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The keynote address will be given by Linda Darty.
Linda Darty is Chairperson of the metals program at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. She has an extensive national and international exhibition record, is the author of The Art of Enameling and frequently teaches workshops on enameling in this country and abroad. She is the recipient of The Lifetime Achievement Award for research from East Carolina University, and also the The Lifetime Achievement Award from the Enamelist Society. Her work is in numerous public and private collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Museum of Art and Design in NYC.
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School will be ending soon.
While the kids are celebrating their summer freedom, parents are looking for some activities to keep them busy. Here are a few ideas for summer camps and activities in the San Antonio area.
1. Magik Theatre Summer Camp for kids ages 3 to 17 years. It is located at 420 South Alamo and Camp Showbiz is a combination of fun, learning and creativity in a day camp structure. See the link above for dates that are offered in 1 or 2 or 4 week sessions.
2. San Antonio Children's Museum Summer Camp is located at 305 E. Houston Street. There are summer camps and weekly workshops so check the full schedule and fees. Some of the topics include: Lego Camp, Amazing Exploration and Sensational Summer. Members get discounted rates and free admission to the museum. And HEB sponsors a free family night every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5pm to 7pm.
3. Alamo Gymnastics Summer Camp is located at 16665 Huebner Road. They offer a day camp schedule Monday-Friday from 8:30 to 3:30 p.m. with games, outdoor activities and swimming. Summer camp runs from June to August. During the school year they have an after-school program with van service to the gym that includes 1 hour of homework time and 1 hour of fun time.
4. The Painted Plate Summer Pottery Camp is located at 11703 Huebner Road. For those creative kids there is a day camp schedule from 9:30 a.m. to noon plus a snack. Artistic projects include making a bird house, pottery and painting. This is a fun place for children's parties also.
Enjoy the summer fun.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
I was reminded again this morning that nothing makes a trial more miserable than lack of resolution to follow through with God's direction. One brother put it this way: "The trial is usually never as bad as the unbelief during the trial."
Of Paramount Concern for the Christian - John Murray
"It is of paramount concern for the Christian and for the interests of his sanctification that he should know that sin does not have the dominion over him, that the forces of redeeming, regenerative, and sanctifying grace have been brought to bear upon him in that which is central in his moral and spiritual being, that he is the habitation of God through the Spirit, and that Christ has been formed in him the hope of glory. "
—John Murray, Redemption Accomplished and Applied (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1955), 145-46
HT: Of First Importance
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Horatius Bonar on The Men God Uses
Horatius Bonar, writing the preface to John Gillies' Accounts of Revival, proposes that men useful to the Holy Spirit for revival have been marked in these nine ways:
1. They were in earnest about the great work on which they had entered: "They lived and labored and preached like men on whose lips the immortality of thousands hung."
2. They were bent on success: "As warriors, they set their hearts on victory and fought with the believing anticipation of triumph, under the guidance of such a Captain as their head."
3. They were men of faith: "They knew that in due season they should reap, if they fainted not."
4. They were men of labor: "Their lives are the annals of incessant, unwearied toil of body and soul; time, strength, substance, health, all they were and possessed they freely offered to the Lord, keeping back nothing, grudging nothing."
5. They were men of patience: "Day after day they pursued what, to the eye of the world, appeared a thankless and fruitless round of toil."
6. They were men of boldness and determination: "Timidity shuts many a door of usefulness and loses many a precious opportunity; it wins no friends, while it strengthens every enemy. Nothing is lost by boldness, nor gained by fear."
7. They were men of prayer: "They were much alone with God, replenishing their own souls out of the living fountain, that out of them might flow to their people rivers of living water."
8. They were men whose doctrines were of the most decided kind: "Their preaching seems to have been of the most masculine and fearless kind, falling on the audience with tremendous power. It was not vehement, it was not fierce, it was not noisy; it was far too solemn to be such; it was massive, weighty, cutting, piercing, sharper than a two-edged sword."
9. They were men of solemn deportment and deep spirituality of soul: "No frivolity, no flippancy . . . . The world could not point to them as being but slightly dissimilar from itself."
HT: Ray Ortlund
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Are Single Women Useful on the Mission Field?
Mrs. Maria Taylor responded this way -
"Oh, how can any one who knows the love of Christ look round upon these groping, perishing heathen and call any expenditure "a waste" which brings about their conversion! Had we the right people and suitable accommodation, I believe that twenty sisters could easily find work in Hangchow tomorrow. I feel pretty sure I could find work for ten Miss Fauldings and ten Miss Bowyers. The Lord ever keep them as simple and true-hearted as they are!"And Mr. Taylor said this regarding the single women's labors of kindness, love and visiting house to house -
"No mightier power has been entrusted to us than the true sympathy that identified itself with those it seeks to benefit. It carried the heart captive; and to get close to the hearts of the people is our great aim, to win their confidence and love our daily object. ... In its actual influence on the people at large, I am strongly inclined to consider it the most powerful agency at our disposal."How's that!
And on a personal note, I just heard two days ago from a missionary to Panama that said two single women served in Ecuador for forty years without seeing any converts. Sometime after the first woman died, a massive awakening spread through the Indian people to which they had ministered the good news. Single women... 40 faithful years walking with Christ... no converts... breakthrough! Praise the Lord.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Like Love - Tim Challies
Tim Challies:
Maybe we can be so careful in (rightly) understanding God's hatred for sin and his desire for holiness that we forget about his great love for us despite the sin that still pollutes us. Maybe we forget that God truly does regard as children—children he not only loves but children he also genuinely likes. And there's a difference between the two, isn't there?
Read the rest HERE.
Coram Deo - R.C. Sproul
I remember Mama standing in front of me, her hands poised on her hips, her eyes glaring with hot coals of fire and saying in stentorian tones, "Just what is the big idea, young man?"
Instinctively I knew my mother was not asking me an abstract question about theory. Her question was not a question at all--it was a thinly veiled accusation. Her words were easily translated to mean, "Why are you doing what you are doing?" She was challenging me to justify my behavior with a valid idea. I had none.
Recently a friend asked me in all earnestness the same question. He asked, "What's the big idea of the Christian life?" He was interested in the overarching, ultimate goal of the Christian life.
To answer his question, I fell back on the theologian's prerogative and gave him a Latin term. I said, "The big idea of the Christian life is coram Deo. Coram Deo captures the essence of the Christian life."
This phrase literally refers to something that takes place in the presence of, or before the face of, God. To live coram Deo is to live one's entire life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of God.
To live in the presence of God is to understand that whatever we are doing and wherever we are doing it, we are acting under the gaze of God. God is omnipresent. There is no place so remote that we can escape His penetrating gaze.
To be aware of the presence of God is also to be acutely aware of His sovereignty. The uniform experience of the saints is to recognize that if God is God, then He is indeed sovereign. When Saul was confronted by the refulgent glory of the risen Christ on the road to Damascus, his immediate question was, "Who is it, Lord?" He wasn't sure who was speaking to him, but he knew that whomever it was, was certainly sovereign over him.
Living under divine sovereignty involves more than a reluctant submission to sheer sovereignty that is motivated out of a fear of punishment. It involves recognizing that there is no higher goal than offering honor to God. Our lives are to be living sacrifices, oblations offered in a spirit of adoration and gratitude.
To live all of life coram Deo is to live a life of integrity. It is a life of wholeness that finds its unity and coherency in the majesty of God. A fragmented life is a life of disintegration. It is marked by inconsistency, disharmony, confusion, conflict, contradiction, and chaos.
The Christian who compartmentalizes his or her life into two sections of the religious and the nonreligious has failed to grasp the big idea. The big idea is that all of life is religious or none of life is religious. To divide life between the religious and the nonreligious is itself a sacrilege.
This means that if a person fulfills his or her vocation as a steelmaker, attorney, or homemaker coram Deo, then that person is acting every bit as religiously as a soul-winning evangelist who fulfills his vocation. It means that David was as religious when he obeyed God's call to be a shepherd as he was when he was anointed with the special grace of kingship. It means that Jesus was every bit as religious when He worked in His father's carpenter shop as He was in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Integrity is found where men and women live their lives in a pattern of consistency. It is a pattern that functions the same basic way in church and out of church. It is a life that is open before God. It is a life in which all that is done is done as to the Lord. It is a life lived by principle, not expediency; by humility before God, not defiance. It is a life lived under the tutelage of conscience that is held captive by the Word of God.
