lived. Couture Rouleau's rampage was overshadowed two days later when a drug-addicted, homeless Muslim man named Michael Zehaf-Bibeau shot down 24-year-old Cpl. Nathan Cirillo outside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, and then stormed Parliament Hill, Canada's symbolic heart, where he was shot to death.
Forty-eight hours after Couture Rouleau called 911 during a high-speed police chase to take credit for killing someone because he was a Canadian soldier, he was relegated to secondary madman status and all but forgotten.
In the aftermath, security officials tried to explain how difficult it is to predict the rare shift from merely troubled or radicalized to homicidal, particularly in an individual who appears to have been self-taught off the Internet.
"It depends on the type of the radicalization," RCMP spokesman Sgt. Luc Thibault said. "You are allowed to have radical thoughts." It's only when overt threats are made that police can intervene.
For family and neighbours in the cosy enclave of modest bungalows, tidy lawns and the occasional motorboat in the driveway where Couture Rouleau grew up, however, it's clear his tragedy was more than a lapse in the security system.
It's emblematic of a wider failure of the social system as a whole, particularly of an overburdened mental health bureaucracy and a social aid system unable to help parents in need. For some, it is also very much a product of socio-economic imbalance, and injustice.
"It always comes down to money," said Claude Plante, a neighbour of the family for 17 years whose son used to play with Couture Rouleau. Plante has experienced how hard it can be to find continuous mental health support for a young family member resistant to help. "There was no money to get (Couture Rouleau) private professional care, someone who would have given him the help he needed. If he were a millionaire, it would have been very easy to get him help."
Psychologists can do a lot to prevent suicidal or homicidal thoughts from morphing into actions, said Martin Bourque, a psychologist who works for regional health and social services centre in the St-Jean-sur-Richelieu district. But many of Quebec's psychologists have private practices, leaving few in the public system.
"If you have money, you can see someone quickly, but if you're poor, you have to wait," Bourque said. "There are a lot of people on low incomes who have mental health problems." Wait times in Quebec are nine months minimum, and growing, Bourque said.
Couture Rouleau's father told the Montreal Gazette he took his son to the hospital for psychiatric care.
"They let him out the next day because he didn't want to be there," said Gilles Rouleau.
Despite the visits of numerous journalists in the days after his son became a murderer and then was gunned down by police, retired bus driver Rouleau still greets them politely at his door, shaking hands before gently declining interviews so he can "live his grief in peace."
"The only thing I will say is they need to change the law. Now (security officials) have to wait until they do something, somebody who has something wrong in his head," he says, tapping his forehead.
"I tried everything. Psychologists. Police. They came. They said they couldn't do anything until he did something.
"Well, now he did.
"If (security forces) had done something, they could have saved a soldier and his family from being destroyed. They could have saved my family from being destroyed.
"They could have saved my little boy," Rouleau says, breaking into tears and softly closing the door.
A boy 'who played like all the others'
Martin Couture Rouleau's next-door neighbour of 25 years remembers him as a smiling child, playing with her daughter in the backyard. "He was an ordinary little boy who played like all the other boys," she said.
Things changed suddenly, about two years ago. "The smile was gone," said the neighbour, who asked not to be identified. No more jeans, a foreign garb, no more greetings.
"He was depressed, it was obvious," she said. Gilles Rouleau, who she described as "a marvellous father," would complain to her over the fence that he was at his wit's end over what to do with a boy who had lost his way and would not listen.
"It's not just the children who need help," she said. "It's the parents, too."
Friends described Couture Rouleau as a loyal companion, quick to help, devoted to his infant son, although separated from the boy's mother.
His slide began after his failed bid to start a pressure-washing cleaning business, in which he lost thousands and felt he had been cheated by his business partner. Before the business went sour, friends told Quebec blogger Dominic Arpin on Facebook that Couture Rouleau was a partying bon-vivant who liked to play poker and smoke weed. Afterwards, he became dejected and angry. His faith in fellow humans and himself battered, he began casting about for a new meaning in life about two years ago. He officially converted to Islam in 2013.
Initially, it appeared to be nothing more than the meanderings of a 20-something seeking a new path.
