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BackgroundTHE FLORIDA STATEUNIVERSITY (FSU) ReligionDepartment became involved in theissue of teaching about the Bible in publicschools in the Winter of 2000, when theFlorida Department of Education asked usto review the guidelines for two coursesthat were part of the state curriculum: BibleHistory: Old Testament and Bible History:New Testament. There have been approvedBible courses in the Florida public schoolsfor many years, but their constitutionalityhad been recently challenged by two events:a bitterly divisive battle in Lee County overthe appropriate Bible curriculum to beadopted, and a report from the People forthe American Way, The Good Book TaughtWrong: "Bible History" Classes in Florida'sPublic Schools. This report claimed therewere significant constitutional problemswith the Bible courses in all the school districtsin which they were being taught.
The Lee County BibleCurriculumIn March, 1996, the Lee County SchoolBoard (Ft. Myers) authorized the teachingof a two-semester Bible history sequence,Bible History: Old Testament, and BibleHistory: New Testament. Both courses werelisted in the state curriculum as social studieselective courses. Since the state providedonly brief general guidelines and specificcurriculum decisions were left to localschool boards, a 15 member "BibleCurriculum Committee" was formed todevelop a curriculum to be submitted to avote of the five member School Board.
After a year and a half of contentious committeemeetings focusing on both legal andcontent issues, the school board voted 3-2in August, 1997, to adopt a Bible History I(Old Testament) curriculum. A BibleHistory II (New Testament) curriculumwas adopted by the same margin inOctober. The first course was scheduled tobegin in January, 1998, and the second inMarch. Opponents of the two courses,among whom were the ACLU and thePeople for the American Way, then suedthe school board in Federal District Court,seeking a preliminary injunction to keepthe courses from being taught. Amongthose supporting the school board were theconservative American Center for Law andJustice, and the National Council on BibleCurriculum in Public Schools.
The judged ruled in January that the OldTestament course could be offered, butshould be monitored closely (even taped)by the plaintiffs to insure that it be "taughtin a permissibly objective manner" and notas a "veiled attempt to promoteChristianity in the guise of teaching history."1 She granted the injunction against theteaching of the New Testament course,which, against the advice of the schoolboard's attorney, was based entirely on thecurriculum of the National Council onBible Curriculum in Public Schools. Theboard agreed to settle the case by adoptinga curriculum for both courses based on anintroductory college-level textbook.2 Theschool district required those planning toteach the course to take an intensive coursegiven by Mitchell Reddish, of StetsonUniversity —one of the authors of thetextbook.
People for theAmerican Way:"The Good BookTaught Wrong"The request to review the guidelines for theBible History courses came to our departmentchair, John Kelsay, from the FloridaDepartment of Education in January,2000, shortly after the People for theAmerican Way released a 60 page reportseverely critical of the way Bible Historycourses were being taught throughout thestate.
The report, entitled The Good Book TaughtWrong: "Bible History" Classes in FloridaPublic Schools,3 was based on instructionalmaterials obtained under the Florida PublicRecords Act from 14 of the 15 school districtsthat had taught one or both of theBible History courses during the academicyears 1996-97, 1997-98, and 1998-1999.The request included, "lesson plans, exams,reading lists and assignments, as well asidentification of all books, videos and similarinstructional materials, and everythingelse given to or shown to students"4
The report argued that, "the courses areframed and taught from Christian perspectives";"the Bible is used as a history textbook";"students are assumed to beChristian and the Bible is taught accordingly";"the Bible is used to promote Christianfaith formation and religious values andlessons"; and "Sunday school and other religioustraining exercises are used to indoctrinatestudents in Bible content"5
Highlighted in the report and in the presscoverage of its release were such exam questionsas, "If you had a Jewish friend whowanted to know if Jesus might be theexpectant [sic] Messiah, which book [of theGospels] would you give him?" and, "Whyis it hard for a non-Christian to understandthings about God?"6 Perhaps the item thatreceived the most public attention was aquestion and answer from a lesson plan onJohn 8: "Who, according to Jesus, is thefather of the Jews? The devil."7
While recognizing the appropriateness ofteaching about the Bible from a non-sectarianperspective, especially as a work of literatureand in the context of comparativereligion classes, the report recommendedthe removal of both Bible History coursesfrom the state-approved course list.8
Developing NewGuidelinesCiting state statutes that permit school districtsto offer courses dealing with the"objective study of the Bible and religion,"9the General Counsel for the Department ofEducation asked the FSU ReligionDepartment to review and make suggestionsregarding "the title, subject area andsubstantive content" of the 1992 statecourse descriptions that serve as the guidelinesfor the courses developed by individualschool districts.
The task was assigned to my colleagueShannon Burkes and me, the two membersof the department who have the primaryresponsibility for teaching our introductoryBible courses. Robert Spivey, a formerReligion Department chair, Dean of Artsand Sciences, and Executive Director of theAmerican Academy of Religion, who hadrecently returned to the FSU administration,joined us. He brought his expertise asthe co-author of a widely used NewTestament textbook, and as a former directorof a national project for teaching aboutreligion in the public schools, which wasdeveloped at FSU in the early '70s.
At our first of several meetings with representativesfrom the Department ofEducation, there was general agreementthat the 1992 curriculum frameworksneeded revision. The guidelines for thetwo courses were brief and general, consistingof a single-sentence coursedescription and short lists of contentsand "intended outcomes." The primaryemphasis on "understanding the Bible asa historical document" demanded moretraining than the teachers were likely tohave. To the extent that this was interpretedas evaluating the historicity of thebiblical accounts ("archaeological evidenceand Biblical studies" is listedamong the short list of topics for bothcourses), it introduced one of the mostcomplex and debated aspects of contemporarybiblical scholarship: one whichcould easily lead to attempts to prove ordisprove particular religious claims.
We quickly agreed that emphasizing literaryrather than historical issues made the mostsense for high school teachers and students.Such a suggestion was also made in thereport of the People for the American Way,and in The Bible and Public Schools: A FirstAmendment Guide, a pamphlet publishedby the National Bible Association and theFirst Amendment Center and endorsed bya wide range of organizations from a varietyof perspectives(including Council onIslamic Education, Anti-DefamationLeague, National Association ofEvangelicals, the Christian Legal Society,the People for the American WayFoundation).10 What neither of these documentspoints out, however, is that a focuson literary analysis also has the advantage ofreflecting the most recent developments incontemporary biblical scholarship.
While recommending a focus on literaryanalysis, we did not believe that biblical literaturecould or should be taught in isolationfrom history. Questions of date andauthorship of the documents, the appearanceof historical events described in somany biblical narratives and assumed in somuch biblical poetry, and the history of theinterpretation of the text, beginning withthe history of the text, canon, and translations,are all topics that cannot be avoidedby even mildly curious and casual readers.
The guidelines we developed, therefore,while clearly emphasizing literary questions,also include historical issues surroundingthe understanding of the literature. Theyquite definitely and intentionally do notinclude evaluation of the historicity of specificevents, however.11
In order to signal the move from a morehistorical to a more literary approach, werecommended that the subject area bemoved from social studies to humanities.While language arts would also have been apossible area for the Bible courses, wethought that placing them in the humanitiesarea would suggest the interdisciplinarynature of such a course, which would bringin material and approaches from historyand the fine arts as well as literature.
The name of the courses was controversial,as "Old Testament" and "New Testament"were clearly Christian categories. "HebrewBible," or "Hebrew Scripture" was not preciseeither, since that would not include theApocrypha/Deuterocanonical Books. Oursuggestion that courses be designated BibleI: Literature of Ancient Israel, and Bible II:Literature of Early Christianity, was evidentlyseen as too clumsy or pedantic, so theDepartment of Education decided to usesimply Introduction to the Bible I, andIntroduction to the Bible II.
Announcement ofNew GuidelinesTom Gallagher, the then Commissionerof Education, announced the newguidelines at a press conference onMarch, 16, 2000. Pointing to a largechart listing the concerns and thespecific response by the Department ofEducation (e.g. "taught as history"/"teachas humanities"), he stated, "By law, schooldistricts have the right to teach the objectivestudy of the Bible. The Departmenthas taken steps to ensure that right." Thelast of the four major concerns listed was"lack of teacher training," to which theresponse was the creation of a "TechnicalAssistance Summer Institute."
