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The Juvenile Instructor is happy to present here a lecture by Robert Millet given at a book signing at Benchmark Books in October of 2007. We want to recognize our friend Brent Brizzi for his painstaking work of recording and transcribing the lecture. In addition to this one, Brent has provided us with transcripts of additional lectures given at Benchmark Books in the recent past which he has in the past distributed, and has been gracious enough to make available to our blog. This lecture and accompanying Q&A session is quite lengthy, but there are a number of gems here. I have edited it only slightly for incidental content [bathroom directions, etc]. Enjoy:
Curt Bench: Bob has written over fifty books, and I don?t know any author that?s had three new books come out in one month. ?What Happened to The Cross?, this is from Deseret Book. ?The Vision of Mormonism?, Paragon House, a national press, and I?m going to let him talk, I don?t know if he wants to focus on any of these books or not. ?Claiming Christ, a Mormon, Evangelical Debate?, and next month, I happen to get an Advance Reading Copy of ?Bridging The Divide, The Continuing Conversation Between a Mormon and an Evangelical?, written with Greg Johnson, the one I was telling you about, so now we have it in print, part of the fun of going to hear him, is to hear the question, answer session, hoping we?re going to have a real good one here tonight too. Because people ask, they don?t just lob softballs do they?
Bob [Robert] Millet: No, they?ve got some stingers, get beaned once in awhile too.
Curt: I started reading this last night, and a little bit today, also has a great question, answer section to the book. As far as the, just some of the official stuff, I can?t remember all these titles, so this is a great introduction they sent along with this book, so I?m just gonna read this. Dr. Robert L. Millet is professor of religious education, outreach and interfaith relations at
Comment: Introduce yourself.
Curt: I?m Curt Bench, I?m the owner, and chief bill payer.
Bob: Well I?m delighted to be with you tonight, this is a, this is a sweet experience for me. I?m embarrassed to say, Curt I?ve never been to this
Curt: You should be embarrassed
Bob: Well, I am embarrassed, because I love out of print books, you said, you began this in 74?
Curt: Well, not this, but in the books
Bob: Searching for books?
Curt: In
Bob: I started in 73, and it came with just realizing, Curt you may remember back then, back in the late 60?s, and into the early 70?s, there were still a lot of really fine out of print books located in strange places in Utah, such as hardware stores, Christensen?s Department stores, in Spanish Fork, in you name it, and I traveled, I loved on Saturdays, hopping in the car and just traveling the Wasatch Front, looking for places, little bitty towns, where in the back somewhere they?d have their little book section, books that had been there forever, and that?s how I built my little collection up. I can remember for example that there was a period when Parley Pratt?s, Key to Theology had been out of print for quite awhile. Sam Wellers was selling it for about 2-300 dollars which back then was a lot of money to me, it still is a lot of money, but that?s what they were selling it for. I happened to be down in Louisiana, my home, visiting my folks, my wife and I were there. I turned to my dad who was in the Stake Presidency, and I said dad we used to have a Seventy?s book store didn?t we, and we used to have that in the chapel, he said yeah, but they don?t do that anymore, but I said what?d they do with the books, he said I think they?re still in the closet. So we drove over to the Stake Center, he opened the closet, there were these, I must have seen ten books I?d been looking for, but there were two copies of Key To The Science of Theology, they were a $1.25 each, (laughter).
Curt: I?ll pay you $2.50 (laughter).
Bob: Well, anyway, so I?ve often said if I didn?t do what I did for a living, I?d like to do what he does for a living because I, this is a wonderful place to work. Well, I don?t know what to talk to you about, I, I uh, I don?t particularly, Lyndon Cook said it well once, ?I love being an author, I just hate being a writer?. (laughter). I can really identify with that, because I, it?s hard work, and uh, and yet my problem now, it?s a great source of frustration for me, is that next month, no December, I turn 60, that is so frustrating to me because I want to be 35 again, because my mind just races with things to do, and my body doesn?t race like it used to, and so I find myself winding down in the body, but the brain keeps working, and I?ll always, I?ll wake up at 3 in the morning thinking something just has to be done, and so I?ve had some fun in the last several years as Curt indicated, much of what I?ve done for the last five years, by the way of writing has been if not directly, at least indirectly related to my work in interfaith relations. Even the other book I did for Deseret Book called ?Getting at the Truth?, was really a response to many of the questions that either come in anti-mormon writings or that people, honestly and earnestly ask of us, and so, uh, that area has spawned a whole host of things, I just a, I?ll give you an example, we have a Sperry Symposium coming up in 08, and I forget what the uh, what the theme is, but it?s something along the lines of the groundwork of the restoration, or something like that, and I decided that I wanted to do something, I?ve spent so much time with my Evangelical friends, most of whom are very, very seriously Calvinistic, and uh, I decided to do something, a paper on a that I?ve entitled ?Tiptoeing through the Tulip, Joseph Smith Confronts Calvinism?. And it has been such a delight to go back and reread, and read, and search, and read again, things that I have come across before to try to better understand my reform friends, and um, and the problem I face now is, it was due on October 1st, and I went to the, because I wasn?t done writing, when I finally finished it was 50 pages long, he said Bob it can?t be more than 25, so I sent him something with 30, but that?s my next book project because I can see that little 50 page project is easily a 200-250 page, um book, but much of what I?m doing now seems to be pointed toward our relationship with other churches, so um, I continue to do that. I?m also working now, and this is hard, it may be one of the hardest things I?ve ever done. I?m working on a little book now, that will deal with doubt, the whole matter of how I deal with doubt, and how other people have dealt with doubt, and come through, how we come through even in spite of your doubts, or I think it was Hugh B. Brown that said we have to serve our apprentice with doubt, our apprenticeship with doubt, before we?re qualified to say we know, and so I, I would say I?ve been at BYU 25 years, and I love teaching, but I would say the last ten years have been the most, uh, spiritually, professionally, personally enriching, and rewarding of anything I have ever done, because I have come to gain a broadened perspective on life, on God, especially my brothers and sisters of other faiths. I have tremendous respect for people of other faiths, and to see them with whole new eyes, because I see in them people who love God, want to please him, and so for me to denounce them, or for me to dismiss them, or marginalize them seems so out of line, and so, I?m as committed, if not more so a Latter-day Saint as I?ve ever been, but that doesn?t, that doesn?t make me into a bigot, and so I?ve had some fun watching my mind grow as I?ve read, and read, and read, and read, and read, and read, and read, Christian writings for the last, traditional Christian writings for the last ten years. Um, I don?t have anything else to say?Curt, I?m said out. Would you like to ask questions, or anything that you would like to ask about? Yessir.
Q: I admire you for having these discussions with other faiths. Through those experiences have you seen any outside of our faith change over, or do they become more true to their faith, and the LDS become more true to their faith?
