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May 7, 2010 12:06 PM by Bea Karnes, News First 5
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorders Office has published a list of candidates for county offices. Primary election day is August 10.
Here are the candidates:
LOWDERMAN, MARK Republican Assessor
CORRY, CHARLES Republican Clerk & Recorder
DAMRON, SANDRA Republican Clerk & Recorder
MOWLE, THOMAS Democratic Clerk & Recorder
WILLIAMS, WAYNE Republican Clerk & Recorder
GLENN, DARRYL Republican Commissioner Dist. 1
KJONAAS, STEVE Democratic Commissioner Dist. 1
CARTER, PATRICK Republican Commissioner Dist 5
GUEVARA, WILLIAM "BILL" GONZALO Republican Commissioner Dist 5
LITTLETON, PEGGY Republican Commissioner Dist 5
MERRIFIELD, MICHAEL Democratic Commissioner Dist 5
WILLIAMS, DAVID Republican Commissioner Dist 5
BUX, ROBERT Republican Coroner
MAKETA, TERRY Republican Sheriff
SHIRK, JAKE Republican Sheriff
BURNETT, G Republican Surveyor
BALINK, ROBERT Republican Treasurer
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Please turn in your Bibles this morning to I Corinthians chapter 9 as Paul admonishes the Corinthian believers, and us, to finish the race that God has them in and he uses his life as an example. For some Christians they dont think the race is important, they never signed up for any race, they are not in shape to compete in any race, they dont even know where the race is, and the list of excuses why Christians dont run can go on-and-on. On this subject, Richard Baxter tells us:
It is a most lamentable thing to see how most people spend their time and their energy for trifles, while God is cast aside. He who is all seems to them as nothing, and that which is nothing seems to them as good as all. It is lamentable indeed, knowing that God has set mankind in such a race where heaven or hell is their certain end, that they should sit down and loiter, or run after the childish toys of the world, forgetting the prize they should run for. Were it but possible for one of us to see this business as the all-seeing God does, and see what most men and women in the world are interested in and what they are doing every day, it would be the saddest sight imaginable. Oh, how we should marvel at their madness and lament their self-delusion! If God had never told them what they were sent into the world to do, or what was before them in another world, then there would have been some excuse. But it is His sealed word, and they profess to believe it.
- Richard Baxter
For those of you who are hanging out on the sidelines, I hope to encourage you to get into the race. For those of you who are in the race, who are running, I hope I would admonish you to continue on, to forge ahead. With that said, lets begin reading in verse 24 of I Corinthians chapter 9 and see what the Lord has for us this morning.
As I said on Thursday, this summer we will be watching the Olympic Games which will be held in Greece this year, something most people are very familiar with. Back in Pauls day the Greeks not only had the Olympic Games but also the Isthmian Games which was held in Corinth. So the idea of training, hard work to compete in this competition was very well known to the Corinthians and Paul uses it as an illustration of the Christian life.
This morning, as we study these verses, I would like to focus or look at four main issues that come out of this section. They are: THE GOAL, THE TRAINING, THE RULES and THE OUTCOME. So with that as our outline, lets dig into these verses for I believe they will help us forge ahead in the race we are in.
There are all kinds of races people are in today, and the most familiar for many is what we call the rat race. It is not a pretty race, it is brutal, it is self-seeking many times and in the end, it seems to lead to nowhere! For Christians we need to know what race we are in, the course that God has set for us so we may run in it. Too often we are like this world-class runner who ran a race that was far different than the one she intended to run. We are told:
A world-class woman runner was invited to compete in a road race in Connecticut. On the morning of the race, she drove from New York City, following the directions or so she thought, given her over the telephone. She got lost, stopped at a gas station, and asked for help. She knew that the race started in the parking lot of a shopping mall. The station attendant also knew of such a race scheduled just up the road and directed her there.
When she arrived she was relieved to see in the parking lot a modest number of runners preparing to compete. Not as many as shed anticipated; an easier race than shed been led to expect. She hurried to the registration desk, announced herself, and was surprised by the race officials excitement at having so renowned an athlete show up for their race. No, they had no record of her entry, but if shed hurry and put on this number, she could just make it before the gun goes off. She ran and, naturally, she won easily, some four minutes ahead of the first male runner in second place.
Only after the race when there was no envelope containing her sizable prize and performance money did she confirm that the event shed run was not the race to which shed been invited. That race was being held several miles farther up the road in another town. Shed gone to the wrong starting line, run the wrong course, and missed her chance to win a valuable prize.
- D. Bruce Lockerbie, Thinking and Acting Like A Christian, p. 52
We need to know where we are running to, where the finish line is and for us Christians, Paul tells us in Hebrews 12:2, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. The Amplified Bible puts this verse this way, Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God. [Ps 110:1.]
In other words, keep your eyes on Jesus, He is the finish line, He is what we are running to! In High School I ran both long distance and sprints and in the long distance races my coach would always tell us to keep our eyes forward, on the runner ahead until you pass him, dont look back or you will slow down, you might even drop out! Keep focused until you cross the finish line! In the sprints, being a short distance, you would never turn your head to the right or to the left to see where you were in the race because by doing that you would lose time and you would most likely lose the race. That distraction could cost you the race! Thus, we were told to keep our eyes on the finish line, dont lose sight of it, dont be distracted by anything else, focus on the goal!
Now as we set our eyes upon Jesus we will be directed by Him in the course that He has set for us and if we do start moving in the wrong direction, the Holy Spirit will guide us back on course! We see this in the life of Paul in Acts 16:6-10, Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, Come over to Macedonia and help us. Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them. Paul was on the move for the Lord but the Lord needed to fine tune where they were going. Thus, the Holy Spirit, acting as the ultimate GPS system, Global Positioning Satellite, guided Paul to go to Macedonia and he immediately went!
Folks, there is no doubt in my mind that God desires to guide us, to direct us, and even when the course seems messed up, dont fret, seek the Lord, look to Him and He will either get you back on track if you are off track or He will encourage you to continue on. We are told in Psalm 32:8-9, I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. Do not be like the horse or like the mule, Which have no understanding, Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, Else they will not come near you. God wants to direct us but there are times when we can be as stubborn as a mule and God has to get our attention to move us!
You see, before we were saved the course we followed was chaotic, it was whichever way the wind blew, we set sail. We meandered through life with no real direction outside of the Lord. Paul, in Ephesians 2:1-10 put it this way, And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus . . .
