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Dustin Lynch Reveals What Job He'd Be Doing if He Wasn't a Country Singer
Ever wonder what some of your favorite country singers would be doing for work if they were not blessed with the opportunity to entertain you with their voices, skills and talents? Dustin Lynch might have ended up attending to you on an on operating table if his career had gone in the direction he initially planned.
The 'Cowboys and Angels' singer revealed to Go Country 105 that he was going to school to be a doctor, but apparently, fate intervened and the calling to do music was magnetic.
"I was gonna be a surgeon, so I would probably be cutting on somebody," he reveals about where he'd be today if he hadn't heeded the call.
He also shared which country singer he'd like to kiss, joking that it'd be Blake Shelton, but that he already did that, so he would like to smooch with that stunning redhead known as Reba McEntire.
Other Lynch tidbits that are of interest? His favorite website is Twitter, so he can interact with his fans, and his downtime is filled with activities like writing songs.
Lynch will spend his summer opening the upcoming Keith Urban 2013 Light the Fuse Tour. Something tells us that country music fans probably prefer the idea of Lynch strapping on a guitar and grabbing a mic, as opposed to scrubbing in and using a scalpel.


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Reuters –
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Telefonica Czech Republic, T-Mobile and Vodafone won an auction of radio spectrum for 4G high-speed mobile data networks, the telecoms regulator said on Tuesday.
The regulator, CTU, said two newcomers that had taken part in the sale, which raised 8.5 billion crowns (261 million pounds) for the country, did not gain licences.
(Reporting by Jason Hovet; editing by Tom Pfeiffer)

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—U.S. Representative Rob Bishop
"What a treasure for me and my family! This book provides important background on each of these critical documents, and does it in a very engaging and inspiring manner. It will sit on the coffee table in our living room for many years to come."
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The format of these books is just amazing. Great American Documents includes documents like The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, Washington's Farewell Address, The Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King, Reagan's speech honoring the men of World War II "The Boys of Pointe du Hoc" and many many more. But it's just so much more than transcripts and text from those important documents....
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As part of the introduction To the Young Reader: "This book will help you better understand that freedom 'belongs to all mankind' (D&C 98:5) and that the United States of America stands in defense of freedom and liberty."
Including pictures, maps, charts, definitions of unfamiliar words, and explanations of context, this volume is a wonderful resource for families to learn together about the inspired documents and the great men and women who laid the principles of freedom of this "choice land"--the United States of America.
How grateful I am, as a parent, to have this treasure as I teach my children about our precious heritage and the responsibility we have to uphold it. I highly recommend it!
I've been telling everyone about this book. I love it. Finally a way to understand some of the important documents and speeches in American history. Thank you.


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Derrick repeats, Van Alstine surprises at USA Cross Country Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Chris Derrick repeated as senior men's champion, while Amy Van Alstine surprised the senior women's field with her upset victory at the USA Cross Country Championships, Feb. 15 in Boulder, Colorado.
The USA Cross Country Championships are the second stop on the USA Running Circuit, which concludes this fall with the .US National Road Racing Championships. The top ten finishers at each race on the circuit qualify to compete in the .US National Road Racing Championships.
Derrick rolled into Boulder on Saturday as the pre-race favorite. After winning his first USA Cross Country Championship title in 2013, the Portland-based runner seemed poised to repeat, but plenty of competition would challenge him throughout.
From the gun, Boulder-resident Brent Vaughn took out the pace, leading a pack of nearly 15 men through the first lap 2k split at 5:59.89. With less than a second separating the top ten men, it seemed only a matter of time before an athlete or two made their move.
Bobby Mack, who competed on Team USA as they won silver at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Moscow, was the first to surge leading up to the 4,000m mark. Mack's move thinned the field as the top pack reduced to eight athletes. With Derrick running stride for stride just off Mack's shoulder, the pack of runners including Sean Quigley, Luke Puskedra, Joseph Gray and Jacob Riley formed tightly behind the duo.
At 6,000m, Derrick put in a surge, losing the majority of the pack, while Mack and Quigley tried their best to hold on. For the next quarter mile Derrick continued to lower the pace before ultimately running solo just before the 8,000m mark.
Over the final two miles of the race, Derrick continued to lengthen his lead, as Puskedra came up to challenge Mack for second over the final mile and a half. As the finish line neared, Derrick took one last look over his shoulder and cruised towards repeating as U.S. champion. Derrick crossed the line in 36:13.76, well ahead of runner-up Puskedra at 36:38.37.
"I want to be the best cross country runner in America," said an elated Derrick after the race. "I feel really strong in my training, especially training at altitude at Colorado Springs. I've never done two-hour runs before, and now I'm doing those. I felt the guys were letting me have it, and I felt like I was in a groove, so I went."
Behind Derrick, Puskedra out maneuvered Mack over the final mile of the race, pulling away to a second place finish, improving upon his eighth place finish from 2013. Mack finished third overall in 36:42.24. USA Club Cross Country champion Gray and Quigley finished 4-5 respectively in 36:57.43 and 37:01.55.
In the women's race, the 8,000m race led to a few surprising results, including a breakthrough performance for Flagstaff-based Van Alstine. From the gun, a pack of a dozen women grouped up and would run together for much of the first half of the race, including pre-race favorite Olympian Jenny Simpson.
Just before the 4,000m mark, Van Alstine along with Northern Arizona Elite teammate Kellyn Johnson, Simpson, Mattie Suver and Alisha Williams started to break from the field. As Van Alstine and Johnson led the charge, the field continued to thin. Before 6,000m Van Alstine surged ahead, gaining a three second lead over Johnson and an eight second lead over third place Suver.
Over the final 2,000m, Van Alstine charged hard, grinding down the competition and widening her lead. As she crossed the finish line with a wide smile and her arms raised in triumph, Van Alstine realized she won her first U.S. title, 22 seconds before the runner-up, Simpson at 27:34.60
"I expected someone to go, but nobody went," said Van Alstine. "I tried to pick it up a bit, and I could feel everyone breathing on me. I felt really good, and I was kind of surprised that I won, and that Jenny (Simpson) wasn't in front of me. I'm really happy and amazed."
Following behind Van Alstine, Simpson used a ferocious kick to finish second in 27:56.72, crossing the finish line with a smile on her face as she now shifts her focus back to the track.
USARC veteran Suver and teammate Williams finished third and fifth respectively, crossing the finish line in 28:00.93 and 28:18.53, while Johnson finished fourth overall in 28:12.49.
Rounding out the top eight, Suver's and Williams' teammate Rochelle Kanuho continued her impressive 2014 campaign with a sixth place finish in 28:22.90, while Team USA Minnesota runner Meghan Peyton finished seventh in 28:26.70. Alia Gray ran to an eighth place finish in 28:37.66.
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Product Description
modulator designed specifically for digital camera and
reduces electromagnetic interference (EMI) at the clock
source, which provides system wide reduction of EMI of
all clock dependent signals. The P278xA allows
significant system cost savings by reducing the number of
circuit board layers and shielding that are traditionally
required to pass EMI regulations.
modulation profile approved by the FCC. The P278xA
modulates the output of a single PLL in order to "spread"
the bandwidth of a synthesized clock and, more
importantly, decreases the peak amplitudes of its
harmonics. This results in significantly lower system EMI
compared to the typical narrow band signal produced by
oscillators and most frequency generators. Lowering EMI
by increasing a signal's bandwidth is called spread
spectrum clock generation.
set-top box, USB controller, DSC, and embedded systems.
