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Sternohyoid muscle
The sternohyoid muscle is an infrahyoid muscle of the neck that is innervated by the ansa cervicalis of the cervical plexus receiving fibers from the ventral rami of C1-C3 spinal nerves. The sternohyoid is a paired, flat strap of muscle that serves to fix the hyoid bone as well as depressing the larynx in phonation and in the terminal phase of swallowing.
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- origin: posterior surface of manubrium sterni and the sternoclavicular joint
- insertion: lower body of the hyoid bone
- innervation: anterior rami of C1-C3 spinal nerves through the ansa cervicalis of the cervical plexus
- depresses and fixes the hyoid bone
- draws the hyoid bone and underlying larynx downwards in phonation and the terminal phase of swallowing
Gross anatomy
The sternohyoid muscles are paired muscles that originate from the upper posterior surface of the manubrium and sternoclavicular joints.
The muscles travel vertically to insert on the lower border of the hyoid bone. At their insertion on the hyoid bone the sternohyoid muscles lie edge-to-edge however diverge around the laryngeal prominence (Adam's apple), which protrudes between them.
The sternohyoid muscle is one of the infrahyoid "strap" muscles. It is superficial to the sternothyroid and thyrohyoid muscles and inserts just medial to the superior belly of the omohyoid muscle on the inferior border of the hyoid bone.
Blood supply
The sternohyoid muscle receives its blood supply from the lingual and superior thyroid arteries.
Nerve supply
The sternohyoid muscles are innervated by the anterior rami of C1 – C3 (predominantly C2 and C3) through the ansa cervicalis of the cervical plexus.
The sternohyoid muscle primarily depresses and fixes the hyoid bone and underlying larynx. Electromyographic studies have also demonstrated the muscle is involved in phonation by depressing the hyoid bone and underlying larynx.
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- frontonasal suture
- temporozygomatic suture
- zygomaticomaxillary suture
- parietotemporal suture (parietomastoid suture)
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- skull landmarks
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temporal bone
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- mastoid part
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- styloid process
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- anterior cranial fossa
- middle cranial fossa (mnemonic)
- posterior cranial fossa
facial bones
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- sphenoid bone
- ethmoid bone
- vomer
- mandible
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- midline single bones
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- hyoid bone
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- muscles of the tongue (mnemonic)
- muscles of mastication
- muscles of facial expression
- muscles of the middle ear
- orbital muscles
- muscles of the soft palate
- pharyngeal muscles
- suprahyoid muscles
- infrahyoid muscles
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- muscles of the neck
- platysma muscle
- longus colli muscle
- longus capitis muscle
- scalenus anterior muscle
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- scalenus posterior muscle
- scalenus pleuralis muscle
- sternocleidomastoid muscle
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- infratemporal fossa
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inner ear
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middle ear
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arterial supply
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venous drainage
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cranial nerves
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trigeminal nerve (CN V) (mnemonic)
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- facial nerve (CN VII)
- vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)
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vagus nerve (CN X)
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To comply with the substantive change procedures of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and ensure that all substantive changes are documented and reported to the Commission in a timely fashion.
Definition: Substantive change is a significant modification or expansion of the nature and scope of an accredited institution. Under federal regulations, substantive change includes the following:
Member institutions are required to notify SACSCOC of selected changes in accordance with the substantive change policy, and when required seek approval prior to the initiation of identified changes. SACSCOC substantive change policy is published on the SACSCOC website http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/081705/Substantive%20change%20policy.pdf and should be consulted for the most current requirements.
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Discipline is a means by which children learn standards of acceptable behavior and repercussions, which they can apply toward greater independence, according to the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development. Though verbal discipline is generally recognized as being more appropriate for children, it may also carry damaging effects if practiced irresponsibly. Physical discipline is not an acceptable solution under any circumstances, because of dual physical and emotional risks to the child.
About Discipline
Discipline sets standards of behavior that can be adjusted for each family's situation. In addition, discipline offers a means of communication for parents to encourage behavioral traits and acknowledge the outcome of actions. However, Health and Human Services cautions that severe discipline does not offer a reference point for appropriate behavior and can damage a child's self-esteem.
About Physical Discipline
Physical discipline involves the use of physical force as a means of intervention or expressing judgment and may reach an intensity that endangers a child's safety. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) notes that while many Americans may have been spanked as children, this does not condone the behavior or negate its side effects. Physical discipline perpetuates aggressiveness and anger instead of teaching responsibility, control and reason.
When physical discipline escalates into a physical struggle, notes the AAP, parents may find themselves not only unable to stay calm, but also acting in a way they regret later. The group also warns that research has shown that children who are spanked are more likely as adults to hit family members or engage in criminal and violent activities.
