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Six distinctive truths of Christianity: the character of its founder, its analysis of our real problems, the answer of the Cross, the means by which we receive forgiveness, the victory over evil already won and the kind of commitment required of its members. Without denigrating other religions the differences are noted.
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There are several excellent features of this booklet. One of them is the way in which Dick lets people speak of their own finding of Jesus as the way to God and the answer to their searching. Another is the fair way in which key aspects of the religions are described. And, wisely, Dick avoids negative talk about other faiths: such talk usually does little except irritate people or provoke them into rehearsing the long list of supposedly Christian misdoings over the centuries. This is why it is wiser not to say that 'Christianity is unique' but rather (as Dick does) that 'the Christian way' or 'the message of Jesus' is unique.
People of other faiths will react to what this booklet says – and in turn Christians might well find that visible love, heartfelt prayer and a willingness to apologise for what is widely seen as counter evidence (the Crusades, American TV evangelists, etc, etc), will prepare a smoother way for the Holy Spirit, rather than further argumentation or attempts to explain away the clear evidence that Christians are sinners too! If Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and others do read what follows, we Christians will need to display much of that rarest form of love – listening to the other.
May the reading of this booklet prepare the hearts of many 'for the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ' (2 Corinthians 4:6).
The Reverend Dr. R. A. Robinson MA (Canterbury), Ph D (London)
Dean of Studies, Christchurch Branch of the Bible College of New Zealand
Formerly General Secretary of the Church Missionary Society of NZ
With so many Religions, why Christianity?
The story is told of a social worker in Nigeria who once visited a youth in one of the back streets of Lagos. On his bedside table he found the following books: the Book of Common Prayer (of the Anglican Church), the Muslim Koran, three copies of Watchtower (the magazine of the Jehovah's Witnesses), a biography of Karl Marx, a book of yoga exercises, and – maybe what he needed most – a popular paperback entitled How to Stop Worrying!
"Only about sixteen percent of the world's population is classed as non-religious"
When faced with the multitude of religions in the world today, all claiming to believe the truth, it is no wonder that many people are confused. The number of followers of each of the four major religions (Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism) run into hundreds of millions. Only about sixteen percent of the world's population is classed as "non-religious". So if we want to know the truth about God, where do we start?
There are various ways of approaching this problem. One way is to retreat into indifference: "How can we possibly know anyway? Maybe they have all got it wrong! Let's wait until death to find out who was right – that is, if there is indeed anything on the other side." Another approach is to assume that all religions are equally valid. It doesn't really matter which we believe as long as we believe in something (or Someone). A cynical historian once said that, to the populace all religions were equally true; to the philosopher all were equally false; to the politician all were equally useful!
The problem with both these approaches is simply that they are assumptions. They are not based on any factual evidence, and assumptions have a nasty habit of proving to be wrong. Maybe all religions do not all lead to God, or heaven, any more than all roads lead to Rome. After all some roads lead to London, or New York, or Timbuktu. Even a superficial study of the world's religions will reveal that they not only teach very different things about God (or gods) but also about how you get on side with him (or her, or whatever) – or whether it is even necessary to get on side with him! Sincerity in our search is essential, but it is possible to be sincerely wrong.
The purpose of this booklet is to assist those who wish to take a third approach, which I suggest is a better one. That is, to start with another assumption, that if God does exist then he would want us to know the truth and has given us ways of finding it out. It is a fundamental doctrine of Christianity that God is longing to reveal himself to us and wants to enter into a loving relationship with us. He also gave us minds to be used. If you start with these assumptions and do some sincere inquiring and still don't find this God, than at least you are no worse off. However, I am hopeful that you will be pleasantly surprised.
Beginning the search
A very good starting point in searching for the truth, if you can do so honestly, is to pray a prayer something like this:
God, I don't know much about you, but if you are really there I would like to get to know you. I am sincerely prepared to do some honest thinking about you and I want you to guide me in my search for the truth. I am prepared to follow wherever that truth might lead.
It is important to respect each person's right to formulate their own beliefs, even if those beliefs may be wrong. For that reason I do not wish to criticise any other religion. However, in order to make a choice we must be clear about the differences. Each religion has certain things that are distinctive to that particular religion. In this booklet I have chosen six areas which are distinctive to Christianity. As we go through I will point out some differences with other religions. You, the reader, must decide where you go from there. The six areas I will be looking at concern:
The character of its founder, Jesus
Its analysis of our real problem
Its answer to our problems
The way by which we receive forgiveness
The victory it offers over death and evil
The kind of commitment it asks of us as followers
The character of its founder, Jesus
Sundar Singh came to Christianity from the Sikh religion. He travelled around India and overseas, preaching the gospel. The story is told how, at a youth conference, he was questioned by some young people who wanted to know why he had turned to Christianity. What was it that made him change? He said, "My reason for changing was Jesus Christ." They then asked what Christianity offered that his mother's religion did not offer. His simple answer was, "Jesus Christ." They tried another direction and asked what the central doctrine of Christianity was. Again he answered, "Jesus Christ."
What is unique about Jesus Christ? One of the best short summaries about Jesus in the New Testament is found in the first three verses of the letter to Hebrews: "Long ago in many ways and at many times God's prophets spoke his message to our ancestors. But now at last God sent his Son to bring his message to us. God created the universe by his Son, and everything will someday belong to the Son. God's Son has all the brightness of God's own glory and is like him in every way. By his own mighty word he holds the universe together. After the Son had washed away our sins, he sat down at the right side of the glorious God in heaven."
"Christianity is about God revealing himself to us in historical acts, through chosen people, and supremely in the person of Jesus Christ"
This passage tells us that God is distinct from his creation and yet has chosen to communicate with us, his created beings. Sanatan Dharma, orthodox Hinduism, believes that the ultimate reality is essentially unknowable and that all religions of the world are mere guesses at truth. This is a common view. The celebrated agnostic, Herbert Spencer, maintained that no one has ever been known to penetrate the veil which hides the mind of the Infinite. The Infinite could not be known by finite minds, therefore his agnosticism was secure. (The word "agnostic" comes from a Greek word meaning "not to know" – the Latin equivalent is "ignoramus"!)
All this sounds perfectly reasonable. However, it ignores the question of whether God may choose to make himself known to us. This is exactly what Christianity claims he has done. Christianity is therefore a revealed religion. It is about God revealing himself to us in historical acts, through chosen people, and supremely in the person of Jesus Christ. It is the story of God's search for us, not our search for God. A Japanese, Susuma Uda, says:
Whenever sight is lost of the Biblical revelation, people's religious imagination will end up eventually blending either God and nature (Shinto) or God and self (Buddhism).
The blending of God and self is also very apparent in New Age teaching.
The above passage from Hebrews also tells us that God's most complete revelation of himself is through a historical person, Jesus Christ. He is often spoken of as the "Son of God" in the New Testament. This Jesus is not only the one through whom God created the universe and who now sustains it; he is also described as "like him in every way". This is just one of a number of places in the New Testament which emphasise that Jesus shares the very nature of God, who exists as the three Persons of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In other words, in the person of Jesus, God himself has visited this planet. As John puts it, he "became a human being and lived here with us" (John 1:14)*.
In entering into our experience Jesus became fully human. In the New Testament, the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John tell us the story of his life on earth. A good starting point in our search for the truth is to read one of these gospels through and see the picture they give of Jesus. We see there a wide range of both his divine and human qualities. He grew up normally from a child to adulthood. He attended the wedding feast in Cana and mingled with the guests, rejoicing with those who rejoiced. At that same feast he turned the water to wine revealing his divine glory (John 2). As a tired and thirsty traveller he rested by the well in Samaria, but as the divine Saviour he told the Samaritan woman the secret sins of her life (John 4). He wept at the tomb of Lazarus, but then declared his authority as the Giver of Life by raising Lazarus from the dead. He suffered desertion, betrayal and an agonising death, but was proved to be the divine Lord by his resurrection from the dead.
