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Category Archives: Sin in Culture
On Dispensing Religious Jargon
Here's a wise caution for all preachers, teachers, and writers who frequently draw from the vocabulary of the faith — words like sin, grace, Christ, and a host of other sanctified terms that emerge over time within our particular circles — but who are tempted to use the terms without ever stopping to explain their meaning. Helmut Thielicke explains the danger, and then proposes one helpful practice, in his book The Trouble with the Church: A Call for Renewal (Harper & Row, 1965), pages 36–38:
Where is the average person today who, when he hears the word "sin," really hears what the New Testament meant by that word? For whom today does this word still say that here man is being addressed at the point of his resistance and opposition to God, that this means man in his will to assert his autonomy, his insistence that everything centers in man, his incredible passion for security, his lostness in preoccupation with the moment and that which is tangible and immediately at hand? And yet all this must be heard when we hear the word "sin," if for no other reason than to understand that it is possible for a sinner to be at the same time an example of moral perfection and that he need by no means be a criminal, an antisocial, or even a person who lacks seriousness. Were not the Pharisees ethically very respectable people? And yet for Jesus they were more drastic examples of sin than publicans and prostitutes.
And the word "Christ" itself? What would really be the result if we were to investigate the exchange value of that term in the psychological substructure of the average man today? What we would come out with would probably be some idea of a fabulously wise man or a perfect human being.
The point is that we need to say what we mean by these terms; we dare not throw them at people as supposedly valid coins whose value is immediately recognized. Otherwise we shall all too thoughtlessly reach out for them with the notion that they are perfectly familiar, whereas the truth is that the metal begins to glow and burn only when we have some idea of what these coins really signify. …
I once experimented with students, having them prepare sermons in which the conventional terms like "God," "sin," "grace," etc. did not appear. The words had to be paraphrased. I think this is a good exercise, even though it has importance only as an interim practice. For we should not discontinue the use of these words in the pulpit; all we need is a withdrawal-cure because of the thoughtless use we make of them. We need to learn to overcome the temptation to string together the old words in different variations, because then souls remain underfed and are lost.
Sin and Worldview
"The great danger is always to single out some aspect or phenomenon of God's good creation and identify it, rather than the alien intrusion of human apostasy [sin], as the villain in the drama of human life. Such an error is tantamount to reducing direction to structure, to conceiving of the good-evil dichotomy as intrinsic to the creation itself. The result is that something in the good creation is declared evil. We might call this tendency 'Gnosticism'… In the course of history, this 'something' has been variously identified as marriage and certain kinds of foods (the Gnostic heresy Paul warns Timothy against in 1 Timothy 4), the body and its passions (Plato and much of Greek philosophy), culture in distinction from nature (Rousseau and much of Romanticism), institutional authority, especially in the state and the family (philosophical anarchism and much of depth psychology), technology and management techniques (Heidegger and Ellul, among others), or any number of things. There seems to be an ingrained Gnostic streak in human thinking, a streak that causes people to blame some aspect of God's handiwork for the ills and woes of the world we live in."
—Albert M. Wolters, Creation Regained: Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview (Eerdmans, 2005) p. 61.
Laughing at Sin
By now you know David Letterman publicly admitted to committing adultery with multiple women on his staff. Apparently he announced this on his show under the pressure that someone else was planning to break the news. It is a very sad situation, but apparently not scandalous to a live audience. The crowd didn't boo or rise up in protest or walk out of the studio. In fact, as Letterman publicly confessed of his adultery to his audience frequent laughter erupted from the audience. The confession was really just another platform for his jokes, the audience was entertained, and (after a short commercial break) the show continued on as planned.
There is no need to dwell here. Scripture tells us that fools mock sin's guilt (Proverbs 14:9).
It was laughter from a different crowd that grabbed my attention.
On Sept. 16th John Piper spoke to a large gathering at the American Association of Christian Counselors. At the beginning of his message ("Beholding Glory and Becoming Whole: Seeing and Savoring God as the Heart of Mental Health"), Piper opened his message by talking frankly about personal sin.
Piper's blunt talk about sin generated repeated laughter from the audience. If there is one speaker in the world who is not easily mistaken for a comedian, it's Dr. Piper. Piper is a serious preacher in the lineage of Jonathan Edwards. And this fact alone makes the first five minutes of his message, well, bizarre. Have a listen:
Of course I was not at the conference. And I'm not quite sure how Piper's message was set up or how the conference atmosphere was crafted. (If you were in attendance, I would appreciate your perspective.) Yet I am perplexed when a man goes much deeper in addressing sin than merely addressing particular sins (like Letterman), but exposes his lifelong battle with sin and honestly acknowledges the depth of sin entrenched in his own heart and gets a laugh for it. Especially because his address was delivered before several thousand men and women who have seen with their own eyes the wicked fruit of sin, who have watched alcoholism destroy lives, who have seen the dark realities of suicide, who have watched men and women toy with sin and destroy themselves, their families, and their churches as a result. If there is a room full of people that should not confuse honest talk about sin with a punch line, this was it.
But I want to capture this moment to check my own heart. Do I laugh at sin? Do I take seriously the sins of others? Do I laugh at sin portrayed in fictional sitcoms? Before a holy God, is this any less serious than laughing at Letterman or laughing at Piper?
My sin—our sin—insults a holy God. God hates sin. And we should hate even the garment stained by the flesh (Jude 1:23). If there is an inappropriate response to sin, it is laughter. May the Lord help us not to follow the pattern of the world. In the sight of sin and its guilt, may he turn our laugher into mourning (James 4:9). For no response is more appropriate.
