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My mother told me this story when I was very young, and it struck a deep and rich chord in me. What's more, as I've wound my way through life, I have found that the same applies to more than cooking. In fact, it pertains to nearly everything a body might want to do around the home: Don't know how to build a fence? Install a light fixture? Carve a canoe paddle? Build a patio from stone? Add a roof vent? Pickle cucumbers? Put up drywall? Use a jack plane? Knock a hole in an outside wall and install a salvaged window? There are instructions out there--find them and get to work.
Self-sufficiency, to my mind, is not about being totally independent. After all, there's a point at which total independence becomes alone, and I find too much joy in community to wish to live alone in this world. Rather, I think it is embodied in my grandmother's attitude toward cooking: do what needs to be done and don't let the fact that you weren't born doing it get in the way. It's a moxie, square your shoulders, sew-yer-own-leg-back-on-with-spit-and-barbed-wire way of thinking. It's can-do-ness. It's grit.
It's what your grandmother had.
Sue Hubbell, in her simple, elegant book, A Country Year, had much to say about self-sufficiency in her chapter on cutting firewood. Her husband of many years used to be the one who wielded the chainsaw, but he left, and the task fell to her to learn to do it for herself. She writes:
"[The chainsaw] makes a terrible racket, but I am fond of it. It is one of the first tools I learned to master on my own, and it is important to me. My woodstove, a simple black cast-iron-and-sheet-metal affair, is the only source of heat for my cabin in winter, and if I do not have firewood to burn in it, the dogs, cat, the houseplants, the water in my pipes and I will all freeze. It is wonderfully simple and direct: cut wood or die."
Cut wood or die. To read the book is to understand the full meaning of that most reductive of phrases. Life is hard--sometimes much harder than what we feel we can bear--but at the end of the day, we learn to cut wood or we die.
I was thinking about all this yesterday as I was making the lid for the new rain barrel in the photo at the top. The topic of self-sufficiency came up on a van ride home from the Lesser Prairie Chicken Festival on Saturday, though, truthfully, I don't recall if those were the words we actually used. Nevertheless, that was the unspoken idea that was coloring the air of conversation. Namely, we were talking about whether one of my students possessed the capability to till her nascent veggie garden with a machine, or if she should have someone else do it for her.
"People keep telling me that I'll kill myself," she said.
Regular readers of the Bike Garden can guess my response. For those of you who are not regular readers, however, here is the edited version:
"Horse feathers."
Do we believe that our grandmothers wouldn't or couldn't use a mechanical tiller? Of course they could. In fact, they could do that and more--they were growers, and canners, and plowers, and quilters, and tractor drivers, and fence-builders, and whatever else it took on any given day to get the job done. Back in the day on the farm, everyone had to be able to pitch in and do anything at any time. Maybe the woman of the house had to do more canning than plowing, but you can bet she knew how to plow when she was needed.
My grandmother was widowed early in her marriage. Even so, she raised three boys, ran a farm, and was the county school teacher. She was also an accomplished amateur painter, a cook and bread baker, a quilter, and, later in her life, a social worker for the state of Alabama. She personified grit. Try to tell me she couldn't till her own garden.
I sometimes tell people that I am my father's daughter. In truth, I am my grandmother's granddaughter, for it was she that taught my father by example that women could do anything they set their minds to. Because of her, he showed me how to use tools and make things, never expecting that I couldn't just because I was a girl. Because of him, I could make that rain barrel lid in the photo above. I could also install a spigot in the stock tank, build the fence and gate, lay the flagstone patio, make the umbrella stand planter, and plant the tree you see there, too. I could also do this, and this, and this, and this... My father and grandmother didn't teach me how to do any one of those particular things. What they taught me was some can-do. They taught me grit.
But we've lost a little of that can-do knowledge these days. Most of us don't grow up on farms anymore, and it seems like each new generation is just that much farther removed from knowing practical, hands-on skills. I am proud of my students, many of whom recognize this and are now starting their first gardens, buying their first tools, and finding that there is a certain liberation in "cut wood or die."
But where to start? If you've not grown up on a farm, or, as I did, tinkering in your father's garage, how do you get going on the self-sufficient life? Well, while tillers and table saws may be nice to have around the house, you don't really need them to get started. All you really need are some basic tools on hand. So here is a list to make up a starter-set for a life of grit:
- Safety glasses
- Dust masks
- Claw hammer
- Dead blow hammer (this is a small, heavy rubber hammer for pounding on things without damaging the surface)
- Phillips head screw driver
- Flat head screw driver
- Drill, battery powered (not a battery powered screw driver)
- Largish set of drill bits
- Several Phillips head bits for the drill (you will lose them, so you might as well start out with at least a packet of four)
- Jig saw
- Wood and metal cutting blades for the jig saw
- Hack saw
- Pliers: needle nose, regular, large
- Crescent wrench
- Wrenches (both SAE and metric sets)
- Assorted screws and nails, lots of them
- Retractable tape measure
- 4 screw clamps, two with mouths that open six inches; two that open up to two feet
- 4 spring clamps
- Tool box or carryall (I actually prefer a fabric tote that stands up on its own, similar to this one; get a large one for storage and a small one for carrying around when you are working)
Here are a couple of other pieces of advice:
Don't skimp on tools and buy the cheapest one on the shelf. You will only be aggravated and end up eventually buying a better tool anyway. A good tool is a pleasure to work with. A bad tool, at best, will make you curse; at worst, it is dangerous to use.
You can buy some of this stuff, like hammers and screw drivers, at garage sales or places that sell used tools. If you are going to buy drills, power saws, routers, etc, I suggest that you buy new, and buy good ones. Power tool technology gets better and safer all the time. Some of my favorite brands are DeWalt, Bosch, and Porter Cable--generally speaking, you won't go wrong with one of them.
