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It's been one of those weekends -
…where you struggle to take in all that has occurred…
It *Last night still doesn't seem real.
Our service this morning was incredible, I mean God's presence really moved, to the point where I practically threw my guitar from my hands (strap still attached), because I couldn't get my hands in the air quickly enough! ….dang, God knows how to make His presence known in style.
Church was followed by a roadtrip to Bedford to check out an outdoor supplies retailer, on account of two upcoming adventures:
- Climbing Mount Snowdon next weekend
- Skiing in Switzerland in April
Our product research was informative, and entertaining….but ultimately fruitless, ha.
The only thing we bought was the McDonalds we consumed whilst looking on in disbelief at what I can only describe as a man who seemed to have a wardrobe inspired by the wonderful title garment in 'Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'.
We came back, relaxed together for an hour and watched the first episodeof Sherlock series 2, A Scandal in Belgravia, as a few people present hadn't watched it…..ahh, I do love that programme!
After that came Youth Bible study, and my character study on Abraham went down really well, as did the exercise where I gave them a blank Twitter profile and asked them to fill in what they thought he might tweet, had he possessed the technology to do so in his time. Hilarious results!
Now here I am at home, ready to watch the final 2 episodes of my Big Bang Theory boxset, possibly play the piano/guitar/both (not simultaneously), and chow down on some food of some description!
But listen to me jabbering on, tell me about your Sunday!
Discipleship Study: Romans 8 (part 2)
Made it this far? Well done you! But we're not done yet: There is more wondrous truth to be found here in the second part! I hope you've been for a toilet break, haha…
v17 - "Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory."
These words are so humbling. In return for sharing in the suffering of Christ through that which we ourselves suffer here on earth, and sharing in the hatred the world threw upon him as we are despised for the stand we take in God, we are made co-heirs with Christ.
Jesus Christ, who hung on a cross just so that we could have eternal life with God, is His Son. Family. By living a life of righteousness, honouring God in all we do, we share an EQUAL portion of glory to Jesus…imagine that; looked after and rewarded on par with the Saviour of all Mankind. People's decision to deny God continues to baffle me.
v18 - "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."
No explanation needed. I could not agree more with Paul; weigh it up for yourself and see. That friend you've fallen out with…the struggles you're having with family or that persistent health problem that won't leave you alone…is it worth giving in to it, taking your eyes off of the God who sustains us, and wasting a promise of eternal joy and rejoicing?
I thought not.
v20-21 - "…in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God."
This is the closing part of a small section that talks of 'creation', but this part sticks out to me the most. How beautiful a day that would be - to see all of creation freed from the chains that bind it, and come into the fullness of God that we, as children of God, already know. May our hearts be well and truly for the lost, friends.
v24-25 - "For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."
Nobody hopes for a Birthday present they already know they will be getting…you don't hope for wages at the end of your working month, for you are assured of them. The same applies here: Why place your hope in an eternity that God guarantees us as a reward for living faithfully? Instead let our hopes be for the things that are not yet set in stone, that they might be better spent and not wasted on things we know as fact!
v26 - "In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans."
We've all been there; you've set aside time to be in prayer with God, but you just cannot seem to find the words to bring anything forth from your mouth. No worries, friends - God knows the prayers of our hearts even when we cannot recall them, and even noises that form no words can be interpreted by the Spirit on our behalf.
v28 - "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
Lovelovelove this verse. God works for us, you know…some falsely claim that Christians do so much for God and never get anything back, but this puts that myth to rest once and for all. God WORKS for our benefit!
v29-30 - "For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified."
This wonderful, enriching journey that we undertake, begun by Jesus as the first of 'many brothers and sisters' (a warm reminder of our attachment and relation to one another in Christ!), was all planned before we even entered into a relationship with Him. And in predestining this, we were subsequently called, justified, and even glorified in Christ!
v31-32 - "What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?"
If you're familiar with the song Our God Is Greater, it paraphrases this section perfectly;
"And if our God is for us, then what could ever stop us?"
What, indeed. This is not set as an open-ended question, for us to investigate the possible answers, but as a rhetorical question of defiance against the enemy, to which we already know the answer: NOTHING.
v33-35 - "Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?"
This is a build-up to one of the greatest passages of scripture I believe we will ever have the joy of encountering. Look at the answers to the opening questions - who will bring charge? "God who justifies"…Who can condemn? None, because of "Christ Jesus who died"…not a mention of any mortal human power in sight…and what about this last question - Who or what shall disconnect us from that perfect the love of God?
v36 - "As it is written:
"For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." "
This is the reality of what we endure each and every day as we run the race for God…and when we face that 'death' throughout the daily hours, are we ever on our own? …
v37-39 - "No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Man alive, what a passage. We are MORE than conquerors. Through Him we are made stronger and mightier than historical rulers who have led ten thousand-strong armies into battle and claimed entire countries for their own.
And, in closing, Paul proclaims that nothing…EVER…will ever be able to separate us from the love of our Heavenly Father…you could spends hours making a list of things you think would cut you off from His loving embrace, and God would come right along and cross every single thing off, saying "you keep trying my child, you're not gonna find one."
So there it is, finito!
…in a few weeks I'll be back to do my next round of study notes…
Romans 1-8 provides guidance, challenges, encouragement, wisdom and clarity, but above all TRUTH - a message of truth that I pray sinks into our hearts, brothers and sisters in Christ, for our own benefit, that we might grow closer to Christ and be developed in our walk with God with each new day of this year and every other! Let the set of 366 fresh days in 2012 be a continuously fresh start for your relationship with God whenever needed.
Thank you for your patience with these posts my dear friends; I know the posts have been long and perhaps far too lengthy a read for you to follow them through to the very end, but I do not apologise :) ….no matter how much nor how little you've read I thank you, and praise the Lord for giving me so much to share with you from my heart! I'm always here should you have a prayer request, something to get off your chest, or you just wish to say hello!
Love and New Year blessings to you all!
Your eternal friend and brother in Christ,
:) <3
Discipleship Study: Romans 8 (part 1)
Well folks, New Year's Day seems a fitting day to discuss a chapter that talks about our new life in God…
Today is Romans 8, the last of my chapters before another member of my discipleship group takes his turns at sharing notes, so this is it from me for a few weeks until it's my turn again. In the meantime, we'll get started…In case you hadn't seen, this chapter is being done in 2 parts, on account of how much God has put on my heart to share with you all! I'm SO stoked to get it all on here (and it took a fair few hours of typing I tell you, ha!)
