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Starting a New Business
So you want to start your own business? You have some ideas but have not developed a plan to make it happen. The following steps will help you develop a plan for your business and ensure that you have considered all of the important aspects. The plan will increase your chances of success and will be necessary if you intend to borrow money
Step 1 – Evaluating Your Business Idea
The first step in developing a business plan is to have a well thought-out concept. Carefully read and complete the "Evaluating Your Business Idea" workbook. This workbook will assist you in addressing all of the topics necessary to develop your business plan. Taking the time to evaluate yourself and your business concept, will improve your chance of success.
Evaluating a Business Idea Pg 7-22.pdf
Step 2 – Determine your personal financial situation
Most new or future business owners need to have a personal financial statement. The statement includes all of your personal assets, liabilities and net worth and will determine the income necessary to meet personal financial obligations. Accurately and completely fill out the "Personal Financial Statement" for each owner. Anyone owning 20% or more of the business, or anyone having a majority financial interest in the business, will need to complete a personal financial statement. It is also important to know and understand your personal credit score before approaching a lender for consideration.
Click here to print: "Personal Financial Statement"
Step 3 – Consider your management skills
Complete the "Management Resume" for each owner as well as key employees who are critical to the success of the business. In addition to identifying skills, you will need to provide some personal information that may be required by your lender.
Step 4 – Meet with a Professional Business Consultant
The Small Business Development Center will assist you in organizing your information into a complete business plan. To apply for assistance, complete your request at Southeast Minnesota SBDC Client Signup.
Step 5 – Determine if you need a license or permit
Some business types are regulated and require a license or permit issued by the state or local government. You can search the following link to identify if a license is required and the steps necessary to complete the application: http://mn.gov/elicense/
Step 6 – Determine the appropriate business structure
Once you have finalized your plan you will need to determine the appropriate form of organization for your business situation. There are many factors to consider in choosing a form of organization; the "Guide to Starting a Small Business in Minnesota" provides valuable information to help you make a decision. Also, the SBDC hosts a Legal Advice Clinic that can provide information to assist you.
- Sole proprietorship/Partnership – Certificate of Assumed Name
- Corporation – Articles of Incorporation (seek competent legal advice)
- Limited Liability Company – Articles of Organization for a LLC (seek legal competent legal advice)
- Business Law
Step 7 – Registering your business with the Federal Government
You may or may not need to register your business with the Federal Government, go to the following link to determine whether or not it is necessary for your business.
http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Employer-ID-Numbers-EINs . If you need an Employer Identification Number (EIN):
Step 8 – Registering your business with the State of Minnesota
All businesses need to be registered with the state of Minnesota. The registration process will provide a number that will be used to file income and sales tax. Complete hhttp://www.revenue.state.mn.us/businesses/Pages/Business-Center.aspx
Managing and Growing Your Business
Everyday small businesses are faced with decisions about managing operations to keep up in competitive markets. At the SBDC our consultants will help the business owner evaluate the company's strengths and weaknesses to help the company grow and maintain profitability. Too often we see businesses grow at a rate that outstrips their short or long term cash flow position, and subsequently struggle with trying to fulfill obligations without the necessary financing. Additionally, when sales decrease and expenses are increasing, our consultants can assist the business owner in creating a plan to re-position the company to weather the storm and survive the economic down- turn. Below is a list of a few of the various projects the SBDC can assist you with:
- Budgeting
- Marketing
- Managing accounts receivable
- Managing Inventory
- Purchasing new equipment and buildings
- Addition of new products
- Refinancing existing debt
- Does your company have too much debt
- Increasing working capital (cash on hand)
- Leasing equipment vs purchasing equipment
Any time the business owner wants or needs to make a change to their business, careful planning is essential to building a success and profitable business. Simply call or e-mail using the contact information on this page. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Buying an Existing Business
One of the best entry strategies into the world of business ownership is to purchase an existing business. The main advantage to buying an existing business is that the business concept is already proven since there are already customers purchasing the products/services. However, before deciding to buy a business there are two key pieces of information that must be determined. First, the business must be valued, and second, the adjusted profitability has to be made for changes in the new ownership.
Business Valuation
In order to place a value on a business you will need the following information:
- List of all fixed assets (buildings, equipment, office furniture, computers, vehicles, etc.)
- List of all inventory (items held for resale to customers)
- Three years tax returns (schedule of profits and losses as reported to the IRS)
- Asking price of the Business
- Schedule of accounts receivable
- Is the seller willing to finance a percentage of the sales price.
- Current profit and loss statement and current balance sheet
- Costs to modify the business (building needs a new roof or new piece of equipment)
By obtaining the above information from the current owner of your targeted business acquisition, you will be able to provide the SBDC with all of the information necessary to approximate the market value of the business.
Adjusted Profitability
Determining the adjusted profitability of a business requires you to first identify the current profitability from the most recent fiscal year profit and loss statement and then add/subtract increases in revenues/ costs associated with the change in ownership. These revenue/costs can include new product lines, increased margins, owners salary, interest payments, rents, taxes, and fringe benefits. The SBDC has counselors who are trained to analyze these types of business transactions and can provide you with FREE and confidential assistance. Contact us today using the numbers or e-mail on the bottom of this page.
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MTV Splitsvilla is an Indian television reality show that airs on MTV India.The series is loosely based on the American dating reality show Flavor of Love.
Yes, tonight 30th July 2017 Episode 2 of MTV Splitsvilla (Splitsvilla X) is going to air. This is going to be very interesting and entertaining.
This is the 10th season of the MTV Splitsvilla which will gonna be more fun from the last 9 seasons. In this season we will gonna see some smart and sexy contestants on the show who all are looking for their love partners.
MTV Splitsvilla X Episode 30th July 2017 Promo
MTV Splitsvilla is one of the most watched and popular shows of MTV channel. It is mostly the youth who watch it. We all were anxiously waiting to know when the tenth season would start and looks like it is not that far away.
The Theme of MTV Splitsvilla X (2017) is About Girls Being Bunny and Boys being hunter lets see what girls choose among them carrot of Hunter with love.
Last Week we saw MTV Splitsvilla X (10) First Episode 1 contestants introducing themselves telling about their past and why are they here in Splitsvilla to play a game or to find their love.
In the end, one boy and one girl are crowned the winners of Splitsvilla, as a couple. There are a lot of fights, jealousy, hatred, friendship, backstabbing, and love when all these wild contestants get together. There are also a King and Queen who have dumping powers.
The Show will air on weekend days that is on Every Sunday on MTV India TV Channel at 7.00 PM IST.
The Host of this upcoming season MTV Splitsvilla 10 (X) of a reality show is Rannvijay Singha and Sunny Leone who already hosted previous seasons.
MTV Splitsvilla 10 (Splitsvilla X) 30th July 2017 Episode 2 Task, Elimination, Written Updates
Tonight It will be a NewTask which introduced all the contestants and tests Strength, Intelligence, and Luck of the Contestants. It will be Lots of Love, Romance, Dump, and Tough Moments between the contestants in MTV Splitsvilla 10 Episode 2 of 30th July 2017.
