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Altruism, Self-Interest, and the Morality of the Private Sector: An Austrian Approach
Meadowcroft, John, Journal of Markets & Morality
Many scholars--including some otherwise sympathetic to the market--consider altruism and the market to be fundamentally incompatible. A key insight of Austrian economics, however, is that altruistic ends can be best served by utilizing the price signals generated by the market: Market prices offer the most effective means of learning about the needs, values, and preferences of people of whom we have no direct personal knowledge and of ensuring that the benefits of our actions exceed the costs. An appreciation of this insight leads to the conclusion that the private sector is an institutional setting in which altruistic ends can be efficaciously pursued. Two principal objections to this thesis are considered and rejected.
As a university lecturer in the social sciences, I am fortunate to meet many bright young people with a keen interest in public affairs and a strong social conscience. When discussing future career plans with these young people, one hears a familiar refrain: almost all aspire to work in the voluntary or public sectors. Their rejection of the private sector has little to do with the kind of work available within commercial organizations; the scope of government regulation today means that the private sector offers ample opportunity for challenging policy-oriented employment. Rather, their rejection of the private sector is a moral choice. They believe that private sector workers are motivated by profit and pecuniary self-interest, whereas their voluntary and public sector counterparts are motivated by altruism and a public service ethos. Therefore, employment in the voluntary or public sectors is perceived to be the morally correct career path to choose. (1)
This article will show that the perceptions that these young people hold about the motives of those working in the different sectors of the economy mirror (and are no doubt informed by) the considered views of many scholars, including many who would be considered promarket in orientation. However, an appreciation of a key insight of Austrian economics--that price signals are the most effective means of learning about the needs, values, and preferences of other people who are not personally known to us and that without prices we have no way of efficiently allocating resources to meet those needs, values, and preferences--should lead to a reconciliation of altruism and participation in a market economy and to skepticism as to the extent to which altruistic ends can be realized in a nonmarket context.
This introduction will be followed by a discussion of how scholars have understood altruism and self-interest in relation to the motivation of those employed in the different sectors of the economy. It will then present the Austrian argument that it is only by utilizing the price signals generated within a market economy that we can help others of whom we have no direct personal knowledge and ensure that the benefits of our actions exceed the costs. The article will then present the two principal objections to this Austrian argument and show why each should be rejected.
Altruism, Self-Interest, and the Market
Altruism and self-interest are notoriously slippery concepts. The term altruism was first coined in the mid-nineteenth century by the French social theorist Auguste Comte to describe a selfless desire to "vivre pour autrui" or "live for others." For Comte, altruism was a label that implied the positive moral virtue of acts whose principal end was the welfare of others. (2) Today, altruism is usually understood as actions that benefit others at the expense to oneself, whereas self-interest describes actions that are principally intended to achieve self-benefit. (3)
However, scholars who are working in a number of disciplines have challenged the view that a straightforward dichotomy exists between altruism and self-interest. Instead, it is argued that some element of self-benefit can be identified in all seemingly altruistic acts. …


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Damn, it's been a long ride. And I'm still an hour away from Addis Ababa, according to the moving map on the bulkhead in front of me. It finally occurred to me to ask myself, "What kind of nut job travels half way around the world for a great cup of coffee?". You would think this would have crossed my mind weeks ago, but the trigger was when I looked at that real-time GPS map and realized that if I were merely going to see the pyramids, I would have been there hours ago. So that will seem like a short trip when I finally make it, at least.
Don't let me fool you – I am psyched out of my mind to be visiting this, the birthplace of coffee. Hell, the cradle of civilization, really. I'm still wondering, candidly, how I came to be on the invitation list with some of the Who's Who of specialty coffee. But I am not about to look that gift horse in the mouth. I genuinely believe that the things you regret most in life are rarely the things that you do; it's the things you don't do. So here I am, at 35,000 feet, having just left the sad little desert town of Khartoum, Sudan, whose airport is apparently where old planes go to die, judging from the rusting hulks being reclaimed by nature at the edges of the runaway, amidst what look to be anti-aircraft guns.
But since I'm not there yet, and I'm kind of bored as I try not sleep anymore lest I fail to sleep tonight, you have to suffer through details of the journey. Any of you who travel know what drudgery the journey can sometimes be; this trip has been no exception.
My route took me from Raleigh Durham (why do we say that like it's one place?), to Detroit, through Amsterdam, then Khartoum, and ultimately on this leg, to Addis Ababa. There will be more later; this is all I can contemplate tonight.
I did write about the trip to Detroit in the Day One post yesterday, so I'll pick up with the leg to Schipol. The flight itself was uneventful, the typical overnight flight to Europe, where the plane fills with thin people who haven't showered in a while, dressed like they stepped out of some hip fashion magazine. And me. After selecting the vegetarian meal option, something I have to remember to do more often as the food is generally better, I managed to sleep half the way, with the help of my cushy Brookstone eye shades. (As an aside, you'll notice my strategic product plugs. I get nothing from them, but all travelers like to hear about what gear really works, as opposed to most of the junk out there.). We touched down in a pretty thick fog at 7:30 AM. I found a shower (I love that about Europe, that you can shower in the airport for 15 Euro), had some fair espresso, and some kind of smoked fish and bread thing, with an odd cheese. That left me just enough time to look for the deodorant I forgot, but alas, no luck. You can buy condoms anywhere in the airport, but no deodorant. Seems about right for Europe. I caught the plane for Africa with another eclectic group of fellow travelers.
Now, the trip from Amsterdam to Ethiopia is deceiving. Most people think it would be kinda short. It's not. It would be the same as going from northern Canada to Venezuela, so like 9 hours. I passed the time reacquainting myself with SLR photography, and making a jukebox on the plane's entertainment system. Jenny will be happy to know that whoever selected the music had a thing for ABBA.
We made a dusty landing to drop off some passengers in Khartoum, Sudan. I got to see the airport, and out the windows. This place is the stuff movies are made of – dilapidated desert, where old planes go to die, judging from the rusting hulks being reclaimed by nature just off the runways. A quick takeoff, and I find myself in the moment – shortly from arriving in Ethiopia. Stay tuned.
And hopefully I'll have some photos to post next time, too.

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By DARBY DUGAN
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Oh, sorry, did that hurt? LOL! Let me say that again in a quieter voice — Happy New Year! I hope that among your Resolutions, Saving money was included, and I hope my columns have given you a good idea how to start working toward that goal .
Darby Dugan
guest columnist
Merry Christmas, Everyone! I hope your day has been magical so far.
