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james i don't like you nor many of your posts but this one i may have to half way agree on. not just kentucky women..shyt you have to have a license to own a pet but not to have a child. it's very sad!Kentucky women should never be allowed to breed!
Kentucky leads nation in rate of child abuse and neglect deaths, study finds
There are 76 comments on the The Courier-Journal story from Oct 21, 2009, titled Kentucky leads nation in rate of child abuse and neglect deaths, study finds. In it, The Courier-Journal reports that:
Kentucky leads the nation in its rate of children's deaths involving abuse or neglect, according to a study released this week by Every Child Matters Education Fund, a non-partisan children's advocacy and research group based in Washington.
Join the discussion below, or Read more at The Courier-Journal.
#21 Oct 24, 2009
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#22 Oct 26, 2009
I have heard the same response it is lifestyle & culture what ever! If you dont report the issues you see, they certainly wont be looked into. Dont turn a blind I to the children you see at your job! I would say if you work with kids it is your obligation by law to report issues. It certainly is your morale obligation!
There is a big problem with the system. Not only do I see it with the CPS workers but I see the Lawyers the opinion the kids doing nothing and the Judges over the case turning a blind eye too. I think they are just as much to blame as CPS and even the Parents of the kids.
People if you want to help report it! If you really want to help become a part of the solution and take action other that a blog!
#23 Oct 26, 2009
sad thing is ky ranks high in a lot of stuff .stuff not to be proud of .
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#24 Oct 26, 2009
oh give me a break!I kmow plenty of women who are great mothers here in Kentucky,buttwipe.You and your boyfriend must lead lonely frustrated lives to post daily hatefilled posts which you have no knowledge about.And to say that ALL kentucky mothers are neglectful just shows how truly ignorant and clueless you are.Grow up!
#25 Oct 26, 2009
Too bad your parents were allowed to breed.
#26 Oct 26, 2009
For this simple fact,I am ashamed to call myself a Kentuckian! I know people that abuse the system(get free rent,food stamps,medical cards)perfectly capable people that can work but choose to VOLUNTEER because that is what the case worker tells them to do,work or volunteer. Pretty sad someone chooses to volunteer so they can get free stuff mooching off of the state instead of getting your lazy *ss out and get a job(like everyone else has to)! Why would these drug addicts do anything different? They are allowed to keep everything they have and don't have to work one day out of the year...All they have to do is sell food stamps or whatever to pay a bill or get drugs. SAD,is all it is...if I don't work,I would lose my house,car,have no utilities or have anything at all..but no,they get to sit at home,acting like babies or something cause they dont WANT to work...If you choose not to work and can afford it,that's FINE..but dont choose NOT TO WORK and get handouts every single month!
And as for these kids getting protected...you tell me how SMART and SAFE it is that when social services is going to investigate someone,they let them know when they are coming...Now that's real smart! The Kentucky legal/juducial system(well the LEGAL/JUDICIAL system in general) is so corrupt and LAZY that no one is safe anymore.
Now before anyone starts jumping to conclusions, I'm not saying ALL persons on government assistance is crackheads or abusing it...I myself had foodstamps and a medical card for 3 yrs! BUT,I went to school to give my kids a better life and we no longer need any of that today! My problem is people that have been getting the assistance for 10+ years,you tell me why in the world you can't better yourself or your life in that amount of time? You can almost COMPLETE school in that amount of time. This right here shows why the system is stupid...put a freaking limit on how long you can draw this stuff! AND, after you've had so many kids,don't keep adding more benefits/food stamps to it...cut them off at about 4 kids...maybe then these girls will stop popping all these kids out just for a monthly check!
I'm tired of people acting like someone OWES them something when all they are are lazy bums who don't want to work...GUESS WHAT,DON'T HAVE KIDS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SUPPORT THEM!
It amazes me that we as citizens can see this but the government can not or choices not to. Our country will continue to go in to debt and will continue to have starving,homeless people as long as all the DRUG ADDICTS are allowed assistance...hey,guess what...I had to take a drug test for my job,why can't you drug test people getting assistance?
While I'm on it...disability checks...I know 2 people that fought for YEARS to get disability because they needed it,they were denied! They even worked for 20+ years before applying...but you know who gets that...the ones that go and ACT like they are crazy cause they are too d**n lazy to work!
#27 Oct 26, 2009
To set the record straight....we in CPS do not like hearing that KY leads in these areas as well. I have worked for the state for 14 years and have worked with low salaries, no services, media assasination and feedback from you guys that do not know what the hell you are talking about. I have worked tirelessly at all hours of the day, nights, weekends, holidays, driven through snow storms to get to a home, fought legislators to change laws, taken time from my family, ignored my own health issues, all for the sake of protection of children that the PARENTS harm and the relatives and neighbors, didnt want to interfere. I have been forever affected by child fatalities but continue the fight EVERYDAY. I know you are frustrated but so are we.....hold those responsible that deserve it...quit pointing the finger at CPS. there are no incentives to CPS workers to hang in there (only their compassion and devotion to change)as they are "damned if they do, and damed if they dont"......imagine this world without us....quit blaming us and help us to get more resources. there are a few workers, as with any profession, that are burned out and need to rethink their options....but the majority of us are committed and are doing the absolute best we can.
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#28 Oct 26, 2009
It may be fair to say that some CPS workers are doing their best to work out abuse problems, despite lack of personnel, funds, etc. But as far as the town of Albany, Ky., goes, the former CPS worker did not go to any great length to work on a child molestation case (incest), because the parties involved were all involved with the CPS worker by inter-marrying amongst the families. This type situation is tragic because the child (victim) suffers from all the trauma, and doesn't get the justice. From what I have heard, this person no longer is with CPS, and it's a good thing, because her contribution, at least in this case was totally worthless. When the offending people have committed crimes against children, they need to be prosecuted and serve out the punishment. This doesn't happen in Albany, and these incest offenders still go free. One of these days, these evil individuals will get caught and I hope they get fried (and even that's not enough) for what they have done to children.
#29 Oct 26, 2009
Thank you. It is good to hear that people like you are on the job. I wish there were hundreds more like you. You are overworked, underpaid and under recognized. Something needs to be done and needs to be done now. What can we do to make this better?
#30 Oct 27, 2009
I'm with FYI..what can be done to help with this? I am one that I DO NOT care what anyone thinks,if I see abuse..whatever kind it may be..I'm reporting it..call me nosey or whatever,the abusee is ALL that matters!
#31 Oct 27, 2009
Learn proper sentence construction for once. You're such a moron.
#32 Oct 27, 2009
ky needs new leadership .better education /
#33 Oct 27, 2009
#34 Oct 27, 2009
Who cares? I say eat them.
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#35 Oct 27, 2009
"Save A Horse Ride A Drag3n ;)"
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#36 Oct 28, 2009
I disagree as of right now I have custody of both of my kids because of social services. I do agree it seems to take forever for them to make up their minds on what's gonna happen. I can't sign my divorce papers because my wife wants joint custody and social services has given me custody for now and so i'm told to not sign these papers. I want this damn divorce over and cant afford a lawyer and she beat me to legal aid...I agree they could re-vamp the system but fathers do get more rights as long as you have proof....
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#37 Oct 28, 2009
Exucuse me!?Hey ahole,i'm commenting on a creep who posts ridiculous comments on here and that's all you can say?!Crawl back to your hole and die.
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#38 Oct 28, 2009
The fact of the matter is that KY leads the state in this area, and is a direct reflection of CPS and the Lawyers and Judges in this state. I though you may work hard and care about the kids the majority dont seem to care and dont address the issues they see. I have seen many that handle themselves with little or no professionalism.
It is also your office that was highlighted in the article about the death of this little girl in Winchester. If the DPS workers are burned out what is being done about it? Is there mental state effecting the welfare of the children?
