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Exhortation to brotherly love. (1,2) Cautions against several sins. (3-14) Directions to a contrary behaviour, and to relative duties. (15-21) The duties of wives and husbands are enforced by the spiritual relation between Christ and the church. (22-33)
Verses 1-2 Because God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven you, therefore be ye followers of God, imitators of God. Resemble him especially in his love and pardoning goodness, as becomes those beloved by their heavenly Father. In Christ's sacrifice his love triumphs, and we are to consider it fully.
Verses 3-14 Filthy lusts must be rooted out. These sins must be dreaded and detested. Here are not only cautions against gross acts of sin, but against what some may make light of. But these things are so far from being profitable. that they pollute and poison the hearers. Our cheerfulness should show itself as becomes Christians, in what may tend to God's glory. A covetous man makes a god of his money; places that hope, confidence, and delight, in worldly good, which should be in God only. Those who allow themselves, either in the lusts of the flesh or the love of the world, belong not to the kingdom of grace, nor shall they come to the kingdom of glory. When the vilest transgressors repent and believe the gospel, they become children of obedience, from whom God's wrath is turned away. Dare we make light of that which brings down the wrath of God? Sinners, like men in the dark, are going they know not whither, and doing they know not what. But the grace of God wrought a mighty change in the souls of many. Walk as children of light, as having knowledge and holiness. These works of darkness are unfruitful, whatever profit they may boast; for they end in the destruction of the impenitent sinner. There are many ways of abetting, or taking part in the sins of others; by commendation, counsel, consent, or concealment. And if we share with others in their sins, we must expect to share in their plagues. If we do not reprove the sins of others, we have fellowship with them. A good man will be ashamed to speak of what many wicked men are not ashamed to do. We must have not only a sight and a knowledge that sin is sin, and in some measure shameful, but see it as a breach of God's holy law. After the example of prophets and apostles, we should call on those asleep and dead in sin, to awake and arise, that Christ may give them light.
Verses 15-21 Another remedy against sin, is care, or caution, it being impossible else to maintain purity of heart and life. Time is a talent given us by God, and it is misspent and lost when not employed according to his design. If we have lost our time heretofore, we must double our diligence for the future. Of that time which thousands on a dying bed would gladly redeem at the price of the whole world, how little do men think, and to what trifles they daily sacrifice it! People are very apt to complain of bad times; it were well if that stirred them more to redeem time. Be not unwise. Ignorance of our duty, and neglect of our souls, show the greatest folly. Drunkenness is a sin that never goes alone, but carries men into other evils; it is a sin very provoking to God. The drunkard holds out to his family and to the world the sad spectacle of a sinner hardened beyond what is common, and hastening to perdition. When afflicted or weary, let us not seek to raise our spirits by strong drink, which is hateful and hurtful, and only ends in making sorrows more felt. But by fervent prayer let us seek to be filled with the Spirit, and to avoid whatever may grieve our gracious Comforter. All God's people have reason to sing for joy. Though we are not always singing, we should be always giving thanks; we should never want disposition for this duty, as we never want matter for it, through the whole course of our lives. Always, even in trials and afflictions, and for all things; being satisfied of their loving intent, and good tendency. God keeps believers from sinning against him, and engages them to submit one to another in all he has commanded, to promote his glory, and to fulfil their duties to each other.
Verses 22-33 The duty of wives is, submission to their husbands in the Lord, which includes honouring and obeying them, from a principle of love to them. The duty of husbands is to love their wives. The love of Christ to the church is an example, which is sincere, pure, and constant, notwithstanding her failures. Christ gave himself for the church, that he might sanctify it in this world, and glorify it in the next, that he might bestow on all his members a principle of holiness, and deliver them from the guilt, the pollution, and the dominion of sin, by those influences of the Holy Spirit, of which baptismal water was the outward sign. The church and believers will not be without spot or wrinkle till they come to glory. But those only who are sanctified now, shall be glorified hereafter. The words of Adam, mentioned by the apostle, are spoken literally of marriage; but they have also a hidden sense in them, relating to the union between Christ and his church. It was a kind of type, as having resemblance. There will be failures and defects on both sides, in the present state of human nature, yet this does not alter the relation. All the duties of marriage are included in unity and love. And while we adore and rejoice in the condescending love of Christ, let husbands and wives learn hence their duties to each other. Thus the worst evils would be prevented, and many painful effects would be avoided.
Ephesians 5:1-33 . EXHORTATIONS TO LOVE: AND AGAINST CARNAL LUSTS AND COMMUNICATIONS. CIRCUMSPECTION IN WALK: REDEEMING THE TIME: BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT: SINGING TO THE LORD WITH THANKFULNESS: THE WIFE'S DUTY TO THE HUSBAND RESTS ON THAT OF THE CHURCH TO CHRIST.
1. therefore--seeing that "God in Christ forgave you" ( Ephesians 4:32 ).
followers--Greek, "imitators" of God, in respect to "love" ( Ephesians 5:2 ): God's essential character ( 1 John 4:16 ).
as dear children--Greek, "as children beloved"; to which Ephesians 5:2 refers, "As Christ also loved us" ( 1 John 4:19 ). "We are sons of men, when we do ill; sons of God, when we do well" [AUGUSTINE, on Psalm 52]; (compare Matthew 5:44 Matthew 5:45 Matthew 5:48 ). Sonship infers an absolute necessity of imitation, it being vain to assume the title of son without any similitude of the Father [PEARSON].
2. And--in proof that you are so.
walk in love--resuming Ephesians 4:1 , "walk worthy of the vocation."
as Christ . . . loved us--From the love of the Father he passes to the love of the Son, in whom God most endearingly manifests His love to us.
given himself for us--Greek, "given Himself up (namely, to death, Galatians 2:20 ) for us," that is, in our behalf: not here vicarious substitution, though that is indirectly implied, "in our stead." The offerer, and the offering that He offered, were one and the same ( John 15:13 , Romans 5:8 ).
offering and a sacrifice--"Offering" expresses generally His presenting Himself to the Father, as the Representative undertaking the cause of the whole of our lost race ( Psalms 40:6-8 ), including His life of obedience; though not excluding His offering of His body for us ( Hebrews 10:10 ). It is usually an unbloody offering, in the more limited sense. "Sacrifice" refers to His death for us exclusively. Christ is here, in reference to Psalms 40:6 (quoted again in Hebrews 10:5 ), represented as the antitype of all the offerings of the law, whether the unbloody or bloody, eucharistical or propitiatory.
for a sweet-smelling savour--Greek, "for an odor of a sweet smell," that is, God is well pleased with the offering on the ground of its sweetness,and so is reconciled to us ( Ephesians 1:6 Matthew 3:17 2 Corinthians 5:18 2 Corinthians 5:19 Hebrews 10:6-17 ). The ointment compounded of principal spices, poured upon Aaron's head, answers to the variety of the graces by which He was enabled to "offer Himself a sacrifice for a sweet-smelling savor." Another type, or prophecy by figure, was "the sweet savor" ("savor of rest," Margin) which God smelled in Noah's sacrifice ( Genesis 8:21 ). Again, as what Christ is, believers also are ( 1 John 4:17 ), and ministers are: Paul says ( 2 Corinthians 2:17 ) "we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ."
3. once named--Greek, "Let it not be even named" ( Ephesians 5:4 Ephesians 5:12 ). "Uncleanness" and "covetousness" are taken up again from Ephesians 4:19 . The two are so closely allied that the Greek for "covetousness" (pleonexia) is used sometimes in Scripture, and often in the Greek Fathers, for sins of impurity. The common principle is the longing to fill one's desire with material objects of sense, outside of God. The expression, "not be even named," applies better to impurity, than to "covetousness."
