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The Teacher Advisory Council (TAC) engages with the Museum to support meaningful interactions between the Museum and our Teacher and Student Communities. TAC promotes learning and interpretation through engagement, collaboration, and access across learning levels.
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We are looking to add 8 additional educators for the 2014-2016 term. Selected members are expected to attend quarterly evening meeting meetings and engage with museum programs. Participating teachers will receive a complimentary membership to the Museum. Please send a letter of interest to Mike Murawski, Director of Education and Public Programs.
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MADISON (WKOW) -- Academy Award nominee and longtime PETA activist James Cromwell was arrested Thursday morning after interrupting a meeting of the UW Board of Regents.
The UW Police Department says Cromwell and Jeremy Beckham entered the meeting holding oversized poster boards with graphic photos of a cat named Double Trouble that they say was experimented on at UW-Madison.
PETA says Cromwell shouted "Shame on UW for mutilating and killing cats!" upon entry to the meeting.
The UWPD says Cromwell agreed to leave when asked by officers, but Beckham passively resisted by going limp and falling to the ground. Officers then had to remove Beckham.
Both men were arrested and charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
Madison.com reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture investigated an allegation about the UW experimenting on cats but it found no violations.
Thursday's protest came after PETA sent a letter to the UW Board of Regents on January 22 claiming nine other cats were abused as part of UW research.
In response to PETA's claims, Eric Sandgren, director of the UW-Madison Research Animal Resource Center released this statement Thursday:
"Today's events are just another attempt by outside activists to draw attention
to a cause. They have attacked and distorted this research -- which has very
real benefits for people who are deaf -- from every angle imaginable. Exhaustive
independent investigation by the USDA, which regulates the use of animals in
research, concluded that PETA's allegations are baseless."

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Congratulations to the Sting 12U Hornets for taking first place in the Gold bracket this weekend in Redding! July 26 & 27
Congratulations to the Sting 12U Wasps for taking second place in the Silver bracket this weekend in Redding! July 26 & 27
Hard to believe, but our 31st spring season of recreational softball has come to a close. I don't know about you, but this season has flown by for me. Reports I have received are in line with what I have witnessed firsthand: this has been a resoundingly successful year of safe and fun softball skills development and healthy and respectful competition.
The only reason I'm not overly despondent right now is that summer softball, the Solano Stroll, Fall clinics, November/December registration, January assessments, February clinics, coach/manager orientation, and March opening day of our 32nd year are all right around the corner! As great as our history, as fabulous as this season was - next year will be even better.
That's because of you, our volunteers. Thank you for all you have done to make this year so successful for our girls. We worked and played together as a team, and we all should be very proud of ourselves. Specifically, I wish to thank:
All of our Coaches and Managers - the lifeblood of the League. Without you we are nothing.
Our Commissioners - Brad Whitaker (League), Meridi Williams (Older), Dee Owens (Middle), Mark Hennig (Younger), Jane Hammond (Micro) and Michael Lewis (Sting).
Our Coach Consultant, Coach Bo (aka, Karen Bonini).
Our recent players who worked with Micros: Maggie Gallagher, Erin Hoynes, Claire Simpson.
Our Coordinators - Lee Kempf (Bat-A-Que, Photos, Awards) Linda Moran (Bat-A-Que), Negar Souza (Managers & Website), Justin Thewlis (Registrar), Debbie Hayakawa-Wing (Equipment), Mark Shafer (Equipment), Matt Rasband (Fields), Dave Paige (Fields), Michael Saaf (Umpires), Maureen Sullivan (Merchandise), Rysa Pitner (Reporting), Stacey Owens (Fields Status Coordinator), Elaine Davenport (Sponsors), Steven Tiffin & Tuula Tilander (Bookkeeping), Monte Meyer (Taxes) and Mark Galbraith and Katherine O'Brien (Older Division Tournament Directors).
Our Sponsors -
Jane Hammond Events, Berkeley Children's Dentistry, Love in the Mix, Berkeley Design Build, Berkeley Hills Realty, Fabric on Demand, Five Little Monkeys, Precision People's Car Repair, Red Oak Realty, Brushstrokes, FB Design Build, JCC East Bay, Koff and Associates, Le Petit Cochon, Galaxy Desserts, Steve Klucharich, Emily Bergstrom, UPS Store, Zonta, Alliance Graphics, Almost Everything Communications, North Berkeley Investment Partners, Prins Chiropractic, Strategic Economics, Michael Lewis, Title Nine, and Lantesplitters Pizza.
All of our Bat-A-Que Donors, including -
Janet Curl/Fit First Fitness, Meridi Williams/Life Pilates, Albany Bowl, Albany Rotary, Mary & Joe's, Danny & Sarah Chester/4Cats Art Studio, and Michael Lewis.
Our Board of Directors -
John Cain, Willie Fleishman, Jane Hammond, Mark Hennig, Jason Kaneko, Bruce Keilin (Secretary), Lee Kempf, Michael Lewis, Dee Owens, Dave Paige, Shari Posner, Matt Rasband, Negar Souza, Michael Saaf (Immediate Past President), Stephanie Sala, Justin Thewlis, Jim Thomsen (Chief Financial Officer), Brad Whitaker, Meridi Williams.
And former Board Members who "graduated" from the League this past season: Walt Gill, Ed Murray, and David Wampler.
Thank you for being such great stewards of the great tradition that is the Albany Berkeley Girls Softball League. We are always looking for parents to step up and take on these and other volunteer roles for next season. If you are interested in anything in particular, please feel free to let me know. ABGSL is such a strong, fun, supportive community. I highly recommend getting more involved.
