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At no point in a musicians life is there ever any end to practicing. At no point in any musician's career do you ever "finish" practicing. So much time is spent of every tiny nuance that eventually adds up to a competent musician. The grind is slow. The achievements are not permanent. Musicians at the top of their careers must spend hours a day practicing just to maintain their level of musicianship!
Your bulk of your development as a musician does not happen in private lesson, or a guest lecture. It happens in that tiny dimly lit practice room. Thats where the masters are made. If you walk the practice room halls of any University or College, the students you could swear actually live there, are typically the best players in the school.
Its a long process that has very little instant gratification. You can spend 6 hours practicing in a day, and feel as though you have made no measurable difference. But with the drive and determination to have months of 6 hour practice days will catapult you into a different dimension of musicianship.
As musicians, we spend so much time practicing- we should make sure we're doing it right! Here is the trumpet master, Wynton Marsalis, explain exactly what you should be doing with your practice time.
These 12 ways to practice do not only apply to music. They apply to everyday life. That drive and determination developed in your 4×4" stale practice room will bleed out into everything else in your life and make everything so much better.
1. Seek out instruction: Find an experienced teacher who knows what you should be doing. A good teacher will help you understand the purpose of practicing and can teach you ways to make practicing easier and more productive.
2. Write out a schedule: A schedule helps you organize your time. Be sure to allow time to review the fundamentals because they are the foundation of all the complicated things that come later. If you are practicing basketball, for example, be sure to put time in your schedule to practice free throws.
3. Set goals: Like a schedule, goals help you organize your time and chart your progress. Goals also act as a challenge: something to strive for in a specific period of time. If a certain task turns out to be really difficult, relax your goals: practice doesn't have to be painful to achieve results.
4. Concentrate: You can do more in 10 minutes of focused practice than in an hour of sighing and moaning. This means no video games, no television, no radio, just sitting still and working. Start by concentrating for a few minutes at a time and work up to longer periods gradually. Concentrated effort takes practice too, especially for young people.
When making the decision between practicing and getting food, I usually end up dropping a pant size over the semester. @musicmajorprob
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5. Relax and practice slowly: Take your time; don't rush through things. Whenever you set out to learn something new – practicing scales, multiplication tables, verb tenses in Spanish – you need to start slowly and build up speed.
6. Practice hard things longer: Don't be afraid of confronting your inadequacies; spend more time practicing what you can't do. Adjust your schedule to reflect your strengths and weaknesses. Don't spend too much time doing what comes easily. Successful practice means coming face to face with your shortcomings. Don't be discouraged; you'll get it eventually.
7. Practice with expression: Every day you walk around making yourself into "you," so do everything with the proper attitude. Put all of yourself into participating and try to do your best, no matter how insignificant the task may seem. Express your "style" through how you do what you do.
8. Learn from your mistakes: None of us are perfect, but don't be too hard on yourself. If you drop a touchdown pass, or strike out to end the game, it's not the end of the world. Pick yourself up, analyze what went wrong and keep going. Most people work in groups or as part of teams. If you focus on your contributions to the overall effort, your personal mistakes won't seem so terrible.
9. Don't show off: It's hard to resist showing off when you can do something well. In high school, I learned a breathing technique so I could play a continuous trumpet solo for 10 minutes without stopping for a breath. But my father told me, "Son, those who play for applause, that's all they get." When you get caught up in doing the tricky stuff, you're just cheating yourself and your audience.
10. Think for yourself: Your success or failure at anything ultimately depends on your ability to solve problems, so don't become a robot. Think about Dick Fosbury, who invented the Fosbury Flop for the high jump. Everyone used to run up to the bar and jump over it forwards. Then Fosbury came along and jumped over the bar backwards, because he could go higher that way. Thinking for yourself helps develop your powers of judgment. Sometimes you may judge wrong and pay the price; but when you judge right you reap the rewards.
11. Be optimistic: How you feel about the world expresses who you are. When you are optimistic, things are either wonderful or becoming wonderful. Optimism helps you get over your mistakes and go on to do better. It also gives you endurance because having a positive attitude makes you feel that something great is always about to happen.
12. Look for connections: No matter what you practice, you'll find that practicing itself relates to everything else. It takes practice to learn a language, cook good meals or get along well with people. If you develop the discipline it takes to become good at something, that discipline will help you in whatever else you do. It's important to understand that kind of connection. The more you discover the relationships between things that at first seem different, the larger your world becomes. In other words, the woodshed can open up a whole world of possibilities. Via arbanmethod.com
Scientists Discovered Something Amazing About Musicians Brains – Merriam Music – Toronto's Top Piano Store & Music School
The list of benefits from learning a musical instrument is constantly growing. A recent study conducted at the University of Texas showed that musicians may have far more well-developed long-term memories compared to non-musicians. Weve known that learning a musical instrument has a significant positive impact on short term memory, linguistic abilities, and spatiotemporal faculties, but this study has found the first strong evidence in regards to long-term memory. Via merriammusic.com
Music has big brain benefits compared to other leisure pursuits
Musical instrumental training, when compared to other activities, may reduce the effects of memory decline and cognitive aging (Medical Xpress) — It turns out mom was right. Music lessons are good for you, and those benefits may last a lifetime. This is the second study published by Hanna-Pladdy, which confirms and refines findings from an original study published in Neuropsychology in 2011 that revealed that musicians with at least 10 years of instrumental musical training remained cognitively sharp in advanced age. Via medicalxpress.com


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The Waverly is an award-winning mixed-use project located two blocks from the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, CA. This Type I, six-story luxury condominium and retail development features a unique blend of unit types, ranging from spacious one-bedrooms to luxurious penthouses with generous rooftop gardens.
At street level, the east end of the project features a Starbucks while a high-end restaurant facing the ocean is planned for the project's west end. The Waverly amenities feature an attended lobby with concierge, a 5th floor Skybridge Lounge with a gourmet kitchen, fireplace and viewing deck with barbeque, fully equipped fitness center, subterranean parking, bike storage, pet spa, and private storage lockers.
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"Our steel shot company has been using AKO Pinch Valves for 10 years! Our machines on site run for 17 hours per day, generating 68 cycles per day. We remove the rubber sleeve from the valves every 6 months just to give them a service, but we always refit the existing sleeve back in, and have never had a sleeve failure in the 10 years we have been using AKO pinch valves. We are very very happy with the product!"
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bc211 runs the provincial VictimLink phone line. VictimLink BC is a toll-free, confidential, multilingual telephone service available across BC and Yukon 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It provides information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence, including victims of human trafficking exploited for labour or sexual services.
At VictimLink BC, we receive phone calls on a daily basis from folks who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). We try our best to support our callers at whatever level they want — whether they are unsure of the abuse, they want a protection order against the partner, they want advocacy to file for charges (or sometimes drop charges already laid), or they're in immediate need of a safe place. We receive a wide range of calls from folks of all walks of life: Canadian citizens, new immigrants, students and visitors, seniors, youth, and adults of all genders and sexual orientations.
Upon hearing the term 'intimate partner violence', most individuals picture a man being violent towards a female partner. However, at VictimLink, we hear a much broader story of intimate partner violence. We receive calls from cisgender men and women (individuals whose gender self-identity corresponds to the sex they were assigned at birth), as well as transgender folks in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships experiencing violence by their partners. In fact, according to the 2000 National Violence Against Women Survey "Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence," over 20% of American men and women in same-sex relationships reported experiencing IPV.
Some survey findings:
- Among women, 39.2 percent of the same-sex cohabitants in the survey reported being raped, physically assaulted, and/or stalked by a marital/cohabiting partner at some time in their lifetime.
- 21.7 percent of women living with opposite sex cohabitants reported these incidents.
- Among men, the comparable figures are 23.1 percent for same-sex and 7.4 percent for opposite-sex cohabitation.
However, when the gender of the perpetrators of these assaults is considered, we see an interesting take on the findings:
- 30.4 percent of same-sex cohabiting women reported being victimized by a male partner at some time in their lifetime.
- 11.4 percent of same-sex cohabiting women reported being victimized by a female partner.
- 10.8 percent of same-sex cohabiting men reported victimization by a female partner at some point in their lifetime.
- 15.4 percent of same-sex cohabiting men report being victimized by a male partner.