Coram Deo . . . before the face of God. That's the big idea. Next to this idea our other goals and ambitions become mere trifles.
Article found here.
HT: Challies
Friday, February 20, 2009
How Can A Man Be Born When He Is Old?
My Dad, The Christian
HT: Challies
People, Not Arguments
You have to read the preceding chapters to appreciate these verses. We are to seek to win people, not arguments. Sometimes this will mean covering an offense (1 Peter 4:8). Other times it will mean wielding the scalpel (2 Corinthians 10-12). But in both instances winning people is the goal. Many heated debates are ended with one side winning the argument, but both parties being lost. That is a tragedy.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Under the Sun
Eccl. 4:1-3:
Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun and behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them. So I congratulated the dead who are already dead more than the living who are still living. But better off than both of them is the one who has never existed, who has never seen the evil activity that is done under the sun.
Is the world a good place? Not from the above point of view. Have you ever heard unbelievers complain about all the suffering in the world? They're right. If the only thing you can see is what is "under the sun" this world is a damnable place. The problem is that they stop short. Scripture acknowledges how bad and fallen this world is, but it goes farther. There is a God who is good that man has kicked against in rebellion (Eccl. 7:29). The world is fallen and broken because of our sin (Rom. 5:12).
If there were no God and no salvation to be found, indeed it would be better to have never been born than to come into this hellish world. But those that adopt this despair show that they haven't found Christ yet. There is a spiritual realm not mentioned in these verses that changes everything. One wonders how much of it Solomon saw. Did he really get it? Do you get it? Or are you just drifting through life as a comfortable American, trying hard to be prosperous and afluent when the world around you is sinking in sea of tears and sin and misery. Don't live off in some "la-la land" playing with your toys and trying to drown out the fact that men superficially say "Peace, peace" when there is no peace. Your world, and your life is fallen.
If you see that and admit that you may have a better chance of finding what life is really about: redemption and reconciliation to God through his Son.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The Bewitching of the Galatians - Terry Rayburn
But after Paul had preached the gospel to these folks and, you might say, founded these churches, along came some alien false teachers who sort of went behind Paul's back and told the people that Paul was not really the Apostle he claimed to be.
They said that he was leaving part of the gospel out. They said things that the people began to believe. Things that were so outrageous that Paul was not only a good bit peeved with the Galatians, calling them foolish, but he even went so far as to ask them, "Who has bewitched you?"
But you know what's alarming? The errors that the Galatians fell into are still alive and well in churches today. The evil false teachings that the Galatians were lured by are still luring unsuspecting believers today.
Well, what are these false teachings?
I want to talk about nine of them, which are distinct, yet related to each other.
Read the rest HERE.
A Sermon Which Peter Never Forgot - J. C. Ryle
(J. C. Ryle, "The Gospel of Luke" 1858)
See the infinite mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.
"At that moment the Lord turned and
looked straight at Peter." Luke 22:61
There was a deep meaning in that look.
It was a sermon which Peter never forgot.
The love of Christ toward His people, is a deep
well which has no bottom! Let us never measure
it by comparison with any kind of love of man or
woman. It exceeds all other love--as far as the
sun exceeds the candle light. There is about it
a mine of compassion, and patience, and readiness
to forgive sin--of whose riches we have but a faint
Let us not be afraid to trust that love--when we
first feel our sins. No man need despair, however
far he may have fallen, if he will only repent and
turn to Christ. If the heart of Jesus was so gracious
when He was a prisoner in the judgment hall--we
surely need not think it is less gracious, when He
sits in glory at the right hand of the Father!
HT: Grace Gems
Monday, February 16, 2009
Communion With Christ - Hudson Taylor
"Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest we drift away from them." (Hebrews. 2:1).
The experience of most of us shows how easily communion with Christ may be broken, and how needful are the exhortations of our Lord to those who are indeed branches of the true Vine, and cleansed by the Word which He has spoken, to abide in Him. The failure is never on His side. "Lo, I am with you always."
But, alas, the bride often forgets the exhortation addressed to her in Psalms 45: "Hearken, 0 daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; Forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; So shall the KING greatly desire thy beauty: For He is thy Lord; and worship thou Him."
In this section, the bride has drifted back from her position of blessing into a state of worldliness. Perhaps the very restfulness of her new-found joy made her feet too secure; perhaps she thought that, so far as she was concerned, there was no need for the exhortation, "Little children, keep yourselves from idols." Or she may have thought that the love of the world was so thoroughly taken away that she might safely go back, and, by a little compromise on her part, she might win her friends to follow her Lord too. Perhaps she scarcely thought at all, glad that she was saved and free, but she forgot that the current - the course of this world - was against her; and insensibly glided, drifted back to that position out of which she was called, unaware all the time of backsliding. It is not necessary; when the current is against us, to turn the boat's head down the stream in order to drift; or for a runner in a race to turn back in order to miss the prize.
Ah, how often the enemy succeeds, by one device or another, in tempting the believer away from that position of entire consecration to Christ in which alone the fullness of His power and of His love can be experienced.
-- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905)
HT: Mack T
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Conrad Murrell on Acts 26
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The Same Truth In Verse
The Christ can never die;
His love, not mine, the resting-place,
His truth, not mine, the tie.
Horatius Bonar, I Hear the Words of Love
This is the same truth Piper said here, and Lloyd-Jones said here. Horatius Bonar simply put it in verse. This truth is critically important for every Christian to understand and believe. It will never do any good as a theory.
They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces will never be ashamed. (Psalm 34:5)
No Longer Looking At Yourself - Martyn Lloyd-Jones
"The man who has faith is the man who is no longer looking at himself, and no longer looking to himself. He no longer looks at anything he once was. He does not look at what he is now. He does not [even] look at what he hopes to be as the result of his own efforts. He looks entirely to the Lord Jesus Christ and His finished work, and he rests on that alone. He has ceased to say, 'Ah yes, I have committed terrible sins but I have done this and that…' He stops saying that. If he goes on saying that, he has not got faith… Faith speaks in an entirely different manner and makes a man say, 'Yes, I have sinned grievously, I have lived a life of sin… yet I know that I am a child of God because I am not resting on any righteousness of my own; my righteousness is in Jesus Christ, and God has put that to my account.'"
- D. M. Lloyd-Jones, quoted by Timothy Keller in The Message of Romans (Redeemer Presbyterian Church, 2003), 59.
HT: Of First Importance
The Bottom Line: Mk. 5:25-28 - Mark LaCour
Mark LaCour
"A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse — after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. For she thought, "If I just touch His garments, I will get well."" (Mk. 5:25-28)
Here is a woman who took a rumor, made an assumption, calculated a conclusion, and received a blessing -- something Christ called faith. Notice what this faith had to overcome: First, she possessed no health -- a worsened condition that surely would have affected her strength to press through the crowd. Second, she had no income. This isn't someone who has an HMO having a hard time paying their deductible. She was destitute. Third, she had no society. Being in a hemorrhaged condition she was a defilement to anyone she touched in the crowd (Lev. 15:19ff.). Her prospects for marriage or having children were nil. Fourth, she had no worship. Being unclean she could never travel with her family to worship in Jerusalem -- continuously barred from God's activities. Fifth, she had no promise. Christ didn't say to the crowd, "Come unto me all you who hemorrhage." There was no guarantee that Christ would grant her what she sought. Sixth, she had little or no courage, as she secretly sought to only touch the hem of His garment. For her to stand up and say, "Have mercy on me, Jesus, for I bleed" would have exposed her illness to a potentially angry, ceremonially defiled crowd. And lastly, she had no time, as Jesus had already set out to heal Jairus' daughter (Mk. 5:21ff.).
But reach she did -- even with Jesus' back turned and His attention away. She never thought that her touch would defile Him, nor if His cloak possessed some magical powers -- both religious detriments to true faith. Christ was her only hope -- a hope that became an affirmation through her verbal confession.