RM: That?s a very good question. I?ve actually seen, I?ve actually seen, the thing I?ve seen the most is a deepened, and a broadened friendship, fewer people prone to throw stones at us, more people that are prepared to say, ?I don?t know, I don?t know that the Mormons do believe that, I don?t believe you should say that, and I hope the same has been true for me, and my colleagues, we?ve had a running dialogue now for eight years with a group of Evangelical scholars, and a group of Latter-day Saints that meet twice a year, we meet once at Fuller Seminary, we?ll meet at Fuller Seminary, or BYU, then we rotate, then in mid-year we meet at the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature meetings, wherever those are. In the summer meetings those are 2 and 3 days, of just long days, addressing a particular topic, we will have read a document, we will have read an Evangelical document or book, an LDS document or book on that, and we have had marvelous conversations, beginning with, well the first thing we talked about was source of truth, scriptures, atonement, a whole three days on grace and works, um fascinating two days on the Trinity, slash Godhead. We built up to our discussion of authority, and first vision, we knew that would take some time to be ready for, and that was magnificent, and those discussions are broadened, and the group is growing, and the influence is spreading, and some, some, some wonderful friendships have grown, I?m saying this is the most, to me the most significant thing that has happened. Something like this, we?re sitting at our meeting at Fuller two years ago, and we?re about to split up, we?ve finished our discussions, there?s just such love, and trust, and goodwill in that group that?s come to know each other, and love each other, and finally I said look before we split lets decide our topic for next time. Rich, Richard Mouw, whose the president of the Fuller Seminary, and Rich and I are good friends, and I said Rich and I will work out a reading list, and Rich interrupted and said, ?I don?t want to talk about reading list, I want to talk about location?. I said are you against coming to BYU now, he said no, no, I love BYU. I said well what do you want to do, he said ?I want to meet in Nauvoo?, I said what, he said yeah, we want to meet in Nauvoo. Don?t we want to meet in Nauvoo, and he turned to his group, and they all said yeah, we want to meet in Nauvoo. So the following May, twenty of us met in Nauvoo for four days, I?ve got to tell you it?s one of the most deeply moving experiences of my life, (he began to choke up here a little with emotion). Um, there?s something, I think we all know this, there?s something about the spirit of the place that touches anybody that?s an honest truth seeker, and these people stood up in a kinda testimony like way with tears, these are important scholars with tears running down their faces, saying this has been a spiritual experience for me, thank you. Well, we just held our meeting recently, last June at Fuller, and I asked the same question, Rich said, I don?t want to meet at BYU, I said you really don?t like BYU do ya? He said, no it?s not that, I want to meet in Palmyra. So this, this summer we?ll meet in Palmyra, that?s the way the relationships have grown. Now back to your first question, in other words, there are more people out there, there?s a growing number of people out there that we?re making friends with, and are much less prone to believe the first thing they hear from a critic. Have I seen people join the church, yes I attended a baptism last Saturday, and you?d be interested in knowing what tipped the scales for her. She sat in my office at BYU, and I said what was it, she was Evangelical, she met a boy, got to know him, they went to college together, then they both went to Law School at Pepperdine, both graduated from Law School have moved back this area, and I said what was the, what was the clincher for ya? She said, I believed the Book of Mormon to be true, she said that was the first testimony I gained, after I prayed about it, she said, but, the straw that broke the camels back was the anti-mormonism. She said the bitterness of it drove me away, um, I obviously let my colleagues know that, they?re not the ones that write that stuff anyway, but, uh, anyway it?s been a enriching experience, have I seen others, yes. Now the other is true, is equally as true, is it possible that a Latter-day Saint will go the other direction? That?s one of the risks you face, when you do this kind of thing. Have I seen that, I?ve seen one or two that have chosen to go the other way.
Q: How did this relationship start?
RM: It was just really a strange thing. I was Dean of the college of religion, and we invited?Stephen Robinson had written his book called ?Are Latter-day Saints Christians?? ?Are Mormons Christians??. The book had sold fairly well in the LDS market, but it had also made its way into the market out there, and a group of scholars at Denver Seminary had reviewed it, and they invited Stephen to come, and he felt like he was being invited to a massacre, so he didn?t go, but he did manage to start a conversation with Craig Blomberg (sp) at Denver, out of which came the book, ?How Wide The Divide?, which is a very important groundbreaking work, as far as the conversation between a Mormon, and an Evangelical, and doctrinal things. Well after that in 1997 we invited another professor from Denver to come to BYU to give a presentation, and he did, and he shared with us his doctoral, much of his doctoral work was on Melchizedek. He had studied under F.F. Bruce, the great New Testament scholar in England, and we, I was trying to hear as much as I could, but the secretary kept coming up, saying there?s somebody that needs to see you, and I was so frustrated, so I was just catching things here and there, and in that meeting happened to be two other pastors, one an Assemblies of God Pastor, and one a Baptist Pastor, and I made a comment, and one of the times I was there he heard me, and came up afterwards, and we chatted, and to make a long story, short we got to know each other, became good friends, began going to lunch together about once a month, I would honestly say that he?s probably, other than my wife, he?s probably my best friend. She said, well he oughta be, you spend way more time with him than you do anybody else, (laughter). We have been all over the world together, and I have to tell you what an enriching thing this is, it has been just phenomenal. I mean, its not like, I mean I have job, I don?t have to go out and seek new things to do, BYU for some reason wants me to be there occasionally, and so, but, people are calling all the time. Would you be willing to come to Dallas? Would you be willing to come to Colorado Springs, those are hotbeds for Evangelicalism, ok, and would you put on a presen, (he meant to say presentation here, but didn?t quite finish the thought), and the people have just been absolutely delightful, they?ve been warm, accommodating, it?s not that we agree on everything, but the spirit of collegiality that has existed in these exchanges have just been, I think have changed us all.
Q: Are any of these people looking to go to China?
RM: In their own work?
Continued: In their own work
RM: Yes,
Continued: How are they preparing to do it?
RM: In much the same way I suppose we are, they?re trying prepare a new generation of people who can go over, and preach the gospel. They?
Continued: Well, you know you hear a lot about BYU Hawaii, and their program. Are they similar in their approach?
RM: Here?s the difference, uh, missional work for Protestant organizations, it?s quite different than ours, because there is no central, there?s no central line of authority. That means that every church for example, or every para-church organization sends out it?s own missionaries. So there?s no generalized proselyting plan, there?s no generalized approach, and so it would be hard to speak of a general approach, it?ll just be this, that Christians, traditional Christians from all over the world are as eager as we are to get into parts of China.
Comment: We saw this 17 years ago in Bulgaria, when they got religious freedom, the following year 120 different religious organizations came, you know, dragging their cross or whatever.
RM: Well, what?s his name? Jenkins, Philip Jenkins books in the last few years, very fine scholar at Penn State, his whole, his whole message is the growth of Christianity is south, the growth of Christianity, obviously is South America, and Africa. I went to hear a, I went to a Pentecostal church, just a while back, and a preacher who was from Africa preached, delightful man, what a great preacher, but he described his ministry, he said: Year and a half ago, my friend and I started with six members, we now have five thousand. He said, we anticipate that within a year and a half, we?ll have thirty thousand, and that?s the way Christianity is growing in Africa, and of course, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could grow almost as fast, if not faster, if, if we had leadership, we grow a little differently you see, we grow, we?re supposed to grow really from centers of strength, and so we?re going to grow a little more slowly there.
Comment: We put priesthood leaders in, when the baptism fonts are hardly dry.
RM: That?s a blessing and a curse.
Q: Bob, do you think the conversations, the dialogue you?ve had, will have any impact on the attitude, the attitude of the Evangelicals in the political scene?
RM: Well, no I?d have to think too much of myself to think that, and I don?t think so. I think its affected certain people, I think its affected certain key people. I?m of a mind, that if, if a Christian says, I wouldn?t vote for Mitt Romney because he?s a Mormon, that?s a little mind. But, for that matter, if a Mormon says I?m going to vote for Mitt Romney because he?s a Mormon, that?s a little mind too, and neither one of those impress me very much, and so, um, I think what has to happen is this. There have to be enough people who say, who become convinced that this is not a theological race. I don?t know if we have time for that to happen. There are not enough people who A, know that the primaries are not that far away, there are not enough people who know what a Mormon is, see this isn?t quite the same as with John Kennedy, people like to point back to, to 1959, 1960, it isn?t quite the same, there are some similarities, but two things, Kennedy distanced himself from Catholicism, Romney?s not gonna do that, 2 everybody knew what a Catholic was. You may have been worried that the Pope was going to be whispering in the Presidents ear, but you knew what a Catholic was, cause you had Catholic friends, that?s not true with Mormonism, and so um, it?s worth about nothing, I think Mitt has to make a public statement about his religious views, I think, I think it?s absolutely necessary.
Q: Have you conveyed that to him
RM: Uh huh, I?ve met with his team on more than several occasions.
Q: When you say it?s necessary, are you saying for his political career it?s necessary, or it?s just as his role as a Mormon, he ought to do that?
RM: No, for his political career, uh, for that matter, well, let me tell you what the message I think has to be. I think he cannot go about the business of trying to answer all of the doctrinal, theological issues, I think that?s the greatest question in the minds of most people that are thinkers is this. Where does Mormonism with a belief in a Prophet at the head fit into a democratic society? Do you know what I?m saying? That?s the greater issue.
Comment: They don?t know how it?s going to work.
RM: They don?t know how it?s going to work, if we?ve got a man, if we?ve got a man at the head of our country, and a prophet who speaks, and we have this saying in our past, that when the prophet speaks, the debates over, well that makes people nervous, and so I think he not only has to get up and declare himself, that he feels he?s a Christian, and this is how he feels about Jesus, but I think more important?Rich Mouw said this to me a year ago, ?He said Romney, but not just Romney, Mormons need to make it clearer how you feel you fit within American society, given your theocratic leanings?, I think that?s a pretty darn good question.
Comment: It seems to me that one of the issues is, is that theology is becoming more important than values.
RM: Yeah, and that?s problematic.
Q: How does that work?