Block Diagram
Pin Configuration
Pin Description (P278XA)
either to an external crystal or an external reference clock.
(see the Input Frequency Selection Table). This pin has an internal pull-up
percentage spread can be adjusted accordingly. See the Loop Filter Selection
Table for detail value.
(see the Input Frequency Selection Table). This pin has an internal pull-up
Input Frequency Selection Table
8 pin SOIC and TSSOP Packages
Loop Filter Selection Table VDD 3.3V
selection values for industrial and automotive temperatures.
error. The optimal setting should minimize system EMI to the fullest without affecting system performance. The spreading is
described as a percentage deviation of the center frequency.
(Note: the center frequency is the frequency of the external reference input on CLKIN, Pin 1.)
The P2781A is designed for PC peripheral, networking, notebook PC, and LCD monitor applications. It is optimized for
operation between 3 to 78MHz range. In the following application schematic example, the P2781A spread percentage
selection is determined by the external LF value specified in the Loop Filter Selection Table. The Input Frequency Selection
Table specifies the input frequency range. The external LF allows the user to fine tune the spread percentage to optimize the
EMI reduction benefits of the spread spectrum.
To target Chip
Absolute Maximum Ratings
(As per JEDEC STD22- A114-B)
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DC Electrical Characteristics
(internal input pull-up resistor on FS0 and FS1)
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One man's opinion on the potential of Maryland's 2013 football commitments. Post your takes below.
Most wanted: Given to the most heavily recruited Maryland commitments.
Derwin Gray – Friendship Collegiate Academy, offensive lineman, 6-5, 305 pounds
Florida, Florida State, Ohio State and Oklahoma were among the many traditional football powerhouses hoping to land Gray. The D.C. native, however, pledged to the Terps last summer and immediately became one of their best recruiters and most promising commitments. "I love Derwin Gray," Scout.com analyst Brandon Huffman said. "I thought he was the best offensive lineman I saw at the Under Armour [All-America] game. Guy is a freak of nature."
Will Likely – Glades Central (Fla.) High, cornerback, 5-7, 172 pounds
The diminutive defensive back had four hats on the table during his December announcement: Florida State, LSU, Maryland and Wake Forest. It's unclear how vigorously the Seminoles and Tigers pursued Likely, but the Terps had to beat out several other ACC, Big Ten and SEC schools for the four-star prospect. Likely has enrolled at Maryland and will participate in spring practice.
Most likely to contribute early: Given to the recruits most likely to see the field right away
Deon Long – Iowa Western Community College, wide receiver, 6-1, 190 pounds
This one is a lock. Long is already a proven commodity at the junior college (Iowa Western Community College) and Division I (New Mexico) levels. Long, a Washington native and five-star prospect according to Rivals.com, has already enrolled at Maryland. "He's an impact guy, a good receiver that's going to have a chance to play right away," Huffman said. "He's definitely talented. He's a guy that can help bolster the offense." Rivals.com's Mike Farrell said it will be "pick your poison" for opponents trying to cover Long and Stefon Diggs.
Jarrett Ross – Charter School of Wilmington (Del.), cornerback, 5-11, 190 pounds
The younger brother of Terps running back Brandon Ross committed to Maryland in January of 2012. Jarrett Ross, the No. 2-ranked player in Delaware, had a monster senior season with 75 tackles, five interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery, plus 31 catches for 477 yards and four touchdowns receptions, 75 carries for 505 yards and four touchdowns. "Jarrett Ross is an excellent high school football player," 247Sports.com analyst J.C. Shurburtt said.
Most likely to be a multi-year starter
Andrew Isaacs – Manchester (Conn.) High, tight end, 6-3, 240 pounds
With the graduations of Matt Furstenberg, Devonte Campbell and Ryan Schlothauer, there will be plenty of opportunities for Isaacs, Dave Stinebaugh, P.J. Gallo and Daniel Adams to compete for playing time. It's a big jump from Connecticut high school football to the ACC, but Farrell thinks the four-star prospect will eventually be up to the challenge. "Andrew Isaacs is raw and doesn't play great competition, but he could be a sort of H-back, flex tight end. I like him a lot."
Milan Collins – Bishop McNamara, safety, 6-2, 200 pounds
A high school quarterback, Collins has the size, speed and smarts to make it as Maryland's free safety of the future. And it doesn't hurt that he's not lacking for confidence. "If I come in and know the ins and outs of the playbook and am able to make tackles in open space, just be a field general at free safety, they say I have a great opportunity," Collins said.
Most likely to overachieve: Given to the overlooked recruits that exceeded expectations during the high school season.
Moise Larose – Wilde Lake, offensive tackle, 6-6, 290 pounds
The Terps didn't offer Larose over the summer, prompting the Haiti-born lineman to commit to Rutgers. Once Maryland coaches saw him as a senior, however, they quickly extended a scholarship offer and flipped his commitment. Larose, a first-team Washington Post All-Met selection, could play offense or defense in College Park.
Jalen Brooks – North Gwinnett (Ga.), linebacker, 6-3, 220
Maryland beat out several Ivy League schools for Brooks' commitment. He rewarded the Terps with an all-region season, recording 93 tackles (67 solo), 15 tackles for loss, five sacks, one pass batted down, three interceptions, 16 quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, one blocked kick and two touchdown returns on INTs.
Most underrated: Given to the recruits with the best chance at making their recruiting rankings look silly four years from now.
DeAndre' Lane – Catonsville, running back/slot receiver, 5-8, 165 pounds
A two-star prospect according to Rivals.com, Lane might be the fastest prospect in this Maryland football class. He's also one of the smallest recruits in the group, so a redshirt season seems like a good bet. Down the road, the Baltimore Sun second-team All-Metro selection has the potential to be a valuable third-down back or slot receiver and returner for the Terps.
Elvis Dennah – Annapolis Area Christian School, safety, 6-3, 200 pounds
Dennah played for a winless AACS team as a senior, but fared well individually with 53 tackles (47 solo), 10 tackles for loss, four sacks, 20-plus receptions and two touchdowns catches. When asked to pick sleepers in Maryland's class, Huffman and Shurburtt both mentioned Dennah. "You have a 6-3 safety who could end up bulking up and becoming an outside linebacker," Huffman said. "There's not a whole lot of film on him, but the film I've seen is pretty good. He has some upside to him. He's a versatile and intriguing player."
The rest of the class
Silvano Altamirano – San Diego Mesa College, offensive lineman, 6-3, 290 pounds
Altamirano, a junior college transfer and one-time SMU commitment, has enrolled at College Park and will take part in spring practice. "He has the explosiveness, speed, pulling ability and toughness that we want from our offensive linemen," Randy Edsall said in a news release.
