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Hi Friends!
Imagine a world where The Rhythm of Life is Mercy?
The Bible tells us the Lord's mercies are new each day (Lamentations 3:23) and that those who are merciful will be shown mercy (Matthew 5:7).
That's the focus of our current sermon series at Connections Christian Church.
I encourage you to pray about that, check out the video message below, and commit or re-commit yourself to The Rhythm of Mercy.
God's Peace and My Prayers,
Jeff's Blog
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Focus '17 - Momentum - Entry # 3
Hi Friends!
It's been said that we live in "a dog eat dog world" - but the Bible assures us there is a healthy alternative to participating in grumbling and growling with one another - the Bible says we can choose to be "patient" with one another (see James 5:7-12).
Job is referenced in the above passage as a man who exemplified "patience" even in the face of adversity and significant life challenges - most people are familiar to some degree with Job's story and the axiom "he or she has the patience of Job" - which leads to my thoughts below.
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;
I have kept to his way without turning aside.
It's been said that we live in "a dog eat dog world" - but the Bible assures us there is a healthy alternative to participating in grumbling and growling with one another - the Bible says we can choose to be "patient" with one another (see James 5:7-12).
Job is referenced in the above passage as a man who exemplified "patience" even in the face of adversity and significant life challenges - most people are familiar to some degree with Job's story and the axiom "he or she has the patience of Job" - which leads to my thoughts below.
Job 23: 10-11
10 But he knows the way that I take;when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;
I have kept to his way without turning aside.
Job is one who suffered immensely for righteousness sake - but consistently told the truth and seldom lost his "patience" and never lost his way with God - we would be wise to pray for and aim for the same in our relationships with one another, Amen?
Here's a concluding thought - the name Job and the job you are tasked to do each day are spelled the same way - look to make "patience" a pillar of your work life and look to bring "patience" home much like your paycheck and share it abundantly to strengthen your family.
God's Peace and My Prayers,
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Focus ' 17 - Momentum - Entry # 2
4 For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
he is faithful in all he does.
5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
The above verses say so much about our LORD and HIS WORD - as I read and reflect and respond to them I am most grateful that on the last day of January 2017, a month in which we celebrate the Sanctity of Life - that we were blessed with a Supreme Court Nominee in our nation who historically has honored GOD and HIS WORD by advocating and advancing that which is faithful, right, and true.
I pray the church is rejoicing with humble and grateful hearts as the earth is full of GOD'S unfailing love for that which HIS WORD tells us HE loves...righteousness and justice for all human beings.
Lord, I thank you,
Lord, I thank you,
God's Peace,
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Focus '17 - MOMENTUM - Guaranteed Steps to Sieze IT and Keep IT
With each New Year comes New Resolutions - but as experience has taught me and I am thinking some of you as well - sometimes our best intentions quickly become burdens of frustration littered by a trail of shattered dreams and broken promises.
So what's a person to do? Read another book, attend another webinar, perhaps join another accountability group? Any or all of the above may help you? But what if there was a step that would guarantee your success?
This year I am challenging myself to take a step that admittedly is easier to read than to respond to - that said I guarantee it is the only step anyone needs to take - in order to align all your other steps to fulfill your dreams and keep your promises in the New Year.
So what is it? What step can a person take that will allow you to Seize and Keep MOMENTUM in the New Year? Is it a revolutionary and revitalizing diet? Is it an on-line course that teaches how to mend relationships or start a new career with less hours and an abundance of cash?
No it's none of those things and I'm not saying all of those things are wrong or inappropriate...
This step is so simple - that if or when you might miss it you can instantly recalibrate the cracks in your dreams and compromises in your promises simply by retaking it - to take the step is simply a matter of prioritizing your life to make it your first step with each new day.
James 1:22 says "Do not merely listen to the word (of God), and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." Can you believe it? That's all a person with faith in Jesus Christ empowered by the Holy Spirit needs to do to Seize and Keep MOMENTUM in the New Year?
That's really all there is to IT (no small print) - this single step is guaranteed to align your will and ways to the Word of God which endures forever - I hope you will join me and millions in the church throughout the world that are looking to take that step daily in the New Year.
God's Peace and Momentum,
Friday, December 2, 2016
Focus '16 - Life on Mission - Entry #11
As we Celebrate the Birth of Jesus my spirit is into a simple but hopefully profound approach to Christmas - I want to encourage everyone to receive the gift of Jesus, rejoice in the gift of Jesus, and regift Jesus to others - because "the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus" (Romans 6:23 b).
Receive Jesus...
Rejoice in Jesus...
Regift Jesus...
For the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus...
God's Peace and Merry Christmas,
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Focus '16 Life on Mission - Entry # 10
Leading through Thanksgiving and into Christmas can be a very special time - it's a time when the competing worldviews of Christianity and secular humanism can collide in a very positive way - it's a time when most regardless of their worldview can count their blessings and share sacrificially and often generously with others with a spirit of joy.
It's in the spirit of these seasons that I want to encourage people to "Reboot Now for Next Year" - to use these seasons not as a time to stress secondary to seasonal demands but to refresh with readiness for your next steps heading into a new year - I'm not asking you to make resolutions in November or December but to prayerfully plan your participation in your life journey heading into January 2017.
Here's what I have in mind -
Week one - an invitation to explore personal Christianity
Week two - an invitation to engage potential Opportunities
Week three - an invitation to empower past Barriers
Week four - an invitation to expand peripheral Vision
I hope these seasons and this sermon series will serve to bless you as you bless others - I hope this is a time you can Reboot your relationship with Jesus and in doing so share His light and love with those you meet with a different worldview - I hope this is a time that leaves you with a resolute plan to explore, engage, empower, and expand your personal worldview now for next year.
"May God bless you all. Yes, I pray that God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will give each of you his fullest blessings, and his peace in your hearts and lives" (Philippians 1:2 LB).
God's Peace,
Friday, October 21, 2016
Focus '16 - Life on Mission - Entry # 9
Psalm 33:12 New International Version (NIV)
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord...
Hi Friends!
The word blessed literally translated means to be very happy or realistically translated means to be very fortunate - our church is blessed or literally very happy and realistically most fortunate - because our Lord and God is Christ Jesus.
The mission of Christ Jesus - is for our lives, homes, communities, nation and world to literally and to realistically be blessed through His church - this is at the heart of our current lesson series as we look to Christ Jesus to reconcile relationships to God and among all people through His church.