Some machines look more dangerous than they are: tillers, lawn mowers, band saws. It isn't that you can't get hurt on one of these, but with a quick tutorial, some common sense, and careful attention when you work, you should be able to operate them without too much trouble. Other machines, however, not only look dangerous, they can get that way in a hurry if you don't know what you are doing. Table saws and chain saws fall into this category. If you don't know how to operate a machine, find someone who does know, and who will teach you how to use it safely. She or he also should be able to tell you when a particular tool is above your skill level. If it is not, then ask him or her to step aside so that you can grow your own grit.
And above all: always turn off and unplug whenever you need to tinker around a blade.
Now all you need is the cookbook. A basic manual for home repair will cost around $30, but it will be money well spent. These can be found at nearly any hardware or book store. And again, if you can find a used copy for less, all the better. If you get one published in the last ten years, it will be up-to-date enough to tell you what you need to know. Want to re-wire a light socket? It's in there. Patch a hole in the wall? In there. Install a window? In there.
That's really all you need to start on a life of grit. Get cooking.


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A Historical Account of Mass Media in Algeria
- Several problems face the researchers in this domain
• Lack of documents.
• Absence of archives & materials.
According to a researcher "the first difficulty that we encountered in our research was the documents and the newspapers collections. The complaints about this problem by the interested researchers are unanimous. The newspaper collections are dispersed, incomplete or do not exist at all, most of the time there are no archives, and if we discover them in official libraries – and also sometimes with some families, scientists, professionals, men of politics- they are not indexed".
- History of journalism and mass media in Algeria goes back to 1830 (French colonization). o They introduced press to communicate with the metropolis. o To inform the settlers.
o To diffuse their ideology among the Algerians.
- Early communication in Algeria was primitive & traditional.
• Face to face Made by imams.
• Religious sermons tribe chiefs, teachers, merchants…… • Ceremonies.
[In mosques, market place, coffee house.]
- Three main forces in Algeria.
o French government in France.
o The settlers in Algeria.
o The indigenous population.
- The 3 categories led to the immergence of 5 types of press from 1830-1862.
The government press.
The colonial press
The indigenophile press
The indigenous press
The nationalist press
1- The government press:
- French government spokesman
- Addressed French soldiers, settlers, Algerian indigenes. - Transmit government decisions, policies law and regulations. 2- the colonial press
- addressed to the French settlers, the French civilians in Algeria and the public opinion in the metropolis. - It ignored the "indigenes" population.
- It down played the religious, cultural, history and patrimony of the Algerians. - It glorified the positive impact of colonization.
3- The Indigenophile Press: made by French people.
- It was a mere forum for minor indigenous problems. - It was not nationalist.
4- The indigenous press: used Arabic and French
- made by some indigenous population
- It's aim was to mediate between French government and the Algerian masses. -It tried to respect the French existence
- It tried to express the needs for equality and justice of the indigenous population. 5- The nationalist press:
- Appeared by the appearance of the Algerian nationalist movement to serve as a forum for the - Muslim reformists " Abdulhamid Ibnbadis".
- Anticolonial nationalists "Messali Hadj"
- Liberal assimilationalists " Ferhat Abbas"
This press challenged the settlers.
It operated under difficult conditions.
It faced shut downs, oppression of journalist (jail, exile…)
Important periods of Algerian journalism
1- from the conquest to first w.w : 1830-1914
"L'Estafette d'Alger" 1st newspaper in Algeria June 14th 1830 Published by French government disappeared after 2 issues. - This period was dominated by government press, colonial press, indigenophile press and at the end the appearance of the Indigenous press. - Nationalist movements was nonexistent, so there was no nationalist press - Press used French and Arabic (mainly dialectical Arabic) to reach the local population. - Very low circulation 1000-2000.
- Once a week (publication).
- Very high rate of illiteracy.
Most important newspapers: l'Akhbar, l'Echo d'Oran, l'Atlas, la France Algerienne, le courrier de Bone, le Journal de Constantine, l'Algerie and in 1847 Al Mubachir-1st Arabic newspaper and 3rd in Arab world. - Censorship was abolished in France in 1830 but not in Algeria. - 1848 French government established freedom of press...
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Passenger Rules
- When entering the bus, deposit the exact fare directly into the farebox. Operators are not allowed to handle fares and will not make change. Failure to pay correct fare will result in ejection from the bus.
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- refusal to board a vehicle that has arrived within the pickup window.
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Spring is finally here. The days are longer, warmer, and the trees are starting to bloom. We're open to inviting change into our lives!
Spring is a time to get rid off all that junk we've accumulated over the winter. Yes, physical junk such as heavy coats and boots, but also the emotional baggage we've picked up over the winter.
Spring is also a time to forgive. Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by holding grudges, harbouring resentments, and nursing unhealed wounds. It's a time to rediscover our strengths and our capacity to understand and accept other people and ourselves.
If we can forgive those who have hurt us, we will rise to higher levels well-being. Recent studies show that people who are taught to forgive become "less angry, more hopeful, less depressed, less anxious and less stressed," which leads to greater physical well-being.
For example, a recent University of California, San Diego, study found that participants who thought about a hurtful event experienced lingering blood pressure spikes that—if repeated over time—could lead to heart attacks or strokes.
Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed one, regardless of whether they actually deserve one's forgiveness.
Just as important as defining what forgiveness is, though, is understanding what forgiveness is not. Forgiveness does not mean forgetting, nor does it mean condoning or excusing offences. Though forgiveness can help repair a damaged relationship, it doesn't obligate one to reconcile with the person who harmed the individual or release that person from legal accountability. Instead, forgiveness brings the forgiver peace of mind and frees him or her from destructive anger.
