Under the
Second Amendment to the Constitution, we as U.S. citizens have the
right to bear arms. The Constitutional right to own and possess firearms
is one that few countries have. Here in the U.S., we have more guns per
person than any other country. Having the right doesn’t mean that
everyone owns a gun; here are three reasons why people choose to
purchase firearms.
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Hunting: For as long as guns have been in existence they’ve been used
for hunting. Firearms hold serious advantages over bows in terms of
power and range. With a hunting rifle, a hunter can hit their target
well beyond double the distance they could with a bow. In addition to
the range advantage, it’s easier to obtain a kill shot with a rifle.
Collecting: Just about anything can be collected, and guns are no
exception. Each gun collector collects for a different reason. Some
collectors focus on historical firearms. Others, own modern guns of
varying types and calibers. Still, other collectors take an interest in
the evolution of guns and own both historical and modern firearms.
Protection: You don’t need to watch the news to know that we live in a
dangerous world. Many gun owners purchase firearms for self-defense.
It’s not uncommon for U.S. citizens to keep guns in their homes for home
protection. Every day, more and more people are taking classes and
obtaining concealed firearm licenses. Though no one ever wants to be in a
situation where they have to pull a gun, many would agree that it’s
better to be safe than sorry.
Whatever your reasons for buying guns, they have to come from
somewhere. In addition to buying retail goods and groceries online,
today’s world also allows for online purchases of firearms. When
purchasing guns online, be careful in selecting the merchant using only
reputable websites.
Unlike other products, firearms that are purchased online can’t be
shipped directly to your door. Instead, guns are sent to a Federal
Firearm License (FFL) dealer of your choosing. Once the FFL dealer has
received your gun, you can pick it up at their store after completing
the necessary background check.
Purchasing firearms online is often a great way to find deals and
save money. Using the internet to buy guns also broadens the selection
that is available to you. Before buying guns online, do your research on
the dealer and ultimately, use your best judgment.
The Lord God… He awakens me each morning; He awakens my ear to listen... Isaiah 50:4
When I was a young girl, my friends and I would lay in the grass,
flat on our backs gazing up at the wispy clouds blowing into different
shapes. They would be ever so slowly blown forming many shapes. We’d
point up to the clouds and ask, “Do you see the poodle? Do you see the
airplane? …the high heel shoe? …the pelican?” Some of us would
immediately see the object, and some of us would struggle to see what
the clouds reflected. This activity was so entertaining; we’d lie there
for hours on beautiful days. Even in our youth we knew that our Creator
was amazing. Lying there with my friends, we would have really deep and
profound conversations for our age, looking up at the vast never ending
blue and white puffs in the sky; we’d ask such powerfully felt questions
wondering “How did God form the earth and everything in it? Why are we
here? What are we supposed to be doing?”
There was a huge sweet smelling honeysuckle bush that lined and
entire fence and we’d pick the golden yellow trumpet shaped flower off
of the bush and find the little green stem on the end and pull it like a
thread through the flower, dragging the little tiny dab of sugary sweet
syrup to our lips and enjoy the taste of the sweet honey! We wondered
how God put the sweet syrup in the beautiful honeysuckle flower! Again
we were amazed with the Lord’s creative intelligence. Continuing to
survey the clouds we were delighted in the amazement and wonder of it
all! This was the way that I began to attempt to discover who and what
God was, and why I was here.
We would then fix our eyes on other creatures around us. We’d pick up
the doodle bugs (also known as roly-pollies, pill bugs, and armadillo
bugs). These bugs have a shell-like body that can tuck and roll up for
protection, which is how they got many of the names we called them. Most
people think that they are insects, but they are not! They actually
breathe through gills! In the tiniest little creature, there is such
creativity, such beauty!
Early on in my life I was aware of the Holy Spirit through Gods
creation, through animals and nature, through the wind and the rain, the
flowing river, the silence and through music, through laughter and
tears, through joy, through relationships, through sweet aromas,
sunrises and sunsets, and clouds! Ultimately, I experience God through
you, through love, which I consider to be the most creative and
intelligent source the Lord has provided.