About Verbal Discipline
Though discipline without physical contact may pose less immediate danger to children, it can still be destructive. Parents may threaten, insult or ridicule their children. Caregivers may cajole (coax by flattery), make negative or unflattering comparisons between children or outright beg children to behave appropriately. In short, verbal discipline may still incorporate force, instead of communicating needs and outcomes and acknowledging and encouraging positive behavior.
Discipline Research
Researchers have found that both physical and verbal discipline can have negative effects. A recent study in the scientific journal Headache in 2010 evaluated 4,000 children aged 13 to 15 and found that those who experienced physical maltreatment were significantly more likely to develop headaches and more frequent or intense headaches.
For a 2006 article in the Journal of Affective Disorders, researchers requested feedback from 5,614 individuals aged 15 to 54 on their history of verbal abuse and mental health. They concluded that individuals who experienced what they determined to be verbal abuse as children were more likely to be prone to depression, anxiety and self-criticism in their adult years. Adults who experience harsh discipline as children may lack reference points for appropriate behavior and may have difficulty serving as role models when disciplining their own children.
Verbal Discipline Strategies
Communicate and serve as a role model of acceptable behavior, recommends Health and Human Services. The agency advises parents to ask about the emotions that may have led to their behavior, and to allow children to give feedback on chores or schedules to inspire their involvement.
Caregivers should also use positive reinforcement, acknowledging when children act responsibly and focusing on the behavior they seek when intervention is needed. Parents may even allow children a degree of leniency (e.g., staying up late on a school night), to discuss the ramifications (fatigue in class). By remaining constructive and flexible, parents can provide spontaneous discipline that maintains the integrity and safety of the family.
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In the spring of 1885 two Nuthatch were reported "haunting the trees" at Waternish House by Captain MacDonald, a record which was accepted at the time and included in the historical accounts. However, it is one of these records which has always been regarded with a degree of scepticism, and it has taken 130 years for a genuine record to turn up. Lorna Flavelle found a bird on her feeders in Broadford on 19th April and luckily had a camera on hand to record the event. It visited fatballs three times that day but there have been no other reports anywhere in the area since, so check your feeders carefully!! In 2010 a bird was recorded by Brian Neath at Carr Brae, Lochalsh, and at the same time a bird had turned up at Morar. It is a species which is slowly expanding its range, and especially in winter, is very much dependent on garden feeders. This is as far up the west coast as the bird has been recorded. The record still has to go before the Highland Record Committee but the availability of images makes that a formality.
Corncrakes are returning to their breeding grounds at this time of year and already we have at least one calling male here on Skye. This signals the start of the RSPB annual corncrake survey! Corncrakes are famous for their ability to be heard but not seen and they spend most of their time hiding in tall vegetation. Flag iris, reed or nettle beds, or indeed any rough field margins, are favoured until the hay and silage meadows begin to grow. The repetitive, rasping call of the male is best heard late at night but they do call through the day too. They are found mainly on croft land but please don't go into the meadows. We always advise to listen for them from the roadside to avoid damaging the hay and silage. If you hear a corncrake (day or night!) I would really appreciate a call, email or text saying where you heard it and when. Or let Bob at Skye-birds.com know. All reports from Skye Birds visitors are extremely helpful with the count of corncrakes on Skye. If you would like to know more about the work RSPB is doing on Skye for corncrakes please feel free to get in touch. Thanks and have a great summer!
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Great Northern Divers winter in Skye and undertake a complete body moult at this time to assume their stunning breeding plumage. Black-throats are scarce breeders on Skye and their courtship display of synchronised swimming and aquaplaning is spectacular but rarely seen. Watching a single Great Northern on Loch Slapin yesterday, I became aware of another diver coming into the middle of Kilmarie Bay which I realised was a Black-throated Diver. There was then several minutes of interaction between the two, which initially appeared aggressive mainly on the part of the Black-throat. I then realised it was a courtship display with a lot of chasing, diving, head dipping, birds rearing out of the water and moving across the surface. Whilst I managed to take a series of images, these were all fairly distant but the image shown shows the significant contrast in size. It was the Great Northern which eventually took sanctuary at the side of the loch and throughout the episode the Black-throat had certainly appeared to be the the main pursuer. There have been records of hybridisation between the two species, one in Scotland at Loch Maree many years ago. It was a fascinating encounter.
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1. Fiscal Wiz
It's insufficient to only read amounts. Your accountant should have the ability to sit down on your first visit, flit through your balance sheet and give you a precise and immediate reading of the state of your company. If on first visit they can't do this, grab your hat and make for the door! You need honest and direct advice and a fantastic cpa can nearly feel numbers and business well-being. They could do it nicely and they may do it immediately.
