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Greg Hawkins tells about the big changes Willow Creek is making.
Apparently there are some big changes afoot at Willow Creeek, the mothership of seeker sentitive churches.
The "Out of Ur" blog reports:
Today, Greg Hawkins, executive pastor at Willow, recapped the study and then shared some changes that the church is now making in response to the research. He said they're making the biggest changes to the church in over 30 years. For three decades Willow has been focused on making the church appealing to seekers. But the research shows that it's the mature believers that drive everything in the church—including evangelism.
Hawkins says, "We used to think you can't upset a seeker. But while focusing on that we've really upset the Christ-centered people.†He spoke about the high levels of dissatisfaction mature believer have with churches. Drawing from the 200 churches and the 57,000 people that have taken the survey, he said that most people are leaving the church because they're not being challenged enough.
Because it's the mature Christians who drive evangelism in the church Hawkins says, "Our strategy to reach seekers is now about focusing on the mature believers. This is a huge shift for Willow.â€
One major implementation of this shift will occur in June when Willow ends their mid-week worship services that had been geared toward believers. Instead the church will morph these mid-week events into classes for people at different stages of growth. There will be theological and bible classes full of "hard-hitting stuff.†Hawkins said most people are very enthusiastic about the change.
On the seeker end of the spectrum, Willow is also changing how they produce their weekend services. For years the value people appreciated most about the seeker-oriented weekend services was anonymity. This is what all their research showed. People didn't want to be identified, approached, confronted, or asked to do anything. But those days are over.
"Anonymity is not the driving value for seeker services anymore,†says Hawkins. "We've taken anonymity and shot it in the head. It's dead. Gone.†In the past Willow believed that seekers didn't want large doses of the bible or deep worship music. They didn't want to be challenged. Now their seeker-sensitive services are loaded with worship music, prayer, scripture readings, and more challenging teaching from the bible.
Willow has been wrestling with the research from REVEAL since 2004. Hawkins said, "We've tried incremental changes for four years, but now we know we have to overhaul our whole strategy.†Small steps are no longer the method; Willow is revamping everything. "It would be malpractice for us to not do something with what we're learning."
Praise God!
This is great, until popular desire shifts again and they have to change everything to accommodate (or else "malpractice")…
"And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ … so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes." [Eph. 4:11,12,14]
Why don't they check what the Bible says their church should look like instead of surveying 57,000 people every few years. It would be easier.
I suggest that they might be better off if they throw away their research studies and their strategy notebooks, and concentrate instead on the Word of God.
Eric wrote:
"Why don't they check what the Bible says their church should look like instead of surveying 57,000 people every few years. It would be easier."
I agree. Though it's good they want to move away from their past seeker sensitive approach, they still haven't addressed their fundamental problem which is that they are still looking to what people want (whether they be "seekers" or mature Christians) rather than what Scripture says.
Their approach is still man-centered.
What about all the people they have deceived over the last thirty years? How many have died over the past thirty years not knowing the LORD Jesus Christ?
Is Willow Creek going to completely renounce the seeker-sensitive model, repent of their sins and start preaching and proclaiming solid Reformed theology?
Just to piggy back off Eric:
accommodate, strategy, method, survey, seeker-sensitive... I remember all these words from the book of 2 Hesitations, or was it 3 Opinions? I know that they weren't from the lips of Jesus, Paul, or John. When will the "church" stop following Finney in methods of "making" it "easier" for unbelievers? (Whether we embrace the charismata or not aside) Paul says that the church service is for glorifying God, teaching the Word, partaking of the Lord's Table, and edifying the Body; the only thing that I can find in 1 Cor. 11-14 that focuses on how to cater to a non-believer in our worship service is to prophecy their sins in front of everyone and watch 'em get cut to the heart and repent (14:23-25).
"PREACH THE WORD; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths." (2 Tim 4:2-4)
What a refreshing WORD.. Just preach the word.. Remember Spuregon said,
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on July 7th, 2010 at 5:31:46 AM
I would want $41 mil to star in a Twilight film too !!
on July 7th, 2010 at 5:33:25 AM
That's how a f**king popular culture based non-literature novel turned out to become movie makes you become princes and princesses. Are they even worth for that 41 million bucks? Hell no!
on July 7th, 2010 at 6:19:52 AM
what the f*ck they don't even deserve to be sh*t on, i have to much respect to do that ... nah i'd take a steamy one on all of 'em.
Andrew Garfield gets half a million while these douche nozzles get 41 million? where's the justice? up Pattinson's ass that's where.
on July 7th, 2010 at 6:27:21 AM
encore- LOL, They all look like they would love a steamy one !!
on July 7th, 2010 at 6:39:43 AM
there only getting that much because none of them will have a career after maybe that taylor guy
on July 7th, 2010 at 6:42:17 AM
trailer-lol, you mean ANOTHER steamy one ... they have a guy to do that when they wake up ...
on July 7th, 2010 at 6:57:28 AM
This is unbelievable. These hacks get all that? What hope Is there nowadays for the deserving people when jokes like these c*ck suckers get that much for a movie that consists of no talent or creative thought to make. I need a shot now.
on July 7th, 2010 at 7:21:22 AM
Even though I hate the series to death, I'll act if they gave me 41 mil
on July 7th, 2010 at 7:21:44 AM
sign me up
on July 7th, 2010 at 7:31:18 AM
^ can you even consider what they do acting?
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on July 7th, 2010 at 7:31:32 AM
When did whores become so f*cking expensive?
on July 7th, 2010 at 8:06:51 AM
Can Someone pay me $41 Million to watch this
Heck I will be nice I will take $4100 to see this
Ok $410 is my final offer
on July 7th, 2010 at 8:18:17 AM
What a job that would be, to take a steamy crap on the cast of Twilight every morning !! and get paid for it too.
f*ck it i will do it for �100 per week and no charge for sundays after a saturday night out on the beer and a curry afterwards !!
on July 7th, 2010 at 8:40:55 AM
41 mil, these turds are getting this to star in that?? WTF!! I would pay em about $4.10 bc thats all their worth.
on July 7th, 2010 at 9:25:56 AM
Well, someone is using Chris Tucker's agent
on July 7th, 2010 at 9:32:31 AM
Oh f*ck me, there's another 2 of these movies? god damnit!
on July 7th, 2010 at 10:27:27 AM
really? This is just re-god-damn-diculous. Lol....I say reeeboot and make them into serious r rated vampire movies instead of the p*ssy sh*t
on July 7th, 2010 at 11:14:14 AM
i really don't give a f*ck about how much these bad actors are getting paid
on July 7th, 2010 at 12:28:47 PM
I'll take the (very) unpopular stance and say: 'Everyone gets paid what they're worth.'