When I think about “Creative Intelligence” I think of God, the Holy
Spirit. God is the definitive, The Great Creator, and the Greatest of
all Intelligence. This scripture comes to mind…
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary,
and His understanding no one can fathom. Isaiah 40:28 NLT
So, what does having an “Awakened Life” or “Holy Spirit-connected
life” mean? It means to live wholly holy. Don’t think that Jesus expects
this way of living as “having to be perfect”… For me, it means to be
completely in step with the Holy Spirit, to make a choice for Christ.
Within that choice is an amazing freedom. He carries our burdens,
instills us with His Holy Spirit! This is amazing love! This is the
ultimate in creative intelligence.
Keeping in step with the Spirit takes active concentration,
commitment, and discipline. Unfortunately, many people (including
myself) can pay attention to so many other things that keep us from
living and walking with the Holy Spirit. One of those obstacles is
pride, which CS Lewis says, “is spiritual cancer that eats up the very
possibility of love, or contentment, or even common sense.”
It’s been said, and I believe this with my whole heart; that we speak
to God with every word and breath that we release. And with each and
every breath we breathe in He makes Himself known to us. After all He is
the breath of life. We are never apart or separated from God, although
we can miss “hearing him speak to us” if we are not tuned in to His
message. Too often we tune Him out, like so many other things in our
lives.
From my heart to your heart…
I want for you to be in connection with the Lord, the giver of life,
who stretched out his arms on the cross, and offered himself, a perfect
sacrifice for you and the whole world, so that you would have life
everlasting.
He has joy for you, plans for you to prosper, and to love, even in
the midst of struggle. I want to give of you hope and joy in your
journey. The choice to live in every moment with love, faith, and
glorious expectation is mine and yours! Don’t let anything or anyone
stop you from living in the glory that the Holy Spirit provides.
For those of you who have God given dreams, keep dreaming. Make sure
that you dream big enough dreams that you must include God!! Push beyond
the limits of your comfort zone! Do you realize where those dreams come
from? Do you trust where they originate? Step out in faith, don’t just
sit there sitting on your dream, embrace it! Love it, and live it!
What are you doing with your mind? What way are you choosing to live
your life? What thoughts, what character do you want or do you long for?
Be transformed by the renewing of your mind!
Romans 12:2 reads; Do not be conformed to this world (this age),
[fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but
be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its
new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves]
what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing
which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].
(Amplified version)
As a Life Coach, I partner with you in discovering the dreams God has
given you and I encourage those I coach to begin praying, about the
plan that the Lord has. Always pray about the choices you make and why
you make them. My prayer for you is to Awaken your Spirit, transform
your life into a breathtaking and joyous, Holy Spirit life! Live for
God, because He lives for you!
If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit”— Gal. 5:25
My prayer for you is to Awaken your Spirit, transform your life into a
breathtaking and joyous, Holy Spirit life! Live for God, because He
lives for you, I know this to be true!
Go lie down, flat on your back, with ears to hear, a heart prepared,
eyes gazing up into the clouds, and experience the enormity of His love
for you! Dream, pray, bask in His glory; discover the beauty He has for
you! Discovery is one of the best parts of the journey!
Here's to being Awakened each morning by His voice!
Kathryn
Kathryn Bonner is a Christian Life Coach, enhancing and
accelerating the process of bringing joy & balance to life, deeper
meaning & focus to ministry, harmony & understanding to
relationships, insights to transitions, depth to the Christian walk,
growth in personal & professional living, clarity of values.
Humanity was made captive by Satan (continued below.........)
(........ Continued.......)After they sinned, our first parents could no longer find joy in
holiness. Furthermore, they sought to hide from the presence of God.
Such is still the condition of the unrenewed heart. We are not in
harmony with God, and find no joy in communion with Him. The sinners
could not be happy in God’s presence. They would shrink from the
companionship of holy beings. There thoughts, interests and motives,
would be alien to those that actuate the sinless dwellers there. Heaven
would be to them a place of torture.
It is no arbitrary dictate on the part of God that excludes the
wicked from heaven. They are shut out by their own unfitness for its
companionship. The glory of God would be to them a consuming fire. They
would welcome destruction, that they might be hidden from the face of
Him who died to redeem them. Moreover, human race would have remained so
forever had not God specially interposed. Satan would point to all this
evil he caused such as:
state of misery and degradation
darkness, accusations, deceptions and lies
alienation and damnation
lack of satisfaction and crashed by the weight of gilt
no future but death
as the result of God’s work in creating man.
