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OSL Samples at Last
We planned to drill four or five tube wells across the abandoned channel and pick one for OSL dating samples. With the success of yesterday's tube well drilling, we were optimistic that we could actually do the sampling. We met the drillers in the morning and headed to the next site. Since only two or three people are needed for logging the well, we left Céline and Basu and the rest of us headed off to do a short resistivity line near the first drill site. We scouted it during the drilling of the first well. On the way to the resistivity
site, we selected locations for three more wells. Depending on time, we will either drill two and then the sampling well or just three stratigraphic wells. Since it will be only 2 meter spacing between the electrodes, it will be quicker to set up despite less people. We are only trying to image the channel, so we don't need a larger spacing. The site was also drier than the first two resistivity lines. We laid it out and started collecting data. My only concern was that the route was used as a path for local farmers collecting hay. I didn't want them to knock off the electrode connections or to have them
shocked by the pulses of electricity we sent through the electrodes.
Once the line was running, I headed back to the drill site. They once again found a think mud layer over sand. They continued drilling deeper and found the silt clay that marks the boundary between the Holocene and Pleistocene, when sea level rose following the end of the last ice age. This was a bonus and confirmed that we were on line with the Lalmai anticline farther south. We shifted to the next line, a more difficult location next to a pond, but they managed. I headed back to the resistivity line and found them starting to pack up the equipment. When I went to take a look at the instrument, I found it hadn't finished. It had run out of memory for recording line and stopped. We quickly reinstalled the electrodes that had been
pulled that we still needed. I deleted some older files that had already been downloaded and restarted acquisition. We had only lost four of 584 command lines.
By the time the second well and the resistivity line were done, it was questionable as to whether we could do the sampling well, which will take longer. The drillers going off for a lunch break settled it. We would do a third tube well today. During the drilling, the skies that had been threatening all day opened up.
The drillers and loggers got completely soaked, but kept going and we completed our five-well transect of the river valley. In the evening we compiled all the logs and discussed a sampling plan. Rather than take four samples in one well, we decided to take two, one above and one below the sand-mud transition in two different wells.
The OSL sample is over 2" wide and the wells we drilled were 1.5" wide. The driller decided it was best to drill a 1.5" well to the depth of the first sample, a few feet above the transition, and then overcore it to 3.5". Then 3" wide PVC pipe
was lowered to keep the well from collapsing. Finally, we put the sampler on the auger rods and lowered it to the bottom of the well. We, actually people younger and stronger than me, pounded the sampler 30 cm into the bottom. Then we all had to pull up on it to get it out. The next step was to extrude the sample in its liner into a thick PVC pipe casing. The sample must be kept in the dark, so this was done inside a black plastic bag. Then the entire sample is wrapped in the black plastic bag and taped securely. The ends and outside of the sample will be discarded and only the core of the sample will be used for dating. Later, sample preparation will all have to be done in a darkroom. I helped sample on my last trip, but the was the first time I was in charge of the procedure. It went well. After the first sample, the drillers drilled to 1 ft. past the contact, overcored to the same depth, added the PVC liner and we sampled again. We
repeated everything for the second well and we had four OSL samples. We celebrated with green coconuts.
Solving the Mystery of Antarctica's Disappearing Snow - The Weather Network
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Drought-Stressed California Forests Face a Radical Shift - Los Angeles Times
Enroute to Palmer Station
I'm currently sitting in the Dallas airport waiting for a flight to Santiago, Chile, enroute to Palmer Station for the 2015 spring season. Since there is no airfield at Palmer we'll go in and out by boat (the ARSV Laurence M. Gould). Hopefully we'll be at the station by October 28 and able to start doing some science not too long after that. There are a couple of reasons why I'm excited about the upcoming season. First, as I discuss in this post, conditions are highly unusual this year, with the extent of sea ice reaching a level not seen at Palmer Station for many years. The reason for this seems to be the persistent warm El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific Ocean, now complemented by a near zero to negative Southern Annual Mode (negative SAM values are correlated to high sea ice conditions). This increase in sea ice is a counter intuitive but very real effect of global climate change; increased heat in one area of the globe alters global wind patterns and decreases the flow of heat to other areas of the globe. It hasn't actually been very cold at Palmer Station (the high today was a balmy 24 °F at the time of writing) and how long the sea ice lasts will be depend very much on what happens to winds in the region.
Coming in an era defined by decreasing sea ice along the West Antarctic Peninsula the presence of heavy ice cover could have some interesting ecological impacts. There is a strong likelihood that it will be good for the Adélie penguins, but my primary interest is a little lower down in the food web. I'll be studying interactions between phytoplankton, the basal food source for the WAP ecosystem, and bacteria at the onset of the spring bloom, hoping to identify cooperative interactions through patterns in bacterial gene expression. Toxic compounds produced by phytoplankton, for example, may be cleaned up by bacterial partners, allowing photosynthesis to proceed more efficiently (ultimately meaning more food for the whole food web). Observing the expression of genes coding for the bacterial enzymes that carry out these processes would be strong evidence for this kind of synergy, which leads me to the second reason I'm excited about the upcoming season.
This year I'm joined by Colleen Hansel and Jamie Collins from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Colleen and Jamie are chemical oceanographers and experts in identifying specific compounds produced by phytoplankton. Colleen has pioneered a technique to measure superoxide, a damaging free radical, directly in the water column. This is not a trivial undertaking as the half-life of superoxide is only seconds, making traditional oceanographic sampling techniques (such as a Niskin bottle) impossible to employ. Instead we will focus on sampling water in the first few meters of the water column, just above the maximum zone of primary production. Superoxide is produced during photosynthesis, when energetic electrons glob onto free oxygen. The extra electron makes oxygen highly reactive (hence superoxide; it's a superoxidant) and physiologically damaging. Bacteria have some interesting molecular tools to deal with superoxide however, so perhaps they've evolved the ability to perform this service for phytoplankton in exchange for fixed carbon. Coupling observations of gene expression with measures of superoxide and other reactive chemical species is much more powerful, and will tell a much more complete story, than either does alone.
It's impossible to anticipate how the ice will impact our science plan until we're at the station and get a feel for how logistics will work this season. Typically sampling at Palmer Station is done by zodiac, which requires reasonably ice-free conditions. The zodiacs can push around a small amount of brash ice but lack the mass (and shrouded propeller) to deal with large quantities. The ice is solid enough this year that we may be allowed to use this ice as a sampling platform – something I've got plenty of experience with from previous trips to the Arctic and Antarctic. This is a little out of the norm for Palmer Station however, so we'll have to see how negotiations proceed.
