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North State Bank Mortgage is expanding into Fayetteville.
The mortgage lending arm of North State Bank, with 41 employees statewide, is adding two Fayetteville-based agents to its network, company President Ken Sykes said Monday.
"Fayetteville's a strong market economically," Sykes said. "We're excited about it."
The company has hired Cathy Hutsell and Pam Pritchard as assistant vice presidents and mortgage loan officers. Both are Fayetteville natives who were previously mortgage loan originators with Carolina Home Mortgage.
"We had a relationship with them through other companies," Sykes said. "They had such a strong presence themselves in an area that was geographically suitable for our expansion."
The company works statewide, with concentrations in Wake, New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick and Randolph counties, plus the Greensboro and Hickory areas. Sykes said North State already processes a lot of VA loans.
"We're not unfamiliar with the Fayetteville territory," he said.
The Fayetteville agents will work out of an office that should open within 30 days, Sykes said.
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Last week, conservative think-tank the Fraser Institute released a paper titled "The Cost of Raising Children."
According to author Christopher Sarlo "there is no methodology or formula that can determine how much parents need to spend to raise children or, even, how much they actually do spend. What we do know is that parents at all income levels have successfully raised children."
That's true. Of course it is. But parents at all income levels have also decided not to have further children because of the cost, to put off retirement, relinquish jobs to eliminate child care, spend savings and rely on family or social services to aid in the expense of raising children. Ideally, wouldn't parents be able to raise children with the bare necessities without having to go into debt or seek outside help?
The paper's conclusion is that: Examining the basic marginal costs necessary for the healthy development of a child, this paper finds that an annual outlay of $3,000 to $4,500 (depending on the community or region and the age of the child) would be sufficient. These cost estimates exclude any savings strategies such as home gardens, sewing and knitting clothing, couponing and taking advantage of sales, own repair and maintenance work in the home, etc.
Of course, in the "basic marginal costs," they didn't include child care, because according to the Fraser Institute, the majority of parents don't pay for child care. I wish I knew where they found their magical child care fairies, because that alone would make a huge difference to our family's finances.
Being the type of parent who lives frugally, cuts coupons, buys secondhand and doesn't have a maid or hire a plumber every time the kids flush one of their thrift store toys down the toilet, I thought I'd take a look at the Fraser Insitute's numbers and compare it to my numbers.
I'd like to tell you that I sew or knit all the kid's clothes, but I actually live in the 21st century, when it's cheaper to buy secondhand clothes than it is to buy the basic materials to sew and knit. For me, sewing is an expensive luxury. But according to the Fraser Institute, we can weave cloth and coax seeds from concrete for free.
However, despite my inability to save on sewing, between getting free hand-me-downs from friends and family and purchasing most items secondhand I estimate that I spend about $300 a year per child on clothing.
Some years a bit more, some less, but that's a decent average. I refuse to buy secondhand shoes, socks or underwear and I find it hard getting coats and pajamas secondhand when I need them.
I don't have a home garden, mostly because I don't have a home, except for a rental that has completely inadequate space for gardening. However, I do take advantage of the local community garden. Of course, that only really serves me in the summer months. And vegetables are some of the least expensive items we buy. Fruit and milk are the big items for us. I'm particular about making sure my children eat healthy and I'm sure the Fraser Institute would not recommend making our children live off noodles and water. Looking at the difference in grocery bills from before I had children, and with the addition of each child, I estimate that the cost of food per child is zero dollars in the first year (I breastfed), $35 a week in the second year as solids are started (equal to $1,820 per year), $2,600 a year for ages three to five, $3,380 a year for ages six-12, and in talking to friends and family with older children, $3900 a year for ages 12-18.
Sarlo used estimates of $1,638.60 for a four-year-old and $2,517.12 for a 12-year-old child. These numbers are based on the cost of food in Montreal and Manitoba. Those, of course, are two of the cheapest provinces for groceries. Apparently, the Atlantic provinces don't deserve representation. According to Statistics Canada, the average household expense for food in Newfoundland and Labrador is almost $8,000 a year. Considering single person and couple only households are included in that average, I imagine my estimates are closer to representing the reality for most families.
Now the children are clothed and fed, they need shelter. Well, not really according to Sarlo. Apparently, all children in Canada are born into families that already own three-bedroom houses. And if the parents decide to buy a larger house to fit their growing family, then they have a potentially higher equity return — because as we all know, the real estate market is a wonderfully stable thing and no one ever loses money on a home.
Sarlo acknowledges that some families may rent, but insists that most two-bedroom apartments cost about the same as one-bedroom apartments. Sarlo obviously doesn't live in reality. My estimates? On average, for each child/bedroom you add, you add another $200 a month to your shelter costs.
Sarlo also believes that children don't require transportation, or if they do, it's because of the parents change in lifestyle and can't be attributed to the children.
Also, any car you buy will fit up to three children. Sarlo apparently is not aware of the utter inability of most standard-size cars to accommodate three carseats in the back. Or, for that matter, the cost of carseats themselves. Sarlo's transportation estimates per child? Zero dollars.