4. filthiness--obscenity in act or gesture.
foolish talking--the talk of fools, which is folly and sin together. The Greek of it, and of "filthiness," occurs nowhere else in the New Testament.
nor--rather, "or" (compare Ephesians 5:3 ).
jesting--Greek, "eutrapelia"; found nowhere else in the New Testament: implying strictly that versatility which turns about and adapts itself, without regard to principle, to the shifting circumstances of the moment, and to the varying moods of those with whom it may deal. Not scurrile buffoonery, but refined "persiflage" and "badinage," for which Ephesus was famed [PLAUTUS, A Boastful Soldier, 3.1,42-52], and which, so far from being censured, was and is thought by the world a pleasant accomplishment. In Colossians 3:8 , "filthy communication" refers to the foulness; "foolish talking," to the folly; "jesting," to the false refinement (and trifling witticism [TITTMANN]) Of discourse unseasoned with the salt of grace [TRENCH].
not convenient--"unseemly"; not such "as become saints" ( Ephesians 5:3 ).
rather giving of thanks--a happy play on sounds in Greek, "eucharistia" contrasted with "eutrapelia"; refined "jesting" and subtle humor sometimes offend the tender feelings of grace; "giving of thanks" gives that real cheerfulness of spirit to believers which the worldly try to get from "jesting" ( Ephesians 5:19 Ephesians 5:20 , 5:13 ).
5. this ye know--The oldest manuscripts read, "Of this ye are sure knowing"; or as ALFORD, "This ye know being aware."
covetous . . . idolater--( Colossians 3:5 ). The best reading may be translated, That is to say, literally, which is (in other words) an idolater. Paul himself had forsaken all for Christ ( 2 Corinthians 6:10 , 11:27 ). Covetousness is worship of the creature instead of the Creator, the highest treason against the King of kings ( 1 Samuel 15:3 , Matthew 6:24 , Philippians 3:19 , 1 John 2:15 ).
hath--The present implies the fixedness of the exclusion, grounded on the eternal verities of that kingdom [ALFORD].
of Christ and of God--rather, as one Greek article is applied to both, "of Christ and God," implying their perfect oneness, which is consistent only with the doctrine that Christ is God (compare 2 Thessalonians 1:12 , 1 Timothy 5:21 , 6:13 ).
6. vain--empty, unreal words, namely, palliations of "uncleanness," Ephesians 5:3 Ephesians 5:4 , Isaiah 5:20 (that it is natural to indulge in love), "covetousness" (that it is useful to society that men should pursue gain), and "jesting" (that it is witty and clever, and that God will not so severely punish for such things).
because of these things--uncleanness, covetousness, &c. ( Ephesians 5:3-5 ).
cometh--present, not merely "shall come." Is as sure as if already come.
children--rather, "sons of disobedience" ( Ephesians 2:2 Ephesians 2:3 ). The children of unbelief in doctrine ( Deuteronomy 32:20 ) are "children of disobedience" in practice, and these again are "children of wrath."
7. Here fellowship with wicked workers is forbidden; in Ephesians 5:11 , with their wicked works.
8. sometimes--"once." The emphasis is on "were." Ye ought to have no fellowship with sin, which is darkness, for your state as darkness is now PAST. Stronger than "in darkness" ( Romans 2:19 ).
light--not merely "enlightened"; but light enlightening others ( Ephesians 5:13 ).
in--in union with the Lord, who is THE LIGHT.
children of light--not merely "of the light"; just as "children of disobedience" is used on the opposite side; those whose distinguishing characteristic is light. PLINY, a heathen writing to Trajan, bears unwilling testimony to the extraordinary purity of Christians' lives, contrasted with the people around them.
9. fruit of the Spirit--taken by transcribers from Galatians 5:22 . The true reading is that of the oldest manuscripts, "The fruit of THE LIGHT"; in contrast with "the unfruitful works of darkness" ( Ephesians 5:11 ). This verse is parenthetic. Walk as children of light, that is, in all good works and words, "FOR the fruit of the light is [borne] in [ALFORD; but BENGEL, 'consists in'] all goodness [opposed to 'malice,' Ephesians 4:31 ], righteousness [opposed to 'covetousness,' Ephesians 5:3 ] and truth [opposed to 'lying,' Ephesians 4:25 ]."
10. Proving--construed with "walk" ( Ephesians 5:8 , Romans 12:1 Romans 12:2 ). As we prove a coin by the eye and the ear, and by using it, so by accurate and continued study, and above all by practice and experimental trial, we may prove or test "what is acceptable unto the Lord." This is the office of "light," of which believers are "children," to manifest what each thing is, whether sightly or unsightly.
11. unfruitful works of darkness--Sins are terminated in themselves, and therefore are called "works," not "fruits" ( Galatians 5:19 Galatians 5:22 ). Their only fruit is that which is not in a true sense fruit ( Deuteronomy 32:32 ), namely, "death" ( Romans 6:21 , Galatians 6:8 ). Plants cannot bear "fruit" in the absence of light. Sin is "darkness," and its parent is the prince of darkness ( Ephesians 6:12 ). Graces, on the other hand, as flourishing in "the light," are reproductive, and abound in fruits; which, as harmoniously combining in one whole, are termed (in the singular) "the FRUIT of the Spirit" ( Ephesians 5:9 ).
rather, &c.--Translate as Greek, "rather even reprove them" (compare Matthew 5:14-16 ). Not only "have no fellowship, but even reprove them," namely, in words, and in your deeds, which, shining with "the light," virtually reprove all that is contrary to light ( Ephesians 5:13 John 3:19-21 ). "Have no fellowship," does not imply that we can avoid all intercourse ( 1 Corinthians 5:10 ), but "avoid such fellowship as will defile yourselves"; just as light, though it touch filth, is not soiled by it; nay, as light detects it, so, "even reprove sin."
12. The Greek order is, "For the things done in secret by them, it is a shame even to speak of." The "for" gives his reason for "not naming" (compare Ephesians 5:3 ) in detail the works of darkness, whereas he describes definitely ( Ephesians 5:9 ) "the fruit of the light" [BENGEL]. "Speak of," I think, is used here as "speaking of without reproving," in contrast to "even reprove them." Thus the "for" expresses this, Reprove them, for to speak of them without reproving them, is a shame ( Ephesians 5:3 ). Thus "works of darkness" answers to "things done in secret."
13. that are reproved--rather, "when they are reproved," namely, by you ( Ephesians 5:11 ).
whatsoever doth make manifest--rather, "everything that is (that is, suffers itself to be) made manifest (or 'shone upon,' namely, by your 'reproving,' Ephesians 5:11 ) is (thenceforth no longer 'darkness,' Ephesians 5:8 , but) light." The devil and the wicked will not suffer themselves to be made manifest by the light, but love darkness, though outwardly the light shines round them. Therefore, "light" has no transforming effect on them, so that they do not become light ( John 3:19 John 3:20 ). But, says the apostle, you being now light yourselves ( Ephesians 5:8 ), by bringing to light through reproof those who are in darkness, will convert them to light. Your consistent lives and faithful reproofs will be your "armor of light" ( Romans 13:12 ) in making an inroad on the kingdom of darkness.
14. Wherefore--referring to the whole foregoing argument ( Ephesians 5:8 Ephesians 5:11 Ephesians 5:13 ). Seeing that light (spiritual) dispels the pre-existing darkness, He (God) saith . . . (compare the same phrase, Ephesians 4:8 ).
Awake--The reading of all the oldest manuscripts is "Up!" or, "Rouse thee!" a phrase used in stirring men to activity. The words are a paraphrase of Isaiah 60:1 Isaiah 60:2 , not an exact quotation. The word "Christ," shows that in quoting the prophecy, he views it in the light thrown on it by its Gospel fulfilment. As Israel is called on to "awake" from its previous state of "darkness" and "death" ( Isaiah 59:10 , 60:2 ), for that her Light is come; so the Church, and each individual is similarly called to awake. Believers are called on to "awake" out of sleep; unbelievers, to "arise" from the dead (compare Matthew 25:5 , Romans 13:11 , 1 Thessalonians 5:6 , with Ephesians 2:1 ).
Christ--"the true light," "the Sun of righteousness."
give thee light--rather, as Greek, "shall shine upon thee" (so enabling thee by being "made manifest" to become, and be, by the very fact, "light," Ephesians 5:13 ; then being so "enlightened," Ephesians 1:18 , thou shalt be able, by "reproving," to enlighten others).
