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Little Children, Keep Yourselves from Idols, part 1By · Comments
"Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry!"
(1 Corinthians 10:14, ESV)
In a city full of temples for false gods (Poseidon, Aphrodite, Asklepios, Apollo, Demeter, Kore . . .), the apostle Paul warned the Corinthians to flee idolatry (1 Cor. 10:14). Paul's heart was to present everyone mature in Christ (Col. 1:28-29), so in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Paul exhorted the Corinthians to run in such a way as to win the prize! The Corinthian Christians found themselves at a crossroads – whether to continue in Christ or be swept away by their idolatry just as had happened to Israel (1 Cor. 10:1-5). Paul urged them to press on!
Now, we may not have temples to such gods in our cities, but rest assured that we have created manageable deities that function similarly; therefore, we require the same warnings today. In such a context the Bible's message is clear: Those who crave sin, that is idolaters, will not enter into the kingdom of God. This is a consistent warning from the apostle Paul (Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:3-5). It is because of such sinful cravings that the wrath of God is coming (Eph. 5:6).
This is the example (type) unbelieving Israel leaves for us (1 Cor. 10:6-11). Unbelieving Israel loved self and pleasure and craved sin (Ex. 32-Golden Calf; Num. 25-Baal of Peor; Num. 21-craving food and water; Num. 11-craving food and grumbling) more than they craved God – this is idolatry!
This is the danger in which the Corinthians found themselves (1 Cor. 6:9-10). If the Corinthians persisted in craving sin, which is idolatry, then like Israel before them, they too would be disqualified from entering God's kingdom (1 Cor. 10:5). Paul's basic argument is that you cannot participate in Christ (represented by the celebratory meal-Lord's Supper) and at the same time participate in demons (represented by the celebratory meal in the temples) (1 Cor. 10:14-22). The sad truth is that we face the same danger today in our culture (Matt. 6:24), though not with physical idols. Our temptation is with idols of the heart. The evidence of our idolatry is in the sacrifices we make to our substitute gods: marriage, children (born and unborn), health, work, play, money, possessions, power, popularity, etc.
If this is the case (that we are prone to idolatry of the heart), then what can we do? What must we do? Paul points us in two directions. First, Paul warns that we should take heed lest while we think we have stood, we fall (1 Cor. 10:12). In other words, we should examine ourselves (2 Cor. 13:5). I suggest we begin with examining ourselves in order to identify and expose our idols. Secondly, we are to flee idolatry (1 Cor. 10:7, 14).
In next week's Straight to the Heart, I will define idolatry in order that we may identify and expose our idols by asking certain questions of ourselves. Then the following week I will address the issue of fleeing idols. In the meantime, I highly encourage you to do three things:
- Listen to Tim Keller's address at The 2009 Gospel Coalition Conference where he addresses the issue of idolatry – "The Grand Demythologizer: The Gospel and idolatry: available at http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/resources/video/The-Grand-Demythologizer-The-Gospel-and-Idolatry.
- Read David Clarkson's sermon titled, "Soul Idolatry Excludes Men from Heaven," available at http://spurgeon.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/david-clarkson-soul-idolatry-excludes-men-out-of-heaven/
- Read Tim Keller's Counterfeit Gods.
"On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together" (Acts 20:7, ESV).
Well, Easter Sunday is over, now what? Many evangelical churches invested a lot of time, money, and resources to make Easter Sunday a special time for visitors, but what happens the Sunday after Easter? While Easter Sunday is usually the Sunday of highest attendance for a church, the Sunday after Easter is usually the very opposite. But if we really understand who Jesus is and what the resurrection means, then the Sunday after Easter should be no different than Easter Sunday or any other Sunday of the year. In fact, I would argue that for the Christian, every Sunday is Easter Sunday.
The reason I say that every Sunday is Easter Sunday is because from its beginnings the church gathered on the first day of the week, Sunday, to remember Jesus' resurrection. Consider the historical record as laid out by Richard Bauckham (see R. J. Bauckham, "Lord's Day", in From Sabbath to Lord's Day, ed. D. A. Carson, pages 221-250). Bauckham's arguments are carefully made and humbly presented. At the risk of oversimplification, I want to summarize them in three points:
- The early church met on the Lord's Day to commemorate Jesus' Resurrection (Bauckham, 232-245): All four gospels emphasize Jesus' resurrection on the first day of the week. Though it cannot be proven that this was the reason established for Sunday worship, early Christians did connect gathering on the first day of the week with the Lord's resurrection (Bauckham, 236, 240). Early church history attests to this fact as well (see Didache, Justin Martyr's, First Apology, chapter 67).
- By the end of the first century, "Lord's Day" is seen to be a technical term already in use in reference to the first day of the week/Sunday, the Christian gathering day (Revelation 1:10; see Bauckham, "Lord's Day," 222-232).
- By the middle of the second century, Lord's Day worship gatherings are the universal practice of the church (Bauckham, "Lord's Day," 230).
From such evidence, I have come to the conclusion that the Lord's Day is the chosen gathering day for distinctly Christian worship because it was the day that Jesus rose from the dead. Therefore, every Sunday the church gathers, it remembers and celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. In other words, for Christians who understand who Jesus is and what the resurrection means, every Sunday is Easter Sunday! That means that we should gather again this Sunday to remember and celebrate Jesus' resurrection.
So join us (or another gospel church near you) this Sunday again as we confess together that Jesus Christ is risen and has been granted all authority in heaven and on earth. Join us as we humbly submit to His authoritative Word. Join us as we take the Lord's Supper this Sunday. Join us as we encourage one another with the good news that Jesus is alive and present with us until He comes again.
Then join us on the mission to tell others that Jesus is alive, for He is risen. Join us as together we await Jesus' return to consummate the kingdom of righteousness, justice, and peace that He promised. Join us this Sunday, this Lord's Day, as we celebrate Jesus' resurrection once again!
"And these words that I command you today . . . You shall teach them diligently to your children . . ."
(Deuteronomy 6:6, 7, ESV).
In our study of Proverbs, we have been continually reminded to instill the truths of God's Word in the hearts and minds of our children. This initial instruction is the foundation upon which we will appeal to our children as they grow in physical, emotional, and spiritual maturity. On behalf of the pastors at High Pointe, I want to offer a brief list of some reading materials that parents may find helpful. You should work through these materials to make sure they are biblically sound as they lay out particular doctrines and that they will be of benefit to your particular child(ren). Don't just take my word for it, be a discerning reader!
One thing for sure, you should be reading Scripture with your family on a regular basis, and you can enhance your family Scripture reading with helpful devotional material. Beware of children's material that merely promotes moralism. I prefer books that help explain the storyline of Scripture (biblical theology) and present a BIG God! Here are some helpful suggestions:
General Resources
1. God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation by Andreas J. Köstenberger
2. Gospel-Powered Parenting: How the Gospel Shapes and Transforms Parenting by William P. Farley
3. Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp
4. Instructing a Child's Heart by Tedd and Margy Tripp
5. Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens by Paul Tripp
6. Answering Your Kids' Toughest Questions by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson
7. Preparing Your Teens for College: Faith, Friends, Finances, and Much More by Alex Chediak
Devotional Resources for Use with Younger Children
1. Catechism for Boys and Girls (available at our information table)
2. Leading Little Ones to God by Marian Schoolland
3. The Child's Story Bible by Catherine Vos
4. The Big Picture Story Bible by David Helm and Gail Schoonmaker
*High Pointe pastors highly recommend this resource for use with younger children.
5. The Big Picture Family Devotional by David Helm
6. Long Story Short: Ten-Minute Devotionals to Draw Your Family to God by Marty Machowski
7. Old Story New: Ten-Minute Devotionals to Draw Your Family to God by Marty Machowski
8. Window on the World: When We Pray God Works by Daphne Spraggett and Jill Johnstone
Devotional Resources for Use Older Children
1. Grandpa's Box: Retelling the Biblical Story of Redemption by Starr Meade
2. Give them Truth: Teaching Eternal Truths to Young Minds by Starr Meade
*Starr Meade has many helpful resources, including "God's Mighty Acts" series.