To explain...
Everyone works for a job that they agreed when they took it that the pay was ok.
As for these actors... NICE to see a studio treat their actors so well, and give these previous no-names a 'piece of the action.'
Look at Marvel: $300K for Chris Evans and Captain America. And Sony $500K for the new Spiderman. Those are the studios f*cking actors over.
Now... do I think the Twilight performances are worth this kind of $'s? No. But then again, I'm not a fan of the series (and it's undeniably successful). But does the person writing their checks think they're worth this $'s? Yes. So good for them.
And someone above has already said it best. Better they get this money now... because unless they can get work in Stretch Armstrong or Scream sequels... their career options may be limited after this (although Patz seems to get moving along with other projects here and there - he really is a modest guy in interviews). K. Stew should just go full-blown dyke and admit it (although... I'd still pack her fudge). Lautner - (like most actors swayed by $'s... can't blame them, they're BIG $'s) doing Stretch Armstrong... whatever.
on July 7th, 2010 at 12:30:57 PM
PS: add Warner Bros. to the list of studios f*cking over production staff and actors (Harry Potter 5) to the list I've given above.
The 3 Twilight actors are lucky they have someone looking out for them.
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on July 7th, 2010 at 12:58:33 PM
If it was Monopoly money or pesos, I would understand.
I didn't know acting like balsa wood (or Channing Tatum) was worth forty one million. Stanislavski must be turning in his grave.
on July 7th, 2010 at 1:07:59 PM
@Max - no doubt my friend.
Escapism... people pay huge money for that (they always have - see Disneyland... lol).
They'll be luck to see $10mil. out of the $41 by the time Uncle Sam, and their 'handlers' are through. But still good cash for some high school acting.
Pop Culture - Warhol, the $'s spent on it, the millions paid to those that control it etc. It's a fascinating (crazy) thing.
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on July 7th, 2010 at 2:12:34 PM
and most of them will be type cast for the rest of there lives and will be piss broke in a few years forced to live off whoreing themselves out until their found dead of a crack overdose in steven segals basement ... its getting tough to import slutty Asian women
on July 7th, 2010 at 3:07:40 PM
They all need to take the $41 mill and take some acting classes and get those snaggle teeth fixed. Saw it (not by choice, no thanks to the Mrs.+ she paid) and words cannot describe how bad the dialogue/acting/and chemistry was. I rather have a Bio-Dome marathon for 48hrs straight, than watch this garbage.
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@Man in Black - from your words to God's eyes.
on July 7th, 2010 at 4:17:25 PM
ranger- Nice post
We have the same thing in the UK with our footballers, the top earners here can earn up to $250,000 to $400,000 per week just to play football, Even the not so good players here can earn $50,000 a week easy.
Good luck to them i say and to anyone else who gets offered huge sums of money no matter what it's doing, I know i wouldn't turn it down !!
on July 7th, 2010 at 5:10:47 PM
man in black- LOL ,
Nice to see that made into a movie and not another Twatlight film !!
on July 7th, 2010 at 7:11:01 PM
@Trailer - thx.
Well said. I wouldn't turn down the money these people are being offered either (and doubt anyone would).
on July 8th, 2010 at 12:31:44 AM
trailer-lol, yeah job of the century ...
on July 8th, 2010 at 12:59:46 AM
Even after taxes/agent and other fees they will still have enough money to retire for the rest of their lives.
f*ck it, I can't be made at any of the actors for this. Must suck to be one of the co-stars in this movie. I'm sure they didn't get a big hefty raise.
on July 8th, 2010 at 12:35:02 PM
Money well wasted! Congrats, f*ckheads!
on July 8th, 2010 at 12:56:22 PM
@Horror - you can bet the lesser known actors got f*ck-all. But if you're not making Hollywood $'s (like any other business), they're done with you.
This payout isn't for their acting. It's for the $'s brought in (I know you know this already) for average movies made from a very successful book series. I think it's nice they're being rewarded. A lot of these actors are lucky to get these gigs in the first place, they take it seriously (as they should), then the rewards can follow. Unlike most people's thinking these days that think they should be rewarded first, THEN they'll do a good job.
Sure Shatner had made $600mil. doing those travel commercials. But he was living in a camper AFTER filming the 60's Star Trek series... and he stuck it out.
Karma... it's fascinating.
on July 8th, 2010 at 11:28:08 PM
Are you kidding me. there performence was not that great. They should get only 1,ooo bucks for the next two films
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Coalition forces in Afghanistan say they have killed up to four suspected fighters from Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda movement in a gun battle and ambush.
The commander of US forces in Afghanistan, Major General Franklin L Hagenbeck, said that there were no casualties among coalition troops.
General Hagenbeck said the clashes happened on Monday and early Tuesday near the eastern Afghan city of Khost.
The suspected al-Qaeda members had grouped together in a complex of buildings and caves about two kilometres from the Pakistani border which was under surveillance by special forces.
The reconnaissance team came under fire and in the ensuing gun battle killed or wounded two of their attackers, the general said.
The US army then saturated the area with troops, airlifting in 200 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division.
Fighters escaped
But by the time they got there, the fighters had all fled, possibly across the border into Pakistan, where they often seek sanctuary. The two casualties had also been dragged away.
However, General Hagenbeck said two more fighters were killed early on Tuesday when they ran into an ambush set for the larger group.
"We knew how they would react once the sun went down last night. So we were ready for that and we killed two... as they were coming back through the area," he said.
As General Hagenbeck was speaking at Bagram air base, officials in Canberra said that soldiers of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment had shot two al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan.
It was not immediately clear whether the two announcements concerned the same events.
A US army spokesman said they found large quantities of arms and ammunition in the complex, including mortars, grenades and machine gun ammunition.
Border targeted
The location of the fighting has added weight to reports that many Taleban and al-Qaeda fighters have moved to areas near the Pakistani border.
US-led forces now appear to be concentrating their search in the border area where caves often start in Afghanistan and end in Pakistan.
