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Posted: 18 AUG 2006
Crown of Glory has taken home another award. This time it is Best Pre-20th Century Era Wargame. Once again Crown of Glory and the Western Civilization team has been recognized by the industry and by all of our fans for their excellent product. On behalf of Matrix Games and Western Civilization we extend a huge thank-you to those people who believed in this product. Be sure to congratulate them on the Crown of Glory Forums and don't forget stay up to date on their next Civil War game, Forge of Freedom.
Posted: 4 AUG 2006
Major Update for Napoleonic Conquest Game
Posted: 20 JAN 2006
Crown of Glory Wins War Game of the Year from War-Historical
Matrix Games is proud to announce that the sensational Napoleonic wargame, Crown of Glory (www.west-civ.com) by Western Civilization Software, has won War Game of the Year from the War-Historical newsgroup, one of the most popular destinations for wargame fans. In addition to taking top honors, Gary Grigsby's World at War received the bronze third place award. Other Matrix products held positions #4 through #6 - War Plan Orange, Battles in Italy, and Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes.
Posted: 5 AUG 2005
Major Update for Napoleonic Conquest Game
Matrix Games and Western Civilization Software (www.west-civ.com) today released the first update for Crown of Glory, the just-released Napoleonic era game of grand strategy. This first update resolves all major issues reported since release and also adds several requested features and gameplay adjustments.
Posted: 1 JUL 2005
The Release of a Revolutionary Game...
Matrix Games announced today that Crown of Glory by Western Civilization Software (www.west-civ.com) has been released for sale and is available from the Matrix Games online store for $39.99 as a digital download and $49.99 as a boxed game. Additionally Crown of Glory is making its debut at the Origins Gaming Convention (www.originsgames.com) in
Posted: 21 JUN 2005
Napoleonic Game of Conquest Available Late June
Matrix Games announced today that Crown of Glory by Western Civilization Software (www.west-civ.com) has officially "Gone Gold" and will be available from the Matrix Games store in the final days of June. Additionally Crown of Glory will be making its debut at the Origins Gaming Convention (www.originsgames.com) in Columbus, Ohio from June 30th through July 3rd.
Posted: 5 MAY 2005
Thursday May 5th 2005, 10PM EST Live Chat with Eric Babe on the Matrix Games site A short reminder from Matrix Games that Eric Babe, lead developer at Western Civilization Software and their upcoming title Crown of Glory, will be answering questions about the new game. Players, fans, and on-lookers are all invited to partake in a question/answer session that will go on at 10:00 PM Eastern US time, Thursday, May 5th.
Posted: 3 MAY 2005
Live chat with Napoleonic Game Developer, Western Civilization Software Matrix Games is pleased to announce an opportunity for players to have a live conversation with Eric Babe, lead developer at Western Civilization Software about their upcoming title Crown of Glory. Players, fans, and on-lookers are all invited to partake in a moderated question/answer session that will start at 10:00 PM Eastern US time, Thursday, May 5th.
Posted: 23 MAR 2005
Take Command in Napoleonic Europe's Struggle for Power! Matrix Games and Western Civilization Software (www.west-civ.com) are pleased to announce that they will be bringing the Napoleonic-era strategy game Crown Of Glory to gamers around the world. Two hundred years after the start of the Napoleonic Wars, Crown Of Glory gives you a chance to change history as the ruler of a nation.
Release Date: 30 JUN 2005
Genre: Tactical, Strategic
Turns: Turn-Based WEGO
Complexity: Advanced
Period: Napoleonics
Western Civilization Software
Gamershall.de Silver Award
Release Date: 5 DEC 2007
Empires in Arms is the official licensed computer version of Australian Design Group's classic board game. Empires in Arms is a seven player game of grand strategy during the Napoleonic period of 1805-1815. Playable either solitaire against the AI or by e-mail. Corps level with full diplomatic options to allow players complete freedom to fight it out for control of Europe any way they want to.


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At the risk of looking like just another "me too — so what?" technology provider in the mobile security space, Fixmo says that its new SDK is built with the same technology that powers its own branded "SafeZone" secure workspace technology, which was developed with the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and is now available for government agencies and enterprise customers around the world.
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I will share its contents with you as I rediscover what's inside.
It's been a while since my last "treasure chest" post, but I still have more items coming. This time, the item wasn't literally in the chest pictured, but is a treasured item – my grandmother's autograph book.
There aren't many signatures inside and all have dates in July 1927, so I think the novelty of the book must have worn off fairly quickly for her.
Most interesting for me are two pictures, which appear to have been drawn on lined writing paper, cut out and stuck in the book. I don't know if they were traced, copied, or are original pictures. At any rate, they are rather sweet.
Have a closer look at the signatures:
I think the one on the left looks like a stylised AS and the one on the right is DS. I suspect that one picture was contributed by her father, Arthur Stannus, and the other by her sister. Although her father was always described as a painter or builder in the documents I've found (so far), the family story about him is that he was more like an interior designer and would paint elaborate murals in the 'grand houses'. Further, the story goes, he painted my grandmother's room in such elaborate style.
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EG's weekly album reviews
Jim James
Regions of Light and Sound of God
The evocative title of Jim James' debut solo LP speaks, at least in part, of its initial inspiration: God's Man, a wordless 1929 ''novel in woodcuts'' from Lynd Ward, whose stark images depict a Faustian fable with the weight of biblical parable. Conceived by the My Morning Jacket frontman as a ''soundtrack'' to the book, Regions of Light and Sound of God adds all manner of things Ward didn't: word, colour, movement, etc; James seeing its Depression-era austerity as translating, soundwise, to a kind of retrofuturistic, psychedelic soul. Since their beginnings as rustic harmonists rolling tape in a grain silo, My Morning Jacket have hardly been limited by genre or convention, but James' solo blows the doors off; his ''score'' finds him as composer, commanding various esoteric instruments and tape sounds. Playing mostly everything and showing a keen productional ear, he's also at his most direct, lyrically; the grey incidentalism of MMJ lyrics exchanged for a black-and-white sincerity as clear and evocative as a woodblock print.
Richard Thompson
(Proper Records/Planet)
''I GOT a two-week guitar lesson while he camped out in my house.'' Producer Buddy Miller is describing his recent recording of Richard Thompson at his Nashville studio. While there is a subtle country twang here and there, this is most definitely pure Thompson. It is also one of Thompson's best. The playing, with drummer Michael Jerome and bass player Taras Prodaniuk, swerves from folk to funk. The genius of Thompson is his marriage of the technique and the idea. He has never been divorced from it but on Electric, it shines through. From the first track, Stony Ground, with its churning rhythm and menacing guitar riff, there is muscular intent. On Sally B, Thompson, frankly, shows off, leaping into a solo that traverses rock and folk and signs off with an avant-garde flourish. Few guitarists are capable of this kind of virtuosity. Then there's My Enemy, a ballad so delicate, its harmonies and solo so fragile, it could almost shatter like glass.