The DPS offices will always put the parents rites in front of the kids that are being abused. DPS need to insure in all cases that the kids are protected. This is just not happening. The parents should be treated as if they lost there rites until they prove different. The kids rites should be first and not an after thought! Your training and directive is to try to reunite the kids with the parents. This is the attitude that makes KY first.
#39 Oct 28, 2009
more infrasture /which means more jobs .better education .feeling there not left out of america .
#40 Oct 28, 2009
just saying01......i am not a worker in the office you refer to. I will not debate this issue any longer. This is why children are not protected. We do not do enough, or we do too much. Depends on if its you or your family as to which end of the spectrum it might be at any particular time. The problem is that social service programs are the first to be cut and the last to be recognized as important when budgeting services and staff. Spend your energy fighting that, not those of us out there everyday, fighting under those circumstances. Who would want to put up with this constant assasination?????? I will tell you, caring individuals. The majority of us are......
Please know this, in regards to the case you refer to in Winchester......the Cabinet cannot release any information so people make judgements about what they think was done or not done. You have no idea, and I do. NO ONE could have ever predicted that that beautiful child would have been beaten by her parents.
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TEXAS CITY — A hearing date has been set for the case of five malnourished horses seized from a West Texas City stable.
The two sickest horses — which were in critical condition after being seized Tuesday — made it through the night and were in better condition Wednesday.
One of the horses, a palomino mare, was standing, while the other, a bay mare, had gotten up for a short period but was still on the ground Wednesday afternoon.
The young horses were among five seized Tuesday by Texas City animal control officers. Three of the horses, while in poor shape, were well enough to be taken to the Habitat for Horses facility in Hitchcock.
A hearing to determine whether the horses had been treated cruelly or abandoned was set for 9 a.m. Tuesday before Justice of Peace Darrell Apffel at 2516 Texas Ave. in Texas City.
Police launched the investigation after animal control officers seized the horses from a stable 800 block of North Orchid near the Kohfeldt Park riding arena. Two of the horses were carried out on sleds and taken to Santa Fe Equine Associates for care.
The horses were 300 to 400 pounds underweight, and their body temperature was low. They looked as if they had not been properly cared for in months, the veterinarians who treated them said.
Dr. Michelle C. Milton said the two mares were in critical condition Tuesday and that the first night under care would be critical.
"I'm extremely pleased," Milton said Wednesday afternoon.
She was treating the horses' eyes with antibiotic and antifungal ointments to help deal the ulcerations of the eyes caused by dirt. The two were still receiving fluids and were still dealing with low body temperatures.
Milton stayed with the horses overnight. She said that when the horses were still alive early Wednesday morning, she knew they were fighters.
Both horses were helped to their feet around 10 a.m.
Dr. Dennis W. Jenkins said the fact that the horses were young would help in their recovery. While the horses were doing better, they were still not out of the woods, Jenkins said.
"You've got to be real slow about getting them where you want them to be," he said. He said it could be about six months before they recover fully.
"That was pretty amazing that they made it through the night," said Susan Moore, lead investigator for Habitat for Horses.
The rescue organization got a tip about the horses and passed it on to Texas City police.
The horses will stay in the Habitat for Horses facility until the judge's ruling, Moore said. The judge could give the organization permanent custody.
The three other horses, all three males, were at the Habitat for Horses facility in Hitchcock.
"They are obviously emaciated horses," Moore said of the two sorrels and one miniature.
All the horses were suffering from rain rot or dermatophilus, a mixed bacterial and fungal skin infection. Their necks were sunken in, and the ribs and hip bones of the sorrels were clearly jutting out. The younger of the sorrels had an enlarged stomach, a condition likely caused by parasites, Moore said.
While malnourished, the three males were doing well Wednesday and were being given hay and water, Moore said.
And while cautious about the outlook for the two horses in the worst condition, Jenkins said the first night was a good first step.
"The fact that they are still alive is a wonderful blessing," he said.
How to help
Donations are being accepted by Habitat for Horses to help cover the cost of the horses' care. Contact the organization at 409-935-0277.

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Category Archives: Church
Remembering Teachers
School wasn't my favourite time for lots of reasons, but I can look back on it now with fond memories. In preparation for an event we're organising to celebrate, encourage & commission Christian teachers, I've been reflecting on some school memories, and in particular, some of my teachers.
During my first school & middle school years I had some excellent teachers who made learning fun (and some who made it not even seem like learning!), but the teachers who really stand out are mostly from my time in secondary school. I won't say too much here, as I'll be sharing some of the stories during the event: for now let's just say one was referred to as 'the Hobbit', one was 'fit as!' and another (supply teacher) went on to become leader of MK Council…
During the event we'd like to include anecdotes & stories of teachers (and support workers) who really stood out during your school life, who had a significant positive impact on you, and
Do you have a story to share?
- perhaps you can think of a member of staff who has had a lasting impact on you: a teacher, dinner lady, secretary, caretaker, or librarian…
- maybe there's a specific incident you can recall from your school day where you were inspired by an individual…
- or have you kept in contact with one of your former teachers, and become friends over time…
There is a huge amount of excellent work being done in schools by great teachers & support workers. Can you spare a few minutes to share your story and perhaps in turn inspire them? Please add it as a comment below, or drop me an email: email@example.com
Appreciating Christians in Education
I am fortunate to know a number of teachers & support workers: some are members at my Church, others are friends, some are acquaintances. I'm privileged to be able to go into our local Secondary school once a fortnight and pray with some of them.
The city I live in has a high proportion of young people – and as a result has a lot of schools (90 Primary, 13 Secondary) and, of course, a lot of teachers/support workers too. For the last year we've been thinking about putting on an event for Christians who work in our local schools:
- to encourage them
- share some resources
- give them space to chat together
- celebrate the work they do
- commission them for another year
Now the thinking and dreaming is over, and the planning and doing has begun. But the scope has changed, as we'll be extending the invitation to Christians in Education across the whole of Milton Keynes and we'll be working in partnership with the MK Bridgebuilder Trust.
We'll be releasing more details in due course, but if you'd like to be kept informed about the event, add a comment below or drop me an email: email@example.com
Meanwhile, please pray that we'd reach as many Christians in Education as possible.
Bring the Christmas Story Alive
Introducing the Natwivity (Twitter Nativity)
This Christmas, parents and grandparents will attend their childrens' schools to watch their miniature shepherds, angels and inn keepers perform the Nativity story. This traditional retelling remains a huge part of Christmas in the UK and, for many, will be the only time they hear the Christmas message.
But many others – particularly those in their teens, 20s and 30s who are yet to have children – won't have this opportunity. This is the internet generation, and although they are unlikely to cross the threshold of a school, they do spend a considerable amount of their time online.
The Natwivity (the Twitter Nativity) takes advantage of social media's unparalleled capacity to engage people as they go about their everyday life to re-tell the Christmas story in a fresh, personal way. Available on Twitter and Facebook, people will be able to pick up the 'tweets' online in their homes, in the high street using their phones and at work.
The Natwivity will give this famous story an immediate, real-life feel, transforming them from people 2,000 years ago to friends of the user, who are going through the drama now. Followers will be able to read Mary's angst as she tries to come to terms with the birth of her child, and hear from the stunned shepherds after their encounter with an angel.
Each 140-character entry will be a thought or comment from Mary, Joseph, collective wisemen and shepherds, with further entries from Herod, an Inn Keeper (and his wife) and friends of Mary and Joseph.
The project aims to…
- Reinforce the story of Christmas
- Allow the 21st century audience to engage with the story in a new way
- Create a space for Christians during a cluttered time of the year to remember the story
- Create a way for Christians to engage their friends with the story in a thought-provoking, yet fun way
What Now?
- Join in:
- Follow along on your preferred site: Twitter or Facebook
- Tell others to do the same!
