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Grace Alone
The Book of Romans
The Goal of Jealousy Evangelism: Complete Salvation
Romans 11:25-35 • May 13, 2018 • Jay Thomas
Romans 11:25–35 [25] Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. [26] And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, "The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob"; [27] "and this will be my covenant with them when I take away their sins." [28] As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. [29] For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. [30] For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, [31] so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now receive mercy. [32] For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all. [33] Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! [34] "For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?" [35] "Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?" (ESV)
Jealousy, Race, and a God Who Doesn't Give Up
Romans 11:11-24 • May 6, 2018 • Kyle McManamy
Paul's long discourse in Rom. 9-11 nears its crescendo with this discussion about Israel's future. Has God given up Israel forever? Can those who aren't Jewish consider themselves now to have arrived as the new people God really cares for? Is there even more at work in the kindness and severity God is showing which points us to His generous and amazing plan? Join us this Sunday to delve into how God answers these questions. Romans 11:11–24 [11] So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather, through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. [12] Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean! [13] Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry [14] in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them. [15] For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead? [16] If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches. [17] But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree, [18] do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you. [19] Then you will say, "Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in." [20] That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear. [21] For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you. [22] Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off. [23] And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again. [24] For if you were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and grafted, contrary to nature, into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be grafted back into their own olive tree. (ESV)
Human Responsibility & Divine Sovereignty
Romans 10:5 - 11:10 • April 29, 2018 • Jay Thomas
Romans 10:5 - 11:10 [5] For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. [6] But the righteousness based on faith says, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) [7] "or 'Who will descend into the abyss?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). [8] But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); [9] because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. [11] For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame." [12] For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. [13] For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." [14] How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? [15] And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!" [16] But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?" [17] So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. [18] But I ask, have they not heard? Indeed they have, for "Their voice has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world." [19] But I ask, did Israel not understand? First Moses says, "I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a foolish nation I will make you angry." [20] Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, "I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me." [21] But of Israel he says, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people." [11:1] I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. [2] God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? [3] "Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life." [4] But what is God's reply to him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal." [5] So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. [6] But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace. [7] What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened, [8] as it is written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this very day." [9] And David says, "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them; [10] let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and bend their backs forever." (ESV)
Three Amigos: Sovereignty, Salvation, Unity
Romans 9:30-10:4 • April 22, 2018 • Jay Thomas
Romans 9:30–10:4 [30] What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; [31] but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law. [32] Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone, [33] as it is written, "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame." [1] Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. [2] For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. [3] For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. [4] For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. (ESV)
The Riches of His Glory in Mercy
Romans 9:19-29 • April 15, 2018 • Jay Thomas
Romans 9:19–29 [19] You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" [20] But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this?" [21] Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? [22] What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, [23] in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory— [24] even us whom he has called, not from the Jews only but also from the Gentiles? [25] As indeed he says in Hosea, "Those who were not my people I will call 'my people,' and her who was not beloved I will call 'beloved.'" [26] "And in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'" [27] And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved, [28] for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay." [29] And as Isaiah predicted, "If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah." (ESV)
He Is Worthy
Romans 9:1-18 • April 8, 2018 • Matt Smith
Romans 9:1–18 [1] I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— [2] that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. [3] For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. [4] They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. [5] To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen. [6] But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, [7] and not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named." [8] This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring. [9] For this is what the promise said: "About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son." [10] And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, [11] though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls— [12] she was told, "The older will serve the younger." [13] As it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated." [14] What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! [15] For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." [16] So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy. [17] For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." [18] So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills. (ESV)
Real Resurrection, No Separation, Eternal Hope
Romans 8:31-39 • April 1, 2018 • Jay Thomas
Romans 8:31–39 [31] What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? [32] He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? [33] Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. [34] Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. [35] Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? [36] As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered." [37] No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. [38] For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, [39] nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (ESV)
All Things for Good
Romans 8:28-30 • March 25, 2018 • Jay Thomas
Romans 8:28–30 [28] And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. [29] For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. [30] And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. (ESV)
The Perfect Prayer Life
Romans 8:26-27 • March 18, 2018 • Jay Thomas
Romans 8:26-27 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
A Lesson In Groaning
Romans 8:18-25 • February 25, 2018 • Jay Thomas
Romans 8:18–25 [18] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. [19] For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. [20] For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope [21] that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. [22] For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. [23] And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. [24] For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? [25] But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. (ESV)
Children of God
Romans 8:12-17 • February 18, 2018 • Jay Thomas
Romans 8:12–17 [12] So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. [13] For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. [14] For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. [15] For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!" [16] The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, [17] and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. (ESV)
Spirit or No Spirit? That Is the Question!