Shane Cockerille – Gilman, quarterback, 6-2, 218 pounds
An Elite 11 selection, Cockerille committed to the Terps during last year's Red-White game at Byrd Stadium. He led the Greyhounds to the MIAA A Conference championship. "Shane Cockerille is a good quarterback," Huffman said. "That's a big one for them. Michigan was recruiting him as a second quarterback."
Jajuan Dulaney – McEachern (Ga.) High, offensive lineman, 6-4, 275 pounds
A consensus three-star prospect, Dulaney picked the Terps over offers from North Carolina, Cincinnati and East Carolina. He comes from the same high school as Maryland redshirt freshman wide receiver Amba Etta-Tawo. "[Dulaney's] going to have to get bigger, but he's got good athleticism," Shurburtt said.
Chandler Burkett – Bozeman High (Fla.), defensive end, 6-4, 225 pounds
Burkett switched his commitment from Florida International to the Terps shortly after FIU fired coach Mario Cristobal. "He's got a big lower body, but can put on a lot of weight," said Bozeman coach William Tillman. "I expect he's going to play [somewhere between] 260 or 275. He's still real skinny. He gets up there and gets on regular meals and all that stuff, he's going to put on even more body weight and hopefully keep that speed."
Jermaine Carter – Friendship Collegiate Academy, linebacker, 6-1, 220 pounds
Carter was the final FCA player to pledge to the Terps during this recruiting cycle, selecting Maryland over Colorado and Temple. "I think the guy that made a lot of plays when I saw him was Jermaine Carter," Farrell said. "He's not the tallest linebacker in the world, but he just made every tackle. A lot of people pay attention to Cavon Walker on that team, but I think Jermaine Carter was the heart and soul of that defense."
Derrick Hayward – Wicomico, linebacker/defensive end, 6-5, 200 pounds
Analysts are intrigued by the potential of this two-star prospect from the Eastern Shore. Shurburtt said Hayward could be "the next Kenny Tate" for Maryland, while Huffman cited him as a definite sleeper. "Derrick Hayward is a defensive end with quickness," he said. "He has a chance to get stronger. He probably won't play right away. He'll probably need to get a little bigger."
Malik Jones – Dunbar, defensive end, 6-5, 245 pounds
Jones plans to play defensive end for the Terps, and he excelled at that position for the Class 1A state-champion Poets, recording 70 tackles and 18 sacks. Some analysts, however, think he could ultimately end up on the O-line. "I have a suspicion about Malik Jones as well," Farrell said. "He could turn out to be much better than he's ranked. He's really raw but he's as long as can be. He could be a 6-5, 285-pound kid."
Kingsley Opara – Mandarin High (Fla.), defensive end, 6-4, 280 pounds
Opara was a self-proclaimed "soft commitment" ever since he pledged to the Terps last July. But he ultimately rebuffed overtures from North Carolina, N.C. State and Georgia Tech. The three-star prospect finished his senior season with 42 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.
Cavon Walker – Friendship Collegiate Academy, linebacker, 6-2, 215 pounds
A three-star prospect, Walker missed his entire junior season with a fractured foot. He returned to FCA's lineup in the fall and earned second-team Washington Post All-Met honors for his efforts. "He's an extremely good pass rusher," FCA coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim told The Sun in June. "He's just got a level of intensity to him – he's very intense. He keeps his game on a high level. I think he's a very energetic kid."
NOTES: Maryland is reportedly expecting decisions from three more prospects today – Avalon School athlete Jacquille Veii, Suitland wide receiver and Ohio State commitment Taivon Jacobs, and Friendship Collegiate linebacker Yannick Ngakoue. Stay tuned to Tracking the Terps for those decisions.


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There has been gradual movement towards CMake in Canonical projects. I have inspected quite a lot of build setups written by many different people and certain antipatterns and inefficiencies seem to pop up again and again. Here is a list of the most common ones.
Clobbering CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
Very often you see constructs such as these:
set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall -pedantic -Wextra")
This seems to be correct, since this command is usually at the top of the top level CMakeLists.txt. The problem is that CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS may have content that comes from outside CMakeLists. As an example, the user might set values with the ccmake configuration tool. The construct above destroys those settings silently. The correct form of the command is this:
set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -pedantic -Wextra")
This preserves the old value.
Adding -g manually
People want to ensure that debugging information is on so they set this compiler flag manually. Often several times in different places around the source tree.
It should not be necessary to do this ever.
CMake has a concept of build identity. There are debug builds, which have debug info and no optimization. There are release builds which don't have debug info but have optimization. There are relwithdebinfo builds which have both. There is also the default plain type which does not add any optimization or debug flags at all.
The correct way to enable debug is to specify that your build type is either debug or relwithdebinfo. CMake will then take care of adding the proper compiler flags for you. Specifying the build type is simple, just pass -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=debug to CMake when you first invoke it. In day to day development work, that is what you want over 95% of the time so it might be worth it to create a shell alias just for that.
Using libraries without checking
This antipattern shows itself in constructs such as this:
target_link_libraries(myexe -lsomesystemlib)
CMake will pass the latter one to the compiler command line directly so it will link against the library. Most of the time. If the library does not exist, the end result is a cryptic linker error. The problem is worse still if the compiler in question does not understand the -l syntax for libraries (unfortunately those exist).
The solution is to use find_library and pass the result from that to target_link_libraries. This is a bit more work up front but will make the system more pleasant to use.
Adding header files to target lists
Suppose you have a declaration like this:
add_executable(myexe myexe.c myexe.h)
In this case myexe.h is entirely superfluous. It can just be dropped. The reason people put that in is probably because they think it is required to make CMake rebuild the target in case the header is changed. That is not necessary. CMake will use the dependency information from Gcc and add this dependency automatically.
The only exception to this rule is when you generate header files as part of your build. Then you should put them in the target file list so CMake knows to generate them before compiling the target.
Using add_dependencies
This one is simple. Say you have code such as this:
target_link_libraries(myexe mylibrary) add_dependencies(myexe mylibrary)
The second line is unnecessary. CMake knows there is a dependency between the two just based on the first line. There is no need to say it again, so the second line can be deleted.
Add_dependencies is only required in certain rare and exceptional circumstances.
Invoking make
Sometimes people use custom build steps and as part of those invoke "make sometarget". This is not very clean on many different levels. First of all, CMake has several different backends, such as Ninja, Eclipse, XCode and others which do not use Make to build. Thus the invocation will fail on those systems. Hardcoding make invocations in your build system prevents other people from using their preferred backends. This is unfortunate as multiple backends are one of the main strengths of CMake.
Second of all, you can invoke targets directly in CMake. Most custom commands have a DEPENDS option that can be used to invoke other targets. That is the preferred way of doing this as it works with all backends.
Assuming in-source builds
Unix developers have decades worth of muscle memory telling them to build their code in-source. This leaks into various place. As an example, test data file may be accessed assuming that the source is built in-tree and that the program is executed in the directory it resides in.
Out-of-source builds provide many benefits (which I'm not going into right now, it could fill its own article). Even if you personally don't want to use them, many other people will. Making it possible is the polite thing to do.
Inline sed and shell pipelines
Some builds require file manipulation with sed or other such shell tricks. There's nothing wrong with them as such. The problem comes from embedding them inside CMakeLists command invocations. They should instead be put into their own script files which are then called from CMake. This makes them more easily documentable and testable.
