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Evangelicals surge as Catholics wane
(Science 2.0) The percentage of Americans who say they are strong in their religious faith has been steady for the last four decades but a new sociology analysis claims that religious groups who have become more staunchly devout have surged while others, notably Roman Catholics, who have sought to become more liberal under Vatican II in that time, have faded in popularity.
Catholics now report the lowest proportion of strongly affiliated followers among major American religious traditions. The drop in intensity could present challenges for the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S., the study suggests, both in terms of church participation and in Catholics' support for the Church's social and theological positions.
"On the whole, the results show that Americans' strength of religious affiliation was stable from the 1970s to 2010," said Philip Schwadel, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist who authored the analysis to be published in Sociology of Religion. "But upon closer examination, there is considerable divergence between evangelical Protestants on the one hand and Catholics and mainline Protestants on the other."
Schwadel modeled data from nearly 40,000 respondents to the General Social Survey from 1974-2010 and created a measure for Americans' strength of religious affiliation over time. Overall, the proportion of Americans who said they were "strongly affiliated" with their religion increased from 38 percent in the 1970s to a high of more than 43 percent in the mid-1980s but then that number slid to 37 percent by the end of the '80s and has remained about the same ever since.
The changes were instead within the nation's various denominations and religious traditions – most noticeably between Catholics and evangelicals. Since the 1980s, an intensity gap emerged between the groups, the study found. By 2010, about 56 percent of evangelicals said they considered themselves strong adherents to their faith but for Catholics, it was just 35 percent, which was also 4 percentage points lower than mainline Protestants.
Schwade suggests the changes are related to "period-based" effects, like political or social events or other occurrences that can lead to changes among certain groups of people during a specific time period. In Catholics' case, there was an abrupt decline in strength of affiliation starting in 1984 and ending in 1989, which could be due to the growing number of Latino Catholics responding to the survey. Prior research has shown Latino Catholics to be unlikely to report a strong religious affiliation compared with other Catholics. Sex scandals and an inconsistent response to pederasts have not helped. [More]
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Speaking as a former Evangelical who entered the Catholic Church in 2002, I can honestly say that I know SO MANY dissatisfied Evangelicals who are not even attending church any longer because they are in such disagreement. I also know many returning (after evangelicalism) Catholics. So I would question the data. Check out former Protestant, Scott Hahn as an example.
Maranatha, and Kumbya are excellent Advent pleading for the LordS return.
Kumbya my Lord!
I believe the only thing the reformation did was cause competition between Christians. Theres more competition between Christians than there is the olympics. Maybe we should start a Christian olympics whoever can preach the loudest, jump up and down the longest and speak in tongues the fastest… wins the gold!!!!
I love to read all your comments.I love your conviction most of all.We all know who founded our Church and Who is present in our EUCHARIST !We may not have mega church buildings with pastors preaching properity and bossing God around or fancy coffee shops in chuch. We have the Banquet of Banquets and we need to share our true faith with everyone.We do need our leaders to be better evangelist,but what is stopping us from doing our part.I love our Mass but we also need a spiritual revival I found it in the Charismatic renewual just open your heart to the Holy Spirit and see..If is'nt for you than check out other groups with the Church..I consider myself BOTH a cradle Catholic and a convert. I search the scriptures and listen to alot of apologist and choose to be Catholic..
Revival – starts with you and I – getting down on our knees and asking God to send a spiritual revival throughout our respective countries!!
As for me I live a life dependant on the "Holy Spirit" and ask for the Spirit's leading every morning before I do anything – for I am nothing without God.
What the church needs to recognize is that people need strong leadership..the same way a team responds well under a tough strict coach..mushy feel good sermans and seeking to be popular is a turn-off..the Catholic church lost most of it's members when they threw away most of our treasures and traditions..when they decided that other denominations are our equals..they are not.The Church needs to go back to preaching against sin..mentioning hell and praying for the souls in purgatory.It needs to stress the holiness of the Eucharist..it can start by dismissing the EM's…it should openly honor our Lady without fear of what others think and promote the worlds most powerful weapon..the Rosary.Bring back sacred music and reverence for the mass.It needs to start in the families as well..more fathers need to get involved.
Amen John! For so long the message from the pulpit has been Kumbaya because of the fear of offending anyone. See what it has done? I couldn't agree more!
we go to church to worship God, not to get the feel good feeling. Yes, we are full of joy when we are in the presence of our Lord. But the Catholic church has been so overtaken with tolerance for sin, the joy is gone. Let us pray for our priests to get back to teaching the truth.
Protestism is the easy way, the seeds who fell upon the path who grew fast with enthusiasm but had no root. Protestents waste valuable time fighting evolution when so much evidence exists for it. What does it matter HOW God created us as long as we realize He did? Don't AEsop's Fables illustrate truth without being truthful?
El Gato, the root of the Protestant Church is the Holy Catholic Church – is was the Catholic Church that provided the world with the Holy Bible, that all Christians use in studying scripture..The easy way? There are many protestants who have given up their lives to preach the "Word" of God on the mission fields, hardly the easy way.
To say nothing of the Protestants who were burned at the stake or otherwise murdered in the name of the Holy Catholic Church. Of course, it was usually the local civil authority that did the dirty work.
Before becoming Catholic I went to a church such as this. Shouting and jumping in a trance like state. Speaking in tongues one minute, and with tongues of vipers – the next. Its very sad on how people cant even go one hour per week without being entertained.
I understand your defensiveness Catholics, and I am a believer in the true Church founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ too. She is the safe ship on route to the shores of heaven.(that is, if one follows her teaching) However, I was away from the Church for many years in my youth. When I returned to the faith about 20 years ago after having undergone a conversion, I must say I was astounded by the lack of faith and real love for God I discovered lacking in the Church. I had experienced real praise and worship in the Evangelical Churches and a powerful, tangible anointing of the Holy Spirit. God does visit in glory and power where He is truly praised and loved, Catholic or not. This is why the Evangelical church is attracting people. We are missing what the Evangelicals have and that is rousing praise and worship, not just a follower of traditional habits. I am NOT saying that tradition is bad! Tradition is important too. I am saying that, for too many, that is all their 'worship' is. An example is a recent comment I heard from an usher being greeted by a woman coming into the church for Mass. She said, "Hello George, how are you this fine morning?" He answered, "Well I'm here aren't I?" She responded with an understanding chuckle,"Yes, I guess that is all we can expect!" What??? You are about to receive the gift of Body and Blood of Jesus who died for you, who gives you His Body for Food. They can't possibly really believe that or they would not be speaking in this manner coming to greet the King of Kings and preparing to receive this GIFT of living Bread! This just sums up the attitude of the majority of Catholic church-goers, and even many priests I'm sorry to say. But doesn't God expect more than that? Indeed He does! Remember what it says in the Book of Revelation about God preferring if you be hot or cold, but the lukewarm He will spit out of His mouth. We need to get those Evangelicals into the Catholic Church. Stop with the criticism and backbiting and lets look for unity as children of God in that we have something to offer one another. They have much to teach us about worship and giving praise to God. They need the Sacraments and the teaching of the Saints. They need the deposit of faith that Our Lord guaranteed would not be overcome by the enemy. We Catholics, however, need to learn about the real power of our faith through the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, the Holy Spirit. The people need to be set on fire like the first Christians and the Evangelicals can show us how to ignite it. Without the fire and power of the Holy Spirit, our habits are just plain dull and boring ritual, the kind that would cause a person to say "Well I am here aren't I, that is all God should expect," the kind that God wishes to spit out of His mouth.
Before I became Catholic, I was a member of a charismatic Lutheran Church. The combination of the liturgy and praise and worship was wonderful. Sometimes the responses in the Catholic churches sounds like the congregation could care less, like they are hardly alive. I mean just sad. Why not respond with a ring of faith? The pope has approved and sanctioned the Charismatic movement within the Church. Laurie, you hit the nail on the head.
Well said Laurie. I am a former Evangelical Baptist who has been welcomed into the Holy Catholic Church..I came through the leading of the Holy Spirit and I stayed because the Real Presence of Christ is found in our Church..where I recieve His Body and His Blood at each and every Mass, I take part in and they are many. I come because I love the Lord not out of any sense of obligation. I love God's Church and I invite othere to come and experience it for themselves ..I tell of the wonderful treasures found within our Church..and I tell the story of how God loved us so much that He sent His Son to die on a Cross for you and I,..and I tell the gospel story to anyone who will listen.
Jesus tell us; " Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you have no life within you" Should not that be our greatest joy? For some, Nope! They want the joy that comes from loud preaching and loud music. For me, however,I will get my joy, from the Body of Christ.
Well said, Mike.
God bless.