All the 15 contestants names which started the MTV Splitsvilla 10.Today 30th July 2017 Episode 2 Promo Video of Splitsvilla X is just given below.Check out now.
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Getting 24/7 help with physics homework problems
It can be a serious problem for any physics student when having trouble with their homework and there is no one on hand to help them. When you are in class you obviously have the teacher as your go-to person. If you are at home alone and simply can't get your physics solution correct, just how do you get out of that situation?
While the good news is that there is a wide range of support services available ranging from general and free physics homework help to one-on-one assistance where you pay for the service rendered. Every student differs. They will have different problems with their physics homework, they will have different resources to possibly pay for assistance and they will have different attitudes to wanting to get to work just right.
What is your problem with physics?/
This is a very important question to answer. Physics is a very broad subject and contains a significant number of sections. Before you can do anything about getting the right type of help with your physics homework, you need to know precisely where your area of most need lies.
This is pretty easy to work out. You're in class and a physics teacher gives you an an activity and you feel as if you don't know where to start. You've got any number of questions about this subject. That's the topic, that's the part of physics where you most need homework help.
So when you go looking for help, you know exactly what type of help you need for which particular aspect of physics.
The next step for you is to decide what type of help you want. It could be anyone of the three types listed below.
- A personal tutor working with you in the same room.
- A personal tutor working with you online.
- A tutor working with you and other students online at the same time.
The advantage of having a personal tutor working on a one-to-one basis with you in the same room is that communication is obviously dead easy. The teacher can see where you are having trouble with one or more aspects of your physics homework. They can immediately pinpoint your lack of understanding and rectify that problem there and then on the spot.
If you go online you can work with the tutor that way and if you are the only student in the class, so to speak, then again, you have an excellent chance of receiving expert help. This type of help is often available around the clock.
Everyone contributes to the website by posting questions they have about their physics homework and other students make comments and post replies on how they tackled this topic. The teacher is there to oversee the whole operation and obviously to give advice. It depends on how much homework help you need and the type of person you are. If you enjoy contributing to a blog on physics, then working with both the teacher and other students can be a great idea.


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Beijing (北京 Běijīng) is the capital of the most populous country in the world, the People's Republic of China. With a population of 21.5 million people, it is the nation's second-largest city after Shanghai. It was also the seat of the Ming and Qing dynasty emperors until the formation of a republic in 1911. Beijing is the political, educational and cultural centre of the country and as such it is rich in historical sites and important government and cultural institutions. The city is marked by its flatness and arid climate. There are only three hills to be found in the city limits (in Jingshan Park to the north of Forbidden City) and mountains surround the capital on three sides. Like the configuration of the Forbidden City, Beijing has concentric "ring roads", which are actually rectangular, that go around the metropolis and serve as good reference points as one attempts to move about the city. Beyond the ring roads are the most-visited portions of the Great Wall of China, which witnesses visitors the world over and Beijing serves as a good headquarters for those who wish to gaze upon one of mankind's more memorable and lasting structures.
Program Itinerary
Day 01 (Friday): ARRIVAL BEIJING
Upon arrival at Beijing International Airport at 0630am, meet and greet by local agent representative. Then head to downtown for the tour to Tian An Men Square – the largest city square in the world, it is bordered by the Great Hall of the People and Chairman Mao's Mausoleum. Standing north is Forbidden City – the complex of Imperial Palace and home to the Emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasty for over 500 years. Check in to Hotel after a professional foot massage provided free at Herbal Medicine Centre. Enjoy the wonderful Acrobatic Show in the evening. Lunch and dinner served at local Halal restaurant.
Day 02 (Saturday): BEIJING TOUR
Breakfast served at Hotel restaurant. Today, on the way to The Great Wall , spend some time at Jade Museum to see the finest art of jade carving. Then to Great Wall of China – first built in the Warring States period (475 – 221BC). Lunch will be served at local Muslim restaurant. Then stop at newly opened Ba Da Ling Outlet – a paradise of luxury brands and good prices. Then stop at Burning Cream Center on the way back to downtown. Dinner at local Muslim restaurant. Then back to Hotel.
Day 03 (Sunday): BEIJING TOUR
Breakfast served at Hotel restaurant. Today proceed to Silk Store – to feel the exquisiteness of Chinese traditional embroidery. Then visit to Summer Palace – the largest imperial garden in China. Spending a time at Bamboo Carbon Store before proceed for lunch at local Muslim restaurant. Then prayers will be held at Niu Jie Mosque – the most famous Mosque in Beijing. Stop at Muslim Supermarket and then take a look at The Place – Asia's largest LED screen is glittering. Then devoted to blast shopping at very popular Xiu Shui Market. Dinner served at local Muslim restaurant. Then back to Hotel.
Day 04 (Monday): BEIJING TOUR
Breakfast served at Hotel restaurant. Check out in the morning and proceed to Tea House. Then have the outside tour to prestigious Bird's Nest and Water Cube for 2008 Olympic Games following to Jewelry Shop. After lunch, go to Nan Dou Ya Mosque for prayers. Then to Hong Qiao Market. Dinner will be served at Five Star Padang Restaurant – the only Indonesian cuisine (Halal) in Beijing. In the evening devoted to China's No. 1 shopping street – Wang Fu Jing and its Night Food Market
Day 05 (Tuesday): BEIJING SHOOPING TOUR
The whole day today devoted to local Bazaars with guide and coach service.
Day 06 (Wednesday): BEIJING FREE DAY
Breakfast served at Hotel restaurant. Free at own leisure.
Day 07 (Thursday): DEPART BEIJING
Breakfast served at Hotel restaurant. Check out and proceed to local Muslim restaurant for lunch. After lunch proceed to Beijing International Airport for departure home.
Package Include
- Accommodation at 4* Hotel
- Transportation by Private coach
- Meals as specified in itinerary
- All Excursions and visits specified in the Itinerary
- Entrances Fees / Tickets
- Malay Speaking Guide
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- Air Ticket on Economy Class
- Optional tour
- Tipping
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Perhaps the most intriguing part of the Burmese culture is its rustic and regional food scene. This is what I realized over meals during a seven-day Trafalgar tour led by Burmese travel director, Nyein Moe. A local guide who has traveled the country, Moe facilitates insight into Myanmar's varying cuisine.
Our first stop was Yangon, the capital of Myanmar. It is impossible to go a day in Myanmar without an introduction to the nation's widespread tea culture. Tea consumption is a Burmese way of life, where teahouses, rather than bars, serve as the social gathering place for Myanmar's citizens.
"People from different walks of life meet at teahouses," Moe said. "There is loud music and noisy conversation about business, the love of sports and the heyday of Mandalay."
We visited one of the newest teahouses in Yangon, the Rangoon Tea House, which is outfitted in a chic, modern decor with floor-to-ceiling windows. The teashop serves green and black tea, the style most commonly served in Myanmar. There are no condiments on the table, as the local way is to drink the tea plain. The exception would be la phet yay, a popular brewed black tea from the highlands of Shan state traditionally served with sweet condensed milk. Yay nway chan, weak green or black tea called "Chinese tea," is made of free leaves and twigs thrown into hot water and is usually provided free of charge.