Thanks again to all of you for a great 31st season. Enjoy your summer!
Drew Steckler
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CONGRATULATIONS to our Older Division Tournament Champions!


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Former felon helps inmates go straight
Lisa Thomas willingly talks about some of her worst experiences—the years she turned to a bottle, crack pipe and men to find what was missing in her life.
Instead of hiding the fact she's a felon, she points out that she once stood on a street corner and sold her body for drug money.
The 54-year-old wants to show others who are on the path she traveled in the past that they can create a better future for themselves.
"You gotta remember where you came from so you can help other people," she said.
Thomas' quest to help male and female prisoners in facilities across Virginia recently earned her acclaim in the governor's mansion.
Last month, she was one of four groups or individuals honored by Virginia's first lady, Maureen McDonnell, for efforts to improve their communities.
"Her work is well-known through the Southeast and the United States," McDonnell said in an email. "Lisa's stirring first-hand account of survival from years of addiction and her time served for a felony conviction has served as inspiration for all who believe in second chances."
Thomas lives in Spotsylvania County with her husband, Tom, and two teenage children. She's been clean since age 30, when Tom, then her boyfriend, picked her up from a crack house after she had a relapse.
She still gets teary-eyed when she recalls what he said that day: "Why do you keep doing this to yourself? You have so much to offer, why do you keep poisoning yourself?"
With his support, as well as her faith and the 12-step program, she quit the bad habits, but eventually found herself drawn to those who hadn't.
In 2004, Thomas founded New Vision in Fredericksburg, a ministry that helped 4,000 women and children get back on their feet after the women were released from jail. The program closed in 2009 because of lack of funding, but Thomas didn't quit her association with inmates.
She currently works as a speaker for the Virginia Department of Corrections, visiting facilities across the state to tell offenders they can turn their lives around, just as she did.
"Don't tell me it can't be done," she said firmly. "It can be done, it just takes a lot of perseverance and dedication."
The homepage of her website, lisakratzthomas.com, is titled "From the Crack House to the State House." It references the way she overcame her addiction to crack cocaine and eventually worked on measures, at the Virginia General Assembly, to help other nonviolent offenders.
In 2005, Del. Bill Howell appointed her to a legislative committee on prisoner re-entry, and several of the group's proposals were voted into law.
After New Vision closed, Thomas hosted an Internet radio talk show and wrote a book about addiction myths called "This Is Your Life, Not a Dress Rehearsal."
She's currently working on a second book. When she's not visiting prisons as an official speaker, she leads her church's ministry at the Rappahannock Regional Jail.
"When I come out of there, I feel so fulfilled because I know that I've given somebody hope," she said. "I have a purpose in life."
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The fields are, to be sure, modest by Pac-12 standards. They're normally used for soccer, not football.
But those patches of grass on the campus of Cal State San Bernardino turned out to be the incubator of not only a successful 2012 season but a culture change around UCLA football. Which is why in the days leading up to Thursday night's Holiday Bowl in San Diego against Baylor, coach Jim Mora said he has every intention of bringing the Bruins back to Cal State next August for pre-season training camp.
"Those days at San Bernardino created the team we are today," Mora said this week. "They created the foundation for all we've become.
"Certainly, there's other things along the way that contributed, before and after. But those 12 days were a time we really came together as a team. We learned how to overcome discomfort and adversity. We learned how to depend on each other and trust each other. We learned that it always wasn't smooth sailing, and if we stuck together and trusted the guy next to us, and if we kept our heads down, grinding, we'd have some success.
"Our guys refer back to those days quite often. When things aren't going good, they say, 'Man, remember those 12 days? We can't let that go for naught.' And when things are going well, they say, 'Let's remember those 12 days back in San Bernardino, how tough it was, and let's keep going."
It happened, remember, by accident.
Mora, hired last December to replace Rick Neuheisel, was the first UCLA coach with no previous ties to the program since Red Sanders (still the only UCLA coach to win a national championship in football) was hired in 1949. Thus, there was a mandate for change from the moment athletic director Dan Guerrero handed Mora the keys.
But the concept of taking the start of fall practice off campus only came up because the grass and turf surfaces at Spaulding Field, the Bruins' practice facility, were being redone and wouldn't be ready in time.
So, with Cal State director of development Cliff Dochterman serving as facilitator and go-between, the deal was struck: UCLA brought its football program to the Inland Empire, lock, stock and goalposts. Cal State provided the fields, locker and training facilities, housing and dining rooms. Camp Coyote was in business.
The host school got some name recognition and publicity out of it. The visitors got a lot more.
It's an oversimplification to say spending time in San Bernardino was directly responsible for nine wins and a bowl game, or that No. 17 spot in the BCS rankings, or for Brett Hundley's 3,776 passing yards or Johnathan Franklin's 1,778 rushing yards or Anthony Barr's national-best 13 1/2 sacks, or for that rousing 38-28 victory over USC that, for sure, ended the football monopoly in Los Angeles for at least a year.
But it's not an oversimplification to credit Camp Coyote for creating the mindset that helped produce all of the above, and more.
It got players away pals and girlfriends and families and into a world where they had only one another to depend on. Offensive players roomed with defensive players, upperclassmen mentored freshmen, guys who didn't know each other that well commiserated on the long walk from the field to the locker room. And all suffered equally through triple-digit temperatures — 20 degrees hotter than Westwood, or more — and the demands of a new coaching staff.
Franklin talked at the time of how great teams in whatever sport talk "about how close they were, how much of a family they were. I think that's something we can accomplish here."