Breakout at Oakhill STC
Tonight I had the privilege of taking a group from my Church to lead worship at Oakhill Secure Training Centre. It was our second visit to lead their Chapel service, and I was looking forward to it. I've heard some great things about what the Lord has been doing at Oakhill over the last 12-18 months.
This morning I asked the Church to pray for us during the time we'd be at the Centre; specifically that we'd provide a good witness, that the Lord would continue to move and that His Spirit would be powerfully present during the service. I reminded them of the story in Acts 12 where the Apostle Peter has been imprisoned for being a follower of Christ, and the Church were outraged and prayed hard, and an Angel of the Lord came and broke Peter out of jail. I didn't want to be personally responsible for a break-out at the STC, but we prayed that there would be a breakout of the Spirit in the Centre.
We led the trainees through a number of songs, prayers & scripture readings before Andrew Gale, the Chaplain, preached on 'who is Jesus?', and we then shared communion together. Whilst the outward audience participation in the service is not great, with some muttering and sniggering from time to time, there was a powerful sense of the Spirit's presence. But for me the most inspiring part of the evening was when the service was over and we had a chance to chat with the trainees. I spoke to each of the young men and I found that many were slightly uncomfortable and awkward, but that a number of them couldn't wait to talk about how they're following Jesus, the difference he's making in their lives, how they pray and read their Bible every day. I was able to take in a box of Bibles which had been donated, and Andrew handed them out almost indiscriminately among the trainees, and they were immediately cherished (they couldn't wait to have the 'presented to…' page filled in); one trainee was quoting Scripture within two minutes of receiving his Bible – another took great delight in telling me how he has three Bibles that he's reading.
I had a great conversation with one trainee who I'll call 'B' who shared how he'd come to faith in Jesus & been baptised whilst 'inside' and how he now had something to live for. He told me that when he's released in 18 months he'd like to be a 'mercenary' (I suggested he might mean 'missionary' and he agreed). Please pray that God would continue to transform him, and equip him for the Lord's service on his release.
Pray also for 'J', a young man who told us that he loves Jesus, reads his Bible and prays everyday, but that he 'isn't quite ready' to sing in front of his fellow trainees; I pray he'll be set free from his inhibitions and go all out for God in the months ahead.
Please pray for Andrew Gale as he continues his ministry among the young trainees at Oakhill; ask God to bless his efforts as he seeks to call the young men to Christ and disciple them in the short time he has with them (in most cases).
As I drove to Oakhill the weather was pretty miserable, with constant drizzle removing any sense of pleasure from the drive. But I turned a corner to be greeted by the sun bursting into my eyes and painting the most beautiful sunset across the sky. As I turned the next corner away from the sun, there was a rainbow in the sky. Whilst being a sign of God's great promise, I rarely look twice at rainbows. But what struck me about this one was the fact that at the end of the rainbow was the Oakhill Secure Training Centre, and I had a sense that the Lord was re-iterating a message He'd set in my heart that wanted be to bring to the Staff and trainees: that no matter what the public perception of the Centre was, it was absolutely full of promise and potential, and that there was still work for Him to do there. As we ended the service my prayer for the Trainees and Staff was as follows:
I pray that the Lord will bless in ways you don't expect,
– and in ways you cannot explain…
I pray that you would have peace which only He can bring
– and that you would know His unconditional love
and I pray in the powerful & merciful name of Jesus Christ – AMEN
I praise God for the opportunity to serve Him at Oakhill every few months!
Youthwork Summit – Notes
On Saturday 23rd October I spent the day in London in the presence of 592 youth workers/leaders/ministers/etc and at least 20 speakers at the first Youthwork Summit:
'a new kind of youth work event… breaking down old ways of doing things, and finding new ones; listening to a wider range of voices than ever before, from parts of the church – and the world outside it – that normally we wouldn't stop to engage with.'
Each speaker had just 10 minutes to speak on their specific topic, which meant there was little time for waffle, and just enough time to get across their main message. It was an intense and amazing day – not just because of the free Starbucks coffee and snacks. Below are my notes from each of the sessions as I managed to capture them, when I wasn't joining in the Twitter conversation which was being broadcast on the main screen.
As time allows I'll be reflecting on each of the sessions further. If time allows, I may note my thoughts here too.
Watch the video which opened the event, complete with genuine X-Factor man voiceover!
Opening Worship led by Rend Collective Experiment – a group I'd heard of in relation to their fantastic iPhone worship video, but hadn't listened to their music. They led worship brilliantly, but I was particularly impacted when they shared the Methodist Covenant Prayer:
I am no longer my own but yours.
Put me to what you will,
rank me with whom you will;
put me to doing, put me to suffering;
let me be employed for you or laid aside for you,
exalted for you or brought low for you;
let me be full, let me be empty,
let me have all things, let me have nothing;
I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to your pleasure and disposal.
And now, glorious and blessed God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
you are mine and I am yours.
So be it.
And the covenant made on earth,
let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.
- Background:
- Church attendance down among YP
- Average church age rising
- Church is failing to attract: men, poor, YP, Christians
- Any place for a poor male carpenter?
- only 15% of the UK population in church on Sunday
- do they/we care about those not in church?
- Great commission
- But how for young people?
- How many young people are around my church?
- I have a responsibility for them
- How can I connect with them
- Every single young person every week…
- What a job to do, but we've been called to it
- Need to engage relevantly
- they won't be coming into church for a look
- First, need to meet them on their territory and with their agenda!
- The things they love are not the things we do in church on Sunday morning
- Then perhaps, engage them on our territory but with their agenda
- Not the things we do, but their things
- Not worshipping through songs or offering
- Only then can we attempt to meet then on our territory and with our agenda
- But why must we always bring them into our territory?
- Can we not attempt to grow Church organically with the young people?
- Ideas:
- Connecting through schools – breakfast clubs, sports events, football academies
- Football service – start with whistle, half time, oranges
- Model:
- Connect with millions
- Community with 10s of thousands
- Church/disciple thousands
- Connect and thing about how to lead them on a journey of faith
- Fundamentals:
- Bring hope
- Transform lives
- From church attendance to kingdom participation…
[I didn't take many notes as I'd heard Andrew speak on this previously]
- Faithful followers of Isa
- Isa is the name by which Muslim's know Jesus
- When did you last go to an interfaith meeting?
- YP are attending them – every day and every week
- RE lessons
- and in the playground, on the street
- Do we have a mission to young people of other faiths?
- need to remember that young people don't live in a secular society…
- we need to train/educate young people to explain their faith in a positive way with gentleness and respect to Muslims
Bob Mayo – The Faith of Generation Y
- Young people aren't reacting against/hostile to the church or Christian faith
- because they don't know enough about it
- Positive: because you don't have to fight against it
- Negative: because they just don't care
- referred to as the 'benign indifference of young people'
- We can talk about our faith much quicker, because if this – mention Jesus sooner
- Need to put the name of Jesus on what we're doing
- Family situations:
- gone through a divorce
- children have to grow up quicker
- when parents use them as a negotiating tool
- gone through a divorce
- friendship parenting – my mum/dad is my best friend
- children have to grow up quicker
- forces children into an adult 'space'
- dealing with adult issues with fewer resources
- children have to grow up quicker
- Heading into a shame generation – not a guilt generation (as previously)
- Guilt needs challenging
- Shame needs affirming(?)
- Authenticity has replaced authority
Leanne Sedin & Mixed Opinions – XLP Tower Hamlets
- Urban youth work – it's not as bad as people make out
- We shouldn't speak up for those who can speak up for themselves
- disempowering
- Instead, enable them to speak up for themselves
- Mixed Opinions – group of young people performed their song: Child of War
- 'people are dying over postcodes'
- 'fallen Angela from up above'
- 'we're not all bad'
- 'I'd only you knew what I've been through'
- 'full of hatred that once was love'
- 'I'm a child if war'
- [you can view a very rough early version on YouTube…]
Half-baked Idea – Andy Burns
- Incarnational ministry online?
