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I am publishing this post a day early for the sake of the conversation generated by my recent atonement posts. I hope the conversation goes forward well. My recent post on "Are You Saved?" generated perhaps our longest list of comments, thus far, and, by far, the most erudite and serious. The subject of the atonement, and the picture of God presented by the doctrine have been a touchy subject between some in the Eastern Orthodox Church and others in various Western confessions over the past number of years.
Orthodox writers, following the lead of John Romanides and others, have seen the West as an easy target and have rather simplistically accused them of changing the doctrine of the atonement and, as a result, altering the image of God and the heart of the gospel all at the same time.
This has brought a flurry of responses from various sources. Some have found quotes from within the Orthodox corpus of writings to support doctrines similar to those attacked in Western writers. Others have cited sources to show that the doctrine ascribed to Western writers has been oversimplified and caricatured.
Doubtless all of these things are true. Those writing in the name of Eastern Orthodoxy have taken unfair shots and those defending the West have both sought to raise an indefensible dogma to a defensible level as well as to drag the East into the same culpability with regard to its teaching.
All that being the case I will state this much: images of the atonement which portray the problem with human sin as an affront to the dignity, honor, justice, etc. of Almighty God and in need of payment, have a problem. The problem is that it makes the issue of sin a problem centered primarily within God.
Rather, by far the Patristic synthesis, is to see the problem with humanity. God is a good God who loves mankind. We are the ones who have cut ourselves off from Him, despite the fact that He loves us. God is the God who so loves us that He gave His only begotten Son for us. Not as a payment to assuage His own offended justice, but as one who emptied Himself and became even as we are (to the extent of entering death and hell) in order to retreive us and restore us to fellowship with the Father.
No council (of the Seven Great Ecumenical) has ever declared authoritatively on atonement imagery. Thus, in Orthodox understanding, there is no definitive atonement imagery. Christ reconciles us to the Father and that is that.
But it is essential for all, East and West, to learn to speak of our reconciliation to the Father in terms that do justice to a God who so loves mankind that He would empty Himself and pour Himself out for us. Imagery of offended justice, and ancient debts, really (lacking conciliar authority) fail in proclaiming the gospel in this modern culture. It is useless to run to an appeal and say, "Yes, but this is really what happened!" For that is to make of imagery a dogma, that even the Fathers refused to do.
It is better to proclaim the gospel as it stands: Christ died for the ungodly. While we were yet sinners Chris died for us. He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, that we might become the righteousness of God. God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. And the verses could be multiplied.
Whatever "wrath" we have avoided in coming to God in Christ, is not a wrath of anger (God is not angry as man is angry), but rather describes a state of being in which we dwell when we set ourselves in opposition to God.
We must learn the discipline of discerning the difference between literal and metaphorical language, and learn when metaphors are helpful and when they are of no use.
We dwell in a culture that from various sources has heard but a caricature of the gospel – and the caricature has left many with a childish view of Christian preaching. It is little wonder that they reject such a God. The Church must be careful to proclaim a God who is worthy of worship, who can challenge the culture at its most existential level.
The best of Patristic material and the best of the Tradition is capable of all these things. I don't really care whose fault it is that the gospel became caricature in our culture. But as a minister of the gospel, one to whom the mysteries of the ages has been entrusted, I do well to struggle to present those mysteries in a way that is both understandable and truly a challenge to these evil times to repent and believe the gospel – not a poorly truncated late medieval version – but a timeless presentation of the Truth of God in Christ Jesus. Having done that, none of us will have to apologize.
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The photograph is of the grave of C.S. Lewis, whose grasp of the gospel probably unites as many Christians in our modern world as any contemporary I can imagine. I visited his grave this summer – being told, "It's only Americans who come these days." Perhaps that is so – but I still think of his universal grasp of the gospel. I once heard Bishop Kallistos Ware refer to him as "that anonymous Orthodox" at which a room of better than 700 Orthodox priests rose in ovation. My argument here is for a "mere Christianity" of the Atonement.
"Christ's death redeemed man from sin, but I can make nothing of the theories as to how!"
-CS Lewis
I cannot remember where I read this, but I did post it on my old blog at some point and your current post, father, reminded me of it. It is a frank and apt sentence. The atonement cannot be a cut and dry explanation and I think it does take some humility to admit this, a humility that cuts against our incessesant desire to explain everything in a tight, neat little package.
I think the tight little packages were some of the things that drove me towards non-belief as a teen. I remember sitting through a Young Life retreat, and once again listening to sinners in the hands of an angry God (or version 88.2 of the same) and it was just losing me.
When I first read accounts (they happened to be Eastern) that spoke of the atonement in terms of union, in non-Anselmian (I'm only using shorthand here and not accusing Anselm) terms, I rejoiced, more honestly, I wept. I do not believe in the angry God, the God whose justice, honor, etc. must be satisfied. I just think it's wrong and is a lousy metaphor and is so problematic. I also do not think it is Scriptural when the Scriptures are read in a mature manner distinguishing between metaphor and the literal (as the Fathers were wont to do).
I don't know why anybody has a dog in the race to keep the image of an angry God. But there are some for whom this is important. I will always be a problem to them, and I don't want them preaching in my parish if they are Orthodox. Just to be plain about it.
I will continue to proclaim that "He is a good God and loves mankind," that "He is kind even to the ungrateful and the evil." I know no gospel beyond this and will proclaim no other. The theories make my hair hurt and when the theory is there to explain why a God who would go to Hell for you is also angry with you then I think it's not me that has the problem, but someone else.
I don't think that the metaphor of a payment to the Father necessarily contradicts what you've insisted on, Father Stephen.
