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Service at House of Praise, Calgary begins outside in the parking lots and continues through the ushering team by setting the atmosphere for people that enter House of Praise, Calgary to experience the love of God right at the front door.

  • Transportation Ministry

The purpose of transportation ministry is to move people closer to Christ. We believe this can be achieved when the unit members demonstrate integrity, excellence and Christ’s love by providing: A friendly, reliable, timely, clean, safe and efficient bus service that could relieve individuals from transportation stress, especially where there is primarily no alternative to getting to church.

The ministry’s mission is to increase the opportunities for individuals, particularly those with limited access to personal transportation, to regularly attend church. “And the Lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.” – Luke 14:23.
  • Traffic & Security Ministry

To serve and protect drivers and pedestrian at weekend service and special event. Our goal is to serve the members and guests of our church, from directing traffic on Sundays to securing the church premises during worship service and special events to provide a safe holistic atmosphere within the church premises.

The team is responsible for the church parking environment and surroundings and ensure orderliness with regards to traffic movement. The Traffic and Security ministry welcome members and guests as they enter the church and direct them to the appropriate parking spaces. They maintain a peaceful and safe environment for church and members during the services and church events and when leaving the church environment after services and events.

  • Protocol Ministry

To provide “special services” to pastors and visitors to the church, as will be directed by the pastor and the church leadership. The Protocol Ministry strives to maintain order in the various areas of the church.

Protocol Ministry works with visitors who are guest of the pastor and are worshipping/visiting on an invitation. These guests may be pastors, Church leaders, government officials or friends of the pastor. Members also assist with all the protocol related activities in the church including church services and events. From the Kingdom perspective, the Protocol Ministry is one of the Helps ministries as outlined in 1 Corinthians 12:28. Let all things be done decently and in order. (1 Corinthians 14:40 KJV).

  • Ushering Ministry

To make members of the congregation and visitors feel comfortable, and more importantly assist the Pastor in providing spiritual dignity to the worship service

The ushering ministry is a very important and relevant arm of the Redeemed Christian Church of God House of Praise. They are responsible for helping to provide a welcoming and ordering environment during church service; Ushers assist with seating, receiving an offering, special ministration, and responding to emergencies. The mission of the Ushering Ministry is to facilitate an atmosphere of worship that reflects the holiness and awesome character of God, by inspiring and maintaining an environment of discipline, and by ministering to God’s people. We will not neglect hospitality to strangers, for by doing that, some have entertained angels without knowing it. (Hebrews 13:2).


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Finally! Frank Ocean “Channel Orange”

I was so looking forward to R. Kellys new album “Write Me Back”! And then comes the long awaited “Channel Orange” Frank Ocean all of a sudden out on iTunes (nordic).

You can download Frank Oceans “Channel Orange” from iTunes (nordic) by clicking this link!

I knew Frank Oceans debut was supposed to come out in the stores the 17th of july – but a random search on iTunes today and there it was – one whole week before I was expecting it!

I got freaking goosebumbs all over – because this was a album I was really looking forward too! It took me two seconds to hit the buy button. A few short minutes later I had it in my hand – or more correctly in my iTunes account!

Hit the PLAY button and as I knew – because I had the “Nostalgia Ultra” already – a album I really loved. The mixtape has already been played to death, if it was a real cassette mixtape – But thank God it was also digital download and it still sounds as fresh as it did the first time I heard it about a (long) year ago!

I write this blogpost as i listen to the album – have now listened to less than the half album – track 7 of 17 – and I can already say – R. Kellys made a great album – but Frank Ocean has made the soul album everyone should own! His voice is as amazing as ever, and the album has classic album written all over.

The album includes, just like the legendary mixtape, interludes and sound bits – samples and sounds like a concept piece. His voice I sounds like a mix of Stevie Wonder, Prince, the earlier mentioned R. Kelly, Al Green – but most of all – Frank Ocean! Soulful, laid-back, smooth, funky! And while writing this, when coming to track 9 “Crack Rock” a drum sample from Jimi Hendrix “Little Miss Lover” appears. A track that has also been sampled uncredited by Prince on his “Graffiti Bridge” album track “Tick, Tick, Bang” (this was released before they had to credit the samples I guess). Another Prince reference!

The 10th track – the first official single off the album, the track “Pyramids” a 9 minute 3 part epic song. The second track on the album “Thinking About You” has been released on youtube, featuring first song Frank Ocean sings in falsetto and his voice is really smooth and fluid.

On the 11th track even John Mayer does and appearance on guitar. A track called “White” and it´s a little piece on only 1:16 minute, other guests is Andre 3000 of OutKast fame, Pharell Williams of the Neptunes and N.E.R.D, Earl Sweatshirt from Frank Oceans crew The Odd Future Crew, and Tyler The Creator , Lala Hathaway (Daughter of late soul legend Donny Hathaway).

Samples used on the album is Mary J. Bliges “Real Love” is sampled and replayed and a sample from “Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas” and audio clips from “The Last Dragon”, and other samples.

I don´t think there is more I can say about this album exept It is not being released many albums of this really great quality! A full complete album that should be listened to from start to end!

I have heard the full album and can only say one thing; If you prefer digital downloads as i.e. iTunes, or the real thing such as CDs or on Vinyl (hope it comes in that format)

You should own it! I repeat YOU SHOULD OWN THIS!


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Losses: Aging isn’t easy! Where do you find delight?

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all.
Emily Dickinson

Benjamin Pratt little red truckBy BENJAMIN PRATT

I lost my truck the other day.

That’s the little red truck I’d had for 13 years for hauling wood, lumber, mulch, compost, rugs, neighbors’ old furniture, dirt—yes, just plain ol’ dirt.

That little red truck was part of me—my outdoorsy, garden-growing, firewood-collecting, mulch-spreading me. It was a part of me so basic that I ache with a sense of loss.

Ok, I didn’t really lose it; I sold it, but to me it was another loss. We don’t need two vehicles now and especially not a truck. No gardens, no fire places, no wood shop any more.

I’ve also lost my wheelbarrow, which had been my constant outdoor companion for 35 years. I’ve lost all those things. Some people will tell you I’m a bit crazy letting this stuff get to me. It’s like losing my favorite ol’ shirt or hat that’s weathered life with me—that gave me a good sense of my identity and vitality. Like an ol’ shirt or hat, that little red truck carried smells, aromas, memories of life’s little joys.

This aging thing is not easy. Every time I turn around, time—with a little help from friends—grabs something else. Something precious—at least something precious to me. Stability of walking. Strength. House. Vision. Hearing. Even the grocery store on the corner is gone!

One very deep sense of loss is the feeling that our country, one which I had hoped and believed we were improving, feels like it has taken major steps backward. There is a new wave of disrespect, of objectifying persons by race, class, sexual orientation or religion. I was never so naive as to believe we had dispelled racism, but it has raised its ugly head again and is looking all of us in the eye. I marched for civil rights in the ’60s. I was the founding pastor of a church that was 25% integrated when I left it in the hands if two pastors. It gives me hope that it is now even more integrated with skin color of every hue.

Everyday, I continue to resist losing the things I cannot do without—gratitude, hope, a sense of purpose—those simple things that give me a reason to get up in the morning and for which I give thanks at the end of the day.