15. that--rather as Greek, "See how ye walk," &c. The double idea is compressed into one sentence: "See (take heed) how ye walk," and "See that ye walk circumspectly." The manner, as well as the act itself, is included. See how ye are walking, with a view to your being circumspect (literally, accurate, exact) in your walk. Compare Colossians 4:5 , "Walk in wisdom (answering to 'as wise' here) toward them that are without" (answering to "circumspectly," that is, correctly, in relation to the unbelievers around, not giving occasion of stumbling to any, but edifying all by a consistent walk).
not as fools--Greek, "not as unwise, but as wise."
16. Redeeming the time--( Colossians 4:5 ). Greek, "Buying up for yourselves the seasonable time" (whenever it occurs) of good to yourselves and to others. Buying off from the vanities of "them that are without" ( Colossians 4:5 ), and of the "unwise" (here in Ephesians), the opportune time afforded to you for the work of God. In a narrower sense, special favorable seasons for good, occasionally presenting themselves, are referred to, of which believers ought diligently to avail themselves. This constitutes true "wisdom" ( Ephesians 5:15 ). In a larger sense, the whole season from the time that one is spiritually awakened, is to be "redeemed" from vanity for God (compare 2 Corinthians 6:2 , 1 Peter 4:2-4 ). "Redeem" implies the preciousness of the opportune season, a jewel to be bought at any price. WAHL explains, "Redeeming for yourselves (that is, availing yourselves of) the opportunity (offered you of acting aright), and commanding the time as a master does his servant." TITTMANN, "Watch the time, and make it your own so as to control it; as merchants look out for opportunities, and accurately choose out the best goods; serve not the time, but command it, and it shall do what you approve." So PINDAR [Pythia, 4.509], "The time followed him as his servant, and was not as a runaway slave."
because the days are evil--The days of life in general are so exposed to evil, as to make it necessary to make the most of the seasonable opportunity so long as it lasts ( Ephesians 6:13 , Genesis 47:9 , Psalms 49:5 , Ecclesiastes 11:2 , 12:1 , John 12:35 ). Besides, there are many special evil days (in persecution, sickness, &c.). when the Christian is laid by in silence; therefore he needs the more to improve the seasonable times afforded to him ( Amos 5:13 ), which Paul perhaps alludes to.
17. Wherefore--seeing that ye need to walk so circumspectly, choosing and using the right opportunity of good.
unwise--a different Greek word from that in Ephesians 5:15 . Translate, "foolish," or "senseless."
understanding--not merely knowing as a matter of fact ( Luke 12:47 ), but knowing with understanding.
the will of the Lord--as to how each opportunity is to be used. The Lord's will, ultimately, is our "sanctification" ( 1 Thessalonians 4:3 ); and that "in every thing," meantime, we should "give thanks" ( 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ; compare above, Ephesians 5:10 ).
18. excess--worthless, ruinous, reckless prodigality.
wherein--not in the wine itself when used aright ( 1 Timothy 5:23 ), but in the "excess" as to it.
but be filled with the Spirit--The effect in inspiration was that the person was "filled" with an ecstatic exhilaration, like that caused by wine; hence the two are here connected (compare Acts 2:13-18 ). Hence arose the abstinence from wine of many of the prophets, for example, John the Baptist, namely, in order to keep distinct before the world the ecstasy caused by the Spirit, from that caused by wine. So also in ordinary Christians the Spirit dwells not in the mind that seeks the disturbing influences of excitement, but in the well-balanced prayerful mind. Such a one expresses his joy, not in drunken or worldly songs, but in Christian hymns of thankfulness.
19. ( Colossians 3:16 ).
to yourselves--"to one another." Hence soon arose the antiphonal or responsive chanting of which PLINY writes to Trajan: "They are wont on a fixed day to meet before daylight [to avoid persecution] and to recite a hymn among themselves by turns, to Christ, as if being God." The Spirit gives true eloquence; wine, a spurious eloquence.
psalms--generally accompanied by an instrument.
hymns--in direct praise to God (compare Acts 16:25 , 1 Corinthians 14:26 , 5:13 ).
songs--the general term for lyric pieces; "spiritual" is added to mark their being here restricted to sacred subjects, though not merely to direct praises of God, but also containing exhortations, prophecies, &c. Contrast the drunken "songs," Amos 8:10 .
making melody--Greek, "playing and singing with an instrument."
in your heart--not merely with the tongue; but the serious feeling of the heart accompanying the singing of the lips (compare 1 Corinthians 14:15 , Psalms 47:7 ). The contrast is between the heathen and the Christian practice, "Let your songs be not the drinking songs of heathen feasts, but psalms and hymns; and their accompaniment, not the music of the lyre, but the melody of the heart" [CONYBEARE and HOWSON].
to the Lord--See PLINY'S letter quoted above: "To Christ as God."
20. thanks . . . for all things--even for adversities; also for blessings, unknown as well as known ( Colossians 3:17 , 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ).
unto God and the Father--the Fountain of every blessing in Creation, Providence, Election, and Redemption.
Lord Jesus Christ--by whom all things, even distresses, become ours ( Romans 8:35 Romans 8:37 1 Corinthians 3:20-23 ).
21. ( Philippians 2:3 , 1 Peter 5:5 .) Here he passes from our relations to God, to those which concern our fellow men.
in the fear of God--All the oldest manuscripts and authorities read, "in the fear of CHRIST." The believer passes from under the bondage of the law as a letter, to be "the servant of Christ" ( 1 Corinthians 7:22 ), which, through the instinct of love to Him, is really to be "the Lord's freeman"; for he is "under the law to Christ" ( 1 Corinthians 9:21 ; compare John 8:36 ). Christ, not the Father ( John 5:22 ), is to be our judge. Thus reverential fear of displeasing Him is the motive for discharging our relative duties as Christians ( 1 Corinthians 10:22 , 2 Corinthians 5:11 , 1 Peter 2:13 ).
22. ( Ephesians 6:9 .) The Church's relation to Christ in His everlasting purpose, is the foundation and archetype of the three greatest of earthly relations, that of husband and wife ( Ephesians 5:22-33 ), parent and child ( Ephesians 6:1-4 ), master and servant ( Ephesians 6:4-9 ). The oldest manuscripts omit "submit yourselves"; supplying it from Ephesians 5:21 , "Ye wives (submitting yourselves) unto your own husbands." "Your own" is an argument for submissiveness on the part of the wives; it is not a stranger, but your own husbands whom you are called on to submit unto (compare Genesis 3:16 , 1 Corinthians 7:2 , 14:34 , Colossians 3:18 , Titus 2:5 , 1 Peter 3:1-7 ). Those subject ought to submit themselves, of whatever kind their superiors are. "Submit" is the term used of wives: "obey," of children ( Ephesians 6:1 ), as there is a greater equality between wives and husbands, than between children and parents.
as unto the Lord--Submissiveness is rendered by the wife to the husband under the eye of Christ, and so is rendered to Christ Himself. The husband stands to the wife in the relation that the Lord does to the Church, and this is to be the ground of her submission: though that submission is inferior in kind and degree to that which she owes Christ ( Ephesians 5:24 ).
23. ( 1 Corinthians 11:3 .)
even as--Greek, "as also."
and he is--The oldest manuscripts read, "Himself (being) Saviour," omitting "and," and "is." In Christ's case, the Headship is united with, nay gained by, His having SAVED the body in the process of redemption; so that (Paul implies) I am not alleging Christ's Headship as one entirely identical with that other, for He has a claim to it, and office in it, peculiar to Himself [ALFORD]. The husband is not saviour of the wife, in which particular Christ excels; hence, "But" ( Ephesians 5:24 ) follows [BENGEL].
24. Therefore--Translate, as Greek, "But," or "Nevertheless," that is, though there be the difference of headships mentioned in Ephesians 5:23 , nevertheless, thus far they are one, namely, in the subjection or submission (the same Greek stands for "is subject," as for "submit," Ephesians 5:21 Ephesians 5:22 ) of the Church to Christ, being the prototype of that of the wife to the husband.
their own--not in most of the oldest manuscripts, and not needed by the argument.
in every thing--appertaining to a husband's legitimate authority; "in the Lord" ( Colossians 3:18 ); everything not contrary to God.