A couple of prayers I am asking you to pray were offered by Daniel (Chapter 9) and David (Psalm 51) - each prayer reminds us to 1) Confirm God's Mercy 2) Confess Our Sins and 3) Compel God's Forgiveness - I also ask you to reflect on the passage below believing the continued blessings of our spiritual heritage require us to continue to put our hope in the unfailing love of our Lord.
Psalm 33:16-22 New International Version (NIV)
16 No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19 to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.
Friends, my deep desire is for you to continue to be blessed and to continue to be a blessing by continuing to put your hope in the unfailing love of our Lord - never forget that the mission of the church is reconciling all people to God and each other in Christ Jesus - and because of that we are very happy and most fortunate!
God's Peace,
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Focus '16 - Life on Mission - Entry # 8
The Bible says "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone" (Romans 12:18). So rather than make excuses and reflect upon historical references as to why peace is not always possible, I want to encourage each of you to focus on you.
As much as it depends upon you I want to encourage each of you to do whatever you possibly can to let all people know that all people matter to our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. My conviction is there will never be a better time than now to restore unity in our nation.
Let your light shine -
Let your love flow-
Let your life bless-
Be the church, be the peace of Jesus that passes all human understanding, the peace that can guard all hearts and all minds, the peace that can unite one nation under the one true God into one people that matter not only to God, but that all matter to one another.
Pray for revival -
Pray for revival again -
Pray for revival again and again and again and always -
Spiritual Revival in our nation is the one thing that can displace the division that comes with talk of black and blue with the reality that all people of all colors matter to God - you matter, your neighbors matter, and every neighborhood in every nation matters to God.
As much as it depends upon you - be the peace of Jesus to all people because all people matter to the one true God - may there be Spiritual Revival in our nation that facilitates peace and unity for all people and it may it begin with you, the church of Jesus Christ.
This is my prayer for you, for the church, to be peace in the world in Jesus name. Amen
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Focus '16 - Life on Mission - Entry # 7
Jesus teaches that all human relations can be reconciled by loving God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind (said another way: with your entire being) and by loving your neighbor as you love yourself.
Look around and ask yourself if the world could use those expressions of love from all people right now? My answer to that question is yes and my prayer for Connections Christian Church is that we will express that love and show all people that God is love and loves all people.
Our current lesson series is about living in "New Times" by learning and following the "Old Testimonies" of God's Word - we believe people who embrace Biblical truth and values from centuries past - will be blessings to one another and to our communities, nation and world today.
We believe what the world needs now is love for God and all people!
How 'bout you?
God's Peace,
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Focus ' 16 - LIFE ON MISSION - Entry # 5
Our Summer Sermon Series is "1 Big Happy Family" - the goal is not to guilt people out for their shortcomings - but to pump people up for possibilities for improving relationships in Christ!
Said another way - the idea is to identify practical Biblical ways to celebrate family life that will weather whatever challenges come - we won't turn a blind-eye but will look to focus on family fun!
Jesus prayed the above prayer for you - this is what Jesus desires for your family - He desires for all people to enjoy unity in faith, hope, and love!
That's the fun that's before us - I pray you will enjoy the journey this Summer as we celebrate family unity in Christ - and the greatest of these is love!
God's Peace,
Friday, May 27, 2016
Memorial Day 2016
Each Lord's Day we gather to commune and remember the sacrifice of our Savior and Lord Jesus - Memorial Day is a National Holiday to remember the sacrifice of those who have protected that freedom - and many other freedoms that we continue to enjoy.
Memorial Day is also called Decoration Day - which reminds us to decorate the graves and remember the lives of those who have gone before us - these virtues are also honorable and pure and find their origin in Scripture where we are encouraged to remember not only Jesus but the faithful lives of His followers.
Sunday's 10:30 AM Worship Service at Connections Christian Church will center around these themes - remembering Jesus and honoring the lives of His faithful followers - we will honor many who have gone before us and several living among us and all who protect the freedom we enjoy to worship in the name of Jesus Christ.
I also encourage you to participate in the Memorial Walk in Madeira on Monday - may all be especially blessed and be a special blessing this Memorial Day Weekend - with our deepest gratitude for all those past, present, and future who protect the freedoms we enjoy in America!
God's Peace,
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Focus '16 - LIFE ON MISSION - Entry # 4
Hi Friends,
When I update this blog I am reminded that it is written with bias - I write from a Christian worldview - I believe Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life and that no one can have a right relationship with His Father apart from Him - I believe this because Jesus said so in John 14:6.
If I know the only way for a child to cross the street safely - is for the child to walk in the crosswalk when the traffic light for oncoming traffic is red and the hand on the walk light is white - I'm not intolerant but loving for teaching a child to walk this way.
We make decisions daily that one way is the right way to live safely - I love people enough to tell them that Jesus is the right way to live safely with God - I believe Jesus when He said no one leaves earth to go to heaven and be with God apart from Him.
Look around and we see multiple flashing signs promising peace - truth is Jesus is like no other because He alone provides peace with God that guards our hearts and minds for eternity - to that end I post a prayer for people I minister with and to in my daily path.
When I update this blog I am reminded that it is written with bias - I write from a Christian worldview - I believe Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life and that no one can have a right relationship with His Father apart from Him - I believe this because Jesus said so in John 14:6.
If I know the only way for a child to cross the street safely - is for the child to walk in the crosswalk when the traffic light for oncoming traffic is red and the hand on the walk light is white - I'm not intolerant but loving for teaching a child to walk this way.
We make decisions daily that one way is the right way to live safely - I love people enough to tell them that Jesus is the right way to live safely with God - I believe Jesus when He said no one leaves earth to go to heaven and be with God apart from Him.
Look around and we see multiple flashing signs promising peace - truth is Jesus is like no other because He alone provides peace with God that guards our hearts and minds for eternity - to that end I post a prayer for people I minister with and to in my daily path.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Focus '16 - LIFE ON MISSION - Entry # 3
"God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us,
so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God."
2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV
Hi Friends!
With Spring on the horizon and Easter Celebrations fast approaching - our focus at Connections Christian Church is on Jesus who as deity became human like us - with the mission of bringing us back into a right relationship with God.
We will be discussing how Jesus came into our world of sin and death in order to give us a way out of it with a life of peace for eternity - our discussion will be theology to be lived not shelved - with the next chapters being the ones Jesus writes through those who choose to follow Him.