- 7.7 percent of opposite-sex cohabiting men report victimization by a female partner.
Thus, same-sex cohabiting women were nearly three times more likely to report being victimized by a male partner than by a female partner. Moreover, opposite-sex cohabiting women were nearly twice as likely to report being victimized by a male partner than were same-sex cohabiting women by a female partner (20.3 percent and 11.4 percent).
These findings suggest that intimate partner violence is perpetrated primarily by men, whether against male or female partners.
The victim struggles regardless
Regardless of the partners' gender identity and sexual orientation, the cycle of abuse, the emotional, psychological and physical impacts and damages of the abuse, as well as concerns of the partner who is being subjected to the abuse tend to gravitate towards the same themes. Self-doubt, self-blame, social isolation, protecting the abusive partner, and being judged or dismissed (by service providers, family, friends, or other concerned individuals) are among the common struggles that folks in abusive relationship experience.
LGBTQTT isolation
While there has been increased understanding of violence against women, and some understanding of the concept of victim-blaming and its damaging implications, there still is limited awareness of IPV among the LGBTQTT population, especially the trans community. In fact, until a few years ago, transition houses could turn away trans-women due to their gender identity; to date, there is only one transition house in BC that accommodates trans-men, or anyone who does not identify as a woman. Various forms of discrimination and prejudice, such as sexism, homophobia, and transphobia, can also contribute to further isolation of LGBTQTT folks who experience IPV.
Connecting the vulnerable to community resources
Given the limitations in services and public awareness, we at VictimLink try very hard to foster an inclusive, non-judgmental service that can connect the most vulnerable callers to resources in their own communities. Empathizing with our callers, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation, using appropriate language and pronouns, and acknowledging barriers and service gaps, are some of the ways we try to lower access barriers our callers face, and support them in our brief phone encounter.
To reach VictimLink, call at 1-800-563-0808
From anywhere in the Lower Mainland, you can phone or text 2-1-1 for information and referral to victim services. And you can also find victim services on The Red Book Online.
This article was written by Nazanin, an Information and Referral Specialist with bc211.
Nazanin has been a victim service worker with VictimLink for over three years, supporting those who have experienced crimes connect with appropriate resources and services in their own communities. Before coming to VictimLink, Nazanin had extensive experience working with international students, immigrant families, survivors of sexual assault and those who struggle with substance use. She is also a registered clinical counsellor, supporting immigrant and queer folks who struggle with a large variety of issues.


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Basque Culinary Center and EROSKI have delivered this afternoon the "Premio BCC-Eroski Saria" award. This competition seeks to promote local products, sustainability and health through the work of Basque Culinary Center graduates whose recipes support the use of native varieties and species from the different territories of Spain and are especially remarkable.
The "Premio BCC-EROSKI Saria" award seeks healthy, sustainable and innovative proposals and focuses on food produced in the area closest to the participants. Thus, the award highlights the finalists' twofold commitment. On the one hand, the social commitment to local producers and to the preservation of the biodiversity of species, varieties and flavours. On the other, their commitment to healthy and balanced eating with local products as the key to improving one's health.
The finalists of this edition are Oriol Casals from the Teòric restaurant in Barcelona and Xabier Blanco from the Summum restaurant in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, both Gastronomy and Culinary Arts graduates, as well as Carolina Sánchez and Iñaki Murua from the Ikaro restaurant in Logroño, who hold a Master's Degree in Cuisine, Technique, Product and Creativity and have just obtained their first Michelin star.


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|SCD will host concurrent meetings of ScicomP and SP-XXL at NCAR in July 2006.
In July 2006, the Scientific Computing Division (SCD) of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) will host two concurrent meetings for scientific users of IBM high-performance computing systems.
ScicomP12, scheduled for July 18–21 at NCAR, will be the twelfth in a series of meetings for computational scientists and engineers interested in achieving maximum performance and scalability on IBM HPC systems.
ScicomP12 is being combined with the summer meeting of SP-XXL, which will be held at NCAR from July 17–21. SP-XXL is a membership organization focused on systems-oriented interests in large-scale scientific computing on IBM hardware.
Dr. William Collins, a scientist in NCAR's Climate & Global Dynamics Division, will be the keynote speaker for the concurrent meetings. Collins, who studies atmospheric radiation, has developed one of the first techniques for integrating aerosol data into global climate models.
ScicomP12/SP-XXL will feature a day of tutorials presented by IBM staff and others on topics relevant to user concerns. Students are welcome, both as regular attendees and tutorial-only registrants, at reduced rates.
Conference organizers are seeking original presentations about recent discoveries, experiences, and lessons learned on IBM HPC products. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to May 8, 2006.
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ScicomP12 will explore IBM technologies such as the POWER architecture, the Federation Switch, and BlueGene/L. The program will include presentations by HPC users and IBM R&D staff. User presentations will focus on real-world experiences in porting, maintaining, and running codes on large-scale IBM systems. Issues may include code migration, scalable algorithms, hybrid programming models, exploitation of system architectures, and frameworks for scheduling and execution. IBM staff presentations will include hardware and software roadmaps for large systems, application development support software tools, performance programming, measurement, analysis, and tuning techniques.
ScicomP is an international organization of scientific and technical users of IBM systems. The purpose of ScicomP is to share information on software tools and techniques for developing scientific applications on IBM systems, and to gather and provide feedback to IBM to influence the evolution of these systems.
SP-XXL: Examining scalable parallel IBM systems
The SP-XXL 2006 summer meeting will consist of technical sessions open to participants from SP-XXL member sites. The sessions will examine terascale scientific computing on scalable parallel IBM systems, covering topics such as applications, code-development tools, communications, networking, support, parallel I/O, resource management, system administration, and training.
SP-XXL is a self-organized and self-supporting group whose members cover their own costs for participating. Members of SP-XXL work together to increase the capabilities of IBM machines and to provide guidance to IBM on essential development and support issues.


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PAWS to hold can drive for Earth Day
PAWS, the Pet Animal Welfare Society in Norwalk, (and where I got my puppy four years ago) is launching a bottle and can drive to collect redeemable cans/bottles in honor of Earth Day and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. Funds are desperately needed to support PAWS' life saving programs to help homeless animals, while CT residents discard an estimated $25 million in unredeemed soda, water and beer cans and bottles each year.
"Imagine how many more animals could be helped if PAWS could collect a fraction of the unredeemed cans and bottles that are discarded. A six back of soda can buy a can of cat food", states PAWS Board Member, Ilona Zimmer.
Please collect all your cans and bottles and help PAWS spread the word via facebook, etc. Don't forget Easter! Bring all your CLEAN containers with a $.05 CT deposit to PETCO on Saturday, April 30 from 12 - 4pm (431 Westport Avenue, Norwalk).
Contact PAWS for information on their ongoing collection and how your school, group or business can help PAWS raise money all year long, simply by donating your cans and bottles. Contact PAWS at 203-750-9572 or pawsct.org.


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1: Is quite similar to Asana kit-wise especially the spirit rend and Ren's Fury (Ren's fury as in he will gain bonus by being hit like how Asana gives out damage)
2: Primary quite similar to Kai wherein he can do focused damage and area damage at the same time.
3: Only his ult and 2nd ability only needs 1 click, the rest requires 2.
4: {IMO} has a playstyle similar to that of kai an Asa where Ren can chase down enemies like Asa and do ambushes like Kai.
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Rutgers Research: Antibiotics from a 'Molecular Pencil Sharpener'; Discovery Could Lead to New Antibacterial Agents and Drugs
New Brunswick, NJ, October 24, 2017 — Picture a brand-new, unsharpened pencil. The graphite at its core can't be used for writing until a pencil sharpener chews away its wooden tip.
Now picture microcin B17, an antibiotic that kills E. coli bacteria. Before being activated, it lies embedded in a structure called a prodrug, like the core of an unsharpened "molecular pencil."
Todd B. Bates reports that now, for the first time, scientists at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and other institutions have discovered a "molecular pencil sharpener" that chews away its outer coating to release the powerful antibiotic. Continue reading
CDC Funds 34 Innovative Projects to Combat Antibiotic Resistance; Research Aims to Better Understand Role of Microbiome
Atlanta, GA, October 8, 2016 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded more than $14 million to fund new approaches to combat antibiotic resistance, including research on how microorganisms naturally present in the human body (referred to as a person's microbiome) can be used to predict and prevent infections caused by drug-resistant organisms.