. . . For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Once we had no direction, but now we do! Once the course was of this world, but now God sets it for us and we follow. Once we did as we pleased and now we do as He desires for God has prepared the work for each of us to do in this life, He has a course for each of us to follow and now He tells us to walk in them, to run the race to win! And again, as you are running you must always keep your eyes on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith!
The people of Corinth were very familiar with the extensive and difficult training these athletes went through to compete in the Isthmian Games. They went through 10 months of rigorous training outside of Corinth and then the last month was spent in Corinth with supervised workouts all for someone to win a perishable crown!
To give you an example of what people will go through to compete in the Ironman Triathlon, which is swimming 2.4 miles, then biking 112 miles, and finally running a marathon, 26.2 miles all in one day! Now this is just a sample workout for beginners and intermediates keeping in mind the distance they must cover on race day for all three of these events.
I cant imagine working out like that for 6 days, but when I ran the Chicago Marathon, I ran 6 to 10 miles a day with longer runs on weekends, so I was that crazy at one time. The thing is, it takes all of your time to train for these things! How many of us Christians train that hard for the race we are in? Paul, in I Timothy 4:7-8 tell us, But reject profane and old wives' fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness. For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come. Paul is saying that we must exercise our bodies to godliness; to train them up, get them in spiritual shape! Oswald Sanders tells us, Spiritual ends can be achieved only by spiritual men who employ spiritual methods.
We work so hard at keeping these physical bodies in shape, and Paul says that it does profit some. But what is even more important is that we get our spiritual bodies in shape and that is done as we read the Word of God, as we apply the Word of God to our lives. It is living what you believe, it is exercising your faith and that is done as you trust in Gods promises to you. This morning you all came into church and sat in the chair because you had faith that the chair would hold you, that it would not fall apart as you sat in it. If you can have that much faith in a chair that is not living, is not powerful, cant you have faith in God who is living, who is powerful, who created everything? You should be able to!
It is as Paul said in Hebrews 11:1-3, and this is from The Amplified Bible, NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]. For by [faith trust and holy fervor born of faith] the men of old had divine testimony borne to them and obtained a good report. By faith we understand that the worlds [during the successive ages] were framed (fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible.
We look at the athlete and his disciplined life, his self-control and it puts many Christians to shame for we do not prepare ourselves to live godly lives, and thus, our witness is just a flicker! Thus, train yourself up in the things of God and get yourself spiritually in shape. Why? Because of what Paul tells us next.
I dont know how many of you remember Rosie Ruiz who ran the Boston Marathon, but for those of you who dont know or dont remember, we are told that:
On April 21, 1980, Rosie Ruiz won the womens division of the Boston Marathon, with the third fastest time ever (for a woman), 2 hors. 31 min. 56 sec. But no one had seen her running the race. None of the officials monitoring the race (at various check points) had seen her. None of the runners, men or women, had seen her. Some of the female runners had hopes of first place, and might notice a woman ahead of them, or passing them. Then spectators came forward, claiming Rosie had come out of the crowd of spectators and run the last half mile. She was disqualified.
Rosie had qualified for the Boston Marathon by finishing highly in the New York Marathon. Evidence came to light that she had started that race, but had taken a shortcut by [the] subway, and then finished the race.
She probably would never have been found out if she had finished back in the pack, but she had accidentally won the race. Oops.
- Jim Loy, 2003
Folks, we too must follow the rules that God has set for us or we can be disqualified from the race we are in. Now I dont believe Paul is speaking of losing our salvation because that is a free gift of God. But he is talking about our witness, that we can be put on the shelf if we dont discipline our bodies to godliness! We can lose our rewards that God has for us, the crowns that He will give to us when He returns and we can then cast back to Him for He is the one who has enabled us to do these things.
As I said on Thursday that phrase I discipline my body can be translated, to strike under the eye; to give a black eye. Paul is speaking of the old flesh nature getting the better of him, controlling his life once again. He is not talking about physically beating himself up but to feed his spirit and starve his flesh for his flesh was to be a slave to the control of his spirit, it was not to lord over his life!
Paul makes that point in Romans 6:1-14 as he tells us, What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts . . .
. . . And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
Over the past couple of months I have being trying to diet, to lose some weight, and I have been successful and still have a few more pounds to go. The thing that was difficult is my flesh kept telling me, Go to Culvers, go to Culvers! On the cruise, the midnight chocolate buffet was calling to me! I know I need help! The thing is, I could partake of those things, it is not against the law, but if I feed my flesh, succumb to its calling, then I can become a slave to it! If I continue to feed the flesh I will not lose weight, I will not attain the goal that I have set or the reward, and it doesnt matter how good I started out, but how well I finished! I need to follow the rules that were set so I could attain that goal. Paul, in Galatians 5:7 tells us, from The Amplified Bible, You were running the race nobly. Who has interfered in (hindered and stopped you from) your heeding and following the Truth?
As Christians it is not always easy. Paul again tells us in II Timothy 2:3-5, You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. The thing is, it doesnt matter how hard it is, we must run according to the rules that the Judge, Jesus Christ has set for us! Of this John MacArthur tells us:
While watching a decathlon meet between the United States, Poland, and the U.S.S.R., I asked a friend, who was coaching the American team, to identify the best athlete among all those competitors. He pointed to a slender, lithe [agile] young man, and I asked, Do you think he will win today? Surprisingly, he answered, No. When asked why, he pointed to another athlete and said, Hes going to win, because he has the greatest determination, the strongest will to win. He is the most mentally tough competitor I have ever seen. Sure enough, he did win that day. His name was Bruce Jenner, and two years later he won the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon, which ranked him as the greatest athlete in the world.
Our spiritual competition is not, of course, against other Christians. Trying to outperform another believer is far from spiritual. Rather, our competition is against our fleshly old self, against the world and against Satan and those who serve him. And our goal is to press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Phil 3:14).
- John MacArthur
Dont let things get in the way of the goal that God has set, the work He has called you to do. Dont let things hinder or weigh you down but forge ahead in the work, follow the rules!
The outcome is seeing people saved, come to know the Lord as you let your light so shine they may see the Lord and receive the Lord into their lives. Paul went through much turmoil in his life, persecution from unbelievers and even from believers and he told the Ephesian elders and us, these words of encouragement as we look at his own life, And see, now I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me. But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. Acts 20:22-24. None of those things were going to move Paul from the course that God had set for him! What a great lesson for us to learn and apply to our lives!