Interestingly, tea in Myanmar is not only sipped, but also chewed in the form of laphet thoke, or "tea leaf salad," usually found in the countryside. Intrigued by the concept of eating tea, I ordered the savory dish, which is prepared by layering tea leaves with sesame oil, peanuts, garlic, dried shrimp, coconut and ginger, and then by leaving the concoction to infuse and ferment. The dish is a ubiquitous condiment on the Burmese table and a must-try for the curious culinary explorer. Still hungry, I also tasted mohinga, Myanmar's national dish, a hearty rice-noodle and fish soup.
Additional culinary delights in Yangon can be found at Sharky's, an organic market and restaurant. The owner, Sharky, became tired of running a nightclub in Geneva and now brings organic and Western food to Yangon by mixing local resources and Western tradition. There are wholesome selections for sale in the market, such as sea salt from the Indian Ocean, handpressed olives, cold cuts and Myanmar cheese that is made from buffalo milk. If you decide to pop in, the market offers a tasting of some of these local specialties.
On day three, we headed to Bagan, a destination where agriculture plays a major role in the lifestyle. Lunch was at the Sarabha restaurant, where the popular dish is a vegetable soup with carrots and green beans. This is considered a luxury to the locals in the area, as carrots are expensive to import to this region.
The highlight of my trip was visiting Inle Lake and having lunch at Inle Heritage House. The boutique accommodation consists of only six bungalows perched on stilts above the water and surrounded by the lake and the property's own organic garden. Locals from the Intha village make up the friendly staff and are employed to teach tourists how to cook Intha Myanmar food, from Intha-style green bean salad with roasted peanut powder to fish soup with roasted rice powder. I also prepared fresh mint leaf and Shan-style chicken curry with potato. The cooking classes use vegetation from Inle Lake's floating gardens, which, according to Moe, are cultivated by some rather unique farming methods.
"The floating gardens are created by piling weeds and compost on long poles fixed to the lake floor," Moe said.
With neighboring Thailand and Vietnam, the region does not lack for food worth trying. And Myanmar is no exception.


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jets need help at wide receiver
Holmes, Hill, and Schilens walking off the practice field
Two weeks through the preseason, Jets fans have seen the little depth the Jets have at wide out. Jets fans were begging Tanny to address the need in the offseason, but he signed an inconsistent Chaz Schilens and drafted Stephen Hill in the second round. The Jets had a plethora of options this offseason. They could of signed Braylon Edwards, Randy Moss, proven NFL receivers. In the preseason game against the Giants the two starting wide outs were seventh round pick Jordan White, and second round pick Stephen Hill. Don't get me wrong Stephen Hill may wind up to be a star in the future, but he is not ready to start. Free agent acquisition Chaz Schilens, has lived on the stationary bike and has barely seen the field. He has only completed one sixteen game season in his career and only had 23 catches last season. Besides Santonio Holmes, the wideouts (Hill, Schilens, Kerley, White, Turner) only had a combined 60 catches last season, where Santonio Holmes had 51. With so little NFL experience and only one proven guy, you would think they would be trying to make a move. The only real free agent wide receivers are Plaxico Burress and Roy Williams. Plax did not live up to expectations on the Jets last year and Roy Williams is a way past his prime. The Jets need to get healthy at wide receiver also. Holmes, Kerley, and Schilens did not play in their last preseason game. Holmes and Kerley are back on the practice field, but are not 100%. Schilens is out this Sunday and who knows when he will be back. If Santonio Holmes can get back on track, the Jets have a really big weapon. If the Jets want to contend this season, they need to do some work at the wide receiver position.
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Country Singer Rich Debuts "Raising McCain"
(PANAMA CITY, FLA.) – On a sweltering summer evening in the Florida panhandle, about 500 people gathered for the free "Country First" outdoor concert at Marina Civic Center Complex here to see John Rich (of the country duo "Big and Rich") debut the song "Raising McCain" he wrote for the Republican candidate.
"I'm sure Johnny Cash would have been a John McCain supporter if he was still around," Rich said, as he warmed up the crowd with "Walk the Line" (in fact, Cash was a distant cousin of Jimmy Carter through Cash's wife, June Carter Cash, and campaigned for Carter).
As Rich plowed through the raucous country and rock "Raising McCain," the senator's Straight Talk Express bus pulled up to the stage to let off McCain, his wife Cindy, as well as Florida governor Charlie Crist and his fiancée Carole Rome.
McCain gave a brief speech about supporting the war in Iraq and asking for votes in this battleground state, before shaking hands with the crowd and flying back to Washington.


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Rick (RWD) A very happy RS1-B owner.
Good luck!!!
Rick (RWD) A very happy RS1-B owner.
Where can I find a RS1b bass driver?
Just heard a fabulous SOTA pair this week!Still a fantastic speaker,totally competitive with the best of today's big boys!!
I'd second contacting Bill Legall.
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Kuta Theater is where you can witness a cultural show with a unique twist in Bali. The theatre features nightly stage performances, with most of its cast in dazzling Balinese dance costumes, but all of which only serve as cool diversions to the variety of modern illusions and tricks that unfold throughout the act. The theatre is a great alternative to the beach, as well as the bars and nightlife offerings in Kuta or Legian, and is simply a great place to drop by before dinner. The theatre is on the eastern side of Kuta's Jalan Kartika Plaza, just across from the Bali Garden Beach Resort and upstairs in the second building at the Kuta Centre. The start of the show has the stage curtains opening to a simplified rendition of the Legong Dance. Then the magicians and their supporting actors and actresses take over the scene, performing sets of illusions with a touch of theatrical drama and mystery.
Some of the illusions are well executed, ranging from the classic sawing a lady in half, a good deal of diversion and vanishing tricks, levitations, displacements and others. Gasping, then thinking about just how they did it is all part of the entertainment, and will keep you and the kids wowing and talking after the show. Kuta Theater is a great option to take the family out to while in Kuta. Shows are USD 10, and there are VIP seats available for those wanting a closer view, as well as dinner packages for a one-stop evening experience
Kuta Theater in Bali
Opening Hours: 17:00 – 22:00
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Willmes was founded in 1918 and has been making wine presses ever since 1951. Willmes was the inventor of the pneumatic press system and is the first name for outstanding technology in the manufacture of wine presses in every wine-growing country of the world. Willmes presses are used in over 50% of all wineries in Germany and in all key companies involved in the wine processing industry around the world. Willmes is the technological market leader.
Globalization has long been underway at Willmes. Willmes is an international company with partners throughout the world. Experience gained from the whole range of economic, ecological and even fashionable practical constraints around the world have been fed into the development at Willmes of products to meet market requirements. These products are patented worldwide in order to guarantee that every customer receives products which reflect the statethe-art in technology and are of the high quality to be expected from Willmes. All new developments are designed with the upgrading of existing presses and the long-term availability of spare parts in mind. Virtually all Willmes presses are still in operation! Willmes has always taken its partnership with wine processing companies seriously, not just since yesterday, and shall continue to do so in the future.