It's a monumental amount of reading I know…I'm not sorry about that at all, however! …but gee whizz, you're missing out on some nourishing truths if you choose not to…I promise you that you won't regret it, friends! Anywho, without further ado, let's get underway;
v1 - "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,"
Let's investigate the details of that verse:
'Therefore' - An adverb which means consequently..in other words, everything said previously has been leading up to this.
'there IS NOW' - Not 'will be tomorrow', not 'was, a few weeks back but not anymore'…but there exists right NOW, in the very present moment…and tomorrow, it will still be a case of NOW, in your tomorrow…ever-present, constantly ready and there.
'NO condemnation' - None. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Rien. At no point between now and eternity, will anything we do separate us from the love of God. He bears no grudges, keeps no recollection of our wrongdoings. With God, a clean slate is well and truly wiped clean of transgression when we seek heartfelt repentance in conviction.
'for those who are in Christ Jesus' - This promise applies to ALL who have an active walk with Christ. Those of the world will seek to tear us down and judge us, but what a great comfort to know that the only One we really answer to, who oversees our eternal future, will never condemn us for the faults we continue to make, for He understands our struggles. He seeks only to bring us through them that we might be refined..what a loving Father!!
v3-4 - "For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit."
Incredible; Jesus was sent to fulfill what the law could not. This aptly demonstrates his power over sin…Christ achieved what an entire system of law failed to; and to think there are still those in the world who believe Jesus to be powerless…the governments and rulers of this world, power-hungry, self-consumed and dominating as some of them are, will one day bow before Christ, forced from the earthly thrones they inhabited that they might recognise a far greater, purer, truer and more deserving figure of authority!
This, too, is mind-blowing: "in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit." …what this is saying is that Jesus was crucified so that we might be able to fully meet the quota that the law demanded…it is our life choices, coupled with the sacrifice of the Son of God, that render the mission complete.
How amazing that God CHOSE for us to have the opportunity to take part in this process, that we might portray our faith, and use the chance to show God how much this golden opportunity means to us! He could easily have completed it by His own power, but rather than this He includes us in the process, charging us with a task which is so much more a privilege than a 'job', by the 'tedious-hardship' standard it is so often perceived as in the worldly sense. So many people do not enjoy their work and gain no job satisfaction…this could not be more opposite to the concept of being about the Lord's work! What a considerate God we serve!!
v6 - "The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace."
We've covered in previous chapters that the road of sin leads to death, and the road of righteousness leads to life, but here we find that peace gets a mention also. So many people talk of needing peace over something, or feeling troubled by something. Well, this verse clearly states that if our mind is wholly governed by the Spirit, we have that peace readily available. We need not even ask for it, as through God it is ingrained…pre-built into our own mind…we simply ensure we are approaching our situation with a mindset of the Spirit, and we will be given that peace that some seem to seek but never find!
v7-8 - "The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God."
Very plain to understand: If in any way we are not submitting to His law, even in the smallest imperfections, we are being 'hostile' to God, and cannot please Him…
Let me ask this; do you want to please God? Of course, I hear you cry, as followers of Christ we all do…or at least we should! It's almost beyond comprehension to consider that the very Maker of Heaven and Earth loves to look upon us…we who are tiny on a cosmic scale…it warms His heart to gaze at us with a beaming grin, thinking "You are doing well, my good and faithful servant".
It's like when you're younger - when it came to parents evening at school. If your teacher praised you for your hard work, or being helpful, your parents might break eye contact with the teacher that they might look upon you, and show you how much it pleased them to hear these good reports. When you see that smile, as a small child, it lights up your heart to know that your parents are content, delighted, proud with the effort you have made. God is the same - When He sees that we are making an effort for Him, it causes rejoicing in Heaven!
If that is the feeling we want to give to the One responsible for our salvation and our very being, then let us shake off even the smallest things of the flesh, for they block us from being able to put a smile on the glorious face of our Creator.
v9-10 - "You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness."
So long as the Spirit of God is active within us, we are assured that we dwell in the realm of the Spirit, and though our bodies remain vulnerable to, and targeted by, the way of the flesh, the Spirit sets us free from captivity in all areas.
v11 - "And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you."
This verse, for me personally, holds so much relevance, considering the mistakes I made in giving myself away when I was younger, and foolish. This verse gives me hope, because just as I used to torment myself that my purity died on that day, this verse reinstates that my once dead body is raised to new life in Christ, which makes my heart so, so glad. Do you feel weak and weary? The power of God is at hand to renew your fatigued bones and raise you up into a life that is vibrant, animated and alive!
v12-13 - "Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live."
Our obligation is to put to death the failings of the flesh; an obligation that brings life and cleanses us…That's an obligation we should all WANT to fulfill!
v14-15 - "For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." "
Ahhh, pure *shivers up the spine* moment….we are the children of God..the Spirit within us confirms our adoption by God, a result of the choice we make when recognising Him as our Father and Redeemer.
Think about that moment when you'll hold (or when you held) your child for the first time after their birth. When they look into your eyes and know you, as their father or mother…the unfiltered, raw LOVE that courses through your veins, perhaps even tears of joy streaming down your face…
That's how God felt when you first accepted Him as your Father. Feels mighty good, doesn't it. :)
This concludes Part 1…Part 2 will follow shortly, so if you need drink/food/the toilet/to run around outside so you remember what the outside world is like…
ahaaa, I'm joking…Can't beat spending time in the word of God!
See you in Part 2!
Love, peace and New Year prosperity in Christ,
Discipleship Study: Romans 6
We now come to Romans 6, but before I begin, let me just say to you, whether you have been following these notes from Chapter 1 or are seeing them for the first time:
Be blessed, my dear brothers and sisters; I know it can be a lot of reading, but I bring to you what God has put on my heart not to impress with word count but to share His movement and understanding within me, and I sincerely hope it touches your hearts with even an ounce of the conviction and power that it met my own with.
Now, where was I…
Romans 6 explains just how we can benefit from the state of grace that we are called to live in through the price Jesus paid for our sin:
v2 - "By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?"
…this picks up where my notes on chapter 5 left off. Remember that as sin was rife in the world, God's grace was on the increase to cater for the transgressions of all mankind. When this verse asks if we should then live by sin that we might gain even more grace, Paul's response is a clear one - our sin-based life ended when we accepted Christ's death on the cross as God's perfect sacrifice. We still sin, but this comes as a result of temptation, and the enemy's plan for our old nature…he wants it to resurface, to regain a hold of us and weigh us down, but we must learn to know better, friends! We have freedom in Christ! The chains are BROKEN!
v5-7 - "For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— because anyone who has died has been set free from sin."