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This really is critical. An excellent accountant understands the detail of your financial statements. That is what all accountants are trained to do. But a great accountant moves beyond conceptualises and book reconciliation and comprehends the international or structural strengths and weaknesses of your finances. They give you a roadmap of advice on how to get there and see and develop outstanding results for your own company.
3. Have They Grown Their Own Business?
What is the state in their own company? Can it be in sound condition? This doesn't mean they have created a corporation, but what it does mean is they have a fantastic running company or company that's healthy and flourishing. Have they taken dangers? Are they progressive and proactive? Are they in step with the times? Do they apply modern technologies? These are good indicators. Choose note if this is happening and if it is, you might be in the appropriate position. If not, locate a beanie who's doing that!
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Does your accountant adhere to account - speak or do they follow best practise plain English included in their communications policy with customers? Are communications strained and laboured or simplified so there's mutual understanding and clarity? You have let's understand this is among the single most significant qualities to you personally. Clients tell us they want great, simple, clever help. They do not need to discover about academic theories on the development of taxation laws in NZ over the previous thirty years!
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An excellent cpa isn't afraid to fire team players who are not performing for you, the customer. An excellent cpa will keep trying to find vital team players who bring to a fantastic job. They go beyond and above to source team members who deliver not only a set of financials, but quality financials that maximise your return and without cutting corners. There's no sloppy at Slaters. It is about an excellent team. From Tina (our only brilliant front of house reception man) through to Harsha, (the leader of our Financials Team) and Beth and Shareena. Excellent staff - longstanding members over many years - great people who work well together for the team and client.
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It is not about some financials. An incredible cpa enables you to develop an extremely great, comprehensive business model over many years. We're proud to say we have clients who have been with us 25 years and some of these have been challenged to grow and prosper their companies even when it is been distressing! Those who have stuck with our enormous picture strategies reap the rewards. If your accountant doesn't help you develop a healthy, longterm business model, have a think about moving on.
Up clear costs and front payments? And we don't mean "bundling bundles." We decided against these some years past in favour of greater transparency. A clear, fixed price you could pay off or pay in one fell swoop. (Bundling is a monthly payment that can eek away in the background without you ever completely getting the full deal. It's a confusion for clients as they're locked directly into their package and can't ever really access anything beyond their bundle without paying extra bucks. We do not do that. Not transparent enough for Slaters and we've seen it eventuate into relationship dislocation between associate and client.) Easy to make an appointment? Are there annoying and hourly rates that are sneaky concealed somewhere in the fine print? An incredible accountant is completely transparent about prices and is also very accessible. They're easy to talk to and return to you personally immediately via free meetings, phone calls or e-mail. At Slaters it is possible to pop in and catch Brad and Brett on the hop, for no extra cost. That's ease!
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These are just a few of the key elements you have to look for when sourcing a really good accountant. We hope it helps you. And remember, should you be looking to alter beanies or find one which can really help you, don't hesitate to email us in at the office on firstname.lastname@example.com . You can even book a free appointment online here . Make a scheduled appointment and talk with Brett about enhancing your financial future. It's free once you discuss with Brett, and chances are you'll come on board with Slaters.
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Faith. Family. Friends. The three most important things to Cindy and her family.
Born and raised in Southern California with stops in Nashville and Atlanta, Cindy and her family relocated to Orlando a little over a year ago and LOOOVE it!
Cindy is a happy wife to her t-shirt making husband Eric and a devoted mom to their two little girls… Luna, six and thirteen year old Lily. Cindy and her family love to travel together, dress up for Halloween as well as do crazy fun Christmas cards every year. In fact, you may have seen their 2018 Mary Poppins family Christmas card on Good Morning America.com.
Cindy is a Breast Cancer Survivor and her Momma Jane, who lives with Cindy and her family, is a FOUR-time Cancer Survivor! God and laughter is what got her through her Cancer journey. When not dancing in the car listening to Z88.3, you can find Cindy with her family at Mosaic Church in Winter Garden on Sundays or running around their favorite place… Walt Disney World. A few of her favorite things are coffee, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, meat and cheese and cupcakes!
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For those of you who don't know, I am not one who typically dresses up at all, let alone in skirts....yet for some inexplicable reason, my latest excursion to the store has left me with two of them. I do have to dress up where I work, and so I thought a few skirts might be nice. Plus, you never know when you'll be invited to a wedding...
I am putting the photos here so you can tell me if I should keep them, or not. (NOT would be the preferred vote here.) Also, those of you with weak stomachs...please look away now....don't say I didn't warn you...
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For those of you who don't know, I am not one who typically dresses up at all, let alone in skirts....yet for some inexplicable reason, my latest excursion to the store has left me with two of them. I do have to dress up where I work, and so I thought a few skirts might be nice. Plus, you never know when you'll be invited to a wedding...