Don't be fooled by competing worldviews - Jesus is like no other - historically there are many great people, prophets, teachers, and leaders but none who transformed a crucifix from an instrument of horrific death to holistic life...save Jesus.
Jesus lives to be your friend like no other - He is always faithful and His love never ever fails - be careful to connect with Him this Spring and Easter Season by reading His gospels and discussing Him with others.
I am excited to witness the next chapters Jesus writes through your lives - continue to be blessed in Him and be a blessing to those you know, meet, and serve in His name and remember HE LIVES for all people to have a right relationship with God - don't be fooled...Jesus is a friend like no other!
God's Peace,
Monday, February 1, 2016
Focus ' 16 - LIFE ON MISSION - Entry # 2
So we are about a month into LIFE ON MISSION at Connections Christian Church and the question basically boils down to this - does the old, old story of God's love for humanity inspire us to love others as He does? Whether you read it in the original Greek or the latest translation - the story of Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son (Jesus), that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for the fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God" (Jesus as recorded in John 3: 16-21).
LIFE ON MISSION is inspired by the truth - by the old, old story of Jesus who did not come to condemn but to save people from darkness and hatred with His light and love. When anyone puts their faith in Jesus - it will be plainly seen by all that what is being done is being done by God.
"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven" (Jesus as recorded in Matthew 5:14-16).
The link below reminds me of many people I know - people who are walking in the truth and touching others with the light and love of life. The greater our faith in Jesus - the brighter our light and stronger our love for others. To that end I ask you to join me in offering this continual prayer to God our Heavenly Father - "Increase our faith in your one and only Son Jesus."
God's Peace,
Friday, January 1, 2016
Focus '16 - LIFE ON MISSION - Entry #1
The 2016 focus of Connections Christian Church is to live the best life possible - and to help others to live the best life possible - we believe that the best life possible is lived in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
You might be homeless or You might be the most successful business person in your city?
You might be single or You might be married or You might be divorced?
You might be a teen or You might be a senior?
You might be this race or that race or You might be a kaleidoscope of races?
Whatever your nationality and whatever your circumstances - however good or however challenging your life has been or is in the moment - our conviction is that the best available life today and in the future is in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
If you are looking for light and life to trump darkness and death - I encourage you to connect with others and check-out LIFE ON MISSION - the life God has for you in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ is better than you can even imagine!!
May God's Peace be Yours in 2016 and Always,
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Merry Christmas 2015
Each year I look to give some Christmas gifts that I hope people will remember for years to come - sometimes I will receive a couple of gifts like this as well - gifts that for lack of a better term I started calling several years back...Classic Christmas Gifts!
But here's the thing - I believe THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS GIFT was born of a virgin centuries ago and is named Immanuel - the name alone means more than any other gift I could possibly give or receive - this gift literally defines classic for all humanity.
The reality of "God with us" in the person of His Son Jesus is a life-changer - receiving this gift reroutes our destiny from hell to heaven - it is a gift we will not just remember for a couple of years but for eternity.
My thought this Christmas is that I need to come up with a new word for all other gifts but Jesus - if Jesus by definition is THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS GIFT - then my best efforts of home-made and store-bought gifts might be better called wanna-be's.
But the more I thought about it I came up with this - hopefully whatever wanna-be's that I give or receive this Christmas will allow others to see "God with us"- in that spirit all gifts this Christmas can be classics after-all.
A meal made and delivered to a widow...
A toy train bought and shipped to an orphanage...
A pair of wool socks in a stocking for my spouse...
A movie with our children in the warmth of our home...
A list too long to print with the increasing spirit of Immanuel...
Jesus says "it is more blessed to give than to receive" - so as good as it is to have "God with us" it is even better to re-gift Him - to that end if you have received Him and then give Him away your Christmas will be classic...at least by my definition.
Matthew 1: 22-23 says - All this took place to fulfill what the Lord said through the prophet: ''the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Immanuel" - which means - "God with us" - JESUS IS THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS GIFT!
Receive Him and Re-gift Him and have a Merry Christmas!
God's Peace,
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Focus '15 - Be Ready - Entry # 13
I Thessalonians 5:18 was written to the church and says, "Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
Notice two things if you would: 1) Christians are told to give thanks in all circumstances not for all circumstances and 2) Christians are told to give thanks in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 5:17 was written to the church and says, "Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to the Father through (in) him."
Several times each day I greet others and others greet me - often times I ask them or they ask me an introductory question - many times the question is "how are you doing"?
When you hear that question this holiday season - look to answer it by saying "I am thankful" - or "I am thankful in all things in Christ Jesus."
That is my prayer for the church - for us to show and tell one another and for us to show and tell the world - that we are thankful in all things in Christ Jesus.
God's Peace,
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Focus '15 - Be Ready - Entry #12
Fall is my favorite season for many reasons - a primary one being the brilliant contrast in nature that is best explained by the nature of our Creator - God is so many things with a primary one being He is so very colorful - this season causes me to appreciate that more fully not only in plants and trees but in His most treasured creation - His creation of all people of all races and all nations.
I have many missionary friends who serve Jesus around the world - two of these friends recently sent me prayers that are recorded in the Scriptures asking me to join them in praying these prayers for their ministries - specifically asking me to pray that they would be fully used of God to reach and teach the lost about our great Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.
I have posted the prayers below - if you would please join me in praying these prayers for all people - pray specifically for missionaries in different parts of the world who are sharing the gospel with others - pray that the people they serve would see the colorful nature of God and be drawn into relationship with Him.
I believe Jesus is coming again soon and I want everyone to be ready for His return - pray for all Christians to not only be ready - but to be used of God to help other people to be ready for the return of His Son Jesus.
May this Fall be a season that reminds us that our great Creator is among many things most colorful - the very best picture of that will be the one where people of all races are praising Jesus when He returns for His church - my prayer is that we will do all we can possibly do in the name and power of Jesus to add to the beauty of what will be the best of all pictures!
Thanks and God's Peace,
"And now, GOD, do it again—
bring rains to our drought-stricken lives
So those who planted their crops in despair
will shout hurrahs at the harvest,
So those who went off with heavy hearts
will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing."
bring rains to our drought-stricken lives
So those who planted their crops in despair
will shout hurrahs at the harvest,
So those who went off with heavy hearts
will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing."
Psalm 126:4-6 (MSG)
"Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!"
and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!"
I Chronicles 4:10 (NIV)
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Focus '15 - Be Ready - Entry # 11
As most of you who read this blog know - our Fall Sermon Series from the book of Revelation is in full swing at Connections Christian Church - I continue to pray this study will be used by God to increase our faithfulness to Him and ministry to others in His name.