Invoking CMake multiple times
This last piece is not a coding antipattern but a usage antipattern. People seem to run the CMake binary over again after doing changes to their build systems. This is not necessary. For any given build directory, you only ever need to run the cmake binary once: when you first configure your project.
After the first configuration the only command you ever need to run is your build command (be it make or ninja). It will detect changes in the build system, automatically regenerate all necessary files and compile the end result. The user does not need to care. This behaviour is probably residue from being burned several times by Autotools' maintainer mode. This is understandable, but in CMake this feature will just work.
Errata: 2013/11/7
Since writing this post I have discovered that there is a valid reason for adding header files to targets. Certain IDEs such as Qt Creator and Visual Studio will only display files that belong to a target. Thus headers need to be added in the source list or otherwise they can't be edited.A second issue is that apparently MSBuild does not always reload a changed build file. The simple workaround for this is to re-run CMake. However it should be noted that this is an issue in MSBuild and not in CMake. Thanks to Yuri Timenkov for this information.


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He is currently working on a one-year deal. The Jets gave him a first-round tender.
Does anyone know Aaron Maybin contract? He's the only player on the Jets I like (except for Mangold & Harris). Thinking about getting his jersey.
He is currently working on a one-year deal. The Jets gave him a first-round tender.
If I had to put early odds on it id say Revis and Maybin definitely get extended, Keller does not, greene 50-50 and we potentially look into dropping Cro if there is no cap hit (which I think there isnt, but dont remember 100%)
Maybin's contract potential has a huge range, based on what he does this year. If he becomes the 10+ sack guy we hope he does, I would not be surprised if we end up franchising him. Whilst its a good problem to have, I'm not sure the team is budgeted for a mega deal at LB right now.
Jets have to keep Revis and Cro IMO. Otherwise it's 2009 and Lito Sheppard all over again. For our style of man-to-man defense we have to have two top-tier corners.
You couldn't have just Googled this?
If Maybin comes out strong, maybe the Jets looks to extend him in the middle of the season. I don't know if Tanny has a history of doing that. but if they think he is going to have a huge year (12-15 sacks) AND become a 3 down player they might want to consider it to try and save money. Although I do not think the market will be big for Maybin unless he shows he is more than a situation pass rusher.
This year is going to be interesting.
I also agree that Cro is playing well (although Im not nearly as a big of a fan of him a most on the board), but he is not a smart use of cap dollars. First off its too much to have tied into 1 position. But more importantly, CB is not a mutually exclusive position. Cro's "numbers" look better then they should be as he rarely has to cover a teams #1 WR, so having Revis basically devalues the #2 CB on our team. Plus, when you look at what we are assembling on defense and what has worked in the past, I can see the team playing a lot more zone coverage (loaded/hybrid zone of course with Revis in man) which further negates Cros value as he is much better in man coverage.
This is all a moot point if either wilson/lancaster, some other player doesnt step up and give us the opportunity to staff the position with an adequate replacement.
If maybin gets 9-11 sacks, Mark Anderson's contract could be used as a baseline for ref. 4 years and 24 mill.
Similar players that were reclamation projects as 3rd down pass rushers.
If Maybin hits double digit sacks, he's going to get an offer that's a lot higher than $6M/yr.
1) That would mean that he was the lead sack man on a top 3 defense.
2) Mark Anderson is 29, Maybin would have just turned 25 when free agency starts next year.
3) Aaron Maybin was a high 1st round pick, Mark Anderson was taken in the 5th round.


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The past year was significant for the ethanol industry. EPA approved E15 (15% ethanol blended gasoline) for model year 2001 and newer vehicles. And the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) of $0.45/gal. expired. Ethanol production is expected to increase with E15 entering the market. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has reported that it is working to finalize federal requirements to certify E15 blends. A couple of states are ready to go with E15 as soon as the federal requirements are completed.
These representatives shared comments about the industry and what lies ahead.
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Poet's Merritt adds, "Support for ethanol is being undermined by oil companies, livestock associations, food companies and grain shippers. The PR campaigns and federal and state lobbying efforts being carried out by these groups is damaging ethanol's reputation. If this isn't countered, it could result in policy changes that drive commodity prices back to unsustainable levels. Farmers need to know how important it is to get involved in this fight today. Contact your senator, write a letter to the editor or take part in the discussion. If you're not sure where to start, join Growth Force (www.growthforce.org) and follow their lead."
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In a new article for Life & Style, the newly engaged and super-svelte Ashley Hebert reveals how she lost 10lbs and got in amazing shape in preparation for her stint wooing a harem of attractive guys on The Bachelorette. So, apparently, Ashley, who weighs like 3 lbs went on a diet so she can weigh -3lbs.
For those of you who don't remember a time when Ashley was anything but teeny, she apparently was emotionally eating over the heartbreak of being dumped by former Bachelor, Brad Womack on national TV and gained 10lbs as a result: "I was eating everything in sight. When you're stressed out, you kind of just throw it back," said Ashley.
Ashley also points the finger at all the fattening, free dinners and copious amounts of booze associated with being a contestant on The Bachelor giving former contestant Chantal O'Brien's weight gain during the show as an example so she decided to eat healthier as the Bachelorette: "I don't drink as much, and I don't eat as many desserts as last time," she says. "Now it's fruits, vegetables, salads and chicken — staying healthy."
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In other Ashley-related news a rumor is circulating that she apparently got a little down and dirty with self-ejected suitor, Bentley Williams before his departure! According to Hollywood Life an insider reveals: "Ashley slept with Bentley before he left the show. That was the reason that she was so devastated." The insider, Bentley further clarifies: "They kept the fact that they had sex a secret."
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No comments from Ashley or ABC have been released about the claim that Ashley may have, allegedly, possibly, perhaps hooked-up with super-villain Bentley, but Ashley is focusing on the positives in her life and as a result of her new body and new fiancé, Ashley declares: "It's a new, enlightened me. I'm happy. I'm in such a great place right now!"
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It appears that retail investors, just like their professional colleagues, are turning more bearish on U.S. stocks. Charles Schwab's most recent sentiment survey showed bearishness among retail investors rose to 20%, up from 10% in December of 2013. The rest were optimistic -- or sitting on the fence. Some 38% were bullish while 42% indicated they were neutral.
The survey, conducted on March 19, also found that the vast majority of investors think that this bull market has legs, at least until the end of this year. Half of those polled, however, are not confident about hedging their risk.
Individual investors are most bullish on technology and health-care sectors and most bearish on utilities and consumer discretionary, the survey found.
The American Association of Individual Investors, which conducts its own sentiment survey, found that bearish sentiment was at 26% for the week ending March 19.
Randy Frederick, managing director for active trading and derivatives at Schwab, cautioned that sentiment surveys are often simply a reflection of the day the survey was taken.
In this case, March 19 was the day Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen spooked the markets with her comments about future rate hikes.
Wells Fargo's TNS survey survey also found that a third of all investors are still 'wary' of stocks, because of still-fresh memories of the dotcom crash and the crisis of 2007-2008.