…and there you have it; our old self had nails driven through it, our old self hung there for that time, and just as Christ died, so did our old nature; just like Christ's death, it was very REAL. Our unity with Jesus does not end in his death, however. We are joyously reunited with him through his resurrection, as he was raised into new life from the grave, so were our bodies raised into new spiritual life following his act of selflessness! Add to that the defining statement that our death to sin means we are SET FREE (v7), no longer bound by the chains that once held us captive, but now captivated by God….it's almost too magical for words, isn't it? AMEN! :D
v8-10 - "Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God."
He cannot die again; likewise, WE cannot die again. We died a definite death to sin, and as a result of that the power of sin holds no authority over us! It is our new life that defines us; a life lived to God, that is eternal…it does not end! Once God holds our hearts He does not let go; though we may stray and wander, He will forever keep us in His sight and in the palm of His mighty hands!
v12-14 - "Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace."
Reinforcing the importance of remembering that Christ suffered death on a cross that we might be set free from the power of sin over us; if you are willing to accept that Christ died for you, then you should also accept the death of your old self, and whole-heartedly seek to keep from falling into the traps your old self would indulge in. When faced with temptation, in those flickering moments where a choice is made to rise above or fall into sin, remember Jesus' blood was shed for THESE moments, that you might choose to be an instrument of His goodness, rather than a tool of the enemy. Remember also that under the New Covenant of the Lamb, you are now under grace, not the law that bound Abraham and the people of the Old Testament.
v16 - "Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?"
The stark truth revealed - we are slaves of the one we obey. If we choose to be slaves to sin, then the dominion of the enemy is still at work, trying to revive our old self. If, however, we are slaves to righteousness, we submit to the authority and will of God, and we can freely live in His light, and believe me friends, if we are slaves to Christ, it WILL show both outwardly AND inwardly in our lives.
v17 - "But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance."
Man alive, I love this verse - God has won our allegiance. Like true comrades in an ongoing battle, we fight side by side with the ever-present and moving power of God, but also with and for the very same spirit of Christ that dwells within our fellow brothers and sisters. We wage an eternal war against sin, that, even now, we already know the outcome of. As a believer in our God and all He promises, if this is not a steadfast reason to be eternally joyful, faithful and faith-filled, courageous, valiant for the Lord, and determined to share His love, word and works in all we do then I just don't know what is. Let us just be sure we are fighting for the right side even in the little things!
v20-22 - "When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life."
Looking back, we realise that the sin we used to live in brought us nothing of any worth, only a future of death. Having said that, we are now called to look not back, but forwards; looking ahead to the benefit we can reap of eternal life! Providing we remain true to His word and guidance, what a glorious promise we have in God!
v23 - "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."
A wonderful closing statement to this incredible and nourishing chapter, and the perfect summary of what we must remember when we face those instances of choice; should we choose to cave to the temptation, we bring upon ourselves the wage of sin, and must then seek God for redemption with a convicted heart. But why give in to the enemy's calling when we can graciously accept the gift that God has prepared for us, and in those times of trial seek His face in prayer, fellowship, the reading of His word…all of this, when combined with a life actively lived to glorify His name, brings us ever closer to that gift; the gift of eternal life in heaven, friends!
I'd like for you to take a moment, as will I, to reflect upon what it is that we are slaves to, my dear, dear friends. Are we slaves to righteousness in every aspect of our lives, or are there things that remain hidden from public view that still have a hold of some capacity over our lives? If that is so, my prayer today is that we would enter into the fullness of His grace and be renewed in our minds and bodies, breaking free from the constraints that seek to weigh us down and hold us back from pressing on in God to the very fullest!
Peace, patience, joy and provision be with you all, dear ones.
Love eternal in Christ,
Discipleship Study: Romans 5
Well, after a short festive break, it's back to the notes i've been making while studying Romans! Today is the turn of Chapter 5; I'm not going to sum this one up before you read it as I don't want to spoil it or give you a get-out clause as it were…I want you go ahead and be able to take it all on board for yourselves. May it bless you even more so than it did me! :)
v2 - "And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us."
…'we also glory in our sufferings' ; seems a strange notion, doesn't it? When we are enduring hardships, the last thing we want to do is give thanks for them, for they can bring us discomfort, confusion and hurt. However, God knows what He's doing, and He knows full well that the endurance of these trials will refine us and bring about a strengthening of our being, producing, as it says here, perseverance; which in turn feeds through into our character; and the strengthening of our character develops a heightened sense of hope. This hope is built on a foundation in God's love and His eternal promise of safekeeping!
v6 - "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly."
At just the right time; God, in His wisdom, knew exactly when this needed to take place. We were not powerless in terms of earthly authority, but, I believe, powerless in reference to the power of God being at work in the hearts of all mankind, and the words in v8 support this, in my opinion; "While we were still sinners". The fact that they were willing to condemn Christ to death on a cross shows that the transforming power of God was absent from the majority of mankinds hearts…the perfect conditions, then, for God to provide a new way through the sacrifice of the Lamb. The most important thing here, is that the death of Christ cannot be seen as some mere historical event which has unfolded because of circumstances, such as war or appointment of political powers…the death of Christ was meticulously planned FOR these circumstances, not simply as a RESULT of them.
v10 - "For if, while 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 life!"
This beautifully illustrates the before-and-after of our standing with God; before we were seen as His enemies (by our understanding, not God's! We just weren't getting the message!) because of the uncleansed sin in our lives. He sent His Son as the ultimate sacrifice to reconcile us, nailing our sin to the Cross with Christ and then, through Jesus' resurrection, we ourselves were resurrected into new life under the grace of God! What an amazing gift! That certainly got the message across. :D
v16 - "Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man's sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification."
v18-19 - "Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous."