One simple act that gives me hope is learning the name of any clerk who serves me in a store. I address the person by name and offer a smile and greeting. I have experienced remarkable appreciation as a result of this simple gesture. My guess is that often these men and women feel unnoticed and unappreciated. It doesn’t take much to change that.

I can even delight and smile broadly when I pray: Dear God, when I get to heaven, I hope I will find my ol’ shirt and hat hanging on the fence post and I can slip behind the wheel of my little red truck and haul compost and mulch and spread it around the gardens from my ol’ wheelbarrow!

In these troubling times, what are you losing? Or giving up?

And, even more importantly, where do you find delight? What sparks your hopes?

I invite you to share this column with friends to spark discussion. Yes, it’s fine to print out this column for your class or small group.

Care to read more?

DEADLY SINS—In 2017, Benjamin Pratt also is publishing an occasional series on the so-called Deadly Sins. Here is his first reflection on Greed, published earlier this year.

Cover of Benjamin Pratt Ian Fleming Seven Deadlier Sins bookAND, GET THE BOOK—Benjamin Pratt is the author of a book-length exploration of Ian Fleming’s life-long fascination with the challenge of “deadly sins.” In fact, Fleming believed that the traditional deadly sins should be updated with sins of the contemporary world—a theme he explored in his Bond novels. Learn more by getting a copy of Ian Fleming’s Seven Deadlier Sins & 007’s Moral Compass.

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  1. Rodney Curtis says

    Great column, Ben. The loss of civility in this country over the last few months is staggering. I do my best to be nice and kind to whomever I run into. But I pray for the midterms!

    • Benjamin Pratt says

      Thanks for the encouraging comment. Unfortunately, gerrymandering
      has too many politicians selecting the voters instead
      of voters selecting our politicians. We are structurally
      broken. It has to change.


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U.S. amasses troops and missiles on Turkish border with Syria

As tension escalates in Syria, the U.S. defense secretary, Leon Panetta, signed the order to send two Patriot missile batteries to Turkey, along with more than 400 U.S. soldiers.

“The purpose of this display is to show that the U.S., working with its NATO allies, will support Turkey’s defense, especially threats that may come from Syria,” said Pentagon spokesman George Little , shortly before Panetta landed in Incirlik Air Base (southern Turkey), in a surprise visit. No one at the conference dared to ask why had the U.S. sent troops, weapons and cash before this last shipment.

American missile batteries will join two from Germany and two from Holland and will be operational in late January next year. The Pentagon spokesman did not report where the missiles will be located and only said that the missiles would arrive in Turkey in the coming weeks.

After landing at Incirlik, from Afghanistan, Leon Panneta told reporters traveling with him that the U.S. is working with Turkey, Jordan and Israel to assess the situation in Syria and its supposed storage of chemical weapons. As usual, Panetta showed no proof of the existence of such weapons, much less any evidence that Syrian intends to use them on its people, a claim put out by U.S. intelligence and that the world’s corporate media have been megaphoning for two weeks in a row.

The Secretary of Defense, State and the U.S. President warned of “serious consequences” should Bashar Assad decided to use such weapons against the population. “We have designed various plans to present to the president,” said Panneta. “We have to be prepared.” Up until now, there is no evidence that plans have been drawn by Assad’s regime to use chemical weapons on anyone. In fact, the idea that the supposed movement of the weapons inside Syria is a step forward to launch attacks on Syrians is as valid as believing that Assad is trying to hide the weapons from rebel groups that may use them against the population to blame the Assad regime.

Unfortunately, the terrorist rebel groups do not need to use Assad’s chemicals to pull that one off, since the U.S. and its allies in the region possess enough chemicals to provide to the rebels so they can launch chemical attacks which they will then blame on Bashar Assad’s regime. In a sense, that action would be the perfect false-flag for the U.S. and NATO allies to launch an open assault from air, sea and land.

The idea to send missile batteries to Turkey originated in the country’s complicity on a series of terrorist attacks in Syria, after which its government called for protection from NATO members fearing Syrian retaliation. Such retaliation never came, although Turkey accused Syria of launching missile attacks from across the border. The Turkish regime never showed any proof to support such accusation.

The Patriot missiles deployed in Turkey are ground-air missiles designed to intercept other missiles, with the advantage that the batteries can move quickly and resist jamming. The current model is an evolution that the U.S. began using in the mid-80s, which were used against Iraq in the first Gulf War.

With almost all significant players in Europe recognizing the rebels in Syria as the “true representative” government, the second day of the Brussels European Council meeting, focused its the agenda on foreign policy issues, especially the conflict in Syria and Iran’s nuclear program.

The French president said that the European Union must aim to oust the Syrian president. “Now we have to get him off power as soon as possible,” said Hollande, who recalled that on the ground in Syria, there is a civil war.

Hollande forgot to point out that the civil war was fueled by western powers who have a stake in Syria. France, Germany, Italy, and the United States have all, in one way or another, supported the invasion of Syria and will surely come together if a decision to launch an full scale attack is made.

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U.S. judge denies two Americans the chance to sue Donald Rumsfeld

A federal appeals court rejected Wednesday that two American citizens have the right to sue former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld for the torture that they allegedly suffered in Iraq by members of the U.S. Army.

Donald Vance and Nathan Ertel claim that Rumsfeld and others people who are identified in the case, developed, authorized and used violent interrogation techniques against them in Iraq.

However, the court has determined that they have no right to sue Rumsfeld or any other member of the chain of command, reversing the previous decisions of other courts.

Vance and Ertel were working for a private company in Iraq at the time. They suspected that the company was involved in corruption schemes, so such schemes were reported to the U.S. authorities.

Soon after, the two were arrested by U.S. forces in Iraq and immediately taken to Camp Cropper, where they say they were subjected to physical and emotional abuse, as well as harsh interrogations.

According to their statements, months after being released without any charges being laid against them, they filed a lawsuit for unspecified damages, alleging that his constitutional rights had been violated and that those responsible for the detention and abuse knew they were innocent.

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Is it time for investors to give Spain and Italy serious consideration? Caroline Molette and Carol Hodgson investigate

Higher yields and a belief that the euro-zone crisis has eased are drawing foreign investors back to the Spanish and Italian office markets, boosting national investment levels. So far this year, one large deal by Qatar Holdings in Milan has already pushed Italian investment volumes above their 2012 levels. In Spain, where the investment recovery has been slower, volumes in the second quarter were twice as high as volumes in the first quarter thanks to the high-profile deals by AXA Real Estate and Meyer Bergman, in Barcelona and Madrid, respectively.

Certainly, the majority of investors are still cautious – volumes remain far below long-term averages – as Spain and Italy are both trapped in a double-dip recession, struggling with fiscal austerity measures and a weak household sector. However, even if both are unlikely to reach positive growth until 2014, tentative signs now indicate that the bottom of the downturn is not too far away.

In Spain, the recession finally seemed to be slowing in the second quarter, with only a 0.1% decline in Spanish GDP, although the crisis has, so far, hit Spain harder than Italy. In July, the Rajoy administration reaped the rewards of its labour reforms, implemented to increase Spain’s competitiveness, as unemployment fell for the first time in two years (although at 26.3%, it remains unacceptably high), and the current account finally showed a surplus. Further restoring confidence in the Spanish financial sector, the SAREB has been successfully acting as the ‘bad bank’, in charge of taking over the banks’ riskiest real estate exposure. Thus, even if a lot remains to be done, it seems that the Spanish recovery is on track.