Now contrast what this woman did with what Uzzah did when he reached out and steadied the ark (2 Sam. 6:6-7). Both touched the tabernacle of God (Jn. 1:14) -- and both underscore the great difference between the Old Covenant and the New. One died on the spot, the other received life. The Old says stay away; the New says, come, and I'll give you rest. The Old says, do this and live; the New says, live, now do this.
Oh, saint, why do you draw back in your weakness? You have precious and magnificent promises, you have invitation, you have access -- and now you have no excuse. So reach! You'll find more than a handful of hem when you do.
-Mark LaCour
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Piper on Assurance
Monday, February 09, 2009
Thoughts From Some Hymns
"I love, I love my Master,
I will not go out free."
Havergal, I Love My Master
Taken from Exodus 21:5-6. Satan keeps his subjects through tyranny and burden (Exodus 1:10-11). Christ keeps his subjects through bringing them to their senses (2 Timothy 2:25-26). He doesn't fear their "going in and out" (John 10:9) - no servant of His would ever leave such a good Master.
"Yea, all I need in thee to find,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come."
Elliott, Just as I Am
The great indictment nailed to the door of Laodicea was their richness of spirit (Revelation 3:17). They weren't seeing reality. Christ bids them to have Him as their only Vendor (Revelation 3:18). Moment by moment the Spirit will lead us in holiness (Romans 8:13-14). The essence of poverty of spirit means I draw my life from these promptings. To be rich in spirit means I draw from life from the promptings of the flesh.
"Come and see, look on this mystery,
The Lord of the Universe, nailed to a tree.
Christ our God, spilling His Holy blood,
Bowing in anguish, His sacred head.
Sing to Jesus..."
Ortega, Sing to Jesus
I received a fresh glimpse of the wonder of what the dear Lord Jesus has done for us. So yes! - sing to Jesus!
God Says That Believing Man is Justified - H. Bonar
"Faith, in all its degrees, still reads the inscription, 'The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin;' and if at times the eye is so dim that it cannot read these words, through blinding tears or bewildering mist, faith rests itself on the certain knowledge of the fact that the inscription is still there, or at least that the blood itself (of which these words remind us) remains, in all its power and suitableness, upon the altar unchanged and uneffaced.
God says that the believing man is justified: who are we, then, that we should say, 'We believe, but we do not know whether we are justified?' What God has joined together, let not man put asunder."
– Horatius Bonar, The Everlasting Righteousness; or, How Shall a Man be Just with God? (Carlisle, Pa.: Banner of Truth, 1874/1993), 23-4.
HT: Of First Importance
God's Sovereign Election - A. W. Pink
God's sovereign election
(Arthur Pink, "The God of Jacob")
"Rebekah's children had one and the same father, our father Isaac. Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad--in order that God's purpose in election might stand: not by works, but by Him who calls--she was told, 'The older will serve the younger.' Just as it is written: 'Jacob I loved--but Esau I hated.'" Romans 9:10-13
Jacob supplies us with the clearest and most unmistakable illustration of God's sovereign election to be met with in all the Bible. The case of Jacob gives the most emphatic refutation to the theory that God's choice is dependent upon something in the creature--something either actual or foreseen--and shows that the eternal election of certain individuals unto salvation--is due to no worthiness in the subjects--but results solely from God's sovereign grace. The case of Jacob proves conclusively, that God's choice is . . .
entirely sovereign,
wholly gratuitous, and
based upon nothing but His own good pleasure.
The God of Scripture then, is the God who chooses one--and passes by another. He is the One who exercises and exhibits His own sovereign will. He is one who shows Himself to be the Most High God, ruling in heaven and earth and disposing of His creatures according to His own eternal purpose. He is the One who singles out the most unlikely and unworthy objects--to be fashioned into vessels of glory. Yet, He is the One who necessarily always acts in harmony with His own divine perfections.
Election is not as some have supposed--harsh and unjust--but is a most merciful provision on the part of God. Had He not from the beginning, chosen SOME to salvation--ALL would have perished! Had he not before the foundation of the world chosen certain ones to be conformed to the image of His Son--the death of Christ would have been in vain, so far as the human race is concerned!
Reduced to its simplest terms, ELECTION means that God chose me--before I chose Him. Our Lord said, "You have not chosen Me--but I have chosen you." (John 15:16) We love Him--because He first loved us. Election means that before I was born, yes, before the foundation of the world--I was chosen in Christ and predestined unto a place in God's family! Election means that we believed--because He made us willing in the day of His power. Election then,
strips the creature of all merit,
removes all ground of boasting,
strikes us helpless in the dust,
and ascribes all the glory to God!
-A. W Pink
HT: Grace Gems
Uncertainty and Frailty - Mack Tomlinson
In one sense, the modern philosophy which was voiced in a famous movie in the last ten years is partially true: "Life is like a box of chocolates--you never know what you're gonna get."
It was certainly true in the family of Jonathan and Sarah Edwards. Theirs was and is a testimony to the uncertainty of life and the frailty of all men.
It is peoples' lives that become their legacy--not as much what they said or produced, as much as what they were and what they had to go through in life and death, which God's grace turns into a legacy long after they are gone. The Edwards would never know in this life what legacy they would leave to millions of future believers. But what they did come to know by experience during the last year of their life was primarily one thing--life is uncertain, man is frail, and the grace of God is sufficient.
It was on March 22, 1758 that Jonathan Edwards died of complications from a smallpox vaccination at the age of 56. Just two months prior, on February 16, he had been officially installed as the president of the College of New Jersey in Princeton, which would later become Princeton University. He was entering what would have become the third major division in his life of ministry--teaching and training men for the gospel ministry. This was after his 23 year pastorate in Northamption, Mass., and his period of serving as the missionary pastor to the Indians at Stockbridge.
Surely it seemed like a bright future was before them, with promising days, especially with the hardships, isolation, and discouragements of Northampton and Stockbridge behind them. With Edwards being only 56 years old, providence seemed to be directing him into what would be the most fruitful period of his influence for the kingdom of God. At Princeton, he would have much more time for writing, as well as teaching ministers. Indeed, the future seemed bright and hopefully, a long life lay before them.
Instead, dark clouds began to gather over the Edwards' family, clouds which continued for a full year. In January of the year, Jonathan's father, Timothy, had died at the age of 89. It was the next month, a week after becoming Princeton's president, that Edwards took the vaccination for smallpox. At first all seemed fine, but within days, he had the disease and soon it was killing him. The disease settled in his mouth and throat, and before long, he could not swallow. After several weeks of fever and starvation, he died in Christ on the afternoon of March 22, just five weeks after coming to Princeton.
It was twelve days later that Sarah wrote to their daughter, Esther: "O, what a legacy my husband and your father has left us!" Sarah wrote this letter, not from Princeton, but from Stockbridge, as she had remained behind to move the family to join him, since Edwards was already at the college.
But Esther never got to read what her mother had written, as Esther died from a fever in April before ever receiving the letter, leaving two young children as orphans because their father, Edwards' son-in-law, Aaron Burr, had died the previous September at the age of 41.
Suddenly, with the freshest and deepest sorrow, having lost both her husband and her daughter in the space of three weeks, Sarah suddenly faced the responsibility of going to Philadelphia to take responsibility of the 2 grandchildren. One of those grandchildren, Aaron Burr, Jr., would become the Vice-President of the United States.
But she never made it to Philadelphia. Sarah contracted dysentery and died on October 2 while on the trip. She was 48 years old. She was buried next to her husband in the small cemetery at Princeton.
So the Edwards' family lost 5 family members within thirteen months' time. One short year earlier, they were all healthy, happy, going about life, business, school, and ministry, yet knowing that such things could happen anytime. They knew it because Edwards had preached faithfully over a 35 year period that life is very uncertain and that all men are very frail. Now that message rang loud and true throughout their experience to their own generation and to future generations as well. And it still rings true today.
It is an absolute that life is very uncertain. It is an absolute that man, at his best state, is altogether vanity, and is fragile and frail. So a large part of the Edwards' lasting legacy and testimony is just that--life is uncertain and man is frail. And that is what Edwards had been preaching for so long.