That's because, apparently, even if you didn't have kids, you'd still be driving to the local school every day, leaving work to pick up a child at kindergarten halfway through the day and transport to child care, driving to the doctor's office, dentist and hospital for multiple medical appointments, and still able to walk home from the grocery store with all that food.
It is hard to define the actual transportation costs for a child, so let's pretend we don't have a car and are using public transit. On most systems, kids ride free until age five. After that, it's about $50 a month for a bus pass — or $600 a year.
Already, I've reached totals of $4,520 for an infant to $7,200 for a 13-year-old. And we haven't yet included furniture, heat and electricity costs, school supplies for the older children, diapers for the younger children or the all-important child care.
I won't bore you with the exact numbers, but I calculated all of those into my totals and came up with a range of $5,170 for an infant (that's if you get the majority of infant furniture secondhand and only buy a new crib mattress and car seat as well as breastfeed so there's no formula expense and take a full year maternity leave so there's no child care expense) to $16,140 for a 6-12-year-old. The price goes down for a 12-18-year-old because child care is not legally necessary after age 12.
Even my most conservative estimates couldn't come close to Sarlo's. And there's a good reason for that.
Sarlo believes that children don't add to housing, transportation or electricity costs, nor do they need child care or their own beds (he made no allowance for furniture).
So basically, he's determined that food, clothing and school supplies are all a child needs. They can sleep on the floor in the living room, have cold baths and wear dirty clothes and walk everywhere. And they don't need child care. So feel free to leave them home alone while you work or attend appointments.
Of course, if you made your child live the way Sarlo seems to recommend, you'd be charged with endangerment or neglect and your children would be taken. Then they'd be free. That appears to be what this conservative think tank recommends.
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The Sherwood Newcastle R-972 won't be out until April '08, but I sat down for a demo of their new receiver. What sets it apart from other 4 HMDI in (1 out) AVRs is their Trinnov Optimizer. The fuzzy shot above shows green speakers along the peripheral of the coincentric circles that describe the speaker placement positions used during soundtrack mastering. The smaller red speaker positions show where people normally put them. By generating tones, I was told, the Sherwood receiver will figure out where you've placed speakers in your room, and compensate for it. I asked if you'd get that great on-screen display with the R-972's implementation, but alas, no. However, you can interface your laptop to the receiver and work with the setup that way.
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JVC also showed a prototype of its first Blu-ray player, the XV-BD. A tentative release date of September 2008 was announced, but we would not be surprised if certain recent events made it so much sooner. It will be a Profile 1.1 machine (as all models launched from now on must be).
What's more impressive than a stack of McIntosh gear? More than just looking good, McIntosh is releasing their most powerful amps ever. The MC1.2KW Mono Power Amplifier delivers a whooping 1200 watts. Imagine what that will do when you crank up your Metallica CDs. The MA700 Integrated Amp offers up 250 watts x seven channels for a truly off-the-hook home theater.
Panasonic added the DMP-BD50 to their line of Blu-ray players. The DMP-BD30 is profile 1.1 and can decode and output lossless Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™ (the last is new if it truly is Master Audio and not just the DTS core), but you'll have to wait until I get to their booth to find out if it can <i>pass</i> either of those as bitstreams for decoding in a newer receiver.
Jon Banner took this wonderful picture with my Panasonic Lumix TZ3 camera. Those are Ultimateavmag's Product of the Year Awards lined up on the table in the SourceInterlink suite at the Venetian. Outside the window is a long view of Las Vegas.
TAD has a new Compact Monitor under development, and while it's still a year or so away from commercial availability, it was on demo at this year's CES. Driven by prototypes of new TAD class A monoblock amplifiers (150Wpc into 8 ohms, 600WPC into 2 ohms), it sounded sensational, with the apparent ability to convincingly replicate the weight and power of a full symphony orchestra, an ability that escapes most loudspeakers.


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To be fair, the Brooklyn Museum of Art has a schedule of its own. With ''Hip-Hop Nation: Roots, Rhymes and Rage'' last fall and a reinstallation of its African galleries due to open in May, this underattended institution is making a sustained effort to reach a local audience, and it may be paying off. When I dropped by the hip-hop show on a school holiday last December, the place was shaking.
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John Piper, D.A. Carson, and Tim Keller fight porn with theology.
Leadership Journal is now in its 31st year of publication, and it seems that church leaders struggling with pornography has been a constant theme we've covered through all of those years--even well before the age of the internet. Does the rise of Calvinism and the Neo-Reformed movement have anything new to add to the conversation? John Piper speaks with Tim Keller and D.A. Carson about the role of gospel-centered theology in fighting the temptations of pornography.
What do you think? Do they have anything new or helpful to add, or are these the same answers and ideas you've been hearing for years?
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"have anything new to add to the conversation?"
"What do you think?"
Well, from the video, they spoke a lot of words, however, it is a pity that they didn't say anything useful.
"Do they have anything new or helpful to add, or are these the same answers and ideas you've been hearing for years?"