The current bull market has entered its 6 year, and the S&P 500's total return has gained more than 200%, but a lot of retail investors have missed this rally entirely. Just as strategists are beginning to raise questions about valuations and if the cycle has turned, retail investors are getting in on the game, possibly too late.
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I want to have you open your Bibles to 2 Corinthians chapter 13 and verse 5 again, as just initial foundation for the message tonight, which is a continuation of what we were discussing this morning. Second Corinthians chapter 13 and verse 5 where Paul says, "Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves!"
This is a very, very important call, to test your spiritual authenticity. In his first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 11 of 1 Corinthians, he said in verse 28, "But let a man examine himself and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup." There couldn't be a more appropriate time for self-examination than right before you partake of the Lord's table, the bread and the cup. The Lord in His wonderful providence has brought us to this moment, a communion service planned long ago at strategically the point at which we're looking at this passage about self-examination, and that is fitting because we are to do that before we come to the Lord's table.
Examine yourselves to see if you're in the faith. Test yourselves to see if you're a genuine believer. And the question that we posed this morning and gave you a brief answer to is, during that test what am I looking for? What are the evidences that I am genuinely a Christian? What are the marks of true salvation? What do I look for?
And I reminded you that you don't look for an event in the past, a past prayer, walking an aisle, responding to an invitation, being baptized, attending church, having good feelings about Jesus Christ. It has nothing to do with past events. It has nothing to do with feelings. It has nothing to do with church ordinances or attendance. If you want to truly take a spiritual inventory and find out whether you're genuinely and authentically a Christian, I want to suggest five marks that you look for. Number one is penitence--penitence. And we have been studying the Beatitudes and so it's familiar to us to be reminded of Matthew chapter 5 and verse 3, "Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." People in the kingdom of heaven are poor in spirit. And we remember that that basically means they have a sense of their own bankruptcy, a sense of their own spiritual poverty, a sense of their own overwhelming sinfulness. It causes them, according to the second beatitude to mourn and according to the third beatitude of Matthew 5, to be meek, or humble.
There is then in the heart of a true believer a humility, a certain grief about sin, an attitude of penitence, a desire to confess sin. In 1 John chapter 1 that same matter is discussed by the apostle John when he says, "If we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
In other words, it is characteristic of a Christian to acknowledge sin and confess sin. That is evidence that he is one being forgiven and being cleansed. One who doesn't deal with the sin in his life is evidently not a transformed individual. The first thing that occurs in the transformation of salvation is a recognition of one's sin, one's separateness from God, one's spiritual bankruptcy. And that really never goes away. In fact, in Romans 7 Paul says it lingered right on in through his spiritual life in which he could see sin in his flesh and he hated it to the degree that he called himself a wretched man.
If you want to come to grips with your true spiritual condition, you start by doing an inventory on your attitude toward sin, and most notably your attitude toward your own sin. A lot of people get upset about social sin. A lot of people are outraged when they see crimes, devastating social sin, venereal disease, etc., etc. And it's easy to get upset about the sins of other people that somehow negatively effect you. That's not the issue. The issue is your own personal iniquity. True believers have a true recognition of their spiritual condition and they recognize that their problem is not a lack of self-esteem, their problem is not the fact that they are mistreated by other people, or they've been somehow wounded in their childhood, they recognize their problem to be sin, their own sin which has put them in that bankrupt situation and they have come to cast themselves on the grace and mercy of God and beg for His forgiveness. And that doesn't change. As a true believer there will be an ongoing resentment of sin in your own life as well as other sins that dishonor the God whom you love. Look for an attitude of penitence.
Secondly, righteousness. In those same Beatitudes in verse 6 Jesus said, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied." In the true believer there is not only an aversion to sin, but there is an attraction to righteousness. And you not only are attracted to what is right in the world around you, whenever there are things are right, you're not only attracted to what is noble and good and God-honoring in people around you, but you pursue it in your own heart. You love righteousness. And your righteousness is inside, not outside. That's what Jesus meant when He said in Matthew 5:20 you must have a righteousness that exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees. Theirs was external. They wouldn't kill somebody, but they would hate them venomously. They wouldn't outwardly commit adultery, but they would have lustful, wicked adulterous thoughts in their mind. They wouldn't violate some statement with regard to God outwardly, but they violated it in their hearts. They would say they worshiped God but in their hearts they were far from Him. The righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, the righteousness of superficially religious people is...is external and your righteousness must exceed that.
Second Timothy 2:19 says, "Nevertheless the firm foundation of God stands having this seal, the Lord knows those who are His." And who are they? "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord abstain from wickedness." There is an aversion to wickedness and a love of holiness.
Titus 1:16 says there are people who profess to know God but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient and worthless for any good deed. It's not a matter of what you say, it's a matter of what you pursue, doing what is right from the heart. Do you have a desire for what is right? Do you have a longing in your heart to honor God? Do you love what is right? What glorifies Him? What honors Him? That's the issue.
Thirdly, this is a test that I think is very, very important. It's the test of submission...of submission. Is there a compelling in your heart to submit to divine authority? Do you find yourself a willing servant of God, an eager servant of Jesus Christ? Or are you like that rich young ruler in Matthew 19 to whom Jesus said, "Sell everything you have and give the money to the poor?" And because he loved his money so much, he turned his back and walked away. He wasn't about to come under such demands. And, of course, he was not converted. He was left in his sin because he wouldn't submit to the authority of Jesus Christ in his life. It isn't that Jesus asks everyone to give up what they have and give their money to the poor. But it is that Jesus asks everyone who comes to Him to recognize His sovereignty in their lives and where there is a true sense of one's spiritual bankruptcy and a real hatred of sin and a true attraction to righteousness, there is an eager submission to the lordship of Christ because we understand that He has our best in mind.
I want you to turn in your Bible to Luke 14 for a moment. Great multitudes were going along with Jesus and He was drawing tremendous crowds because of His miracles. And the crowd heard Him say some things, starting in verse 26, that didn't sit too well with most of them. Here He has this huge crowd and, in effect, He's going to thin it out. "If anyone comes to Me and doesn't hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes and even his own life, he can't be My disciple." Boy, he's talking about singular submission. You can't be concerned about the demands and the expectations of your family...that's what He means by hate, He doesn't mean a vitriolic attitude. He means hate in the sense that you give no place to their wishes as opposed to those of Jesus Christ. You are willing to submit to Him if it costs you your family. You're willing to submit to Him if it costs you your own life. Verse 27, "Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple." The cross was the symbol of death. If you're not willing to follow Christ at any cost, even death, you're not worthy to be His disciple. I can't think of a stronger test of true salvation than to affirm the lordship of Christ over your entire life, no matter what the cost.