The keys were "being isolated, being together, and the heat was an added bonus," Mora said this week. "Creating discomfort. Making guys push through things they don't really believe they can push through. Taking them to a new level. Those are all things you have to teach these kids. They're still young men. They're still developing. They still think they have limits, and we have to push them beyond those limits.
"We want to hold them to standards that are more demanding than any program in the country."
Mora will undoubtedly be tempted by NFL offers in weeks to come. But should he hang around UCLA for a while and build on this success, Camp Coyote could be more than just a tradition.
It could be a template.
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WASHINGTON (WKOW) -- Federal judges are trying to force Congress to pay what could amount to millions in once-promised increases in judges' salaries.
A federal appeals court has ordered lawmakers to pay several federal judges years of back pay. Now another group of federal judges wants Congress to pay all the judges years of missed cost-of-living increases.
In 1989 Congress agreed to provide judges cost-of-living increases. But judges didn't get their money in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2007 and 2010. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit now says the money should be paid, and judges want a class-action lawsuit to cover about 1,000 eligible judges.
The cost could be in the millions. District judges make at least $174,000 but would make at least $247,000 with the missing cost-of-living increases
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Angle to the right from just below First Born/Double Exposure. Hard/tricky just after 3rd bolt and going over the 4th then it gets easier again. Funky moves at the last two bolts through the crack/chimney. Long route, 60m rope or tie knots on a 50m when rappelling.
To the left of KGB. Start is almost directly below the chimney of First Born on a ledge. Angle up and to the right for the 1st 3 bolts then head up past 6 more. Climber goes out of sight after small roof with obvious 2 hand pocket (great undercling).
Bolts (9) with chains at the top. For toproping leave the last 2 draws clipped and your rope will run well.


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ELIZABETHTON (AP) - A teenager has been fatally stabbed and another youth was critically wounded in a Carter County fight.
Sheriff Chris Mathes said 16-year-old Elijah Mckinney died after being stabbed in the chest and abdomen early Sunday. Another juvenile was taken to an area hospital.
The Johnson City Press reported two other youths were taken into custody about five hours later on Sunday and both were being charged. Mathes did not identify the suspects, but said one was being charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault. The other was being charged with evidence tampering.
Both were held at the Regional Juvenile Detention Facility in Johnson City.
Mckinney was a student at Happy Valley High School.
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I'm a big believer that small changes can make a big difference. Too often we believe that the problems of the world are out of our hands. That the money man will always win. Well, yes, he will if you sit on your hands.
I've had a bee in my bonnet for the past few years about two Australian supermarkets who I feel not only dominate and destroy the market, but who also have a largely negative impact on farmers, brands and consumers a like.
I have ventured to find alternatives, enjoying for awhile the likes of Aussie Farmers Direct and LaManna Direct, but my all time favourite find to date, both for their produce and their philosophy, is Whole Larder Love.
Now, every second Wednesday I place my order for a box of organic fruit and vege. On Friday a farmer plucks my produce from the ground, and on Saturday the lovely Rohan, often accompanied by his delightful family members, delivers the box to one of three locations around Melbourne - the drop off point.
We venture down, meet the people behind the produce, and collect our goods. I take them all home, wash off that gorgeous organic soil and stock my fridge as ideas for meals dance like sugar plums in my head.
Here are some of the delights we found in our box - total cost $48.
6 corn
5 beetroot
30 apples
16 carrots
head of broccoli
4 turnips
4 big potatoes
3 onions
1 red onion
1 head of red cabbage
2 parsnip
1 leek
2 tomatoes
Even though we didn't get much fruit, I wasn't bothered. The kids loved the apples and ate every last one. And besides, I like the idea of moving to be more seasonal. These are but small steps I am taking, perhaps towards even growing my own.
We all know money has power. How are you using yours?
Monday, April 29, 2013
Going Organic
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Wow what a great idea! A few of my friends eat a lot organic foods and they've been encouraging me to make the switch too. I always assumed it was going to be a lot more work have to find an organic grocer, but this is really great! I'm more of a junk food eater myself but I'm trying to eat more fresh produce so this would be fantastic for me. The office where I work gets fresh fruit delivered twice a week by The Fruit Box. It's such a great idea because it encourages staff to establish healthy eating habits especially in an office environment when you're sitting all day (I'm very prone to snacking):) thanks for your post. I may have to try this out soon! Sarah.
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CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 02: Jurickson Profar #2 of the Texas Rangers celebrates after hitting a solo home run at his first MLB at bat during the third inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on September 2, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
In an ongoing series, we'll address offseason questions the Texas Rangers have to answer.
One of the biggest regrets Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admitted to after the Rangers' season came to an abrupt, sooner-than-expected ending in the AL Wild Card Game was the fact that he didn't rest his regulars enough down the stretch.
A big reason of that was the fact that Washington refused to play 19-year-old super prospect Jurickson Profar with any regularity after he was called up in September.
In case you forgot, when he got his first big-league start on Sept. 2 in Cleveland, Profar homered in his first major-league at-bat, then doubled later in the game. He made just three more starts and netted just one more hit the rest of the season.
Then, in that ill-fated Wild Card Game, with the Rangers' season coming to an unceremonious end, Profar delivered in the bottom of the ninth inning with a pinch-hit single that set up David Murphy with a chance to tie the game with a grand slam. Of course, he didn't, but the fact Profar came up so big to extend the game in such a do-or-die situation showed a lot of the youngster.
That showed all that needed to be showed, in my opinion. Profar is really young, and he's going to have some growing pains, but he's ready to be in your everyday big-league lineup as a second baseman or shortstop and hitting ninth in the order. You can expect to see him doing just that come Opening Day 2013.