The awards, made through CDC's Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), support activities in the CDC Antibiotic Resistance Solutions Initiative.
The initiative, which also provides funding for state health departments and other partners, implements the tracking, prevention, and antibiotic stewardship activities outlined in the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. Continue reading
Growing Antibiotic Resistance Forces WHO to Update Recommended Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Geneva, Switzerland, August 31, 2016 — New guidelines for the treatment of three common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance.
Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are all caused by bacteria and are generally curable with antibiotics. However, these STIs often go undiagnosed and are becoming more difficult to treat, with some antibiotics now failing as a result of misuse and overuse.
It is estimated that, each year, 131 million people are infected with chlamydia, 78 million with gonorrhea, and 5.6 million with syphilis. Continue reading
U.S. Patient's Infection Raises Specter of Superbugs Resistant to All Antibiotics
New York, NY, May 31, 2016 ― Sabrina Tavernise and Denise Grady reported in The New York Times that American military researchers have identified the first patient in the United States to be infected with bacteria that are resistant to an antibiotic that was the last resort against drug-resistant germs.
The patient is well now, but the case raises the specter of superbugs that could cause untreatable infections, because the bacteria can easily transmit their resistance to other germs that are already resistant to additional antibiotics.
The resistance can spread because it arises from loose genetic material that bacteria typically share with one another. Continue reading


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Empowering Women to Lead and Succeed
A Review of the June 22nd Webinar with Gloria Feldt
In this webinar Gloria Feldt helped us to realize that power is in our hands and that we, as women, need to recognize it. Over the past twenty years, women have been earning 50% of all college degrees and landing in only 18% of top leadership positions across all sectors of the economy. In addition, the existing pay gap between men and women continues to take its toll. As it turns out, the cost to all women as a result of the pay gap is that we earn over $400,000 less then men who work in the same positions. That amount balloons to over $1,000,000 for women with college degrees as compared to their male peers. Furthermore, there are consequences to organizations if women are not included in leadership, including: limited viewpoints, women's lens is underrepresented in products/services, and companies are unaligned with the marketplace.
There are barriers and biases existing that are hindering women from acquiring leadership positions in organizations. Implicit (unconscious) biases that exist include: assumptions, beliefs, painful truths, stereotypes, and both seen and unseen biases about gender. Gloria noted that an example of this is when a behavior is exhibited by both a man and a woman and is interpreted differently for each sex. She shared a quote from Sheryl Sandberg stating that "Success and likeability are positively correlated for men and negatively correlated for women." This means that the more successful a man is the more likeable he is while the opposite is often true for women. This is a considerable factor contributing to the hindrance of our ability as women to move forward into leadership positions. Further hindering our ability are behavioral traits that are inherent to women. Gloria noted that psychological studies show that women will work 22% longer than men before they feel they have earned their money and that they value their work 19% less than men. In addition, women don't typically "toot their horn" and are four times less likely to ask for a raise or promotion than their male colleagues in similar positions.
As women, it is important for us to recognize that what got you ahead in school could keep you back in your career and leadership. A significant power moment for Gloria was when she was introduced to the quote from Sojourner Truth that says "If women want more rights than what they've got, why don't they just take them?" She later decided to embrace her "Power TO" upon researching women in politics for a magazine article. It was at that time that she learned that a main reason that there are so few women running for President is that women must be asked multiple times before they decide to move forward. On average, by the time the woman makes the decision to move toward with running there is typically a male candidate that is already the incumbent and it's hard to beat an incumbent.
A poll of the webinar attendees pointed out that most women on the call felt that they are becoming comfortable with power but were short of fully embracing it. Gloria urges all of us to decide what we want to do with your Power TO and focus on our intentions of how we will get it done. After writing multiple books related to women and leadership, Gloria started Take the Lead, an organization that "prepares, develops, inspires, and propels women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions by 2025." In essence, the organization focuses on the idea that successful female leadership requires the exercise of the "Power TO" which focuses on leadership, teamwork, trust, solving problems, infinite possibilities, and making you feel powerful. She wants us all to know that women's purpose in the 21st century is to walk through the doors that were opened in the 20th century.


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These new LG Motorsports carbon ZR1 side skirts are just what you need to complement your ZR1 front carbon splitter or just add a touch of custom to your Z06 or GrandSport Corvette
LG Motorsports rocker panels come ready to install and also include OEM GM ZR1 rear 'Gurney' flaps just in front of the rear wheels.
These are one piece autoclave moulded monolithically, which makes them the strongest on the market.
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Be flat-free with the Amerityre Solid Wheelbarrow Tire & Wheel Assembly
This flat free, heavy duty ribbed 4.80/4.00-10 solid wheelbarrow tire wheel assembly by Amerityre is the perfect choice for wheelbarrows that see heavy use at home, in the yard, or in the work place, sporting a 500 lb load rating. This tire is identical to other 4.80/4.00-8 wheelbarrow tires, but this comes with a 10 inch wheel. With strength and dependability, you can rest well knowing you can get back to work sooner!
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This size Amerityre wheelbarrow tire is offered in a ribbed tread only. The ribbed tread pattern allows for easier steering and lower rolling resistance when pushing your wheelbarrow through varied terrain. This tire will never leave marks on any surface. Although you're limited in tread choice, though, Amerityre offers the 4.80/4.00-10 tire wheel assembly in a variety of hub lengths and bearing sizes so all you have to do is order and replace.
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Also known as an "RPM Limiter": A rev limiter reduces the power of an engine when a certain RPM is reached. As an engine safety device, a rev limiter is placed in the electronic circuitry to prevent the engine from over-revving. For example, if you have a motorcycle throttle wide open and miss a shift, the rapid increase in RPM's could damage engine parts.


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Recently, the e.l.f. Illuminating Palette ($6 at elfcosmetics.com) came back after a hiatus over the summer. When it first debuted in June, it was called the Ambient Palette and it disappeared pretty quickly leaving a lot of people upset and speculating that maybe they didn't have enough stock to fill the orders they received. But if I had to guess, my theory is that they had to pull it because the name was too similar to another famous "ambient palette"… and the reason I'm thinking that is that now that it's back, it has a different name but the palette is exactly the same. But I could be wrong! So not only will I be reviewing this palette on its own, but I'll also compare it to the Hourglass Ambient Palette to see if this is a possible dupe. Let's get started!
The e.l.f. Illuminating Palette comes in a box, and when you open it up, the palette itself is a square shape with a matte black finish on the top and shiny plastic on the edges and bottom. The bottom of the palette actually looks unfinished because you can see the outline of the pans, but I discovered that you can actually pop them out and swap them into different e.l.f. palettes that you own (such as the blush palettes).
Inside, the e.l.f. Illuminating Palette has a large, full-size mirror which is such a great thing to have and four illuminating finishing powders.
These shades aren't overwhelmingly shimmery, they're much more subtle than your average highlight, so right away, that makes me think of the Hourglass Ambient Lighting palette! I tend to use the Hourglass powders more liberally than I would use a more shimmery highlighting powder and I've been using this e.l.f. powders in the same way.
The top left shade is a white shade with a slight yellow tint to it, while the top right shade is a pale pink. On the bottom left, is a beige shade and on the bottom right is a golden bronze shade.
These swatches may be a little hard to see because they sort of blend into my skin tone especially the middle two. But these are very pigmented, finely milled and soft and they blend beautifully into the skin. Everyone will likely use these in different ways, depending on their skin tone, but here's how I've been using them:
The brightest shade on the top left is the perfect setting powder for my concealer underneath my eyes. I also take it up into the inner corners of my eyes to brighten the whole area.
The light pink shade has a little bit more shimmer and is great for highlighting my cheekbones when I just want a subtle, lit-from-within look as opposed to a full-on highlight.
I use the bottom left beige shade (which reminds me so much of Hourglass Dim Light) all over my face as a finishing powder. It's the least shimmery of all the shades in this palette, so I can do that without looking like a disco ball. It's close to my own skin color, but just adds a hint of glow and warms up my cool skin just a little without completely changing the color.