Christopher Pilkington – TV Executive for Children's TV at Endemol
- Talking about the role of story in the lives of children
- Need to captivate young people
- How can we do it?
- Need to take them on a journey
- Need to actively engage them
- 'I'm talking theory, you put it into practice'
- The narrative arc holds everything together
- structure and character
- Setup, Conflict, Resolution
- Deal or no deal
- an explanation of the three elements
- 'true character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure' – Robert McGee
- Need to know your audience
- be aware of their world
- they are frequently the underdog
- in the family, at school
- told what to do and when to do it
- they desire freedom and want to triumph
- Use media to help captivate young people
- these are their references
- If there is no surprise, why will they take the journey?
- In what way is Jesus a triumph of the underdog?
- His choices taken under such pressure
- that's what will captivate young people
- The answer is Jesus
Fr Dermott Donnelly – Catholic Youth Ministry Federation
- spoke briefly about the Diocesan Youth Village recently opened in the North East
- I figured out, eventually, that he's Declan Donnelly's brother
Rachel Welch – SelfHarm.co.uk
- Affects 10% of young people
- that's probably a conservative estimate
- Self harm is not about attention seeking
- it's a coping mechanism
- How will you cope *when* it happens in your group?
- Showed a couple of powerful videos
- more will be available on the website, made from different perspectives
Pete Jeffry – Urban Saints
- We have a problem – teenagers are leaving the Church in large numbers, primarily led by boys
- Boys and girls are created differently
- Does mixed youth work appropriately meet the needs of the young people?
- Needs:
- balanced boy-centric programme
- active, messy, competition, creative
- Idea: reflective writing of sins on their hands then get them to wash it off
- Invite them to simply listen to God
- what is God saying? Share what they hear together
- Rites of passage
- iron ball(!), numbers game,
- they hear about it and want to join in
- Residentials
- build community and healthy gangs
- Encourage them to share
- Good role models, leaders
- Create space in mixed groups for single-sex work
Andrea Boden – Romance Academy
- Can celibacy be a realistic option for young people?
- 'celibacy is a massive pair of iron knickers and a big lock which only your church leader has access too'
- Culture says: 'everyone is doing it'
- 'a one-off sex talk is not going to cut it'
- It's about a journey together
- It's about intelligent choices
- – responsible
- – rational
- – relational
- 'intelligent choice not an informed choice
- 'it's worth sticking it out rather than sticking it in'
Toni Coulton – ?
- The story of Job in triptychs – Si Smith
- Sorry – really didn't engage me at all
Andy Flannagan – Christian Socialist Movement
- 'Dad asked me to help him wash the car'
- 'because he wanted me to be where he was, doing what he was doing'
- he didn't need my help, but he wanted it
- Our Heavenly Father
- – same applies
- Helping the poor, healing the sick, etc
- – He doesn't need us, but he wants us there with him
- – shared tasks
- Easy to be the good Samaritan
- harder thing is to return the Jericho Road and trying to stop those bad things from happening
- Need to get young people involved in political solutions to problems
- 'we should encourage young people to help bring about heaven on earth, rather than selling them an escape ticket to heaven'
- read a powerful piece: his vision of what 2020 could be like if we act now
- see Susa.info for resources
Nate Morgan Lock – All Souls Clubhouse
- Trying to impress upon us the importance of Scripture in youthwork
- I didn't get it – perhaps I was distracted…
- was it just me?
Half-Baked Idea – Matt Summerfield
- Churches struggle to find enough volunteers
- What do you do when young people get too old for one group and have to move to another?
- Should have movable age groups in church
- cohort moves on and grows up together
- volunteers stay with the same cohort
- grow up through church with your young people
Rachel Warwick – Breathe
- Young people can experience God
- Introduced the Breathe resource:
- It's personal:
- don't have to worry about what others are doing, or share it
- It's simple:
- uses simple tools to explore deeper things
- It's open:
- doesn't force young people to believe anything
- It's structured:
- giving young people a way to respond to whatever they experience
- we were introduced to one of the tools:
- Play-doh as a tool to worship God
Kenny Wilson – International Christian College
- Discipleship as adventure:
- have we lost the spirit of Jesus' radical call?
- Discipleship is a way of forming Christian character
- The focus has shifted to: Programme, event & mission
- Discipleship was an adventure for early Christians
- It should be a daily adventure, of bringing love to those around us
- Jesus through the holy Spirit is still with us and working through us, but we've changed what discipleship is:
- 'We've emphasised the great commission over the great commandments'
- We should refocus on the great commandments
- Young disciple – strong desire to tell others how great it is, but not wanting to push it on them too soon – but what could I do in the meantime? Love others…
- Loving your neighbours as you love yourself
- secret discipleship
- 'stealing' bikes and making them new
- signed 'the nice'
- We need to re-empower our young Christians to live discipleship as adventure
Loyd Harp – Rudgwick Youth
- used to work for a megachurch in the US
- 90% of the his time was spent within the church
- Is this why the attendance among YP is on the decline? Almost certainly
- 'Jesus: friend of sinners'
- I would love to hear that 'the problem with Loyd is that he is friends with sinners'
- 'How can you encourage YP to share their faith with non-Christian friends, if we don't have friendships with sinners'
- we don't have the right!
- 'as we follow Christ and pursue discipleship we *must* associate with sinners'
Yanah Nightingale – Onelife
- Could you be overlooking leadership potential in your youth group?
- Simon Peter was asked 'do you love me?' by Jesus
- He's then asked 'do you know Jesus?' – he denies it
- Jesus asks him again
- everything rests of Peter's reply
- This is about his character and not his skills and abilities
- – his suitability for leadership depends on it
- Answering 'yes' will lead to change within you
- obedience, listening, submission
- The same question should be asked of anyone wishing to serve in the Kingdom of God
- The same question should be asked of our young people who wish to lead
- Leadership as influence, in any context
Mark Russell – Church Army
- delivered the final commissioning address:
- 'the call to youth ministry takes up so much time that our relationship with God suffers…'
- 'horror stories are everywhere – I know, I'm an Anglican'
- The Lord's Prayer
- your Kingdom come
- your will be done
- on earth as in heaven
- Matt 9:35 – ministry of words and action
- Jesus spoke the values of the kingdom
- Jesus also lived the kingdom
- 'The spirit of the lord has anointed me to…'
- reach those on the margins
- Jesus went to the broken…
- …and brings the kingdom in
- 'Youthwork is not a strategy to shore up a crumbling institution, but because young people need Jesus'
- – those on the margins won't fit in to our church services or youth groups
- The cute fluffy lambs don't run away – the angry ones do.
- Go after them, because Jesus is already there.
- Challenge the church to model the kingdom
- If the church is boring, it's not following Jesus
- 'it takes serious talent to make Christianity seem boring – but we're doing it'
- Have confidence to expect miracles – because the kingdom is here
- We will have opposition from the devil because the kingdom is not fully here
- Let's demonstrate and speak the kingdom
- 'which is more important: words or actions?'
- 'breathing in or out'?
- – whichever one you didn't do last
- – do the other this time
- Challenge to model the kingdom
- How many non-Christian friends do we have?
- 'The more time you spend with Christians the more you'll spend talking about church; the more time you spend with non-Christians the more you'll talk about Jesus'
- They need Jesus, want hope, but don't want to come to church.
- We need to model kingdom values: evangelism, etc.