As I recall Anselm, he too saw the need for payment as resting on a problem with us – it is we who have a need to see payment made; God takes the payment out of condescension to our need to see justice done. As I said there is no notion in Anselm of the Father being "angry". Yes, his teaching easily gets distorted in that direction, but I'm not sure it has to. I think it is possible to accept images such as those in Anselm and Cabasilas without contradicting the patristic synthesis you are insisting on. But I agree they are not and should not be primary in Orthodox teaching.
Anyway, thank you very much for this series.
Fr. Stephen, you write,"I also do not think it is Scriptural when the Scriptures are read in a mature manner distinguishing between metaphor and the literal (as the Fathers were wont to do)." Have you perhaps omitted the word not somewhere in that sentence? I'm having a hard time following it otherwise.
I have been trying to understand this part (the part you are discussing) of the Orthodox view of soteriology since coming across an essay "River of Fire" at http://www.orthodoxpress.org/parish/river_of_fire.htm. It seems a nice, clear treatment of the subject, and I trust it represents reasonably well the Orthodox understanding (perhaps someone here can correct my impressions if need be). I see some of the ideas from that essay appearing in this discussion, though this discussion differs somewhat from the essay as well.
Here are a few questions that occur to me as an Evangelical.
1. C.S.Lewis, in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe portrays Aslan's redemption of Edmund through Aslan's offering of Himself to the White Witch (rather than to the Emperor-over-the-Sea)in Edmund's place. The White Witch (representing sin? death?) makes her claim on Edmund based on the law of the Emperor written on the stone table. Am I right in thinking this picture is close to an Orthodox understanding of what Christ did, paying our ransom to an enemy, rather than to His Father?
2. I can readily quote Scripture that appears to support a notion very much like "substitutionary atonement" (I am using the term descrively since I do not know any denomination's precise doctrine on the point) for the sake of justice: "God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." "God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement through faith in His blood. He did this to demonstrate His justice, because in His forebearance He had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished. He did it to demonstrate His justice at the present time, so as to be just and the One who justifies the man who has faith in Jesus." From the discussion here, I take that the Orthodox Church, while recognizing these passages, also sees other passages describing Christ's work and our salvation in very different terms. The Councils, then, never undertook to combine all the descriptions into a single, coherent account of the "mechanics" of what Christ did for us. Thus we are wise to rejoice in each of the facets of His work that these descriptions reveal while recognizing that the true nature of His work, the single jewel to which these facets belong, is a mystery. Fr. Stephen, is this a fair summary of the counsel you are presenting?
3. Similarly I can readily find passages expressing God's wrath: "But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant hearts you are storing up wrath against yourselves for the day of God's wrath when His righteous judgment will be revealed." Or the seven bowls of God's wrath in Revelation. Or Christ's anger against the merchants in the temple and against the hardness of heart of the Pharisees (over, say, His healing on the Sabbath). Are you saying that Jesus' expressions of anger belong to His human nature alone, the divine nature being impassible (I think that is the right word — not subject to suffering or the changeable passions of men — just as Jesus, as a man, could die even though as God He is immortal)? Thus the other descriptions of God's "wrath" must be understood figuratively or quite differently, as (I think you put it) a state in which we place ourselves by our separation from God's life?
I ask, not to criticize or to debate, but simply to understand the points you are making. Whether I end up agreeing or not, my purpose in coming here is to learn, and I am grateful to you all for taking the time to hold this discussion.
Many of these questions are addressed in Fr Thomas Hopko's volume on Doctrine, which Fr Stephen has listed in the side bar as the "Rainbow Series." With regard to questions of ransom and wrath, I recall finding the following passage very helpful. Fr Thomas quotes St Gregory the Theologian's Second Easter Oration, and then offers these reflections:
"In Orthodox theology generally it can be said that the language of 'payment' and "ransom" is rather understood as a metaphorical and symbolical way of saying that Christ has done all things necessary to save and redeem mankind enslaved to the devil, sin and death, and under the wrath of God. He 'paid the price,' not in some legalistic or juridical or economic meaning. He 'paid the price' not to the devil whose rights over man were won by deceit and tyranny. He 'paid the price' not to God the Father in the sense that God delights in His sufferings and received 'satisfaction' from His creatures in Him. He 'paid the price' rather, we might say, to Reality Itself. He 'paid the price' to create the conditions in and through which man might receive the forgiveness of sins and eternal life by dying and rising again in Him to newness of life (See Rom 5-8; Gal 2-4).
"By dying on the cross and rising from the dead, Jesus Christ cleansed the world from evil and sin. He defeated the devil 'in his own territory' and on 'his own terms.' The 'wages of sin is death' (Rom 6:23). So the Son of God became man and took upon Himself the sins of the world and died a voluntary death. By His sinless and innocent death accomplished entirely by His free will — and not by physical, moral, or juridical necessity — He made death to die and to become itself the source and the way into life eternal. This is what the Church sings on the feast of the Resurrection, the New Passover in Christ, the new Paschal Lamb, who is risen from the dead:
Christ is risen from the dead!
Trampling down death by death!
And upon those in the tombs bestowing life!"
Mark, thank you for the reference to Fr. Thomas Hopko. I've just looked at the section you mentioned, and also the one on judgment. It is a lot to try to take in — in some ways so like the account we Evangelicals give, and in some ways so different. I guess I'll have to keep meditating on it.
I think Mark has said well most of what I would say. I think when we speak of wrath, we are speaking metaphorically, of a relationship with God in which our rejection of Him has become destructive, though from the side of God only exists to bring us to repentance, never to punish. This is a consensus among the Fathers I know who are actually touching on this subject.