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The Camp Holy Cross property in Colchester is no longer on the market.
According to the Burlington Free Press, the 26-acre property on Malletts Bay has been purchased by a Colchester businessman.
Bruce Barry reportedly bought the camp from the Vermont Roman Catholic Diocese for $4 million.
The church is selling the Colchester property to pay off sex abuse settlements.
Barry owns land near the former camp. He says he has no immediate plans for the property.
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ATLANTA (AP) - Zoo Atlanta officials say twin newborn Giant Panda cubs are gaining weight because they are nursing well with their mother.
The twin males born to Lun Lun and her partner, Yang Yang, are the first giant panda twins to be born in the U.S. since 1987. Lun Lun delivered the cubs Monday evening.
Rebecca Snyder, the zoo's curator of mammals, said in an update Thursday that they are thriving on their mother's milk.
Snyder said the cubs lost weight after the birth -- which is normal -- but gained weight steadily since then and are now nearing their birth weights. She said that's a good sign that they are healthy and will continue to grow and remain strong.
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When we think of the Viktor & Rolf Spring 2010 collection, we immediately think of multi-coloured asymmetrical pieces which we've seen worn by Rihanna, Anna Paquin and Lady GaGa.
Well there were some none tulle pieces in that collection.
Jessica Alba wore a Viktor & Rolf Spring 2010 nude dress with the cute runway bow belt when she attended the 7th Annual Global Green USA Pre-Oscar Party in LA last night.
I love the embroidered details on the dress and the cape-like detail on her shoulders.
She paired her dress with black strappy Casadei sandals and a silver clutch.
I really loved the runway heels, but I don't hate Jessica's choice.
Another BDOTW contender for me. What do you think?
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As the Hub City braces for a dose of freezing rain, the Texas Department of Transportation is preparing to clear the roads.
Dianah Ascencio, the Public Information Officer for the Texas Department of Transportation in Lubbock said the agency when the moisture rolls in they will start pre-treating highways, high traffic interchanges and ramps with liquid magnesium chloride. That will prevent ice from building up.
For the past two days, Ascencio says they have been checking their inventory and getting the trucks ready to go.
"We have two liquid mag trucks that we take out on the roadways and we have a total of ten six yard trucks," TXTDOT maintenance worker Manuel Delacruz said.
Delacruz says they have a long checklist. He checks everything from tire pressure to fluid levels.
"Our hazards lights are on already, so we know they work. Our salt spreader is also going off and on so we know during weather conditions the public can see us," Delacruz said.
When ice does cover the roads, TXTDOT has stockpiles of magnesium chloride pellets mixed with sand to help remove thick layers of sleet or freezing rain.
"We will have a crew come in at midnight or when the bad weather hits. Then 12 hours later we will have another crew come in," Ascencio said.
If it does start to snow they can get a snowplow ready in 15 minutes.
Once the storm recedes they also plan to clean all the material they put down.
Ascencio says they do budget for bad weather conditions. If they have money left over at the end of the year they will put that back into fixing local interstates and farm to market roadways.
No Lubbock schools were expecting delays as of Thursday night.
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I cheated on my husband 7 years ago, which lead to a divorce. I didn't know the Lord then, but that's no excuse. I can't forgive myself and this is still heavy on my heart. Is it possible that God will punish me by never sending me another husband?
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No...he won't punish you. The moment you made Jesus your Lord He blotted out your transgressions.(Isaiah 43:25-26, Micah 7:19, Psalm 103:3)
The moment that you made Jesus your Lord you became a new creature/person in Christ and in Christ there is no condemnation(Romans 8:1, 2nd Corinthians 5:17)
One thing that you must do is forgive yourself.
on 8/21/14
The god I know always forgives us.
on 8/21/14
Lora, a friend of mine went to see an old man on his death bed. The old man asked my friend to read Psalms 103. After he had read the first ten verses the old man stopped him. He said I needed to hear that 10th verse!
Lord bless you.
on 3/8/14
Yes, Gods punishment is no time limit, he know everything and our life is already decided. No matter what you did and never change his decision. Blessing or punishing are already decided before we born. Let see what happen in your future.
on 3/7/14
If you know the Lord now, then you can read the Scriptures for your answer. You need to repent to both God and your husband for your sin against both. If you wish to be reconciled to God, wouldn't you also wish to be reconciled to your husband? There are multiple examples in Scripture where God takes us back, never leaves us, in spite of our complete unworthiness. What a price he paid for us, but not for us to trample on his sacrifice with more sin.
on 12/30/13
Attention: To JMarc, politely wish to mention to.you it's very rude of you Sir to "vent" with the word..
" abomination!" ??
Sir, I assume do not celebrate christmas,etc.. that' ok. That' your own personal thing.
I just had to comment but, did not want to leave it on our ...
Merry Christmas
.put on our happy holiday blogg...
Common courtesy!
Sir, I.used to work at an office yes, we had Jehovah Witnesses they never offended us, they just kept to them selves ( one always told me ..". you can give me my gift two days after so, nobody says nothing!" It was ok with me. Just had to say this! We are just people who like to share our holiday cheer! Lidia4796
on 12/20/13
To absolutelythetruth, about your post here, 9/11/13
You know I have seen such a similar post, while back, Sometimes, it's GOOD 1.take paper,pen - write down the atributes you like in a wife.. example - " couteous, attentive,educated, or raised in a christian home, etc.. "
Ch.31 The wife of Noble Character
vs.10-31 demonstrates a wonderfull Christian wife! I admire that part of proverbs! Smiles..
So, you know what? Don't give up!
Bless you,brother..
Keep pray for that woman and she might just be wait & pray,too .
