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On Saturday, the LA Galaxy will take on Italian giants Juventus at Dodger Stadium. Called "the Old Lady," Juventus has won Serie A 29 times, Coppa Italian nine times, and the UEFA Champions League twice.
The Italian side boasts a number of talented stars including midfielder Andrea Pirlo, goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, and forward Carlos Tevez. Following LA's match agaisnt Real Madrid, Brazilian midfielder Marcelo Sarvas talked about facing the Italians.
"It'll be my first time facing an Italian team. What I've seen from Italian teams is that they are very organized, tactical, and they defend very deep," said Sarvas. "They're not afraid to defend in the box either. I think that they keep more of the defensive line, not like a Spanish team that will try to dribble and do more magic things with the ball."
Following the ICC, the focus for the Italian side switches to the Italian SuperCup on Aug.18 against Lazio before beginning Serie A play on Aug. 24 against Sampdoria.
Take a look at Juventus in this video below...
Dodger Stadium has been transformed from a baseball stadium into a soccer pitch ahead of Saturday's Guinness International Champions Cup matches.
Earlier, I spoke with Dodger groundskeeper Eric Hanson on the preparation of getting Dodger Stadium ready for soccer.
My interview with him is below...
(On how the grounds crew began the conversion…)
HANSON: "We started immediately after the Yankees/Dodgers game on Wednesday at 10:45 p.m.. We spent three hours doing what we needed to do to prep the field for the sod that was installed early on Thursday morning. From that point on, we did detail work and looked at the grass closely, and then attended to anything that we think might help. Now the lines have been painted and the goals have come in, so it is completely set up."
(On how the reconfiguration was done…)
HANSON: "It mostly involves how we handle the dirt portions of the field because those areas had to be resodded, so to make that work we had to do some work on the skin areas and remove some of the material so the sod will transition nicely. The field runs over the pitcher's mound and we did have to remove that, so it will have to be rebuilt prior to the Dodgers coming back in town next Friday."
(On the challenges for the reconfiguration…)
HANSON: "The whole objective is that we want it to be as good as surface as we can possibly provide. We obviously have time constraints and we have to get it back in shape for the Dodgers on the following Friday, so we do the best that we can in the amount of time that we have. Our goal is to make that field as well play as well as it can."
(On how long it'll take to return the stadium to baseball shape…)
HANSON: "It won't take much time to get that turf off. The sod company will come in and remove it. Then we have to bring the dirt that we took out and put that in on all the places. Also, we have to rebuild the pitcher's mound. We'll spend till next Thursday working on that and doing our detail work to get it back in shape."
(On what it means for Dodger Stadium to host two soccer matches…)
HANSON: "It's a new challenge for us. This is what we do. This is why the grounds crew is here and it's not uncommon. Football has been played in baseball stadiums for many years and that's a conversion that used to occur all the time. Soccer is no different; it's just a different type of conversion. It's just a new challenge for us and that's how we view it. We're anxious to see how it all works out, and hopefully, we can do it again."
CARSON, Calif. – Landon Donovan wasn't the only U.S. National Team star that the LA Galaxy welcomed back to the fold on Friday as defender Omar Gonzalez returned from his brief stint with the U.S. and MLS All-Star team.
Gonzalez went 45 minutes in the MLS All-Stars defeat to AS Roma, but only made a brief shift in the closing stages of the U.S. Gold Cup Final victory over Panama. The Galaxy defender is expected to be in action on Saturday.
"I'm happy to be back in L.A., I'm looking forward to being back with the Galaxy," said Gonzalez. "I'm looking forward to these games, finding a way to improve as a team, and get ready for the second half of the season."
Juventus will the second Italian team that Gonzalez faces in a week after his shift against Roma. But even though the chance to face some of the top teams from around the globe is enjoyable, Gonzalez admits that his focus is simply on improving for the stretch run.
"It's an opportunity for us to face teams from overseas, and not just any teams, but some of the world's best teams," said Gonzalez. "It's a great experience for all of us, and I think that this is a chance for us to tune ourselves up for the second half of the season."
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Brian Rowe got the chance that many goalkeepers have sought out—and dreaded—a chance to field a shot from Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo. But unlike goalkeepers before him, Rowe held firm as he denied the star three times during LA's 3-1 defeat to the Spanish giants.
Despite filling in for Carlo Cudicini, who traveled but did not dress, Rowe did well against the Spaniards as he repeatedly made big saves in the LA defeat.
As for the chance to face Ronaldo? Rowe admitted that there was nothing to it.
"It wasn't different. You just find yourself in the moment and react to it," said Rowe. "Once you start thinking about who you're going up against then it gives them advantage. You just react. It's all natural stuff."
A video of Rowe speaking to the media after the Madrid match is below...
CARSON, Calif. – Carlo Cudicini may get the opportunity to face off against one of the giants of Italian soccer on Saturday at Dodger Stadium—but only if he can complete a fitness test.
Cudicini had been scheduled to play a half against Real Madrid on Thursday, but a back issue suffered in training on Wednesday caused the goalkeeper to miss out on the match against the Spaniards. If he does return to action on Saturday, he'll face a side loaded with his countrymen.
"It's always nice to play against your own — some of them — old mates, and it's always good to speak a little bit of Italian," said Cudicini, who started his career with AC Milan, the same club that his father played for. "I'm an AC Milan supporter, so, of course, Juventus and Inter Milan are the two big rivals. And Juventus is a great club, especially in Italy. They've won so many titles, have got such a great history. It's a game that's always nice to play."
As for his fitness, however, that remains in flux—meaning that backup 'keeper Brian Rowe may be given his second start in three days if Cudicini is unable to go.