Yeah, you nailed it, they are saying the same words I heard way back in the nineties...you know, come to think of it...further back...eighties even.
You know, porn is a symptom of a much larger and deeper problem in our society...and that problem that affects us all is called materialism.
We christians here in the United States are so damnably materialistic...want, want, want, have, have, have, need more, more, more.
When is enough, enough?
Not enough money, work harder.
Still not enough money, get a second job.
Our family?
Hey, sacrifices must be made!
Want that car, sure, go buy it.
Have the job, but don't have all that money for that BMW you still can't afford even with your two jobs?
No problem...that is what credit is for!
Like those shoes?
What is another pair to the two dozen you already have in your closet!
Clothes, shoes, jewelry, jaw-dropping large homes with an unbelievable monthly mortgage, cars...we have so much crap with money we don't have for things we don't need.
Materialism...that is our spiritual Achilles heel, not porn.
'Good' sex. 'bad' sex, 'benign' sex... among people is riddled with fantasy, and inseparable aspects of soul and spirit. We project our human 'qualities', longings, needs, love and fear into the very mixed blessing of sex.
The essence of it is not material, but spiritual.
There is a psychological, mythical, non-material basis in each porn slave or master's actions 'on stage'. That it's demeaning is a part of it. That's the 'me versus them', disconnected mindset we associate with the 'industry'.
Some people turn to 'entertainment' - or temporary 'highs', with the hunger coming on immediately the thrill is over.
It's idolatry of course.
Great clip; I found Tim Keller's thoughts especially thoughtful.
Off topic... it strikes me as funny that this is titled "John Piper on Porn" when the clip shows him saying very little...
I think what bothers me most about discussions like this and the Every _________'s Battle series of books is that they never get to the heart issue of the problem--selfishness or self-love. Why does God hate porn? Because it's dehumanizing. It's perverse because it reduces people (or "the other",if you will) to products to be oggled and consumed at will.Much porn has an embedded message of humiliation and disrespect for the opposite gender,and much of it reinforces a misanthropic chauvinistic worldview.This would contribute to the conversation of why it's wrong and harmful, wouldn't it? But God forbid a theologian points out that God's creation matters to Him, even when scripture itself instructs believers to esteem others higher than self. I guess the Bible isn't theologically deep enough.
I'm not a Calvinist, nor do I see the Reformation as the high point of theology within our faith, which I assume is something these men share in common. What struck me is when confronted with the problem of sin they all used legal jargon (now adopted as Christian jargon) to remedy sin. I kept waiting for them to stop talking about justification & start talking about Jesus.
Too, thankful as I am for it, the cross is but one aspect of the gospel & not it's achieving moment. Jesus' entire life, teaching, resurrection are the gospel. Sadly, we have reduced Jesus to God's mechanism of grace instead of taking in His whole life.
So much legal jargon.
Matt, I can't comment on your criticism of Every . . . Battle books because I haven't read them, but I resonate strongly with your assertion about why God hates porn. I think you hit the nail on the head. And, yes, this issue can't be divorced from materialism in general either, but istm making that encapsulate the whole problem here is also way too superficial an explanation. On a theological or philosophical level, I think we need to look at how we are portraying/understanding God and humanity in relationship to Him in order to understand why disordered consumption in any form deforms us and all our relationships.
On a practical level, the Twelve-Step Recovery model is arguably more successful in helping people overcome such additions than other models of accountability, and certainly than theological preaching alone (however presumably "correct" that preaching is!). I believe this is because the 12-step model is based on a more fully biblical understanding of how God works in our hearts (sometimes even anonymously as a Higher Power), being as it is based on actual human experience of what enables us to overcome us from addiction and selfishness, not abstract theories cooked up by theologians based on rationalistic understandings of statements in the Scriptures! (Obviously, I have my bias here.) Of course, I don't believe that the founders of the Twelve-Steps would have arrived at their model apart from the basically Christian world view and understanding of God they were already working from.
Somewhat ironically, I have found that the "Penal Substutionary Atonement" theories on which this discussion relies was responsible for my inability to reconcile the picture of "God" it presented with the vision of Christ as He is portrayed in the Gospels and especially in His passion taken on its face value! I believe Penal Substitution is a subtle distortion of the meaning of the Atonement and gives a faulty explanation for why Jesus had to die for our sins, such that it warps our understandings of God in His motivation toward us and His love as expressed through Christ. No doubt, it consequently also is a contributing factor for why many modern believers and lapsed Christians have so gaping a hole in their hearts craving to be filled, and which void the enemy is all too willing and ready to rush in with his degrading and destructive substitutes.
I am only twenty years old, and cannot remember a time when Internet pornography was not readily available: I am of the so-called "porn generation." I have been hearing since childhood of porn's dangers, which are invariably presented with detached, doctrinal answers for why porn is wrong, and how with "accountability" and counseling, the "addiction" to it can be conquered. Such do not address the issue of why pornography is presently endemic in our society, and why it will likely only get worse, including (and perhaps especially) among Christians.