I an eschewing doctrine, but I am saying that the atonement does not have Conciliar authority, though certain images of it have been raised to such by some evangelical authorities (many evangelical schools require a statement of faith that includeds acceptance of the "Substitutionary Atonement" that is a problem for some of our people). I think, since when did one image among many become a doctrinal matter when it was not a doctrinal matter among the Fathers.
Christ died for us. He became what we are (sin, death, etc.), that we might become what He is (partakers of the Divine Nature, eternal life, fellowship with the Father, etc.). We did not have to pay the devil (St. Gregory Nazianzus makes that quite clear). Neither did we have to pay the Father.
There is no justice to be dealt with in all this. St. Isaac of Syria says, "We know nothing of God's justice, only His mercy." God's justice, apparently is paying those at the end of the day the same as those at the beginning of the day. The idea that there is an offended justice that must somehow be paid is just wrong. God is not mad with me, or in need of placating. That is pagan. God loves me. All that I have is His – everything is owed to Him and that is right relationship. Not some, but all.
But these theories of the mechanics of how the cross works are mythological in the extreme and frequently create more problems than they solve. I think our preaching should stay as close to the mainstream and fullness of the Church as possible. PReach Scripture, and the language of the services (there's enough language between the two to feed all sermons forever).
Orthodox need to quit looking for the smoking gun and who ruined Christianity. Good Orthodoxy would say, "We ruined it by not being faithful and good Orthodox." The problem is me not you. And that's that.
I think that there is a sense in the Scriptures, especially those of the Old Testament, that God's justice, his righteousness, has to do with his making things just and setting things right. God's justice is the tearing down of the mountains and the filling up of the valleys; the tearing down of the rich and the raising up of the poor. In that sense, I believe that the cross is about justice. God destroyed his enemies: sin, death and the devil, and raised up those that were poor (us). God set things aright; he manifested his justice. I think justice, in this sense, is the state of original creation: being with God in a holy place, a place free of death and sin.
I would agree with you and have no problems – the making of things right. But there are things, like the murder of 6 million, or simply the murder of one, that justice cannot really touch. There's not something you do to make it right. Forgiveness and mercy make it possible to be healed, but justice is something in such matters that it is not good to look for. The lex talionis, or eye for an eye, is a effort at such justice, but Christ rejects it. It might keep a community from just destroying itself but 2 blind people do not establish justice.
It is where St. Isaac of Syria tells us not to seek justice, only the mercy of God. And in this there is wisdom. I believe that God will make all things right, but I think, finally, my yes to all of that will depend upon my having embraced mercy as God is merciful.
I have ministered in situations that involved murder. Justice is simply not possible. Mercy is always possible.
I think you've hit the nail on the head again. "Thou art a good God and lovest mankind".
Different images and theories of the atonement are not necessarily mutually exclusive. I can even agree, given the ethos of Anselm's age, that there is a sense in which our sin is an affront to God's honour. But in our Orthodox liturgy the central image is of Christ defeating the powers of evil and trampling down death by death.
I have a memory, no doubt similar to yours, of an interdenominational group being called upon to run a vacation Bible school in an Anglican parish, and the leader asked the teenagers "Have you seen those signs saying 'Smile, God lovers you'? They are wrong. God doesn't love you. He's very angry with you, because you are a sinner."
The kids knew it was wrong, and the experience was good for them, since it forced them to articulate their theology. At the end they had a better appreciation of what the Fathers of the Ecumenical councils went through.
The point is not that the juridical view of the atonement is altogether wrong and to be anathematised. What is wrong is making it the central or only view of the atonement. One Protestant theologian who has explicated it in a way that is (in my view) not incompatible with Orthodoxy is G.B. Caird, in his commentary on the Revelation of St John the Divine. He puts forward the juridical, forensic aspect of the atonement as part of a much wider thing, so that it is not so much a view of the atonement, as an aspect of it, which he describes in relation to the other aspects. It is the ignoring of the other aspects that causes the problem.
A side comment. You mentioned here that
"Whatever "wrath" we have avoided in coming to God in Christ, is not a wrath of anger (God is not angry as man is angry), but rather describes a state of being in which we dwell when we set ourselves in opposition to God."
I just remembered–in my class on Romans and Galatians in college–a discussion we had about Romans 1, specifically talking about sexual impurity and idol worship. If you read it in context it seems that those things [signs of a corrupt, diseased life] ARE the wrath being made manifest. The reason we see that wrath is because we've turned away from God…
it made sense to me then, though it was the first time I'd ever read it that way, it seemed clear to me to fit the wording better. Now, it makes even MORE sense to me, with an Orthodox understanding of wrath, of sin, of atonement.
Thank you, Father,
Fr. Stephen,
A friend introduced me to your excellent blog just recently, and I am so grateful to have found it. The issues with which you wrestle are subjects with which I have struggled all my life. As an amateur and avid theolog, and a Christian since high school ( I am now 51), I have never read such a clear explanation so well stated. Please keep writing; these posts are so helpful! Having grown up Presbyterian, and Reformed, I am increasingly drawn to Orthodox theology, which, while preserving the mystery of God's redeeming work on our behalf, in all it's facets, nevertheless knits together aspects of theology in a way that addresses areas which have Long troubled me. Yours is a helpful and needed guiding hand through the fog.


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- No heavy exercise close to bedtime. Light stretching is OK, but vigorous activity will heat up your body's core temperature, which makes it harder to sleep. "If you're working up a sweat, you're working too hard right before bed," Shives says.
- Take a hot bath. That will heat up your core body temperature, but when you get out of the bath, your core temperature will fall, which may help you get to sleep. Plus, the bath "relaxes you mentally," Shives says. She adds that having a hot, noncaffeinated drink, such as chamomile tea, may also help.