RM: Well, no that scares me, it scares me because, and I think Hugh Hewitt said it well in his book, when he said, he said do we really want to set precedent with this? We want, we want a person not to be elected because he?s of a certain religious persuasion. Isn?t that what we fought a revolution about? And uh, and so, I think, I mean, I like Mitt Romney, and whether he gets elected or not, that?ll come or won?t come. I?m more worried about the state of the union to be honest with ya. I?m afraid, though, though I, though I love my friends of the Evangelical faith, I?m afraid that the religious right will have an impact here, that is too, um, too strong. I?m just, I?ve read about eight books now by very prominent people who expressing the same thing, saying: We really don?t want to get back to where we?re controlling the political races based upon a persons religious beliefs do we? And so, it?s a little frightening to me, not just this election, but it?s precedent setting.
Q: Do the Evangelicals see what they?re doing?
RM: I don?t, I don?t know if they do, uh, some of the, I?m saying some of the more prominent ones, are the ones that are looking at this more carefully, and to the extent, now I don?t know all that?s going on, but to the extent that someone who has a massive following, like a James Dobson, focus on the family, or a Franklin Graham, to the extent that they open their mouth and say this isn?t, we?re not electing pastor here, and get the people to thinking about it, but uh, yeah I don?t know, I mean I have Evangelical friends, most of my Evangelical friends that I work with, they?re as worried about this as I am. They say if the guys our best candidate, we vote for him, Mormon, or whatever, you know so. I think it?s, I, I don?t know, I think it?s had enough impact to, to effect things that way, I wish we had started ten years earlier, but, um, but the kinds of things that we?re doing, lend themselves to answering these kinds of questions.
Q: Unintelligible, Backlash of the religious right, which is awakening unfortunately to a political alignment?.My question to you is perhaps, I?ve seen how you?ve made evolution, and your own personal evolution towards bridging that divide with an Evangelical calling. My question is. What about bridging that with non-Christian, such as Islamic, Muslim, other, the Jewish faith? Because again when we look at the growth, as you mention the growth being in a south, you know in South America, but Mr. M asked the question, what?s happening in Asia, what?s happening in Indonesia, what?s happening in places where you know, where Muslim Fundamentalism is really the dominant faith in the world?
RM: No question, no question. You asked the question, and my response to you, is I couldn?t agree with you more, somebody?s gotta step up and do it. I?ll tell you what I?m asked all the time, back in Christianity, I?m asked by Catholics constantly. Why aren?t you doing this with Roman Catholics? And, my response is, I would love to, I only have so much energy, not that I think, I think a lot of people, this is a kind of a work that is odd, this isn?t about the head at all, cause I ain?t very bright, but I have a heart for this, and if you have a heart for it, that makes up for a lot of dumbness, ok. And, uh, and so, I was in New York City, I was visiting with Richard John Newhouse, Father Newhouse is a very respected Catholic voice, and he said to me, I know the work you?ve been doing with Evangelicals, I applaud it, you gotta keep it up. When are you going to start doing it with us? So the interest is there, now the same is true, I?ve had the same thing expressed to me by Jewish Rabbi?s, I?ve had the same thing expressed to me by Muslims, so the interest is there. Now, let me just say this, the problem is we?re new at this, as a people. Even getting college students at BYU when we host, we host about six different groups during the year, Evangelical groups who come to BYU for an experience, and among the first things I say to both of the groups, the LDS, and the others, is this. Let?s start with something that?s going to jar you a bit, this is not about conversion. I mean both groups take the great commission very seriously, to go into all the world and make disciples. I say this is not about conversion, this is not about making that person one of you, it is about helping that person to see where you?re coming from, and vice versa. So what I would say is, um, it?s been a wonderful ten years, it hasn?t, it hasn?t been all joy ride. I?ve had a few slaps on the hand, some heavier, with heavier hands than others.
Comment: Such as, tell us a story.
RM: This is on tape, (laughter).
RM: Just before I retire, we?ll tell that story. No, there?s just some people this makes nervous, because, it, it rings of ecumenism. Which is not what I?m about, which is not about what we?re doing, this is called conversation, this is called building friendships. I mean you know, people think, what doctrine are you gonna trade? Ok, you get rid of the Trinity, I?ll get rid of ?Baptism for the Dead?, No, it?s not about that. But that?s what, when you say interfaith, that?s what people think, and by the way they think about that on both sides, and so when they come to our dialogues, you can begin, you know, when you feel at the beginning there?s a little bit of tension, what?s gonna happen here? By the time we leave, I think most of that is dissipated. I couldn?t agree with you more, we?ve got to do this more. I?ve been with General Authorities, I?ve been with Apostles, as we have met with large groups of Pastors, and as we flew away from California, that member of the twelve turned, and said, we?ve got work to do my friend, we?ve got a lot of work to do, we are not understood. I said, you?re saying we?re not understood.
Comment: Concerning the community, the cloistered community that we?re in here in the state of Utah, in particularly in certain institutions, but, the fear that people have of embracing those people of other faiths, those denominations whether they?re Christian or not, and I just feel like they?re so, they?re shortchanging themselves, and I think they can embrace all, and have that respect, and understanding
Comment: They think it lessens their faith, well why would it lessen their faith?
RM: It doesn?t lessen your faith, in fact if anything I?m stronger now than I was ten years ago. I have a deeper appreciation, I?ll tell ya, I have a deeper appreciation for some views they have, there are some things they write, that I just eat up. When so, and so writes a book, I?m the first one to read it, other things, I step back and say, I?m listening now for example to a friend of mine in California, who is a very prominent Evangelical thinker, I just finished listening to two cd?s of his that were sent to me on Calvinism. And I find myself saying, John my man I have great respect for you, I just can?t buy it, it?s too depressing, (laughter), it?s just too closed for me, but, I think I understand it better, I know where he?s coming from, and I respect him for believing that way, he, the sovereignty of God is everything to him. And I have not had, it certainly does not make you more arrogant, it makes you less arrogant, and you?re right, you only have to get away from this valley for a little bit, and think in little broader terms, in my case it was kind of an eye opener, when I discovered, I remember asking my friend, how many Evangelicals are there, and he said there are about 700 million. Oh, uh, you know, I mean you know, to know that we have broken great ground and we?ve moved up to about 2 percent, 2 tenths of 1 percent of the world?s population, that puts things in perspective, you see what I?m saying. We?re growing yes, but, my goodness, there?s a big world out there, and I think the other thing I?d say this isn?t just a Mormon phenomenon. Where ever you have a majority culture, you?re going to fight against parochialism, and narrow mindedness, and that?s part of what Greg and I have tried to go out and do, in this valley in particular, is to say just cool your heels, don?t be so uptight, uh, I mean unfortunately too many Latter-day Saints, when that persons not of their faith moves in next door, we make friends with them, we bring them goodies, and then we ask them the great question, and when the answer is no, we?re just not interested, but we love being here, we don?t know what to do with ourselves, and we certainly don?t know what to do with them. You know if we can?t baptize them, we don?t know what to do with them, and so the answer is, my goodness, maybe we could be?friends, you know.
Q: What do you think Elder Holland?s agenda was in his talk?
RM: He talked to me about it, before he gave it.
Q: Yeah, can you tell us a little bit, what in general, what was he thinking?
RM: He was talking to the Christian world, to make clear, to try to make clear what our stance on the Godhead, and the Trinity is, and why we do not accept the doctrine of the Trinity, and yet, why we believe we?re Christian, that was the purpose of the talk. In fact he called me to tell me about it, and said call Greg, and tell him what this is going to be on. So Greg was watching conference that day, called me right afterward, I said are you offended, he said no, no I wasn?t offended, I thought it was great, in fact I just wrote him an email. Well, I think, well I know the intention was to speak out, and to show that you can speak out in a kindly manner. Stand for what you believe, express appreciation for your friends of other faiths, but say, this is why I?m convinced I?m a Christian, and I don?t believe in the Trinity, so that was his purpose.
Q: Is the Trinity really that big of an issue?
RM: Not in everyday life.
CQ: The Protestants I talk to, it?s the fact that we think we can be?
RM: Be like God?
CQ: It?s the big issue that they think is sacrilegious.
RM: To be totally honest with you, even that one, man becoming as God, is less bothersome to them, than God was once a man. Because, frankly, if you give me ten minutes with them, I show them enough New Testament passages that have deification implications, to where they come away saying, ?Well, it doesn?t mean what you think it means, but it sorta sounds like that doesn?t it?? Which is?My whole point, is folks, you?re not just, we didn?t invent this, if we hadn?t come on the scene, you?d still have multi, multi millions of people who are in the orthodox tradition who take deification very seriously, and so, uh, whether they mean by it this, and they mean something different than we do, well of course they mean something different than we do. You wanna stop this?