- Keep company with sinners and with Jesus
- Trust in a god of miracles
- Modelling Kingdom changes lives
- – the story of the hippo and the tortoise
- Christ met and touched people where they were
- young people need to find a place to be loved in our churches and communities
- 'Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it us in heaven'
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Evangelistic Imperative
'Not called!' did you say? 'Not heard the call,' I think you should say. Put your ear down to the Bible, and hear Him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. Put your ear down to the burdened, agonized heart of humanity, and listen to its pitiful wail for help. Go stand by the gates of hell, and hear the damned entreat you to go to their father's house and bid their brothers and sisters and servants and masters not to come there. Then look Christ in the face — whose mercy you have professed to obey — and tell Him whether you will join heart and soul and body and circumstances in the march to publish His mercy to the world. – William Booth
Options for Worship
This is part four of the series looking at the inclusion of Children & Young People in Worship – if you haven't read the other posts (intro, 1, 2, 3), I'd encourage you to do so before you continue. this time taking a bit of a step back and considering the wider issue.
Having critiqued our current practice at Spurgeons, and considered some of the relevant issues and theology, I believe there are three possible options we might consider taking in our context (with a little adaptation, they may be relevant for others too).
Some might argue that I should consider the implications of any change before presenting and choosing an option. I disagree. Too often in my experience we discount options/actions because their implications are too hard/involved/expensive. We focus too much on practicalities (and why we shouldn't do something) and not enough on what we believe is the right action to take. I think we should work out the right thing to do, and only then work to achieve it. I am fully aware that each option presented below will require work in order to implement them (much of which will probably fall to me), but I don't want to allow that to deter me from taking the right action, simply because it involves more work.
And so to the options:
Option One
- fine tune the status quo
- retain the present slot
- refocus it to engage 5-16 year olds
- produce theme/series
- each week builds on the last
- provide guidelines to assist those preparing to lead it
- assess each talk and feedback to volunteer presenters
- ensure appropriate vocabulary for first part of the service
- ensure prayers are suitable for all (length/content/style)
- maintain appropriate pace to keep young ones engaged
Option Two
- change the nature of the 'family time' at the start of the service
- aim for all-age worship each week, prior to Junior Church groups
- introduce range of new songs suitable for children & young people
- allowing space for worship activities
- creative prayer, actions & movement
- engaging multiple senses: sight, sound, taste, touch, smell
- draw the children and young people into worship:
- 'tell the next generation of God's power & the wonders he has done' – Psalm 78:4
Option Three
- young people join together (separate from adults) and have their own worship time
- similar approach to option two, but without the danger of alienating the adults
Before I reveal my personal view, let me analyse the options a little first.
Option One would be an improvement on where we are now:
- providing clarity for those delivering the talk and some guidelines to assist in preparation
- helpful feedback will ensure both consistent quality and encouragement/development to volunteers
- theme for series will provide direction for volunteers, assist with their preparation, whilst also ensuring progression of the teaching
- although aimed at children and young people, this would also be accessible and helpful to new Christians of any age
- the focus on appropriate vocabulary will assist in making the service more accessible
- positive:
- will build on the foundation we already have
- negative:
- doesn't specifically address the need to encourage children to worship
Option Two would provide a marked change (gasp! change?!) and involve a great deal of work, both in implementation and on an ongoing basis:
- form a team to plan & lead worship each week
- need to invest in appropriate worship resources and developing team skills
- introducing the changes to the congregation
- being sure to communicate the reasons well (both theological & practical)
- weekly task of planning the worship time
- positive:
- enables children and young people to join the adults and fully participate in worship, following their example and learning from them
- the service will be more suitable for families
- negative:
- there is a danger of alienating the adults (to be discussed further in a future post)
Option Three is a radical step but I fear it may be a step too far, offering some of the benefits of Option Two whilst avoiding the main danger, but also introducing a significant problem:
- positive:
- makes worship more accessible to children and young people
- encourages them to participate more fully and express their worship
- the focus of children's worship may make the church more appealing to families
- by separating the children from the adults you don't run the risk of alienating adults by 'dumbing down' the worship time
- negative:
- children & adults don't worship together
- children need to witness adults worshipping
- adults should model worship (in life and in services)
- children & adults don't worship together
Having considered at length the options outlined above, I believe that we should strive toward Option Two, effectively transforming the worship time at the start of our service. I will have my work cut out in order to present the options and convince our fellowship that this is the right option for us, and, more importantly, that we can achieve it. If we agree that this is the way forward, the really hard work will begin when we attempt to implement it.
The Easy Path?
I've been leading our 'family services' for the last six years, and understand just how hard it is to change the format and atmosphere of a service. Whilst the content of those services has been aimed largely at the young people, often they have reverted to our usual style and format. Preparing services which engage young people requires more work than a regular service (even more so to engage children too!) but as I've said, that's no reason not to do it if you believe it's the right thing to do. If 'hard work' was a valid excuse, I doubt we'd bother with services at all. The time and effort we invest in preparing our services must be proportionate to the value we believe they have. If we believe it's important to engage adults in worship, we put in the work on a weekly basis. That fact that we don't currently expend any effort to engage our young people in worship on a weekly basis reveals how little value we ascribe to their worship.
I'd love to hear your views on the options above and the brief analysis of them. Do you have particular experience of them which would be of interest. Please keep the conversation going in the comments below.
The final couple of posts in the series will probably focus on the 'holy grail' or all age worship and good practice which will make implementing the change a success (mostly theoretical).
Encouraging Children to Worship
This is part three of the series looking at the inclusion of Children & Young People in Worship – this time taking a bit of a step back and considering the wider issue. [Image courtesy of BobWeasel]
Having explored the issue of the children's talk a little and critiqued our current practice, I want to suggest that perhaps we could do away with the slot completely. At Spurgeon Baptist Church we currently have a very tokenistic approach to the involvement of children and young people in our worship: they are permitted/expected to collect the offering and (usually) expected to engage with the Children's slot. Even assuming that we do the Children's slot well, I can't help but think there's more to involving and engaging the young people during the first part of the service than that. As I've been reflecting on this area the message I've sensed most strongly is that whatever else we do for young people in our services (Children's talk, junior church,etc) we must be encouraging them to worship God (see Matt 21:16). Sorry if that sounds too obvious – but I don't think it's something we do well, if at all, on a Sunday morning.
Some may argue that our service is already accessible to most ages, if they choose to engage. At times I think that's a fair assumption – but only from an adult perspective. But if we were able to see the service through the eyes of a child/young person I think we'd come to a different conclusion, and we'd do well to heed Jesus words when he said: 'Let the little children hcome to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven' Matthew 19:14
So what is it about our services which hinders children & young people from worshipping God? At present the first part of the service is aimed at the adults with the the token kid's bits tacked on. Often the language we use goes above the heads of the children & young people (and some of the adults too!); not specifically religious language, but language in general. This particularly applies to prayers, which are often long-winded, and unnecessarily wordy (see Matt 6:7). In our Church prayers are always led from the front – with no opportunity or encouragement for others to pray (I imagine this is an issue for young and old alike). The songs are hardly appealing to the young people, and certainly not the children. We read scripture which is relevant to the sermon, but rarely to the songs we're singing or the children's talk. We collect the offering, during which the service stops and everyone waits for the bags to be returned to the front – this actively engages only four young people, whilst the rest sit bored and fidgeting – but we feel good about ourselves because 'the young people collect the offering'. (Aside: when so many are now giving via standing order, and therefore probably half the church simply pass the bag along with putting anything in, what message are we giving to the young people who collect the offering? That half the Church don't give financially? That isn't likely to lead to a healthy attitude to giving as they grow up! Rant over…)
What message are we sending about God when our church's corporate worship excludes children & young people? Church immediately becomes a time when they don't need to engage – perpetuating the myth of church as 'boring' (or perhaps they're right {gasp} and it's not a myth!). We run the risk of alienating them from attending Church – if their experience of worship is that it's 'for someone else', they're likely to vote with their feet as soon as they're permitted to.