And then He illustrates that in verse 28. "For which one of you when he wants to build a tower doesn't first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?" You're going to go into a construction project, you want to calculate what it's going to cost you before you go into that project. Otherwise, verse 29 says, "You will lay the foundation, not be able to finish, and all who observe it begin to ridicule him because of his inept planning, saying...This man began to build and wasn't able to finish." Or another illustration in verse 31, "What king when he sets out to meet another king in battle will not first sit down and take counsel whether he's strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand?" You're not going to go into battle and put the lives of people on the line without a strategy. "Or else while the other is still far away he sends a delegation and asks terms of peace." Either he counts his troops and their capability, and his battle plan, he goes to war, or he pleads for a truce. "So therefore...verse 33...no one of you can be My disciple who doesn't give up all his own possessions." It doesn't mean that you have to become poverty stricken, it simply means you yield up the sovereignty over everything. You're willing to give it up. That's...that's an affirmation of the fact that Jesus Christ is Lord. And when you come realizing your spiritual bankruptcy, and when you come mourning over your sin, and when you come humbly, and when you come hungering and thirsting for righteousness, there's such a level of desperation that you're really willing to follow whatever the cost...submission.
Now I don't think at the moment of salvation you understand all the implications of submission. But as they unfold you embrace them. And the more you mature in Christ, the more wonderful His will becomes to you no matter what the price.
There's a fourth mark that you look for in your life... penitence, righteousness, submission...and that's obedience--obedience. I need to have you turn to James chapter 1 where this issue is addressed. In James 1 verse 21, James says, "Putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness in humility receive the Word implanted which is able to save your lives." And verse 22, "Prove yourselves doers of the Word and not merely hears who delude themselves."
If you are only a hearer and not a doer, you are self-deluded, you're deceived. No, a doer is one who hears the Word and obeys it. "If anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer...verse 23...he's like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror, once he's looked at himself and gone away he's immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty...that's the Scripture...and abides by it, having not become a forgetful hearer, but an effectual doer, this man shall be blessed in what he does." Those who are hearers only are self-deceived if they think they're Christians. It's a matter of receiving the Word and doing it.
Jesus said that in Matthew 7, didn't He? "The people who hear My Word and don't do it are like somebody who built his house on...what?...on sand. And the people who hear My Word and do it are those who build their house on the rock." Their salvation is genuine, it has a foundation.
In John chapter 8, another very important text on this regard, John 8 says in verse 30, "Many came to believe in Him." Jesus was teaching and people were listening, it says, "He spoke these things and many came to believe in Him." But Jesus was going to test the character of their faith. Was it the real thing? Were they authentic? So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed in Him, "If you abide in My Word then you are mathetes alethos, in the Greek, real disciples of Mine and you will know the truth and the truth will make you free." That's true salvation. If you hear the Word and you abide in it, that's again indication of obedience.
In 1 John chapter 2, again the same emphasis, in verse 3, "And by this we know that we have come to know Him if we keep His commandments." Jesus said the thing in the upper room when He said, "If you love Me you'll keep My commandments. If you belong to Me you'll obey My Word and My Father's Word." Verse 4 of 1 John 2 says, "The one who says I have come to know Him and does not keep His commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His Word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected and by this we know that we are in Him." You want to know you're in Christ? You're going to know it when you obey His Word.
Chapter 3 of 1 John, verse 24 says the same thing. "And the one who keeps His commandments abides in Him and He in him. And we know by this that He abides in us by the Spirit whom He has given us."
You look at your life and you see an aversion to sin, a penitent attitude, a willingness to confess your sin, a recognition of your spiritual bankruptcy, you look into your heart and you see a love of righteousness, a desire to do what is right and honor and glorify God, something beyond the superficial righteousness of the Pharisees, a true love for the right from the heart, you look at your life and you see a desire to submit in every area of your life to the lordship of Jesus Christ who is the sovereign over your life, you hear the Word and you respond with a desire for obedience, those are things that mark a true and authentic Christian.
And number five in this brief list is love...love. What do you love? That's a fair question. We're in 1 John, look at chapter 2 verse 15, "Do not love the world," the wicked system that Satan operates on this planet, "nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him." It can't be more clear than that. If you love the world, God's love isn't in you.
In James chapter 4, very similar statement, chapter 4 verse 4, "You adulteresses," that's metaphoric, you say you're the true wife of God but you are not, you're an adulteress, "do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God. Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God." You can't do both. You can't love Satan's system. I'm not talking about a sunset, and a beautiful mountain, or a pretty picture, or a good meal, or a comfortable chair, I'm talking about the system, the kosmos, the wicked world system. If you love it, the love of God isn't there. You can't be the friend of that system without becoming the enemy of God.
And then back again to 1 John, there are some other issues of love. First John 2:9, "The one who says he's in the light, says he's a believer, and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now." You...first of all, you love the kingdom and not the world. Secondly, you love other believers. "The one who loves his brother, verse 10 says, abides in the light and there's no cause for stumbling in Him." In verse 11, "The one who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in the darkness, doesn't know where he's going because the darkness has blinded his eyes." It's the test of love. For whom do you have the greatest affection? For God's people? Do you love to be with the Lord's people? That's the issue.
Look at chapter 3 of 1 John, verse 14, here again very, very clear, "We know that we have passed out of death into life because we love the brethren. He who doesn't love abides in death." Verse 17, "Whoever has the world's goods and beholds his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him? Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth. We shall know by this that we are of the truth and shall assure our heart before Him." I mean, it's that simple.
If you believe in Him and you've been genuinely transformed, you will love the kingdom not the world, and you will love the brother hood...to say nothing of loving Him. John said, "We love Him because He first loved us."
That's the right approach to the inventory. The question to ask yourself is...do I have a penitent heart over sin? It's not as penitent and repentant as it ought to be, but is that my character? Is that the longing of my heart, to turn from sin? Do I have a desire for righteousness? To do what is right? To honor and glorify God? Do I love to submit to the Lord Jesus Christ? Even though my flesh battles against that, do I have a desire to submit to His will no matter what it is? And do I hear the Word with eager ears, wanting so much to obey it? And do I love the kingdom and not the world? Do I love believers? Do I love the Lord? Those are the issues.
So, any spiritual inventory is a matter of now, it's a matter of those issues present in my life. And I have to say that if you hate sin, love righteousness, eagerly submit to the lordship of Christ, long to obey the Word of God, and love what is righteous and holy, God has changed your heart. You're a transformed person because that is not normal. That's not just plain humanity.
To see these tests perhaps cast in a different light, turn to 2 Peter chapter 1...2 Peter chapter 1. Now he says in verse 5 here, "Apply some diligence in your life, pursue moral excellence," that's another way of talking about righteousness. "Pursue knowledge," that's another way of talking about obedience, to know the truth that you might respond to it. "In your knowledge pursue self-control and perseverance and godliness," and there's that love, "brotherly kindness, and then love itself." Pursue these issues, and these are just...this is another way to frame the very same things that I've given you. Moral excellence, that's the pursuit of righteousness; godliness, that's turning from sin; self-control, obviously bringing yourself under the control of the lordship of Christ; perseverance means obeying no matter how difficult it might be, and brother kindness and love, of course, refer to the category of love.
And then in verse 8 he says, "If these qualities are yours and you can see them developing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." They give evidence that your knowledge of Christ is a true knowledge. It's a true knowledge. In verse 10 he says, "If you do this, you will make certain about your calling and God's choosing you, and as long as you see these things, practice these things in your life, you're never going to stumble in to doubt, but rather you will give evidence that some day entrance into the eternal kingdom of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you."