Curt: Well, in the next minute or two, maybe we could take another question.
Chris Bench: I have one though.
Curt: Oh, you do to?
Curt: Speaking of books. Who? What non-Mormon authors do you turn to over and over, and who would you recommend that we read to broaden our?
RM: Depending on what you want to read, I?ll tell ya, some of the best thinkers in the Evangelical world in terms of theology would be people like John Stott, people like J. I. Packer. Had a beautiful experience this summer, Greg and I went back to Regent College in Vancouver Canada, and this is the 2nd time we?ve done this, we spent two weeks at Regent College, an Evangelical Graduate School, and we took a two week course in, two courses actually, two courses, two weeks, cram course in, one was in, um, the early church fathers, and one was in Puritan theology, and Puritan life, and the one in Puritan theology was from James Packer. Probably one of the most influential Christian theologians in the 21st century, so Packer, Stott, are two of the most critical. The Christian that I find among the most enjoyable to read, that I think everybody here would just love reading, is Phillip Yancey.
Curt: I was going to ask you about him.
RM: Phillip Yancey is remarkable, his book, uh, ?The Jesus I Never Knew?, is a classic. The book he just wrote on prayer, oh my goodness, it?s the finest thing I have ever read on prayer, so that, there?s just certain people who have really, I think, we?re silly not to read some of their stuff. It isn?t because, I?m reading so I can set them straight, it?s, I?m reading them because I?m learning, he?s showing me things, oh my goodness, I?ve never thought about that, you know so, I think there are some great, some great thinkers. The other person that?s very influential right now on both a popular, and a very scholarly level is a man by the name of N.T. Wright, Tom Wright, he writes, uh, he wrote a book very, very much intended, I don?t think to replace, but to secede ?Mere Christianity?, called ?Simply Christian?, that is just excellent, it?s excellent.
Curt: I think we have it here.
RM: It?s not ?Mere Christianity?, but it?s good.
Q: What is the name?
RM: N.T. Wright, Tom Wright, and he is the Bishop of Durham, now this is a very interesting thing, he?s Bishop of Durham, which means he?s the third most influential, the fourth most influential man in Anglicanism. But, he also happens to be one of the finest New Testament scholars among the top two, or three in the world. So he writes, both very highly technical theological things, but he also writes very enjoyable popular things. Wright is an excellent one to read. He also, that?s it, ?Simply Christian?, (Responding to Curt finding/holding up the book). He did one too, that?s his theodicy, you know what I mean by that? How to deal with the problems of God, and human suffering, that?s called something like, um, Dan, what?s it called? (Dan Wotherspoon was in attendance). (RM, answered his own question): God and, God and Justice, or something like that, but I read that, it?s just been out within the last year, it?s excellent, but those are names of people, Phillip Yancey is, is worth it, he?s worth getting in to.
Curt: We?ve got his ?Church, Why Bother??
RM: That?s a good one.
Curt: ?My Personal Pilgrimage?
RM: That?s a good one.
Curt: ?The God We Never Knew?, oh that?s Borg, sorry.
RM: I was gonna say, yeah, you?ll get a different reading from Borg, yeah.
Curt: I thought I picked out Yancey, ?Sole Survivor?, Dan just finished I think.
RM: That?s, for somebody, for somebody who does serious thinking about church. Why hang onto the church, that?s what he addresses. What?s the subtitle to that?
Curt: ?How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive The Church?. (laughter).
RM: He goes, and he picks out people whose writings, influenced him enough to keep him in the church, ok, because the church for him, let me give you an example of his kind of writing, this is what he says in, ?The Jesus I Never Knew?, he says. What is it, what was it about Jesus that caused the most despicable elements of society to be attracted to him? The prostitutes, the sinners in general, the tax collectors, the shepherds, and then he said, and why is it those same people feel so very uncomfortable around us? He said, that I fear that in the church, in the Christian church we have created an atmosphere of respectability, a climate, a culture of respectability, and that, I mean that just sent chills down my spine as I read that, because I see that, and you see that. Well, that?s the kind of writer, Yancey is beloved by his people, but, he occasionally takes a potshot at Evangelicalism, because that?s what he is, he?s kind of a, he?s a journalist by training, and uh, and so he?s kind of a social critic. Any other questions?
Chris: He?s a terrific writer.
RM: He?s a great writer.
Chris: Question along similar lines. Richard Bushman discussed his modern day scholars, and how they view Mormonism. You have Harold Bloom whose probably the biggest supporter of the Mormon tradition, and then Richard Mouw, is kind of this up and coming, who else is out there that?s gonna be most sympathetic?
RM: Be a friend?
Chris: Uh huh.
RM: I?m thinking of, um, Sarah Barringer Gordon, at um, Penn, Penn State. She?s trained in both history and law. She has a, she has a pretty darn good understanding of Mormonism. There are others, if he had the time he?d do it, Nathan Hatch wrote his wonderful book, back in the 80?s, called ?The Democratization of Christianity in America?. I hosted him, I hosted him when he came to speak at the forum at BYU, he?s a delightful man, he?s Evangelical, but with the Provost at Notre Dame for ten years, ok, this is a wonderful American religious historian who really feels like we just haven?t taken as people, as a world, he says we haven?t taken Joseph Smith, Mormonism, and especially the Book of Mormon seriously enough. I think there are more, and more people coming, I think right now I?m blank, but I think there are people that are growing up, um, I?ll tell you who will be, it?s something as simple as this, Randall Baumer, who is at Columbia University, uh, Barnard College at Columbia, uh, Randy?s become a dear friend. What I, what I do is, I think that what happened to me once I got into this, God blessed me, I just lost all fear, probably all propriety too. (laughter). But I would read a book, and it was so, it was so good, I?d get on the phone and call them. ?I just loved your book, when are you in town? I want to come see you.? Well sure, I have never had anyone say, oh no, I would love to meet you, then I?d invite them back to BYU, and they?d present there for three or four days, and so we?d begin, well Randy Baumer, and I built up a relationship like that, and it?s this, and here?s one of the results of what we were talking about. Not long ago a young man called, and uh, he said Professor Millet, ?yes?, my name is so and so, I?m at Columbia, I?m working on a doctoral dissertation, and one aspect of it deals with the Mormon movement, and, and, I went to my professor, Randy Baumer, and he said, he could help me a little bit, but he suggested I call you to get information on this. Well, the more we can have that happening, and that grew out of us becoming friends. Do you know what I?m saying? I?m not saying me, but friendships, and so, I think there are more and more people who are ready to take Mormonism seriously. I think the Claremont situation will prove very interesting, Dick Bushman will be there at least a few years, and a,
Curt: Tell them what you mean by, people probably don?t know.
RM: Yeah, about four or five years ago, President Bateman asked me if I would travel to Claremont to meet with the Provost of the Claremont Graduate University, um, I said fine, why? And he said well they?re talking about some very interesting things about, about Mormon Studies, go ask her what she?s interested in, and what she wants to do, so I went out, I went out and met with her, she happened to be what she called lapsed LDS, she had taught at the U of U, she had been administrator at the U, I can?t even now think of her name, but now is the president of New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire, but she was just leaving, but before she left she said there?s an idea afloat in the School of Religion, Karen Torjesen, the Dean, they?re talking about the possibility of a program in Mormon Studies, she said, we want major religions to be featured, we want a chair with each of those, and so to make the story short, uh, there?s been established the Howard W. Hunter, Chair at Claremont Graduate University. Richard Bushman will be the first holder of that chair, and uh, and it?s not that a person will go major in Mormonism, be a little tough to get a job after that. (laughter). But rather, they might major in, they might do their degree in comparative religion in America, U.S. History, with emphasis in Mormon Studies. My friend Greg Johnson has already been offered, I mean the Dean there said, if you come here, and do you doctorate, we?ll let you write your dissertation on what you, and Bob have been doing for the last ten years. I mean it?s that kind of thing, they?re eager for Mormon students to come there, so that?ll open up this fall.
Curt: I think we?d better wrap it up
RM: There was one more. S. Do you have a question?
S: Oh, not one that I would ask in public. (laughter)
Curt: That?s usually what his questions are like. Um, if you?ll join me in giving a big hand to Bob Millet. (Applause).
Curt: My little two cents worth here, I think that one of the main reasons that a lot of this has not happened before, is because there?s only one Bob Millet. And he is?
RM: Yeah, but, you can take that either way. Like my wife would say: God be praised. (laughter).