Now that your shopping is over (except for all the great sales Monday!) you're probably awash in receipts. Don't discard them too soon. A gift may need to be exchanged, you may find a rebate for an item you purchased, and of course, if you made a major purchase, you need to keep it until you no longer have the item.
Kurtz Coleslaw
1 large head cabbage (6-7 pounds), shredded
reserve outside leaves
1/2 cup onion, grated
1/2 cup cucumber, grated
1/2 cup carrot, grated
1 1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 cup cider vinegar
1/3 cup salad oil
Mix all ingredients together. Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings to taste. Serve on cabbage leaf. Serves 12-15.
Darby Dugan
The Coupon Goddess
Oh, how I love to get paid to shop! I adore getting checks in the mail for things I normally buy. There's just something about it that makes me smile. I've gotten hundreds of dollars back from rebating in the form of checks and gift cards. Want examples? Here's a few:
The holidays can be a stressful time for a lot of people, especially this year when it seems there is nothing but doom and gloom in the economic forecast. But folks who have lived through such times as this in the past, know a thing or two about not only getting by, but actually thriving. I think now is a good time to look at that.
I digressed a bit last week with a lesson about online shopping but 'tis the season for spending a lot of your money on gifts and I wanted to let you know how to make others merry and keep more of your hard earned cash in your account at the same time. Hope you didn't mind too much. Today, we're back to coupons and I'm going to give you the basics.
I get asked all the time for ways to make dinner faster. I get that; we're a microwave society. We want it quick, dirty and hassle-free. This is why convenience foods are so popular (and expensive and 99 percent of the time, full of chemicals and lacking nutrients).
Here are a couple of things that I do that help me get dinner done quickly and efficiently:
If you've ever overheard couponers conversing about their deals, it's likely to have gone something like this:
"So, I went to WM, Pm'd BL's ad on the games, used two IP's on them, used two IP's on the razors which was a MM, used an IP on the wipes and the butter, used Cats from Wags and Kroger on the tweezers and floss, more MM's and got it all for $2.85."
Now that you know where to find coupons, you need to have a system so you can keep them organized. Here are three tried and true systems and I will list the pros and cons of each. I have tried all of them. There is a right or wrong way to do it. I actually incorporate all three.
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Day 45: BATTLE!
Weight Watchers works, but not as well for me, I've decided.
First, there's the internal battle with Weight Watchers. Too many processed foods are low in WW points, and they're cheap. Then there's the financial battle to buy a lot of variety in foods. There's not much money floating around here right now, so it's a hard-fought battle.
Then there's the space vs. convenience concern. With my tiny fridge, I can't get a lot of unfrozen veggies and other good-for-me things. There just isn't enough room. So I get things that go into the chest freezer: vegetables, meat, and everything else. Except people bodies. That's just not my style! So many foods are filling and cheap and don't require fridge space!
Then there are the ineffective accountability procedures in place: 1. The now-evil splurge points that I constantly mess up, 2. Everything can have a point value, 3. "If you bite it, write it!" Ugh. That just hurts me on a literary level, too.
Writing everything down does make me aware that I have too many points and not enough restriction on what I can and do eat. I'm also more aware of when I mess up. And apparently I'm choosing the wrong foods. I need to get back to basics and cut out processed sugar and starches. But I find myself eating 3-6 points worth of frosted mini wheat knockoffs. That's up to 3 packs worth of oatmeal at one sitting!
My experiment with just WW and not a WW/Atkins hybrid, so far, isn't working for me. Having splurge points and a no-food-is-restricted process just gives me the wrong mentality: "I can eat this _______, calculate it later, and let my splurge points soak up the overage." And as soon as I do this, I'm outta splurge points, my body is accustomed to junk, and the minute weight loss I'm experiencing grinds to a halt. Again. :)
There just aren't enough repercussions for the simple, partially sustainable WW diet, for me. When in full ketosis on Atkins, I am more discouraged not to cheat. For one, the Atkins diet kills the sugar and caffeine addictions that allow us to consume the stuff without any mental checks. I just don't crave it as much. I have a second reason that cheating is less likely on the Atkins diet: eating processed carbs has a horrible effect on the GI tract. Don't wanna have an emergency in public with no bathroom in sight? Then you're not going to want to eat that burrito, are you? The third reason is appetite suppression. Until Maintenance, there is no hunger.
Call the Atkins diet restrictive, if you will. For my case, I think that's why it works. I'm going to give WW another couple weeks, until I run low on food I can't Atkins-ize. I'm determined to have at least 7 consecutive days of WW without screwing it up! :-D I want to give it a full month, and today is Day 16. So that'll place me around February 25 at a full month. That's not so bad!
PROGRESS: Abysmal, with high notes of exercise!
GOAL 2: DESIGN FRANKEN-DIET of WW and Atkins STARTING Feb. 26!!!
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Lieberman: 45 (46)
Lamont: 43 (41)
Schlesinger: 6 (6)
and this from American Research Group (MoE 3.5):
Lieberman: 44
Lamont: 42
Schlesinger: 3
Undecided: 11
Also, Lamont appears poised to scoop up the UAW endorsement (apparently a big deal). I gotta admit, I wasn't giving Lamont the greatest odds in a general election opposite Joementum, but now I'm starting to wonder. What seems most apparent in all the poll madness is that Lieberman's support among Democrats is dead, dead, dead, which is almost certainly what's given Lamont this boost.
Of course, to seal the deal Lamont has to swing the independents and/or get the Republicans to stay home. Can he do it?


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Brunch, Flowers and Pups.
Hangovers are the worst. Mine was pretty awesome though. I had brunch at a fun new spot in Hintonburg with a girlfriend, made a sunny little floral arrangement for her, and took lots of pictures of it with her two beautiful Boxers at my apartment. I wish every hangover was this great. I swear, flowers cure everything.


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Remember that one of the ways I stay financially fit is by bring lunch to work? Most days I just pack leftovers from what my mom made for dinner. But then again, some days I feel like cooking. So I packed this colorful medley for lunch and it was scrumdiddly umptious!
Rice with rotisserie chicken, spicy green beans, and cherry tomatoes.
The entire meal was inspired by my dad's latest crop of home grown cherry tomatoes. I look forward to this time every year because I love snacking on these and his crop is so abundant, sweet, and organic. That is a real tomato on the vine in our yard.
($4.19 for 2 lbs, pictured above is 1lb) My dad's crop of green beans just ended last month so I bought these from Lucky instead.
My my, someone's been working on her photography...I wanted to sautee green beans with the tomatoes but was convinced last minute that the tomatoes would make the whole dish runny so I used them as a side.