Ringwraiths and Industrialized Evil
"Tolkien is a very subtle author, and you can say there is a distinction in his work between what happens to the Wraiths and what happens to the Orcs. They are both images of evil—one being more dangerous than the other—but they seem to operate in different ways. In some ways the idea of a Wraith is a very 20th century one. You feel that Wraiths don't get much fun out of evil, they are not doing this for simple human motives like anger, or revenge, or bloodthirstiness, or lust, or whatever. The fact is, it's not at all clear why they are doing it. They seem to have lost their personalities, they have turned into nothing, and yet they are powerful forces. This has a resonance with a century in which you could say that evil has very often been carried out by bureaucrats, by people in nice offices with white collars who listen to the stringed quartet in the evening, who are kind to their kids and dogs. But, just the same, they sign the orders, they put people on the trains, and those people never come back again. It's all been industrialized."
—Tom Shippey, in "Maker of Middle-Earth."
Bavinck: 'Man is an enigma'
I blog to learn. It's really that simple. And so I love thought-provoking questions like this one. After reading the last post ("The Gospel + Culture") our friend Tom asked:
Hi Brother, this is good stuff. I wonder how Bavinck might respond to the cultural phenomena of the 21st century? To what extent should the contemporary Christian expose himself to the ungodliness of cultural expressions in order to appreciate the good they have to offer? How many times must a Christian hear the name of our Lord taken in vain before he gives up on discovering the value of a particular form of art?
What shall we endure in the name of cultural appreciation? Where is the line? How much adultery, fornication, violence and deceit can we wade through in order to find what is genuinely lovely? 60/40? 20/80? 10/90?
I don't have the answers. In fact, I think culture is very, very important. But I wonder how Bavinck might judge the direction of contemporary culture, and especially Hollywood. How do Christians contribute to and perpetuate the ungodliness of Hollywood (and the ruined lives of actors) by their insatiable appetite to be entertained? As I said, I don't have the answers.
"Ephraim mixes himself with the nations; Ephraim has become a cake not turned." Hosea 7:8
Excellent question. And let me concur with you Tom—I don't have any answers here either. Though I think that anyone struggling to see where worldliness is prevalent in contemporary culture will benefit greatly from the critical thinking and discernment modeled in the new book Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World (Crossway, 2008). There is never any excuse for Christians to be attracted to the sinful standards and practices of the world.
But I think Bavinck himself can help us because, while he was never exposed to a Super Bowl halftime show 'malfunctions,' or sleazy MTV videos, he was fully aware of depravity of the heart.
Notice back in the original quote how Bavinck balances an appreciation for culture, and a level of disdain for the sin in culture—"the cross is the condemnation of the world and the destruction of all sinful culture. But it is wrong to educe from this pronouncement that the gospel must be at enmity with culture." From what I can guess by reading Bavinck, he hesitates to draw a fractional separation between the sin/righteousness of culture. This full black-and-white separation of sin/righteousness, sheep/goats, wheat/tares awaits the return of Christ. Hold this thought.
When I first read your question, Tom, I was reminded of Bavinck's teaching on anthropology. This is what he writes:
…The conclusion, therefore, is that of Augustine, who said that the heart of man was created for God and that it cannot find rest until it rests in his Father's heart. Hence all men are really seeking after God, as Augustine also declared, but they do not all seek Him in the right way, nor at the right place. They seek Him down below, and He is up above. They seek Him on the earth, and He is in heaven. They seek Him afar, and He is nearby. They seek Him in money, in property, in fame, in power, and in passion; and He is to be found in the high and the holy places, and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit (Isa. 57:15). But they do seek Him, if haply they might feel after Him and find Him (Acts 17:27). They seek Him and at the same time they flee Him. They have no interest in a knowledge of His ways, and yet they cannot do without Him. They feel themselves attracted to God and at the same time repelled by Him.
In this, as Pascal so profoundly pointed out, consists the greatness and the miserableness of man. He longs for truth and is false by nature. He yearns for rest and throws himself from one diversion upon another. He pants for a permanent and eternal bliss and seizes on the pleasures of a moment. He seeks for God and loses himself in the creature. He is a born son of the house and he feeds on the husks of the swine in a strange land. He forsakes the fountain of living waters and hews out broken cisterns that can hold no water (Jer. 2:13). He is as a hungry man who dreams that he is eating, and when he awakes finds that his soul is empty; and he is like a thirsty man who dreams that he is drinking, and when he awakes finds that he is faint and that his soul has appetite (Isa. 29:8).
Science cannot explain this contradiction in man. It reckons only with his greatness and not with his misery, or only with his misery and not with his greatness. It exalts him too high, or it depresses him too far, for science does not know of his Divine origin, nor of his profound fall. But the Scriptures know of both, and they shed their light over man and over mankind; and the contradictions are reconciled, the mists are cleared, and the hidden things are revealed. Man is an enigma whose solution can be found only in God. (Our Reasonable Faith, pp. 22-23)
In a similar way, it appears to me that culture is a similar enigma. On the one hand the gifts and powers God has built into athletes, artists, politicians, musicians, etc. far exceed the value a non-Christian can ascribe to them.
A non-Christian fan of Yo-Yo Ma watching his cello sing at a concert can be amazed at his musical gifting. A Christian fan can watch the same concert and be amazed at his divine gifting. The fan aware of divine grace is more capable of appreciating the arts, and actually raises the dignity of the cellist far higher than one unaware of God's general grace active in the giving of his gift.
So there is a raising of culture on one hand but on the other hand, the Christian fan in the audience is also aware of the deep sin in each of our hearts that requires the intervention of a Savior—famous cellists included.
Culture is an enigma, being both simultaneously a great display of divine endowments and creativity only explained by being made in the image of God and also hellish in it's filthy depravity.
There are clearly things that are sinful and to be avoided in this world. No question. But culture is an enigma and this makes me wonder if Bavinck would even view culture from a fractional perspective? Thoughts?
Piper: Physical Horrors + Moral Evil
Yesterday may family spent the day at the new Civil War museum and driving through various battlefields in Gettysburg. It was an excellent opportunity to reflect on the war and especially the role these rocky battlefields (like Little Round Top) played in the outcome. It was a sobering reminder of the 620,000 young men and boys that died in the war and of haunting sounds that once filled this little town as thousands of men groaned from the pain of battle.