This appearance of the Creator God in history, as one who is both fully human and fully divine, is unique to Christianity. Jesus is a very different figure from the Buddhist bodhisattvas, enlightened beings who have postponed their own ultimate escape from suffering after many reincarnations, and have chosen rebirth to serve humanity. The Dalai Lama believes that Jesus Christ is the highest bodhisattva. However, the Bible presents him as the creator of the universe and the one to whom all authority in heaven and earth is given.
Jesus is also very different from Hindu avatars. These are beings who are said to have appeared at various times in human history. The most important, in terms of devotion accorded to them, are Krishna and Rama. They are incarnations of the god Vishnu, one of the most prominent of the many named gods of Hinduism. The Christian claim, however, is that God has revealed his true character fully and finally in the person of Jesus Christ. "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form" Colossians 2:9). "We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true…He is the true God and eternal life" (I John 5:20).
If this is true, then it presents a problem in relation to other religions. This is highlighted in the ministry of a well-known missionary in India, Dr. E. Stanley Jones. Jones often lectured to Hindu audiences having Hindus as chairmen of the meetings. On one such occasion the chairman was a chief minister of state. During his introduction he said, "I shall reserve my remarks for the close of the address, for no matter what the speaker says, I will find parallel things in our own sacred books." At the close of the meeting he was at a loss for words. Dr. Jones had not presented "things"; he had presented a person, Jesus Christ; and that person was not found in their sacred books. As someone has put it, "Christ is the crisis of all religion."
The analysis of our real problem
What is the greatest problem we face? The Buddhist would say that it is our suffering, and Buddhist teaching is primarily a response to this. The Bible does have a great deal to say about suffering. However, it tells us that we have a greater problem still, the problem of our wrongdoing. The common word for this in the Bible is "sin". Indeed, it is sin which is one of the major causes of our suffering. For this reason, Buddhism becomes a religion of enlightenment, whereas Christianity is a religion of salvation.
"To come up with the right answers we must ask the right questions"
To come up with the right answers we must ask the right questions. The fundamental question which the Bible asks (and answers) is, "How do you reconcile sinful human beings with a holy and a righteous God?" Humans were created in the "image" and "likeness" of God. We were given God-like qualities of a spiritual nature which enable us to enjoy a loving relationship with him. In this respect we are radically different from the animal world. Hinduism, Buddhism and New Age teaching blur this distinction.
Love must always involve freedom to choose and we have abused that freedom. "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to their own way" (Isaiah 53:6). As a result of our rebellion and stubborn independence from God we have all become morally flawed. As Jesus put it, "Out of your heart come evil thoughts, vulgar deeds, stealing, murder, unfaithfulness in marriage, greed, meanness, deceit, indecency, envy, insults, pride, and foolishness. All of these come from your heart, and they are what make you unfit to worship God" (Mark 7:21-23).
All religions and cultures have their ethical codes. There is a built-in consciousness in humanity of right and wrong which points to our origin as beings created in the image of God. The problem is that none of us fully live up to what we believe. C. S. Lewis, professor of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at the University of Cambridge, illustrating the point from Greek, Roman, Chinese, Babylonian, ancient Egyptian and Old Norse sources, demonstrated that there was a "massive and immemorial agreement about moral law." The problem, he said, was that there was also a "massive and immemorial inability to obey it."
The result is that we are spiritually dead (Ephesians 2:1), separated from God (Isaiah 59:2) and are his enemies (Romans 5:10). In contrast, God is morally perfect, described in the Bible as being "holy". He is so pure that no sin can dwell in his presence (Habakkuk 1:13). The moral gulf between us and God is such that we cannot bridge it simply by trying to be good (Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:5). Such a deep problem demands a more radical solution. Before we can consider a satisfactory cure to our basic problem we must have an accurate diagnosis.
The answer to our problems
Islam recognises the problem caused by our sins in our relationship to God, but comes up with a different solution that depends on our own moral efforts. However, the Bible declares that the problem is too great for that. It could only be solved by God's action, not ours. And God has resolved it in a most wonderful way. He came in the person of Jesus Christ to take upon himself the penalty for our sins through his death on the cross. In other words, Jesus came not merely to reveal God's character, and teach us his truth, but to reconcile us to God. "Christ died once for our sins. An innocent person died for those who are guilty. Christ did this to bring you to God" (1 Peter 3:18). "But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful" (Romans 5:8). "For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his risen life" (Romans 5:10). Christianity is not the story of our search for God. It is the story of God's search for us and the depths to which he was prepared to go to bring us back to himself.
"It is Gods love, demonstrated so powerfully in the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, that makes forgiveness a possibility"
Because this was the main purpose of his coming, the New Testament letters give far more attention to the death and resurrection of Jesus than they do to the manner of his coming into the world or the wonderful life that he lived. It is God's love, demonstrated so powerfully in the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, that makes forgiveness a possibility. It is here that the uniqueness of Christianity becomes most clear. Other religions either deny the need for forgiveness or give inadequate attention to how it may be achieved. This is one of the reasons that music and singing are prominent in Christian worship. It flows out of the gratitude of hearts that know they are forgiven.
The attraction of the cross
Dr. Michael Green, writer, evangelist and adviser to the Archbishop of Canterbury, asks a pertinent question:
Where else in the religions of the world do you hear of a God who undertakes salvation for his people by personally bearing responsibility for their wickedness, and allowing it to crush him?
Themes of the suffering, wounded god do appear in some pagan literature, but in the cross of Jesus we have it in reality.
Jesus, in referring to his coming death, said, "I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself"(John 12:32). As this is such a significant point in Christianity, I would like to give some examples of its effect on the lives of three people from differing religious backgrounds.
Dr. Kali Charan Chatterjee wrote:
It has often been asked of me why I renounced Hinduism and became a disciple of Christ. My answer is that I was drawn almost unconsciously to Christ by his holy and blameless life…The excellence of his precepts as given in the Sermon on the Mount and his love for sinners won the admiration of my heart…But the doctrine which decided me to embrace the Christian religion and make a public profession of my faith was the doctrine of the vicarious death and sufferings of Christ. I felt myself a sinner and found in Christ one who had died for my sins – paid the penalty due my sins…this was the burden of the thought of my heart, Christ has died, and in doing so, paid the debt which we could never pay.
Toyohiko Kagawa, a Japanese Christian leader and dedicated social worker who was imprisoned for his Christian principles during World War II, said:
I am grateful for Shinto, for Buddhism, and for Confucianism. I owe much to these faiths…Yet these three faiths utterly failed to minister to my heart's deepest needs. I was a pilgrim journeying upon a long road that had no turning. I was weary. I was footsore. I wandered through a dark and dismal world where tragedies were thick…Buddhism teaches great compassion…but since the beginning of time, who has declared, 'this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for remission of sins?'