"I feel it's better. I don't know, we'll see tomorrow, if it improves a little bit more, then it will maybe again be the 45 [minutes] each," Cudicini said. "Of course, you hope to, but you want to be sure you're 100 percent OK.
"You don't want to risk, first of all because at the end of the day, these are important games for us, but what you're looking for is the [next MLS] game against Dallas [on Aug. 11]," Cudicini added. "You want to be sure you're ready for that game."
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Pablo Mastroeni reunion tour made its latest stop on Thursday when the 36-year-old midfielder returned to his childhood home of Arizona.
In front of more than 50 friends and family, Mastroeni went 45 minutes in the Galaxy's 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in Guinness International Championship Cup play. For Mastroeni, who left Arizona as a teenager of 17 to pursue his soccer career, the chance to play in his home state was an emotional experience.
"Playing in front of friends and family is always awesome," said Mastroeni. "I had high school buddies; I had elementary school buddies, the extended family, and in-laws. The list goes on and on, but it was awesome…It was good to be out there and play probably my last game in front of the Phoenix crowd."
However, playing in front of family and friends wasn't the only exciting part as the midfielder enjoyed the chance to test himself against the Spanish giants.
"I don't know what their payroll looks like, but I'm sure it's a little bit more expensive than ours. Just world class players that you watch day in and day out, so to play against these guys doesn't get old," said Mastroeni. "Each and every opportunity that you get is an opportunity to measure yourself and [ask yourself] if I would have done alright overseas if I had gone over at a younger age.
"I think that we did a really good job of competing and making these guys play outside their comfort zone," Mastroeni added. "I think their class showed when they were able to break and score goals, but it was a great game to be a part of, and hopefully, something that we can build on."
Although Mastroeni has enjoyed getting a chance to spend time with scores of family and friends over the past two weeks, he's ready for his life to return to normal.
"It's been an emotional rollercoaster, I'm ready to get off this thing and get some type of normalcy in my life, but that comes with the territory because professional sports are crazy," said Mastroeni. "It always finds a way to make stories out of this, for me, I'm glad that in a week or two, we'll get back to a somewhat normal schedule and get back into league."
However, before that happens, the Mastroeni reunion tour will make one final stop next week in Miami, the place where Mastroeni began his MLS career 16-years-ago with the now defunct Miami Fusion.
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The LA Galaxy gave a fair account of themselves as Real Madrid defeated the two-time defending MLS Cup champions 3-1 in front of 38,922 at University of Phoenix Stadium.
Madrid opened the scoring just 15 minutes in when Angel Di Maria found the back of the net of a pass from Cristiano Ronaldo. After the goal, the Galaxy held the Spanish giants going into the half down just one, but Madrid doubled their lead in the 52nd when Karim Benzema found the back of the net. However, the Galaxy pulled one back in 63rd minute from a wonder strike by Jose Villarreal.
Madrid pulled it to three in the 74th minute when Benzema completed his brace.
The Galaxy will now face Juventus at Dodger Stadium on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Madrid will take on Everton in the early match of the doubleheader at Dodger Stadium.
A video of Jose Villarreal's wonder goal is below...
The LA Galaxy will take on Real Madrid for the fourth straight season on Thursday evening at University of Phoenix Stadium.
Even though the Galaxy have made a match against Los Merengues an annual event, they admit that the match is just as special as it was the first time.
"It doesn't get old. They're one of the best teams in the world. You never miss a chance to play in these games and this will be a fun ne," said defender Todd Dunivant, who scored against Madrid in 2010. "I think that you have nothing to lose so you get to compete and test yourself against the highest level, and Real Madrid certainly qualifies as that. I remember being back in college when you got to play against MLS teams, that was your chance to raise your level and try to raise your game, and the same is kind of true playing Madrid. It's fun, it's good experience for guys, and we're making sure that they know that you have to have a good competitive attitude."
As for LA's history against Real? Thursday's match will be the fifth time that the Galaxy have played against them and the first outside of Southern California.
2005: Real Madrid defeats LA Galaxy 2-0 on goals from Michael Owen and Roberto Salgado at The Home Depot Center.
2010: Real Madrid defeats LA Galaxy 3-2 at the Rose Bowl. LA take a first half lead with goals from Dunivant and Landon Donovan before Madrid roars back in the second half with a brace from Gonzalo Higuain and a goal from Xabi Alonso.
2011: Real Madrid defeats LA Galaxy 4-1 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Jose Callejon, Joselu, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Karim Benzema tallied for Madrid.Adam Cristman scored the lone goal for LA.
2012: Real Madrid 5-1 LA Galaxy at The Home Depot Center. Gonzalo Higuain, Angel Di Maria, Jose Callejon, Alvaro Morata, and Jese scored for Madrid. David Junior Lopes scored the only goal for the Galaxy.
LA Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez scored stoppage time of the MLS All-Stars' 3-1 defeat to Italian giants AS Roma, but it was expansion news that stole the show in Kansas City.
At halftime of the match, MLS Commissioner Don Garber revealed that the league will be looking to expand to 24 teams by 2020. In the interview, he also revealed that the league won't be looking to move any teams either.
Which cities could be in line to get an MLS club? Well, the Orlando City franchise is considered a frontrunner and former Galaxy midfielder David Beckham has been linked to a team in Miami. As for the other two spots, well there are a host of options ranging from Sacramento, San Antonio, Minneapolis, St. Louis, and even a second team in New York City.
Video of Gonzalez's goal is below. Also comment about which cities deserve expansion sides in the comment section.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Real Madrid has released their travel roster for the team that will face the LA Galaxy on Thursday.
There are a few notable players missing on the squad as Madrid will be without Spanish internationals Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Alvaro Arbeloa as well as Brazilian international Marcelo and French defender Raphaël Varane.