God has NO short memory,
love of Jesus!
on 9/27/13
Dear friend,
The Bible states that He who the son(Jesus) set free is free indeed. Jesus paid the price for your sins. Jesus took the punishment you deserved and has declared you innocent--as though you had never sinned. You are not an adulteress. You have been made free and are a new person.
The things in the past are now like a bad dream. let it go. How can u forgive yourself of something that never happened to you? You are a different creature, with the Spirit of God living in you. If it is your divine destiny to remarry it will happen, but if u do not marry it will not be because of past sin. Be happy.
on 9/22/13
Lora: it is still heavy in your heart because you have not allowed God to take it away. God forgave Saul turned Paul, he suffered but was able to testify about his past because God has already removed his guilt from his heart. Pray that God should forgive you 1st, then you can ask Him whatever you will.
on 9/19/13
Hi Absolutely The Truth, I was just curious: what are you doing to find a good woman? Are you going to places where they can be found and reaching out to them, or just being alone and waiting for one to knock on your door? Not being sarcastic, just hoping to help, God bless, Mary
on 9/19/13
First of all, it's important that you know God for yourself. I can not say much about whether God will send you another husband or not. If you are forgiven by Him, He has forgotten your sins. However, His reasoning can be of somewhat mysterious. If you love Him except Him, and all of Hs whys. And ways!
on 9/16/13
Hello,post rather old ,but, could be someone , the things we did BEFORE??
As a christian once you truly a child of God
the Lord as you get( relationship) close like a best friend,close family member these are examples, you daily ,,pray ask for strength,forgiveness..
He promises to throw it all away!
No more to bring up! How about that??
Smiles..stay in the word!
You will never be sorry, He truly is wonderfull!
on 9/16/13
when Jesus came to earth, He came in humility and love. when Jesus comes back the second time, He will come in power and judgement..
on 9/15/13
Look at Gods' WORD. It is as a 2 edged sword, it is the seed you sow, It is the harvest in your field. "Mark chapter 4" If you believe God is a punishing God then don't except any thing else but punishment. But if you believe God is your father and he gives you grace and mercy. Learn the truth and let sin in your passed life be sin in your passed life. not the sin in your future life.
on 9/14/13
he has already, by not giving me a good woman to share my life with which is not too much to ask for. Is It?
on 9/11/13
Yes, it is not punisment but discipline. So, you are forgiven but you will discipline, not punish becuase you are a son of God. we are to practice love becausse our sin sometimes does not let us feel real love. The key word here is PRACTICE to boay God and not because He makes us love them. The guide are the ten commammnets that were given not to save us but to shows that we need Jesus and to let us know how horrible is sin. I belive that since you pray for antoher husband God will give you one becuase He answer our prays. However, He is making sure you learn to not to do it again so most peole would not be hurt.I hope this help. I study theology and had learn to kmow God better,
on 4/2/11
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Habbakuk 2:4 Behold, his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
When we have asked God for his forgiveness, we must live in faith that he has forgiven us
on 11/4/10
If you weren't a chrisitian back then, you weren't held accountable like Christians are. you were a heathen, part of the world. however once you came to Christ his father wiped your sins clean, & his son paid your debt with his life. Do not feel guilty anymore. If God has another husband for you it will happen in his time, until then ( & after)countinue serving God.
on 11/4/10
"There is no punishment left for those in Christ. Sin is not imputed.
---duane on 11/4/10"
Just to understand the above statement and the truthfulness of it is to gain peace of mind and freedom from torment.
on 11/4/10
There is no punishment left for those in Christ. Sin is not imputed.
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If you are saved, God puts your sin under the blood. They are cast into the deepest part of the sea. When we sin after we are saved, God forgives. He forgives over and over.
on 11/1/10
If a person sins and repents (meaning turn from their thatb ungodly state they are forgiven. Please stop beating yourself up. If any man sin God is faithful and just to forgive and cleanse. Repent, learn how to forgive yourself and move on to the next chapter and wonderous episode in your life. You probably by-passed your second husband feeling guilty. Move on with your life God has.
on 11/1/10
if you can't forgive yourself after asking for Gods forgiveness how can you forgive others of their trespasses?
if one is unforgiving with themselves they cannot logically expect to practice forgiveness with others
God does not send a husband ...he is not in the husband stork delivery business ...one will not show up on your doorstep ...you most likely repel any man due to your unforgiveness of yourself
Christ said go and sin no more ...we are not perfect we are in process of learning to overcome and grow in Gods grace
on 10/31/10
kk928 is in the wrong, my dear. If you have asked God to forgive you, and move on, He has forgiven you sweetie. :) That's the good news of the Gospel! :)
on 10/30/10
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Although, God takes sin seriously....It is highly doubtful that God will hold that great sin against you. Have you asked Him to forgive you of that specific sin, has He lead you into that? Otherwise, you are saved, you are forgiven, still God has His own plans for you. Don't just assume that if no one comes along it's a punishment from God. DON'T JUDGE HIM. Wait and see. And have a great day, my friend. Hallelujah. I love You Jesus.
on 10/26/10
Do not doubt Gods'Word-He swore by it.
The adversary will try and keep you in bondage of unforgiveness.If you repented-believe God has forgiven you.
Christ was not sacrificed for nothing-let Holy Spirit Teach you.1Cor 2
Not Only DOES HE FORGIVE -it is NOT REMEBERED.
Ps 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, So far hath He removed our transprssions from us.
Luke 24:45-47 repentence and remission of sins should be preached in His Name...
"We walk under the Sun" Read all Ecclesiastes.