The Sinner’s Need of Christ
It is impossible for us, of ourselves, to escape from the pit of sin
in which we are sunken. Our hearts are evil, and we cannot change them.
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:3
In other words, unless he or she receives a new heart, desires,
purposes and motives, all leading to a new life, they cannot see the
kingdom of God. There must be a power working from within, a new life
from above, before men can be changed from sin to holiness. That power
is Christ.
Those who have experienced the love of Christ cannot be idlers in the
Master’s vineyard. They will see opportunities for helping others in
their steps to Christ. Partaking of Christ’s love, they will labor for
the souls of others. Let every soul copy the Pattern, and become
missionaries in the highest sense, winning souls to Jesus.
May we all Repent, Confess, Grow up into Christ, and Rejoice in the Lord.
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This past weekend really ramped up in college football as the country moves towards having all the major conferences back on the field. It’s great to see the SEC back in full swing. A few concepts are trending already, and those are applicable at every level.
Defensively, the Tight front can be seen in almost every game and has proven to be successful against inside zone teams. Ole Miss and DJ Durkin leaned on it to try to stop Alabama’s high powered offense. Notably many of the big plays were a gap scheme (power, counter, and pin and pull) with linemen blocking down on those 4i’s that give zone concepts trouble. Several of Bama’s big runs were gap scheme variations with a kick out and a wrap through. There’s definitely a lesson to be learned there in how to defeat the Tight front.
Misdirection created by sweep motion is another big trend in 2020. Having a sweeper running with speed at the snap of the ball to threaten the flanks slows both the squeeze of edge defenders as well as the safeties getting down inside quickly to the run fit.
Play Action Passes created some of the biggest plays across both college football and the NFL. In an era dominated by RPO concepts, the play action pass is making a huge comeback. The RPO is nice to attack with a quicker hitting pass off a defender, but the play action done right can severely stress the secondary and open up the field for huge chunks of yardage.
The thing I love about Coach Tube is the depth of the resources available to be able to make adjustments to your offense or defense even in-season.
As mentioned, the Tight front has really been helping defenses shutdown the run while allowing for defenders to take away the pass because it’s designed to spill runners to your athletes outside. It allows for less in the box which can help keep second level defenders out of conflict.
Add Odd Fronts to Your Even Scheme
Most odd front teams have it, but you can do things right now to make some of these front adjustments to your even front scheme. Jeff Dittman, DC at RPI, made that change in season last year and it paid dividends. He explains it in this course. Three Down Change Ups to Your Four Down Front
Tight Front to Defend Gap Schemes
Baylor Head Coach Dave Aranda, wasn’t shy about using the tight front when he was at LSU and was well aware that gaps schemes could be used as mentioned to give his defense a problem. One of the games brightest defensive minds, he has the answers and he shared those in his course Defending the Spread Offense. He covers his adjustments to stopping the pin and pull (buck sweep) and counter.
Gap Schemes
Gap schemes, especially Counter, allow an offense to attack multiple fronts and that’s what Reedley College head coach/offensive coordinator Eric Marty does in his offense. Using his TE as the second puller, Marty covers the details of the play vs. every front in this course.
Pin and Pull, or Buck Sweep as many coaches refer to it is another way to attack multiple fronts including the Tight Front. Central Michigan Offensive Line Coach Mike Cummings loves the pin and pull. He explains the two basic rules of the down blocker (pin blocks) and the pullers, shares drills as well as illustrates with game film.
Play Action to Get Big Gains
Big chunks of yardage and touchdowns are the benefits of a good Play Action Passing Game. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator at DePauw University Brett Deitz has a high powered offense which utilizes play action as a way to get the ball down field and beat specific coverages. He includes ideas on how they beat those coverages as well as what he likes in certain areas of the field like the Red Zone. He covers the details in his course Maximizing Play Action in a Balanced Offense.
Misdirection to Open Up Running Lanes
Misdirection can become a part of any type of offense by incorporating Fly Sweep (aka Jet), and who better to learn it from than Mark Speckman, the Godfather of the Fly Sweep offense and running backs coach at UC-Davis. Details are the key to making it work either under center and the gun and no one knows it better than Coach Speckman.