($7.99 Rotisserie chicken from Lucky) You can get a cheaper and bigger chicken at Costco but Lucky is right by work so it was convenient for me.
The last ingredient is chopped garlic and sliced shallots.
My recipe for spicy green beans (no measurements)
- chop garlic
- slice 2 shallots
- trim the ends of the green beans and cut in half if they're long, keep whole if they're not very long
- wash the green beans and put them on a plate
- microwave the plate at 1 minute with saran wrap or a different covering because I hear saran wrap leads to cancer. I do this to give the beans a head start so when they get to the pan, other ingredients won't burn while the beans are cooking. It's best to microwave after you wash the beans so the water can turn to steam.
- in a pan, heat some oil and sautee garlic and shallots until the shallots are slightly translucent.
- toss in the beans, cook on medium heat until they're tender but still crunchy. I test by taking a bite. If your pan is drying up and things threaten to burn, turn the heat down a bit, add a little bit of water to the pan and put a lid on so you can steam it.
- turn off the heat or turn it to low, add in oyster sauce, chili garlic sauce, sprinkle cayenne pepper (or Sriracha sauce if you want). I eyeballed everything to taste.
- wash and slice cherry tomatoes and cut in half. Slice the rotisserie chicken, pack your lunch.


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Sunday, July 03, 2005
The Republican Objective: A Permanent One Party Government
All Democrats, independents, progressives, libertarians, and just plain people who care about the American political system should read this. It's about a Republican attempt to crush the 527s, the independent campaign groups that played such an important role in 2004. The only reason Democrats had any parity with the Republicans in the political ground game last year was these organizations. The Republican move to crush them is part of the strategy to make America a permanent one party state. We need to fight this attempt NOW.
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A Promise Of Forever
Tallgrass Series, Book #4
By Marilyn Pappano
Author Website: http://www.marilyn-pappano.com/index.html
Brought to you by OBS Reviewer jerjen
Avi Grant has returned home for her one month long furlough from Afghanistan. She is there to visit her parents and to rest and relax before she starts her new assignment, stateside. She also plans to pay her respects to her commanding officer's wife, Patricia. Both her commander, George, and his wife have been like second parents to her and she loves them both and greatly mourns the loss of George from her life. She knows it will be painful to see his wife but she also hopes it will be healing for them both. On her first visit to see Patricia, Avi meets her son, Ben.
Ben is struggling with the fact that his mother left her family and started a whole new life with George. It was only after his death that Ben reconnected with Patricia but it is a relationship that is very strained, to say the least. When he meets Avi and sees the love she has for both his mother and George, he is surprised and curious about the relationship between them and Avi. He begins to see George in a different light, and although the hurt of his mother's abandonment is still there, he feels now he is beginning to understand the deep love that they had for each other.
Avi and Ben feel an instant connection with each other. Avi is hoping to find the person that she is meant to be with and she longs for a lifelong love, family and children. The more time she spends with Ben, the more she thinks he could be the one. But she knows that Ben has strong ties to Tulsa and he would never move away from his sisters and his job as a surgeon. Ben realizes what has been missing from his life, someone to share special occasions with as well as daily triumphs and sorrows. He thinks that Avi is special and that she makes his life much fuller and richer. But he knows that Avi still has eight years left before she can retire from the military and she will only be in Tulsa for a month. He knows that he will never abandon his sisters like his mother did so long ago. Neither are willing to change their life and follow the other and there is no compromise that can be reached. So their relationship is doomed to be only one month.
I fell in love with these characters, the story line and the entire book. The characters are well rounded, realistic and three dimensional. I feel like they are people I really know and care about rather than characters in a book. Avi and Ben have both been hurt in the past and the hurt is hard to let go of. Avi has lost so many of the people that she has loved, both family and fellow soldiers and she will not be able to handle losing someone else she cares about. Ben has never totally forgiven his mother for walking out on her family. He still blames her for his father's death, feeling like he died with a broken heart. Although his sisters have reconciled and formed a new relationship with Patricia, Ben just cannot seem to let his guard down and forgive her. The supporting characters are also well developed and an important part of the story. They are a close knit community of military wives who have all lost so much. But they stand behind each other and support each other unconditionally. The characters are all very easy to like and you cannot help but to care what happens to them.
The writing style flows smoothly and it is a very well written book. The story is an emotional story of love, forgiveness and second chances. It's a story of forgiving others as well as having the courage to follow your dream. It is a story of remembering those you have lost but not allowing those losses to control your life. The characters and the story line are heart wrenching and heartwarming at the same time. I do not think this an easy thing to do as an author but Marilyn Pappano does an excellent job of blending the two together. Although this is the fourth book in the series, I feel it can be read as a stand alone. The author gave enough of a back story on the characters that I knew who was who and what was going on but not so much as to become repetitive.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading well written women's fiction. If I could I would give this book more than five stars, that is how much I enjoyed it. I have also read the third book in the series and I am looking forward to reading the first two books. I want to spend more time with all of the characters and learn more about each of their stories. I am definitely a fan of Marilyn Pappano and I think you will be too.
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A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day... 30,000 to a man's 15,000. The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men." The husband then turned to his wife and asked, "What?"
Listening is an important communication skill not only in marriage but also in our daily relationship with the Lord. Jesus compared those who listen to His words to a wise man who built his house on a rock. When a raging storm struck the house, it stood firm. Similarly, the life built on Jesus' words survives life's storms.
When the Lord called young Samuel into His service, Samuel wisely responded, "Speak, for Your servant is listening" (1 Sam. 3:10b). Unfortunately, we are prone to say, "Listen, for Your servant is speaking."
Better listening leads to a better, stronger life.
Books authored by Dr. James Dyet. Purchase on JamesDyet.com
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Listen Up!
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HOPE in Lancaster has added two new programs – the Senior Food Program, designed to immediately help the elderly poor, and the Bounce Back Program, for anyone going through a financial struggle.
Fort Mill-based Unique Loom is expanding its operations to Indian Land, creating 245 new jobs there over the next four years, and moving an additional 90 positions from Fort Mill.
The company, an online distributor of home furnishings products, has leased the vacant Defense Ventures building at 793 Fort Mill Highway, according to Jamie Gilbert, Lancaster County's economic development director.
The two eastbound lanes of S.C. 9 Bypass at the North Main Street overpass were shut down for more than six hours Monday after a trailer loaded with scrap metal overturned.
Sgt. Tim Witherspoon of the Lancaster Police Department identified the driver as Brian Dean Stamey of Dallas, N.C.