The Catholic Church was started by Jesus Christ. We have the Seven Sacraments given to us by Jesus himself. We have the Euchrist, the Body & Blood of Christ, We have Mary, the Mother of Christ. God gave us his son to die on the Cross for our Salvation. We have it all. It is very hard to be catholic especially a good and devout Catholic. We have to go to Confession at least once a month, never miss Mass on Sunday and Holy days of Obligation. As for our Priest, they are good Priest. There are more Protestant Pastors who abuse children than there are Priest. WE LOVE OUR PRIEST.
It is immaterial if there are more Protestant Pastors who abuse priest, although I doubt that. They don't have bishops who reassigne them so they have an opportunity for fresh meat.
above should say Pastors who abuse kids.
I stop for God, I look to God, and I listen for God's wisdom. The of us are flawed. Religion is man made, but God made me, I will stick with God.
The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ himself We catholics are as sick about the scandal as anyone else, but I'm not throwing out the baby with bathwater. I have met many of our protestant sisters and brothers who are good holy people I love them all. Jesus said "He who is without sin cast the first stone" No stones were cast that day
The Evangelicals are the spiritual and corporeal descendants of the reformation-era protestors known as Protestants. They protested the rampant corruption in Catholic clerical circles, were rebuffed and sometimes executed. Now they have their own churches, Catholic clerical corruption is worse than ever, and the issues then are still the issues now, with the obviou updating that science brings. Isn't it about time Christians start LISTENING to one another?
Florian: what has not been told is that the protestors won. They forced the Church to look at itself and change its terrible ways. The Church did reform and change, but that was not good enough. They decided that they wanted to be totally against the Church and set their own rules. The protestor won! But in the end they lost.
cpatt, you and others here seriously misrepresent the Reformation. It is not as if Luther, Calvin et. al. sought to set their own rules or their own convenience or license. In addition to their criticism of the Church's abuses, they had a different understanding of salvation, of our relationship with God and of authority in the Church. The political and economic situation and the existence of the printing press meant they had a wider audience than in the past, and acceptance by more powerful figures who could protect them from physical destruction. I'd suggest reading some Luther or Calvin to see what they were really about.
Take a look at that photograph at the top of this page. This is what Catholics want to feel like when they attend mass. This euphoria is what is missing. It has been pointed out by various apologists that the Holy Spirit is not a "feeling," but I disagree. This kind of heart-felt euphoria MUST become part of the mass experience. The earliest Christians had it before Constantine hi-jacked the church and made a political hierarchy out of it.
We need great speakers with a "gift" in the Catholic masses. I still say the solution is to put up huge flat television screens so that the homilies can be "piped in" from the few "gifted" public speakers we have in the Catholic Church. We sure don't have very many from what I've experienced.
So many seem to rely on homilies alone to arouse their faith, with little thought given to what they, themselves, bring to the church. In "Forming Intentional Disciples" Sherry Weddell refers readers to the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, in part: "But in order that the liturgy may be able to produce its full effects, it is necessary that the faithful come to it with proper dispositions, that their minds should be attuned to their voices, and that they should cooperate with divine grace lest they receive it in vain." Let's first consider what we bring to the church.
Please read my response to Ed Hynes below.
Recovering you are so right about the enthusiasm. Now whatever enthusiasm there was, and admitedly Catholics want it but are too reserved by refusing to let go, is being smothered by the return to a Liturgy that leaves absolutely no room for the Holy Spirit. With each new ruling about Liturgy the hierarchy seems to be saying that there is no room for the Holy Spirit at Mass. I am not too sure abou tthe large television screens – people will feel they do not have to be part of the community to be nourished – they can stay home and listen. Preachers have to be willing to be open to the Holy Spirit as well.
Concerned, I do have to say, I am not worried about a return to the older liturgy. I think the Holy Spirit can find His way there too. It is all good. Please see, I do appreciate your thoughts. You know there were so many converts from Evangelicals to Eastern Orthodoxy recently. I think the Holy Father sees that and is trying to give young people something really solid that shines with mystery. That is a good thing. Personally, when I made my choice between Orthodoxy and Catholicism, one aspect was having a Shepherd in Rome that would guide us. I think he knows what he is doing and nothing can truly stifle the Holy Spirit in a believers heart, at least not every day lol!
Recovering, I respectfully disagree with your statement about what Catholics want to feel when they attend mass. There are some, perhaps many, who would find such euphoric responses a distraction (at best). I'm not particularly defending or advocating the Latin mass or a very passive congregation, but at the risk of stating a truism, I think our responses and needs are varied, and that no single model of worship is best for all times, people and places.
The first followers of Jesus did not find the euphoria they felt to be a distraction. According to the New Testament story, at the first Christian Pentacost, the disciples appeared to be "drunk" with euphoria.
If one truly believes and has internalized that life continues after death, that death is just a transition through a doorway, and that we will be resurrected, as Jesus was, into a glorious place of unconditional love and acceptance, how could one NOT feel euphoric; that is, if you truly "believed?"
P.S. We need to euphorically "celebrate" this fact at mass!!!
According to Acts, the disciples were all together in one place. It did not say they were sharing in the breaking of the bread. Charismatic prayer meetings are wonderful ways to worship our Lord. However, as we celebrate the Eucharist, it's probably more appropriate to worship in reverence and awe, as we are partaking in the heavenly banquet. (See Scott Hahn's "The Lamb's Supper) There's place for both exuberance and more reserved worship, but the latter is more appropriate for mass. Just my two cents.
God bless.
And when the Holy Spirit appears to me as tongues of fire I expect to respond that way. But if I remember correctly, the disciples did not behave euphorically in Jesus's presence or in response to His preaching. In any case, I don't think you can or should dictate someone else's religious experience.
You do not know Ed, how the apostles felt. The Bible does not tell us much about that. Really think about it. Do you truly believe the mos Holy, most Joyful, the true Love, the One from whom all life emanates is present at Mass? You may not shout or even raise your hands but you will be filled often with joy.
Joycelen, I didn't comment on how the apostles felt, only their reported behavior. Religious experience is personal and telling others what they should feel is inappropriate.
Joycelan, I would add that saying what I will or should feel if I "truly believe" is really outrageous and insulting.
No, not meant that way brother. I know it is different for everyone. Some people just have and intellectual faith and I am not judging the state of your soul. But really think about it! How amazing, how wonderful that Christ is with us and gives Himself for us. You read me totally wrong and I apologize for any insult you may think I meant. But do not take away the joy from others or say it should not exist in the Catholic Church in an exuberant way as well as a quiet and silent way. Blessings..
If one truly believed that Jesus the Lord was present in the Mass, one would feel what in Catholic circles is known as ecstasy! This is meant for every human being when they come close to Jesus. Maybe not every day or every time, but enough that our Mass should be the most joyous place on earth.
Joycelen, It would be very difficult for a person to respond as you describe since faith is what is required, not feelings. The very fact that a person sincerely tries to believe is enough. We are human, and our senses go only so far.
Vin, I do agree with you. I do not feel that ecstasy at every Mass. It is a sense of the Presence, not an emotion. Yes, faith is what is required and there are days that are just like that for sure. And depending on personality, some people are gifted to have that rock steady quiet faith. But some are gifted to have, on occasion, the awareness that truly He is present in a deep spiritual sense. It means nothing as to salvation, but should be respected, just as the other should be respected.
Did Jesus promise that His followers were to be euphoric at the services?? Did Jesus say come to church to get a spirital high? And what happens if euphoria is not felt? Is that person a bad Christian? Jesus promised us many, many times that we would suffer and die. He warned us about those who go through life wearing their religion on their sleeves. Sure we should not go around jumping up and down screaming but accept the gentle touch of the Spirit and go about doig good. I agree homilies need a lot of work and priest and deacon should respond, but the thought that you should go to a service just to get that high is absurd. You cannot find that command from anyone in the Bible.
Amusing that they describe the Catholic Church as trying to become more liberal during a period when the papacy has been increasingly conservative– it's like they didn't notice John Paul or Benedict. Another example of cliche substituting for thought. I think liberalism peaked about 1965, or maybe 1962.
The lack of real leadership from the old farts in Rome trickles through to the people in the pew here in the US.
When the bishops start to act more like shepherds of the disciples of Christ rather than ambitious guys trying to clime up the ranks with a different color hat, more people will come back to and remain in the Church.
I remember a non-Catholic friend calling Pope John Paul II an old fart. I was so offended because this person had no idea WHO he was defaming. But I do know that God will make us accountable for every word we say. So be careful what you say so casually. Some of those you call old farts may be true Saints of God.
Amen, Laurie. Well said.
God bless.
Amen, Laurie!


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The Teams: Holy Cross (13-10, 4-4 PL) vs. Navy (12-10, 5-3 PL)
Date: February 8, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Hart Center (3,600), Worcester, Mass.