Conversely, reforms in Italy have been harder to implement as the country has struggled with political instability. As a result, the economy has not shown any effective signs of improvement yet, and the unemployment rate – even though it is just over half the Spanish rate – continues to grow, while the north-south divide in the country seems to be widening.
Moreover, little has been done yet to limit the Italian public debt ratio of 125% of GDP, one of the highest in Europe. And this situation could last until the end of the year, despite the fact that the government recently survived a vote of no confidence. The recent Berlusconi trial outcome could call into question the current coalition, casting serious doubts on Italy’s possibilities for short-term recovery.

Given this fragile, although quite optimistic, outlook in the short term, investors should first return to these markets in prime locations of the main cities, in particular Madrid, Barcelona, and Milan, where strong real estate fundamentals will compensate for poor economic situations. This is certainly going to be a difficult judgement call and definitely a case of getting the timing and the price right.

As we approach the bottom of the downturn, it appears that the Spanish real estate market has more upside potential than Italy’s in the mid-term. Indeed, the severity of the Spanish crisis made capital values and rents fall apart and they now stand at half their pre-crisis levels, leaving more room for improvement than in Italy, where values have seen far less compression. Moreover, in Milan, office development is picking up whilst demand remains subdued. In Spain, fundamentals, at least in Madrid and Barcelona, are starting to return to healthy levels. The country seems to have learnt from past mistakes, as uncontrolled office development led to an oversupply in the early years of the crisis. New completions will remain limited there in the coming years.

Despite encouraging signs from both the economy and the real estate market, investment in these countries still brings its share of risk, which is only worth undertaking if properties are priced correctly. However, currently quoted prime yields of 6–6.5% — significantly higher than the European average of 5.2% — do not seem to accurately reflect the additional risk. Indeed, a lack of transparency makes it difficult to grasp the actual real traded yields, especially coupled with the sluggishness of transactions of the past few years. Fortunately, renewed investing should help shed light on what prices really are. For instance, AXA Real Estate’s purchase of a portfolio of 13 good-quality buildings in Barcelona, in a sale-and-leaseback transaction with the Generalitat of Catalunya committed to a 20-year lease, traded at a 9.5% yield.

The pickup of Italian and Spanish real estate investment is therefore the result of a growing optimism by investors that the worst is past. Asset-specific deals have lured major investors back to the market, and others will follow. However, the weak occupier market has led to high vacancy levels, and only a gradual improvement is expected. The key drivers of demand remain companies that are trying to cut costs, consolidate, and improve efficiency. As a result, even if the bottom of the downturn is not too far ahead, values will keep declining until at least the end of 2014, although some signs increasingly indicate that the Spanish recovery could happen sooner.

Spain offers more attractive investment opportunities than Italy in the mid-term. Its main cities, Madrid and Barcelona, are the last two global markets where pricing remains well below peak. At the moment, prime assets are worth investigating; however, secondary markets still hold more risk. Because owners are often reluctant to sell their prime assets at such high yields, investors might consider buying the debt behind these assets as an alternative entry into the market.

Caroline Molette is European market analyst and Carol Hodgson is European research strategist at PPR


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MEDIA RELEASE  April 18, 2018                                                                                Ottawa, ON

REAL Women to Appear Before the Senate
Committee on Foreign Affairs re: Bill C-45 (marijuana)

Thursday, April 19th, 2018, @ 11:30 a.m.,
Room 160-S, Centre Block, Parliament Buildings.

REAL Women of Canada will be a witness before the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade in connection with Bill C-45 (marijuana bill) to discuss Canada’s failure to uphold its treaty obligations under the three UN drug control conventions and the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child, all of which Canada previously ratified.

Global Affairs Canada testified before the same Committee last month that Canada will not be withdrawing from or seek reservations to, or take any treaty actions regarding the three drug conventions. That is, Canada plans to ignore the drug treaties and the Convention on the Rights of the Child which latter provides that children must be protected from illicit drugs use. Bill C-45 permits children between 12 and 18 years of age to possess and distribute 5 grams (10 joints) of marijuana. This is not in compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

By ignoring its treaty obligations, Canada will be setting a dangerous precedent for other countries to also violate UN treaties. It puts in jeopardy significant other treaties such as the non-proliferation nuclear treaties, treaties against war crimes, and the seven human rights treaties. This creates major problems for world order and international governance. This is not a trivial matter.

In addition, Uruguay, which is the only other country to regulate marijuana at the national level, has been the subject of the U.S. government invoking of the Patriot Act which prohibits U.S. banks from handling funds for distributors of marijuana. This has resulted in Uruguay being cut off from the entire financial services market in regard to marijuana distribution since every business associated with the marijuana industry risks being in violation of the U.S. drug laws and lose access to U.S. banks and dollar transactions.

Canada prides itself in being a democratic country that respects and promotes the rule of law. This will no longer be the case if Canada enacts Bill C-45.


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Event Game Rules

At Reaper Ops we are strong advocates of safety, and whilst skirmishing is a hobby sport we still promote the attitude that replicas should be given the exact same respect as their larger calibre lead slinging counterparts, to help safeguard the game that we love.

Airsoft is a strenuous and potentially dangerous activity. It should be acknowledged by all parties that Airsoft inherently has an element of health and safety risk; it is to that end we insist as participants read our terms of service / conditions in addition and the generic onsite rules listed throughout this website.

We highly advise for legal reasons to obtain lockable cases or securely package your weapons suitably whilst transporting or in places where by have a likelihood of being considered public area(s) unless express written permission has been granted and obtained from the relevant authorities.

If a hard copy if required or you are unable to find this information please contact us.

There will likely be additional unforeseen rules that may be implemented on an ad-hoc basis dependant on the game type. You will be advised of these if applicable during the briefing. Safety rules will be read out during the briefing at the start of each day. Game rules will be read out prior to each game commencing.

When in the designated safe area(s) all magazines are to be removed from the Airsoft gun. This includes pistols. The Airsoft gun should be cleared before entering.

No dry firing in the safe area(s).

350 FPS Maximum for all airsoft weapons (except sniper rifles)

500 FPS Maximum for bolt action Sniper Rifles (with a minimum engagement of 30m)

No Box or Drum magazines permitted unless on a proper support weapon

Laser sights are permitted (if type approved), and used sensibly. Red only.

(All FPS limits are with .20 BBs. At the start of the day there will be mandatory chrono. Spot checks during the day may also be required. Hot guns will not be permitted. If a player knowingly uses with a ‘hot’ gun or attempts to cheat any chrono test they may be removed from play for the remainder of the day.)

Pyro rules are not negotiable for safety reasons. Ear protection is advised. Free soft foam in-ear protection is available on request.

All Pyrotechnics not purchased on site must be checked by staff prior to usage. Only products from Enola Gaye, TLSFX, or Cloud 9 will be permitted. Homemade devices are not allowed.

Thunderflashes are permitted for use in up to MK5 size.

Blank Firing Grenades are permitted for use in up to 9mm/.380 size.

Smoke Grenades are not permitted to be used inside a building or underground.