Because the American Christian subculture has not resisted feminism, and by extension the sexual revolution, it has likewise utterly failed to mitigate the tremendous upheaval incident to the sexualizing and consequent social fragmentation of the West. The familial pillar of society has been shattered, and community lost. For all of the talk of church's centrality, most churches do not foster a sense of community except among the initiate: churches are made of families, for which reason the health of the former is inextricable with the latter.
Young people are incredibly bored and lonely, in a culture that both necessitates the postponement of marriage, and leaves sex with a girl the sole means whereby a young man may prove to himself and his peers his masculinity. All is a result of feminism and the sexual revolution, for which my generation will have to pay the spiritual price. It is no wonder, then, that fornication and its propaganda flourish. Pornography is a fiery snake sent among us as judgment, and I do not see how its effects can stop until it has laid waste what little remains of our civilization. "They shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase, because they have left off to take heed of the Lord."
I agree that a solid understanding of the gospel would help someone overcome addiction to porn, but I think that there is some additional nuance here that would be helpful.
For example, the pastors are dangerously unclear about the role of shame here. This is not merely a psychological critique; Paul knows that a distinction needs to be made between godly sorrow and destructive shame. It may actually be counter-productive to simply increase feelings of shame, because they can increase feelings of inadequacy, and if the person is using porn to escape feelings of inadequacy, than this might actually tighten the addiction's grip. (Keller seems to be getting at this perhaps.)
Also, I think that some discussion of the dynamics of why people use pornography is also essential. There is no shortage of biblical explications of what's going on (idolatry, false intimacy, ect.) that can't also be integrated with insights that psychology has gleaned as well in order to de-mystify what's going on. There is some part of sin that will remain ultimately mysterious, but that doesn't mean that we can't at all understand the sorts of processes and dynamics that drive sin.
(As a side note, I do not think feminism explains much of these dynamics, since feminism has tended to be mostly critical of pornography. The "Sexual Revolution" idea seems to be circular: presumably, we are trying to explain why pornography use is increasing, and we can't explain that by simply saying its part of a bigger trend. Materialism may make more sense, in that our formation as consumers has hollowed out a space within us that we have to fill with endless consumption of ephemeral and fleeting products and now experiences. What is pornography but the consumption of an ephemeral and fleeting sexual experience? Like other products we buy, it demands nothing from us after the transaction is complete.
Jon, thank you for your comments. You make some very insightful observations, and my heart really goes out to you and all your peers! I have a teenage son. With our own children, we have really tried to avoid the kind of detached, fear-inducing, shaming instruction about sexuality that relies so heavily on warnings of the dangers of the abuse of sex and doctrinal argument that you describe experiencing, and which we also experienced when we were young (and which we know failed to protect us from pornography's harmful influence). Instead, we have always focused with our children on proactively talking to them about the goodness of God's plan for sexuality and tried to give them a vision and hope for a healthy adult marital relationship. As a result our children have always been very open with us about their feelings and bodies, etc.
That didn't stop my son from discovering and viewing internet porn (and not talking about it with us) not long ago. We still had to tell him we knew what he had watched, and he was naturally ashamed, not wanting to talk about it. We thus experienced for the first time in any significant way with our son what God went through with Adam and Eve after they ate the apple. It was heartbreaking to see his sense of shame cutting off the openness in our relationship. Still, not to exacerbate that shame, our conversation focused simply on what we knew and our response (to cut off his access to the offending site and remind him that we are able to review his Internet history) and let him know we weren't mad at him, our actions were to protect and not to punish him, and that we understood the temptation and cared about the destructive effects of porn (which he already understands intuitively) on his relationship with himself and others.
The point you bring up about the importance of real community and the problem of loneliness and boredom is absolutely huge. It is so very critical to our healing from any kind of sinful inclination that our theology translates into the kind of loving community for which God created us. If it doesn't, I think we need to look twice at our theology. I've found there is no spiritual healing apart from a real experiential connection with God, and we can't have a real experiential connection with God while we cling to understandings of Who He is that are distorted or false and which blind us to the true nature of His love for us on the one hand or our responsibility to fully engage in the struggle against sin on the other (confident of God's grace and help in the process). How other believers treat us as well as what we are explicitly formally taught in the home or from the pulpit both contribute to how we understand the basis of our relationship with God--and of the two, modeling and formal instruction, we know modeling is by far the more critical factor. It is a tremendous battle in our frenetic Western culture to cultivate real community even in the home, let alone in our communities of faith. May the Lord help us all by His Holy Spirit to foster authentic and deep loving relationship with Him, with ourselves, and with one another.
Matt Miles asks the question: "Why does God hate porn?"
Then, instead of actually finding out what G-d's answer is, he answers his own question with: "Because it's dehumanizing. It's perverse because it reduces people (or "the other",if you will) to products to be oggled and consumed at will."
the point Matt makes is agreeable to me, and if he had just come out and said it without invoking the diety...I'd think it would carry more weight in this discussion.
However. he did not, and so it is not G-d answering Matt's question, it's Matt answering his own question which makes it rhetorical and not very informative about what G-d has to say.