Leaving the battlefields left a sorrow in the heart and a residual question in the mind—what is the eternal purpose of wars like this one?
As we drove from battlefield to battlefield viewing thousands of memorials littered all over what is, in my mind, the worlds largest cemetery, the words of John Piper in his second and final message at the Resolved conference in Palm Springs were ever-present.
In his message on Monday evening—The Triumph of the Gospel in the New Heavens and the New Earth—Dr. Piper said the following:
Every human has died. Animals suffer. Rivers overflow an inundate hundreds of city bocks in Cedar Rapids. Avalanches bury skiers. Tornados suck the life out of little Boy Scouts. Tsunamis kill 250,000 in a night. Philippine ferries capsize killing 800 people in a moment. AIDs, malaria, cancer, and heart disease kill millions. A monster tornado rip through cities. Droughts and famines bring people to the brink, and over the brink, of starvation. Freak accidents happen in ways you would not want to describe. Little babies are born with no eyes, six legs, horrible deformities. That is because of ONE SIN! The universe was subjected to futility and corruption in hope (Romans 8:20).
This is very important for you to answer: Why did God subject the natural order to such horrific realities when nature did nothing wrong? Souls did something wrong. Adam and Eve's volition did something wrong. The earth didn't do anything wrong. Why is the earth bursting with volcanoes and earthquakes? Animals didn't do anything wrong. What's the deal with this universal subjection to corruption, when one man and one woman sinned one time, and the whole natural order goes wrong? Disorder everywhere in the most horrible ways, a kaleidoscope of suffering in this world, century after century.
Here is my answer—and I don't know any other possible answer biblically—God put the natural world under a curse so that physical horrors would become vivid pictures of the horror of moral evil.
Cancer, tuberculosis, malformations, floods, and car accidents happen so that we would get some dim idea of the outrage of moral evil flowing from our hearts. Why did he do it that way? Ask yourself an honest question: How intensely outraged are you over your belittling of God compared to the engagement of your emotion when your child is hurt, or your leg is cut off, or you lose your job, or some physical thing happens? Everything in you rises to say, "No!"
How often does your heart say "No!" with the same emotional engagement at your own sin? Not very often. Therefore, what God says, "Alright, I know that about fallen man, therefore I will display the horror of his sin in a way that he can feel." That's why Jesus, when the tower fell on the 18, said simply "Unless you repent you will all likewise perish." The point of the falling of the tower and killing of 18 people was your moral evil (Luke 13:4). That was the point.
All physical evil has one point—sin is like that morally, we don't have the wherewithal to feel it appropriately, therefore were going to get some help from the physical order. That's the point of the world we live in, it's pointing to the horror of moral evil. O, that we would see and feel how repugnant and offensive and abominable it is to prefer anything to God—and we do it everyday.
Adam and Eve brought the universe into this present horrific condition by preferring their own way and fruit to God. All the physical evil the universe is not as bad as that one act of treason. …
The ultimate reason that there is a new heavens and a new earth is not that there might be new bodies for saints. That's true. That's just one of the reasons. The reason there is a new heaven and a new earth is because when God conceived of a universe of material things he conceived of everything: It will be created perfect. It will, by my decree, fall. I will labor patiently for thousands of years with a people recalcitrant showing the depth of human sin and I will at the center and apex of my purpose, send my Son to bear my wrath on my people. And then I will gather a people who believe in him for myself. And then I will return and I will cast all of the unbelievers into hell, which will demonstrate the infinite worth of my glory and the infinite value of my Son's sacrifice, which they have rejected. And I will renew the earth and I will make my people so beautiful and then tailor this universe for them with this purpose—that when my Son is lifted up with his wounds, they will sing the song of the Lamb who was slain before the foundation of the world in the mind of God who planned it all.
Therefore, be it resolved: We will endure any suffering. We will endure any assault, any slander, any reviling, any disease, precisely because we have a great reward in heaven, namely, Jesus Christ crucified.
-John Piper, sermon transcript, "The Triumph of the Gospel in the New Heavens and the New Earth" taken from the 11:20-19:20 and 44:09-47:00 markers. You can listen to the entire message delivered at the Resolved conference here ( June 16, 2008 ) and you can listen to an earlier version of this message delivered at the Gospel Coalition here ( May 24, 2007 ).
A Treatise on Earthly-Mindedness by Jeremiah Burroughs
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A Treatise on Earthly-Mindedness
by Jeremiah Burroughs
Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646) is one of my favorite Puritan authors and (I dare say) one of the most overlooked.
In his extensive writings, Burroughs authored a very helpful book on discerning worldliness in a book now titled A Treatise on Earthly -Mindedness. It was retypeset and edited by Don Kistler and published in 1991 by Soli Deo Gloria.
Burroughs builds his argument from Paul's sobering 'enemies of the Cross' statement — "their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ" (Phil. 3:19-20).
Burroughs first discerns the seriousness and dangers of worldly thinking (pp. 3-92). His goal in this first section is to call this earthly-mindedness what it really is – adultery, idolatry and enmity. This earthly-mindedness suffocates the work of grace, opens the soul to further temptations (1 Tim. 6:9), stifles the hearing of preaching, breeds foolish lusts in the soul, spreads roots for future apostasy, deadens the heart for prayer, dishonors God, hinders our preparations for death, and ultimately drowns the soul into perdition.
The second section covers the implications of our citizenship in heaven (Phil. 3:20), and is filled with helpful practical advice on to living as foreigners in our sojourning through life on earth (pp. 93-178). This theme continues in the final section which helps discern what walking with God looks like in everyday life (pp. 179-259). The final chapter contains very useful wisdom on walking with God when His presence seems distant (pp. 254-259).