He was normal, but the more he researched, the more he became radical. He was very strict. No sinning, praying five times a day, etc." — a friend of Martin Couture Rouleau
"From his online profile, he seemed like a typical and fairly boring convert who was going through internal debates with Christian belief, with atheism, with secularism, and so on," Amarnath Amarasingam, a post-doctoral fellow at Dalhousie University's Resilience Research Centre, told the National Post. He didn't start using "the language of jihad" until April or May.
"In the beginning, everything was cool," one friend told Arpin on Facebook. "He was normal, but the more he researched, the more he became radical. He was very strict. No sinning, praying five times a day, etc. He dressed in robes, grew a beard, all he did was publish photos and videos about jihad on the Internet. He was barred from all the forums because his posts were too extremist." Disbelievers, Couture Rouleau wrote, were destined for the "fires of hell."
Other friends spoke of a troubled childhood, of a sensitive adolescent who belied the posted social media photos of a grinning young man. They told of a mother who left early and never returned, of Couture Rouleau having to attend special schools for children with discipline problems. There were minor run-ins with the law, including two arrests for impaired driving for which he was never charged. Neighbours said there had been drug problems, but he seemed to be over them. A child on the periphery of the mainstream, gentle but intense, whose attempt at becoming his own man by becoming an entrepreneur ended in failure.
Couture Rouleau started reading the Qur'an constantly, writing it out at least 14 times, one friend told the Globe and Mail. He talked about going to Syria through Turkey for a so-called jihad, because if you die there, you'll go to heaven. He posted images of the Islamic State on his Facebook page, defended the extremist group's beheading of westerners, criticized Israel — and slowly lost more friends.
At the modest mosque he attended on the main commercial thoroughfare of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, sandwiched between a paint store and a tarp store, Couture Rouleau was not well known. He stayed to himself, came three to five times a week to pray, and dressed more conservatively than many of the regular members. Alerted by the RCMP, his imam spoke to him, trying to deradicalize his thoughts. Muslim groups note that an imam is much like a priest, however, and in many cases there are limits to how much they can do to change the altered thinking of a troubled member of their congregation.
After the attack, the mosque's board of directors was quick to condemn his actions, and note that he had stopped attending for the last two months. It also called on citizens not to jump to conclusions.
"Criminal acts have no religion, or colour, or country," the mosque's board of directors wrote.
Investigators are treating the killing of Patrice Vincent as an act of terrorism. "What took place is clearly linked to extremist ideology," Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney said.
For the Muslim community, the two attacks came as a double blow, said Salam Elmenyawi, head of the Muslim Council of Montreal. One, because they are the first such killings to be carried out in Canada by Muslims. Secondly, because many Canadians were quick to blame the religion.
Body: Canadian security forces should put their resources into monitoring those scanning dangerous ideologies on the Internet as opposed to mosques, he said. Funding to beef up the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) would be better spent on improving mental health services.
Body: A Facebook friend of Couture Rouleau's in Pakistan told La Presse the Turkey voyage was not his first aborted attempt to leave the country. He tried to travel to Pakistan to study Islam in January or February but was stopped at the airport, for reasons unknown.
His personal life deteriorated. He was angry at his father for interfering in his attempts to convert his sister to Islam. Custody battles for his young son were going poorly (in part because of his deepening involvement with extremist religious views, friends said).
Then Islamic State and its terrorist group offshoots came to the international forefront, and a new passion was ignited. He wanted to travel to Iraq to fight, to travel overseas to join terrorist groups. Then his passport was taken away in July. And he smouldered.
His world, and his opportunities to vent his turmoil, were shrinking.
Three days before the attack, court records show Couture Rouleau had a family-law court hearing, where the issue of child custody was likely raised. That evening, he changed his Facebook profile picture to show a drawing of two doors — one leading to heaven, the other to hell.
Canada announced its intent to send CF-18 jet fighters to counter the Islamic State extremists in Iraq on Oct. 21. The day before they set off, Couture-Rouleau struck at Canada's military with the only weapons he had, a car and a knife, at a shopping mall three kilometres from his house.
Remembering a dedicated soldier
Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, who served 28 years with the Canadian Forces on nine separate bases across Canada and warships across the world, was laid to rest on Nov. 1 in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil.