The latest clashes happened in the same region where the last major battles against the Taleban and al-Qaeda were fought in March during Operation Anaconda.
There are now thousands of American, British and other coalition troops in Afghanistan.
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I'm LOVING that I can use my Periscopes for my weekly videos and that I can repurpose them (since they disappear after 24 hours!). I've decided to pick one Periscope post (my favorite!) weekly, and then post it on Monday's so that it will be live forever. Want to watch them all live? Check me out @lcasellievents on Periscope!)
This video was admittedly recorded NOT on a Monday, but I thought it'd be a good idea to start using my Periscopes as my weekly videos because the content that I give in these is SO good and then they just disappear!
Though this isn't related to events, I wanted to give you a little glimpse into my life as an entrepreneur. This video talks about the struggle I had to create a morning routine, and how I now have a much more efficient system.


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In electrical terms, earthing, commonly known as grounding, refers to a system designed to protect electrical wires and components from damage caused by sudden electrical power surges. Its main purpose is to reduce the risk of dangerous electrical shocks from uninsulated metal parts of an appliance or electrical device. Earthing systems also prevent end users from electrical shocks in the event of a short circuit.
A solid copper grounding rod, also called grounding electrode, driven into the soil outside of the house and connected to the main electrical panel by a single earth-grounding wire is the primary method of earthing modern household electrical systems. Since electricity follows the path of least resistance, an appropriately earthed electrical system discharges harmful power surges to the soil safely.
The system also protects electrical devices, such as home appliances, machinery and power tools, via a three-wire power plug. The extra wire, the grounding wire, is connected to the device's circuit protection system and harmlessly carries electrical surge away to prevent electrocution of users. On some appliances, a grounding wire must be fastened to metal water pipes to prevent electrical shocks.
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On Tuesday, April 17 Geneseo will hold its first annual Geneseo Recognizing Excellence Achievement and Talent (G.R.E.A.T.) Day.
G.R.E.A.T. Day is designed to create a venue for presenting research as well as a day of celebration for the activities and accomplishments of Geneseo students. "It is an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to see presentations and exhibits they wouldn't normally see," said Director of Sponsored Research Dr. Anne Baldwin.
The planning for G.R.E.A.T. Day began about one and a half years ago based upon a faculty committee's recommendation to combine the Humanities Undergraduate Paper Symposium (HUPS) and the Undergraduate Scholars Symposium (USS).
Due to the expected large number of presentations, G.R.E.A.T. Day's creators decided it was necessary to devote an entire day to the event, so classes will not be in session that day. Baldwin said "it was decided we needed a full day to pull off." The day will be scheduled into the master schedule for all successive years.
Noting experience with previous colleges and universities, Baldwin explained, "Geneseo is very dedicated to providing research and other opportunities for excellence to undergraduates."
The keynote speaker will be Dr. Lynn Weber, invited from the University of South Carolina. She is the director of the women's studies program and a professor of sociology at the university. She has conducted research regarding the crossroads of race, class, gender and sexuality for over 20 years. The title of her address is "Through a Fly's Eyes: Addressing Diversity in our Creative, Research, and Scholarly Endeavors."
The research presented will span a variety of disciplines, including the arts, sciences, social sciences, humanities, education and business. There are three main formats for presentations: an artwork exhibit, poster presentation, and presentations and performances. Each has its own specific set of application guidelines.
Although it is officially encouraged to submit an application as early as possible, the deadline is March 9. All submissions must have faculty sponsorship in order to be presented on G.R.E.A.T. Day.
G.R.E.A.T. Day will be an all-day event beginning with a continental style breakfast to accompany registration and opening remarks. The research presentations will be divided into several concurrent sessions.
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Note the customizable section in the shop where you can customize your Soul Mantra and I will create a special necklace just for you or someone you love. There are also new "one word" designs if you are already thinking about your word of the year necklace.
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You may have heard a little bit of noise about nanopore sequencing in recent weeks. After many years of development, Oxford Nanopore promises that by the end of the year we will be able to read DNA sequences by threading them through the eye of a very small needle.
How It Works: Directly Reading DNA
The basic idea is not new: as a long string of DNA pass through a small hole, its components -- the bases A, T, G, and C -- plug that hole to varying degrees. As they pass through the hole, in this case an engineered pore protein derived from one found in nature, each base has slightly different interactions with the walls of the pore. As a result, while passing through the pore each base lets different numbers of salt ions through, which allows one to distinguish between the bases by measuring changes in electrical current. Because this method is a direct physical interrogation of the chemical structure of each base, it is in principal much, much faster than any of the indirect sequencing technologies that have come before.
There have been a variety of hurdles to clear to get nanopore sequencing working. First you have to use a pore that is small enough to produce measurable changes in current. Next the speed of the DNA must be carefully controlled so that the signal to noise ratio is high enough. The pore must also sit in an insulating membrane of some sort, surrounded by the necessary electrical circuitry, and to become a useful product the whole thing must be easily assembled in an industrial manner and be mechanically stable through shipping and use.
Oxford Nanopore claims to have solved all those problems. They recently showed off a disposable version of their technology -- called the MinIon -- containing 512 pores built into a disposable USB stick. This puts to shame the Lava Amp, my own experiment with building a USB peripheral for molecular biology. Here is one part I find extremely impressive -- so impressive it is almost hard to believe: Oxford claims they have reduced the sample handling to single (?) pipetting step. Clive Brown, Oxford CTO, says "Your fluidics is a Gilson." (A "Gilson" would be a brand of pipetter.) That would be quite something.
I've spent a good deal of my career trying to develop simple ways of putting biological samples into microfluidic doo-dads of one kind or another. It's never trivial, it's usually a pain in the ass, and sometimes it's a showstopper. Blood, in particular, is very hard to work with. If Oxford has made this part of the operation simple, then they have a winning technology just based on everyday ease of use -- what sometimes goes by the labels of "user experience" or "human factors". Compared to the complexity of many other laboratory protocols, it would be like suddenly switching from MS DOS to OS X in one step.
How Well Does it Work?