Lamar Jackson - Dual Threat
Lastly, I can’t leave without mentioning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and the Ravens continued offensive dominance built off of his abilities. Former NFL offensive line coach Paul Alexander explains how the Ravens use their PISTOL formation featuring their DUAL THREAT QB and how their creative formations and innovative schemes led to their success. He covers the philosophy, strategy to outnumber, outflank, and eliminate safety force as well as their run game variations like power, duo, zone, and QB options. Get it here: Ravens Pistol Run Game.
I promise you, these resources provide a ton of value in each of those areas. The only way to get better as a coach is to become a student of the game, and right now Coach Tube resources are second to none.
While the following article is helpful to all of us, not just women dealing with body-image issues, I do not agree with the wording of the title. Although by publisher agreement, I can not change the title, please do not let that sway you from reading further as the author does an otherwise great job in addressing this issue.
-Coach Nate
Author
Cana Deen
Now we
are generally pursuing the state of being thin and beautiful. Thin
people have certain advantages in many things. For example, thin people
have more choices in clothes. The aesthetic trends of the society and
the inconvenience have made many fat girls become less and less
self-confident, and even shrink in a corner to protect themselves. In
fact, today’s social aesthetic is relatively deformed, because some
people pursue the beauty of thin blindly. It seems that the thinner a
girl is, the more beautiful she will be. Girls who are slightly plump or
obese are not worthy of walking on the street. This kind of deformed
aesthetics is actually perverted. Many girls go on a diet to lose
weight, just to become thinner. To put it bluntly, it’s a prejudice
against the body of fat girls. In fact, fat girls also have many
beauties, but some people’s aesthetics do not understand the beauty of
these girls. In this world, it is not only thin people who are worthy of
praise, fat girls can still live well. To improve self-confidence, you
must first explore the shining points, don’t pay attention to the
opinions of individual people, and improve yourself. So in the face of
appearance problems, how should fat girls stay confident? (Continued below...........)
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(.......Continued........)Explore your own advantages
Not all men like the girls with same style. Although you may not be
satisfied with your appearance, you may be a kind and lovely person. You
should always discover more of your strengths and get to know yourself
better. Don’t feel that obesity is your fault just because of some
people’s gossips. In fact, it’s not a mistake to look at a person’s
body. But fat girls can also improve their health through their own
reasonable diet and more exercise. The beauty of health is the best.
Therefore, you must not be presumptuous, even if you are a little bit
fatter. You should believe that people are the same. You can’t deny
yourself, don’t look down on yourself because of others’ opinions. If
you look at your strengths, you’ll find that you’re really great.
Make more friends and take part in outdoor activities often
Don’t generalize. Everyone is unique and you need to be sure of
yourself. Appearance is not all of a person; it’s just a part of it.
Everyone has his own unique quality and personality. Maybe you are born
to be fat or become fatter than others in the acquired environment; you
should not deny yourself completely because of this aspect. Fat girls
should not be afraid of what others think of you, you should go out of
the house bravely and make more friends. Many like-minded friends,
whether of the opposite sex, or girlfriends, as long as you get along
well with each other, you should play together. All kinds of outdoor
sports, such as mountaineering, wading, square fitness, etc., are the
most exercised activities, which are very beneficial to the cultivation
of interpersonal skills and the enhancement of your social adaptability.
(If you have a job, communicate with your colleagues more often.)
Participate in various public welfare activities to cultivate confidence
Everyone has love, especially the fat girls. We suggest that fat
girls can take part in more public welfare activities and volunteer
activities, such as volunteer work, voluntary labor in welfare homes and
nursing homes, and offer their love and receive praise from others.
Isn’t it very happy? And through participating in public welfare
activities, you can further cultivate your ability to devote yourself to
the society and serve the society. And you will gradually cultivate a
high degree of confidence, so that you can gradually get rid of the
inferiority complex in my heart.
Challenge more and strengthen your sense of accomplishment
Some fat girls lack self-confidence; they will close themselves in a
small space and are unwilling to communicate with others. But if you
take part in more challenges, you will find that many fat girls are
actually very confident. In their hearts, they think they are the most
beautiful women; we call them ‘BBW’ which means ‘big beautiful women’,
and this kind of girl is really beautiful. Also you can find lots of big
beautiful women on BBW hookup sites. When something needs you to pay a
lot or seems impossible to achieve, once you accomplish it, you will
have a great sense of accomplishment. Slowly, your self-confidence grows
stronger invisibly. So we usually need to do more things and challenge
ourselves.