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Hey all - please pray for my Grandpa. He was diagnosed this weekend with cancer, and its spread throughout his body. I can't imagine how that would feel, I know I'd be scared out of my mind, but I'm asking that you would be praying for him. The doctor hasn't given him a timeframe, he said he could live a week or he could live a year. Please pray also for my mom and aunt and 2 uncles as they deal with this difficult situation. I know there is a way for God to be glorified in it - pray for that to happen too. Even 100% healing!
Please also be lifting up the daughter of a lady from my bible study - I wrote about her before, Anna. She is scheduled for a very radical, very invasive surgery next week to remove most of her shoulder due to cancer. She will be left with little to no use of the arm. We know God can heal her - he healed her last year completely. The surgery is scheduled for May 2, I believe. You can read about it on her website at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/annawilkerson.
Please be in prayer for both of these dear people!
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I'm currently writing this while sitting in my bathing suit. Don't try to picture it......really don't. All day all I wanted to do was take a swim. A nice litte dip in the ol swimmin hole. I get home wtih thoughts of chlorine running through my head, and there she is - my 6 year old niece, Noelle. (I mean, yeah, I knew she'd be there - she lives here, but I wasn't thinking...) I can't "swim" with my niece. I can hold her and walk with her around the pool and let her jump in on me while I try to catch her. Thats not swimming, thats babysitting in water. I've been duped like this before, and it wasn't going to happen again. I'd just wait for her to go to bed, then I'd get in. 7:32 on the dot, I've got my swim suit, my towel and my brand new goggles - I'm all set. I go outside........ Now, remember - I live in Phoenix. It was supposed to be like 95 degrees here today. I go outside and its windy and chilly - and the pool is cold. I tried standing in the water knee deep to see if I could get used to it. Yeah right, so, now my feet are pruny, my legs are numb frmo the cold water, and I'm still sitting here in my bathing suit wondering if by some miracle the weather has changed and the water has warmed up in the 7 minutes its taken me to log on and write this blog. I'm smarter than that, right? I'll give it another 10 mintues. That should be good!
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I don't even know what to call this one...
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How can one person be such a gi-normous nerd?
I don't know. Maybe I was born like this. Maybe I learned it along the way. However I came by it - I have enough 'nerdity' to stretch around the world 3 and 3/4 times. Its true. Case in point: I was going through some pictures that I have on my computer and came across these. Mind you - I was alone, by myself when these first set of pictures were taken. And if that weren't pitiful enough, I was living in my parents basement at the time....
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70th POST!!!!!!
This is my 70th post, guys! Can you believe it? For those of you who continue to read (yes, BOTH of you) thank you for continuing to read. How pathetic would it be to write a blog once a week only to have no one read it?
Okay, so are you on the edge of your seat waiting to hear about the whole Weight Watchers thing? Well, its going well. I'm going to save the $13 per week right now and just weigh in at home, but tonight (after eating dinner, I might add) I weighed in.....the result? A total weight loss of 22 pounds!!! Granted, I've been sick for the last few days and not eating well....and its a new scale - but I sure like THIS scale better than the OTHER scale that I had to PAY to use! ;) Ahh, it feels good. I'm about 3 pounds away from my 10% goal from Weight Watchers, which means after 3 more pounds, I'll have lost 10% of my body weight from when I started! My pants are definately looser and so are my.....uh, you know.......bras.......had to buy new ones! At least I'm buying smaller ones now!
Lets see, what else? Work is good - crazy, but good. We had to sign some things saying that our stats are going to be at a certain place by the end of the month. I can do it - I have to do it. My job depends on it (literally!)
Church is going well. Our new building is opening in about a week. We're going to have an open house there this weekend after our service at the school. The people at this church are awesome, they really are. The pastor and his wife just genuinely care about people, and you can see it. I don't know - I love it. I'm happy that I'm at that church!
Okay, enough.....I think the antibiotics are making me talk and talk..........so, I'll talk again soon! Your turn to talk - write a comment!! :)
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Circling the Drain
Thats what my mom said when I asked her how she was feeling last week with her pneumonia. Thats how I feel today. Like I'm circling the drain of life, just waiting to be flushed in.....I have bronchitis. I feel like crap. But, on a lighter note, Guess what? My submission to Compassion's Share Your Heart section is posted on their web site! Visit the Share Your Heart section to see what I shared.
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My relationship with the word "pants" is surprisingly deep.
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Growing Pentecostal Kids
A Covenant to Nurture Our Children: Birth-Adolescence
John Kie Vining, Editor
Growing Pentecostal Kids is a foundational resource that addresses the issues facing Pentecostal families. It is designed to provide structure to help the church and home work together in understanding, instructing, discipling, and incorporating children from birth through adolescence. Each chapter addresses the needs and potential of each respective age group of children.