Dr. David Rahbar, a Muslim scholar, wrote a letter to Muslim and Christian friends to explain why he had become a Christian. After some discussion about the justice and mercy of God, and whether it is consistent for a God of love merely to sit in heaven and be our judge, he says, with considerable insight:
Only in love does justice transcend itself and become loving sacrifice: giving what is due and then giving more…In our search for the truly worshipable, we must therefore look in human history for a man who loved, who loved humbly like the poorest, who was perfectly innocent and sinless, who was tortured and humiliated in literally the worst manner, and who declared his continued transparent love for those who had inflicted the worst of injuries on him. If we do find such a man, He must be the Creator-God Himself. For if the Creator-God Himself is not that Supremely suffering and Loving Man, then the Creator God is provenly inferior to that Man. And this cannot be…
Such a man did live on earth nearly two thousand years ago. His name was Jesus…When I read the New Testament and discovered how Jesus loved and forgave His killers from the Cross, I could not fail to recognise that the love He had for men is the only kind of love worthy of the Eternal God…
The Creator-God and Jesus are one and the same being. May all people know that truly divine love.
A missionary friend has shared the following story with me. A Chinese teacher invited her to his home for lunch so that they could talk about life after death. "I believe there is life after death," he said. "If we have lived a good life we are rewarded by being reincarnated into a happy and prosperous situation. If we have done wrong we are punished by having to come back as a dog or some other low form of life." "But what," my friend asked, "if sins could be forgiven?" The teacher replied quietly, "If sins could be forgiven, that would make all the difference in the world!"
The way by which we receive forgiveness
If forgiveness is possible through God's action in sending his Son to die for us, then how do we receive it? The first step is simply to admit our need of it. This is the point at which pride often becomes the biggest stumbling block to true conversion, even to some who take the name of "Christian". As theologian Emil Brunner put it, in all other religions:
…people are spared the final humiliation of knowing that the Mediator [Jesus Christ] must bear the punishment instead of them…They are not stripped absolutely naked.
Anglican scholar, John Stott, adds:
But the gospel does strip us naked (we have no clothing in which to appear before God), and declares us bankrupt (we have no currency with which to buy the favour of heaven).
The New Testament speaks of the "grace" of God. This is a wonderful word that means his undeserved goodness and favour. It cannot be merited or earned. It can only be received by faith as a gift. "You were saved by faith in God's kindness. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own. It isn't something you have earned, so there is nothing you can brag about" (Ephesians 2:8,9). Though there are glimmers of some understanding of grace in other religions it is only fully developed in Christianity. Elsewhere there is always the emphasis that it is only by human effort, in keeping the required standards of that particular religion, that one can be saved, or reborn, or achieve fulfilment.
A Buddhist story which starts off like the parable of the Prodigal Son, spells out this contrast very clearly. The boy comes home and is met by the father, and then has to work off the penalty for his past misdeeds by years of servitude to his father. However, in the New Testament the father sees his son coming in the distance, runs to meet him, flings his arms around him and then throws a party. There is great rejoicing (see Luke 15).
The Buddhist and Hindu principle of karma (cause and effect, paying off our guilt through countless cycles of rebirth), or the Muslim belief that our good deeds are weighed up against our bad deeds, are poles apart from grace (the free forgiveness that Jesus offers through his death), which we don't deserve at all and can never earn. Bishop Stephen Neill summed it up in a wonderfully succinct quotation: "In Hinduism, the doctrine of karma says 'You sin, you pay'. In the gospel, God says 'You sin, I pay.'"
Though Jesus asks for high moral standards from his followers, and a commitment to him as Lord of their lives, neither good works nor commitment can contribute anything at all to our forgiveness and our reconciliation to God. We are reconciled to God by coming in simple trust to Jesus, confessing our unworthiness and humbly and gratefully accepting what he has done on our behalf. In gratitude we offer our lives to him in return. This is what the New Testament understands by faith. It provides the basis for a new relationship based on love and total acceptance. The motivation for loving and serving God and others then becomes the outflow of a grateful heart for what has already been received.
A victory over evil & death which has already been won
After a Muslim in Africa was converted to Christ, his friends asked him why he became a Christian. He answered, "Well, it's like this. Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions, and you didn't know which way to go; and there at the fork were two men, one dead and one alive. Which one would you ask the way to go?" The fact that Christ was alive attracted him to Christianity. Of the four major world religions that are based on a personality, rather than on a philosophical system, only Christianity claims that its founder came back to life after death.
"Only Christianity claims that its founder came back to life after death"
The resurrection of Christ from the dead is at the heart of Christianity and is referred to repeatedly in the New Testament. Paul declares, "If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins" (1 Corinthians 15:17). Both the death and the resurrection of Christ are presented as a complete victory over evil. His sufferings on our behalf make our escape from the condemnation of sin possible. "If you belong to Christ Jesus, you won't be punished" because God "set you free when he sent his own Son to be like us sinners and to be a sacrifice for our sin" (Romans 8:1,3). His resurrection is proof of his claims to be the divine Son of God. It is also proof of his victory over the powers of evil, which are the cause of death. He is "declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead" (Romans 1:4). It is also the guarantee of his final victory when he will return to judge the world. God "has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead" (Acts 17:31).
If we trust the risen Christ as our Saviour and yield our lives to him as Lord, then we become "co-heirs with Christ" of his kingdom (Romans 8:17). His resurrection will be the guarantee of ours. "God did this so that in the future world he could show how truly good and kind he is to us because of what Christ Jesus has done" (Ephesians 2:7). The future he longs for us to be part of is one of personal fulfilment, relationships with God and others, service and joy. This is in marked contrast to the Buddhist Nirvana which implies the loss of individuality. The word nirvana comes from a Sanskrit word nirva which literally means "to extinguish", though Buddha himself never affirmed this.
If we reject the reconciliation which Jesus won, at tremendous cost to himself, then we are left to our own resources. We must endeavour to work out our own salvation by good deeds, either over innumerable lifetimes, as some religions declare, or in this one short life. Both of these, according to the Bible, are impossible. The Bible also warns us that, "We die only once, and then we are judged" (Hebrews 9:27)*.
The kind of commitment it asks of its members
C. S. Lewis once said:
The moment a man seriously accepts a deity, his interest in "religion" is at an end. He's got something else to think about.
The "something else" that Lewis is referring to is actually encountering this God, and all that this implies, rather than merely adopting certain religious practices. This is certainly true of Christianity when rightly understood. The ultimate question we face in dealing with the God that Christians proclaim is not whether we can believe the truths about him, or live by the standards he demands, or want to practise certain religious observances, but whether or not we want to get involved with him – to really meet him. Christianity has its doctrines and code of ethics, but basically being a Christian means living in a relationship with the risen Lord.
"The moment a man seriously accepts a deity, his interest in religion is at an end"
When we accept Jesus as our Saviour and Lord, then the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Godhead,* literally comes to live in our human bodies. As Paul puts it, "your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit" (I Corinthians 6:19). One of the ways this is described in the New Testament is being "born again" or "born of the Spirit". Without this we can neither enter nor see the kingdom of God (John 3:3,5). Sometimes this is spoken of as receiving Christ ((John 1:12), opening the door of our lives to Christ (Revelation 3:20), or as Christ coming to live in us (Colossians 1:27).
In this relationship he is the Lord or Senior Partner and he asks for unconditional surrender to his leadership. To grow in the relationship we must continue to exercise trust and obedience. Jesus said, "If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross each day and follow me" (Luke 9:23). In other words, because he died for us, he asks us to die to our own selfish desires and ambitions and to give him the central place in our lives. In response to his love for us, shown supremely through his death on the cross, we offer our lives in humble gratitude to him.
Sadly, it is possible to adopt Christian beliefs, seek to live by Christian standards, take part in Christian religious observances, and still not be really Christian! The heart of Christianity is commitment to a Person and enjoying a living relationship with that Person. If we took Buddha out of Buddhism, or Mohammed out of Islam, or the founder of any other religion out of that religion, and could still receive their teaching from some other source, little would be changed. But if we took Christ out of Christianity there would be nothing left because Christianity begins by entering into a relationship with the living Christ and receiving the gift of eternal life from him.