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The eastbound lanes of S.C. 9 Bypass under the North Main Street overpass reopened to traffic about 4 p.m. Monday. The two lanes had been shut down for a little more than six hours after a trailer loaded with scrap metal overturned just after 9:30 a.m., strewing both eastbound lanes with shards of metal in all kinds, shapes and sizes.
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The two eastbound lanes of S.C. 9 Bypass at the North Main Street overpass are shut down after a trailer loaded with scrap metal overturned just after 9:30 a.m. Monday. The truck cab did not flip over, and the driver was not hurt. He was walking around talking with police.
Firefighters, police and the S.C. Department of Transportation crews are all at the scene.
Both eastbound lanes are strewn with metal, and the cleanup could take hours.
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The Terri Ledbetter Memorial Fund raised $10,000 this past Friday after a benefit concert at Immanuel Baptist Church.
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In an article in an ongoing series on unconventional gas drilling in the New York Times, "Drilling Deep," reporter Ian Urbina reports that the NYS Attorney General has subpeonaed five gas drilling companies:
The New York attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, sent subpoenas to five oil and gas companies ordering them to provide documents relating to the disclosure the companies made to investors about the risks of hydrofracking, according to sources briefed on the investigation.
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CDR ...the boyscout?
well, he is one...but he kind of wishes he wasn't! He was pretty fired up about it at the beginning, as lots of boys do this here, but after awhile it wore off a bit. The den lasts all year, so we are almost done. These were at their latest award ceremony and he got several badges and was asked to carry the flag. The other is him with his Derby Car, a couple of weeks before.
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Today, i will say sometings about the art of woodworking.
People who grow their own the art of wood projects. If you are one of those people who want to try your hands on the art of woodworking custom wood work, you need a few things to know about him.
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The Pumpkin Harvest Festival, part 2!
She is telling me that she hears Indian drums...and indeed, she does!
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Even pagans should know better - Acts 14:8-20
This is a sermon by Melvin Tinker from the evening service on 1st July 2007.
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I guess that you have to be a special creature to engage in open air preaching. For instance you have to deal with the heckler. Once the Reformer Martin Luther was doing a bit of preaching in the market place when someone thought he could put him off his stride by shouting, What was God doing before he made the world? And without missing a beat Luther replied, Making a hell for people who ask stupid questions like that. But this is not the preserve or challenge of the Christian alone. There is the story of the atheist speaker on his soap box at Hyde Park corner attacking all ideas in belief in God and that the world just happened without any personal or intelligent being responsible. As he spoke a soft tomato sailed through the air suspiciously close to his head. Who threw that? he demanded angrily and a small cockney voice from the back of the crowd piped up, No one. It threw itself!
There is no doubt that you have to have your wits about you and be prepared for anything. But who could ever be prepared for what was to happen to Paul and Barnabas? I know some preachers have been put on a pedestal and lionised, but very few have been worshipped and deified. But that is exactly what happened in Acts 14. So do turn with me to that passage as we see Paul proclaiming the Christian message to what is in effect a biblically illiterate culture, that is a culture very much like our own. So if we are going to be effective in reaching our family and friends for Christ we cant do much better than learning from a master like Paul.
But first just let me fill you in on the background which is sketched out for us in vv 6-7. Lystra was made a Roman colony in 6AD for retired veterans. But it would have been pretty down market. This is, as the Americans would say, Hicksville. It is a rural backwater made up of people who spoke Lycaonian, and not the upper class Latin. So we are to think blue collar worker in contrast to the University educated gin and jag crowd of Athens of chapter 17. So Paul is teaching the Christian message to a non-book culture if you like. It is the first time that the Gospel is being presented to a pure Gentile, non-Jewish audience. Sure, the Roman soldier Cornelius had heard it from Peter back in chapter 10, but he was a god fearer, so he had some understanding of the Jewish scriptures, but these people have none. So does Paul have to change his approach and maybe dumb down the gospel to get it across? Well, as we shall see, his starting point is different from what it would be with Jews, but the content is pretty well the same. What is more, the message and what is required by people by way of response is not that much different from what is presented to the egg heads in Athens as we shall see next week. And the reason for that is simple: The Gospel message remains the same because God and people remain the same. The essential problem these rustics had is the same as that of the Greek philosophers- the problem of the sin of idolatry. And the solution is the same, namely, to abandon that way of life and turn and trust in the one true God as he is found in Jesus Christ. There is not one Gospel for the working classes, another for the middle classes and yet another for the upper classes. There isnt a message of salvation for the intelligentsia and another for the hoi polloi. There is one Gospel for everyone.
So lets begin by taking a look at a Gospel opportunity vv 8-10. 8In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked. 9He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed 10and called out, "Stand up on your feet!" At that, the man jumped up and began to walk. Now does that story sound at all familiar? It should do because it is very much like the episode we looked at a few weeks ago in Acts 3. In fact it seems that Luke who wrote this book deliberately intends to make the comparison. As in the courts of the temple of Jerusalem here is a man lame from birth. Just as Peter looked directly at the crippled man there, Paul does the same with the lame man here. Both command the crippled beggars to stand up and they do so immediately with the healing being total and instant. So what happened to a Jewish invalid with Peter happens to a non-Jewish invalid with Paul. And notice that the mans faith came as a result of Pauls preaching in verse 9. So it was not the case that the healing led to the man becoming a believer, but the preaching and so then the healing. It is the message which gives rise to faith. And since Luke is drawing a parallel between Peter and Paul it is highly likely that the healing in this instance was a result of the same power as back in Jerusalem, it occurred in the name of Jesus. After all, it was a result of Pauls teaching that the man came to have trust or faith. Faith in who? Well, Jesus of course. So here we see that it is the same Gospel which brings wholeness regardless who it is who believes.
The result? A misguided response-vv 11-13. 11When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in human form!" 12Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker. 13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them. There is pandemonium as the crowd go crazy for they have never seen anything like it. Notice how they are shouting in their own language, which probably means that Paul and Barnabas hadnt a clue what they were talking about- the man they healed probably spoke common Greek like most people and that is the language Paul would have used. So, why this reaction? Well, there is a story behind the story which is preserved for us by the 1st century poet Ovid which relates the legend that the two gods Zeus and Hermes visited this region and were mistaken by the people as mere mortals and so were not given any hospitality, except from an old couple Baucis and Philemon who gave them a few scraps of food. Not a good idea to upset the gods. So not wanting to make the same mistake twice, the Lyconeans go overboard in presenting a lavish meal for those they thought were Zeus and Hermes in the hope of getting a second chance. And neither Paul nor Barnabas was going to let an opportunity like this pass them by, they are going to get the gospel in ,hence our third heading- a timely apologetic-vv 15-18.