Also, in Jeremiah 12:5 God said to Jeremiah If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, Then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, In which you trusted, they wearied you, Then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan? In other words, God is saying to Jeremiah, If you can only trust Me in times of peace, in times of ease, what are you going to do when things get tough? The thing is, they will get tough and He is telling Jeremiah not to worry about the enemies even though it will get tough! God is strengthening Jeremiah, calling him to trust in the Lord to prepare him for what is ahead. God does the same with us. Look at the things you are going through now, or have gone through and how God has helped you or is helping you through these times to strengthen you. You see, it is not How can I get out of this mess? but What can I get out of this mess, this situation? What can I learn from it to help me to grow and to share the light of Jesus to others?
Paul did finish the race that God set before him as he tells Timothy, For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. II Timothy 4:6-8.
We can all finish the course, the race that God has placed us in if we understand the goal Jesus Christ! If we train ourselves up in the things of God. If we follow the rules that God has given to us and not let the flesh lord over our lives. And if we know the outcome, that others will see the light of Christ in us and get saved! Yes, it is important to start the course right, but it is also important that we end well too!
Let me leave you this morning with this to think about. We are told:
The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first. It was the runner who finished with his torch still lit. I want to run all the way with the flame of my torch still lit for Him.
- J. Stowell, Fan The Flame, p. 32
May we have that same fire, that same desire, that same passion, to finish the course that God has set before us with our torch still lit, our witness still shinning brightly! May we not go to the wrong starting line, run the wrong course, and miss out on the crowns, the rewards that God desires to give to us for our service to Him so that we may cast them at His feet when we receive them! FINISH THE RACE!

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Monday, November 25th, 2013
Best Christmas trees around
If a driver on Washington Pike has a second to take his eyes off the narrow curving road, at the intersection with Childs Road, he'll see acres of finely trimmed Christmas trees.
That's just one of the rolling fields of House Mountain Christmas Tree Farm, begun in the early 1990s by my uncle and aunt, Zach and Norma Henry. This video and article from early November, when people were already starting to come to Childs Road to cut their own trees, give an idea of some of the connection and memories that make the farm so much more than just a business.
Some people even make 2-day journeys to get their trees. One year 2 families from the same county in Mississippi showed up in the same field, neither knowing the other was coming.
Beginning this Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, Aunt Norma will have free cookies, hot cider, and hot chocolate out for tree shoppers at:
6300 Childs Road, Corryton, Tennessee, 865-687-0324
(Note: Google maps is wacky on this one. On Google, you need to search 6280 Childs Road–that puts you at what's really 6300. Other maps may be correct.) Childs road isn't long; look for the big red mailbox on the north side of the road–or just follow the other cars to the most beautiful trees around.
If you're in the neighborhood (or wanting an enjoyable drive), stop by and Aunt Norma will point you in the right direction for the tree you want. Pick up a saw, pick out a tree, cut it down, and come back to pay for it and enjoy the goodies. Tell her her favorite niece Noël sent you. Maybe that will get you a couple of extra cookies.
Weekends, just down the road, in the field near Washington Pike and Childs Road, there'll be a tent where I'll have out some items for sale: hand-knitted cotton dishcloths, decorative eyeglass chains, and Christmas star ornaments. Ask Aunt Norma how to get there.
Monday, November 11th, 2013
Praying and waiting — Mary is there
Our niece, Mary, works at the Bethel International School in Tacloban City on the Island of Leyte in the Philippines. Tacloban was at the point of Typhoon Haiyan's landfall this past weekend.
We prayed and waited as the typhoon approached and then hit and swept its way through the city and across the island. Then we prayed and waited for word from or about Mary and her colleagues. (Photo: Mary on right, with some fellow teachers.)
In roundabout ways, Mary's parents received the good news that Mary and her coworkers are safe. We are giving thanks for that. But all around them is destruction: "All school buildings heavily damaged and most things used to make a school function lost. Hopes for miraculous reopening in January."
News reports and pictures & pleas from survivors give us here some small idea of how bleak the devastation is and how vast the death toll–10,000 or more. That is Mary's neighborhood, her city, her friends, her school children. I'm imagining Mary doing everything she can to help her neighbors, but with few resources.
There is a way we can help Mary and her coworkers be Jesus' hands there. Bethel International School is part of Converge Philippines, an affiliate of Converge Worldwide, our denomination. Converge has created the Tacloban/Philippines Typhoon Fund.
I am thankful there are numerous excellent relief organizations. But I commend the Converge Typhoon Fund in particular this time, because "funds will be disbursed by our Philippines missionaries in consultation with Converge Philippines president Ildefonso Alfafara," and "churches and pastors there are already delivering food, water and other vital supplies. Our co-laborers are well positioned to serve as relief centers and deliver a gospel message." Mary is one of those co-laborers.
We continue to pray and wait, to hear how God is working.
Lord, please protect Mary's emotions, her spirit, her health, her strength, and her faith.
Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid;
I'll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand
Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.
When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow;
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
Saturday, October 12th, 2013
We have no more children who are children
As of yesterday, our last child who was a child crossed the line into official adulthood. I love you, my beautiful daughter.
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
Hope and the dream
When I posted the video of Noah's story yesterday, I didn't realize that today would be the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream."
If you haven't listened to Dr.King's speech yet today–or even if you have–I hope you'll take a minute to hear it from the mouths of hundreds of young people who are living and learning that a person's character is not measured by the color of his or her skin. The video is especially moving to me because our Talitha attended Hope Academy for several years and here we see young men and women who were children with her then.
Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
One story
Last weekend was a special time for me with family– in-laws, cousins, nieces, nephews, children, grandchildren. Next weekend is the Labor Day holiday.
That means it's time to turn my eyes to the fall. And that means Together for Adoption 2013 is just around the corner with 6 general sessions, 60 workshops, 50 exhibitors–all there because of One Story. That's "the story of God the Father forming his family from every tribe, language, people, and nation," as young Noah's wisdom reminds us in this video:
I'll be in Louisville blogging the event Friday and Saturday, October 4-5. I'll also be there for the Preconference events Thursday, October 3.
It's a good time to register. I hope you'll be there and look me up.
Sunday, May 12th, 2013
Dear birth mother on Mothers Day
A few years ago, I wrote several posts about our adoption story. (They start here.) So you've heard from me, and I hope you've realized our gratitude to God for bringing Talitha to us and us to Talitha.