Clearly, the greatest problem associatedwith teaching about the Bible in the publicschools is the lack of teachers trained inthe academic study of the Bible. The planto provide summer institutes is at best astop-gap measure, while specific standardsare being established which must includeat least some work in Bible at the Collegelevel. While we suggested that the firstsummer be spent planning a full-scaleinstitute for the next summer, theDepartment of Education wanted someteacher training in both legal and contentissues to be offered during the summer of2000. The FSU Religion Department,Department of Educational Leadership,and Center for Professional Development,together with the Florida Department ofEducation offered a two-day "TechnicalAssistance Workshop" for 30 teachers andadministrators in July.
The first day of the institute was taken upwith an overview of the teaching of Biblein Florida. A panel of administrators discussedissues connected with the implementationof Bible courses. A panel oflegal experts was organized by JosephBeckham, chair of the FSU Departmentof Educational Leadership and the coauthorof A Legal Guide for FloridaTeachers.12 The panel on legal issuesincluded a lengthy discussion of the LeeCounty case, presented by Keith Martin,the lawyer for the School Board, who duringthe law suit found himself in theuncomfortable position of defending theactions of the Board that had rejected hisadvice on a number of key issues.
Shannon Burkes and I led an informaldiscussion with the teachers on theevening of the first day, and spent theentire second day presenting as muchmaterial as we could. For the evening session,we planned to moderate a discussionin which the teachers would exchangeinformation about what had and had notworked in the classroom. This would alsogive us an opportunity to learn about theirown training, interests, and needs.
It quickly became apparent that a numberof the teachers were hesitant to talk freelyabout their experiences in the classroombecause they believed that they had beenunfairly maligned by the report from thePeople for the American Way, and not supportedby the state Department ofEducation. They felt that they had workedhard to develop a non-sectarian course, thatthe report gave them no credit for this, andunfairly used a few egregious examples topaint all of them as religious bigots.
One teacher — one of the very few aboutwhom the report said anything positive —was particularly incensed. She felt she hadspent an inordinate amount of time developingan academically responsible Bibleelective course (including attending seminarsand lecture tours sponsored by theBiblical Archaeology Society), and wasrewarded with finding herself criticized inthe report and harassed by reporters.
She had a point. The report cites herattempt to distinguish two aspects of BibleHistory as "the history that happened duringBible times" and "the history of howwe got the Bible," and then suggests thatthe first aspect "appears to contravene theschool district's guideline that 'the Biblewill not be referred to as a factual document.'"She is also criticized for a testquestion asking for identification of theman who, "actually led the Jewish peopleinto the Promised Land." The objectionwas evidently on the grounds that thisassumes the historical accuracy of the text.Similarly, course materials that containsuch "Sunday school type tasks" as askingstudents to list the 27 books of the NewTestament in correct order are cited.13 Thisis part of a general criticism that runsthroughout the report, that any "exercisesthat emphasize rote memorization ratherthan critical thinking or analysis skills" areindicative of a Sunday school approachand are therefore inappropriate.14
While the report sometimes does go toofar in pressing its case, it should not beforgotten that the People for the AmericanWay Foundation has played an invaluablerole in carefully monitoring for inappropriateand unconstitutional materials andpractices, and supplying the legal resourcesto prevent abuses. The interpretation ofthe data in the report should not, ofcourse, be accepted uncritically. At thesame time, without the report, it is notclear how long it would have taken beforethe state of Florida recognized the problemswith the way Bible History classeswere being taught.
As soon as the teachers and administratorsrealized that we were there to help themrather than gather evidence against them,they opened up considerably. Throughoutthe second day, they remained interestedand excited by the discussion of the methodsof contemporary Biblical studies andtheir application to specific texts.
The second summer institute, for whichCorrine Patton (University of St.Thomas), and I were the primary instructors,featured only a half day of discussionof legal issues, including a case studyapproach led by Joseph Beckham. Threefull days and evenings were devoted toissues connected with the content of thecourses. As in the first summer program,our goal was not simply to present materialthe teachers could take directly into theclassroom, but to provide background thatwould give them a deeper understandingof the methods and results of historical/literarycriticism of the Bible. While the firstinstitute drew administrators and teachers,the second had almost entirely teachers.Five teachers and one administrator whoattended the first session participated inthe second as well.
With more time we were able to expandour treatment of canon, text, and translationby including exercises comparing theendings of Mark, and different translationsof several Psalms. Our surveys of AncientNear Eastern, Jewish, and Graeco-Romanliterature could also devote more time tolooking at primary texts.
As was the case with the first summer'sprogram, we decided to focus on a limitednumber of Biblical texts in order to illustratethe variety of methods that can beused in approaching the material. In summer2000, Shannon Burkes had discussedliterary approaches to the David narratives.In summer 2001, Corrine Pattonused the Abraham cycle to illustrate narrativeapproaches and social history. One ofthe liveliest sessions—which we did notpredict —was the group exercise she ledfocusing on identifying prophetic forms inAmos. Not only did the teachers seem toenjoy learning about the importance oftaking into account literary forms andgenres in understanding biblical poetry,they also thought the exercise would workwell in their own classrooms. The last sectionwas devoted to the Hebrew Biblefocused on Genesis 1-3, and provided anopportunity to look at a number of traditionalreligious and modern academicapproaches to a text.
While I spent part of the last day suggestingsome ways of approaching Paul,almost all of the discussion of NewTestament texts was devoted to theSynoptic Gospels. We spent half a day ona literary analysis of the Gospel of Mark,with some discussion of how an understandingof the first-century context, especiallypersecution and apocalypticism,could contribute to a fuller appreciation ofthe literary structure and religious themesof the text. During the last session, Iworked through the Synoptic Problemwith them, stressing both the importanceof careful observation and collection ofdata, and the fact that the same data havebeen used since antiquity to support anumber of different hypotheses. I alsoemphasized that, for the students, themain purpose of careful comparison ofpassages from the Synoptic Gospels is notto gain an understanding of the Synopticproblem, but to highlight the distinctiveliterary techniques and religious themes ofeach gospel.
When the Department of Education firstraised the topic of the summer institutes, Ihad significant doubts. I was concernedthat they would prove to be a superficialsubstitute for the sort of minimal trainingthat should be required of anyone teachingBible in the public schools. Reflectingon the past two summer institutes, however,I have a much more positive view ofwhat they can accomplish. Nothing, ofcourse, can substitute for a series ofsemester-long advanced undergraduateand graduate courses. A few of the teachersdid have that sort of training. Whilemost did not, they still were able to learnin a few intense days, much more aboutthe methods and substantive issues than Iwould have thought possible. A numberof factors could explain this. We wereworking with a self-selected group whohad made the decision to attend the institutebecause they recognized what theycould gain from interaction with biblicalscholars. They were highly motivated tolearn as much as possible, both to satisfytheir intellectual curiosity and to acquirethe analytical skills and information tobring to the classroom.
While I am confident that most of theteachers who attended the institute wantedto teach the Bible courses because oftheir importance to them personally, all ofthem appeared genuinely concerned toteach in a non-sectarian, academicallyrespectable, and fully constitutional way.In the discussions of legal issues, theywanted as many specific guidelines as possible,and consistently wanted to err in thedirection of caution. As a whole, the twogroups were very impressive. The instituteshave been among the most satisfyingteaching experiences I have had in my 26years teaching New Testament at FSU.
I have no way of knowing how typical theparticipants in the institutes were of thoseteaching the Bible courses. The reportfrom the People for the American Wayprovides substantial evidence that therewere many less sensitive and less competentteachers. Perhaps if the institutes continueand are required by the state, at leastfor those who have not done college-levelwork in the area, I will get a more representativesample and be in a better positionto evaluate whether this experimentcan work.
Clearly, the Bible will continue to be taughtin public schools and must continue to bemonitored carefully by organizations such asthe People for the American Way. The GoodBook Taught Wrong, with all of its faults,should be read by everyone dealing with thetopic. The Bible and the Public Schools: AFirst Amendment Guide provides a wonderfullyclear starting point for any discussionof why and how a Bible course should betaught in the public schools.