Curt: Not everybody agrees with what he?s doing or everything that he?s doing, but my sense is that he has opened some very important doors, and those doors are going to continue to open, and I think he?s a pioneer, and I think it?s the Genesis of a great thing that?s going to continue to enfold, I really do believe that, and um, and it?s kudos to him for doing it, and having the courage to do it, and I hope there are other Bob Millets actually?.
RM: We?re raising up some young, and they are so impressive, I mean that?s one of the things that the leaders of the church, and the leaders of the University have asked me, and who will take your place? So, we?ve got some young persons at the University now in training, and they are, they?re fabulous, they come with a disposition to want to do this, you know.


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Aruba Networks SDN provides BYOD users access while cost-effectively securing your network. SDN applications allow IT to pinpoint, diagnose, verify and solve network issues in real-time, while prioritizing Microsoft Skype […]
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Aruba Networks SDN provides BYOD users access while cost-effectively securing your network. SDN applications allow IT to pinpoint, diagnose, verify and solve network issues in real-time, while prioritizing Microsoft Skype for Business traffic for seamless voice and video collaboration. The central building block of Aruba Networks SDN. Aruba Networks Virtual Application Networks (VAN) SDN Controller Software provides a unified control point in an OpenFlow-enabled network, simplifying management, provisioning, and orchestration. Enhance user experience. The Network Optimizer Application dynamically provisions network policy and applies Quality of Service (QoS) to prioritize Skype for Business traffic, improving your overall user experience. Protect your network. The Network Protector Application turns your entire network infrastructure into security-enforcement devices, providing visibility and threat protection against malicious botnets, malware and spyware sites.
The Network Visualizer Application provides real-time traffic with detailed network monitoring, allowing for fast network diagnosis and verification, and a rapid transition from incident to fix. The Aruba Networks Visualizer Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Application utilizes Aruba VAN SDN Controller software to provide dynamic traffic capture with real-time, detailed network monitoring. Allowing for fast network diagnosis and verification – and a rapid transition from incident to fix. The Network Visualizer integration with ClearPass identifies infected devices thus providing better security. Aruba Networks SDN network infrastructure — ease of adoption. Deploy Aruba Networks SDN at your own pace in a multi-vendor network without replacing existing inventory by deploying SDN switches at the edge of your network where you need it. Aruba Networks switches bring performance and reliability to the mobile-first campus. These industry-leading switches are scalable, secure, and feature HPE Smart Rate multi-gigabit ports for high-speed connectivity.
Aruba Virtual Application Networks (VAN) SDN Controller Software provides a unified control point in an SDN-enabled network, simplifying management, provisioning, and orchestration. This enables delivery of a new generation of application-based network services and provides open application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow developers to create innovative solutions to dynamically link business requirements to network infrastructure via either custom Java programs or general-purpose RESTful control interfaces. The Aruba VAN SDN Controller is designed to operate in campus, data center, or service provider environments. The VAN SDN Controller is the building block of the Aruba Open SDN Ecosystem (including the Aruba SDN App Store and SDN Software Development Kit), allowing third-party developers to deliver innovative solutions to dynamically link business requirements to network infrastructure.
The Aruba Network Optimizer Software-Defined Networking (SDN) Application for Microsoft Skype for Business. Enables automated provisioning of network policy and quality of service to provide an enhanced user experience. The Network Optimizer Application dynamically provisions the end-to-end network path and Quality of Service (QoS) policy via the Aruba Virtual Application Networks (VAN) SDN Controller. Reducing the need for manual, device-by-device configuration via the CLI. Which greatly simplifies policy deployment and reduces the likelihood of human errors. Application dashboard provides a graphical overview of active sessions and peak call time, Skype for Business server connectivity status, quality of experience metrics for completed calls, and poor call quality analysis. Microsoft Skype for Business front end server view Displays Skype for Business front end server operational status in SDN domain. QoE graph displays the number of completed sessions at specific QoE levels over time.
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I first heard about the release of the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette through my Instagram feed. I was like, "get out of here" but I was not surprised due to the success and popularity of the Ambient Lighting Powders, it made sense that Hourglass would release a blush palette. Needless to say I was utterly excited and when I saw the stunner of the picture, I knew without a doubt that I was going to get it, no matter the price. I did not previously own any of two permanent shades in this palette which can be purchased individually (I only have Diffused Heat and I gave away Dim Light) so you could imagine my excitement to get my hands on this palette.
The Ambient Lighting Blushes are multi-dimensional powders with swirls of pigmented color and highlighter. Infused with what Hourglass calls "Photoluminescent Technology" which exhibits depth and dimension, this blush does not fall flat and is lightweight, leaving the entire complexion with an "otherworldly glow". All the powders are handmade so no two are alike.
"Traditional blush can read as flat, and so I was inspired to create something that was far more seamless. Ambient Lighting Blush fuses two advanced formulas to create something entirely new. It's unlike any other product on the market." – Carisa Janes, Hourglass founder.
I personally am in love with the Ambient Lighting Powders (palette review here) as well as the individual Blushes.
The Ambient Lighting Blushes are very soft, luminous but not shimmery, so it didn't emphasize pores or skin imperfections, finely milled, and has a smooth and silky texture. They deliver a radiant natural finish with good color payoff that is buildable and blends very well. The quality and wear on these blushes are excellent on my NC40 skin and I find that the application and colors show up very well on my skin.
These blushes are subtle and look very natural when on the skin. These are a highlighter blush hybrid so along with giving you a flush of color you can also achieve a beautiful glow. Although I find that they were a bit powdery in the pan, they had very nice pigmentation, and the texture felt soft and smooth, and not cakey at all giving you a very beautiful glow.
The blushes are only slightly smaller than the full size; you get 0.15 oz (4.3g) for full size at US $35.00 & CAD $41.00 while the palette blushes weigh in at 3.3g. By purchasing the blush palette, you are actually getting a good value.
These are free of parabens, talc, fragrance, nanoparticles, and gluten. No animal testing.
Luminous Flush: A champagne rose blush fused with Luminous Light to evoke a candlelit glimmer. It is a warm medium pink/coral color with a luminous satin sheen.
Incandescent Electra: A cool peach blush fused with hourglass ambient lighting powder with a satin finish.
Mood Exposure: A soft plum blush fused with Mood Light to brighten the complexion. It is a medium-dark, rosy plum color with warm undertones and a soft sheen.
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Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa post Arnie tweet after relegation
After losing all seven of their opening games to seal the worst ever start to a Liga MX Clausura campaign since the format was installed in 1996, Dorados de Sinaloa were officially relegated from the Mexican top tier this weekend.
Dorados, who boast Pep Guardiola among their alumni, actually had their relegation mathematically sealed at the end of April with three games left to play -- of which they duly won one and lost two, culminating with a 1-0 home defeat against Leon on the final day.
After the dust settled, the club checked out with an interesting tweet.
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It's World Elephant Day and as an elephant lover it's something I feel I have to shout about! A few years ago I spent some time volunteering at Elephant Nature Park, an elephant sanctuary in the Chiang Mai area of Thailand. While I was there I worked with elephants that had been injured and abused […]Keep Reading
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Both my Dad's family and my Mom's family settled into Texas in the late 1800's. My grandparents and my parents were all born in Texas as was I, so that makes me a third generation Texan. I was raised in Coleman county and my Dad was known around there for his BBQ. Although he never had a restaurant, he cooked for many of the social events in that area and became rather good at it. So my love for Texas and BBQ is inherited. I enjoy traveling around the state and eating at different BBQ joints and visiting with the owners and pit-masters.
Texas and BBQ. ……. it's what I do.
Forney is my home and has been for many years. I have watched it grow from around 2500 residents to over 20,000 within the city limits. However, the "community" of Forney is not just the residents within the city. It is comprised of numerous neighborhoods in the outlying areas which increases the "community" population to over 40,000!
Being in the food industry, I have a certain respect for the craft of cooking and preparing food. Cyndi and I enjoy dining at different restaurants. We have our favorites, and we like trying new ones. For me it is not just about the food, but the people behind the food. I like the stories about how the restaurant started and the folks involved.
Over the years I have seen Forney experience growth issues. There have been many disagreements along the way as to the direction our town should go, but at the end of the day both sides were respectful to each other. However I feel this is not the case today. The past few years I have noticed a decline in how people are treated just because they are on a different side of an issue. Election time is the worst. During an election cycle I was chided by a community leader that I needed to "check the facts man". Trouble was, I had and he had not.