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You see, it is a long way from the music studio to the cows on the farm.
By the age of 8 years old, he was pretty good at drinking warigi ... a local brew that is potent enough to kill often and early. He was without mother or father, though the brew was plentiful. Drunkenness comes with a price and his admonished bad behavior was enough to make him leave the slums of Jinja for the basement of a local church.
But the milk wasn't there. Music was. Lots of music. And, he found that he was good at both singing and playing the keyboard. Good enough to earn a chance to study music production in Kampala.
But, the milk wasn't there either.
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But, let the man with milk on his mind tell you a story in his own words:
What seemed to be dead is alive again! Five months back the NGM farm was a mess and it was almost dead. Just like the devil thought he had the victory when Jesus was crucified. But on the third day Jesus rose again. This is the NGM farm story. The farm was nearly dead, but thank God, today it is still alive and we are still pushing on and on.
My name is Chris Kulaba, 24 years of age, and I am the NGM farm manager. I didn't know I would be a farmer. It wasn't in my plan or ever a part of my thinking. Previously I was a qualified music producer, but now I am into farming. You may ask your self ... "how, why, what? ... since when did you become a farmer?" I also don't know! I just found my self falling in love with these cows.
Here you will see the pictures of our cows here and now. It's not because of me, but its coz of the generous support of a few. It was through God speaking to them so that they stood with the farm to change the lives of people in the community around. Through the funds you donated we were able to connect water to the farm and build a shelter for the cows where they feed from. We also built a house for someone, who is staying at the farm and looking after the cows. So far we have bred five cows and we are expecting them to give birth latter this year. We are hoping for milk then!We have a need right now. We need to complete the house where we will be keeping the farm supplies which will be a place to store everything. We also need food for the animals coz we buy and buy every week to feed them. We also need to put power at the farm for security purposes and also pay salaries to the people working at the farm who are making sure there is water and food in front of the cows. The place that we spray the cows and give them medicine is falling down and we want to build a better place to work on them.
The sad condition of the cows BEFORE
We have eight cows so far, but we are still believing God for more cows. In order for me to keep the farm going I had to borrow money from Next Generation Ministries. The Farm Account hit zero. We now owe NGM $170. I have also been informed by the director of NGM that no more loans will be granted. When this money is finished he told me to sell one of the cows in order to keep the others eating. I don't want to do that. So, I requested he help me publish a blog so that someone may help us sustain the farm until milk arrives.
|The greatly improved condition AFTER
Those are the immediate needs we have so far. Your support will help sustain, develop, and improve the farm as well as give hope to the community through these cows. For more information about the history of the farm please visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/NGM-Farm/1409019196020789. We would love for you to follow the progress of the farm by following us on this Facebook page.
For more information about Next Generation Ministries please visit our website at www.ngmuganda.com.
Please send donations to Next Generation Ministries, 29940 South Dhooghe Road, Colton, OR 97017. Make sure you designate your donation for the NGM Farm. You can also send a donation immediately through PayPal on this blog site. Again please make sure you designate the donation for the NGM Farm. Thank you so much for being a part of us. -- Chris Kulaba
So there you have it. Next Generation Ministries has been working for a couple of years to get calves born on their farm. The first farm manager failed in so many ways, not the least of which was failing to get the heifers bred, though they ended up not being healthy enough for that anyway. Now there are five heifers who should give birth before the end of the year. Two of them should give birth in October. That is when we should be able to report to you that WE GOT MILK!


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LIAA to Develop Trail Towns Handbook for the North Country National Scenic Trail
LIAA recently signed on to work with the North County Trails Association to help develop a comprehensive Trail Town Handbook for communities along the North Country Trail. "Trail Towns" is an increasingly used economic development strategy designed to help communities along a local or regional trail system maximize the economic potential of trail-based tourism.
The Handbook will be designed to help the 18 communities already designated "Trail Towns" by the North Country Trail Association and other communities along the trail who one day may receive designation. The guidebook will include illustrations and diagrams, a generalized list of funding tools and resources, capacity building tools, evaluation checklists, local examples and success stories, marketing and promotion recommendations, capital improvement suggestions, examples of preferred building forms and best practices for urban retail.
The North Country Trail traverses roughly 4,540 miles – beginning in the Adirondack Mountains of up-state New York and traveling westward through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota. The North Country Trail is one of nine "scenic trails" designated by the National Park Service.
Over the last two years, LIAA has become a recognized leader in developing local and regional Trail Town initiatives throughout Michigan. It is anticipated the Handbook will be completed by fall of 2015.
LIAA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community service organization | | Contact Us


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selecting or choosing from various sources
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Also, eclecticist [ih-klek-tuh-sist] /ɪˈklɛk tə sɪst/ (Show IPA)
a person who follows an eclectic method, as in philosophy or architecture
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a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc
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The podcast about things that keep interpreters up at night.
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Peter Moody Notches Win as Ulmann Owner in Wangoom Race
After abandoning his role as a trainer of thoroughbreds, rather than deal with charges and a ban for using illicit substances, Peter Moody did not leave the racing game entirely, but turned to the ranks of horse ownership.
That is, after all, the absolute pinnacle of the game, is it not?
We would not mind Moody's input if we were to purchase a racehorse, although the eventuality of that happening would require us to experience the sort of windfall a $100,000 plunge on Prince of Penzance in the 2015 Melbourne Cup would have provided. That likelihood of us having $100,000 to fritter away on a 100 – 1 longshot is so absurd that it defies description, but we are merely trying to voice our support of Moody's expertise in all matters racing.
Moody obviously knew what he was doing when he enlisted Darren Weir to prepare Ulmann for the Wangoom Handicap, as the longshot saluted to give Weir his ninth win of the carnival, a nice haul by any standard.
Weir was also the trainer behind runner-up Stellar Collision. That 4YO bay gelding is Weir's property.
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Even for those who have long since graduated, the beginning of September can trigger romantic memories of crisp notebook pages, freshly sharpened pencils, the smell of rubber erasers, and the click-swish of chalk against a blackboard. Summer may be over, but along with the cooler air comes a heightened sense of potential. Here to help you re-capture that back-to-school magic is Amy Mikel from The Brooklyn Public Library and her list of 10 books that prove you're never too old to stop learning.
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Throughout my 20's, I used to think nonfiction was "not well-written" and "boring." I don't remember when or why my perspective switched, but nowadays, I prefer nonfiction to fiction. I read in all formats: graphic novels; books published for children, teens or adults; essays and articles; you name it. Here is a good mix of engaging nonfiction (read: not pedantic, long and/or dull), including some of my favorites. Pick just one or read them all to sharpen up your knowledge and impress your friends. —Amy
Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
by Joshua Foer
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by Jessica Abel
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Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, 1920-1933
by Daniel Okrent
This book, which systematically lays out the factors leading to the 18th (and 21st) amendments to the Constitution, would be a great gift for any booze lover and fan of U.S. history.