I haven't really found a use for the bronzy shade yet since pulls a bit orange on me. I'm so cool-toned, almost every bronzer tends to look orange against my skin. But even if I can't use this shade, I can't complain. The other three work beautifully on me and this palette is a bargain.
So how does this compare to the Hourglass Ambient Lighting palette…is it a dupe?
Texture-wise, they feel a bit different than the Hourglass powders. When I swirl my finger into an Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder, it feels dry, but not in a bad way…the powder is very compact so there's no crumbling or fallout at all and they're super pigmented.
The e.l.f. Illuminating powders, on the other hand, are super soft and buttery but also have a tendency to crumble a little bit and cause fallout. Still, they are very pigmented (just slightly less so than the Hourglass powders).
Neither one is better or worse for me because the end result is still very similar. I just wanted to make you aware of the different textures, but for me, it's mostly about the end result. If I can get similar results from a $6 vs a $58 palette, I'll deal with a little bit of fallout!
Again, I'm sorry if these swatches are hard to see on my skin, but I was surprised to see how close these shades are to the Hourglass Ambient powders!
When compared to the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette, the beige shade on the bottom left looks just like Dim Light, which is supposed to create a radiance that balances cool and warm tones. The pink shade on the top right of the palette looks very similar to Incandescent Light, which is an opalescent pearl shade to brighten your complexion.
The bronze shade on the bottom right looks a lot like Radiant Light to give your skin a sunkissed look. The only shade that doesn't have a match in the Hourglass Ambient Palette is the lightest shade on the top left of the e.l.f. palette.
Overall, I'm really impressed with this palette and have found it to be a great alternative to the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette. I can use the e.l.f. palette in the same way and it's a fraction of the price! I definitely recommend getting this one if you can, and depending on your skin tone, you can use it in many different ways.


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Working in social services gave Diane Zimmerman an intimate glimpse into the challenges of parenthood. She has also seen how painful and complex it can get when the state steps in to intervene in the upbringing of children in the event that families fail. In her new book, "Parenting" (published by Xlibris), she presents a method of living that supports healthy kids and happy families.
"Parenting" is useful for parents, families and anyone who wants to repair broken relationships, feel successful or help make the family whole again. At the core of this book is the message that it is indeed possible to have a happy, healthy and balanced family. The author hopes that her work will foster an atmosphere of peace and safety in homes and families.
"At any given time hundreds of American families are being monitored by the courts because they have been unable to keep themselves safe and stable," Zimmerman says. "Each of these families needs to know the contents of this book."
Timely and relevant, "Parenting" is a treasure trove of practical insights for anyone who wants to improve the distressing state of today's families.
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On this page we have selected some of the sacred paintings Siviglia has created.
In the course of his life there have been many situations and events that had a strong impact on the artist starting already from childhood. On this page we can appreciate different religious art works like portraits of Jesus, of Mary, of several saints and angels being part of the Christian faith he has.
Siviglia is very much devoted to God, also because of the health issues he had when he was a child. Infact, at the age of about 3 years he was diagnosed a severe problem of his ankles that would not allow him to walk or use his legs in general. After 7 years in a wheelchair, when the doctors told him he had to undergo a surgery, but his mother – a devoted believer herself, brought him Lourdes to take a bath in the holy water.. After this pilgrimage he felt a strong pain in his ankles and on his return to the hospital the puzzled doctors could only declare the complete restoration of his ankles, a medical surgery was not necessary anymore. Today Alessandro is in the best of health and his way of thanking God, remembering what happened to him, is to paint this kind of sacral paintings, portraits of Christ and all the other religious characters, recalling the events and locations of the history of Christian faith.
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As way of a short post I wanted to thank all of you for your comments and feedback. The way I see it, my blogs success relys on me, and the feedback of the readers. The pictures in my posts will now go from small to a medium size. I have already changed the blog archive to drop the titles and this tidied up the blog nicely. Thanks for that observation Alan.
Bas, I have tried my blog on my 15 inch laptop and my XYL's Ipad and things looked not to bad. I was trying some two column layouts as you suggested but was just not happy with them. If anyone out there in blog land does have trouble viewing my blog due to the 3 column layout do let me know. John I have started to use Google analytics; the application has a lot to offer and I just have to sit down and see how to apply it to the blogs advantage. Everyone else Dick, Paul and Ethan thanks very much for your encouraging feed back as well.
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Category: Maternal Fetal Medicine
Introduction: Psychologically traumatic births, a form of perinatal Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is emerging as a health concern with the potential to disrupt the quality of parental and spousal relationships. A rich understanding of birth trauma will inform health care providers in providing optimal care for women who have this experience and help address the subsequent issues that may arise within the family.
Methods: In this study, I will explore how families experience psychologically traumatic birth by inquiring 1) how families perceive birth trauma, 2) how each family member experiences birth trauma, and 3) how birth trauma impacts family relationships. This study will be guided by a qualitative research method, Gadamerian hermeneutics, which is well-suited for new and emerging topics, such as this.
A sample of ten families will be recruited for this study within 12 months following birth. They will be recruited from clinics/offices of maternity care providers. There will be three forms of data collection that will be used in the interpretation: journal entries, interviews, and videotaped interactions, one between each parent and their infant.
Results: The findings from this study will provide the foundation for the future care of new families, acute and community-based and maternal care providers, and community stakeholders and agencies. They will inform and guide future research in the development and testing of interventions and make recommendations for existing programs and supports to more accurately meet the needs of new families.
Conclusion: Birth trauma, the experience of the family, and the effect on parent-child interactions are crucial concepts to understand because of their implications on child development. Given the significance of the maternal-infant relationship on health and developmental outcomes of the child, it is important to explore factors that compromise the quality of this relationship and potentially paternal-child relationships, such as psychological trauma resulting from the birthing experience.
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Nancy Moules– Doctoral Student, University of Calgary
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by J.C. Ryle, 1878
"Strive to enter in at the narrow gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able!" Luke 13:24
There was once a man who asked our Lord Jesus Christ a very deep question. He said to Him, "Lord, are there few that will be saved?"
Who this man was, we do not know. What his motive was for asking this question, we are not told. Perhaps he wished to gratify an idle curiosity; perhaps he wanted an excuse for not seeking salvation himself. The Holy Spirit has kept back all this from us — the name and motive of the inquirer are both hidden.
But one thing is very clear, and that is the vast importance of the saying of our Lord to which the question gave rise. Jesus seized the opportunity to direct the minds of all around Him to their own plain duty. He knew the train of thought which the man's inquiry had set moving in their hearts: He saw what was going on within them. "Strive," He cries, "to enter in at the narrow gate!" Whether there be few saved or many, your course is clear — strive to enter in. Now is the accepted time. Now is the day of salvation. A day shall come when many will seek to enter in and shall not be able. "Strive to enter in now."
I desire to call the serious attention of all who read this paper to the solemn lessons which this saying of the Lord Jesus is meant to teach. It is one which deserves special remembrance in the present day. It teaches unmistakably that mighty truth — our own personal responsibility for the salvation of our souls. It shows the immense danger of putting off the great business of religion, as so many unhappily do. On both these points, the witness of our Lord Jesus Christ in the text is clear. He, who is the eternal God, and who spoke the words of perfect wisdom, says to the sons of men, "Strive to enter in at the narrow gate — for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able!"
(I) Here is a description of the way of salvation. Jesus calls it "the narrow gate."
(II) Here is a plain command. Jesus says, "Strive to enter in."
(III) Here is an solemn prophecy. Jesus says, "Many will seek to enter in, and shall not be able."
May the Holy Spirit apply the subject to the hearts of
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practically, and be found safe in the great day of His second coming!
I. Here is a description of the way of salvation.Jesus calls it "the narrow gate."
There is a gate which leads to pardon, peace with God, and Heaven. Whoever goes in by that gate, shall be saved. Never, surely, was a gate more needed. Sin is a vast mountain between man and God. How shall a man climb over it? Sin is a high wall between man and God. How shall man get through it? Sin is a deep gulf between man and God. How shall man cross over it? God is in Heaven — holy, pure, spiritual, undefiled, light without any darkness at all — a Being who cannot bear that which is evil, or look upon iniquity. Man is a poor fallen worm, crawling on earth for a few years — sinful, corrupt, erring, defective — a being whose imagination is only evil, and whose heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. How shall man and God be brought together? How shall man ever draw near to his Maker without fear and shame? Blessed be God, there is a way! There is a road. There is a path. There is a door. It is the gate spoken of in the words of Christ, "the narrow gate."