So given that, I have decided that I will make sure to "check the facts" any way I can. And I want to share those facts with you so you can use them to come to your own educated conclusions. This is not a "take no prisoners" effort. My intent is not to be combative or or to call any one out. But be forewarned. Should anyone choose to make statements of fact about issues concerning our city, I will "check your facts".


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JEECUP 2019 Entrance Exam: UP Polytechnic Application form, Admit Card, Syllabus & Details: JEECUP 2019 Admit Cards can be downloaded by the candidates through online approach only on April 2019. JEECUP (Joint Entrance Examination Council of UP) that is a state level examination is also known as UPJEE (Uttar Pradesh Joint Entrance Examination). The JEECUP exam is conducted to offer admission in several polytechnic courses in the engineering or non-engineering fields. This exam is considered for offering admissions in different polytechnic colleges of Uttar Pradesh. So, here are some necessary details given about JEECUP Admit Card 2019 which will help you out with the pre-exam processes.
JEECUP Admit Card 2019-
The government uploads the Uttar Pradesh Polytechnic admit card via internet on websites. Through websites is can be downloaded very easily. If the candidate finds something misspelled or missing in the admit card, he/she needs to approach UPJEE (POLYTECHNIC) Council immediately so that rectification can be done within time.
Admit card is just like a passport. It is an ID proof for writing the exam. Without a valid admit card, candidates are not allowed to write any exams. It is compulsory for the candidates to bring the JEECUP Hall Ticket or admit card to the examination center along with a passport size photograph pasted on it.
JEECUP Entrance Exam 2019-
The admit cards are released in the month of April and this year also, the candidates would be able to download their admit card from April 2019. The UP Polytechnic 2019 exam will be held on Sunday, 28 April, 2019. There will be two shifts of the exam that are – Morning Shift and Afternoon Shift. The exam in the Morning shift would be held from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and the exam in the evening shift would be held from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM.
The exam would be of 3 hours duration. The results of the JEECUP 2019 will be declared after the examination in the 2nd week of June 2019. The candidates that qualify the JEECUP 2019 are allowed for the further steps. The candidates are invited for Counselling in which they can find best suitable college according to their rank and their preferred location.
How To Download JEECUP Admit Card 2019-
So, here are some simple steps that you can follow to download the admit card.
- First, visit the official website of JEECUP.
- There, a login window will appear on the screen.
- Enter the required details like Application Form, Application Number & Password.
- Enter the security number or captcha and click on the 'Sign In' button.
- The admit card will appear on the screen.
- You can download the admit card or could take printout at the same time for further use.
JEECUP Application Form & Syllabus 2019-
Here are listed some of the vital instructions that must be followed at the exam center.
- Candidates should reach the examination hall before the starting of exam.
- No candidate will be granted permission to enter the examination hall after 30 minutes of starting of the exam.
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"When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately." Acts 18: 26
What a dynamic duo. Priscilla and Aquila provide a classic picture of the Christian Couple. Their legacy lives on in those who serve as encouragers to the preachers and members of every local body of believers. Here is why.
They had not had the benefit of a seminary education, or attended a recent Marriage Enrichment Retreat. They had not had no insight from the latest spiritual guru promoted into a best-selling author by a profit driven publishing company. They had come to know Christ, worked side by side with Paul in their tent-making business, and they applied what they heard him teach from the Scriptures. The result of their faithfulness to the Word of God was life-changing for them. It was also life-giving to others.
"Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures...speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus...acquainted only with the baptism of John." v. 24-25
Oops! Close but no cigar. Apollos had missed the message of Pentecost. He had all the stepping stones in Scripture that led towards The Promise, but he had not received what only The Presence of The Spirit of Christ can deliver, THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST. He was not in a state of confusion or a spirit of delusion. He was just in need of inclusion.
Knowing about Jesus and being filled with Jesus are two different things. When a keen mind is inflamed by a hot heart, there is nothing like it in the world. Apollos was a powerful debater, with a massive intellect. His eloquent delivery of what he knew was unmatched. The only thing missing was the one Person he knew nothing about, The Spirit of Christ.
"To Know Him, and To Make Him Known." I first heard this phrase in 1985. It has served me well as a reminder of my mission in life. Every time I become consumed with the latter, and lose touch with the former, I fail to accomplish the most important part of my mission in life...To Know Him.
Apollos was all about making Jesus known, but knowing about Jesus is not the same thing as knowing Him. When Priscilla and Aquila heard Apollos preach, they could tell the difference. They didn't build a case against him. They built a bridge to him. They didn't clip his wings. They brought Apollos under their wings.
Note to self: Pray to God for their tribe to increase in every body of believers on the face of the earth. There has never been a time when biblical accuracy and tactful diplomacy are more needed in the church.
This couple didn't ignore the error, but they also didn't destroy the messenger. People bent on biblical accuracy are still bent. Very few converts survive the correction delivered by people driven by the mission statement: "DIE HERETIC!"
"They took him aside." This does not describe putting him on the shelf, benching him, or humiliating him. Today Facebook rants and published books are the 21st Century version of pulling someone's pants down and spanking them in front of the class. This rarely ends well.
Priscilla and Aquila saw a diamond in the rough in Apollos. They didn't smash him with a hammer, but they put on kid gloves, and pulled him aside to share with him what was missing in his message and in his life, The Person of The Risen Christ.
"They explained to him the way of God more accurately." v. 26b
The Kingdom of God is never served well by "know it alls" I remember facing graduation from seminary in 1978 with a fear that I didn't know enough. My friend and professor, Dr. Curtis Vaughan put my heart at ease. He said, "It is OK to say, 'I don't know." Thanks Doc.
God has taught me a great deal about His Word and Himself since leaving seminary. In those days, I was heading towards 1st Base, and now at 63 I find myself heading towards Home Plate. There is still so much to Know about Him, and so little time "TO MAKE HIM KNOWN."
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." Earl Weaver - Baltimore Orioles, Manager
Remain teachable. Becoming childlike does not mean being childish. The teachable person is childlike. It is childish to pout, "I do it MYSELF." The child like person receives correction, and learns from it. The childish person resents it, and repeats the same mistake over and over again. Apollos was not some "preacher boy" out to make a name for himself, but a man of God with a child-like heart.
An appeal softens the heart, but an accusation hardens it. Priscilla and Aquila touched the heart of Apollos with loving hands and the result was a powerful spokesman in the hands of God. Every time this man preached, the gentle hand-prints of this kind couple were upon him. His message was irrefutable and biblical. All great preaching still is.
"He powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ." v. 28
This is the point. All great preaching glorifies Jesus. The work of The Holy Spirit honors Jesus. Anytime a system, a method, or an experience overshadows Jesus, it is a result of the spotlight being moved away from Him, and not on Him.
"Never let the system overshadow The Savior." Don Miller, my Dad, not the other one
Praying for the fulness of The Spirit before preaching, prepares the preacher to deliver a message that leaves people hungry for more of Jesus. Preaching should never begin with a preacher full of himself, nor end with a preacher satisfied with himself. Good preaching leaves people saying, "What a great sermon." Great preaching leaves people saying, "What a great Savior." Pray your way to greatness. TALK LESS! PRAY MORE!
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"When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately." Acts 18: 26


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- Guided Meditation 12:20pm-1pm
- Brunch is served: 1pm-2:30pm
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The graphic for the 2018 AIGA Award Nominations conveys an upbeat and celebratory style. Inspired by the robust culture of Chicago, the digitally drawn type is aesthetically bold and colorful to call for nominations and recognize our growing vibrant design community. Find Design was another event in the previous year I helped to create as well.
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At Blumenstein Audio, you will find that independently designed and handmade audio equipment is all it takes to find your best listening experience.
What sets Blumenstein products apart?
Our specialty is in creating full-range speakers, passive subwoofers, external subwoofer amplifiers, and cables from scratch to suit your style
Blumenstein speakers are made of just wood, glue, and finish. We use only the finest woods we can source, the strongest glue on the market, and the finest, most traditional finish we can find. This simple recipe produces a totally natural sound free from the typical anomalies such as frequency, phase, dynamic, and impulse response.
To ensure precision, for over 15 years, every step of production has been done with hand tools or hand operated power tools.
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You can find any experience from low volume (old style Orca full range speaker) all the way up to extreme volume levels with the Octopus Array HiFi/PA system. There are speakers as lightweight as 2.5 lbs each and as heavy as 45 lbs each.
All designs have become smaller and simpler in production and are able to describe a more complex sound, resolve detail, and communicate delicate musical detail to the listener like never before.