In our worst-case scenario the ice conditions deteriorate to the point that we can't sample from it, but not so much that we can push a zodiac through it. The normal sampling procedure in this case is to use a plumbed seawater intake to sample from below the ice (with the added benefit that you can sample from the comfort of the lab), however, this won't work given the short half-life of superoxide. In this eventuality I think we can salvage the project by focusing on ice algae in place of phytoplankton. Ice algae are essentially phytoplankton which have given up their free-living lifestyle and formed colonies on the underside of the sea ice. These dense mats are a very important food source for juvenile krill, but are understudied in the region given the inconsistent nature of sea ice along the WAP. If we can access some decent ice floes from shore I think we can make a good study of the superoxide gradient, and bacterial response, toward the ice algal colonies. Previous work has shown that ice algae can be under significant oxidative stress so they may have good reason to solicit a little help from bacteria.
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Tubewells to the Rescue
The next day we went out again for resistivity and augering. Céline picked out two alternative sites that might be drier. We drove through the abandoned valley to the site. We took the direct route and found the local road to be in a terrible state of disrepair. The vans could barely make it through. Then we hit a spot where slumping off each side of the road narrowed it too much. The villagers helped make a temporary road with bricks and wood, but it was still too narrow. Then they filled a sandbag and together with the bricks, wood and other
handy items we got across. It turned out that since the Upazila (county) voted for the opposition party, they have not had their roads repaired for over a decade. This level of politicization of everything in Bangladesh really hurts the country. When we reached the location of the line, we found that ponds between the road and the fields limited our access. We walked around and found a site next to a brick factory. The line was along an irrigation ditch. Fine to walk on either side, but submerged to mid-shin if you
stepped in the middle. The data looked very good after processing. We may have found the top of the Pleistocene as relatively shallow depths consistent with the site being the top of a buried anticline (folded hill).
The delays from the bad road, site searching, and a longer distance to lug the equipment meant that we couldn't do augering. We came to the conclusion that we have to alternate days of resistivity and drilling. Not enough time in a day to do both properly. That meant
the next day was for augering. We went back to the soccer field site, officially BNGTi1, and started augering with all six of us. We hurried past the section we had already described. To minimize hole collapse, we switched between two augers and tried to work quickly on the descriptions. It took all of us all morning to make it to 4.8 meters. The mud was too hard. We needed to go to plan B. We would drill tube wells and sample inside the wells. Alamgir and Basu went off to the village to find a driller. The rest of us
cleaned off the equipment and ourselves at a nearby pond and well and had lunch. After several attempts, they found a driller, but he couldn't come until 3 p.m. I like to use all the available time I have here, but we now had a few hours break.
The three-person drill team arrived right at 3, unusual in this part of the world. I have seen the drilling technique before, but never the initial set up. In 20 minutes they set two vertical bamboo poles in the ground, tied on the cross piece to make a large H, attached a lever arm and the drill pipe, dug a mud pit for water and a
channel to the actual well location. Then they started drilling. It was so much faster and easier than augering! In 10-20 minutes they were past the depth we reached. We don't get continuous samples described every 10 cm (4 in.), but the lithology averaged every 5 ft. Muds come up as solid cylinders that we collect, sands as a slurry that we decant. We subdivide the 5 ft. sections if there is a lithology change. The driller caught on quickly to what we wanted and kept us informed of all changes in sediment type, which he could easily feel. Céline and Basu, an experienced logger of tube wells, did most of the sediment work,
with some help from the rest of us. As expected, the section was primarily mud with some silt. We reached the sands from the abandoned channel at 42 ft., a little deeper than I expected but reasonable. It was still early enough for us to do another. Alamgir and I scouted a second location as they finished and packed up the equipment. We completed that one, with the sands at only 20 ft. North of our transect looks like there was an island splitting the channel in two. Here would have been downstream of the island, so we
expected it to be shallow. Finally, things were going well. Using tubewells, we should have plenty of time to drill several stratigraphic wells and then pick one for sampling. We celebrated with dinner at the local Chinese restaurant.
paprica v0.20
A couple of months ago I published paprica v0.11, a set of scripts for conducting a metabolic inference from a collection of 16S rRNA gene reads. This approach allows you to estimate the functional capabilities of a microbial community if you don't have access to a metagenome or metatranscriptome. Paprica started as a method for a paper I was writing but eventually became complex enough to warrant it's own publication. Paprica v0.11 reflected this origin – it produced nice results but was cludgy and cumbersome.
Over the last couple of weeks I've given paprica a complete overhaul and am happy to introduce v0.20. There are a number of major differences between v0.11 and v0.20, but the most significant difference is a more clear division between construction of the database for those who want full control (and access to the PGDBs) and sample analysis, which can proceed with only the provided, light-weight database (however you will not have access to the PGDBs). Executing paprica v0.20 is as easy as (from your home directory, for the provided file test.fasta):git clone https://github.com/bowmanjeffs/genome_finder.git cd genome_finder chmod a+x paprica_run.sh ./paprica_run.sh test
One really important distinction between this version and v0.11 is that metabolic pathways are NOT predicted directly on internal nodes. This was done for reasons of organization and efficiency, but I'm not sure that it made much sense to do this anyway. Instead the pathways likely to be found for an internal node are inferred from their appearance in terminal daughter nodes (that is, the completed genomes that belong to the clade defined by the internal node). If a given pathway is present in some specified fraction (0.90 by default) of the terminal daughters it is included in the internal node. You can change this value by modifying the appropriate variable in pathway_profile.txt. Some (including myself) might like to have a PGDB for an internal node for purposes of visualization or modeling. In the near future I'll release a utility to create a PGDB for an internal node on demand.
Some other major improvements…
- Fewer dependencies. For the scripts called in paprica_run.sh you need pplacer, seqmagick, infernal, and some Python modules that you should probably have anyway.
- Improved reference tree. I'm still working on this, but the current method uses RAxML for phylogenetic inference and Infernal for aligment, which seems to work much better than the previous (albeit much faster) combo of Fasttree and Mothur. Thanks to Eric Matsen for helpful suggestions in this regard.
- More genome parameters. I have a particular interest in how genome parameters (e.g. length, coding density, etc.) are distributed in the environment. Paprica gives you a whole list of interesting metrics for the terminal and internal nodes.
Paprica is still in heavy development and I have a lot of improvements planned for future versions. If you try v0.20 I'd love to know what you think – good, bad, or otherwise! You can create an issue on Github or email me.