The key to think about is verse 10, you can make your calling and election, as the NAS, as the KJV says, you can make your calling and choosing, or your calling and election sure. When you look at your life and you see these things, then you're going to know. If they're not there, verse 9 says, if you lack these qualities, you're going to be blind, short-sighted and you will have forgotten that you've been purified from your former sins.
You know it is possible for a Christian, according to Peter here, to get confused if he's not continually pursuing these issues. These are the marks of true salvation. If you have fallen in to some spiritual doldrums or followed patterns of sin as a believer and you start doing an inventory, you may have some real doubts. But if you are pursuing these things, you will have none...you'll have none. It's these spiritual tests that convince us of the genuineness of our salvation. They are God-wrought works in our lives.
One other text demands some attention, James 2...James 2:14. It's not enough to say you believe. James says, "What use is it, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but he has no works. Can that kind of faith save him?" And it doesn't do any good to say, I believe, I believe, I believe, it doesn't do any good to say I made a decision, I walked an aisle, I responded to an invitation, I prayed a prayer, I signed a card, I felt emotional, I was baptized, I was confirmed, or whatever else...it doesn't do any good. What use is it to say you have faith if it's not evident in works that demonstrate penitence, righteousness, submission, obedience and love?
For example, let's take the love issue, verse 15. "If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, `Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,' and do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?" It doesn't mean anything if there's no demonstration of love. That kind of faith without works, he says in verse 17, is dead because it exists in isolation. It's not a saving faith.
Someone in verse 18 may well say, "You have faith and I have works, show me your faith without the works." How can you do that? You can't. Show me your faith? If somebody says to you, "Show me your faith without doing anything," what are you going to show him? You're not going to show him anything. You can't see faith, it's an invisible thing. So James says, "I will show you my faith by my works." That's the only way true faith can be demonstrated. "Oh, you say you believe in the oneness of God, you believe that there is only one true God. Good, you do well, the demons also believe and they go one better, they shudder. Are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless?"
Isn't it interesting that he says the devils believe, the demons believe? Not only do they believe, but they believe enough to be frightened, which means that it's a genuine belief. And what they understand is that damnation awaits them in a lake of fire, they believe that. They have a kind of non-saving demon faith. They tell us a lot about saving faith by providing an opposite. Let me just take you through that for a minute. What is...what is the faith of demons that doesn't save? Well, let me look at this way. First of all, it has knowledge...it has knowledge. The demons know God's nature better than any men do because they know God. They were there in heaven before they fell. They're far more intelligent than men are and therefore they have greater capacity to grasp the greatness of God, so they have not only from experience but from the sheer power of their intellect more to bring to the table of knowledge than we do. Furthermore, they've been alive since they were created at the time of creation so they're very old which means they've accumulated a massive amount of experience...both by personal knowledge having been in heaven, by intellectual capacity, and by millennia of experience, they understand God's nature. They have seen more of God and more of God's works than all humanity combined.
Furthermore, they have knowledge of the saving power of Jesus Christ. They've seen that too. They have seen the power of Scripture. They understand that what the Bible says about holy angels and fallen angels is true. They understand what the Bible says about man is true, what it says about heaven is true, what it says about hell is true. Some of them are already in an abyss. They understand all of that. In fact, I've often said this, all demons are fundamentalists. I want to quickly say all fundamentalists are not demons, but all demons are fundamentalists. They're all Bible-believing fundamentalists.
Furthermore they have a supernatural knowledge of the invisible and eternal realm, which makes the first point. No amount of knowledge is proof of salvation. No amount of knowledge is proof of salvation. Secondly, no amount of belief in that knowledge is proof of salvation. The devil is orthodox. He believes all of it because he knows it's true. The devil has the right theology. Thirdly, no amount of fear of God's judgment and wrath is proof of salvation. The demons are afraid. You remember when they were cast out of the swine by Jesus they said, Please, please, please, don't send us to the...the pit." They live in fear, that's why it says in this chapter of James that they shudder, verse 19, or they tremble.
No amount of knowledge, no amount of belief in that knowledge, no amount of fear of God's judgment and wrath is proof of salvation. Fourthly, no amount of guilt for sin is proof of salvation. You can feel bad about your sin, you can feel convicted about it. I believe the demons feel guilty, that's why they shake. And they know they are justly condemned to hell, that's why they said to Jesus...don't send us to the abyss...they know they're going there, they know they deserve to go there. They understand completely their revolt and their rebellion. They deserve punishment and they know it. But even that guilt is no proof of salvation.
And I would suggest to you perhaps a fifth thought. No amount of desire for salvation is proof of salvation. I would imagine the demons in hell, in torment, bound would cry out for deliverance. But according to Revelation 1, only Christ and Christ alone has the key and He will not unlock the place of their eternal torment and let them out. No amount of knowledge, no amount of belief in that knowledge, no amount of fear of God's judgment and wrath, no amount of guilt for sin, and no amount of desire for salvation is necessarily proof of salvation. I'll go one beyond that. No amount of religious experience is proof of salvation. You want to know who are the most experienced creatures in the universe in religion? Who are they? Demons. All the gods of the nations are demons, the Old Testament says. Wherever you have false religion you have demon authorship and demon involvement. Paul said to the Corinthians, "Every time you go back to these idol feasts, you go to the table of demons," that's what he says. You can't come to the table of the Lord and then go to the table of demons. He was saying all that idolatry is demonic. Satan is disguised as an angel of...what?...light and his ministers appear disguised as angels of light. They work in the area of religion. They are disguised as ministers of light. They're very experienced in religion. No amount of experience in religion is proof of salvation.
And I suppose I could add this. No amount of knowledge of the superiority of Jesus Christ is proof of salvation. They know He's the King. They know He's superior. They know He is the Lord. That's a demon faith that doesn't save.
Now we can take that and transfer it into the human realm. A lot of people who have knowledge, some people have so much knowledge, Hebrews 5:12 says, you should be teaching by now. Hebrews 6, as we saw this morning, says, "You've tasted the heavenly gift, you've been partakers of the Holy Spirit, partakers of the Word, you've heard it all, seen it all, signs, wonders, miracles, you've heard the gospel, you have the knowledge, you're not saved." And secondly, there are many who believe the truth. John 8, I just read it to you. "Many believed on His name but they weren't real because they didn't abide in it." They're not saved. There are many who fear God's judgment. A lot of people fear God's judgment. A lot of people are afraid to die, scared to death when they come to the time of their own demise. Listen to Revelation 9:20, "The rest of mankind," this is during the time of the Tribulation in the future when the Lord unleashes judgment on the world, "the rest of mankind who were not killed by the plagues did not repent of the works of their hands so as not to worship demons." They kept worshiping demons, they didn't repent. "And the idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk, and they did not repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their immorality, nor of their thefts." God's judgment in the future will be unleashed on the world, they will fear it, they will cry for the rocks and the mountains to fall on them and hide them from the face of His fury. Repent? No. They're afraid but they're not saved. They believe the truth but they're not saved. They understand the truth but they're not saved. And there are many who feel guilty. Guilt is a major problem in the world in the lives of people. Many people who feel guilty...I think about Felix in Acts 24, arrived with Drusilla, his wife who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul...he was a Roman authority. And heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. Here's this pagan Gentile listening to Paul speak the gospel. And as he was discussing righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened. Why was he frightened? Because he was wicked and his sin was being exposed.