What you might not have heard yet is Talitha's own heart.
This morning, she got tired of waiting for me to finish sleeping late and slipped onto the bed beside me with a kiss and a perfectly chosen card, and even better, her own thoughtful note written inside.
Later this afternoon, she sat on the living room floor leaning against the sofa where her daddy was sitting. She was intent on something she was writing on her computer.
Only later, when I opened my own computer, did I realize what she'd done. I went straight up to her room to hug her and thank her.
I suspect that some of you are birth mothers whose children are in another family now. This has been a hard day for you. I pray you might receive Talitha's words of love and thanks as if they had been written directly to you.
Dear Birth Mother,
I have no idea what you are doing right now or even where you are. But know, you are on my heart, especially today. Today I celebrate not just one mother, but two. Two mothers who have been there for me in different ways. One has nurtured and taken care of me since I was 2 months and the other is you. . . .
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
What I learned by being my Mother's daughter
I suppose none of us ever grasps all that God works in our lives through our mothers. I believe that is true even when growing up is hard. I'm thankful that so much blessing has come from my mother in the midst of our normal family–in other words, we are all very imperfect.
And so on this Mothers Day, with thanks to God for Mother, I share this classic post with you again.
Months before the celebration of Mother and Daddy's 40th wedding, my sister Pamela dreamed of a quilt to honor Daddy and Mother and to express thanks for the years God had given them together.
Pamela recruited squares from each of the sisters and sisters-in-law. . . . Then Pamela assembled, quilted, and stenciled the gift for Daddy and Mother.
As I look over the squares of this quilt, from oldest child to youngest of us 10 children of George and Pam Henry, I'm reminded of a few of the things I've learned by being my mother's daughter. . . .
Read and/or listen to the rest of "What I Learned by Being My Mother's Daughter". You'll also find photos of all the family quilt blocks, the illustrations for my thoughts.
Happy Mothers Day, dear Mother! I love you.
Monday, April 15th, 2013
Our Bethlehem family blessed us last night with a grand recommissioning service and celebration marking the end of our 33 years as a pastor's family and the beginning of our next chapter.
My words to our brothers and sisters there touched on the parallels between Bethlehem's growth and our family's.
In 1980, Bethlehem's Sunday congregation fit well in the old Sanctuary, with elbow room to spare. That summer, we Pipers arrived as a family of 5—2 parents and 3 sons.
You who were part of Bethlehem then, I thank you for making this an easy place to become a pastor's wife. I don't recall any times when someone expected me to be or do some certain thing because that's what a pastor's wife does.
Instead, you offered me options for ministry and were willing to let me pray and talk it over with my husband and then tell you yes or no. You gave me freedom to be wife and mother and to be involved as I felt God leading me, both within the church and elsewhere. I hope that all of you now will bless Cara in the same way.
As Bethlehem grew to multiple services and built a new sanctuary, our family grew too. We added another son and a daughter and so we were a family of 7—2 parents and 5 children. The same year we adopted our youngest child, we also gained our first daughter-in-law—the beginning of the years of sending our sons one by one to their own homes with their brides. And Bethlehem was sending more of its sons and daughters to their new homes, all around the world to spread a passion for the supremacy of God through Jesus Christ.
When Talitha was a first grader, Bethlehem's old sanctuary came down. That year while the new education building was going up, there was no Sunday school. So we used the Children Desiring God 1st grade curriculum at home—the ABC's of God. Talitha still remembers rearranging the letters of one long word until she got incomprehensible—however much we learn about God and no matter how well we know him, there is always much more.
That education building completed the downtown campus as we see it now. And Bethlehem has multiplied from that one campus to three. Our family has multiplied too, from 5 of us at the beginning of our time at Bethlehem to 23 now—we 2 are rich with 21 sons and daughter, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.
Bethlehem's building with its changes is a symbol that touches just the surface of how much our lives have been interwoven with you brothers and sisters for these 33 years.
I have a gift for you, Johnny. We know that the best gift a person can give often is one that person would also like to have. So this gift to you is to go over our fireplace so that we both can have before us reminders of our life here.
Dear friends, no one but God knows what a treasure your prayers for us have been all these years. Now I ask you to pray that we will be—as Mary Schmuland said to me a few weeks ago—"Retired? No—refired."
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
Home Grown World Christians
I've been in Orlando for The Gospel Coalition 2013. I led a breakout session in the pre-conference, which had a missions focus.
My session was "My Missionary Call: Missed or Misunderstood?"
One of the resources I recommended is an article I wrote in 2002: Home Grown World Christians. Since then, our children have become adults, but the encouragements and ideas haven't really aged.
I hope this will be helpful as you pray for and spend time with children you love, whether they are yours or part of your larger life circle.
What other suggestions would you add?
Saturday, March 16th, 2013
Brushing up on the classics
Pop quiz!
Who was Theseus? How did the Aegean Sea get its name?
If you can't remember, perhaps our 8-year-old grandson can remind you.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Black History: Talitha's DVD recommendations
(Originally posted 2 years ago, and worth mentioning again.)
These DVDs are recommended by our daughter Talitha off the top of her head. She wants to make clear that there are other really good movies too.
I agree with her in recommending these.
As with all movies, it would be wise for parents to preview before watching with their children, especially considering the tension, language, and frightening experiences that are part of stories from this swath of our history.
Glory Road — Story of "the groundbreaking achievement of Don Haskins, who coached the 1965-66 team from Texas Western University to the NCAA championship, using the first-ever all-black lineup in the championship game and forever changing the rules of college basketball. Texas Western's underdog season is followed from anxious start to glorious finish. . . . This typically wholesome Disney film doesn't flinch from the harsh realities of racial tension (including player beatings and vandalized motel rooms) that Texas Western's black players had to struggle against as their victories began to draw national attention" (Amazon.com review).
Selma, Lord, Selma — It's 1965, segregation is still the order of the day in the South, Martin Luther King Jr. is leading voter-registration drives, and an Alabama schoolgirl gets caught up in the civil rights movement. . . .Being forced to guess the number of jellybeans in a jar in order to vote and being gassed and beaten for marching are just some of the indignities Sheyann and her friends endure. Parents should know that two prominent characters are murdered. . . . Appropriate for kids 7 and up with adult guidance" (Amazon.com review). Based on the memoir of the same title by Sheyann Webb.