Throughout his works, Burroughs avoided a common Puritan pitfall. The Puritans frequently narrowed in so tightly on a particular topic that surrounding contexts and connections were forgotten. It's not uncommon to read a Puritan on the topic of sin continue on and on without any mention of the Cross, God's grace, and living in freedom and victory over sin. Even some of the great Puritan classics (such as the works of Richard Baxter and The Life of God in the Soul of Man by Henry Scougal) woefully assume the Cross.
Burroughs is quite the opposite. He's hardly begun a lengthy diagnosis of worldliness in the heart before breaking into a short digression on the glorious work of grace in conversion (pp. 29-30)! This work of God transforms enemies of the Cross into those who now have quickened souls. Those once veiled by sin and blinded by the world now see the light of God's glory! We are new creatures, creatures no longer content with worldliness but now transcending the circumstances of the world and clinging to eternal hope. This new life enlarges our heart and our spiritual appetite becomes so large that no earthly means could fill it. This grace severs our grip on the world, and we begin to experience God's sanctifying grace in our souls. For Burroughs, even when discovering the depth and darkness of sinfulness in the heart, God's grace is ever in view.
With careful pastoral balance, Burroughs encourages us to pursue excellence in our earthly calling, while exhorting us to carefully avoid the snares of worldly-mindedness.
"Considering what has been delivered, I beseech you, lay it seriously upon your heart, especially you who are young beginners in the way of religion, lest it proves to be with you as it has with many who are digging veins of gold and silver underground. While they are digging in those mines for riches, the earth, many times, falls upon them and buries them, so that they never come up out of the mine again. … Keep wide open some place to heaven, or otherwise, if you dig too deep, noxious gas vapors will come up from the earth, if it doesn't fall on you first. There will be noxious gas vapors to choke you if there is not a wide hole to let in the air that comes from heaven to you. Those who are digging in mines are very careful to leave a place open for fresh air to come in. And so, though you may follow your calling and do the work God sets you here for as others do, be as diligent in your calling as any. But still keep a passage open to heaven so that there may be fresh gales of grace come into your soul" (p. 85).
Fitting of Burrough's classic, Soli Deo Gloria published A Treatise on Earthly -Mindedness with an attractive dust-jacketed, durable cloth cover and Smyth-sewn binding. It's an excellent work for those of us who sometimes find ourselves surrounded by the cares of this world, asphyxiating on temporal toxins rather than breathing fresh grace.
Title: A Treatise on Earthly-Mindedness
Author: Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646)
Editor: Don Kistler
Reading level: 2.0/5.0 > easy thanks to excellent editing (includes nice section and subpoint headings)
Boards: hardcover, embossed
Pages: 259
Volumes: 1
Dust jacket: yes
Binding: Smyth sewn
Paper: white and clean
Topical index: no (would have been very useful)
Scriptural index: no (would have been very useful)
Text: perfect type
Publisher: Ligonier; Soli Deo Gloria
Year: original ed., 1649; edited ed., 1991
Price USD: $18.00 from Ligonier
Ravi Zacharias sermon jam
As you know, I love sermon jams. Sermon jams are where sermonic highlight meets background music. Sermon jams are excellent for the gym, excellent for personal devotion, excellent to share with other listeners less likely to listen to entire sermons, and overall just an excellent way to reach the lost and share the faith.
One of my favorites is by Relevant Revolution. They took a Ravi Zacharias message and created the jam, Christ as Lord. We say 'Well done!'
"Have you ever wondered what you would do to frighten Lazarus after he'd been raised from the dead? What would you do to threaten him? Lazarus, I'm gonna' kill you? Caligula says, 'I'm going to kill you.' He says, 'Ha, ha, ha.' He says 'stop ha, ha, ha-ing. I'm going to kill you as I'm killing all the Christians.' He doubles over in uncontrollable laughter, comes up for air and says, 'Caligula haven't you heard? Death is dead! Death is dead!'
How do you frighten somebody who has already been there and knows the one who's going to let him out? …
Behind the debris of the fallings of our solemn supermen and imperial diplomatists lies the gigantic figure of one person, because of whom, by whom, in whom, and through whom, mankind may still survive. The person of Jesus Christ."
Download the free mp3 here.
God's wrath and horror films
In light of our recent discussion over Jonathan Edwards' famous sermon (Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God) it occurred to me that John Calvin may help us answer the following questions:
- Where does a fear of God's judgment arise in the natural man?
- Are sinners fearful of His wrath because the preacher builds up to a rhetorical climax of graphic content or is something greater at work?
- In our contemporary society — saturated with horror films, horror books and graphic entertainment — will a sermon on God's wrath be marginalized to fictional fairytale?
These are serious concerns for the preacher and evangelist.
Early in the Institutes of the Christian Religion (1559) Calvin addresses God's judgment as a way to prove that knowledge of God is etched on the hearts of all men. He writes,
"One reads of no one who burst forth into bolder or more unbridled contempt of deity than Gaius Caligula [Roman emperor between A.D. 37-41]; yet no one trembled more miserably when any sign of God's wrath manifested itself; thus – albeit unwillingly – he shuddered at the God whom he professedly sought to despise. You may see now and again how this also happens to those like him; how he who is the boldest despiser of God is of all men the most startled at the rustle of a falling leaf [cf. Lev. 26:36]. Whence does this arise but from the vengeance of divine majesty, which strikes their consciences all the more violently the more they try to flee from it? Indeed, they seek out every subterfuge to hide themselves from the Lord's presence, and to efface it again from their minds. But in spite of themselves they are always entrapped. Although it may sometimes seem to vanish for a moment, it returns at once and rushes in with new force. If for these there is any respite from anxiety of conscience, it is not much different from the sleep of drunken or frenzied persons, who do not rest peacefully even while sleeping because they are continually troubled with dire and dreadful dreams" (1.3.2; 1:45).