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
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The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
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The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries
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Amy Mikel oversees The Brooklyn Public Library's school outreach team, and her love of nonfiction runs deep. Pro librarian tip: nonfiction is enjoying its heyday in youth publishing right now – pick up a kids or teen title to learn a lot in a short while. Amy and her husband live in Flatbush, BK and are eagerly expecting twin boys.


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August 31, 2017
From the President: Why Public Private Partnerships Still Matter: Making the Case for P3
by Geoff Durham, Durham Chamber President & CEO
For Durham, a booming downtown chock full of arts, culture and entertainment offerings, the economic development future is bright. But this skyline of cranes are only made possible because of public-private partnerships.
A recent article by "City Lab" questioned the private sector … read more
Community Check-up: Discussing How to Improve Health Care in Durham
Health care discussions are front and center in Durham. The latest gathering, hosted by the Chamber on Aug. 22, brought together business and community leaders for insight into issues such as paying doctors for wellness, designing workplace wellness plans for employees, and overcoming community obstacles to health access.
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Pierre Bergé's last tribute to his lifetime partner Yves Saint Laurent is a dedicated museum in Marrakech. The museum is designed to reflect the work and credo of Yves Saint Laurent and to commemorate the couple's time in Marrakech. The official opening is today, Thursday 19th.
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The Epistle of JAMES
An amplified paraphrase
Chapter 1I, James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, am writing to Christians scattered far and wide throughout the world, the new Israel of God; like the old Israel, you are twelve tribes, but one nation, the chosen people of God. I send you my greetings. [2]My brothers and sisters in Christ, when you encounter various kinds of trials and temptations you should be full of joy, for you know that this testing of your faith develops endurance. Make sure, then, that this endurance completes its work of sanctification in your lives, so that you may be mature and enjoy the whole inheritance of God's goodness in Christ, lacking in nothing. And if any one of you does lack wisdom, let him ask for it from God, who gives his gifts generously to every one, and finds fault with no one; and the gift of wisdom will be given to him. But when you ask, pray in whole-hearted faith; for a half-hearted Christian is like a wave in the middle of the sea, blown and buffeted this way and that by the wind. This sort of person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord: he - or she - is a double-minded Christian, half in love with the world, lurching from side to side as he walks along life's road. [9]The humble Christian of lowly status in society should rejoice that in Christ God has raised him to the heights. But the rich man who is an unbeliever should lower himself in humility before God, so that he, too, can rejoice with true joy. Otherwise, he will pass away like a flower in a field of hay; for the sun rises in the morning, and with its scorching heat withers the hay, and its flower falls to the ground, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. In the same way, too, the rich man will wither away as he journeys hither and thither through life. [12]Blessed is the man who endures trials and temptations: he has passed the test, and will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who truly love him. But when you are put to the test, no one should say: "I am being tempted by God". God is not touched in any way by anything evil, and he himself does not tempt any one. Rather, each person is tempted when he is led astray and seduced by his own inner desires; in due course, that desire conceives and gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully developed, gives birth to death. [16]But God gives life. My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, do not be deceived by appearances: every good gift, every gift that is really worth having and is untainted by evil, comes down to us from our Father in heaven above. He is the almighty creator of the sun, the moon and the stars; his sovereign purpose never changes, and no shadow ever dims his glory. By a decision of his unchanging will, he gave us new birth and new life through the word of his truth, the gospel of Jesus Christ. His eternal purpose is that we should be the first-fruits, as it were, of his great harvest, the first children of the new family which he is creating. [19]So take to heart what I am saying, my beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. Each one of you should be quick to listen to this word of truth, but slow to speak and slow to anger; for a man's anger cannot achieve the righteousness required by God. So take off, like dirty clothes, every kind of unclean behaviour, and put aside the sinful attitudes that so often envelop you, and with the simple humility of little children accept the teaching of the gospel which has already taken root in your lives, and has the power to make them healthy and whole. [22]But do not deceive yourselves into false assurance: it is not enough merely to listen to God's word; make sure you translate it into action. For the person who just listens to God's word and does not put it into action is like a man who carefully studies in a mirror the face he was born with; for after all his careful study he goes away and completely forgets what he looked like.. But the person who bends his proud back and humbly accepts and abides by God's perfect law of freedom, not just hearing and forgetting it but putting it into action, this person will have God's blessing in what he does. [26]If any one thinks he is religious but cannot properly control his tongue, he has deceived himself about the true state of his heart, and his religion is an empty pretence. Genuine religion, a religion with which God our Father finds no fault, is this: to go out to visit and care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to take care that one's inner life is not corrupted by the temptations of the world around us. For it is equally hypocritical to be so preoccupied with our personal holiness that we ignore the needs of others, and to help others while our hearts are corrupted by the world. Love for God and love for neighbour should go hand in hand.
Chapter 2My brothers and sisters, make sure that your fellowship with one another is not spoilt by discrimination on the basis of outward appearance or social status; this is not consistent with the faith that gives us all an equal share in the glory of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Suppose your church assembly is hearing a dispute between two Christian brothers; one of them comes in with a gold ring on his finger and wearing expensive clothes, while the other comes in poor and shabbily dressed. If you show deference to the one who is expensively dressed, and say to him: "You sit down here in this comfortable chair"; but you say to the poor man: "You, stand over there, or sit on the floor by my feet", have you not shown partiality between members of your own fellowship ? How can you judge fairly between them when the thoughts of your hearts are so evil ? [5]`Listen to me, my brothers and sisters in Christ: are we not all of equal worth in God's sight ? Has he not chosen those who are poor in worldly terms to be rich in faith, inheriting all the treasures of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him ? But if you show such partiality, you are dishonouring this poor Christian, and failing to recognise his spiritual wealth. Is it not the rich people in the world who use their power to oppress you ? Do they not drag you into court as debtors ? Do they not blaspheme the beautiful name of Christ by which, as Christians, you are called ? The royal law, written in scripture and quoted by Jesus himself, our King, says: "You shall love your neighbour as yourself." If then you keep this law, and love all your neighbours equally, you do well. If, however, you discriminate between them, you are committing a sin, and are convicted by the law as law-breakers. For someone who keeps all the rest of the law, but falls into sin by breaking a single commandment, has become guilty of breaking the law as a whole. For the God who said: "You shall not commit adultery" also said : "You shall not commit murder." So if you refrain from adultery but commit murder, you have still become a breaker of the law. All of us, therefore, are law-breakers; but by the grace of God we have been set free from the condemnation of the law. But that freedom also has its law - the royal law, the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ. So everything you do and everything you say should be done and said in the knowledge that you will one day be judged by this law of freedom. "Blessed are those who show mercy to others," Jesus taught, "for they themselves will receive mercy." But for the one who does not show mercy, God's judgement, too, will be without mercy; for God delights in mercy more than in judgement. [14]My brothers and sisters in Christ, what use is it if someone says: "I have faith", but does no acts of mercy ? Can his faith alone save him ? Suppose a brother or sister in Christ has no clothes and no food - no "daily bread" - and one of you says to them: "Depart in peace. May you be kept warm and well fed" - but you give them nothing to meet the needs of their cold and hungry bodies, what use is that ? Faith, too, on its own, is equally useless - indeed, it is utterly lifeless - if it does not lead to action, to acts of mercy. Indeed, someone might well say: "You are a believer, I am a doer: you demonstrate your faith to me, if you can, without doing anything, while I demonstrate my faith to you by what I do." Do you believe that God is one ? Well done ! The devils in hell share your faith - and it leads to action: they tremble in fear at God's awesome power ! O foolish believers, do you want chapter and verse to prove to you that faith without actions is useless ? Was not our father Abraham regarded as righteous by God as a result of his actions, when he offered up his son Isaac as a sacrifice on the altar ? Do you not see that his faith was at work with his actions, and that it was by his actions that his faith was shown to be genuine ? So the scripture was fulfilled which says: "Abraham had faith in God, and his faith was credited to him as righteousness", and "he was called a friend of God". So you can see that it is not by faith on its own that someone is made righteous with God, but by the actions which result from that faith. In the same way also, was not Rahab the prostitute made righteous as a result of her actions ? When Joshua sent two young men into Jericho to bring him news of the state of the city, she sheltered them in her house, and then sent them on their way by a different route from the one on which their pursuers were hunting for them. For just as a body without the breath of life in it is dead, so faith only comes to life when it leads to action.