This material can help pastors understand how to better minister to the children in their congregations, help children's pastors and Christian education directors employ a biblical approach to ministry, help children's teachers teach more effectively, and help parents serve as ministers in their homes.
You don't want to miss this classic resource!
Coins, Covenant & Character is the second Bible study in the Kindle the Power discipleship series from International Women's Discipleship written by Rhonda K. Holland.
The Great Physician is watching over you with an eternal, everlasting love. His love will light your way and restoration will be yours. He is pouring in the healing oil. You will recover. You will find all you have lost. There is no condemnation for your past failures! You will find your Coins of Covenant have increased because you have been in the presence of the Great Physician: compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering, forbearance, forgiveness, love, peace and gratitude. Your commitment to walk in covenant with Him will be stronger than ever.
Modern Ministry in an Emerging Culture.
"Every renewal moment has some weak areas, but these shouldn't automatically be used to discredit and disregard. We need to learn how these churches are reaching this generation for Jesus. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, let's be willing to change to reach a reachable generation."
Enliven Encountering God Through His Word is an exciting and effective method of studying God's Word that is completely dedicated to fulfilling the Great Commission of our Lord (Matt 28:19-20). Specifically designed for small groups, Encountering God Through His Word incorporates both an inductive and deductive approach to study whereby the student is drawn into a deeper understanding of the Bible. Each Bible study in the series is highly devotional in nature and dedicated to the spiritual formation of the believer.
It is a carefully prepared manual that supplies step-by-step instructions on how to conduct an Enliven study on any book of the Bible. You will learn what Enliven Encountering God Through His Word is, practical tips for starting a study, a working example of an inductive and deductive study on Mark and a suggested schedule for teaching a twelve-week Bible study in the local church.
This book is to be used in conjunction with the Enliven: Path to Discipleship Bible study series. The first book in the series is James: A Path to Discipleship as seen below under Related Products.
Samuel E. Taylor did not expect to become a born-again Christian when he visited a small Pentecostal church . . . but he did. Within the next year, he was unexpectedly baptized in the Holy Spirit and called to preach the gospel.
This book also recounts other unanticipated experiences in Taylor's life: miraculous intervention on a highway . . . supernatural protection from a gunman . . . God using his wife to save a lifeless child . . . divine provision amid financial calamity.
Forty writers tell the stories of faithful women who have valued, nourished, and trained their children, sometimes against all odds. These are women of virtue and godly character whose faith, patience, sacrifice, and humor forever shaped the sons and daughters now walking in their footsteps. —Mark L. Williams, Church of God General Overseer
God With Us & In Us (Leaders Guide)
Each Lesson includes a video introduction
10 Lessons on the Holy Spirit:
The Spirit of Truth
The Person of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit in the New Testament
The Holy Spirit in the Life and Ministry of Jesus
Living in the Spirit
Spiritual Gifting in the Church
Baptism in the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit and Eschatology
God With Us & In Us (Student Guide)
Each Lesson includes a video introduction
10 Lessons on the Holy Spirit:
The Spirit of Truth
The Person of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit in the New Testament
The Holy Spirit in the Life and Ministry of Jesus
Living in the Spirit
Spiritual Gifting in the Church
Baptism in the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit and Eschatology
This kit contains one of each iBelieve curriculum items.
Pentecostal Discipleship Manual for the Church and Home
iBelieve Discipleship Lessons
iBelieve Family Activity Cards
103 Questions for Young Disciples
iBelieve Questions & Answers Booklet
Bobby G. Duncan has served as pastor of the Parma Park, Ohio, Church of God since 1994. He and his wife, Sandra,
are known for their compassionate pastoral ministry.
His previous books are God's Deafening Silence, Journey
of Faith, Trading Sunshine for Rain, and Nothing to Win but
the World.
"The Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy wrote, 'Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold.' In Is Truth Enough?, Bobby Duncan makes the case for absolute truth being found only in the Word of God."—Mark L. Williams, Church of God general overseer
"The core question some are asking in ministry today is, 'Can I afford to be true to the truth?' Pastor Bobby Duncan addresses this crucial issue with studied and focused precision."—Tim Hill, Church of God World Missions director
"I highly recommend Is Truth Enough? to every pastor, teacher, and youth leader."—Ron Martin, Church of God administrative bishop, Great Lakes Region
How does that identity and theological perspective affect how Pentecostal pastors and leaders deal with issues facing the contemporary church? The writers represent a wide range of ministry styles and vocational contexts. All were given considerable freedom in the issues they discuss, the methodology they employ, and the conclusions they make.The writers are Kenneth Archer, French Arrington, J. Ayodeji Adewuya, Hugh Bair, Bob Bayles, Thomas Doolittle, Randy Eaton, David and Lorna Gosnell, Jonathan Martin, Nick Park, Doug Small, William Simmons, Tom Sterbens, and Dan Tomberlin.