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In 2007
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that 1 in 150
eight-year-old children in the United States has an autism spectrum
disorder (ASD). This shocking life and health statistic spurred a
barrage of debates: are the elevated numbers simply the result of
improved diagnosis or is something else"perhaps something society is
doing"causing an increase in ASDs?
Autism spectrum disorders are listed as "pervasive developmental
disorders" in a widely accepted authoritative reference tool, Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (Text
Revision), or DSM-IV-TR, published by the American Psychiatric
Association. The causes of ASDs are undetermined, but evidence points to
a strong genetic component.
Many parents and families of children with ASDs are looking beyond
the genetics and are expressing grave concerns about a possible
connection between immunization" in particular the standard combined
measles, mumps and rubella vaccine that is routinely administered to
children around the world" and autism. The main ingredient in question
is thimerosal (called thiomersal in some countries), a preservative that
is 49 percent ethylmercury.
Not all vaccines under debate incorporate thimerosal, which has now
been phased out of most childhood vaccines. It remains in many influenza
vaccines, however. The CDC maintains that "there is no convincing
evidence of harm caused by the low doses of thimerosal in vaccines,
except for minor reactions." Even so, the number of people claiming to
have been harmed by vaccinations prompted the U.S. Court of Federal
Claims to establish the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program "as
a no-fault compensation scheme whereby persons allegedly suffering
injury or death as a result of the administration of certain compulsory
childhood vaccines may petition the federal government for monetary
damages." As of June 2007, about 5,000 claimants with autism or similar
conditions have filed for compensation.
Although long-term studies on the subject are ongoing, the official
stance of government organizations in many countries is that there is no
connection between vaccinations and autism. The World Health
Organization states that "there is no reason on grounds of safety to
change current immunization practices with thiomersal-containing
vaccines, as the risks are unproven." The position of the U.S. National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development is similar: "To date
there is no definite, scientific proof that any vaccine or combination
of vaccines can cause autism."
Like ASD, the causes of schizophrenia, another mental disorder listed
in the DSM-IV-TR, are undetermined, but evidence points to a strong
genetic connection. This is largely based on studies of siblings and
twins, particularly monozygotic (genetically identical) twins. When one
twin develops schizophrenia, the other has a 50 percent likelihood of
developing the disorder as well. An important factor that seems to be
overlooked in some studies is that two-thirds of monozygotic twins share
more than genetics: their shared placenta is a strong environmental
factor.
This environmental link is reinforced by recent research, which shows
a strong connection between maternal infections (especially influenza)
during the first half of pregnancy and increased risk of schizophrenia
in the fetus. The infected mother’s immune system releases special
proteins to fight the infection, and these cytokines (specifically
interleukin-6) may have a negative effect on the neurological
development of the unborn child.
At least one scientist has taken this concept further. Paul
Patterson, professor of biology at the California Institute of
Technology (Caltech) and research professor at the Keck School of
Medicine at the University of Southern California, studies the relation
of maternal infections to both autism and schizophrenia. In a 2005
lecture at Caltech, Patterson quoted the CDC’s recommendation that
pregnant women should routinely get flu shots. At first glance, the
recommendation may seem sensible, as pregnant women would want to avoid
getting influenza, which could cause their immune systems to impair the
developing minds of their unborn children. But then comes the zinger:
"And what does a vaccination do? It activates the immune system. That’s
the point of vaccination."
This is a perplexing conundrum. The very thing that some recommend to
prevent problems could actually be causing mental disorders in the
unborn child.
Patterson concluded, "In practice, not all pregnant women receive flu
shots, and I think that universal vaccination of pregnant women could
get us into a whole new set of problems. I’m hoping, therefore, that a
way will be found to intervene somehow and repair the damage or
reregulate the immune system." Of course, the CDC still recommends that
pregnant women be vaccinated against influenza. Less invasive
precautions include frequent hand washing with soap and water and
avoidance of those who are ill. It is important for the life and health
of all, born and unborn, to practice good hygiene and cleanliness, to
cough and sneeze away from others into a disposable tissue or at least
into the upper arm, and to follow the principles of quarantine.
Although modern medicine has made great strides in many areas, we
still have many social issues and much to learn about the connections
between body and mind, and even more about the connections between
maternal body and fetal mind.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fact Sheet
Pregnancy, Immunity, Schizophrenia and Autism
Author, Alice Abler, contributes articles on life and
health and social issues for Vision Media. For more information about
these and other topics, please visit the Vision Media website.