God's presence remains close enough to even the hardest of sinners, close enough that God occasionally fills the sinners thoughts with a foretaste of His coming wrath. It may be silent for a time, but then this knowledge "rushes in with new force" like God's immediate presence overcoming the Old Testament sinner (see Lev. 26:36). To put this more biblically, Paul in Romans 1:28-32 writes,
"And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them."
After explaining that "death" here cannot be limited to physical death, John Murray writes, "The most degraded of men, degraded because judicially abandoned of God, are not destitute of the knowledge of God and of his righteous judgments" [The Epistle to the Romans (Eerdmans: 1959) 1:52]. There are ever-present reminders that God is holy, that all sin must be punished, and that sinners are rightfully consumed by the second death. Somewhere in the recesses of the conscience, all sinners are reminded that a propensity to gossip is quickening God's wrath. And this wrath is fully justified.
What all this suggests is that – while we appropriately stand in amazement at the work of God in blessing the sermons of Jonathan Edwards to spark revival – the true power of a sermon on God's judgment is the divine whisper in our conscience that all of us rightfully deserve God's wrath. Because of this profound universal truth, we cannot think that preaching graphic sermons on God's judgment compete with the entertainment industry, or that these sermons will be marginalized by our hearers to the status of fiction.
As creatures of God, we are etched with His image. When the movie concludes, we resume our busy lives. When the sermon concludes, sinners remain under His authority and bound to the inescapable reality that all sinners deserve to face God's wrath.
I cannot help but pause for a moment to note what incredibly dead hearts we have as sinners! We even encourage and approve of other sinners in their self-condemnation (v. 32). It must be a great Savior to save great sinners, self-condemned and patting others in approval of their self-condemnation. Indeed, Christ has saved us from ourselves, saved us from God's judgment, saved us from our guilt and due penalty! He was crushed for our iniquities (Isa. 53:5, 10). What grace and mercy that sinners self-condemned now live in hope!
My simple conclusion is this: Sermons on God's judgment will remain distinct from horror film entertainment because terrifying fiction and terrifying wrath are not easily confused. If anything, the horrors of graphic imagery seen on the big screen will stretch the sinner's minds to the unfathomable terrors of God's wrath to come. Preachers should unashamedly expound all of Scripture — which includes the graphic nature of hell — with the confidence that our sovereign God is already at work speaking to every soul.


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Thirty short comedy plays for teens : plays for a variety of cast sizes
Allen, Laurie
Teen Nonfiction PS3601.L4324 T48 2007
Allen, Laurie
Teen Nonfiction PS3601.L4324 T48 2007
Summary: Real life teen dilemmas written as comedy. These thirty short plays give teenage performers a chance to portray the drama of their everyday lives. They may act crazy, push boundaries and discover themselves as the plays permit them to show off their talents. The actors can create outrageous characters in the context of situations they know so well. Sample titles include: 'The Kissing Booth', 'Four Boyfriends', 'Last Free Summer' and 'The Babysitter'. Inexperienced actors will come alive as performers because they playlets offer natural dialog and believable situations. The plays are for two to six actors. Excellent for contest use.
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- Tax rate | 16.75% of rent
- Cleaning fee | $200 per stay
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- Damage deposit | $2,000
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Payment Terms: A 50% deposit to reserve the home and the remaining 50% due 45 days prior to arrival and 60 days prior to arrivals for holidays.
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- Central heating
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- Fireplace
- Washing Machine
- Ceiling Fans
- Housekeeping Optional
- Fitness Room
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- Internet Access
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- Private outdoor pool (heated)
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- Pet friendly - no
- Smoking allowed - no
- Suitable for children - yes
- Suitable for the elderly - ask
- Wheelchair accessible - no
- 3500 square feet
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April 16, 2014
Class Field Trip to the Frye Museum; 10 - Noon
May 26, 2014
No School: Memorial Day Holiday
May 28, 2014
Class Field Trip to the Seattle Aquarium; 10 AM to 2 PM
June 11, 2014
Annual Parkside School Picnic @ Madison Park Playground; 5 PM
June 12, 2014
Class Field Trip to Lincoln Park Beach; 10 AM - 2:30 PM
June 13, 2014
Last Day of School; Noon Dismissal :-(
** Dates of Open Houses: **
Wednesday November 13, 2013
Tueday December 17, 2013
Thursday January 16, 2014
6:30 to 8:00 PM
Reservations Are Not Required
** School Tours Begin on November 5th **
9:15 to 10:00 AM
Please Call for an Appointment
* Admissions for 2014 - 2015 *
Families are invited to inquire about admissions for the upcoming school year by contacting Michael by telephone (206.322.6975) or by email (firstname.lastname@example.com). Inquiries may also be made by going to the "Contact" tab to the left.
Our application form may be downloaded by clicking the link below. The application deadline is January 31, 2014.
Parkside School Application Form
Each Open House will begin at 6:30 PM and end at approximately 8:00. Parents may meet the teachers, see the school facility, schedule an appointment for a school tour, and participate in a group discussion among staff members and parents. Reservations are not required to attend an Open House.
Parents are encouraged to contact Michael to schedule a school tour. A tour offers an opportunity to see the school "in action". Tours take place from 9:15 to 10:00 AM on most school days except Mondays. Tours will begin on November 4, 2013 and will continue through January 2014.
All child-applicants will be invited to come to the school in small groups for a one-hour visit at different times throughout the day of February 8, 2014. This "Saturday School Visit" is a fun experience for the children and is important to the admission process in that it provides the staff an opportunity to evaluate whether Parkside School may be a good fit for each child.
Admission decisions will be finalized in mid-February 2014.
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On Tuesday, reports surfaced that the Sacramento Kings were aggressively pursuing Andre Iguodala and had offered him a generous four-year, $52 million deal. The offer was not on the table very long.