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Series Record: Holy Cross leads, 38-9
Last Meeting: Holy Cross 55, Lehigh 38, Annapolis, Md., January 11, 2012
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST NAVY: Wednesday's match-up will be the 48th meeting all-time between Holy Cross and Navy, with the Crusaders owning a 38-9 advantage over the Midshipmen. The teams first met during the 1992-1993 season, as the Crusaders won 75-62 in Annapolis, Md. Holy Cross continued to win the next seven meetings, outscoring Navy 555-503. The Crusaders compiled their largest win streak of 11 games against the Mids from Feb. 22, 2004 until March 8, 2008 after winning 10 straight from Feb. 9, 1999-Feb. 23, 2003. Out of the nine total losses against Navy, four of them have come on the Hart Center hardwood, including the last three meetings in Worcester. The last time Holy Cross topped Navy at home was on Feb. 20, 2008, winning 56-53. Holy Cross is successful when playing on Navy's home court, recording 17 wins and five losses all-time. Head coach Bill Gibbons is responsible for the 38-9 record while Navy head coach Stefanie Pemper holds a 5-2 record against the Crusaders since taking over the reins of the women's basketball program in 2008. The Crusaders broke a four-game losing streak against the Mids on the road earlier this season, tallying a 55-38 victory.
HOLY CROSS AGAINST CONFERENCE FOES: The 2011-2012 season marks the 23rd year of Patriot League competition for the Crusaders. Over the last 22 seasons, the Crusaders have competed in a total of 336 league match-ups, winning 253 and dropping 83 games total for a 75.3 winning percentage, including a 4-4 record so far this season. The team has lost two-straight league matchups, falling against Lehigh the last time out. The 4-4 record puts Holy Cross in fifth place, falling behind American (8-0), Lehigh (6-2) and third-place Army and Navy (5-3). The team was seeded sixth in the tournament last season, its lowest ever, and lost in the quarterfinals against American. The squad recorded two consecutive losing seasons for the first time ever in program history, going 5-9 in 2009-2010 and 6-8 last season. Holy Cross possesses two unblemished Patriot League seasons, going 12-0 in 1990-1991, and doing it again in 1996-1997. Head coach Bill Gibbons has been along for the entire ride and is responsible for the 253-81 league record. In all, Holy Cross has made 21 appearances in the Patriot League Tournament, boasting 11 championships and a 38-10 all-time record. The Crusaders are most successful against Colgate as they have mounted a 43-4 all-time record against the Raiders, with a 10-game win-streak snapped on Jan. 28. The team also boasts a 46-8 record against Lafayette, winning the last four meetings. Army and American have given Holy Cross the most trouble, as the two have combined for 27 of the 81 wins against the Crusaders. Lehigh has put up 15 wins against Holy Cross, including nine in a row, while the squad broke a four-game slide against Navy on Jan. 11.
HOME IS WHERE THE HART IS: Holy Cross, who is now 7-3 at the Hart Center this season, will play in three more home games. The squad has topped Army, Bucknell, Dartmouth, Quinnipiac, UMass, Northeastern and Bryant and lost to Fordham, American and Lehigh. The Crusaders currently have a 77 home victory percentage (302 wins, 90 losses) since becoming a Division I program as the 2011-2012 season marks the 38th season of women's basketball competition at the Hart Center. The win over Dartmouth on Jan. 3 was the program's 300th win as a Division I squad. The program holds an all-time 341-115 advantage in Worcester and has posted 29 winning records and six losing seasons, including last year's 6-7 record. A total of 47 teams have never won at the Hart Center. Combined, the Crusaders have won 161 of 197 meetings (82 percent) against this year's home opponents.
ONE-TWO PUNCH: Sophomore guard Alex Smith (Delran, N.J.) and junior forward Amy Lepley (Norfolk, Mass.) are showing the Patriot League why Holy Cross boasts a winning record after 23 games of action. Lepley currently leads the team with 14 points per game while Smith follows close behind with 13 points per game. Lepley ranks second in the league in scoring while Smith sits in fifth place. Jhazmine Lynch of Colgate leads the league with 14.2 points per game while Army's Anna Simmers and Jen Hazlett separate Lepley and Smith, ranking third and fourth in the league with 14 and 13.1 respective points per game. Combined, the two have led the team in scoring in 18 of the team's 23 games, including seven of the eight conference games. Lepley leads the team in scoring against Patriot League opponents, averaging 15.9 points.
TURNOVER TENACITY: Sophomores Alex Smith and Brisje Malone (Springfield, Mass.) are showing off their seasoned skills, leading the team not only with their scoring capabilities, but also their ability to create shots for their teammates. The two have combined for 217 of the squad's 408 assists (53 percent) and account for only 147 of the total 384 turnovers. Through the 23 games, Smith leads the Patriot League with a 1.6 assist/turnover ratio (130 assists, 80 turnovers) while Malone is second with a 1.3 ratio (87 assists, 67 turnovers). Both tallied 11 assists in one game, Smith doing so against Harvard and Malone against Morgan State. Their output ranks in a tie for fifth in Holy Cross single-game records. Combined, the two have led the team in the assist category in 22 of the 23 total games thus far.
SPREAD THE WEALTH: One of the biggest reasons for Holy Cross' success this season is its ability to spread out the offense. Through the 23 total games, six of the 11 players on the roster have scored in double-figures. Alex Smith and Amy Lepley lead the pack with a combined 33 double-figure outings. All five of the team's regular starters have hit the double-figure mark at least once while sophomore Christine Ganser (Needham, Mass.) adds three double-figure outings. Six different players have led the team in scoring this season as well.
OFFENSE ON TOP: The Holy Cross women's basketball team continues to keep up the offensive tempo eight games into conference action, leading the league with a combined averaged of 65 points per game. When playing non-conference opponents, the Crusaders averaged 64.4 points per game and currently average 65.2 points per game against league foes. In all, the team has put up 1,495 points in 23 contests. The second-highest scoring team in the Patriot League through all games is Lehigh, which averages 59.6 points per game, a difference of 5.4 points. The squad's outburst of 82 points against Bryant was a season-high while a season-best 32 field goals were made against Brown, the second most field goals made by a Patriot League team this season. The team's overall field goal percentage, 42.3, is a league best as it has combined to make 561 of their 1,326 shot attempts. The team is averaging just over 24 field goals made per game. Against league opponents, the Crusaders hit 43.8 percent of their field goals (205 of 468). Altogether, the team is 10-3 when playing in games where it's scored over 60 points and 11-3 when shooting better than 40 percent.
WARD LEADS SQUAD: The lone senior on the roster, Meredith Ward (Westerly, R.I.), was named captain for the 2011-2012 season. Ward was also named a tri-captain for the 2010-2011 season. She is the veteran leader in the backcourt and has started at guard in all 23 games this season, averaging 31.3 minutes, 7.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Her playing time has increased dramatically during her senior season as she averaged 21.3 minutes over her first three years. She currently ranks sixth amongst Patriot League players in average minutes played (31.3). Her point and rebound averages have also improved as she is scoring 3.1 more points and bringing down two more rebounds than her career averages (4.1 points, 1.9 rebounds). She currently ranks 23rd in scoring amongst Patriot League leaders. Most recently against Lehigh, Ward tied the team-high with eight rebounds, recording the second game this season where she's topped out in the rebounding category.Ward has notched four double-digit scoring outings thus far, highlighted by her first career double-double against UMass on Nov. 22. She scored 14 points and tallied a career-best 12 rebounds, almost doubling her previous high of seven rebounds. Against Brown, Ward led the squad with 16 points, knocking down a season-high seven field goals. She followed with a career-high eight assists against Lafayette, leading the team. Her other double-figure games include Quinnipiac (15 points) and Fordham (12). Her free throw shooting remains strong as well, as she hits 78.1 percent (25 of 32) from the line. As a junior, Ward registered a Holy Cross single-game record when she went 12-for-12 from the free throw line against Quinnipiac and finished the season as the team's top free throw performer, making 84 percent of her attempts. In her career she has scored 525 points, recorded 256 rebounds and 221 assists.
SMOOTH SMITH: Sophomore guard Alex Smith was chosen to the preseason All-League Team after being named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team last season. Her accolades continue to stack up as she was named to the Miami Classic All-Tournament team and the Patriot League Player of the Week on Dec. 12. Her numbers are impressive, as she has led the team in scoring in nine games this season, putting up an average of 13 points per game. Highlighting her scoring efforts was a 26-point outburst versus Army on Jan. 25. Smith reached new heights as she sank a career-best nine field goals, five coming from three-point range. She has scored in double-figures in 11 of the last 15 games and has 16 double-digit outings on the season, a team-high. Her other double-figure games include 18 points vs. Lehigh, 14 points vs. Bucknell, 15 points at Brown, 11 points at Lehigh, 10 points vs. Dartmouth, 19 points vs. Morgan State, 11 points at Miami, 11 points vs. Bryant, 17 points at Boston College, 22 points at Harvard, 20 points vs. Northeastern, 15 points at Central Connecticut, 14 points versus UMass, 14 points versus Quinnipiac and 11 points at Yale. Smith topped out in the assists category against Harvard, collecting 11 to notch a career-high and record her first-ever double-double. She has 130 total assists on the season, notching a career-high, and leads the team and Patriot League with 5.7 assists per game. She is once again a three-point threat, sinking a season-high of five three-point shots in one game four times so far (vs. Northeastern, Boston College, Morgan State and Army). She has hit multiple three-pointers in 19 contests and returned to form against Lehigh on Feb. 4, sinking four shots from beyond the arc. Smith averages 2.7 three-pointers made per game, leading the league. She has 41 career games where she's made at least two three-pointers. As a freshman, Smith ranked second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.1 point per game. She also ranked first on the team in minutes played per game (32.0) and assists (98). She finished the season with 82 three-pointers made, ranking second-highest in the Holy Cross single-season records. In her career, Smith has recorded 621 points, 182 rebounds and 228 assists.