WARWICK McFADYEN
Holy Fire
WITH concert performance increasingly dominant in the minds of contemporary artists, it's not surprising that albums are increasingly influenced by live circumstances. When a band enjoys international success, the result is often 18 months of touring, a period when songs are remodelled by audience expectations. For English five-piece Foals, that means a swelling of their sound on Holy Fire, their third studio set. The band's feel for intricate, interlocking song structures remains, but they come with an appreciable swell and vocal harmonies on My Number, a single whose Afro-pop guitar is sturdy enough to cross a festival field. Frontman Yannis Philippakis was subsumed by the mix of funk flexing and math-rock arrangements on Antidotes, the group's 2008 debut, but now he takes pride of place in the mix even as the lyrics circle unfulfilled desires and urban melancholy. As the British dance-punk outfits move into their second and third albums, it was inevitable that one would embrace size as a form of destiny, and for much of Holy Fire, Foals do.
Dirty York
Feed the Fiction
WHEN American novelist Jack London described the 19th-century saloon as an environment where ''men talked with greatness, laughed great laughs, and there was an atmosphere of greatness'', he might have inadvertently foretold the perennial appeal of southern rock'n'roll. Melbourne band Dirty York may be about as American as regulated gun ownership, but they get the program. The band's latest record, Feed the Fiction, is awash with the greatness of southern rock sensibility. Be Home and Alive captures the mythology and misogyny of the '70s rock'n'roll lifestyle; Stitches in My Pocket is as dirty as the Allman Brothers after a week boozin' on the road. Free to Find Out is exiled with early-'70s Rolling Stones; Dollar Bet Man spends quality time in the basement with Bob Dylan and the Band. Keepin' Me Up and Sweet Sensation offer enough meat-and-potato riffs to feed an entire family of Lynyrd Skynyrd fans before See Beyond finishes the record in sentimental style.
WHEN Sydney trio Pivot contracted their name to PVT in 2010, it was an essentially meaningless piece of legal sidestepping. But, given the radical change the band have undergone on their fourth album, Homosapien, it now seems far more meaningful. Beginning life as post-rockers chasing fidgety rhythms, the trio were nerdy instrumentalists led by drummer, Laurence Pike. They slowly expanded that brief, incorporating more ''pop'' in their compositions. But Homosapien throws itself headlong into a world of new-wave revivalism; their former rhythmic mania now sitting uneasily on the edges of pseudo synth-pop. Even when Pike is clanking wildly on Casual Success, he's no longer the star of the show; brother Richard's vocals are forever pushed forward. Evolution is the album's most transparent attempt to tap festival-friendly, youth-radio-ready populism; its Darwinian title suggesting PVT see their changing sound as an adaptation to the contemporary marketplace. Maybe Homosapien helps PVT stay alive, but it feels anything but inspired.
Murphy's Law
Big Creatures & Little Creatures
BASSIST Tamara Murphy, who received the 2012 inaugural PBS Young Elder of Jazz Commission, heads a band here with drummers Joe Talia and Daniel Farrugia, trombonist Jordan Murray and guitarist Nashua Lee. The ensemble blends heady atmospherics with grooves and melodies, along with a mix of electronics and superlative musicianship. Boulders Make Strong Friends opens with Murray providing a thrusting staccato trombone over guitar, bass and drums. It shifts to a riveting guitar solo, underpinned by driving drums before fading into electronic atmospherics. The track then segues into Refractal, followed by the final take, Bitter Sweet. Opening with Murphy's accentuated bass, Murray's trombone then enters so subdued, floating across the top like a wraith. As Murphy starts bowing the bass, her distinctly classical lines come through over Lee's guitar. This is enchanting stuff, it's hypnotic and hallucinatory, and is not an album you mindlessly play in the background. Rather, it requires close listening.


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Listening to NPR on the way into work, I twice heard a reporter refer to Meredith McGehee, a champion of (ahem) campaign finance reform, as a "good-government lobbyist."
Got that? If you disagree with McGehee's lobbying agenda — if, say, you think campaign finance reform is an unconstitutional attempt by the Left to restrict political speech that they don't like — then you are against making government better.
But did you catch the more subtle form of bias? I maintain there is no such thing as good government. (Call it Cannon's First Law of Politics.) And I'm not alone. "Government, even in its best state," wrote Thomas Paine in Common Sense, "is but a necessary evil." Not good. Less evil than the alternative, to be sure. But still, evil. Others disagree. The reporter, like many others and probably without even realizing it, took sides in that long-standing debate too.


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If your vocation was a writer/novelist and you believed there was a need to expose the tyranny that is the religion of Islam, would you consider the potential threat to your well being worth the risk of publication? Rushdie and Ayaan Hirsi (Infidel) both took considerable risk of life by going forward with their books. Granted other authors such as Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens have attacked Islam in a similar manner but their's are limited to specific chapters of a book that attacks religion in general.
Is the cause so compelling that one is willing to risk life and limb? Or should we retreat from the barbarism of Islamic extremists who feel compelled to carry out the fatwa that the Ayatollah Khomeini ordered against Rushdie? The very quality of religious violence that pervades Islamic culture also seems to be a hangman's noose around the neck of those bold enough to call it into question. As an atheist I refuse to accept the preposterous notions of all religions but I view Islam as an especially dangerous variety to the peace and security of our planet. Should we not step up the rhetoric against Islam and expose this religion for what it is? Or remain subdued in our criticism in fear of reprisal? For certain your life is forever changed should you decide to go forward with publication.
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Saddam Hussein and Gadaffi are classic examples of secular dictators.
The pickle you described is unfortunately true. Education is the key. That is why the Taliban is so adamantly opposed to the education of women. They realize their misogynistic stranglehold will be loosened once women properly identify themselves as equals in their society.
The people voting for an Islamic state when afforded the opportunity to vote in a democratic election (Egypt & Tunisia) is an uneven playing field as many of the women are ordered to stay home and keep their butts out of the voting booths otherwise they can expect the beatings to be extra brutal or even deadly. The male dominated culture of Muslim society infuriates my sensitivities of right and wrong. As a man it is almost embarrassing to watch the Islamic male subjugate and rule the females of their society with an iron fist. It makes me want to vomit.
Which is worse Religionism or Nationalism?
Don't both reside in the same part of the brain?
Would you slap a psychopath in the face, hand him/her a knife, drop to your knees and beg not to be harmed? After the psychopath started stabbing you, would that be too late to consider whether or not to slap the psychopath?
France and England are overrun by Islamic nutballs...how are they doing?
I live in the middle of America, I'm not overrun by Islamic nutballs, I am overrun by Xtian nutballs, first things first.
I live in the South and deal w/ the same nutballs. The only difference is that Xtian nutballs are not generally strapping on vests w/ explosives and carrying out overt acts of violence against their detractors. Islam takes no prisoners. Their willingness to murder in the name of Allah is startling. And the vicious methods they often employ (ie beheading) is downright scary.
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I doubt Islamists (or xtians for that matter) will be swayed by rational attacks on their ideology, so writing books to show them the error of their ways is futile in my humble opinion.