The Kings pulled the offer either late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. A team source reportedly told USA Today Sports that Sacramento wanted a fast answer from the 29-year-old veteran, who was reportedly considering returning to the Denver Nuggets in addition to exploring his options with other teams. Just before word surfaced that the offer was pulled, Iguodala tweeted the following:
— Andre Iguodala (@andre) July 3, 2013
Really?? Ok… MOTIVATION!!!!!!
— Andre Iguodala (@andre) July 3, 2013
ESPN's Chris Broussard said on Wednesday that the Kings felt as though Iguodala was trying to use them to leverage his position with Denver, which rubbed them the wrong way.
As you know, the Kings are under new ownership. They seemingly decided to go in a different from Tyreke Evans after the point guard was offered a lucrative deal from the New Orleans Pelicans — one that was hefty enough to illicit this reaction from Reggie Miller. Perhaps Sacramento's new owners are trying to prove that they won't be pushed around.Google+


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By Marc Kovac
Lawmakers plan to return to the Statehouse next week to vote on long-discussed pension reforms for public employees.
Rep. Kirk Schuring, R-Canton and chairman of the House subcommittee that has had hearings in recent weeks on the legislation, said he expects the panel and the full House Health and Aging Committee to sign off on the proposals on Monday with a floor vote by midweek.
"Right now, we seem to be on the path towards House approval on the 12th [Wednesday]," Schuring told reporters following Wednesday's subcommittee meeting at the Statehouse. "The Senate is working on possibly coming in on the 12th as well."
The bills would change benefits for retirees connected to the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund, the School Employees Retirement System, the State Teachers Retirement System, the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and the Highway Patrol Retirement System.
The legislation includes a number of changes to eligibility, cost-of-living increases and other retirement benefits in a way that generally allows those closer to retirement to be covered under existing guidelines and those farther away receiving potentially reduced benefits.
"This is really something we're doing from an actuarial standpoint where we're trying to save money for the systems through reducing pension benefits ... and then paying down the unfunded liability and taking part of it to bolster the health-care insurance fund as well," Schuring said.
Representatives from each of the pension systems have told Schuring's subcommittee that they supported amendments added so far in the House.
Laurel Johnson, government relations officer for the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio, said the amendments offered "no substantial changes" from the Senate version of the legislation, adding, "We are confident that our member and retiree advocacy groups are supportive of the substitute bill."
Michael Nehf, executive director of the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, said the changes would save the system more than $11.6 billion in accrued liabilities.
"The plan increases age and service requirements for retirement; calculates pensions on a lower, fixed formula; increases the period for determining final average salary; increases member contributions to the system; reduces the cost-of-living adjustment; defers the COLA for future retirees; and calls for no COLA to be added in fiscal year 2014," he said.
Schuring said, as the bills are currently written, the effective date of the legislation would be Jan. 7, giving the systems time to prepare and affected retirees to understand the changes.
Get use to "change" fellows & gals. The auto worker & steel workers have endured these changes for years. Leather, & textile workers are gone. "Life was good" now live like the "tax payers" have had to. I still think that $65,000 to 80,000 for 7 months of work that teachers enjoy, is a bit much. Love "firemen" but $85,000 for Capt. pay is a lot. COLA Pay, and severence pay......pasted me up, I didn't even get a cake. I respect these workers, but the average retiree, including myself, live on less then $25,000 per year. Do the math, I cant't afford your high wages, & great retirement benifits anymore.


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Pomegranate Regenerating Hand Cream
Deeply hydrate dry, chapped hands as you firm and renew them using this replenishing hand cream formulated for mature skin.
By Weleda
Size: 50mL/1.7fl.oz
Country: Germany
Deeply hydrate dry, chapped hands as you firm and renew them using this replenishing hand cream formulated for mature skin.
More about this product
The thick, rich formula helps prevent the premature formation of age spots and protects against skin-damaging free radicals. Antioxidant-rich organic pomegranate seed oil and organic shea butter smooth hands, promote skin renewal and improve firmness. It has a feminine, fruity scent with a hint of spice.
Average rating: 4.6 out of 5 hearts
By Molly on September 8, 2013
perfect hand cream
I have been looking for a hand cream that can consistently smooth my slightly rough hands, and am so pleased to have found this from Weleda! It works like a charm. Also, I am usually quite sensitive to smell, but have not found the scent of this product at all overwhelming.
By Fern on June 30, 2012
It really is 'Regenerating'
Another winner from Weleda. I have very very dry hands and this cream works beautifully for me. I apply it at bedtime and my hands feel and look great. I've tried many different brands and this is the only one that has consistently worked for me.
By Cathy on October 13, 2012
Strong scent!!
Great cream but the scent is quite powerful. If you don't mind fragrance then this cream is for you. I am very sensitive to fragrance. But I have to say the cream is wonderful it absorbs quickly and leaves your hands so soft. I would buy again if it was fragrance free.
By Jasmine on June 23, 2012
Great cream with a heavy scent
This cream was quite nice. It was hydrating without leaving any sort of film on your hands. Beware if you are sensitive to scents. I found the scent overpowering, I had to keep my hands as far away from my face as possible until the product wore off. I would highly recommend this hand cream for people who enjoy a little scent.
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Water (Aqua), Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Glycerin, Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Stearic Acid, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Seed Oil, Panicum Miliaceum (Millet) Seed Extract, Ruscus Aculeatus (Butcher's Broom) Root Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Petal Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil Unsaponifiables, Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables, Xanthan Gum, Fragrance (Parfum)*, Limonene*, Linalool*, Citronellol*, Geraniol*, Citral*, Eugenol*, Coumarin*.
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Coat collections to help needy
Walmart and the Salvation Army are partnering on Dec. 8 to help provide new toys and coats to area children on Christmas as part of the 122nd annual red kettle campaign.
All donations made to the red kettles will remain in Indian River County and help the Salvation Army provide food, clothing, shelter, financial assistance and other services to 2,000 people a year.
