20 year old active Christian jumping off building, died later. Suicide or not, it is unknown, I call it poor reporting. Police refused to comment, there is indication of suicide.
Be it related or not, this culture of suicide squad is getting out of hand. I must look into it.
Fullness of...(God's power)
The Gnostics use this term. To a point some believe whoever uses it may be a Gnostic.
Fullness of time - Specially noted from the Bible (Galatians 4:4 - Chronos), (Ephesians 1:10 - Kairos).
Side note on Galatians 4:4. Made of a woman (Incarnation defined).
Gal 4:4 Chronos: Incarnation
Ephesians 1:10 Kairos [plural]: The totality of the effects of Gospel times.
1 Peter 2:25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
1Pe 2:25 你們從前好像迷路的羊，如今卻歸到你們靈魂的牧人監督了。
An area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction. - Wordweb
Led to "Callous": Emotionally hardened.
Though I still love Redeemer's class this session (Bijan's Apologetics - "Public Faith") overall, this last session, substituted by C.E., who already emphasized at the beginning that this is not his usual class (he teaches introduction to non-believers) and that he is just a "facilitator" (jokingly, I think), the group thing was a disappointment because we're supposed to come up with a tough question non-Christians ask, two in my group (David & Esther) just kept getting off topic, discussing about how people cannot handle Christianity or how cute Sunday school kids are. I didn't say much except trying to point out what the objective of the group was. Unfortunately, one ended up thinking nobody else other than he knew theology because looked like he just like showing off he reads a lot of "theology" - reminds me of another guy in Craig's other class - poor Craig, the other one thought she knew all the answers which one of her answers (though I give her credit for answering certain answers with sound doctrine, and she did take notes class, she also made the distinction between sinners and good/nice people - Ravenhill quote, and also the fact that it is unfair to not want punishment for sin yet gladly accept the fruits of good works - answering David's troubled universalism with a Dr. Tong logic - she may have been answering David out of natural/spiritual instinct, there's no allusion to Dr. Tong's material) was alluding to purgatory-like solution to question regarding people who have never heard of the gospel. I was surprised that Craig just sat there and smiled.
Craig did not realize or agree that Bijan's (and my) stand on presupposition apologetics as the foundation over the other 3 kinds of apologetics (natural,experiential, cumulative).
Due to experience and time constraint, I was prepared not to get involve. Given the chance I would tell Bijan he shouldn't quit on us like that. Craig shouldn't have agreed to substitute, but it would be so hard to be not so accommodating, perhaps Kyle knew and didn't come.
A: You give yourself too much in that class...thus the "anxiety attack".
R: Find, next time, when Craig asks us to do something in a group, or when facing similar situation, I'll just be quiet and say "I have nothing to say/I have no question, pass".
A: Yes, like treating all as enemy first. Determine who they are, let them talk first.
R: A battle...spiritual warfare!
A: Yes!
R: But I should treat them as Christians, as brothers and sisters, in spite of some phonies. Thus, giving them the benefit of the doubt. Take the initiative to open up.
A: But you already knew about Redeemer's certain faulty policies, despite their gospel-centered pursuit.
R: I think I saw Esther the pianist chef. But that was from HK. This one looked like a Filipino.
A: What does that has to do with anything?
R: Nothing. Wait...that reminds me of certain judgment I had on her which identifies with the groups. But I may be wrong.
A: Focus.
R: Fine. I looked up to Craig.
A: Well now you know.
R: I supposed I need to be very sensitive and alert when some leader, be it substitute or not, indicates at the beginning how this is not their usual class. If that is so, full co-operation should not be given until their true motive is identified.
A: Yes, but what if they don't state that at the beginning.
R: Then I'm screwed. Perhaps, I should already identify Craig's character in "The fellowship of the saints" (is he shy? is he anti-fellowship? etc.) and work my method of approach to his class from there. If it were not Craig...well, but Bijan did say "we are in good hands", "great news - Craig bla bla bla", etc. So, I may still be screwed.
A: Lesson learned.
R: I learned of Craig and Bijan. That's about it.
A: Be sure you remember it well.
R: I will.
Praying the Lord's Prayer sometimes with "My", "me", "I", in place of "Our", "us", "we", had been a habit for me when I prayed alone. But it seems fit to use the original terms, even if I'm praying alone. For the plural pronouns are referring to all God's children, specifically the faithful preachers, everywhere in the world.
Lesson 1
Kenotic Hymn Philippians 2:5-11
Some thought it as hymn due to its poetic form. But there is no evidence.
Lesson 2
Hymns/Songs/Canticles:
Magnificat by Mary (Luke 1:49-55)
Benedictus by Zechariah (Luke 1:68-79)
Nunc dimittis by Simeon (Luke 2:29-32)
I would have bought these at Union Square, if they were ready to eat. (Check website for varied locations and schedules)
Sea snails = whelks.
Appears to be edible as raw (seen in video - middle section of live snail meat was cut and eaten by staff).
Easy make: steamed for 20 mins, then sauteed with butter and garlic.
This entry is for the suggested recipe:
I made something very similar to this in my British Regional Food cookbook and hey presto! – it turns up in New Orleans in a local version using the "mash" from the Tabasco process in a garlic butter. This by-product is made from the mashed-up peppers that are left when the Tabasco is strained off and it is then sold locally in packets. Tom Parker Bowles did buy a couple of kilos, but on the way to the airport he realised he had left it in the fridge in the Windsor Court Hotel – he'll just have to go back next year. For a similar "mash", chop red chillies into butter.
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2kg small- to medium-sized live whelks
300g sea salt (Sel de Guérande or Maldon)
1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped
12 white peppercorns
1tsp fennel seeds
A few sprigs of thyme
1 bay leaf
Half a lemon
1 glass of white wine
To serve
200g sea salt
6-8 pieces of garlic shoots or chopped wild garlic leaves or garlic chives trimmed and finely chopped
2 chillies finely chopped
150g butter, softened
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Juice of half a lemon
Wash the whelks in water, then drain them and put them into a bowl with 300g of the sea salt. Leave for 2 hours, then wash them under a steady trickle of running water for 1 hour, giving them a good stir every so often.
Put them into a pan with the rest of the cooking ingredients, cover them with water and add a tablespoon of salt, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 45 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave to cool in the liquid for about an hour or so. When the whelks are cool enough to handle, remove them from the shell with a small skewer or lobster pick, and remove and discard the small, disc-like piece of shell attached to the body, and the dark grey sac. Rinse and dry the shells on some kitchen paper. Chop each piece of meat into four pieces and put them into a bowl with the garlic shoots, butter and lemon juice and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Mix well and push the mixture back into the shells.
Pre-heat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6. Scatter the salt about 1cm deep, on to one large or individual ovenproof serving dishes – Le Creuset work well – and embed the shells into the salt (you may need more salt, depending on the size of your dishes) so that they don't fall over during cooking and most of the butter stays in the shells. Bake for 20 minutes and serve immediately with crusty bread.
It's just like Philly. Staten Island's hate crimes, shooting incidents rates appear higher than the other 4 boroughs.
Although, NYC is still considered one of the safest city on the planet, since Major Giuliani's Mafia Trials.
What a "beautiful" timeline. Hopefully this is a strong enough case for the next election, should the government remain unrepentant.