LEAPS FOR LEPLEY: Junior forward Amy Lepley returns for her third-straight season as one of the team's starting forwards. She is at full strength as she currently ranks first on the team and second in the Patriot League in scoring average, putting up 14 points per game. Lepley's numbers continue to impress as she has notched 17 double-figure outings this season, highlighted by a season and career-high 22 point outburst against Lehigh on Feb. 4, duplicating her performance from Jan. 7. She registered her fourth 20-point effort of the season, nailing a career-best 10 field goals in 16 attempts. She added seven rebounds and five assists and was voted the Winter Homecoming Game MVP for her efforts. Lepley has hit double figures in six of the last seven games and has led the team in scoring 10 times. She has also recorded double-figures against Lafayette (21) Colgate (19), Bucknell (12), Brown (14), Dartmouth (13) Morgan State (19), Bryant (18) Boston College (11), UMass (15), Harvard (15), Fordham (14), Quinnipiac (13) and Yale (12). Lepley is the team's best shooter, making 51.3 percent of her field goal attempts (132 of 255). She is a true double-threat, as she leads the team and ranks seventh in the league in rebounding, averaging 6.4 rebounds per game. She has led the team in rebounding in seven of the last 11 contests, including a career and team-best 14 rebounds at Colgate. Against the Raiders, Lepley secured her fifth career double-double, scoring 19 points and tallying the 14 rebounds. Originally playing as a guard in high school, the converted forward led the team in rebounding (5.6 per game) and blocks (13) in 2010-2011. In her career she has scored 817 points, recorded 440 rebounds and 169 assists.
PICK-ME-UP PARKER: Freshman forward Emily Parker (Johnston, Iowa) got her Holy Cross career off to a great start, posting a double-double in her first game in a Crusaders uniform. Her 17-point, 10-rebound performance at Yale marked the first time in 15 years of Holy Cross basketball that a freshman posted such high numbers in her first-ever performance. The feat landed her Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors on Nov. 15. She picked up her third Patriot League Rookie of the Week honor on Jan. 30, as she averaged 17 points and five rebounds per game from Jan. 22-28. Parker tied the team-high with 19 points at Colgate on Jan. 28 and has recorded double-figure outings in seven of the last eight games. She registered a season and team-high 20-points against Quinnipiac and has led the team in scoring four times this season. Her 10 double-figure outing include, 15 points vs. Lehigh, 19 points at Colgate, 15 points vs. Army, 10 points at Lafayette, 10 points at Brown, 15 points vs. American, 12 points at Navy, 10 points at UNH, 13 points against Northeastern and 11 points over Bryant. She averages a total of 10 points per game, ranking third on the team and 12th in the Patriot League in the scoring category. She continues to be one of the team's top rebounders as she earned her second double-double with 12 rebounds along with the 12 points at Navy, leading the team in rebounding. She averages 5.8 boards per game, second highest on the team, and has led the squad in rebounding in seven games this season, including her eight rebounds against Lehigh the last time out. She is the team's top shot-blocker as she notched a season-high four blocks against the Midshipmen on Jan. 11. She has posted a total of 27 blocks on the season, an average of 1.3 blocks per game, ranking sixth amongst Patriot League players. She has registered eight games with multiple blocks, the most by any other Crusader this season.
COMEBACK MALONE: Sophomore guard Brisje Malone, who did not start the two exhibition games for Holy Cross this fall, has come back to earn the third starting guard spot in 22 of the 23 games this season. Malone is aiding the team's top offense as she has tallied 12 double-digit scoring affairs and averaged nine points per game. She has hit a season-high of 15 points twice, coming at Lafayette on Jan. 18 and at UNH. Against the Leopards, Malone went to the free throw line a career-best 10 times, sinking seven free throws. She ranks fourth on the team and 17th amongst Patriot League players in scoring. She has also scored double-figures against Bucknell (10), American (12), Dartmouth (11), Morgan State (10), Bryant (14), Boston College (10), Northeastern (11), UMass (10), Harvard (13), Central Connecticut (11) and Yale (13). Malone hits her stride in the clutch, scoring 120 of her 208 total points in the second half of games (57.7 percent). Malone notched two season-highs in the game against Morgan State, tallying eight rebounds and 11 assists. She became the second player on the team to notch a points, assist double-double this season, as her 11 assists were a career-best. Her versatility stretches to the defensive side of the ball as she ranks fourth on the team with 4.4 rebounds per game after tying her season-high with eight rebounds at Colgate. She led the team in rebounding against New Hampshire and Miami. She is also second on the team with 3.7 assists per game. As a freshman, she averaged 26.1 minutes and 7.1 points per game. In her career she has scored 400 points, brought down 176 rebounds and dished out 144 assists.
GAINS FOR GANSER: Sophomore Christine Ganser, who has been a solid presence off the bench for Holy Cross this season, broke out for a career-best 21-point, four steal performance in the team's win over Dartmouth. Ganser, whose previous high was 15 points, made 11 free throws and five field goals. Ganser is a big addition for the Crusaders' defense as she posts 4.9 rebounds per game, third on the team and 15th amongst league foes. Ganser is averaging 5.5 rebounds per game against Patriot League opponents, third highest on the team. She tied the team-high with six rebounds versus Army on Jan. 25 and has had at least two rebounds in 10 the last 11 contests. She also makes 73.7 percent of her free throws (56 of 75), ranking fourth amongst league players. Ganser played in all 30 games as a freshman, averaging 4.8 points and 3.8 rebounds.
HELPING HANDS: For the second season in a row, the Holy Cross women's basketball team is leading the Patriot League in assists. The squad has combined for 408 assists on the season, an average of 17.7 assists per game. Lehigh and American tie for second in the league with 13.1 assists per game, a difference of 4.6 assists. Sophomore Alex Smith is once again the team's leader in the assists category, as she averages 5.7 assists per game, also leading the Patriot League. Holy Cross' 27 assists over Bryant tallied a league-high on the season. Sophomore Brisje Malone adds 3.7 assists per game, third in the league and second on the team while Amy Lepley averaged 2.8 assists, ranking eight in the league.
STARTERS SHINE: The starting five for Holy Cross this season have earned their roles for a reason. Through the 23 games, Crusader starters have posted 1,203 of the team's 1,495 points (80.5 percent). They have combined for 3,410 of the 4,625 minutes played (74 percent) and are shooting a combined 43.6 percent from the floor (455 of 1,043). They have also sported 536 rebounds, 350 assists and 138 steals. Against Fordham, the team's starters scored 37 of the team's 43 points. In the game against Harvard, the starters boasted 71 of 73 points. Forty-five of the team's 53 points were scored by the starting five at CCSU and 59 of the team's 61 points versus UNH were put up by starters. Fifty of the squad's 60 points were scored by starters in the Patriot League opener at Lehigh while 46 of the 55 points were posted by starters at Navy. The starting five posted 68 of the Crusaders' 73 points in the most recent outing versus Lehigh.
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Another goal of the 2011-2012 season is to step up on all aspects of the defense. One of the main ways the team will accomplish that goal is to win the rebounding battle. The team has outrebounded 14 of its 23 opponents thus far (Lehigh, Bucknell, Lafayette, Brown, American, Navy, Morgan State, Yale, Fordham, UMass, UNH, Northeastern, Boston College and Bryant) and boasts a 9-5 record when outrebounding its opponent. Highlighting the teams rebounding efforts was a 52-33 margin against Bryant, a difference of 19 boards, a +13 difference against Navy (46-33) and a 43-29 advantage against American (+14). The 52 rebounds against Bryant were a single-game high. In all, Holy Cross posts 27 more rebounds than its opponents, an 878-851 difference. The Crusaders have also stepped up their defense on another level, obtaining more blocks than opponents in 10 of the 23 games (3-1 vs. Lehigh, 2-1 vs. Bucknell, 2-1 at Lafayette, 5-3 at Brown, 3-0 versus American, 4-2 at Navy, 4-1 versus Quinnipiac, 3-1 at Harvard, 3-2 at UNH, 4-1 versus Bryant). Emily Parker has collected 27 of the team's 50 blocks. Last season, the team was outrebounded by a margin of 1,186-1,023, a 123 rebound difference. The last Holy Cross team to outrebound all of its opponents during a season was in 2002-2003. That season, the squad put up 1,216 rebounds compared to 1,124 rebounds by their opponents. The team finished with a 24-8 overall record and won the 2003 Patriot League Championship.