The challenge for fast sequencing is to combine throughput (bases per hour) with read length (the number of contiguous bases read in one go). Existing instruments have throughputs in the range of 10-55,000 megabases/day and read lengths from tens of bases to about 800 bases. (See chart below.) Nick Loman reports that using the MinIon Oxford has already run DNA of 5000 to 100,000 bases (5 kB to 100 kB) at speeds of 120-1000 bases per minute per pore, though accuracy suffers above 500 bases per minute. So a single USB stick can run easily run at 150 megabases (MB) per hour, which basically means you can sequence full-length eukaryotic chromosomes in about an hour. Over the next year or so, Oxford will release the GridIon instrument that will have 4 and then 16 times as many pores. Presumably that means it will be 16 times as fast. The long read lengths mean that processing the resulting sequence data, which usually takes longer than the actual sequencing itself, will be much, much faster.
This is so far beyond existing commercial instruments that it sounds like magic. Writing in Forbes, Matthew Herper quotes Jonathan Rothberg, of sequencing competitor Ion Torrent, as saying "With no data release how do you know this is not cold fusion? ... I don't believe it." Oxford CTO Clive Brown responded to Rothberg in the comments to Herper's post in a very reasonable fashion -- have a look.
Of course I want to see data as much as the next fellow, and I will have to hold one of those USB sequencers in my own hands before I truly believe it. Rothberg would probably complain that I have already put Oxford on the "performance tradeoffs" chart before they've shipped any instruments. But given what I know about building instruments, I think immediately putting Oxford in the same bin as cold fusion is unnecessary.
Below is a performance comparison of sequencing instruments originally published by Bio-era in Genome Synthesis and Design Futures in 2007. (Click on it for a bigger version.) I've hacked it up to include the approximate performance range of 2nd generation sequencers from Life, Illumina, etc, as well for a single MinIon. That's one USB stick, with what we're told is a few minutes worth of sample prep. How many can you run at once? Notice the scale on the x-axis, and the units on the y-axis. If it works as promised, the MinIon is so vastly better than existing machines that the comparison is hard to make. If I replotted that data with log axis along the bottom then all the other technologies would be cramped up together way off to the left. (The data comes from my 2003 paper, The Pace and Proliferation of Biological Technologies (PDF), and from Service, 2006, The Race for the $1000 Genome).
The Broader Impact
Later this week I will try to add the new technologies to the productivity curve published in the 2003 paper. Here's what it will show: biological technologies are improving at exceptional paces, leaving Moore's Law behind. This is no surprise, because while biology is getting cheaper and faster, the density of transistors on chips is set by very long term trends in finance and by SEMATECH; designing and fabricating new semiconductors is crazy expensive and requires coordination across an entire industry. (See The Origin of Moore's Law and What it May (Not) Teach Us About Biological Technologies.) In fact, we should expect biology to move much faster than semiconductors.
Here are a few graphs from the 2003 paper:
...The long term distribution and development of biological technology is likely to be largely unconstrained by economic considerations. While Moore's Law is a forecast based on understandable large capital costs and projected improvements in existing technologies, which to a great extent determined its remarkably constant behavior, current progress in biology is exemplified by successive shifts to new technologies. These technologies share the common scientific inheritance of molecular biology, but in general their implementations as tools emerge independently and have independent scientific and economic impacts. For example, the advent of gene expression chips spawned a new industrial segment with significant market value. Recombinant DNA, gel and capillary sequencing, and monoclonal antibodies have produced similar results. And while the cost of chip fabs has reached upwards of one billion dollars per facility and is expected to increase [2012 update: it's now north of $6 billion], there is good reason to expect that the cost of biological manufacturing and sequencing will only decrease. [Update 2012: See "New Cost Curves" for DNA synthesis and sequencing.]
These trends--successive shifts to new technologies and increased capability at decreased cost--are likely to continue. In the fifteen years that commercial sequencers have been available, the technology has progressed ... from labor intensive gel slab based instruments, through highly automated capillary electrophoresis based machines, to the partially enzymatic Pyrosequencing process. These techniques are based on chemical analysis of many copies of a given sequence. New technologies under development are aimed at directly reading one copy at a time by directly measuring physical properties of molecules, with a goal of rapidly reading genomes of individual cells. While physically-based sequencing techniques have historically faced technical difficulties inherent in working with individual molecules, an expanding variety of measurement techniques applied to biological systems will likely yield methods capable of rapid direct sequencing.
Cue nanopore sequencing.
A few months ago I tweeted that I had seen single strand DNA sequence data generated using a nanopore -- it wasn't from Oxford. (Drat, can't find the tweet now.) I am certain there are other labs out there making similar progress. On the commercial front, Illumina is an investor in Oxford, and Life has invested in Genia. As best I can tell, once you get past the original pore sequencing IP, which it appears is being licensed broadly, there appear to be many measurement approaches, many pores, and many membranes that could be integrated into a device. In other words, money and time will be the primary barriers to entry.
(For the instrumentation geeks out there, because the pore is larger than a single base, the instrument actually measures the current as three bases pass through the pore. Thus you need to be able to distinguish 4^3=64 levels of current, which Oxford claims they can do. The pore set-up I saw in person worked the same way, so I certainly believe this is feasible. Better pores and better electronics might reduce the physical sampling to 1 or 2 bases eventually, which should result in faster instruments.)
It may be that Oxford will have a first mover advantage for nanopore instruments, and it may be that they have amassed sufficient additional IP to make it rough for competitors. But, given the power of the technology, the size of the market, and the number of academic competitors, I can't see that over the long term this remains a one-company game.
Not every sequencing task has the same technical requirements, so instruments like the Ion Torrent won't be put to the curbside. And other technologies will undoubtedly come along that perform better in some crucial way than Oxford's nanopores. We really are just at the beginning of the revolution in biological technologies. Recombinant DNA isn't even 40 years old, and the electronics necessary for nanopore measurements only became inexpensive and commonplace in the last few years. However impressive nanopore sequencing seems today, the greatest change is yet to come.


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The new plant for desalination of sea water will be at the shores of the Caspian Sea, said the head of industrial-innovative development of Mangistau region (Kazakhstan) Nurbek Karassayev during a press conference at CCS, Caspian Energy News (www.caspianenergy.net) reports with reference to the official website of the Government of Kazakhstan.
"I cannot say anything regarding the power and the amount of investment. The investor has been just selected. This object is in charge of KazMunaiGas JSC. It will be implemented jointly with OzenMunayGaz JSC," N. Karassayev said.
According to him, KazMunaiGas has identified one of the three investors.