Enemy comes to kill,steal-destroy.Jn 10,10
LACK of knowledge can destroy.Hsa 4:6
Don't let your joy be stolen.Jn16:24
Adversary will continuue to judge-condem you.
GODS-LOVE-So much GREATER-PRAISE HIM!.
on 10/26/10
NO, NO, NO! My goodness, i do serve an awsome God.
on 8/9/10
Yes, god will punish you forever. Twenty years ago I swear I only love my girl friend. After we separated on her own will and I am still single. No matter every time I interest to have a relationship, god will use all the methods to interrupt the relationship.Other evidence is I made a promise with god if I could not change my personal attitude, I will lost my job and everything. He is real and I lost my job and no way to find a new one. Other than job, I lost almost all my saving and the important one status. Even I confessed my sins and he is still punishing me until I die. Even I ask for forgiveness and he shows his word on the bible, I like the children of Israel, because of my sins he is punishing me forever.
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If you are going to live by one of Moses laws you need to live by them all because you have forsaken your Lord and not counted his blood worthy to forgive sin. You are walking on his blood as if it cannot give someone a new life and a better way.
2 Corinthians 3:13-16 And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament, which vail is done away in Christ.
on 5/26/09
Mat 5:31
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Mat 5:32
But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery:
and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Rom 7:3
So then if, while [her] husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
on 5/26/09
IMHO-and I think scripture backs it up.Is anything you did before being born again is forgiven.So now forgive yourself and go on.If God doesn't send you a new mate He has other plans for you.Serve God irregardless and forgive yourself too.
on 5/24/09
I'd say it depends. If you have really repented and changed, then you are a new person. Nothing can be held against you. It depends on your motivations too. For instance, did you plan everything so that you could be guilt free and get a new husband? I doubt it. Therefore you are off the hook. However, some people become Christians and instead of marrying the person they are living with, they break up with them and marry someone else (often a Christian). I find this very puzzling, since in God's eyes (I would expect) that person is already married (committed) to the previous partner. This is like using God as an excuse to get your own way.
on 5/24/09
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I will say again God does not punish. He judges rightly by his word.If you have disobeyed his word then expect to reap what you have sown.
on 5/24/09
Carla, you seem to be completely missing the scripture. It says that the old is passed and BEHOLD ALL things become new. That means that as a Christians your desires are now to follow the commandments of God not break them. Paul said that just because we are under grace it does not give us a free pass to sin. When we come to Christ we are a new person, ALL the sins of our past are put under the blood, do you not believe that?? When you quote the law the way you do, you void grace because you seem to imply that obedience to the law saves, it does not, the blood saves us. The law was given to us for the reason of showing us that we need a Savior, look a Galatians 3. Faith and grace DOES NOT give us a free pass to sin, it gives us a NEW beginning.
on 5/24/09
Actually Carla, They still do apply. WHY? Because they are written on our hearts instead of stone tablets.
You are upholding one part of what God says but completely ignoring the other.
You are telling people they can save themslves by divorcing again(committing another sin) to be forgiven by God. Do you realize that?
Ignoring part of what the Bible says is not rightly dividing the word of God.
YE without sin cast the first stone. There is only one unforgivable sin. You are putting yourself in the position of and accuser.
ANYTHING done before one comes to Christ is forgiven and forgotten by God. One is not held accountable for someone elses sin either.
on 5/24/09
God is not in the mail bride business.He sent his son to die for sin, and save the world.thats the business hes in, FORGIVENESS
on 5/24/09
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stealing is a sin, if you are forgiven you should not steal again you should seek God and obey the Gospel and get the Holy Spirit in your life to empower you to live for God.
Getting a divorce is a sin, if you are forgiven
of that sin do not get another divorce. But marriage is not a sin and a divorced person forgiven of divorce cannot commit adultery with someone they are married to as long as that person is also a christian and forgiven of their sin. They are under the blood, they are white as snow, cleansed virgins in Gods sight.A thief forgiven and Born again is not a thief but a saint of God, A divorced person is no longer divorced but a saint of God.
on 5/24/09
I would like to challenge you on that point since the scripture you use has no baring whatsoever on Marriage Law.
So being a Thief
having asked for forgiveness
anyone can then Go and steal
now one is born again?
Christianity means one can legally steal?
Christianity equates
can legally Re-marry? Is that regardless of their spouse being alive or them committing Adultery?
Where is this in scripture?
Jesus said
for fornication....
on 5/24/09
---Carla3939 on 5/23/09
Do you go to church on Saturday or Sunday?
According to the law we should keep the sabbath
But I do not know any people that keep it according to Gods word not even sabatarians, they keep a few of the rules, According to the law to break the sabbath is death. How is it that Christians can break the sabbath? Because the rules have changed and the Nomos law is not required only the Entolay law the moral law. A person who has committed any sin that is forgiven by God is free from that sin, the sin of divorce after it is under the blood is not upon that person any longer. And it is not a sin to marry It would be a sin to force someone to believe a lie and live in bondage.
on 5/23/09
Deuteronomy 17:14 When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me,Deuteronomy 17:17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
This was what God said David must do, but did he? no he took two wives and then committed adultery
did God tell him he could not marry Bathsheba ? Did he live his life in Adultery? No he was forgiven.
on 5/23/09
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Think of the woman caught in the very act. She was one of God's little children, but committed a terrible act. Remember what Christ told her:
Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
Joh8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
When we ask for forgiveness the Lord is quick and just to forgive. Christ paid the price for your sins. 1John 1:9
It is the Devil that accuses you of sin. Rev 12:10. Don't listen to him. Your God is greater!
on 5/23/09
As a christian your life is new, and if new you will have the holy spirit. That spirit will bring you into obedience and the joy you have from that obedience is where there is true peace and joy. God forgave you and you repented.