Chapter 3Not too many of you, my brothers in Christ, should become teachers; you should realise that those of us who are teachers will receive a more severe judgement when we fall into sin - as we all do all too often. And if someone does not fall into sin in the words that he speaks and the language he uses, he is a truly mature Christian, with the power to control his whole body, with all its urges and appetites, just as a bridle controls a wilful stallion. For if we bridle the mouths of horses, we can control their whole bodies, and they obey us when we turn them this way or that. Or consider ships: how huge they are, and what fierce winds drive them over the water ! Yet with the tiniest of rudders the helmsman turns them this way and that according to his whim. In the same way, the tongue is only a tiny part of our body, but the power it boasts is great. Or again, consider how small a spark of fire can set a whole forest ablaze. The tongue, too, is a spark of fire; indeed, among all the parts of our body, the tongue stands alone as a whole world of evil, and with that evil it contaminates all the rest of the body; it is set on fire by the fires of hell itself, and in turn it sets on fire the whole course of a man's natural life, destroying relationships and wrecking fellowship. [7] All kinds of wild animal - birds and sea-creatures, too - are being tamed, and have been tamed, by mankind, but no man has the power to tame the tongue; it is an uncontrollable evil, pouring out a stream of deadly poison. We use our tongues to bless God, our heavenly Father and Lord, and to sing praises to his glorious name; but then with that same tongue we curse and swear at our fellow men who are created in God's image. My bothers and sisters in Christ, this should not happen. Can a spring from the same opening pour out both sweet, fresh water and bitter salt-water ? Can a fig-tree produce olives, or a vine produce figs ? Of course not; neither can a salt-water spring pour out fresh water. [13]Is there any one among you who is knowledgeable and wise ? You should show that your wisdom is truly the gift of God not by your words but by your actions, by the daily beauty and goodness of your life, for God's wisdom leads to meekness and humility. But if you are full of bitterness and envy, and your heart's desire is only to prove yourself right and every one else wrong, do not flatter yourself that you have any real knowledge of God's truth: you are turning it into a lie by your actions and attitudes. This is not the wisdom that comes down to us as a gift from God above; this is the sort of "wisdom" that comes to us from the world here below, from fallen human nature, from the devil himself. For the heart that is full of envy and aggressive self-assertiveness is dangerously unbalanced, and is capable of all kinds of sinful behaviour. But the wisdom that is a gift from heaven shows itself above all in holiness, so that those who are truly wise are peaceable, reasonable and teachable, and their lives are richly fruitful in acts of goodness and mercy to those in need. For just as the fruit on a tree grows from a tiny seed, so those who make peace and live at peace with those around them are sowing a seed from which holiness and righteousness will blossom.
Chapter 4Why, then, is there so little peace among you ? Why are there so many fights and battles within the body of Christ ? Is it not because of all the selfish desires and sinful pleasures that are waging war for control of your own bodies ? You set your heart on satisfying some desire, but do not find satisfaction; so your hearts are filled with envy and jealousy, and you lash out at those around you - and still you cannot achieve the satisfaction you are seeking. So instead of being at peace with your neighbours, you are constantly fighting them and competing with them. And the reason that you never get what you want is that you never ask God for it in prayer; and even when you do pray, you do not receive what you ask for because you are praying from the wrong motives: like the prodigal son, you want to squander any gifts your Father God gives you on your own selfish pleasures. [4]Your unfaithfulness is adultery, betraying the God to whom you have pledged yourselves. Do you not realise that to be in love with the world is to be at war with God ? So any one who decides to make a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you not take seriously the scripture which says: "I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God", and the Spirit which he sent to live within us jealously longs for our whole-hearted loyalty, and gives us all the grace we need - and more besides - to remain loyal. We need to be humble enough to ask for that grace, for, to quote scripture again, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble". [7]Kneel, then, in submission to God; but stand up against the Devil, and he will flee from you; but if you come close to God, he will come close to you. But you cannot come into God's presence with hands stained by sinful actions, or hearts torn in two by love of the world; so wash your hands clean with tears of true repentance, and consecrate your hearts afresh to God as you grieve and mourn over your unfaithfulness. Let your worldly laughter turn to grief, and your delight in sin turn to humble repentance. Kneel humbly before God, and he will lift you up into his presence. [11]Do not speak evil of one another, my brothers and sisters in Christ; for if you speak evil against your brother, the evil you speak is against the law - the royal law of Jesus, who commanded us to love one another, and not to judge one another. So if you judge your brother and find fault with him, the fault you find is with the law of Jesus; and if you find fault with the law, you are not sitting beneath it and doing what it commands you to do, but sitting above it as a judge. But there is only one judge, the God who made the law; it is he alone who has the power to save and to condemn. So what right do you have to pass judgement on your brother ? [13]Now sit up and take notice of what I say, you businessmen: you say to yourselves: "Today or tomorrow we will relocate to this city or that, and spend a year there; we will set up a business, and make a lot of money." But you cannot be sure what your life will be like tomorrow: you are like a vapour-trail, which is seen in the sky for a short time, and then evaporates. What you should say is this: "If it is the Lord's will, we will still be alive tomorrow, and we will do this or that." But as it is, you arrogantly presume on God's continuing goodness, and heedless of his will, and the needs of others, you boast about your worldly business pls. What you shansaaans. All such presumptuousness is wrong. So the person who knows the good he should do but fails to do it has sinned and fallen short of God's standard of holiness.