And the Children Shall Lead — "In 1964 segregation is a reality in Catesville, Mississippi, but 12-year-old Rachel doesn't notice it because she has many white friends. When a group of civil rights activists comes to town, the tension between black and white citizens grows. It's now up to Rachel and her friends to persuade the adults to overcome the racial barriers that divide them" (Amazon.com review)
The Great Debaters — "Inspired by real events, The Great Debaters reveals one of the seeds of the Civil Rights Movement in its story of Melvin B. Tolson and his champion 1935 debate club from the all-African-American Wiley College in Texas. . . . The film is also about the state of race relations in America at the height of the Great Depression. With lynchings of black men and women a common form of entertainment and black subjugation for many rural whites, the idea of talented and highly intelligent African-American young people learning to think on their feet during debates would seem almost a hopeless endeavor" (Amazon.com review).
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Tuesday, January 1st, 2013
How do you feel?
Beginning August 1, Jason Meyer was Associate Pastor of Preaching and Vision at Bethlehem Baptist alongside my husband, the Pastor of Preaching and Vision. Now, as a result of resounding congregational approval, as of yesterday those roles are switched. Now Jason is Pastor for Preaching and Vision with Johnny as his associate.
This is the next-to-last step in our transition to our next chapter, when–as of the end of March–Johnny no longer is part of the pastoral staff of Bethlehem. We are thrilled with God's guidance and work in all of this.
Last weekend was Johnny's last sermon as "senior" pastor. Last night, during his last minutes in that role, he led Bethlehem into the New Year in communion together at the Lord's table.
As we walked into the house at 12:30 am, he asked, "How does it feel to be the wife of an associate pastor?" Considering that I've spent exactly half my life as the wife of one man in one position in one place, that could have been a jarring question. But it wasn't.
I answered, "Feels just the same. It's you that matters, you who are my husband."
One of the things about the he who is my husband is that he's a man who expresses thoughts of love and life and life events and changes with poetry, as he did in his end-of-the-year blog post at Desiring God.


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New York State Citizen Preparedness Corps
New York State is offering courses for residents to have the tools and resources to prepare for any type of disaster, respond accordingly and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions. Courses will be offered on multiple dates and locations around the state.
On Thursday, November 20th at 6:00 p.m, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Congress Member Carolyn Maloney, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Senator Brad Hoylman, Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh, Council Member Dan Garodnick, Council Member Rosie Mendez and Community Board 6 invite you to participate in the New York State Citizen Preparedness Training Program at the High School for Health Professions and Human Service (345 East 15th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues).
All participants must register in advance at www.prepare.ny.gov.
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New Neighbor: Upland
In late October, the BID welcomed Upland to Park Avenue South and East 26th Street in the Flatiron District. The restaurant, a partnership between Chef Justin Smillie and acclaimed restaurateur Stephen Starr, takes its name after the Southern California town in which Chef Smillie was born and showcases his signature California style cuisine.
"I was born in Upland, California, and the region's straightforward approach to cooking, as well as its produce, continues to inspire me today," said Chef Smillie. "Upland is the restaurant I've always dreamed of opening, and I'm looking forward to bringing a little twist on classic California to contemporary New York."
The menu features California-inspired dishes with rustic accents. Begin your meal with savory starters, such as Beef Tartare with black trumpet mushroom, puffed faro, anchovy & egg yolk; and Mushroom Salad with seared robiola, tatsoi, chicories & burnt shallot vinaigrette. Follow with a house-made pizza with stracciatella, pear, pecan pesto & arugula; Farro Spaghetti with Maine sea urchin, scallion & sesame; or Estrella with chicken liver, sherry, rosemary & sage. End your meal with 2 Minute Tuna with dandelion, bread crumbs, pickled onions and anchovy vinaigrette.
The restaurant is set in a casually elegant environment created by designers Roman and Williams. The main dining room is a combination of honey-colored natural oak, glossy woods, and painted copper. There are also soft green leather banquettes that make up the main spine of the room with custom light fixtures on both sides. The bar, with a scaffold of copper, is surrounded by custom designed stools and glowing bottles, reflecting the kitchen and the street of the Flatiron District.
Hours are Sunday to Wednesday 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Thursday to Saturday 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Upland, 345 Park Avenue South, at East 26th Street, (212) 686-1006.
New Neighbor: Flatiron Pediatrics
Flatiron Pediatrics provides personal and friendly service in a fun and caring environment for children of all ages. Services range from managing all kinds of childhood illnesses through guiding you on all the important developmental milestones, birth through early adulthood. Please welcome them to the neighborhood at their Open House event on Saturday, November 16th at 10:00 a.m.!
According to Victoria Riese, "Flatiron Pediatrics intends to provide the best pediatric care experience you and your family could wish to have. With our friendly and experienced staff, welcoming office and the best in health care technology, we provide a caring, compassionate environment and work collaboratively with you and your family to provide the best care in the neighborhood."
They believe that accessibility, understanding and comfort are the cornerstones for an exceptional pediatric practice. To achieve this goal, they offer convenient office hours, helpful patient resources and an outstanding level of support and expertise from birth up to college years.
In addition to office visits, Flatiron Pediatrics pride themselves on educating families with monthly talks on relevant topics, such as nutrition, discipline, breastfeeding, and taking care of newborns.
Hours are Mondays 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesdays 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Wednesdays 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursdays 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Fridays 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday mornings for appointments only.
Flatiron Pediatrics, 27 East 22nd Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue South, (212) 460-5600.
Flu Shots in the Flatiron District
It's that time of year again. Hand sanitizer is kept close by at all times. Every sneezing stranger is eyed with suspicion. Flu season is upon New York City, and will linger well into spring. In that time, between 5 and 20 percent of Americans will get the flu. But you don't have to be one of them.
Flu vaccinations, which can be administered either as a shot or a nasal spray, are the most effective treatment against the virus. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone over the age of 6 months be vaccinated each flu season. Young children, seniors, pregnant women, and those with chronic medical conditions are at especially high risk for the flu and should seek immediate vaccination. Fortunately, clinics and pharmacies throughout NYC offer free flu vaccines for insured customers. There are almost a dozen places to get vaccinated in the Flatiron District alone, listed below. For a more comprehensive list of vaccination centers, check out HealthMap's Vaccine Finder.
Once vaccinated, make sure to post to your social media accounts with the hashtag #GotMyFluShot to contribute to the City's campagin to raise flu shot awareness.