What has been missing in the current discussion,however, is the participation ofbiblical scholars. Though not alwaysfamiliar with the special problems associatedwith high school introduction toBible courses, we have for many yearsbeen thinking about how to introducenon-sectarian analysis of the Bible to studentsfrom a variety of backgrounds inpublic educational institutions. For thoseactually engaged in teaching about theBible in public institutions, programmaticstatements and legal advice about how theBible should or should not be taught areof limited value. The immediate questionsare not how to teach about the Bible ingeneral, but how to present specific topicsin an interesting and appropriate way. It ishere that biblical scholars are uniquelyqualified, both by their academic trainingand by their teaching experience, to contributeto the discussion.
The following concluding reflections onseveral key questions addressed in bothThe Bible in Public Schools: A FirstAmendment Guide and The Good BookTaught Wrong are meant to serve as examplesof how the perspective of those whospend their careers teaching Bible in collegesand universities might be helpful tothose thinking about the best way to teachthe Bible in public schools.
Among the most prominent problemsidentified in the content of public schoolBible courses are questions of canon,translations, and use of the term, "OldTestament." Properly handled, however,these can be among the least controversialtopics in the course. Unlike questions ofdate, authorship, historical reconstruction,theological emphases, and literary analysis,they can be addressed using a straightforwarddescriptive approach that can be easilyaccessible to high school students.
A survey of the most important documentsin the history of canon formation,and a description and comparison of thecanons of contemporary communities,should be presented in the first unit ofany Bible class. In addition, selections ofliterature not considered canonical by Jewsand Protestants should be read either inconnection with the discussion of canonor, perhaps better, discussed along withworks of similar genre later in the course.
Although it might, at first glance, seem toinvolve overly complicated and religiouslycontroversial questions, many aspects oftextual criticism can be easily and appropriatelytreated in high school. Looking atpictures of ancient and medievalmanuscripts, comparing major textualvariants such as the endings of Mark, andlearning about the Dead Sea Scrolls can beinteresting class projects, for which thereare abundant and inexpensive video andWeb resources.
The question of which translation to useneed not be as controversial as most ofthose writing on this subject seem tothink. Comparison of a variety of translationsis an obvious and essential class project,simplified considerably by Webresources. As long as students have discussedquestions of canon and text, haveunderstood the fact that the content andorder of the books differ among variouscommunities, and have compared thesame selections from different translations,there need not be a great problem if oneparticular translation is used by most students.After all, it is differences in translationphilosophy (e.g. "dynamic equivalence"versus "formal equivalence" translations),rather than in theology thataccount for all but a very few of the differencesamong modern translations.
The Bible and Public Schools: A FirstAmendment Guide suggests that, "a biblicalsource book that includes key texts of eachof the major Bibles or an anthology of varioustranslations" might be better thanadopting one particular Bible.15 While sucha book would be a valuable resource, theselection process, in effect, creates anothercanon. Perhaps more significantly, it alsolimits the possibility of the sort of wideranging comparison among texts from differentparts of the Bible that is essential forany literary or historiographic analysis.
It is easier to recognize the problem withthe use of the term "Old Testament," thanit is to come up with a convenient alternative.";Hebrew Bible," "Jewish Scriptures,"and "Tanakh" are all problematic in thatthey exclude the Apocrypha, orDeuterocanonical books. The importantpoint is to explain the issue and introducethe terms used by the different communities,rather than to insist that only oneterm be used.
The Bible in Public Schools: A FirstAmendment Guide sensibly suggests that,"[b]ecause there are many ways to interpretthe Bible —religious and secular—public school teachers should expose studentsto a variety of interpretations"Implementing the suggestion, however,can be problematic. As the document goeson to say, this is especially fraught if teachers,after allowing "students to encounterthe text directly ... draw on the resourcesof different religious and secular interpretativetraditions for understanding it."16
Most public school teachers and, in fact,many biblical scholars, are not adequatelyprepared to explain how various religioustraditions might interpret a biblical text.Generalizing about "Jewish" or "Catholic"interpretations of particular passages, forexample, could easily lead to a distortedimpression and encourage students toattack or defend an interpretation basedon religious commitments. I found particularlyhelpful the suggestion my colleagueCorrine Patton made during last summer'sinstitute. She proposed that instead ofreferring to Catholic, Orthodox,Protestant, or Jewish interpretations,teachers should introduce the history ofthe biblical interpretation by using specificexamples and attributing them to specificindividuals or texts. A comparative religionclass seems to be a much better placefor an extensive discussion of how differenttraditions might interpret the Bible,since the interpretation can be placedwithin the context of particular communities'beliefs, practices and institutions.
While historical background, history ofinterpretation and the role the Bible hasplayed in Western culture should be discussedat some point, surely the main goalof a Bible course should be to read thetext closely and carefully. For this, literaryanalysis offers the best approach.Discussions of plot, characterization,generic conventions, and so on, can providea critical distance that allows studentsfrom a number of different religious ornon-religious perspectives to read the texttogether. The introduction of some historicalcontext, however, is particularly helpfulin encouraging students to imaginehow ancient Israelites or early Christiansmight have read the text. Such a contextualreading also offers the possibility of acritical distance that does not demand orprivilege specific religious commitments.Asking what a particular New Testamenttext might have meant to first-centuryChristians is one way of providing equalinterpretive access to Christian and non-Christian students alike.
While discussion of the historicity of particularevents might easily be avoided byfocusing on literary structures and therange of meanings the text might have hadfor particular communities, at some pointquestions of date, authorship, and sourcesare bound to arise. Here it is important toprovide students with a range of opinionsand some sense of the evidence on whichthey are based. Dogmatic assertionsshould be avoided, not only because theymight offend the religious sensibilities ofsome students, but also because the evidencefor most of these questions is hardlyconclusive, and the tools for evaluating theevidence are not easily accessible to highschool students or their teachers.
1 Gibson v. Lee County School Board, 1 F. Supp. 2d1434 (M.D. Fla. 1998).2 Beasley, James R., Clyde E. Fant, E. Earl Joiner,Donald W. Musser, and Mitchell G. Reddish. AnIntroduction to the Bible. (Nashville: Abingdon, 1991).3 Schaeffer, Judith E., and Elliot M. Mincberg. TheGood Book Taught Wrong: 'Bible History' Classes inFlorida's Public Schools. (Washington: People for theAmerican Way Foundation, January 2000). Also atwww.pfaw.org/issues/liberty/florida-bible.shtml.4 Schaeffer and Mincberg, The Good Book, 4.5 Ibid., 4-11.6 Ibid., 8.7 Ibid., 98 Ibid., 12-13.9 233.0612, F.S. and 233.062, F.S.10 The Bible and Public Schools: A First AmendmentGuide (Nashville: First Amendment Center, 1999).For online text and related information about thedocument, see www.teachaboutthebible.org.11 The complete course descriptions and guidelinesare available at www.firn.edu/doe/curriculum/crscode/basic612/912/hu912/0900400.pdf (Introduction to theBible I), and www.firn.edu/doe/curriculum/crscode/basic612/912/hu912/0900410.pdf (Introduction to theBible II).12 This volume includes the chapter, "ReligiousNeutrality and Free Exercise of Religion."13 Schaeffer and Mincberg, The Good Book, 31-32.14 Ibid., 1; cf. 11-12. Another area where the reportseems problematic is in its criticism of the use ofbooks published by presses with some religious connection,including not just Paulist, Zondervan,Hendrickson, and Eerdmans, but HarperSanFrancisco,whose Web site states that it publishes, "Inspiredbooks for mind, body and soul" (57).15 The Bible and Public Schools, 6.16 Ibid.
Previously published in Religious Studies News: AAR Edition and used by permission. © American Academy of Religion 2002
Citation: David Levenson, " University Religion Departments and Teaching about the Bible in Public High Schools: A Report from Florida," SBL Forum , n.p. [cited Nov 2003]. Online:http://sbl-site.org/Article.aspx?ArticleID=198
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30 Statistics That Show That The Middle Class Is Dying Right In Front Of Our Eyes As We Enter 2012
Once upon a time, the United States had the largest and most vibrant middle class that the world has ever seen. Unfortunately, that is rapidly changing. The statistics that you are about to read prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the U.S. middle class is dying right in front of our eyes as we enter 2012. The decline of the middle class is not something that has happened all of a sudden. Rather, there has been a relentless grinding down of the middle class over the last several decades. Millions of our jobs have been shipped overseas, the rate of inflation has far outpaced the rate that our wages have grown, and overwhelming debt has choked the financial life out of millions of American families. Every single day, more Americans fall out of the middle class and into poverty. In fact, more Americans fell into poverty last year than has ever been recorded before. The number of middle class jobs and middle class neighborhoods continues to decline at a staggering pace. As I have written about previously, America as a whole is getting poorer as a nation, and as this happens wealth is becoming increasingly concentrated at the very top of the income scale. This is not how capitalism is supposed to work, and it is not good for America.