Now what do we mean when we talk about giving an apologetic? Well, this is a fancy term to describe what Christians do when they want to defend and commend the Christian faith in a reasoned way. You see, whilst no one can be argued into the kingdom of heaven, God does use argument, appealing to the heart through the mind to bring people into his kingdom. Just because these people had no formal education didnt mean they were stupid. People can reason, there is such a thing as common sense which can be appealed to. And that is what we see Paul doing so as to lead these people by the hand so that they can come to know personally the wonderful God who made them, who day by day cares for them and who sent his Son into the world to save them.
And any reasoned presentation of the Christian message has both a negative and positive aspect to it, there is attack and defence.
First of all notice how Paul and Barnabas are horrified by what these pagans are doing-v15. "Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you.
I guess that Paul and Barnabas could have taken advantage of the gullibility of the crowd and played up to their superstitious beliefs. It would have been tempting to perform one or two other miracles to work the crowd and getter a more ready hearing for the gospel. You just have to switch on the God channel to see how that is done to great effect. But not these two. Note they call the people, men and say that we are men just like you. There is no question of elevating themselves above their audience; rather there is identification with them. That is the first rule in evangelism- identify with the people you are dealing with. Many non-Christians are under the impression, sometimes sadly justified, that Christians think of themselves as better than everybody else and so are calling people to join them as part of some sort of moral elite. We should never give that impression. Paul and Barnabas put themselves on the same level as everybody else-including these idol worshipping pagans, because that is where we all belong. In this regard there is no difference between the student and the sales assistant, the doctor and the docker - for as we shall see in a moment, we all engage in the same addictive vice which offends God-idolatry. It was John Stott who beautifully described evangelism as one beggar showing another beggar where to find bread. Which is exactly what Paul goes on to say in the second half of the verse, We are bringing to you good news.- bread.
That is what had been going on when the lame man received faith; it was the good news which created that trust. Now we are not told here by Luke all of what that good news is because he has been spelling that out to his readers in the previous thirteen chapters- namely that it is the great news about the person, life and work of Jesus Christ. But what is interesting here is that we are given a glimpse into the way Paul begins to get that message over to people without Bibles, how he apologises for the Gospel without being apologetic.
First, the negative. What is one of the demands and consequences of this good news? It is to turn from these worthless things. That is the negative. Both in Greek and Hebrew- worthless things refers to idols. They are empty things, lacking substance and reality, but which nonetheless hold tremendous power over people. Now for these people the idolatry is obvious at the religious level, it is worshipping myths, the Greek mythology of Zeus and Hermes-non-gods. Worse still it involves the vastly mistaken idea that mere men are gods- like Paul and Barnabas. Idolatry is the root sin. It is giving to someone or something else the trust, reverence and devotion which belongs to God alone. It is that which occupies the centre of your life, which shapes your values, which excites and motivates you, or as people might say today, a buzz. As such we live in a land of idolatry full of idols. This is why, strictly speaking there is no such thing as an atheist in the sense that everyone is a worshipful creature and will have something which is the object of their devotion. The problem is; it is not God, but a god substitute. And it all goes back to the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve chose to trust a creature the serpent- rather than the Creator- God. Instead of God being the supreme object of their desire, it became a fruit hanging on a tree and what the fruit promised-knowledge and with that-power. Whats changed? List your idols- pop idols-fame and celebrity. Football idols- do you remember the billboard poster of a few years ago which dropped the pretence altogether and had a picture of Old Trafford with the simple caption- Come and Worship? Hedonism and the Greek god of drink Bacchus is the religion of the masses. And although there may be some fine sounding philosophical wrapping, it is the religion of the intelligentsia too, so we as a nation are in danger of pretty well drinking ourselves to death. And the Bible is dead set against all idolatry. It may the idolatry of our pet religion- the traditions of doing church, the idolatry of career, family, food and fashion. And one of the main reasons why the Bible is against it is not only that it breaks the first great commandment- You shall love the Lord your God with all your being it leads to a breaking of the second great commandment, You shall love your neighbour as yourself. Idols demand total allegiance and they will brook no rivals in other human beings. So if the career becomes all consuming expect a price to be exacted- a neglected family or body. If it is drink and drugs, likewise the children can go without and the liver can suffer. If it is an ideology like communism, then reality will have to be re-shaped and millions have been sacrificed on the altar of that god. In other words, God hates idolatry for not only does it rob him of his glory it robs us of ours- we become less than the thing worshipped. But God wants to liberate us from that and the danger the Christian constantly faces is to be drawn back into it. Here are blue collar workers going in for it, in Athens it will be university lecturers. Either way, both are enslaved and the tragedy is that most arent even aware of it. That is the bad news which is part of the good news.
For the really good news is that the way is now open to know and worship the one true God- Telling you to turn from worthless things to the living God. Now notice that although the Bible is not being quoted it is being used, for all the things Paul is about to mention are found in the Old Testament- including the attack on idolatry. So, Isaiah 44:9; All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless.Psalm 104:14-15. He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate-- bringing forth food from the earth: 15wine that gladdens the heart of man. You see, there is no problem in drawing on the Bible as we present the good news even with those who dont know the Bible. You dont have to quote chapter and verse all the time, but we do need to present the Christian view of reality, which is reality, to show there is a different way of looking at things which makes sense and which gives hope. So what is that?
Well, it all centres on God, that is who Paul begins with, The living God. Our problem is that we have dethroned God and put ourselves or something else in his place. So, right at the outset, Paul puts God where he rightly belongs- at the centre. He is the living God, not a product of the human imagination; we are a product of his. As such he cant be domesticated like a poodle, he does whatever he will to do, like any living creature. Because he is living he is able to move, act, respond, unlike idols. And so we are beholden to him, not he to us. Then Paul further unpacks further the character of this God.