3. Big Truths for Young Hearts: Teaching and Learning the Greatness of God by Bruce Ware
Resources for Use with Pre-Teens/Teenagers
1. Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper
2. Bible Study: A Student's Guide by Jon Nielson
3. What's Your Worldview?: An Interactive Approach to Life's Big Questions by James Anderson
4. Sex is not the Problem (Lust Is) or Not Even a Hint by Joshua Harris
5. Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World by C.J. Mahaney
6. Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will by Kevin DeYoung
7. Am I Really A Christian by Mike McKinley
8. When People are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer-Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man by Ed Welch
9. Resisting Gossip: Winning the War of the Wagging Tongue by Matthew Mitchell
Moms and dads read Scripture with your children regularly and supplement Bible reading with the catechism and devotional reading. This list of resources is in no way exhaustive, but it lists some of the most helpful resources High Pointe pastors recommend. So, for example, we highly recommend David Helm's The Big Picture Story Bible for use with younger children. It helpfully explains the stories of the Bible with a view to how Christ is revealed from Genesis to Revelation. Likewise, Starr Meade has written much helpful material that our family has personally used with great benefit.
Each family must find a time, a place, and a plan that works best for them. I pray that these resources may be of as great a benefit to you and your family, as they have been to ours, as you seek to raise your children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you,
but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.
(1 Corinthians 7:35, ESV)
Let's face it; singleness is hard! Singleness in our present cultural climate is really hard! While the 1960s led to free sex, where sex outside of marriage became the norm, today there is great cultural pressure to redefine sexuality, gender, and marriage. Christian singles today must navigate this sea of cultural confusion, and they will be tested as to what they believe. In fact, the church itself will be tested as to what it believes about sexuality, gender, and marriage.
However, it does not get any easier for those singles who remain committed to what the Bible teaches regarding sexuality, gender, and marriage. No! For them, they still have to consider all the difficulties and temptations of being single in a sex-crazed, culturally-confused world. So, just what does the Bible teach about being Christian and single? Here are six truths the Bible affirms about singleness.
1. To be single is to be celibate (1 Corinthians 7:1-5). Celibacy is practicing self-control in order to abstain from satisfying sexual desire. Evidently, in Corinth there were some who were married who were practicing such self-control for religious reasons. The apostle Paul argues that celibacy within marriage is contrary to God's design for sexuality (7:1-5). In fact, marriage is the only place where sexual desire is to be satisfied. Sexual desire is good; it is a part of our humanity. But sex may only be enjoyed within a life-long covenant marriage between one man and one woman (Genesis 2:18-25).
Therefore, when the Bible speaks of Christians who are single, it does not merely refer to someone who is not married. To the world, singles are simply those who are not yet married. One of the reasons singles are putting off marriage today is because sex and marriage have been separated. Therefore, singles may enjoy the benefits of marriage, namely satisfying sexual desire (men) and companionship (women), without any of its responsibilities (commitment). But according to Scripture, since marriage is the only place where sexual desire is to be satisfied (cf. 7:5, 9), then to be single is to be celibate. Having been married now almost 25 years, I can only imagine how hard it is in today's world for singles to remain celibate. Yet, God does not abandon us to pursue holiness in our own strength.
2. Singleness is a gift of grace from God (1 Corinthians 7:6-9). If singles are to persevere in purity and holiness, then they will need to recognize that celibacy/singleness is a gift of God's grace. In fact, Paul uses the same word for gift (charisma) that he uses of such spiritual gifts as prophecy, miracles, and tongues. Additionally, Paul reminds us that, like all other spiritual gifts, celibacy is a gift of grace given by God.
Because celibacy/singleness is a gift of grace given by God to certain individuals, then it's a good gift (cf. 7:38). That means that those of us who are married cannot look down on singles and feel sorry for them, as if somehow they are incomplete. It also means that singles must recognize their season of singleness as a good thing, a good gift, and give thanks to God.
If celibacy/singleness is a good gift from God, then that also means that biblical manhood and womanhood do not depend on being married. In other words, marriage does not make one a true biblical man or woman. Singles, you are to pursue biblical manhood and womanhood as men and women. The clearest picture of biblical manhood we have is that of our Lord Jesus Christ who was never married. So singles are not second class Christians; however, nor are they more spiritual for being single. After all, not everyone has this gift (7:7).
3. Singleness is also a calling that requires a fight of faith (1 Corinthians 7:17-27). Sometimes there is a misunderstanding that because singleness is a gift of God's grace, then that means that sexual desire is removed, and it is easy to remain celibate. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Admittedly, there may be (rare) individuals who may offer such a testimony, but I suspect that the common experience of every human being is the natural longing for sexual desires to be satisfied.
Celibacy/singleness is not only a gift; it is a calling. Paul says as much in 1 Corinthians 7:17. The "theme" of 1 Corinthians 7 is "remain as you are." Paul urges the Corinthians to "lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him" (7:17). That includes celibacy. Yet, as we've already admitted, celibate singleness is NOT easy; it is hard. It is hard precisely because sexual desire is natural, and celibacy is a call to practice self-control and not satisfy those desires.
Celibacy/singleness, then, is a call to remain unmarried and pursue godliness and sexual purity while unmarried. It is a call that requires a fight of faith to believe that celibacy is a good gift, and that Christ is sufficiently satisfying for every need. It is a fight of faith to believe that sexual desire is only to be satisfied within a life-long marital covenant, and therefore, sexual desire is not to be satisfied alone (self-satisfaction) or with anyone else. And that fight does not have to be entered into alone. So singles, don't fight alone, gather with the church-older/younger; married/single; those like you/those not like you.
But also know that it is not wrong to pursue marriage. That is much better than to burn with passion and fall into temptation and sin (7:9). Yet, don't make marriage an idol. If a relationship or marriage becomes an idol, then you will willingly sacrifice all (your purity, convictions, etc.) at its altar. If you are dissatisfied, cynical, and bitter while you are single, you will likely be dissatisfied, cynical, and bitter while you are married.
4. Singleness has certain advantages (1 Corinthians 7:32-34). Being single has certain advantages over being married. Singles have certain freedoms with their finances. They can invest more freely; they can reduce debt more aggressively; they can give more sacrificially. Singles also have certain freedoms with their time. They don't have to go directly home to a spouse or children; they can freely choose where to invest their time. Singles also have certain freedoms with their plans. They can be flexible about future plans, where marrieds cannot.
There is much freedom and flexibility during singleness that is not available to those who are married. So singles, consider how you are spending your time, your money. Consider the flexibility of your plans. What are you doing with those freedoms? Utilize those freedoms and flexibility to the glory of God.
5. Singleness is purposeful (1 Corinthians 7:35). The freedoms and flexibility of singleness do not exist for personal convenience and benefit, though they may be real blessings. Paul reminds us that the real reason for the advantages of singleness is to secure undivided devotion to the Lord. And if spiritual gifts are for the edification of the church (cf. 12:7), then clearly, the gift of singleness is granted by God to certain individuals for the sake of the Lord and the good of the church.
So singles, ask yourselves how you can serve Christ. Ask yourselves how you can serve the church. I am sure there are multiple opportunities to serve where you are right now. But also remember that with your flexibility, be willing to change your plans and spend some time on the mission field for a few weeks, months, or even years. Who knows but that you may meet your spouse as you pursue Christ in undivided devotion.
6. Like earthly marriage, singleness is temporary. Though Paul does not address this directly in 1 Corinthians 7, he does point us to this truth in Ephesians 5:32. There he says that the profound mystery of the first marriage (cf. Genesis 2:18-25) refers to Christ and his church. In other words, the first marriage was always meant to point to the last marriage (Revelation 19). It is no surprise, then, that the Bible both begins and ends with a marriage. The first marriage ends in death (1 Corinthians 7:39); the last marriage is eternal.