Jesus said, "I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown" (Revelation 3:11) - in other words no matter the intensity or the type of storms that come to us while living on earth - the crown of eternal life is assured to all who hold on to Him until He returns.
May your heart overflow with humility, gratitude, and joy for Jesus - hold on to Him and never doubt for a second that He loves you and He cares for you - remember the eternal crown of life He has for you in heaven is the one He died on the cross of Calvary to give you while on earth.
You are valuable, forgivable, special, and significant to Jesus - you are a unique and precious member of His family and you have a unique and personal crown in His eternal kingdom - hold on He is coming soon!
God's Peace,
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Focus '15 - Be Ready - Entry #10
Many of the messages I hear each day wreak of loss - the world we live in is headlined with despair and discouragement and death - turn on the local news for thirty minutes any day of the week and routinely the first report is of someone hurting another in a way that maims emotions and destroys joyful living.
Aren't you tired of the chaos?
Wouldn't you like the headlines to change?
The message of the church is radically different than the mire in this world - it is a message about the MAN who WINS in the END by bringing people from every race and nation into a spirit of eternal unity where there is no pain, heartache, sorrow, tears, or death - the MAN is Jesus Christ and His message to the world is "Behold I am coming soon!" (Revelation 22:7).
If you are looking to live above the dissension in our culture and bless people of all races and nations with peace and goodwill - I invite you to tap into a study from Revelation that we will be sharing at Connections Christian Church this Fall - if you cannot attend and would like a down-loadable recording of this lesson series please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
One day soon the headline of world wide news will be Jesus is back - that is why our goal for all people is to connect to our loving God and each other through a relationship with Him - tap into that relationship and be a difference maker in our culture by bringing the light and love of Jesus to your part of the world.
My prayers for you to that end.
My prayers for the church to change the headlines to the good news of Jesus.
God's Peace,
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Focus '15 - Be Ready - Entry # 9
Hi Friends!
I have been reminded anew in recent days that the way we do life has much to do with the way we choose to see the world - I think the picture above that my daughter took last summer while on a mission trip to Mexico illustrates this well - notice there are multiple ways to see the same scene depending upon the segment of a lens you choose to use or not use.
As Christians we are blessed in Christ with a unique way to do life should we choose to do so - the Bible teaches that when we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord (see Acts 2:38) that we are given the unique lens of His Spirit - notice in the Scripture passage below what every scene in life can look like when we choose to live in the Spirit of Christ.
"With the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, that fateful dilemma is resolved. Those who enter into Christ's being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death" (Romans 8:1-2 MSG).
The fateful dilemma of seeing the world with shades of darkness - has been eradicated through the death of Christ on the Cross for our sins and His victorious Resurrection from the grave - because Christ has been-there-for-us and is here-for-us we have a unique way to do life that changes the way we see the world should we choose it.
I confess I need to choose that way more consistently.
What of you?
My desire is to consistently choose and to encourage other Christians to consistently choose to operate in the new power that is available to us in Christ - like a strong wind that magnificently clears the air - the Spirit of Christ cuts through the tyranny of any darkness we see in the world should we choose to operate in the power of Him being-here-for-us.
Operating like this is not for the timid - it is not that it requires an abundance of rule keeping but it does require that we consistently choose to love God above anyone or anything and that we also consistently choose to love our neighbor as ourselves - in doing so the promise of Christ is not that everything will always turn out nice but that everything will always turn out to be true.
The sun on the other side of the shades pictured above is always the sun no matter how you choose to see it - the same is true of the Son of God who came to this world to give us a very unique way to do life - it is not by our own might and power but by His power living in us and through us should we consistently choose it.
A new power is operating in Christians.
Will you consistently choose to use it?
Should you answer yes to that question the way you see the world and do life will be one where there are no idols between you and God - a life where your love for God and others is consistent with the love Christ demonstrated for you and for all people of all races in all parts of the world - a life that should take you to a neighbors drive-way and might take you to the streets of Mexico and beyond.
Friends when we consistently choose to do life in the Spirit of Christ others in the world will be lifted from the tyranny of darkness into the magnificent light of the Son of God who is always true - my prayer for you and for all who choose Christ as Savior and Lord is that the world will see that we are Christians by His love - His love being-here-for-us and operating-in-us in all that we say and do.
Friends when we consistently choose to do life in the Spirit of Christ others in the world will be lifted from the tyranny of darkness into the magnificent light of the Son of God who is always true - my prayer for you and for all who choose Christ as Savior and Lord is that the world will see that we are Christians by His love - His love being-here-for-us and operating-in-us in all that we say and do.
God's Peace,
Friday, June 26, 2015
Focus 15 - Be Ready - Entry #8 - Pray for God's Sufficiency
Dear Friends,
As our nation celebrates a birthday and we give thanks for the freedom we enjoy - I ask you to join me in a prayer covenant with churches across America - believing God desires to heal our land.
Sadly - the recent egregious murders in a South Carolina Church and that of Cincinnati Policeman Sonny Kim who was killed in very close proximity to our church building - remind us that relational crisis has become more of a rule than an exception in our country.
Psalm 34:18 NKJV says - The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart and saves such as have a contrite spirit - would that America again have such a heart and spirit that only comes through repentance from sin and unity in faith and prayer.
The Bible says we reap what we sow - and culturally we have sown moral relativism into the hearts of our finest treasures - by teaching America's children that it is acceptable to abort life and redefine marriage without regard for the moral authority of Scripture.
As America listens to voices in the public square - may the voice of the church be the clarion bell that restores responsibility for unity of the spirit in the bond of peace that is available only through the Son of God - Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord.
In Christ the Bible says there is neither Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female - there is oneness in relationship with Jesus Christ - oneness that cannot be obtained through laws of the land that define the lowest acceptable standard.
In Christ there is the law of unconditional love for God and one another that defines the highest acceptable standard - the standard by which God created all men to live - the standard by which He sacrificed His own Son to bring us back to that life in Him.
My prayer is that all Americans and especially those Americans elected to lead our nation as one nation under one God - would fall to their knees and repent of sin - and then rise up with a renewed commitment to sow the seed of Christ in our nation afresh.
When the seed of Christ is sown - the Bible promises a peace that passes all human understanding will guard our hearts and minds - would that all communities in our nation be integrated again by His seed of unconditional love for life and authority.