TAG Launchers/Rounds, ’40 Mikes’ are prohibited.

Remotely detonated or tripwire pyro (such as IEDs) is not permitted at skirmish games.

All BFGs must be thrown underarm or posted only and kept low and on the same level of gameplay. You must be able to see where the BFG will land.

The minimum age for a player at Reaper Ops is 18 (14 years with prior agreement - Please contact us). Under 18’s must be accompanied and supervised by a playing adult who accepts responsibility for them.

No blind firing. You must be able to see what you are shooting at. To that end, do not fire out of a hole smaller than A4 if you are within 2 metres of the cover.

No aggressive, abusive, insulting and dangerous behaviour. Any breaches will result in expulsion from the site without reimbursement or refunds.

No deliberate shots to breakable parts of buildings, vehicles or any other prop(s). Damage to such may constitute criminal damage and you will be liable for the cost(s). Ricochets and accidents do happen, however deliberate acts are viewed differently.

YOU MUST notify directing staff of any medical conditions or medication you may be taking. This MUST be done at registration. Medication must be kept in your top left hand pocket with any relevant details.

Protective footwear must be worn. No sandals or flip-flops on site. No trainers in game.

You are responsible for your own kit and personal items. We cannot accept liability for lost, damaged, or stolen items.

Eye protection must be worn at ALL TIMES except whilst in a safe zone. Suitability of the eye protection will be your personal responsibility. We accept no responsibility for injuries sustained as a direct result of inadequate eye pro. We strongly advise you seek advice from your retailer regarding any ballistic protection rating. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH YOUR EYE PRO IN GAME YOU MUST BRING THIS TO THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF THE DIRECTING STAFF.

Full face protection must be worn at ALL TIMES for players under the age of eighteen (18). Suitability of the protection will be the player’s (or guardian’s if under 18) responsibility. We will accept no responsibility for injuries sustained as a direct result of inadequate full face or head protection. IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH YOUR FULL FACE AND OR HEAD PROTECTION IN GAME YOU MUST BRING THIS TO THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF THE DIRECTING STAFF!

Alcohol and narcotics are not permitted on site. Any player under the influence of either will not be allowed to play for safety. Any player consuming or in possession of illegal drugs will likely face arrest as well as being banned from the site.

Any knives or melee weapons to be used must be of the type designed for LARP or training that are safe for use in skirmishes.

Regardless of your intention to use it or not, no genuine weapon or bladed article (be it a knife, baton, etc.) is to be carried whilst in game.

Orange barriers or markings indicate that an area is out of play. Any boundaries should be treated as ground to sky solid and not be shot over or under, nor crossed.

Regardless of whether or not anyone saw it happen, when hit players must call "hit" followed by "dead player walking" with a raised hand and/or gun.

You MUST NOT whilst dead or out of play inform any players of any strategic information that will forward or assist their game. This is considered both unfair, unrealistic and therefore cheating.

 Some of our games may include a medic rule, full details of this will be discussed in detail during the site briefing or before specific games.

Ricochets do not count as a hit. Weapon hits to your active (‘in hand’) gun disable it, if you are carrying a secondary you should switch to that weapon.

Detonation of an explosive pyrotechnic or green gas type powered BB or Pea ejecting grenade if 'hit' by the projectile is considered a hit.

Detonation of an explosive sound / percussion pyrotechnic (including BFG - Blank Firing Grenade) should be used as and shall be considered as a distraction device only.

If a grenade is thrown into an area of gameplay, do not go forward to reclaim it if combat is still ongoing or there are enemy in the area. Wait until they pass or are eliminated.

Cheating will not be tolerated, be it non-hittaking, dead-men talking, or otherwise. Should a player experience cheating they are advised to bring this to the attention of staff in person. "Cheat Calling" is forbidden.

There will be both non-playing high visibility directing staff monitoring play in addition to covert player marshals.

Head shots are acceptable if that is the only part of your opponent being presented. These shots must be kept to a minimum and only if necessary.

Most games will be run as semi-only, however some game types may allow full-auto. You will be advised by staff as to which rule is in play.

Deliberate 'Point Blank' or extreme close range shots are not encouraged. Instead if are close enough you should attempt a surrender or melee kill. If neither are viable, you should minimise your shots and aim for non-painful areas such as boots or armour.

There is no ‘bang’ rule.

You can offer a surrender to an enemy player at any time but they are under no obligation to take it. If you do surrender, you are immediately and irreversibly eliminated as if you’d been shot and should raise your hands to indicate this.

Tapping an opponent’s torso (i.e with a training knife) accompanied with the phrase ‘melee kill’ or ‘knife kill’ counts as an elimination.

There is no obligation to respond to a colour/team challenge, but if you do any answer must be truthful.

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UPDATE: Microsoft Rescinds Retirement of NT 4.0 MCSE Track

In a significant announcement made late Wednesday, Microsoft is no longer retiring the certifications of those who obtained their MCSE title under the NT 4.0 track.

Call it listening to customers and partners. In a significant announcement made late Wednesday, Microsoft is no longer retiring the certifications of those who obtained their MCSE title under the Windows NT 4.0 track. At the same time the company publicly announced for the first time just how many people currently hold the MCSE credential under Windows 2000.

In a conference call with Robert Stewart, General Manager of the Microsoft Training and Certification Group, and Anne Marie McSweeney, Microsoft's Director of the Certification and Skills Assessment Group, learned that the company has reversed itself from a stern policy decision set two years ago to decertify those who hold the NT 4.0 MCSE title by the end of this year.

Microsoft has rewritten how it will look at its certification titles. Historically, Microsoft has periodically retired credentials earned on older versions of its products.

Starting immediately, no longer will Microsoft-certified IT professionals be faced with a decertification process; instead, Microsoft says that it will create version designations of its titles. An MCSE holding the title under the NT 4.0 track will be designated as "MCSE on Windows NT 4.0." MCSEs in Windows 2000 will now be formally referred to as "MCSE on Microsoft Windows 2000."

McSweeney said the updated designations will appear on MCP transcripts probably beginning in April 2002.

The new policy affects titles in the program moving forward. Specifically, it affects those who hold the NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 versions of the MCSE, as well as the MCP+Internet, MCSE+Internet, MCP+Site Building, MCSD, and MCT. However, McSweeney emphasized that the company won't offer new credentials for MCSE+I, MCP+I, or MCP+Site Building under Windows 2000 or Windows .NET Server.

Under the revisions, those candidates who have passed all core exams for the MCSE on Windows NT 4.0 can continue to earn an MCSE credential on Windows NT 4.0 using exams that are currently being offered. Also, those MCPs who have achieved their titles on NT 4.0 exams will retain their certifications too. Microsoft will not bring back exams that have been retired.

Unaffected by the announcement are MCSDs in the Windows Operating System and Services Architecture track (exams 70-150 and 70-151) and the Windows Architecture track (exams 70-160 and 70-161) and MCSEs certified in Windows NT 3.51. Those who have not upgraded to the current tracks of their respective certifications will remain decertified.

Why the change of heart? Stewart says that since the company made the original decision years ago, the IT climate has become more complex. "Back then, we tried to hold to a simple, clear message," said Stewart. "But as the industry has moved to a complex and heterogeneous approach to technology, we figured that keeping [the certification program] simple wasn't the best solution. We wanted to do the right thing."