Unresolved stress from interpersonal conflict often dampens our cognitive and compassionate capacities, making it hard to find a way to forgive. Experts who study forgiveness in the workplace offer suggestions to foster forgiveness:
- Model forgiveness, particularly if you're a leader. Leaders' behaviour often has the greatest impact on organizational culture. Leaders who model forgiveness on a regular basis are cueing similar behaviour in others.
- Express gratitude. Frequent and sincere expressions of appreciation have been found to produce dramatic effects on individuals and organizations. Gratitude can be expressed by encouraging employees to keep a gratitude journal to track three things they're grateful for each night, writing a thank you card, or emailing someone each day to express appreciation for his or her contributions. Gratitude requires neither big budgets nor heavy time commitments.
For example, several years ago the CEO of LG in Japan set himself the challenge of writing five gratitude cards expressing his appreciation and thanks to five different people in his organization for the contributions they made, each day. More than six years later not only has he maintained this commitment but he credits it with having changed his whole organization because it made him look for things he wouldn't normally see and to help people flourish who would have been previously ignored
- Take responsibility for mistakes. Apologize and attempt to make restitutions. If we don't take responsibility for our mistakes, distrust grows and the fear of something happening again can be worse than the original incident.
- Rebuild trust by working on a common task. This creates new experiences and memories of cooperation.
- Participate in staff development programs to address conflict and foster forgiveness. Invest in programs that develop understanding and teach evidence-based tools for ongoing workplace forgiveness.


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Before we were assaulted twice by the nauseating strains of Kara DioGuardi's earsore of a winner's single, "No Boundaries," we'd probably have told you that last night's American Idol finale was one of the best ones we can remember, with both surviving contestants turning in decent performances and a competition not so lopsided as it has been in recent years. Kris Allen was barely off-putting! Adam Lambert's screeching was held to a minimum! Best of all, Danny Gokey had to watch the whole thing from a seat in the Kodak Theatre, far away from any microphones. To celebrate, we fired up our copy of Microsoft Excel one final time.
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A French 'Femme Fatale' Signs Up For Bond 24
007 is nearly set for his return in 2015. Pre-production work on "Bond 24" has already begun, despite some casting work that still needs to be complete. And news today (October 10) from the Daily Mail suggests that the movie is one step closer to becoming another secret agent classic.
The British paper, which historically has a nearly spotless track record for 007 scoops, reports that Léa Seydoux has landed a role as a "femme fatale" in the 24th James Bond movie, set for release in November 2015.
Seydoux had been rumored as director Sam Mendes' pick for the part back in August (another Daily Mail exclusive), and now it seems that the French actress has locked down the role, which is being altered to fit her nationality.
You may recognize Seydoux has the quickly rising international star from movies like "Inglourious Basterds," "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel." She earned worldwide acclaim for her role in the Palme d'Or-winning film "Blue Is the Warmest Color."
Seydoux will join Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris and Ralph Fiennes, who are all returning to the series.
"Bond 24″ is scheduled to hit theaters on November 6, 2015.


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Whether you are giving away custom lanyards to potential customers, existing clients, employees, or students, it is necessary to pick the right materials. This way, you'll get what you want and you'll get good value for your money.
The first step in creating your custom lanyards is to pick the right material.
Here are some of the common lanyard materials:
1. Nylon
Nylon is one of the most common materials used in producing lanyards. ID strings that are made of woven lanyard are comfortable to wear and they are quite durable, too.
2. Satin
Satin ID strings are fancy and they are typically used during trade fairs, corporate events, and even sporting events. This type of lanyard is great as marketing giveaways or party favours.
3. Cotton
Cotton is one of the most common materials used in producing ID strings. It is soft, comfortable, and quite affordable, too.
4. Polyester Twill
This is a synthetic material that feels a lot like cotton. It is comfortable to wear and it is quite durable. This is usually used for custom imprinted ID strings.
5. PET or Polyethylene Terephthalate
This material is made of glass soda bottles! If you are into the preservation of the environment, you should definitely use this material. Although, this material is not readily available and not all suppliers use this. Also, it is a bit more expensive than the other types.
Aside from choosing the right lanyard material, you should also use the right connector.
Here are some of the common lanyard connectors that you can choose from:
1. Bulldog Clip
This clip is usually used for holding a plastic badge case. You simply need to squeeze the clip to attach your identification card. This type of connector is usually used in corporations and government agencies.
2. Trigger Hook
The trigger hook is also known as the lobster claw. It is a bit the same as the swivel hook but the trigger hook's lever is a bit smaller. This is the best choice if you want to use the lanyard primarily as a key or USB holder.
3. Thin Plastic Hook
This type of connector is not as durable as others but it holds the identification card straight. This is best for horizontal ID cards. This hook is easy to use, too. All you need to do is to push in the clip and slide the ID card in.
4. Detachable Plastic Swivel Hook
This hook has a sophisticated design and, as the name suggests, it is detachable. This hook holds the badge straight. This is perfect for university and company badges.
5. Swivel Hook
This attachment is typically used on a dog leash. This is also used to hold company badges, university IDs, USBs, and even keys.
6. Split Ring
The split ring is a simple connector. This is the right connector for you if you plan to stack different items together such as keys, cards, and badges.
7. Wide Plastic
This type of hook holds the identification card straight. This is best for identification cards that have horizontal slots. It is also easy to use. All you need to do is push the clip in and slide in your identification card.
8. Lanyard Reel
Lanyard reel is commonly used by corporations. This type of connector usually uses a square or round reel that controls the length of the wire. This keeps the ID secured and conveniently close at hand.
If you want to get the best value for you money, it is important to choose the right materials for your custom lanyards. You have to choose the right materials that will suit your preference, style, and needs.


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Before 1833, all public meetings in New South Wales were forbidden without permission from the sheriff. Further, the Governor appointed the chairman of the meeting.
William Charles Wentworth challenged this convention. Wentworth held a rowdy meeting calling for self-government for New South Wales. A second meeting in July 1833 forced the sheriff to vacate the chair. That meeting proceeded without the sheriff's permission. In effect, Wentworth won freedom of speech in Australia.