What's Behind the Disappearance of Antarctic Snow? - Christian Science Monitor
Air Guard's IcePod Aircraft Departs for 'Deep Freeze' - Air National Guard
Climate Cycles Didn't Shape Ocean's Abyssal Hills - Science
SCAR session on microbial ecology
Along with colleagues from New Zealand, Argentina, and Malaysia I'm convening a session on microbial ecology and evolution at the upcoming biennial SCAR meeting in Kuala Lumpur (because there's no better place to talk about ice than the tropics). If this sounds like your sort of thing check it out!S23. Microbes, diversity, and ecological roles Walter MacCormack, Argentina; Charles Lee, New Zealand; Chun Wie Chong, Malaysia; Jeff Bowman, USA
The ecology of Antarctica is largely shaped by microbes, with microbial life, including prokaryotes and unicellular eukaryotes, serving as the main drivers of ecosystem function. Given this, it is perhaps surprisingly that our current understanding of Antarctic biota has been derived primarily from studies of metazoans. Despite major advances in the field of Antarctic microbiology in recent years there remains a knowledge gap in our understanding of the distribution, functions, and adaptations of Antarctic microbes. There is a general consensus that Antarctic microorganisms are highly diverse, and in many cases encompass endemic gene pools with unique physiological and genetic adaptations to the extreme conditions of their environment. Relatively recently, the advent of 'omics platforms has allowed researchers to observe these processes in great detail. This session welcomes submissions on all aspects of microbial ecology and evolution in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. This includes 'omics-based approaches to understanding prokaryotic and unicellular eukaryotic diversity, function, adaptation, as well as laboratory and field-based studies of microbial and ecological physiology. Special consideration will be given for abstracts addressing the following issues: (1) Microbial biogeography, functional redundancy, and ecosystem services; (2) Trophic connectivity between prokaryotes and eukaryotes; (3) Cold adaptation strategy and evolution; and (4) Multiple 'omics integration addressing systems biology of Antarctic ecosystems.
The Mystery of Antarctica's Strange Disappearing Snow - Live Science
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Forecast for East Africa: Dry, With a Chance of Pirates - On Earth
Pani, Pani Everywhere
Six of us headed out on Oct. 8 for Brahmanbaria, northeast of Dhaka. Our target is a large winding abandoned river valley that we believe used to be the course of the Meghna River. Currently, the much smaller Titas River flows northward in the channel. Why would a river in the world's largest delta flow the wrong way? We think that an earthquake uplifted the Comilla District area to the south. That caused the Meghna River to shift westward to its present channel and the Titas to flow up the old channel. A well drilled in the channel in 2012 shows a layer of muds overlying coarser sands.
We think the sands represent sediments from the old Meghna and the muds are sediments filling up the channel. We will be using resistivity to image the channel and an auger to first sample and describe the sediments and then to collect samples for dating.
Finding organic matter to date by carbon 14 is rare, so we plan to use a technique called OSL dating. OSL stands for Optically Stimulated Luminescence. Electrons from the radioactivity of all rocks get trapped in defects in quartz grains. However, they
are so weakly trapped that sunlight can release them. When traveling down the river, the electrons are released and then start accumulating when they are buried. By measuring the light released by the sample when optically stimulated, we can calculate the time since the sample last was exposed to light. By sampling the top of the sands and the bottom of the muds, we can date the time the river switches, or avulsed. The details of the procedure to get an OSL age are pretty complicated, but if this works, we
will date the earthquake that caused the river avulsion.
This technique is new to me. I helped with some sampling the last time I was here, but I have not been in charge of doing it. I am also more comfortable with the quantitative data from the resistivity than the qualitative geologic descriptions we will make of the sediments. Luckily I have a good team with me, Céline, my postdoc, Matt, my former teaching assistant, and Alamgir, Atik and Basu from Dhaka University. I have spent time in the field with Alamgir and
Atik before. Alamgir has conducted his own resistivity surveys. Basu was recommended to me as someone with a lot of experience in describing sediments.
We set out early in the morning for the four-hour drive. However, when we reached the river valley, we found it was almost completely flooded. We walked out on an elevated road and there was pani—the Bangla word for water—everywhere. The abandoned valley is still slightly lower in elevation than the surrounding land. Even that land has the rice fields flooded with shallow water, although the
boundaries between the fields are above water. But our main target is submerged! In the winter this will be dry land, but we are a month and a half too early. A number of scheduling issues required me to come now, although I knew it was too soon after the monsoon, but I didn't expect so much of the land to still be flooded. Time to come up with an alternative plan.
For the resistivity, we need long straight stretches of dry land. We decided to
do it west of the valley to try to image the thickness of the entire Holocene (last 10,000 years) section. It should vary because of the folding of the strata from the tectonics. Mapping the thickness will help us to map the position of the buried fold. For augering, we only need a small patch of land to stand on. To find it we headed south towards where the valley was uplifted more and might be drier. Not as ideal as the original location, but possible. The next morning we headed farther south and crossed the river valley. It was drier and we noted some potential augering sites. We continued to a location for resistivity. The six of us set up the >350 m long resistivity line, then Céline, Basu and I headed back to try augering while the resistivity data was collected. The augering proved very difficult. We were very slow describing the core that the auger brought up, and while we were doing it the hole would start to collapse. The muddy sediment was very stiff, and we had to hammer the auger in. We only got to 2.7 m when we stopped, nowhere near the depth we needed. Things were pretty discouraging.
Sea ice bacteria review published
I'm really excited (and relieved) to report that my review on the taxonomy and function of sea ice microbial communities was recently published in the journal Elementa. The review is part of a series on biological exchange processes at the sea ice interface, by the SCOR working group of the same name (BEPSII). I'm deeply appreciative of Nadja Steiner, Lisa Miller*, Jaqueline Stefels, and the other senior members of BEPSII for letting (very) junior scientists take such an active role in the working group. I conceived the review in a foggy haze last year while writing my dissertation, when I assumed that there would be "plenty of time" for that kind of project before starting my postdoc. Considering that I didn't even start aggregating the necessary data until I got to Lamont I'm also deeply appreciative of my postdoctoral advisor for supporting this effort…
The review is really half review, half meta-analysis of existing sea ice data. The first bit, which draws heavily on the introduction to my dissertation, describes some of the history of sea ice microbial ecology (which goes back to at least 1918 for prokaryotes). From there the review moves into an analysis of the taxonomic composition of the sea ice microbial community, based on existing 16S rRNA gene sequence data, takes a look at patterns of bacterial and primary production in sea ice, and then uses PAPRICA to infer metabolic function for the observed microbial taxa (after 97 years we still don't have any metagenomes for sea ice – let alone metatranscriptomes – and precious few isolates).
There is a lot of info in this paper but I hope a few big points make it across. First, we have a massive geographical bias in our sea ice samples. This is to be expected, but I don't think we should just accept it as what has to be. More disconcerting, there has been very little effort to integrate physiological measures in sea ice (such as bacterial production) with analyses of microbial community structure. A major exception is the work of the Kaartokallio group at the Finnish Environmental Group, but their work has primarily taken place in the Baltic Sea (an excellent system, but very different from the high Arctic and coastal Antarctic). This all translates into work that needs to be done however, which is a good thing… we are just barely at the point where we can make reasonable hypothesis regarding the functions of these communities.