A slight aside to consider one aspect of all ages worshipping together:
In Matthew 21, as Jesus was entering Jerusalem we read that people welcomed him with shouts of 'Hosanna to the Son of David…', and the whole city was stirred up with people asking 'who is this?'. This is a passage which we're probably familiar with, as is the story which follows of Jesus cleansing the temple of money-changers and market traders. But read to the end of that particular passage and I believe we see a powerful side-effect of children witnessing adults worshipping. The Chief Priests and Scribes saw the amazing things Jesus was doing, healing the blind and the lame, and they noted the children crying out in the temple: 'Hosanna to the Son of David!'. Whether or not these were the children of those who'd been worshipping Jesus on His way into Jerusalem is almost irrelevant. But it would appear that they witnessed their worship and are now copying them. You might question whether it was mindless repetition, but I don't think the text supports that ('crying out' in the temple implies passion). These children had experienced the power of Jesus for themselves – they were present in the temple as he healed the blind and the lame, and their response was one of awe and wonder which led them to worship him, using a form of words they'd seen employed by others. The whole city was stirred up and people everywhere were asking 'who is this?'. Then as they came to know the answer, they too worshipped Him, in ways they'd seen modelled by others.
It is vital for us to share the message of Jesus – but we mustn't stop there. As others come to hear the message and meet Jesus for themselves (however simply) we must encourage them to worship. Part of that encouragement must be modelling worship well. That's not to imply that we must all worship in the same way – but we all have to start somewhere. When we learn to speak we learn very simple words and sentences, often just repeating the phrases others say to us, and gradually as we grow in our ability and confidence we learn to form our own sentences. So it must be with our worship – and the worship of our children & young people.
I believe a different approach to the start of our service is called for. Whilst the children's talk has its place, and with a little effort could be far more effective, the thing which is lacking from our ministry with children on a Sunday morning is not 'teaching' but 'worshipping'. At present they attend the service and are given the choice of worshipping in a way which is aimed at adults, or opting out. Not only does Jesus say (quoting from Psalms) that the Lord ordains praise from the lips of children (Matt 21:16) but that the things of the Kingdom will be revealed to children (Matt 11:25). Not only do we have a fantastic Gospel to teach the children & young people with whom we have fellowship – we have a great deal to learn from them too! As we all worship together, not only can they learn from us, be we can also learn from them.
- does this resonate with your experience?
- how would you critique this view?
- what other scriptural examples would you use to argue in favour of all-age worship?


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Pro Plus Stimulant
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Review of "Pro Plus Stimulant"
I have decided to come back and start writing again.
"The Plus Isn't The Question"
Pro Plus is purely caffeine based every pill contains 50mg of caffeine. Two tablets contain caffeine equivalent to one cup of coffee. They make you feel more awake, maintain mental alertness and make you feel less tried. They are supposed to bring you rapid relief from temporary tiredness and in my experience they do this, but the after effects are not worth any relief you may get from the initial rush. Available in all leading chemists priced £2.15, £3.79 and £5.65 R.R.P this is for packs of 24, 48 and 96.Pro plus is addictive there are no questions about that. The fact that it has a high content of caffeine is of course, it's addiction. There are good sides to this drug, but there are also a lot of bad points. If you use this tablet sensibly and not all the time then you shouldn't get addicted. My husband has just bought a packet because he is not well and cannot drink coffee. His addiction is for coffee so he bought a packet in hope it would curb his caffeine addiction and they did work. Each tablet contains the active ingredient: 50mg Caffeine Anhydrous Ph. Eur. - also contains Sorbitol and Magnesium Stearate. So as you can see clearly it's main ingredient is caffeine. This is a drug that is known for it's benefits in fighting tiredness and for that reason a lot of students use this drug. For those students that want to stay up all night working on an assignment it is fine to take pro plus from time to time. You should not take these tablets all of the time however and if your tiredness persists you should go and see a doctor because it could be the symptom of another illness.
Scientists have said that caffeine stimulates the brain like amphetamines, cocaine and heroin do it is an addictive drug. It is possible to take a caffeine overdose which could result at worst in death. As a mild stimulant, Caffeine increases the heart rate and blood pressure. Which you can see would be dangerous for someone with high blood pressure that is why they do not recommend excess caffeine for people with high blood pressure. It can help with concentration levels and can be a good thing on a mild basis. It is when you consume higher levels that it can be dangerous.When I was younger I would take 12 pro plus tablets at once and I really would advise against this as it can be very dangerous especially if you suffer from high blood pressure or a weak heart. The effects of taking 12 tablets at one time made me feel very dizzy as though the whole world was spinning around in front of my eyes I also felt nausea. It was not a pleasant feeling, but I also liked the buzz that it gave me which is why I took 12 at a time. We used to think nothing of it to take pro plus and then go out and get totally drunk on alcohol which of course, is dangerous. It was the in thing to take pro plus when I was younger if we wanted to stay up till the early hours of the morning dancing the night away then we would pop 12 tablets and then be alert all night. It was as though we didn't look at pro plus as a drug because it was available at the chemists and you didn't have to go to the doctor to get it. Then when it became available in the shops we used to be able to get hold of it really easily so we didn't consider the dangers it was just a harmless way of staying up all night. It seemed to increase our enjoyment and when your at that age you just want to experiment and have a bit of fun. You don't think of the consequences or the way it might affect your body.
I disagree with it's wide availability it means that a child who does not know any better would be able to purchase this drug. Children can get addicted really easily before they realise it. Once you are addicted to caffeine it is really difficult to break the cycle and there are also side effects that you would get from withdrawal symptoms. My husband, who is addicted to coffee because of it's caffeine levels has tried to quit on a number of times which produces headaches and grumpiness. In the end he has always gone back to drinking regular coffee. Although it's wide availability seems obvious the fact is, the drug is addictive and can be dangerous if in the wrong hands.Some people have been known to snort this drug which increases it's potency, but also puts a greater risk of strain on your heart and is very dangerous.
When I have tried to swallow these even with a drink you can taste the bitter taste from the tablet. White in colour and fairly small they are relatively easy to swallow, but can leave a bitter aftertaste in your mouth. They come in a white box with Pro Plus written in red letters with a blue tick through the letters this seems like it is giving the message that it is o.k. to take these, but caffeine is not a safe drug. On the box it is says they are fast acting, but I have taken 2 of these and fallen asleep afterwards so I don't know about the fast acting bit. Apparently you can take 2 every hour, but if you think about how much caffeine is going into your body and how dangerous caffeine is then it hardly seems like a sensible thing to take. It says on the box that you should not take more than 12 of these in any 24 hour period. If you exceed this then you are at risk of taking an overdose and excess caffeine can kill.Some people take Pro Plus to help with a hangover, but it should be mentioned that since caffeine is a dehydrating drug then plenty of water should also be drunk to keep the effects of the hangover away. Far better to drink an isotonic drink such as, iron bru which is far quieter on the stomach.