From there, an open air forum called "the Irish Parliament" began in the Rocks area of old Sydney Town. Judging from the political activism of the time it would be fair to say that such a forum may have existed as early as 1840.
" Here the grey-beards spouted their hoary wisdom in the shelter offered by Observatory Hill. A forum of opinion as free as it was sweeping and with no Hansard to act as a check. Such "Irish Parliaments" were a legacy of the days when in Gloucester Street (and other streets) balcony oratory held forth. Taverns and inns were the place of meeting and natural fervours were the presence and promise of Daniel Deniehy, Dr Dunmore Land , Henry Parks, William Daley, WJ Spreison and others. Heat was more noticeable then light."
'Heart of the Rocks of old, by Isadore Brodsky.
(Before the observatory was built in 1858 the area was a semaphore station known as Flagstaff Hill, from which were sent signals to the Governor's house in Parramatta.)
'The Liberators', by William Joy. Library of Australia Classics. p 36, Chapter 4 'Freedom of Speech'.
'Heart of the Rocks of old', by Isadore Brodsky, P 85.
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The say that timing is everything. Well, after spending some time down in Charleston, SC where I happened to spend some years during my college days I returned and found the Sunday edition of the RTD and the article concerning Richmond's slave trail which tells the story of the African Slave Trade and the role of Richmond.
I have been living in the Richmond area virtually all my life and found that though I welcome the vision behind the project and that the story of the slave trade deserves and needs to be told, however, I ponder exactly why in todays times it seems to always come down to one side of the story or another.
What I mean is for years, seems like forever, we have had a City Council in Richmond who at every attempt distances itself from the City's history pre-1865. Those behind the scenes seem content on pushing the Museum of the Confederacy out of Richmond altogether even after demonstrating it was making money. The Council has always in its history refused to acknowledge those African -Amercians who played roles within the Confederate military or those slaves who fought to defend the lands in which they were raised. In the same light as casting every Virginian as a slaveowner are we saying that all African-Americans were slaves. I hope the trail will dismiss some tof the myths behind our own history. I hope that it portrays the truth and not a mere portrayal of how some would like it to have been because if that happens its not "historical" at all but merely a means to continue the divisiveness that always seems to follow any discussion regarding our history.
It saddens me as a father that in 2007 our children do not really get the opportunity to embrace our capital city's history, other than drive-by monuments and a few museums. I look at a city like Charleston, SC which has completely embraced its past, the good and the bad, and has moved in the direction of truly honoring that past by bringing in every aspect of its community's involvement. Charleston tells the story and I hope someday Richmond will follow. Charleston uderstands that its future is indeed its past. It is not today a haven for Fortune 500 companies or big business and is built an economy as a city on what amounts to a great tourist industry built on the backs of hardworking people proud of their history and who have realized the greater good in embracing it.
In Charleston you will find a city telling a rich tale of triumph against the odds. The seaport city has a merchantile history that even today shows its head in its ports of commerce, an architectural history that has defied hurricane after hurricane all along the Battery, an Amerciana history, an occupation history as it was held by the British during the Revolutionary War (think The Patriot starring Mel Gibson) its slave trade history and of course its Civil War era history. Each part of the history is expressed. You see it all has its place because as a people that is who the people of Charleston are. You will find different languages spoken throughout as you walk, dialects from the Carribean and African nations as descendants of slaves identify with both their natural and historical pasts with a low-country soul about it. In all it is quite charming.
This kind of charm I feel is why when travel studies or surveys are conducted Charleston rate so high and Richmond often never makes the list. You see people are not distuinghing our fine city from that of any other and in that lies the problem. The Capital of the Confederacy is a part of our rich history that many would rather have us forget. You see it is still too painful for some they tell us. For me though I think our history is used as a means to keep us divided, to keep us at odds, keep that feeling no matter how small of fear in each other that should one side or another have to fed it with a little political ferver they will from time to time to keep us heading down that same path we have been on since the 70's. What politcians and mouth-pieces of causes know and we often forget is that it is not the promise of the future that will heal this great city but the true honoring and reconciliation of our past that will. Only then will we really come together. Only then can we be one ship made right by truth and forgiveness. Only then will we be ready to show the world exactly who we really are as a people. This city establishment has failed to be the mentor in this respect.
I look at a city like Charleston, much smaller than Richmond, and yet a community that is using its rich history to benefit its future. Charleston has its share of issues; schools, poverty, jobs but it appears that together as a community they recognize that one of the biggest economical impacts they have is their city itself and all it represents. I ask myself exactly when will it come to pass Richmond has horse-drawn carriage tours taking people up and down Monument Avenue daily telling the story of Richmond's history pre and post Civil War all the while narrated by an African-American who is descended from the very people he his telling the story of. When that happens. When we can take pride in the fcat that we have embraced our past no matter how painful and a Virginian descended from slaves can where the uniform of a Confederate or drive a carriage that has the stars and bars emblem on it we will know that the powers that seek to culturely divide us have begun to lose their grip on our great City.
It is my hope that the Slave Trail and other historical endeavors in Richmond will be marketed effectively and that the counties in and around the city opt to make it a part of public school education. I will take my children but in the end my friends I will teach my children that it takes more than a statue placed within the confines of the city to bring "reconciliation", but a committment to dialogue with a foundation that we are ALL Richmonders and ALL Virginians and have much to be proud of together.
If there is doubt in anyone's minds what "real" reconciliation brings maybe we only have to look as far as Charleston, SC. Indeed its a tale of two cities with the same past.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
A Tale of Two Cities; Same Past
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The politcal history of Richmond is so intrenched with the reality of intergration and its impacts on the face of the city that politically it seems to have never moved on. Everything still has to pass the black & white test I afraid and neither side appears to have the will to get beyond differences
- July 1, 2007 at 6:56:00 PM AST
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WTF is Fuckup Nights?