*This image of Lisa pops up a lot. If you can identify what, exactly, is going on in this picture I'll buy you a beer.
Winter Blooms in the Arabian Sea - NASA
Hurricane-Like Antarctic Winds May Contribute to Sea Level Rise - Europa Press


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Presenting the HST Class of 2016
May 20, 2016 | Written by Matt Carter
HST held her 58th annual commencement Saturday, May 16th, in the auditorium of the W.B. West, Jr. Education Center. We graduated 18 students who are serving or will serve as preachers, counselors, teachers, missionaries, youth ministers, campus ministers, and more.
Dr. Howard Wright of Atlanta, GA delivered the commencement address. Wright has served in ministry for 50 years and is on the Board of Trustees of Harding University. He urged the graduates to strive to know God better, to bring healing to broken people, and to love the work they do.
2016 Graduates
Master of Arts
Daniel Patrick Overton
James Matthew Stalvey
Master of Arts in Christian Ministry
Stephen Ray Bradshaw
Chais James DiMaggio
Robin Clint Gough
Timothy David Spain
Aaron J. Tremblay
Master of Arts in Counseling
Angela Kennedy Bath
Tiffany Noel France
Cynthia Leah Francis
Riley Benjamen Pate
Elizabeth Marie Vigus
Master of Divinity
Anthony Dale Gleghorn
Joseph Franklin Horton IV
Ross David Kellis
Ryan Replogle
Doctor of Ministry
Phillip Devin Swindle
Todd Nelson Truax
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Bob Turner Joins First National Conference on Stone-Campbell Archives
April 11, 2016 | Written by Matt Carter
Bob Turner, a librarian at Harding School of Theology, participated in an unprecedented gathering of archivists, librarians, and historians from all three historical streams of the Stone-Campbell Movement: the Churches of Christ, the Christian Churches and churches of Christ, and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Focused on the "Pedagogy of the Archive," the twenty colloquy participants came from across the country to spend three days in March in Dallas, TX, developing innovative strategies for teaching with historical documents and artifacts from the Stone-Campbell Movement. Topics included the importance of digitization and websites for teaching rare historical materials, and the colloquy concluded with creation of a new online Stone-Campbell Teaching Archive. This digital repository includes instructional images and related tips for teaching the history of the Stone-Campbell Movement, with artifacts from all the traditions and institutions represented at the colloquy.
Turner said that he felt privileged to be a part of the conversation and that, "it was good to represent Harding and our significant historical collections." Regarding the the Stone-Campbell Teaching Archive, he noted its potential by saying, "We have such a rich history. Hopefully this will be a place where we can tell our story in a way that gives voice to all three streams of our tradition. I'm very excited about the future of this project."
Participants in the colloquy plan an online conference this summer to discuss additional initiatives to support teaching and greater appreciation of the Stone-Campbell movement.
The Colloquy on the Pedagogy of the Archive was supported by a grant from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, which is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. and located at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
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HST Adds Distance Option for MA in Counseling
March 14, 2016 | Written by Matt Carter
Beginning Fall 2016, HST will offer the MA in Counseling and the Certificate in Church Counseling programs to distance students through our streaming live interactive classroom (SLIC). As a distance student, you will remotely attend weekly classes that meet on campus along with local students. You will participate in live class discussions (in real time) along with students in a physical classroom.
Therapy is as much a performing art as it is a social science. Our live streaming format lets us help you develop your therapeutic performance.
– Dr. Kevin Shelby
SLIC uses an online platform that allows you to interact with professors and students more frequently than with traditional online formats. With SLIC, you are on a screen at the front of the class visible to the students and professor. On your monitor at home, you see the classroom as well as the other distance students. When you speak in class, the camera is situated so that the local students are looking right at you, making virtual eye contact. This allows for more nuanced communication as both you and your classmates can see facial expressions and other body language. Responding to a professor's questions and illustrations or asking your own questions about classroom material is essentially like being in the room.
As a distance student, you are also able to participate in classroom leadership. For example, in many counseling courses students research a topic and present their findings in the classroom. You are able to present slides and videos to the class just as the local students do, receiving immediate feedback from both peers and the professor. Live interaction and immediate feedback allow the professor to help you build the relational skills you need to effectively engage your clients.
Classes meet for a three-hour block of time one day each week on our regular HST schedule. You are present and engaged for the entire class period.
The MA in Counseling includes four one-week-intensive classes on our Memphis campus. This is a total of four weeks in Memphis over the course of your program.
The MA in Counseling includes four one-week-intensive classes on our Memphis campus. This is a total of four weeks in Memphis over the course of your program.
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2016 Pie Auction Set for January 30
January 19, 2016 | Written by Rachel Denzin
The annual Harding School of Theology Advancement Office and Women for Harding's Pie Auction is Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Proceeds from this fun-filled event provide scholarships for HST students. The auction will take place at the Church of Christ at White Station (1106 Colonial Road, Memphis, TN). Tickets are $10, and they may be purchased in advance or at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets call 901-432-7723.
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See Greece and Ephesus with Dr. Huffard
November 23, 2015 | Written by Matt Carter
Tour Greece and Ephesus with Evertt W. Huffard! May 28 – June 6
A tour of Greece, a land rich in classical and biblical history, will forever change how you read Acts. Visiting the cities of Philippi, Thessalonica, Athens, Corinth, Crete, and Ephesus gives new insights into the world in which Paul preached the Gospel. Add the beautiful vistas, wonderful Greek food, and times for spiritual reflection to the itinerary and you create memories for a life-time.
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The New Testament in the New World – A Tour with Oster and Turner
November 10, 2015 | Written by Matt Carter
The New Testament in the New World
A Culturally-Savvy Tour of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia
with Richard Oster and Bob Turner
Join us on a tour of three of America's most beloved cities: Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. These bustling centers have more than just taxi cabs, famous streets, historic buildings, and greasy food. They also boast museums with some of the most important ancient artifacts in the world, which will help you understand the New Testament like never before. But this tour won't just drop you off in a massive museum and leave you to make sense of it. Instead, you'll be led by New Testament guru Richard Oster. He has spent his career studying the ways that various coins, inscriptions, and statues illuminate the message of Scripture.
Sounds great, right? But not sure you (or your significant other) want to spend a whole week in museums? No problem. We'll also see each city by bus, take in a Broadway show, offer free time for shopping, and feast on the cuisine that has helped make each city famous. Now that's an offer you can't refuse.
Highlights include:
- Boston Museum of Fine Arts
- Brooklyn Museum of Art
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Penn Museum
- and even the Rocky Steps!
We'll fly out on Monday, May 23rd and have you back by Sunday, May 29th. The cost is still being determined.
For more details or to be added to a mailing list for the tour, email Bob Turner.