"The desalination plant should be located near the coast of the Caspian Sea, as it will dial out sea water for desalination, so it will be in Karakiyan district, Mangistau region. There will be running water delivered by water. Primarily for Ozenmunaygaz JSC needs and to the public, and to ensure a lack of fresh water," N. Karassayev concluded.


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So, personal friends or family, as well as readers who have been in the mix for awhile know that of all the places I've traveled to, Paris holds my heart. It's where I want to start spliting my years, by 2013. 6 months living in New York, and then 6 months living in Paris, every year. Sounds like heaven to me.
Keeping consistent with things, and places that inspire my travels, we have the first DRT•BG Book Bag. My babies. These are what I've been waiting for. Fellas, I love you and had to make sure there was something in the mix that you guys could rock. Paris inspired, the first design puts a number of Eiffel Towers together in a pattern that flips the laws of physics.
Six colors include Blues, Night, Bubblegum, Berry, Cream, and Kryptonite.
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With ,Garden Gem' there is finally a columnar pear on the market that completes the various columnar apple varieties. In September this autumn variety produces tasty fruits and it can be used in various ways - grown as a hedge or in tubs on terrace and balcony.
columnar pear, upright, dense, compact; large reddish leaves in the budding
white decorative blossoms, pollinators: ,Garden Pearl', ,Obelisk'
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This past weekend, (then) No. 1 Duke rolled into Blacksburg, Va. to meet the Hokie basketball team as heavy favorites. Some of you might already know the outcome of this game and wonder why we, a Durham-based firm, would bring up this particular game. In this case, we were enamored more with the how and why than the end result itself. As it turns out, Duke fell victim to the apparent curse on this year's No. 1 squads -- and one more thing. A team ready to make a big game small.
As Coach K put it after the game, "We played good basketball." So how come they lost? Virginia Tech could've easily succumbed to the pressure of the situation: The ESPN College Game Day show was in the house, a national television audience and playing the nation's No. 1 team to name a few. But they didn't believe the hype. They believed their coach. And what was it that he said to the team?
You can watch it here, but he essentially told his team to fight ten 4-minute battles. Not the proverbial "complete" game of 40 minutes, or even the best two halves of basketball they'd ever played. Just go out and win ten 4-minute games.
By starting small and ending small, the players maintained their sense of urgency and the game never got completely out of hand -- look at the result. The Hokies were able to build momentum and confidence and ultimately they created a new memorable moment for themselves and the Hokie nation.
So keep ballin' -- set a few immediate, quickly-attained goals once you know what it is you're hungry for. This will help you build momentum and keep you hungry for the next milestone throughout your process.


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EnerHealth Botanicals is proud to introduce freshly shelled raw hemps seed hearts that are ethically grown and harvested in Colorado, USA. The shell has been removed from the seed, making it easy to digest. This little seed has a big heart, packing a powerful nutritious punch! Each serving provides 10g of protein, 2.5g of Omega-3, and 8.5g of Omega-6 fatty acids. The heart of the hemp seed has a rich nutty flavor and a tender chewy texture. Sprinkle them on cereal, salads, yogurt, fruit, or any food you can imagine to boost your nutrition and spread the Love!
A question we are often asked by newcomers to hemp food is if these will make you feel "high". The answer is absolutely not. Our Hemp Hearts are sourced from industrial hemp seed locally grown in Colorado. They contain no THC (the psychoactive componant of cannabis) in them at all.
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Actively joining the team, Traci brings her marketing, operational and practice management skills into the organization. With a degree in Finance and over two decades of experience working with independent investment professionals building their businesses, Traci knows what it takes to manage a growing business and be successful. With a passion for business, food and health, Traci sprinkled in some fun when she opened and operated a frozen yogurt franchise for 5 years. Her mantra has always been to "Work Hard, Play Hard" —she loves to play tennis, run, do yoga, and ride her bike. Never short on ideas and energy, Traci also loves to cook, entertain, and have fun with her friends and family.


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This information from Lexicomp® explains what you need to know about this medication, including what it's used for, how to take it, its side effects, and when to call your healthcare provider.
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- Drugs like this one have raised the chance of suicidal thoughts or actions in children and young adults. The risk may be greater in people who have had these thoughts or actions in the past. All people who take this drug need to be watched closely. Call the doctor right away if signs like low mood (depression), nervousness, restlessness, grouchiness, panic attacks, or changes in mood or actions are new or worse. Call the doctor right away if any thoughts or actions of suicide occur.
- This drug is not approved for use in children. Talk with the doctor.
What is this drug used for?
- It is used to treat low mood (depression).
- It is used to treat obsessive-compulsive problems.
- It is used to treat social anxiety problems.
- It is used to treat panic attacks.
- It is used to treat anxiety.
- It is used to treat post-traumatic stress.
- It may be given to your child for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.
If your child has menstrual periods:
- It is used to treat mood problems caused by monthly periods.
- If your child has been given this form of this drug, talk with the doctor for information about the benefits and risks. Talk with the doctor if you have questions or concerns about giving this drug to your child.
What do I need to tell the doctor BEFORE my child takes this drug?
- If your child has an allergy to this drug or any part of this drug.
- If your child is allergic to any drugs like this one or any other drugs, foods, or other substances. Tell the doctor about the allergy and what signs your child had, like rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other signs.
- If your child is taking any of these drugs: Linezolid, methylene blue, pimozide, or thioridazine.
- If your child has taken certain drugs used for low mood (depression) like isocarboxazid, phenelzine, or tranylcypromine or drugs used for certain other health problems in the last 14 days. Taking this drug within 14 days of those drugs can cause very bad high blood pressure.
This is not a list of all drugs or health problems that interact with this drug.
Tell the doctor and pharmacist about all of your child's drugs (prescription or OTC, natural products, vitamins) and health problems. You must check to make sure that it is safe for your child to take this drug with all of his/her drugs and health problems. Do not start, stop, or change the dose of any drug your child takes without checking with the doctor.
What are some things I need to know or do while my child takes this drug?
- Tell all of your child's health care providers that your child is taking this drug. This includes your child's doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
- Have your child avoid tasks or actions that call for alertness until you see how this drug affects your child. These are things like riding a bike, playing sports, or using items such as scissors, lawnmowers, electric scooters, toy cars, or motorized vehicles.
- Do not stop giving this drug to your child all of a sudden without calling the doctor. Your child may have a greater risk of side effects. If your child needs to stop this drug, you will want to slowly stop it as told by the doctor.