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"[The Orcas] are clean, clear, with amazing images, deeper sound stage than my Triangles (and they are really good at sound stage), impressive high frequencies . . .
They only have about 100 hours on them. Unless they are going to extend down to 25 Hz with more break in I don't know what else they can do.
I was hearing good high frequency response with Bluegrass, so just to be sure, we put on Kind of Blue. The cymbals were amazing! They had sizzle! The piano, saxophone, and of course trumpet sounded very real. I'm really amazed at the highs. The cymbals were as they should be [. . .] the images were solid; the best I have ever heard the piano on this album. Walking back and forth behind the listening chair I could see that the center image only moves about a foot off center in my room at the extreme right and left. What I mean is that to get it to do that I stood a foot or more to the right of the right speaker, etc. There is a really wide sweet spot. More than I have experienced before.
I could go on and on, but it would just be repetitive. Clark, you have really done something magic here."
-Grainger M., Tennessee
"It's difficult finding the right words to express just how great it is to deal with Blumenstein Audio. I'm not exaggerating, or leaning too heavily on hyperbole, when I say that this might be the best consumer experience I've ever had. I've come away from the experience feeling like I got the better end of the deal—like they deserve more than what I've paid. First, the speakers . . . I've owned two pair of Orcas and a Dungeness, and these little speakers can and will blow your mind (assuming your ears are connected to your brain correctly). I encourage you to search the internet for the number of glowing reviews and reactions to the speakers; not much can be said here that hasn't been said before. I would eagerly give a 5-star review based on the product alone, but when you buy from Blumenstein Audio you are getting more than the product. As I mentioned earlier, it just doesn't make sense how much value they provide through their customer service. These folks really love what they do, and it shows— in spades. If you have room in your home for some Orcas, then you owe it to yourself to do it . . . now . . . period."
- James C., North Carolina on Yelp
"I first found Clark when I was looking for some higher efficiency speakers to pair with a low-powered tube amplifier. From my first inquiry through every purchase since, they have been nothing short of wonderful. Admittedly, I can be a difficult customer...I ask a million questions and my standards for the finished product couldn't be any higher. I own a pair of Orca loudspeakers, a pair of Dungeness subwoofers, Blumenstein speaker cable, desktop stands, and amplifier bases for my Bottlehead electronics. The quality of all of these items has been first-rate. I can attach all the usual superlatives to the sound of these speakers, but for me the real story is the amazing customer service and attention to every detail. When I received my latest amplifier base it appeared that they decided to move to slightly different isolation feet. They not only included the proper number of feet for the base they just shipped, but they sent me enough feet for the two other bases they had made me over the past months. It is hard to find this kind of commitment to an excellent purchase experience!"
- John R., Indiana
"Well a pair arrived today with the matching stands. And I thank the individual who mentioned them on a prior post . . . these are an incredible little speaker that belie their size. Very open with room filling sound, pretty darn good bass as well from, yes, a single 3 inch driver. I don't know of many if any speaker that can beat this at their [price]. Beautiful sound, build quality and aesthetics, all in a compact tidy package."
- Dave, Vancouver, B.C. on Canuck Audio Mart
"My brand new Orcas arrived today, and I just heard them sing for the first time. No problem driving them with my Fi 421A 4wpc SET amp. They have very natural tone and sound very musical. Listening to a capella Renaissance polyphony, I feel they don't need a subwoofer at all!
After almost an hour, they are beginning to sound just as beautiful as they look. You make a wonderful product! Thank you!!! "
"When you purchase the hardware Blumenstein [Audio] creates, you are actually accessing a priceless assemblage of experience, soul, intuition, and dedication (obsessiveness) focused on the experience of music and the history of its reproduction. Blumenstein [Audio] is a remarkable convergence of entrepreneurship, craftsmanship, and art. I highly recommend you partake."
- Chris
"Wow . . . these speakers are really amazing, even new out of the box. The sound stage is astonishing. My listening space is not ideal acoustically by any means. Even so, I found myself nearly giggling at times (I'm generally not prone to giggling : ) ) Set up in a quasi-near-field arrangement, the speakers completely disappear. There is just this beautiful image in front of me . . . seemingly 180 degrees wide on some pieces. Artists like Neko Case with a lot of physical space in their recordings sound huge even in my modest little space. Live performances feel intimate. Hell, everything I tried sounded great or made it clear that the recording itself was substandard."
-Bryan J., Portland, OR
"The best buy I have made so far in my audio journey."
- Pat
"[The Orcas are] the highlight of my day! Coming home to enjoy the clarity and depth these gorgeous statement pieces bring to my music, movies, hell even the news, is just phenomenal! First and foremost they are STUNNING, the craftsmanship is second to none, and will peak the interest of non audio fans alike, their awesome finish and attention to detail is bested only by their performance, which in turn is bested only by the extraordinary level of service and warm regard extended by Blumenstein Audio.
I have on order pretty much everything they make, and should they extend their range, I will order those too!!! Simply dealing with them via email is a breath of fresh air and sheer pleasure. Their work is second to none, the perfect embellishment to your Eames era console or shaggy rug, and pair effortlessly with any DAC and amp you can throw at them, with a special sweet spot when driven by tube.
Don't buy anything else dummy, life's too short for regret and mass produced plastic and veneer. Get the surprisingly affordable-best, and make some new friends while you're at it."
-Adrian, Australia
"Color me impressed. The Orcas are detailed and display a pleasant/natural tone. No harshness to the top-end of these speakers. Going to play around with different tube configurations as well. I'm very happy with this purchase even this early in the break-in process. The Orcas have my full endorsement as a Taboo owner. My original intention was to get the Taboo for headphones but I'm loving it as a speaker amp as well.
[...] Those of you out there that enjoy headphones will have no problem adjusting to these speakers. Toe-in configuration and sitting in front of the speakers several feet away gives you a great headphone-like experience with the speakers providing a larger sound stage and better imaging. For me, these speakers provide enough of what I want for low-level listening. For those of you who like higher volumes I'm sure the Orcas won't disappoint in filling the room."
-John, Seattle, WA
"I'm the proud owner of a pair of Blumenstein Audio's Orca speakers and matching subwoofers. Since getting bit by the "audio bug" nearly 20 years ago, I've owned many different high-end speakers employing radically different design approaches, including electrostats, sealed box designs and others. Some of these have been substantially more expensive than the Orcas. But for me nothing has compared to the sound of these Orcas. They have the uncanny ability to sound fast, warm and detailed all at the same time, even at low to moderate listening levels. I could go on and on about the sound, but there is no substitute for simply auditioning them for yourself. The Orcas sound great without the subwoofer(s), too, if space and/or budget are an issue.
A huge bonus is the appearance -- especially important if, like me, you use the speakers in a living room or similar space. They are properly viewed as an artisan product, enjoying an attention to detail paid to few other speakers (and, indeed, few other pieces of furniture). Put simply, you'll be happy to place them anywhere in your house.
It's also worth mentioning that Clark B. and his staff are terrific people, too, so this is a company you can feel good about supporting.
I'm using the speakers with a low-powered tube amplifier (this combination is particularly sublime), but I've also heard them sound excellent with solid state amplifiers."
- Blake M-D, Seattle, WA
"If you're in the market for hand-made artisan speakers with unimpeachable fidelity, the Blumenstein line is an ideal starting--and finishing--point.
Out of the box, the Orcas are elegance and simplicity defined. I own a caramelized pair, which look like sexy bamboo shoeboxes wearing nothing but drivers, brass bolts, and a Blumenstein stamp.
But you want to hear about the sound. I've been listening to mine for just a few weeks, and the mid and bass ranges have just begun to blossom. Conventional wisdom says it takes 400 hours to break in a pair of speakers, but the Orcas dominated my room from the moment I plugged them into my stereo.
The projection, body, and definition of the sound are impeccable. I make no claims to being a diehard audiophile, but the ability of these speakers to fill a room can't be beat. Whether you're taking a hard listen to a favorite album or chatting with friends under the umbrella of some mood-setting tunes, the Orcas deliver a rich, full listening experience regardless of the volume.
My regret--and one I plan to rectify--is not purchasing the Orcas along with their companion subwoofer. The Orcas' bass capacity is quite impressive, but the subwoofer is nevertheless an important part of the package if you're serious about giving your speakers a commanding presence in your listening space.
I can say with certainty that once you've spent a few hours un-learning your favorite albums over the Orcas, you'll feel the urge to see what more Blumenstein can do for you.