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Theme for the 2015-2016 Academic Year: The Power of the Spirit
September 23, 2015 | Written by Matt Carter
(read the theme article here)
Each year HST has a theme for the year. We choose an important doctrine or scriptural theme to study more fully throughout the year. A faculty member writes an article on the theme that appears in the academic catalog, in The Bridge, and on this website. Our chapel sermons and the West Lectures always center on this theme. A banner hangs at the front of the chapel to remind us of our special focus for the year.
The theme for the 2015-2016 academic year is "The Power of the Spirit". Dr. Mark E. Powell, professor of theology, wrote the theme article, which you may read here. Please join us this year as we reflect on the power of the Spirit in our lives and in the life of the church. We will occasionally provide theme-related resources on this blog and in our quarterly newsletter, The Bridge.
(read the theme article here)
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Convocation Set for Aug. 24 – Dr. Black's Inauguration as Dean
August 18, 2015 | Written by Matt Carter
Join the HST community for our annual Convocation Monday, August 24, at 7:00 in the West Center Auditorium on the HST campus. This will be the formal installment of Dr. Allen Black as the new dean of HST, and he will present his inaugural address, with a reception to follow.
Dr. Black became dean July 1 as Dr. Evertt W. Huffard stepped aside after sixteen years as dean to focus more on teaching, writing, and consulting with churches on leadership issues. Black (Ph.D., Emory University) is professor of New Testament at HST and has been on faculty for over 30 years. He teaches the Gospels, Peter's epistles, and Hebrews, as well as Greek language courses and Advanced New Testament Exegesis.
Convocation is a gathering which represents the official beginning of the academic year at HST. Dress is semi-formal.
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Two Harding Minutes featuring HST
August 4, 2015 | Written by Matt Carter
Each month Harding President Dr. Bruce McLarty presents a two minute video highlighting one or two aspects of Harding University's mission and life. The August 2015 edition features HST. Join Dr. McLarty as he shares how God has used HST to impact the church worldwide.
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15th Annual Run for the Son to be September 19
July 21, 2015 | Written by Matt Carter
We are excited (and think it's only fitting) to hold Harding School of Theology's fifteenth run this year in 2015! The 15th Annual Run for the Son 5K Run/1 Mile Fun Walk is scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2015. Registration will begin at 7:00 AM, and the race will start at 8:00 AM. The starting and ending locations of the race are at HST (1000 Cherry Road, Memphis, TN 38117). The course runs through the beautiful neighborhood surrounding HST in the heart of East Memphis.
Registration for this event is $12 in advance (either online or by mail) or $15 on the race day. Participants will receive a race t-shirt and a goody bag. Runners and walkers across the Mid-South come back each year to enjoy the camaraderie, competition, comfy t-shirts, and cool gift bags that have made Run for the Son a favorite Memphis race for many. There is even an ongoing competition between the HST faculty and students, which leaves spectators
casting lots to determine the winner entertained. Everyone is encouraged to come out and participate!
Run for the Son is sponsored by the Harding School of Theology Advancement Office and Women for Harding. The purpose of this event is to raise scholarship funds for HST students. For more information about the race, you can contact the HST Advancement Office at 901-432-7723 or firstname.lastname@example.com. We look forward to seeing you on race day!
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Hundreds of golfers will tee off for a good cause during this tournament at the Recreation Park Golf Course in Long Beach.
Golfers will win prizes, bid on fabulous live and silent auction packages, and have a fun time raising money for Special Olympics Southern California.
Registration included green fees and cart, tee bags filled with goodies, food and beverage on the course, awards and banquet.
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PERRET SCHAAD have always been interested in uncommon locations and setups for their presentations. This season PERRET SCHAAD decided to go beyond the spatial limits of a common fashion show to be able to give their audience a deeper look into their world. Together with artist trio Transforma they developed a cinematographic experience in 3-D starring Hannah Herzsprung who is presenting the season´s collection. Between an art film and a music video, the dramaturgy underlines the inspirations for Spring / Summer 2017 through projections of graphic and organic elements, canvas in motion behind the wearer evolving as a "tableau vivant", plastic and real.
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PERRET SCHAAD's Spring/Summer 2017 collection embraces polarity and interpretation. Themes such as the city, with its bold dynamics and graphics are intuitively finessed using organic and summery shapes and nuances.
The palette shows transitions of shades, bleached asphalt to pure white, signal red to light rose, serene navy to striped transparent blue, or a touch of acid green ceding space to a mint sorbet.
The fabrics are each finely and differently textured. Filigree threads are woven to a matte linen giving an effect of white raindrops on concrete while cottons present different reliefs or are translucent voiles. Silks are plain or flowing canvas for a printed pattern, created through the scanning of raw stones and projection of plants, resulting in a visual of structures and shadows. Flower laces are treated graphically, implemented to fabrics with even stripes.
By mixing techniques of drawing, pattern cutting and draping, the designers achieve distinctive and nonchalant silhouettes, designing a complete wardrobe as well as accessories, such as sunglasses, this season in cooperation with eyewear firm Silhouette.
PERRET SCHAAD´s collections aim to give a feeling of self-conception to the wearer. The line is for strong women, who can find an unique aesthetic and vision that accompany their sovereignty.
The PERRET SCHAAD Spring/Summer 2016 collection is capturing the freshness and intensity of an urban summer by the sea. A bustling landscape of steel and asphalt contrasts the cooling blue of the ocean. Wide-open skies are reflected by mirroring facades. A refreshing salty breeze tells of far-away places.
The palette mixes natural and artificial colors, painting a contrasty picture that is both joyful and serene. Mediterranean tones, varying from distinguished Emerald with a touch of deep Olive to delicate Pistachio Sorbet, are combined with pigments of True Mint, Vivid Magenta and Princess Rose.
PERRET SCHAAD use classical aestival elements such as navy striped linens, breezy silks and semi- transparent voile cotton and combine them with robust toile to create dancing volumes and lines. In their prints PERRET SCHAAD re-interpret classical engravings from the 16th century, letting drops of watercolor rain on bare, muscular men, creating a surprising, yet romantic unity.
This season, the label's known perfection in cuts and finishing is complemented with cutting-edge 3D-printed lines reminding of embroidery.
As in every collection, the wearer is a great inspiration to PERRET SCHAAD. Pattern cutting and draping techniques create silhouettes that are clear and free, but at the same time constructed consciously: A wide dress in light cotton shows the body's contours as the wearer walks by, a twist of fabric on a dress enhances the profile, a precisely defined décolleté lightens up an elegant look.
PERRET SCHAAD's Spring/Summer 2016 collection is romantic and strong, directed to confident women, who like to dress beautifully and unique.