The closing verses provide many different ways of saying the same thing; that just as Adam's decision to follow HIS desires condemned us all to death, so Christ's decision to follow His desires gave us the road of sanctification and showed us the way into a state of grace with God; a grace that we soon find has been building up all along:
v20-21 - " The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
There we have it; where sin was constantly growing in the hearts of man, God was increasing His grace the whole time! In doing this, the death of Christ saw a release of grace that was sufficient to cover all mankind; not just for those alive at the time, but for you and I, friend…
…that's right, God's plan throughout the growth of sin in the Old Testament was to raise up a level of grace that could coexist with the resulting righteousness achieved through Jesus' crucifixion, and would be sufficient for you and I, for your friends and family, your boss, your grandparents, that person who gets the same bus you do every morning, the children in reblogs you see here on Tumblr, even people in prison for murder…all who are walking the earth almost 2,000 years after the act took place…and if that doesn't get the shivers going up your spine, get this:
That grace we talked about? Well, it will continue to be more than sufficient for everyone who will EVER live. Your future children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren…those who come into this world centuries after you have passed on be with Him…for each of those people, that same perfect sacrifice and grace will STILL be freely available and capable of holding them also…
Now THAT is forward thinking. A gift from Him that is continuously upholding EVERY single ONE of the 7 billion people on this planet…and yet some, unfortunately, out of choice or not, do not know this gift for themselves. That is where WE come in friends! We are called to live out a life that shows the difference His love, grace and mercy has made in our own lives.
We need to be impacting the world for Jesus, in our conversations as well as our acts…and just remember; His grace and love was created to cover all who have lived, do live and will live! I pray that we might endeavour to do this more and more in our lives, and not be afraid to help fellow believers who struggle with this!
Bless you my brothers and sisters!
love and encouragement in Christ,
Discipleship Study: Romans 4
Romans 4 tonight friends! This is where Paul tells us of Abraham's faith and how it saw him justified wholly in God's sight and blessed abundantly with an answer to his prayers! …such a great example to us all!
v4-5 - "Now to the one who works, wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation. However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness."
…This passage would lead many to question the point of doing good works. Well, since it is by faith we are justified let our works be done with a different intention; to solely glorify the name of God, and show His love in this world, that we might see a lasting legacy left in our wake with His prints all over it!
v8 - "Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against them."
Goodness me, how often do we overlook this glorious truth? We are not only blessed by God, but our sins will never be held against us. Just give that a moment to sink in…not now, never before, and at no point in the future, will God condemn or bear a grudge regarding our falls and stumbles in life. It amazes me that people can still turn down a relationship like this!
v16 - "Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all."
As a descendent of Abraham, YOU are entitled to this same justification; you are welcome to receive the promise that He delivers to us when, by grace and repentance, we enter into a committed walk with the Lord and live according to His plan for our lives.
v19-21 - "Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah's womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised."
Abraham was looking at what many would consider a 'dead-end' situation. It looked hopeless. Despite this, he entrusted the situation fully to God, and knew whole-heartedly that God had power to do what He had promised…whatever you may be praying desperately for, friends, be it a sick relative, financial help or for a friend to come to Christ, God has the supreme power needed to make it happen, even if we can't comprehend it!
And last but by no means least,
v22-25 - "This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness." The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification."
Ask and you shall receive, right? God, totally true to His promise, delivered the goods, and Abraham had children; plenty of them in fact, which is no mean feat considering he was into his hundreds! Over time, this has filtered into different nations and lands, culminating in the world population we see today. You, sat there reading this on your laptop, PC or iPhone from the comfort of a bed, floor or chair; YOU are the incredible result of a promise fulfilled by God all those years ago to Abraham..how does it feel? Heart-warming? Purpose-giving? Life-affirming? …it should friend! For through this we are given the opportunity to be credited righteousness in our own lives through Christ's death on the cross.
Eternal Father, we just THANK You today for the opportunity not only to delve into Your Word, but to just soak in Your presence and be reminded that through your Son's perfect sacrifice we are set free from the old law that we might gain the chance to be credited righteousness through our faith in You. May our faith be like the toughest diamond, resisting pressure and fire from the enemy, as we seek to establish an ever-constructing relationship with You, God!
Amen! Be encouraged my lovely Tumblrians!
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…is Christ the cornerstone of our lives? Or just another piece of debri in a wall constructed from shards that don't fit together?
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Reebok Kamikaze II "USA"
The next colorway for the Reebok Kamikaze II will track back to the days of Shawn Kemp's run with the Dream Team 2. Dubbed "USA", this Kamikaze II rocks a red, white, and blue color combination. It's equipped with red and navy shiny patent leather to give this classic basketball sneaker some flair. It also sports a red translucent outsole as well.
A Doric-style column graphic from the insoles finishes off the theme. Look for the Reebok Kamikaze II "USA" to hit select retailers like Overkill on March 1st. The retail price is set at $100.
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Not feeling these
Ok I'm starting to get tired of the kamikaze's now. How much colorways are they gonna make??
Ugliest colorway of these so far
i'm not feeling this CW on these at all
When keeping it Retro goes wrong smh *face palm
Good idea but why patent leather?… DON'T DO THAT! Too many colorways at once taints the original design scheme. Now it's like Rainbow Man and not Reign Man. Slow it down at least. Stretch the legacy out a lil more Reebok.
@Sole Brotha agree!!! Patent leather kills it…. Actually all the ones with patent leather would look much beter w/o it….
clearance rack!
@Solebrotha & @ash……Me three, on that one.
I do think these wud be kinda dope w/o the patent leather. But reebok shudda slowed down, or better yet, shelved some of those colrwys. Ex.1:the okc k'kazes. Ditto for them rain camo joints too. Oh shoot! Actually, the worst ones are them mcdonalds chsbrgr joints. Yuck!!!
Will cop to rock in the summer… Cheap Price but the release date falls before the Penny V CLOAKS and FOAMS
red needs to be a bit darker, and the blues/reds should be reversed everywhere except for the lining. as is? definite pass.


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Aleksievich, Svetlana.
Voices from Chernobyl
The people of Chernobyl talk about their lives before, during, and after the worst nuclear reactor accident in history which occurred on April 26, 1986 in Chernobyl.
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Barry, John M.
Rising Tide: the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America
An account of the 1927 Mississippi River flood explores one of the greatest national disasters the United States has ever experienced and its consequences in a comprehensive volume that clearly shows how the flood changed the course of history.
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Brinkley, Douglas
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
An eye-opening, deeply personal account of hurricane Katrina and the devastation it left in New Orleans and across the Gulf Coast documents the events and repercussions of the tragedy and its aftermath, the historical roots of the terrible storm, and the ongoing crisis confronting the region.
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Brown, Daniel
Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894
Describes the devastating events of September 1894, when two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, and surrounding communities, trapping more than two thousand people when it engulfed the region, offering a dramatic re-creation of the catastrophe, which cost more than four hundred lives.