It is not punishment not to find a man... rather it is punishment to never find the lord in this life or the next. Stay strong, and keep your eyes on christ and HIS will for your life.
Mark 8:34- If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
on 5/23/09
Lara bottom line here is you say you were not saved when you cheated on your husband, right. If you are born again now then the key thing to remember is that the person you were before you were born again is gone, you are a new creature. Read 2nd Corinthians 5 the key verse being 17, Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away, behold, all things are become new.
You are a new creature, the old is gone and you are made new by the sacrifice of Christ.
on 5/23/09
Mat 19:10
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry.
Mat 19:11
But he said unto them, All [men] cannot receive this saying, save [they] to whom it is given.
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Miche, I studied the word and after much debate accepted the word for what it is and understand the order of Divorce to be for those who cannot find peace with the spouse they have married.
However to remarry there Is One reason for remarriage the Man of God who found his wife to be unfaithful and that's where Christ gave the [except clause]
You will not get the answer in Deut because it is OLD LAW >Moses< not God permitted divorce for any reason but in the beginning it was not so with God. Christ gave [one) [except]ion which can only be understood to those that it has been given
Mat 19:11.
spreading malicious gossip is a sin and you need to apologise!
on 5/23/09
That is why the bible is clear on it's teaching when it says one should study, because then you will read that marriage is not in heaven it is an earthly fulfilment in the sense of making marriage to a spouse something to die spiritually for.
You are twisting scripture to validate fornication and Adultery that is not scripture.
Understand this if you steal
you steal no more
. If you commit Adultery you get out of the relationship turn around
and sin no more with that person
. You cannot steal continuously repenting,fornication continuously, and commit Adultery continuously.
Repent means a complete Turn around!
on 5/23/09
Go to Deuteronomy and look up the law of marriage.
Then you will see that you are looking at this wrong.
Jesus only changed one thing- He said can divorce for adultry.
AND if one repents of their sin of adultry after being divorced, they can get married again.
God will forgive them and remember their sin no more.
God forgives those who divorced before coming to Christ. They can get married again.
God also says if the unbelieving spouse leaves, the Christian is not held accountable and the Christian can get married again.
God does not hold the sins of another against someone else. That is part of why he sent Jesus to die for them.
on 5/23/09
You are definitely the marriage cop of CN! You would not happen to be one those 'overcomers' who did not divorce even having grounds (endured and tortured) until eventually had no need to divorce on account that your husband is too old and feeble to cause you any further harm?
on 5/23/09
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If that is the case with you then how are you forgiven if you sin now. If you commit Spiritual Fornication by watching a television
or movie that is not pleasing to God. Or read
books or smoke, or commit gluttony or lust in your heart. How will you be forgiven? You want her to forever pay for her mistake, so you should pay for yours also, You want her to be in bondage to the law so you should also be in bondage. But The Grace of God is power and his power can give someone a new life a second chance but the law can only give you death and hell.
on 5/22/09
How do you use scripture to misinterpret the Law of marriage which one saved is not subjected to if that law is not transgressed.
Apostle Paul said he did not know that he had indeed sinned but had it not been for the Law concluded sin was within him, knowing that the carnal self is subjected to the Law he himself then serving Spiritually is not subjected to the law because he then will not offend in that area demonstrating the Law is now not applicable.
If you are a new creation you are still accountable to the Law of Marriage if you sin in that area, do you not understand scripture?
on 5/22/09
Mat 19:9
Rom 7:2
---Carla3939 on 5/21/09
Do you believe that the Blood of Jesus cleanses Sin? Do you believe that a born again christian is a new creature that the old man is dead?
If you do then why do you apply the Law to someone who has been cleansed and is a new creature. Jesus came to set the captives free
Those who sinned under the Law and cleansed are free and not bound to their old life. She is dead in Christ therefore she is not bound to the husband of her old life she is dead to him. All who are not in Christ are dead in sin, her ex is dead if he is not a christian.
on 5/21/09
1 Corinthians 7:14-15 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean, but now are they holy. But if the unbelieving depart,
let him depart.
A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
1 Corinthians 7:27-28 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned,
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.......if you want one you will have to get him the same way all husbands are found. Seek and you shall find. Make sure they are really a christian.
---Exzucuh on 5/20/09
Mat 19:9
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery:
and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Rom 7:2
For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth,
but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.
on 5/21/09
Some say you should not feel guilty for past sins but I say they are wrong, If you have repented, God has forgiven you and he is not even thinking about what you did before. Use your guilt for Good let it be a place in your mind to always remember what you were and let it influence you to never go there again. Jesus told the woman who committed adultery go and sin no more. He told the man by the pool sin no more lest something worst comes upon you. Paul killed Christians and
he always was guilty for that but he used that and it drove him to overcome his flesh. God is not going to get you a husband, if you want one you will have to get him the same way all husbands are found. Seek and you shall find. Make sure they are really a christian.
on 5/20/09
we punish ourselves thru disobidience.
on 5/20/09
Why would the Lord punish you when he has already punished Jesus for your sin. When you asked him for forgiveness you availed yourself of that forgiveness. You have been forgiven!!!! It is your unforgiveness of yourself that is troubling you(this of course is a tool of the devil) be bold in your dealings with your feelings, be praising and worshiping the Lord Jesus for his mercy, stir up his spirit that is within you through praise for what he has done!!
on 5/20/09
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I believe what you need to focus on is developing your relationship with the Lord to the point that you can honestly say that He is all you need or want. Let Him have full control of your life, and accept what He brings your way as His best for you, even if it does mean not having a mate to spend your years with. Think of all the time you can devote to working the Lord's work.
on 5/20/09
Jesus forgave from the cross all those who participated in his crucifixion, WITHOUT their asking for forgiveness. It was a preview of what God will do eventually for the whole human race.
on 5/19/09
there is no sin that God will not pardon except the unpardonable sin which you have to really get into the word and study what sin that is.