Failure is a part of any success story, but we don't talk about it enough. We've all been to plenty of events where people tell you how they hacked, hustled, and created their success, but very few where someone gets up and says "I totally messed up, and this is what you can learn from it."
Fuckup Nights is a global speaker series where stories of failed businesses and projects are told, questioned and celebrated. Each speaker is given 7 minutes and is able to use 10 images. After each speaker, there's a Q&A session, as well as time for mingling and drinks!
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Bread — Mighty
March 30, 2012
Readings for Friday, March 30, designated by the 1979 Book of Common Prayer: Exod. 9:13-35; 2 Cor. 4:1-12; Mark 10:32-45; Psalms 22, 95, 141, 143:1-11
I am always fascinated by what the Book of Common Prayer leaves out of the daily readings. You will note that the designated readings above for Psalm 143 go from verse 1 to verse 11. However, there is a verse 12 (left off) which ends the Psalm. It is "And in Your steadfast love You will cut off my enemies, and You will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, for I am Your servant." Ps. 143:12
In today's world where we want to go along to get along and good and evil are thought to be relative things, almost approximating each other sometimes, it is easy to see why you would want to cut off verse 12 from Psalm 143. Who wants to urge our fellow Christians to have God "cut off" our enemies? Sort of bloodthirsty, don't you think? "Cutting off" people is just not civilized. It is not something that "nice" people do. We don't want our God to be mighty to "cut off" things, because that is just mean. Instead, we would prefer our God to be mighty to give us prosperity, or mighty to forgive and forget, or mighty to heal, or mighty to protect. But mighty to "cut off" our enemies? Not so sure.
However, if you have carefully read the passage, you realize that I have just fundamentally misquoted it. The enemies which the Psalmist talks about are not my enemies in business, in sports, in competition, in the family, in life. The enemies which the Psalmist talks about are not the enemies who would take my life, my security, my money, my power, my job, my home, or my other possessions. No, the enemies which are being referred to are "all the adversaries of my soul."
God is mighty to destroy the enemies of my soul. That is what the Psalmist says. God will "cut off" and destroy the enemies, the adversaries, of my soul. It is a statement of fact, not a request and not an opinion.
In our readings today we are reminded that we face two sets of enemies, the adversaries of our soul and the adversaries of everything else. In 2 Corinthians, Paul reminds us today that, because we bear the gospel of Christ and His word of life and light into a dark world, we have real enemies who will, if they can, take our life, our position, our worldly "honor," our money, our time, and everything else the world holds dear. This is the lot of Christians – "We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down but not destroyed." 2 Cor. 4:8 The Psalmist does not ask God to strike down these enemies because these are the enemies of things that don't matter.
But there is a real adversary, a real enemy, of our soul. It is the enemy who would bring despair to hard circumstances, hopelessness, depression, self-doubt, skepticism toward faith. It is the enemy who brings death for eternity. It is this enemy which the Psalmist says our mighty God will "cut off."
And indeed He has. Next week is Easter week, culminating in the celebration of Easter, when Jesus rose from the dead and with a mighty hand struck down for all eternity the enemy of our souls. "And in Your steadfast love, You will…"
And You have. Thank You, Jesus.
Bread – Enabled
March 26, 2012
Readings for Monday, March 26, designated by the 1979 Book of Common Prayer: Exod. 4:10-31; 1 Cor. 14:1-19; Mark 9:30-41; Psalms 31, 35
The definition of "enable" is to "make able." Today's readings abound in examples of God "making able" servants to do His work on earth.
In Exodus, Moses has been given the job by God of leading Israel out of Egypt. First, he has to talk to them and get them organized. In the classic "I am not able" speech a human can give to God, Moses says "Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since You have spoken to Your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue." Exod. 4:10 In this one line is every excuse we can make to not do the Lord's will in our lives. You want me to stop eating so much, but "Oh, my Lord, I do not have the discipline to stop eating." You want me to pray more, but "Oh, my Lord, I do not have time and, besides, I don't know how." You want me to obey You, but "Oh, my Lord, I cannot because ….."
Moses' complaint to God about not being able to do what God wants him to do has two pieces. One piece predates God – "I am not eloquent, either in the past…" The other piece follows Moses' engagement with God – "I am not eloquent, either … or since You have spoken to Your servant…" Moses uses both periods of time (before and after God) to make a statement about how permanent his disability is – "I have never been able to speak. You haven't made me able to speak. Therefore, I can't speak."
How many times have we raised this issue with God. "God, I've known you for a long time and I still don't have the ability to do ….; therefore, I have no ability to do …. and You need to go find someone else." Both before I knew God and after I knew God, I could not hear; therefore, I can't do anything which involves hearing.
Wouldn't it be nice if we could wrap up what we can and can't do for God based upon our own observation of what we have and have not been able to do our entire lives? Moses certainly thought he had wrapped it up. But God had a different idea.
God responds to Moses very simply, but they are words we need to hear and think about – "Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now, therefore, go…." Exod. 4:11-12
Translation: The God of the universe who created it empowers us as He pleases to do the work He has given us to do. If we have been made silent, it is because silence is the ability we have been given by God to use for His purpose and His glory. If we need to speak, then God will give us the tongue to speak. If we need to hear, God will give us the ability to hear.
Translation: "I, God, have enabled you, Moses, to do My work. Go, therefore, and do it."
Moses has a speech impediment; God has enabled him. Moses can speak eloquently; God has enabled him.
You see, by virtue of being plucked by the grace of God from being slave to sin and resulting death to being an adopted son with eternity before us, we are enabled. We are made able. Do we not feel it – so what? Do we not see it – so what? Do we not know it – so what? We are enabled to do the work which God has ordained for us to do, period.