If it was true for the Edwards, is it not true for us? The Edwards left a legacy because they lived in such a way that when their lives were cut off in the midst of their years, they had a legacy to leave behind. Do we? I wonder; I hope so; I desire to.
I do feel at times, very deeply, the reality of life's uncertainties and my own frailty. And when I do, it casts me upon the sheer grace and mercy of a loving and sovereign Saviour, who takes His children in death when we would not do it that way, when we would judge it premature or somehow wrong.
I don't know why a Jim Elliot dies so young when he's so promising, a David Brainerd dies at 28, a Heny Martyn at 28, a Keith Green at 28, an Edwards, a Spurgeon, a Whitefield all at 56--I don't know why, except that it please a good and wise God to purpose it; but I don't have to know why; God hasn't told me, nor has he asked my permission, nor has he ever explained himself about such uncertainties, which are not uncertainties to him.
But one thing I do know with certainty is this--I don't want to waste any of my remaining years, or months, or days; Our times are in His hands. And I am very glad for that fact.
"Lord, teach me to number my days, that I may apply my heart to wisdom."
-- Mack T.
Friday, February 06, 2009
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Close Contact With the Cross - Octavius Winslow
"One moment's believing, close contact with the cross will do more to break the heart for sin, deepen the conviction of its exceeding sinfulness, and disenthrall the soul from all its bondage and its fears, bringing it into a sense of pardon and acceptance and assured hope, than a lifetime of the most rigid legal duties that ever riveted their iron chain upon the soul."
—Octavius Winslow, The Foot of the Cross
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Final Justification - Thomas Oden
"Justification is a presently experienced reality, assuming union with Christ by faith, which anticipates the final day of judgment.
The verdict of this final-day court has already been announced, although ensuing history continues. Justification is an end-time event in which the believer stands already, as if in an anticipative sense. Those united to Christ are justified from all guilt — past, present, and future. God's final justifying action awaits the end of history, though the verdict is already known, and celebrated daily in Christian preaching and worship.
Justification on the last day consists of a declaration of righteousness, and an actual admission into glory. There are not two justifications, one by God and another confirmed by our obedience, nor one that occurs with faith, and a final justification that occurs at the end time dependent on our works. There is only one justification, and that is the one that occurs on the cross."
—Thomas Oden, The Justification Reader (Grand Rapids: Eeerdmans, 2002), 68-69
HT: Of First Importance
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
The Conviction of Fleshly Man - Daryl Wingerd
The Conviction of Fleshly Man: Why Romans 7:14-25 Cannot Describe the Christian Life by Daryl Wingerd
I'm calling this a must-read!
Monday, February 02, 2009
Some Current Thoughts
I want to be careful, but I see a concern on the horizon (if not already standing on our door step). Roughly 600 commentaries are due out sometime in the near future. D. A. Carson in the introduction of his commentary on John states, "Anyone who dares to write yet another commentary on the Gospel of John must give ample reason for doing so." Apparently 17 more scholars have found that justification. But there is no reason to pick on these commentators; most of the New Testament books have around 15 commentaries in the works. And if we don't have it figured out by the time the 21 forthcoming commentaries are printed on Isaiah, we should probably call it quits on hoping to get some light on that area of the Bible.
With all of this fury of words, we must ask if have we seen any more power (1 Corinthians 4:20)? Who among us can say with an honest heart we know what it is to "strive according to His power which mightily works within us?" Have we seen more power in preaching such as was found in Edwards, Whitefield, Wesley, or Rowlands? Have we seen more power for Christlike living such as was found in Hudson Taylor, George Muller, Pastor Hsi, or Samuel Rutherford? Are we learning about Christ or learning from Christ (Matthew 11:29)? Is our passion to know about Him or to know Him (Philippians 3:10)? Are we courting knowledge or chasing a Person?
We had better beware - The seeker sensitive movement is not the only group that stands in imminent danger of amusing themselves to death. We can be just as amused by intellectual rigor, logical precision, and argumentation. Nothing is more fascinating than seeing the structure of Genesis unfold before your eyes. And may it unfold to us all! But at the unfolding of this glorious book, may we tear off running to the nearest secluded place to seek "Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph" (John 1:45).
Sunday, February 01, 2009
The Power of God's Acts - Mack T
It was a small, simple rain fall--no down pour, no deluge--just a simple rain this past Monday and Tuesday in Paducah, Kentucky. I wasn't there, but was given two first-hand accounts from close friends of mine who live there. A small gentle rain that brought the town and the entire area, including across the state line north in Illinois, to a complete standstill. Thousands lost electrical power and many still do not have it. Because of a simple rain--combined with one other factor--the temperature.
When God combines those two simple, yet very big factors, His amazing power is quickly seen in nature. Seen in such a way that it brings the earth, its inhabitants, and all activities to a stand still. Men quickly see that they are limited, frail, completely dependent, and very vulnerable.
This is what happened in Paducah and the surrounding area, as virtually every tree in the area was damaged; some areas there look like a war zone. Approximately 1-2 inches of ice covered everything, followed by 2-3 inches of snow. The weight of the ice was such that, at least in one instance, a telephone pole snapped and fell, pulling down the lines, simply because of the sheer weight of the ice.
Ice falling from the sky snaps a telephone pole. Only God can do that.
Single blades of grass were surrounded by 2 inches of ice encircling them. Only God can do that.
But do we notice God in it? Does it cause our hearts to immediately gravitate to Him? Do we see it as the amazing and immediate power of God or only as nature, or worst, as mother nature?
The power of God coming through a gentle rain and some freezing temps. It is often the case that we see the glory and the power of God, not just in the huge events of nature, such as hurricane Katrina, a tornado, or a powerful lightning storm. The "smaller" acts of God in nature are just as powerful and amazing-- an ice storm that comes with a whisper, that comes calling softly, all the time saying, "Look and behold the power of God." Let him who has eyes to see, see the power of God in the soft coming of ice that brings man's ways to a stop and brings God's power to the fore front. Jesus commands the rain to come and then He turns His thermostat down, and look what happens.
Tonight, I looked up at a half moon, blazing in the north Texas sky, shining in its glory; Jesus is upholding that moon tonight by the very word of His power; does it amaze me still? When I see it, do I stop and talk to the One who is holding it up at that moment? His name is Jesus and He is my Saviour, the One who loves me and keeps me by the same mighty power--its He who is daily revealing His power in all kinds of ways, and it is there for us to see and stand amazed.
We can behold the power of God daily--if we will; if we will open our eyes and see God in it all. What have you seen this past week, even today, that put you in awe and made you say, "Behold, the power of God!"
-- Mack T.
Sermons Without Words - J. R. Miller
(J. R. Miller, "In Green Pastures")
When you are tempted to chafe and repine at
the narrowness of your circumstances, and the
limitations of your sphere--remember that for
thirty years, Jesus found room in a humble
peasant home for worthy living and for service,
not unfitted to His exalted character.
If you can do nothing but live a true Christian
life--patient, gentle, kindly, pure--in your home,
in society, at your daily duty--you will perform
a service of great value, and leave many blessings
in the world. Such a life is a little gospel, telling
in sermons without words--the wonderful story
of the cross of Christ.
"Let your light shine before men--that they
may see your good deeds and praise your
Father in heaven." Matthew 5:16
HT: Grace Gems


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April 14, 2006
William "Dutch" Fehring, one of Stanford's all-time great coaches, passed away last night at Stanford Hospital. He was 93 years old.
Fehring holds the distinction of being the only person in Stanford history to coach a Stanford team in the Rose Bowl and the College World Series. Although he was an assistant football coach for 17 years (1949-66), Fehring was best known for being Stanford's head baseball coach for 12 seasons, from 1956-67.
Fehring was an assistant coach on Chuck Taylor's staff in 1951 when Stanford played Illinois in the 1952 Rose Bowl.
Fehring led Stanford to 11 winning seasons in his 12-year tenure as head baseball coach on The Farm. He led Stanford to the College World Series in 1967, setting school records for most wins in a season (36) and best winning percentage (.849, 36-6-1). By the time he retired from coaching in 1967 (after guiding the `67 squad to a third-place finish at the CWS), Fehring had amassed 290 wins and was the winningest baseball coach in Stanford history.