You cannot transgress the Holy Spirit without being in a state of unforgiveness and that is sinning and presuming it will be ok because you acknowledge it but remain in the same condition, Adultery being one of them, stealing being another.
As long as you read the scriptures and understand that you are now to remain single not by punishment but by understanding that you caused your husband to divorce you because of your affair, you are now in the loving care and protection of Christ.
where no man can cause you to sin again so think it A Privilege rather than punishment.
on 5/19/09
God forgives ALL sins if you repent for them,and we must forgive ourselves.Think of it this way.....if God Himself can forgive you,then why can't you forgive yourself
on 5/18/09
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If God has forgiven your sin there's no cause for punishment. God not sending you a husband has nothing to do with you being punished, it has to do with you not completing the process to be re-married.
Forgiven sin however doesn't negate the facts of what's transpired in your life, that you were once legally married and now are not. The Awful truth is that spiritual divorce happens more often then we understand, it's only when we have a legal divorce we can see that we validate the fact that we are estranged from our partner. This is foolishness, for in your heart you left your husband long before you slept with another man.
on 5/18/09
God punishes those who have not been adopted by Him. If you are a born again believer, then you are an adopted child. His mercy, love and grace are overflowing and abundant for you. He disciplines His children when they sin.
As for your future, nobody knows what His plans are for you. I suggest you ask Him what His plan is for you, and to show you how you can serve Him and live in His will. He will give you the grace to accept all of His plans for you.
on 5/18/09
God does not punish anyone.God judges rightly,by his word.For whatever a man sows that shall he also reap.The big lie that God punishes anyone is not scriptural.
on 5/18/09
There is no way to answer your question specifically however God is a God of forgiveness and second chances. If you are truly repentent of your sin then God will hear your prayers. Whether or not that translates into a new husband is entirely up to God.
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Everyone makes mistakes. I think that either you have been reading the Old Testament too much or listening to the wrong speakers.
Just lean on the Lord for everything you need or want, and he will provide. Choose to follow Him and you will be okay. If you asked for forgiveness and meant it, you are forgiven.
on 5/18/09
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Now, let me make it very clear. I love most of what commish Larry Scott has done for the Pac-12 so far. We lost so much money and potential in every regard during the 25+ years we suffered at the helm of his lazy, bureaucratic, incompetent predecessor Tom Hansen. Larry came in and immediately put the Pac-12 back into the limelight with the television rights deals.
Here is the 'but.' His handling of the Ed Rush, head of Pac-12 refs, debacle is a case study in how NOT to deal with the significant issue of integrity in sports and officiating.
1. It is now being reported by Andy Katz, that Larry Scott, during his investigation, did NOT interview the Pac-12 conference tournament officiating crew himself to find out what really happened. He sent his lieutenants instead. Now, this could be viewed as standard operating procedure, and I get that. But when this story broke it was big news everywhere, for obvious reasons. The integrity of the Pac-12 was at stake from the beginning and the public was not only watching, they had bright lights on the story. That alone necessitated action from the top. Larry Scott should have known he not only had to handle this properly and transparently given the weight of the issues involved, but also because everyone would be watching. He didn't do that. Mistake.
2. Larry Scott's office issued a press release after this "investigation" that tried to sweep this issue under the rug, essentially. Nothing to see here. We're good. Forget the underlying issue for a moment, when that many people are watching this story, when it is making headlines, you don't treat it so cavalierly and believe that it will all go away simply because you said so. Larry Scott should have gotten in front of the cameras himself to show that he is on top of this and that the Pac-12 takes this issue seriously. He did not. Mistake.
3. Something is rotten in Denmark. Of course, had Larry Scott got in front of the cameras and not had full information, he would have looked worse. One more reason why he should have interviewed the officiating staff himself. Larry Scott must not have gotten all the information we now know from his lieutenants. At least we hope so. But reporters obviously were able to get that information by talking to, who else, the officiating crew! Now we know from several reports that many officials who were the recipients of Ed Rush's "joking" threats are saying they did not think it was a joke at all, and further, Ed Rush in his first year as head of officials intimidated his officiating crew such that all were in fear of even mentioning anything to anyone about this. Did Larry Scott's lieutenants get this information during their "investigation?" Or did they get it and then water it down in their debriefing meeting with Scott? Either way, they messed up and now their boss has egg on his face. Larry Scott now knows this because everyone does. He should get in front of the cameras and explain it all, including stating that he 1. should have conducted the investigation himself, 2. his lieutenants got the information wrong on such an important issue and they have had a reprimand placed in their HR file. The reason being that he wants to send the message to his own organization, to the league, the public and the world of college athletics, that the Pac-12 will endeavor to get things right and to do their work transparently and with integrity. He should also add that he retains confidence in his employees ability to do their jobs (throw them a bone while laying down the law). And 3. He should state that he will take a more integral role in such efforts should they arise again so that this situation does not repeat itself Larry Scott did not do anything of these things. Mistake.
As I said, I think Larry Scott has done great things and I think he still will. I still have great faith in him. But he blew this and blew an amazing opportunity to put the Pac-12 on a higher plane in terms of integrity and transparency. He missed that opportunity, but he can still make up for it and hold that press conference. He can still do the right thing.