- Set a regular sleep schedule. When Shives treats insomnia patients, she tells them that although they can't make themselves fall asleep, they can make themselves get up at a certain time the next morning. And though they may be tired at first, if they don't nap, they may start sleeping better during the following nights. "We're going to get nowhere if they take big naps during the day and keep a very erratic sleep schedule; it's chaos then," Shives says.
- Don't count on weekend catch-up sleep. If you have chronic sleep problems, you probably can't make up for that on the weekends. But if you generally sleep well and have a rough week, go ahead and sleep in on the weekend. "I actually think that's good for the body," Shives says.
- Don't ignore chronic sleep problems. "Don't let sleep troubles linger for months or years. Get to a sleep specialist earlier rather than later, before bad habits set in," Shives says.
- Prioritize good sleep. "This is as important as diet and exercise," Shives says. She says that in our society, "we disdain sleep, we admire energy and hard work and [have] this notion that sleep is just something that gets in the way."
Healthy Living Step No. 7: Improve your relationships.
Healthy living isn't just about your personal habits for, say, diet and activity. It's also about your connections with other people -- your social network.
DeWall, the University of Kentucky social psychologist, offers these tips for broadening your social network:
- Look for people like you. The details of their lives don't have to match yours, but look for a similar level of openness. "What really is important in terms of promoting relationship well-being is that you share a similar level of comfort in getting close to people," DeWall says. For instance, he says that someone who needs a lot of reassurance might not find the best relationship with someone who's more standoffish. "Feel people out in terms of, 'Does this person seem like me in terms of wanting to be close to other people?'" DeWall suggests.
- Spend time with people. "There's this emphasis in our culture that you need to be very independent -- an army of one, you can get along on your own," DeWall says. "Most people don't know their neighbors as much as they did 50 or 60 years ago."
- Build both virtual and face-to-face relationships. DeWall isn't against having online connections to other people. "But I think long term, having all of your relationships online or virtual ... would probably be something that wouldn't be as beneficial as having a mix" of having virtual and in-person relationships.
- If a close relationship is painful, get help. "Some of my work and some work that other people are doing suggest that ... when you feel rejected by someone, that your body actually registers it as pain. So if I'm in a relationship that's really causing me a lot of pain, then we need to do something, we need to go and seek help," DeWall says.
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Jon and Kate = Great Parenting
Mary Poppins: Some of you may think this is a joke, but I'm not kidding. Jon and Kate Gosselin are better parents than you think.
1. Their kids listen. Even with cameras circling and tons of people coming in and out of their house, these eight kids listen to what Jon and Kate say. They follow directions and know the rules. They know that what their parents say goes.
2. They discipline their children. I hate seeing kids cry, it really just rips into my heart, but you know what? Sometimes kids need to cry and learn that what they did was wrong. This is where time-out comes in, and Jon and Kate know how to use it. They do not discipline their children over everything, but they make sure their kids know what is acceptable and what is not.
3. They spend time with their children. OK, they have a TV deal and have more time to be at home than the average parent. BUT, they do not just stay home and watch TV, surf the internet, etc. They spend time with their kids, interacting with them and taking them out to explore their surroundings.
4. They recognize the differences in their children. This is probably one of the things I love most about Jon and Kate; they never compare their children. So many parents use one child against the other and then do not understand why there is animosity between their children. Jon and Kate know how their kids differ and revel in their diversity.
5. They genuinely love each other. The worst kind of family to walk into is one where the kids have no love and respect for one another. In this family, these kids have already learned to lean on each other. Sure, there are going to be fights and arguments between them all, but through it all, each and every one of them genuinely loves the other seven.
I'm sure I have offended some of you who love to hate this family for various reasons, but I just do not see where the hate stems from. I do not believe that if you were in their situation, you would turn down an opportunity that would allow you to provide for your family to the best of your abilities.
You make some good points.
I don't watch the show. I don't watch much reality tv at all, and the few times I've seen Jon and Kate, I couldn't stand the way she treats him. I don't know if it's her OCD (is that diagnosed?) or just selfishness, but I hate to see people treat loved ones (or anyone) with such disdain. And Jon just takes it. He's either a saint or a wimp, but either way, he's not doing his kids' future spouses any good with his example. I haven't watched enough to know which he is.
If I ever watch again, I'll keep an eye out for the issues you've raised.
I totally agree with you. Everyone should know that what we see on the show is never going to be the whole truth. It wouldn't be very dramatic if they didn't creatively edit to make it look like Jon and Kate fight more than they do. I think they are amazing parents, and they handle 8 kids without going totally crazy. I couldn't handle 8 kids so kudos to them for doing the best they can.
About time- a nice article about Jon & Kate… I love their show!
Kate can care for her kids OK, but treats her husband like a child and should be ashamed of herself.
What show are you watching? Seriously.
As far as turning down an opportunity to provide for their family? They did turn down an opportunity that would do just that: a job.
Parents work so that kids don't have to. Most good parents live by that philosophy.
I've only seen clips of this show but from what I've seen Kate treats Jon like dirt. That's a poor example for your kids to see and that is far from "great" parenting.
Nice to see something positive. As the writer stated, there are many other perspectives out there (even on this website), but I agree with the points made. I think some of the unreasonable hostility to Kate (in particular) has blinded many to the fact that they do some things well as parents. This list was a nice starting point. I would add a commitment to healthy eating to the list too.
"unreasonable hostility"? Have you seen the show? She treats her husband like absolute trash. He tries to do the best he can, but she doesn't care. Great mother, yes. Great wife, not by a longshot. I agree she should be ashamed of herself.
Ok…seriously, you haven't watched most of the shows, have you? Sure, she loves her kids….she loves some kids more than others, like Hannah the favorite. Heck, Kate even acts like she hates Jon most of the time. She treats him like dirt and emasculates him every show.