The Real Madrid squad list for the match is below…
Goalkeepers: Diego López, Jesús, Tomás Mejías
Defenders: Pepe, Daniel Carvajal, Nacho Fernandez, David Mateos, Jorge Casado
Midfielders: Khedira, Özil, Kaká, Luka Modric, Angel Di María, Isco, Casemiro, Denis Cheryshev
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Alvaro Morata

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Below is an announcement from the interim Board.
This week a new Board of Directors will be installed to replace the interim Board that has led Sovereign Grace Ministries since July 2011. The interim Board's purpose was largely restricted to overseeing the adjudication of charges brought by a former leader—a process that we completed in January 2012—as well as initiating a broad review of SGM. This new Board will serve by providing ongoing governance of the ministry.
The membership of the new Board reflects certain structural changes that had been underway from 2010 but were postponed with the installment of the interim Board. These changes are primarily designed to increase the Board's accountability and the participation of Sovereign Grace pastors while maintaining fidelity to our bylaws. Most notably, a majority of members of the new Board are pastors in Sovereign Grace churches rather than full- or part-time staff of SGM. They also meet other criteria: each has more than five years of pastoral experience; is endorsed by his local team for his character, gifts, and ability to work well in plurality; has a proven ability to reason biblically in various circumstances; has strategic and problem-solving gifts; and is committed to our mission to plant and care for churches.
You can read more about the new Board members, listed below, at the end of this post.
Each of these men was nominated by the interim Board, approved for service by their local pastoral teams, and then affirmed through a feedback process open to all ordained pastors of Sovereign Grace churches. The interim Board also gave careful consideration to comments pastors sent to us about the process and the timing of the process chosen by the Board. We concluded that implementing changes in our governance, including the process for choosing SGM leaders, should be the responsibility of this new Board.
The new Board begins its work this week. A top priority will be addressing changes in SGM's governance, which will include participation from a broad spectrum of Sovereign Grace pastors.
Please pray for these men, the ministry, and our future. God has blessed Sovereign Grace churches and used SGM to do much good in our short 30-year history. Our hope and prayer is that God will use this new Board to lead us into a future of even greater fruitfulness as we seek to plant and build local churches through the gospel to the glory and praise of God.
Ron Boomsma moved from the Midwest to California in 1990 to work at The U.S. Center of World Missions, which reflected Ron's heart to see people reached with the gospel. He became a member of Sovereign Grace Church of Pasadena in 1991 and joined the leadership team in 1997, eventually becoming senior pastor in 1999. In keeping with Ron's heart to reach people with the gospel, Sovereign Grace Church of Pasadena has planted churches in San Diego, Kansas City, and Orange County. He is currently pursuing ongoing education at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Paul Buckley has a PhD in material science and an M.S. in material engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He has served in pastoral ministry for eleven years. For the last ten years he has served as the founding pastor of King of Grace Church in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Being in the Boston area Paul has had opportunity to teach at Gordon Conwell Seminary and serve as a pastoral mentor for M.Div. students.
Craig Cabaniss has a B.A. In Religion from Baylor University and an M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has served in pastoral ministry in SGM for 22 years. He has planted churches in San Diego, California, and Frisco, Texas where he currently serves as the lead pastor. He serves as an SGM regional leader with the churches in Texas. He has taught a Systematic Theology course in the Pastors College since 2004.
Mickey Connolly has served in pastoral ministry for 26 years and has a B.S. from the University of Maryland. He served as senior pastor at Solid Rock Church in Riverdale, Maryland, from 1989-96 and then moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, to serve CrossWay Community Church. Since 2002 he has served as senior pastor. Mickey serves SGM as their regional representative in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. In addition he has taught various courses at the Pastors College since its inception in 1999.
John Loftness received a B.A. from Houghton College in 1978 and has studied extensively at the Masters degree level at Fuller Theological Seminary and Reformed Theological Seminary. He began his career as a pastor in 1981 when he joined the staff at Covenant Life Church. Over the years has served in a variety of roles in local churches and in SGM, primarily as a pastor. From 1990-2007 he served exclusively at Covenant Life. In 2007, John left Covenant Life to become the senior pastor of Solid Rock Church in Riverdale, Maryland.
Ian McConnell has an M.A. in pastoral theology from Bob Jones Seminary and has twelve years of pastoral ministry experience. Ian replanted Grace Bible Church in northeast Philadelphia in 2005 where he continues to serve as lead pastor.
Ken Mellinger has been a part of SGM since its inception and has 20 years of pastoral ministry experience. He has served as senior pastor of Living Hope Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania since 1993.
Al Pino has an M.A. in theology from Reformed Theological Seminary and has served in pastoral ministry for the past 27 years. For the last 15 years he has served as the founding pastor of Palm Vista Church in Miami Lakes, Florida. He had been approved for a PCA church plant in Miami but was then introduced to SGM through Larry Malament in 1994. Al also serves SGM in the Caribbean, currently working in Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
Phil Sasser has more than 30 years experience in pastoral ministry. He also has a B.S. from Ohio State University and has completed graduate work at Ashland Theological Seminary. Before joining SGM, Phil served as an elder in an independent charismatic church in Ohio from 1976-89. Since 1994 he has served on the pastoral team of Sovereign Grace Church in Apex, North Carolina, where he became senior pastor 2001. Phil has taught apologetics at the Pastors College since 1999 and will teach a course on Christian ethics this coming year.
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In July 2011, Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM) installed an interim Board of Directors. Our primary task was to determine C.J. Mahaney's fitness to serve SGM as President in light of accusations made against him by a former SGM leader, Brent Detwiler. To accomplish this, we sought to apply the teaching of 1 Timothy 5:19-21 regarding the examination of an elder. As described in our October 28 blog post, we created three panels to review Brent's allegations and report their findings to us, after which we would determine if C.J. was to continue in his role as President.