Turns out that's a lot."
- Harrison B., Boise, ID
"I visited the Blumenstein Audio location in West Seattle. I got to hear their Orca fullrange and sub speakers on their reference tube amp as well as on a pair of Bottlehead monoblocks. Simply amazing. Detailed, excellent clarity, natural tone, holographic and fantastic imaging. If you live in Washington state you should look them up . . . The owner and staff are welcoming and for those of us new to the speaker world such as myself it was great to tap into their knowledge about set-ups/positioning/tubes."
-John, Seattle, WA on Hi-Fi Forum
"I find [my Orca Deluxe speakers] wonderfully listenable…many times I stop what I'm doing just to listen to a particular bit of music (e.g., jazz, folk, classical, etc). Sometimes I say to myself 'did you hear that' and I will go closer to the speakers so I can enjoy the details of the music. Pretty much I use them everyday — especially during my home workouts — which allows me to enjoy the fine sounds from these fine speakers. Anyway, from a very happy customer, I just wanted to say thank you for making these speakers. (I paired them with a Decware Mini Torii SET amplifier and a Tortuga passive preamp)."
- Mike from Seattle 7/31/15
"Of all my systems, this one comes the closest to offering true sonic nirvana. "
- Jim
"If you're looking for a small speaker system that not only plays way bigger than its size suggests, but one that truly captures the tonal richness locked away in your favorite recordings, you need to give these a listen.
With the Orcas on the desktop between a computer monitor and the Dungeness tucked well under the desk, out of sight, it's easy to forget that there is even a sub in the system, it integrates so well. Listening to these little speakers extremely near field, the soundstage is encapsulating – sorry, headphones just don't do this.
CSN's 'Helplessly Hoping' is magnificent, with all three vocalists clearly delineated, floating in front of my head – totally trippy. Crowded House's "Whispers and Moans" is equally lush, with the speakers disappearing in a three-dimensional presentation that is totally stealthy."
- Jeff Dorgay, TONEAudio Magazine March 2014
"For years I have wanted to be able to recommend a great sounding, reasonably priced, locally manufactured speaker. Well folks, the time has come. [The Orcas] are absolutely beautifully crafted, great sounding, compact, reasonably priced speakers. From Seattle! "
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Today I am writing a very personal post. It is an attempt to remember a beautiful moment of grace on our trip to Trento this past May. I am not sure these words will make sense to anyone else, though I am sure the truth and beauty of what I glimpsed applies to everyone. In any case, this morning I am writing for myself as an act of thanksgiving and meditation.
The first full day of our Wittenberg 2017 gathering was full of talks - lessons on indulgences, the sad history of debt incurred by bishops in buying their posts, the the tragic coldness of heart, the anti-Semitism and even violence which gripped the Church in the decades, or centuries, before the Reformation. As I listened to the presentations, I understood fully that this story was my story, these people were my people. The Church had gone astray just as Israel had wandered from her first love, and I was entirely capable of doing the same. In personal, less visible ways, I had done the same. And yet, God had never let go of me/of us.
The next morning, we opened with worship. After a few songs, much to my surprise and delight, our young Israeli worship leader launched into "Sing Hallelujah to the Lord." My first thought was, "Isn't she too young to know that song? Because I first heard it in the '70's when I was a young child....."
And then, in a mysterious way I cannot explain, I was back at my Assemblies of God church in 1975. It was as if God had whisked me to another time and place, with Him, to behold the eight-year-old Amy. For a few brief moments, I had an inkling of what it might be like to exist outside of time because what I was seeing was as present to God as the meeting in Trento - not a memory as I typically experience it. We (God and I) were at an evening revival service at Trinity Church in Lubbock Texas. The Holy Spirit was moving in such a way that the church was packed every night of the week. The eight-year-old Amy was too young to understand that this was remarkable - it seemed perfectly normal and right that people should go to church every night as soon as dinner was over. I saw my young self sitting on the floor near the wall because we arrived too late to sit in the pews. The congregation was caught up in worship with beautiful, complex harmonies dancing over and around the melody, "Sing Alleluia to the Lord." I saw waves of grace washing over me; I saw the Holy Spirit brooding over me; and I saw that as an eight-year old, I was unaware of the grace God was pouring into my soul. But my ignorance did not deter Him. He loved me (He loves me; He will love me) without reason.
Amazed and undone, aware that my body was still in a worship meeting in Trento, I tried hard to stifle the sobbing which seemed the only possible response. I managed to keep rather quiet, but I could not stem the flow of tears. Suddenly, we (God and I) were swept to another setting.
This time I was in my early 30's sitting in a pew at Cristo Rey Catholic Church as my dark-skinned, dark-eyed fellow parishioners sang "Cant Aleluia al Senor." Once again, I was overcome with grace - the grace that led me to that time and place, the grace that flowed into my life from the parish, the grace of God at work in all the people in that scene. The tears flowed harder and faster because of the love I felt for my people, who were not my people by birth, and my parish, which was new to me as a recent Cathoiic. It was a love kindled by the Holy Spirit. Though I did know and love some wonderful individuals in that parish, my love for the place went beyond reason.
Eventually the song ended and I settled back into my 45 year old self attending a reconciliation gathering in Trento, Italy. But the crying was not over. At noon prayer my friend Phillip led us in another song, an ancient cry of God's people - "Lord, have mercy, Christ have mercy. Lord, have mercy." Once again I began weeping as I heard our Lord whisper, "Amy. you are swimming in a sea of mercy! Look where you are standing. Remember your sins and the sins of the Church and see where I have carried you all. The work is not finished, but my kindness has led my Church to repentance. If my mercy had ever relented, you would not be here."
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EEGlobal Draft Membership Benefits for discussion – 1pm Thursday Sept 6th,
room 207
This list is designed for conversations at the IEEC 2018 at the round table meeting.
It is not representative of any offer or level of membership provided by EEUK
As such some of the potential benefits 'might' be:
- Membership of a global peer network – LinkedIn group; reduce conference fee;
- Access to a Research project fund – in collaboration with an EEUK partner as the funding is coming out of EEUK budget. The lead partner has to be EEUK, they will receive the funding.
- Global Ask KEN – ability to ask an expert on any relevant EE topic
- Access to pedagogies on good practice
- Discount to IEEC – if they are a member
- Free attendance at Exchange events
- Webinars – invitations to join or potentially lead
- Videos of EEUK specialist workshops
- Ultimately a National Representative
- Member profiles – will all be in English
- Impact showcase
- International links
- Newsletters – EEUK newsletter with a EEGlobal section
- EE Fellowship
The language would be English.


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Oz Almog & Shantel Kosher Nostra: Jewish Gangsters Greatest Hits
Published May 18, 2011If the phrases "Jewish gangsters," "greatest hits" and "compilation CD" arouse, interest or entice, this a disc you simply must check out. Containing a wild mix of swing, jazz, twist, Charleston and Yiddish songs, Kosher Nostra encompasses the sound of the American Jewish Mafia throughout the '20s to the '60s. The disc contains many compelling rarities that could have been (and likely were) playing on the radio before, during or after something went down, if you know what I mean. Who knew that famous bad boy mafia bosses of yesteryear liked to kick back to the sweet sounds of "My Yiddishe Momme" or "Hava Nagila," as sung by Connie Frances or Tom Jones? That's the beauty of Kosher Nostra. Sure, not every song may have topped the charts, and some are merely audible tchotchkes (Tom Jones singing in Yiddish, anyone?), but where else will you find Chubby Checker, the Andrews Sisters, Al Jolson and Connie Frances on the same compilation? Only here. (Essay)


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Good Witch: The Heart of Middleton on Hallmark Channel
Premieres on October 21, 2018 as part of Fall Harvest 2018.
About the Movie
"Cassie's precious family heirloom – a beautiful red ruby known as The Heart of Middleton – goes missing from the History of Halloween in Middleton museum exhibit. Without its Heart, the town of Middleton starts to doubt their Halloween spirit just in time for their annual festival competition with Blairsville. Complicating matters, Martha feels unappreciated and defects to Blairsville, giving new mayor Abigail Pershing a run for her money. It all culminates at an anniversary black tie Halloween gala at the museum honoring the lore of the Heart of Middleton, where the Merriwicks help to re-inspire their fellow Middletonians. "
Recaps, Reviews, and Interviews
Fall Movie Preview Podcast
Fall Harvest Movies Podcast (Coming October 25)
How many stars would you give Good Witch: The Heart of Middleton?
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Amber: TBA
Rachel: TBA