25. "Thou hast seen the measure of obedience; now hear also the measure of love. Do you wish your wife to obey you, as the Church is to obey Christ? Then have a solicitude for her as Christ had for the Church ( Ephesians 5:23 , "Himself the Saviour of the body"); and "if it be necessary to give thy life for her, or to be cut in ten thousand pieces, or to endure any other suffering whatever, do not refuse it; and if you suffer thus, not even so do you do what Christ has done; for you indeed do so being already united to her, but He did so for one that treated Him with aversion and hatred. As, therefore, He brought to His feet one that so treated Him, and that even wantonly spurned Him, by much tenderness of regard, not by threats, insults, and terror: so also do you act towards your wife, and though you see her disdainful and wantonly wayward, you will be able to bring her to your feet by much thoughtfulness for her, by love, by kindness. For no bound is more sovereign in binding than such bonds, especially in the case of husband and wife. For one may constrain a servant by fear, though not even he is so to be bound to you; for he may readily run away. But the companion of your life, the mother of your children, the basis of all your joy, you ought to bind to you, not by fear and threats, but by love and attachment" [CHRYSOSTOM].
gave himself--Greek, "gave Himself up."
for it--Translate, "for her." The relation of the Church to Christ is the ground of Christianity's having raised woman to her due place in the social scale, from which she was, and is, excluded in heathen lands.
26. sanctify--that is, consecrate her to God. Compare John 17:19 , meaning, "I devote Myself as a holy sacrifice, that My disciples also may be devoted or consecrated as holy in (through) the truth" [NEANDER] ( Hebrews 2:11 , 10:10 , 13:12
and cleanse--rather, as Greek, "cleansing," without the "and."
with the washing of water--rather as Greek, "with," or "by the laver of the water," namely, the baptismal water. So it ought to be translated in Titus 3:5 , the only other passage in the New Testament where it occurs. As the bride passed through a purifying bath before marriage, so the Church (compare Revelation 21:2 ). He speaks of baptism according to its high ideal and design, as if the inward grace accompanied the outward rite; hence he asserts of outward baptism whatever is involved in a believing appropriation of the divine truths it symbolizes, and says that Christ, by baptism, has purified the Church [NEANDER] ( 1 Peter 3:21 ).
by the word--Greek, "IN the word." To be joined with "cleansing it," or "her." The "word of faith" ( Romans 10:8 Romans 10:9 Romans 10:17 ), of which confession is made in baptism, and which carries the real cleansing ( John 15:3 , 17:17 ) and regenerating power ( 1 Peter 1:23 , 3:21 ) [ALFORD]. So AUGUSTINE [Tract 80, in John], "Take away the word, and what is the water save water? Add the word to the element, and it becomes a sacrament, being itself as it were the visible word." The regenerating efficacy of baptism is conveyed in, and by, the divine word alone.
27. he--The oldest manuscripts and authorities read, "That He might Himself present unto Himself the Church glorious," namely, as a bride ( 2 Corinthians 11:2 ). Holiness and glory are inseparable. "Cleansing" is the necessary preliminary to both. Holiness is glory internal; glory is holiness shining forth outwardly. The laver of baptism is the vehicle, but the word is the nobler and true instrument of the cleansing [BENGEL]. It is Christ that prepares the Church with the necessary ornaments of grace, for presentation to Himself, as the Bridegroom at His coming again ( Matthew 25:1 , &c. Revelation 19:7 , 21:2 ).
not having spot--( Solomon 4:7 ). The visible Church now contains clean and unclean together, like Noah's ark; like the wedding room which contained some that had, and others that had not, the wedding garment ( Matthew 22:10-14 ; compare 2 Timothy 2:20 ); or as the good and bad fish are taken in the same net because it cannot discern the bad from the good, the fishermen being unable to know what kind of fish the nets have taken under the waves. Still the Church is termed "holy" in the creed, in reference to her ideal and ultimate destination. When the Bridegroom comes, the bride shall be presented to Him wholly without spot, the evil being cut off from the body for ever ( Matthew 13:47-50 ). Not that there are two churches, one with bad and good intermingled, another in which there are good alone; but one and the same Church in relation to different times, now with good and evil together, hereafter with good alone [PEARSON].
28. Translate, "So ought husbands also (thus the oldest manuscripts read) to love their own wives as their own bodies."
He that loveth his wife loveth himself--So there is the same love and the same union of body between Christ and the Church ( Ephesians 5:30 Ephesians 5:32 ).
29. For--Supply, and we all love ourselves: "For no man," &c.
his own flesh--( Ephesians 5:31 , end).
nourisheth--Greek, "nourisheth it up," namely, to maturity. "Nourisheth," refers to food and internal sustenance; "cherisheth," to clothing and external fostering.
even as--Translate, "even as also."
the Lord--The oldest manuscripts read, "Christ." Exodus 21:10 prescribes three duties to the husband. The two former (food and raiment) are here alluded to in a spiritual sense, by "nourisheth and cherisheth"; the third "duty of marriage" is not added in consonance with the holy propriety of Scripture language: its antitype is, "know the Lord" ( Hosea 2:19 Hosea 2:20 ) [BENGEL].
30. For--Greek, "Because" ( 1 Corinthians 6:15 ). Christ nourisheth and cherisheth the Church as being of one flesh with Him. Translate, "Because we are members of His body (His literal body), being OF His flesh and of His bones" [ALFORD] ( Genesis 2:23 Genesis 2:24 ). The Greek expresses, "Being formed out of" or "of the substance of His flesh." Adam's deep sleep, wherein Eve was formed from out of his opened side, is an emblem of Christ's death, which was the birth of the Spouse, the Church. John 12:24 , John 19:34 John 19:35 , to which Ephesians 5:25-27 allude, as implying atonement by His blood, and sanctification by the "water," answering to that which flowed from His side (compare also John 7:38 John 7:39 , 1 Corinthians 6:11 ). As Adam gave Eve a new name, Hebrew, "Isha," "woman," formed from his own rib, Ish, "man," signifying her formation from him, so Christ, Revelation 2:17 , 3:12 . Genesis 2:21 Genesis 2:23 Genesis 2:24 puts the bones first because the reference there is to the natural structure. But Paul is referring to the flesh of Christ. It is not our bones and flesh, but "we" that are spiritually propagated (in our soul and spirit now, and in the body hereafter, regenerated) from the manhood of Christ which has flesh and bones. We are members of His glorified body ( John 6:53 ). The two oldest existing manuscripts, and Coptic or Memphitic version, omit "of His flesh and of His bones"; the words may have crept into the text through the Margin from Genesis 2:23 , Septuagint. However, IRENÆUS, 294, and the old Latin and Vulgate versions, with some good old manuscripts, have them.
31. For--The propagation of the Church from Christ, as that of Eve from Adam, is the foundation of the spiritual marriage. The natural marriage, wherein "a man leaves father and mother (the oldest manuscripts omit 'his') and is joined unto his wife," is not the principal thing meant here, but the spiritual marriage represented by it, and on which it rests, whereby Christ left the Father's bosom to woo to Himself the Church out of a lost world: Ephesians 5:32 proves this: His earthly mother as such, also, He holds in secondary account as compared with His spiritual Bride ( Luke 2:48 Luke 2:49 , 8:19-21 , Luke 11:27 Luke 11:28 ). He shall again leave His Father's abode to consummate the union ( Matthew 25:1-10 , Revelation 19:7 ).
they two shall be one flesh--So the Samaritan Pentateuch, the Septuagint, &c., read ( Genesis 2:24 ), instead of "they shall be one flesh." So Matthew 19:5 . In natural marriage, husband and wife combine the elements of one perfect human being: the one being incomplete without the other. So Christ, as God-man, is pleased to make the Church, the body, a necessary adjunct to Himself, the Head. He is the archetype of the Church, from whom and according to whom, as the pattern, she is formed. He is her Head, as the husband is of the wife ( Romans 6:5 , 1 Corinthians 11:3 , 15:45 ). Christ will never allow any power to sever Himself and His bride, indissolubly joined ( Matthew 19:6 , John 10:28 John 10:29 , 13:1 ).