Romans 8:5-11 • February 11, 2018 • Jay Thomas
Romans 8:5–11 [5] For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. [6] For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. [7] For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. [8] Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. [9] You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. [10] But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. [11] If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. (ESV)
The Verdict
Romans 8:1-4 • February 4, 2018 • Jay Thomas
Romans 8:1–4 [1] There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. [2] For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. [3] For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, [4] in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. (ESV)
The Battle Within
Romans 7:13-25 • January 28, 2018 • Jay Thomas
Romans 7:13–25 [13] Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure. [14] For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. [15] For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. [16] Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. [17] So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. [18] For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. [19] For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. [20] Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. [21] So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. [22] For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, [23] but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. [24] Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? [25] Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. (ESV)


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In the UK: Acquired by Five for air in early 2008
Ever wondered what would have happened if Fox, rather than HBO, had made The Wire? Then wonder no more, because here it is: K-Ville.
The parallels are clear: both are cop shows; both are set in poor US cities; both have a mainly black cast and supporting cast; and both have a political edge.
Here, though, the parallels stop. While The Wire is edgy and intelligent, has a measured pace with plots developing over seasons rather than a single episode, and well defined, realistic characters, K-Ville is implausible, silly and falls for every cliché the genre has to offer.
Plot (stolen while the Fox web site was affected by hurricanes)
From writer and executive producer Jonathan Lisco ("NYPD Blue," "The District") comes K-VILLE, a heroic police drama set ?��Ǩ��� and filmed ?��Ǩ��� in New Orleans. Two years after Katrina, parts of the city are still in chaos, but hope has emerged. Battling an upsurge of violence, understaffing of police forces and a lack of crime labs and other facilities, the cops who remain in the New Orleans Police Department have courage to burn and a passion to reclaim and rebuild their city.
MARLIN BOULET (Anthony Anderson) is a brash, wry, in-your-face veteran of the NOPD's Felony Action Squad, the specialized unit that targets the most-wanted criminals. Even when his partner deserted him during the storm, Boulet held his post, spending days in the water saving lives and keeping order. Now, two years later, he's unapologetic about bending the rules when it comes to collaring bad guys. The stakes are too high, and the city too fragile, for him to do things by the book.
Boulet's new partner, TREVOR COBB (Cole Hauser), was a soldier in Afghanistan before joining the NOPD. He's tough and committed; but if he's less than comfortable with Boulet's methods, it's
because he's harboring a dark secret. Cobb has come to New Orleans seeking
redemption, but redemption can be dangerous.
Rounding out the crew are wisecracking JEFF "GLUE BOY" GOODEN (Blake
Shields), the team's comic relief; tough-as-nails GINGER "LOVE TAP" LeBEAU
(Tawny Cypress), the only female on the squad; and CAPTAIN JAMES EMBRY
(John Carroll Lynch), who wrangles the eclectic personalities of his squad with
equal parts humor and tenacity
K-VILLE, executive-produced by Lisco and Craig Silverstein (BONES, "Standoff"),
is produced by 20th Century Fox Television. Deran Sarafian (HOUSE, "CSI")
directed the pilot.
Is it any good?
Well, it's not The Wire. But then, what is?
For starters, an entire treatise could probably written about why, despite the demographic make up of New Orleans, half the main characters and the cooler lead are white. Producers more interested in the white guy? Hmm.
Then we have the fact that the majority of the cast have something of the "can't act for toffee" about them, I'd be surprised if more than two of the cast were even trying to do a New Orleans accent, and the dialogue is plenty awful. There are also more car crashes, gunfights, burglaries, 'dark secrets', buddy partners, lone female cops in a precinct full of men, women who won't stand by their men when the going gets tough, implausible villains, implausible heroes, obvious plots, obvious investigative techniques that get ignored, crims that confess as soon as they're found out, maverick cops who don't play by the rules and the other traditions of just about every cop show of the past 40 years.
Then there's the fact K-Ville's signed up for the all new action TV clich?ɬ� of the 21st century. Although you can argue the politics of whether Iraq is a new Vietnam, as far as action TV is concerned, it definitely is – just as every 80s TV action hero (cf Thomas Magnum, The A-Team, Stringfellow Hawke, Michael Knight, et al) had to have served in Nam, so all 21st century TV action heroes have to have served in Iraq (or Afghanistan). And talking of politics, that's precisely what every character seems to do, no matter how inappropriate or unnatural it is for the scene.
On the other hand, it's not awful and the New Orleans setting is both different and interesting. Yes, you have to stick with it through some atrocious unoriginality, but the show still has a certain charm and doesn't explore the depths of banality explored by some location-centric cop shows I could mention (eg LA Heat).