Born in Columbus, Indiana, and a nine-time letterman in football, basketball and baseball at Purdue University, Fehring was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and both the Indiana Baseball and Basketball Halls of Fame. He was also a member of the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Scott Fujita arrived in New Orleans a few months after Hurricane Katrina blew through the city.
Five years have passed, but Fujita can recall seeing the storm's lethal and long-lasting impact as if it just happened.
"It looked like a bomb went off," the Cleveland Browns linebacker said before practice Wednesday. "Driving around the 9th Ward for the first time, it felt like I was in a third-world country. It was devastating -- unbelievable and mind-boggling."
Fujita played four years in New Orleans, winning a Super Bowl title last season with the Saints, whose victory brought some needed healing. And although he signed as a free agent with Cleveland in March, the 31-year-old's heart is still back in the Bayou.
New Orleans, with its vibrant lifestyle, unique architecture and resilient people, left an indelible mark on Fujita. He loved the city and wanted to give something back, so he began a personal campaign to help save the Gulf region's threatened wetlands -- long before the grasses and marshes would be drenched in BP's oil.
Fujita donated $25,000 out of his playoff earnings to two Louisiana groups that specialize in coastal restoration. In June, he returned to New Orleans and helped organize a fundraiser to aid the spill's cleanup.
So what sparked this California kid, adopted by a white mother and Japanese-American father, to devote time and effort to a place he hardly knew? Fujita said that seeing New Orleans knocked to its knees and struggle to stand had a dramatic effect on him.
"We all watched the CNN coverage and we saw the flooding and we saw all the terror of it, but we didn't know why it got that way," he said. "When I got there, I learned quickly that it wasn't just the storm, it was more the wetlands and how depleted they were and how that led to the disaster afterward."
Fujita said the film "Hurricane on the Bayou" also touched him to act.
"I've always been a little bit of an environmentalist," said Fujita, who graduated from California with a degree in political science and later earned his master's in education. "I don't think people understand how important the wetlands are as the city's first lines of defense. They talk about how every 45 minutes another football field worth of wetlands is depleted. And, for every mile of wetlands that's depleted, that equals about another foot of storm surge. That's what is going to lead to the downfall of the city if they don't get it corrected."
Fujita has always been socially conscious. His interest in helping others grew during his college years in Berkeley, where he was around many who were active and aware.
"People who thought globally," he said. "They think big picture."
But it was as a young linebacker with Kansas City that Fujita's appreciation for service grew. He was influenced by veteran teammates Tony Gonzalez, Trent Green and Tony Richardson, who donated time and money to local charities and causes.
"They were guys I looked up to, they were really involved in the community with causes they believed in and it was an inspiration to me," he said.
Fujita has also been a strong advocate for breast cancer awareness and research following his mother Helen's two scares with the disease, and he's looking into several Cleveland-area charities to support.
He wishes more professional athletes would use their celebrity status as a platform to help others.
"The window of opportunity in the NFL is pretty short and the time to do something where people are paying attention and people care what you have to say is pretty small," he said. "I feel an obligation to do things I believe in."
Fujita and his wife, Jaclyn, have twin daughters. The family has relocated to Ohio, but he intends to maintain a residence in New Orleans.
"Hopefully, forever," he said.
While in Ohio, the Fujitas have been renting their home. The current tenants? They work for a consulting company that was advising BP on how to clean up the massive oil spill.
"Obviously, they weren't doing a good job for a while," Fujita said with a chuckle.
He turned serious, though, when talking about the environmental impact on the Gulf region, which could be dealt another shot if the forecasts for an active hurricane season are correct. A severe storm could push the oil in the wetlands deeper toward the mainland and potentially cause further destruction and contamination.
Fujita can't bear the thought of seeing an area so special overwhelmed by a man-made disaster.
"Who knows how long it's going to take to get things fixed," he said. "It could impact generations of fishermen and it's such a huge part of the culture down there. A way of life is being threatened right now."


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We're excited to be hosting LinuxCon Japan next week, June 1-3, in Yokohama. Bringing together the Linux community in Japan and supporting the country after its devastating tsunami is very important to us. Linus Torvalds will be there next week, as will a variety of Linux community leaders and contributors.
Wow, the 20th Anniverary of Linux T-shirt Design Contest is going to be a tight competition this year! I took a look this week at recent submissions and am really excited!
I have a python script that I run all the time as part of my
process for emailing out "your patch has been accepted" messages when I
accept a Linux kernel patch into one of the many different development
trees I maintain. This script's goal is to merely determine the
character encoding that the email needs to be sent in, either "UTF-8" or
"ISO-8859-1" or "ANSI_X3.4-1968". It's really simple which is great, but
it is slow when fed a file of any real length.
My previous plea for help worked out very well. The resulting video of
the talk can be seen here, with one of the highlights being the
phrase, "It is cheaper to work upstream in the kernel" from Dirk Hohndel
who works at Intel. There's a summary of the talk on lwn.net over
here if you don't want to sit through the whole video.
While Linux creator Linus Torvalds said he was completely out of his depth when he and his wife attended the Oscars earlier this year, could it have sparked the formal beginning to an ongoing love affair between Linux and Hollywood?
Jared Blouse likes to think of Linux as his "software playground." And he's been having fun with the trusty OS for more than a decade. "I get so much natural enjoyment from technology," he says. "And experimenting in Linux is my favorite way to play and learn."
Over the course of the last month or so, numerous people have asked me for my opinion on what's going on with the ARM architecture in Linux. It seems time to broadcast those thoughts more widely. For those who don't want to read the whole thing, the short version is this: Linux on ARM is a victim of its own success and, as a result, is going through some growing pains. That has created a lot of noise, but all that's really needed is a bit of house cleaning.
We need you! And, we want you to join us at LinuxCon. That's why today we're announcing that we will give away one free LinuxCon pass per 20th Anniversary of Linux Video Contest entry.
At The Linux Foundation, we are lucky to work directly with many of the most innovative companies in the world. We all know the big names like Google, IBM and Intel but as Linux use has expanded into new segments - especially in the embedded industry - we get to work with smaller, but no less innovative companies. The best part is helping them make the most of Linux by getting involved in the community. As an example, we recently completed software compliance and community involvement training at set-to-box manufacturer Altech UEC.
Throughout history, people have done a variety of things to mark important milestones in their communities and in their personal lives. Research on human behavior says this is based on a basic human desire to share with others your victories, successes and joys.


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Kanye West Wants Kim Kardashian to "Quit Reality TV," Says Mag
"Don't expect to see Kim Kardashian's beau, Kanye West, on the next season of 'Kourtney & Kim Take Miami,'" begins a piece from Life & Style, which goes on to claim that the rapper "wants Kim to quit the show too."
The mag, which wrongly reported the couple was eloping to Paris in June and preparing for a baby in August, quotes a so-called "source" as saying, "Kanye doesn't want Kim to film the show anymore."
The purported "insider" adds, "He doesn't want Kim to do reality TV anymore, either. He's pushing her to stop."
RELATED – CLAIM: Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Getting Own Reality Show
Another supposed source for the tabloid notes, "Kim's E! contract is up next year, and Kanye sees her transitioning from reality TV to jumpstarting her acting career."
In fact, E! recently renewed "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" for season 7, 8 and 9, and the three-year agreement includes Kim.
As for "Kourtney & Kim Take Miami," Kardashian and West have been spotted house-hunting in Miami, which suggests she plans on working there at least for another year.
In any case, a source close to the couple tells Gossip Cop that West is not pressuring Kardashian to leave her family's reality TV franchise.
And a source close to production also says the quitting story is "not true."
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I'm traveling this week with my husband The Gorilla as he makes the European rounds promoting his latest movie. I'll be posting all week about our adventures in Dublin, London, and Madrid.
It was difficult to pack for three countries, two different climates, and ten days, and get it all in one bag. And I refuse, refuse to be the girl that has multiple bags. (Although actually, this would have been the trip to pull something like that since there is lots of help available. Still, what a pain.)