I can't see placating religious nutballs of any stripe as a practical use of my time, so NO I wouldn't publish a book telling them they're crazy-stupid.
If not books then perhaps leaflets dropped by the millions. We need to get the message to the oppressed somehow. The change must start from within -women & young people.
I'm fairly sure the "oppressed" have figured it out by now.
But you may be on to something, an air drop of leaflets saying;
You're Oppressed and Stupid.
signed by doG. :)
It seems that it takes extreme examples to move things forward.
If it meant the death of hundreds to save millions
would it not be worth it?
If it meant a better future (no religion) for our children or their children,
how could we not act even if it meant our deaths?
We all die anyway, why not accomplish something while we live?
If someone read my book and felt the way I do when I read Bertrand Russell,
I would take that death.
Being willing to die for one's convictions is noble indeed; not for me but for the greater good of all.
I have not read Bertrand Russell but you have made me feel a compulsion to do so.
Why I am Not A Christian by Bertrand Russell
is a fantastic experience!
Cant recommend this book enough!
Yes and the wellbeing of the vulnerable like children.
Not sure ,because I'm not sure exposing it for what it is, is why I'd do it though, I would need to clarify what you mean by what it is...
To the final question no I'm probably fairly safe from reprisal where I live if done tactfully, however I don't think everyone is the criticism fear and reprisal factor probably changes geographically for the writer.
"All that is required for evil to flourish, is for good men to do nothing."
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This is an old photograph of women
Please contact me if you know anything about this.
I have found an alternate old photo, this one with a chinampero along the chinampas. Maybe I will post it at some point.
And what does this have to do with Calixtlahuaca, you might ask. Well, the lakes around Tenochtitlan, and in the southern part of the Basin of Mexico, were filled with chinampas in Aztec times. The high productivity of this form of agriculture is one reason why Tenochtitlan conquered Calixtlahuaca, rather than the other way around.


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So I've been working on a new design/layout. I haven't decided if I really like this one or not… what do you guys think?
Update: Well, it looks like it's a resounding dislike for the design. Wish folks had mentioned it if was primarily the color scheme, or layout or both, but I'll keep working. I'm not heart broken, I don't think I really liked it either, hehe.


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Dietrich Bonhoeffer has always been one of my great heroes of the faith. Such appreciation, of course, hardly makes me distinct. Bonhoeffer, the German pastor-theologian who opposed the Nazis and was executed in a concentration camp, is passionately admired by millions of Christians.
One could even compare him to Athanasius, the defender of Christ's divinity whose brave stance also drew state persecution. The fourth-century bishop's unflinching willingness to defy even emperors and their armies was honored with the title "Athanasius contra mundum" (against the world).
Charles Marsh's welcome biography, Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Knopf), paints a painstaking portrait of a faithful disciple every bit as resolute against Aryanism as Athanasius was against Arians. Marsh's exquisite eye for detail reveals the sheer unlikelihood of Bonhoeffer's emergence as the boldest opponent of efforts to Nazify the German church.
Athanasius was bishop of Alexandria, the most powerful ecclesiastical figure in the Eastern empire. He wielded so much influence that emperors were afraid of opposing him too forcefully, lest they provoke a popular uprising.
But what power did Bonhoeffer wield in 1933? He was 27 years old, financially dependent on his parents, and virtually bereft of experience in the working world. His sole professional appointment was an unpaid, non-tenure-track position as a voluntary lecturer. Adjunct professors don't normally stand athwart emperors.
Yet Bonhoeffer did. Within weeks of Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Bonhoeffer declared in public that the Führer was offering a false path to salvation—and, in private, that Hitler was an antichrist. When ...1


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I happened to be in Austin, Texas last weekend, which bills itself as the "Live music capital of the world." I was visiting my friend Rob, who took me out to a local honky-tonk to hear some. We went to Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon.
Ginny's is a simple rectangle of a building with an assortment of castoff decor. The pavement under the pool table had potholes. The paint on the ceiling was pockmarked and peeling. The door to the beer closet had no lock on it. You could call it run down, beat up or dingy. It was my kinda place.
Here's my cruddy cell phone pic of Ginny's. Those are some genuine Beautiful People (what other kind of man wears a pink shirt?) standing near the bar. Better still, that's an elderly couple dancing in front of the band.
We bought a couple of beers, my friend asked for quarters for the pool table. We could play for free, the bartender told us. The coin-op part was broken.
The table was tucked into a corner between the excess chairs, and a spare stage riser. For certain shots near the rail, there was no other way to get behind the ball than to park your ass on the chairs.
The table's felt was stained, one rail was warped, and one side pocket had a hole in it wide enough to let the ball fall out the side. At one point I sunk a shot in that pocket, and my friend ran out the front door like the joint had caught fire. He returned holding the ball.
But you know, the quirks were part of the fun. We shot pool and drank beer and listened to the band. "Peewee Moore is a self proclaimed Honkytonk/Outlaw Country Singer/Songwriter in the same vein as Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Johnny Paycheck, and Hank Williams. He has been barnstorming around the country with his trio dubbed "Peewee Moore & The Awful Dreadful Snakes" doing an endless string of one night stands from Austin TX to you name it. "
Deep into the band's second set, Rob said that at some point, all the trucks, hard times, whiskey and women become interchangeable components of some greater country ür-song. "Freightliner woman, you jack-knifed my heart." "I would drown myself in whiskey but my wife used it to bathe the dog" … But I digress.
Rob also mentioned that the table we were playing on was mildly famous. It turns out that one night a week, Ginny's puts a board over the table, and a cage of chicken wire over the board. The board is a grid, and each grid has a number. Contestants pay money to stake claim to one of the numbers.
Then the chicken comes goes in the cage and cruises around does some version of the Poultry Strut. Sooner or later, the chicken takes a shit. Whoever owns the chicken shit-besmirched square is the lucky winner of Chicken Shit Bingo. Yee haw!
(You can skip the first three minutes or so, if all you really want to see is the, um, money shot.)


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Adams can't decide on wedding date
Actress AMY ADAMS is keeping her husband-to-be waiting on a wedding because she can't decide on a date.
The Fighter star became engaged to Darren Legallo in July, 2008, and they've since become parents to daughter Aviana, who was born in May last year (10).
But there's still no firm plans for the couple to become husband and wife.
Adams admits she has been working on a tentative schedule for her big day, but she can't finalise anything as she keeps changing her mind about her preferred date.
She tells InStyle magazine, "I'll say to Darren, 'What do you think of May?' and he'll say, 'May. Ha, ha. You just let me know.' I just can't decide! I am putting more pressure on myself now that we have Avi. I'll figure it out soon."
The Oscar nominee previously considered exchanging vows with Legallo while she was pregnant, but backed out of the quick 'shotgun' wedding because she wanted a "traditional" ceremony.