He was remembered as a conscientious soldier close to retirement who was dedicated to his family and had volunteered to help a young recruit on the day he died, as was his way. In the parking lot, red paint still outlines the spot where he was killed. A small memorial of bouquets of flowers adorns the entranceway to the federal services building. "RIP, my brother in arms," reads a card. "To never forget who we are."
In their statement of grief, the family said their thoughts were also with the family of Couture Rouleau. Neighbours did not know if Couture Rouleau had been buried yet, or whether his family will hold a service.
The question of how to ward off similar tragedies remains. Calls for increased security are offset by concerns over granting too much power to the state to pry into the private lives of its individuals or restrict them for their ideologies.
Even in the case of a man who was under close supervision by all those around him, including the police, little, it seemed, could be done.
The most potent and commonly used tool police have is families and friends reporting signs of rapid, disturbing change, said Sgt. Luc Thibault of the RCMP.
"In this case, that is what happened, but nobody ever thought he would go that far.
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Today's prompt I cheated at, because I remembered "gaudy" as "glory," and wrote most of this in while on a bicycle, only learning my error when I consulted a computer. But I left it as is.


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The Chelsea football club proprietor, Roman Abramovich, and top players possess launched a and social media marketing campaign to boost awareness of the particular Holocaust, underneath the slogan "We Remember".
The particular campaign continues to be launched within the run-up in order to Holocaust Memorial service Day upon 27 The month of january as the golf club faces disciplinary proceedings simply by Uefa more than allegations that will supporters involved in racist chanting during a sport against Vidi in Hungary last 30 days.
Chelsea will be urging individuals to post upon social media pictures of them selves holding #WeRemember signs. It does not take third 12 months the membership has operate a campaign with the World Judaism Congress.
The particular campaign movie includes gamers César Azpilicueta, Eden Risk and Olivier Giroud, the particular manager, Maurizio Sarri, plus Chelsea's Britain women's group players Millie Bright plus Hannah Blundell.
"The Holocaust showed the planet what can occur when hate is permitted to thrive uncontrolled, " the particular participants state in the 52-second video. With each other Chelsea FC and the Globe Jewish Our elected representatives are working collectively to say simply no to antisemitism and to offering a crimson card in order to hate.
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This detached holiday home is hidden behind a house in Den Burg. Den Burg is the 'capital' of the Wadden island of Texel: about half of the people of Texel live there. From your holiday home you can walk to the charming village center within 7 minutes. Here you will find nice shops, good restaurants, historic buildings and the touching museum De Texelse Oudheidkamer. Every Monday morning you can visit the weekly market at the Groeneplaats in the center. Around the village you will find various nature areas where you can enjoy the unspoilt nature on foot or by bike. The wide and vast North Sea beach is 5.5 kilometers from your holiday home.
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The method of pronouncing Dhikr according to the Sufi orderPublished by Ybose en 19:38
The method of pronouncing Dhikr
according to the Sufi order
(Part No. 8; Page No. 399-400)
Q 1: Why are the Sufis interested in pronouncing the name of Allah rather than referring to His Attributes?
Q 2: Why do Muslims not mention Allah's Name and mention Him through the word of Tawhid La ilaha illa Allah (there is no deity but Allah) and His Attributes?
Q 3: The Sufis claim that Allah's Name bears greater value but the Muslims say that La ilaha illa Allah (there is no deity but Allah) holds the greatest importance.
A: The noble Ayahs and authentic Hadiths reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) indicated that the best of speech is the word of Tawhid La ilaha illa Allah (there is no deity but Allah), according to his saying (peace be upon him): There are more than seventy branches of Iman (Faith/belief), the most superior of which is saying "La Ilaha Illa Allah" He (peace be upon him) had also said: The most preferred words to Allah are four: Subhan Allah (Glorified be Allah), Al-Hamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), la ilaha illa Allah (There is no deity but Allah) and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) .
Moreover, Allah has mentioned this word in His Great book (i.e. the Qur'an) in many places, among which is His Saying (Glorified be He): {Allâh bears witness that Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He)}[Surah al Imrán 3:18]. In addition to His Saying (Glorified and Exalted be He): {So know (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) that, Lâ ilâha illallâh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh), and ask forgiveness for your sin} [Surah Muhammad, 47:19]
Thus, it is prescribed for Muslims to remember Allah using this word: La Ilaha Illa Allah in addition to other good permissible words such as Subhan Allah, Al-hamdullilah, Allahu Akbar and La hawla wala Quwwata Illa Billah (There is neither strength nor power except with Allah).