32. Rather, "This mystery is a great one." This profound truth, beyond man's power of discovering, but now revealed, namely, of the spiritual union of Christ and the Church, represented by the marriage union, is a great one, of deep import. be discovered save by revelation of God ( Romans 11:25 , 1 Corinthians 15:51 ). The Vulgate wrongly translates, "This is a great sacrament," which is made the plea by the Romish Church (in spite of the blunder having been long ago exposed by their own commentators, CAJETAN and ESTIUS) for making marriage a sacrament; it is plain not marriage in general, but that of Christ and the Church, is what is pronounced to be a "great mystery," as the words following prove, "I [emphatic] say it in regard to Christ and to the Church" (so the Greek is best translated). "I, while I quote these words out of Scripture, use them in a higher sense" [CONYBEARE and HOWSON].
33. Nevertheless--not to pursue further the mystical meaning of marriage. Translate, as Greek, "Do ye also (as Christ does) severally each one so love," &c. The words, "severally each one," refer to them in their individual capacity, contrasted with the previous collective view of the members of the Church as the bride of Christ.


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One Disc to Rule Them All!!! The Pocatello One-Disc Challenge
This is NOT an ace race. Rather this is a test of your skill to maximize your playing, while limited to using the same one disc for all shots (drives, approaches, & putts) over a variety of difficult conditions (Ross & Bengal). On the morning of the tournament you choose your one disc. After that, you are committed to play with that disc and only that disc for 18 holes at Ross (A&B pin placements), and 18 at Bengal (A tees).
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..Tournament will be held Saturday, October 11th, regardless of weather.
..All tees will be played in their normal position
..Maximum 50 Entrants
..PDGA Rules (Please Bring A Mini-Marker)
..Registration Starts at 9:00 am @ Ross Park
..Play Starts At 10:00am @ Ross Park
..There Will Be A 1 Hour Lunch Break Between Rounds
Divisions and Registration Fees
..I'm Good (typically close to or under par) $10
..I'm No Good (typically score over par) $10
This tournament is a fund raiser for the Portneuf Valley Disc Golf Club to build more local courses. However, you probably need a reason to play aside from being able to claim that your disc is the best disc of all. Thus, I am throwing in some prizes, worth well-over the price of admission.
The top 3 players in each division will be able to choose a disc from a tempting pile of plastic including CFR Champion Rocs and Champion Xcalibers.
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There will be optional 4 CTP contests (2 am & 2 pm) and an Ace Pot contest. All optional events require an additional $1 each ($5 total) to enter. Optional events pay out in cash. If there are no aces during the day, there will be a CTP contest from hole 10 to hole 1 at Bengal Ridge to determine the winner of the ace pot.
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Unannounced cast change for 'Book of Mormon' here
BY HEDY WEISS THEATER email@example.com December 14, 2012 5:34PM
Syesha Mercado
Updated: December 14, 2012 5:34PM
Countless press releases were generated during the past many months to herald the Chicago production of "The Book of Mormon," which began previews at the Bank of American Theatre here on Dec. 11. But there was absolutely no official word issued about the fact that as of Dec. 11, when the show began previews at the Bank of America Theatre, a major cast change had been put into place.
Syesha Mercado, second runner-up on season seven of "American Idol," replaced the previously announced Stephanie Umoh (who had starred in a recent Broadway revival of "Ragtime"), in the featured role of Nabulungi, the Ugandan girl who agrees to be baptized, and dreams of going to Salt Lake City.
Press representatives for the show will say only that "there is no comment" on the change.
Mercado, who recently appeared as Ti Moune in the revival of "Once on This Island" at the Papermill Playhouse, performed in the 2008 "American Idols Live! Tour," and later played Deena Jones in the national/international tour of "Dreamgirls."


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Verse 1 Sin makes men cowards. Whatever difficulties the righteous meet in the way of duty, they are not daunted. Verse 2 . National sins disturb the public repose. Verse 3 . If needy persons get opportunities of oppressing, their extortion will be more severe than that of the more wealthy. Verse 4 . Wicked people strengthen one another in wicked ways. Verse 5 . If a man seeks the Lord, it is a good sign that he understands much, and it is a good means of understanding more. Verse 6 . An honest, godly, poor man, is better than a wicked, ungodly, rich man; has more comfort in himself, and is a greater blessing to the world. Verse 7 . Companions of riotous men not only grieve their parents, but shame them. Verse 8 . That which is ill got, though it may increase much, will not last long. Thus the poor are repaid, and God is glorified. Verse 9 . The sinner at whose prayers God is angry, is one who obstinately refuses to obey God's commands. Verse 10 . The success of ungodly men is their own misery. Verse 11 . Rich men are so flattered, that they think themselves superior to others. Verse 12 . There is glory in the land when the righteous have liberty. Verse 13 . It is folly to indulge sin, and excuse it. He who covers his sins, shall not have any true peace. He who humbly confesses his sins, with true repentance and faith, shall find mercy from God. The Son of God is our great atonement. Under a deep sense of our guilt and danger, we may claim salvation from that mercy which reigns through righteousness unto eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Verse 14 . There is a fear which causes happiness. Faith and love will deliver from the fear of eternal misery; but we should always fear offending God, and fear sinning against him. Verse 15 . A wicked ruler, whatever we may call him, this scripture calls a roaring lion, and a ranging bear. Verse 16 . Oppressors want understanding; they do not consult their own honour, ease, and safety. Verse 17 . The murderer shall be haunted with terrors. None shall desire to save him from deserved punishment, nor pity him. Verse 18 . Uprightness will give men holy security in the worst times; but the false and dishonest are never safe. Verse 19 . Those who are diligent, take the way to live comfortably. Verse 20 . The true way to be happy, is to be holy and honest; not to raise an estate suddenly, without regard to right or wrong. Verse 21 . Judgment is perverted, when any thing but pure right is considered. Verse 22 . He that hastens to be rich, never seriously thinks how quickly God may take his wealth from him, and leave him in poverty. Verse 23 . Upon reflection, most will have a better opinion of a faithful reprover than of a soothing flatterer. Verse 24 . Here is the wickedness of those who think it no sin to rob their parents, by wheedling them or threatening them, or by wasting what they have, and running into debt. Verse 25 . Those make themselves always easy, that live in continual dependence upon God and his grace, and live by faith. Verse 26 . A fool trusts to his own strength, merit, and righteousness. And trusts to his own heart, which is not only deceitful above all things, but which has often deceived him. Verse 27 . A selfish man not only will not look out for objects of compassion, but will look off from those that call for his attention. Verse 28 . When power is put into the hands of the wicked, wise men decline public business. If the reader will go diligently over this and the other chapters, in many places where at first he may suppose there is least of Christ, still he will find what will lead to him.
1. A bad conscience makes men timid; the righteous are alone truly bold ( Proverbs 14:26 , Psalms 27:1 ).
2. Anarchy producing contending rulers shortens the reign of each.
but by a man . . . prolonged--or, "by a man of understanding--that is, a good ruler--he who knows or regards the right, that is, a good citizen, shall prolong (his days)." Good rulers are a blessing to the people. Bad government as a punishment for evil is contrasted with good as blessing to the good.
3. A poor man, &c.--Such, in power, exact more severely, and so leave subjects bare.
4. They that forsake . . . wicked--Wrongdoers encourage one another.
5. (Compare John 7:17 ). Ignorance of moral truth is due to unwillingness to know it.
6. (Compare Proverbs 10:6 ). Riches cannot compensate for sin, nor the want of them affect integrity.
7. (Compare Proverbs 17:25 ).
riotous men--or, "gluttons" ( Proverbs 23:20 Proverbs 23:21 ).
8. usury . . . unjust gain--(Compare Margin). The two terms, meaning nearly the same, may denote excessive interest. God's providence directs the proper use of wealth.
9. (Compare Proverbs 15:8 , 21:27 ).
hearing--that is, obeying. God requires sincere worshippers ( Psalms 66:18 , John 4:24 ).
10. (Compare Proverbs 26:27 ).