Still, with the book strip-mined and plundered for just about every clich?ɬ� buried therein, there aren't many left for the series proper, so it might just find a decent enough groove for itself when it's up and running. Plus Cole Hauser's a pretty good actor, even if everyone else isn't. In summary, not awful, but not brilliant either.
Here's a lovely YouTube trailer for the show.

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Complete reshuffle of the Japanese structure
Two positive trends are lifting Japanese equities to levels not seen in 15 years. The primary force is vigilant corporate governance. Indeed, the "g-word" has been the elephant in the room, with delays in implementation leading to significant losses in corporate value. The other driver is the change in human resource management rules. Thanks to increasing confidence that 15 years of deflation are over, companies are making generous concessions in spring wage negotiations.
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Akio YOSHINO
Equity Research and Strategy at Amundi Japan
Abe wins: a boost for Japan
"The positive outcome of the election gives Mr Abe a stronger mandate to pursue his agenda"
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Getting Started: Project Acryclic ClockJust after gym last night, I started to work on my acrylic clock painting.
I don't know why my energy level dipped so fast last night!
Since I had not been able to find a coffee plantation in Malaysia, I went on the internet to look for pictures of the coffee berries.
Finding the right color tone of the berries...


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Gorrillaz is one of the weirdest bands I have come across. Billed as the most successful "virtual band," four virtual members were created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. The members have intricate back stories and do "interviews" talking about the different songs. Yes, it is unique and nothing I have ever seen before but who am I to judge. If their music is good, I will like them. Fortunately, their music is good. Probably their most famous song is "Feel Good Inc.
The video features 2-D, the lead singer of the virtual band. And yes, it is as unique as the band. Apparently, the song and video is about how mindless entertainment, the media, drugs, alcohol, and sex are used to feel good but end up actually leaving you alone, on a flying island. The media tries to sell you these things, marketing them as ways to make your life happier, almost like how a company would market a product (hence Feel Good INC). It is an interesting concept and one I will explore in more detail next week during The Downward Spiral series, but the imagery to this video really drives the point home. 2-D ends up on a isolated flying island with a windmill (Holland=drugs?) being chased by helicopters (insistent in bring news about mindless events?). I dont' know, this is my interpretation of it. Maybe I have no idea what I am talking about.
Other interpretations on the song?
And one other thing, has anyone seen Laputa: Castle in the Sky? It is one of my favorite Japanese films and the castle reminds me of the floating island in the Gorillaz video.


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Jamie Moyer has allowed 504 career home runs, one shy of Robin Roberts' career record. That record could fall tonight against the Tribe.
In his career against the Indians, Moyer has allowed 25 home runs – 6th most he's allowed to any one franchise. But here's the stat that really blows my mind: the first Indian to homer of Moyer was Cory Snyder! That was over 21 years ago, on May 2, 1989.
Since Snyder, 13 other Indians have homered off of Moyer. Manny Ramirez leads the way with five, followed by Kenny Lofton, Jim Thome and Casey Blake with two. Among the obscure Indians to go deep off Moyer: Lou Merloni, David Segui and Eduardo Perez.
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The next meeting of your Cuenca English Lions Club will be held on Monday, 2 December, from 12:30 until 2 PM at La Parrillada restaurant in Cuenca.
We are proud to announce that our guest speaker for this month will be Cuenca resident and passionate entrepreneur extraordinaire, Jamie Raitan, founder and President of the company, Pearth (Peace on Earth).
Through the utilization of handmade artisanal products created by indigenous craft persons, it is the goal of Pearth to achieve a number of major objectives: The preservation of indigenous art, history and culture; the improvement of the economic standard of the indigenous community; the preservation the Ecuadorian environment; as well as to give back to those less fortunate within our community…inspiring goals indeed!
Come and listen to this most important and interesting presentation. And, please consider becoming a member of the Cuenca English Lions Club, whose goal is to assist those less fortunate in this great city in the fields of Vision, Diabetes, Hunger and Education.
The meeting as always is free, and if you wish to order a fine almuerzo from La Parrillada, please plan to come at 11:30 AM when our meeting room becomes available for eating and socializing.
Thank you.
December 2nd, from 12:30 to 2 PM, free, Remigio Tamariz Crespo 2-25, Cuenca.
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Theresa Westbrook, Founder and President of Pearls of Shalom Ministries
Surviving and conquering an early life of dysfunction, child sex abuse, poverty and the death of two brothers, Theresa personally knows the joys of healing and restoration found in Father God.
A living witness of the power, grace and redemptive work of Jesus Christ today, Theresa is an author, minister, and television host who is thriving and enjoying the abundant blessings found in Christ.