After examining the reports of these three review panels, we find nothing in them that would disqualify C.J. from his role as President, nor do they in any way call into question his fitness for gospel ministry. Therefore the Board has decided unanimously to return C.J. to the office of President, effective immediately.
These reports confirm the experience of many people over many years under the ministry of C.J. Mahaney. C.J. is a man and a minister of fundamental integrity who has endeavored to serve SGM with faithfulness and humility since its inception. As with all ministers of the gospel, C.J. is not infallible, and this fact is not lost on him. And so we also affirm that throughout this process of evaluation, C.J. has made genuine confession to the appropriate parties and has demonstrated a desire to grow in areas of weakness. C.J. has demonstrated a commendable trust in the grace and sovereignty of God throughout this entire process.
To put our decision in context, shortly before the interim Board began its work, C.J. took a voluntary leave of absence to avoid even the appearance of influencing his evaluation. To further protect the integrity of the process, the interim Board sought the counsel and affirmation of an outside conciliation ministry, Ambassadors of Reconciliation (AOR).
With C.J. on leave and AOR involved, the review process took the following form: We commissioned three outside ministers to review Brent's documents in light of C.J.'s confessions and render their judgment on his fitness to serve in ministry. In light of their evaluation, they found him to be completely fit to serve. We then commissioned three panels—each consisting of three SGM pastors—to evaluate C.J.'s involvement in the three central events of Brent's allegations. The panels had complete autonomy to interview any witness and review any evidence. They conducted their reviews and prepared their reports without any outside influence, save for the oversight of an independent facilitator who was responsible to certify the process. As readers will see in the reports, the panels had broad license to issue any individual or organizational recommendations they deemed appropriate in light of their findings. They did an exceptional job with their unenviable assignment and we're grateful to them for the many hours they invested in this process.
This has been a trying season for our family of churches and for C.J. and his family in particular. The recommendations made by the panels delineate some of the weaknesses we see in our ministry, and we expect to learn even more when the separate AOR-led Group Reconciliation process is completed this spring. Our hope and prayer is that all of us evaluate these matters humbly, apply the forgiveness that comes through the gospel appropriately, and relate to one another about these matters graciously as we work together to reform what needs reforming, reaffirm the goodness of God in our midst, and continue to plant and build local churches with our chief aim the glory of God through the gospel.
The rest of this announcement, including the panel reports, are available as a PDF.
Over the last few months, we've been taking a lot of inward looks. What's going on in Sovereign Grace Churches? What issues do we need to address and how can we do that?
Those have been good questions to ask, but I want to close the year and approach Christmas not ignoring a Robert M'Cheyne quote that has served me well over the years: "For every look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ." And while I don't have ten points to make here, I do have "two looks" at Christ that may be timely.
First, it is impossible when reviewing SGM's past to miss the fact that, despite our weaknesses and individual sins, we are nevertheless part of the very Church for which Christ died. We have been (and remain) far from perfect, and when viewed rightly that illuminates and elevates not us but the forbearing love of Jesus. As Charles Spurgeon said, "I believe in the doctrine of election, because I am quite certain that, if God had not chosen me, I should never have chosen Him; and I am sure he chose me before I was born, or else he never would have chosen me afterwards." We are the objects of Christ's love not only despite our lack of righteousness, but in spite of our many shortcomings. Or as Paul wrote, "For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly....God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:6,8).
Second, as a result of this season in our ministry I am also compelled to see Jesus' strength working despite our weakness. Even while reviewing our flaws, there are many reminders in our past (and present) that Christ is bearing fruit in and through our churches. Our rich history of church planting, fellowship among pastors, enjoyment of gospel-centered ministry, and many other blessings are all because of Jesus' faithfulness. Again, Paul presents this paradigm vividly: "God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, 'Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord'" (1 Corinthians 1:28-31). Indeed it is the Lord, not us, in whom we boast (and hope) when looking at all the evidence of God's grace in our churches.
None of this nullifies the work that lies ahead of us, but it does give us the right perspective in approaching it. Because of the gospel, God loves us. Because of the gospel, God is at work among and through us. Because of the gospel, we have reason to press on in the hard work--our hope and labor are not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58).
In a few days, we will celebrate Jesus' incarnation--the miracle of his coming to be among us, to live a perfect life, to die on our behalf, and to be raised to bring us new life. It should be a sweet Christmas for us. Seldom have we been more aware of our need for The Savior and the new life he gives. And so too, seldom is the celebration of his birth more meaningful. So may this year's Christmas be merry for us all. We have a great Savior.
P.S. This will be the last post on the blog until January.
This week Bryce Thomas and the review panels completed the testimony phase of the evaluation for the allegations that Brent Detwiler brought against C.J. I know that this process is important to everyone who cares about C.J. and what happens in and with Sovereign Grace Ministries. Now the three review panels will begin deliberating on the information before them so that they can deliver reports on their findings later in December.
I'd like to invite you to pray with me about this. Here are the things that I'm praying for:
And, if you have some time when you're done with that, pray for me. There is a lot going on that needs my attention, but I want most of all to live out the passage preached at our local church last week from 1 Thessalonians 5:18: "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."
That's the big question, isn't it? How is Sovereign Grace's board handling the allegations that Brent Detwiler has brought against C.J. Mahaney? We know that you care about this a lot. We also care about this a lot, and we are taking Brent's allegations seriously. We don't want to ignore the many accusations that now sit in the public mind. We want to get this right. Brent's documents require impartial examination and C.J. deserves a fair hearing.
So with the help of Ted Kober from Ambassadors of Reconciliation and under the direction of an independent facilitator named Bryce Thomas, we've set up the following process (I realize that this is a lot of info, but we believe that it's important, so please stay with me).
