Started on Sunday and finished on Monday :)
We got a birds eye view of the partial eclipse on Saturday night, I fell asleep looking at it through the bedroom window...... beautiful, as Eli put it "....saw when she
had a little hat of light and when it changed to a scarf on the
head....."
When Warren asked Obama about what Christianity means to him on a daily basis, the Senator responded, "It means I believe that Jesus Christ died for my sins and that I am redeemed through Him. That is a source of strength and sustenance on a daily basis. I know that I don't walk alone. But what it also means, I think, is a sense of obligation to embrace not just words, but also through deeds and expectations that God has for us. And that means thinking about the least of these - acting justly, loving mercy and walking humbly with our God."
In response to that same question about his personal Christian faith, McCain replied, "It means I am saved and forgiven."
{Brilliant B4 Breakfast}
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In the first seven months of this year, the United States has deported 90,000 children to Mexico - without a parent or guardian. (Link goes to a Spanish-language news site.)
{Brilliant B4 Breakfast}
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Somehow what doesn’t get into the papers is as interesting as what
does. Right now I’m looking at a press release on a story which seems
pretty important to me: people with serious mental illnesses are
committing fewer murders than ever before, by a truly enormous margin.
Homicides in this group increased from around 40 a year in the 1950s to
100 a year in the 1970s, in line with a similar increase in the general
population. But while murders by people like you have continued to
increase, and roughly trebled (0.6 per 100,000 of population in the
1950s, and almost 2 per 100,000 now), murders by people with serious
mental illnesses, despite the hype and the fear, the public
pronouncements and the headlines, have come down massively since the
1970s, to fewer than 20 a year today.{Bad Science}
Having read this I then listened to The Friday Play on BBC Radio 4 - A True Story.........
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Leave Out ViolencE (L.O.V.E.).
L.O.V.E. is now an international non-profit organization with offices
across Canada (with bilingual programs in French speaking Quebec) and
in New York, NY. The success of this program is truly uplifting. It is a clear
demonstration of how the determination of one person can be an
incredibly positive force in the lives of hundreds, and how even
violent actions can be transformed into positive social movements.
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Before I went on Any Questions
last week I did a good deal of homework on Georgia etc. The one thing
that was quickly very clear was that there were no ‘goodies’ in this
conflict.{A Don's Life}
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Well looks like I shall have a relatively quiet few weeks, time to catch up on friends, groups, books AND, if it cools down a little, start freshening up the paint work.....Del has found an interesting series on Guba - The miracles of Egypt and the Secret Science - certainly fodder for thought - seems a shame that the mainstream academia doesn't have an open mind about it - there is definitely some compelling evidence to explore. Despite it's irritating music and oft repeated statements there are many gems to be found - well worth a watch, admittedly I did fall asleep 3/4 of the way through the first part but watched 2 and 3 and I guess we will watch the rest of the series to see what other snippets are to be found......
We got a birds eye view of the partial eclipse on Saturday night, I fell asleep looking at it through the bedroom window...... beautiful, as Eli put it "....saw when she
had a little hat of light and when it changed to a scarf on the
head....."
When Warren asked Obama about what Christianity means to him on a daily basis, the Senator responded, "It means I believe that Jesus Christ died for my sins and that I am redeemed through Him. That is a source of strength and sustenance on a daily basis. I know that I don't walk alone. But what it also means, I think, is a sense of obligation to embrace not just words, but also through deeds and expectations that God has for us. And that means thinking about the least of these - acting justly, loving mercy and walking humbly with our God."
In response to that same question about his personal Christian faith, McCain replied, "It means I am saved and forgiven."
{Brilliant B4 Breakfast}
********************************
In the first seven months of this year, the United States has deported 90,000 children to Mexico - without a parent or guardian. (Link goes to a Spanish-language news site.)
{Brilliant B4 Breakfast}
********************************
Somehow what doesn’t get into the papers is as interesting as what
does. Right now I’m looking at a press release on a story which seems
pretty important to me: people with serious mental illnesses are
committing fewer murders than ever before, by a truly enormous margin.
Homicides in this group increased from around 40 a year in the 1950s to
100 a year in the 1970s, in line with a similar increase in the general
population. But while murders by people like you have continued to
increase, and roughly trebled (0.6 per 100,000 of population in the
1950s, and almost 2 per 100,000 now), murders by people with serious
mental illnesses, despite the hype and the fear, the public
pronouncements and the headlines, have come down massively since the
1970s, to fewer than 20 a year today.{Bad Science}
Having read this I then listened to The Friday Play on BBC Radio 4 - A True Story.........
*********************************
Leave Out ViolencE (L.O.V.E.).
L.O.V.E. is now an international non-profit organization with offices
across Canada (with bilingual programs in French speaking Quebec) and
in New York, NY. The success of this program is truly uplifting. It is a clear
demonstration of how the determination of one person can be an
incredibly positive force in the lives of hundreds, and how even
violent actions can be transformed into positive social movements.
**********************************
Before I went on Any Questions
last week I did a good deal of homework on Georgia etc. The one thing
that was quickly very clear was that there were no ‘goodies’ in this
conflict.{A Don's Life}
********************************
Well looks like I shall have a relatively quiet few weeks, time to catch up on friends, groups, books AND, if it cools down a little, start freshening up the paint work.....Del has found an interesting series on Guba - The miracles of Egypt and the Secret Science - certainly fodder for thought - seems a shame that the mainstream academia doesn't have an open mind about it - there is definitely some compelling evidence to explore. Despite it's irritating music and oft repeated statements there are many gems to be found - well worth a watch, admittedly I did fall asleep 3/4 of the way through the first part but watched 2 and 3 and I guess we will watch the rest of the series to see what other snippets are to be found......
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