He spells out that he is a great God- who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them. This focuses for us Gods claim on us as owner because he is our Maker and so we are accountable to him for the way we live our lives- he will judge us. Secondly he is a gracious God-v 16, In the past he let all the nations go their way. That is, he did not come down hard in judgement for he is patient and forbearing giving us time to repent. Thirdly he is a good God, a goodness which shows itself in two respects. There is his goodness shown in giving us his revelation- v 17 Yet he has not left himself without testimony. In letting people go their own way he was not abandoning us. There is revelation in what is all around us- the divine artistry which speaks of the divine artist. The instinct of the Hyde Park atheist was right- he drew the inference that behind the thrown tomato was a thrower, he should likewise have drawn the inference that behind the universe is a Creator. The problem is not that God hasnt spoken but that we havent listened. Instead of picking up the signals and following them, we stopped our ears to the signals and turned out backs. But even in pagan mythology God may have spoken. This was something C.S. Lewis made a lot of. And that might be the case here. I have mentioned how the poet Ovid relates the myth of the appearance of Zeus and Hermes appearance in this area and eventually being given hospitality. But did you know that in Homer, (the Greek writer not Simpson) portrayed Zeus and Hermes as patrons of ambassadors and those who guaranteed the truthfulness of whatever ambassadors said? So here we have Paul and Barnabas mistaken as Zeus and Hermes, and yet they are Gods true ambassadors testifying to the truth of what god has spoken. Also, the response of the pagans in offering lavish food is misguided at one level but correct at another, for that is how people should treat Gods messengers according to Jesus in Matthew 10.Belief in God is not that difficult, atheism is much harder. But in addition to divine revelation, Gods goodness is shown in divine provision- He has shown kindness by giving you (note it is personal) rain from heaven and crops in their seasons and he provides you with plenty of food and fills your heart with joy. We do not give God food like these people were trying to do with the apostles they thought were gods, but God gives us food. He is a generous God, who loves to give and to give. Now, does that not make you want to know this God so you that can at least thank him? Well, now you can. Sadly for us, the sermon breaks off at this point before we find out the answer as to how. But we can take a pretty good guess of what did or would have come next by reading what Paul preached to a similar group of pagans in 1 Thessalonians 1:10: They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead- Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come.. Sooner rather than later we get on to talking about Jesus. The logic is there for because we have turned our backs on such a good God who owns us, unless something is done we are going to face his anger for that. Well, that something has been done in Jesus. That is the message which rescues us. Sure we cant imagine fully what that rescue is like yet but we will on that day, then when the full deluge of Gods anger is unleashed on the world, we will be eternally grateful that we have been saved from that, because we shall see it. But now we believe it, as many of these people did- v21 they returned to Lystra strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. V27 They reported all that god had done through them and how he opened the door o the Gentiles We are not to lose our nerve-there is One Gospel for one world. Lets pray.
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Bellefonte pays tribute to 'DC8' on Senior Day
BELLEFONTE — After the ceremony was postponed because of rain May 12, the Bellefonte High School baseball team was given a beautiful day May 15 to remember Dylan Crunick.
Crunick, who would have been a senior this season, was diagnosed with cancer when he was 14 years old. He passed away in 2014 at the age of 15.
The team's seniors, led by Garrett Reiter, wanted some way to honor Crunick's memory. At the beginning of the season they decided to put a plaque in the home dugout. They raised money all season to make sure the memory of their friend and teammate would live on.
"Before he passed away, (Crunick) expressed that his biggest fear was being forgotten after he was gone," said Reiter during the ceremony. "Dylan, I know you're watching over us today and I want you to know that you have touched so many. Not only are you in the thoughts of all of us today, but every day.
"As our generation moves on and future generations come to the baseball program, we want to share the impact you've left on all of us. We want to dedicate this plaque in your honor so that you'll never be forgotten and so you'll be in the hearts and memories of this community forever."
The plaque reads: "His Love And Passion For The Game Of Baseball, And Life Itself, Has Inspired The Many Who Knew Him Throughout This Community. Dylan's Kindness, Perseverance, And Genuine Character Keeps His Legacy Alive In The Hearts Of All Those Who Called Him A Friend."
Sherrie Magness, whose son played travel baseball with Crunick, is an example of how important he was to the community.
After Crunick's passing, Magness got a tattoo on her right bicep. The tattoo shows a ribbon with "DC8" written on it and a heart-shaped baseball on top of crossed baseball bats. Around the outside are 15 red stars.
"Fifteen stars for 15 years old," she said.
In Crunick's memory, the DC8 Fund was started to provide financial aid to families in the community affected by cancer. The fund gives a yearly scholarship to a Bellefonte Area High School student. Schools across the district help support the cause.
After the plaque ceremony, the team played its Senior Day game, beating rivals Bald Eagle Area High School 4-2.
Reiter led the team on the field, going 2-for-3, driving in a run and scoring one of his own. He also earned a save, striking out three batters of the four he faced to end the game.
Fellow senior Ethan Corman got the win. He pitched five of the seven innings, giving up only three hits and two runs with four strikeouts.
With playoffs approaching, Reiter isn't looking forward to his year being over.
"It's been an incredible journey so far and I hope it doesn't end soon," said Reiter. "I've made a lot of memories and friendships through playing with this program and I look forward to continuing those."


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Danica Patrick walked away after her car slammed into the wall and caught on fire, while Aric Almirola is in stable condition after their involvement in a horrific multi-car crash during Saturday night's Monster Energy Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.
Joey Logano and Patrick were racing for position in Turn 2 with 67 laps remaining when an apparent mechanical failure believed to be a broken right-front brake rotor caused Logano's No. 22 car to veer left and clip the right-rear of Patrick's No. 10 Ford. The contact sent Patrick shooting nose-first into the outside wall where she impacted the wall with such force it shoved the engine back toward the cockpit. The wall was covered by an energy-absorbent protective barrier.
As the cars of Logano and Patrick hugged the wall, Almirola, who was trailing, lost control and slid where he then had considerable contact with both Logano's and Patrick's cars. That contact caused Almirola's Ford to lift off the ground and a fireball to engulf Patrick's car. Almirola's car eventually came to a stop along the backstretch wall.
Several drivers reported issues with overheating brakes Saturday night at the high-speed mile-and-a-half track. At the time of the incident Logano and Patrick were just outside the top 10, with Almirola approximately 10 positions behind.
"Something broke on my car," Logano said. "I noticed it as I was trying to go in. I tried to back it off, but you're going 215 [mph] and it's hard to check up. The car just took a bit step sideways into the corner and I hooked Danica."
Logano and Patrick were each able to walk without assistance to an awaiting ambulance and were transported to the infield care center. Both were evaluated and released.
Safety workers needed to cut the roof off Almirola's car to extract him. After several minutes the 33-year-old Richard Petty Motorsports driver, who was alert and awake, was removed from the car on a backboard and airlifted to the University of Kansas Medical Center for further evaluation.
Almirola will remain hospitalized overnight, RPM said in a statement early Sunday morning. The team will provide further updates when appropriate.
"I hope Aric is alright," Logano said. "That's the last thing you want to see, a big hit like that for anyone. It's unfortunate for everyone. Let's hope that Aric is alright."
NASCAR stopped the race for nearly 30 minutes. Martin Truex Jr. passed Ryan Blaney with 19 laps remaining to win the Go Bowling 400.