These parents sold their children's privacy so they could go from 'poor us' to 'I WANT MORE FREEBIES'. All they have to do is say "I'd love to go here/there". Next season an episode will be taped there….they got there FREE, then get paid for production.
Go find the episode where 1 little boy is impacted, they were shopping for beds in a furniture store. Jon took him out to the van and used a dirty used bag to un-impact that child ON CAMERA and showed the impaction he pulled out. If that isn't USING your child…nothing is. They are disgusting 'role models' for parents.
You are delusional. Or blind. Or both.
If this is good parenting, I'm glad I'm an orphan.
What show are you watching??? Kate Gosselin has NO idea how to handle her children. Once they were too old to plop in a crib or behind a kiddy gate, she wants little to do with them - except Princess Hannie.
The time she spends with them is for free, luxury trips to parks and events that she whined for on TV.
She is willing to sell their privacy and dignity for trips to spas for herself.
She calls them names and disparages them and its all caught on DVD so they can watch it forever.
No, I don't HATE Kate but I hate the type of mothering she practices.
Selfish, selfish, selfish.
just for the record i think jon & kate represent most home in america. i 'd love to see what would be caught if you had 8 kids and cameras around all day. people who speak up the most about what they dislike are usually the most guilty of the same behaviour themselves.
Are you serious. Those kids are brats. They scream and whine constantly, hit each other and act like houligans. Kate is just in the dark about what goes on in her house because she is NEVER there. She berates her husband on national tv on a weekly basis. The Duggar children are well behaved not the Gosselin 8. I hope they are not representative of most homes in America, if they are, then we have serious problems in this country. Don't even get me started on their sense of entitlement.
to "lovestheshow" about what would be caught on camera if there were 8 kids in the house. I'd be smart enough to NOT sell my children's souls to TV if I had 8 kids like Jon and Kate do. I live a few minutes from J & K…you ain't seen nothing yet….to be continued.
I enjoy the show and agree with all the points you made. People have no right to judge their parenting or motives unless they know them personally.
Mary Poppins — forget Jon & Kate and just come over to my house and work your magic. :-)
I agree and think that Jon and Kate are great parents. While it is very evident that there is deep love in their family, they create boundaries for their children and hold their children to them. They are great examples of parents who understand the effectiveness of discipline and use it appropriately. Their children are well behaved and absolutely adorable. While I may not agree with how Kate treats Jon all of the time, they set a wonderful example for many parents. Most importantly, they should the amazing impact that spending quality time with your children can have.
How funny that people love to watch the show, but yet say we have no right to judge them on their parenting. OF COURSE WE HAVE THE RIGHT, they made the choice to be on T.V and they are going to be judged regardless. I don't think their style of parenting is so perfect, I dont like how kate nags and berates John all the time. I know they have their moments when you get stressed, but come on Kate! You need to back off John, otherwise you are in danger of losing him. Don't think that because you have so many children will prevent him from leaving you. He just looks so bored everytime Kate opens her mouth, it's like he's expecting her to put him down, once again. Melissa Multitasking Mama need's to chill out a bit, and if you don't like what people have to say about them, stop reading this site.
What is wrong with you? Jon and Kate are horrible parents who exploit their kids. You are beyond delusional!!!!


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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is offering Research Project Grants (R01) to support efforts to reduce stigma and fight discrimination against individuals with mental illnesses.
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David Moyes has been handed a festive boost with the news that Phil Neville and Victor Anichebe are nearing full fitness.
Captain Neville has missed the last six matches after undergoing knee surgery, while forward Anichebe has spent five weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring complaint.
The Blues are set to play four matches in the space of 11 days with clashes against Wigan Athletic, Chelsea and Newcastle to follow after this Saturday's trip to Upton Park.
Moyes will definitely have to make one change to his starting line-up against the Hammers with Marouane Fellaini suspended.
And the Blues boss admits that Neville and Anichebe's progress comes at a welcome time.
"We don't have that many options," said Moyes. "We have a few injuries but we don't have loads of choices.
"Thankfully it looks like Phil [Neville] and Victor [Anichebe] have got a chance of returning from injury. They are on their way back which gives us some extra bodies.
"I don't know if anyone can fill the void of Marouane [Fellaini]. We might have to alter the way we play a little bit without him, so we will look at it and see if we can find the right solution."
Moyes is likely to again be without Tony Hibbert after he had calf surgery, while Kevin Mirallas missed out last weekend with a hamstring problem.
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Rose McKenna, lunch mom and parent of a bullied child, lives through a kitchen explosion and fire at school. After directing two girls out of the building she has to go back and rescue her daughter who is locked in a bathroom. After they barely make it out she discovers one of the other girls, who just happens to be her daughter's bully, ran back into the school and is gravely injured. What follows is just so utterly ridiculous that as I listened to this book in my car I had to stop the audiobook occasionally to yell at the characters. Maybe I can accept that the whole town would hate this woman but when she begins to investigate the explosion and discovers a conspiracy which ends in a horrible bloody fight in a potato chip factory it's just laughable.
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Welcome back to Turner Field for a game involving what remains of your Atlanta Braves.
To all of the injury issues the team has had in the season — not the least of which were losing Chipper Jones and pitcher Kris Medlen for the year and pitchers Jair Jurrjens and Takashi Saito for extended periods, we add this: Martin Prado is "definitely going to be out for a while" with a hip-pointer, manager Bobby Cox said after Monday's game.
The biggest problem with that: There's not "a while" left in the season. In fact, there are more letters in "a while" (six) than there are games left on the Braves' schedule (five).