CRUSADERS PICKED FIFTH IN PRESEASON POLL: Holy Cross was picked to finish fifth for the second straight season in the 2011-2012 Patriot League preseason poll, receiving 52 votes. American was chosen to finish first, receiving 11 first-place votes as senior Lisa Strack was voted preseason All-Patriot League. The Eagles earned a league-high 94 points and was followed by Lehigh, who received three first place votes and 83 points. Reigning Patriot League champion Navy was picked third with 74 points and two first place votes, while Bucknell (58 points) and Holy Cross (52) were selected fourth and fifth respectively. Lafayette, Army and Colgate followed in order, earning 38, 26 and 23 points respectively.
HOLY CROSS AMONGST THE NATION'S BEST: Holy Cross has gained recognition with many of the nation's top teams and players after the 15th round of the NCAA Division I rankings was released on Feb. 6. Currently, the Crusaders rank eighth in assists per game (17.7), 15th in assist/turnover ratio (1.06), 46th in field goal percentage (42.3) and 113th in scoring offense (65.0). Alex Smith ranks within the top-50 in the nation with her 5.7 assists per game (18th). Smith also ranks in the top-50 with her 2.7 three-pointers made per game, currently ranking 19th. She ranks within the top-100 in assist/turnover ratio, sitting in 56th (1.63). Amy Lepley ranks 44th nationally with her 51.3 field goal percentage.
BOWL FOR BONDS: Assistant coach Chante Bonds knows what it's like to be a champion. This past summer, Bonds was a major part of the Boston Militia, a team in the Women's Football Alliance. Her squad went 7-1 during the regular season and finished with a 3-0 record in the national conference playoffs, earning them a spot in the world championship. Facing the San Diego Surge, Bonds' Militia won the game 35-19 and was crowned the 2011 Women's Football Alliance National Champions. Bonds, who was in her third year in the women's league, earned second team All-America honors as a wide receiver. Playing as a cornerback in the championship game, Bonds stopped a San Diego drive with an interception and an 11-yard return. Bonds, born in Boston, Mass. and raised in Brockton, Mass., played Division II basketball at Bentley. A combo guard, Bonds' favorite tasks on the basketball court were diving for loose balls and setting screens for post players. On the football field, she caught on to contact and tackling quickly.
SUMMER SHAPE-UP: The Crusaders went through a tough and rigorous summer off season, working with assistant coach Chante Bonds and strength and conditioning coach Brittany Keil. In addition to the normal training regimen of strength, power, core stability and knee injury prevention, Keil and Bonds implemented a conditioning sprint test. The sprint test simulated game-like conditions, and when they ran it together as a team, they competed to see who can stay on top of the 'speed ladder'; slowest person is last in line, fastest person is at the top, and they fight to move up or keep their position on every sprint rep. Both Bonds and Keil felt that this new training segment changed the squad's mentality of being on the team and kept them training with consistency and intensity throughout the summer.
HEAD COACH BILL GIBBONS:27th Season: Holy Cross head coach Bill Gibbons began the season with 496 career wins and now boasts a career record of 509-296 as head coach (63.2 winning percentage), including a 13-10 record at the helm this season. He became the 24th active Division I coach to have 500 career wins on Dec. 3 at New Hampshire. He is in his 27th season at the helm of the Holy Cross women's basketball program and 31st as a member of the Holy Cross basketball family in 2011-2012. He has led the Crusaders to nine Patriot League Championships in the last 16 years. He has also made 12 postseason appearances (11 NCAA Tournaments and one WNIT) in his 26 years as head coach. He holds sixteen 20-win seasons under his belt and is the sixth coach of the women's program at Holy Cross, enjoying the longest tenure in the position. He has led the Holy Cross women's basketball program to more victories than any other coach, and is the winningest coach in Holy Cross basketball history. With his 358th victory, he surpassed George Blaney (357 wins as head coach of the Holy Cross men's basketball program), who had hired him to be his assistant coach in 1981. Now with 500 wins, Gibbons is the second-winningest coach in Holy Cross Athletics history, behind legendary baseball coach Jack Barry, who totaled 616 wins from 1921-1960.
NEXT UP FOR THE CRUSADERS: Holy Cross returns to the road for a Saturday afternoon contest at American on Feb. 11. The squad travels to Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. for a 2:00 p.m. showdown.
SCOUTING NAVY: Navy enters the game with an overall record of 12-10 on the season. The Mids are 3-2 in their last five contests, topping Patriot League opponent Lafayette the last time out (63-47). Sophomore forward Audrey Bauer leads the team offensively with an average of 10.6 points per game. Fellow sophomore forward Jade Geif leads the team defensively with 8.2 rebounds per game and also adds 10.4 points. The squad averages 54.2 points and 38 rebounds per game as a whole. Navy is led by head coach Stefanie Pemper, who was named the 2011 Patriot League Coach of the Year. She owns a 64-50 record after four years of coaching the Mids.

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WORCESTER, Mass. - Army pitchers Nick Hill, Milan Dinga and Ben Mayhew combined to strikeout 17 batters and allow just two runs on seven hits across two games, as they Black Knights defeated Holy Cross, 2-1 and 5-1 in Patriot League doubleheader action on Saturday afternoon at Fitton Field. Army improves to 17-16-1 overall (3-7 Patriot League), while Holy Cross falls to 13-16-1 (3-7 Patriot League).
The left-handed Hill earned his third win of the year after throwing 6.0 innings and allowing one run on three hits, while recording eight strikeouts in the first game. Dinga entered the game in the seventh to record his sixth save of the season after retiring three batters.
In the second game, the Cadets got a complete game effort from the 6-foot-6 Mayhew, who worked all nine innings and allowed just one run on three hits, while striking out eight.
Offensively in game one, Army took a one run lead in the second inning when Jeremy Stache ripped an RBI double to right center, scoring White, who had reach base on an error and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Kyle Fleming.
Holy Cross responded in the fourth when Tom Potvin singled up the middle, scoring Gil Gomez. Gomez walked to start the inning and stole second, putting himself in scoring position. He reached third on Potvin's base hit, and was able to score after the ball was misplayed in the field.
The Cadets then got the go-ahead run, and essentially, the game-winning run, when the versatile White launched a solo shot to center field to start the sixth inning.
Holy Cross starter Scott Hampe worked 7.0 innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits, while striking out four batters in his third complete game of the season.
In game two, the Crusaders took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Norm Roth crossed the plate after a fielding error by the second baseman. Jamie Aldrich struck out to start the inning, but Roth singled through the left side to give the home team some momentum. Roth moved into scoring position after a fielder's choice to get Tucker Frawley out on a groundball. Kyle Lister then drew a walk and with two on and two out, Tyler Stampone drilled the ball up the middle, which was misplayed in the field, allotting Roth the time to round third and reach home. Holy Cross then had the bases loaded with two down, but Mayhew was able to get out of the jam with a huge strikeout.
The Black Knights responded in the fifth, however, and scored five runs on two hits. Two Holy Cross fielding errors and a wild pitch made up for three of Army's five runs. Chris Simmons accounted for the other two with a two-run single to center.
Simmons led Army with a 2-for-5 performance at the plate in the second game. White went 2-for-7 on the day with two runs scored and an RBI. Jeremy Stache went 3-for-7 and also drove in a run.
Seven different Crusaders accounted for their seven hits on the afternoon. Frawley went 1-for-3 in the first game and now has 171 career hits, just four away from becoming the all-time career hits leader in Holy Cross baseball history.
Holy Cross and Army will conclude the four-game series on Sunday, April 16. The first game will begin at 12:00 p.m.


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Birthday imminent
So this year, I linked my Amazon wishlist on Twitter–I usually share it with family a week before the event, but I decided to share it in case anyone had wanted to get me something for November 19th.
The response was really overwhelming. People got me everything from nail polish to badass pink keyboard. It was also humbling and awkward for me. I'm a pretty private person. I would never post for donations, even if I gave services that merited them or super duper needed them (I don't). It's just the kind of person I am; I don't look down on those who do whatsoever, I just feel too self-conscious to do so.
Anyway, since some people remained anonymous, I figured this blog post was the best way to say thank you. Seriously, thank you–to anyone who got me something, wanted to, or is planning to. I got a bunch of packages in the mail today and it was so exciting, I had no idea it'd make me this happy.