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Bruce, Victoria
No Apparent Danger: The True Story of Volcanic Disaster at Galeras and Nevado Del Ruiz
The riveting true tale of rescue in the face of extreme natural disaster follows two geologists into the hot crater of a Columbian volcano to save several colleagues trapped by an eruption.
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Burns, Cherie
The Great Hurricane: 1938
The author introduces readers to one of the worst natural disasters in the nation's history--the 1938 Hurricane that struck the coast of New England at 186 miles per hour causing devastation throughout the region--and the personal stories of survivors of the catastrophe.
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Drye, Willie
Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
A gripping chronicle of the most powerful hurricane to ever hit the United States and its devastating aftermath details the fiercest storm of September 1935 from the perspectives of survivors of the storm, Federal Emergency Relief Administration employees, and government officials.
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Dyson, Michael Eric
Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster
Discusses how the federal government's failed relief efforts in New Orleans were dictated by issues of race and class, compounded by a lack of leadership and the manipulations of large business interests willing to profit from the disaster.
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Egan, Timothy
The Big Burn : Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America
On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, Montana, whipping the hundreds of small blazes burning across the forest floor into a roaring inferno that jumped from treetop to ridge as it raged, destroying towns and timber in an eyeblink.
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Egan, Timothy
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
Presents an oral history of the dust storms that devastated the Great Plains during the Depression, following several families and their communities in their struggle to persevere despite the devastation.
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Esposito, John C., 1940-
Fire in the Grove : the Cocoanut Grove Tragedy and Its Aftermath
In Boston, 1942, the Cocoanut Grove was an elite nightclub decorated in a fantasy of tropical glamour. It was also a firetrap, a block-long labyrinth of bars and entertainment areas cobbled together with substandard materials in disregard of building codes or common sense.
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Feldman, Jay
When the Mississippi Ran Backwards : Empire Intrigue Murder and the New Madrid Earthquakes
On December 15, 1811, two of Thomas Jefferson's nephews murdered a slave in cold blood and put his body parts into a roaring fire. The evidence would have been destroyed but for a rare act of God -- or, as some believed, of the Indian chief Tecumseh. That same day, the Mississippi River's first steamboat, piloted by Nicholas Roosevelt, powered itself toward New Orleans on its maiden voyage. The sky grew hazy and red, and jolts of electricity flashed in the air. A prophecy by Tecumseh was about to be fulfilled. He had warned reluctant warrior-tribes that he would stamp his feet and bring down their houses. Sure enough, between December 16, 1811, and late April 1812, a catastrophic series of earthquakes shook the Mississippi River Valley. Of the more than 2,000 tremors that rumbled across the land during this time, three would have measured nearly or greater than 8.0 on the not-yet-devised Richter Scale. Centered in what is now the bootheel region of Missouri, the New Madrid earthquakes were felt as far away as Canada; New York; New Orleans; Washington, D.C.; and the western part of the Missouri River. A million and a half square miles were affected as the earth's surface remained in a state of constant motion for nearly four months. Towns were destroyed, an eighteen-mile-long by five-mile-wide lake was created, and even the Mississippi River temporarily ran backwards. The quakes uncovered Jefferson's nephews' cruelty and changed the course of the War of 1812 as well as the future of the new republic
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Franklin, Jonathan, 1964-
33 Men : Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners
This is the account of the 2010 San Jose´ mine rescue in Chile, after one of the longest human entrapments in history. With his coveted "rescue pass," the author was permitted access far past the police perimeter. It would be seventeen long days before the miners were discovered alive and the world press descended. It would be another fifty-two days before the miners were all successfully rescued. For eight weeks, the author conducted interviews with families, rescue workers, the mine psychologist, drill operators, scientists, and the architects of the rescue operation. He reported from an improvised office on the mountainside that was the nerve center of the rescue operation, in a makeshift container. Far below, families and loved ones lived in a cluster of tents known as Camp Hope. While the men were still underground, the author interviewed them via a crude telephone; he helped send vital supplies to them via the "paloma" (pigeon). And when the first miners were rescued on October 13, he had the first media contact with the recently freed men in a series of interviews from inside the field hospital. The book reads like a thriller, toggling between the dramatic chaos belowground as the men realized that their escape routes were blocked and that their shelter held only enough rations for ten men to survive seventy-two hours; and the desperate rescue efforts aboveground, the massive campaign from the top level of the Chilean government to enlist and unite brilliant minds from around the world in the San Jose´ rescue effort. In never before revealed detail, the author tells a story of the improbable survival of the miners, trapped some 2,200 feet underground for sixty-nine days. He also chronicles what had to go right, an impossibly long list, to rescue them all alive. The death-defying rescue demanded endurance, ingenuity, and most of all, unified fronts above and below ground. To be sure, none of this came easily. Based on more than 110 interviews with the miners, their families, and the rescue team, this account combines an eye for detail and dialogue with the remarkable human interest story of these miners struggling to survive in a savage environment.
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Freeman, Gregory A.
The Gathering Wind : Hurricane Sandy the Sailing Ship Bounty and a Courageous Rescue at Sea
In October 2012, a replica of the famous HMS Bounty , an eighteenth-century tall sailing ship, was on a collision course with a storm that would become the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic;a clash that would prove dramatic, tragic, perplexing, and ultimately one of the most unforgettable stories of Superstorm Sandy.
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Hanson, Neil.
The Great Fire of London : in That Apocalyptic Year 1666
Examines the fire that devastated London in 1666 and offers theories on the origins of the blaze.
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Hicks, Brian, 1966-
When the Dancing Stopped : the Real Story of the Morro Castle Disaster and Its Deadly Wake
Documents the story of the luxury liner that burned off the coast of New Jersey in 1934, drawing on previously classified FBI reports and first-person survivor interviews to reveal how the Morro Castle's captain died under mysterious circumstances seven hours before the ship caught fire and how many of the crew abandoned ship, leaving passengers to fend for themselves.
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Hull, William H.
All Hell Broke Loose
Experiences of young people in Minnesota during the 1940 Armistice Day blizzard.
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Jones, Chris, 1973-
Too Far from Home : a Story of Life and Death in Space
Describes how, in the wake of the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia, the three astronauts orbiting Earth in the International Space Station--Americans Donald Pettit and Kenneth Bowersox and Russian Nikolai Budarin--were forced to come up with a makeshift and risky way to get back home.
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Kling, Tammy L.