But what's important for singles to remember is that, while earthly marriage pictures the gospel by showing Christ's love for his church and the church's love for Christ, singles picture the gospel by showing the church patiently awaiting her bridegroom to come for her. Jesus is the bridegroom who came to earth, and died to pay the price for the adultery of his bride. He was raised on the third day and is now exalted to the Father's right hand where he intercedes for his awaiting bride. He is now cleaning us up and preparing us for that great wedding day when we will wear that spotless white wedding dress. And that means that all can come to him and find forgiveness and cleansing, no matter how unscrupulous their past. Jesus receives all who disregard all other lovers and give themselves to him alone.
I thank God for singles, for they remind us of our always faithful bridegroom, and they show us how to wait patiently precisely because Jesus is all-satisfying. You see, singleness is a gift from God with a purpose. Singles, what will you do with that gift?
Resource: @high_pointe sermon media
Singleness: Freedom from Anxiety for Undivided Devotion to the Lord
1 Corinthians 7:1-35
How Should Christians Approach Lord's Day Worship?By · Comments
"On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together. . ."
(Acts 20:7, ESV)
Having argued that the Lord's day (Sunday) is the day chosen by the early church for distinctly Christian corporate worship, how should we approach the Lord's Day as 21st Century believers? I want to offer four simple exhortations that will help us as we consider gathering together each Lord's Day.
SET ASIDE the Lord's day for distinctly Christian worship gatherings! If you are free and able, you should gather with the Lord's people on the Lord's day (Sunday). If you are free and able, then set aside the entire day for Christian worship. I say this not as a command (It wasn't REQUIRED until Constantine), but for concern for your welfare. Use this day to gather with God's people both formally as we assemble together and informally to eat meals together, pray together, read together, sing together. When you set aside the Lord's Day and don't let other things crowd out your schedule, you will find that this day will become much more meaningful as you share it with the brethren. If you are not a faithful part of a local assembly, then commit yourself to a gospel-driven, Christ-exalting church.
PREPARE yourself for gathering with God's people on the Lord's day – on Saturday evening and on Sunday morning. Too many times we come to the Christian assembly consumed by the cares of this world. Also, we often arrive distracted by tiredness due to the activities we choose to participate in the previous evening. Consider using Saturday evenings to prepare your hearts and minds for the Lord's day gathering. Consider the texts that will be preached on Sunday. At High Pointe, we offer meditation passages related to the preaching texts via our weekly email. Read through these passages on Saturday night; share them with your family. And be sure to get a good nights rest.
When you arrive to assemble greet the brethren, then consider the passages that will be read publicly. At High Pointe, they are written in the bulletin for your convenience. Finally, when you hear the pre-praise music begin, join in as we sing praises to our Lord and prepare your minds and hearts for what is about to happen.
DECLARE the Lordship of Christ with God's people as you gather on the Lord's day!
1. SING – In singing, we are jointly declaring the Lordship of Christ over all things. Declare with your lips that Jesus is Lord and worthy to receive all glory and honor and praise!
2. PRAY – In praying, we jointly declare our dependence upon Jesus, the Lord who provides for the needs of His people. Therefore, cast all your anxieties upon the Lord.
3. GIVE – In giving, we are declaring the Lordship of Jesus Christ over all our wealth and possessions. Since Jesus is the sovereign Lord who provides everything we need, He is the Lord of everything we have.
4. READ/LISTEN TO THE WORD – In preaching the Word, we are declaring the Lordship of Christ and urging those who do not presently submit to Jesus' Lordship to repent, bow down or be consumed in His wrath. Be careful how we listen; pray for the preacher; obey the Word!
In all things REST in Christ! Do not rest in what you do: i.e., Lord's day attendance/participation, membership, giving, etc. Rest in Christ, the Lord of the Sabbath, for His yoke is easy and His burden is light.
Pastor Juan
"On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together" (Acts 20:7, ESV).
It's been a while since I've posted on this blog. It may be a while before I post again. However, in light of substantial discussion within certain Christian circles, I've decided to write a brief series of posts. Specifically, I have had to answer questions regarding some Christians who have become convinced that they should observe the old covenant legal requirements, particularly, forsaking assembling on the Lord's Day in order to "keep the Sabbath" and gather with a small group or even just their family on Saturdays.
Now, I want to be careful here. Admittedly, the role of the Christian and the Law is one of the more difficult theological issues facing us today. In fact, this is not a new problem; the early Jerusalem church made up of mostly Jewish Christians had to answer the same question when Gentiles began to be converted (see Acts 15).
To be fair, some who profess faith in Christ and trust in Christ (and His work) alone for their justification may enjoy learning about the Passover. Other such Christians may want to restrict their diet and abstain from various foods, say pork. So long as these Christians understand that we can do nothing to gain God's favor (justification) except to trust in Christ and his saving work on our behalf, we are free concerning diets, days, and personal convictions (cf. Romans 14; Colossians 2).
HOWEVER, the moment someone believes that they MUST observe old covenant regulations such as dietary restrictions (pork) and Sabbaths and feast days, then they condemn themselves. They place themselves under the curse of the Law (Galatians 3:10-14).
Sadly, I am hearing of more and more professing Christians who have fallen prey to false, or at the very least confused, teachers who demand that in order to be faithful, Christians must return to the old covenant and keep Sabbath (meet on Saturday), observe dietary restrictions, and celebrate the festivals. Sadly, such professing Christians isolate themselves from the body of Christ because they refuse to meet with the body of Christ on the Lord's Day (Sunday). Some, in fact, go as far as to condemn new covenant Christians for meeting on the Lord's Day. Without realizing it, such professing Christians have fallen for what theologians have called the Galatian heresy (read all of Galatians).
Allow me in what remains of this post to address the question of the day for distinctly Christian worship.
Why is Sunday the traditional gathering day for Christians?
If Christians are no longer under the old covenant/Law, then, we are free from the Mosaic covenant and its sign: the Sabbath. Yet, being free from the Law raises several questions: If Christians are no longer required to keep/observe the Sabbath (Saturday), then . . . (1) Did the early Christians gather at all? (2) If they did gather, then when did they gather: i.e., what day and why that day? (3) What was the purpose of early Christian gatherings? (4) Why should we gather as a church in the 21st century?
After thinking through these questions more carefully, I have come to the following conclusion: the Lord's Day is, and has been, the gathering day for distinctly Christian worship. The early Jerusalem (mostly Jewish) church observed the Sabbath at first but also gathered on the Lord's Day/first day of the week for distinctly Christian worship (Acts 2:42-47; 20:7). The fact that the early church observed both means they did not see Sunday as a Christian Sabbath. Sabbath observance for the early Jewish Christians is understandable, but why meet also on the Lord's Day? Richard Bauckham provides some helpful insight to these questions, making the argument that the Lord's Day (first day of the week/Sunday) was the distinctly Christian gathering day (see R. J. Bauckham, "Lord's Day", in From Sabbath to Lord's Day, ed. D. A. Carson, pages 221-250). Bauckham's arguments are carefully made and humbly presented. At the risk of oversimplification, I want to summarize them in three points:
1. The early church met on the Lord's Day to commemorate Jesus' Resurrection (Bauckham, 232-245): All four gospels emphasize Jesus' resurrection on the first day of the week. Though it cannot be proven that this was the reason established for Sunday worship, early Christians did connect gathering on the first day of the week with the Lord's resurrection (Bauckham, 236, 240). Early church history attests to this fact as well (see Didache, Justin Martyr's, First Apology, "Christian Worship," chapter 67).
2. By the end of the first century, "Lord's Day" is seen to be a technical term already in use in reference to the first day of the week/Sunday, the Christian gathering day (see Bauckham, "Lord's Day," 222-232). In fact, the apostle John can say that he was "caught up in the Spirit on the Lord's Day" without having to provide any further explanation (Revelation 1:10).
3. By the middle of second century, Lord's Day worship gatherings are the universal practice of the church (Bauckham, "Lord's Day," 230).
Some summary implications regarding the Lord's Day (Sunday) worship gatherings:
1. To those who say "it just doesn't matter what day we gather," we've already seen above the pattern which begins in the New Testament (Acts 20; Revelation 1) and is attested to early in the history of the church – the Lord's Day was the chosen gathering day for distinctly Christian worship.