One factor in the decision, he said, was that Microsoft realized the industry could absorb that complexity. Also, Microsoft has realized that it can't predict the appropriate timing for such retirements. The new policy eliminates the need for those predictions. Plus, it allows companies to be able to identify individuals certified on Windows NT 4.0 while the product is still part of their IT environments.

"[Microsoft] had what might be called an identity crisis," added McSweeney. The company said evidence had built up proving NT 4.0 expertise was still needed. Customers and partners only reinforced that conclusion. Microsoft finally decided to reexamine its decertification policy. "We shouldn't be the ones calling the shots; we should let the market decide that."

The policy change will not affect the retirement of the 70-240 Win2K Accelerated Exam, which Stewart maintains will still happen Dec. 31, 2001. (The free voucher for this exam must be ordered by Nov. 1, 2001; see "Free Voucher Offer Ends Nov. 1" in News.)

The news brings a reprieve to those MCTs who have been struggling to achieve certification on Windows 2000. While Microsoft Certified Trainers are still expected to obtain the newer credential or another premium title such as MCSD or MCDBA, the deadline has been pushed back to May 1, 2002 from its original date of December 31, 2001.

In a side note, McSweeney revealed that about 47,000 people worldwide have obtained the MCSE on Microsoft Windows 2000.

Current feedback as posted in an earlier version of this story from certified professionals appears to be running about 75 to 85 percent favorable towards the decision.

"Microsoft, leave the version sorting to me and my employer. You provide the OS and the market will take care of the rest," said MCP Steve from Dayton, Ohio, in a message posted to

"Great news. We run an NT 4.0 network and have no plans to upgrade for at least the next two years," said Robert King from Scotland. "Thank you, Microsoft. Common sense prevails."

Of those who expressed dismay about the decision, about a third hold the MCSE on Windows 2000.

"Retirement of the NT 4.0 paper MCSEs was the only thing that was going to make the effort I put into my 2000 MCSE worth it," said Chris from Texas. "Now I stand here with letters on my resume that mean even less than they did yesterday. I assure you that when I'm hiring people, I will overlook NT 4.0 MCSEs in favor of Windows 2000 MCSEs because it shows effort, desire, and the ability to learn quickly."

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Windows Tablets: Interest Is Starting To Fade Among Consumers

A report released on Tuesday by Forrester Research found that consumer interest in Windows-based tablets has been declining over the past six months.

The market already has some Windows 7-based tablets, but they aren't "touch first" devices, according to Forrester. Touch will be a central feature when the still developing Windows 8 gets released. In this new report, based on a September survey of 2,300 consumers who claim they are not opposed to buying a tablet, Forrester found that interest in Windows-based tablets is on the wane.

The Forrester findings conflict with a report released last month (PDF) by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which found 42 percent of existing tablet users wanted a Windows-based tablet while 53 percent of non-tablet users wanted one with Windows. However, the BCG survey was fielded earlier this year, in late spring.

Back in the first quarter of this year, when Forrester asked what operating system users wanted on their tablet, 46 percent of those surveyed said they were interested in a Windows tablet. However, that figure dropped to only 25 percent in the third quarter. By comparison, those interested in Apple iPads rose from 16 percent to 28 percent. Interest also rose in Google Android-based tablets, from 9 percent to 18 percent.

Moreover, when asked by Forrester which brands they were considering, a sample of 1,800 respondents showed that 61 percent were interested in an iPad while only 10 percent wanted a Windows 8-based tablet, presuming it was available.

Breakdown of survey respondents' answers to the question: "Which operating system would you most prefer on a tablet?" (Source: Forrester)

Base: 3,835 US online consumers who are not opposed to buying a tablet
*Base: 2,299 US online consumers who are not opposed to buying a tablet

A Microsoft spokeswoman said the company is not commenting on the Forrester report.

Fueling the decline in interest in Windows 8-based tablets -- Microsoft's answer to the iPad and other more popular tablets -- is the fact that Microsoft's new OS won't be available for perhaps another year or more. A report by DigiTimes released Tuesday indicated that Windows 8 devices based on the low-power ARM architecture may not enter the competitive stakes until June 2013. Versions of Windows 8 are also under development for the Intel and AMD x86 architectures. Microsoft has not stated a target delivery date for Windows 8.

"They [Microsoft] have missed the peak demand period in the minds of consumer buyers for a product that they simply haven't released yet," said Forrester analyst J.P. Gownder in an interview. The report described Microsoft as a "fifth mover" rather than a "fast follower" in the tablet market behind such devices as the iPad, Samsung Galaxy (based on Android), Research In Motion's PlayBook and the now-defunct WebOS-based TouchPad from Hewlett-Packard Co.

Does that mean that Windows 8 is DOA when it arrives? Not necessarily, according to Gownder.

"A lot of it depends on the decisions that they make from here on out," he said. "I think Windows 8 still has a reasonable shot to be successful, but we have to see how they determine things like pricing. If Microsoft comes out and prices it the same as the iPad and it doesn't do anything that the iPad can already do, that's going to be problematic."

Adding to that challenge, he noted, are Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet, released in September, and Barnes & Noble's Nook tablet, released earlier this month. The two products are priced at $199 and $249, respectively. While not as robust as other tablets, these bare-bones devices have Web browsers and allow access to a broad array of content.

In a year from now, improvements in these devices and iPads, along with downward pricing pressure, mean Microsoft will be challenged to find a way to bring entry-level devices into the market starting at under $300, Gownder predicted. "I think the bar is high for them to figure out how to do this," he said.

With the so-called consumerization of IT, many users are simply bringing their devices of choice to their offices and using them instead of PCs for many tasks such as Web browsing, taking notes and viewing documents. With tools such as Citrix Receiver available for devices like the iPad, many users have access to enterprise apps, as well, the report noted. As a result, consumer appeal has more implications on what enterprises adopt than ever before.

Microsoft's key challenge will be to make Windows 8 an attractive platform for productivity and gaming -- something Apple has already succeeded in doing with the iPad, which now has 40 million users, Gownder said. The study found that one-third of tablet users create new documents on their devices, 36 percent edit them, and 56 percent view files, spreadsheets and presentations. Sixty percent use their tablets to take notes, while 21 percent conduct Web or video conferences on them.

Though there is currently no version of Microsoft Office for the iPad, users are content with the built-in Office-compatible iWork package or Quickoffice as an alternative, Gownder noted. "We are very struck that productivity and gaming scenarios, which are two [areas] that Windows should be best at, the iPad is doing quite a bit to satisfy user demand. Microsoft needs to figure those things out."

One area where Microsoft may be able to bring its IP to the table is with its Kinect gesture-based technology, now offered with Xbox and using voice recognition, Gownder suggested. Additionally, Microsoft should integrate Windows 8 with Xbox as it has with Windows Phone 7, which will appeal to many customers, he added.

Also to Microsoft's advantage is the fact that OEMs appear to remain committed to Windows 8, notably Dell and HP. Both companies have openly announced and emphasized their plans to develop systems based on Windows 8, the report noted. In addition, Forrester anticipates broad support from Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Sony and Toshiba.

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Natalie became a Physician Assistant in 2003 after graduating with honors from the Idaho State Physician Assistant Program. Prior to that, she worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant and a Physical Therapy Technician in Idaho.