This book is…classic Tim Hill. It's easy to read and easy to understand, and it's hard to put down once you've started. He is one of those individuals who has been called "road warriors" – people whose work requires them to spend much of their time on the road, in airplanes and hotel rooms. It is from this experience that he writes these delightful short reflections which will resonate with readers everywhere, whether they are "frequent flyers" or not.
Jesus gave his followers a command: "Follow me." And a promise: "And I will equip you to find others to follow me." We were made to make disciples.Designed for use in discipleship relationships and other focused settings, "Multiply "will equip you to carry out Jesus's ministry. Each of the twenty-four sessions in the book corresponds with an online video at www.multiplymovement.com, where "New York Times "bestselling author David Platt joins Francis in guiding you through each part of "Multiply." One plus one plus one. Every copy of "Multiply "is designed to do what Jesus did: make disciples who make disciples who make disciples.... Until the world knows the truth of Jesus Christ.
This book provides seven essential principles every new believer must know to move forward:
What Does It Mean to be Saved?
Living for Jesus
Telling Others About Our Salvation
Spiritual Power
Daily Devotions
Live Like I'm Leaving
Financial Partnership with God.
Instead of pushing for perfection
Present Over Perfect is writer Shauna Niequist's motto for how to live a rich, engaged, and loving life in the midst of what often feels terribly messy and imperfect. In vulnerable, honest stories and beautifully written short essays Shauna offers an invitation to a new way of living---full of grace, space, and connection.
Romans: A Path to Transformation is an exciting, hands-on approach to studying the Bible. This study is organized into two separate courses. In each course, you will be invited to explore Paul's letter to the Christians in Rome, through which he teaches about the powerful, life-transforming message of the Good News of Jesus Christ, and its implications for our lives and the church today.
"The preacher's task is daunting" declares Church of God General Overseer Mark L. Williams in the opening chapter. To help preachers meet the challenge, fifteen Pentecostal ministers explore principles and practices of dynamic preaching.
The principles: Spirit-filled preaching (1) is relevant, (2) is divinely empowered, (3) is Christ-centered, (4) is a word from the Lord, (5) is evangelistic, (6) has signs following, (7) makes disciples, (8) flows out of a Spirit-filled life, (9) has unique qualities.
The practices: How to (1) prepare and preach expository sermons, (2) plan a sermon series, (3) preach to diverse cultures, (4) preach for pastoral care, (5) give an effective altar call, (6) preach with integrity.
In a room filled with some of Atlanta's prominent movers and shakers—mostly from Episcopal and Jewish faith traditions—a discussion of the Mount Paran Church and its pastor arose. My first thought was to indicate that Paul Walker and I had been friends for a half century, but I wisely chose to remain silent and listen. What followed was a surprising affirmation of Pastor Paul Walker and the Mount Paran Church. Paul was described in remarkable terms like respected, great integrity, excellent communicator, and community asset. None of these neighbors ever knew that Paul and I were acquainted.
That community discussion by Atlanta leaders was a reflection of Paul Walker's ministry at the Mount Paran Church in Atlanta. For thirty-eight years, he helped meet the spiritual needs of a large, diverse congregation. Dr. Walker's unusual spiritual insight is confirmed in his latest book, Spiritual Laws for Successful Living. This edition of his recent releases is a compelling, faith-inspiring compilation of spiritual truth. A legendary leader and one of America's great pastors, he speaks eloquently to preachers and laity on the relationship of spirituality and successful living.
It was said of Jesus Christ, "No one ever spoke like this Man!" (John 7:46). Jesus said, "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away" (Matt. 24:35).
David C. Cooper, lead pastor of Atlanta's Mount Paran Church of God, spent a year studying, developing, and delivering messages based purely on the statements of Jesus. Now those 52 messages are available as the fourth volume in Cooper's series, "Preaching Through the Year."
These practical, powerful, and easy-to-follow sermons include dozens of illustrations. Besides being a great resource for pastors, this book could also be an outstanding devotional tool for any Christian.
With over 350 original recipes, this collection includes many Special Signature recipes Pat Bradbury has prepared for countless banquets, receptions, camp meetings, state functions, and family gatherings over the past 40 years, as well as many personal recipes from family and friends.An experienced and gifted cook and caterer, Pat is sharing her favorite and most requested recipes with you so you can enjoy them in your own home. The Best of Bradbury House is an excellent cookbook for the experienced and the beginning cook.At the low introductory price, buy one for yourself and for all the cooks in your family!