Prado might be toast, but the Braves aren't, yet. They enter tonight's game against Florida with a one-half game lead over San Diego and 4 1/2 over all-but-dead Colorado in the National League wild card race.
Prado is having an MRI and was not available for comment before the game. Cox said he was "feeling better" today. But, even though we're talking about one of the toughest players on the team, it would be surprising to see him back in the lineup this season. A hip-pointer is an extremely painful injury, one that prevents a player from pivoting — which eliminates pretty much every movement in a baseball game (fielding, throwing, hitting).
How are the Braves still here? They're like Monty Python's "Black Knight," who kept fighting on despite severed limbs. ("It's only a flesh wound!" … I am invincible! The Black Knight always triumphs!")
In fact, since everybody can use a laugh these days . . .
On a related note, the "Black Knight" is batting third and playing center field for the Braves tonight.
OK, seriously. The lineup includes these changes: Catcher Brian McCann is batting third to replace Prado; the struggling Melky Cabrera (hitting only .229 with one homer in his last 49 games) is hitting fifth; Brooks Conrad starts at third base and hits seventh.
Pitching tonight on only three days rest (in place of the injured Jurrjens) is Tim Hudson. He's only 1-4 with a 6.10 earned run average in five September starts after going 6-0 with a 1.43 ERA in his previous eight outings. One positive omen: Hudson has pitched on three days rest three times before in the regular season, going 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA.
That's it for now. I'll be back to live blog at game time. Can the Braves hang on?
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September 28th, 2010
5:44 pm
yeah baby cheffy's cookin!
September 28th, 2010
5:44 pm
Numero Uno – Go Braves!!
September 28th, 2010
5:45 pm
Good lord. Melky hitting 5th?
September 28th, 2010
5:47 pm
I not only believe we have just enough warm bodies to get to the postseason, but I believe we'll be facing the Phillies in the NLCS. I like our chances from now until that point.
September 28th, 2010
5:50 pm
I'd rather have you batting 5th than Melky. Seriously, how stupid is Bobby Cox?
September 28th, 2010
6:03 pm
The Braves can hang on, and I think this move for Huddy and Lowe might push them over the edge.
Prado's injury is really going to hurt the Braves if they can get into the playoffs.
Know what's interesting? The poor play of September doesn't usually result in poor play in postseason (or vice-versa = playing well does not mean a great postseason). Only one of many examples is the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals. I've been talking to Bradley about writing a blog, and he said he might do that. But nothing yet.
September 28th, 2010
6:05 pm
Re: Herschel Talker
Its easy to judge on the surface to judge Bobby Cox, but if there is ever a season to see his genius…his uncanny ability to manage players way beyond their normal capabilities…it is this year. This year I have more respect for him than past years…even though I am frustrated by his tactics.
Wouldn't be surprised if Melky doesn't get a 2-hit night tonight…
September 28th, 2010
6:06 pm
*look on the surface and judge* I meant to say
September 28th, 2010
6:08 pm
Season on line. Must win situation.
Melky hitting 5th, Conrad 7th, and Ankiel 8th. Awesome.
I guess this is why Glaus, Diaz, McLouth, and Hinkse aren't in the lineup.
Career against Sanchez:
Glaus 0 for 5
Diaz 2 for 8
McLouth 0 for 9
Hinske 0 for 10
Interesting enough:
Cabrera 3 for 6
Ankiel 2 for 2
September 28th, 2010
6:09 pm
Hey Herschel and all the idiots that will now try and bash Bobby. What else is he supposed to do. We lost Chipper and Prado, our two best offensive players. Take the two best offensive studs off any other playoff team and lets see how good that team does. What is bobby supposed to do, hit McClouth 5th? Or maybe Ankiel? Or should Conrad be our new stud? Bobby has his arms tied, there is not much we can do but hope these mediocre players (gonzalez, ankiel, mcclouth, cabrera) step up. The braves are not going to make it out of the first round anyway, but lets hope they can make Bobby proud in these final games. Let the old man go out a winner.
September 28th, 2010
6:12 pm
I'll bite your legs off!!!
September 28th, 2010
6:12 pm
Who do I trust….some guy yakking on a discussion board or future Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox? I'll go with Bobby.
September 28th, 2010
6:14 pm
Agree with you, Keith. If Talker and the Bobby-Haters don't understand what a diamond our manager is after this season, they're just plain old ignorant. (Talker and the Bobby-Haters – - I think I used to have a 45 by them.)
As to the game tonight: "Have at you, Marlins. 'Tis but a scratch."
September 28th, 2010
6:14 pm
Re: S.O.I.A.
Cox loves those things. I'm trying to remember the first time Cox put Diaz in the cleanup spot this year…it might have been vs Santana (but I'm not sure). I remember he went like 2/4 and hit a homer. Cox likes matchup history…and I say, you go BOBBY!!!
September 28th, 2010
6:15 pm
Anyone want to guess the crowd tonight? 25,000?
September 28th, 2010
6:16 pm
By the way, if you haven't seen the article by Jayson Stark on Cox…it might be one of the best I've ever read on Bobby. You should check it out! Very good writing. And it even comes from an ESPN guy. lol
September 28th, 2010
6:20 pm
I'm not so sure I want Schultz hitting 5th HT….I'm doing the research now Jeff didn't make the little league All-Star team in N. Calif back in the 70's…
September 28th, 2010
6:24 pm
Without Prado, I'm afraid this team wouldn't voom if you put four million volts through it.
September 28th, 2010
6:25 pm
Can't believe it–they got me hitting 5th.
September 28th, 2010
6:26 pm
Yeah Melky–and I'm batting clean up.
September 28th, 2010
6:27 pm
I'm batting clean up?