Today I went over to Safeway and I was absolutely appalled at the prices. I honestly don't know how most families make it these days. I ended up paying over 140 dollars for about two-thirds of a cart of food. That was after I "saved" 67 dollars on sale items.
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Because Of Their History & Contemporary Behavior Against Black Citizens, We Must Perceive All Whites With Badges & Guns As State Commissioned Racial Terrorists Who Threaten Our Lives. Likewise, We Must Perceive All Whites Who Own Guns As Racial Terrorists. We Have Right To Defend & Protect Ourselves & Families Against White Police Terror & Ongoing Campaign Of White Terrorism.
NBFSN "Do we want preemptive strikes against white police terrorists?" Los Angeles Black Foot Soldier Augusta Dubois waged in an emergency meeting called to address the racist San Francisco Police Regime's murder of nineteen year old soldier Kenneth Harding. "For our protection, should these so called white police be called out on fake 911 call and then preached to while they're backs are turned?," he asked.
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Dubois spoke before San Francisco Black Foot Soldiers and to other concerned black citizens near the home of Harding in efforts to teach unaware blacks that they must see white police as racial terrorists and feel as though their lives are being terroristically threatened in order be protected by terrorism laws in defence of white police terror.
"Do we want brothers brave enough to know that they are greater in death than in life if they are slain standing up for righteousness against white police terrorism and when they claim the white man's so called possessions in BOW Reparations Protests?
"For while we know that 72 virgins await us if we are slain standing up for righteousness. We also know that if we are endowed with that warrior spirit, we may reject our appointed virgins and return here to fight against this devil until he is removed from his seat of power and our people are economically, psychologically and physically free.
According to sources, over 250 San Francisco Black Foot Soldiers attended the meeting. Many of whom, reportedly, were calling for the spirit of Seattle Black Foot Soldier Maurice Clemmons to descend upon them.
(BREAKING) "It's War. Protect Yourself Against White Police Terror By Any Means Necessary & All Cops Are White. Anytime You Are Approached By A So Called Police Officer Know They Are State Commissioned Racial Terrorists, That Your Life Is In Danger & That You Have The Right To Protect Yourself Against White Police Terror." San Francisco Black Foot Soldiers Issue Statement To All People Of Color In Wake Of Kenneth Harding Murder
"We would hate to see racially terroristic white police regime members targeted in fake 911 calls & shot from behind in preemptive strikes to protect our people." – NBFSN Counter Terrorism Minister Malachi Louis
"Although it is the only way we know we can only have peace from white police terror, we don't want preemptive strikes enacted against these white devils who dress themselves in blue uniforms and call themselves representatives of justice – when they are not."
"What we do want is an end to the constant terroristic harassment of our citizens."
"Although it is the only way we know we can only have peace from white police terror, we don't want preemptive strikes enacted against these white devils who dress themselves in blue uniforms and call themselves representatives of justice – when they are not."
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Ashley Williams can fuck off tbh.How a player can make countless mistakes and still be selected I don't know.
Ashley Williams maybe? Makes him look less incompetent.
Relatively happy with that.DCL and Niasse up top will get the crowd going from the start.
no happy with Schneiderlin starting, fine with the rest really
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Dropping Rooney will create space for Sigurdsson, this is his game to control.
Hendrick, Ward and Brady for themJust another reminder of the shit international break I have to endure watching Ireland
This is key for me. After a dozen games he now gives the record signing his preferred position with space. A good team performance with everything flowing through Sig should awaken Koeman's eyes.
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It's a boy for Alisan Porter!
The star of '90s hit Curly Sue and husband Brian Autenriethwelcomed a son, Mason Blaise Autenrieth, on Tuesday, July 17 in the Los Angeles area, the couple confirm exclusively to PEOPLE.
Mason arrived at 5:20 p.m., weighed in at 7 lbs. and is 20 inches long. "We are all very in love," Porter Tweets, sharing a photo of her husband's daughter Cassy holding her new baby brother.
The singer-songwriter and actress, 31, got ready for her little bundle of joy with a baby shower last month in Agoura Hills, Calif.
"It was a perfect day," Porter told PEOPLE at the time. "I couldn't have imagined anything more beautiful. There was so much love."
She married Autenreith, 34, in March in an intimate ceremony at a historic ranch nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains.


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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas!!
Since I blog every month on the 25th, I get the special honor of wishing all of you Supernatural Undergrounders a very merry Christmas!! It's a day for giving gifts, so I have a gift for one of you-- a signed copy of Vampire Mine! I like to think that the heroine, Marielle, was singing with the Heavenly Host when the Christ child was born. Please leave me a comment about how your holiday is going, and maybe an extra gift will come your way. International entries are welcomed.
The next Love at Stake book comes out March 27th. It's titled Wanted: Undead or Alive. And then the thirteenth Love at Stake book will come out in Fall 2012. If you haven't visited my website at www.kerrelynsparks.com, please do! In the Vampire World section you'll find games to play, quizzes to take, videos to watch, and more info about the series.
Wishing you all safe and happy holidays! And a happy New Year filled with good people, great times, and wonderful books!
61 comments:
- Unknown said...
Merry Christmas Kerrelyn!! We're just finishing up our work as Santa's elves. I can't wait to see our two little boys faces tomorrow morning (or should I say a couple hours and many cups of coffee later!) Have a wonderful holiday! When it all calms down I'm looking forward to curling up with your books!
- December 25, 2011 at 3:07 AM
- Le'BookSquirrel said...
Merry Christmas!Santa just appeared at our house and after a long day of cooking im ready to hit the hay.I am blessed that my husband is home this year and not deployed.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
- December 25, 2011 at 3:09 AM
- Babz74 said...
Merry Christmas. Wish I could sleep.That is my signal it's time to read again...
- December 25, 2011 at 3:16 AM
- Wendy Hoffman said...
Merry Christmas! Santa has made his appearance and is off to another home. He even hung bells on my little mans door so when he wakes up I will hear him :D Last year he opened everything then woke us up (lol) . Hoping I get to see him open this year! Have a wonderful Holiday and Happy Reading!
- December 25, 2011 at 3:19 AM
- LittleRed27 said...
I hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.... Best wishes everyone....
- December 25, 2011 at 3:21 AM
- felinergirl said...
Merry Christmas! Spending time at home with my family.
- December 25, 2011 at 3:21 AM
- Jenn Moore said...
Merry Christmas!
My mom and I have stuffed the stockings and wrapped the gifts, umm I mean Santa dropped by. We are now going to eat some cookies, I mean share them with Santa, then hit the hay and wake up early to open the amazing gifts we got each other!
I am so thankful for all I have!
- December 25, 2011 at 3:39 AM
Merry Christmas Kerrelyn, I am up, feriously trying to finish embroidering something for my mom, I've already pricked myself a few times :D. I hope you have an amazing Christmas with your family!!
- December 25, 2011 at 3:50 AM
- Jen said...
so far i have read your every book in order...i came to know u late but was a gift for me since i got to read 10 books in a row :D....hope your christmas is going as great as mine, i get to spend everday with a very loving family...watchin my nephews grow and my husband act like a dad when he's not...(lol u'd have to see it)....but this christmas i get to really see the joy of being a kid again threw their eyes and even though i have to work tonight i also know that is what has to be done for thoes people who run out of the small things during their parties and need a store to go to THE WALGREENS ON CEARWATER BEACH FLORIDA IS OPEN 24/7.....lol we never close and are always willing and waiting to make your day a better day :D MERRY CHRISTMAS..