2. To those who insist that everyone keep the Sabbath (meet on Saturday), the apostle Paul reminds us that because of what God has done for us in Christ, we are no longer under the copies and shadows of the old covenant. The old covenant pointed forward to the time when Christ would come. In His life, death, and resurrection Christ has now fulfilled the old covenant; therefore, let no one pass judgment on you, saying that Christians must meet on the Sabbath (Saturday) or abstain from pork or celebrate the Jewish feast days (Col. 2:16-23).
3. To those who apply Sabbath language to the Lord's Day (Sunday) and suggest that new covenant Christians must keep the "Christian" Sabbath, I would remind you that the apostle Paul gives room to differ on such personal convictions regarding days; nevertheless, if that is your conviction, you must be true to it (sabbatarian or not). Since Paul places such observance of days under the category of personal conviction (see Romans 14:5-9), he also reminds us that we are not to pass judgment on one another on such matters (see Romans 14:10-23). Instead, we are to love one another and not pass judgment (Romans 14:1-13).
However, we cannot confuse the category of personal conviction with foundational doctrines such as justification. It is our duty to warn those we love that no one is justified before God by keeping the Law (Galatians 3:2:15-3:14). Instead, we are all to look to Christ and embrace all He has done on our behalf.
Pastor Juan
Love: The Mark of the ChristianBy · Comments
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
(1 Corinthians 13:13, ESV)
If you have ever been a part of any church for any amount of time, then chances are you have witnessed conflict, perhaps even major conflict. This is a sad reality of life and ministry. You would think that a church full of professing Christians would be able to avoid divisions, but the truth of the matter is they don't. Why is that?
Why are so many churches marked by conflict and animosity? The Corinthian church situation allows us to look into a divided church full of corporate and personal conflicts. There are several facts that may help us to see why conflict arises in churches.
First, divisions arose because of spiritual immaturity (3:1-4:21). Those who were immature placed their favorite "preacher" above the others. Instead, Paul reminded them that they should not boast in men, but in God (3:18-23). After all, ministers are God's servants (4:1-21).
Second, divisions arose because of spiritual apathy. They simply refused to address sin in the congregation. Whether it was the case of incest (5:1-13), the personal conflicts and unforgiveness (6:1-11), or the sexual immorality (6:12-20), Paul knew that a little leaven leavens the whole lump. Since we are called to be holy, we must address sin in our midst.
Third, and primarily, divisions arose because of spiritual arrogance. This pride raised its ugly head in doctrinal matters. Some of their beliefs led to marital conflicts (7:1-40); others simply looked down at the younger believers (8:1-11:1). Yet others showed spiritual elitism because they were wealthy. The most arrogant, however, were the ones who thought they were really spiritual because of their spiritual gifts. Regardless, though, the root of all conflict is sin. As James reminds us, we have conflict because we think only of ourselves (James 4:1-4). So then, what is the solution?
Christians are united by the foolish message of Jesus Christ crucified as revealed by the Holy Spirit: For this world, the message of the cross is foolishness (1:18-25), "but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1:18). This gospel message reminds us that we were nothing when God called us to salvation; therefore, we cannot boast in self (1:26-31).
This gospel message comes in the power of the Holy Spirit, not in flashy or impressive speech so that our faith would rest in God, not preachers (2:1-5). Of course, the natural (unbelieving) person does not accept these things (2:14-16) because they are revealed by the Holy Spirit (2:6-13). But those whom God calls and sanctifies (makes holy), Christ sustains until the end (1:2, 8). So when Christ changes a life, what should it look like?
Christians who are united by the gospel should be marked by love: when we are marked by love (for God and others), then we will be of one mind. As Jesus said, "By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another" (John 13:35). So, I ask you Christian—are you marked by love? Love is, after all, the mark of the Christian.
Sermon Resource: The Mark of the Christian (Matthew 22:34-40)
Book Resource: The Mark of the Christian, Francis Schaeffer
Train Yourself for GodlinessBy · Comments
"If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed. Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come"
(1 Timothy 4:6-8, ESV).
As Americans, we spend lots of money, time and energy trying to either get fit or stay fit. While being or getting physically fit is important and may even be God-glorifying (1 Corinthians 6:19-20), the apostle Paul reminds us that it is only of limited value. Training for spiritual fitness, however, is of eternal value (1 Timothy 4:8). Therefore, argues Paul, we are to train ourselves for godliness because it is of value for this life and the life to come. But what does it mean to train for godliness? Let's follow Paul's argument.
Note the command and Paul's argument. Stated negatively, Paul warns against having anything to do with irreverent (godless) babble and silly myths. Positively, Paul commands that we train ourselves for godliness (1 Timothy 4:7). To train for godliness, then, seems to be the opposite of giving oneself over to the false knowledge that comes from false teaching. It is giving oneself over to "the words of the faith" (i.e., the gospel), and the good doctrine that flows out of that gospel (1 Timothy 4:6). In other words, to train for godliness is to train oneself in the true knowledge of God that comes from giving oneself over to God's Word.
At this point some may argue that such training sounds and smells like legalism. But training for godliness is not legalism because this true knowledge of God begins as a gift of grace at salvation, and this true knowledge of God is a gift of grace for sanctification (2 Peter 1:3-4). Having received this knowledge of God and His saving power, we must continue to grow in this knowledge – this is what it means to train in godliness. It is only legalistic if you believe yourself to be gaining God's favor by your actions. But if we receive God's gracious Word and take it in by faith, then we are seeking to grow in our knowledge of God through Christ by His revelation to us. But you may still wonder how to go about such training?
To be sure, the Lord grants us many different means of grace (ordinances, one another, gathering as a church, etc.), but here I want to emphasize the foundational means of grace for our sanctification: God's Word illuminated by God's Spirit. Donald Whitney in his book The Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian life calls this Bible intake. God has mercifully not left us in the dark to figure things out. Our Lord Jesus promised to be with us by His Spirit, and the Holy Spirit guided certain men to record the Word of God about Christ. That's what the Bible is: God's Word about Jesus. If we are to know God, that is, understand who He is (character, attributes) and His ways, then we must take up the gracious gift of God's Word and read it, study it, memorize it, meditate on it, hear it read and preached, and even sing it. If we are to understand the Bible itself, we must read it because earlier passages of Scripture shed light on later passages of Scripture and vice versa.
To train in godliness, then, is to train diligently in the knowledge of God in Christ by giving yourself over to the gospel and the doctrines that flow from the gospel – that's Bible intake (Hos. 4:6)! So, establish a time and a place, then find a plan and begin by faith. It is hard work; after all, Paul calls it training. Taking the Bible in and hearing it, reading it, studying it, memorizing it, meditating on it, singing it is merely hearing God and getting to know Him in the manner in which He has graciously revealed Himself to us. Let us train together and grow in spiritual fitness!
Cultivating a Culture of PeaceBy · Comments
"But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace." (James 3:17-18, ESV)
The gospel is a gospel of peace. It declares that since the time of Adam's sin we have been born into this world as God's enemy: hostile in mind and engaged in evil deeds (Colossians 1:21) against God (Romans 8:7). The most holy God had every right to declare the differences between Him and us irreconcilable. Yet, in His wisdom and love God chose to reconcile us to Himself through Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 2:5). By judging our sin at the cross of Christ, Holy God is able to reconcile to Himself us who receive Christ's sacrifice on our behalf by faith.
Through Christ, we who have been reconciled to God have also been given a ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18-21). As ministers of reconciliation, we proclaim this gospel of reconciliation to the world in order that all peoples may be reconciled to God through the death of Christ. But our ministry of reconciliation does not end there, for we must continue living in the light of the reconciling work of Christ. Consequently, we must live our lives reconciled to one another.