Natalie has extensive primary care experience, working in women’s health, family practice, pediatric and geriatric medicine. Natalie joined Lassen Medical Clinic in 2004 and works today with our pediatric patients.

Natalie, her husband and two boys call Red Bluff home. Together, they enjoy spending time together outdoors, and participating in various activities including boating and drag racing. A former All-American athlete and member of the National Cross-Country Championship Team in 1997 and 1998, Natalie also enjoys exercising and finds it a great way to unwind.

“I strive to treat my patients to the best of my ability and continue to build my medical knowledge each day.”
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The Wednesday Word: God’s Hidden Face

By Pastor Joseph Terrell

Grace Community Church of Rock Valley, IA

I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding His face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him. ~Isaiah 8.17

Child of God, do you not find that your most difficult times are those in which the Lord “hides His face”? When God leads a child of His into some deep sorrow of life – some sickness, reversal of fortune or some great loss – such sorrow is bearable if his child can say with confidence, “Even if He leads me through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for my God is with me!” If we sense that God is present with us, we fear no harm even if thousands upon thousands are opposed to us.

But God purposefully hides His face from His people. He withdraws the tokens of His presence. He lets our minds become clouded with doubts. He allows a fog of emotional distress to hide His presence with us. We cannot see Him for He has hidden Himself. The thought that God would hide himself from us only serves to strengthen our distress for we conclude that He would not do so if He loved us.

We surmise that any gracious thought of God toward us would certainly lead to His bestowing rich temporal blessings upon us – “smiling down from heaven” so to speak. But our experience teaches us differently. Sometimes at the very point at which it would seem most helpful to us for God somehow to affirm His presence with us He becomes invisible. He hides. We call out, yet it seems no one is listening. We read His Word yet it seems no one is speaking. We feel horribly closed off and alone

We are all familiar with lighthouses. They serve to warn ships of the location of the shoreline so as to prevent them from crashing on the rocks. But, what of foggy nights when the light cannot be seen? A lighthouse is useless in a dense fog until the ship is too close to avoid danger. At such times, a fog horn is sounded. It may not be as cheering as the light on a clear night. But it tells the captain of the ship all that the light could tell him. It assures him that those concerned for the safety of the ship are still there. And it provides him with the information necessary to avoid the shallow waters of destruction.

The Lord Jesus did not say, “My sheep see my face and they follow me.” He said, “My sheep HEAR MY VOICE, and they follow me.” His voice is the gospel. It is the gospel to which we must ever be attentive. Who knows, our seeking to “see Him” may be the very reason He has hidden His face. We have sought subjective experience rather than objective truth. So He hides His face so that we will be forced to listen to His voice. When we cannot see, let us listen carefully.

When the light is obscured by the fog of our natural selves or even by providential circumstances, let us listen. And as we listen, let us wait, knowing that the face of the Lord will once again appear to our hearts. His voice assures us that He is near and this gives us hope that, in time, He shall appear. And as we wait, let us trust. Sometimes, we do not “see His face” for very long stretches of time. In this our faith is tested. We walk by faith, not by sight. We must simply trust His word – His voice – or we will despair of His goodness and seek our safety elsewhere. God grant that in seasons of no sight, we will content ourselves with the sound of His voice.

(Joseph Terrell)

Responding to Open Theism in Fourteen Words

By Andrew Wilson

Because of the controversy over open theism twenty years ago, there is a huge range of books and articles out there, both critiquing it and defending it. Greg Boyd’s website is a fount of free resources in defence; Crossway’s generosity means that in many ways the most significant critique, Beyond the Bounds: Open Theism and the Undermining of Biblical Christianity, is also free to download or read online. But when theological debates hit the person in the pew, there is a place for keeping things simple. So here are fourteen common sense objections to open theism, framed around thirteen words and one number. Here’s hoping they help.

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What Is Open Theism?

By Andrew Wilson

So what is open theism? It is the idea that God does not exhaustively know the future, because the future is “open”: what will happen tomorrow is not yet fully determined, but depends in part on the free decisions of God’s creatures. Here’s Richard Rice in The Openness of God:

Instead of perceiving the entire course of human existence in one timeless moment, God comes to know events as they take place. He learns something from what transpires. We call this position the “open view of God” because it regards God as receptive to new experiences and as flexible in the way he works toward his objectives in the world. Since it sees God as dependent on the world in certain respects, the open view of God differs from much conventional theology.

Clark Pinnock, in The Grace of God, The Will of Man, says similarly:

Decisions not yet made do not exist anywhere to be known even by God. They are potential— yet to be realized but not yet actual. God can predict a great deal of what we will choose to do, but not all of it, because some of it remains hidden in the mystery of human freedom … God too faces possibilities in the future, and not only certainties. God too moves into a future not wholly known …

Or here’s Greg Boyd in Letters from a Skeptic:

In the Christian view God knows all of reality—everything there is to know. But to assume He knows ahead of time how every person is going to freely act assumes that each person’s free activity is already there to know—even before he freely does it! But it’s not. If we have been given freedom, we create the reality of our decisions by making them. And until we make them, they don’t exist. Thus, in my view at least, there simply isn’t anything to know until we make it there to know. So God can’t foreknow the good or bad decisions of the people He creates until He creates these people and they, in turn, create their decisions.

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Though trials and tribulations come, thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ!

Spurgeon 3“For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that parish; to the one we are the savor of death unto death; and to the other the savor or life unto life. And Who is sufficient for these things?”-2 Corinthians 2:15, 16.

THESE are the words of Paul, speaking on the behalf of himself and his brethren the Apostles, and they are true concerning all those who by the Spirit are chosen, qualified, and thrust into the vineyard to preach God’s gospel. I have often admired the 15th verse of this chapter, especially when I have remembered from whose lips the words fell, “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place.” Picture Paul, the aged, the man who had been beaten five times with “forty stripes save one,” who had been dragged forth for dead, the man of great sufferings, who had passed through whole seas of persecution-only think of him saying, at the close of his ministerial career, “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ!” to triumph when shipwrecked, to triump when scourged, to triumph in the stocks, to triumph under the stones, to triumph amidst the hiss of the world, to triumph when he was driven from the city and shook of I the dust from his feet, to triumph at all times in Christ Jesus! Now, if some ministers of modern times should talk thus, we would think little of it, for they enjoy the world’s applause. They can always go to their place in ease and peace; they have an admiring people, and no open foes; against them not a dog doth move his tongue; everything is safe and pleasant. For them to say, “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph “is a very little thing; but for one like Paul, so trampled on, so tried, so distressed, to say it-then, we say, outspoke a hero; here is a man who had true faith in God and in the divinity of his mission.

Charles H. Spurgeon- The Two Effects of the Gospel- A Sermon Delivered On Sabbath Morning, May 27, 1855

Though temporal things may change, nevertheless God never changes

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CharlesSpurgeonWell, now, time fails us, and I can say but little. I have only just cursorily touched on the text. I now hand it to you. May the Lord help you “sons of Jacob” to take home this portion of meat; digest it well, and feed upon it. May the Holy Ghost sweetly apply the glorious things that are written! And may you have “a feast of fat things, of wines on the lees well refined!” Remember God is the same, whatever is removed. Your friends may be disaffected, your ministers may be taken away, every thing may change; but God does not. Your brethren may chance and cast out your name as vile: but God will love you still. Let your station in life change, and your property be gone; let your whole life be shaken, and you become weak and sickly; let everything flee away-there is one place where change cannot put his finger; there is one name on which mutability can never be written; there is one heart which never can alter; that heart is God’s- that name Love.