PERRET SCHAAD stands for curiosity and the interest in individual definitions of beauty. Johanna Perret and Tutia Schaad combine their ideas and love for experimentation in a line focused on quality and eloquence. Their approach is defined by respect for traditional handcraft and technique along with an irrepressible desire to redefine the rules.
The duo's love for pattern cutting and their passion for draping are fundamental to PERRET SCHAAD's aesthetics. Their intuitive design process brings together fluidity and movement with the sculptural, spatial. Structures are generated from distinctive color combinations and material layering.
PERRET SCHAAD's obsession with contrast and harmony results in a coming together of the finest natural fabrics and innovative technical surfaces.
The palette is subtle and surprising; the look discrete yet new.
"Schöne Arbeit: Die Looks, die das Designerduo Perret Schaad für das Hotel "Lanserhof" am Tegernsee entwarf sind leider nur für das Personal bestimmt. Für die Uniformen etwa im Housekeeping oder an der Rezeption holte sich das Duo Anregungen aus der Architektur, der Farbwelt und dem Konzept der Wellnessoase. Also: pure Silhouetten, zarte zu kräftigen Tönen und natürliche Materialien (Vogue)."
"Highlight: Das Farbspektrum an sich war eine kleine Augenweide. Zum Beispiel Senfgelb zu gedecktem + leuchtendem Rot."
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Adhering to the highest standards not only in cuts and fits, PERRET SCHAAD garments are made out of highest quality materials sourced from Italian, German and Swiss textile manufacturers.
In order to create a contemporary look but also a wardrobe of favorite pieces that both travel well and last long, PERRET SCHAAD not only sources its cottons, wools and silks according to looks and feel, but also by their durability.
In order to be able to overlook the manufacturing process, all Perret Schaad garments and leather goods are produced in Germany with a small number of master craftswomen and craftsmen the company holds in highest regard for their knowledge and skill.
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"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Viberzi (eluxadoline) and Xifaxan (rifaximin), two new treatments, manufactured by two different companies, for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) in adult men and women.
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Read this Medication Guide before you start taking LINZESS and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking to your doctor about your medical condition or your treatment.
What is the most important information I should know about LINZESS?
- Do not give LINZESS to children who are under 6 years of age. It may harm them.
- You should not give LINZESS to children 6 to 17 years of age. It may harm them.
See the section "What are the possible side effects of LINZESS?" for more information about side effects.
What is LINZESS?
LINZESS is a prescription medication used in adults to treat
- irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C)
- a type of constipation called chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). "Idiopathic" means the cause of the constipation is unknown.
It is not known if LINZESS is safe and effective in children.
Who should not take LINZESS?
- Do not give LINZESS to children who are under 6 years of age.
- Do not take LINZESS if a doctor has told you that you have a bowel blockage (intestinal obstruction).
What should I tell my doctor before taking LINZESS?
Before you take LINZESS, tell your doctor if you:
- have any other medical conditions
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if LINZESS will harm your unborn baby.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if LINZESS passes into your breast milk. Talk with your doctor about the best way to feed your baby, if you take LINZESS.
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.
How should I take LINZESS?
- Take LINZESS exactly as your doctor tells you to take it.
- Take LINZESS 1 time each day on an empty stomach, at least 30 minutes before your first meal of the day. You should also wait 30 minutes before eating a meal if you take LINZESS with applesauce or mixed with water.
- If you miss a dose, skip the missed dose. Just take the next dose at your regular time. Do not take 2 doses at the same time.
- LINZESS capsule should be swallowed whole. Do not crush
or chew LINZESS.
- Adults who cannot swallow LINZESS capsules whole may open the LINZESS capsule and sprinkle over applesauce or mix LINZESS with bottled water before swallowing. It is not known if LINZESS is safe and effective when sprinkled on other foods or mixed with other liquids.
Taking LINZESS in applesauce:
- Open the LINZESS capsule and sprinkle all of the LINZESS beads onto 1 teaspoon of room temperature applesauce.
- Swallow all of the LINZESS beads and applesauce right away. Do not keep the applesauce for future use.
- Do not chew the LINZESS beads.
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- Open the LINZESS capsule and pour all of the LINZESS beads into a cup with 1 ounce (30 mL) of room temperature bottled water.
- Gently swirl the beads and water for at least 10 seconds.
- Swallow all of the LINZESS beads and water mixture right away. Do not keep the mixture for future use.
- If you see any LINZESS beads left in the cup, add another 1 ounce (30mL) of water to the beads in the cup, swirl for at least 10 seconds, and swallow right away.
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Gather the supplies you will need to take your LINZESS dose. Your doctor should tell you what size catheter tipped syringe you will need for your dose. Ask your doctor if you have any questions about how to give LINZESS the right way.
- Open the LINZESS capsule and pour all the LINZESS beads into a cup with 1 ounce (30 mL) room temperature bottled water.
- Gently swirl the beads and water for at least 10 seconds.
- Remove the plunger from the catheter tipped syringe, and then pour the LINZESS bead and water mixture into the syringe and replace the plunger.
- Remove the cap from the syringe, insert the tip of the syringe into the nasogastric or gastric feeding tube and push the plunger all the way in to give the dose.
After giving the LINZESS dose, flush the nasogastric or gastric tube with at least 10 mL of water.
What are the possible side effects of LINZESS?
LINZESS can cause serious side effects, including:
- See "What is the most important information I should know about LINZESS?"
- Diarrhea is the most common side effect of LINZESS,
and it can sometimes be severe.
- Diarrhea often begins within the first 2 weeks of LINZESS treatment.
- Stop taking LINZESS and call your doctor right away if you get severe diarrhea during treatment with LINZESS.
Other common side effects of LINZESS include:
- gas
- stomach-area (abdomen) pain
- swelling, or a feeling of fullness or pressure in your abdomen (distention)
Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of LINZESS. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
In addition, call your doctor or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away, if you develop unusual or severe stomach-area (abdomen) pain, especially if you also have bright red, bloody stools or black stools that look like tar.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA1088.
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- Store LINZESS at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C).
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- Keep the container of LINZESS tightly closed and in a dry place.
Keep LINZESS and all medicines out of the reach of children.
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Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use LINZESS for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give LINZESS to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them.
This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about LINZESS. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for information about LINZESS that is written for health professionals. For more information, go to www.LINZESS.com or call 1800-678-1605.
What are the ingredients in LINZESS?
Active ingredient: linaclotide
Inactive ingredients: calcium chloride dihydrate, L-leucine, hypromellose, microcrystalline cellulose, gelatin, and titanium dioxide
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Social Media tools can greatly enhance students creativity. It also facilitates teachers to easily engage students in interaction environment. Here're the free online tools that can be used for educators.