Exit Row : the True Story of an Emergency Volunteer a Miraculous Survivor and the Crash of Flight 965
"Exit Row" tells the story of what happens behind the scenes when an airplane crashes. It is the true, dramatic account of an Emergency Response Team's operations immediately following the crash of American Airlines flight 965, which left Miami with 155 passengers filled with Yuletide joy, six flight attendants and two pilots.
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Kohn, Edward P.
Hot Time in the Old Town : The Catastrophic Heat Wave That Devastated Gilded Age New York
One of the worst natural disasters in American history, the 1896 New York heat wave killed almost 1,500 people in ten oppressively hot days. The heat coincided with a pitched presidential contest between William McKinley and the upstart Democrat William Jennings Bryan, who arrived in New York City at the height of the catastrophe.
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Claudia Hart Mortifications
Mortifications are a series of heavy plastic figurines output from a Rapid Prototype machine. Individual 3D computer models are produced via a process normal to industrial manufacturing.
In the Mortifications, a realistic model of a nude is digitally "mutilated" and subjected to irregular and apparently organic deformations. By creating forms that evoke decay out of non-biodegradable ABS plastic, using a process intended to produce prototypes for mass production, the Mortifications propose a digital Baroque. Related to the intentions of the historical Baroque, the emotionally expressive, personal style of this imagery is intended to breathe irregularity and life into a conformist techno/consumer culture.
Claudia Hart graduated from New York University with a BA cum laude in art history in 1978, and then studied architecture at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture. She then practiced as an art and architecture critic. In 1985-86, she was Associate Editor of ID (then Industrial Design Magazine) where, along with Senior Editor Steven Skov Holt, she redeveloped it into its present form, ID: the Magazine of International Design. Hart has published her critical writings widely, and then went to Artforum magazine where she served as Reviews Editor until 1988. She continues to write critically but in the academic context, presenting papers at the past three College Art Association conferences with a new paper, Baby doll: Boys and Their Virtual Toys, scheduled for the National Women's Studies conference in Denver this November.
In 1988, Hart showed multi media work with the Pat Hearn Gallery in New York, moving from critical to artistic practice. At that time, she exhibited paintings and installations inspired by the visionary architecture from the French Enlightenment. After receiving an NEA Fellowship in 1989, she shifted her practice to Europe where she spent ten years and received numerous fellowships, including the Kunstfond Bonn, Stiftung Kulturfonds, the Stiftung Luftbrueckendank Grant, the Arts International Foundation Grant, the Kunstlerhaus Bethanian grant and two fellowships from the American Center in Paris. In Europe she exhibited widely with galleries and museums. Her work from this time has been collected by the Museum of Modern Art, NY; The Metropolitan Museum, NY; The MIT List Center, Cambridge; The Vera List Center for Art and Politics, New School, New York; The San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Berlin; and the Sammlung Goetz Museum, Munich.
Hart is currently an Associate Professor in the department of Film, Video, New Media and Animation at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is represented by bitforms gallery, NY. Her new works are part of The Sandor Family Collection, Chicago, the Teutloff Photo + Video Collection, Cologne, and the Borosan Collection, Istanbul, among others.


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15 U.S. Code § 2212 - Fire safety effectiveness statements
The Administrator is authorized to encourage owners and managers of residential multiple-unit, commercial, industrial, and transportation structures to prepare Fire Safety Effectiveness Statements, pursuant to standards, forms, rules, and regulations to be developed and issued by the Administrator.
Source(Pub. L. 93–498, § 13,Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1544.)
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For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315 (a)(1) of Title 6, Domestic Security.
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I was hoping to be able to post pics of my GTO next to a decent buck, but that hasn't happed yet, so I'm forced to show the bow alone. Thanks to DustyRx, since I was able to buy his mint-condition hand-me-down. I added the Limbdriver, my old Copper John Dead Nuts sight with Fitz Fibers, and then I brought it to Matt at Bearfoot to work his magic. At 65lbs & 28", she was shooting over 300fps with a 342gr arrow. That's insane- I've never owned a bow this fast! Also, thanks to MiBigHntr for helping me figure out what B-Stinger was right for me. I planned to get the short 8 incher since I'm mainly a bowhunter, but I'm REALLY glad that I went with the foot-long. If you haven't tried a B-Stinger, give it a shot since it makes a huge difference. Finally, due to all of the great reviews, I switched from Maximas to Victory VForce V1's and I'm glad I did. To top it off, Mindy at Onestringer hooked me up with some killer wraps & stabilizer decals.
These Elites are a thing of beauty. I love the exposed laminations on the limbs and the finish on this bow. Most importantly, this bow shoots SWEET! I've never walked into the woods with as much confidence as I have this season. The rut is right around the corner, so hopefully I'll be able to post a pic next to some antlers. Thanks Elite- I'm a big fan!


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Gov. Jan Brewer got in on the April Fools Day jokes Monday, pointing at President Barack Obama.
She posted a picture of Obama on her Facebook page that said, "In stunning news this morning, I learned that President Obama has finally agreed to tour Arizona's Southern border! APRIL FOOLS!"
It also instructed people to click "like" if they thought the president should visit the border. About 10,000 people have clicked like as of about 3 p.m.
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Kentucky Troopers paid a visit to a Facebook fan at home this week.
Dalton Dingus is 9-years-old. He's a fan of the Kentucky State Police, and follows the Post 9 Troopers' on Facebook.
He also has Cystic Fibrosis.
Dalton came home from the hospital to celebrate Christmas early this year, due to the severity of his condition.
After hearing about their young fan, Post 9 troopers came to hang out with Dalton at his home near Lexington.
Dalton told the post he'd like to make the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Facebook page because "KSP has the best Facebook friends".
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AIA Disappointed in Budget AgreementApr. 15, 2011
The Aerospace Industries Association is disappointed that the recent budget agreement cuts defense programs more deeply than the levels recommended by Defense Secretary Gates.
"The budget agreement slashes defense funding while our armed forces are currently engaged in military operations around the world," said AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey. "Indiscriminate cuts inevitably will fall disproportionately on R&D and procurement, increasing the risk that the war fighter will not get the best equipment that America can provide."
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Matthew Waller/Standard-Times Lisa McInnes, a San Angelo volunteer, looks at items left on a floor of a house lifted by the May 22 tornado in Joplin, Mo., and moved several feet off of its foundation.
Matthew Waller/Standard-Times Crumpled cars and home wreckaged lie scattered across Joplin, Mo. Volunteer from San Angelo are there this week to help.
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How To Subdue An Allergic Reaction To Benzoyl Peroxide?
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Does anyone have experience of using antihistamines to counter this effect?