As for the Sufis' saying: words like "Allah, Allah" or "He, He", this is verily an act of Bid`ah (innovation in religion) and people should not adhere to this, for it had not been reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) or any of his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). Therefore, it is an act of Bid`ah, according to the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him): Whoever does something that is a not part of this matter of ours (i.e. Islam) will have it rejected The Prophet (may Allah's Peace and Blessings be upon him) also says: Whoever introduces a practice that is not religiously admitted, it is to be rejected (Agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim) .
The meaning of his saying (peace be upon him): "it is to be rejected" is that it is unacceptable and people are not allowed to act in accordance with it.
Consequently, it is impermissible for Muslims to worship Allah by observing acts which are not prescribed by Him according to the mentioned Hadiths and other Hadiths reported to the same effect, for Allah (Glorified be He) says denouncing the Mushrikin (those who associate others in worship with Allah): {Or have they partners (with Allâh — false gods) who have instituted for them a religion which Allâh has not ordained?} [Qur'an 42: 21]
May Allah grant us all success and guide us to what pleases Him! As-salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!)
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Economic hardships and the strain on the environment have made people change the way things are done. As a result, we tend to focus more on price and the effects on the earth, when making purchases. This is now true for sports cars with the introduction of hybrid sportscars. Typically sports cars are thought of as powerful gas houses that are known more for their speed and looks than their money and fuel saving prowess. Now, you can drive your sports car and still be good to the environment and even more, save on gas.1. Fisker Karma – This is one of the more sleeker designed hybrid sportscars. Though it's a hybrid, it operates as an electric car. There are two modes, Stealth which is powered by the battery and Sport which uses the 255-hp turbo four-cylinder motor and goes from 0-60 mph in 5.8 seconds. In stealth mode it gets 50 mpg. The interior is as stunning as the exterior. It has a hefty price tag of $95,000.2. Honda CR-Z – Japan's 2010 car of the year is an inexpensive hybrid sports car with prices starting at $19,549. It has 122-hp and three modes – sport, normal, and econ. The Honda CR-Z gets 35/39 mpg city/highway.3. BMW ActiveHybrid 3 & 5 – These two hybrids are compact and mid-size respectively and have the same powertrain with a 300-hp turbo and a 40-kw electric motor. The single-motor hybrid tops out at 155 mph and the model 3 goes from 0-62 mph in about 5 seconds.4. Ford Fusion and Fusion Energi – Its rated by the EPA at 46 mpg and has a combined power of 188-hp. The Energi is the plug-in model and both have up to 20 miles in full-electric mode.5. Porsche Panamera S Hybrid – The price on this rivals the Karma at $95,000 and in other ways also. It goes from 0-60 in 5.7 with a top speed of 167 mph. It uses the electric motor and gas engine to drive.6. Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid – The promised gas mileage is 45 mpg and doesn't use diesel fuel. This will be the first hybrid sports car in the U.S. and has 150-hp and a 1.4l four-cylinder engine. It goes from 0-60 in nearly nine seconds and will be priced from $24,995.Other hybrid sportscars to look out for are the concept hybrids, which include:
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The storm has passed, the sun is out and things are returning to normal.
We, of course, have been rushed off our feet doing nothing. We're sitting in the forecourt of the duplex at the moment. We are pretty warm and sitting in just the right place to catch a breeze. Kids are playing in the street, the palms are swaying softly, there is always music in the air and all is mostly alright with the world.
The following video is experimental so so be prepared for any bad language, violence or nudity.
We just returned from a trip to Centro to get a few supplies. On our way back we stopped at a restaurant on the beach and had a snack and a couple of cervezas. The walk home with backpacks of supplies can be a bit tiring. We would get a tuc-tuc if one came by but none did so we walked.
The town is pretty quiet at this time of year and we like it that way. Very few Canadians or Mexican tourists. Next week will be different as they start to come then. We already saw one travel trailer from Quebec.
The Mexicans are so friendly and helpful. Yesterday we were in a restaurant in Barra de Navidad trying to get help from the waiter to pronounce the word 'empanizado' which means breaded and how I like my fish. I asked and then forgot so asked again. The young man was very patient and after about five tries I eventually got it.