Three committees have been formed, each one responsible for answering one key question established by the independent facilitator. The first committee will answer the question: Was Larry Tomzak's departure from Sovereign Grace Ministries handled properly? The second committee will answer the question: Did C.J. Mahaney wrongly influence the dismissal of Brent Detwiler from his church in Mooresville, NC? The third committee will answer the question: Was C.J. Mahaney's participation in fellowship in 2003 and 2004, including the giving and receiving of correction, in keeping with the teaching of Scripture?
Each committee has been directed to determine three things:
In their evaluation, each of the committees is able to look at any evidence and call any witnesses without restrictions. The facilitator will oversee each panel to certify that all evidence was heard and considered in accordance with standard rules of evidence.
Each of the committees will prepare a report that will contain recommendations for the SGM board. We will publish the unedited reports after the board has reviewed them and written its own response to them. Since the committees have until December 13 to produce the reports, the board will likely wait until January to release them.
Each committee is made up of two pastors from within SGM and one member of the SGM board. Both AOR and the facilitator recommended a panel of three and affirmed this composition. Under the facilitator's direction, the board established the following qualifications for those serving on the review committees. Each member must:
Additionally, the SGM board members serving on the committees were required to have board terms beginning in 2011, and to have not served on the previous SGM board.
Members of each committee were selected by the board in line with those qualifications.
Just a few thoughts. Is this a perfect process? No, of course not. We never could come up with a perfect process. But we believe that this is a fair, impartial process. The fact that it has been endorsed by both the independent facilitator and the team from AOR gives us confidence that the questions before each panel will be answered fairly and judiciously.
Of course, ultimately our hope is not in a process, but in Jesus. He is more committed to truth and righteousness and justice than anyone else. We want the truth to be known. But if our hope is ultimately in a committee or in a process, we're going to be disappointed. That's why our hope is in Christ, who is building the church and will continue to build the church. So please pray with us he will accomplish much good for our family of churches through the work of these panels.
As you may have noticed, we recently took C.J.'s initial confession of sin to Covenant Life Church (along with the comments) off of our website, as well as the confession on his blog. I know that this could give the impression that Sovereign Grace Ministries is somehow trying to hide information or cover up sin.
I understand those questions. Let me try to explain to you my thinking behind this decision.
After the Pastors Conference, I asked the staff to pull C.J.'s confessions off the blog. Here's why. Since our meetings with Ambassadors of Reconciliation in July and including their written report to us in August, they have been illustrating to us deficiencies they believe we have in our practice of confession and in how we extend forgiveness to people. One of the main application points of this is that when a Christian asks for forgiveness, it should always be answered with a statement of Christ's forgiveness and, where possible, the listener's forgiveness. They hit these points again at our Pastors Conference in both contexts where they taught.
I was convicted on this point by what they shared several months ago, but I've also been increasingly bothered by the implication of this on how we published C.J.'s confessions. In short, to leave a statement online where C.J. asks for forgiveness, which is then followed by dozens of comments expressing neither the forgiveness of God or others, well, it began to seem wrong to me.
If God responds to our sins by covering them (Rom 4: 7; 1 John 1: 9) and relating to us like they never happened (Psalm 103: 12; Is 1: 18), who was I to perpetuate a man's sin online as if it isn't forgiven? It may be internet protocol to leave things online forever, but I believe we need to be led by the Bible here. And we can't do that selectively for the sake of appearances. Confessions will not be left up on SGM websites, period. I regret we left them up as long as we did and that's my bad.
Now, this doesn't mean that we aren't closely examining the charges brought against C.J. or the sins to which he has confessed. In fact, we have created several panels for that sole purpose. We aren't simply dismissing the issues. As AOR said in their report, "While God's forgiveness assures us that the consequence of eternal death has been paid in full, such proclamation does not necessarily remove earthly consequences." But even as we examine these charges, we need to let the free forgiveness of the gospel ring. The gospel is what breathes life into us, and I want it to permeate this entire process.
Hey folks,
I wanted to take a minute now that the craziness of our conference is over to talk directly to our friends, including those with critiques for us. Actually, I wanted to ask you a favor. Could you please pray for us?
See, here's the thing. In listening to AOR, our pastors and even hearing Ted Kober's message at the conference, we're freshly aware that we're a young movement that's still trying to figure a lot of stuff out. We don't have a long history like the Baptists or the Presbyterians or the Methodists. We've only been around for about 30 years! Relatively speaking, we're still new kids around town (and that's no "Get out of jail free" card for making mistakes—just a reminder that we should expect to have a lot to learn). But, over those 30 years God has blessed Sovereign Grace with a significant amount of growth. We're really grateful to God for that growth—it's been thrilling to see the gospel fruit in new churches and new friends in many parts of the world! But we're learning that our growth has outstripped some of the ways we do things. And it's not just that. As we've grown we've made mistakes. Plenty of mistakes. Some of those mistakes have hurt people. In fact maybe you're one of those people. If so, we still want to hear your story. And if you've been hurt by things we've done wrong, we want the opportunity to say we're sorry.
Right now we're in a time of identifying the different areas that Sovereign Grace Ministries needs to change. We're pursuing as much counsel in this area as possible and we're doing a lot of diagnosing. We've read your e-mails and heard many of your critiques. We're not ignoring you or trying to shut you out of the conversation. On the contrary, the whole Group Reconciliation process led by AOR is designed so that we can listen to those who have a perspective and learn where we need to grow. We need others to help us during this time. That's why I want to thank God for the 75+ people that actually came and met with an AOR conciliator during the conference last week. Your investment in helping us understand your experience is really important to us.