So certain things had to go. My faux fur vest was a casualty. Darling, but too fluffy for the suitcase real estate I was dealing with. In a last minute fateful decision, I ditched my beloved Uggs (not the puffy-foot kind) which I was mostly going to wear on the airplane anyway. But they were too close in look & style to my brown riding boots that I wear all the time, with everything. So I decided that I would simply wear the riding boots on the airplane.
(For further background, I must submit here that my dad has strong ideas on airplane footwear. Flip Flops are an absolute no-no. Flips Flops on an airplane for me are a no-no because my feet get cold - and they aren't cute - but flip flops on the plane are a no-no for him because "they are dangerous if you have to run off the aircraft." I have always believed that if you are running off the aircraft, you have bigger concerns than footwear. Regardless, both of us find too-casual plane attire to be abhorrent. If you ever see me holding a boarding pass while wearing a sweatsuit - velour or not - then assume I have been possessed.)
So. Shoes. I wore my brown boots and didn't think twice about it. Two-thirds of the way across the Atlantic, I woke from a light snooze to find my feet throbbing. My boots were inexplicably tight. Suddenly, I was an old person muttering about my feet swelling in the altitude. By the time I landed in London and walked miles through the terminal and customs, my socks were a bloody mess. I know this because I had to remove them to go through security. So there I was, miserably standing in my blood-and-goo-stained socks asked for entry into another country.
Luckily, London Heathrow is a shopping mall of sorts, so I was able to purchase a pair of fleece-lined Clarks to get me through the rest of the travel days ahead.
I may have packed only one bag to travel to Europe, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I'll be returning with two.
Happy Halloween! Time zone changes and our bizarro schedule means that my posts will go up whenever they get written this week and not on my normal schedule. That said, I have an AMAZING giveaway happening later on Monday that you will definitely want to see.


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What better ingredients for the Browns than a group of players who truly understand our love of all things Cleveland and our hatred of all things Steelers? They grew up with Bernie Kosar and Eric Metcalf, lived the near-miss disappointments of the 1980s with us and love the Dawg Pound as much as you do. We welcome these Northeast Ohio natives back to the Lake Erie shore with some questions about themselves and our city.
LeCharles Bentley
Dave Zustudil
Offensive lineman
St. Ignatius High School/The Ohio State University
Bay High School/Ohio University
free agent, March 11, 2006
free agent, March 12, 2006
Don't have one
First NFL game as a player
corned beef sandwich
Gorgonzola steak at BRIO
Labrador retriever: "They're loyal to their masters."
"the truth"
Don't know
"Could you autograph my chest?"
"A guy said he was the biggest fan and
took his glass
eyeball out and
turned it
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April 25, 2014
Pacific Dugoni focused on sustainability this week as part of a university-wide effort to take steps towards a sustainable future. Each year, the dental school's Sustainability Committee holds a week of educational events, employee perks and giveaways to encourage the campus to lighten its environmental footprint.
On Tuesday, the two-wheeled Dugoni community was treated to free bike tune-ups by Mike's Bikes. Representatives from the Eco-Dentistry Association, based in Berkeley, gave a presentation on Thursday called "Green Dentistry is High-Tech Dentistry" to raise awareness about green dentistry among students, faculty and staff. Throughout the week, the Sustainability Committee gave away re-usable water bottles and other fun prizes to encourage the campus to reduce waste and increase efficiency. A communal "pledge board" provided a space for individuals to share plans for reducing their carbon footprint this year.
The Sustainability Committee is a group of faculty and staff volunteers committed to making the Dugoni School of Dentistry an environmentally-friendly organization. The school has taken a number of other steps towards lightening its environmental footprint including starting an active composting program, reducing plastics from the Café Cagnone waste stream, and launching a battery recycling program.
Since its founding, the university-wide "Sustaining Pacific" initiative has implemented recycling in all of its facilities, assisted in the creation of bicycle share programs at all three campuses, established Sustainability Month at the Stockton campus and Sustainability Week at Sacramento and San Francisco campuses, and much more.
Click here to read more about Pacific Dugoni's Sustainability Committee. Click here to learn more about the University's initiative, "Sustaining Pacific."
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Kate Middleton and Prince William are due to become parents any day now and the world is all hyped up for the royal arrival.
The Queen has stationed a private chartered helicopter at Prince William's RAF base in Anglesey so he can reach London in time for the birth of his first child.
St James' Palace has confirmed that the Duchess of Cambridge will stick to tradition and give birth in the private Lindo wing of St Mary's hospital in Paddington, where Princes William and Harry were both born.
One of the first signs that Operation Royal Baby is in full swing will be when an armed policeman appears on the steps outside the hospital, the Daily Mail reported.
By that time Kate will be on her way and is expected to be taken into the Lindo through one of three side entrances.
Meanwhile, obstetrician Marcus Setchell will be alerted on his specially-encrypted mobile phone by the Royal couple's private secretary, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton.
The journey to the hospital should take no more than 20 minutes. But in case of heavy traffic, he can always put the green flashing light he is entitled to use as a doctor on call on the roof of his car.
In common with other patients, the Duchess will give birth in one of the six delivery rooms on the Lindo's third floor, which features "soothing" block colour murals by London-based artist Julian Opie.
According to the hospital's website, a normal delivery package costs £4,965 (NZ$9600) for the first 24 hours, rising to £6,420 (NZ$12,410) for the first 24 hours of a caesarean birth.
The world's media have set up camp around the hospital, determined to capture the mother-to-be as she enters the grounds.
The Queen's former gynecologist, Dr Marcus Setchell, has postponed his retirement so he can deliver the baby, reportedly due on July 13th. However, rumour has it that Kate could give birth earlier, fuelled by Diana's decision to announce a false date when she was due with William in 1981.
Dr Setchell was on hand to look after Kate when she suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum at the beginning of her pregnancy.
The Duchess hasn't been seen in public since June 15 when she joined the royal family to celebrate the Queen's official birthday,
The royal baby will become third-in-line to the UK throne, behind grandfather Prince Charles and father Prince William.
The couple have opted for a natural birth and don't know what the baby's sex is. However betting agencies are buzzing with speculation that the new bundle will be named Alexandra and she will mostly likely arrive on July 17th.
Read more:
When news first broke of the royal baby and Kate was hospitalised
Remember when the royal baby bump was first snapped?
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Wayne Bivens-Tatum – "If we really wanted to attract students and make the library fun, perhaps we should use library space for pubs."
Wayne Bivens-Tatum – "If we really wanted to attract students and make the library fun, perhaps we should use library space for pubs."
Brian Mathews – "If you are a librarian with a blog then you have to mention gaming from time to time."
While many enjoyed the symposium, others aren't happy about library-sponsored gaming nights.
Interesting quote from the director: "It's the parents' obligation to know what their kids are doing," said Library Director Marilyn Genther. "It's up to them to know (the rating). It's not our responsibility."
I don't know the whole situation (and I'm not much into gaming), but that seems like an odd response. Again, I'm not into gaming, so I don't know what the norm is with library gaming nights. I guess it's like kids under 17 checking out R-Rated movies…
For Jenny:
"In concert with online gaming news site Global Game League, the U.S. Army will sponsor a "national gaming" area in an effort to appeal to 17- to 24-year-old players. "We're grappling with the challenge of how do we better use new media to tell the Army story. Online is probably the best way," says Gary Bishop, who oversees Army marketing and advertising."
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Measuring Outcomes in Cochlear Implants Holly F. Teagle, AuD, CCC-A, Jeffrey L. Simmons, MA, CCC-A, and René H. Gifford, PhD, CCC-A
This session will review current information on best practices assessment of cochlear implant outcomes for adults and children as well as descriptions of current implant candidacy and the longitudinal assessment of performance for implant recipients with various communication modalities, including single implant, bimodal hearing, bilateral implantation, and hearing preservation.