September 28th, 2010
6:28 pm
To all you Bobby bashers…How about you name ANYONE else to manage this year's team, and I guarantee you they would finish 3rd or 4th in the division.
Any takers?
You can't. Know why? Bobby is the best. Period. The end!
September 28th, 2010
6:30 pm
It is not my fault I can't get Chipper's Dad to teach the Braves how to hit.
September 28th, 2010
6:33 pm
September 28th, 2010
6:35 pm
Jeff, the UGA-related 'Amelia Island' banner ad sucks. please relay to the authorities that, while advertising is fine, it is annoying when it blocks actual site content and doesn't go away, even when you click on it and get sucked into another site…
In other news, great work today, and go braves. I hope they win, even if they have to bite the Marlin's legs off. (Or fins, I guess).
September 28th, 2010
6:36 pm
Rufino- i'd take:
Mike Soscia
Charlie Manuel
Joe Torre
Terry Francona
Because they all have the same amount of World Series Championships or more than BC.
And they've all done in the near past and have proven they don't "nut-up" when the pressure is on.
and i didn't even mention Tony Larussa, who has more wins and WS than Lord Bobby.
September 28th, 2010
6:38 pm
Melky batting 5th?!?!?!? What the hell? How are we to build on last night's success with him anywhere in the line up much less 5th?!?!
September 28th, 2010
6:38 pm
Sure wish GM would start talking to the Nationals about Dunn. He is one of those Braves killers. He would be awesome with Prado, McCann, Haywood, Infante. We could then purchsaae a 12 foot boat with trolling motor and put Glause, Lee, Meldy, out fishing This would clear up problems with first base. I would get McCann to start working on first base and use Ross more as catcher.
September 28th, 2010
6:40 pm
dick, I was thinking the same thing. I hope we're not completely eliminating him from consideration because he's also LH.
September 28th, 2010
6:44 pm
dick -
Oh, but the Braves don't have to talk to the Nationals. Dunn isn't signed past this season. Unless you're talking about trading for him, which is pointless because he can't be on the postseason roster. We definitely need a LF that can hit next year, though, and he could be that guy, no matter what side of the plate he hits from.
Oh, and if we were going to send Lee and Glaus packing now, Freeman would be the 1B. McCann is staying behind the plate.
September 28th, 2010
6:44 pm
Dunn would be great guys but I don't see ownership spending any real money. I love Troy but isn't that the reason we picked him up?
September 28th, 2010
6:58 pm
Marlins 4 Braves 2
September 28th, 2010
7:07 pm
We might just break out the lumber sticks tonight, Jeff. Keep the faith.
[My main concern is the guy on the mound -- we need him to look like Tim Hudson rather than, say, Marty Clary this evening. If Marty Clary is a reader on this blog, I sincerely apologize for referencing you. I can seamlessly transfer your insult to Kevin Coffman, if necessary....]
September 28th, 2010
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September 28th, 2010
6:58 pm
Marlins 4 Braves 2
Ummmm…..the game didn't start yet……
September 28th, 2010
7:09 pm
Benjamin- don't forget Tony Brizzolara
September 28th, 2010
7:11 pm
Tony Brizzolara was JUST a bit before my shelf-life, Jesse; my memory of the Braves starts in about 1986 or so. It appears as if ol' Brizzy last pitched for us in 1984.
He looks like a real stud, too. How did he make his MLB debut in 1979 and not see a major league mound again for four seasons? Did he serve in Panama?
September 28th, 2010
7:13 pm
david s -
I think we've got enough young arms that we don't have to re-invest the money that we're spending on Wags and Saito back into the 'pen, and I don't really know that we need to pick up Farnsworth's option. Add into that the money we're not spending on Glaus and Lee, and we should have enough money left after giving the guys who are due raises to spend some significant money on a LF. It may not be quite enough to get Dunn, but we'll see.
September 28th, 2010
7:17 pm
I think the crowds will be bigger this weekend…but the braves kind of have themselves to blame for the weak crowds IMO
September 28th, 2010
7:21 pm
Anyone going out this weekend?
I'm there on Sunday afternoon. Hope it's a meaningful game. Hope we win it…
September 28th, 2010
7:22 pm
Listening on the radio.
How many fans does it look likeso far?
September 28th, 2010
7:22 pm
I'm in Jupiter, FL. If I still lived in Macon, I'd be there
September 28th, 2010
7:22 pm
I don't know if I have it in me to watch the game tonight. Please let the Braves play error free baseball and win.
September 28th, 2010
7:23 pm
Im going on sunday as well…I hope its a good meaningful game too……..
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Great competitor. Really fierce. A really smart player. Tough. Great finisher. Physical. He's legit. We hated losing Breno. We would've liked to (have kept him), but we couldn't do it. We had no intention of wanting to lose him, but he's one of the guys we had to transition out of the organization. He's worth it (for the Jets). He got paid well and he deserves it."
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The more I look at Geno's last 4 games, the more encouraged I am. We have to remember not only was he a rookie, but he came from a simple college offense and to make matters more difficult, the Jets had a dearth of skill players on offense around him. Geno's last 4 games, he averaged 200yds, just under 60% completion rate, 4 Tds to 1 Int, no fumbles and went 3-1. If he builds on this and we get him some legit weapons, I think we will have our man!
The Jets are still close to 30m in cap space. I believe 28 and change.
The Eagles released DJax in March taking a 6 mil cap hit. If released the first of June then only a 2 mil cap hit. Something really smells with his release. Buyer beware!
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Is the running back slowly becoming only as important as the kicker in contract negotiations #NFL http://overthecap.com/de-valuation-nfl-running-back/ …
The scare thing is, it's pretty close to the truth. Who'd have thought a few years ago?