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Friday, August 15, 2008
Response From West Jet
WestJet supports a woman's right to breastfeed. We also support the rights of all guests on our flights to have a safe and comfortable experience while in our care. If at any time we decide that a situation exists which has the potential to interfere with the comfort of our guests, we have a responsibility to address it.
WestJet does not have a policy on breastfeeding. We do not feel one is required because we fully support it. At no time was Ms. Tarbuck asked to stop breastfeeding. We do not believe it is possible, or even desirable, to have a policy for every possible occurrence or situation that may arise. We believe and trust in our WestJetters, and empower them to make decisions based on common sense and good judgment. WestJet has responded to Ms. Tarbuck's complaint by apologizing if Ms. Tarbuck felt the request to cover up was unwarranted. However, we believe the decision by our flight attendant was reasonable, and in the best interests of the other guests on the aircraft. Ms. Tarbuck was never asked to stop breastfeeding her child. WestJet supports the right of every woman to feed her child, whether by bottle or breast.
Thank you again for taking the time to contact us. I hope we can look forward to welcoming you aboard a WestJet flight in the near future.
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- jan said...
I fully concur and agree with West Jets policy and explanation. The comfort of all passengers must be considered and not just the assumed right of one person. It does not matter what the occasion may be, if my seat neighbours are uncomfortable with the issue and state so, than it is the duty of the Flight Attendant to mitigate the situation as best as they can.
That some people see this as an infringement of their right, is rather inmature and egocentric to say the least.
They are making a tempest in a teapot.
- August 28, 2008 at 12:44 PM
- Louisa said...
WoW Jan. May I ask when you last breastfed a baby? Have you heard the story of what occured? A woman who discreetly breastfeeds is being very considerate of those around her, as well as being a considerate MOTHER TO HER CHILD WHO NEEDS TO EAT! A woman who flaunts her breasts is another matter however this is not what occured in this situation. Moreover there was no indication that any of passenger was in fact offended or made to feel uncomfortable by this situation especially as she was sitting AT THE BACK of the plane. If your 'seat neighbours' are uncomfortable because they are being unreasonable then they are being unreasonable and should not be pandered to!
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The group seeks a 14 percent raise for TDCJ employees, whose salaries now top out at $37,000 after eight years, Olsen said. While the agency is the largest penal system in the country, TDCJ officers rank 47th nationwide in terms of pay, a news release states.
Turnover is also shockingly high, Olsen said, and has reached 24 percent in the past six months. Several TDCJ units are now operating at "dangerously-low staffing levels," the news release states, and the Huntsville unit alone has more than 700 correctional officer vacancies.
Olsen said that starting salaries for employees are so low that a worker who's married and has two children can qualify for food stamps.
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The "21 Guns" singer checked himself into a treatment facility in a bid to tackle ongoing substance abuse issues after losing his cool during a gig in Las Vegas, when promoters attempted to force his band offstage by signaling the rockers had one minute left.
Armstrong stopped the show, hurled abuse at the gig organizers, smashed his guitar onstage and then stormed off.
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One of the difficult things about writing a blog about running every day is getting the time to write consistently. I promise I'm working on that!
A lot has happened since my last update so I'll share just a bit. So far I have run a minimum of one mile every day since the 9th of April 2011. My current total mileage is 178.28 miles! Not bad for 3 1/2 months! In that time I have lost about 20 pounds, but more importantly, my body shape has been changing a lot. When I started I was in size 48 pants and 2 days ago I was able to get into a pair of 38's something that has not happened in a LONG time! Just a healthy reminder that it is not ALL about weight loss, but more importantly how you look and feel and I look MUCH healthier and feel GREAT! I ran in my second obstacle race last weekend: The Warrior Dash (Race Report to follow) and am now weight lifting as part of my training plan.
A lot of people have asked me why I keep my mileage so low… my first response is usually something like: "How many miles did you run this week?" or Most people do not consider 10-15 miles per week to be low mileage. The truth is for someone who has only been running for a bit over 3 months a 15+ mile week is a BIG week and at this stage of my running career, we are putting in base miles. Basically, I am building up the joints and muscles for harder training to come by taking it slow and easy right now. I have managed to stay healthy and injury free up to this point because I am VERY careful and listen to my body and what it is telling me. MY body takes this level of mileage fairly easily at this point, but I am staying here because I have added some weight training to my plan to help me in my obstacle racing, to build strength, and stay injury free.
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- 3 sets of 25 Bicycle Crunches
- 3 sets 15-20 Burpies
- 3 sets of 15-20 Mountain Climbers
- 3 sets of 25 Kettlebell Swings
My heavy workout is obviously focused on developing whole body strength and power, while the light day is much more focused on core strength and cardio. The light day was also added because I noticed that a lot of the "easy" obstacles were really feats that required good cardio while working the entire body while taxed by running. Both workouts are short and designed to work the maximum volume of muscles in the minimum amount of time. I'd love to hear feedback from other runners and obstacle racers to learn what you are doing. My goal is to build strength and learn the basic lifts to get started in CrossFit. I am starting an 8-week cycle of this routine, at the end of this cycle I will meet up with my trainer again and adjust the exercises based on my the gains I have made and current needs. My big goal is to do a marathon this Fall, followed by Tough Mudder Seattle next year, and if I'm up for it a 50-mile race. 🙂 For more frequent updates make sure to like Running For 365 Days on Facebook!


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Senate Bill 1678 by Sen. Robert Deuell, R-Greenville, and Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, would put new limits on use of the Major Events Trust Fund and Events Trust Fund, which are designed to return extra tax revenue generated by special events to the communities that host them.
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Under the bill as approved by senators, if a facility improvement would provide a benefit beyond just one event, then the community could recoup only 5 percent of its cost from the trust fund.
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"Our position has been that the very best use of these trust fund dollars has been to reinvest them in public facilities rather than sending these dollars back out of state to an events holder for a rights fee or some other hosting obligation," the local officials said in a letter dated Wednesday.
Listed as signing it were Susan Blackwood of San Antonio Sports, Janis Schmees Burke of Harris County-Houston Sports Authority and officials from the Austin Sports Commission, Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau and Texas Hotel and Lodging Association.
Referring to a report of a video board and sound system installed for the publicly owned Toyota Center ahead of the NBA All Star Game, the letter said, "Due to ongoing advances in technology, these systems have a very short life and need to be replaced frequently to appease the events holders, spectators coming from out of state and members of the media providing worldwide coverage of the event."
The Alamodome JumboTron was purchased from the Spurs in 2004 for $702,944 — along with video walls and electronic message panels — as part of $5.8 million in expense reimbursements for the NCAA Men's Final Four. Officials have said it was a good deal.
The letter emphasized the long-term benefit to communities of public-facility investments.
Deuell likes his original language, as does Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, who also has pressed for new limits on the trust funds.
Watson said if the state is going to spend tax money to upgrade facilities in particular communities, that funding should go through the appropriations process.
"We need to write discipline into this trust fund, or we don't need to have a trust fund," Watson said.
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Zoe Saldana is ready to make Avatar 2. Alan Tudyk talks playing an adversary in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Could there be a new animated Star Trek show? Plus George R.R. Martin doles out cryptic Game of Thrones casting hints!