On the anniversary of the birth of this nation, July 4th 2020, the
Columbus statue was torn down by violent protesters & thrown into
the Baltimore's harbor. While some are glad it's gone, many are
outraged,. (Continued below..........)
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(..........Continued......) Since this act occurred on Independence Day, I thought of Frederick
Douglass & wondered how a man of the 19th Century, a former slave,
might have responded. In a speech he gave in New York on July 5th,
1852, Douglass spoke on the topic, "What to a slave is the Fourth of
July?"
At the time he spoke, slave states were an ugly, sinful fact in the
southern United States. African-Americans were not free in 1776; none
could vote, many were enslaved. Douglass understood that our emotional
feeling toward "independence" was very likely a reflection of how one's
ancestors were treated at the time America gained its freedom. Some
regard the discovery of this country and the astounding advancements
that would come over the next 500 years with pride; others could only
note that the path to liberty did not end in 1776, 1865, or even with
the passage of the Civil Rights Acts in the mid-1960s.
Baltimore officials should have known Columbus would be a target and
taken steps before the protest took place. It's failure to do so
(indeed, its entire failure to keep the peace) was an epic failure in
leadership.
Some had called upon Governor Hogan to protect this statue because of
the recent heightened tensions. Others had & some have asked for
its removal before now. Mayor Young did nothing to address these
requests. City Council President Brandon Scott, now a mayoral
candidate, said he supports the Italian-American community but can't
support Columbus. He didn't explain how allowing a violent mob to enter
Little Italy to destroy a landmark of Italian heritage "supported" the
Italian-America community.
These reckless acts of omission by elected leaders...of not even
bothering to show up...of giving the streets up to violence... are
unacceptable. They show a disregard not only for all the citizens of
Baltimore but for the rule of law. This city of ours is afflicted by
corrupt one-party rule. Instead of showing maturity and judgment, our
elected "leaders" took the easy road and allowed the mob to rule the
day. They were afflicted by how Douglass felt in his day instead of
being public officials with power to prevent such things occuring today,
they acted powerless.
With leadership like this, Baltimore can expect to be home to the
next CHAZ zone, something this city cannot afford on top of its already
historic crime rate.
It's time we elect new leadership in Baltimore that will govern by
the people & for all the people. There are positive things we can do
about inequality when you govern properly & it's not by giving
power away or not leading at all.
Spiritual
warfare prayers are more important now than they ever were before.
What do you think of when you hear the phrase "spiritual warfare"? If
you have images of the latest supernatural Hollywood blockbuster on the
brain, you might want to reconsider. Unfortunately, it seems that the
subject of spiritual warfare has two main camps, those who do not
believe in it at all and those who see demonic activity in every aspect
of life. Both of these camps are reluctant to talk about the subject
albeit for vastly different reasons.
Biblical Concept
The truth is if you are going to believe in God, the Bible is your
guidance system. It is this authority you should turn to for more
information on the subject. The Bible clearly states that Satan and
demonic activity are a reality. It is not presented in some spooky,
hocus pocus sense but matter of factly. The truth is, if you are going
to take any part of the Bible as fact, then you must accept the entire
writing, which includes the presence of demons, Satan, possession and
spiritual warfare.
Do Not Fear
In the Bible the phrase "do not fear" is repeated several times, even
when it comes to the activities of dark spirits. Jesus has overcome the
power of darkness and indeed the entire world; so as a Christian, there
is little to worry about. The problem is, many Christians do not
understand their place, especially as it relates to spiritual warfare.
Jesus came to the world to save it, and upon his death He took the
keys of death, hell and the grave. He ascended to Heaven where he is
seated at the right hand of God; as believers, we are united with Him,
far above demonic activity.
Prayer
Spiritual warfare will not be fought with weapons made of human
hands. Instead, it will be waged in prayer by believers and with the
believers on their knees. Christians do not fight against flesh and
blood but against principalities, powers of darkness and spiritual
wickedness in high places, Ephesians 6:12. When the disciples asked
Jesus how they were to pray, the answer He gave was The Lord's Prayer,
which is key when it comes to spiritual warfare.