Many others were invited to interviews by AOR just to share your many positive experiences in your Sovereign Grace Church. Thanks for adding your voice and providing us encouragement and perspective in this season.
But to both groups, may I make an additional request? Could you please pray that God would help us in this process? These next couple of months are going to be very important as AOR interprets what they are hearing into what we might learn. And we desperately want God to help them….and us! We want to be a ministry that better glorifies Jesus Christ through the proclamation of the gospel. We want to care for people even more effectively. We want to plant churches more strategically. We want to avoid the mistakes that we've made in the past. I think your prayers will help make a difference.
Here are some specific ways that you can pray for us:
Again, if you feel that you have something to say that Sovereign Grace Ministries needs to hear, please set up an interview with AOR (the deadline is November 30) so that we can truly address the problem. You can do so via an online form, or just by emailing them at firstname.lastname@example.com.
And by the way, thanks for your ongoing patience with us.
Yesterday morning, Ted Kober of Ambassadors for Reconciliation gave a message titled "Forget Not All His Benefits" at our Pastors Conference. The audio is below.
Right click to download: Forget Not All His Benefits
At the end of his message, Ted also gave a preliminary overview of what his team is learning about Sovereign Grace Ministries. Those comments, which start at the 49-minute mark of the audio, include these observations from their initial research and interviews:
For more information on contribution to the Group Reconciliation and evaluation process, see our November 10 blog post.
On November 8, the team from Ambassadors of Reconciliation led a seminar titled "Getting to the Heart of Conflict" at our Pastors Conference. More than 200 pastors and church members turned out for this time of instruction and application, and by week's end AOR will have interviewed more than 75 people as part of their Group Reconciliation Assistance. We are really grateful for this response from our churches. God is at work in our midst and we anticipate seeing him move through this process.
Below you can find audio and handouts from that seminar. We also now have an online version of the feedback form that AOR gave to seminar attendees. Even if you don't use the seminar materials, we invite you to send any input you have about Sovereign Grace Ministries to AOR using the feedback form. That form, which will remain open through November 30, also lets you request a telephone interview if you want one.
Thank you in advance for considering this and taking the time to provide AOR with your thoughts. We are eager to learn what we can from all who have feedback to share with us, and trust that God will use this to strengthen our family of churches and equip us for more faithful ministry.
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Well everyone, it has been a busy month and I'm grateful to have some concrete updates on what the board has been doing. We have some final direction on the adjudication process, so let me fill you in on how we are proceeding.
On October 13 we informed readers here that Brent Detwiler had declined participation in a formal adjudication to try his allegations against C.J. Mahaney. We also said that we would work with Ambassadors of Reconciliation, adjudication facilitator Bryce Thomas, and SGM pastors to develop and launch an alternative process. We've done that, and I'll outline the plan in a moment.
But first, a word on the latest with Brent. Two weeks after declining our offer, Brent wrote us to say that he changed his mind and wanted to participate. Unfortunately, he also said that he considers the process "unjust" and "bogus," the logical implication being that even if he participated, he would also consider any unfavorable results for him unjust and bogus. Meanwhile, we had been working with those mentioned above to define an alternative to seriously examine the substance of Brent's allegations. In recent weeks we developed a plan together, and in the last few days we discussed it with our pastoral teams. It's with their broad support that we are going to move forward with the plan outlined below. It doesn't involve Brent as a plaintiff, instead relying mostly on SGM pastors to ask the tough questions, prepare reports of their findings for our churches, and issue recommendations to the SGM Board. Given Brent's consistently strong rejections of our appeals for reconciliation and adjudication, his public statements that our proposal was unjust, and our respect for and confidence in the pastors of Sovereign Grace churches, we think the issues can be more sufficiently and satisfactorily reviewed in this way.
Here's what we're going to do.
This component was already in place, but is worth mentioning again. The team from AOR will review all of the documents they receive related to SGM—including Brent's—and assess those as part of their review of SGM's practices, teaching, processes, and culture. So even though he has declined any further discussion with AOR (although the option is still available), Brent's allegations and documentation will factor into the final assessment and recommendations that AOR gives to us, and which we will publish online. While this is not an adjudication—i.e. it doesn't deliver a verdict on Brent's specific charges concerning C.J.'s qualification for ministry—it will be an outside assessment of how we should proceed in response to Brent's allegations in terms of reforming policy, evaluating leaders, and reconciling broken relationships. And since it will also take into account the testimonies of everyone else participating in Group Reconciliation, we hope to learn if and where AOR finds common ground in others' perspectives.
The board will also commission three panels (1 board member and 2 senior pastors per panel), each guided by Bryce Thomas, for an internal review. Each of these panels will review one of the three major events around which Brent builds his allegations: Larry Tomczak's departure from SGM in 1998, C.J.'s conflict with other SGM leaders in 2004, and Brent's removal from ministry by his local church's leaders in 2009. The panels will interview the key witnesses of these events, evaluate their testimonies for consistency with Brent's interpretation of events, and determine if and where Brent's allegations and conclusions have merit. These panels will then issue their findings and recommendations to the board, who in turn will publish them online and make a final determination on C.J.'s future in ministry with SGM.
For more than a year we have made our desire for reconciliation known to Brent. Beyond C.J.'s many appeals for a personal meeting, this included the board sending a representative to his home to meet with him earlier this summer, offering to let him pick a mediator to meet with any or all of us, appealing for him to participate in Group Reconciliation with AOR, and even two appeals this week for Brent to have his pastor contact us so we can take immediate steps towards reconciliation. Our thinking was that perhaps the help of his church's leadership might result in some much-desired progress. We maintain hope for this and will continue our appeals.
Please pray for each of these efforts. And please remember the upcoming Pastors Conference in your prayers a well. Thanks!