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After he played the lead in the beloved 2007 comedy "Knocked Up" and cowrote the equally popular "Superbad" with his childhood friend, Evan Goldberg, in the same year, Seth Rogen was suddenly one of Hollywood's newest young stars.
And like any comic-book-obsessed 20-something, he did the next logical thing: attach himself to a character that he could turn into a franchise.
"The Green Hornet" opened in 2011 with Rogen in the lead, visionary director Michel Gondry behind the camera, and Rogen cowriting the script with Goldberg.
Sounds like a franchise in the making.
Sadly, that didn't happen. With lousy reviews and a lifetime gross of only $228 million worldwide — on a $120 million budget — the movie killed any hopes of Rogen being the next big superhero star.
And it was the best thing to happen to him.
"I don't think it's a coincidence that after 'The Green Hornet' is when we started producing, writing, and directing way more movies that, to some degree, have a larger rate of success," Rogen told Business Insider in an interview alongside Goldberg.
"'The Green Hornet' was just the greatest education possible," Goldberg said.
After "Green Hornet" went belly-up, the two formed the production company Point Grey Pictures, named after the school they attended as kids in Vancouver, and began making comedies within the $10 million to $40 million budget range, which gave them little worry of studio interference.
Rogen said:
We just never want to be their biggest problem. When we were making "The Green Hornet," we were the studio's biggest problem, and so all they could do was focus on us. And as they were focusing on us, we realized a lot of other people were probably getting away with a lot of really cool stuff because they were focusing on us.
Since 2011, the duo has written and produced some of the funniest and most profitable comedies put out by the major studios, including "This Is the End" — which Rogen and Goldberg also directed — "The Interview," and "Neighbors," which took in a worldwide gross of $270.6 million on a budget of only $18 million.
Rogen and Goldberg say that they're happy to take notes from the studios, but now they can also get away with not taking the notes, and that's a relief.
"Be[ing] the thing that they aren't paying attention to while they are focusing on their biggest problem," Rogen said is the biggest lesson they've learned.
He continued:
And then be the thing that turns out really well and can maybe be their most profitable movie, which we've been several years for several studios. I'm sure it was the last thing they expected, but it's always a possibility, which is one of the reasons people make our movies.
The two hope that winning streak continues for their next movie, "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising," when it opens in theaters on May 20.


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SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
SEO is an acronym for "Search Engine Optimization"- a web traffic growth strategy where the owner or manager of a website makes tweaks and "optimizations" on their own website content – as well as takes actions to influence others' web content, toward the ultimate goal of appearing with increased frequency, more visibly, and in higher ranking positions within Google, and other internet search engines. As the search results search engines return are prompted by the words and phrases (AKA "keywords") that people type into the search bar, specific keywords are targeted by professional SEO strategists as their goals; with an eventual aspiration of having their website return as the "top" or number one search result in the search engine, for a given keyword search query. It's important to note, SEO only contributes to the "natural" search results that are returned for a keyword query. In Google for example, these are the site listings that appear underneath they tope colored advertisement box at the top of the search result screen. A few of the different individual SEO strategies professionals utilize, for example, are link building, offsite, and onsite content creation, and HTML optimization. Some of the main characteristics, benefits, and drawbacks of SEO are:
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My plan is to blog at least once a week on something I've encountered in my MCH-LEND studies. I figure this will be good for a couple of things -- it will help me distill my thoughts, and will (ideally) let my readers in on some of the benefits of the program.
So this week's installment has to do with a brown-bag I attended and a video that JoyDad & I watched.
The brown-bag was a report on the Natural Supports Project, an initiative aimed at finding ways for young people -- middle & high school-age -- "to participate more fully and naturally in school, work, and community activities." While they commented that people who hear "natural supports" tend to think of wooden beams or cotton underwear (!), what the project means by natural supports is people. As in, the people who are around you already, who are naturally a part of your life (i.e. not hired to be there).
The project offered mini-grants throughout the state to schools who created groups where young people, both with disabilities and without, focused on sharing activities and making space for real relationships to blossom. There are some lovely video clips on the site showing some of the results. I think for me the most powerful moment of the brownbag was when one of the presenters was describing the focus groups that the project staff held afterwards, interviewing participants about what worked and what didn't. When participants were asked about what were the barriers to making these groups work well, NOT ONE of them said, "Well, it would have worked if Sally/Sammy weren't so darn limited." Nobody blamed the disabilities, or the kids who had them! Wow.