Michael Green, drawing on his considerable experience as an evangelist, and the resources of much recent writing on the relation between Christianity and other religions, says in Evangelism Through the Local Church:
No faith would enjoy wide currency if it did not contain much that was true. Other faiths therefore constitute a preparation for the gospel, and Christ comes not so much to destroy as to fulfil. The convert will not feel that he has lost his background, but that he has discovered that to which, at its best, it pointed. That is certainly the attitude I have found among friends converted to Christ from Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism. They are profoundly grateful for what they have learned in those cultures, but are thrilled beyond words to have discovered a God who has stooped to their condition in coming as the man of Nazareth, and who has rescued them from guilt and alienation by his cross and resurrection.
In the book of Revelation, John has a glorious vision of the future in the kingdom of God. "After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: 'Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.'…For the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." (Revelation 7:9-17).
Throughout the Bible the lamb is the animal of sacrifice. Lambs were offered daily in the temple for the sins of the people. In Revelation, the book that looks forward to the final consummation of God's plans for his people, Jesus is spoken of as "the Lamb" 27 times. It is because he loved us and sacrificed himself for us, that we will have the right to enjoy the blessings of his kingdom, in which he will share the worship that is given to God the Father. In this present world he longs to do many things: forgive our sins; enable us to grow into the sort of people he wants us to be; give us strength to face whatever life may bring; give us a purpose to live for; accompany us on the journey with the sense of his loving presence; to grant us experiences of joy and the assurance of glory to come.
If this is the kind of "religion" you are looking for, then I suggest you get alone with God and pray. If the following prayer echoes the thoughts of your heart then use it as a guide:
|God, I want to know you.
I acknowledge that I am a sinner. I have broken your moral laws and I do not deserve your love.
And yet I believe you do love me and sent your Son to die for my sins.
I ask you to forgive my sins and come into my life.
I accept Jesus as my Saviour and Lord. I accept your gift of eternal life.
I do not deserve it, but I thank you for it.
In gratitude I offer my life to you.
Help me to grow in my love for you and for others, and to serve you faithfully for the rest of my days.
If you have made this commitment, or wish to know more about Jesus before you do so, then I suggest you get a copy of the New Testament (part of the Christian Bible) and read through the first four books, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, which tell the story of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. There are several good modern translations. The Good News translation is the simplest to read and was originally written for those who speak English as a second language. The New International Version and the New Revised Standard Version are very readable and are among the most accurate. Ask God to give you understanding as you read it. May God bless you in your search for truth.


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In this struggle, many brothers of ours lay prostrated on the ground, in wounds, in their own blood, and there's nobody to take care of them: neither lay, nor clergy, nobody; there is nobody to help them, neither friend, nor brother; because we all think just of ourselves.
This is why we are all sinking. Only then are we strong, only then are we victorious, when we do not seek our own interest; now, however, we are week and easily defeated by people and devil, because we are seeking our own interest alone, because we do not protect each other, nor do we strengthen with love of God, but only seek other causes for friendship: some seek kinship, others seek customs, others – common work interests, others – neighbours; any other cause, except for faith in God; while only belief in God should unite friends. Things, however, are completely different; we are friends with Hebrew and with heathen, but we are not friends with the sons of the Church.
St. John Chrysostom, "Homily on Matthews"
If, for example, I tell my brother, "Now I can't help you, it's prayer time", my saying is not at all scandalous, it's comfortable and proving piety. However, it is anything, but not Christian. If I judge in myself: "I should sooner renounce the sweetness of service, then leave my brother helpless, alone, struggling with his own sorrow; being merciful with him I may appear scandalous and cause confusion to a Pharisee, but this would be very Christian like. If I feel elevated, but ignore a sick person who needs my help, I may appear very pious, but I will not be a Christian.
Fr. N. Steinhardt, "Through giving you shall receive".
Who takes any interest in his neighbour today? Nobody. All we are interested is our own selves, and nothing about the neighbour. But God, Who is all love, will not forgive us this indifference for our neighbour.
Rev. Paisios of the Holy Mountain


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LaCroix Month Supply Giveaway!
And I don't know about where you live, but it's certainly feeling like Summertime ever since Memorial Day weekend has come and gone down here in the Sunshine State!
That's why, I'm teaming up with my friends at LaCroix to giveaway a MONTH SUPPLY of LaCroix Sparkling Water in the flavor(s) of your choosing! Last week, we kicked off the giveaway on Instagram and there is still time to enter there (@bannc) and/or below for more chances through the weekend.
I did not think I was alone in my self-proclaimed addiction to LaCroix – and I love hearing from y'all on Snapchat (bannc), Instagram and Twitter, about what your favorite flavors are. I am loving the Mango right now, Lemon for a basic one, Lime by the pool and also the LaCroix Curate Melon Pomelo in the tall skinny cans, but let's be honest, my fridge is normally stocked with a variety of flavors and I'll never say no to one more during my day. (more…)
Skinnygirl Protein Shakes and Bars
If you've been following me along on social media lately, you might of noticed a few new products in my daily routine – Skinnygirl protein shakes and the newly reformulated protein snack bars!
The shakes come in two flavors – rich brownie chocolate and vanilla bean sundae. Both flavors are delicious to drink, only 80 calories, no sugar, low in fat and they are gluten free (super important for me!). Each bottle also provides 12 grams of protein. I'm partial to the vanilla bean one but that is also coming from the girl who prefers vanilla ice cream and cake to chocolate so there is no surprise there.
Besides tasting delicious, I have found that these are perfect pre and post workout for me. Like a lot of women, I often have a hard time getting enough protein from my daily diet alone. The average woman needs about 45 grams a day and these shakes are the perfect supplement in addition to healthy eating.
When keeping an active lifestyle and wanting to stay fit and strong – this is extremely important as well. Protein helps with muscle recovery, growth and prevents soreness. The fact that these shakes taste like dessert also makes it easy to grab one and drink on the way to a barre or spin class or after for me.
I've also been snacking more on Skinnygirl Protein Tasty Nutrition Bars – these are the same SG bars you might have already grown to love (like myself) but they have been reformulated to pack in more protein with less calories. Each bar has 150 calories and 10 grams of protein – they are also gluten free and have no artificial flavors or sweeteners. From Dark Chocolate Almond (with coconut), Chocolate Peanut Butter (with sea salt), Lemon Swirl and Dark Chocolate Pretzel – you really cannot go wrong.
I normally keep one or two of these bars in my bag throughout the day – sometimes I will end up eating one for breakfast or also on the way to a workout class or just an afternoon snack. Incorporating one in the morning helps to keep you full throughout the day (one other benefit of protein). Because I am gluten free – I like to always have one on hand in case I am out and there is not a GF friendly option I can eat.
Some other benefits of a healthy protein diet are that it helps to boost metabolism and maintain a healthy weight. I will notice that if I'm not getting enough daily, my muscles will not look as toned and I don't feel as energetic either.
As you can see, I am absolutely obsessed with these new products and they have just launched at Walmart nationwide and are coming to other retailers soon. So obsessed that I have decided to host a giveaway for my readers so that you can try them both for yourself!
Be sure to enter below and tell me what you think!
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Skinnygirl Savvy Snackers Giveaway!
It's no secret here on H&T that I love Skinnygirl snacks!
I've posted about them before as they are my go-to bars for road trips and before (and after) barre classes too. I also love the banana oatmeal dark chocolate one for breakfast – or at any time of the day for that matter.
However, what's even better is that Skinnygirl Tasty Nutrition Bars just came out with new flavors. There's now Lemon Swirl, Dark Chocolate Almond with Coconut and my personal new favorite – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Protein (yum!).