- Alcohol may interact with this drug. Be sure your child does not drink alcohol.
- Talk with your child's doctor before giving your child other drugs and natural products that may slow your child's actions.
- It may take several weeks to see the full effects.
- This drug may affect how much of some other drugs are in the body. If your child is taking other drugs, talk with the doctor. Your child may need to have blood work checked more closely while taking this drug with other drugs.
- This drug may raise the chance of a broken bone. Talk with the doctor.
- This drug may raise the chance of bleeding. Sometimes, bleeding can be life-threatening. Talk with the doctor.
- Some people may have a higher chance of eye problems with this drug. The doctor may want your child to have an eye exam to see if your child has a higher chance of these eye problems. Call the doctor right away if your child has eye pain, change in eyesight, or swelling or redness in or around the eye.
- This drug can cause low sodium levels. Very low sodium levels can be life-threatening, leading to seizures, passing out, trouble breathing, or death. Talk with the doctor.
- This drug may affect growth in children and teens in some cases. They may need regular growth checks. Talk with the doctor.
- This drug may affect sperm in males. This may affect being able to father a child later in life. Talk with the doctor.
If your child is pregnant or breast-feeding a baby:
- This drug may cause harm to the unborn baby if your child takes it during pregnancy. If your child is pregnant or gets pregnant while taking this drug, call the doctor right away.
What are some side effects that I need to call my child's doctor about right away?
WARNING/CAUTION: Even though it may be rare, some people may have very bad and sometimes deadly side effects when taking a drug. Tell your child's doctor or get medical help right away if your child has any of the following signs or symptoms that may be related to a very bad side effect:
- Signs of an allergic reaction, like rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin with or without fever; wheezing; tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing, swallowing, or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, or throat.
- If your child is planning to harm him/herself. If the want to harm him/herself gets worse.
- Signs of low sodium levels like headache, trouble focusing, memory problems, feeling confused, weakness, seizures, or change in balance.
- Signs of bleeding like throwing up blood or throw up that looks like coffee grounds; coughing up blood; blood in the urine; black, red, or tarry stools; bleeding from the gums; vaginal bleeding that is not normal; bruises without a reason or that get bigger; or any bleeding that is very bad or that you cannot stop.
- Change in the way your child acts.
- Feeling confused.
- Change in balance.
- Agitation, twitching, sweating, or muscle stiffness.
- Very nervous and excitable.
- A heartbeat that does not feel normal.
- Hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not there).
- Very bad dizziness or passing out.
- Bone pain.
- Seizures.
- A big weight loss.
- Restlessness.
- A burning, numbness, or tingling feeling that is not normal.
- Erection that lasts more than 4 hours.
- A severe and sometimes deadly problem called serotonin syndrome may happen. The risk may be greater if your child also takes certain other drugs. Call your child's doctor right away if your child has agitation; change in balance; confusion; hallucinations; fever; a fast or abnormal heartbeat; flushing; muscle twitching or stiffness; seizures; shivering or shaking; sweating a lot; severe diarrhea, upset stomach, or throwing up; or very bad headache.
If your child is or may be sexually active:
- Sex problems like lowered interest in sex or ejaculation problems.
What are some other side effects of this drug?
All drugs may cause side effects. However, many people have no side effects or only have minor side effects. Call your child's doctor or get medical help if any of these side effects or any other side effects bother your child or do not go away:
- Dizziness.
- Feeling sleepy.
- Headache.
- Upset stomach or throwing up.
- Constipation.
- Diarrhea.
- Feeling nervous and excitable.
- Dry mouth.
- Not able to sleep.
- Feeling tired or weak.
- Sweating a lot.
- Not hungry.
- Shakiness.
- Yawning.
These are not all of the side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, call your child's doctor. Call your child's doctor for medical advice about side effects.
You may report side effects to your national health agency.
How is this drug best given?
Give this drug as ordered by your child's doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.
All products:
- To gain the most benefit, do not miss giving your child doses.
- Keep giving this drug to your child as you have been told by your child's doctor or other health care provider, even if your child feels well.
- Give this drug with or without food.
Liquid (suspension):
- Shake well before use.
- Measure liquid doses carefully. Use the measuring device that comes with this drug. If there is none, ask the pharmacist for a device to measure this drug.
- Have your child swallow whole. Do not let your child chew, break, or crush.
What do I do if my child misses a dose?
- Give a missed dose as soon as you think about it.
- If it is close to the time for your child's next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your child's normal time.
- Do not give 2 doses at the same time or extra doses.
How do I store and/or throw out this drug?
- Store at room temperature.
- Store in a dry place. Do not store in a bathroom.
- Protect from light.
- Keep all drugs in a safe place. Keep all drugs out of the reach of children and pets.
- Throw away unused or expired drugs. Do not flush down a toilet or pour down a drain unless you are told to do so. Check with your pharmacist if you have questions about the best way to throw out drugs. There may be drug take-back programs in your area.
General drug facts
- If your child's symptoms or health problems do not get better or if they become worse, call your child's doctor.
- Do not share your child's drug with others and do not give anyone else's drug to your child.
- Keep a list of all your child's drugs (prescription, natural products, vitamins, OTC) with you. Give this list to your child's doctor.
- Talk with your child's doctor before giving your child any new drug, including prescription or OTC, natural products, or vitamins.
- Some drugs may have another patient information leaflet. If you have any questions about this drug, please talk with your child's doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
- If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.
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Spring has sprung and with it comes the warm weather needed to produce the most mouth-watering asparagus. April, May and a few weeks into June are prime months to buy locally grown asparagus and you don't have to go far to find this tasty and nutritious vegetable in Idaho.
As the days warm up, asparagus grows rapidly – sometimes growing as much as 5 inches in one day! Producers pick asparagus daily, cutting each stock by hand. Harvest usually starts mid-April and typically peaks around Mother's Day. Hydro-cooled after cutting to keep it in its finest form, our producers have mastered the art of harvesting this fresh, healthy and high-quality vegetable. You can find Idaho asparagus at retailers, farmers markets and farm stands across southern Idaho.
With so many ways to prepare asparagus, the variety of recipes seems endless. Grill it, steam it, sauté it with other vegetables or combine its nutty flavors with smoked trout and finish it off with a crisp, fruit filled glass of Idaho Riesling.