Honestly, my birthday is usually a quiet event. I plan surprise parties for friends, I go out of my way to get the perfect present for boyfriends, and I even organize weird surprise Twitter cupcakes for acquaintances. But when the tables are turned, I dodge my birthday. I often don't tell anyone when it's my birthday, even my closest friends don't get any warning because I don't want to burden people. I haven't had a party for it in years.
Suffice to say it meant and it means a lot. It was also an important life lesson that I have little to lose and a lot to gain by letting people be nice to me.


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How Strange!!
(Except from "The Wages of Sin is Death!" by J. Preston Eby)
"If you say Christ is Victor they call you heretic…how strange!"
All men are born sinners; and the wages of sin is death. But Jesus became a sin offering for all men, He carried those sins to the cross, and that ends the matter. And there, because He actually atoned for ALL those sins, He actually "abolished death ." To abolish is to do away with entirely. Death is no more. That is God's estimation of the fruit of Christ's redemption! "Our Saviour Jesus Christ, who HAS ABOLISHED DEATH, and has brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel" (II Tim. 1:10).
We have been told a lot of funny stories. How we need to get back to the Word, and to it alone! How we need to forsake the imaginings of mere men, and get our feet planted firmly on solid rock! How we need to cease limiting the Holy One of Israel and renouncing the all-inclusive victory of Calvary! For there, whether we believe it or not, our Lord tasted death "for every man " (Heb. 2:9). Yes, He only tasted it. He was a man for thirty-three and a half years; He died; He descended into Hades, the realm of the dead; He remained in death but three days. He merely sampled death. He sampled it in the place of every son of Adam. He actually tasted death for every man! Then He arose, victor over every foe. And as a result of that victory, all men shall have life. And through that death He actually bought back the world, all of it, unto Himself. No, He did not reconcile only a few believers unto Himself! Let us forever forsake the kind of ignorance that can contradict the words of inspiration: "To wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world (all of it) unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and has committed unto us the Word of reconciliation" (11 Cor. 5:19).
One wonders what most Christians read their Bibles for. They certainly get very little out of them worth mentioning. If they did, then they would have discovered long ago that "by the righteousness of One the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life" (Rom. 5:18). Oh, that all might somehow come to realize the enormity and compass of the work of Calvary! Satan would ever limit that work, set it aside, for it is his undoing. He would discount and belittle it, and eventually set it aside for it is his undoing. He would keep men blinded as to the great debt of gratitude they owe for such a mighty deliverance. He would blind all men to the enormity of the sweeping declaration of Jn. 4:42: "This is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world." He is still the god of this world, and has no desire to believe that he will lose all. And how many Christians agree with him! When the devil says that he will possess the vast majority of the souls of men for ever, the Christians shout, "Amen!" And if you say that Christ is Victor they call you a heretic, and ask to be removed from your mailing list. How strange!
How we need to forsake all the stupidity and blasphemy that can represent our Lord as a failure! He accomplished what He came to earth to do. He did not die in vain. He did not do a half-job. He "finished the work," accomplished fully His Father's plan. And "we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the World (I Jn. 4:14). Ah, the victory of Calvary means so much more than any of us ever realized in the past. It was such a pathetically ineffectual work, according to the way it was once taught us. It was weak and so limited in scope, so incomplete! Christ came to save the world (Jn. 12:47); God sent His Son "that THE WORLD through Him might be saved" (Jn 3:17). But it was all in vain. He wasn't able to do what He came for. He couldn't finish the work, even though in Jn. 17:4 He stated that He had finished it. He said. "I have finished the work which You gave Me to do." But He lied. He left it unfinished according to the way we have always been taught, which made God a poor puny victim of circumstances beyond His control and Christ a mere pawn of Satan and unbelieving men, a victim of their whim and fancy.
Thank God, that long night of darkness is passing! Thank God, a fuller, deeper message now goes forth, which does not limit the God of our salvation, which does not belittle and besmear the atonement, the complete redemption of our Lord Jesus Christ! He did not die in vain! He was not a failure! Hallelujah! Calvary was not a defeat, but an exultant victory. And there He, the spotless sinless Lamb of God actually gave His life to "take away the sins of THE WORLD." Let us never forget that fact. Jesus truly paid it all. And because of this we, like the woman at the well, "KNOW that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world."
"…but now once in the end of the world (age) has He appeared to PUT AWAY SIN by the sacrifice of Himself" (Heb. 9:26). "Once in the end of the world." Not for each dispensation, but for all dispensations. Not for one age, but for all ages. Not for a few, but for "the many" (vs. 28), comprehending the vastness of the number which no man can compute of the great family of man. As the year's sin of a nation was borne away into the desert by the scapegoat, and put away, so were the sins of the WHOLE WORLD centered on the head of Jesus Christ. He was "the propitiation for our sins : and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world" (I Jn. 2:2). And when He died, He dropped sin as a stone into the depths of oblivion. And He PUT AWAY sin. The Greek word is very strong: annihilated, made nothing of, made as though it had never been . Sin, in the mind and purpose of God, is as entirely done away as a debt when it is paid. Hallelujah!
Yes, He is actually "the Saviour of ALL MEN" (I Tim. 4:10). And He cannot be Saviour of all, and at the same time the destroyer of some. Let us, dear ones, cease listening to Satan who would have Him to fail in His mission, to come off second best in His attempted overthrow of sin. He came to earth to destroy SIN, and to save SINNERS.
"The Son of man was manifested that He might DESTROY THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL" (I Jn. 3:8). And when all is finished, if but one trace of sin remains, He will have died a failure and in vain. The adversary would have us to believe that HE is the victor, that sin is not destroyed, and hence, since Christ can not destroy sin, He must destroy those sinners whom He could not reconcile. But let us remember that Satan is the father of all lies. Let us cease being deceived by those lies! Let us believe God. "God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that THE WORLD through Him might be saved" (Jn. 3:17). "I came not to judge the world, but to SAVE THE WORLD" (Jn. 12:47). "For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives , BUT TO SAVE THEM" (Lk. 9:56). He came to put away sin, to destroy death, to curse the curse, to lift the burdens, to heal the heartaches, to deliver those in bondage.
Why will men continue to preach eternal wrath, and damnation, and torment, and torture, and anguish, and despair, and fear, when God is love? Surely they cannot have experienced that love, else they could never refrain from proclaiming it! Surely they must not have found Jn. 3:16: "For God so loved the world that He gave…" And surely they must never have found Jn. 12:32: "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth will draw ALL MEN unto Me." Let us never again forget that "He gave Himself a ransom for ALL, to be testified in due time" (I Tim. 2:6). Let us ever remember Col. 1:20: "And having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile ALL THINGS unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven." And now, "the saving grace of God is manifested FOR ALL MEN" (Tit. 2:11, Gk.).
Think of it, the living God IS THE SAVIOUR OF ALL MEN! (I Tim. 4:9-11). The Greek word used here is SOTEER. It occurs twenty-four times in the New Testament and is correctly translated "saviour" every time. Nor does the Scripture say that God is the "provider" of salvation for all. This would not make Him the Saviour of all. If He does not actually save all, then He is merely a "would-be" Saviour, a "potential" Saviour of all. He is not a Saviour "for" all men, merely provided, to be accepted or rejected according to the whims of human nature or the power of the devil; He is the Saviour "of" all men, and there is a world of difference between those two views. I find that all the Churches believe that Jesus is a Saviour "for" all men, but none of them truly believe that He is the Saviour "of" all men. Let me illustrate. If five men were drowning and a life guard was on duty with instructions to save any who voluntarily called on him, he would be a saviour "for" the five men. But if he actually jumped into the water, grabbed them by the hair of the head, snatched them out of the water. and saved their lives, he would then be the saviour "of" the men. Can we not see by this that Jesus can only be the Savior of all men if all men are actually saved by Him? Such a truth should fill the hardest heart with joy, and cause continual thanksgiving to God for His power, wisdom, love, grace, and righteousness.
Knowing how difficult it would be for men to believe that Jesus is the Saviour of all men, in I Tim. 4:9-11 God offers man encouragement by assuring him that it is a FAITHFUL SAYING and WORTHY OF ALL ACCEPTATION. It is faithful to God, faithful to His Son, faithful to Calvary, faithful to the Word, and faithful to the desire of all who have the love of God poured into their hearts by the Holy Spirit. It is hard to understand why so many should condemn as unfaithful and worthy of all rejection, that which God has so plainly declared to be a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation!
Oh blessed deliverance, oh wonderful emancipation! What a shame that so little of it is told! What a tragedy, that those who profess to preach the Gospel preach instead little but a morbid and horrid tale of eternal fear and torment and torture! Thank God it is true, wonderfully and gloriously true, "The wages Of sin is death, but the GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD!"
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Julianne Moore has played a porn-star mom, an incestuous mom and seriously miserable moms in films like Boogie Nights, Savage Grace, Far From Heaven and The Hours. In real life, she says, "I'm not really any different than any other working parent," trying to balance career and family and to raise her kids – Caleb, eleven, and Liv, six – with a solid sense of their place in the world.