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Alternatively, instead of BP try using AHA+ on your body. I know that AHA+ worked better on my chest acne compared to BP. Let us know how you get on.
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Is AHA+ similar to salicylic acid? I have tried using the smallest dab and it still has the same effect on my torso. I've started using a jar of sulfur but it doesn't have resorcinol so I'm not sure how helpful it will be. I'm not sure what a dermatologist could give me to help.
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I'm going to try once a day or every other day for my face. I can't tolerate any on the rest of my body however. :-/ I'm not sure what to do.
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|ArcHUD displays smooth arcs around your character in the middle of the screen to inform you about the health and power (mana, rage, ...) of you, your pet, and your target. In addition, it shows casts, combo points, holy power, soul shards, and a couple of other things. It discretely fades when you are out of combat and at full health/power. This is a continuation of ArcHUD2 which managed to survive various patches... until the Cataclysm. Thanks to Nenie, the original author of ArcHUD2, for...
Addon Control Panel
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|Stop logging out of the game just to change your addons! ACP adds the "Addons" button to the game's main menu (The one you get when you hit ESC). It allows you to manage your addons in game, with an interface which looks similar to the blizzard addon manager. ACP will help you deal with the "Clutter" that multi-part addons and libraries introduce by displaying your addons in logical arrangements. ACP has many features to make your addon list easy to manage, help you with missing libraries,...
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|AddOn development framework A basic introduction to usage can be found here: http://www.wowace.com/addons/ace3/pages/getting-started/ Documentation can be found here: http://www.wowace.com/addons/ace3/pages/ For historic purposes, the "old" documentation is still around on the old wiki, some articles may not be converted yet, and only exist on the old wiki: http://old.wowace.com/wiki/Ace3
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|AdiButtonAuras Display auras, and more, on action buttons. AdiButtonAuras is a rewrite of Inline Aura, but with different design decisions based on my experience on the latter. AdiButtonAuras uses a set of rules that apply to one or more spells. Each rule can track an aura on one or more unit and changes the display of the spell accordingly. AdiButtonAuras has several custom rules to suggest using spells at meaningful times. By default, these suggestions are displayed using a rotary, shinning...
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|AddonLoader is an addon that loads other addons automatically, as and when they are needed, which speeds up the logon process. Note that addons need to be aware of AddonLoader for this to work; if you see "X-LoadOn-..." tags in their .toc files, they are! Documentation: See http://www.wowpedia.org/AddonLoader
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|AdiCastBar is a small, simple casting bar addon. Features Replace Blizzard casting bar, Player casting bar with integrated latency and pushback display, Channeling ticks for some spells, Big target casting bar, Global cooldown display, Focus casting bar, Pet casting bar, Bars can be moved and slightly configured using the /adicastbar chat command. Alternative bar texture can be selected by using SharedMedia and !SurfaceControl. ConfigMode support. What it does not do Tradeskill merging (i.e....
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|Little addon which saves me quite some time with all my twinks. What it does Rembers which of your chars are saved to which instance. Weekly raid quest (Dalaran quest) [Will updated once there are Cataclysm versions] Every Instance that gives you a SavedInstanceID is trackable! 7x Daily Heroic per week (number represents the amount left on the character) Daily PVP, Tol'Barad Victory 5man heroics (Option to show 5mans in the tooltip is OFF by default) Updates on login and every time you get...
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|Contains all Tailoring recipes and associated data. Requires Ackis Recipe List to function. This module will load automatically when opening the Tailoring TradeSkill window. For issues, create a ticket here.
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|Contains all Inscription recipes and associated data. Requires Ackis Recipe List to function. This module will load automatically when opening the Inscription TradeSkill window. For issues, create a ticket here.
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|Overview Alts is an addon that allows you to setup main-alt relationships and have that information displayed in various areas. It uses the LibAlts library to share data with other addons. For a list of other addons using LibAlts, see here. Features Main/Alt information is displayed: When that character logs on When you do a /who on that character In unit tooltips From a command line interface From a GUI interface Main/Alt information can be set and managed: By right-clicking on a unit frame...
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|This library will fix the shortfalls with debugprofilestart() and debugprofilestop() with the goal of providing a conflict-free way for addons to get accurate timing information. A common use-case for this would be for timing coroutines in order to limit the amount of processing that's done, or to do something in the "background" without using up too much CPU time. Manually Installing Download the latest version. Rename the extracted folder to "!AccurateTime" (add the '!' to the front). Place...
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|What it does Ackis Recipe List is an addon which will scan your trade skills and provide information on how to obtain recipes. French (frFR) - Ackis Recipe List est un addon qui analyse vos métiers et fournit des informations sur la façon d'obtenir les recettes manquantes. German (deDE) - Ackis Recipelist ist ein AddOn, das deine Berufe durchsucht und dir mitteilt, wo du fehlende Rezepte bekommst. Korean (koKR) - Ackis Recipe List|1은;는; 당신의 전문 기술들을 훑어서 제조법들을 얻는 방법에 대한 정보를 제공할 애드온입니다. 룬 벼리기를...
Angry Assignments
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|Accomplishment (noun) "Something completed successfully; goal reached" This is a small addon with one purpose: to provide an easy way to congratulate someone, be they a guildie or a random stranger, when they earn an Achievement. Features: - Auto-popup when an Achievement is unlocked by someone. - Left-click the name to congratulate the person. - Right-click the name to remove it from the list. - Clicking "Close" hides the window and removes all names from the list. - Window resizes whenever...
|Aug 15, 2014
|Adds a button to the quest completion interface which allows you to auto equips selected quest Item after completion. it works as follows Scenario 1: No Rewards - No button should be visible Scenario 2: One or more Quest Rewards with at least one Equippable - Button is visible stating "Complete Quest & Equip Item/s" >>(when pressed equips all rewards possible) Scenario 2: Two or more Quest Reward Choices (may also have One or more Quest Rewards with non being Equippable) - No button visible...
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Ackis Recipe List: Enchanting
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|Contains all Enchanting recipes and associated data. Requires Ackis Recipe List to function. This module will load automatically when opening the Enchanting TradeSkill window. For issues, create a ticket here.
Auracle (De)Buff Monitor
|Aug 04, 2014
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|Description AllPlayed display the total time played, rested XP and money for each of your WoW characters. It's just a snapshot of the current state, no history, no stats. You can look at the total time you have played WoW and be proud (or afraid ;-)). This addon has been tested and works fine with Mists of Pandaria. Just check the "Load out of date addons" for it to work. Acknowledgement AllPlayed is an Ace2 (now Ace3) re-write of an addon created by Riboflavin and latter updated to Titan...