P.S........it's about time Gregori finds someone i have it downloaded on my nook but i haven't had the pleasure of reading it was a gift from my husband....since i can't sleep i think im going to tear threw it tonight :D
- December 25, 2011 at 3:56 AM
Spent Christmas Eve at Church, listening to earth-bound angels (including my daughter) lifting their voices in praise. Christmas Day will begin with a journey to a friend's house where my daughter and I will sneak in a Red Ryder BB gun for a friend to find at just the right moment as he watches A Christmas Story. After watching the movie two or three times, and enjoying a delicious Christmas dinner, our journey will continue and our day will end with more friends singing Christmas songs at karaoke.
- December 25, 2011 at 3:58 AM
My holiday going very good. Me and my mam cooked our food and enjoy our food while we watch television :). The only minor thing is the storm that Is going on outside so we decided to cancel our plan to come over to my friend' party :(. Happy holiday n merry xmas to you ms. Sparks n thank you so much to make this international:).Aretha zhen, email@example.com
- December 25, 2011 at 4:02 AM
- Hillary Jacques said...
My holidays are busy, busy, busy. Shopping and baking and airport runs to fetch relatives. I wouldn't change a bit of it. :)
Thanks for the giveaway!
killary AT gmail DOT com.
- December 25, 2011 at 4:05 AM
Merry Christmas!!
- December 25, 2011 at 4:17 AM
- ILIANA said...
Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years... Underneath all the bulging bundles is this beating Christmas heart. Xoxoxoxoxoxo
- December 25, 2011 at 4:38 AM
Enjoyed a night watching two of my fav. shows on TV. Sadly the one of the friends we were going to spend Christmas with has come down with something, so in an attempt to keep the rest of us from getting it Christmas has been postponed til all parties involved are well! hehe Have a Merry Christmas!!!! (Sorry for the double post, I wanted to use Name/URL and it didn't work...until I enabled scripts, time to turn off NCIS and go to bed! LOL)
- December 25, 2011 at 4:50 AM
- Eli Yanti said...
Merry Christmas Kerrelyn ;)
A bit dissapointed because my office is going to give no holiday except on 25/12/2011 only ;(
- December 25, 2011 at 4:50 AM
- BMeans said...
Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year
- December 25, 2011 at 4:59 AM
Merry Christmas
- December 25, 2011 at 5:21 AM
- Casey Wyatt said...
Merry Christmas! I'm getting ready to bake a lemon meringue pie, then wake the family up to open gifts (I have teenagers - so no one wakes up early anymore!).
- December 25, 2011 at 6:58 AM
- i_luv_sheep11 said...
I just enjoyed a wonderful Christmas day. I went to church in the morning, then a family picnic at the park and then I went to my grandmother's house as she is sick and didn't come on the picnic.
All in all a great day filled with love and family.
Also one of my presents was your book the Sexiest Vampire Alive XD can't wait to read it
- December 25, 2011 at 7:03 AM
- raven said...
My son is really happy. My daughter is off hiding in her room. I must have been naughty be aide I had to fill my own stocking. My husband is watching youtube and I am upstairs "resting" with my dog. Merry Christmas everyone!!!!
- December 25, 2011 at 7:06 AM
- LIESA said...
Its been a wonderful Christmas, my Mom who we almost lost in November is doing well and getting better every day! The best Christmas present ever!
Merry Christmas everyone!
- December 25, 2011 at 7:13 AM
cool! love your books. have a good holiday :)
- December 25, 2011 at 7:20 AM
- 80slady said...
Merry Christmas Kerrelyn!!
- December 25, 2011 at 7:57 AM
- Billie Jo said...
Merry Christmas Kerrelyn!!!! I hope your Christmas was wonderful this morning!
Mine was!! I have the bestest family ever.
Billie Jo
- December 25, 2011 at 8:16 AM
Merry Christmas Kerrelyn!! I just love the Love at Stake books.
- December 25, 2011 at 8:17 AM
- Mountain Laurel said...
Merry Christmas!!! Love your books and hope I win the signed copy! Could happen! LOL Have a Great Holiday!!!
- December 25, 2011 at 8:25 AM
- talia said...
WESOŁYCH ŚWIĄT!!! (Meery Christmas)
With the Best Christmas wishes from Poland! This year my two friends gave me five first volumes of Love At Stake for Christmas. And now i'm in love with it!!!
I'm already after Christmas Eve wafer sharing, and tasting all 12 christmas dishes (like: noodles with poppy and nuts). Like every year i spent them with my whole family. My Grandfather, mother, 3 brothers, sister, sister-in-law, soon-to-be brother-in-law, soon-to-be sister-in-law and nephew. Of course like every year, my cousins and aunts came visiting us for Christmas Eve wafer sharing. Yes i have big family :D.
So in this special day i also want to wish you that every month will be succesfull and happy for you and your family!!! :D
- December 25, 2011 at 8:31 AM
Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas!
- December 25, 2011 at 8:37 AM
- SandyG265 said...
Merry Christmas
- December 25, 2011 at 8:59 AM
- June M. said...
Merry Christmas Kerrelyn! I hope you have a wonderful day & a happy new year! Thank you so much for the wonderful stories that you write & share with everyone!
June M.
- December 25, 2011 at 9:05 AM
- Eveeer said...
Merry Christmas!!
I had to work on Christmas' eve and today too, but my small family will wait for me tonight so I'm not too sad 'bout missing the whole preparation and all!
I really love your books, never stop writting pretty please!!!
Oh and Happy new Year too! :)
PS : Sorry for my english, I'm working hard to get it better since I'm usually speaking in French.
- December 25, 2011 at 9:18 AM
- Julie said...
I just spent the morning with my lovely family opening presents. I even got a couple of your books. I hope you have a Merry Christmas.
- December 25, 2011 at 9:29 AM
- Unknown said...
Christmas is always a time for reflection (unless you're a vampire). Family and friends make this day wonderful, and I hope your day is amazing.
- December 25, 2011 at 10:01 AM
- Donna said...
Merry Christmas, Kerrelyn. Family gatherings after church this morning--eating then napping then eating then napping. Brothers and their family coming tonight and tomorrow. Love the chaos at my mom's house this time of year. We miss my dad this year, but know he is celebrating with Jesus.
- December 25, 2011 at 10:06 AM
- Diana said...
Merry Christmas Kerrelyn! So far it's been a great Christmas - pulled a few unexpected things over on my son and now having a leasurely breakfast. This is my favorite day of the year!
- December 25, 2011 at 10:16 AM
Nothing like curling up with a Kerrelyn Sparks book on a cold, rainy December day. Merry Christmas to you and your Family!
- December 25, 2011 at 10:27 AM
- vampman21 said...
Merry christmas Kerrelyn how is your holiday going mine is going GREEEAT i got 11new books like 4 where was so happy just didn't get vampire mine. I have slot of your books now you ate my favorite author.
- December 25, 2011 at 10:42 AM
- vampman21 said...
Sorry ment 4 were yours
- December 25, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Merry Christmas
- December 25, 2011 at 1:05 PM
- KrissieMarie said...
I thought you might need a change from all the happy holidays going on.
- December 25, 2011 at 1:10 PM
- Barbara E. said...
I celebrated with my son and his girlfriend on Friday, so they could go to her family's on Saturday because my son works today. So I'm having a relaxing day with a good book, good food, and peace and quiet.
Merry Christmas and a Happy 2012 to you!
Barbed1951 at aol dot com
- December 25, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- J said...
Beautiful cover. I want to win.
- December 25, 2011 at 1:27 PM
- Teresa K. said...
Merry Christmas to you and your husband Kerrelyn.
I'm home alone on Christmas. My son officially went to his girlfriends parents yesterday and asked for there blessing to marry her. He called me later last night and said. It's sure not like in the movies mom where you asked for there daughters hand in marriage and they say yes. I went over there at 10 a.m. and didn't get back until 3 p.m.
But in the long run they said yes. So not only do I gain a daughter I gain two grand children and a foster grandchild. So he's spending Christmas with his new family and her family.
I will go to a friends later for dinner. I did get some great gifts. Several of my book author friends had mailed me packages and I waited to open them today. So I've had a quiet but great Christmas so far.
Teresa K.
- December 25, 2011 at 2:21 PM
- kermitsafrog said...
Merry Christmas! I am having one of the best Christmas's I can remember. Not because of what I got, but because I had enough vacation time from work that I got to spend time with my family.
- December 25, 2011 at 2:28 PM
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! I like to win the signed copy of Vampire Mine. I've been really good, just ask Santa.