"I think it's imperative that kids understand that parents have to work for a living," says Moore, who lives in New York and is married to director Bart Freundlich. "And with any luck you do work that you really enjoy, too."
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Why is dodgeball such an icon of terror for so many people?
[Laughs] You know, people fall into two camps with dodgeball: the ones who love it, and the ones who hate it. My little eleven-year-old boy, who's a really sensitive soul, loves dodgeball. So does my daughter. And my husband will laugh at me when I say, "Oh my gosh, it's terrifying." For them it's just a ball! But I was not that kid. I was on the small side and I wasn't athletic. I would stay in the back as long as I could so the kids wouldn't hit me with the ball. But invariably I'd be the last one left, and there'd be a big kid on the other side, and then I'd get hit with the ball. So I learned to stand in the front and get out really fast. It didn't really hurt much when the ball hit you. The anticipation was the worst, which is what the character in the book finds out.
The main character's problem springs from going to the Early Bird program at school because her parents have to work. Will the next book in the series be Freckleface Strawberry's Guilt-Ridden Parents?
[Laughs] But she loves Early Bird. Early Bird actually came from a time when my son was little and he would beg to go to school early because the teacher in charge of the Early Bird program was a great basketball player. So Cal would say "Can I please go to Early Bird?" And we'd say, no, you can't, because it meant we had to get there forty-five minutes early. Freckleface Strawberry loves Early Bird because she doesn't have to stay home eating breakfast. She gets to go to school early, and she loves school.
I guess I was projecting my own guilt.
Well, the Early Bird thing is something that all working parents will recognize, because, yeah, that's why it's there, so you can work.
Have you had to make career concessions to accommodate your kids, and vice versa?
Oh my god. Yes. I'm not really any different than any other working parent. I mean, one thing my job does allow is tremendous flexibility, so I can be there at school drop-off and pick-up and go to soccer and dance. There are times when really, that's all I'm doing. And then there are times like now, where for seven weeks, I'm out of town and home only on the weekends. Which is really hard, except that I have a husband who can do that other stuff. Last summer, he was away a lot and I was the one who was home with the kids and taking them to day camp. Also I think it's imperative that kids understand that parents have to work for a living, that there's an economic model that you have to follow, which is that you do some work and that enables you to take care of your family, and with any luck you do work that you really enjoy, too. That's the truth of the world. And kids understand that.
Did your kids understand early on the trade-off that you go away for a while and then you come back and they get you all to themselves? "We're not doing our children any favors by saying, I'm just going to put myself away."
No, because this is recent. I didn't go away when they were little; they came with me, which is the other huge upside of being an actress. There aren't many other jobs where you can bring your children to your workplace, but acting is one of them. My joke is that my kids for a long time thought I worked in a trailer, because that's where we would go. We'd go to work and sit in the trailer, and then I'd go do a scene and come back to the trailer, and that's how it was. When I did "Savage Grace," we all went to Spain together. When I was in "Blindness," we were all in rural Canada. We all went away in the summers and made movies. This is pretty new, this me-going-to-Toronto thing. They don't like it at all. But I feel like I'm really lucky to work.
You grew up all over the world. Why have you chosen to raise your kids in New York City?
I love New York. My husband was born and raised and went to school there. His family lives in New York City, so he has a very strong connection to it. I moved to New York right after college and really, really liked it. The thing about New York is that there's a tremendous sense of community – more than anywhere I ever lived – and of history. It's an old city. It has so much to offer. It's incredibly diverse. It's a wonderful place to live. I mean, we always toy with the idea of, well, what would it be like to live somewhere else, or to go live in the country? But so far we've been very happy.
You've said it irritates you to be asked how something affects you as a mother, as opposed to how it affects you as a person.
Absolutely! Because it's reductive. For crying out loud! I do think it's been the major experience of my life, but motherhood doesn't wipe out the person that you are. But because it's so big, people tend to say, "This is going to be the ultimate thing that defines me," and that, I think, is where you get into trouble.
Even in the first couple of years, when you're just in this swamp of motherhood emotionally and hormonally, where you go around like, "Wow, wow, I just am in this. I don't have the time to read or do anything else," there is this kind of immersion, but that does pass. And you're still yourself. You have to be – not just for you, but for your children, too.
That's a lesson our generation of mothers learned from our own mothers.
Yeah! Our mothers were so f-ing miserable!
Your mother worked, though, right?
My mother didn't really work until later. She had children when she was nineteen years old. She had three kids by the time she was twenty-five, and she was not happy about it. And believe me, we knew. But that's a fact that a lot of us grew up with. That's why I'm saying I don't think we're doing our children any favors by saying, "I'm just going to put myself away." I don't think it makes children or parents happy.
What about celebrity? Does it make it harder or easier to raise kids? "Ellen Barkin was with me while I was in labor."
That's where there's an advantage to living in New York City. I'm not the only actor-parent my kids know. And there are lots of people who have big and crazy – eccentric – jobs in New York as well. So we fit in there. Our children don't perceive our family with a filmmaker father and an actress mother as being somehow different; it's just sort of more of the same. But I do think that sense of celebrity culture is much more prevalent now than it was even ten or fifteen years ago. It just seems to grow and grow. I'm hoping that maybe with the global economic meltdown, the celebrity culture will melt down somewhat too.
Yes, in some ways, politicians are the new celebrities.
I remember a conversation with my son. He said, "You're on the cover of a magazine because you're famous." I said, "No, it's because it's what my job is. If I'm on the cover of a fashion magazine, it's because I'm promoting a movie. That's just part of my job." It's very important for people to understand that your public face is tied to your work, but it's not who you are.
You and your husband got married when Caleb was five and Liv was one. Did having children change your concept of marriage and family?
Well, David Letterman asked, "Why did you get married?" And I said, "Well, one kid it seems like it's okay not to get married, and two kids it just starts to seem sloppy." I think we ended up getting married just because we were like, "Well, we are here. This is what it is." It's a way of cementing your relationship and your family. Though I don't know that I believe that marriage is the be all and end all for everybody either.
I once met you and Ellen Barkin at an event, and your friendship seemed so warm and supportive. Parenting can really affect friendships. Has it changed yours?
I love her. I became much closer with my friends. Ellen was the person who gave me the most advice about having a baby. She was the first person who came to my room when Cal was born, and she was with me while I was in labor. My daughter's middle name, Helen, is for Ellen. Somebody once said to me, "You're going to ask your mother, 'What do I do when blah-blah-blah?' And you're going to get really mad because your mother won't remember it. And that is not her fault!" You ask anybody who is too far away from having a newborn or whatever, and they won't remember it. The person you can ask is your girlfriend who's got a newborn or a five-year-old or an eight-year-old. They're the ones who say, "Oh, yeah-yeah-yeah, let me tell you how it works." And that's how you navigate it. Early on when you have children, your female friendships do go, because you have a job, a baby, a husband. But they also understand. It's not like falling into a boyfriend hole. You fall into a baby hole, and everybody knows what that is. Then you get out of it and suddenly find you have a tremendous amount of support.
So what's the most important lesson you've learned about parenting so far?
That they're just other people. You have this baby and you have a relationship with the baby, and then you look at them, and you're like, "Wow, you're a whole person! You're just this whole separate being." And you get to explore that relationship, especially as they get older. Suddenly there are two separate human beings across the table from you and your husband. It's just like, "Where did these people come from?" There's so much you can do to develop them and teach them and take care of them, but in many ways they just are who they are. And that, I think, is the most wonderful thing.


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Leader Mark organizes offseason mini camp
Posted 13 June 2011 - 01:21 PM
Sources: Jets work out in New Jersey
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This was the team's first full-squad workout since the start of the lockout, an expanded version of Mark Sanchez's "Jets West" camp last month in Southern California.
Unlike "Jets West," which was publicized and open to the media, the team managed to keep this quiet. Concerned with potential security issues, the players decided to keep it a secret and close the sessions to fans and media, sources said.
It's hard to imagine the big-talking, camera-loving Jets from doing anything in private, but that apparently was the agreement between the players.
Once again, Sanchez was the organizer. Dozens of players flew in from out of town to attend the "camp," which runs through Wednesday. It comes at a time when the Jets, in a normal offseason, would be conducting their veterans' minicamp.
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Every player on the roster was invited to attend, including the free agents. It wasn't immediately known if wide receivers Santonio Holmes and Braylon Edwards, two of the Jets' marquee free agents, attended the first practice.
Like the "Jets West" passing camp, which drew about 14 offensive skill-position players to Sanchez's hometown in Mission Viejo, Calif., the format included a film-watching session before the players took the field for drills.
Throughout the work stoppage, Jets players have been working out in pockets around the country, mostly in New Jersey. Just recently, nose tackle Sione Pouha and defensive end Mike DeVito organized defensive-line workouts at a high school in Morris County.