Asparagus Basics
What to Look For: Thickness is a matter of taste, and stalks should be bright green and firm. Choose bunches with tightly closed tips and no flowering.
How to Store: Asparagus is best cooked the day it's purchased, but it can be kept in the refrigerator for up to five days in one of the following ways: Wrap the bottoms of the stalks in a damp paper towel and place in a plastic bag, store in crisper, or stand the bundled stalks in a bowl with about an inch of water.
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News from The Steep, Deep & Extreme International
Big Mountain Slopes
Snow Alert - Lake Louise, Vermont, Maine, Idaho, Washington
Great Lakes ( Ice Storms )
8 inches of new snow here at Sugarloaf this morning, and it is absolutely dumping with no signs of letting up. Forecasts are calling for more than a foot by the time snow lets up sometime tonight, which should set us up for an absolutely epic day tomorrow.
We're closing in on 100 percent open, including the Backside snowfields, thanks to 30+ inches this month, and more than 12 feet so far this season. And with even more snow in the extended forecast, it's shaping up to be one of the best President's Weeks we've ever had.
2008 Sugarloaf Log Jam
Feb. 16
Bob Marley LIVE
Feb. 16
Keller Williams
Feb. 23
The Orage Masters Resurrects at
2008 TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival in Whistler, BC
February 13 2008 ( Montreal , QC / Whistler, BC)—Orage, the ski apparel brand dedicated to Innovation Through Style, brings back the most innovative and stylish freeskiing event on the roster after a one-year hiatus.
Orage partners with the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival relocating the Orage Masters to Whistler/Blackcomb, BC on Saturday April 12th, 2008. The fifth installment of what's become known as the "anti-comp" features 8 teams of skiing's biggest names battling it out on a custom slopestyle course for prizes honoring the top three teams.
"Partnering with the World Ski and Snowboard Festival gives the Orage Masters the exposure and platform we need to grow the event for future years. Nothing makes us happier than to be back in Whistler where the Masters concept had originated," states Cody Lynge, Orage Team and Event Manager/Canadian Marketing Coordinator.
Each of the eight pro teams feature three males and one female, representing Salomon, Rossignol, Forefront, Armada, Dynastar, Volkl, K2 and Atomic.
Dressed in what most might wear to a costume party, athletes attack the jib-style slope course in a head to head battle with chest-thumping pride. Throwing it all on the line in a barrage of non-stop action, the Orage Masters is a not-to-be-missed show featuring the hottest talent of the newschool world.
"The Orage Masters is such a great fit for the Festival," says TWSSF Director Sue Eckersley. "With its emphasis on collaboration and creativity, we think it caps the athletes' season off perfectly, and provides a great and accessible on-hill event for spectators to enjoy. For thirteen years, the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival has been committed to celebrating the most exciting progressions in the freeriding scene, fusing sport with music and art for the ultimate show, and making sure the inspiration for events comes directly from the actual practitioners… so we're excited to lend the leveraging power of TWSSF to a great grassroots industry event like the Orage Masters."
The Orage Masters will cap off day two of the festival with an after-party sponsored by Freeskier and Kokanee Beer. The collaboration between Orage, Whistler/Blackcomb and the TWSSF's team at Watermark Communications is set to ensure that the 2008 Masters event lives up to its reputation as "the most entertaining freeski event of the season".
Rightfully dubbed the "Anti-comp", The Orage Masters is one part slopestyle, one part free for all and one part masquerade party. And the only place you'll find skiing's heavy weights riding in anything from Wizard of Oz costumes to Chuck Norris suits to pirate outfits. Competing for unique prizing on a custom built slope course, The Orage Masters is unlike anything you've ever seen before. With a passion for innovative design, unsurpassed quality, and a stable of world-class athletes and events, Orage has been re-defining the lifestyle of ski since 1989
Squaw Valley Guided Backcountry Tours
Squaw Valley passholders are invited to take part in the first guided backcountry tours at Squaw Valley USA led by Squaw's talented team of Patrol backcountry guides.
Space is limited. The first 16 people in line at the Cable Car information booth on Saturday, February 9 at 8am will be registered. Bring your season pass and $20 to reserve your space.
Then, we will schedule a Sunday date (conditions permitting) but tentatively scheduled for Sunday, February 10 at 7:45am am. Registered guests will ride an early Cable Car with their guides to High Camp where they will have a brief meeting before making their departure.
Guests are required to have advanced abilities and be able to ski comfortably in all conditions. Sorry, but conditions (traversing) are not ideal for snowboarders so we are not allowing snowboards at this time. Guests should also have a beacon. The tour will take approximately 1 ½ hours.
Please stay tuned for future dates as we hope to offer several Sundays in February and March.
ED NOTE: the creme de la creme of Double Diamond terrain !
Grouse Mountain BC
Grouse Mountain joins the Yeti Series to help make up the long awaited Triple Crown on the North Shore! Who will be crowned the King and the Queen of the North Shore Mountains? For more information or to register,
please visit www.theyeti.ca.
Camp of Champions
ro Camp Package pricing:
Each 8 Day Pro Camp Package costs $800.00 CDN.
In 2007 we launched PRO CAMP. Pro Camp has been designed for riders that want a winter quality summer camp park to ride without having to pay for summer camp facilities they don't want or need, and without having to fly to New Zealand. Pro Camp consists solely of PARK ACCESS, LIFT TICKETS and LUNCH. Everything else has been stripped out so that Pro Camp can be as economical as humanly possible. There is no supervision other than in the park, no after camp activities, no hotel usage and no accommodation. This is the camp for people who can take care of themselves, who want to learn and to ride on their own.
We built Pro Camp for the simple reason that we want everyone to be able to come to camp. Sometimes half the fun of traveling is skidding it and sleeping in your car or a tent. Whatever it takes to get where you can live the dream. "I have to sleep in my car to get good enough to live the dream? No problem, I'm there."
We announced Pro Camp in February 2007 and some of the sessions were sold out by the beginning of April. For Pro Camp the space is extremely limited so if you want to ride the best park on earth next summer I'd sign up soon to make sure you get a spot. 10% of the spots were sold out for 2008 a week after 2007 camp ended. Don't miss out, book early, or you will miss out.