List of Flatiron Vaccination Centers
Duane Reade/Walgreens:
CityMD: 37 West 23rd Street (646-596-9267)
Flatiron Pediatrics: 27 East 22nd Street (212-460-5600)
Manhattan's Physician Group: 21 East 22nd Street (212-460-7800)
To learn more about flu season in NYC, visit nyc.gov/flu, which contains facts about the virus, tips for preventing its spread, and information on treatment and vaccination. Flu.gov and the CDC website are two other useful resources that go in-depth about this season's common virus strains and provide up-to-date coverage of flu surveillance. For New York specific reports on influenza activity, visit the state's Department of Health website.
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Old English Trifle
Loaded with cake cubes and fruit, a lovely layered trifle is always welcome at a holiday dinner. The creamy, homemade custard is well worth the effort. —Nancy O'Connor, Glen Ridge, New Jersey
12 Servings
Prep: 40 min. + chilling
2 cups cubed sponge cake
5 macaroon cookies, crumbled
2 tablespoons sherry
orange juice
2 tablespoons brandy
orange juice
3 cups heavy whipping cream,
4 egg yolks
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon
McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
1 cup fresh raspberries
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1 cup sliced peeled fresh
frozen peaches, thawed
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Place cake cubes and crumbled cookies in a 3-qt. glass bowl. Drizzle
with sherry and brandy.
In a small saucepan, heat 1-3/4 cups cream until bubbles form around
sides of pan. In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar. Remove
cream from the heat; stir a small amount of hot cream into egg
mixture. Return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir
until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a spoon; stir in
Layer the raspberries, strawberries and peaches over crumbled
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Directions (continued)
cookies; spoon custard over fruit. Cover and refrigerate for at
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In a large bowl, beat remaining cream until stiff peaks form. Pipe
over custard; sprinkle with almonds. Yield: 12 servings (1 cup
Nutritional Facts:
1 cup equals 333 calories, 28 g fat (16 g saturated fat), 158 mg cholesterol, 46 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.
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This is part of my everyday routine. The colors spice, wild clover, and tiramisu are all my everyday lip colors. I bought this when wild clover was out one day and was not disappointed. I actually may like it more than wild clover, though all three are extraordinary. All the colors from this collection lasts all day (and I mean all day, I work in a restaurant) and I get compliments on it daily. Between this and the two other colors I mentioned earlier you will find your everyday, MLBB(ish) shade and then some. Guaranteed.
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great lip liner that's a shade close to my lip colour but nicer. great to pair with peach, nude, coral and even some pink shades.
it wears extremely well, isn't drying but still long lasting. i will buy again if i can find it!
This is my #1 lip liner. Its color is only a shade or two darker than my own lips so I wear it especially with nude makeup. It stays on quite long (a whole evening of karaoke and drinks) and doesn't dry my lips too much. Works well on is own too. Love it!
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I used to wear this on my lips all day everyday as a teenage and right into my early twenties (for years and years)! Its a very nice creamy lipliner that can be woren on its own or with most nude, pink or wine coloured lipsticks-I don't tend to wear it with my red lipsticks. I have fair NC15 skin, blonde hair and blue eyes and i'd say Spice is a good all round colour for my lips. I've been getting more into makeup in a big way this past year so decided to buy some more posher branded ones; but was really disappointed with MAC's Spice lip pencil, being hard and no where near as creamy and comfortable as this Rimmel one. The MAC 'cremestick liner' range gives much more precision at drawing a fine precise line around your lips but again isn't so creamy and lip pouting as this Rimmel one. The only lipliner i've tried so far that i like much better than Rimmel's is D&G lipliner-they are amazing-they are similar to this one but creamier more luxurious and more expensive, lol. Like another review said, this is as good as a lot of Higher end lipliners but with the cheaper drug store price tag. And if it wasn't for D&G i'd still be using it!
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Among the Rimmel lip liners, Addiction (Exaggerate) was just 'meh' for me, Wild Clover too oddly pinky-flesh, Tiramisu too orange brown... but finally, I tried Spice, which is a very good neutral. The warm orange-pink tint to it seems to especially balance out the darker mauvey edges of my lower lips, and matches them with the rest of my natural lip color, making it look fuller. Would buy again.
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The 'sexy secretary' look has been floating around for a long time now, and with last season's pencil skirts, waist belts and starlet curves it was much easier to dress smart without looking like you'd tried to hard. However, now it's time to pare things down a bit. If the young and girlish 60s looks don't float your boat, there are still plenty of options that allow you to dress like a woman, but in a softer and less overt way than last Winter. Look for printed silks, ruffles and round-toe court shoes in muted colours (go for grey if you dare) and don't forget your red lipstick!
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BOSTON, MA - A Boston man was convicted today in federal court of four counts of bank robbery.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Boston Field Division, announced today that FRANK PORTER, 65, of Boston, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Rya Zobel to four counts of bank robbery.
At today's plea hearing, the prosecutor told the Court that had the case proceeded to trial the Government's evidence would have proven the following: On July 27, 2007, PORTER robbed the Century Bank in Boston; on August 3, 2007, PORTER robbed the Salem Five in Lynn; on August 10, 2007, PORTER robbed the Sovereign Bank in Boston; and finally on August 17, 2007, PORTER robbed the Mercantile Bank in Boston.
Judge Zobel scheduled sentencing for July 29, 2010. On each count, PORTER faces up to 20 years imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.
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We saw him pull up the driveway – or more precisely, we heard him. Sounded like a new muffler was going to be part of his auto inspection today. But we never saw my brother climb the dozen front steps to our house – we call that our "twelve step" program. You've really gotta work to climb them – and we always have plenty of notice that someone's taking the challenge.
Then we saw him come through the back door. Which no one ever uses. I don't think our kids ever even knew we had a back door.
"Why'd you come in the back door?" I asked him as we did the guy hug thing – a natural reaction since we hadn't seen in each in months.
"Oh…I dunno. We always use the back door at our house. Remember how we always did when we were kids too?"
And he was right. We spent our childhood growing up in two houses before I joined the Air Force in 1974. The first was a two-story home and we lived on the second floor. All of our business was done by the back door. Around the right side of the house, through the backyard gate, up a dozen back porch steps, then up a flight of 20 back hall steps. We got lots of exercise in that house.
We were rarely allowed to use the front door. That was reserved for unknowing people and strangers who rang the doorbell – a sound that always confounded us, because we heard it so rarely. Except around 10 o'clock, Monday through Saturday, when the mailman came. At that time, if we were home, the four of us kids would scramble down those 16 steps to grab the mail that had been pushed through the mail slot of that great oaken door with the lead glass window. But the door remained shut.