Don gladly serves beside his wife, Theresa, in ministry. A leader in ministry for over 35 years, Don loves to teach from the Word of God, sharing insights and Biblical world views. His years of studying and applying the principles of God to his life have given him an unwavering faith in God which he shares with others.
Don is also a successful business man employed many years with Zodiac Seats US and is currently the Director of Estimating. His ethics and character has helped propel his career and simultaneously positioned him to be a market place minister offering counsel, encouragement and prayer to fellow employees. But if you asked Don what title and position he enjoys the most, he would say, "Papaw."
Laura Henry, Vice President of Pearls of Shalom Ministries
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Pols See Clear Case of Control
Anger over big radio isn't likely to derail media deregulation, judging by comments of key Senators last week, but that is cold comfort to the pioneer of the big-band theory of ownership.
Reacting to growing criticism of radio giant Clear Channel in particular and media consolidation in general, several lawmakers at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on radio ownership last week suggested that the problem might not be in the size of radio but rather the concentration of control of airplay, concert promotion and ticket sales.
That put the target squarely on Clear Channel, which is not only the nation's biggest station owner but its largest concert promoter.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) suggested Congress investigate allegations of pay-for-play, which requires music labels to compensate stations for airing their artists. "Should we be looking at the issue of payola separately from ownership?"
Clear Channel Chairman Lowry Mays, who testified at the hearing, denied that his company accepted payola or refused airplay to artists not under contract to its concert-promotion arm (although he admitted accepting pay from promoters who demand nothing in return).
In fact, he insisted that Clear Channel's 1,200-plus station group operates more like single stations than a media conglomerate. "We see ourselves as an aggregation of a number of small businesses throughout this country, serving local communities and playing what audiences want to hear."
Artists, public advocates, rival owners and even other media conglomerates nervous about the attention Clear Channel's muscle flexing has brought to deregulation, complain of a litany of perceived abuses by the company.
Clear Channel has been blamed for everything from the rise in concert-ticket prices to the homogenizing of radio formats. The company also is alleged to have parlayed its position as the No. 1 radio owner and top concert promoter to discriminate against unaffiliated musicians.
While investigation of specific abuses could put Clear Channel on the defensive, such a move would be less likely to obstruct the FCC's broad review of all media-ownership rules.
Less of a burden
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) suggested that he still desires less burdensome rules. "I continue to believe anachronistic government regulations that don't reflect today's multimedia marketplace should be thoroughly reviewed by the FCC, repealed and modified where appropriate."
That sentiment was echoed by fellow Republicans Conrad Burns of Montana and John Ensign of Nevada.
Panel Democrats Ernest Hollings (N.C.), Byron Dorgan (N.D.) and Ron Wyden (Ore,) have protested deregulation and criticized the FCC's review but have little power to stop changes they don't like. The only specific calls to action came from lawmakers who aren't members of the committee but were asked to testify, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Kan.) and Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.).
Feingold has introduced legislation that would ban pay-for-play and revoke licenses if stations with concert affiliates discriminate against artists. Berman complained that Justice has repeatedly ignored his calls to investigate Clear Channel and wants more pressure put on antitrust regulators.
A terse and testy McCain led off the hearing with a staccato burst of questions for Mays: Does Clear Channel have plans to obtain more radio stations? Should the government limit the number of stations one company can owns? Have stations been instructed not to air artists who don't use Clear Channel's concert-promotion business or who don't play at Clear Channel concert venues? Do employees sign affidavits stating they won't accept cash for airplay? Do Clear Channel stations replace local DJs with "voice-tracked" imports from other markets? Are competing radio stations permitted to advertise on Clear Channel's 770,000 billboards?
Mays denied any wrongdoing and said the company forbids payola. He insisted that Clear Channel doesn't discriminate against any artists and said rival stations are "good customers" for his billboard business.
Despite Mays' protestations, anecdotes of unfair play by Clear Channel were offered by critics asked to testify. Former Syracuse station owner Robert Short said he sold WRDS(FM) after Clear Channel launched a competing urban-formatted station. Clear Channel forced him out of the market, he told lawmakers, by packaging ad buys with its six other stations and essentially allowing advertisers to get free ad time on his rival. Despite excellent ratings, Short says he was unable remain profitable.
Rocker Don Henley said one of his manager's clients was unable to grant Clear Channel's request to participate in a promotional concert while she was wrapping up an album. Consequently, her single was ignored by Clear Channel stations, he said.
Mays countered that Henley's tale was "absolutely false."
McCain entertained
Later in the hearing, McCain tweaked Democrats Hollings and Berman for suggesting that Clear Channel's alleged abuses of market power should be investigated by Justice's antitrust division. "I'm entertained" by the suggestion, he said. "I hope that same approach will be used for other matters that concern members of the committee." Hollings and some other Democrats oppose a largely Republican effort to eliminate the FCC's authority to enforce ownership limits and put it instead under Justice.