And the best part? They're gluten free for yours truly and don't taste like it! They actually taste GOOD (which is hard to find in the GF world, trust me). They're high in protein and fiber + low in calories. The absolute perfect snack on the go for those of us running around all day.
You can order them at SkinnygirlDaily.com or find them at your local Target too. H&T readers also receive 10% off all online orders with promo code HOSTING1.
If you haven't tried them yourself, be sure to enter below for a chance to win a package with all 3 new flavors! Good Luck!
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12 Days of Lisi Lerch Giveaway + Holiday Look
I promised you one more giveaway before Christmas and it's finally here!
I am thrilled to be teaming up with Lisi Lerch for their 12 Days of Lisi Lerch celebration as part of their series with several other of my favorite blogger friends. We have each styled pieces from their collection and one lucky winner will also receive a pair of these button earring beauties!
These earrings are perfect for holiday looks like the one I styled below. I'm a big fan of midi skirts again this season, pom poms, girly red pumps and of course, oversized (dare I say "blanket") plaid scarves. I must also admit, I've worn the earrings numerous times this season already a few different ways. They would also be darling to dress up jeans and a white-tee. Don't you think?
Kate Spade Giveaway
It's been awhile since I've hosted a giveaway on H&T so I was super exited when Morgan of Sprinkle of Glam reached out to me about partnering on a Kate Spade giveaway with her and the ladies of You Can Sit With Us.
We are giving away a Kate Spade umbrella, "Eat Cake for Breakfast" journal and a pair of adorable bow gloves (they're tech friendly too) just in time for winter. One lucky reader will receive all three!
Follow us below for entries – the giveaway ends December 16th – just in time for an early Christmas present!
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Protest At Moruroa (Tandem Press 1997) is a book by Claudia Pond Eyley that represents the stories of all 14 vessels that were part of the New Zealand Peace Flotilla.
Protest At Moruroa tells the stories of some remarkable people that Claudia interviewed after their return from Moruroa.
The book contains the stories of Greenpeace founders David Mc Taggart and Anna Horne, along with many Greenpeace New Zealand staff and volunteers and others such as Peter Williams, Q.C., Helen Clark, Chris Carter and the captain of the Tui, Lt. Commander John Campbell.


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Taneshia Walton says "I love HAIRLISTA"Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Ironically, I stumbled across this video late last night while surfing YT. I was shocked and appreciative that someone would take the time to upload a video on why they love a particular site. I get incredibly happy when I see someone else happy with Hairlista or Hairlicious and how it has helped them. It makes my heart smile - Honestly. So, I log onto Hairlista.com this morning and I see this video on the home page! LOL. Just had to share it with you all :)
Shoutout to Taneshia Walton for making this video. I ♥ it.
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The time to stop activist anti-enforcement federal judges is before they become federal judges – NO to Dax Lopez!
GALEO Commends Fulton County Commissioners for urging Sheriff to decline ICE hold requests
GALEO Commends Fulton County Commissioners for urging Sheriff to decline ICE hold requests
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September 3, 2014 (ATLANTA, GA)- Fulton County Commission scheduled a vote today on a Resolution urging the Fulton County Sheriff to "implement a policy to decline detainer requests from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement."
Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO, testified today before the Fulton County Commission urging them to adopt the proposed resolution which was co-sponsored by four County Commissioners and led by Commissioner Joan Gardner. The Fulton County Commission had heard from community members of SONG, GLAHR and 9 to 5, in previous weeks of public comment period educating the commissioners on the issue and why the immigration holds were bad public policy and bad for our communities.
Gonzalez, issued the following statement after the Fulton County Commission passed a resolution, 6-0, today urging the Fulton County Sheriff to decline ICE hold requests:
"On behalf of GALEO, I would like to commend Fulton County Commissioners' leadership and resolution urging the Fulton County Sheriff to stop honoring the ICE hold requests in order to keep families together but to also enhance public safety. We urge the Fulton County Sheriff to move forward quickly and implement the recommendation.
Since Fulton County is the first jurisdiction in the state with such a recommendation, GALEO would also like to encourage other jurisdictions in the state to adopt similar policies and stop honoring the hold requests from ICE."
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Kaitlyn Fowler says there are times at her Jackson high school when students attend classes bundled up in coats because the school's sluggish heating system offers little reprieve.
For students and teachers at Murrah High School, cold classrooms are a familiar problem.
Three years ago, a student at Murrah tweeted the then schools superintendent with a request for space heaters. Temperatures that February day were just shy of freezing.
Last year, Fowler testified at the Capitol about conditions at her school, which opened in 1954, at the statehouse.
"We shouldn't have to go to school in an overcoat," she said in a recent interview.
Teachers forced to spend out of pocket on classrooms supplies, students like Fowler learning in aging buildings and parents worried about their children's limited access to foreign language and rigorous advanced placement courses agree that Mississippi can ill-afford to spend less on public education.
But schools here are faced with that prospect every year as lawmakers parse out money that falls well below what is considered full funding.
The $2.3 billion shortfall occurring over the past decade has left Mississippi outspent by much of the country and outpaced by inflation as the state's current K12 budget lags behind the state's pre-recession levels.
"If you got the same salary your whole life and the cost of milk, bread and eggs went up every year, it's like getting a pay cut every year; it's the same thing with our schools," said Michael Leachman with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a progressive policy institute based in Washington, D.C.
Shrinking financial support for Mississippi's public schools has been seen as a possible cause for the state's shrinking population. Mississippi is down almost 4,000 people since the last Census, one of only eight states and Puerto Rico to lose population.
When school leaders feel the pinch of tight funding, tough choices — such as raising local taxes — often follow as they ration their state allocation.
For Jameson Taylor with the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, school districts rarely consider curbing administrative spending as a cost saving solution.
Taylor cites a report released in 2015 by the state's legislative watchdog committee that found that over a decade administrative spending increased by 13 percent or $57 million, while instructional spending decreased by 3.2 percent or $75 million.
"The overall picture is we're putting a lot of money into administrative spending," he said.
Calls for cutting administrative fat have a foothold in the Capitol. Republican leaders, including Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn, often emphasize injecting money into classrooms over central office positions.
Advocacy groups like the Parents' Campaign argue that talking point argue masks that state funds districts receive actually often aren't enough to cover teacher salaries. There's also this: State law limits how much districts can spend on certain administrative costs.
Although Jameson believes factoring for administrative expenses means Mississippi is "likely overspending" on K12 education, he is a proponent of better teacher pay.
He maintains; however, education reform must encompass more than salary hikes.
"We have to look at professionalizing teachers and giving them a better work environment," he said. "At some point even if you have a great teacher and you pay them an OK salary, they're still going to get burned out because of all the red tape and hoops they have to go through."
Lawmakers appear poised to increase education spending. Mississippi's House and Senate are considering moving forward on a teacher pay raise this election year, but negotiations for a final figure are ongoing.
Oleta Fitzgerald with the Children's Defense Fund counts herself among the Mississippians who see more funding for public schools as a top priority. The longtime advocate often wonders if much of the education spending battles in the state are too short-sighted.
"Most of the legislative work in this state has been around trying to get that minimal base of funding, trying to keep them (lawmakers) from diverting funds, when we know in our hearts that we need more than that formula in order for our young people and our communities to move forward toward the skill levels that they need to be competitive in the 21st century," she said.
Fitzgerald believes it's time to coalesce behind even more ambitious efforts, such as a statewide bond bill to repair or replace decades-worn school buildings.