Even though we Christians have been reconciled to God through Christ, far too many professing Christians still live in conflict with others. Such conflict is manifested in marriages, homes, workplaces, even church relationships. Unfortunately, many of us address such conflicts according to worldly wisdom rather than heavenly wisdom. This is why Christians have as many divorces as non-Christians, why they stop talking to fellow Christians, why they leave churches over conflict, and why churches even split over conflict.
What kind of Christian testimony do we offer this world if we are reconciled to God through Christ but fail to be reconciled to one another? One of the most powerful witnesses we can provide our community is the witness of reconciled relationships that flow from being reconciled to God. If we are to live in such an atmosphere, then we must cultivate a culture of peace. According to Ken Sande, author of The Peacemaker, a culture of peace is a culture where "people are eager and able to resolve conflict and reconcile relationships in a way that clearly reflects the love and power of Jesus Christ" (291). If we are to cultivate such a culture of peace, then we must have a biblical strategy for resolving conflict. Sande offers the following counsel (the four "G's"):
Glorify God (1 Corinthians 10:31). Our entire lives must be motivated by a desire to glorify God. Get the log out of your eye (Matthew 7:5). We must first look at our own hearts in order to discern our contributions to conflicts. Gently restore (Galatians 6:1). The Bible gives us clear instruction in approaching those with whom we have conflict. Go and be reconciled (Matthew 5:24). Once we have addressed conflict, we must be willing to restore relationships.
Let us cultivate a culture of peace in our local churches. May we be about God's glory, and address conflict biblically by first looking at our own hearts, then approaching one another with the goal of reconciled relationships that give evidence to the fact that we are a people reconciled to God through Jesus Christ.
Speaking to One Another (in Love) about SinBy · Comments
From The Transforming Community: The Practise of the Gospel in Church Discipline (85-92)
By Mark Lauterbach
The church must be a place where people can grow, can begin as immature, and come to maturity. No matter where we draw the line of "when to speak to a brother" we must do so in a context of the Gospel and knowing that we are all maturing in Christ. Every day believers need the Gospel.
The new community is not a place where people are perfect. It is a place where people are honest about their sin. It is not a place of perfection, but of humility and the cross.
Mark Lauterbach
How to wisely address concerns about sin with brothers and sisters in Christ:
1. It should be evident we are dealing with sin, not violation of church taboos or traditions [or personal preferences]. "Make sure that the sin you are seeing in the other can be addressed by reading a verse of Scripture, without commentary" (86).
2. Guard the church against an atmosphere that is always pointing out sin (Matthew 7:1-5). "The call to reprove my fellow believer for sin must be put in the context of the call to encourage them and build them up" (88).
3. Remember that the general tone of the New Testament is encouragement. "I find it helpful," notes Lauterbach, "to assume that another believer wants to please God. Therefore, they welcome my encouragement. The attitude behind reproof is to help them grow in Christ, which they want to do" (89).
4. Remember there is sin that is the normal lapse of the believer in their state of remaining sin. "The first question to ask is simple: Is this sin I am seeing part of the ordinary stumbling of the Christian? If so, then I need not speak to it immediately. Is it hardening their hearts or are they judging it themselves? If the latter, I may forbear" (89).
5. Remember to take into account the work of the Spirit. "[The Spirit] is wisely shaping us into the likeness of Christ in his sovereign love. Rather than expose all our corruption at once, he is gentle. To see ourselves as God sees us would undo us. He points out one thing at a time. As I intend to reprove someone or speak to them of my concern for them in sin, I must be aware of this" (90).
6. Where the believer is judging his sin and admitting it, I have no reason to be harsh. "They, like me, are seeking help and encouragement to keep on fighting the holy war. It is not helpful to rub salt in a wound" (92).
7. Sometimes we must intervene quickly. "Some sins have an unusual seriousness (and danger) to them. If I see a friend flirting with someone of the opposite sex, it is not time to be patient. It is time with wise and gracious words, to intervene, see if suspicions are correct, and seek their repentance before adultery is committed" (92).
May the Lord grant us the grace to speak to one another in love about sin.


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I am wondering the best way to retrieve and handle mouse input for a first person camera. The idea is that the speed at which the camera turns does not depend on frame rate, i.e. 30 FPS plays the same as 1000 FPS.
One way to do this:
Record cursor position each frame
Reset cursor position to middle of window each frame
Scale that by some constant
Theoretically, this would produce constant camera speed, because the mouse would move more each frame at a lower frame rate, and move less at a higher frame rate. However, this doesn't work because at high frame rates, it is very possible that the cursor will move less than a pixel each frame, and you would get no movement.
How do you implement first person cameras?
If you use the mentioned method, how do you get around the flaws?
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If the mouse hasn't moved you can't move the camera. I think the method you describe is the one usually used. On Windows you can use raw mouse input instead of reading and resetting the cursor position, which should have better resolution. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms645536(v=vs.85).aspx
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The method you describe is a common way to create one. I think (not sure) you can use DirectInput to get more accurate mouse movement input.
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If the application is windowed, you have to reset the cursor, else, you can just read in the raw mouse coordinates, and use those against the old values to find the delta values to use.


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Since I had permalinks working in 1.5, I think there must be a way to get them working in 2 while still referencing the subdomain. The only change I had to make in 1.5 was to go into vars.php and set $is_apache=1;.
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Kyler Moore, of Camdenton, was honored and presented a $500 scholarship from Bud Simmons of Mariner Pier 31 in Camdenton. Moorewas chosen based on his achievement of the Eagle Scout rank and being an active member of the scouts, who was always ready to help anyway he could.
Simmons also selected Moore for being a good student, member of the National Honor Society, a star athlete, a dependable hard worker, and a good example for others to follow.
Moore was the first to receive a scholarship from a fund that Simmons has set up to help and honor Eagles Scouts.
The scholarships will go first to Eagle scouts who have received their God and Country Awards and are from the Camdenton area where the Simmons business is based, or Eldon where he grew up and received his awards.
These are also to show his long overdue appreciation for his scout master Mr. Doris Scrivner and all the other scout leaders who give countless hours working with our young people grooming them to be our future leaders and teaching them things they will never forget.
Scrivner was responsible for helping five young men from the town of Eldon to receive their Eagle badges all at one time and should have set a record based on the size of the town and how many received their Eagle badges together.
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I ran out of disk space the other day (quite common on this particular computer). As usual I started to delete files and directories to restore a bit of space.
However this time the file system still reports that I don't have any disk space available.
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This is the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1rccu4cF0Q
I believe the verse is:
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The E's might be Em's. I think all the A's are Am's. He's definitely playing all B7's which is nice 'cause barr chord B's never seem to ring out any good.
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The DSM-5 - an interview with David Kupfer
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In this podcast we talk to Prof David Kupfer about the challenges, controversies and future directions of DSM-5 by considering other research frameworks and classification systems of disease, and how this revised psychiatric diagnostic manual will impact global mental health classification and the field of medicine.
The podcast for this interview is available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/sites/2999/download/Kupfer.mp3
DSM-5 was released at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting in May 2013 and it marked the end of more than a decade's journey in revising the criteria for the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders.
The podcast for this interview is available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/sites/2999/download/Kupfer.mp3.
The revision to DSM-5 was required as it has been nearly 20 years since the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders was last updated and we have learned a lot about mental disorders since then. We wanted the fifth edition to help clinicians diagnose mental disorders more precisely. DSM-5 does that by representing the best available science and clinical experience. This new manual is a guidebook that will help clinicians better serve their patients.
As with other DSMs, the fifth edition reflects the state of our current scientific knowledge. When we started the process of developing this manual 14 years ago, I think we were all very optimistic that there would be biomarkers and other breakthroughs of a magnitude that would allow us to use biological measures as part of our disorder criteria sets. This has not happened yet, but DSM-5 does provide the best clinical guidebook possible to diagnose mental disorders.
DSM and the RDoC programme, which is being developed by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), represent complementary but not competing frameworks. As the RDoC effort takes shape over the next 5 to 10 years, any information or findings stemming from its research agenda will be incorporated into future DSM editions to further strengthen patient care, just as all advances up until now have done. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and NIMH worked together very closely during the early phases of DSM-5 development and by continuing that partnership we can continue to move the field of mental health forward in meaningful ways.