But Karen, you say,
"but I resonate strongly with your assertion about why God hates porn. I think you hit the nail on the head."
And I disagree...I think Matt swung and missed the nail completely.
Rome, the most pornographic society if ever there was one, and Greece as well... and yet the Church struggled, not with videos, but with the temple prostitutes, concubines, and slaves...who...pretty much acted like concubines.
What did Paul do there?
What did Paul say to all the followers inside Rome, or Greece?
Did Paul write:
"gouge thine eyes, so thou seest nothing, and poke thine neighbors eye, so theyeth seest nothing as well, for better that all be blind that suffereth the dehumanization of Roman and Greek Society would have you beholdeth!"
People...seriously, why does porn rise to the surface of our discussion when materialism, which we are all infected with, is hardly ever discussed?
Why does G-d hate porn and we never hear about his hate towards our own selfish predilections for our comforts while all the while praising his name while others wallow in misery, or suffer because we're calloused and hard-hearted?
G-d hates porn?
I say, G-d hates any and everything that is outside his will, and that...you can find in the bible.
When we, as Christians, followers of the Living G-d, act outside his will, either through commission or omission, we have sinned.
Therefore, the question isn't are we covered by grace if a pastor indulges his eyes with porn, as messers Piper, Keller, and Carson would conclude. The question is...does the Pastor want to be forgiven?
The rationalizations men give for their behaviors indicate their inner spiritual thinking...and it isn't just porn...it's everything...that is outside the will of G-d that men, and women rationalize to continue in their pleasure without restraint or caution or care for another.
Personally, I think you all have missed the point completely...and so too, has Messers, Piper, Keller, and Carson.
"G-d hates porn?
I say, G-d hates any and everything that is outside his will, and that...you can find in the bible."
(And you can't find the fact that God values His creation? But I digress.)
The point is, I agree with your statement which implies focusing on materialism would be just as futile as zeroing in on porn or feminism or whatever we decide the scapegoat should be at the moment. The heart of an issue is dehumanization, a distorted view of God's creation. It's self-centeredness, obssession through self-love or hate, and it's just as apparent in materialism as any other sin. Either way, it's putting self above God.
And while I was answering my own question both question and answer were based on my understanding of God and His view of man based not only on experience, but also of the Scriptures as a whole and lots of prayer on the matter. I've asked God, and sought the matter out. If I need to just pull out proof texts I could, but I see this focus (selfishness as an issue) in the overall context of the Scriptures.
God values His Creation. Sin dehumanizes (defaces the image of God in) us. This is completely Scriptural. I totally got that, Matt!
Would some like a proof text? "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish . . . "
I'm confused that we're analyzing this conversation by "anything new" or "same old ideas." I believe both Dr. Carson and Dr. Keller answered the question perfectly: it's only the power of the Gospel that will truly liberate us from slavery in a worldly identity towards freedom as God's adopted sons. That goes for marriage angst, debt issues, human approval, substance abuse, and everything else. Beyond this we can speak in Steps and Plans, but it requires a foundation of the Gospel.
Guilt, shame, and fear are poor motivators to sustain long term freedom. It's a starting point but it's grace that drives us. On a practical level, that costly sort of grace will lead us to leave behind things like total privacy (on internet browsing) and unaccountable time. But in light of God's grace it really doesn't feel like a restriction at all.
"There is a sense in which sexual sins are different from all others. In sexual sin we violate the sacredness of our own bodies, these bodies that were made for God-given and God-modeled love, for "becoming one" with another. Or didn't you realize that your body is a sacred place, the place of the Holy Spirit? Don't you see that you can't live however you please, squandering what God paid such a high price for? The physical part of you is not some piece of property belonging to the spiritual part of you. God owns the whole works. So let people see God in and through your body." 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 (The Message paraphrase) The whole chapter is great and appropos to the subject.
sheerahkahn, how do you decide when enough is enough? Are you in a position to decide for others? Obviously, you think owning a BMW is out for a true Christian. What would be the appropriate vehicle to own that would announce real spirituality? How many sports do your children participate in? How often do you eat out and where? The point I am trying to make with you is that you are changing the subject from the question asked here and actually stating that porn is not an issue. Whether you are aware of it or not, there are many Christian men of limited financial means who struggle with an addiction to porn. That you would write them off and tell them that their problem is simply that they are materialistic seems uncharacteristically judgmental and unsympathetic with other things you have written here in the past.
I have been set free from a 30 year addiction to pornography by Christ for 14 months now. What worked for me was Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step program created by John Baker and Rick Warren 20 years ago at Saddleback Church, CA.
I often describe the small group part of Celebrate Recovery (the benefit) as such: For the first time in my life I learned that other men that knew the real me actually could and did love me. This revelation of Christ's love, reflected through these other believers, led me right back to my savior and the amazing grace that is Jesus.
If you are an addict, lost in helplessness right now, I encourage you to check out Celebrate Recovery.