"We can make progress incrementally, but we have to have a big vision," she said. Mississippi's vision has always been too little, too held back by such a focus on race and class," adding: "we're either going to be chickens pecking at the ground or eagles. I want to be an eagle."
This story was produced in conjunction with the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization that seeks to hold public officials accountable and empower citizens in their communities. MCIR collaborated with news outlets across the state, including Mississippi Today and Clarion Ledger, to produce this series on the lack of education funding in Mississippi and its effects.


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John Carpenter. Wes Craven. Alfred Hitchcock. A few names with one thing in common: these are some of the most famous horror filmmakers in history. Time and time again, these men have redefined the horror genre, and left their signature on Hollywood. Starting in August, John Hale will attempt to do just that, and build a legacy in the process.
When he was 7 years old, a young John Hale rented Jaws during movie night with his parents. After that, he was hooked. Steven Spielberg's visionary masterpiece about a killer shark got John's creative juices flowing, and he realized that he wanted to make movies. The next year, his parents got a camcorder. While reading the camcorder manual, he realized that the camera was made for stop-motion animation, and made his first stop-motion movie: Godzilla fighting some Jurassic Park figures.
In the vain of The Thing and Fright Night, August 2016 sets the trajectory for that 7 year old's dream. Now in his 30s, John is making a horror movie short called The Conduit, about a man named Andrew, whose slumber awakens terrifying creatures trying to find a way into the "real world". In order to combat the horrors that await, he decides to fight to stay awake, but the non-stop alertness has terrible side-effects on his mind and his body.
Stay tuned into Talk Horror for updates on John Hale's Kickstarter for The Conduit. You can find more information on The Conduit's Facebook Page; Twitter: @conduitmovie; and Instagram: @conduitmovie.


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Press Release on Decisions Adopted by the Board of Directors on 16 March 2016
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On 16 March 2016, a meeting of the Board of Directors of TransContainer PJSC was held, and the following decisions were made:
1. To define terms and conditions of the employment contract with the Director General of PJSC TransContainer according to the supplementary agreement to the employment contract.
2. To charge to the Director General to carry out single awarding of management of the Company by results of work for the 3rd quarter 2015.
3. To coordinate the position of PJSC TransContainer - the only participant of JSC TransContainer Finance concerning the issue of the agenda of general meeting of participants of JSC TransContainer Finance.
4. To take into consideration the report on the execution of the plan of measures on critical risks for the 4th quarter 2015.
5. To take into account the information about execution of Work plan of Internal Audit Service in PJSC TransContainer for 2015.
6.1. To approve the charitable assistance to the Cultural Foundation " Musical Quarter" for the annual Moscow International "Paramusical festival" in the amount of 300,000 roubles.
6.2. To approve the rendering of charity support for the treatment of the employee of the the branch of the PJSC TransContainer at Kuybyshev railway in the amount of 90 000 roubles.
6.3. To approve the charitable assistance to the employee of the branch of the PJSC TransContainer at West Syberian railway on social rehabilitation of the brother - the disabled person of the 1 group in the amount of 57 109 roubles.
7. To propose nomination of Frank Pletsch to the position of Company Manager of Logistic Investment S.a r.l.
8. To approve several interested party transactions.
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Our Georgia certified landscape designers & horticulturists work with you to understand your needs, desires, and outdoor interests. Our goal is to create a landscape that will provide enjoyment, appeal and value for years to come. Whether you want a consultation, a simple sketch, a hand drawing, or a full-color 3D design, we can accommodate your needs.
A terrific design doesn't just reflect the creativity of the designer, but also factors in your personal preferences and site considerations, such as shade, sun exposure, slope, site drainage, etc. With the extensive selection of plants always in stock at Scottsdale Farms, you will have the opportunity to walk through our garden center and select your favorite plants and materials to be included in your design. Once complete, the design is presented for your review, modification and approval. We will revise as needed to ensure your complete satisfaction. Along with your completed design, we will offer installation options to meet your needs. Should you choose to have Scottsdale Farms provide the materials and/or complete the installation, we grow most of our plants here at our nursery and at our nearby farm. This makes it easy for us to guarantee that only the best quality plants will be installed in your landscape.
I have shopped at Scottsdale Farms for years and recently decided to try their landscape design and installation services. It was truly a pleasurable experience! Luca and his team designed and delivered a landscape that exceeded my expectations. The plan was unique and well communicated, and the installation team executed the plan flawlessly. When the installation was complete, there was not a piece of dirt or mulch on my driveway or any other hardscape surface – impressive! I always receive compliments on our landscape when we have guests over. Scottsdale Farms delivers on the merits that are important to me – quality, professionalism, service and value.
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What did Scottsdale Farms do really well? Everything! The best part was how responsive and accommodating everyone was!
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What did Scottsdale Farms do really well? Everything! From initial planning to installation, the process was flawless. Everything was handled in a courteous and efficient manner.
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What did Scottsdale Farms do really well? Choosing a good variety of plants and listening to our wants.
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This was our second installation with Scottsdale Farms. We came back because we were very happy with our first installation. Karen works great with her customers as she is knowledgeable and makes great recommendations. She is willing to adjust on the spot and also lets you know how to save money, such as reusing pine straw that was moved out before installation. We will definitely be using Scottsdale Farms for our next phase of landscaping.
Diane H.
First of all, you hired a great landscape designer. Peggy is so caring, she gives you the landscape design you want and that not only suits your property, but also enhances it. An example of her caring…When Peggy learned that we were going to install a play area for the children, she suggested and even insisted that we not place an Arbor Vitae tree near the playground. Your installers were precise and careful. They removed all trash and left the property as clean as they found it.
William T.
Our designer listened to what I liked and incorporated it into the plan. Excellent communication and setting expectations. Installation crew was friendly, efficient and great to work with. I enjoyed the entire experience and am thrilled with the results.
Kimberly S.
The workers were very efficient and courteous. They left everything clean and orderly. Our designer was very knowledgeable and helpful with unique plant selections and suggestions.
Great follow through from design to install. Impressed that our designer was hands on through the whole process. Beautiful design and install looks great!
Diane H., Milton, Ga.
David and I want to thank you for the wonderful landscape you designed and your staff installed last month in our backyard (hill) in Laurel Grove Subdivision. The hydrangeas are beautiful and the Fat Albert Spruce (as a focal point) on the hill looks amazing! We had guests over this past holiday weekend and spent time on the deck with confidence, enjoying the landscape. They loved it too!
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Fantastic plants and trees for fair prices. The cafe is a fun outing with creative food and drinks. We have used their design, planting and delivery service all with great success.


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There are two main ways of addressing people:
a using personal names, 'e' is used before the personal name only if it is a short name with no more than one long vowel or two short vowels
e.g. e Mere, e Pita but if the name is longer, such as Wiremu, or the name is not a Māori name, such as Jessica, the name is not preceded by the word 'e'.
e using special terms of address, again 'e' is used before terms of address if they have one long vowel or only two short vowels
e.g. e hine. Here are some terms of address:
E hoa
used for a friend
E kare
used for an intimate friend
E hine
used for a girl or young woman
E tama
used for a boy or young man
E kui
used for an older woman
E koro
used for an older man
For further explanations and exercises check: Te Kākano p. 2
Mihi atu ki ia tāngata.
Greet each of these people.
Kei wareware i a koe ngā piko, ngā tohu pātai, ngā ira kati me ngā tohutō i ngā wāhi e tika ana.