Questioning NAB chief Eddie Fritts, McCain asked whether the association was hypocritical in supporting removal of national radio-ownership limits while fighting to retain the 35% cap on a company's TV-household reach.
Fritts' reply: "They are clearly two different mediums." In radio, consolidation has strengthened stations' finances and increased narrow formats, such as Hispanic stations, up 80% since the national cap was eliminated, he said. In television, networks have much more power to withhold programming and would have too much say over local broadcasters.
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Dominican Republic
Thanks to its bigger-than-average size, the Dominican Republic is one of the most diverse countries in the Caribbean. Along the coast, you've got the full spectrum of beaches, while inland, mangrove lagoons, mountain peaks and waterfalls are just the start of the story.
Puerto Plata
Up on the north coast is the Puerto Plata region. In the town itself, you can tick off rum factories, the old quarter and the cable car up to Mount Isabel del Torres. Nearby, you've got Playa Dorada, with its casinos and restaurant-packed Plaza. In Costa Dorada and Bahia Maimon, meanwhile, picture-perfect beaches and barefoot beach bars set the scene.
Puerto Plata is also the gateway to the Samana peninsula. Things are pretty laid-back here, with footprint-free beaches and sleepy resorts like Cayo Levantado and Samana Town tempting visitors from all over the world.
Punta Cana and La Romana
On the eastern tip of the country is Punta Cana. The big name here is Bavaro. It's a lively resort with a beach that looks like it's been plucked from the pages of a glossy travel magazine. Finally, tucked away in the Dominican Republic's southeast corner is La Romana region. Locals claim that the beaches here are the prettiest in the country. The main resort is Bayahibe – a quiet fishing village with a sprinkling of hotels.
When to visit
When thinking about the best time to visit the Dominican Republic, it's worth bearing in mind that there are two distinct tourist high seasons; the summer months of July and August, when travellers from the northern hemisphere fill the resorts and all but the most out-of-the-way beaches, and the winter season between December and late February, when the Dominican climate is at its optimum, having cooled down a little from the summer. If you arrive during the spring or the autumn, which is just fine, as the temperature doesn't really vary all that much from season to season.
Keep in mind also that the Dominican Republic is in the centre of the Caribbean hurricane belt, and gets hit with a major storm every decade or so. August and September is prime hurricane season, though smaller ones can occur in the months before and after.


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'Ireland owes this country nothing' - Bonnie Greer on Question Time on Brexit negotiations
PUBLISHED: 08:23 04 October 2019 | UPDATED: 08:26 04 October 2019
Bonnie Greer has been credited with the most powerful statement of BBC's Question Time last night when she pointed out Ireland owed the UK absolutely nothing in the Brexit negotiations.
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Appearing on the programme along side Nadhim Zahawi, Sarah Jones, Anand Menon, and Melanie Phillips, the TNE columnist was listening to some of the panellists effectively agreeing to a post-Brexit trade agreement with America.
But Greer, from Chicago, was more concerned about Ireland's economic interests which could prove to be a stumbling block. She said that America wall always be a country that cares about the interests of Ireland.
She said: "Often at times, I hear people talking about Ireland as if this country (UK) owns Ireland. Ireland owes this country nothing. Ireland owes this country no concessions, it owes it no quarter, it owes it nothing."
She continued to echo the point made by Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, as she outlined the importance of the Good Friday Agreement to American politics.
"The second thing that I'd add too is that the Good Friday Agreement - in spite of its rather benign name - is a truce. It's a truce because the United States of America and the EU sat down with this country to make it happen. We have to be much more serious about this," she added.
"The third thing that I'd like to say is that the United States is Irish. If anyone thinks that they're going to get a deal through and have a trade relationship with the United States that shafts Ireland, you've got another thing coming. It's not going to happen. It's not going to happen. I'm from Chicago and you know what we do on St. Patrick's Day? We dye the river green."
She warned: "People are very serious about Ireland in the United States. Don't mess with it, don't make it look bad."
Dr Jennifer Cassidy tweeted: "If there were any more reasons to love Bonnie Greer, well I've just found one."
Twitter user Ted wrote: "That was a spine tingling piece of dialogue from her. I think her analysis will become an iconic statement about brexit in future when we look back."
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Situated on the western coast of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi is a fantasy of modern design and conceptualisation. It serves as the Emirates' capital and is perched on a T-shaped island jutting out into the Persian Gulf. It has been described as 'the world's richest city and is responsible for more than 50% of the economic activity for the entire UAE.