And what was his reaction? "Go away for the present and when I find time I'll summon you." He felt conviction and guilt, he wasn't saved. And there are many who desire salvation. They're not saved. The rich young ruler comes running up to Jesus, Matthew 19, says, "What do I have to do to inherit eternal life?" And when Jesus told him, he went away without it. He wasn't willing to pay the price.
There are many who are very religious and they're not saved. Like the scribes and Pharisees who had an inadequate self-righteousness. There are many who exalt Jesus Christ as superior and they're not saved. That's right, they exalt Jesus Christ, they lift up Jesus Christ. Matthew 21 verse 9, Jesus comes in to the city on Palm Sunday and they say, "Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. This is the prophet Jesus." And a few days later what did they do? They crucified Him.
When the leaders of the Mormon church came to see me, they said, "We're drawn to your material, we're drawn to your preaching, we're drawn to your teaching." They said, "We're drawn there because you have a knowledge of Scripture. We're drawn there because we believe, too, in the Scripture like you do. We're drawn there...they said...because we understand that God has spoken and we desire the salvation that He offers." And they said, "We're drawn especially to your writings because you exalt Jesus Christ and we do too. Christ is our Lord and Christ is our Savior," they said, "and we love Christ." And they said, "We're concerned because there are many people in the Mormon church that don't have a passion for Jesus Christ like we do. They're very nominal, second, third, fourth, fifth generation Mormons, very apathetic and indifferent toward Christ and we...we want to see a renewal in the Mormon church where people come again to really confess Jesus as Lord and really love Jesus Christ."
Boy, that sounds good, doesn't it? They believe the Bible. They have the knowledge. They believe in it. They understand God's judgment. They feel conviction about sin. They desire salvation. They're very religious. And they acknowledge the superiority of Christ. And they're not saved.
That became evident to me when I asked them, "Who is God?" And they told me, "Well, first of all, God is not a trinity." I read the Mormon theology this last week, just to brush up, a new book has been written by the Mormons and they've got their whole theology in it. God used to be a man and somehow evolved into a spirit being. He's not a trinity. Somewhere along the line He created Christ who is a created man. And so it goes.
What makes the difference? How can you tell a transformed life? Well first of all, when you're dealing with somebody in a cult like that you've got to come down to accurate biblical facts about Christ. But what you look at in the life is evidence of internal transformation, penitence, a real hatred of sin that comes from the heart. It's not just Pharisaical or superficial. Righteousness, a profound longing for what is right from the heart. Glad submission and yielding to Christ's lordship. A love for His sovereign leadership. Eager hearing and complying with everything in God's Word. And a passionate love for God, disdain for the world, and love for believers. Those are the evidences. It's those things that show your life has been changed...transformed inside out.
Jesus gave the ultimate invitation along this line in Matthew 20...Matthew 7:21. He said there's going to be a time when not everyone who says to Me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven. It's not the sayers, but the doers. "He who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, `Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in Your name and in Your name cast out demons? In Your name perform many miracles?' And then I will declare to them, `I never knew you, depart from Me, you workers of iniquity, literally'" People are going to say...Oh, we're there, we're...we're...we belong to You. And He's going to say...I don't know you at all. He said it's the difference between somebody who hears these words of Mine, and acts on them, he's like a wise man who built his house on the rock and the rain descended, and that speaks of judgment, the flood came, the winds blew and burst against that house, it didn't fall because it had been founded on the rock. Everyone who hears these words of Mine and doesn't act upon them, will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand and the rain descended and the floods came and the winds blew and burst against that house and it fell and great was its fall. It's not what you say, it's what you do that gives evidence of the transformation in your life.
So, when you do the test, do your spiritual inventory and look at the outside, not what you say, look at the inside. Has your life been changed so that it is characterized by penitence, righteousness, submission, obedience and love.
To the church at Sardis, Revelation 3, Jesus said this, "I know your deeds that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead." Boy, what a statement. You have a name that you're alive, but you are dead.
I'm reminded in closing of the words of Isaac Watts, the great hymn writer, "How helpless guilty nature lies, unconscious of its load. The heart unchanged can never rise to happiness and God. The will perversed, the passions blind, in paths of ruin stray, reason debased can never find the safe the narrow way. Can ought beneath a power divine, the stubborn will subdue? Tis Thine, almighty Savior, Thine to form the heart anew. O change these wretched hearts of ours and give them life divine. Then shall our passions and our powers, almighty Lord, be Thine."
No amount of resolution, no amount of religious activity can transform the heart, only Christ...only Christ.
So, back to where we started. Test yourselves to see if you're in the faith, examine yourselves. If you're genuine, you'll know unless you're living in a pattern of willful sin for a time so that as Peter says you're calling and election is in doubt to you. In that case you need to repent of those sins. In any case you need to repent of those sins so that you can become a true believer or as a believer enjoy the assurance of your salvation.
Father, we thank You for the Word which lightens up the darkness. And, Lord, for this time of heart searching we would not want to be unaided by Your blessed Holy Spirit. Show us the truth of our spiritual condition that we may know that we're authentic, genuine, truly Yours.
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Local businesses sponsor children's coloring contest
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Local businesses are sponsoring a Christmas coloring contest for children ages 3-10. Pictures may be colored using crayons, markers, or colored pencils. One winner will be drawn at random from all entries. The winner will receive a Christmas stocking full of Christmas gifts and more.
All entries must be received 5 p.m., Dec. 19 at the Marion County Record office. Entries can be hand delivered or mailed to the Marion County Record, PO Box 278, Marion, KS 66861.
Winner will be announced in the Dec. 25 issue of the Marion County Record. See contest rules, pictures, and sponsoring businesses published below.


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In an effort to help children in need this Christmas season, members of the Louisiana Wildlife Agents Association (LWAA) in the Monroe area have this year contributed $2,000 toward the toy drive organized by the radio station K104 and the Radio People in Monroe.
LWAA President Lt. Scott Mathews said the toys were purchased and delivered to the local radio station on Dec. 9 and will be distributed to those in need in time for Christmas.
Mathews also thanked Spotted Dog Sporting Goods in Columbia and Academy Sporting Goods in West Monroe for providing discounts that allowed more toys to be bought for the drive.
"Both stores have been excellent partners in our attempt help out local children in need," Mathews said. "The agents association would also like to thank K104 and the Radio People for organizing the drive. Through their contacts and wide reach, we know the toys will find a home with the children who most need them."
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Law Enforcement Division Chief Col. Winton Vidrine commended the LWAA for the generous donation. "The gifts are a wonderful way of helping those in need. The toys will surely brighten Christmas morning for a lot of kids," Vidrine said.
The LWAA is a fraternal organization whose members are LDWF Enforcement Division agents.
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Actor John Travolta will be in Baltimore Nov. 10 as the guest of honor (and main draw) at the Maryland Film Festival's annual fundraiser. Here are photos of some of the other stars who have come to town to help raise money for the annual spring festival. • Also see: Movies made in Maryland [Pictures]
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