We were only allowed to pass through the front doorway on Halloween, to help hand out candy to the three thousand kids that lived in our neighborhood – after we had collected our own trick or treat booty, of course.
We moved to a single family house in 1968, as I started high school. The first thing my Dad did was to buy a wrought iron black eagle and secure it above the front door. He always wanted to have one of those – maybe because he was very patriotic. Or maybe to ward off the evil spirits of the front door. I don't know.
No one ever used that front door either, except for the neighbors on New Year's Eve, who were allowed to exit that way so us kids didn't see them stumbling back to their home after imbibing a few martinis while watching the ball fall in Times Square. As if teenagers never saw that kind of thing…
We actually didn't mind not using the front door, because our back door this time was on the side of the house and we had to bound up 30 steps less than in our last abode. As a bonus, those two steps landed us right in the kitchen, ten feet from the refrigerator. An important consideration for teenagers. And none of us was ever graced with a front door key anyhow. I think I crawled in my second floor bedroom window over the back porch more times than I walked through the front door. Many more times actually…
I always wondered where this back door tradition came from and narrowed it down to my Mom's side of the family. We never entered her Dad's house either, except by the back door – we never even knew he had a front door. My Dad's folks on the other hand, let all 22 of their grandchildren tear up and down their front steps, apparently unconcerned with every slam of their heavy front door.
So when my brother came bounding through our back door last week – well…bounding as much as a 56-year old husky guy can muster – he was just adhering to his upbringing. Until I told him to take his shoes off, something my mother never required us to do. That's our own tradition, one I picked up while stationed in Korea, and one my own kids adhere to. And we don't care if they come through the front door or the back…
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A Guide to Green Giving in Three Easy Steps
It's that time of year - when the spirit of Thanksgiving collides with end-of-year tax-deductible donations. This year, begin early and set aside additional time to be thoughtful about your choices. As a member of the eBay community, one of the easiest ways you can contribute to non-profits is through eBay Giving Works, a platform for giving on eBay. If the environment is what you're passionate about, know that of the 20,000 non-profits in the eBay Giving Works database, over 3,500 of them focus on the environment and protection of animals. Below, I've set out a few helpful ideas to walk through the process of giving and deciding what form of contribution is best for you.
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Giving is a very personal thing. Think about what's most important to you. As a member of the eBay Green Team you may be most excited about supporting environmental efforts, but what specifically would you like to focus on? If climate change and the need for clean water are important to you, maybe Global Green USA will resonate. Or are you more driven by the work to preserve dolphins and whales and their oceanic habitat? Think about joining Hayden in her support of The Whaleman Foundation.
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Do you want to give to a big group or a smaller one? Being a small piece of a larger mission can be hugely rewarding. On the other hand, if large, topical issues can seem too broad for you, consider narrowing down and choosing a non-profit that works directly in your town or neighborhood. You've likely heard the saying, "Think globally, act locally." While selecting a non-profit in Giving Works, I searched my home town of San Francisco and selected the "Environment and Protection of Animals" non-profit type. There are five different groups that are working on issues I care about, right in my backyard!
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Feb. 3, 2009 -- People on dialysis who live at higher altitudes have a significantly lower rate of death than those who live near sea level, a new study shows.
Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, MD, ScD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, analyzed the effects of increased altitude on the rate of death for patients on chronic dialysis. The study's findings appear in the Feb. 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Researchers identified 804,812 people with end-stage renal disease who started dialysis between 1995 and 2004. About 40% of the patients lived at altitudes of 250 feet or less, and 54.4% resided at elevations between 250 feet and 1,999 feet.
Only 1.9% of dialysis patients analyzed lived between 4,000 feet and 5,999 feet, and 0.4% lived higher than 6,000 feet.
Compared with people who lived at or near sea level, the rate of death was reduced by 3% for patients living at up to 1,999 feet and by 7% for those living between 2,000 and 3,999 feet.
The death rate was reduced by 12% for people living at elevations between 4,000 and 5,999 feet and by 15% for those living higher than 6,000 feet.
The five-year survival rate was 34% for people living at or near sea level, but 42.7% for those residing at altitudes higher than 6,000 feet.
"We found a graded reduction in mortality from any cause in ESRD (end-stage renal disease) patients residing at greater altitude, a finding that was not explained by differences in observed patient characteristics," the researchers say.
They conclude that factors related to lower oxygen levels at high altitudes confer "protective effects" on people with renal disease.
The article discloses that Winkelmayer and fellow researcher M. Alan Brookhart, PhD, have received grant support from pharmaceutical companies.
SOURCES:News release, Journal of the American Medical Association.Winkelmayer, W. Journal of the American Medical Association, Feb. 4,
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Baptism of Jesus: 8 January Mark 1:4-11
O that you would rend the heavens and come down! These words of Isaiah 64:1 may have influenced Marks choice of language here: Jesus saw the heavens rent open (1:10). This is a very graphic way of doing christology. In Jesus there is a meeting of the God sphere and the human sphere. I sometimes think it is helpful to turn the whole scene upside down: in Jesus God surfaces from the depths in a special way! Mark offers little explanation. Nothing he says diminishes Gods "godness" or Jesus humanity. He simply reports Jesus baptism vision in a way that makes unmistakably clear that the story which follows is about Gods activity, the good news of God (1:14) and this is inextricably bound up with the activity of Jesus over the months that follow.
We need to move forwards and backwards from this heaven rending vision to be able to weigh its significance. Backwards, we find Jesus immersed by John in the Jordan, taking his place among Johns hearers as one who responds to the call to be ready for Gods future, ready to be immersed in it. That future is the focus rather than human cult heroes, so Mark has no worries portraying Jesus as submitting to Johns novel rite (usually you immersed yourself!). Preoccupation with power and status will find the scene embarrassing and need to drop John down a peg or two.
Back further (1:7-8) we find John asserting clearly that the one to come is his superior and will baptise with Spirit, as he baptised with water. Reading forwards we expect some news about this one who will baptise with the Spirit and the baptismal scene provides it. Here is both the person of whom John spoke and the Spirit with which he will baptise, descending like a dove (a symbol of gods? of the hovering Spirit of Genesis? certainly gentle). If we did not know Lukes writings and his report in Acts of the day of Pentecost, we would expect that this immersing in the Spirit is about to take place. Doubtless this is Marks meaning. Jesus is about to baptise in the Spirit; he is about to commence his ministry which is the good news of God.