I've been reluctant in the past to try too much Spanish until I got it perfect. This time, however, I decided that if the Mexicans looked at me uncomprehendingly I would suck it up and try again. Rosalie has been a great help as she can converse fairly easily and correct me when I ask for help; which is often. We both also rely heavily on Google Translate and it's settled many friendly arguments. Most of which take place at lunchtime on the beach over a couple of cervezas.
Rosalie wanted to test the Mexican postal service so she sent a letter to this address just before we left Canada. It's been 14 days and so far no sign of It. I'll keep you posted. (A pun.)
I managed to replace my hat with one bought in Barra. The nice young man told me it was made from Palm leaves and that I would be able to grow my own coconuts. I'm not too sure whether to believe him or not. Time will tell so I water it every night just in case.


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The Americas Lodging and Investment Conference (ALIC) in Los Angeles featured panellists from across major Hotel and technology firms discussing travel technology, especially how mobile technology simplifies the guest experience and improves hotel operations.
Apps on smartphones now allow guests to select specific rooms, pre-order amenities, check in and act as room keys, but both web and personal service remain vital to the over-all experience.
Data gathered from hotel apps and partnerships with other companies such as Uber can help tailor a guest's stay through the app with targeted recommendations and suggestions for what to do and where to eat, sort of like a "pocket concierge".


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Supporting Musicians Working for Change
Like many other musicians, Annie has needed to cancel the remainder of her final 4 "Songs of Hope & Courage" concerts to the Southeast as well as future tours and concerts.
Annie's concerts are the main source of income for our family. Canceling tours has a large impact on our livelihood and on our ability to do our music work encouraging empowerment, community, hope and resilience. If you have the resources and feel led to contribute to sustain work, we deeply appreciate it.
It is also a huge help to us when you buy songbooks, Seeger CDs, and Annie's CDs from us. (When you buy our books from another source such as Amazon we receive little or in some cases no compensation for those sales.)Your donations and purchases help make it possible for us to:
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OUR MUSICIAN ALLIES: Along with many, many people around the world, many professional musicians are facing severe financial struggles as a result of the need for social distancing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Please consider going onto the websites of the musicians you respect and love and purchasing their CDs and merchandise. Here is a list of a few of our close allies sharing this work for change through music:


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We have photos and a video of a new guitar that's on its way to us from Israel-based luthier Erez Perelman – a beautiful spruce and CSA rosewood guitar that you can hear in the video and that should be here very soon. The video is beautifully shot and gives a nice insight into Perelman as a luthier and player.
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Archive: Film Review
Review: Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino's best film since Pulp Fiction is a violent homage to the healing power of cinema.
Opinion Former Articles
BASC releases its first film on the internet
BASC has taken its first steps towards using multimedia communication to promote shooting with the release of its first film on the internet.
BASC wins apology over Barnardos film
BASC has received an apology from Barnardos over its portrayal of 'hunters' in its latest campaign film.
Film highlights common ground in fight against flooding
BASC will join other major stakeholders at tonight's premiere of a documentary which explores the steps that can be taken to reduce flooding
BASC calls on Barnardos to withdraw campaign film
BASC and all those who are active in legal shooting sports will be shocked and deeply concerned by the irresponsible portrayal of people involved in shooting in Barnardo's latest awareness campaign.


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Article by Rinku Patel
Irregular periods is something most women go through during some phase in their life. Some developed this issue since their puberty started, some developed since sexual relation started, some developed after child birth or some developed due to hormonal imbalance and PCOD. At times, some issues are rooted to previous lives (karma) which cannot be easily cured as one has to learn the lessons they were supposed to.
Reiki works on higher level and balances karmic issues and heals the root cause of any disease. One cannot see immediate effect if the issue is rooted to past lives. Some issues need multiple sessions of Reiki healing, depending upon the damages and blockages in energies. Reiki corrects the imbalance chakras, making the body more receptive towards healing.
- Before starting healing, call upon Archangel Raphael, client/your ancestors and spirit guides to help you with the healing process.
- Sit or lie down and relax comfortably. Close your eyes and imagine Reiki shower engulfing your whole body with Divine light. Feel yourself surrounded by Divine light, angels and your ancestors.