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The Avengers
Joss Whedon gushes about Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson, indicating he'll have plenty to do in this movie after a series of extended cameos in previous Marvel movies:
"I'm grateful everyday to be with those guys, especially Clark Gregg. That guy, man crush! But I'm keeping it under control. It's great, he's been weaving his way through every movie and I really get to play with him and have [him do] a lot of stuff. There were things that during the writing, I was like, 'I need something more here... Oh, Coulson!' and he just, he comes up every time. Clark is such a wonderful guy but also such a precise actor. The whole troupe is so amazing, I'm actually surprised."
Executive producer Patty Whitcher revealed what the movie has in store for Cleveland, which will be doubling as New York in the movie:
"We have to keep people back a bit for safety reasons — there will be explosions — but they will be able to see the actors and their favorite Avengers on the street during the filming. We understand this is an inconvenience for everyone and we appreciate it. The businesses that are on this street will remain open throughout the filming. There will be six days of mayhem on this street with lots of explosions and car flipping. We could not do that in New York."
The filming reportedly includes turning Cleveland's East Ninth Street into a stand-in for New York's Times Square. [Cleveland.com]
Filming is reportedly taking place at the big vacuum chamber at NASA's Plum Brook Station in Ohio. It's thought that Samuel L. Jackson is the only main cast member on hand for these scenes. [Sandusky Register]
Here are some set photos from the Cleveland locations. [Comic Book Movie and Moviehole]
Here's an additional list of filming dates:
- Filming on East Ninth Street from Euclid to Prospect avenues, Aug. 15 to Aug. 24.
- Filming on Euclid Avenue from East Sixth Street to East 12th Street, Aug. 22, through Sept. 2.
- Filming on Walnut Avenue from East Ninth Street to East 12th Street, Aug. 17 to Aug. 30.
- Filming on South Roadway at Superior Avenue and Ontario Street, Aug. 29.
- Filming on the Detroit-Superior (Veterans Memorial) Bridge at intermittent times in August.
- Public Square in front of Tower City will be closed for filming.
Man of Steel
An area man reports that the crew is in Millington, Illinois filming a scene where a bus goes off a bridge. This would tie in with the previous reports that Millington's US 52 bridge would be closed for filming, and a set photo does appear to show a bus going off the road. [Comic Book Movie]
Avatar 2
Zoe Saldana says she believes filming might begin next year:
"No. I heard that we might go next year so I'm really psyched. I'm keeping my bags packed. I would do anything for that man and for that project, so I'm waiting."
Star Trek 2
Co-writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci discuss what effect the various delays have had on the sequel development:
Kurtzman: One thing that was really good is that even though there was this pressure of a deadline, I think we all felt so strongly that we had to protect Trek. And so we had the luxury while JJ was making [Super 8] and while we were doing other things to take real time to break the story. And for us story is 90% of it. It was great and we felt the confidence that now to move forward.
Orci: And some of the ideas for the second one came from when we were talking about the first movie. We never do this because we think it is bad luck to think of the next movie and counting your chips…Every movie needs to stand on its own. Part of the reason we went the Nimoy way and made it an alternate universe is because we knew it would free us and free the franchise from what came before so we couldn't help ourselves from thinking about sequels.
Here are six character posters that show off the awesome cast for Steven Soderbergh's viral outbreak movie. [FirstShowing.net]
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
The great Alan Tudyk discusses his role as Stephen Douglas:
"I'm Abe Lincoln's political foil. Historically, Stephen Douglas was initially engaged to Mary Todd, who became Abe's wife. They were fellow Senators and they battled it out for the presidency. Stephen Douglas was a flip flopper. He started out his career being opposed to slavery, then he married someone with a plantation and saw all of the money coming in - it was then politically expedient to be pro-slavery... Whenever there's a political statement to be made, Stephen wanders into the movie to represent the other side. Also, historically, Stephen Douglas worked closely with vampires to realize his political ambitions. Working with Rufus Sewell, the big baddie vampire, was great. So was Ben Walker, who plays Abe."
World War Z
The movie's release date has been officially set for December 21, 2012. [ComingSoon.net]
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Here are some promo images. [IGN]
Stephanie Szostak, who previously appeared in Dinner for Schmucks, is reportedly in talks to play the wife of Ryan Reynolds's undead police officer. [Heat Vision]
Apollo 18
Here's a TV spot.
Sin City 2
I'll still be shocked if this thing ever materializes, but here are a couple more updates from Robert Rodriguez:
"Sin City 2 is going good, we're just finishing the script for that, we already got the money. We have everything we need so we can just start shooting as soon as we get the pages. And it's the same thing for Machete 2. We've already got the budget, just waiting for the script. As soon as we're finished writing we get to start the shoot."
He expands on that elsewhere:
"Our company is the other way around. We've got the financing, we're just waiting for the script. So the focus is where it should be. You're not worrying about the money, you're just making sure the script's where it should be. So whichever one has the script ready to go first. Sin City has so many effects, conceivably you could shoot Machete 2 after and it could still come out before Sin City 2. So how the distribution goes, I'm not sure, but they might just end up shooting around the same time."
[We Got This Covered and The Playlist via FirstShowing.net]
G.I. Joe 2
Bruce Willis is reportedly now in negotiations to play the original G.I. Joe, General Joe Colton, a part for which he has long been rumored. [Heat Vision]
Doctor Who
The BBC has released another poster. Bigger version at the link. [EW]
Here are some set photos from last week. [Susan Gittins's Flickr]
Star Trek: The Animated Series
New Trek writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman say they would love to make an animated Star Trek spin-off in much the same way they developed Transformers Prime:
Orci: We have asked about [an animated Star Trek series]. We have asked what the rights are and who owns it and what are the possibilities. It is a very early – kind of "is this a possibility?" and we are waiting to hear back. But we would love to do it.
Kurtzman: We just had the experience of doing Transformers: Prime on The Hub. We learned a lot from that experience and it would be cool to do something like that from Trek.
I'm not sure about this - without James Doohan around to do all the voices, I'm not sure how an animated Star Trek could even work. [Trek Movie]
Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin has released some cryptic clues for who has been cast in a couple roles. For one, he's confirmed that Ben Crompton will play Dolorous Edd Tollett, while the other is thought to refer to Michael McElhatton as Roose Bolton, but that hasn't been confirmed as yet. [Not A Blog]
Elsewhere, Karl Davis of the British soap Emmerdale has reportedly been cast as Alton Lannister, a character with no immediately obvious counterpart in the books. [Access Hollywood]
The Walking Dead
Sarah Wayne Callies describes the upcoming flashback featuring a pre-outbreak Lori and Shane:
"It was fun to step out of the zombie world and show Lori with a BlackBerry. The scene underscores how deeply Lori and Shane love [her son] Carl, plus I hope it will finally put to bed the ridiculous rumors that an affair was going on before [Lori's husband and Shane's friend] Rick 'died.'"