Though the word, Spirit, occurs infrequently in Mark, it comes at key points which confirm that Mark sees Johns prophecy being fulfilled in Jesus ministry. The Spirit takes Jesus away into the wilderness (1:12). In 3:28-30 Jesus describes his exorcisms, in particular, as works of the Spirit. Baptising with the Spirit, according to Mark, is being a bearer of the Spirit to people in a way that brings release and freedom. It is sad that such a rich image has been reduced in some circles to a description of a second high in spiritual, emotional experience. It is profoundly spiritual and profoundly earthed, is repeatable (unlike Johns baptism) and has to do with being set free so, in turn, to become good news for others.
1:7-8 also focus on the person of Jesus. He is stronger. He is more worthy. Again the baptismal scene tells us why. He is the bearer of the Spirit; we are enabled to see that. Then we hear: You are my beloved son in whom I am well pleased. In these words there is a flood of allusions. We might think of Abrahams beloved son, Isaac (Gen 22). I doubt that all the associated imagery of sacrifice is meant here, because the focus is on the actions of ministry through the Spirit. Or does the rent heaven already point forward to the rent curtain of the temple at Jesus death? Possibly, possibly not.
There is, however, a clear allusion to Isaiah 42:1, You are my servant in whom I am well pleased, which links Jesus to the prophetic calling often associated with the Spirit (also in Isaiah 42:1; see also Isaiah 61:1). But even here there is not a direct quotation; rather the words are; You are my beloved son. Perhaps in the tradition before Mark, Greek and Aramaic words which meant both servant and child facilitated the change, but in Mark clearly Jesus is addressed as Son, as he will be, again, at the transfiguration (9:9).
Perhaps the adoption formula employed at royal coronations and preserved in Psalm 2:7 (You are my son; today I have made you my son/given birth to you) has influenced the wording. It was very probably applied also in speculation about the coming future anointed (messiah/Christ) king of Israel. Such an anointed one was to be anointed with the Spirit (Isaiah 11:2). Certainly for Mark Jesus is the fulfilment of that messianic hope, but he is also more than Israels messiah, a son of David (see Mark 12:35-37). Mark is telling us that Jesus stands in a special relationship to God, such that God can address him as his beloved (almost chosen, only) Son. Mark can do this without apparently knowing of or espousing the kind of christology which portrays Jesus as existing in the heavens as Gods son long before his birth, or, in Marks case, ministry, such as we find in John and also in its early stages in Paul. The sequence of passing through water and then into the wilderness may also be suggesting that Jesus is representative of Gods people, Gods children, Israel.
It is likely that all these threads come together in the weave. Jesus is Gods beloved son, who, as the parable of the wicked tenants expounds (12:1-12), has come in the succession of the prophets, seeking the fruits of the harvest. Preoccupation with possession and power on the part of the tenants will kill him. They will not find him pleasing at all!
Back further still (1:4-6) we find the first instalment of Gods new initiative: the coming of John, calling people to change and providing a novel rite through which people could appropriate forgiveness of sins. Forgiveness of sins and the novel rite are not abandoned when Jesus comes, but form a continuing part of the message (although during his ministry we hear nothing of baptism). Indeed some people become so preoccupied with them that they would describe the gospel only in terms of forgiveness of sins, missing out all that Jesus adds!
Looking forward beyond 1:9-11 will also interpret the text and belongs to the coming Sundays. Stopping at 1:9-11 might have been enough to found a cult. But Mark wants us to see the good news rather in terms of dynamic action which flows from the Spirit and the special relation of Jesus to God, a model also for what it means to be Christian and to be Christian community.
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November 28, 2014
Close race still undecided south of the metro.
The Cass county canvassing board begins its work today. Among its duties: examining 198 not-yet-counted provisional ballots, says Cass County Election Commissioner Nancy Josoff. The board will examine the ballots to decide if they are eligible for inclusion in the totals.
A vote differential of less than 1% automatically triggers a recount which means the canvassing board will be recounting ballots in the District 1 Cass County Commissioner race.
The Cassgram reports the tally after Tuesday night's counting was 900 (50.2%) for Republican John Warsing and 888 (49.5%) for Democrat John Baroni. The not-yet-counted provisional ballots could be a factor in that race, said Josoff. There are 53 provisional ballots to be looked at from Cass County Commissioner District 1.
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It is most curious that a relatively small, rural region in the Southern Appalachian Mountains has had so much influence on the music listened to by such a large segment of this nation's people, and indeed by people from throughout much of the world. This story is colorful, fascinating and purely American; and it reveals much, not only about how these resourceful and ingenious folk imparted their music to other sections of the country, but it also presents important revelations as to how they have contributed greatly to the general economic, industrial, and agricultural development of a nation.How was it that people dealt with the isolation of the lonely plains of the Midwest, the drudgery of the coal mines, the tedium of a 72-hour work week in the cotton mills in the South, and the relentlessness of housekeeping, coupled with the sheer poverty endured by so many Americans? I submit that music, singing and playing music, was a powerful and constant companion which served to lend hope, joy, solace, and even exhilaration to these souls, lightening their burden, and spreading happiness along the way. It had inestimatable psychological and therapeutic effects. But in order to understand this, one must realize that much old-time music totally moved people; it inspired them because they drank it in. It was all consuming, and some people literally would rather hear it than to eat. It carried with it emotion and power that can no more be explained in words than one can convey the feeling one experiences with the birth of a first child. My father sometimes described the effect of hearing an old fiddle tune, expertly played, by saying: "It would make the hair stand up on the back of your neck." People carried it with them in their workplace, they hummed the old tunes or sang fragments of old songs, they "listened" to it in their minds as they toiled, and they were happy. The individual result was a greater work day, and collectively it contributed to a greater nation.That which started largely with old-time English, Scottish, and Irish ballads being sung and played by the fireside in mountain cabins of Southern Appalachia evolved, in a relatively short time, into the present-day country music phenomenon. Excerpt from the book "A People And Their Music" by John Rice Irwin
The Museum of Appalachia has an extensive collection of musical instruments and music related artifacts in our collection. Some related to nationally known musicians, others which belonged to some of the poorest unknowns of the region. Hand made from any materials available to them. They are a testament to the resourcefulness of the people and their need for music.
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