- Draw whatever symbols you are attuned to on palms. If you are attuned to Karuna Reiki, draw Zonar as well.
For imbalanced cycle- Put one palm on right breast and one on left breast. Give healing for about 5-7 minutes. Next, put one palm on ovaries and one on root chakra and heal for another 5-7 minutes.
Bleeding- Give healing to solar-plexus chakra, sacral chakra, root chakra and ovaries.
Cramps/PMS- Give healing to solar-plexus chakra, sacral chakra, root chakra, bladder, kidney, base of spine, ankles and feet. Also make sacral chakra sandwich by putting one palm on back sacral chakra and one on front.
Menopause- Give healing to ovaries, back and front sacral chakra, back and front solar-plexus and root chakra.
Do Reiki and Say NO to menstrual issues ☺
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Rinku Patel is a Reiki Master Teacher, Doreen Virtue certified-Angel intuitive, Fairyologist, Realm Reader, Crystal healer, Angel card reader, and Indigo card reader. Other than that she is a Certified Tarot card reader and spiritual writer. Rinku can be reached via her email address email@example.com and on Facebook at Reiki The Miracle Healing


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It's that time of year again. 2017 is over and done with, and we're sliding into 2018 with bright shiny faces and hopes for our best year ever, for both business and our personal lives! At least I am 😉
Content marketing is a BIG part of my business, so part of the process for pulling together my editorial calendar for the new year includes taking a look at what worked (and what didn't) the previous year. Part of that process is to review all of the blog posts I wrote in 2017, to see which topics/posts resonated the most with my readers. Last year was a rough year for many business owners, so it doesn't surprise me that the top blog post was about how to handle business when life gets in the way!
And the winners are …
When Life Gets In The Way How Do You Handle Business?
Life Lessons: The reality of being in business is life doesn't stop and often gets in the way. How do you handle business when life hits you in the face?
Connecting on LinkedIn the Right Way and the Wrong Way
Did you know there is a right way and a wrong way to connect and follow up on LinkedIn? Here are a few of my observations regarding the wrong way!
Do You Want To Get More Eyes On Your Stuff?
Content marketing is all about getting more eyes on your "stuff." More eyes on your stuff = more visibility. More visibility = more clients! Find out how!
5 Things You Can Do in 2017 to Boost Your Business Growth
Changes don't always have to be big and hairy to have an impact. Here are 5 things you can start doing today to boost business growth for 2017!
How To Make Yourself A Priority When You Don't Have Time
When you're booked to the max, overwhelmed & trying to keep your head above water, taking care of yourself is the last thing on your mind. Change your mind.
Do You Really Know What Your Visitors Do On Your Website?
Want to know where your visitors land on your website, where they click, how far down they scroll down on the page, where they come from? Here's how!
How to Boost Your Networking Skills With Four Little Words
When networking, remember it's about them and not you. Here is how four little words can magically turn connections into prospective clients.
Do Your Readers Know What You Want Them To Do Next?
If you don't guide your reader on to the next step, nobody else will. Find out why you should always include a strong call to action in your content.
Wow! I didn't know you did that!
Marketing is a continuous, ongoing process and doesn't stop once you've once gained someone as a client or customer. Gaining a client is only the beginning.
Have You Ever Asked Your Audience What They Want?
Set up a poll, survey or questionnaire on your website or through social media. Use the results to fine-tune your content marketing so your readers return.
So these are the top 10 blog posts that resonated with my readers last year. How about you? Did any of your favorites make the top 10? If not, what were they? I'd love to know what YOU want to see more of in 2018. Leave a comment below, and let me know what topics and subjects you are most interested in for 2018.
Happy New Year!
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Marcus Johansson, Miles Wood and Keith Kinkaid joined Matt Loughlin and Chico Resch on The One Jersey Network during the Devils 4-3 OT win over the Washington Capitals. Kinkaid earned his 7th win of the season, while Wood (1g) and Johansson (1a) each had one point.