Some people may also find that Pro Plus helps them to exercise and keep alert during exercise. However because of the effects on the heart by this drug it is debatable how safe it is to mix Pro Plus with exercise. Of course, the drug companies themselves would not talk about the dangers they want to sell as much as they possibly can so target those that they know would use an extra caffeine hit. These include, students, young people, workers, athletes and anyone else they can think of to make an easy prey. It is not in question to the drug companies that caffeine may be harmful what they want is to make money. Advertising campaigns have shown this the way they advertise that Pro Plus helps keep you awake. Usually during adverts they feature young people like students who they know would use this drug.I'm not disputing the fact that Pro Plus might have helped some people. What I'm disputing is the fact, it is so readily available. Like alcohol and cigarettes, caffeine is a drug that can be harmful. Pro Plus can also have a come down what that means is that whilst taking them you may feel good when you don't take them you can get all sorts of nasty side effects this is what makes the drug so addictive. You may get headaches, irritability, tiredness and aggressiveness. Some people get insomnia from taking Pro Plus because of all the caffeine intake which in turn leads to a vicious circle because you end up feeling tired during the day due to lack of sleep the user will take more of Pro Plus to keep them awake. Many long distance drivers also take Pro Plus to keep them alert and awake during driving the thing is it is more dangerous driving under the influence of these drugs. A lot of people look at Pro Plus as harmless, but they can quickly get a hold of you and lead to a nasty addiction that is very difficult to break. My brother was addicted to these drugs and soon found that he could not get through the day without them. The thing is because he also suffers from migraines the excess caffeine was making them worse. The arguments in our house when I was living at home were awful not just teenage stuff, but full blown arguments especially when my brother was withdrawing from them. Of course, there is another side of this the fact that my brother then went on to try cocaine and other drugs. Just like cannabis they can open the door and lead the curious into a world of danger. Oh I know there will be people who disagree with what I have said, but at the end of the day we all have our own opinions and that's what so good about Ciao the fact that it is about your own opinion. As well as expressing my opinion I hope that I have provided you with knowledge and more awareness about Pro Plus, what exactly they are, the dangers as well as some benefits. It's up to you at the end of the day whether you chose to use them or not. What I will say though is if you do decide to use them then be sensible and don't take too many at once. Keep to the recommended dose as you should do with all medication.
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Secre published 30/04/2007A good review, informative and detailed...I agree with some and not all though...I don't personally think that they lead to stronger drugs...I take these alot when I have a hefty piece of coursework to do, but i can see the point on the addictiveness and potential dangers...I think the most I managed was over 50 in a 24 hour period...and yeah, they don't make you feel great...in fact I felt pretty damn awful (But I was awake!) particularly on the come down when I had to either take more or a couple of double espressos to keep me upright...but equally they didn't kill me...I don't often use them...only when I am desperate...there are downfalls but they are also bleeding useful! Lissy
stepho222 published 30/12/2005i used to take pro plus when i was at uni so that i could stay up all night doing assessments stephaniexx
teresacrew published 20/09/2005Great review, very informative and interesting. Tre x
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The ill-fated mountaineer George Mallory's only book was "Boswell the Biographer"?
Extracts and verbatim copies of minor Boswell works
In addition to his grand works (Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, the Life of Johnson), James Boswell wrote many lesser works, some of them purely for the benefit of himself and his friends, others for publication in various more or less obscure books or magazines. Many of these are or will be made available online at jamesboswell.info.


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As the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, with the theme of "attention to China's state-level immaterial cultural heritage and traditional ethnic, folk customs, folk culture", the "china story" cultural outreach activity is also launching in Beijing. The exhibition was sponsored jointly by the 29th Olympic Organizing Committee and the Chinese People"s Ministry of Culture together with the relevant government departments of the provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. In the 30 "Luckily Clouds cottages", the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities displaying the plenty of national immaterial cultural heritage and various nation culture and folk culture all over China in a three-dimensional style through pictures, substance, multi-media art and so on fresh new ways of expression with in spot craft show and interactivities with audience.
Li Fabric, the start of clothingIt's never exaggerate to say Li Fabric is the start of clothing, this traditional art craft featured with local style had been mastered by ancestors of Li People even 2 thousand years ago, while in mainland China the art of cotton manufacturing had still been study over for many hundred years.
When Yuan Dynasty replacing Song Dynasty, Hainan Island was interrupted a lot by the wars, at the moment, a ship from the north launched at the bank of Yazhou, an exhausted and nervous young lady got down the ship. She wished she could get a place to live here, but when she tells her story nobody could understand. Although she was a little bit despairing, when seeing the sweet smile of local people, she smiled in return and there she was left. She was a child bride escaped from her husband's family in Jiangsu, but she never knew she could run this far, what more, it's the place of Li People, the holy land of cotton manufacturing all over the world. The technique of spinning and dye were both ahead of mainland China for thousand of years!
Coconut skin sculpture, the former "tribute from the south sky"
Since the very old time, the coconut skin sculpture was highly appreciated as art crafts with visual value. It's kind of decorated art craft that owns a very special folk art, beautiful design and elaborate technique that grants the beauty touching.
Nose flute ---- a unique immaterial heritage
The first occurred instrument was single wood drum, there were old folk songs of Li people says that there was a big tree hit by the thunder master, the tree was burnt a hole, the ancestor of Li people hit the hole on wood to gather the ethnic group to go hunting, their posterity cover the hole with cowhide or deerskin, which they hit to gather the crowd, sacrifice and play music. The Ding Dong woods were 2 pieces of wood hang by the rice watcher in the mountain house to banish boars, as the boars often destroy the rice plant, later they also became musical instruments to dancing entertainment.
The most unique one of them is nose flute, it's famous because it's played by nose. A Qing dynasty book recorded that "the unmarried boys and girls gathered in the wild at the spring end and summer start, boys play harmonica and girls play nose flute, which made up Li songs, those who feel in love with each other will be stay together and make engagement, no one could force other to it." This shows that nose flute is the instrument to express love in young Li people.
When the night comes, in the quiet Li village, there are clear sounds of flute from time to time, this is the calling from the Li bays to their girlfriend, or the girls respond to their boyfriend. Formerly every young people here could play nose flute, and the pieces of music were mostly improvised, and the melody various, the Li girls could distinguish their own lover simply by the melody, which just like the words saying "throwing a stone to see how deep the water is , play the nose flute to se if you love me."
As a unique musical instrument of Li people, the specialty of playing and representative of love grant nose flute the icon to expressed its ethnic group tradition that makes it the most unique immaterial culture heritage.
Drilling for fire ---- origin of fire lit by human
In the endless river of history, Li cotton, coconut skin sculptured, nose flute, drill wood fire … Those excellent expressions of Li culture left precious treasure to human being. The plentiful and alembracing culture, like lady tattoo, outdoor pottery making, hunting and so on, which are all represents for the thick local culture of Sanya. In the future issues, we will present them all to every reader of us.
Listen to the story of Li people, listen to the story of Hainan, listen to the story of China, hopefully the local culture of Hainan and the culture of China will walk to the open world with Olympic Game, wish people all over the world will know China more and love China, know Hainan and love Hainan.
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Artists and Their Cats
I think other cat lovers will agree that for every 10 dog-lover's product there's probably just 1 cat-lover's product. I love dogs, but I love cats too, and the cat lover in me is always a little bit jealous by everything available for dog lovers.
So when I saw that Chronicle was publishing an entire book devoted to the cats of famous artists, Artists and Their Cats by Alison Nastasi, I sat up a little straighter, prouder, and pre-ordered the book to make sure I didn't forget about it!
Disclosure of Material Connection: Quick housekeeping, I'm writing this post on my own volition out of love for this book. I'm not affiliated with the publisher. I'm just a fan-girl book nut who wants to share one of my favorite books with you! However, some of the links in the post are "affiliate links." This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
What a treasure trove! Of course I was looking forward to seeing my favorite artists like Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keeffe with their cats, but I really enjoyed discovering new artists I had never heard of before. Keep your smartphone handy while browsing because when you get to artists you're not familiar with you'll want to look up their work.
Do yourself a favor and don't look at the contents page. Let yourself be surprised with every page turn!
I learned I have something in common with Gustav Klimt! We both named our cats 'Katze', which is German for 'cat'.
Side note: Katze and I both relish a good 'new book smell.'
I don't want to spoil the book for anyone in any way, so carry on and buy Artists and Their Cats here if you want to be completely surprised, and come back when you're done reading it.
I'd love to share with you my favorite artist from the book and my favorite photo.