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Cochlear Implants: Candidacy, Outcome, and Predictors of Success René H. Gifford, PhD, CCC-A
Though cochlear implantation is recognized by government and private insurers as well as national organizations for audiologists and otologists as a standard of care and covered intervention, adults and children with severe to profound sensory-based hearing loss who meet labeled indications still have relatively low rates of access to this technology. This session will review a brief history of implant candidacy and outcomes and will discuss the evolving state of labeled indications, technological advances, and expected outcomes for modern-day recipients. In addition, the session will provide an overview of preoperative predictors of postoperative success, describing the outcomes of a prospective, longitudinal study of acoustic and electric spectral resolution and speech recognition performance in adult cochlear implant recipients at three clinically diverse cochlear implant centers.
Telepractice for Cochlear Implants Michelle L. Hughes, PhD, CCC-A
There are a few studies that have empirically evaluated the feasibility of mapping adult cochlear implant recipients using distance or remote technology, commonly known as telepractice. However, in order for telepractice to be successful for cochlear implant service delivery, all aspects of a typical clinical visit need to be validated for patients of all ages. This session will review the pertinent literature regarding telepractice with cochlear implants, identify gaps in the research, and discuss recent research findings from a current NIH-funded project aimed at improving service delivery via telepractice for cochlear implant recipients.
Third-Party Reimbursement for Cochlear Implant Services Lisa M. Satterfield, MS, CCC-A
Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance often include cochlear implants as covered items, but frequently providers don't receive payment because of incorrect coding or documentation, or as a result of unfamiliarity with payment rules. This session will outline the billing codes for cochlear implants, the Medicare benefit, Medicaid trends, and how to obtain information from private insurance companies.
Cochlear Implants: New Indications Camille Dunn, PhD, CCC-A
With the recent FDA approval of the hybrid cochlear implant, it is important for audiologists to know what makes a patient a candidate for this new type of intervention technology. This session will explore hearing preservation cochlear implants and what makes someone a good candidate. Additionally, we will discuss potential outcomes and the importance of counseling on rehabilitation options.
Phonological Awareness in Students with Hearing Loss Linda J. Spencer, PhD, CCC-SLP
For children with hearing loss, learning to read may be more challenging than for their peers because the ability to read relies on understanding how sounds combine to make words in addition to language ability, knowing how context influences meaning, and word–world knowledge. When working with students who are deaf or hard of hearing, practitioners may not always know how to incorporate all these elements into lesson plans. This session will provide background on specific issues related to hearing loss and acquisition of reading skills, and it will also provide ideas for evaluation and treatment of deficit areas.
Effects of Early Auditory Experience on Word Learning Derek M. Houston, PhD
This session will examine evidence that early auditory deprivation can lead to an impaired ability for children with hearing loss to associate what they hear with what they experience visually. Participants will learn to think outside the ear when assessing and treating children with hearing loss.
Auditory Brainstem Implants in Children Holly F. Teagle, AuD, CCC-A, and Craig Buchman, MD, FACS
The use of auditory brainstem implants in children has received considerable attention in recent years. This session will share early findings from a University of North Carolina feasibility study designed to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the Nucleus 24 Multichannel Auditory Brainstem Implant in children who do not have the diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type II and who have either experienced failed cochlear implantation or have been unable to receive a cochlear implant secondary to cochlear or cochlear nerve disorders. We will discuss aspects of patient care including candidacy criteria, medical/surgical considerations, audiological follow-up, and habilitation.
Speech Development in Bilingual Children With Hearing Loss Who Use Cochlear ImplantsFerenc Bunta, PhD and Michael W. Douglas, MA, CCC-SLP
Bilingual children living in the U.S. are often at risk for not receiving appropriate speech and language services, and this is even more likely among bilingual children with hearing loss who use cochlear implants. This session will examine empirical data on speech acquisition to help audiologists and speech-language pathologists make more informed decisions regarding the assessment and treatment of the speech and language of bilingual children with cochlear implants.
Music in Auditory Intervention for Cochlear Implant UsersKate E. Gfeller, PhD, and Virginia Driscoll, MA
Conventional cochlear implants are not particularly effective at transmitting spectrally complex information, which has a negative impact on perception of speech in background noise, speech prosody, talker identification, and perceptual accuracy and enjoyment of music. This session will describe extant findings on music training, including the growing body of research and clinical literature on generalization of music training to some spectrally complex aspects of speech perception, with empirical evidence as well as clinically suitable methods and applications. We will discuss several training approaches intended to enhance bottom-up as well as top-down aspects of listening in relation to the hearing history (pre-lingual, post-lingual) and developmental characteristics of the cochlear implant patient seeking aural rehabilitation.
Auditory Development in Complex CasesCatherine C. Carotta, EdD, CCC-SLP, and Katie R. Brennan, MD, CCC-SLP
This session will take a holistic approach to auditory development, exploring other aspects of development that may impact progress with amplification. Participants will have opportunities to observe a variety of children, with a focus on complex cases. We will present a variety of tools and procedures to assess a student's functional listening skills in addition to a hierarchy of more traditional speech perception measures. The session will use communication continuums to describe a child's preferred receptive and expressive communication methods, and we will also discuss family goals.
Infusing Audition in the Home and Classroom Catherine C. Carotta, EdD, CCC-SLP, and Katie R. Brennan, MD, CCC-SLP
Developing auditory skills in the therapy room does not ensure auditory development will occur in the home, daycare, or classroom environment. This session will provide the theoretical background and rationale for implementing routine- and activity-based instruction to assist with auditory development across settings. We will introduce a variety of routine-based inventory tools, planning frameworks, and monitoring mechanisms for infusing auditory development in home and classroom settings.
Cochlear Implants and Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum DisorderJeffrey L. Simmons, MA, CCC-A
Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) is a relatively new category of hearing loss, and there continues to be some confusion and misunderstanding regarding whether and when cochlear implants are an appropriate intervention for this condition. This session will review current literature reports of outcomes for cochlear implants in cases of ANSD as well as a stepwise protocol leading to potential cochlear implant candidacy. We will discuss expanded application for cochlear implants in the population of persons with ANSD as well as factors for which cochlear implantation may be contraindicated.
Cochlear Implants as Possible Treatment for Asymmetric Hearing Loss or Single-Sided DeafnessJill B. Firszt, PhD, CCC-A
Providing clinical care and recommendations to improve communication abilities for individuals who have asymmetric hearing loss (AHL) or single sided deafness (SSD) can often be challenging. This session will review the importance of binaural hearing, describe the effects of AHL or SSD, present results from individuals with AHL or SSD after cochlear implantation, and discuss future considerations for treatment.
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Friends drops plans for Barr property
Leaders of Friends Care Community announced this week that they will not pursue the senior apartment building they had planned for the Barr property downtown, due to the economic downturn and Friends' commitment to keeping the rent affordable.
Council looks at affordability
Village Council needs to decide whether it intends to make affordable housing a priority before moving ahead with a specific project, John Davis told Council members at their June 7 meeting.
CJ's to cook up 'Bama food
f you've traveled along the south end of Xenia Avenue recently, you may have noticed the banner hanging from the former Kentucky Fried Chicken building: "CJ's Southern Cooking Coming Soon."
College gets stimulus funds
Antioch College was identified last week as one of 13 Ohio institutions of higher education chosen to receive federal stimulus funds for energy conservation projects.
Gala for downtown's 'heart'
The Little Art Theatre, which recently turned non-profit, now asks for the community's support with its first fundraising event, an auction gala on Friday, June 25, at 5:30 p.m. at Antioch University McGregor, which also commemorates the theater's 80-year anniversary.
Spend a night in an historic grain mill
Back in 2004, the Miami Township Trustees envisioned the ideal way to save the historic but decrepit Grinnell Mill. They hoped to restore it to its original design and use it as a bed and breakfast that could serve locals as well as attract visitors from afar. The vision wasn't far off.
Affordable Housing Expert Promotes Land Trust Model
John Emmeus Davis of the Champlain Housing Trust in Burlington, Vermont met with a group of community members Monday morning to promote community land trusts as a way to acheive affordable housing in Yellow Springs.
CSAs for good food, local focus
Both Smaller Footprint Farm and Heartbeat Community Farm have thrived since going into business in 2006 by growing vegetables directly for their members using a model called Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA for short.
A 10-day taste of Yellow Springs
A brave group of people, under the guidance of the Yellow Springs Arts Council, are designing a 10-day cultural tasting event this summer called the Yellow Springs Experience to celebrate core strengths of the Village and gauge their ability to generate revenue for the town.