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you're work is always beautiful and these are just another impressive example. Well done!
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So pretty. Love your color choices, and yes I like your idea to do the triangles in prints.
WOW you haveto be smiling from ear to ear... wonderful job.. don't you just fall in love with those little blocks..enjoy you journey making the triangles and corners..
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what a gorgeous quilt!!!! keep the juices flowing
i agree that the plain triangles should be something other than white. i've seen them match the color of the block nearest to it.
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Your quilt blocks are so pretty. It will be a beautiful quilt!
It is so gorgeous! You keep up the good work. I don't ever think I will do one of these. Thanks for posting.
Hang on while I pick my jaw up off the floor... wow! Let me repeat... wow! This is absolutely stunning! I don't think I've ever seen this done is pastels & I love it in this colorway! It's gorgeous! It's spectacular! I am so impressed!!! Thank you for sharing this beauty with us!!!
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What would you classify your style as?
Cyber Stoner-Spice
Who or what are your style inspirations?
I love Japanese fashion magazines and I even look at Japanese fashion from the 80s and 90s. Big long skirts and stuff like that. Right now, drag queens and club kids.
What Japanese fashion mags do you typically read?
Zipper and Vivi. Zipper is more hair and make-up but I love the clothes. It looks like the models own the clothes. Krary Panyu Panyu, the singer, used to be in them a lot when she was a harajuku girl. I really love her.
Your hair has been so many different colors...why do you change it?
I get really with bored with it and I'll look in the mirror and hate it. This is the longest I've had it been one color, purple, which is one of my favorite colors. But I used to change it every couple months. I even wear wigs sometimes when I get really bored.
How many wigs do you have?
Probably like 20 to 30 wigs.
Oh wow!
Yeah I have a lot of wigs [laughs]. I really got into wigs when I had really short boy hair. This was before I was in the band. I had longer hair and I had bleached it really white and had no eyebrows. And my hair was so damaged that it broke off and was falling out and I had to cut it all the way off so it was just my brown roots. It was boy hair and now and then I couldn't really do much with it, so I would wear a wig.
I remember at Pitchfork you were wearing that super long, green wig.
Yeah, I had gotten that online. It was from Japan, a Japanese fiber.
How do your day-to-day looks differ from what you typically wear on stage?
Most of the day I'm in pajamas. If I don't really go out that week and I do my laundry it's kind of sad because it's all pajama pants like thermals and T-shirts. [laughs] Also if I want to work on my art it messes up your nails and messes up your clothes so I end up wearing busted jeans and stuff like that. Then when I go out to see my friends or go to a party I end up wearing more of my show attire.
When you're touring how much of your wardrobe do you bring with you? Are there always essentials when you tour?
It's kind of like whatever I feel like and I always pick up things along the way because I love thrifting. I consider it part of my gear, to bring really big suitcases, so I just cram it in there. It's about the size of an amp. The guys have their amps and their drums and I get to have my suitcase.
Is there any article of clothing in your closet that's your favorite?
I have this one Fiorucci T-shirt that's getting really nasty. It's so old. It's up to here, like just below my boobs. But, I love it. It's kind of gross, like the armpits are changing colors and stuff [laughs] but I kind of just let my hair cover that.
You just can't give it up.
I can't give it up. It's the two cherubs. I don't even know how long I've had it. Many years.
How has your style changed over the years?
I feel like I go back and forth. There's like this really boring version of myself and sometimes I'll have really normal brown hair and wear jeans and I'm trying to get a job, say, before the band. You can't look weird, to get a loser job. But I like looking crazy, so I'd go back and forth. I feel right now kind of like what I wanted to be in middle school. Like, all the stuff that I liked in middle school I wear now.
It gives hope to the middle school kids who feel like they can't dress the way they want to.
Yeah. Now and then I'll be like, "I just want to look like a rich Long Island mom!" I don't know why I do that sometimes [laughs]. You know, the blue and white stripes and floral things and weird stuff. Then I'll just be like, fuck it.
Then you just want to be an alien again.
Yes, I just want to be an alien.


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BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN) - A Calhoun County man, who was arrested for open murder after a standoff with police, has a violent criminal history dating back decades.
52-year-old Robert Curtis Nelson has been formally charged with open murder and being a habitual offender and is being held without bond. He is charged with beating his roommate, 51-year-old John George, to death with a baseball bat at a home on Sharon Avenue in Pennfield Township.
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PIRatE Lab's curator insight, August 13, 12:25 PM
For more ESRI maps that let you explore urban environmental change, the 'spyglass' feature gives these gorgeous vintage maps a modern facelift (but not available for as many places). The cities that are in this set of interactive maps are:
Chicago (1868)Denver (1879) Los Angeles (1880)Washington D.C.(1851)New York City (1836)San Francisco (1859)
Keegan Johns's curator insight, September 10, 9:21 AM
This sounds like it would be really cool. I'm interested in being able to see how cities and roads have developed over time. You can look at places where people might have migrated across the land. It amazes me that they have 178,000 old maps included in their library from 1884 to 2006..
Leoncio Lopez-Ocon's curator insight, October 30, 2013 1:01 PM
Magnífica plataforma multimedia norteamericana para promover la enseñanza de la #historiadelarte. Acceso a más de medio millar de videos.
luiy's curator insight, August 30, 9:38 AM
Annotation Studio in the Digital Humanities
The most significant difference between Annotation Studio and other digital annotation projects is its emphasis on student-centered design and pedagogy. Most other annotation tools assume user familiarity with TEI, and a well-developed understanding of the relationships between literary sources, manuscripts, editions, and adaptations. Annotation Studio makes sophisticated yet easy-to-use commenting tools immediately accessible to students with no prior experience with close textual analysis or TEI.
However, while we believe Annotation Studio provides many unique affordances, we also see it as part of a larger conversation concerning annotation in the digital humanities. Accordingly, we have listed what we think are some of the most exciting projects occupying the annotation space, which bear both similarities and differences to the aims and formal qualities of our tool.
wereldvak's curator insight, August 13, 10:00 AM
Geografische concepten als stedelijke ontwikkeling en diffusie patronen worden zichtbaar. Primate city en rank-size rule.....en demografische veranderingen in gebeiden.
Stran smith's curator insight, August 27, 9:25 PM
Hi it's one of your students try to guess who it is