The territory, with a population of just under a million, boasts one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, and is characterised by its restrained beauty. Soaring mirrored skyscrapers, architectural marvels, and spotlessly clean parks all combine to create an otherworldly impression. Traditional Arabic culture, blended with a tolerance for international diversity, ensure a variety of attractions for both tourists and business visitors to Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi also hosts the world's most expensive F1 Grand Prix every year, making it a destination for thousands of motorsport enthusiasts, in addition to the tourists and business people who have already contributed to the territory's reputation as a 'must-see' Middle East destination.
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In J.T. Barrett's final season at Ohio State, the redshirt senior added yet another title to his cluttered resume Thursday when the Big Ten announced he had been named the Big Ten Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year.
It is the third time in Barrett's four-year career that he was honored with the recognition. He won the award last season and in his redshirt freshman season at quarterback during the 2014 campaign.
Barrett is the first three-time captain in program history, and is the holder of 24 Ohio State and Big Ten records.
This season, Barrett has enjoyed another strong campaign, completing 217-of-328 passes (66.2 percent) for 2,728 yards. He also has 33 touchdown passes and only seven interceptions. The dual-threat quarterback has also continued to show his mobility this season, rushing 130 times for 672 yards and scoring nine times.


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Sorry I haven't posted in a while, and I will get around to doing a load more posts at some point, probably. But just to assure (or dismay) you that I'm still alive, here's a single I've had in the queue for a while and never got around to sharing.
They've got a bit more praise since they've split up, but I always thought Gene were one of the more underrated bands associated with the Britpop scene. They always got dismissed as Smiths copyists, which seemed a bit unfair. So sometimes they sounded a bit like The Smiths – is that a bad thing? Anyway, this is the title track from their debut album, but re-recorded for the single release. I think they just about get away with the repetition of the chorus, but even if you find it a bit grating, the B-sides are pretty fabulous too. I had the cassette single at the time and played it way too much, probably – actually, I probably still have it somewhere! "Don't Let Me Down" is a Beatles cover, and the one song that wasn't on the cassette. It's… less essential than the other tracks.
Link: Gene – Olympian (password: salad)
1. Olympian
2. I Can't Decide If She Really Loves Me
3. To See The Lights
4. Don't Let Me Down


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My May ornament!
Design by T.A. Smith Designs - Haunting Love.
(Free design on Pumpkin Seed Stitchers facebook group)
Fabric: 40 count Light Mocha Linen
Threads: DMC (310)
(my blog: Stitching Basket)
Welcome to the Spookiest Blog on the Block! Each month we have a different theme. You choose your chart, fabric and threads. Share your progress as you go along and post your finished piece by the last day of the month. You can join at anytime throughout the year and choose which months you wish to stitch with us. Happy Spooky Stitching.
I love all of the small details in the scene! What a fun pattern. Nicely finished. Your pumpkin pins are adorable!
Lovely finish. I printed the chart out just in case I had time to stitch two ornies this month!
Looks great! I have this one on my ever increasing to do list :)
This is so nice - I may make it my June free choice one - lovely stitching, Lili
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Love this design :o)
I have been meaning to stitch it but still haven't got to it!


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To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 9 August 1806
Paris 9th. Augt. 1806.
Since the date of my letter by the Atlantic'(Ct. Howard) no advance has been made towards the proposed negociation. The Spanish Minister (Isquierdo) stands aloof from us and from the business, and apparently with the design of accommodating his conduct to such new conditions of Europe, as may be the result of a general pacification. This circumstance is not caluculated to make one easy or idle, but from causes yet unexplained, I have hitherto been unable to engage this Government in giving to the business a fresh impulse & still less, a determinate character and form. It might be indiscreet at this time to say all I believe or all I fear, and the more so as I am in the course of an experiment which may terminate every thing soon and happily. Of experiment, however I shall not be the dupe, any more than I am of the policy which has made it necessary. You shall be seasonably and thoroughly informed of every fact necessary to your future decisions. I have the honor to be Sir, with high respect & consideration, Your most Obed. hum. Servant
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Message From The Universe For You
Yeh! Yeh! You are a dreamer, believer, and adventurer. But come on don't be so hard on yourself!
It's December, the month of Celebration and enjoyment. No matter where you are, whether you are living with your family or friends or you are living alone somewhere else to make your dream come true, you have always people with you. Time for you to have fun…time for you to enjoy life and time for you to celebrate yourself.
Life is meant to be celebrated. Yes, I know you devote your days and nights for your dreams, you dedicate your blood and sweat to achieve them. But no matter where you are now on your journey, whether you are at the starting point or you are running in the middle of the marathon or you are about to touch the finish line, no matter where you are, you should take some time off to live life in happiness, you should take time off to travel, you should take time off to party with friends, you should take time off to celebrate life.