A friend:
An elderly man:
An elderly woman:
A boy:
A close friend:
A girl:


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Turning Microbiology into Chemistry
About Us
Safeguard Biosystems is an international molecular diagnostics company which has developed a low cost, high-throughput, molecular diagnostic technology platform. The system enables rapid identification by DNA of the most prevalent bacterial and fungal pathogens directly from blood. Clinical samples can be tested from matrices such as whole blood, urine, peritoneal fluid and swabs. As a reflex test for positive samples, the system provides an extensive menu of tests to determine the presence of resistance genes.
Our system's proprietary multiplexed PCR can deliver reliable and accurate results within hours directly from whole blood, without the need for culture (current "gold standard" tests are less reliable and take at least 1-3 days). The system enables physicians rapidly to diagnose the pathogens that cause a patient's infection and prescribe appropriate antimicrobial therapy for singular or poly-microbial infections. Such earlier diagnoses can reduce morbidity and mortality as well as offering significant cost benefits for healthcare providers. Early and appropriate use of antibiotics is an important step in addressing the growing incidence of global antimicrobial resistance.
Safeguard is a UK company, incorporated in 2006 and headquartered in Northvale, New Jersey. The company was founded by Richard Strafehl and Barbara Merlo in Toronto, Canada. Today, Safeguard has an experienced management team with expertise in the research and development of molecular diagnostic tools, product optimization , manufacturing, marketing and finance. It employs 20 scientists, clinical and regulatory experts at its dedicated laboratory facilities. Besides its main facility in Northvale, Safeguard has laboratories and offices in Freiberg, Germany, and Toronto, Canada.
Safeguard's technology has been validated by a third party. New York State's Department of Health has approved the technology as a Laboratory Developed Test (LDT). The Company is launching its system as a commercial product during 2022.
Safeguard's technology has also been adapted to detect pathogens in dairy cattle directly from milk - ensuring safe dairy food and healthy herds.
Safeguard is an equal partner in a Joint Venture in a Philippines clinical laboratory business, Safeguard DNA Diagnostics Inc. Three laboratories are operational currently testing for COVID and other clinical tests. Two more laboratories are due to open in 2022. These laboratories are geographically spread around the Philippines focusing on the major metropolitan centers. The Safeguard system used to test samples of people suspected of infectious disease will commence in the months ahead.
Management Team
George Aaron, CEO and Chairman
Mr Aaron joined Safeguard in 2012 following an extensive career in the Life Science industry including working at Schering Plough. He has a track record of building companies and delivering successful exits, including two diagnostic companies
Howard Sherman, CFO
Mr Sherman spent thirty years in corporate finance, private banking and business consultancy prior to joining Safeguard in 2006. He was previously at Charterhouse Bank, Unibank, and undertook Business Recovery.
Daniel Cohen, Head of Operations
Mr Cohen is Safeguard's Head of Operations and has been with the company since 2016. Daniel is a trained microbiologist and has held senior management and operations positions. He holds a graduate degree in Biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel and a Bachelor's with honours from Columbia University.
Dr Holger Klapproth, Chief Scientific Officer
Dr Holger Klapproth has a masters degree in biology and a PhD in natural sciences. He started his professional career as head of lab at GeneScan Europe in 1997 quickly rising to head of R&D for Biochip Technologies - the high-tech part of GeneScan. He left GeneScan in 2001 to become an independent biotech advisor in the fields of diagnostic products and IP. He joined Safeguard in 2007 and currently holds the position of CSO. His scientific creativity is demonstrated by the more than 80 patent families he invented or co-invented.
Michael Locke, Head of Regulatory Affairs & Quality Management
Mr. Locke has been in the invitro diagnostic medical device sector for 20+ years, has held senior level management positions, as a Global Director of Regulatory Affairs, Quality Management & Clinical Affairs. At Safeguard, Mr. Locke is responsible for Regulatory Affairs and Quality Compliance with his extensive experience in global regulations/standards to include MDD/IVDD, MDR/IVDR, US FDA CFR, CMDR/CMDCAS, ISO and post Brexit UK regulations.
Dr Marilyn Owens, Head of Development
Dr Owens has thirty years' experience in microbiology and immunology including leading clinical laboratories and consultancy. She has a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from UCLA.
Scientific Advisory Board
Dr Natan Keller, former Head of Infectious Disease Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
Dr Arthur Rubenstein MBBCh, Professor of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, and was former Dean of School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania. He was also former Director of LabCorp and Dean of Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NY
Dr. Mervyn Singer, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at University College London. His primary research interests are sepsis and multi-organ failure, infection, shock and haemodynamic monitoring. He is Secretary (formerly Chair) of the International Sepsis Forum and led the 'Sepsis-3' international task force that re-defined sepsis in 2016.
Dr Mel Weinstein, Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Co-Director, Microbiology Laboratory at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Jersey
Fran White, President, Regulatory & Clinical Affairs at MDC Associates. Ms. White is a highly regarded IVD FDA regulatory expert.
Dr Stephen Young, Director of Research and Clinical Trials at TriCore Reference Laboratories, New Mexico
Board of Directors
George Aaron, CEO and Executive Chairman
Mr Aaron joined Safeguard in 2012 following an extensive career in the Life Science industry including working at Schering Plough. He has a track record of building companies and delivering successful exits, including two diagnostic companies
James Culverwell, Non-Executive Director
Mr Culverwell was for 25 years a leading healthcare investment analyst, formerly SVP and Global Coordinator Healthcare at Merrill Lynch. He has been a non-executive director in early stage life science companies, including NASDAQ and AIM listed, and is currently Chairman of HOX Therapeutics
Wayne Fox, Non-Executive Director
Mr Fox was formerly Managing Director and Deputy Chairman of CIBC World Markets and Chairman Toronto Stock Exchange
Jeremy Novak, Non-executive director
Mr Novak is an attorney and investment banker with extensive experience working as an alternative asset manager/investor. He is the CEO and founder of Aegis Group Partners which is an asset management firm focused on early and growth stage companies that are developing, or have developed, disruptive technologies across multiple industries.
Dr Arthur Rubenstein MBBCh, Non-Executive Director
Dr Rubinstein is Professor of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, and was former Dean of School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania. He was also former Director of LabCorp and Dean of Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NY
Howard Sherman, CFO and Executive Director
Mr Sherman spent thirty years in corporate finance, private banking and business consultancy prior to joining Safeguard in 2006. He was previously at Charterhouse Bank, Unibank, and undertook Business Recovery.


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Elite Mountain Climber Chad Kellogg Dies On Patagonia Peak
By Lornet Turnbull, The Seattle Times
SEATTLE — In the world of mountain climbing, Chad Kellogg was a legend.
The elite alpinist has climbed some of the world's highest and most challenging peaks — charging up mountains and breaking records for the fastest ascents.
Kellogg, 42, of Seattle, was killed Friday night as he and climbing partner Jens Holsten, of Leavenworth, Wash., descended Mount Fitz Roy, a prominent peak in the Patagonia region of Argentina.
The two had successfully summited the 11,000-foot mountain and were hanging together from a pre-established anchor when a rock fell, striking Kellogg and killing him instantly.
There will be no attempts to recover his body.
Word of his death shocked those in the Northwest mountaineering community, who describe a humble guy with unflinching dedication and almost unparalleled skills on some of the world's highest places.
"Chad had unbelievable drive beyond most high-level athletes," said his friend and fellow climber Gordon Janow, of Alpine Ascents International. "He was dedicated to the sport and lived to be in the mountains.
"The amount of training, persistence and wherewithal it takes to do what Chad does puts him in a class with 0.01 percent of the climbing population."
Kellogg grew up in the Seattle area, honing his skills on the mountains here. He turned to climbing after his goal of becoming Olympic luge racer ended.
He once held the record for the fastest ascent-descent of Mount Rainier — a climb he had made numerous times — going up and down in just under five hours. The record has since been surpassed.