11. A poor but wise man can discover (and expose) the rich and self-conceited.
12. great glory--or, cause for it to a people, for the righteous rejoice in good, and righteousness exalts a nation ( Proverbs 14:34 ).
a man . . . hidden--that is, the good retire, or all kinds try to escape a wicked rule.
13. (Compare Psalms 32:3-5 ). Concealment of sin delivers none from God's wrath, but He shows mercy to the humble penitent ( Psalms 51:4 ).
14. feareth--that is, God, and so repents.
hardeneth his heart--makes himself insensible to sin, and so will not repent ( Proverbs 14:16 , 29:1 ).
15. The rapacity and cruelty of such beasts well represent some wicked men (compare Psalms 7:2 , 17:12 ).
16. The prince . . . understanding--that is, He does not perceive that oppression jeopards his success. Covetousness often produces oppression, hence the contrast.
17. doeth violence . . . blood, &c.--or, that is oppressed by the blood of life ( Genesis 9:6 ), which he has taken.
to the pit--the grave or destruction ( Proverbs 1:12 , Job 33:18-24 , Psalms 143:7 ).
stay him--sustain or deliver him.
18. (Compare Proverbs 10:9 , 17:20 ). Double dealing is eventually fatal.
19. (Compare Proverbs 10:4 , 20:4 ).
vain persons--idle, useless drones, implying that they are also wicked ( Proverbs 12:11 , Psalms 26:4 ).
20. maketh haste . . . rich--implying deceit or fraud ( Proverbs 20:21 ), and so opposed to "faithful" or reliable.
21. respect of persons--( Proverbs 24:23 ). Such are led to evil by the slightest motive.
22. (Compare Proverbs 28:20 ).
evil eye--in the general sense of Proverbs 23:6 , here more specific for covetousness (compare Proverbs 22:9 , Matthew 20:15 ).
poverty . . . him--by God's providence.
23. (Compare Proverbs 9:8 Proverbs 9:9 , 27:5 ). Those benefited by reproof will love their monitors.
24. (Compare Matthew 15:4-6 ). Such, though heirs, are virtually thieves, to be ranked with highwaymen.
25. of a proud heart--literally, "puffed up of soul"--that is, self-confident, and hence overbearing and litigious.
made fat--or, "prosperous" ( Proverbs 11:25 , 16:20 ).
26. (Compare Proverbs 3:6-8 ).
walketh wisely--that is, trusting in God ( Proverbs 22:17-19 ).
27. (Compare Proverbs 11:24-26 ).
hideth his eyes--as the face ( Psalms 27:9 , 69:17 ), denotes inattention.
28. The elevation of the wicked to power drives men to seek refuge from tyranny (compare Proverbs 28:12 , Proverbs 11:10 , Psalms 12:8 ).


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I am sitting with my laptop computer in a Fort Myers motel on the Tamiami Trail, heading into the home stretch of the first leg of my "Orange Crush" book tour. We started in Jacksonville two weeks ago, circling the coast of Florida clockwise. Tomorrow, Sarasota, then homecoming in Tampa. I feel like that Italian marathon runner staggering into the stadium and running the wrong way, the crowd yelling for him to turn around and head for the finish line.
Except there is no finish line. I'm home for a few days of Tampa Bay events, then out of state for three weeks, and back to Florida and it doesn't end for another four months. Maybe normal people can travel and function, but not me, which is curious because my books are mainly about traveling. That and murder. But I like the traveling part better. That's my problem. I love Florida too much. Telling me I have to do a promotional tour of the Sunshine State is like giving an alcoholic the keys to a liquor store. I want to take it all in at once, drink every last drop of the scenery and the history. But at least I don't talk on the cell phone while driving. I take photographs. I've got all these great shots from across the state: beautiful stretches of landscape and historic buildings and cars scattering out of my way.
The place I'm in right now is great. I love all these old Tamiami Trail motels, the gaudy neon signs and crusty desk clerks and the Paper Strip of Total Confidence across the toilet seats. Besides, I'm trying to stretch my publisher's travel budget as far as possible so we can add more events. But the hookers are starting to get on my nerves. When do they sleep? They make far too much noise and seem to subsist entirely on cigarettes and Snickers bars. … As Dave Barry says, I am not making this up: I had to change hotels after one book signing because I rebuffed one of them as I got out of my car with a suitbag-then she started calling me in my room. You have to give her points for industriousness; but if you ask me, that was a little out of line.
On the bright side, SARASOTA Magazine has taken pity on me, commissioning a series of articles to keep me busy, like having a rehab patient build a clipper ship out of popsicle sticks. The magazine ran an excerpt from "Orange Crush" a few months ago, and I've also written for it about finding possibly the worst place to live in Sarasota and about meeting all my favorite authors at book festivals until they called security.
This time they requested a first-person report from the book tour, wanting me to describe what I'm seeing out there on the highways and byways of Florida, and what I'm seeing is a lot of rain. This is the wettest drought I've ever been through. It rained like the devil in Jacksonville, all down A1A to St. Augustine. It poured in Daytona Beach and deluged in Orlando, just before my Chrysler sprayed transmission thingies all over I-4. I ended up calling a friend and renting a Malibu at the airport. We're in a garage at Orlando International near midnight, ready to transfer my possessions to the rental and it's all spread out there on the pavement-all this book tour promotional stuff and laundry and Triscuit boxes. We stop and stare at it, just laying there, looking really depressing, like the stuff that washed up on the beach in Castaway. My friend asks what motivates me to put up with this kind of life, and I say I used to work on the night desk at The Tampa Tribune. He says, "oh," and we start picking up luggage.
So what is going on out there in Florida? What's the word on the street? In short, general confusion, plus residual bitterness at all the stupid Floridian jokes. We're now at Election-plus-268-days, and we still can't get that monkey off our backs. For a few weeks we were able to pass the dunce cap to California, thanks to power failures and the fine public service record of Rep. Gary Condit. Then we watched heartsick as events began to roll backward toward the Sunshine State like that Indiana Jones boulder.
What? You say Condit has a brother? And you say he's a dirtball and an ex-con? And he's a fugitive and nobody knows where he is? Gee, where on earth would such a person hide out? I don't know. Why don't we look, say, in Florida?
They grabbed Condit's brother in Dania. I was actually a few blocks away at the time, taking in some jai alai between book signings. I've always had a soft spot for the Basque sport, but I currently must go to places like Dania because my favorite seat at the demolished Tampa Fronton is now a lug wrench display at Home Depot. But even in Dania, the game is not the same; and I longed for the old days of the great champions Gallardo and Ochoa as I put another two dollars on a player named Jimbo. I came out of the fronton, and the satellite trucks had begun to circle. Then I heard they had dragged Condit's brother from a nearby apartment. Just my luck. I was inside, pouring money down the drain waiting for Jimbo to break out of his slump when I could have been outside in the middle of the national All-Condit-All-The-Time TV show on every channel.
But that's how it's gone all trip. I can't complain. "Orange Crush" has gone into a second printing after only three weeks, and, along with my first two books, "Florida Roadkill" and "Hammerhead Ranch Motel" is available at fine bookstores everywhere, thoughtful gifts for all occasions. They're even available overseas in a variety of languages. The French copy of "Florida Roadkill" has this great noir photographic negative of a busy intersection on the cover, although if you look closely, there's a street sign in the background that says "Cleveland." But the French are a powerful people, and who am I to question?
People often ask me: Now that you don't work for a newspaper anymore, are you going to run out of material? Answer: A book tour is weirder and freakier than anything you'll ever see in the newspaper business. The traveling, the late-night greasy spoons, the convenience stores and the random people you brush against just trying to make it from one place to another-this is where the rubber meets the road, the face of Florida up close and personal, a coast-to-coast freak-o-rama in Dolby Surround-Sound. Body-piercing, tattoos, haircuts that you used to only see after brutal hazing rituals. When did low self-esteem become so aggressive?
I've decided to incorporate this phenomenon into my security procedures. The mistake I'd been making was coming back to the room in the suit I wore to the book signing. Too much of a target. Instead, while stopping at 7-Eleven to pick up dinner, I change into my "crazy" clothes: sweatpants with holes, an inside-out T-shirt and those laceless sneakers my wife wants me to throw out. I top it off with my baseball cap with the moose antler. But I wear the cap backwards because I be bad! Even the hookers give me wide clearance.