Affordability leader in YS
The Home, Inc. community land trust organization — which creates affordable housing by having homeowners pay only for the house, with the land staying in a community trust — along with the Yellow Springs Village Council, hopes to jumpstart a conversation on affordable housing.


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First Horizon Education Alliance programs set to start
GOSHEN — After months of discussion and planning by organizers and local officials, the Horizon Education Alliance's work will soon be more visible in Elkhart County.
"There is a lot of momentum behind Horizon Education Alliance," Horizon executive director Brian Wiebe said. "The momentum comes from having had a very successful fundraising campaign these last several months" and from establishing a staff in a formal office space.
Wiebe said last week that Horizon's fundraising goal was to raise $450,000 to cover expenses for the organization until the end of 2013. So far, Horizon has raised $390,000 from individuals, organizations, companies and grants.
"All of this is private investment," Wiebe said.
The Horizon Education Alliance formed last year, using the research and recommendations from the Horizon 2.0 steering committee to establish an operational plan, goals and strategies for enhancing local education. All seven of Elkhart County's public school corporations have since joined the alliance.
Horizon's first programs are starting this year, one focused on early education and the other on success after high school.
Horizon is working with Goshen College to offer Music Together classes for free to 300 local children and their parents.
Music Together classes are for infants and toddlers. Instructors use music, singing and rhythm to teach broader concepts like social interaction and self-regulation.
"We see it as a way of already beginning the work of kindergarten readiness and education for parents," Wiebe said. "In our pilot class (for infants), we found that parents from all backgrounds were very eager for the things they were learning."
The Music Together classes are being formed now and will be held in Elkhart and Goshen initially.
To learn more or sign up, parents can call 535-6100.
Horizon is also organizing the Elkhart County College Success Coalition, one of about 50 such coalitions in Indiana.
The coalitions are composed of schools, businesses, churches and other organizations interested in increasing college access and success, according to the Indiana College Success Coalition's website.
In this case, though, college actually refers to any "two-year degree, a four-year degree, a certificate program, an apprenticeship or even national service," Wiebe said. "It's not a narrow understanding of college, but in the 21st century, we know that everyone will benefit from some sort of post-secondary education."
So far, 16 groups have joined the local coalition, including local middle and high schools, Wiebe said.
The only requirement to join the College Success Coalition is to hold at least one event throughout the year designed to help students "plan, prepare and pay" for college, he said.
Businesses, organizations and other groups can join the coalition by contacting Jim Kirkton, Horizon coordinator of secondary and post-secondary readiness and success, at 238-0771.
In addition to Music Together and the Elkhart County College Success Coalition, Horizon is beginning work on two larger programs.
The organization is in the early planning stages of a coaching and mentoring program. Students could have reading mentors in the elementary grades and mentors who would help with career exploration in middle school, high school and beyond, Wiebe said.
Horizon is also looking at how to expand the capacity and quality of pre-school education in Elkhart County, he said.
Horizon staff are settling into an office at 124 E. Washington St. in downtown Goshen.
Wiebe and Aliah Carolan-Silva, director of research and evaluation, began as full-time staff members Oct. 1. Several other staff members joined them with the start of the new year.
Don Jantzi, who retired as principal at Chamberlain Elementary last summer, is coordinator of parent and child development. Mark Mow, who retired as Elkhart Community Schools' superintendent last summer, is leading initiatives in science, technology, engineering, the arts and math, known as STEAM subjects. Jim Kirkton, who resigned as Goshen High School's principal last summer, is Horizon's coordinator of secondary and post-secondary readiness and success. Jim Siegmann, who retired at the end of 2012 from his position with the Elkhart County Community Foundation, is the ambassador to nonprofit organizations.
HEA recently merged with Learning Generation Initiative, a local program that has offered general education diploma classes and adult literacy courses. LGI has essentially become the adult learning branch of Horizon, Wiebe said, taking on LGI director Kathy Royer as the Horizon coordinator of adult education and associate director of Horizon. Learning Generations Initiative's other six employees are now also staff of Horizon, splitting their time between Horizon's Goshen office and an office in Elkhart, where classes will continue to be held.
Bruce Stahly, who retired as Goshen's superintendent last summer, is Horizon's coordinator of early learning. Wiebe said, though, that since Stahly is busy working with Goshen Community Center plans, Wiebe is also working with that department.
Wiebe said that the staff plans to have a website up at some point, but, in the meantime, people can contact Wiebe with comments or suggestions at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 574-849-7173.


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Released: Jun 05th, 2009
Running Time: 129 Min.
Director: Uncredited
Company: Girlfriends Films, Inc.
Cast: RayVeness, Alyssa Reece, Ava Rose, India Summer, Julia Ann, Dia Zerva
Critical Rating: AAAA
Genre: Feature
RayVeness's marriage has hit a sexual road block, and sexual fantasies begin to consume her mind. Things get even hotter when she confesses her torrid tales to close friend Julia Ann, who knows exactly how to find that sweet spot in life, sending RayVeness down a path of twisted sexual exploration. Will RayVeness finally find what she has been craving all along in the arms of her dearest friend? Or will she be too shy to bring her wild fantasies to life and let Julia Ann have all the fun?
MILF or not, contract girl RayVeness still has great, natural tits and her opening scene with lovely Alyssa Reece is another nomination-worthy girl-girl scene in what is a slick, high-end all-girl drama.
She also does it with Julia Ann and with Ava Rose and Dia Zerva in a rollicking three-way. You see, her marriage is on the rocks and her buddy Julia Ann initiates her to the world of pussy-eating. Julia Ann also performs a hot scene with India Summer in a clothing store. Oh, if life were only this easy.
Twisted Passions 4 provides the usual from Girlfriends Films: a dependable, well-produced, realistic foray into lesbian sex.


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Why an Apple iWatch Has Better Chances Than Google Glass
Vincent Trivett
Even the early adopter crowd prefers the smartwatch to a face-computer.
As the smartphone market matures and demand for high-end phones starts to plateau, the industry is starting to look toward wearables for the next revolution. Judging by a recent poll, it seems like smartwatches are much more likely to catch on than face-mounted computers like
(NASDAQ:GOOG) Glass.
The blog belonging to Jessica Lessin, a former
Wall Street Journal
tech reporter now planning to start her own news venture aimed at industry professionals, found that early adopters prefer smartwatches by a huge margin.
Eric Newcomer reports
that 38% of Americans would like to buy a smartwatch, compared to 10% for glasses. Only 6% of respondents said they would choose both, and 45% don't want either option. The survey was commissioned by the blog with Survey Monkey Audience.
They also found that 62% say it is at least slightly likely that they will own a smartwatch within five years, but only 41% see any possibility of owning smartglasses.
This should be a clear sign to all of the present and future entrants to the wearable tech space.
(NASDAQ:AAPL) has been
rumored to be working on a watch
for at least a year. CEO Tim Cook seems hip to the idea.
"I don't know a lot of people that wear [glasses] that don't have to," he said at the All ThingsD conference this year. "I think the wrist is interesting. The wrist is natural."
It looks like the likely customers for either a watch or glasses agree with Cook. Google has the first-mover advantage for face-computers, but it is also reportedly working on a smartwatch. Last year, Google acquired WIMM, which developed a watch prototype in 2011.
(OTCMKTS:SSNLF) already has a smartwatch on the market, but its adoption is hobbled by the $300 price tag, poor performance, and the fact that it only works in tandem with a handful of Samsung smartphones.
(NYSE:NKE) also has a toehold in the wearable tech arena.
Google Glass-esque devices might be nothing more than a Silicon Valley-centered niche curiosity, as this survey said. Some bars and restaurants are preemptively banning the rare gadget, and you can even get a
traffic ticket
for driving with smart glasses. It also didn't take long for someone to invent a word for a person too absorbed in his or her Glass to have a conversation: a "glasshole."
Still, despite some very confident rumor-mongering, the iWatch and Nexus watch aren't materializing, and the pre-holiday product drops are already over. The good news is that the market is there.
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