This gate was made for sinners by the Lord Jesus Christ. From all eternity He covenanted and engaged that He would make it. In the fullness of time He came into the world and made it, by His own atoning death on the cross. By that death He made satisfaction for man's sin, paid man's debt to God, and bore man's punishment. He built a great gate at the cost of His own body and blood. He reared a ladder on earth whose top reached to Heaven. He made a door by which the chief of sinners may enter into the holy presence of God, and not be afraid. He opened a road by which the vilest of men, believing in Him, may draw near to God and have peace. He cries to us, "I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved." (John 10:9.) "I am the way: no man comes unto the Father but by Me." (John 14:6.) "By Him," says Paul, "we have boldness and access with confidence." (Ephesians 3:12.) Thus was the gate of salvation formed.
This gate is called the narrow gate, and it is not called so without cause. It is always narrow, and difficult to pass through to some people, and it will be so as long as the world stands. It is narrow to all who love sin — and are determined not to part with it. It is narrow to all who set their affection on this world — and seek first its pleasures and rewards. It is narrow to all who dislike trouble — and are unwilling to take pains and make sacrifices for their souls. It is narrow to all who like company — and want to keep in with the crowd. It is narrow to all who are self-righteous — and think they are good people, and deserve to be saved. To all such, the great gate which Christ made, is narrow and strait. In vain they seek to pass through. The gate will not admit them. God is not unwilling to receive them; their sins are not too many to be forgiven: but they are not willing to be saved in God's way.
Thousands, for the last eighteen centuries, have tried to make the gate wider! Thousands have worked and toiled to get to Heaven on lower terms. But the gate never alters. It is not elastic — it will not stretch to accommodate one man more than another. It is still the narrow gate.
As narrow as this gate is, it is the only one by which men can get to Heaven. There is no side door; there is no bye-path; there is no gap or low-place in the wall. All who are ever saved — will he saved only by Christ, and only by simple faith in Him. Not one will be saved by repentance. Today's sorrow, does not wipe off yesterday's sin. Not one will be saved by his own works. The best works that any man can do — are little better than splendid sins. Not one will be saved by his formal regularity in the use of the outward means of grace. When we have done all — we are poor "unprofitable servants." Oh, no! it is mere waste of time to seek any other road to eternal life.
Men may look right and left, and weary themselves with their own devices — but they will never find another door. Proud men may dislike the gate if they will. Profligate men may scoff at it, and make a jest of those who use it. Lazy men may complain that the way is hard. But men will discover no other salvation than that of faith in the blood and righteousness of a crucified Redeemer. There stands between us and Heaven, one great gate: it may be narrow; but it is the only one. We must either enter Heaven by the narrow gate — or not at all.
As narrow as this gate is, it is a gate ever ready to open. No sinners of any kind are forbidden to draw near: whoever will, may enter in and be saved. There is but one condition of admission: that condition is that you really feel your sins and desire to be saved by Christ in His own way. Are you really sensible of your guilt and vileness? Have you a truly broken and contrite heart? Behold the gate of salvation — and come in! He who made it declares, "Him that comes unto Me, I will never cast out." (John 6:37.)
The question to be considered is not whether you are a great sinner or a little sinner — whether you are elect or not — whether you are converted or not. The question is simply this, "Do you feel your sins? Do you feel laboring and heavy-laden? Are you willing to put your soul into Christ's hand?" Then if that is the case, the gate will open to you at once. Come in this very day. "Why do you stand outside?" (Genesis 24:31.)
As narrow as this gate is, it is one through which thousands have gone in and been saved. No sinner was ever turned back, and told he was too bad to be admitted, if he came really sick of his sins. Thousands of all sorts have been received, cleansed, washed, pardoned, clothed, and made heirs of eternal life. Some of them seemed very unlikely to be admitted: you and I might have thought that they were too bad to be saved. But He who built the gate did not refuse them. As soon as they knocked — He gave orders that they should be let in.
Manasseh, the wicked King of Judah, went up to this gate. None could have been worse than he. He had despised his good father Hezekiah's example and advice. He had bowed down to idols. He had filled Jerusalem with bloodshed and cruelty. He had slain his own children. But as soon as his eyes were opened to his sins, and he fled to the gate for pardon — the gate flew wide open, and he was saved.
Saul the Pharisee went up to this gate. He had been a great offender. He had been a blasphemer of Christ, and a persecutor of Christ's people. He had labored hard to stop the progress of the Gospel. But as soon as his heart was touched, and he found out his own guilt and fled to the gate for pardon — at once the gate flew wide open, and he was saved.
Many of the Jews who crucified our Lord went up to this gate. They had been grievous sinners indeed. They had refused and rejected their own Messiah. They had delivered Him to Pilate, and entreated that He might be slain. They had desired Barabbas to be released, and the Son of God to be crucified. But in the day when they were pricked to the heart by Peter's preaching — they fled to the gate for pardon, and at once the gate flew open, and they were saved.
The jailer at Philippi went up to this gate. He had been a cruel, hard, godless man. He had done all in his power to ill-treat Paul and his companion. He had thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. But when his conscience was aroused by the earthquake, and his mind enlightened by Paul's teaching — he fled to the gate for pardon, and at once the gate flew open, and he was saved.
But why need I stop short in Bible examples? Multitudes have gone to "the narrow gate "since the days of the Apostles, and have entered in by it and been saved! Thousands of all ranks, classes, and ages — learned and unlearned, rich and poor, old and young — have tried the gate and found it ready to open — have gone through it and found peace to their souls. Yes, thousands of people yet living have made proof of the gate, and found it the way to real happiness. Noble-men and commoners, merchants and bankers, soldiers and sailors, farmers and tradesmen, laborers and workmen, are still upon earth, who have found the narrow gate to be "a way of pleasantness and a path of peace." They have found Christ's yoke to be easy, and His burden to be light. Their only regret has been that so few enter in, and that they themselves did not enter in before.
This is the gate which I want every one to enter, into whose hand this paper may fall. I want you not merely to go to church or chapel — but to go with heart and soul to the gate of life. I want you not merely to believe there is such a gate, and to think it a good thing — but to enter by faith and be saved.
Think what a privilege it is to have a gate at all. The angels, who kept not their first estate — fell, never to rise again. To them there was no door of escape opened. The heathen never heard of any way to eternal life. What would not many a black man and many a red man give, if he only heard one plain sermon about Christ? The Jews in Old Testament times only saw the gate dimly and far away. "The way into the holiest was not made manifest, while the first tabernacle was standing." (Hebrews 9:8.)
But you have the gate set plainly before you — you have Christ and full salvation offered to you, without money and without price. You never need be at a loss which way to turn. Oh, consider what a mercy this is! Beware that you do not despise the gate and perish in unbelief! Better a thousand times not to know of the gate — than to know of it and yet tarry outside! How indeed will you escape — if you neglect so great salvation?
Think what a thankful man you ought to be if you have really gone in at the narrow gate. To be a pardoned, forgiven, justified soul — to be ready for sickness, death, judgment and eternity — to be ever provided for in both worlds — surely this is matter for daily praise. True Christians ought to be more full of thanksgivings than they are. I fear that few sufficiently remember what they were by nature, and what debtors to grace they are. Singing hymns of praise, was one special mark of the early Christians. Well would it be for Christians in the present day, if they knew more of this frame of mind. It is no mark of a healthy state of soul, when there is much complaining and little praise. It is an amazing mercy that there is any gate of salvation at all; but it is a still greater mercy when we are taught to enter in by it and be saved.
II. In the second place, here is a plain command.Jesus says to us, "Strive to enter in at the narrow gate." There is often much to be learned in a single word of Scripture. The words of our Lord Jesus in particular, are always full of matter for thought. Here is a word which is a striking example of what I mean. Let us see what the great Teacher would have us gather out of the word "Strive."