- December 25, 2011 at 2:34 PM
I am having a fantastic Christmas this year!
- December 25, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- JenM said...
Happy holidays to everyone. I don't celebrate the actual holiday, so we are spending a quiet day at home, then going out for Chinese food for dinner.
- December 25, 2011 at 3:49 PM
- Cylver said...
I'm spending the day with family and friends and enjoying myself. I work in retail, so I'm glad the chaos is over with for another year!
Kerrelyn, Merry Christmas to you and yours, and may 2012 be a wonderful year!
- December 25, 2011 at 4:12 PM
- Cindy McCune said...
Merry Christmas Kerrelyn...I've been in the kitchen all morning. I haven't even had time to open my gifts yet. My lot in life=take care of those you love first, and do it with a smile ٩(•̮•̃)۶
- December 25, 2011 at 5:54 PM
- CrystalGB said...
Merry Christmas. I have had a great holiday spending time with family.
- December 25, 2011 at 6:33 PM
LOVE LOVE LOVE your books!!!
- December 25, 2011 at 9:11 PM
- alainala said...
Merry Christmas to everyone!!! would love to add a signed copy of one of your books to my collection!! thank you for the opportunity!
- December 25, 2011 at 10:51 PM
- Llehn said...
Merry Christmas everyone! The holidays are going great. Am reconnecting with old friends.
- December 25, 2011 at 11:49 PM
Marry Christmas I have never had a book signed before> I bought one of your books now i'am hooked I love them.
- December 25, 2011 at 11:59 PM
- Dakota Banks said...
Merry Christmas everyone! I've had a wonderful day and I hope all of you have, too. Next up: Happy New Year!
- December 26, 2011 at 12:00 AM
I recieved a couple of Barnes and Noble gift cards. Yea!! Now I can pre-order your next book.
- December 26, 2011 at 10:31 AM
- Bonnie said...
Christmas came and went way too quickly. On friday my tree still wasn't up yet so I went to Target and bought a display model. 50% and then 30% more off of it. I stuffed it in the back of my car already assembled (I felt like the Grinch stealing a tree.) When I got home all I had to do was plug it in and Wa Lah instant Christmas tree. The rest of the holiday was spent running from relative to relative's homes and visiting.
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and have a very happy New Year.
- December 26, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- Melody said...
I hope you had a Merry Christmas and thart you will have a prosperouse New Year! I am a big fan of your work. If I had to pick just one I am in love with I could not do so. I love them all. Thank you for sharing your talent of writing!
- December 26, 2011 at 1:48 PM
- Jacquie said...
Hope you had happy Christmas, Kerrelyn! Mine was happy indeed, although I have one major complaint - I am so very overstuffed with food after three days of eating and doing nothing and talking and then eating again. I had a very nice traditional Christmas Eve dinner with 17 people at the table - it was fun, believe me, but a little bit crowded.
I hope I will manage to loose that x (I won't say how many exactly) additional kilos before January 6, when I have to fit into a dress for my cousin's wedding. But the meeting with family and friends - they were worth it :)
Greetings from Poland!
- December 26, 2011 at 2:22 PM
- Gisele said...
Merry Christmas!! Well, my christmas was fun, every year we go to my grandma's house and eat, eat, and eat hahaha! She loves to take care all the family and sometimes she is way to stubborn with us when we try to help doing the food! Thank you so much for the giveaway and for internatinal entries!
- December 26, 2011 at 2:46 PM


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Thursday, February 6, 2014
3000 Posts
When I go back and read some of my very first posts, I can detect the lack of passion. One thing I hope I have learned is to let the passion show through into my writing. I am now seven years older and I suppose that helps some too. The total of 3000 will probably pass by without notice by most, but every thousand blog posts is another milestone and I have plenty to write about today. Let's see how much I get done before I am too tired to write today.
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Congrats on this milestone, JamesReplyDelete
And thanks for your many great articles.
Thanks Louis. Nice to see you here at RootsTech.Delete
I am living vicariously through you James. I'm a bit disappointed that only a few of the sessions are live streaming and I have to wait awhile for the next one. However, that being said, will you be able to take requests? Yea, I know you are up to your ears in your passion, however you are in the environment to find a few specialists that could, might, be able to help... long distance..when the time comes for a Hispanic conference in Tucson. I'm in the collecting info and people stage at this point in time. Also, I'm collecting books in Spanish and English for our West & North Tucson FamilySearch Center. I lived in Guadalajara, sponsored a bilingual family history symposium there and am getting all the materials I gathered from1995-2001 into some kind of order. If you could keep a list of names and contacts with their emails, I would appreciate it. If you see any vendors focusing on Hispanic research make note of them, too. Be assured that if you don't want to do this, I'd understand. But, as they say, if you don't ask, you don't receive. Have FUN.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 7, 2014 at 3:35 AM
Congratulations James! :)ReplyDelete
It's lovely that you can celebrate your milestone on Rootstech, no? :D


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More "Yes You Can!"
A few weeks ago, I made the claim that whenever you ask us if you can do something using Accordance, we're usually able to answer with a simple and straightforward, "Yes you can!". Not long after that, I backed that up by answering "Yes you can" to a specific challenge. A few days ago, someone posted the following question in response to that second post.
Thanks, David. This has inspired me to play around a bit with the analysis window and its options.
Is there a way to see words from a particular pericope listed in order of the frequency with which they occur in the whole NT? For instance, could one get a list of the words in Col 1:1-14 from the most rare (in the NT, not in the pericope) to the most frequently occurring? I can't quite figure out how to automate this in Accordance.
Wait for it: . . . Yes you can! And of course, it's easy to do. Here's how:
The first thing we need to do is find every word in Colossians 1:1-14. I'll be doing the search in the tagged Greek New Testament (GNT-T), but you can do it in an English translation as well. To search for every word in a passage, simply click the Words button, enter the asterisk wildcard (*) to represent any word, then use the AND and RANGE commands to limit your search to a particular passage. Both the AND and RANGE commands are listed in the Enter Command submenu of the Search menu, or you can use the keyboard shortcuts shift-command-A and shift-command-R. Your search argument should then look like this:
After doing this search, every word in Colossians 1:1-14 will be highlighted. What is the point in that? Well, having found every word, you can now analyze the words that were found or even use them as the basis of another search.
If you click the Details button and look at the Analysis tab, you'll see a listing of every word that was found and the number of times it appears. To sort these from least frequent to most frequent, simply choose Count Up from the Sort pop-up menu. Your analysis should look like this:
This is close to what the user requested, except that she wanted to see the words listed according to their frequency in the entire New Testament rather than just the passage in question. What's the difference? Well, as you can see here, the word αγαθος ("good") is only used one time in Colossians 1:1-14. Yet αγαθος is hardly a "rare" word in the Greek New Testament. To see which of these words is least common in the Greek New Testament, we will have to do a new search for each of these words in the entire New Testament!
Thankfully, we don't have to search for each of the 95 different words in Colossians 1:1-14 separately. Instead, we can use the entire list of words as the basis of a new search. To do that, duplicate the existing Search window by using the keyboard shortcut command-D. Hit the tab key once to select the entire contents of the argument entry box, then select HITS from the Enter Command submenu of the Search menu (or use the keyboard shortcut shift-command-H). If you only have the two tabs I'm describing, when you enter the HITS command, it should automatically insert the name of the tab containing your first search. If you have additional search tabs open, a dialog box will appear asking which tab's "hits" you want to use.
What does the HITS command do? As its name suggests, it lets you use all the "hits" (that is, found words) from another search as an argument in a new search. In this case, we're searching for every occurrence of each word found in Colossians 1:1-14, but since we've set no range for this search, we'll now find those words throughout the entire GNT.
When we click the Details button and look at the Analysis tab of this search, we can now Count Up to focus on the truly unusual words in Colossians 1:1-14.
While I've taken a long time to explain all this, performing this search and getting the analysis actually takes no more than a few mouse clicks. The trick is knowing that the HITS command lets you use the hits from one search as the basis for another. Learn to use the HITS command, and you'll discover many more "Can I?" questions for which the answer is . . . say it with me . . . "Yes you can!"
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Dr. J
Very nice, thank you for this.
Praise God for you! This is very helpful.