Why all these holiday seasons has been booked in a calendar, why there is Christmas and New Year, why you feel so special on your Birthday and why you definitely be there to celebrate occasions with your friends, all these are purposefully designed to give you the taste of happiness and celebration.
No matter how devoted you are, when you take time off to celebrate life, you really move the Universe with your happiness, you let your feelings go free of all boundaries and you let yourself forget all hassle to feel the love of joy. When you let your soul fly with Joy, you found amazing people and you see unknown horizons.
Time for you to celebrate now. This is year-end, only two weeks left, now geared up into celebration mode. For celebrating life, you really don't need anything, have the desire and have the enthusiasm, get ready and rest all the people reach out to you.
When FUN knocks at your door, don't think twice, just jump into it.
When you celebrate this year and bid the happiest farewell, then only you can welcome a new magnificent year with inspired and happy soul.
Time for you to Celebrate You, time for you to celebrate life.
Your life is a Celebration!!!
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Big positive surprise beats already high expectations: +288K and the unemployment rate falls to 6.3%. Best since January 2012. Yet the participation rate fell to 62.8%.The US was expected to report a gain of 215K jobs in April after +192K in March (before revisions). The unemployment rate was expected to stand at 6.6% after 6.7% beforehand. Expectations were at the highest since 2006, excluding the census period of 2010. April is the first full month of spring, when no adverse weather effects were recorded. The headline figure grabs attention.
Before the publication, EUR/USD traded around 1.3860, GBP/USD: 1.6860, USD/JPY: 102.50, AUD/USD: 0.9250, NZD/USD: 0.8650 and USD/CAD: 1.0960 . The US dollar rises across the board with EUR/USD down under 1.3830, GBP/USD under 1.6850 and USD/JPY breaks to 102.80. – many updates coming —
Data (updated)
- Non-Farm Payrolls: 288K (exp. +215K. March: 192K now revised to +203K)
- Participation Rate: 62.8% (63.2% last month )
- Unemployment Rate: 6.3%, (exp. 6.6%, March: 6.7% before revisions)
- Revisions: 36K: +25K for February and +11K for March (+37K last month)
- Private Sector NFP: 273K (ADP showed a gain of +220K jobs).
- Real Unemployment Rate (U-6): 12.3 (previous: 12.7%).
- Employment to population ratio: 58.9 (previous: 58.9%)
- Average Hourly Earnings: 0% – this is worrying (exp. +0.2%, March: 0%).
- Average workweek: 34.5 (exp. 34.5, March: 34.5 hours).
Market reaction and Analysis
Bigger picture: NFP probably not doing the job for Draghi – 3 reasons
Quick analysis:
- This is the kind of number Yellen and co. were waiting for: a true spring bounce after the harsh winter.
- The big drop in the unemployment rate is countered by the participation rate, but the drop in the "real unemployment rate" to 12.3% is encouraging.
- The drop in earnings, could lower inflation expectations
Market reactions:
- EUR/USD falls to the 1.38-1.3830 range. The big uncertainty is Draghi's dilemma.
- GBP/USD is below 1.6840, but the break requires confirmation. The pound was hit by a miss in construction PMI.
- USD/JPY is edging closer to 103, above the 102 to 1.02.74 range. Will the breakout be confirmed?
- USD/CAD is getting closer to 1.10
- AUD/USD is finding support at the round level of 0.92
- NZD/USD is showing strength and clinging to 0.86.
Recent data showed a clear distinction between the weather hit Q1 which hardly had any growth and a "spring bounce" in Q1. Data such as the ADP NFP, the ISM Manufacturing PMI and other figures such as the Chicago PMI all created high hopes for this NFP release. Excluding the months of 2010 which were influenced by the national census, NFP expectations are the highest since 2006.
The Fed just tapered for the fourth time this week and also "blamed the weather" for the slowdown and saw a bounce. This NFP is expected to confirm the Fed policy.Get the 5 most predictable currency pairs


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The trial involving the Flagstaff shooting of a mob of drunken fraternity members who attacked an 18 year old pistol owner, is almost over.
The shooting occurred in October of 2015. As of 27 April, 2017, the jury is considering the case.
A motion for mistrial by the defense has been refused by the trial judge, Dan Slayton. Slayton previously took the unusual stance of ruling the police video from the scene as "prejudicial". In the video, a bloodied and hysterical 18 year old, Steven Jones, tells the police how glad he is that they are there, and that he thought he was going to die.