Well, I had met both of the presenters prior to the brownbag, and so I went up to talk to them afterwards, and ended up going home with an additional resource that they had plugged during the presentation -- a one-hour documentary on DVD called Including Samuel, by photojournalist Dan Habib. Habib has two sons, a typically-developing pre-teen and a elementary-schooler with cerebral palsy. His family's journey so far, and their commitment to include their son in all aspects of life as fully as possible, twines together in the film with the stories of four other families, plus teachers and principals and disability rights activists. Not everybody in the film has had good inclusion experiences in school-based settings -- "Inclusion is an easy thing to do poorly," one school administrator points out -- but the central message is that full inclusion is something that we, as a society, need to learn to do right.
I found myself writing down quote after quote from the video. Here are a few of them:
- "Constantly worrying about Samuel's future isn't the best way to be his parents." (Samuel's mom) -- I hadn't thought about it like that before, but she's right. So many worries, but when they get too dominant, that's no way to make a life.
- "I can't limit him. Everybody else in life is going to limit him. I can't do that." (Mother of another featured child in the video, a young lad with autism)
- "All kids -- with the right supports, the right teaching methods, the right technology, can learn the general education curriculum." (This one was either from a teacher or an administrator.) I'm still chewing on the implications of this. A beautiful and radical statement. I want it to be true.
- "If we want something smooth and easy, then we're in the wrong business." (A principal)
- "The baby boomers aging, they ain't gonna call it disability, they gonna call it 'old,' but they a$$es gonna need a ramp!" (Disability activist Keith Jones, on assistive technology)
- "Is there any place in society where inclusion already exists, full-blown? and the answer is yes. It exists within a lot of families." (A principal)
- "He will teach a lot of people. Which is good, because the world has a lot to learn." (Dan Habib, Samuel's father)
There's a local screening of the show coming up soon, with a chance to meet the filmmaker, but JoyDad's got a gig that night. I highly recommend it to my classmates, though! For those not around here, I bet you can get it on Netflix, or check the list of PBS broadcasts -- it might be on TV in your market this fall.
Update 9/11: So this afternoon I came home to a phone message from the school district on my answering machine -- plugging the local showing of Including Samuel & meet-the-filmmaker later this month! This was a blast phone message that went out to all the school families, something that I generally associate with very important happenings like registration in August. Wowza!
Update 9/12: From the comments: Barbara just alerted me to another post on Including Samuel. If you'd be willing to host a viewing party of the film for 10 or more attendees, bop on over by Ellen and her blog To the Max before September 20 and leave a comment about inclusion for a chance to win the DVD plus party-hosting materials! Or just go peruse the post & comments -- lots of perspectives and food for thought.


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I took a break from my duties as Area Program Director for West Africa to visit New Jersey and to preside at the wedding of a young woman I confirmed about seven years ago. It was fun doing the work that parish pastors get to do, again. As an APD I don't get much opportunity to preach or preside at weddings, baptisms, or sit with families as they grieve the loss of love ones. I don't get to be present at a bedside or to say a word of comfort at memorial services on a regular basis anymore. I miss doing these things and I am happy when I am invited to function in these ways that are so familiar to me.
In April, I was able to preach at a former intern's ordination and also at the baptism of a young couple who I grew (and vow to remain) very close to in the last few years. I have been invited to preach at two friends' congregations, one in July and one in August. I am thrilled! I will have the opportunity to preach the gospel, advocate for Global Mission, World Hunger and explain what I do.
Last week at the wedding, I spent a lot of time answering the question: "who are you?" and "what do you do? First, I had to explain to many of the people gathered, that I wasn't some random person that was hired as part of a package at this particular venue, but that I was the former pastor of the young woman who was getting married. And while no longer the pastor of that congregation, I was now working in the churchwide offices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
"What do you do?" I was asked again and again. I answered by telling people that I accompany Lutheran Churches in West Africa and I oversee programs and projects that the ELCA supports. "That's a lot of responsibility isn't it?" Some asked; "you must have a big heart?" others exclaimed.
To tell you the truth, some days I am not sure about all of this responsibility and I haven't figured out yet exactly what I do. I know that my job consists of traveling to Central and West Africa; I know that on most days I open lots of e-mails and respond to questions about programs and funds and personnel.I get to sit in interviews, meetings and great conversations. I get to talk and laugh with colleagues from all around the world.
I am not so sure that my heart is so big except that I have a heart for doing what God has called me to do. My job includes praying for those in the Central African Republic who are experiencing conflict and tragedy. It includes being concerned with whether or not global personnel are doing work that gives them life. It includes making mistakes and doing the wrong thing a lot of the time. This new vocation includes struggling to read e-mails written in French and wondering will the language ever make sense.
No, I am not in the parish anymore and yet, I am doing the work of mission and ministry albeit in a new way. So if you ask me "What do you do? I might answer you by shrugging my shoulders and saying. . . "things I never thought I would do. Thanks be to God."
I am westafricabound.