I leave you with a quote about God's Sufficiency - the quote was rendered in days past by Dr. Billy Graham - "Happy are they who mourn the inadequacy of self, for they shall be comforted with the sufficiency of God."
Please join me and others in churches throughout America as we celebrate our nation's birthday - may we continue to give thanks for the freedom we enjoy - may we also mourn the inadequacy of self and seek the sufficiency of our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.
God's Peace,
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Focus 15 - Be Ready - Entry # 7
Many years ago I joined with some of my teenage friends and shared in a ministry called Vital Connections - we sang gospel music anywhere the opportunity presented itself - on one occasion we sang at The Ohio State Fair which is a testimony that nothing is impossible with God!
Connections have always been vital to my life and that is especially true in the church I minister with that bears that name - the Bible teaches that only by being connected with Christ through faith can anyone have eternal life with our Father in heaven - and only through a consistent connection with Christ can anyone have authentic power for living.
Summer 2015 we will be studying the New Testament book of Colossians at Connections Christian Church - the Apostle Paul wrote this book to combat errors that had come into the church through the influence of a pagan culture - and also to show the church they have everything they need in Christ to have a right relationship with God and one another.
Collosians 2: 8-10 says, "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority."
Cultural Relativism or Christian Truth?
False Idols or the Supremacy of Christ?
Many or One Vital Connection to God?
Join us this summer as we study a book written to the church by an Apostle years ago where we will answer those questions and many more with respect to today - properly understand all the questions raised in this book answer the errors from the hollow and deceptive philosophies of the world in which we presently live - they answer the question "Jesus is Lord because?"
I pray you will enjoy this lesson series and your summer!
God's Peace,
Friday, May 8, 2015
Focus 15 - Be Ready - Entry # 6
I don't know anyone who wakes up in the morning and begins their day looking to lose - I believe we are hard-wired by God our Creator with an intrinsic desire to win - to live a victorious life that honors God and blesses others!
- What keeps us from that?
- Why are neighbors lacking relationship?
- Why are nations lacking righteousness?
The word is sin - the Bible (Romans 3:23) says we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God - at the heart of our neighborhoods and our nations are people who have adopted a belief system that says winning is about self at all costs.
God in contrast says winning is about others at the cost of self - God demonstrated this on the Cross of Calvary when He allowed His Son to die and pay the penalty for the sins of humanity - even though His Son was sinless and owed no one anything.
In Christ that same selfless attitude is available to all who trust Him - the discipline of denying self daily and following Christ consistently is not for losers - it is for winners who understand victorious living is about honoring God and blessing others at the cost of self.
- How do we gain that understanding?
- Is there a shortcut to victorious living?
- Is there hope for our neighborhoods and nations?
Spend a few moments just now considering the legacy of Jesus Christ - I am confident you'll be overwhelmed with a renewed realization that victorious living is not about a single individual - it is about the relationships that a single individual has with others.
- Do you want winning neighborhoods?
- Do you desire winning nations?
- Will you choose to live for that?
To live victoriously is to live like Jesus - no individual in history gives us a better example of winning relationships in neighborhoods and nations - changing those begins when an individual chooses to lose self as Jesus did to live harmoniously with God and others.
- In Christ we choose to love all and hate none!
- In Christ we choose to include every one and exclude no one!
- In Christ we choose righteousness in individual and all relationships!
In Christ winning relationships come at the cost of self-interest - everyone wins when we choose to love and include everyone in the family of God our Creator and His Son Jesus Christ - do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good (Romans 12:21).
God's Peace,
Friday, March 27, 2015
Focus #15 - Be Ready - Entry #4
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The Bible tells us (read James 2: 14-25) that faith in Jesus Christ without works is dead being alone - that faith alone is not sufficient for our relationship to be alive with God in Christ Jesus - the Bible says the devil has faith in God but is not working for God - the devil believes in God but his work is opposed to relationship with God.
Why do we work for God? - it is not to earn salvation through our works but to demonstrate our gratitude with grace for being saved from sin and death by the work of Christ alone - to follow Christ is to not only believe this truth but to do what He says to do with grace and gratitude for what He has done for us.
Most everyone who reads this blog has professed faith in the work of Jesus Christ - but are you doing what He asks you to do? - are you motivated to do what He asks you to do by grace and gratitude for what He has done and is doing for you?
A resurrected church is alive - it is a church that is deeply committed (read Matthew 28:16-20) to carry out the great commission of Jesus Christ to seek and save the lost - the motive of a living church to seek and save the lost is grace and gratitude for what Jesus has done and is doing in our lives.
The devil believes in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus but the devil's work is opposed to the work of Jesus - the devil is a great example of how faith in Jesus without works for Jesus results in a dead relationship with God - a relationship where one is eternally separated from God.
If the church is to have abundant life in relationship with God - we must increase our faith and our works in the person and power of Jesus Christ - (read Matthew 7:21-27) Jesus said wise people not only listen to what He has to say - wise people do what He says to do and live to tell the story of what He has done and is doing.
Easter is an awesome time to renew our faith in Jesus Christ - it is also an awesome time to renew our works in the person and power of Jesus Christ - faith without works is death sealed in a tomb and separated from God for eternity - faith with works of grace and gratitude is an open and empty tomb.
Faith with works of grace and gratitude in the person and power of Jesus Christ is a church that is alive and growing - it is a church that will never be separated from God because it is alive and growing in eternal relationship with Him - it is a church that lives to celebrate the open and empty tomb of its Savior and Lord.
Happy Easter and God's Peace,
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Focus '15 - Be Ready - Entry # 3
During the days leading up to Easter we are going to be looking at what the Bible says about love - more specifically what the Bible says about sexual intimacy - my hope is that we debunk myths, denounce sins, and dial-in the healthiest perspective possible of one of God's greatest gifts to humanity.
The season of Lent is often used as a time to give something up in order to draw closer to the suffering that Christ endured for us - my hope is that this lesson series will cause you to give up anything that is grey in the area of sexual sin - and embrace sexual intimacy in LIGHT of God's Word.
Ephesians 5: 9-10 (NIV) says, "Live as children of LIGHT (for the fruit of the LIGHT consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the LORD."
You may already know what pleases the Lord in the area of sexual intimacy - if so this should be a great and fun review - if not this lesson series should serve to help you unpack some baggage in your life that is more than likely hindering and hurting the best life God has available for you.