There is an old children's book about the "Little Train Which Could." It found that it could get up the hill by saying over and over again "I think I can, I think I can." The problem with this is that the same mind which says "I think I can" can also say "I think I can't." And we say the latter all the time in our own strength. In fact many of us go through life saying over and over again "Even though I know God, I think I can't, I think I can't, I think I can't."
God told Moses to get his thinking straight. God picked Moses and therefore enables him to do those works which God has commanded him to do.
We don't need to be saying "I think I can" or "I think I can't." We need to be saying "I know God can through me" and then we need to be doing the work God has set out before use. After all, we have the ability to do what God tells us to do. God says so.
March 19, 2012
Readings for Monday, March 19, designated by the 1979 Book of Common Prayer: Gen. 49:1-28; 1 Cor. 10:14-11:1; Mark 7:24-37; Psalm 89
There are "classic" images. One of them was a demonstration on an old Ed Sullivan television show, where a person attempted to keep a variety of plates spinning on their poles. The first few went fine, but he kept adding poles and plates and started running around like a mad man keeping the plates spinning so they would stay up on the poles. We watched in fascination as a plate would slow down and begin to wobble, wondering if the person could work fast enough to come back and start it spinning. Slowly but surely too many of them started slowing down and wobbling at the same time, the man couldn't keep up, and finally one and then all of them crashed to the floor. (At least this is what I remember of the show; your memory and in fact the show itself may have a different ending).
There are several great lessons in this demonstration. One is that we can so overload our life with spinning plates that we lose track of them and they all fall down. Another is that there are limits; spinning plates slow down (there is no such thing as a machine which, once started, runs forever). Another is that one cannot be stable on a stick unless you are (a) glued to it or (b) doing something. Another is that, if you are a plate and want to be stable without spinning, you are best off resting on a larger, broader, stronger foundation than just a stick (like a table). Another is that order and stability descend into chaos if left alone or if left to human intervention.
Psalm 89 from today's readings deserves attention. In it we are reminded that God controls chaos; He brings order from chaos – "You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, You still them." Ps. 89:9 In it we are reminded that there is a stability in God's love and faithfulness to us which does not slow down, does not collapse, does not disappear – "I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord forever; with my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness to all generations. For I said, 'Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens You will establish Your faithfulness.'" Ps. 89:1-2 In it we are reminded of the covenant God has established with David and his heirs, including Jesus – "My steadfast love I will keep for him [David] forever, and My covenant with him will stand firm for him. I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of heaven." Ps. 89:28-29
The context of Psalm 89 is that God seems to have removed His blessing from the line of David and crushed His people. God has let Israel's plates slow down, wobble, and crash. Order has collapsed into chaos. That is the context of Psalm 89.
And yet Psalm 89 begins with God's sovereignty over chaos, His establishment of order, His creation of the firm foundation for us, the plates. We cannot keep the plates from falling; God created them so He does not need to. And yet they (we) appear to become unstable, wobble, fall down, and crash. How can we reconcile this?
The key is in the middle of Psalm 89, where God says "If his [David's] children forsake My law and do not walk according to My rules, if they violate My statutes and do not keep My commandments, the I will punish their transgressions with the rod and their iniquity with stripes, but I will not remove from him My steadfast love or be false to My faithfulness. I will not violate My covenant or alter the word that went forth from My lips." Ps. 89:30-34
Gravity, friction, time, our own lack of coordination, time, energy, ability, desire, small sticks acting like foundations – all these cause us and our plates to crash to the floor. The elements of nature and our own shortcomings conspire together to bring down the house.
Then what stabilizes it? What establishes it? Us?
We know we can't do it but we try anyway. We take the flimsiest of foundations and stack life on top of it, expecting the plates to stay in the air and then marvel when they all fall down.
Why bother? Why not put the plates, ourselves, on the strongest foundation possible, the Word of God, His control over chaos, His steadfast love, His faithfulness to all generations? Then they won't slow down, they won't wobble, they won't crash. And even when it seems like they are (just like what was happening when Psalm 89 was written), we can end the same way the Psalmist did with these words – "Blessed be the Lord forever. Amen and Amen." Ps. 89:52
Bread – Faith
March 12, 2012
Readings for Monday, March 12, designated by the 1979 Book of Common Prayer: Gen. 44:18-34; 1 Cor. 7:25-31; Mark 5:21-43; Psalms 77, 79, 80
Part of me hates definitions. They are necessary, but how often do we hear a definition and say, after we heard it, "now what does that mean?"
Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as follows: "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen…" Now what does that mean? Luckily for us, today's lessons are miniature descriptions of faith.
The lessons break into three categories of the objects of faith – (1) faith in the practical, (2) faith in the impractical, and (3) faith in the supernatural. All of these point to faith in God, faith in Jesus Christ.
The lessons in Genesis and the first letter to the Corinthians give us examples of faith in the practical.
In Genesis 44, Joseph has decided to keep Benjamin. If Joseph keeps Benjamin, it will break their father's heart. Judah has pledged to his father that he will protect Benjamin, and so our reading picks up with Judah engaging Joseph in a conversation with one purpose, to convince Joseph to release Benjamin and to keep Judah instead. For our purposes, the question is why bother? The reason to bother is that Judah has faith in the outcome of the conversation – he has faith in himself that he can make the argument, he has faith in the compelling truth of his argument (that his father will suffer if Benjamin does not return home), and he has faith in Joseph's essential goodness, that he will do right by Judah and the family if only he understands. Judah speaks because he has assurance of the things hoped for (that Benjamin will be released) and the conviction of things not seen (his ability to argue, the truth of the story, the essential goodness of Joseph). It is faith in action. It is faith in the practical because Judah is relying upon his own observations and his knowledge about how people think and how things work.
In Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, Paul is speaking in the lesson today about marriage and how we should treat marriage in the "end times." Where is the faith here? It is in the existence of the end times themselves. Paul (and his listeners) know that the hoped for passing of the world from obedience to Satan to obedience to Christ is assured, and they are convinced that Christ will come again and that they are living in the time between two realities – the death and resurrection of Christ and His return. This is a practical faith, which then works its way out in how we live our lives, always ready but still paying attention to our daily tasks. Being married, living in marriage, being single, living in singlehood – all these are practical day-to-day matters. How we live them, the intensity with which we live them – all are applications of our faith in our position in time, of our faith in the ever-present immediacy of Christ's return. It is practical because our faith here is linked to a real, historical, event, the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The second kind of "object" of faith is faith in the impractical. My concept of the "impractical" is that our common sense, our training, our education, our reason tell us that something "should" not work but that it might work because of mechanisms we do not (yet) understand. We have faith in the impractical sometimes because our faith in the practical has failed us and that other thing, whatever it is, "might work." We hope for a good result, so we build up our assurance (our faith) that it will work. We can't see how it would work, but we can perceive enough of a glimmer of possibility that we become convinced that it will work.
The faith in the impractical is the lesson today in the gospel of Mark and the bleeding woman who touched Jesus' robes. The woman had been to a bunch of doctors for her non-stop bleedings, but no-one was able to heal her. In her desperation, she was looking for something beyond the practical to believe in, to rely upon. "She had heard the reports about Jesus." Mk. 5:27. From these reports, she began to have faith that if she touched Him, "If I touch even His garments, I will be made well." Mk. 5:28. She knew that this was impractical (remember, she started by visiting doctors), but she heard the reports, she began to have assurance of what she hoped for (healing), and she became convinced in what she could not see (the healing power of Jesus' clothing). The object of her faith was impractical, but she had it anyway. She touched Jesus' robe and, when confronted by her actions, Jesus said to her "Daughter, your faith was made you well…" Mk. 5:34
Then, there is faith in the supernatural. Science would say that this translates to faith in the impossible. However, my response is that, if it is impossible, then how does it occur? It is better that we understand this to be faith in the supernatural, that is faith in results which are beyond any human reasoning, knowledge, ability, training. If faith in the practical is faith in what we know or can easily deduce and faith in the impractical is faith in what we can sort of figure out or maybe understand with some projection from what we do know, then faith in the supernatural is faith in what we cannot know, we cannot deduce, we cannot sort of figure out, and we cannot project from what we do know. It is assurance of things hoped for which are well beyond anything which the human mind can grasp; it is conviction of things which we cannot see because they are beyond us.
We see that faith, faith in the supernatural, present in the second half of today's reading from Mark. In that reading, a Jewish ruler has come to Jesus to ask Him for help with his sick daughter. While in transit, the daughter dies. This represents the end of human knowledge and human projection. Recovery from death is impossible; it is supernatural. In this instance, Jesus says to the ruler "Do not fear, only believe." Mk. 5:36, Jesus takes the ruler and his wife, goes into where the dead body is, and raises the little girl from the dead.
There is a progression of faith here. In the first instance, there is practical faith arising from knowledge of men of God (Joseph). If the second instance, there is impractical faith arising from knowledge about Christ (the bleeding woman). In the third instance, there is supernatural faith arising from knowledge of Christ and having Him speak directly into one's life (the dead girl).
So you say you have no faith. I am sure you have practical faith (else why bother to turn your key in your car's ignition and expect it to start). I am almost sure you have impractical faith (else why bother to try something for the tenth time even though it hasn't worked the first nine times). But supernatural faith? Why not?
Maybe because it is supernatural. It is not something to be obtained by our knowledge, effort, strength, or wisdom, but is something given and to be received. And we can receive it this way by joining in the prayer of the father who wanted to see his child live – "I believe; help my unbelief." Mk. 9:24.
Bread – Order
March 7, 2012
Readings for Wednesday, March 7, designated by the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, Gen. 42:18-28; 1 Cor. 5:9-6:8; Mark 4:1-20; Psalms 72, 119:73-96
There is a difference between the divine order and our order, the order of the world. The readings today emphasize this in different ways.
In Genesis, the brothers of Joseph have come from Israel to Joseph in Egypt for food. They pay for this food with silver. Joseph lets them have it but insists that they leave one of their (and his) brothers behind, Simeon, as pledge for their truthfulness regarding the famine. While Joseph is having their donkeys loaded with the food, he surreptitiously gives them back their silver. Later, on the journey home, they find the silver in the sacks and their response is that "Their hearts sank and they turned to each other trembling and said 'What is this that God has done to us?'" Gen. 42:28b
In God's order of the world, He has returned the silver as a blessing, plus the food. In man's order of the world, God (represented by Joseph) has appeared to have rejected payment for the goods. In man's order of the world, you pay something (the silver) to get something (the food). In God's order of the world, you freely give something (the silver, your trust, your faith) and God freely bestows His blessings, all out of proportion to any anything we do. In man's order of the world, there are mutual obligations which I can impose – if I pay you, you must do something for me. In God's order of the world, if there is a mutual covenant it is one established by God and not by us. In God's order of the world there is mutual love – if I give you silver, there is no return obligation. If someone does respond, the response arises from a heart of thankfulness and not one of obligation. In man's order of the world, we do things because we have to do them. In God's order of the world, we do things because we want to do them, because it is our nature to do them.