The "Fill the Truck" event will begin at 9 a.m. and run until 5 p.m. and is open to the general public who would like to donate new toys and coats to children who take part in the Salvation Army programs year round.
For more information, call (772) 978-0265.
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Saint Edward's School will present "The Festival of Lessons and Carols," a traditional Anglican program of Christmas readings and carols, on Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.
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All Hail Nintendo! by PJ McQuade
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Why thank you!
So I bought Super Metroid for the WiiU, actually this is the one title I wanted to get out of the 30 cent games that Nintendo have been giving us. And it has gave us graceful memes of how new players to the game are more helpless than a kid who struck out in Tee-ball.
-Joking aside, I finished the game at 3:59 with 49% completion. I'm not amazing at the game, but I can blaze though it normally. Even spent some time drawing on Miiverse, and I had my fun drawing them. Which I did poke fun at the "Metroid" Samus name joke.
I have a weakness for the "welcome to die" meme…
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Super Metroid Metal - Boss Medley (by Fireescapeman)
Does Mother Brain phase 2 from Super Metroid actually have a canon name beyond… Mother Brain phase 2?
Because I like calling that form Tyrannosaurus Mother Brain. It is a good nickname, yes?
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Mother Freaking Brain by ~Inkblot-Rabbit
So I take a really long time to come back and color stuff sometimes; I sketched this Mother Brain in 2008 and then colored it just last year because I really really wanted to
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I just finished it! Here's Samus #2 for your enjoyment. That's the last of the designs until the Kickstarter begins Aug 1. We'll post a survey pretty soon, to ask which designs you'd like to see carved by David.
仕上げ終わったところです。 第2のサムスです。 短い間これは最後かもしれません。これから皆さんにアンケートを投稿します。アンケートでどのデザインを手作りの木版画にしてほしいと聞きます。
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I almost forgot to share this: got my Mother Brain shirt yesterday! It fits so well, I love it~ <3
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CSON Activities Reflect a Global Focus
ByThe summer of 2010 had a decidedly international flavor at the Connell School of Nursing as faculty members and students traveled abroad to study health policy and exchange healthcare information, or hosted foreign visitors interested in learning about American nursing education.
CSON Dean Susan Gennaro said the summer activities underscore the school's broadening international vision.
"The Connell School is increasingly involved in international programs that reflect our deep commitment to global health and the high regards in which the Connell School is held around the world."
Associate Professor of Maternal/Child Health Joyce Pulcini taught Global Health Perspective: Ecuador, a new course offered through the Office of International Programs. Eleven undergraduates traveled to South America for the three-credit course that involved an in-depth study of global health policy from the perspective of the various stakeholders: populations, governments, NGOs, health care providers and health educators.
The course attracted a cross-section of students "seeking international health information," said Pulcini, whose class was comprised of biology, international studies and economics majors as well as nursing students. "It was great to get to know students from other disciplines, and have students hear other perspectives."
Classes were held at the hospital of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito. The students heard lectures from physicians and traveled with one doctor to a clinic in a remote village at the top of the Andes. The students also visited a birthing center and other health care facilities, while staying with families to deepen their knowledge of the culture.
Pulcini is already discussing plans for next year's trip and has been visited this semester by students interested in pursuing research projects based on their experience in the Ecuador.
Meanwhile, undergraduate nursing students Hannah Binder, Hilary Cloonan, Sarah Connor, Sabianca Delva, Allison Sandler and Kimberly Pomerleau, along with Associate Professor of Adult Health Ellen Mahoney and Clinical Assistant Professor of Maternal/Child Health Colleen Simonelli, traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland, for the Switzerland Board of Higher Education's Summer University, which brings together students and faculty from different countries who are working in the same discipline.
Some 60 students from Switzerland, the United States, India and Singapore attended the Summer University's Nursing Program, which covered issues such as caring for an aging population, dying with dignity and autonomy, and adolescent mental health issues.
The Connell School students were invited to participate in the Summer University by Biagio Tedesco, a director of the Board of Higher Education in Switzerland, who visited campus earlier this year.
The BC students attended training workshops, courses and seminars and visited Swiss Parliament and the International Red Cross.
"It was a wonderful opportunity to discuss timely issues and gain some cross-cultural understanding," said Mahoney, who noted it was especially interesting to hear how end-of-life issues are addressed differently in each country.
In July, a group of psychiatric mental health experts from the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry in Tokyo, Japan came to the Connell School to discuss creating a graduate program in psychiatric mental health nursing at their hospital. Associate Dean for Graduate Programs Patricia Tabloski, Professor and Nurse Theorist Sister Callista Roy, Clinical Assistant Professor Pamela Terreri and Yumiko Murai, a CSON graduate student from Japan, met with the visiting psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric nurse.


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Life at Owen-Withee has been a great time. The communication between teachers and students has been second to none, and the students have been nothing but friendly to me. From top to bottom, the attitude throughout the school has been a positive one, demonstrated through the words and actions of the upperclassman leaders down to the junior high. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
I was unimpressed with teacher quality and willingness to work. I also am disappointed in teacher inability to look past their preferred students to the whole class.
I have 2 children in the system and could not think of sending they some place else, the teachers are great and work with students one on one, the music and art departments are not one of the best but the best you will find in the state. For a small school they provide a huge well rounded education
this school is honestly the best school i have ever sent my child to
The level of education I recieved here has helped me prepare for the next level. The teachers are excellent and the overall teacher-student relations are great. The sports programs are run by an excellent coaching staff. Overall, a wonderful school in a small, but friendly community.
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This is the best beachclub in the Netherlands. Without any doubt. Why? Because there aren't any botox and pumped up breasts laying in front of it, there isn't clubmusic coming out of the speakers – soul music is more like it – and the interior fits exactly to what a beachclub should look like: a bit messy but sunny, white and extraordinary beautiful. Food is good, all the furniture is for sale.