[TV Guide]
Lost's Jeff Fahey will reportedly play "Karl Sneijder, the president and CEO of diamond giant Natal Jewelers" who has "been under CIA scrutiny in the past for alleged criminal activity, [but] nothing has ever stuck." He reportedly will enlist Chuck and Sarah's help in the second episode to save his innocent, kidnapped brother, who will be played by Smallville's Justin Hartley. [TV Line]
Episode three will reportedly be called "Chuck vs. the Frosted Tips" and feature "a WikiLeaks type character." [ChuckTV]
Here's a description of Chuck and Sarah's spy agency, Carmichael Industries:
Chuck and Sarah are taking full advantage of their new professional autonomy, particularly when it comes to the design and look of their new spy shingle. I hear the offices of Charmichael Industries will look like the cool rec room you always wanted as a kid but never had. We're talking pinball machines, candy-filled jars and other kitschy goodness. It's the kind of set-up that would make General Beckman lose her will to live, so it's probably best she's only around part-time this season.
[TV Line]
Terra Nova
New Zealander actress Simone Kessell has reportedly been cast in a major recurring role as Alicia Washington, the second-in-command to Stephen Lang's Commander Taylor. [Deadline]
Person of Interest
Here are some cast photos. [SpoilerTV]
Once Upon a Time
Canadian actress Keegan Connor Tracy will reportedly play the Blue Fairy in the pilot, a part the producers had originally hoped to get Lady Gaga for. [TV Line]
American Horror Story
Jamie Harris, who has appeared in Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Green Hornet, will reportedly play "a sociopathic killer" on the show. So, probably some sort of villain, then? [ShockTillYouDrop]
Young and the Restless actor Michael Graziadei has reportedly been cast as the young boyfriend of Jessica Lange's nosy neighbor Constance. [Deadline]
Episode two is reportedly called "Murder House." [SpoilerTV]
Warehouse 13
Here's a promo and sneak peek for next week's "Don't Hate the Player", guest-starring Eureka's Fargo.
Here's a promo and sneak peek for next week's episode, "Of Mites and Men."
Syfy has also released this short description:
When things start melting around Eureka, Carter and Allison discover something is literally eating through Global Dynamics. Guest starring Ming Na.
Here's a description for episode six, "Audrey Parker's Day Off":
Audrey finds herself repeating the same tragic day, and she alone is aware of it - but the more she intervenes, the closer the catastrophe comes to her and her friends.
Teen Wolf
Here's a promo for the finale, "Code Breaker."
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When the Magic stepped off the court 12 weeks ago after a demoralising one-goal loss to the Melbourne Vixens - their fourth straight defeat - never did they expect they would be returning to Hisense Arena to face the Vixens in the grand final.
So how on earth did the Magic come to be in the title decider this Sunday?
Early acknowledgement of their weakness
Losing their first four games forced the Magic to address their shortcomings from the outset.
Before the season, Magic coach Noeline Taurua spoke at length about wanting to develop a performance culture in the team. That meant some fairly brutal team debriefs and athlete feedback when the Magic opened their 2012 campaign with a run of four straight losses.
In previous seasons, the Magic have cruised through to the playoffs, only to be exposed in the red hot intensity of finals netball.
Developed a gameplan to beat the Australians
Of all the New Zealand sides, the Magic looked the most comfortable against the Australian style of play.
Their biggest loss to an Aussie side this season was by just two goals against the NSW Swifts in Sydney. Their only other defeat was to the Vixens in Melbourne, where the home side stole a one-goal lead at the death.
There has been a marked shift in the way the Magic respond to pressure this year.
They have demonstrated a more patient, clinical approach on attack, where they are now able to reset, change pace and move the ball strategically, rather than frantically throwing bodies around and trying to force the ball through.
This has proved successful against the Australian style of defence, which is built around wearing teams down by constant pressure.
Support acts
The one thing that has been a constant in the Magic line-up is their "big 3" - Irene van Dyk, Laura Langman and Casey Williams. The world-class trio have always led the way for the Magic, with fellow Silver Fern Leana de Bruin adding further star power to the team this season.
But this season their support acts have come to the party.
After a mixed 2011 season, shooter Julianna Naoupu has stepped up her consistency, impressing with her court craft and willingness to go to the post.
Elias Shadrock, unwanted by the Magic last season, got her opportunity in the starting line-up through injury to Jess Tuki and has never relinquished her spot.
The youngster has shown an uncanny knack of coming up with ball when the Magic desperately need a defensive stop.
Young Australian midcourter Khao Watts was not considered good enough to even sit on the bench for the Thunderbirds (and the Adelaide side have a very poor bench), but has flourished in the Magic environment, showing calm and poise under pressure.
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Irene van Dyk has always been the Magic's key strike weapon in the attack end, but this season she has taken her game to another level.
A nominee for season MVP, van Dyk is the competition's leading goal scorer with 476 goals from 501 attempts.
But it has been the 40-year-old's increased range of movement and variety on attack that has led to her dominance in goal this season.
In Monday night's preliminary final, when she took the court just hours after learning of her mother's death, van Dyk played a key role in the Magic's late charge. Van Dyk fought for every scrap of ball in the shooting circle, rebounding strongly when Naoupu went off the boil in the latter stages, and chasing down the loose ball when the Mystics defenders got a hand to it.
The family will delay her mother's funeral in South Africa so van Dyk can play in the final on Sunday and the ace shooter has vowed to help win the game for her mother.
Taurua admits her side have had an element of luck in the playoffs over the past couple of weeks.
When their minor semifinal clash against the Thunderbirds went down to the wire, the bounce of the ball - and the umpire's whistle - went the Magic's way.
Likewise, Taurua believes the Mystics probably had the wood over her side for most of the second half of the preliminary final.
But her side kept fighting to the very end, with a late steal from de Bruin giving the Magic the opportunity to draw level with the Mystics in the dying seconds and send the match into extra time.
Some might say they got lucky, but the Magic have been good enough to put themselves in the position to challenge in the late stages and convert their opportunities when they came.


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With the removal of Paladin's Holy Work, undead status mostly means "Can't be poisoned", since Priests aren't that great a class.
An anti-undead glyph maybe? It's a common fantasy trope after all.
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Hope Anchored in Heaven
From Gospel Translations
By John Piper
About Hope
Part of the series Hebrews
Hebrews 6:19-20
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, 20 where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
What we saw last week from verses 13-18 is that God has gone the extra mile in seeing to it that we have strong encouragement to hold fast to our hope in him. He wants us to have encouragement and the encouragement he wants us to have is the assurance that all his promises will come true for us and that our future is firmly in his hand for our good.
So he not only makes promises to his children, but he takes and oath and swears that he will bless them, and only that he swears by the highest and most precious reality in the universe, himself (v. 13). So there are two things, not just one—a promise and an oath—that secure our hope. Let's pick it up at verse 18 and then move into today's text. It says that he took an oath "in order that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have strong encouragement, we who have fled for refuge in laying hold of the hope set before us."