"STRIVE" teaches that a man must use means diligently, if he would have his soul saved. There are means which God has appointed to help man in his endeavors to approach Him. There are ways in which a man must walk, if he desires to be found of Christ. Public worship, reading the Bible, hearing the Gospel preached — these are the kind of things to which I refer. They lie, as it were, in the middle, between man and God. Doubtless no one can change his own heart, or wipe away one of his sins, or make himself in the least degree acceptable to God; but I do say that if man could do nothing but sit still — Christ would never have said "Strive."
"STRIVE" teaches that man is a free agent, and will be dealt with by God as a responsible being. The Lord Jesus does not bid us to wait, and wish, and feel, and hope, and desire. He says, "Strive." I call that miserable religion, which teaches people to be content with saying, "We can do nothing of ourselves," and makes them continue in sin. It is as bad as teaching people that it is not their fault if they are not converted, and that God only is to blame if they are not saved. I find no such theology in the New Testament. I hear Jesus saying to sinners, "Come — repent — believe — labor — ask — seek — knock." I see plainly that our salvation, from first to last — is entirely of God. But I see with no less plainness that our ruin, if lost — is wholly and entirely of ourselves. I maintain that sinners are always addressed as accountable and responsible; and I need no better proof of this than is contained in the word "Strive."
"STRIVE" teaches that a man must expect many adversaries and a hard battle — if he would have his soul saved. And this, as a matter of experience, is strictly true. There are no "gains without pains" in spiritual things — any more than in temporal things. That roaring lion, the devil — will never let a soul escape from him without a struggle. The heart which is naturally sensual and earthly — will never be turned to spiritual things without a daily fight. The world, with all its opposition and temptations — will never be overcome without a conflict.
But why should all this surprise us? What great and good thing was ever done without trouble?
Wheat does not grow without ploughing and sowing;
riches are not obtained without care and attention;
success in life is not won without hardships and toil;
and Heaven, above all, is not to be reached without the cross and the battle. The "violent take the kingdom by force." (Matt 11:12.) A man must "strive."
"STRIVE" teaches that it is worth while for a man to seek salvation. That may well be said. If there is anything that deserves a struggle in this world — it is the prosperity of the soul. The objects for which the great majority of men strive are comparatively poor and trifling things. Riches, and greatness, and rank, and learning, are "a corruptible crown." The incorruptible things are all within the narrow gate. The peace of God which passes all understanding — the bright hope of good things to come — the sense of the Spirit dwelling in us — the consciousness that we are pardoned, safe, ready, insured, provided for in time and eternity, whatever may happen — these are true gold, and durable riches. Well may the Lord Jesus call on us to "strive."
"STRIVE" teaches that laziness in religion is a great sin. It is not merely a misfortune, as some imagine — a thing for which people are to be pitied, and a matter for regret. It is something far more than this. It is a breach of a plain commandment. What shall be said of the man who transgresses God's law, and does something which God clearly forbids? There can be but one answer. He is a sinner. "Sin is the transgression of the law." (1 John 3:4.) And what shall be said of the man who neglects his soul, and makes no effort to enter the narrow gate? There can be only one reply. He is omitting a positive duty. Christ says to him, "Strive" — and behold, he sits still.
"STRIVE" teaches that all who are outside the narrow gate are in great danger! They are in danger of being lost forever. There is but a step between them and death! If death finds them in their present condition — they will eternally perish without hope. The Lord Jesus saw that clearly. He knew the uncertainty of life and the shortness of time: He would gladly have sinners make haste and delay not, lest they put off soul-business too late. He speaks as one who saw the devil drawing near to them daily, and the days of their life gradually ebbing away. He would have them take heed they be not too late: therefore He cries, "Strive."
That word "Strive," raises solemn thoughts in my mind. It is brimful of condemnation for thousands of baptized people. It condemns the ways and practices of multitudes who profess and call themselves Christians. Many there are who neither swear, nor murder, nor commit adultery, nor steal, nor lie; but one thing unhappily cannot be said of them: they cannot be said to "strive" to be saved. The "spirit of slumber" possesses their hearts in everything that concerns religion. About the things of the world — they are active enough: they rise early, and late take rest; they labor; they toil; they are busy; they are careful. But about the one thing needful — they never "strive" at all.
What shall I say of those who are irregular about public worship on Sundays? There are thousands all over Great Britain who answer this description. Sometimes, if they feel disposed, they go to some church or chapel, and attend a religious service; at other times they stay at home and read the paper, or idle about, or look over their accounts, or seek some amusement. Is this "striving"? I speak to men of common sense. Let them judge what I say.
What shall I say of those who come regularly to a place of worship — but come entirely as a matter of form? There are many in every parish of Great Britain in this condition. Their fathers taught them to come; their custom has always been to come: it would not be respectable to stay away. But they care nothing for the worship of God when they do come. Whether they hear law or Gospel, truth or error — it is all the same to them. They remember nothing afterwards. They put off their form of religion with their Sunday clothes, and return to the world. And is this "striving"? I speak to men of common sense. Let them judge what I say.
What shall I say of those who seldom or never read the Bible? There are thousands of people, I fear, who answer this description. They know the Book by name; they know it is commonly regarded as the only Book which teaches us how to live and how to die — but they can never find time for reading it! Newspapers, reviews, novels, romances, they can read — but not the Bible! And is this "striving" to enter in? I speak to men of common sense. Let them judge what I say.
What shall I say of those who never pray? There are multitudes, I firmly believe, in this condition. Without God they rise in the morning, and without God they lie down at night. They ask nothing; they confess nothing; they return thanks for nothing; they seek nothing. They are all dying creatures — and yet they are not even on speaking terms with their Maker and their Judge! And is this striving"? I speak to men of common sense. Let them judge what I say.
It is a solemn thing to be a minister of the Gospel. It is a painful thing to look on, and notice the ways of mankind in spiritual matters. We hold in our hands that great statute Book of God, which declares that without repentance, and conversion, and faith in Christ, and holiness — no man living can be saved. In discharge of our office, we urge on men to repent, believe, and be saved; but, alas, how frequently we have to lament that our labor seems all in vain. Men attend our churches, and listen, and approve — but do not "strive" to be saved.
We show the sinfulness of sin;
we unfold the loveliness of Christ;
we expose the vanity of the world;
we set forth the happiness of Christ's service;
we offer the living water to the wearied and heavy laden sons of toil —
but, alas, how often we seem to speak to the winds! Our words are patiently heard on Sundays; our arguments are not refuted: but we see plainly in the week that men are not "striving" to be saved. There comes the devil on Monday morning — and offers his countless snares; there comes the world — and holds out its seeming prizes: our hearers follow them greedily. They work hard for this world's goods; they toil at Satan's bidding! But for the one thing needful they will not "strive" at all!
I am not writing from hearsay. I speak what I have seen. I write down the result of thirty-seven years experience in the ministry. I have learned lessons about human nature during that period which I never knew before. I have seen how true are our Lord's words about the narrow way. I have discovered how few there are that "strive" to be saved.
Earnestness about temporal matters is common enough. Striving to be rich and prosperous in this world is not rare at all. Pains about money, and business, and politics — pains about trade, and science, and fine arts, and amusements — pains about rent, and wages, and labor, and land — pains about such matters I see in abundance both in town and country! But I see few who take pains about their souls. I see few anywhere who "strive" to enter in at the narrow gate!
I am not surprised at all this. I read in the Bible that it is only what I am to expect. The parable of the great supper is an exact picture of things that I have seen with my own eyes ever since I became a minister. (Luke 14:16.) I find, as my Lord and Savior tells me, that "men make excuse." One has his piece of land to see; another has his oxen to prove; a third has his family hindrances. But all this does not prevent my feeling deeply grieved for the souls of men. I grieve to think that they should have eternal life so close to them — and yet be lost because they will not "strive" to enter in and be saved.
I know not in what state of soul many readers of this paper may be. But I warn you to take heed that you do not perish forever for lack of "striving." Do not suppose that it needs some great scarlet sin to bring you to the pit of eternal destruction! You have only to sit still and do nothing — and you will find yourself there at last. Yes! Satan does not ask you to walk in the steps of Cain, and Pharaoh, and Ahab, and Belshazzar, and Judas Iscariot. There is another road to Hell quite as sure — the road of spiritual indolence, spiritual laziness, and spiritual sloth! Satan has no objection to your being a respectable member of the Christian Church. He will let you pay your tithes; he will allow you to sit comfortably in church every Sunday you live. He knows full well, that so long as you do not "strive" — that you must come at last to the worm that never dies, and the fire that is never quenched. Take heed that you do not come to this end. I repeat it, you have only to do nothing — and you will be eternally lost!