Mike, you are the poster child for my comment above about the practical effectiveness of Christian twelve step programs! Thank you being vulnerable enough to share your testimony. You said:
"For the first time in my life I learned that other men that knew the real me actually could and did love me. This revelation of Christ's love, reflected through these other believers, led me right back to my savior and the amazing grace that is Jesus."
That says it all right there. That is how to live the gospel. I'm sure Piper, Keller, et al are quite sincere in their struggle to understand how to minister effectively to strugglers in this area. But I get a little put off by the aspect of the discussion in this video that tends to keep the gospel message abstracted into debates about sin vs. grace (penal substitutionary ideas of all this vis-a-vis the "satisfaction" of God's "justice" seem to me to be the unspoken context for understanding the need to parse such things). Truly proclaiming the gospel, as others have pointed out, is the essential foundation for any real lasting recovery from sin, but the idealogical "gospel" and the real gospel lived out too often are very different things. Only the latter can claim to be a true proclamation of the gospel.
"Either way, it's putting self above God."
Okay, Matt, I got a better idea of what you are getting at, and the quoted sentence is what caught my eye, and I agree with this statement. I suspect we're not to far apart in our thinking.
That you would write them off and tell them that their problem is simply that they are materialistic seems uncharacteristically judgmental and unsympathetic with other things you have written here in the past.
Melody, Melody, Melody.../sigh...how to answer you.
I seem to confuse you a lot which doesn't surprise me.
So...let me see...how to explain myself...hmm.
The way I percieve you seeing the world is in a fuzzy liberal/conservative way, liberal being more or less bad, conservative being the lesser evil of the two, if not somewhat better if not teetering on good.
And so, from there, I percieve that some of this thinking, this way of seeing the world has flowed over into your theology as well. This part took some time for me to figure out, and after carefully rereading many of your posts I began to recognized the pattern...and so, I began to understand you a lot more.
For me...evil choices are evil choices, one being the lesser of the two doesn't change the basic nature of either, and one being somwhat good isn't good enough for me to consider it being better than the other lesser "good" choice.
So...just so you and I are on the same page, I have a basic understanding of where you are coming from, and from that basic understanding of where you are coming from I should never have had any expectations of you understanding me.
Some day...perhaps, but...yeah...things are the way they are, and I have no choice other than to accept them as they are.


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The movie tells the story of a jazz pianist, Max, who has just lost his wife of more than 50 years. Max discovers something just days before she dies that leads him to believe she has been unfaithful, and he attempts to search out the truth.
Claire Bloom, Kevin Pollak, Kerry Bishe and Mort Sahl will also star. Max Rose will be backed by producers Mosaic Media Group's Lawrence Inglee, Lightstream Pictures' Garrett Kelleher and The Woodshed's Elijah Wood and Josh C. Waller.
Lewis has appeared onstage in Broadway's Jerry Lewis at the Palace, Hellzapoppin and Damn Yankees (also in the West End). Lewis signed composer Marvin Hamlisch and book writer Rupert Holmes to craft the stage musical adaptation of The Nutty Professor, which recently had its pre-Broadway premiere in Nashville last summer.
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Photo of the Week: Set fire to the rain and tell it to go away!!
It has been a miserable two weeks in London as it keeps raining and doesn't stop. This reminds me of why I never liked living in the city! With weather like this it become depressing! Today the weather is better, but the forecast is for more rain and clouds. The photo below is next to … Continue reading »
Photo of the Week: Run to the water and sing in it!
There is something about big cities that attracts the, well for lack of a better word, crazies! Every now and then in London you come across certain 'personages' which makes you think 'compared to that, I'm perfectly normal!'. Raquel and I once stumbled upon a girl completely dressed in green (every item of clothing was … Continue reading »
Photo of the Week: Sunshine is all they need!
"When the sun touches the ground of London, thou art legally obliged to sit on any patch of grass!" Well, I'm sure there must be a hidden law along these lines is hidden somewhere in the English Legislature! If it's not then there's an unwritten law about living in London that requires you to spend … Continue reading »
Photo of the Week: Skyscraping out of the wharfs
Yesterday Raquel and I decided to deviate a little from our normal weekend plans of walking by the river or heading into central London. Instead we decided to for a movie at the cinema and instead of going to the crowded O2 Arena, we decided to go to Canary Wharf. Canary Wharf reminds me of … Continue reading »
Photo of the Week: The rise of the Shard…
I've said several times on this blog that I find London quite dynamic as it's cityscape keep changing. One of the big changes to its cityscape is the The Shard at London Bridge. Raquel's apartment has a great view of it. I know not too many people like it, but I'm a fan! So, here's … Continue reading »
Photo of the Week: Just another exhibit on the wall!
Yesterday I decided to visit the British Museum, to visit a very interesting exhibition on the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage, however as it was my first time at the museum I decided have a quick look around. It was in the Africa part of the museum that I found this guy simply mesmerized with a wall showing … Continue reading »
The Delights of Purgatory in London: Circuses, Flamenco, Rock, Opera's and some much more
I am still in London, even though in December I was told that I would be in Brazil (or the Emirates or Portugal). This unpredictability can very grating especially if you are trying to plan the next couple of months which include a wedding. However, London, in this sense is a great halfway house to … Continue reading »
Photo of the Week: Filling in the Gaps!