In 1 Corinthians, Paul is speaking to the actions of believers regarding disputes and sins. In the world's order, we judge Christians and non-Christians alike. In God's order, we judge those who would claim to be Christian according to God's standards of behavior and we judge the remaining world by a lesser standard, knowing that they do not know Christ. As Paul writes, "I have written you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people – not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave the world. But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother, but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler." 1 Cor. 5:9-11 In man's order, we tell each other that we must not judge; in God's order we "must" judge those who claim to be part of the family. The order of God and the order of man are even different when it comes to how judging should occur. While it is fine to seek the law courts to obtain judgment involving non-Christians, the order of God is that, among those within the church, disputes should be handled within the church. "If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints?" 1 Cor. 6:1
In Mark's gospel today, Jesus has given us the parable of the sower, the seed, and the believer. Christ sets out four types of listeners. The first is the listener who hears the Word, Satan takes it away from them and there is never an opportunity for the seed to take any kind of root. The second is the listener who receives the Word with joy, but the seed has been planted in a rocky place where it does not take root, and the listener quickly falls away from belief in times of trouble. The third type of listener hears the Word, but the seed is among thorns, and because of deceitfulness of wealth, worries, and lusts, the listener falls away over time. The fourth type of listener hears the Word, it is planted deep in good soil, and the listener responds in joy and perseverance, resulting in an abundance of good fruit. In the order of the world according to man, we might read this parable and conclude that man must prepare in himself good soil and make sure that the seeds are planted where they need to be, so that man might reap the full measure of his investment. In the order of the world according to God, we might read this parable and understand that God is the Word, He formed the soil, He has placed us where He wants us (whether it be out in the open, on the rocks, in the thorns, or growing in the good soil), and the outcome is in His hands. In the order of man, we understand salvation to be dependent upon how good our soil is. In the order of God, we understand salvation to be dependent upon how good God is.
From the perspective of the order of man, we understand our blessings to be based upon how good we are, to be based upon what we have bargained or earned. From the perspective of the order of God, we understand our blessings to be based upon how good God is, based upon nothing we have bargained or earned.
From the perspective of the order of man, we understand how we are to do things is according to the structures created by man. From the perspective of the order of God, we understand how we are to do things is according to the structures created by God.
From the perspective of the order of man, we are in charge of our salvation. From the perspective of the order of God, there is only one Person in charge and that Person is not us.
Man's order leads to death, now and forever. God's order leads to life, now and forever.
Joshua said "…choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…" Josh. 24:15. In the context of today's readings, Joshua could have said "Choose this day which order you will follow, man's or God's."
Bread – Ingratitude
March 2, 2012
Readings for Friday, March 2, designated by the 1979 Book of Common Prayer: Gen. 40:1-23; 1 Cor. 3:16-23; Mark 2:13-22; Psalms 40, 51, 54, 95
In our reading from Genesis today, we have the familiar history lesson of the king's cupbearer and baker thrown into prison by an irritated king, only to meet Joseph who is assigned to their care and who interprets their dreams for them. He interprets the cupbearer's dream to mean that in the three days the cupbearer will be free; therefore, Joseph asks the cupbearer, when he is free, to speak kindly of Joseph to the king so that the king will remember Joseph and let him, Joseph, out of jail too. Our reading concludes "The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him." Gen. 40:23
There are at least three instances of ingratitude in this lesson. The first is that the king was ungrateful for the service his cupbearer and baker had given him. We don't know why, but somehow they "offended their master" and were whisked off to prison for the offense. The second is that both the cupbearer and the baker were ungrateful to Joseph for the care they were going to receive from him. Sort of lost in the shuffle of the story is this line – "The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them." Gen. 40:4. Joseph acted as their servant in prison, taking care of them. Nowhere in the rendition is there a "thank you" for this service. It may have just been left out, but given the history of these people, chances are it never occurred so there was nothing to report. The third instance, of course, is that the cupbearer ignored Joseph once the cupbearer had achieved his freedom.
The only person who appears to not be ungrateful (or, to state it more positively, the only person who appears to be grateful) is Joseph, and he was on the bottom of the stack. He was neither the king nor the king's officers (the cupbearer and the baker) nor the jailer, but from the bottom of life, from the role of the imprisoned servant, he served them all. And yet he was grateful, and everyone else (except maybe the jailer, we don't know anything about him from this reading today) is ungrateful. Just from this observation alone, it would appear that gratitude is associated with imprisonment and poverty and ingratitude is associated with wealth and power.
This observation actually lines up with our own. We who are among the wealthiest and most powerful in the world are the most ungrateful and demanding. Anyone who has been anywhere there is abject poverty experiences unvarnished gratitude for the littlest things. In a moment I will never forget, I saw a Peruvian eight year old child take a single cookie given to him by the bishop and break it up into pieces to share with four other children and me, before he ate anything. You and I both know that the average American child of the same age would swallow the cookie whole and then ask where the other ones were.
Folks, we are in the season of preparation for the death and resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Some of us call that season "Lent." We need every day of that season to even begin to strip away our shell of superiority, of self-reliance, of selfishness, of pride, of ingratitude. We have been given the greatest gift of all, the give of life forever, and we are ungrateful.
We are all the cupbearer in this story. We have had our ups and downs. Sometimes we have been the king's officer and sometimes we have been banished. Sometimes we have been in the prison of bad health, bad economics, bad thinking, or bad something else and we have found our way out of that prison back to health, back to wealth, back to power, back to life as we want it. Wherever we are, do we forget what got us there, do we forget what service or grace was given us by those who have helped us, by those who have saved us? Are we ungrateful?
So where do we begin? How do we learn to give thanks for what we have been given?
Well, in today's other lesson from Paul's letter to the Corinthians, we may have a starting point. The first sentence of that reading is "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?" 1 Cor. 3:16
Are we grateful for the body God has given us, which His Spirit now occupies? How do we show it in what we take through our eyes, our ears, and our mouth? By the radio station I listen to, am I showing gratitude to God or not? By the books I read, am I showing gratitude to God or not? By the quality of food that I eat, am I showing gratitude or not?


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Vision Problems and ADHD in children
The unique challenges often presented by a child with ADHD means that symptoms of vision problems are often missed. However, the facts are they are three times more likely to have a vision problem.
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