Still, I'm no match for reality. There are people on every street corner you couldn't make up; and if you did, you'd be drummed out of the business for writing bad fiction. Some of them even wander into bookstores.
Like the elderly woman who began attacking audience members for laughing at my satire and being lazy and not appreciating America until the store's host had to close down the event … and the man who asked me if I knew herpes was mentioned in the Old Testament … and the middle-aged woman who came up to the table during autograph time and began talking about her high school reunion, then about a prank some neighbors played on her, the same people who are always spreading rumors about her, and then we're back in some sad little scene in her childhood before leaping forward into a series of bizarre recollections, ecclesiastical theories and words that didn't go together, and her voice is getting louder and suddenly she looks like she's going to laugh and cry at the same time before she shifts gears and says, "Yeah, that's what he told me. But I know what he was really trying to say. Do you know what he was really trying to say?"
"That you should buy my book?"
She laughed at that and turned and walked away, talking to herself.
That's how low I've sunk, trying to trick schizophrenics into a hardcover purchase like some literary lap-dancer.
But not all audiences are heavily into irrelevance. When most of them hear that "Orange Crush" is a satire about a Florida election, they go berserk. I didn't realize the wounds were so fresh. There's carping about Jeb and Katherine rigging everything, and about dim-witted Democrats who can't read a ballot, and there's even a pecking order within Florida ("What's up with Palm Beach?!"), and we finally conclude that the state's residents are either much smarter or infinitely more stupid than the rest of the nation suspects.
Then we leave politics and move on to Double Jeopardy: crazy Northern drivers, soulless developers, greedy oil companies wanting to drill in the Gulf, the increase in shark attacks, the increase in hurricanes, and what's up with Palm Beach?
The next day the mechanic called and said my Chrysler was ready. Good news-I didn't need a new transmission. It would only cost $2,173. He must have seen me coming all the way from Tampa. I got out of a Jensen Beach signing at 10 p.m., raced back to Orlando, checked into a motel on Orange Blossom Trail, dumped my gear in the room, returned the rental to the airport, caught a cab back to the motel, got four hours of sleep, called another cab, picked up the Chrysler from the mechanic, reloaded my gear, checked out and raced 150 miles to a noon signing in Palm Beach in the clothes I had awoken in. I arrived with five minutes to spare and did a quick wet-paper-towel bath/wardrobe change in their rest room before emerging to a waiting audience. Glamour resumed.
Soon, a new hurdle. The only key I have to my car is a valet key, which won't open the trunk. I used to laugh about that. What good's a valet key? You can always pop the trunk open with the button inside the glove compartment.
I wasn't laughing after the Palm Beach event, when the cable mechanism to the button came loose, trapping half my junk in the trunk. The bookstore people got behind the car and rocked up and down on the trunk lid while I repeatedly pressed the button until we got the trunk open one last time. We unloaded everything from the trunk and stuck it in the passenger compartment. Only the passenger compartment was already full of stuff, and it ended up stacked to the roof, all the way around this little human-shaped space in the driver's seat. And I waved goodbye, squeezing myself into the car like John Glenn in a Mercury capsule.
Next stop, Pembroke Pines. I get off the interstate and head down Flamingo Avenue, straight into the cross-hairs of the most dangerous intersection in America, according to a list released by the American Automobile Association. I've got the radio on, monitoring the far-right fringe, and my cell phone rings. It's my publicist, checking up on me. I report everything's fine as I squeeze toothpaste onto a brush. That's the key to an efficient book tour: multi-tasking while driving. I tell my publicist to hold on-I think Paul Harvey is breaking in with something important about a product that removes dust from the air, and I spit toothpaste out the window. Whoops, the window is up. Where are those napkins? Whoa! That guy almost hit me! They really are going to have to redesign this intersection.
I make it to the Pembroke signing, then Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach and Coral Gables, where I spotted actor Stan Tucci last year. The employees checked his credit card receipt to make sure it was him, and I copied the Master Card number but chickened out before ordering the coveted Hammacher Schlemmer two-man submarine on the Internet.
It's now six o'clock, getting near book signing time in Fort Myers. The hookers have quieted down for their dinner break. I've just finished showering but discovered my deodorant stick is empty. Not to worry-I've been on the road long enough to improvise. The phone rings. Another newspaper interview. "Oh, yes, career's going great-books are really taking off," I say, shaving deodorant scraps from the bottom of the bar with a pocket knife. "Couldn't be better."
A few minutes later I conclude the phone interview, scrape the white antiperspirant flakes together on the counter like a line of cocaine, apply it, and smile proudly in the mirror-"You are the seasoned business traveler." Then I'm out the door again for another bookstore and more glamour than I can stand.
Tim Dorsey is the former night news coordinator of The Tampa Tribune. His web site is timdorsey.com.


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First of all, happy belated to Madison! His pitching makes me happy, first inning meltdowns and all. I hope he had a lovely day.
Now on to what Twitter is generously calling the #majorfunk. And well, no, that is not how we wanted to start what may be the Biggest Series of August. Then again, Cainer's bad day was 5 earned runs over 5.2 innings (could be worse, right?) and Cody made a what-could-be-a-fluke-but-I-hope-not-pitch to continue leading off. Aubrey hit a home run, too. This time I am really truly not saying anything about this being a sign of him snapping out of anything.
Still, basically, the offense did things. Which they do not usually do. The Diamondbacks had one big inning and that was that. That, people, is not a Major Funk.
This is a transition time of year- into the beginnings of stretch run baseball- as well as for the team who has a bunch of new people in the lineup. It would be fabulous if they could have all come in and torn it up in their new home, but the standings on August 2nd are just that: the standings on August 2nd. Give me two more against these Diamondbacks. Then I may be panicking. Or, hopefully, saying "I told you so". Time will tell.
And what can I really say about the Zito "injury"? Just that this video of him explaining something that really may or may not exist makes me pretty darn sad.
Before I go, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Something I'm afraid to say, actually. Remember, eh, Timmy's August last year? Oh, you blissfully blocked out that memory? Then we have nothing to worry about. Right? Right. But yeah. I'm a little jittery.
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p.s. Did you read about the potential falcon that the Giants are thinking of installing at the ballpark to scare away the seagulls? I am way more excited about that than I should be. I love falcons. Then again, it seems like a bit of a round-about way to scare Dem Seagulls away. And would one falcon really have that effect? I need to dig out my over-abundance of bird-books from my bird-obsessed childhood. I also think it might make CSN mad, because they do absolutely endless little features about the seagulls. Now how would they fill the air time? Things to consider, Giants. Things to consider.


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I bought this item primarily because I was looking for an inexpensive, low-profile, simple/contemporary bed frame. I'm not a fan of what I call "shin bashers"---you know, those beds with a 4-12" diameter wood framing which absolutely LOVE to wreak havoc on your shins and feet (especially in the groggiest of hours)... and this bed certainly mitigates those injuries with its almost-flush panels wrapped in an impact-compatible foam. You're unlikely to hurt yourself w/ this one! =) Low-profile beds also tend to be exorbitantly and unnecessarily expensive. They use fewer materials, construction is simpler, and yet they cost 2-7x as much. This bed will do the low-profile* job without breaking your budget. *NOTE: Do not use a mattress larger than 8" thickness. The photo led me to believe that the mattress was more inset than it really is---the slats are only 1-1.5" below the top of the panels. My 11" mattress looks absolutely ridiculous. Mattress thickness aside, this frame looks CHEAP. I realize the word "elegant" (used in its description) is subjective, but I've seen faux leather wraps which are much more believable than this. The frame looks like it was wrapped in shiny plastic, and it feels like that as well. Poor quality-checking as well; the wrapping doesn't completely cover the panel ends, exposing a black fabric/material. The construction also seems cheap... to its credit, however, it seems very stable once assembled and does NOT creek or rattle. An overhanging blanket fortunately hides most of these aesthetic deficiencies.... but that leaves me wondering why I purchased it to begin with. I could have purchased a basic (no headboard) frame for less and achieved a similar look for less. Well... it was one of those online risks which didn't work out. That's not overstock's fault; everyone takes a gamble when buying furniture online. The price point makes this a loss that I can "eat"----I'll keep it for a few months to a year, sell it off and internalize it as minimal loss. PROs: -Competitive price -Does not "creek" or rattle when sitting, laying, or moving around -Pairs well with a memory foam mattress -**Lightweight which is easy to move/relocate CONs: -The "faux" leather is wayyyy too plastic feeling and looking. -Construction seems "cheap." -Poor quality checking; the vinyl/plastic wrapping doesn't completely cover the panel ends, exposing black fabric/material (not too noticeable from afar, but still...) -**Lightweight---your bed *WILL* slide on a wood or laminate flooring; you'll need to insert a rubber non-slip mat under each foot.