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Eligibility Criteria: Applicant must meet income limits and other guidelines established by the City and participating lender.
Description: The City has provided limited financial support to CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union's to support development of the Alexandria Energy Saver Program. CommonWealth One provides exclusive low-interest loans at rates as low as 4.9% to qualified Alexandria homeowners. Higher income households may qualify for CommonWealth One's Home Performance Loan. Interested resident can learn more by calling CommonWealth One's Lending Department at 703.523.8211, ext. 7611 or email email@example.com.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Home Performance Program with Energy Star is now being administered in Northern Virginia by LEAP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit which coordinates home energy upgrades, such as air sealing and insulation, in area homes. LEAP can offer energy assessments to Alexandria homeowners to identify key issues and solutions, connect homeowners with available rebates and special financing options, and help residents select a qualified contractor to complete needed energy efficiency improvements. Get started today by completing a FREE online home energy report at www.ILikeLeap.com
Purpose: To assist low- and moderate income tenants with physical disabilities in completing accessibility modifications to their residences.
Eligibility Criteria: Physically disabled renters meeting the federal section 8 Low Income limits.
Description: This program provides grants of up to $50,000 for primary residence modifications that are necessary to accommodate the particular circumstances of the disabled member of the household. The program also provides "mini-grants" to assist households needing limited modifications of up to $1,500. The RAMP program is funded through the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, while the mini-grants program receives funding through the City's Housing Trust Fund. Landlords are encouraged to deem any modifications to be permanent improvements to the rehabilitated rental property. City residents may also be eligible for a VHDA Accessibility Rental Modification Grant. The Office of Housing is a designated Community Agent for VHDA and can assist City renters in completing and submitting the required application to the VHDA.
Contact Person: Gypsy Erostegui (703) 746-4990
Purpose: To provide affordable home purchase opportunities in newly constructed condominiums or town homes.
Area Served: City-wide.
Eligibility Criteria: Limited to first-time homebuyers who have been found eligible for the HAP or MIHP Programs.
Description: This program provides a limited number of discounted, resale restricted units in some newly constructed homeownership developments. The units are discounted by the developer to levels affordable to low and moderate income purchasers. Units designated as affordable set-asides have long-term affordability requirements which are enforced by restrictive covenants. To receive email alerts when Affordable Set-aside Units or re-sale units are being marketed, subscribe to the City eNews Affordable Housing Opportunities subscription. Click here to subscribe to eNews!
Contact Person: Shane Cochran (703) 746-4990
Purpose: To support the development of micro-enterprises in Alexandria.
Description: This program, which is administered by the ECDC Enterprise Development Group, provides loans of up to $25,000 to new micro-businesses in the City (defined as having five or fewer employees) who generally do not meet the traditional commercial lending requirements of collateral, minimum equity investment, operating and credit history, and loan size. Loans are available at an interest rate of prime plus 4% and may be used for equipment, inventory or working capital. Funds from local lending institutions will be used to capitalize the program's loan pool fund and a portion of the loan loss reserve fund, while federal CDBG funds from the City will be used for loan loss reserves and administrative costs.
Purpose: To mediate housing-related disputes between landlords and tenants
Eligibility Criteria: Complainant must be age 18 or older
Description: This program assists landlords and tenants in resolving disputes by providing information to both parties on their rights and responsibilities under local and state law, and by helping to settle disputes through mediation. This program is funded with City General Fund monies and is overseen by the Landlord-Tenant Relations Board.
Contact Person: Goodman Okpara (703) 746-4990
Purpose: To identify discriminatory practices in the Alexandria housing market and promote compliance with fair housing laws.
Description: Through this program, the City conducts fair housing testing to determine the presence of discrimination in the rental and sales housing markets and in mortgage lending. Paid testers visit apartment complexes, real estate firms and mortgage lenders to test for discrimination. Staff meet with the owners and managers of apartment complexes and real estate firms with less serious problems of discrimination discovered during testing, and file complaints with the City's Human Rights Office concerning more serious, repetitive problems. To date, the program has tested for rental housing discrimination based on race, national origin, familial status and sexual orientation, and for real estate sales and mortgage lending discrimination based on race and national origin. This program is funded with federal CDBG monies and is overseen by the Fair Housing Testing Program Advisory Committee. In addition to fair housing testing activities, staff of the Landlord-Tenant Relations Division provide a half-day training seminar on federal, state and local fair housing laws to real estate and property management companies. Training is provided on request.
Contact Person: Goodman Okpara (703) 746-4990
Purpose: To provide housing counseling services to persons seeking rental housing in the City.
Eligibility Criteria: Must be age 18 or older.
Description: Assistance is provided to persons seeking suitable rental housing in Alexandria. A listing of rental apartment complexes is provided and staff offers available information on vacancies and their locations. In addition, staff conduct an annual Apartment Survey, which provides information on the location, contact numbers and available amenities of rental complexes with 10 or more units in the City. This program is funded with City General Fund monies.
Contact Person: Goodman Okpara (703) 746-4990
Purpose: To promote compliance with fair housing laws.
Area Served: Citywide.
Eligibility Criteria: Businesses involved in the sale, rental or management of property in the City of Alexandria.
Description: Landlord-Tenant Relations staff provide half-day training to real estate or property management companies on compliance with federal, state, and local fair housing laws. Training is provided upon request.
Contact Person: Melodie Seau (703) 746-4990
Purpose: To provide affordable rental opportunities in newly constructed apartment complexes.
Area Served: City-wide.
Eligibility Criteria: Low- and Moderate-Income Renters.
Description: This program provides a limited number of discounted units in some newly constructed rental developments under City's Affordable Housing Policy. The units are discounted by the developer to levels affordable to low and moderate income renters. Units designated as affordable set-asides have long-term affordability requirements.