Glad we signed Bellore. Now we can go in a different direction at the draft. (Chuckle)
I guess Leberfeld is taking a shot at Cimini. The press wars are getting fun.
And when they didn't go after MJD a guy who would run through a wall to beat the pats and have been great out of the backfield on 3rd down they told me they're looking to draft a kid
For anyone who doesn't want djax cuz of his attitude and work ethic and does want cj - you're nuts. He's a dog. Plays hard once on awhile when he feels like it and has nowhere near the talent or value djax does
"It's an honor to say I'll be back in the green & white next year"
--Nick Bellore on Twitter
5'11" 220pds, tell me what's not to like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KclqlIkdIc
Let's rally around the family!
Only Jets fans can argue In favor of Powell over Chris Johnson..
And we all know Idzik won't overpay so if we land him it wont be for big bucks.
it is what it is I guess.
@maxjet They could still have designated him a post-June release if they had chosen to do so. I don't think that's an issue.
@maxjet Definitely. Something is amiss.
I imagine pretty soon most RB's will become divasRevis type players withhold-outs and what not.
Sad, really.
@MPTG_Frank I'm pretty glad we signed him. He is a special teams stud. He's not going to be a superstar, but he's a solid backup.
@williamg1 He takes shots at the beat writers pretty regularly. Part of that is to differentiate his own product though.
Still, can't disagree with him here.
@jimjets He was really running through walls last season with his breathtaking 3.4 yards per carry.
@jimjets I think Ivory will run through a wall. I think he'd run through steel. Its only a matter of time before he kills someone (or himself).
@jimjets It all depends on price.
Maybe Idzik doesn't want to pay up for MeSean.
Maybe the Jets can get Chris Johnson for a very low price.
These are older players and would only be around for a couple of years and maybe Idzik isn't willing to pay for that.
@jimjets Source?
JaWuan James. eh? Why should we draft him before someone in our division does? Is he the next Walter Jones?
Decent back, don't love his vision, very stiff. But as a 5th - 7th round pick couldn't complain.
......with a pocket full of shells!!!!
@Marvel Wait, who's arguing for Powell over CJ?
Johnson would be replacing Goodson or Ivory and not Powell.
Nobody has a problem with Johnson provided the price is right
If the roster is Goodson, Ivory, and Johnson it would be pretty sweet. However, Powell plays an important role as a 3rd down pass protector for the QB in the backfield and as a receiver. Powell also is tough and can play injured
C Johnson, Goodson, Ivory - none of them are particularly good blockers on 3rd down and Goodson is the only one of them who can play the LT role as a receiver well....Powell is a good receiver out of the backfield
@Marvel Johnson was unhappy about the Titans bringing in Shonn Greene last year, because he didn't want to lose snaps.
I can't see CJ chosing a team, where he will have to share snaps with TWO other backs. And I can't see Idzik bringing in CJ after just bringing in Ivory and Goodson last year.
@Disgruntled Jets Fan @williamg1 I noticed he just deleted a blog post about DJax that he retweeted. It was from breitbart, which seemed like an odd source for sports news.
@realjetfan @jimjets Ivory was 4.6 yds per carry. He runs violent! I really was surprised that he made it to the end, but barely. He does worry me.
@realjetfan @jimjets #1 in the NFL in YAC on outside runs.
Bradysucks lol
@williamg1 @Disgruntled Jets Fan Who deleted - Rich or Dan?
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Hard to know where this will end up
Hard to know where this will end up. If history is any guide, they'll blow it.
GE was doing intercontinental networking in 1969.
GE has the first block of IP address space 3.xx.xx.xx (0, 1 and 2 have special purposes).
But shortsighted management frittered it all away during the 80's.
Quite sad, actually.
Re: Hard to know where this will end up
I'm very happily using my 3.xx.xx.xx address. It was not frittered away in the 80's.
A lot of the Big Data, Industrial Internet, Internet of Things is a bit of spin on old ideas. But GE has the clout to make it visible to the masses, even if it is a bit of a "NASA drawing on Mars" (cockup in the end!)
My only worry is what the Bean Counters make of it at the end of the next quarter - they can't see past immediate return.
Re: Hard to know where this will end up
"My only worry is what the Bean Counters make of it at the end of the next quarter - they can't see past immediate return"
That was the exact problem back then.
Mfg Automation Protocol 2.0 anyone?
Might have been better.
Did not seem to take off.
GE have been round this block before.
But note that GE is (like IBM or NASA) not a monolith.
The key question is "Whose faction is in the ascendent?"
Volatile IP Capital Spooks the Markets
"It's no secret that the cloud and big data are driving dramatic business transformation," Bill Ruh, leader of GE's global software center, said in a canned statement. "They are enabling the Industrial Internet."
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Does this not scare anyone else?
"GE is betting that Pivotal has the best tech in town for analyzing and commanding the millions of sensors and actuators that industrial giants like GE, contemporaries Honeywell, and others are busily putting into all their new devices."
Re: Does this not scare anyone else?
Why does it bother you? I'm not trying to be an ass, just want to know if you're picking up something there I'm missing.
The next big idea?
This is all tied into what GE sees as the growth of the "Industrial Internet", which is a bit of a nebulous term. One way of looking at it is that as sensors etc get more powerful as a natural result of Moores law, there abilities grow and the amount of data generated from increases as well.
The idea is that the data can be captured and analysed and services built on the data, which are then fed back to the customer. In many ways this is akin to what google does with search data, although in this case the primary source is from machines.
This is already done with things like Jet Engines and GE sees the whole industrial landscape as ripe for this sort of innovation.
Whether they will succeed of not of course is uncertain, but I like big ideas, and this is definitely one of the biggest
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