The bed slats, which must be strong in order to hold up the bed and its occupants, were so thin I could snap them with my bare hands. I thought they were balsa wood which makes a lousy bed slat. I am such a fan of Overstock, but the quality of the beds has been poor, to put it lightly. This is the second bed I returned due to the quality. I am so surprised at Overstock for this, usually their products are terrific quality and great prices.
This bed totally sucks. I will never buy anything from Overstock again. There were 4 screws missing that are essential. The box was labelled "Full" when it was a queen causing confusion. Nails sticking out of the upholstery. Holes to screw in screws were missing. Extremely inconvenient to return a product of this size. Absolutely horrible experience.
Was a little weary when opening the boxes as the slats didn't appear to be very sturdy however once put together this bed wasn't too bad at all... great basic bed and looks good in our room. Well worth the price!
I understand this is an inexpensive bed. I ordered the twin and the frame was much larger than the mattress, by about 6 inches in length and width. The base of the bed, the space was so great I could stick my leg in it. The feet of the bed are plastic cups which attach to only one side of the frame and the slats are held in place by plastic tips which two broke in the process of installing. I bought this for my 3 year old son and saw immediate safety issues, so I am returning it, but in disassembling, the plastic tips for the slates broke terribly. 6 are completely ruined. Hence me calling this the "Dollar Tree Bed." Size is wrong, quality is shameful. Not sure why this product is being sold.
First the box had been put back together by tons of tape a sign of damage. Second the frame isn't even wood. The platform support is a joke they expect plastic holders to last. This is my first major purchase on Overstock and I have to say I'm highly disappointed, I spent a $*** this bed isn't worth $**. Don't waste your time or your money folks. Also, missing lots of parts!
If you're looking for an inexpensive bed that will fit you and your significant other that will do it's job until you can find something better, you've come to the right place. This bed does very well in the beginning, especially if your broke but desperately need a new bed (like I did, a twin mattress for two grown adults WAS NOT cutting it).However, I wouldn't recommend this if you plan on moving soon after you have assembled it, it DOES NOT come apart well! the plastic slat holders break very, very easily and you'll probably end up breaking a few slats between taking it apart and putting it back together. Also, if you're like me you might like to collapse onto your bed at the end of a long day and just relax, not with this bed, the slats are VERY fragile and do not take "flopping" well, they will snap on you, and then you will have a very dramatic sag in that portion of your mattress when you lay down that is very uncomfortable and hard on your back.
We bought this for our guest bedroom about 3 yrs ago. It has the look of a more expensive minimalist leather padded bed-frame. So far the "pleather" has held up well to occasional overnight stays. ..... if you never need to move it - GREAT VALUE. ..... if you need to take it apart (as a renter) or move to a new place - SO SO VALUE. I've never moved it so can't say for sure however when putting it together I noted that the "bent" wood seems fragile and probably would break if I attempted to take it apart. We have another platform wood frame that we purchased over 15 yrs ago that is made out of solid java wood pieces (cost about $XXX at the time including delivery and tax). It has been taken apart/put together at least 8X without any issues. Comparing this new bedframe to our old one - I would not have bought this new one and would have paid an extra $XX-XX for a solid wood frame for better durability and resale down the road when you no longer need it. That being said - for our specific purpose of a budget friendly nice looking bed in the guest bedroom of our "forever" house (meaning we will NEVER move again!!) it's perfect!!
I bought this bed thinking it would be a good bed for the memory mattress is also bought. After sleeping on the bed for three nights, the metal legs bent, then broke from the metal framing. I'm 6' 185lbs, about average for someone my age, so it wasnt due to me being overweight. It's because the metal is very thin and not durable. Also, the wooden slats that seem to be on every bed Overstock sells, are horrible. You have to constantly fix and put them back in place because they are only held on by plastic. Im glad my bed is still under warranty because I'm sending it back.
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In his plea, Salyer admitted to prompting broker Randall Rahal to pay bribes and kickbacks to purchasing officers for Kraft Foods, Frito-Lay, and B&G Foods — all customers of SK Foods — over a four-year period. The intent, according to court documents, was to induce Kraft's Robert Watson, Frito-Lay's Richard Wahl, and B&G's Robert Turner to promote SK Foods' interests over that of their employer.
Lab test results for tomato paste were routinely falsified at Salyer's direction, according to the plea. Former employees Alan Huey and Jennifer Dahlman were ordered to falsify tomato paste grading factors, and SK Foods lied about its product's percentage of natural tomato soluble solids, mold count, production date and status as organic or conventional.
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Block Print Short Dress
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Bold trim, pretty print and a heart-shaped neckline make this bebe dress a pretty way to show off skin this season. Team it with gold add-ons and a pair of well-heeled sandals to glam it up.
- 100% polyester
- Center back to hem: 26" (66 cm)
- Polyester chiffon
- Adjustable straps
- Polyester charmeuse lining
- Elastic waistband
- Dry clean
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- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size 7
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I am a size medium... I am pretty big chested this dress compliments all my curves but still gives a nice slimming effect. flows great when you walk... wish they had this cut in diff color's and patterns. totally recommend if you got curves.
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This dress is cute and true to size. It will be perfect for running around town with my kids this summer.
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I love the dress ! cute for summer.
love the print.
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Do not like fit
The fabric is beautiful, vibrant colors. The shape of this dress just doesn't work with my body type. I am very thin and athletic and not very busty, so the top of the dress is too bit. Adjustable straps are nice though. Might look better on someone with a larger bust. Otherwise cute dress. Returning mine.
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- Many improvements to the deck/expansion board editor, including object groups and the oft-requested curved movement lines.
- Support for Innsmouth Horror, including Personal Story cards.
- Better control over the placement of images in mark-up text.
- Source-level debugger for script code.
{N} New for 2.1
{P} Requires a (non-core) Plug-in
Ally Card
Ancient One Card
Ancient One Plot or Epic Battle Card
Arkham Nights Foldable {P}
Benefit or Detriment Card
Black Goat Cult Encounter Card
Blight Card
Case Book
Common Item Card
Corruption Card
Deck of Cards
Difficulty Card
Exhibit Item Card
Expansion Boards (various sizes)
Foldable Tome Leaf
Game Marker or Token
Gate Card
Gate Marker
Guardian Effect Card
Herald or Guardian Card
Injury or Madness Card
Investigator Card
Investigator Card, Variable Health {P}
Location Card
Magical Effect Card
Miscellaneous Large Card (portrait and landscape)
Miscellaneous Small Card
Monster Token
Mythos Card
Other World Location
Personal Story {N}
Scenario Card
Scenario Card, large format {P}
Servitor {P}
Skill Card
Special Location
Spell Card
Street Location
Unique Item Card


text:
Huffy manufactures affordable, high quality bikes. They have been around nearly as long as the bicycle itself. Huffy is a great choice for an all-purpose, long lasting bicycle. Since Huffy first opened their doors in 1892, they have been focused on finding new and better ways to make a ride for pretty much everyone that is affordable. Over the years, millions of people (actually, more like tens of millions) around the world have found their reason to ride on a Huffy. |
Huffy Adult Bikes (15) | Huffy Kid's Bikes (14) | Huffy Tricycles (5) | Huffy Scooters (4) |
Huffy Bike Trailers (2) |