Nastasi did an excellent job succinctly summarizing each artist's career and cat relationship. The artist who completely impressed me, and I also had never heard of was Suzanne Valadon on pages 98 and 99:
"Any cat lucky enough to call nineteenth-century French artist Suzanne Valadon a friend was in for an adventure. The first female painter granted acceptance to the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Valadon began her career as a circus acrobat. She became a respected art model, posing for well-known painters such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Renoir, and Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes, and later married her own sitter, painter André Utter. With encouragement from friends, including Edgar Degas, Valadon began her own foray into the art world. She was known for her female nudes--a subject most women artists eschewed during the period. Her vibrant still lifes, portraits, and interiors often included cats. Several such companions took up residence in her studio over the years. The free-spirited artist used her finest fashions to create beds for them. Her kitties were lavished with beluga caviar on Fridays and kept company by a German sheep dog and a goat, which she fed her bad drawings to."
Nastasi, Alison. Artists and Their Cats. Chronicle, 2015. Print.
I'm surprised no one has turned her fantastic life story into a Hollywood blockbuster. She sounds fascinating!
Now my absolute favorite photo in this photography-filled-book is on page 57, for Henri Cartier-Bresson and Martine Franck. It is one of those photos that seems lucky and genius all rolled into one. I'm unsure about sharing the image due to copyright concerns, however you can check it on slide 9 of this article/slideshow from Time: "Our cat Ulysses and Martine's shadow," 1989. Henri Cartier-Bresson—Magnum Photos.
Small, but mighty at 6" x 8"...the book is very portable while still packing in the content. You can snuggle up with it on the couch without straining your wrists, and if your cat wants to join there's space for both! They probably didn't think of that when designing it, but its true. Katze proves it!
I highly recommend this book to any cat lover because it really does honor the cat-human bond in a sophisticated way, which is truly a refreshing break from the comedic treatments of cats we typically see.
Do you have any recommendations of books for cat lovers? I'm always on the hunt, so leave me a note in the comments! Or if you're reading this post via email newsletter, reply with any suggestions <3
P.S. Here's the official book description from the publisher Chronicle:
"Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo . . . so many great artists have shared one very special love: the companionship of cats. Gathered here for the first time are behind-the-scenes stories of more than 50 famous artists and their feline friends. From Salvador Dali's pet ocelot Babou to John Lennon and Yoko Ono's menagerie of cats, including Salt (who was black) and Pepper (who was white), Artists and Their Cats captures these endearing friendships in charming photographs and engaging text, and reveals what creative souls and the animals best known for their independent spirits have in common. In this clever compilation, art aficionados will discover a softer side of their favorite artists, and cat lovers will enjoy a whole new way to celebrate their favorite furry friends."
#artistsandtheircats #chroniclecrush #alistasi
Classic Catnap
I don't think I'm the only one who thinks about pets who are long gone. Marmalade is the 'one who started it all' for me. His memory certainly lives on in my home through my girls Katze and Jayla. What better way to honor a pet who has passed by opening up your heart and home to a new pet who needs love?
A New Project
I hate it when I can't find something. I wanted to share a specific old photo with you. It is probably my first pet photo I ever took, and I've been digging through all my photo boxes I have for the past month looking for it
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I have wonderful news!
Imagining I'm Really Living the Dream
Katze is looking at me as if to say, "Did you get fired? Are we poor now? Will I still get treats?"
I ignore her, let her sweat it out.
She rubs up against me. I guess she'll still love me even though if we couldn't afford treats.
I have a four day weekend from my day job for Memorial Day weekend, and I thought it would be fun to imagine I'm finally really living the dream, and working 8-4 from home on Polar Bear Studio Pet Photography.
I got so much accomplished, it's amazing. Finished up Melissa's retouching, got her proof book ordered and it should be here next Wednesday or so, and got a good jump on making my first order catalog. I'll need it by the time Melissa's proof book arrives.
I could easily get used to this!


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~Merlin's Pond~ Chrysoprase Sterling Silver Ring
~Moody Blues~ Raw Copper Dangle Earrings with Mood Beads, Prehnite, and Turquoise
I love nature and so does my daughter. Each time that I do laundry I feel as if I am on a treasure hunt. Emptying my daughter's pockets? Well, I never know what I might find. Most of the time though: feathers, rocks, tumbled stones, dried leaves, flowers, dirt, sticks, and sand. I always have to laugh. It is so cute and definitely brightens my day. I do laundry typically at night so I sneek in her room and put all of these treasures (with the exception of dirt and sand) on her window seal. This ring is inspired by my many nights of seperating laundry and treasure hunts...
Thought I'd share :)
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
~New Work in the Shop~
Posted by WillowMetals at 3:25 PM
Labels: agua nueva agate, black onyx, chrysoprase, earrings, etsy, feathers, necklace, rainbow moonstone, ring, rose qaurtz, shop update, sterling silver, turquoise, willow metals
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Beautiful work! Darling's pocket is my favourite, I love the name and the story ... and the ring is gorgeous. I can relate to emptying everyones pockets before I put a load of clothes in the machine ... I have to make sure I empty mine too :).ReplyDelete
What a great story and beautiful jewelry to go with it.ReplyDelete
Thanks Michele and Sandi! :) Michele, I always have my pockets full too!ReplyDelete
I was just wandering around some blogs and found yours...I absolutely love your work! I love the way you pull all the elements together and create totally unique pieces. The Spiral Garden is my favorite.ReplyDelete
Jen V., Thank you so much for your comment. You absolutely made my day with your kind words :)ReplyDelete
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I've written some pretty controversial stuff lately, and this elicits a lot of caring and interesting advice from some of my caring friends who read. It also elicits some vile vitriol from some of my less caring readers. Yesterday, I took a break from comments. I just didn't read, but listened with interest as the "You've Got Mail!" messages occurred throughout the day. I did read all the comments this morning when I was in a better frame of mind to let them all soak in so to speak. It always fascinates me what others think of me or what advice they give. I do appreciate it very much. It's like grist for the mill and gets me to thinking.
Most days, I don't take anything personally. I find it an interesting study in human nature of some of the more vitriolic anonymous comments. The main goal is to cause me pain, and it is interesting that someone out there found my daily journal and made it a part of their lives to cause another human being distress on purpose. If they distressed me, then I would go back to blogger only comments. Moderation is a joke. Moderation is a way to save face. You still have to read the comments to moderate them, thus defeating the purpose of never reading all that crap.
Well, anyways, I am going to get back to responding to comments today. It actually takes a lot of work to do. And it keeps me tied to this computer. I have to take them piecemeal or I wouldn't do it. As the emails come in, I have take one comment at a time or I would get overwhelmed. But I want to give back to my readers, and some of you mean so very much to me and have been with me for years. I am also TERRIBLE at email and my friend Liz is the only person I can seem to keep up a viable email exchange with. Comments is my way of communicating so back to communicating it is.
The State of Smokeville…
Dad gave me a rare compliment last night.
"You're cigarette consumption has been cut in half," he told me, thanking me.
Dad personally pays for my cigarettes to help conserve my disability allotment. He has been ordering them wholesale using his business license through the pharmacy. He took this on himself. I would rather pay for the cigarettes out of my own money as this just further complicates our often tumultuous relationship.
"I smoke only one cigarette every thirty minutes," I replied proudly. "It makes a pack last ten hours."
At one point, I was smoking three packs a day. I chained smoked – one after another. It was extremely frivolous and overboard – just another symptom of my obsessive compulsive nature. Now? I watch that clock! LOL I savor every cigarette as it only comes twice an hour, but it makes smoking so much more pleasurable. I like to think of myself as being part of a noble cause to save money and expense. It reminds me of the monks in the monasteries that would live austere lives to bring them closer to Christ and God. My lessened smoking brings me closer to my father.