“Trust him, he will ne’er deceive you.

Though you hardly of him deem;

He will never, never leave you,

Nor will let you quite leave him.”

Charles H. Spurgeon- The Immutability of God- A sermon delivered on Sabbath morning, Jan 7th, 1855

If God were a changing God, then the “sons of Jacob” would have been consumed

Spurgeon 3III. Thirdly, I can say only a word about the other point- THE BENEFIT WHICH THESE “SONS OF JACOB” RECEIVE FROM AN UNCHANGING GOD. “Therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.” “Consumed?” How? How can man be consumed? Why, there are two ways. We might have been consumed in hell. If God had been a changing God, the “sons of Jacob” here this morning, might have been consumed in hell; but for God’s unchanging love I should have been a faggot in the fire. But there is a way of being consumed in this world; there is such a thing as being condemned before you die- “condemned already;” there is such a thing as being alive, and yet being absolutely dead. We might have been left to our own devices- and then where should we have been now? Revelling with the drunkard, blaspheming Almighty God. Oh? had he left you, dearly beloved, had he been a changing God, ye had been amongst the filthiest of the filthy, and the vilest of the vile. Cannot you remember in your life, seasons similar to those I have felt? I have gone right to the edge of sin- some strong temptation has taken hold of both my arms, so that I could not wrestle with it. I have been pushed along, dragged as by an awful satanic power to the very edge of some horrid precipice. I have looked down, down, down, and seen my portion; I quivered on the brink of ruin. I have been horrified, as, with my hair upright, I have thought of the sin I was about to commit, the horrible pit into which I was about to fall. A strong arm hath saved me. I have started back and cried, O God! could I have gone so near sin, and yet come back again? Could I have walked right up to the furnace and not fallen down, like Nebuchadnezzar’s strong men, devoured by the very heat? Oh! is it possible I should be here this morning, when I think of the sins I have committed, and the crimes which have crossed my wicked imagination? Yes, I am here, unconsumed, because the Lord changes not. Oh! if he had changed, we should have been consumed in a dozen ways; if the Lord had changed, you and I should have been consumed by ourselves; for after all Mr. Self is the worst enemy a Christian has. We should have proved suicides to our own souls; we should have mixed the cup of poison for our own spirits, if the Lord had not been an unchanging God, and dashed the cup out of our hands when we were about to drink it. Then we should have been consumed by God himself if he had not been a changeless God. We call God a Father- but there is not a father in this world who would not have killed all his children long ago, so provoked would he have been with them, if he had been half as much troubled as God has been with his family. He has the most troublesome family in the whole worldunbelieving, ungrateful, disobedient, forgetful, rebellious, wandering, murmuring, and stiffnecked. Well it is that he is longsuffering, or else he would have taken not only the rod, but the sword to some of us long ago. But there was nothing in us to love at first, so there cannot be less now. John Newton used to tell a whimsical story, and laugh at it too, of a good woman who said, in order to prove the doctrine of Election, “Ah! sir, the Lord must have loved me before I was born, or else he would not have seen anything in me to love afterwards.” I am sure it is true in my case, and true in respect most of God’s people; for there is little to love in them after they are born, that if he had not loved them before then, he would have seen no reason to choose them after- but since he loved them without works, he loves them without works still; since their good works did not win his affection, bad works cannot sever that affection- since their righteousness did not bind his love to them, so their wickedness cannot snap the golden links. He loved them out of pure sovereign grace, and he will love them still. But we should have been consumed by the devil and by our enemies-consumed by the world, consumed by our sins, by our trials and in a hundred other ways, if God had ever changed.

Charles H. Spurgeon- The Immutability of God- A sermon delivered on Sabbath morning, Jan 7th, 1855

Studies in The Baptist Catechism: Section Three – The Decrees of God (Q.15)

William F. Leonhart III

Q.15: What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the estate wherein he was created?

A. When God created man, He entered into a covenant of life with him upon condition of perfect obedience: forbidding him to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, upon pain of death.1

1Galatians 3:12; Genesis 2:17

“COVENANT THEOLOGY, SIMPLY STATED, is the view of God and redemption that interprets the Holy Scriptures by way of covenants,” (Earl Blackburn, Covenant Theology: A Baptist Distinctive, pg. 17).

What we see in Genesis 2 is not only an account of the creation of Adam and Eve. In the garden, God and man entered into a covenant. God bestowed certain benefits upon Adam; He gave him life and all the provisions he needed to sustain life in the garden. He created man sinless and in….

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If you live by faith, then you are the “sons of Jacob”

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Spurgeon5. Then one more thought about who are the “sons of Jacob,” for I should like you to find out whether you are “sons of Jacob,” yourselves. They are men of peculiar character; for though there were some things about Jacob’s character which we cannot commend, there are one or two things which God commends. There was Jacob’s faith, by which Jacob had his name written amongst the mighty worthies who obtained not the promises on earth, but shall obtain them in heaven. Are you men of faith, beloved? Do you know what it is to walk by faith, to live by faith, to get your temporary food by faith, to live on spiritual manna-all by faith? Is faith the rule of your life? if so, you are the “sons of Jacob.”

Then Jacob was a man of prayer-a man who wrestled, and groaned, and prayed. There is a man up yonder who never prayed this morning, before coming up to the house of God. Ah! you poor heathen don’t you prays No! he says “I never thought of such a thing- for years I have not prayed.” Well, I hope you may before you die. Live and die without prayer, and you will pray long enough when you get to hell. There is a woman: she did not pray this morning; she was so busy sending her children to the Sunday-school, she had no time to pray. No time to prays Had you time to dress? There is a time for every purpose under heaven, and if you had purposed to pray, you would have prayed. Sons of God cannot live without prayer. They are wrestling Jacobs. They are men in whom the Holy Ghost so works, that they can no more live without prayer than I can live without breathing. They must pray. Sirs, mark you, if you are living without prayer, you are living without Christ; and dying like that, your portion will be in the lake which burneth with fire. God redeem you, God rescue you from such a lot! But you who are “the sons of Jacob,” take comfort, for God is immutable.

Charles H. Spurgeon- The Immutability of God- A sermon delivered on Sabbath morning, Jan 7th, 1855

Studies in The Baptist Catechism: Section Three – The Decrees of God (Q.14)

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William F. Leonhart III

Q.14: What are God’s works of providence?

A. God’s works of providence are His most holy,1 wise,2 and powerful preserving3 and governing of all His creatures, and all their actions.4

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At summertime my kitchen is full of flies and little mosquitos, even though I live in a rainy part of Germany, which is not even that warm. Last time I went to the hardware store, I found the Venus Flytrap and thought I might give it a try. And it worked! The plant grew quite a bit. I gave it some time to see if it survives because usually not even a cactus will grow in my room :/ Probably because I see it everyday while eating I remembered to water it regularly. Best thing is: you can’t water it too much, it’s a Helophyte („swamp plant“), so it’s used to a lot of water;) One thing to be careful about: you can only use distilled water(1€/5 liter) or rain water. If you’ve got a pond in your garden that should be alright too. After a while I bought a little plastic terrarium and added a Sarracenia Purpurea and a Pinguicula caudata. It’s 5€ each and about 7€ for the little terrarium.