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Study: 1 in 5 consumers had error in credit reportBy MARCY GORDON
The Associated Press | February 12,2013WASHINGTON One in five consumers had an error in a credit report issued by a major agency, according to a government study released Monday.
The Federal Trade Commission study also said that 5 percent of the consumers identified errors in their reports that could lead to them paying more for mortgages, auto loans or other financial products.
The study looked at reports for 1,001 consumers issued by the three major agencies Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. The FTC hired researchers to help consumers identify potential errors.
The study closely matches the results of a yearlong investigation by The Columbus Dispatch. The Ohio newspapers report last year said that thousands of consumers were denied loans because of errors on their credit reports.
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The FTC study also found that 20 percent of consumers had an error that was corrected by a reporting agency after the consumer disputed it. About 10 percent of consumers had their credit score changed after a reporting agency corrected errors in their reports.
The Consumer Data Industry Association, which represents the credit reporting agencies and other data companies, said the FTC study showed that the proportion of credit reports with errors that could increase the rates consumers would pay was small.
The study confirmed that credit reports are highly accurate, and play a critical role in facilitating access to fair and affordable consumer credit, the association said in a statement.
In September, the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gained the authority to write and enforce rules for the credit reporting industry and to monitor the compliance of the three agencies. Prior to that, the reporting agencies werent subject to ongoing monitoring by federal examiners.
The CFPB hasnt yet taken any public action against the agencies. However, it is accepting complaints from consumers who discover incorrect information on their reports or have trouble getting mistakes corrected. The agencies have 15 days to respond to the complaints with a plan for fixing the problem; consumers can dispute that response.
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This was a pretty good article. Some of the stuff I've noticed: Women tanking and/or melee dps is pretty rare. I've only known 2 women who were consistent main tanks in the past 5 years. The healer thing surprised me (even though my main is a healer) & the dungeon achievements surprised me.
I really wasn't surprised by the gender bending. I know one female player who plays a male troll because she hates the female troll faces. The hug thing made sense, but I bet male players /bow more often.
I'm betting that players with max level fishing are older males too.
That is the only one I got right.
I am only slightly older the wow base, does that my an older man? I "gender-bend" in WoW (mainly the human like races) I have this thing, if I can't make the character look like me (and unfortunately I am not a giant musclebound warlock or paladin) I play the opposing gender. I am weird that way.


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From left to right, yours truly followed by Kim of Extreme Coupon Professors, Jane from Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms, Erika from Musings from a Stay at Home Mom, Kathy from Fuggs and Foach, Jennifer from Savoring the Thyme and Stephanie from Super Frugal Stephanie.
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FAIRBANKS, AK-Today was opening day for the 2013 WEIO games at the Carlson Center.
The Toe Kick finals was the first event to kick off the 52nd Anniversary of the games.
Terry Johnson the defending champion in this event was dethroned by her training partner and last year's runner up Autumn Ridley. Ridley reached 58 inches in the toe kick which bested 56 inches from Johnson last year.
In the men's division Nick Hanson reached new heights. Hanson won the event last year with a 92 inch jumped but he was pushed by John Waska and Chris Warrior this year. o win Hanson set a new personal record and new world record with a 94 inch jump on his third attempt. Waska could not do the same, giving Hanson back to back toe kick titles.
The other event finals were in the kneel jump. On the men's side Christian Paul from Kipnuk was a favorite. The defending champ's best jump was 59 inches. However, Chris Warrior, out of Wasilla bested Paul by just a quarter inch. Warrior's 59 and one fourth of inch earned him the men's kneel jump title.
There were also preliminaries in the one hand reach event and a qualifier in the Drop the Bomb. The top 5 or 6 will go to tonight's one hand reach final or Friday's Drop the Bomb final.
In the women's kneel jump final it was a career day for two of last year's top three women. Erica Meckel who was third in 2012 jumped a new personal record in the event. But Amber Vaska, my WEIO coach from yesterday did her thing jumping 55 inches. One inch shy of the world record.
Now the results for women's kneel jump will not be finalized until tomorrow morning. The world record holder Iapaay Kimball was traveling to Fairbanks but was delayed due weather. She will jump tomorrow to complete the women's kneel jump field.
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Baraba Towarak of Unalakeet came in second with a 23:13 time. Local Alice Joseph was third at 23:23. Dawn Dinwoodie out of Anchorage was fourth with a 24:22 finish. Michelle Strange also of Anchorage finished in 26:08 to complete the women's top five.
Keel Simon also of Fairbanks finished first for the men in 19:21. North Pole's Gavin DeWilde came in 15 seconds later for second place. Rodney Carpluk, representing the Golden Heart City was third in 20:14. Unalakleet's Nick Hansen was fourth in 20:42 and Pilo Rasmussen from GreenLand was fifth overall with a 20:44 time.


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Russia's cosmonauts compete on an equal footing with American astronauts. Two cosmonauts recently faced a slight hitch in their record-setting spacewalk due to the malfunctioning of the HD cameras. After the cameras were placed in their designated spots to film the spacewalk, there was trouble in the image-catching functions.
Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy took a total of eight hours working outside the International Space Station in order to install the earth-watch cameras. This mission was accomplished for the sake of the Canadian company, UrtheCast. However, just a few minutes after the task ended, there were reports of data deletion from the imaging devices. This was a serious issue indeed.
There seemed to be some technical fault in the cameras and their hookup paraphernalia. The real reason behind the snag remained unknown though. The cameras were supposed to broadcast images of planet earth from outer space into cyberspace for net enthusiasts. But it failed in its objectives. Had the mission been successful, anyone could have logged on to their computer to view anything going on anywhere on the face of the globe.
When the expected results never materialized, the two cosmonauts were given orders to return the devices to the inner sanctum of the space station for repairs. Millions of dollars have gone into the funding drive behind the mission. The spacewalk is a part of a record breaking series of attempts by both astronauts and cosmonauts.
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