One of the things I love about London is it's urban landscape. The old blends in perfectly with the new; Spaces are filled in creatively; and sometimes the ugly can be made interesting. The photo below is a great example of using advertising to fill a gap. It looks brilliant and fills in a piece … Continue reading »
Photo of the Week: London Beckoned with Snow and Cold
A couple of days ago, my brother and I went out for a walk with our cameras. It wasn't the best day to do this as London (as like most of Europe) is currently going through a bit of a cold wave, however the dusky evening made for excellent photo taking. This one is of … Continue reading »
The snow that brings London to a standstill
For anyone from Africa, snow usually is some mystical thing we only ever see in movies and Alaskan wildlife documentaries and not something we ever think we will experience. That is until we move from South Africa to London. Our winters are spent excitingly looking at BBC Weather to catch a wiff of possible snow. Then … Continue reading »
Just another month in London
Since coming back from Norway, I've been in London with Raquel enjoying the time off and awaiting news of when I'm to go to Brazil, or where ever the company training I will be doing is suppose to be held. I can't really complain as it means I get to spend more time than I … Continue reading »
The time an old lady told me to "F*ck off" from her country
I'm not sure if you have seen it, but there has been a video (click hereto see) circulating on the internet of a woman verbally abusing passengers on a tram in London. The jist of it was the woman complaining that everyone on the tram weren't English. It was an attack on London's multiculturalism.
A very affectionate mugging: Never assume muggers in London aren´t nice people
*Some more retrospective blogging. Sorry. Though I think this one is definitely worth sharing.* London was the first city I ever lived in. I was born and raised in a town in South Africa and was very much a small town boy when I moved to London. I was an aspiring mugger or thief´s wet … Continue reading »
London has secrets too… Part 2
Continued from London has secrets too… Part 1 In the previous post in this series I briefly spoke about my Secret Cinema experience but as the current event was in progress I didn´t want to be a spoiler and let the cat out of the bag with regards to the movie that the organization was … Continue reading »
When the sun shines in London, Londoners show the world their legs…
Anyone who has lived in London for amount of time will know the city is famous for its unpredictable weather. I say unpredictable. It's actually quite predictable. It's always dreary and cloudy. However, when the sun comes out from its long hiatuses, the city transforms itself into a tremendous city. People are friendlier, the city … Continue reading »
You might laugh or You might frown, Walking around London Town
I've been in London now for almost three weeks now and I have to say I am really enjoying being back in this city. It's a city where old and new lay together like old bed fellows, everything seems to fit perfectly with each other. I always thought it was a great city, just not … Continue reading »
London beckoned reunions of New Years past…
New Year = Champagne + Party + Friends The equation above meant I refused to stay in Libya to spend New Years Eve. I managed to get New Years Day off from work (It was merely another working day for us). I flew to London on Thursday night in what turned out to be quite … Continue reading »
Sweet Home Anywhere?
I had just finished posting about my weekend trip back to South Africa to watch the world cup I read this post about what home is to the nomad. For me this was a really thought-provoking post as when I read it, I had to really think about the meaning of home. What or Where is … Continue reading »
I want to be in Libya for the weather, London for the company!
"From dust you came and to dust you will return" This must have been written with Libya in mind! I'm back in T-Town (that's Tripoli for you unhip lot!) after spending a very nice weekend in London. This is my third re-entry into Libya and I've noticed that these becoming easier with time. I'm not … Continue reading »


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Is your lactose intolerant sister-in-law staying at your house this Christmas? Are you inviting several vegan friends to your holiday party? Does one of your co-workers have Celiac Disease and you aren't sure if they can partake in the enjoyment of those Christmas cookies you are bringing to share at the office?
Dietary restrictions, whether for medical or ethical reasons, can be incredibly intimidating for people who are not accustomed to them, yet find themselves in a situation where they need to accomodate the dietary restrictions for someone in their lives. If this sounds like your predicament, fear not! Trust us, gluten-free and dairy-free does not have to mean delicious-free…we swear on all 6 flavors of our delicious ice cream. Here are a few of our best tips for making your gluten and dairy free friends and family feel loved and included during the holidays.
Party food options that are simple – and just so happen to be vegan & gluten-free, too…
- Of course, if you are serving any kind of ice cream at your party – pie a la mode, ice cream cookie sandwiches or spiked milkshakes – NadaMoo! is always a crowd pleaser. Our Lotta Mint Chip flavor is one of our best-sellers and that chocolate/mint combination is a holiday classic.
- Silk Nog is the best dairy-free egg nog alternative available and your other guests probably won't even notice that it's not classic egg nog (unless of course you wanted to leave the entire carton in the hands of your lactose-intolerant/vegan guests). The consistency is excellent and can be substituted in any recipe that calls for egg nog, as well. It doesn't curdle when you add alcohol, either – which can sometimes be an issue with dairy alternatives. So spike a bowl of Silk Nog at your party or pour a glass for your lactose-intolerant kiddos because it just wouldn't be the holidays without eggnog. Our Vanilla…ahhh! flavor blended with some Silk Nog beats the pants off every other seasonal milkshake out there.