Chapter 5And now, you rich unbelievers, you , too, take notice: weep and wail at the sufferings which will come upon you on the Day of Judgement. On that day you will find that all your riches have rotted away, your fine clothes consumed by moths, your gold and silver corroded by rust; your rusted riches will bear witness to your wickedness, and the fires of God's judgement will consume your flesh. Jesus our Lord commanded us to lay up for ourselves treasure in heaven; you have stored up treasure for yourselves on earth, but judgement in heaven. Take notice of this, too: God's law commands you to pay your day-labourers their wages before the sun goes down; but you have withheld the wages of those who reaped your fields and gathered in your harvest, and their shouts of protest and cries for justice have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. In this world you have lived in luxury and self-indulgent extravagance, satisfying all the desires of your heart - yet the day of your destruction is near. For you have dragged righteous men to court and condemned them, depriving them of their livelihood. Does not God "resist the proud"? Have you not made him your enemy ? [7]Yes, my brothers and sisters in Christ, our Lord Jesus will come again, to judge the living and the dead, so until that day endure patiently. Look at the farmer: he confidently expects a precious harvest from his land, but first he must wait patiently for the autumn rain so that he can sow the seed, and then for the spring rain to mature it. So you, too, should show the same patient endurance, reassuring your hearts with the confident expectation that the coming of our Lord Jesus is close at hand. [9]My brothers and sisters, as I have said before, do not speak ill of one another, or grumble at each other, in case you yourselves are judged by the standards you are demanding of others; and, remember, Jesus our judge could return at any time: he is standing just outside the door to human history. Instead of looking at each other and grumbling, look at the prophets of old who spoke in the name of the Lord: let them be an example to you of patient endurance when suffering hardship or persecution. Remember, my brothers and sisters, how we say as Daniel said: "blessed are those who patiently endured". You have all heard of the patient endurance of Job in his sufferings, and you have read to the end of his story, how the Lord rescued and restored him; for the Lord our God, as he revealed himself to Moses, is "compassionate and gracious, abounding in love and faithfulness". [12]I am nearing the end of my letter, and at this point, if I were following the conventions of the world, I would swear to you on oath that all I have written is true. But our Lord Jesus commanded us not to swear, either by heaven or by earth or by anything else: "Your 'yes' should mean 'yes' and your 'no' should mean 'no'." So, my brothers and sisters, never swear an oath, but always speak the truth, so that you do not fall under judgement. [13]If any among you are suffering hardship or persecution, they should pray to the Lord for the strength to endure patiently; if any are in good heart and health, they should sing songs of thanks and praise to the Lord. Any one who is ill should call the elders of his church to his bedside, and they should anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord and pray over him; and their prayers, if they pray in faith, will restore to full health the one who is ill, and the Lord will raise him from his sick-bed - and if he has committed some sin, he will be forgiven. So make it your normal practice to confess your sins to one another, and to pray for each other to be healed . The prayer of one who is righteous in God's sight, when it comes from the heart, has great power. The prophet Elijah was an ordinary human being, just like us, experiencing all the feelings and emotions that we do. When Ahab was king of Israel, Elijah prayed and prayed to God to act in judgement on Ahab's wickedness by withholding the rain; and it did not rain in Israel for three and a half years. Then Elijah prayed again, and the heavens opened, and the rain poured down and the earth became green and fruitful once more. [19]My brothers and sisters in Christ, if any one wanders away from the truth, and someone turns him round and leads him back into the way of righteousness, the one who turned round the wandering footsteps of a sinner can be sure that he will save that person's soul from death, and all his sins, however many, will be covered over by the blood of Christ's sacrifice.


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DIG: What is the significance of Hezekiah tearing his clothes and wearing sackcloth? How would you react if a leader you admired did something like that? How does his response to this threat differ from that of his father Ahaz (see 7:2-13)? What changed Sennacherib's plans? How would his withdrawal affect the people of Jerusalem? In terms of mocking God, how does Sennacherib even outdo his field commander? What's the point of Sennacherib reminding King Hezekiah of all his conquests?
REFLECT: How must the faith of Hezekiah have appeared to the Assyrians? In what situation has your faith in God's promises appeared equally foolish? Given your level of faith now, would you have clung to Isaiah's prophecies at this point, or would you have caved in to "reality?" Why? What "Assyrian threat" faces you now? To what promises of God are you clinging? Isaiah's promises must have been the anchor to which Hezekiah held. What promises of the LORD serve as an anchor for you in times of crisis?
Hezekiah and the nation had disobeyed Isaiah, which brought about the Assyrian invasion to begin with. When Hezekiah heard the Assyrian demands from Sennacherib's field commander, he himself joined in the mourning. His reaction to the report of his messengers revealed a man of faith. He tore his clothes and put on sackcloth, a biblical sign of mourning, but also repentance and humiliation, and went to the Temple of the LORD (37:1). In addition, he sent Eliakim, the palace administrator, Shebna, the secretary, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz (37:2). So shyly, and with much difficulty I am sure, the king and his delegation requested Isaiah to intercede. The irony of this situation could not be missed by anyone.
The message they sent to Isaiah was a message of distress because the Assyrians had taken the Land. This is the message that Hezekiah sent to Isaiah the prophet: This is a day of rebuke because they finally realized it was the result of their Egyptian alliance. This was a day of disgrace because the Assyrians had disgraced the God of Jerusalem. And it was a time of birth pangs and like a woman so exhausted from her labor there was no strength left to deliver (37:3). This is a metaphor for a critical moment, which finds one utterly helpless or unprepared. A woman in this situation would die. And Judah was in the same situation, facing imminent death. Forty-six cities were already gone (Second Kings 18:13), and only Jerusalem was left. They requested divine help.
The delegation said to Isaiah very humbly: It may be that ADONAI your God will hear the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule the living God, and that He will rebuke him for the words ADONAI your God has heard. Therefore, pray for the remnant that still survives (37:4). When speaking to Isaiah they refer to ADONAI as your God because they recognized that they had been in disobedience. They admitted that the field commander had defied the living God. Perhaps ADONAI would rebuke the words of Sennacherib and let a remain of Israel survive.
It is important to take note that Hezekiah's words: This is a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace (37:3a) are an admission of utter failure. Not only had his policies brought Judah into Assyria's crosshairs, but more importantly they had also brought about Judah's rebuke from God. When the delegation was sent to Isaiah, it signaled the end of the pro-Egyptian policy. At long last they had discovered the error of disobeying ADONAI and His prophet. But even more seriously, God Himself had been brought into contempt. This is a lesson of life: the believer who lives a life of sin and debauchery will, at some point, bring reproach upon the LORD in the eyes of the world. The world will associate the sinful activity on the believer's part, with inability on God's part. And ultimately, they bring God into contempt. Should we continue in such a lifestyle merely because we know we are saved? Paul answers that question in Romans Chapter 6: By no means, repentance is needed.