"Aric is a friend of mine," Truex said. "Him and his wife, great people, family guy, and just such a nice family and such a nice guy.
"I was really scared when I seen that and worried for him, obviously. I hope he's doing good. I hope it was just safety precautions that they had to take care of and get him out of there on a stretcher. Definitely thinking about him."
For Patrick, she was having a rare strong run in what has been a frustrating season. Kansas marks the fourth time in 11 races she's failed to finish a race because of an accident.
The Stewart-Haas Racing driver fell two spots in the points standings to 33rd overall with 15 regular season races remaining.
"I am just frustrated for the lack of breaks I get," Patrick said. "It seems like every time things are going better and something happens I get crashed or am in a crash."


text: Tammy: It was after Kel's page term was finished that Alanna returned to Corus. She forgave Jon mildly in Kel's second year, but they met outside Corus. By Kel's third year Alanna and Jon were on pretty good terms again. She thought she was pulling the wool over his eyes with her secret gifts to Kel, and he thought it was sweet and naive of her to think he didn't know precisely that Kel had an anonymous friend and who it was. Since they were both really pleased with themselves for being so smart, it helped to patch things up.


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Over A Quarter Of Accidents Are Caused By Distracted DrivingFebruary 16, 2016 | Kiernan Hopkins
The National Safety Council has conducted a study that concludes that more then a quarter of all automobile collisions in the United States are the result of inattentive driving while using a cell phone.
This National Safety Council study also estimates that … Read More
Are Secondary Laws Enough to Prevent Distracted Driving?December 29, 2015 | Rob T.
According to AAA Nebraska, fatal crashes are on pace to reach their highest levels in the state since 2007. Through December 14th of this year, 228 people have already died in crashes, an increase of 14 percent over the past … Read More
Austin Takes a Strong Stance on Distracted DrivingNovember 5, 2015 | Rob T. | 3 Comments
Austin, Texas has been long been known for its rich culture, outdoor appeal, and affinity for college football, but as of January 1, 2015, it became one of the state's leaders in the fight against distracted driving. In an effort … Read More
Jake's Law: The Balance of Safety and PrivacyOctober 15, 2015 | Rob T. | 3 Comments
Last year, Maryland law makers passed a bill aimed at deterring drivers from using their cell phones by increasing the penalty for accidents caused by distracted driving. The law was inspired by five year old Jake Owen who died in … Read More
Should Distracted Walking Become Punishable By Law?October 5, 2015 | Rob T. | 2 Comments
By 2015, the threat of distracted driving and education on the subject has made its way into the collective consciousness. A quick web search will reveal the massive amount of data circulating the internet such as this infographic on cell … Read More
Law Banning Texting While Driving in Louisiana is Hard to EnforceAugust 1, 2015 | Kiernan Hopkins
In the United States, a fourth of all drivers admit to using their cell phones while operating a vehicle. However, in the state of Louisiana where distracted driving has been banned for many years, police admit to only writing tickets … Read More
California Truck Accident Facts and StatisticsApril 26, 2015 | Kiernan Hopkins | One Comment
Accidents involving trucks are occurring all too often in the United States and have become a serious problem in the state of California. Semi-trucks are involved in thousands of fatal crashes across the country each year, as well being the cause … Read More
How much do you know about distracted driving?April 17, 2015 | Jon Carter | One Comment
Everyone claims to be a competent and attentive driver. Even when someone admits to texting while driving, they claim it doesn't impact their performance, despite the fact that it takes hands, eyes, and mind away from the road ahead. Even … Read More
25 Shocking Distracted Driving StatisticsJanuary 23, 2015 | Kiernan Hopkins | 11 Comments
At this point I think most people realize just how big of a problem and how dangerous distracted driving is. However, seeing this list of 25 distracted driving statistics all together in one long list really can put it into … Read More
Distracted Driving Awareness Month (April)April 7, 2014 | Kiernan Hopkins | One Comment
National Distracted Driving Awareness Month (April)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released recent data that supports the claim that distracted driving continues to become more and more of a deadly epidemic in the United States and across the … Read More


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Logos Bible Software is celebrating the launch of their new online Bible by giving away 72 ultra-premium print Bibles at a rate of 12 per month for six months. The Bible giveaway is being held at Bible.Logos.com and you can get up to five different entries each month! After you enter, be sure to check out Logos and see how it can revolutionize your Bible study.
Monday, September 28, 2009
September try to win free Logos Bible in the Giveaway!
Well, here is my September try to win a Bible from Logos Bible Software in their great Logos Bible Giveaway contest. They are holding this contest for 6 months and are giving away a total of 72 fantastic Bibles. Check out the info from the link here!
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
I'm going to have a Lumix DMC FZ28 blogsite
Here is a sample of the videos that Lumix is capable of. This wasn't done by me!!
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Hopefully this will show my Picasa Albums as a slide show!
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
The Logos SoftwareGreat Bible Giveaway
Logos Bible Software is celebrating the launch of their new online Bible by giving away 72 ultra-premium print Bibles at a rate of 12 per month for six months. The Bible giveaway is being held at Bible.Logos.com and you can get up to five different entries each month! After you enter, be sure to check out Logos and see how it can revolutionize your Bible study.
Well here I will try again to win a Bible! You should try too. Go to www.logos.com and follow the links.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Great bible giveaway from LOGOS
Here is the link for the bible Giveaway from Logos!
I'm sure you will want to try to win one of these wonderful Bibles as much as I do!!
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Friday, July 3, 2009
LOGOS Bible Giveaway
I am trying to win a premium widemargin NASB Bible InTouch Edition or a premium ESV WideMargin Goat skin Bible from LOGOS in their Bible Giveaway program over the next five months.
I have entered their search engine into my blog as this is one of the ways a person can enter. Try it and the contest out!! Here's hoping, trusting, praying I will win one of the Bibles!
John 3:16;
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The Holy Bible In Its Original Order
I can hardly wait until I receive my copy [and hopefully one for a retired minister friend of mine!]of The Holy Bible In Its Original Order. I have ordered one so that I can do a full review not only on the translation but even more clearly of the genuine Lambskin leather cover and the binding. I also want to see what size the supposedly "wide margins" are and how well the paper - supposed to be "high-quality French Bible paper" - takes notes in ink. I will try my Sigma pens as well as others I use in my wide margin Bibles. Stay tuned and turned to my blog to read my reviews!! Hopefully I can get this started in about 2 weeks.That is if I get it sent to me soon!! My other Bibles for review from another supplier arrived today and I just ordered them online less than a week ago!