I ask for your prayers for my preparation and presentation in this series - the church tends to leave this topic in our schools and theaters - my desire is to be very sensitive and respectfully tactful as we learn more about the gift of sexual intimacy from God's Word as children of LIGHT without shades.
God's Peace,
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Focus '15 - Be Ready - Entry #2
Our focus in 2015 is to "be ready" (found faithful) when our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ returns for His Church - our vision is to "connect people to our loving God and each other through a personal relationship with Jesus" - we seek to do that by fulfilling the Great Commission of Jesus (see Matthew 28: 18-20).
I deeply desire for us to continue to do that as Connections Christian Church and in praying about that "today" I was drawn to Psalm 96 - some scholars believe this could be a Psalm of David - because it closely resembles David's hymn of praise in 1 Chronicles 16:23-36.
Psalm 96 tells us how to praise God "today" and everyday - we can sing about Him, tell others about Him, worship Him, give Him glory, bring offerings to Him, and live holy lives unto Him - as Christians we seek to do all these things through the power of the Holy Spirit within us.
I encourage you to continue to live and love all people intentionally - reaching out to others with the truth and grace of Jesus who saves all who put their faith in Him from eternal death (eternal separation) from God - continue to be faithful to fulfill the great commission of Christ Jesus.
God's Peace,
Psalm 96 (NIV)
Psalm 96
1 Sing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Sing to the Lord, praise his name;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Sing to the Lord, praise his name;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
3 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
4 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering and come into his courts.
9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness;
tremble before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, "The Lord reigns."
The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity.
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering and come into his courts.
9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness;
tremble before him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, "The Lord reigns."
The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity.
11 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;
let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.
13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
and the peoples in his faithfulness.
let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.
13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
and the peoples in his faithfulness.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Focus '15 - Be Ready - Entry #1
I don't know about you - but oftentimes I am so surrounded by the "here and now" that I fail to reflect on the "then and there" as I should - by the "then and there" I mean that day when we will be in our heavenly home with our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.
One of the biggest reasons we have to celebrate redemption from sin in Jesus - is that He promises to return for His church and take us to our heavenly home that He has prepared for us - but sometimes I think we see that as far off and fail to live each day as we should.
In Matthew 24: 43-44 (NIV) Jesus says "But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him."
My conviction is that the church (you, me, all followers of Jesus) must live with an expectancy of His return - as such this is one of my primary goals entering into the New Year - I want the church to "be ready" for the return of Jesus Christ.
I want us to live each day as if we expect the Lord to return that day!
I want us to breathe each breath as if we expect the Lord to return in that breath!
Matthew 24: 45-46 (NIV) Jesus says "Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns."
Why would that be good?
Glad you asked!
Verse 48a (NIV) Jesus says "Truly I tell you, he will put him (the faithful and wise servant) in charge of all his possessions."
That is the opportunity that awaits for the church that is "ready" for Jesus' return!
But what of those who are "not ready" for Jesus' return?
Verse 48 b -51(NIV) Jesus says "But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,' and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
This doesn't take much explanation - Jesus clearly speaks to the reality of heaven and hell and says we are either going to "be ready" for one or the other - as such the hinge pin of our eternal destiny is ultimately found in living with an expectancy of our Lord's return.
Every day is to be the Lord's day!
Every breath is to be unto the Lord!
Jesus teaches that the "here and now" should not be centered in personal pleasure and self-promotion and putting others down - the church should live with an expectancy of the "then and there" - where each breath of every day is used to lift-up Jesus and fellowman in anticipation of His return.
Live with expectancy anticipating His return - be ready!
God's Peace,
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The AAPOR Annual Golf Outing will be held on Thursday, May 18, at Bayou Oaks City Park North with tee times starting at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $50 per golfer, club rental is extra. The Bayou Oaks Golf Course at City Park is scheduled to open in the spring of 2017. Rebuilt after near destruction by Hurricane Katrina, the course offers four sets of tees ranging in length from almost 5740 yards at the tips to just about 4300 yards from the Gold Tees. City Park offers a challenging yet fun round for all levels of golfers! If you love to golf, make plans this year to arrive early enough to play a round before the AAPOR Annual Conference begins.
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AAPOR's Fun Run/Walk will be held bright and early on Saturday morning, May 20. The 2-mile Run/Walk will take place on the picturesque running paths along the Mississippi River. If you would like to enter into some competitive early morning exercise, or simply enjoy the morning air and incredible sights of downtown New Orleans, this is just right for you! All participants will receive bottled water. Register for the Fun Run/Walk online or at the Onsite Registration Desk. Conference volunteers will be available on Saturday morning to guide participants to the starting line. A waiver must be signed on site to participate. Awards will be given to the top runners and those record-breaking walkers.
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Two Speed Networking sessions are offered each year at the Annual Conference. These interview opportunities are designed for those who are new to the field of survey research, those looking to make a change in their career or anyone interested in learning more about key organizations in our field. Conference attendees may sign up for 15 minute sessions at the registration desk or during the networking session. A list of companies participating in the speed networking sessions and a sign-up sheet will be available at the registration desk. Reserve Friday, May 19, from 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. and Saturday, May 20, from 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., to join Speed Networking.
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My good boyhood friend and choristers at St,George ,s Cath..and confirmed 1963,... together...RIP Noel
My most heartfelt condolences to Ambassador Sinclair's family. I had the great honor of working with him during the time he served in the UN Council for Namibia. He was admired and respected by all who knew him.
My condolence to the Sinclair family. Memories of Noel the person and his contribution shall prevail.
To the family of Amb. Sinclair, I extend my sincere condolences on the passing of a most distinguished diplomat from the Republic of Guyana. Amb. Sinclair's silver-tongued oratory is legendary.
My deepest sympathy to Mona and the Sinclair family. Noel will be remembered for his service to his country and the international community. May he rest in peace.
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To the family of Noel. His passing surprised many but know he is at rest. Take comfort in the many memories you have. So sorry for your loss.
Dear Mrs. Sinclair, My name is Crispin Gregoire, former Ambassador of Dominica to the UN (2002-2010). I send my heartfelt condolences to you and your family on the passing of Noel. I pray that the Lord give all of you the strength to bear his loss. I was part of the Cabinet of the the 68th Session of the General Assembly with responsibility for the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and worked very closely with Noel. He was a consummate professional and accomplished diplomat, and I always valued his advice and wise counsel. May his soul rest in eternal peace.