ST. ANTON I. M. (650 m) lies at the entrance to the Montafon Valley
and is popular with all holiday-makers. Here, within a radius of 2
– 6 km are all the requirements for an active winter holiday. The
Skigebiet Golm ski area can be reached in approx 3 - 5 minutes
free of charge and in comfort on the ski bus
In GARGELLEN (1,423 m), the highest resort in the Montafon
Alpine SCENE, the meadows and slopes of the mountain landscape
in winter come into their own for the second time. At that season,
pistes, tours and snowshoe trails entice one to discover the
surrounding country - free from stress and with much pleasure.
Skiing down to one's hotel door is quite normal here. Snow is
The two picture book resorts of GASCHURN and PARTENEN lie
at 1,000 m and 1,050 m respectively at the top of the Montafon
Valley. The surface area of the parish of Gaschurn is greater
than Lichtenstein.
From Gaschurn the Versettlabahn carries one right up to the
Silvretta Nova ski area, by far the largest in Montafon. Due to
constant modernisation and excellent piste preparation, Silvretta
Nova ranks among the highest quality ski areas in Europe. Here
the 26 ski runs and 114 km of prepared pistes offer the downhill
skier and naturally also the snowboarder every conceivable option
up to 2,300 m. For snowboarders, the ski area has something
rather special to offer: One of the largest boarderparks in Europe,
the Novapark, with numerous rails, kickers and a half-pipe run is
in the Silvretta Nova - so nothing else stands in the way of large
boarder events and a lot of tricks. The fully developed mountain
cuisine with the modern and also authentic restaurants, sun
terraces and snow bars offers everything that the heart of a
winter sportsman could desire.
62 facilities covered by one regional ski pass:
4 Cable cars
10 Gondolas
1 Eight-seater chairlift (Bubble)
5 Six-seater chairlifts (Bubble)
6 Four-seater chairlifts
2 Three-seater chairlifts
10 Two-seater chairlifts
1 Single-seater chairlift
23 Drag, children's and button lifts
Capacity: 92,270 pers./hr
Primary capacity of the lifts
16,095 (resorts - ski areas) pers./hr
222 km marked descents, of which:
110 km blue runs
80 km red runs
32 km black runs
32 km ski routes
4.5 km variants
Montafonerbahn railway Bludenz - Schruns
All ski buses in the Valley
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Luke 18:9 -14
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10 "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.' 13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' 14 I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted."
What I Am Learning:
I am going to look at this story from a different lens than is typically used. It is not intended to discount other ways of seeing this story, but to add to the debate.
It is possible to see this story as about
- our attitude toward God
- our awareness of our sin
- that all, including those who are of low status, are welcome into God's family
In addition, I will explore it as a story about privilege.
In this story, Jesus contrasts not just two people with two different attitudes, but two people with very different social locations. Jesus wasn't just picking two random professions, like a plumber and a barista or a stockbroker and a doctor. He is picking one person from a group with high status, and another with the lowest status.
Pharisees were a reforming movement within Judaism. They were among the very small middle class in Palestine, with about 6,000 of them in the country. They believed that the reason why God allowed the Roman occupation was the moral and ritual unfaithfulness of most people. They set out on a project to whip the people into shape with regard to obeying the 613 laws deemed necessary to faithfulness.
This Pharisee thanks God. Notice that he gives God the credit for his position in society.
The problem is that a key reason why he was able to live out the 613 laws was that he was in a somewhat privileged position in society. In effect he is thanking God not just for his religious purity, but for his economic status that made that purity possible. In the Gospels the word "sinner" was regularly used to describe the 85% of people who lacked the economic means to obey the 613 laws. The Pharisees blamed them for their position.
Just as the Pharisees thought that God was punishing the people of Israel for their lack of religious purity, he thought his economic status was God's doing. I think that the God of Jesus would not be pleased to be accused of using the Roman economic system to distribute God's blessings!
This text is not about how terrible Pharisees are. Jesus and the Pharisees had a lot in common.
We tend to think that Jesus critique of the Pharisee is about this particular Pharisee: that this particular individual had an arrogance problem. And indeed he did! But I think Jesus point is bigger than that. It could be that Jesus is saying that those who are economically privileged tend to attribute their position to God as a reward for their faithfulness. Their theology blessed them in their blaming the poor for being poor. Their theology allowed them to ignore that fact that their wealth came from how they participated with the Romans in the occupation of Israel.
So it's not really about the Pharisees at all, but about those with privilege.
It was impossible to have wealth in Palestine without taking part in the consciously unjust economic system imposed by Rome.
If you play, you get the pay.
But most of us would prefer to ignore such things and feel better about ourselves.
Tax collectors like the one in the story, were mostly low-level toll-booth attendants. They were crushed by the Romans, their land was taken from them, and then they were branded as traitors for taking the only jobs available. They lost their farms and then lost their reputation and community.
This tax collector recognizes his role, albeit small, in the unjust economic system of Rome. And he grieves it.
Jesus is not asking us to come to God with an exaggerated sense of our own unworth. He is not encouraging a self-hatred here. I think what he may be suggesting is consciousness about how we participate in and benefit from economic and political systems that disadvantage others.
The tax collector goes away justified – that is forgiven and reconciled with God – because he does not blame God for the economic system of the Romans.
He realizes that God is working to actively change and transform this system to one that provides just treatment to all and that God invites us to withdraw our support from systems that oppress others.
This is a very different take than these two blog posts, both of which I like as well:
But I think it fits well within Luke's gospel, one that began with this:
Luke 1: 46-55
46 And Mary said,
'My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
48 for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50 His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
53 he has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55 according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants for ever.'
Is it possible that this interpretation is at least worth consideration?


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Nicki's Deviled Crab
This recipe was the Grand Prize Winner in the 1967 National Hard Crab Derby in Crisfield, MD.
Credited to Miss Nicki Dixon of Crisfield, MD.
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
Sauté onions and green pepper in 3 tablespoons butter or margarine until tender.
Add flour, mix until smooth. Stir in Half & Half gradually. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sauce thickens.
Stir a small amount of hot sauce into egg yolks. Add to Half & Half in pan. Heat 2 minutes.
Remove from heat. Add cayenne, salt, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and chives. Mix well. Stir in crab meat. Spoon crab mixture into 6 buttered ramekins, custard cups or 1 quart casserole. Combine bread crumbs and 2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine. Sprinkle on crab mixture. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crumbs are golden brown.
Makes 6 servings.


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