We knew that the manual would go far beyond the borders of the United States. Thus we sought to involve as many parts of the world as early as we could. We were able to do this by conducting 13 international conferences between 2003 and 2008. Half of the scientists and clinicians involved in these conferences were from outside North America and represented 39 countries. The conferences were jointly supported by the APA, 3 institutes of the National Institutes of Health [NIH] and the World Health Organisation [WHO]. We also worked closely with WHO to develop harmonization between the diagnostic criteria included in both DSM-5 and the forthcoming 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases better known as ICD-11. The DSM and the ICD are companion publications aligned in the technical aspects of diagnostic codes as well as in their organization of disorders. These changes will facilitate improved communication and common use of diagnoses around the globe.
This is a very important question. First, the American Psychiatric Association is working to make DSM-5 available in multiple formats. In addition to the hardcover, paperback and online versions, they are working on an app design for smart phones and devices and a few other ways to help broaden the methods by which people everywhere can use DSM-5.
In developing the manual itself, we also made the criteria and text more user-friendly for physicians and clinicians outside of psychiatry. This is particularly important because most patients visit their primary care physician and not a psychiatrist when experiencing psychiatric symptoms. DSM-5′s use of definable thresholds across a continuum of normality mirrors that of general medicine's assessment practice. The well-defined thresholds in DSM-5 will aid physicians in more accurately determining those who need professional help and those who do not.
It's also important to remember that DSM-5 does not represent an end or the final word. We won't be waiting another 20 years to update it. Our job in developing the DSM-5 was to synthesize all the advances achieved over the past 20 years and reflect that in the manual while allowing room for growth. This was the most interesting challenge of DSM-5 and also we believe its greatest success. I am personally pleased with the finished product, extremely proud of the contribution that it represents to the future of mental health, and the major contribution of many individuals around the world. We are very eager to see how we can improve it in the coming years.
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Summer Recipes for Salads and Cold Soups When you get home after a long day, after the summer sun has sapped all your energy, the last thing you want to do is cook or eat a full-blown, hot, Indian meal. But meals don't have to be that elaborate, and nor do they have to be hot. Here are some summer recipes for delicious cold salads and cold soups that are easy to make, nutritious, filling, and lets not forget – Cooling. *Images courtesy: © Thinkstock photos/ Getty Images Continue Reading » Healthy Crab Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe These bite size appetizers won't make your guests feel crabby once they've eaten them. At a party, you'd love to serve appetizers that taste unique and are also healthy so that your guests don't go home feeling too full.rnThis party snack is not only easy to serve but also combines two flavourful ingredients, crabmeat and mushrooms. Don't be surprised if your guests leave only after having written down the recipe!rnWhile this recipe serves 12 pieces only, you can increase proportions depending on your requirement. Continue Reading » Mango Recipes to Beat the Heat The mango season has just begun and while a juicy mango is a delicious summer treat by itself, here's a roundup of some great summer recipes with mangoes. From pancakes to sherbets, smoothies and more, mangoes are your new best friends this summer. *Image courtesy: © Thinkstock photos/ Getty Images Continue Reading » Healthy Party Snacks: Eggplant Pizza Here is a recipe for a healthy party snack with a twist - the eggplant pizza! If you love serving unique and healthy appetizers, look no further. This eggplant pizza recipe is super healthy and is 100% real food. No maida or flour in this recipe, just natural ingredients that will have your guests licking their fingers. The base is an eggplant (baingan) and you can use your favourite pizza sauce recipe. Let's begin! Continue Reading » Healthy Party Snacks - Devilled Eggs Devilled eggs are delicious and healthy party appetizers, not to mention attractive. Serve these at get-togethers so that your guests will enjoy these party snacks without laying on the guilt at having cheated their healthy diets. You can either make devilled eggs with the ingredients mentioned below, or you can make things a little more interesting by experimenting with your favourite flavours. These party appetizers are neither too high on fat or carbs, nor do they require too much oil. Put a spicy spin on this appetizer staple with this recipe. Continue Reading » Healthy Coconut Chocolate Balls Recipe So you have a sweet tooth, do you? And you're trying to eat healthy? What? You're also working out a lot? Which means you're often hungry then? Well fear not. Here is a recipe for a delicious coconut chocolate balls dessert or snack that's packed with energy from good fats and proteins. It also takes care of that sweet tooth and keeps hunger at bay. And what's even better than all of this? You guessed it. Its made of chocolate... Continue Reading » Quick Desserts Almond Macaroons Recipe A healthy snack, packed with proteins, and something for your sweet tooth too - almond macaroons are perfect little healthy dessert quickfixes. Remember those times when you rummage the house for a piece of chocolate or a spoon of ice cream? And the times when you just can't stop at one piece? It's time to stop those guilt pangs, and indulge your sweet tooth a bit with these almond macaroons, which are filled with the wholesome goodness of almonds and egg whites. Continue Reading » Healthy Dessert Recipe: Peanut Butter Cake This easy recipe, just putting the ingredients in a mixer and then popping it in an oven is a really good one for those of us who enjoy the sweet life but blanch at the idea of buying the our cakes with highly processed ingredients and god knows what else inside of them.rnThis is a grain free, gluten free dessert recipe, high in protein and good fats. I've made it a couple of times and even had it for breakfast the next day without feeling guilty! Continue Reading » Flour-less & Sugarless Carrot Cake with Coconut & Walnuts This carrot cake is delicious and it has the wholesome goodness of real food. I must admit, I topped it with cream cheese frosting the first time and dark chocolate ganache the second time, but since the cake was so moist I put a very thin layer of frosting. I used honey in place of sugar, which was pretty good and under sweet – just how I like it. Continue Reading » Healthy Dessert Recipe: Real Food Cheesecake This delicious cheesecake has the goodness of real foods like nuts and honey and none of that processed flour and sugar. Though not a typically sweet dessert, this cheesecake tastes delightfully fresh when served with fresh fruit compote. Continue Reading » < 1 2 3 4 5 > Follow @indiatimes facebook twitter reddit gplus Comment Here We know how stressful it is to come home from work and start wondering about what healthy party snacks you can serve your guests. Add to that the fact that snacks mean more than just a plate of chips handed around. You need snacks with cocktails, healthy appetisers, side dishes, and then healthy desserts in the end. Worry not. Read on to get some great ideas about healthy party snacks that you can put together in minutes. ADVERTISEMENT


text: No recent wiki edits to this page. This Trade Paperback retells Venom's origin, starting with when Spider-Man got his black suit and when he got rid of it and it merged with Eddie Brock to form Venom.The symbiote did indeed survive its encounter with Spider-Man at the church and was attracted to another man who shared the same hatred for the Wall-Crawler. That man is Eddie Brock, a former reporter for the Daily Globe who lost his job because of Spider-Man revealing the identity of the villain called Sin-Eater. Eddie Brock wrote a false identity in the paper and as a result he was ridiculed and fired. While at the church contemplating suicide, he merged with the symbiote to form one of Spidey's most lethal and powerful foes, Venom. As Venom, Eddie vowed to make Peter's life miserable so for his first act, he snuck up behind Mary Jane when Peter was not around and completely scared her. When Peter arrived, he found a scared MJ who demanded that they move out of their apartment. Spider-Man then saw Venom swinging around so he decided to follow him to an abandoned building. There they fought with Venom overpowering and knocking Spidey out. He woke up to find himself tied up in a huge web ball at the bell tower of the church he previously disposed of the symbiote. Venom intended to kill him with the sounds of the bell but Peter was able to escape the web ball and they fought on the roof of the Church with Spidey outsmarting Venom and knocking him off the Church. He then took a knocked out Venom to the Fantastic Four where Venom was placed in a special tank while a new prison is being built