Contact Person: Juanita Norwood (703) 746-4990
Purpose: To provide project financing to support the development and preservation of affordable rental and sales housing in the City.
Eligibility Criteria: Requests for funding may be submitted to develop or preserve affordable housing within the City of Alexandria. Priority for federal HOME funding will be given to City-certified Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs). Developers are expected to leverage funding from all available sources; assistance from the Fund will be provided only in the amount required to meet identified gaps in financing to produce or preserve affordability.
Description: The Fund is designed to supplement other sources of project funding by providing low interest loans or grants to produce housing units affordable to households with incomes at or below 60% of the area's median income. Funding may be used to cover costs such as: feasibility analysis; pre-development activities; housing preservation; and development costs.
Contact persons: Helen McIlvaine or Eric Keeler (703) 746-4990
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Emelia Panel Bed
The streamlined, neoclassic design of our Emelia Collection finds its feminine grace with tapered legs, fluted sides and feet, and carved floral accents.
- Handcrafted of kiln-dried hardwood with fine veneers using tongue-and-groove joinery
- Finished by hand in warm aged white
- Acorn finials top each corner
- Hook-rail construction allows bed to be adjusted to 2 different heights; the lower setting is for use with a box spring and mattress, the top setting is for use with a mattress only
- Can accommodate the Emelia Trundle (sold separately)
- Slat rail support
- Nylon glides on feet
- Wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Avoid direct sunlight and heat to protect the finish.
- Wood swatch is 6" square; free shipping
- This item is handcrafted with meticulous care. Given its hand-finished nature and natural variations in the wood grain, each item is unique and no two will be exactly alike.
- Assembly will be provided upon delivery
- GREENGUARD Gold Certified. Meets or exceeds stringent chemical emissions standards. Learn more.
Emelia Panel Bed
- Twin Bed Overall: 45½"W x 80"L x 53"H
- Twin Headboard: 45½"W x 2"D x 53"H
- Twin Footboard: 45½"W x 2"D x 23"H
- Clearance Under Bed (lower setting): 6½"H
- Clearance Under Bed (higher setting): 8½"H
- Twin Bed Weight: 140 lbs.
- Full Bed Overall: 57"W x 80"L x 53"H
- Full Headboard: 57"W x 2"D x 53"H
- Full Footboard: 57"W x 2"D x 23"H
- Clearance Under Bed (lower setting): 6½"H
- Clearance Under Bed (higher setting): 8½"H
- Full Bed Weight: 166 lbs.
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Emelia Trundle
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I do many conference calls. Is this the right product
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Jawbone ICON HD Bluetooth Headset
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Probably not, the talk time is not great - although they say 4 hours, I can spend an hour on a call and it seems to wipe out the 4 hour talk time . . . . I charge mine at least 2-3 times a day - although the recharge is really quick it is a pain.
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NAS drives allow sharing over the internet, Gigabit Upstream would be a massive improvement for stuff like this I wish in the UK we was on at least 20Mbps upload now. Upstream is also important for games and when there are a lot of users on a network, it would benefit too.
BT's VDSL 2 allows upto 20Mbit/sec upload speeds atm so it's deffo available in UK


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Holden Fine Arts Center 1100
Belknap and Catlin
P.O. Box 2000
Superior, WI 54880
ph. 715-394-8115
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Webb Recital Hall, Holden Fine Arts
7:30 p.m.
Free Admission
Webb Recital Hall is located in the Holden Fine and Applied Arts Center, 1805 Catlin Avenue on the UW-Superior campus. Free parking is available after 4:30 p.m. in university lots. For more information, call (715) 394-8115. For maps and directions to campus, visit www.uwsuper.edu/directions.


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David Wozniak is a 42-year old lovable but perpetual screw up who finally decides to take control of his life. A habitual sperm donor in his youth, he discovers that he's the biological father of 533 children, 142 of whom are trying to force the fertility clinic to reveal the true identity of the prolific donor code-name Starbuck.
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Cable Knit & Luxe Faux Fur Baby Booties
Soft yarn and a classic cable knit pair seamlessly with our luxe faux fur trim to keep even the tiniest toes warm and cozy while strolling around town. Woven for realistic beauty and inviting softness, our faux fur trim captures the natural weight, depth of color and indulgent softness of genuine fur.
- 100% acrylic cable knit shell with polyester lining and luxe faux fur trim
- Velboa lining and 100% suede stitched sole
- Faux fur pom-pom accents
- Luxe faux fur trim offered in mink (variegated shades of rich beige and grey), arctic fox (variegated ivory) and snow leopard (variegated shades of rich beige and white with taupe spots)
- Charcoal/mink: shell is 100% acrylic, lining: 74% modacrylic, 26% polyester
- Grey/arctic fox: shell is 100% acrylic, lining: 37% modacrylic, 32% polyester, 31% acrylic
- Ivory/snow leopard: shell is 100% acrylic, lining: 62% acrylic, 25% modacrylic, 13% polyester
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- Machine wash
- Sizes: 0-12 mos. and 12-24 mos.
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The Wizard of Oz™ Tin Man Ken® Doll
Wizard of Oz™ Tin Man Ken® doll is inspired by the metallic woodsman who won many a heart as he went in search of his own in the classic film, The Wizard of Oz™.
This endearing Ken® doll stays true to character in a shiny silvery costume that comes complete with the oil can, axe and red heart-shaped "clock" that he carries in the film. Bring the magical Land of Oz to life with this wonderfully whimsical collection!
THE WIZARD OF OZ and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Turner Entertainment Co.
For ages 6 and over.
Production doll may vary from the photo shown above. Mattel reserves the right to modify the fashion/fabrics, sculpt, hair color/style, and accessories. Doll cannot stand alone as shown.