- Hummus & salsa are naturally gluten and dairy-free dips that are affordable, classic party staples. Crudites & tortilla chips are easy gluten and dairy-free dipping options. Most crackers and pretzels are vegan, but double check the package to make sure they are gluten-free. Mary's Gone Crackers is a great gluten-free cracker company, if you have never gone shopping for gluten-free foods before (the rumors about cardboard-like gluten-free foods are well-founded…trust us). Cheesy dips are typically gluten-free, but if you are looking for a vegan alternative, try Nacho Mom's Ultimate Vegan Queso. The gluten-free crackers and vegan queso will cost a bit more, so if affordability is your bottom line – go for the first several options.
- Most widely sold candies and cookies are not vegan, but if you need a vegan alternative in a pinch – Oreos and most dark chocolate are vegan. Here is a really great list of which widely sold candies are gluten-free.
Gluten-free baking is incredibly complicated & will require you to purchase several substitutes and types of flour that will make it a very expensive endeavor – but if you go to all of that effort, the gluten-intolerant recipient of your baked goods will be beyond grateful. If you're worried about your gluten-free baking prowess leaving something to be desired, you're not alone. All Whole Foods locations have phenomenal bakeries that are incredibly specialized in accommodating food allergies and will be able to make special order gluten-free baked goods.
Vegan and lactose-free baking is a somewhat simpler adventure because many of the alternatives are already in your kitchen.
Gluten-free food options for a festive, holiday meal are much more easy to come by than you'd imagine. Unless your guests are vegetarians, your holiday turkey, ham, roast, turducken, etc. will be something your gluten-intolerant guests can enjoy. Additionally, most vegetable side dishes are obviously gluten-free. If you are in the mood to get fancy, (again) Whole Foods is a great resource – here is a great list of "Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes" from their blog…why look any further?
Veganizing holiday family favorites can require a bit more of an effort to make substitutions, but veganized recipes usually taste so similar to their traditional counterparts that none of your guests or family members will be able to tell. Maybe let it be your little secret between you and your vegan guests? Ahh…Tofurky. While it may be a favorite carnivore joke – Tofurky actually tastes delicious and only costs about $10 to feed 4 people. If you aren't willing to splurge on a Tofurky, substituting Earth Balance – a vegan, dairy-free butter substitute – for recipes that call for butter, and a milk alternative for recipes that call for milk, will solve most of your "veganizing" woes. As far as egg replacers go, Ener-G Egg Replacer is available at most chain grocery stores and is by far the best, completely natural egg substitute. Like so many other things – when in doubt, just search the internet for a vegan version of your favorite holiday treats because great recipes are out there!
Accommodating food allergies & veganism during the holidays isn't as daunting as you think. Vegans and people who live with Celiac Disease, or lactose intolerance, often expect that they won't be able to eat most things at parties or treats that are brought to the office – so they will be more appreciative than you can imagine if you go out of your way to consider their needs and preferences. Food allergies can be incredibly severe, in some cases, and if you aren't sure if something is safe for your guests or friends – ask them to make sure.
Feel free to leave your comments, suggestions, questions or experiences below or e-mail our vegan intern/cooking, baking and entertaining nerd – email@example.com – for more ideas.


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And the public appearances updates continue with over 1.000 additional pictures from 2006 events. This has been another busy year for Meryl, promoting both "A Prairie Home Companion" and "The Devil Wears Prada" in the US and overseas, including the Venice, Deauville and Berlin Film Festival. She also returned to the stage with "Mother Courage" and presented the Lifetime Achievement Academy Award to Robert Altman. All last added pictures can be viewed by clicking one of the previews below. P.S. I've received lots of emails asking if Meryl attends the BAFTA Awards tonight. There have been news, but I don't know how reliable they are. However, if Meryl will attend the ceremony tonight, be sure to find up-to-date coverage here at Simply Streep.
Pictures from 2006 public appearances |
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Love the appearance-updates, keep 'em coming! Just wanted to let you know that Meryl IS scheduled to attend as a presenter, according to the BAFTA press site (http://www.bafta.org/press/attendees-confirmed-for-the-ee-british-academy-film-awards,245,SNS.html). Can't wait to see her on stage!


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Sansui 881
AM/FM Stereo Receiver
Tuning range: FM, MW
Power output: 60 watts per channel into 8Ω (stereo)
Frequency response: 10Hz to 30kHz
Total harmonic distortion: 0.3%
Damping factor: 45
Input sensitivity: 2.5mV (mic), 2.5mV (MM), 100mV (DIN), 100mV (line)
Signal to noise ratio: 70dB (MM), 80dB (line)
Channel separation: 45dB (MM), 45dB (line)
Output: 100mV (line), 30mV (DIN)
Dimensions: 480 x 135 x 300mm
Weight: 13.2kg
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