for him in the Vault. Mary Jane then convinced Peter to return to his Red & Blue costume since the black costume reminded her so much of Venom.However, he would later escape from the Vault during the time Peter and MJ were evicted from their home by Johnny Caesar, a millionaire obsessed with MJ, and they are living with Aunt May while having financial problems and not being able to find work. Not knowing this, Venom goes to Peter's old apartment but only finds the Black Cat, who was there to renew her relationship with Peter. They fight with Venom winning and then leaves to find his foe at a meat packing plant where Peter was changing clothes. After a brief fight, Spidey escapes but Venom discovers a change of address form in Peter's clothes. Eddie Brock confronts Peter and May at a mall, pretending to be Peter's friend. He tells Peter that he didn't attack because he didn't want to hurt innocent people and told him to meet him at the Seacrest Estate in Manruk. Before he goes to fight Venom, Peter stops by a psychiatrist who tells him that the symbiote is having a love-hate relationship. Even though it currently hates Spidey, the core emotion is love. When Spider-Man confronts Venom, he is completely overpowered by his foe but Peter was able to directly talk to the symbiote and told it that it can have him. This had the symbiote attempting to leave Brock and bond to Spider-Man but the encounter left them all knocked out. Peter woke up first and called the Fantastic Four to come pick up Brock and he is taken again to the vault.Spidey and Venom vs CarnageHe escaped yet again and fought Spider-Man in a park. As usual he overpowered Spidey and before he could finish him off, Venom went to save a baby in trouble. Then the cops showed up and Venom escaped. Two assassins, Styx and Stone, were hired by Johnny Caesar to kill Spider-Man, a mission they failed in before Spidey fought Venom. Venom then confronts Spidey at May's house and tells him to meet him in an abandoned subway. When Spidey arrives there, he is being watched by the two assassins. Venom and Spider-Man briefly fight until the assassins join them with Sonic weaponry to disable Venom. This enrages Venom and he brutally attacks Stone until being hit with Styx's touch of death. As the symbiote lays dying, Spidey webs up Styx and knocks out Stone with one punch. As Eddie is taken into a police car, he weeps over the "death" of the symbiote.But Brock and the symbiote would reunite and escapes from jail and attempts yet again to kill Spidey by taking him to an abandoned island but the Web-Slinger is able to escape again. However, when Brock was in jail, the symbiote released an offspring that found a host in a serial killer called Cletus Cassady to form Carnage. Carnage went on a rampage until Spidey confronted him and was easily overpowered. Seeing that he can't take down Carnage alone, he goes with theHuman Torch to the island Venom is at to ask for his help. Using sonic weapons they were able to temporarily disable Venom and inform him that his "son" is killing innocents. Venom and Spidey team-up and fight Carnage but he's still too powerful for them. The fight continues onto a stadium where Spidey uses the sounds from the speakers to take Carnage down. However, Venom still hates Spider-Man and attempts to attack him only to be stopped by Mr. Fantastic and the Human Torch with a sonic weapon.Venom appears in Spidey's life yet again and kidnaps his newly returned parents to an amusement park in order to "save" them. Before going to fight Venom, Spider-Man visits Ann Weying, Eddie Brock's ex-wife in the story and asks her about Eddie. She tells him about Eddie and about an amusement park from his childhood where Peter rationalizes is Venom keeping his parents. There, Spidey and Venom fight and the Wild Pack join in attempting to arrest Venom but they fail. Then Ann appears and begs Venom to stop but then she is about to be crushed by objects because of the previous battle but Venom and Spidey managed to save her. Ann then convinces Eddie that Spidey saves innocent lives and Venom decides that if he kills Peter, future innocents will die so he tells Spider-Man that he will hunt him no more as long as Peter does the same. Peter reluctantly agrees and Venom makes his escape. This is the last time Spidey encounters Venom for a while.


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If husky Geneva has a following in your neck of the woods, this would be one to stock.
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The League of Women Voters statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the National Voter Registration Act.
Today we welcomed four Austin, TX, ninth graders and their parent chaperones to the LWVUS offices.
Editorial Note: This blog post is written by Deirdre Macnab,President of the League of Women Voters of Florida.
This moment of time in our nation's history is ripe with opportunity to advance the promise of America or turn away from it. As a nation rooted in the immigrant experience, shall we embrace a path to citizenship?
On Tuesday, June 4, 2013, LWVUS President Elisabeth MacNamara testified before the Commitee on House Administration on H.R. 2115, the Voter Registration Efficiency Act.
As the school year wraps up and the warm weather of the summer looms on the horizon, millions of Americans are starting a new chapter in their lives – graduation is a major achievement.
The League once again calls on the President and the nation's new elections commission to make bold changes to make elections free, fair and accessible.
EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on the Huffington Post.
The League is one of the nation's largest and most longstanding community based voter registration groups. In major election years, League volunteers help hundreds of thousands register or update their registration, focusing on reaching underrepresented groups such as young voters, minorities and first-time voters
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Freerks v. Colleen Harmon d/b/a Big Wally Transportation
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Plaintiff: Robert Freerks
Defendant: Colleen Harmon d/b/a Big Wally Transportation
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Auto Negligence
Chowdhury v. Slattery et al
as 4:2016cv02086
Plaintiff: Rajib Chowdhury
Defendant: Daniel Slattery , BCP Transportation, Inc.
Cause Of Action: Notice of Removal
Rafique et al v United States of America
as 4:2016cv02048
Plaintiff: Shamim Rafique , Khawaja Adnan , Zumer Rafique and others
Defendant: The United States Of America
Cause Of Action: Fed. Question: Tort Action
Walker et al v. Cole et al
as 4:2016cv01984
Plaintiff: Roxi Walker , William Walker
Defendant: Jamie K. Cole, Price Right Medical Equipment, Inc., Price Right Drug, L.L.C. and others
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Auto Negligence
Davis v. FirstFleet, Inc.
as 4:2016cv01946
Plaintiff: Delwin Davis
Defendant: FirstFleet, Inc.
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Notice of Removal
Amaya v. Ludlow et al
as 4:2016cv01936
Plaintiff: Jose Martin Amaya
Defendant: Brian Ludlow, TLP Trucking, LLC
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Notice of Removal
Buchanan v. Hunter Express Ltd et al
as 4:2016cv01902
Plaintiff: Rickey Buchanan
Defendant: Hunter Express Ltd , Paramananathan Premananthan
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Personal Injury
Hicks v. Ecolog, Inc. et al
as 4:2016cv01894
Defendant: Ecolog, Inc., Ecolog International FZE, Dayakar Paidpelly
Plaintiff: Paul Hicks
Cause Of Action: Diversity-Personal Injury
Sanchez et al v. Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC et al
as 3:2016cv00167
Plaintiff: Pablo Sanchez , Guadalupe Sanchez , Hermelinda Saldana and others
Defendant: Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC , Adrian Bruce Adels
Cause Of Action: Notice of Removal
Ramos et al v. Dusenka
as 7:2016cv00383
Plaintiff: Jesus Ramos , Lorenzo Hernandez , Pedro Hernandez
Defendant: Frank Charles Dusenka
Cause Of Action: Diversity-(Citizenship)
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yep i placed second
yep we tied
my car is the silver gti with the penn state plate i took 3rd also
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i would love to represent...but im still f***ing waiting for mine to get here
yea i think imma go with that...wheels should be here today
haha thanx i will have pics soon
thanx will i get some stretch?
i got 17x8.5 front 17x10 rear and im low...best set up?
should have mine this week and my wheels
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The AC16-2-2UL is a master power supply that is designed and manufactured by Everfocus that features a lifetime warranty for all its users. The AC16-2-2UL features 16 outputs, 8.4 amps, and a 24VAC. This Everfocus master power supply has also been tested and proven to meet with UL standards (UL listed) and is used as a resettable power supply for all CCTV cameras.


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The Republican Party's pledge to support the U.S. shale oil and gas industry would likely bolster U.S. drillers, IHS Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin said.
Dan Yergin, IHS Markit vice chairman, provides his outlook on oil.
When discussing the latest PMI figures, Chris Williamson, chief economist at IHS-Markit, says there was a "dramatic deterioration" in the U.K. economy during July 2016.