Sanchez and a couple of his receivers have been working out at a high school not far from the Jets' facility in Florham Park, N.J. Training camp is scheduled to begin in seven weeks.
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Published: Monday, June 13, 2011, 1:07 PM Updated: Monday, June 13, 2011, 3:21 PM
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David Ahntholz/For The Star-LedgerJets quarterback Mark Sanchez organized "Jets West" last month. Now, he has gathered the full team for lockout workouts in New Jersey.
After hosting "Jets West" in his native California last month, Mark Sanchez recently said he was working on the next step: full-team workouts as the NFL's work stoppage lingers.
Quietly, the quarterback and his teammates began these sessions today at an undisclosed location in New Jersey, a person with direct knowledge of the workouts confirmed. That person requested anonymity because the sessions are supposed to be private for security reasons.
ESPN New York first reported these workouts are being held.
About 40 to 45 players are in attendance, according to the report. The players are expected to practice together through Wednesday.
The "Jets West" camp was attended by about 15 offensive skill players, and a handful of defensive linemen gathered informally this month for workouts at a high school in Morris County. But this is the first time the full roster was invited to work out together, a step several other teams have taken in recent weeks as the lockout imposed by owners March 12 has now lasted beyond 90 days.
"It's important for the continuity purposes; it's important just to be around them again and get the timing back," Sanchez said at Justin Tuck's charity billiards tournament earlier this month. "But it's also tricky because I also understand if they're a free agent and they don't want to show their cards; they want to drive up the market price for their playing ability, and you can't really blame them. So it's a difficult situation. It's kind of dicey trying to get them all out there and make sure they're comfortable with it."
The lockout has wiped out teams' offseason workout programs, organized team activities and mini-camps. In past years, the full-team mandatory mini-camp would have been held this week.
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Posted 13 June 2011 - 09:04 PM
Im guessing Delbarton in Morristown.
Edited by visajets, 13 June 2011 - 09:05 PM.
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Posted 13 June 2011 - 09:22 PM
The GIANTS are working out at Bergen Catholic High School. Does anyone know where the JETS are working out?
Im guessing Delbarton in Morristown.
Rumor has it that its in Farleigh Dickinson, not saying for sure, but thats what I read elsewhere on the interwebz.
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Posted 13 June 2011 - 10:11 PM
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I just don't understand what the Jets are doing. I predicted them to go 2-14 prior to this season, so they surpassed expectations.
Posted 13 June 2011 - 10:47 PM
I'm curious to see who isn't here. If I'm Mike T I use that in a lot of judgement who I want to bring back out of our, I believe, 17 potential FA's
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Posted 14 June 2011 - 08:03 AM
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Posted 14 June 2011 - 12:26 PM
About 2 weeks ago, the Patriots did the same thing. About 45-50 players (fa's and rookies too) gathered to work out in a fashion similar to an actual workout at Gillette. It was organized by Brady, Wilfork and Mayo. Anyway, these workouts were supposed to be secret too. The work outs were held at Boston College. Like these NY reporters, the Boston reporters got wind of it and showed up....tweeting, reporting like crazy. Thing is....the Boston media sucks so bad that they can't - or refuse - to keep a secret. So, right away, the whole world knew the players were gathering at BC. Guess NY Jets beat reporters are better at keeping a darn secret.
Edited by Garb, 14 June 2011 - 12:31 PM.
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Posted 14 June 2011 - 02:21 PM
Or the Jets players are much smarter.
Guess NY Jets beat reporters are better at keeping a darn secret.
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Posted 14 June 2011 - 02:36 PM
Or the Jets players are much smarter.
No way!
Serioulsy though - the reporters are there (obviously) or they would not know who was in attendance. The Pats workouts were under security too.....the Boston beat writers just suck.
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 01:38 PM
Jets' Mark Sanchez, Nick Mangold discuss player-run workouts in New Jersey
Published: Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 1:55 PM Updated: Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 2:02 PM
By Conor Orr/The Star-Ledger The Star-Ledger
Tim Farrell/The Star-LedgerMark Sanchez and Nick Mangold held a conference call after the last of their team organized workouts in New Jersey.
Forty-plus Jets showed up for each of the three team-organized workouts at an undisclosed location in New Jersey, QB Mark Sanchez said on a conference call with reporters this afternoon.
The last of the sessions concluded today.
"A lot of guys did everything they could to make it here, so we really appreciated the effort," Sanchez said. "Flying across the country, I know Bart (Scott) had this TV show thing going on so he canceled one day to make it out, so that was important for us to get a big turnout."
What started as a few e-mails between Mark Sanchez, Brandon Moore and Nick Mangold snowballed over a two-week period to get everyone together.
Sanchez and Co. broke the camp up into an hour of film study every day and then two hours on the field, which consisted of position drills, 7-on-7 and a light team portion. He used one of his old playbooks to patch together a general idea of the offense.
Mangold and Moore ran the offensive line while David Harris, Bart Scott, Darrelle Revis and others helped piece together the defense.
Sanchez declined to name a complete list of players attended so those who couldn't make it wouldn't "catch flack."
"We made enough copies (of the playbook) for everybody here and passed them out, basically... we had our Power Points, we had our films and we went through each day exactly what we wanted to accomplish: specific routes, specific protections that all tied in together for days one, two and three."
Sanchez said Day 3 was all red-zone specific, a point of contention for the Jets offense last season.
Sanchez and Mangold said it was also a bonding opportunity for some of the younger players. Inside a nearby gym, the team had a sponsored knockout competition where the winners took home tailored suits.
Kyle Wilson and Joe McKnight won that competition.
The players agreed that keeping the camp under wraps would be the best plan of action because without a public relations team it would be a "free for all," Mangold said.
They feared players minds would be elsewhere and they couldn't be themselves. Sanchez said they "wanted to do it our way."
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 01:41 PM
Also, LOL, Sanchez makes a t-shirt for everything.
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 01:42 PM
Cool stuff. Sanchez is a true leader of this team.
Also, LOL, Sanchez makes a t-shirt for everything.
Thats a cool t-shirt design anyone know where I can buy a few?
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 02:52 PM
Thats a cool t-shirt design anyone know where I can buy a few?
Yea on mark's face book page proceeds go to charity.
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 03:09 PM
Yea on mark's face book page proceeds go to charity.
Could you please post a link. Thanks
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 05:25 PM
Could you please post a link. Thanks
Sorry I can't I'm not on face book I saw him comment on twitter about it. Maybe someone who is on face book can post the link for you.
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 05:49 PM
Sorry I can't I'm not on face book I saw him comment on twitter about it. Maybe someone who is on face book can post the link for you.
Im not on Facebook either. Can someone please post the link to purchase those shirts. THANK YOU
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Posted 16 June 2011 - 09:58 AM
I don't see dat drunken thug Josh Freeman organizing any workouts!
Well, thats because he's too stupid to organize things of this nature. And he probably couldnt handle the press once they caught wind of him doing something like this...so it totally makes sense why you dont hear about Josh holding similar workouts.
Yea on mark's face book page proceeds go to charity.
Such a model citizen.
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Grizzlies' forward Rudy Gay remembered meeting Davis on his first trip to Memphis after being acquired in a draft-day trade from Houston. He was told someone named Dana Davis would be picking him up.
"I was standing right next to him and didn't know it," Gay said. "I was looking for a woman. He knew who I was and didn't say anything."
Davis eventually revealed his identity and proceeded to tell Gay he used to be the business and tour manager of funk legend Bootsy Collins in the 1980s. It's a fact Davis made sure he told everyone he knew.
Current Grizzlies' general manager Chris Wallace said the two shared an appreciation for classic R&B music.
Former Grizzlies president of basketball operations Dick Versace took credit for giving Davis his nickname Double D. Upon taking over the job as head coach at Bradley University in 1978, Versace got rid of everyone associated with the program, except for Davis, who was the team's manager. Davis managed to convince Versace that he would do whatever it took to keep the job.
Versace, who would later bring Davis to Memphis to work for the Grizzlies, realized how true that was when he jokingly told Davis to get him a military tank, knowing that it was a near impossible task.
Days later, Davis told him the tank was waiting and ready to use as a prop for the Braves slogan, "Defending the Missouri Valley Championship."
Among the many celebrities Davis had come close to over the years was author, talk-show host and philanthropist Tavis Smiley, who made the trip from Los Angeles to speak about Davis.
Wallace said he could picture Davis in heaven with other newcomers, posing the question, "Who spoke at your funeral? Tavis Smiley flew all the way from L.A. to speak at my funeral."
Former Grizzlies president of basketball operations Jerry West was visibly shaken by the sudden loss of Davis. Not only were they close during West's tenure in Memphis, but the two had grown even closer since his departure.
Davis would often stay with West's family when he visited Los Angeles.
"Wednesday, I got the shock of my life," West said. "Death is a strange thing, particularly when someone leaves too early. Dana left too early."
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