One thing you should know about prayer in general and not just as it
pertains to spiritual warfare; it needs to be fervent and continuous in
nature. Take the example of Christ in the garden just before he was to
be taken and crucified. Jesus prayed until his sweat was as droplets of
blood! This would be the very definition of fervent and intense prayer.
Conclusion
Spiritual warfare is not a new age concept. It was dealt with in the
biblical text at some length. Jesus dealt with the man who was demon
possessed from the area of Gadarenes. Even his disciples talked about
those demons they could not cast out and He replied to them that some
would not be moved accept through prayer and fasting! Dealing with Satan
and his horde is not fairy tale fodder; it is a fact of the world you
live in.
There is Practical Spiritual Warfare which all of us deal with each
and every day; it shows up in the simple, everyday happenings of life.
The important thing to remember is not to overplay or underplay its
significance in your life of as a Christian and to fervently pray. Satan
and his demons must flee at the name of Jesus Christ.
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Political Campaign Debate in the Nineteenth Century
Author
Jack Sterling
By the
middle of the nineteenth century, slavery was emerging as an issue of
increasing political campaign focus. The question about whether or not
it should be permitted was nothing new to political debate, but, by the
mid-1800s more and more focus was placed on how to respond to the issue.
For the political campaign of 1840, in which Martin Van Buren was
defeated in his bid for reelection, a group of abolitionists formed
their own political party--the Liberty Party--and nominated their own
candidate for president.
Although their bid for the presidency was unsuccessful, it was a sign
that this was becoming an issue that presidential candidates would have
to address. That issue would be particularly disastrous for the
Democratic Party.
From 1841 to 1845, the Whigs occupied the White House. William Henry
Harrison served as president only a month before dying of pneumonia. He
was the first president to die in office. John Tyler, the vice
president, became president. The former Democrat struggled to work with
the Whig Congress members; their disgust with his policies became so
strong that the Whigs ultimately decided to expel Tyler from their
political party. An impeachment resolution was introduced into the House
of Representatives, but it failed to pass.
When the Democratic political campaign convention was again held in
Baltimore, President Tyler sent representatives to suggest that he
should be nominated by the Democrats. Martin Van Buren also sought the
nomination, but his outspoken position on whether or not Texas would be
annexed (forcibly added) by the United States (he was opposed, fearing
it would spark a war with Mexico) caused him to lose support of most
delegates.
Following a financial crisis during the presidency of Martin Van
Buren, the Whig Party (his fierce opponents) were quick to seize on the
opportunity for the upcoming political campaign. They labeled the
president "Martin Van Ruin" and selected William Henry Harrison as their
candidate in the 1840 presidential campaign.
The Whigs skillfully presented Harrison as a candidate similar to
Andrew Jackson--a military hero who had defeated the British at the
Battle of the Thames. Harrison was given the nickname "Old Tippecanoe"
and was presented as another self-made candidate of humble beginnings,
with images of a log cabin often appearing on posters that advertised
his candidacy.
There was little truth in this political campaign image making.
Harrison was the son of an aristocratic Virginia family and had lived on
an impressive estate in the Ohio countryside. In fact, Van Buren's
childhood had been far more humble than Harrison's. Nonetheless, Van
Buren was depicted by the Whigs as a polished, elegantly dressed
politician and contrasted with their candidate who, they claimed, liked
nothing more than a swig of hard cider from a jug.
Political campaign speakers suggested to voters that the choice was
"between the log cabin and the palace, between hard cider and
champagne." Harrison's running mate was John Tyler of Virginia, who had
been a Democrat but left the party after disagreeing with many of
Jackson's policies.
The Democratic political campaign convention was held in Baltimore in
May of 1840. It was at this convention that the party's name was
officially changed from the Democratic-Republican Party to the
Democratic Party. The party nominated Van Buren but did not name a
vice-presidential candidate.
The Whigs proved their mastery of the political campaign, using the
symbols of the log cabin and cider jugs to promote their candidate and
transform the election into entertainment. Nearly 80 percent of all
those eligible to vote did so in the election. Van Buren lost. The era
of Jacksonian democracy had come to an end.
God created humans by pairs. He
created men and women that in the end they could be together and form
whose name is family. What do you think about love and trust? The Bible
verse itself applies as the best book that can help you make the right
conclusion about love itself.
God as the formation of the first family, Adam and Eve want all
families can be happy. Unfortunately, the first family did not obey. As a
result, they suffer. God tells us how we with a partner can be happy.