Johansson 1st Intermission
Wood 2nd Intermission
Kinkaid Post-Game


text: Emerging Tech Where the jobs are Linda Leung @itworldca Published: April 6th, 2003Virginia mortgage investment firm Freddie Mac Inc. is enjoying rich pickings in its ongoing quest to expand its IT workforce as resumes fly in from IT workers laid off from local high-tech firms such as AOL Time Warner Inc. and WorldCom Inc.In mid-March, Freddie Mac had 20 openings in its IS division, as compared with 30 IS openings at any given time in 2002 and 60 in 2001. However, Freddie Mac as a whole receives 10,000 resumes per month, says Bill Ledman, senior vice president of IS and services. The company employs about 1,000 IS workers and attributes its growth to the refinancing boom."We sit in the Dulles corridor – the heart of the Internet. Because of the tech crash, we have a lot more people to pick from," Ledman says.Michael Erana, CTO at Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyard Inc., received 200-plus resumes when he recently advertised a CAD coordinator position. "I received far more than I could go through; I felt bad," he says. Now he relies on word of mouth.Erana's eight-person IT team supports the shipyard's 1,500 employees, and he is looking to add a senior Unix administrator, a part-time Web developer and up to three desktop support specialists.According to a recent quarterly hiring index, firms such as Freddie Mac and Kvaerner are in the minority. Of the 1,400 CIOs polled by recruiter Robert Half Technology, only 9 percent planned to increase their IT workforces in the second quarter of 2003 – the lowest percentage since the second quarter of 2001. However, 5 percent said they would cut their workforces in the second quarter of 2003 – the highest percentage of executives since the second quarter of 2001. A full 86 percent of executives planned no changes in hiring activity.Many CIOs are keeping hiring plans on hold because of continued economic uncertainty, says Katherine Spencer Lee, executive director at Robert Half Technology. However, "Many of our clients tell us it's not all gloom and doom," she says. "They will spend but they want to see convincing signs of economic rebound."Sixteen percent of the IT executives hiring are in the business services and transportation sectors, while only 1 percent of leaders from the same sectors planned job cuts. Managers from the financial, insurance and real estate services sector followed closely behind, with 15 percent saying they would hire, compared with 9 percent of their industry colleagues who foresaw a drop in workforce.Of those hiring, 54 percent said business growth was the primary driver for increasing IT staff, followed by systems upgrades at 16 percent. More than one-fourth of CIOs (28 percent) wanted to boost their help desk/end user support departments, while 23 percent wanted to increase the number of network professionals. Some 29 percent of CIOs from the professional services sector – the highest number of CIOs from any sector – experienced the greatest demand for network experts.One industry with growing staffing needs is the military IT services sector, reflecting the government's bid to beef up the nation's security. BAE Systems PLC's Information Systems Sector (ISS), which provides IT systems and services to the intelligence and military communities, plans to hire between 500 and 700 technology experts this year; while network services provider Wamnet Government Services is searching for 500 IT professionals nationwide in 2003.Wamnet is a subcontractor to Electronic Data Systems Corp. for its US$6.9 billion Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) contract, and 420 of those new hires will work on that project. The remaining 80 will work on Wamnet's other government contracts. There are currently 170 openings for senior-, mid- and entry-level network executives for the NMCI deal. Wamnet expects to hire 80 people per month, peaking with 200 job offers in the summer.John Heller, a senior executive at Wamnet, says the company receives between 20 and 100 resumes per job posting from "some very qualified people." One-third of the applicants are people who already work at the Navy bases, either for the Navy or other contractors, and others are candidates who have carrier-class network experience from various Baby Bells nationwide.Attracting those individuals is no easier task because of the state of the economy. "The majority of applicants are gainfully employed and somewhat sought after," says Mike Barbee, Wamnet's president and general manager.John Sebra, senior director of human resources at BAE Systems ISS, agrees. The firm has openings for software and systems engineers but finding the right fit is a challenge because applicants need to pass security clearance by a government agency and be comfortable working in a structured environment. "There's a great deal of competition for these candidates," he says.Although Kvaerner's Erana says the market for job hunters in Philadelphia is brutal, attracting and retaining talent is still tough. "There is a flight risk of the people I'm looking for," he says, adding that he's not rushing to find the right fit.Erana says many of the people who were laid off are midlevel, while "the senior guys are never let go.""There are a lot of people out there from the former regional Bell operating companies, but they have tunnel-vision skill sets and don't have enough enterprise expertise," he says. "They can configure Cisco switches, but do they know [quality of service, voice over IP] prioritization?" Emerging Tech network, services sector