This kind of admission of helplessness is frequently necessary before God can help us. So long as we believe that we can handle any given situation, still claiming to be the lord of our own life, we are without hope. Only when we admit that we are completely spiritually bankrupt, are we able to receive what the LORD has for us. That was what Hezekiah did. But what will happen? Hezekiah and his officials had repudiated Isaiah for his words (30:8-11). What would Isaiah do? Would he reject them and leave them to wallow in the consequences of their own blindness?132
When King Hezekiah's officials came to Isaiah, he took no satisfaction that his predictions had come true, or that the leaders of Judah, including Hezekiah, had to admit their foolishness by coming meekly to him (37:5). On the other hand, he made no promises of Judah's deliverance. First, he spoke to the king: Tell your master, This is what ADONAI says, "Do not be afraid". These were the same exact words he had spoken to Hezekiah's father Ahaz (7:4). God was greater than any obstacle; that being so, he did not need to live in fear. So, although Hezekiah was concerned as to whether the LORD had heard the blasphemy of the field commander and Sennacherib, God was concerned that Hezekiah had heard it and had become frightened. Do not be afraid of what you have heard – those words which the underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me (37:6). God's contempt for the Assyrian blasphemy is seen by the way He sees the underlings, like the field commander and the other officers. Their power and authority might frighten others, but ADONAI was not particularly impressed.
The prophet declared that he would put a spirit in Sennacherib. He said: Listen! I am going to put a spirit in him so that when he hears a certain report, he will return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword (37:7). The word spirit here denotes a sense of compulsion. He would put a compulsive spirit in Sennacherib that would influence his thoughts, attitude, and conduct. God was going to predispose Sennacherib to leave Judah. He said that the king of Assyria was going to hear a rumor of rebellion back home which will force him to return to Nineveh, and there the LORD will have Sennacherib cut down by the sword. Not surprisingly, this was exactly what happened, although there was a slight delay. Isaiah tells us that Sennacherib, king of Assyria, broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there. Twenty years later when Sennacherib was praying in the temple to his own god, his own two sons killed him by the sword.
In the meantime, the field commander returned to Sennacherib empty-handed because he was unsuccessful in getting Jerusalem to surrender. By that time Lachish had fallen and another city of the countryside, Libnah, was besieged. When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah (37:8). Also, the news reached him that a Cushite invasion under Tirhakah was under way. Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the Cushite king of Egypt, was marching out to fight against him (37:9).
Feeling very confident, Sennacherib wrote a letter to Hezekiah before leaving to meet the threat from Tirhakah. He wrote to the king of Judah, saying: Do not let the god you depend on deceive you when he says: Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria. Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries, destroying them completely. And will you be delivered? Did the gods of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph and the people of Eden who were in Tel Assar? Where is the King of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, or of Hena or Ivvah (37:10-13). But in writing his letter, Sennacherib made the mistake that the field commander had made. Sennacherib accused ADONAI of being deceptive. Basically, he was saying to Hezekiah, "Don't trust your God if He says Jerusalem will not fall. Indeed it will." He said other nations had fallen and the gods of those nations had proven to be defenseless. He listed the various nations that he had conquered and made the same point that the field commander made. The gods of those other nations failed to deliver them from the hand of Assyria. The implication was this: "What do you think your God is going to be able to do?"
Pride is the worst of all sins. It is the purest form of rebellion possible because we kick the LORD off the throne of our lives and put ourselves in His place (14:12-15). It is the sin of Adam and Eve, and before them Satan himself. It is the original sin, from which all others grow. And it was especially true of Sennacherib. There is only room for one person to sit on the throne of your heart. Who sits on yours? God or you?
At that time Hezekiah wrote Psalm 46 just after the Assyrian army besieged Jerusalem. But he trusted in ADONAI when all seemed lost. He was a different man. Inspired by the Ruach HaKodesh, he wrote:
God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we are unafraid,
even if the earth gives way,
even if the mountains tumble
into the depths of the sea,
Even if its waters rage and foam,
and mountains shake at its turbulence. Selah
There is a river whose streams
gladden the city of God,
the holy habitation of 'Elyon -
God is in the city.
It will not be moved -
when daybreak comes, God will help it.
Nations were in turmoil, kingdoms were moved;
His voice thundered forth, and the earth melted away.
The LORD of heaven's angelic armies is with us,
our fortress, the God of Jacob. Selah
Come and see the works of ADONAI,
the astounding deeds He has done on the earth.
To the ends of the earth He makes wars cease -
He breaks the bow, snaps the spear,
He burns the shields with fire,
Be still and know that I Am God,
supreme over the nations,
supreme over the earth.
The LORD of heaven's angelic armies is with us,
our fortress, the God of Jacob (Psalm 46 CJB). Selah
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Meet George
Since I don't have much to say today, I thought I would let George introduce himself.
Hello everyone. My name is George and I've lived with Sheri for over a year now. As you've probably already noticed, she's a little goofy, but she's all I got. She treats me well and hugs me daily, which is nice. She lets me run around upstairs from room to room for exercise, but rarely lets me in her bedroom ever since I chewed up her curtains really good. She also gets frustrated when I hide under the bed and she can't reach me. One time, she jumped on the bed from corner to corner like an idiot thinking the subtle up and down movement of the bed would chase me out into the open, but the joke was on her – as usual. I spend most of my afternoons napping and the evenings are usually reserved for exploring. She feeds me well and I've never gone more than 2-3 days without water before she realizes that I'm dry. It's OK. Since I can't bark or squeal, like a normal animal, I just try to give her a special look that says, "I'm dying over here!" and she usually catches on. She definitely has a hard time reading my moods. She tells people that I wear the same expression on my face all the time, but that's simply not true – she just doesn't see the subtle changes. One morning she greeted me with, "You look happy today, George. What are you so happy about?" And I'm like, "Happy?! Are you even looking at my face? I am clearly having a bout with depression today." But she just smiles at me like a buffoon as if everything is honky dorry. Then on the days that I'm feeling a little zippy and spry, she's like, "What's wrong Georgie – is somebody grumpy today?" And I'm like, "Lady, you ARE crrrrrrazy!"
But she loves me so I put up with her.
Most of the time I feel safe and protected with Sheri. However, there was that one time in the summer, when I was outside in my play prison and a huge groundhog came up and peered in and scared the sh#@ out of me. I really thought that ugly thing was going to eat me – fur and all. Just as my life was flashing before me, a sexy little squirrel came bouncing out of nowhere, did a little dance, caught the hog's eye and boom – he was off and running! And then one time, one of her nieces that has the biggest brown eyes I've ever seen on a child, was trying to get me to eat a carrot. Apparently she thinks we chew with our nose 'cause that's the hole she was shoving it in. Luckily, little Rosie doesn't live with Aunt Sheri!
I hear Sheri talking about getting a dog and I'm not really keen on that idea. I'm really hoping it's all talk…….
Posted by Sheri at Tuesday, July 22, 2008
3 comments:
- Deetra said...
Sherri- Welcome to blogging! It's about time. I love your blog. George is a cutie.
- July 24, 2008 at 7:38 AM
- M, J, B, G, Sam & Sadie said...
That's so cute..and he is ADORABLE!!! Funny post. I can just imagine you bouncing on the corner of the bed! ha ha
- July 24, 2008 at 7:49 PM
- Kuckie said...
Who doesn't love George? Now if he'd just quit chewing on your drapes!!
- July 28, 2008 at 9:41 PM
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