Over the years, Kellogg had amassed an impressive record, scaling previously unclimbed mountains in remote parts of the world.
In 2003, he entered his first speed-climbing contest, on a mountain in Kazakhstan, where he took home a gold medal. And Kellogg still holds the record for the fastest round-trip climb at 23 hours and 55 minutes of Denali's West Buttress route in Alaska.
But Mount Everest continued to elude him.
Three times he set out to break the speed record on the world's highest mountain — alone and without oxygen, something few climbers attempt. He never summited the 29,029-foot mountain and planned to try again next year.
Kellogg's success on the slopes of mountains came up against unimaginable loss in his personal life.
On his 2010 attempt to summit Everest, he had planned to spread the ashes of his wife, Lara Bitenieks Kellogg, who had died three years earlier in a fall from Mount Wake in Alaska's Denali National Park.
Kellogg had received word of her death in a phone call while climbing an unclimbed peak in remote China. Less than a month after he buried his wife, he was diagnosed with colon cancer.
More recently, he lost his only brother, two uncles, an aunt and grandparents — all while he was on climbing expeditions, according to his uncle Brent Kellogg. In 2010, Chad told Outside magazine he's lost 17 friends over time.
Brent Kellogg said he last saw his nephew over the Christmas holiday at a family gathering.
"Chad was never content with climbing the conventional way," including his attempts at Everest, his uncle said. And he said his nephew was conscientious about safety and often worked to make sure other climbers were safe. "He cared immensely about the climbing community."
Chad Kellogg started climbing early — though it was trees he was ascending back in his early childhood.
From age 18 months to age 8, the family lived in Kenya, where Chad's father and mother, Ric and Peggy Kellogg, served as missionaries.
His son loved to climb the trees there, keeping an eye out for poisonous snakes, Ric Kellogg, of Edmonds, recalls. He also loved diving and snorkeling when the family went to the beach.
His son caught the mountain climbing bug in his early teens after the family moved back to the U.S. The family had a house in Brier, and had as a tenant a climber who lived in the basement. Young Chad Kellogg started going on climbs with him.
"He was always adventurous," his father said.
More recently, Ric Kellogg said, his son had found happiness with his girlfriend, Mandy Kraus, and was "very much in love."
Ric and Peggy Kellogg had recently moved from a house to a condo in Edmonds. His son called him last fall and said: "'Don't sell the solar panel. I want to use them on a house in the Methow Valley,'" Ric Kellogg said. "He planned to build a house, raise a family there."
Dan Aylward, a close friend who had climbed with Kellogg in the Cascades, said he visited with him in Patagonia in January.
"He was an independent thinker, and a visionary in terms of identifying routes up mountains and perfecting the style of climbing best suited to the route," Aylward said.
He said his friend, a self-proclaimed Buddhist, used meditation to sharpen his mental focus.
"He always made sure to let those he cared about know it, and always was consciously and deliberately walking the line between maximizing the achievement of his personal objectives and giving back to the community that supported him," Aylward said.
Robert Page, store manager at Feathered Friends in Seattle, which supplied some of Kellogg's gear over the past several years, said Kellogg stopped in the Seattle store in January, just before he left for South America.
"He was one of the few people who does what he does, yet maintains a level of humility," he said.
"He took time out to listen to people, regardless of who they were."
Chad Kellogg is survived by his parents; his partner, Mandy Kraus, of Seattle; and his father-in-law, Robert Bitenieks, of Seattle.
Photo: Steve Ringman/Seattle Times/MCT


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Macmillan Coffee Afternoon – 28th September
On behalf of Margaret Sharp and myself, I would like to thank everyone who helped make this such a successful event. In all, we raised £340. It was great to see everyone chatting away, particularly as we hosted some visitors.
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Mithraic mystical cosmology – the idea that Mithras, the unconquerable `sun behind the sun', ruled the world through the medium of the zodiacal signs through which he passed – was at one time a serious rival to Christianity. It was essentially a magical interpretation of the world; and it influenced, and was influenced by, both Gnosticism and Theurgy. The Mithraic conception of man evolving through stages of spiritual development symbolized by the various planets exerted a permanent influence upon Western magic.
Simon Magus was the founder of one of the earliest Gnostic sects. We know little of his real teachings, for we can see him only through the eyes of his opponents, the orthodox Christians. They regarded him as a black magician, who, with the assistance of the legions of hell, performed diabolic miracles such as flying through the air. Eventually, according to the Christian legend, the white magic of Peter, the apostle of Christ, overcame the black magic of Simon; the demons who supported him during his flights were overcome and he fell to his death.
Fall of Simon Magus, detail of capital by Gislebertus, Autun cathedral, 12th c.
Astrology, which had been preserved by Arab scholars, reached Western Europe in the twelfth century, and did much to revive the magical traditions of the Thcurgists of antiquity. As planetary spirits, the pagan gods entered the Christian world-picture. With astrology came the Theurgists' doctrine of correspondences. This illustration shows the supposed correspondences between the zodiacal signs and the parts of the human body, but there were thousands of other correspondences derived from astrology. The planetary spirit of Venus, for example, corresponds with roses, pigeons, the number seven and an almost infinite number of other material objects.
Zodiacal man, miniature from Guild book of the barber Surgeons of York, 15th c.
A belief in devils is as old as mankind. Always they have been feared, but sometimes, as here, they have been portrayed as figures of fun – laughter helps to keep fear at bay. ])evils, of course, have no objective existence, but they arc psychic realities; and those who have experienced these same psychic realities when they have taken on a form perceptible to the senses-usually through the use of drugs, drink or other chemicals which `loose the girders of the soul'
Magicians have always averred that some artists have the power of directly apprehending the realities of the astral world – of entering into the consciousness that lies 'above' mcrc physical existence. While this occult terminology may repel many, few would disagree with it if rephrased in psychological terms: `many artists have the ability to bring up images from the deepest levels of the unconscious'.
Some magicians have always used drugs as a technique Of Consciousness expansion. III recent times such drugs have included hashish, anhalonium and LSD. Less well known but equally potent preparations were used by the magicians and witches of medieval Europe. This young witch – ready for both love and the astral delights of the Sabbath – has coated herself with an ointment containing such herbs as henbane, belladonna and hemlock. All these are hallucinogens, drugs that Will `loosen the girders of the soul'.
Alchemy has always had a close relationship with ritual magic. Magicians, indeed, have regarded it only as a branch of magic, arguing that he who prepares the Philosophers' Stone is merely purifying base matter in the same way that he who conducts a ritual initiation is purifying the candidate.
Urizen struggling with the waters of materialism, by William Blake, from The Book of Urizen 1794
From ancient Rome to modern London, from Proclus to Yeats, the philosophy of most magicians has beer) tinged with a dualism which has seen spirit as `good', matter as `evil', man as an immortal spirit trapped in the world of the flesh. William Blake, deeply influenced by the magical tradition as it was reflected in the writings of Behmenists and Swedenborgians, struggled against this belief but never quite overcame it. He gave it superb expression in his illustration of Urizen (who, on one level, represents the archetypal human spirit) struggling against the waters of materialism -`the atoms of Democritus and Newton's particles of light'.
Magic, The western Tradition – Thames and Hudson


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Bill Wagner Publishes Article in The Business Lawyer
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First of two one-week intensive experiential courses (35 hours) in systems engineering management, with emphasis on laying the social groundwork for students to conduct projects in geographically dispersed teams. Course involves a significant design challenge that must be completed within the week. A leadership laboratory is run simultaneously with the design experience to encourage students to self-assess their leadership style and practices in systems engineering projects.
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