Even though now you have a relationship as a lover or has become a
husband and wife.
In the Bible, there are so much practical advice and principles that
can help associated with love loyalty. Especially if now you are facing
unwanted situations like a distant partner (LDR) and when you miss
someone. Let's align our way of thinking according to the Bible view in
the Bible verse below.
Bible Verses about Love and Trust
1 John 3:18
"Little children, we should love, not in word or with the tongue, but in deed and truth"
Love itself according to the Bible is not only shown through words.
But every word spoken must be in harmony with actions in the truth. God
wants his people, especially couples to love each other in all aspects
of life not only by boasting.
Philippians1:10
"that you may make sure of the more important things, so that you may
be flawless and not stumbling others up to the day of Christ,"
What God commands in the Bible is the way so that we are happy to the
end. Including the way to choose a life partner, the partner we choose
is part of our lives. Does he also support the good attitude and help
you develop the attitude of the fruit Spirit? A good partner will try to
help each other not to be blameless before God.
"Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous. It does not brag,
does not get puffed up, does not behave indecently, does not look for
its own interests, does not become provoked. It does not keep account of
the injury"
True love must be based on love or Agape. Love itself covers many
important attitudes that Christians need to be developed. It includes
for generous, not jealous, not arrogant, not inactivity in disrespect,
not selfish, not angry and did not revenge.
Ephesians 4:31,32
"Put away from yourselves every kind of malicious bitterness, anger,
wrath, screaming, and abusive speech, as well as everything injurious.
But become kind to one another, tenderly compassionate, freely forgiving
one another just as God also by Christ freely forgave you"
How is the life of a Christian beloved? If they heed the advice of
this Bible to their marriage or relationship can be happy. Each partner
has a conflict or problem, but in this Ephesus book, we are warned to
get rid of all anger and conflict. Instead, the pair must love each
other and forgiving as God has been forgiving us.
Galatia 5:22,23
"On the other hand, the fruitage of the spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control. Against
such things there is no law."
The nature of the fruit of Spirit in the Galatians book is of the
nature that needs to be developed to strengthen relationships with
partners. Even though we are not perfect we need to exert efforts. Maybe
with a step by step, we can choose one of the nature that you want to
develop first.
Proverbs 12:18
"Thoughtless speech is like the stabs of a sword,But the tongue of the wise is a healing."
Our mouth is often supposed like small objects that can ignite the
large fire. What we submit can affect the feelings of people who hear.
Words in Proverbs, say the "Thoughtless speech is like the stabs of a
sword,But the tongue of the wise is a healing. so we all should be wise
to use our tongue. This applies to strengthen relationships with your
partner.
Colossians 4:6
"Let your words always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should answer each person."
what we do to other people also reflects who we are. If we always
doing something with love for others, people will think of us as a
loving one, like our God is love. Including the way you treat a partner,
if you always try to give love then, your partner will increasingly
love you too.
Philippians 2:2
"make my joy full by being of the same mind and having the same love, being completely united, having the one thought in mind."
Love the pair according to the Bible is also mention through
Philippians 2:2. The two of them will have the same think way, one soul
and the same goal. Thus they can also strengthen each other in faith and
spiritual until their relationship be successful because there is joy
from our God.
Proverbs 20:18
" By consultation, plans will succeed, And by skillful direction wage your war.."
Before making a decision bible in proverbs mention the importance of
careful consideration and thought. Whatever decisions affect your life
especially with partners. Think and invite a partner to help in every
decision you make. With decisions, any problem can be resolved with a
shared mind to think better.
Proverbs 8:32,33
"And now, my sons, listen to me;Yes, happy are those who keep my ways. Listen to discipline and become wise."
In this verse,God says about the important lesson that he gives
through the Bible and never ignores it. Thus, we can be wiser,
especially the best ways to strengthen love relationships with partners.
These are the verses of the Bible that may often hear some of them
when they emphasize what love, strengthening love, loyalty, true love
and so on. In addition to the popular verses above, you can also read
directly in the Bible, the story of the servant of God related to this
discussion.
For example, the story between Isaac and Rebekah. Then there was
Abraham and Sara whose story was recorded in the Bible. How they show
the affection of each other can be used as a good example for couples
today. So much of this information, hopefully, it can be useful.
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