I also plan on doing a review via a mind map format for quick and easy access to information about this translation and edition of the Holy Scriptures.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Quick Link to TNIV, NIV, NIRV, ESV, NLT ...
Put in any scripture reference you want and you can choose from several English translations. I particularly like that I can quickly see the TNIV, NIV, NIRV, ESV, NLT and others. Try it out and add it to your blog as well.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
How about a new mind mapping program? Have a look at SpicyNodes. I am trying to get different styles to show on the blog.
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Here is a fantastic link for the "hyperconcordance" using the ESV. Try it using say my next preaching section - John 6
I just have to figure out how to make this a hyperlink to get there!?! Any help out there?
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
BibleSoft's PC Study bible and NA27 Greek Morphological NT
I have over the last month been using BibleSoft's PC Study bible version 5 which I bought at Christian Books and Music in Victoria. After installing it in my PC I not only began to realize some of the benefits of this program but also, after registering it, found out about and add-on that I thought would be very helpful. It is the NA27 Morphological Greek NT. If you go to their website you will see the promo page for this product.
When I did this, back in February 2009, I was so intrigued with the fact that it would pronounce the Greek New Testament for me, that I purchased the add-on. It arrived in early March and while I was most pleased with much of what it could do, I couldn't get it to pronounce the Greek NT that came with it. It would pronounce the root words of the words in the Scripture text I was studying, but not the form that I saw on the page.
I contacted technical support about this, and found out that yes, sadly, what the product was advertised as its audible capability, was not at this point of the program, able to do that [even though their webpage promo said it would]. Due to my concerns and pointing out of the misinformation on the page, the specs page of the add-on has in some parts now been changed so that potential customers are made aware of the fact that the product with give pronunciations but only of the lexical form lemma/root word and not of the exact scripture text. BibleSoft have taken steps to make descriptions of this product clear in lieu of my comments.
I also contacted the company's Direct Marketing Manager, Rick Krekel and was dealt with in a very helpful, professional, quickly responsive and Christian manner. My monies were returned and I was thanked for making the company aware that the program couldn't do what it was advertised as being able to do.In my communication with him, I said that I would review aspects of the version 5 program on this blog page and talk about the add-n.
I was emailed by Customer Service within hours of the most recent communications and shown that my monies had been returned.
Bouquets of roses and Kudos to BibleSoft and their staff for all their help.
As I mentioned to Rick, I look forward to receiving news of a new upgrade that will do, in terms of pronunciation what the product was originally advertised as being capable of doing.
When that happens and I am able to put the update on my computer, then I shall be doing a full review of BibleSoft's NA27 Morphological Greek NT. I anxiously await this development.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Can NETBibleTagger show the whole chapter?
Let's try the whole of John chapter 5 and see if the complete chapter will be shown. John 5: 1-47 It seems that the first 7 plus verses are shown and then you get the "Read more".
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Will this work now? Let's try John 5:47 Yes PTL it does. The bible text shows up bold in green and then a box let's anyone see the Scripture that is referenced.You can also read the whole thing from the NETBible by clicking "Read more". Then just click on the X box in the Scripture cited and you're back to just the blog. Fantastic
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Friday, January 30, 2009
MindVisualizer update and portable version
I just noticed that MindVisualizer mindmapping program has a newer release out and also now you can get it in a portable version to put on your memory stick - so you can use it on any computer you might be at. Try it out. Click on the link to the right of this blog!
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Dothan Man Charged with Robbery 3rd degreeMatt Boster
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On 03/12/2017 Patrol Units responded to a strong arm robbery of a person in the 500 block of N. Herring Street. Based on the suspect description given by the victim patrol units were able to quickly detain the person not far from the scene of the robbery.
Investigators have arrested and charged 29 year old Brennon Josh Casbon, of Chickasaw Street, with Robbery 3rd degree. Bond has been set at $15,000.
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There are times when I know with unquestionable certainty that the course of events unfolding before me are the result my hard work and endeavor. There are times where I feel as if I am one of the most privileged individuals alive just by bearing witness to the amazing things that happening at this very moment. But there are Other Times, the times when I am overwhelmed, the times when I am swept away, the times when I am laid low, the times when I succumb.
You see I have an on again, off again love affair with the Dark Goddess. Kali, Cerridwen, Hecate, Erzulie, or Santima Muerte, it matters not what you call her, at the heart she is always the same, fierce yet loving, clinging and giving, harsh but truthful, vulgar and refined, reviled and exalted, in essence, Woman Herself. All of the fears our society has of these Goddess forms are the same fears our society has about Women.
Enter Pomba Gira, a spirit spectrum characterized by being the personification of female beauty, sexuality and lust. I say spirit spectrum because like so many spirit allies, Pomba Gira, is more of class of spirit, most widely used in the Quimbanda and Umbanda traditions of Brazil. Admittedly, some of the imagery may be a bit loaded for someone from the Western Pagan Community, especially if that person is dealing with leaving the christian faith. Open your mind, eyes, and ears, then learn about the evolution of the imagery, and then you can put it into context. Strip away the cultural baggage and a different image of this Spirit Ally presents itself.
Pomba Gira, deserves to sit beside Kali, Cerridwen, Hecate, Erzulie, and Santima Muerte, this is reflected by the fact that like the goddesses mentioned she bears many titles. Amongst them we find examples of her darker side, Rainha do Cemitério (Queen of the
Graveyard),Pomba Gira Arrepiada (Creeped Pomba Gira), and Rosa Caveira (Rose Skull, literally). There is also evidence of her connection to witchcraft, Pomba Gira das Sete Encruzilhadas (Pomba Gira of the Seven Crossroads), Pomba Gira das Almas (Pomba Gira of the Souls), and Pomba Gira Mirongueira (Enchantress Pomba Gira). Like all liminal goddess forms and spirit allies she also goes by names that speak of her role as Primal Female Power, Rainha das Rainhas (Queen of Queens), Dama da Noite (Lady of the Night), and even simply, Praia (Beach). Too often those that do not know or understand her besmirch and defame her much like those she is the protectorate of; women, children, sex-workers and the LGBT community. Pomba Gira is the spirit to elevate us into the Twenty-First century.
So, help me cause I'm falling again, then again, let me fall. Into the sweet arms of the Goddess in her fullness, Lover and Destroyer, Womb and Tomb, Being and Unbeing, let me fall and rejoice in my good fortune. This is one of those times, when all the other times come together and words fail to convey the feeling, but as anyone who has been there knows, my life will never be the same. So revel in the wonder, and dare to fall in love, with Everything.