Mary Hinkle Shore
You're right: the HITS command is exactly what I needed and didn't know about. I also didn't know of the RANGE command and have been making user-defined ranges for searches on individual pericopes (which works, but is overkill unless one needs the range for many tasks). Thanks very much!


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Hey there, worth noting that Augie De Blieck Jr., someone who's been writing about comics for as long as I have and certainly more consistently, has written a column that proclaims big comic book journalism dead. You can, and should read it. Mostly because he's right.
(That image is my favourite from the column. Augie colour-codes the new front-page of CBR. Red for Hollywood articles, Blue for Comics, Purple for a comic that's just a hollywood shill).
Augie makes a strong case in the body of that article for both his pedigree in making such a bold claim and the essential problem of contemporary comics journalism–it's more lucrative (in that it is lucrative at all) to write about the things around comics and inspired by comics than by the comics themselves, by a factor of 10 on comics' absolutely best day and Hollywood's worst. It's why the criticisms of contemporary comics websites for their lack of coverage of comics have always seemed necessary to me, but also terribly naive. If you want to make a living writing about comics, you have to write about the TV and the movies and the merch because that's what will draw in actual audiences. Criticizing how someone makes their living because it's not what YOU want is kind of shitty of you, actually! If that criticism were reversed comics creators would be appalled that someone in comics had the gaul to question their life, business, or art choices, but if it's about comic book web sites, it's apparently fair game. Which isn't to say I don't understand looking at the current state of writing-about-comics and despairing; I do. I just think it's sort of shitty to decide someone making a maximum of $10 for a 500 word article is a reasonable target for your ire. Even the editors of these sites largely have no say, as they're owned by media conglomerates and people you'll never get to see.
Sidebar: That's why it's also shitty to be shitty to Marvel Comics writers/editors because Marvel Comics CEO Ike Perlmuter donates to Donald Trump's campaign for president. Yeah, that's disgusting, but it's not like they can do fuck all about it. Just don't support Marvel if you feel that strongly about it, without being shitty to people with nothing to do with it. And while I'm ranting here, being shitty to a Marvel editor or creator doesn't absolve you of your guilt for financially supporting the company (including promoting them) when they do something shitty, either. Own your actions, don't try and bully your way to absolution.
Your mileage may vary.
I'd be lying if I said I hadn't thought about doing more writing-about-comics, or comics journalism if you like, every few months since I 'took a break' from PopImage in 2000 (sorry, Ed). Realistically, I think it's more important to do the things I used to talk about, to put good and important things into the world than simply to talk about doing that, but that doesn't mean I don't miss talking about it, or thinking about talking about it. But as I sneak-up on middle age, the idea of loudly being right about comics on the internet has lost its lustre, partly because the lengths that people will go to to prove themselves and their beliefs correct (doxing, hacking, threats of violence, starting a 'receipts' blog to try and bully people into suicide) make the fight unappealing, and partly because being quietly right and seeing the good work you do ripple through the industry is much more satisfying.
It does mean that I try to support good writing more, where I can, though. For example, I linked to Augie's new site above, and pretty much any time he's expressed an aesthetic opinion I've disagreed with it, but I think he does know how to break an idea down in an interesting way, and looks at things other people don't. I also really like Brigid Alverson's hard journalistic approach to comics, and I was worried earlier this week when I thought she was done at CBR. I liked her COMICS A.M. posts for Robot 6 a great deal, and I'm happy to hear they'll be continuing. She, along with Deb Aoki, is also doing a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to 'giving a shit about Japanese comics within the larger comics industry,' and that alone is worth buying both of them a dinner.
Probably one of the things I've enjoyed the most, comics journalism-wise, over the last little while has been the launch of IMAGE PLUS magazine from David Brothers, himself a
former recovering comics journalist, working at Image, doing a house magazine, in print, focusing on what the company is putting out, and why it's good and important. I'm sure that sounds suspect as hell to some of you out there, but it's good stuff, honestly. And when you're fighting over the ever-shrinking amount of blue boxes on Augie's graphic up there, maybe it makes the absolute most sense in the world to be covering your own stuff, writing about your own stuff, promoting your own stuff, and getting smart writers to do it. Most of you reading here might not know that Marvel and DC both have staff writers for their websites, creating and running the sorts of content that online comics news sites used to. I'm actually happy to see Image doing the same, happier still to see it in print, which lends itself to better long-form work, and the whole thing is like $2 which is a steal.
Anyway, no grand statement here, I just think Augie's right and we're probably done on the whole, or at least very near the end of the line until something major changes. I think there'll always be smart people running sites that pay almost nothing just on their sheer force of will, even as some of the more notable ones around us shut down. I think that, like this blog, many of us
former recovering comics writers will keep spaces for the thoughts about comics that coalesce into something longer than a series of tweets. Hell, I'm supposed to write a couple of articles for ComicsAlliance that are a month late right now, so I don't think it's possible to shake it off entirely. And if you're one of the folks running one of those sprawling comics news websites that might just be impossible these days–keep up the good fight. 🙂
– Christopher


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Student's YouTube video is No. 1 in UK, No. 3 overall for 2013
|Liberty University alumnus Ian Deibert ('13, left) and senior Nick Sjolinder starred in the YouTube video "How Animals Eat Their Food," which was one of the top viral videos of the year (YouTube screenshot).
A video created by a Liberty University student that went viral earlier this year has been recognized as the No. 1 YouTube video of 2013 in the United Kingdom and was No. 3 on YouTube's Top Trending Videos of 2013.
The video, "How Animals Eat Their Food," features Liberty senior Nick Sjolinder and alumnus Ian Deibert ('13).
Sjolinder created the video for his website www.MisterEpicMann.com. He said he did not have high expectations for the video when it posted.
"The fact that the video has received all these top stats is great but is also hard to comprehend," Sjolinder said. "I don't think it will ever really sink in … it's too mind blowing. But I am blessed regardless."
Fullscreen, a leading network of YouTube content creators, now owns Sjolinder's YouTube channel and employs him as its creative director.
Sjolinder is currently studying in the Cinematic Arts, Zaki Gordon Center and owns his own film company, Lost Light Films. He said his time at Liberty has been very meaningful to him.
"The Christian community at Liberty is so valuable," he said. "The school is blessed by the Lord and it shows. I call it home."


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For those of you who are juniors, the HALCYON days of summer have come to an end and the dreaded year has begun. While you may be feeling DISCOMFITED or even TIMOROUS about the upcoming year, let us DISPEL the PERVASIVE rumors that junior year is necessarily going to be the BANE of your existence, presenting only INSURMOUNTABLE challenges. Although 11th grade can be stressful, you can DEVISE and IMPLEMENT a FEASIBLE plan to THWART the customary headaches of junior year.
The best way to MITIGATE the PROLIFERATING academic, extracurricular, and social stresses of junior year is to get organized. METICULOUSLY maintain a calendar of all your commitments: paper due dates, activities, SAT dates, college fairs, and any other obligations. Your calendar will help you to manage your time wisely and to fit your college visits around the rest of your life.
Research online and CULL from the many options a list of colleges that appeal to you. There are MYRIAD aspects of college to PONDER, among them size, cost, strength of various academic departments, and location. Consider whether you'd prefer an URBAN setting or a more PROVINCIAL MILIEU. The OPTIMAL time to visit a college is when school is in session, to get a sense of the "tone" of a school and whether you can see yourself there.
It is critical that you not get behind in your school work. Falling behind will only EXACERBATE the stress of this INDISPUTABLY demanding year. The DEARTH of time in which to AMELIORATE any weaknesses on your transcript makes it IMPERATIVE that you stay on top of your responsibilities.
This is the year when your PSAT scores count. Doing well could mean achieving National Merit recognition. It would be PRUDENT for you to prepare for the October PSAT. By taking the time to prepare, you can become an ADROIT and confident test taker ready to face the next hurdle, the SAT or ACT, with FORTITUDE and RESOLUTENESS. You can register for the SAT here, and you can find the ACT registration here. Note that last year the College Board implemented extra security measures for the SAT to PRECLUDE any CHICANERY. The College Board now PRESCRIBES that you
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You can NEGOTIATE the difficulties of the INFAMOUS junior year. HISTRIONICS won't help; a calm, PRAGMATIC, organized approach will. Approach the challenges UNDAUNTED, and have a great junior year! If you want to learn more SAT vocabulary, get the Direct Hits vocabulary books now!