Deepest sympathy to the family. May God be a refuge and strength during this most difficult time. (Psalms 91:2)
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Luiz Felipe Scolari Names Brazil Squad To Face England At Wembley – Ronaldinho Included
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The coach of the Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari has called this Tuesday, January 22, 20 players for the first friendly preparation for the Confederations Cup. The match against England will be February 6 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
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Dante – Bayern Munich
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No, the title of this article isn't a typo; I've played Anarchy Online for almost 3 years. I have a level 213 Solitus Doctor (like a human healer) and believe I know the entire game inside and out. I would be the highest level (220) if the endgame wasn't such a grind. The game has been around for close to 4 years now, and includes two full expansions, Alien Invasion and Shadowlands, and one booster pack, The Notum Wars. Anarchy Online had a very rough start. Some may recall that it was dubbed as one of the most horribly buggy games ever created, and was released far too early. From these shortcomings the game has evolved into a far more stable MMORPG. Recently Anarchy Online has become available to play for free, but this does not include any expansions, and you see some in-game advertising (that really isn't too obnoxious).
Before I get into the actual gameplay, I want to point out some aspects of the game that make Anarchy Online one of the better MMORPGs out today. Firstly, the community that plays Anarchy Online is by far the best I have ever seen surrounding an online game. They really care about the game and are some of the nicest people around. With the recent influx of new people from offering the game for free, there are more jerks around, but still not nearly as much as I've seen in other games. The other thing I wanted to note is that the customer service for Anarchy Online is awesome. If you have a problem ingame, you can use the standard /petition command and a real person will come to help you very quickly (usually around an hour, depending on how many people are online). This is because the developers of Anarchy Online have a group of volunteers who help answer questions about the game and can solve most problems with bugs, lost items, zoning problems, etc. This customer service is unmatched when compared with other games, especially Sony, where you could spend something like 8 hours waiting for an employee of Sony who doesn't like their job and might help you if you're lucky.
Ok, now on to the real gameplay. When you first start playing the sheer amount of stuff in Anarchy Online is slightly overwhelming. You can choose between 4 different breeds, select from a variety of heads for your character, change your weight and height, and finally choose between 12 classes (or 14 if you buy the Shadowlands expansion), each with their own special aspects. The learning curve in Anarchy Online is fairly steep because there are so aspects of the game that you can get to know. For instance, there are 43 wear slots, 76 skills you can raise, and somewhere around 100,000 items. Depending on your preference, this can be either a good or a bad thing. On one hand, there are so many different things you can do and paths to choose to customize your character, but this is at the expense of being very confused for a decent amount of time on how the game works.
Anarchy Online is set 27,000 years in the future on a planet that is in the process of being inhabited. This makes the game pretty interesting because it's one of the few futuristic MMORPGs out there, and is not one of your basic swords and magic RPGs. The story itself is pretty weak, and the developers don't make too much effort to add to it. There are some very small in-game events that occur now and then, but are designed more for those who enjoy the role-playing aspect of Anarchy Online. If you're into role-playing, expect to work to make the role-playing work for you.
The heart of any MMORPG is the fighting. Anarchy Online is pretty standard; you simply target the enemy and hit 'q' to start attacking, which does basic weapon damage automatically. You can add onto this damage by using weapon specials, or casting "nanos" (same as spells) to do damage on top of the normal damage. This was impressive a few years ago, but now the fighting is slightly duller than other MMORPGs, but still doesn't get too tedious as time goes on. If you buy the expansions, you can also use "perks" that do a lot of damage or do some other nifty things depending on your class.
One of my favorite aspects of this game is the ability to constantly upgrade your character. There are countless ways to twink your character into being the most uber person at your level. Twinking means to use items that aren't necessarily meant for your level earlier than intended. There are rules for overequipping items that are too high level, but you can still get higher quality items on without penalty. At the higher level game, this can get very cumbersome because you'll end up pulling out a calculator and spending time just figuring out what items you can use at your level in order to become really "uber".
Leveling comes very quickly for most of the game, you can sit down and get at least one level from a group, even at the highest levels until you get to around level 205 (you can only get to level 200 without any expansions). I should note that leveling from 205-220 is absolutely terrible, and by far one of the worst grinds I've ever experienced in a game, but this isn't a big deal because the majority of people take nearly a year to get there.
There is a massive amount of content in Anarchy Online. Although it's not endless, it's still pretty impressive how many different things you can do in the game, mostly entailing gaining new armor or weapons. The PVP is not great, but it can be fun. The Notum Wars expansion introduced mass PVP into the game, where the two factions can battle it out with somewhere around up to 100 people fighting it out, making for an interesting (but extremely laggy) fight. The world is massive, and the Shadowlands expansion adds even more playfields with a wide variety of attributes. Although you may think this makes it difficult to travel, there are ways to teleport and fly anywhere you need to go very quickly.
The Shadowlands expansion is more linear, and feels more like a fantasy MMORPG when you play in the Shadowlands playfields, as opposed to the massive futuristic cities of the original game. Personally I really like the futurism of Anarchy Online. It feels better to wield a massive assault rifle and watch it shoot huge beams at the enemy as opposed to having a wimpy little bow. The Alien Invasion expansion returns to this futurism, introducing player cities and the ability to board alien ships and fight them on their own turf. One of the coolest things to see is when the massive alien mothership flies overhead, looking almost like Independence Day as it slowly slowly lumbers overhead, completely covering the entire sky.
The endgame of Anarchy Online is pretty good. There are numerous super-enemies that require a large group (20+ people) to take down, and a couple that take upwards of 50 people to kill. While this may seem like a chore, as only a couple armor pieces or a single weapon might drop for 30 people, it is still pretty fun just to kill them. Of course this fun doesn't last forever, and many people leave the game because they've "done everything", but again, this doesn't happen unless you play for a very long time.
Overall, Anarchy Online is a lot of fun. The only times I've really hated playing was if I played too much and just got burnt out on it, which shouldn't be too much of a problem for most people. It takes a long time to learn the ropes and become really "uber", which is pretty annoying for a while, but it does give you something to do in the game.
The graphics in Anarchy Online are fairly good; certainly not anything ground breaking, especially for being nearly 4 years old. The engine isn't very good, in that you need to have an extremely good system in order to see the game in it's full glory, or else the lower quality settings look pretty bad and the textures get fairly pixilated. There is good news though, they announced a few months ago that they are in the process of completely revamping the textures and other graphics in-game, so hopefully that will come out soon, but I certainly wouldn't expect anything close to Everquest 2. There are some nifty on screen effects, for instance if you're near some massive cannons on the landscape, or lightning strikes near you, the entire screen will shake a little.