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Alfredo Corell's curator insight, September 8, 2013 11:41 AM
Internet can be used as the best classroom for students and teachers, where we've tons of facilities to take the advantages from, to enhance the students capabilities and to facilitate the teachers, There're social media tools to use and get educators into interaction environment.
María Asunción Martínez Mayoral's curator insight, September 11, 2013 4:29 AM
Una guía muy interesante!
dustin parks's curator insight, March 9, 2015 12:05 PM
This is cool because it is telling you about all Web 2.0 tools
Martin Laidlaw's curator insight, April 17, 2013 6:33 PM
Some really good ones there ...didn't see scoopit
Tracey Healey's comment, April 18, 2013 5:31 AM
Martin - Scoop it is definitely there - 4th row down , 3rd from right :)
Karen Bonanno's curator insight, April 25, 2013 5:25 PM
A quick way to check out the tools you may not have seen before.
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this is amazing!
But how did you do that?? That's just... AWESOME!!!!!!!
Long shutterspeed, and two little lights (toy light sabres from mcdonalds lol)
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Wow, this really caught my eye. I was really curious to see what it was, and I think I was suprised in a good way c: this is really charming, I love how all of the room's so dark and suddenly there's those pretty lights! that blanket also adds something, I like it's curves, and it's pattern also xD great job on this I love it!!


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Cognitive Disabilities
Henry taught high school math for more than 40 years. For decades, Henry also painted large canvases of the local New England countryside. Upon retirement, he passionately concentrated on his hobby and became well regarded as a talented oil painter. He and Rita, his wife of 50 years, were living their dream. Then Rita noticed a difference in Henry. He would sit staring at his easel for long periods of time without painting. He seemed forgetful. He didn't have the sharp wit that made him a favorite with students throughout his teaching career. Rita took Henry to the doctor, who performed a series of tests. The doctor told Rita and Henry that he suspected Henry had Alzheimer's.
Henry's cognitive functions declined rapidly. Rita couldn't keep up and soon became overwhelmed. She had difficulty dealing with the change in their relationship—from loving spouse to primary caregiver. She called Right at Home and was introduced to Shelly. While at Henry and Rita's house, Shelly takes over the most stressful tasks for Rita – like bathing and toilet assistance. She occasionally vacuums, dusts and does the dishes. This gives Rita the time to get a break from her caregiving duties. She has lunch with her friends every week, goes shopping with a friend after church on Sundays and gets her hair done regularly. She also has the time and peace of mind to sit quietly with Henry, hold his hand and reminisce about their life together.
Right at Home provides numerous special care, homemaking, and hygiene services to Henry and Rita, including:
- Light housekeeping
- Safety supervision
- Grocery shopping
- Cooking
- Bathing
- Bed baths
- Grooming
- Shaving with electric razor
- Toilet assistance and incontinence care
- Cognitive stimulation
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The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is searching for a robber armed with a knife who injured a Laurel Hill man Tuesday during a struggle over a wallet.
The 26-year old victim says he was at Gulf Coast Monument Company at 100 Martin Drive in Crestview around 9 a.m. when a man approached him, pulled out a knife, and demanded his wallet. The victim began to struggle with the robber and was cut in the leg when he tried to push the knife away from his stomach.
E-M-S personnel assessed the victim's injuries at the scene and the man said he would drive himself to the hospital.
The suspect is described as a very dirty male, slim, and about 5'7" to 5'9" tall. He was wearing a dark-green sweatshirt with a hood, a dark blue hat, and very dirty jeans, along with black plastic sunglasses.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office at 850-689-5705 or 850-651-7400 or Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at 850-863-TIPS.


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If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
When Small Is Huge
"Our participation in our small group since 1993 has been a huge blessing to us."
—Tom Lehn, at a meeting of the Pastoral Care & Compensation Committee
Community at Bethlehem
What a joy I count it that God has blessed Bethlehem with the Shepherd Group ministry!
I noted in the Star article that I wrote back in August that "living a life in community and on mission is something that can easily get overlooked if I am not careful." Bethlehem is so large that if I am not prayerful about community life it will get pushed back and other things will begin to take over.
So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.—Romans 12:5
Why I Am So Excited about Year Five of the "20:20 Vision"
I can remember the hours that Steve Roy and I spent four years ago dreaming and planning and praying about the ministry of home cell groups at Bethlehem. We were captivated by two biblical principles.
The One Another Principle
When and where and how is a church of 1,000 members supposed to fulfill the "one another commandments" of the New Testament?
Pizza with Noël by Lake of the Isles
Last Thursday Noël and I bought a half-price Great American Pizza, picked up some Dr. Diablo, spread our blanket at the northeast end of Lake of the Isles, and made a decision.
A Call to Small Togetherness
Here are the guidelines I promised you last Sunday. The main point of the message was: In order for all the saints (you) to do the work of the ministry as the New Testament teaches (Ephesians 4:11, 12; Hebrews 3:12-14; 10:24, 25; Galatians 6:2; James 5:16), you need to gather regularly in smaller forms of togetherness. Here is what I think should characterize all these various forms.
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Praying for Jason Meyer
Jason Meyer is the candidate for Associate Pastor for Preaching & Vision to be voted upon May 20. Last week we received the following wonderful inquiry:
"My small group has decided to take four Tuesdays (including last night), to fast and pray for our church and its leaders during this transition. I wanted to ask if there are certain things that we should be praying for beyond the obvious.
Outreach Workshop
This Saturday, November 29, we have our second shepherd leader workshop of the year. The interactive workshop is 9:30-11:30am at the North Campus and will focus on equipping your group to share about Jesus with those around them. Pastor Vince Johnson and his team will share and answer questions regarding the role that outreach should play in our small groups.
So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.—Romans 12:5
Life Together: Cheaper than Chick-fil-A!
Saturday morning, while I was teaching at our South Site, a young woman poked her head in to say to one of the people in the class, "Your chicken is in the office kitchen refrigerator."
So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.—Romans 12:5
Shepherd Leader Meetings
This coming Sunday evening (11/13), there will be shepherd leader meetings at the North and South campuses. Shepherd leader meetings are designed to be a time of inspiration and edification from the word, training to lead well, and connection with elders who can provide oversight and care.
This last part is likely the most significant. In a church our size it becomes increasingly difficult to be connected with the leadership of the church. Our elders have agreed to disciple shepherd leaders throughout the year as you strive to care for your group.
So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.—Romans 12:5


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There's Fantastic Artwork in "Civil War II: Uncanny Inhumans" and "Captain Marvel"
Marvel Comics' Second Civil War continues this week with at least two comics, but is Marvel really all in on this event, or has it spread itself too thin with other current and upcoming events? Nevertheless, my reviews resume this week with Uncanny Inhumans #11 and Captain Marvel #6, as the side stories continue to shine more than the main series itself. Check them out, after the jump.