In other words he wants us to have strong encouragement to lay hold on the hope he has sworn will be ours. The promise and the oath are meant to give us the deep confidence that we WILL inherit all that he promises us in Jesus. So he wants us to experientially "lay hold of" it. What does it mean to be told that God has secured a future for us with promise and oath and that we are to "lay hold of" it? What does "lay hold of" mean in real life experience?
It means bank on that hope. Trust in it. Feel secure in it. Be satisfied with it. Long for it the way you long for the coming of the dawn after a long, dark, scary night. There are at least five practical things you can do to move your heart toward "laying hold of your hope."
- Meditate from the Bible on how sure your hope is in the presence of God.
- Pray earnestly that God would open your mind and heart to this greatness and this certainty and incline you to hope in him. Consider how much Christ has suffered for your hope.
- Consider Christians like yourselves who have laid hold on hope in Christ.
- For example, in 1934, when twenty-eight-year-old John Stam, missionary to China, was being led away to execution by the communists with his wife Betty, someone on the road asked, "Where are you going?" John laid hold on the hope set before him and said, "We are going to heaven."
- Help each other do all these things in your small groups. Exhort each other every day to lay hold on hope.
This is God's will for us—to have strong encouragement to lay hold on our hope.
Now this week the writer keeps on fighting for our encouragement and our laying hold on the good future God has promised and sworn. But he turns from the promise and the oath to give us another image that he hopes will stick in our minds and give us solid assurance about our future.
The image is the "anchor."
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope [literally: omit "a hope" and refer sure and steadfast to the anchor] both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, 20 where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
What is the anchor in this image? It says, "This hope we have as an anchor." But let's be precise. You can use the word "hope" in at least three ways: 1) a subjective feeling or conviction in the soul ("I hope to go to heaven."). 2) An future objective reality that you hope for ("Heaven is my hope."). 3) A person or event that makes your confidence sure ("Jesus' death is my only hope of escaping judgment."). Which of these three is meant in verse 19 when it says, "This hope we have as an anchor"?
The answer is given in the preceding verse 18. It says, we are to "have strong encouragement, we who have fled for refuge in laying hold of the hope set before us." The hope is something "set before us." It is the future objective reality that we hope for. It is heaven and the blessing promised in verse 14 and the sum of all the good that God has sworn to be for us in Jesus.
This is the anchor of verse 19 which continues verse 18: "This hope we have as an anchor of the soul." In other words: What anchors our soul is not our subjective confidence, but the sure objective reality that God has promised. This is our anchor. And this is what we are to lay hold of.
So the writer's point is that what we are hoping for is absolutely sure. He uses three descriptions of the anchor to stress this. In verse 19b he calls the anchor (the hope), "both (1) sure and (2) steadfast and (3) one which enters within the veil." The anchor is sure, certain and safe. The anchor is steadfast, firm and reliable. The anchor is lodged within the veil. This is a reference to the veil that hung across the inner sanctuary of the tabernacle and concealed the arc of the covenant where God in his glory met with the high priest once a year as he brought a blood sacrifice to atone for the sins of the people.
So what's the point of saying that our hope is an anchor lodged in the heavenly holy of holies where God's glory dwells? Verse 20 fills it out. This is where Jesus has gone as a forerunner for us (which means we will enter with him someday). And he has gone as a high priest. Not in the order of Aaron and Levi—who (1) had to offer sacrifices for themselves and for the people (5:3; 7:27), and (2) who died and had to be replaced year by year (7:23), and (3) who offered the blood of bulls and goats which could never take away sins (10:4). But Jesus entered into the holy of holies once for all with his own infinitely precious blood and his own indestructible life so that his atoning work for us is perfect and lasts for ever. This is what verse 20 means when it says that Jesus "has become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."
So our anchor—our promised future—is sure; it is steadfast; and it is the finished and purchased work of Jesus our High Priest.
So last week the writer helps us hold fast our hope by telling us that it is based on two unchangeable things: God's promise and God's oath to bless us forever. This week he helps us hold fast our hope by telling us that our promised future (our hope) is "an anchor of the soul" that is sure and steadfast and as complete and binding as the work of Jesus in shedding his blood for our sins and taking it himself into the presence of God to plead the case of those he purchased.
Now here is the burning question for me. Is the anchor of my soul as firmly attached to my soul as it is to the altar of God? In other words is the picture here of an anchor with its hook and chain bound unbreakably to the altar of God in the holy of holies so that nothing could loose it from that end, but with the rope just hanging out of heaven in the air? Is the only point of this text to say "Take hold of the loose end of this rope and you will have safety and firmness and assurance"?
Would that give you the sense of security and confidence and hope and firmness that last week's text and this text seem to be about? What was the point of an anchor in those days? It was to keep you from being blown by the wind or swept by the tide into destruction—out to sea or on the rocks. But what if someone said: I have fitted your boat with a good solid heavy anchor that will grip any sea-bottom. Only have not made it fast to the boat. Would that give you encouragement?
I don't think that is the image the author has in mind here. When he says in verse 19 that we have an "anchor of the soul" I think he means that the anchor is firmly anchored in heaven, and the anchor is firmly attached to the Christian's soul.
Here are my four reasons for thinking this, which I pray will give you a deep sense of God's sovereign care for your perseverance and hope and encouragement. You are not left to yourself to hold on the storms of life.
1. Recall Hebrews 6:9. The writer had just warned against drifting away from God and committing apostasy and being judged. But then he said in verse 9, "But beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation." The better things are perseverance in faith and patient obedience—in other words "holding fast to their hope." And he says that this "accompanies salvation." That is, it belongs to God's children as part of their salvation. Persevering in hope and laying hold on our inheritance and banking on it and being satisfied in it and living by the power of it "belongs to" (literally: "is had by") salvation. That's part of our salvation. Salvation is not merely an anchored rope dangling from heaven for us to hold on to with our own strength. Better things belong to salvation, including, the holding on. That too is a work of our salvation. The anchor of our souls is bound to us as well as to heaven.
2. Recall Hebrews 3:14 where the writer says, "We have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end." Not: we WILL become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast." But: we HAVE become partakers of Christ if we hold fast. In other words, holding fast to the rope anchored in heaven is an effect and proof of belonging to Christ, not a cause of it. We must hold fast. But we can hold fast only because we are held fast (see Philippians 3:12). We have become partakers of Christ—evidence? We hold fast to our hope. Christ's power in us sees to it that it happens. The anchor of our souls is bound to us as well as to heaven.
3. Recall Hebrews 3:6. The writer compared Christ to the maker and master of a house, and compared Christians to the house itself. Then he said, "Christ was faithful as a Son over His house whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end." Note, it does not say that we WILL become his house if we hold fast to our hope. No, it says that we ARE (now!) his house if we (in the future) hold fast to our hope. So holding fast is not the cause of our being Christ's house, but the proof of it. Belonging to his as his new creation, and being owned by him because of his purchase and being indwelt by him as his home—all this secures our perseverance. It is not created by perseverance. The anchor of our souls is not a rope hanging in the air waiting for our weak hands to grasp and hold. That would be no security. The anchor of our soul is as solidly bound to us as it is to heaven.