HALCYON – idyllically calm and peaceful
DISCOMFITED – uneasy
TIMOROUS – afraid
DISPEL – drive away
PERVASIVE – widespread
BANE – source of ruin
INSURMOUNTABLE – not capable of being overcome
DEVISE – formulate
IMPLEMENT – put into use
FEASIBLE – possible
THWART – prevent
MITIGATE – relieve
PROLIFERATING – rapidly increasing
METICULOUSLY – very carefully
CULL – gather
MYRIAD – many
PONDER – consider carefully
URBAN – city
PROVINCIAL – rural, country
MILIEU – environment
OPTIMAL – best
EXACERBATE – make worse
INDISPUTABLY – undeniably
DEARTH – shortage
AMELIORATE – to make better
IMPERATIVE – necessary
PRUDENT – sensible
ADROIT – skilled
FORTITUDE – strength of mind
RESOLUTENESS – determination
PRECLUDE – prevent
CHICANERY – deliberate trickery
PRESCRIBES – requires
NEGOTIATE – successfully travel through
INFAMOUS – having a bad reputation
HISTRIONICS – over-dramatic theatrics
PRAGMATIC – sensible, practical
UNDAUNTED – steadfast, intrepid


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Vladimir Semionovich Golenishchev Collection
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Copies of texts, mostly from Theban tombs.
Golenischchev, Vladimir Semionovich
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Vladimir Semionovich Golenishchev Collection
Copies of texts, mostly from Theban tombs.
Golenischchev, Vladimir Semionovich
John Gwyn Griffiths Collection
Miscellaneous papers.
Griffiths, John Gwyn
Frederick William Green Collection
Original painting of the 'Painted Tomb' (or Tomb 100) at Hierakonpolis.
Green, Frederick William
Fifteen notebooks on Ethiopic.
Harden, (Rt. Revd) John Mason
Donald Benjamin Harden Collection
Transcripts of diaries kept during his stay as a Commonwealth Fund Fellow at the University of Michigan 1926-8, and albums of photographs taken during trips to Italy, Tunisia and Egypt 1923-9.
Harden, Donald Benjamin
Photographs, tracings and squeezes of Dodecaschoenus graffiti.
Roeder, (Ernst) Günther
Notes and correspondence.
Rhoné, Arthur
Arpag Mekhitarian Slides Collection
158 colour slides (35mm) of Theban Tomb scenes, made in Thebes in 1953-4.
Mekhitarian, Arpag
François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette Collection
Catalogue of objects found in the Serapeum at Saqqara in 1850-2 and now in the Musée du Louvre. Copied by Mrs M. M. Emery.
Mariette, (Pasha) François Auguste Ferdinand
Hittite index. Non-Egyptological.
Zuntz, Leonie
Material (mostly photographic) on the Luristan bronzes. It appears to relate to a planned joint publication with Frank Savery, paid by the Griffith Institute. The material was eventually published by Roger Moorey. Non-Egyptological.
Jacobsthal, Paul
Manuscript of his original text on the architecture of The Five Graves at Sendschirli (Zincirli). Non-Egyptological.
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Godfrey Rolles Driver Collection
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Peter Webb and Ron Davey Collection
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Colin Christopher Walters Collection
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Christian Tutundjian de Vartavan Collection
Notes, reports and negatives and photographs of botanical specimens from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Correspondence.
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Coloured drawings of hieroglyphs.
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City and school officials are trying to head off expected traffic problems at a new elementary school.
Early brainstorming among city planners and others might eventually develop into measures intended to impact traffic flow on Waldo Hatler Drive.
According to City Manager Jan Blase, Neosho is involved in ongoing discussions with other tax entities to hammer out a long-term solution to the expected traffic congestion along Waldo Hatler Drive when the future Carver Elementary opens its doors after this Christmas break.
Just down the road, on Hale McGinty Drive, is the Neosho Middle School. The concern is that having two schools in such close proximity to one another may prove a driver's nightmare when classes let out each day as buses and parent vehicles from both schools fill Waldo Hatler.
The east-west road is the only main access to either school. According to Blase, it might be a self-inflicted headache.
"That's the problem when schools plan independently of streets," he expressed, referring to the construction of an elementary school so close to the current middle school.
However, Neosho Superintendent of Schools Dr. Richard Page said that was like asking "Which came first? The chicken or the egg?" He said that until Carver Elementary was built, there wasn't even a need for a traffic solution on Waldo Hatler.
"The city and the county were supportive of that school being there, and knowing of the issues were still supportive of it," Page said. "So I think things have been coordinated. And now that we're going to be seeing that traffic increase, I think the city and the county both have a plan on how to best accommodate that."
As a matter of fact, Neosho is currently developing a corridor plan that includes a stretch of U.S. 60 running through the western city limits. Part of the plan could consist of extending Hale McGinty Drive from Waldo Hatler to U.S. 60. Presumably, this would relieve traffic congestion on Waldo Hatler by creating a southern access point to the Neosho Middle School and Carver Elementary. Page, for one, thought it a good solution.
"It definitely would help," he said. "Because with the new school, there's going to be more people on (Waldo Hatler) and that would be a way of funneling at least most of that traffic back off it when they pick up their students. So that would definitely be a benefit."
The corridor plan, which also includes a portion of Missouri Highway 86, is now being drafted by the city and will contain suggestions on street access, land use and stoplight placement.
The blueprints, to be completed this spring, would be used as a reference tool within the city's general traffic circulation plan to guide development of future construction and street infrastructure.
A rough draft of the plan will first be submitted to the area tax entities represented on the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) board before being sent to the state highway department for comment, Blase said. However much the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has to do with helping to implement the projects outlined in the plan — which might include the Hale McGinty Drive extension — is still a question, according to Blase.
He said he thought MoDOT was "on board" with the objectives in the plan, but said financing those objectives was another issue. The only way, he said, the city could afford to fund something as major as stretching Hale McGinty Drive to U.S. 60 were if the area was within the TIF district.
In a TIF district, infrastructure improvements within its borders can largely be paid for by the increased tax revenues inside the area that would result from the improvements. To do this, of course, there must actually be new retail businesses springing up within the district.
"TIF projects are only based upon the income from new growth, so unless there's new growth in the district…" Blase said, trailing off. "…How much retail can we handle? How much more is going to come? I don't know."
According to Blase, some of the particular land in question now lies within the current TIF district and some does not. This would have to be changed through an amendment to the TIF ordinance, broadening the district.
"You have to have new growth to pay for things, and if we're just saying we're not going to include new land then where are we going to grow?" Blase said.
What it ultimately boils down to, then, is that more time and planning will be required before the expected traffic congestion on Waldo Hatler Drive is eased, be it by connecting Hale McGinty to U.S. 60 or through other street infrastructure projects.
"It's nothing that will happen immediately," Blase said.
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Having apparently held Blake Lively at bay for the female lead in Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity," Scarlett Johansson is now eying a role opposite Vince Vaughn in writer-director David O. Russell's next film.
"Old St. Louis" would star Vaughn as a divorced traveling toy salesman who meets up with his estranged daughter. ScarJo would play Vaughn's paramour/secretary, reported Vulture.
Chloe Moretz has apparently been cast as Vaughn's daughter, telling IGN, "I do have a couple films that I am about to work on. I'm doing Old St. Louis, which we're working out dates on, with David O. Russell directing and Vince Vaughn, he's in it... And this is Vince Vaughn's kind of labor of love. He's been working on it about eight years now and he's really been working at it."
U.S. & World
The project has been around forever, having been worked on at one time or another by Steve Pink (writer of "Gross Pointe Blank" director of "Hot Tub Time Machine") and Allen Loeb ("Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"). But word is that Russell has basically scrubbed the script of everybody else's fingerprints, leaving himself with the sole credit.
Vaughn is currently filming "The Dilemma," with director Ron Howard and co-stars Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum and Kevin James, about a man who must decide whether or not to tell his best friend his wife is having an affair.
Russell, meanwhile, is gearing up for the Dec. 10 release of "The FIghter," starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian, about the early years of boxer Irish" Mickey Ward.
And of course vampire fans around the world are awaiting Moretz' star turn in the "Let the Right One In" remake, "Let Me In," coming out Oct 1.