The sound is pretty good. It can get kind of annoying after a time because a lot of different sounds are reused (a lot of guns and swords sound the same), but it remains futuristic sounding. The ambient sounds is pretty cool, especially in cities and buildings, and makes it seem like there is a bunch of stuff going on at once.
The music is actually very good, they have two full CD's worth of in-game music, ranging from exciting battle music, to epic tracks when Aliens are around, and even some jazzy songs for when you're hanging around a city or in one of the several social bars.
It's hard to write on the stability of the game because different computer systems seem to experience different problems. Personally I've never had any huge issues that prevent me from playing or cause the game to crash, but I've heard a lot of complaints about crashing in lower end systems, especially since the last patch. The game is very stable now because they've had so much time to fix bugs, but there are still some small problems that would inevitably come up in any MMORPG. The score I give here is based on the rough percentage of people who have serious issues with the game combined with the smaller bugs that everyone experiences.
Final Remarks
Obviously I've enjoyed playing this game as I've spent such a large amount of time playing it. The game is very immersive. It's fun to just explore the huge world and chat with people. The game is definitely great if you play it for free without the expansions. It's pretty amazing that they can even offer the game completely free, so if you're at all interested in this game I would recommend trying it out.


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I've been Sports Director at News/Talk 1430 KASI since December 2005. I graduated from Iowa State just a few months before that. My career has also taken me to such exotic locals as Estherville, and Storm Lake, Iowa, Owatonna, Minnesota, and Silver City, New Mexico (long story-don't ask). I've also had the pleasure of working part-time at WOI Radio in Ames and WHO Radio in Des Moines while I was a student.
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Jeb and Alex need jobs, how far will they go to win £50
Scene 1- the restaurant
Jeb: I'm feeling really sick after eating all that stuff!
Alex: oh I wondered where it all went, that cost me £10 you total and utter pig!
Jeb: patted his stomach hey they said it was all you can eat! how was i to know it was only if you ordered the buffay
Alex: And I see you added to that my desert, next time I'm not going to the toilet, I'm going to hold it in, it was for your benifit that I went too, look opens bag to reveal reels of toilet roll
Jeb: stares into the bag Huh? I don't need bog roll
Alex: Jeb we ran out three weeks ago! I've been visiting shopping centres just for a little poo! How the hell have you not noticed?
Jeb: well..I though you bought them fancy french towel things...
Alex: french towel things?
Jeb: yeah you know them things you wipe yourself with that are like little towels and not bog roll and you wash them and stuff.
Alex: Jeb, thats my flannel! Dear god tell me you havent! Oh why the hell did Di suggest you as a housemate?!
Jeb: aww come on Alex you know you love me really, plus how was i to know they was you 'flannels' makes quotation marks with his hands
Alex: Love you really? In your dreams! I swear to you, the second I get a job, I'm moving, and you'll be the one left living off your non-existant wage, wiping your arse, on facial clensers, speaking of which I now need a facial.
Jeb: huh? you can't move out! and i do have a wage, i just kinda spend it before i get it is all. And besides you waste money on facials and hair stuff and all that crappy stuff that takes up all the sides in the bathroom.
Alex: Wage? How is three days babysitting a tortoise a wage? And for your information money spent on personal hygene is never wasted, thats why I smell of lavender oil and primrose, and you smell of 3 day old pizza and the remains of a curry you found in the bins.
Jeb: waste not want not, and babysitting a tortoise is very hard work you know! he can bite your leg off if your not careful!
Alex: its not a ninja turtle, its a tortoise! And if I know Dan its a tortoise thats been dead a few months and he just hasn't faced facts yet!
Jeb: he's not dead rolls eyes in a duh emotion but he does play a good 'play dead' pose laughs to himself
Alex: so you spent three days babysitting a mimiture crash helmet, amazing! Your telents not wasted I see. You wouldnt know a real job if it bit you on the arse!
Jeb: ha says you! at least i get payed for babysitting a monster unlike you who gets mummy and daddy to pay for everything!
Alex: oh yes, thats bacause they are employed! Unlike somebodys parents. Anyway, not for much longer, I have an interview today.
Jeb: oh yeah where at? poundland? or that greasy 'chips are friends not food' place?
Alex: aww save you little tiny insults, I just happen to be, the next junior managing director at Markies cosmetics.
Jeb: at where? you sure thats even a genuin place?
Alex: They're an up and coming company, I wouldn't expect you to know, I'm exactly what they are looking for, looks like I'm heading for the big time while you stay in the flat, playing with your action man.
Jeb: leave Patrick outta this! and besides I've gotta interview today too, so up yours you snobby git.
Alex: oh excellent, if I ever want a big Mac I'll be sure to stop by!
Jeb: Har har har, very funny aint you? no im not gonna be working for mc ds I'm working for...a big place..
Alex: a big plaice? So YOUR working at a chippy?
Jeb: no, dean o's...
Alex: Deanos? As in Deanos butchers?
Jeb: no..Dean o's as in the dount shop
Alex: oh you surprise me, you really do. Oh well I suppose its a wage, althought why they would employ someone with enough cultures under their fingernails to but yakult out of buisness is beyond me, bey even so, how about a little bet?
Jeb: what kinda bet..i know what your like when it comes to bets.
Alex: your right, I win! And this will be no different, I bet you £50 that I can get a job before you do.
Jeb: alright then deal, £50 squid it is. spits on hand and holds it out to Alex.
Alex: Oh my god no!
Jeb: what you gotta shake or not deal.
Alex look around the table, picks up a serviette and puts it on Jebs hand, she than shakes hands.
Alex: may the best worker win.
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Rochus Gliese
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|Rochus Gliese
January 6, 1891
Berlin, Germany
|December 22, 1978
(aged 87)
Berlin, West Germany
|Actor, director and production designer
|Years active
Rochus Gliese (6 January 1891 — 22 December 1978) was a German actor, director, production designer, and Academy Award-nominated art director of early films from the 1910s and 1920s. He was born in Berlin, Germany.
He is most remembered in the United States for his work as an art director on the film Sunrise. Most of his other films did not receive wide release in the United States. His final film as a director was 1930's Die Jagd nach dem Glück ("Running After Luck"), though he did some behind-the-scenes roles through the 1930s and in the 1950s. His final work was 1955's Fidelo, where he worked as a set decorator.
He died in 1978 in Berlin.
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