Then, in the closing arguments to the jury, the prosecutor claimed that Steven Jones, the shooter, never claimed self defense until he "had an audience at the police station". The defense cried foul. From azcentral.com:
A Coconino County Superior Court judge Thursday morning denied a mistrial for prosecutor misconduct in the Steven Jones murder trial.
But he ordered that the jury be given an instruction about inaccurate statements made by the prosecutor in his closing argument that would diminish Jones' claims of self-defense.
Before the trial began, prosecutors Ammon Barker and Bryan Shea convinced the judge to preclude statements Jones made to witnesses and police at the scene of the October 2015 shooting that left one student dead and three others wounded on the Northern Arizona University campus.
Immediately after the incident, Jones told another student that he acted in self-defense, and when he was in a police car after being detained, he was recorded on camera as saying, "Why were they going to hurt me?" and "I thought I was going to die."


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Taking over the airwaves for Rosso on Mix FM's final week on air for 2013, two of AAT Kings' passionate and personable Tour Directors and Drivers, Kyle and Paul, will bring to life The Great Ocean Road and several must-see sights of South Australia for Sydney's 106.5 and Melbourne's 101.1 Mix FM Drive Time listeners.
Heading out on the open road in an AAT Kings and Rosso on Mix FM branded coach, the group will travel to a new destination each day and enjoy a variety of adventures visiting local attractions and sharing their amazing stories and discoveries with listeners. Leaving Melbourne behind, Rosso and the Drive Time crew will try their hand at bush tucker and learn how to throw a boomerang in Tower Hill, fine tune their palates and become wine connoisseur for a day in the Barossa Valley, and meet local rangers and get up close to unique wildlife including a colony of sea lions while on Kangaroo Island, all before concluding their journey in the City of Churches otherwise known as Adelaide.
Anthony Hayes, Global Managing Director, AAT Kings said: "Having recently announced the details of our brand relaunch, we're excited to partner with Mix FM and Rosso's Drive Time team to help 'Bring Australia to life' in a fun and interactive format.
"We've got a great week of activity planned for Rosso on Mix with our charismatic Tour Director and Driver helping Rosso discover the many unique towns, great stories and quirky locals they'll meet along the way. Teaming up with Rosso also allows us to promote all of our fantastic partners along the Great Ocean Road, Kangaroo Island and throughout Victoria and South Australia. We are very proud to be Australia's favourite guided holiday company, but we can't grow the market without the help of all of our brilliant partners."
Matthew Granger, National Agency Sales Director, ARN said: "AAT Kings and Rosso's MixFM Drive show is a fantastic fit, and represents another example of ARN creating unique communication solutions for our clients. Just like Rosso, the AAT Kings Tour Directors and Driver Guide's love a laugh and a good story and they're both really passionate about sharing Australia's unique places. We're excited to be working together to bring these adventures to our listeners."
Helping put a smile of people's faces, each day AAT Kings and Rosso on Mix FM are giving five lucky listeners the chance to win an Aussie guided holiday for two valued at $3990. This week, follow AAT Kings and Rosso on Mix's exciting Aussie road trip by listening to Mix FM 106.5 (Sydney) and 101.1 (Melbourne) from 4 - 7pm weekdays.
For more information, visit www.aatkings.com, call 1300 556 100 or speak to your local sales manager.
Connect with AAT Kings and follow us on Twitter @AATKings or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/


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The proposed Quay Club is being launched by developer Gary Landesberg and the Waney family – also the owners behind popular hot spot The Arts Club, in Mayfair. The building will be made from aluminium and house a bar, restaurant, private dining area, members' lounges and guest accommodation, a gym, treatment studio and open terrace overlooking Middle Dock. The top floor features an open roof terrace.
Adamson Associates, the architects behind the Quay Club have started that: "The vision for the club is to be globally the most desirable and inspirational private members' club for the urban professional. Upon the successful launch, the aim is to create sister clubs in the key financial centres of the world — with Dubai, New York, Singapore and Shanghai shortlisted." If planning permission is granted you can expect the club to open, in early 2018.
The owners, are also intending to build a West Coast outpost of Mayfair's Arts Club. The 132,000-square-foot nine-storey building (designed by architectural firm Gensler) will (if planning to granted) replace the landmark Hustler Hollywood store on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. The site will host a creative office space and a gallery on its first four floors, with the remaining upper floors devoted to the club. The fifth floor will contain a dining terrace, screening room and a gym; the sixth floor would house 15 guest rooms for members; the seventh floor would host an eatery, another terrace, and a lounge for members. On the eighth floor, there will be a "Japanese/Latino" restaurant. The club will also feature a glamorous rooftop, with a pool and yeet another terrace and a private helipad. It will also offer an underground parking garage with room for 220 cars, which can be accessed from Hilldale Avenue.
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