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Ask MR: I’m Freaking Out About My Future

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It’s hard for me to begin describing what’s going on inside my head. Over the course of the last six months I’ve been dealing with an existential…uncertainty. Namely, who am I, what am I genuinely good at, what do I want to do after I graduate, are my goals TOO ambitious? Some days I feel like I’m doing too little; other days I’m overwhelmed by how much I’m doing at once.

I’ve talked to people close to me about it who mildly attempt to reassure me with, “You’re going to be okay.” But I want to be great. You know? Part of me wishes I could just fast-forward these years. But that’s the whole part of life, right? To enjoy the journey. To enjoy all the shittiness and learn from it.

Above all, Haley, I’ve felt a massive lack of motivation. Every time I think about my goals, I can’t help but belittle myself by thinking of the hundreds (if not thousands) of other people who are far more qualified and/or skilled than I am.

Not sure if you’ll respond, but even if you just read this, thank you.

-Freaking Out

Ooooooh boy have I been there, Freaking Out. I could have written this exact message 10 years ago! In that sense, I could agree with your peers, confirm that “you’re going to be okay,” but I remember how viscerally unhelpful I found those words. It felt like my arm was broken and someone was patting my head saying I’d be fine. It drove me up the wall.

Having confidence in the journey takes a lot of practice. It actually takes years. It’s not something you just hear once and accept. In fact, if you think about it, most of us know all of life’s “biggest lessons” already, including that one. We’ve heard them from wiser people since we were kids. But knowing truisms is very different from believing them in your bones and letting them seep into how you think and feel. The only way to learn life’s lessons, really, is to live. Until we stumble across them ourselves, they’re mostly just words.

I guess what I’m saying is, try to accept that you may not be able to think your way out of this anxiety by reframing it. You can’t get through this time by plugging in whatever wisdom I’ve gained from my experience. No matter what I say right now – and whether or not it makes you feel temporarily better — you’re going to have to ride this out. That’s precisely how you’ll get smarter, more interesting, more you. Uncertainty will always be a part of your life. That’s the whole game. Certain people are boring. What matters is how quickly you learn to roll with life’s punches, cliché as that sounds.

So let’s say you’ve accepted you’ll be fine. That this, too, shall pass, blah blah blah. That doesn’t really help with the issue at hand, which is that you don’t know what to do. You’re frozen, scared, you’re not sure what problems you should tackle first, which of your problems you’re even supposed to tackle and what your role is in figuring that out. It’s a lot. No wonder you’re freaking out! “Finding yourself” looks much tidier in the movies, huh? Your journey will seem tidy one day too, but only with years and years of hindsight. Kind of a bummer, I know, but after years of reminding myself of that, I find the idea oddly comforting. It will all make sense one day.

I think your challenge right now isn’t to come to a decision about your future, it’s to not let your indecision about your future cripple you. Believe me when I say that caring about personal growth, trying different things and letting yourself dream (EVEN AMBITIOUSLY) will guide you towards new ideas, new opportunities and new twists and turns you didn’t anticipate. Those are the parts of myself I’d honor right now, if I were you. The ones that believe you can do big things. Not “big things” according to some superficial standard, and not “the best things” – it’s not a competition – but big things for you. The things that feel a little out of your reach, that excite and scare you. I’m not even urging you to pursue them because I think they’ll come true if you do. I can’t know that and neither can you, but for me, allowing myself to try things without judgment changed my life. I just think dreams are worth pursuing, outcome notwithstanding. (Unless they require a shit ton of debt, then pause and tread carefully, please.)

There are a lot of paths you could take from where you are – a beautiful notion, by the way, and one you should try to relish when the sky looks pretty – and none of them are right or wrong. They’re just different. If I split your life off, right now, into 50 parallel directions, and we sat on a cloud and watched the stories play out, I’m sure each one would possess its own unique blend of joy, sorrow and novelty. At the end of those lives, I bet most versions of “you” would say: I’m so glad that everything happened the way it did, even the bad parts, because it led me here. It’s a supremely optimistic take, but you know why I think that? Because you’re lucky enough to concern yourself with personal fulfillment, for one, and thoughtful enough to care deeply about finding it.

I’ll warn you right now that, after all of this, you may get to an urgent crossroads and still not know what to do. That’s when you’re going to have to guess. We all have to guess, all the time. In my opinion, people who are dead sure of anything aren’t thinking critically enough. Guessing is scary, but remember that your estimation of the paths that lie ahead are more than likely wrong anyway. Nothing ever looks like you’d expect it to. You just can’t know.

You’re going to make mistakes. You’re going to fuck up, there’s no stopping that. Maybe you’ll pursue a career you end up hating and have to pivot. Or fall in love and get distracted for a whole year. Or waste a bunch of time on something that turns out to kind of suck. Doing all that stuff is really important. Bonus points for doing it early. It’s helpful to see the other side of good decisions, so try not to be so afraid of making the wrong one. As Edna St. Vincent Millay once said, “I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.”

Mistakes, in that sense, are incredibly subjective. I spent a lot of years regretting what I studied in school (business administration) and regretting the jobs I did after college (office management, human resources) because they weren’t what I really wanted to be doing. But once I made it to a place that felt really fulfilling (it took work and it sucked and I spiraled a lot because I wasn’t sure!), having a different background actually helped a lot. It even helped to be a little older, coming into myself slightly later than is celebrated in pop culture. All of it rounded out my perspective and experience — maybe it was part of the reason I even got to where I did. This anecdote is not meant to be a lesson on career changes, it’s meant to be a lesson on life being a weird crapshoot. Sometimes the thing you deemed a mistake will end up seeming like the best thing five years later.

I understand your anguish, but don’t think it’s the wrong thing to feel. And don’t be fooled into thinking there is some combination of words I or anyone else can string together that will help you escape it. Uncertainty is an emotion worth really feeling. It’s worth noticing, tipping your hat at, checking in on. It’s especially an interesting catalyst for thought. Lately when I feel uncertain, I’ve been practicing thinking about how it will lead me somewhere interesting rather than wasting energy fighting it. It helps. Maybe let it stew for a while on the back-burner. That’s not the same as giving up. Honestly, sometimes your subconscious and everyday life will do more for untangling it than your panicked wondering ever will. Of course, you’re entitled to both.

Sometimes navigating all of this will feel like running in place. Sometimes it will feel like going backwards. Other times like you’re really getting somewhere. That flip-flop will feel frustrating, but it’s not something you can avoid. That’s life. And by the way — you’re allowed to chill out sometimes, too. Constantly living in pursuit of some bigger and better life will rob you of enjoying the present. Practice holding both the future and the present in your mind at once. Be okay with putting one aside in order to invest in the other every once in a while. Try to strike a balance between the two, if you can. It will give you the space to breathe and grow organically.

You’re not “going to be okay” because you already are. There is no end point where life will no longer present you with big, scary questions. Uncertainty is an emotional space you’re going to want to become comfortable occupying. I’ll meet you there.

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