Glenn Walker Reviews X-Factor – Countdown to X-Men: Apocalypse
When most folks these days think of X-Factor, they think of that failed Simon Cowell talent show that ran for three seasons on Fox. I think of the short-lived teaming of the original X-Men that first encountered the mutant Apocalypse. Meet me after the jump for my thoughts on X-Factor: Countdown to X-Men: Apocalypse.
Avengers Assemble S02 E25: New Frontier
The Guardians of the Galaxy didn't always have a monopoly on Marvel space adventures. Old school Avengers fans know that space is where Earth's mightiest heroes work best. From the Kree-Skrull War to Infinity and beyond, you don't mess with the Avengers Assembled. Now Thanos is back, and our heroes are taking the battle to him, so meet me after the jump for my thoughts on "New Frontier."
Put your back into it: Avengers The Vibranium Collection reviewed
Sometimes bigger is better. And sometimes it's really, really better. That's the idea behind the massive, oversized collection Marvel has been releasing the last few years. Roughly the height of of IDW's Artist Edition collections and the width of a slightly smaller Marvel Omnibus, we've seen Wolverine: The Adamantium Collection, X-Men: The Adamantium Collection and Marvels: The Platinum Edition Collection. I'm the proud owner of that last one, it being the fourth time I purchased the seminal Kurt Busiek/Alex Ross story (after a softcover version, a signed hardcover, and then the 10th anniversary reissue). This is literally a tome, expensive yet well worth the money.
The latest large-sizedc collection to hit well-inforced store shelves is Avengers: The Vibranium Collection, itself perfectly timed to coincide with the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Read the rest of this entry
The Outrage of Ultron
Marvel Comics released an original graphic novel this week, Avengers: Rage of Ultron, written by Rick Remender and illustrated by Jerome Opena, with Pepe Larraz, and additional inks by Mark Morales. Supposedly in continuity the story pits the Avengers of today and yesterday against the threat of Ultron, ending with mind-boggling circumstances and an insubstantial cliffhanger. The title nails it – rage, which is what I felt while reading it. Be prepared for spoilers, and meet me after the time jump for my angry thoughts about Rage of Ultron.
February Faves: Glenn Walker's Favorite Avengers Stories
For the month of February, we've been doing something special here at Biff Bam Pop! Each week our writers and correspondents will be compiling lists of their favorite things. As the resident Avengers guy here, I thought I'd let you all know what I think are my favorite Avengers stories, closing out this special month here at Biff Bam Pop!, after the jump.
February Faves: Glenn Walker's Favorite Reboots
For the month of February, we'll be doing something special here at Biff Bam Pop! Each week our writers and correspondents will be compiling lists of their favorite things. Today, I'll be talking about my favorite reboots. A reboot is when creators take what has come before, and trash it in favor of a whole new continuity. It's pushing the restart button, it's erasing the blackboard, it's the ultimate do-over, and unfortunately, it happens a lot in pop culture. Meet me after the jump for my favorite reboots.
Age of Ultron Aftermath
Marvel Comics' ten-issue maxi-series Age of Ultron is over by a few weeks. The massive time travel epic that had the Avengers' greatest enemy finally winning has come and gone – but what has really changed? And will there really be any change? You can read my thoughts after the jump.
Age of Ultron: The Ghost of Avengers Future
The worst thing that can happen has happened to the Marvel Comics universe. Ultron, the Avengers' most dangerous enemy, a machine monster built by one of their own, has conquered and laid waste to the planet, and decimated and enslaved mankind. The few surviving heroes of the world have escaped to the Savage Land where they have come up with a plan to save us all.
With access to Doctor Doom's Time Platform, half of the heroes have decided to go to the future, from which Ultron has masterminded this conquest, and defeat him once and for all. However, Wolverine has different plans, he will go to the past and kill the Avenger Hank Pym, who created Ultron in the first place, before it happens. Now, enter the two Ages of Ultron, after the jump…
The Comic Stop Exclusive – Andy Burns Talks To Dracula: The Company of Monsters' Kurt Busiek
A comic book that started off in print and then moved online? Isn't it usually the other way around? Typically yes, but there's very little that's typical about legendary comic writer Kurt Busiek's Dracula: The Company of Monsters, a modern day story that brings the world's most notorious vampire into a most unsavoury place – the corporate world. After completing its print run, BOOM! Studios has now transformed the series, created by Busiek, scripted by Daryl Gregory and illustrated by Scott Godlewski, into a free web comic, updated daily here. I was lucky enough to be able to ask Kurt some questions about the series, its roots and inspirations, his thoughts on digital comics and much more via email, which I now present for your perusal.
Andy Burns: Thanks for talking to Biff Bam Pop, Kurt. First off, I wanted to ask about how you came up with the original story for Dracula:The Company of Monsters?
Kurt Busiek: It started with me being fascinated with the historical Dracula, who was, let's face it, a serious badass. He was a patriot, fighting the Turks most of his life to try to keep his country free, but he wasn't a traditional nobleman — he kept his nobles in line by brutal and uncompromising methods, too. They didn't call him Vlad the Impaler for fun.
But the common people of Wallachia considered him a hero, and he's still a folk hero in Romania. Part of that is because a lot of what we know about him came from his enemies, and part came from the fact that he took pretty good care of the peasants. So he's a monster to some and a hero to others, and that's interesting right there. On top of that, he got turned into literature's greatest villain by Bram Stoker, which makes him even more interesting — a villain, a monster, a hero, all at once.
In thinking about how to bring him to the present day, I started thinking about corporations, and the feudal system, and how they're similar and how they're not. In some ways, there's a lot more freedom, but in others there's a lot more insecurity. So what would happen if Dracula was revived today, in the belly of a large corporation that perhaps wasn't as nice to its rank and file as they might be — and it pissed Dracula off?
The monster side, the vampire side, the folk hero side — it brings it all together and pits Dracula against corporate greed and callousness. It gives him a modern monster to fight, so that all of his facets can come out.
That's how it started — the rest was just figuring out how to play that out.


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John Murphy (born 4 March 1965) is an English film composer. He is a self-taught multi-instrumental musician who began his career in the 1980s working notably with The Lotus Eaters, Thomas Lang, Gary Wall and Claudia Brücken. Since the beginning of his career he has collaborated numerous times with several directors, mainly Vadim Jean and Danny Boyle. He has received praise through the years and some of his awards include the Silver Award (1st Prize) at the Cannes Film Festival, a British D&AD Award, and a BMI Award.
Murphy gained recognition in the film industry while working with Guy Ritchie in his film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Michael Mann's Miami Vice, Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass and scoring various films by Danny Boyle. His instrumental tracks "In the House – In a Heartbeat" from 28 Days Later and "Adagio in D Minor" from Sunshine have been featured in a variety of TV shows, commercials and film trailers.
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