4. Consider Hebrews 13:20-21. What the writer shows there is that when Jesus purchased our salvation by his "blood of the eternal covenant"—the new covenant (Luke 22:20; Jeremiah 31:33; 32:40; Ezekiel 11:19; 36:27; Deuteronomy 30:6)—what he obtained for us was not just heaven, but the faith and hope that it takes to get to heaven. The blood of the new covenant obtained the promises of the new covenant, and they included the promises to "cause us to walk in his statutes." Which means that holding fast to our anchored hope is not our self-securing work, but God's blood-bought work in us to bring us to heaven.
Hebrews 13:20-21:
Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, 21 equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever."
If I am going to hold fast to my well-anchored hope, then I will need some sin-conquering help from God. And that is what verse 21 says I get: "[God] is working in us that which is pleasing in his sight "—namely, our holding fast to the well anchored hope. And notice the next three words: "through Jesus Christ." That means that our High Priest, our never-dying, Melchizedek-like High Priest obtained by the blood of the eternal covenant not just firm attachment at one end of the anchor, but at both ends. It is firm in heaven, and it is firm in us. This is the salvation he obtained by his blood: the hope of heaven, and the holding fast to get there. We are not left to our own weak hands to hold on. The anchor of our souls is bound to us as well as to heaven.
So what we have seen is that God is not inconsistent. He does not exert himself with promises, and oaths, and the blood of his Son, and the eternal priesthood of Jesus simply to anchor down one end of our security while leaving the other to dangle in the air. The salvation Jesus obtained by his blood was everything it takes to save his people, not just part of it.
So we are prone to ask, Why does the writer encourage us to hold fast to our hope (verse 18)? If our holding fast was obtained and irrevocably secured by the blood of Jesus, then why does God tell us to hold fast?
The answer is this:
What Christ bought for us when he died was not the freedom from having to hold fast but the enabling power to hold fast. What he bought was not the nullification of our wills as thought we didn't have to hold fast, but the empowering of our wills because we want to hold fast. What he bought was not the canceling of the commandment to hold fast but the fulfillment of the commandment to hold fast. What he bought was not the end of exhortation, but the triumph of exhortation.
He died so that you would do exactly what Paul did in Philippians 3:12, "I press on in order that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus." It is not foolishness, it is the Gospel, to tell a sinner to do what Christ alone can enable him to do, namely, hope in God.
So I exhort you this morning with all my heart: reach out and take hold of that for which you have been taken hold of by Christ, and hold it fast with all his might.


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On May 21 Donna and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. After three decades I still believe Donna is awesome. Donna has modeled a purity and simplicity of devotion to Jesus. She came to faith early in life and served God fervently as a child, teenager and young woman. She wanted to be a pastor's wife starting at 9 years old. She is the most complete package of love I have ever seen. Donna excels at serving, mothering, teaching, listening, integrity, hard work and giving. Besides teaching children with special needs, she handles all of the administrative load for Grace Adventures. We've shared joys and weathered storms. We've dreamed dreams and entered the "Plan B's." God's grace has always abounded.
I love the story told about Pete Flaherty, a county commissioner in Pittsburgh, and his wife, Nancy. They were standing on the sidewalk surveying a city construction project, when one of the laborers at the site called out to them. "Nancy, remember me?" he asked. "We used to date in high school." Later Pete teased her. "Aren't you glad you married me? Just think, if you had married him, you would be the wife of a construction worker." Nancy looked at him and said, "No, if I would have married him, he would have been a county commissioner!"
I can relate to that story and shudder to think where I'd be without this woman. Donna is indeed my secret weapon in life and ministry.
Open Doors with Leaders
I continue to ask for prayer for open doors. If Paul had to ask for prayer for open doors … I far more (Colossians 4:2-6). I desire to be led by the Spirit and go where He leads humbly yet boldly. My message is not the therapeutic gospel, prosperity gospel, political gospel, self-salvation gospel or social gospel, but the gospel of grace in our Lord Jesus Christ. It was said of Francis of Assisi - he did not love humanity but men … he did not love Christianity but Christ … he did not fall in love with church; he fell in love with Jesus. His religion was not a thing like a theory but a thing like a love affair. This is what I desire and want others to experience.On May 24 I was commissioned as the Honorary Chaplain for the Day with the Louisiana House of Representatives at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge and opened the session in prayer. What an honor and open door. I spent nearly 5 hours interacting with our elected leaders. I renewed some cherished friendships and connected with numbers of new leaders. Please pray for our leaders (1Timothy 2:1-2). They work tirelessly. So many commented to me how much they desire prayer because the job is so big and complicated. I told them I would pray and encourage others to pray for them. Would you pray right now for these leaders and your leaders?
Heart for the Harvest Seminar Training
There are many people today who would like to know God in a personal way. Unfortunately few people actually know how to help their friends know God. For this reason I am currently training six different groups to relationally share their faith. This seminar teaches people, who are enjoying a relationship with God, how they can talk with their friends about having a relationship with God in a very real and relevant way.
The seminar is entitled: HEART FOR THE HARVEST or practically, "I Can Do It!" If you would like this seminar done for your group, church or location, let me know. It can be done over 1-5 hours and is complete with multimedia, workbooks, discussion and PowerPoint. Also, the 12 "BIG" QUESTIONS apologetic training is available to groups, churches, and singles, college and high school groups as well. We are to be ready to share the hope that is in us (1Peter 3:15).
Prayer for upcoming opportunities:
1. Preparation for fall Men's Retreats
- Faith Community Church, Camden, Delaware, October 12-14
- Forcey Bible Church, Silver Spring, Maryland, October 19-21
- Burke Community Church, Burke, Virginia, November 2-4
2. Praise for speaking opportunities with the Rotary Club, Dental group, weddings, memorial service, Urban Impact, preaching at Victory Bible Church, Louisiana Legislature, Bible studies, and six current Heart for the Harvest 5-week seminars. Pray for transformation, good contacts and follow-up. Pray for new open doors in the community particularly in uncharted, pioneering spaces.
3. Pray God's grace and provision for the family and friends of Bruce Cucchiara and for his murderer to be found.
4. Praise God for many opportunities to encourage pastors who are on the frontlines of the battle.
5. Pray for Donna, Jonathan and Patricia for refreshment amidst busy schedules.
6. Pray that I reflect well on Isa. 31:1, 3 "Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, And rely on horses, Who trust in chariots because they are many, And in horsemen because they are strong, But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel, Nor seek the Lord!...The Egyptians are men, and not God; And their horses are flesh, and not spirit."
7. Praise for Urban Impact and Castle Rock Church getting into their new renovated facility in Central City. We have been working on this for years. It is a reality!!!
7. Praise for Urban Impact and Castle Rock Church getting into their new renovated facility in Central City. We have been working on this for years. It is a reality!!!
Betting the Farm on God,