If you have been taught to "strive" for your soul's prosperity, I entreat you never to suppose you can go too far. Never give way to the idea that you are taking too much trouble about your spiritual condition, and that there is no need for so much carefulness. Settle it rather in your mind that "in all labor there is profit," and that no labor is so profitable as that bestowed on the soul. It is a maxim among good farmers that the more they do for the land — the more the land does for them. I am sure it should be a maxim among Christians that the more they do for their religion — the more their religion will do for them. Watch against the slightest inclination to be careless about any means of grace. Beware of shortening your prayers, your Bible reading, your private communion with God. Take heed that you do not give way to a thoughtless, lazy manner of using the public services of God's house. Fight against any rising disposition to be sleepy, critical, and fault-finding, while you listen to the preaching of the Gospel. Whatever you do for God — do it with all your heart and mind and strength. In other things be moderate — and dread running into extremes. In soul matters fear moderation just as you would fear the plague! Care not what men think of you. Let it be enough for you that your Master says, "STRIVE!"
III. The last thing I wish to consider in this paper is the solemn prophecy which the Lord Jesus delivers.He says, "Many will seek to enter in, and shall not be able." When shall this be? At what period shall the gate of salvation be shut forever? When shall "striving" to enter be of no use? These are serious questions. The gate is now ready to open to the chief of sinners; but a day comes when it shall open no more.
The time foretold by our Lord is the time of His own second coming to judge the world. The long-suffering of God will at last have an end. The throne of grace will at length be taken down — and the throne of judgment shall be set up in its place. The fountain of living waters shall at length be closed. The narrow gate shall at last be barred and bolted. The day of grace will be passed and over. The day of reckoning with a sin-laden world shall at length begin. And then shall be brought to pass the solemn prophecy of the Lord Jesus, "Many will seek to enter in, and shall not be able."
All prophecies of Scripture that have been fulfilled hitherto, have been fulfilled to the very letter. They have seemed to many unlikely, improbable, impossible, up to the very time of their accomplishment; but not one word of them has ever failed.
The promises of good things have come to pass, in spite of difficulties that seemed insuperable. Sarah had a son when she was past bearing age; the children of Israel were brought out of Egypt and planted in the promised land; the Jews were redeemed from the captivity of Babylon, after seventy years, and enabled once more to build the temple; the Lord Jesus was born of a pure virgin, lived, ministered, was betrayed, and crucified — precisely as Scripture foretold. The Word of God was pledged in all these cases, that it should be. And so it was.
The predictions of judgments on cities and nations have come to pass, though at the time they were first spoken, they seemed incredible. Egypt is the basest of kingdoms; Edom is a wilderness; Tyre is a rock for drying nets; Nineveh, that "exceeding great city," is laid waste, and become a desolation; Babylon is a dry land and a wilderness — her broad walls are utterly broken down; the Jews are scattered over the whole earth as a separate people. In all these cases, the Word of God foretold that it should be so. And so it was.
The prophecy of the Lord Jesus Christ which I press on your attention this day, shall be fulfilled in like manner. Not one word of it shall fail when the time of its accomplishment is due. "Many will seek to enter in — and shall not be able."
There is a time coming, when seeking God shall be useless. Oh, that men would remember that! Too many seem to imagine that the hour will never arrive when they shall seek and not find: but they are sadly mistaken. They will discover their mistake one day to their own confusion, except they repent. When Christ comes, "many shall seek to enter in, and not be able."
There is a time coming when many shall be shut out from Heaven forever. It shall not be the lot of a few — but of a great multitude; it shall not happen to one or two in this parish, and one or two in that — it shall be the miserable end of a vast crowd. "Many will seek to enter in, and shall not be able."
Knowledge shall come to many too late. They shall see at last the value of an immortal soul, and the happiness of having it saved. They shall understand at last their own sinfulness and God's holiness, and the glorious fitness of the Gospel of Christ. They shall comprehend at last why ministers seemed so anxious, and preached so long, and entreated them so earnestly to be converted. But, alas, they shall know all this — too late!
Repentance shall come to many too late. They shall discover their own exceeding wickedness and be thoroughly ashamed of their past folly. They shall be full of bitter regret and unavailing lamentations, of keen convictions and of piercing sorrows. They shall weep, and wail, and mourn — when they reflect on their sins. The remembrance of their lives will be grievous to them; the burden of their guilt will seem intolerable. But, alas, like Judas Iscariot, they will repent too late!
Faith shall come to many too late. They will no longer be able to deny that there is a God, and a devil, a Heaven, and a Hell. Deism, and scepticism, and infidelity shall be laid aside forever! Scoffing, and jesting, and free-thinking shall cease! They will see with their own eyes, and feel in their own bodies, that the things of which ministers spoke were not cunningly devised fables — but great real truths! They will find out to their cost, that evangelical religion was not mere religious cant, extravagance, fanaticism, and enthusiasm! They will discover that it was the one thing needful, and that for lack of it they are lost forever. Like the devil, they will at length believe and tremble — but too late!
A desire of salvation shall come to many too late. They shall long after pardon, and peace, and the favor of God — when they can no more be had. They will wish they might have one more Sunday over again, have one more offer of forgiveness, have one more call to prayer. But it will matter nothing what they think, or feel, or desire then — the day of grace will be over; the gate of salvation will be bolted and barred! It will be too late!
I often think what a change there will be one day, in the estimation at which things are valued. I look round this world in which my lot is cast; I mark the current price of everything this world contains; I look forward to the coming of Christ, and the great day of God. I think of the new order of things, which that day will bring in; I read the words of the Lord Jesus, when He describes the master of the house rising up and shutting the door; and as I read, I say to myself, "There will be a great change soon!"
What are the dear things now? Gold, silver, precious stones, bank notes, mines, ships, lands, houses, horses, carriages, furniture, food, drink, clothes, and the like. These are the things that are thought valuable; these are the things that command a ready market; these are the things which you can never get below a certain price. He who has much of these things — is counted a wealthy man. Such is the world!
And what are the cheap things now?
The knowledge of God,
the free salvation of the Gospel,
the favor of Christ,
the grace of the Holy Spirit,
the privilege of being God's son,
the title to eternal life,
the right to the tree of life,
the promise of a mansion in Heaven,
the promises of an incorruptible inheritance,
the offer of an unfading crown of glory!
These are the things that no man hardly cares for. They are offered to men without money and without price — they may be had for nothing — freely and gratuitously. Whoever will, may take his portion. But, alas, there is no demand for these things! They go a begging. They are scarcely looked at. They are offered in vain. Such is the world!
But a day is coming upon us all, when the value of everything shall be altered. A day is coming when bank-notes shall be as useless as rags, and gold shall be as worthless as the dust of the earth! A day is coming when thousands shall care nothing for the things for which they once lived — and shall desire nothing so much as the things which they once despised. The halls and palaces will be forgotten in the desire of a "house not made with hands." The favor of the rich and great will be no more remembered, in the longing for the favor of the King of kings. The silks, and satins, and velvets, and laces, will be lost sight of — in the anxious lack of the robe of Christ's righteousness. All shall be altered, all shall be changed in the great day of the Lord's return. "Many will seek to enter in, and shall not be able."
It was a weighty saying of some wise man, that "Hell is truth known too late." I fear that thousands of professing Christians in this day will find this out by sad experience. They will discover the value of their souls — when it is too late to obtain mercy; and see the beauty of the Gospel — when they can derive no benefit from it. Oh, that men would be wise early!