Chris Williamson, chief economist at IHS-Markit, says it will be really difficult for the third quarter to avoid a contraction, when discussing recent U.K. PMI figures.
As the Republican convention gets underway, John Raines, deputy head of political risk at IHS Country Risk, discusses VP Mike Pence, the plagiarism claims and the overall atmosphere in Ohio.
IHS Markit's James Chao says the strike could last till next week and the loss from interrupted production is an estimated $35 million each day.
Donald Trump's likely pick for vice president is Indiana Governor Mike Pence. IHS senior consultant, Lindsay Newman discusses the Republican's choice.
Today's bell ringers are Ken Powell, General Mills Chairman & CEO, at the NYSE; and Jerre Stead, IHS Markit Chairman & CEO at the Nasdaq.
Ringing today's opening bell is Ken Powell, General Mills Chairman & CEO, at the NYSE; and Jerre Stead, IHS Markit Chairman & CEO at the Nasdaq.
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Summary form only given. We have synthesized highly stretchable and highly conducting polyacetylene films by Intrinsic Non-Solvent (INS) polymerization method and investigated the mechanical and electrical properties of the films, in order to examine the feasibility of the INS method as an advanced solvent-free polymerization method. The mechanical strengths of the films are 40 GPa in Young's modulus and 2.1 GPa in tensile strength. The electrical conductivities upon iodine doping are 2.2 - 4.3 x 10/sub 4/ S/cm, which are enhanced by 6 - 9 fold mechanical stretching. The results imply that the present films are more easily stretchable but less breakable than the films prepared by the solvent evacuation method (Young's modulus of 100 GPa and tensile strength of 0.9 GPa), leading to a remark that the INS method produces high quality polyacetylene films whose, mechanical and electrical properties are comparable and/or superior to those by the solvent evacuation method.


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I have been told that if you catch a dog drinking their urine it's a sign that they might have Cushing's disease. What is Cushing's disease and why would it cause dogs to drink their urine?
Cushing's Disease (or Syndrome, which is the symptoms) is also known as Hyperadrenocorticism which, according to Merck is a illness that is either a result of:
Symptoms, in either case, commonly include:
So, why might it be a sign of Cushing's Disease when a dog drinks it's own urine? That would be a consequence of the first symptom I mentioned: extreme thirst. A dog that is extremely thirsty and has insufficient water resources may resort to drinking its own urine to help rehydrate.
Treatments are available, though they're not something you would administer at home. The actual treatment really depends on the source of the syndrome, but may include surgical intervention or radiation therapy.


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Hello world, my name is Tim--though I also respond to TimSull, Timmy, and Timmaaayyy--I'm
a developer on the Visual Studio IDE team...welcome to my blog. I work on a
number of different features of VS including Help Integration, Community Integration,
Commands and Menus, Side-by-Side Versioning, and Import/Export Settings. My plan for
this blog is mostly to talk about some of the cool stuff we're doing for the Whidbey
release and to provide a forum for developers out there to give us feedback about
our plans. I'll try to go through my features one by one and tell what
I can about our plans. If people respond and want to know more about a particular
area, I'll go into the gory details. I must say, given that I'm still new to
the whole blogging fad, I'm a bit skeptical that anybody is actually going to
read my blog. But what the heck, I'll just throw this one out there and see
what happens.
IDE Help and Community Integration for Whidbey:
Help and Community are getting a lot of attention in Whidbey. We've received an enormous
amount of feedback from customers expressing their disdain for the Help that shipped
in VS 2002 and 2003. Developers consistently complain that the help interface
makes it too hard to find the help content they're looking for. And they complain
that when they finally do find 'the right topic' it's often lacking in some
fundamental way. We're trying to address these problems in a few different ways.
Improved content:
This isn't actually something that my team works on, but it's obviously really important,
so I want to mention it. The editors that are responsible for writing the docs have
heard your feedback and are working hard to improve the quality of the help content.
For instance, C++ developers have made it clear that they don't like seeing API
reference that says only 'The FooBarEx() api takes parameters int x and void *y and
returns 0 if successful', with no further discussion. If documentation barely says
anything more than the SDK header file, it's obviously ...umm... lacking. VB developers
have told us they don't want docs that seem to be written for or by C++ developers
. For the VB developers , higher level content and task based help are clearly the
way to go. And virtually every developer we've ever talked to, regardless of
their language of choice, has requested more and better quality code samples in topics.
All the people that are working on the help content are aware of this feedback and
are working to address it in the Whidbey release. Unfortunately, due to the
sheer number of help topics in MSDN and a few scheduling and organizational issues,
I can pretty much guarantee that a number of help topics will still be sub-par when
we ship Whidbey. But hopefully the most important topics will have been rev'd and
will be much improved. If you've got a rant about the help content, or if you
have particular topics you'd like to see fixed in Whidbey, let me know and I'll make
sure the documentation teams hear your feedback. Also, make sure to use the
'send feedback' links whenever you find an MSDN topic that's not to your liking; those
bits of feedback are all read by actual people and they result in bug entries that
someone will be responsible for fixing.
Improved access to content:
In VS 2002 & 2003 you have 5 ways of getting help:
In Whidbey we're making improvements to F1 and Search and we're adding some completely
new interfaces to access help content.
Inclusion of online content:
There are numerous things that online help can provide above and beyond what you already
get with local help:
Inclusion of Community content:
Going online to access MSDN content has its benefits, but the biggest win in searching
online is really the ability to access living content. If you look
at some of the fantastic work that Community-based web sites like .Net247, CodeProject, ASP.Net,
and others have done, it's clear that static content published to the web can never
be as rich as content that is provided by members of the developer community.
Don't get me wrong, MSDN's API reference is obviously important. But if you
open that content up to be annotated and extended by people in the community, then
it becomes a much more powerful resource. It's really a complementary relationship:
MSDN content provides breadth of coverage while the Community fills in depth
in the areas that are most important to developers in the real world. Community
content also helps address the need for more code snippets. If I need help using
a DataGrid control, I definitely prefer to look for code snippets at .Net
247's DataGrid page than at MSDN's
static DataGrid class topic. MSDN's code snippet looks very comprehensive,
but .Net 247's page provides so much more variety, and it's directly linked to a forum
where I can ask questions about the code and interact with the code authors or other
forum members. The experience at the Community-based site is much richer
because the content is far more dynamic and because I can interact instead of
just reading.
So how does this apply to VS? In Whidbey we have partnered with a number of Community
sites that will allow MS to aggregate and search their content from the VS client.
This means that when you search for DataGrid from Visual Studio Whidbey, you'll see
a list of local help MSDN topics, a list of MSDN online topics, and a list of links
to pages on CodeWise web sites. So developers will have simple, direct
access to the newest and most popular code samples and technical articles in the community.
You'll see living content alongside the comprehensive static content from MSDN.
In our focus groups, we've found that many of the more savvy developers out there
currently do a 2-stage search for help content. First they search in local help
or MSDN Online, and then they search Google. The goal of integrating community
content into the VS client is two-fold: First, we want to help our not-so-savvy customers
get access to all the great community content out there. Second, we want
to make finding help content a seamless experience where you only have to learn and
use one UI, and you never have to leave the IDE. The main outstanding question
is: Will the quality of integrated VS search results be comparable or better than
the search results from today's 2-stage search. Because of our highly customized
filtering and scoping, we think that they will, and when you combine that with having
a single search entry point and a unified search results interface, our solution should
be a big productivity win.
But what does it all mean (to you)?
When I look at the full list of changes we're making to improve Help in Whidbey I
think they'll add up to a big productivity win for our customers. But I'd love
to hear what the developers out there think of our plans. Are you psyched about
what we're bringing to the table in Whidbey? Do you wish we were focusing our
efforts in different places? Let us know what you think!


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I cant figure this out.... It was working great for so long, and now it just wont work with wp total cache plugin (minify is off).... too bad. And yes it gives alot of 404 errors for some png files in site logs ...
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Plugin does what it says on the tin and is easy to set-up. Thanks!
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