I often think there are few passages of Scripture more solemn than that in the first chapter of Proverbs, "But since you rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand, since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke, I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you — when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you. Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me. Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD, since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke — they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes! For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them!" Proverbs 1:24-32
Some reader of this paper may be one of those who neither like the faith nor practice which the Gospel of Christ requires. You think us extreme when we beseech you to repent and be converted. You think we ask too much when we urge you to come out from the world, and take up the cross, and follow Christ. But take notice that you will one day confess that we were right. Sooner or later, in this world or the next — you will acknowledge that you were wrong. Yes! it is a melancholy consideration for the faithful minister of the Gospel, that all who hear him will one day allow that his counsel was good. Mocked, despised, scorned, neglected as his testimony may be on earth — a day is coming which shall prove effectually that truth was on his side. The rich man who hears us and yet makes a god of this world; the tradesman who hears us and yet makes his ledger his Bible — the farmer who hears us and yet remains as cold as the clay on his land — the laborer who hears us and feels no more for his soul than a stone — all, all will at length acknowledge before the world, that they were wrong. All will at length desire earnestly that very mercy which we now set before them in vain. "They will seek to enter in — and shall not be able."
Some reader of this paper may be one of those who love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Such a one may well take comfort when he looks forward. You often suffer persecution now for your religion's sake. You have to bear hard words and unkind insinuations. Your motives are often misrepresented, and your conduct slandered. The reproach of the cross has not ceased. But you may well take courage when you look forward and think of the Lord's second coming. That day shall make amends for all.
You will see those who now laugh at you because you read the Bible, and pray, and love Christ — in a very different state of mind. They will come to you as the foolish virgins came to the wise, saying, "Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are gone out." (Matthew 25:8.) You will see those who now hate you and call you fools because, like Caleb and Joshua, you bring up a good report of Christ's service — altered, changed, and no longer like the same men. They will say, "Oh, that we had taken part with you! You have been the truly wise — and we the foolish."
Then fear not the reproach of men. Confess Christ boldly before the world. Show your colors, and be not ashamed of your Master. Time is short! Eternity hastens on! The cross is only for a little season — the crown is forever! Make sure work about that crown — leave nothing uncertain. "Many will seek to enter in — and shall not be able."
And now let me offer to every one who reads this paper, a
few parting words, in order to apply the whole subject to his soul. You have
heard the words of the Lord Jesus unfolded and expounded. You have seen the
picture of the way of salvation — it is a narrow gate. You have heard
the command of the King: "Strive to enter in." You have been told of
His solemn warning: "Many shall seek to enter in, and shall not be
able." Bear with me a little longer while I try to impress the whole
matter on your conscience. I have yet something to say on God's behalf.
(1)For one thing, I will ask you a plain question. Have you entered in at the narrow gate, or not? Old or young, rich or poor, churchman or dissenter, I repeat my question, Have you entered in at the narrow gate?
I ask not whether you have heard of it, and believe there is a gate. I ask not whether you have looked at it, and admired it, and hope one day to go in. I ask whether you have gone up to it, knocked at it, been admitted, and are now inside?
If you are not inside, what good have you got from your religion? You are not pardoned and forgiven. You are not reconciled to God. You are not born again, sanctified, and fit for Heaven. If you die as you are — the devil will have you forever, and your soul will be eternally miserable!
Oh, think, think what a state this is to live in! Think, think above all things, what a state this is to die in! Your life is but a vapor. A few more years at most — and you are gone! Your place in the world will soon be filled up; your house will be occupied by another. The sun will go on shining; the grass and daises will soon grow thick over your grave; your body will be food for worms, and your soul will be lost to all eternity!
And all this time there stands open before you a gate of salvation. God invites you. Jesus Christ offers to save you. All things are ready for your deliverance. One thing only is lacking, and that is that you should be willing to be saved.
Oh think of these things, and be wise!
(2)For another thing, I will give plain advice to all who are not yet inside the narrow gate. That advice is simply this: to enter in without a day's delay.
Tell me, if you can, of anyone who ever reached Heaven except through "the narrow gate." I know of none. From Abel, the first who died, down to the end of the list of Bible names — I see none saved by any way, but that of faith in Christ.
Tell me, if you can, of anyone who ever entered in at the narrow gate without "striving." I know of none! He who would win Heaven — must be content to fight for it.
Tell me, if you can, of anyone who ever strove earnestly to enter, and failed to succeed. I know of none. I believe that however weak and ignorant men may be, they never seek life heartily and conscientiously, at the right door — and are left without an answer of peace.
Tell me, if you can, of anyone who ever entered in at the narrow gate, and was afterwards sorry. I know of none. I believe the footsteps on the threshold of that gate are all one way. All have found it a good thing to serve Christ, and have never regretted taking up His cross.
If these things are so, seek Christ without delay, and enter in at the gate of life while you can! Make a beginning this very day. Go to that merciful and mighty Savior in prayer, and pour out your heart before Him. Confess to Him your guilt and wickedness and sin. Unbosom yourself freely to Him — keep nothing back. Tell Him that you cast yourself and all your soul's affairs wholly on His hands, and ask Him to save you according to His promise, and put His Holy Spirit within you.
There is everything to encourage you to do this. Thousands as bad as you have applied to Christ in this way — and not one of them has been sent away and refused. They have found a peace of conscience which they never knew before, and have gone on their way rejoicing. They have found strength for all the trials of life — and none of them have been allowed to perish in the wilderness. Why should not you also seek Christ?
There is everything to encourage you to do what I tell you at once. I know no reason why your repentance and conversion should not be as immediate as that of others before you. The Samaritan woman came to the well an ignorant sinner — and returned to her home a new creature. The Philippian jailor turned from darkness to light — and became a professed disciple of Christ in a single day. And why should others not do the same? Why should you not give up your sins, and lay hold on Christ this very day?
I know that the advice I have given you is good. The grand question is, Will you take it?
(3)The last thing I have to say, shall be a request to all who have really entered in at the narrow gate. That request is, that you will tell others of the blessings which you have found.
I want all converted people to be missionaries. I do not want them all to go out to foreign lands, and preach to the heathen; but I do want all to be of a missionary spirit, and to strive to do good at home. I want them to testify to all around them — that the narrow gate is the way to happiness, and to persuade them to enter in by it.
When Andrew was converted — he found his brother Peter, and said to him, "We have found the Messiah! And he brought him to Jesus." (John 1:41, 42.) When Philip was converted — he found Nathaniel, and said to him, "We have found Him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth! And Nathaniel said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said unto him, Come and see!" (John 1:45, 46.) When the Samaritan woman was converted. "Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people: Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?" (John 4:28, 29.) When Saul the Pharisee was converted, "Immediately he preached Christ in the synagogues, that He is the son of God." (Acts 9:20.)
I long to see this kind of spirit among Christians in the present day. I long to see more zeal to commend the narrow gate to all who are yet outside, and more desire to persuade them to enter in and be saved. Happy indeed is that Church whose members not only desire to reach Heaven themselves — but desire also to take others with them!
The great gate of salvation is yet ready to open — but the hour draws near when it will be closed forever. Let us work while it is called today, for "the night comes when no man can work." (John 9:4.) Let us tell our relatives and friends, that we have proved the way of life — and found it pleasant, that we have tasted the bread of life — and found it good.
I have heard it calculated that if every believer in the world were to bring one soul to Christ each year, the whole human race would be converted in less than twenty years. I make no comment on such a calculation. Whether such a thing might be or not, one thing is sure: that many more souls might probably be converted to God, if Christians were more zealous to do good.
This, at least, we may remember, that God is "not willing that any should perish — but that all should come to repentance." (2 Peter 3:9.) He who endeavors to show his neighbor the narrow gate is doing a work which God approves. He is doing a work which angels regard with interest, and with which the building of a pyramid will not compare in importance. What says the Scripture? "He who converts a sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins." (James 5:20.)
Let us all awaken to a deeper sense of our responsibility in this matter. Let us look round the circle of those among whom we live, and consider their state before God. Are there not many of them yet outside the gate, unforgiven, unsanctified, and unfit to die? Let us watch for opportunities of speaking to them. Let us tell them of the narrow gate, and entreat them to "strive to enter in."
Who can tell what "a word spoken in due season" may do? Who can tell what it may do when spoken in faith and prayer? It may be the turning-point in some man's history. It may be the beginning of thought, prayer, and eternal life. Oh, for more love and boldness among believers! Think what a blessing to be allowed to speak one converting word!
I know not what the feelings of my readers may be on this subject. My heart's desire and prayer is that you may daily remember Christ's solemn words, "Many will seek to enter in — and shall not be able." Keep these words in mind — and then be careless about the souls of others, if you can!


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