35 years ago, I experienced the strangest ever, being-specific, and self-sufficient power at what appeared to be a Live transmission of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross; powerful enough, in fact, to change my life instantly from near-suicidal to unbelievably new!

I used most of the following years to understand what really happened by validating Scripturally my experience and to have an assurance of sustainable newness and faith. It is all there: the being-specific presence, name (“I Am”, i.e., self-sufficient life) and forum: the cross of Christ as the “tree of life”! PRAISE THE LORD.

When you run out of your old life, don’t forget to trade it in for new at the perfect death of Jesus Christ on the cross! Blessings.

Please, it is possible to send me Technological Society of Jacques Ellul?

I plan and I hope to succeed to make a jacques ellul site in romanian language.

Thank you!

As an African American single mother who was raised by an African American single mother I have defied the odds by crossing the bridge from working class to upper middle class. Therefore I have been on both sides of this gap and I am quite disturbed by the disparities within the community. Reason being… I (and many others) live as proof that an ambitious mindset and willingness to work hard (and yes, sometimes harder than our white counterparts) are the keys for success, not welfare and not the lottery.

The gap between the poor and middle class blacks is not just a problem statistically it is a problem that socially and culturally divides us. Once an African American crosses the bridge to affluence they are often shunned by their counterparts. They are considered “not black enough” or labeled an “Uncle Tom.” They are considered “out of touch” and therefore largely ignored by those who could benefit most from their advise and encouragement. Bill Cosby is a perfect example of this disassimilation. The poor typically resent criticism from the affluent, no matter how constructive the criticism may be.

I’m not sure what the solution is but I would anxiously get involved in the activism of an initiative that produces results.

2) Fire retardants……cause cancer. That lovely-to-some ‘new car smell’ is a spray-on fire-retardant with a known carcinogen. (oh, but that’s only in California that you’ll get cancer)

3)Soda lovers…….Karl told me something about sodium benzoate and citric acid forming benzene (known carcinogen)

4) Speaking of benzene. Benzene is really high in gasoline. So it IS really important to not be breathing in gasoline vapors at the pump.

5)Plastic toys. In some plastics there exists something called phthalates. Toxic for kids, especially harmful to male infant’s reproductive system. Mark Shapiro, author of “Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products” talks about how the EU has banned the manufacture of products w/ phthalates b/c they are paying for health care and see the piggy bank get significantly drained down the road with the long-term effects of phthalates. Here in our good old U.S. since we are not funding health-care and because Big Business knows best we have no such bans……..Things are hopefully changing though. There is a bill in process right now in Washington State that would ban phthalates. It got the attention of Mattel and other toy giants who came to our state capitol recently to remind people how important it is to continue to sell crappy plastic toys that we now are toxic. “It’s the economy stupid”

6) I’m teaching my daughter to examine ingredients and stay away from anything with numbers in it (yellow #5, etc) or anything with more than ten letters, or a word too heavy with consonants that sound too much like pharmacandy)

all for now…thanks for the spark Kenn,
Dave
Bellingham, Wash.

It fits in beautifully with a site I am preparing for my teachers – to infuse currency, news into the classroom. I have shared it with my history teachers who are also excited at your concept. Thanks, Judith

Also I wanted to mention a book that Dave Schrader (and before him, Kurt Thompson) recommended to me. It’s called Parenting from the Inside Out. One of the authors, Daniel Siegel, is a neurobiologist. He and his co-author offer some amazing insights into how we connect with others, how we create meaning of our experiences, and how we heal. It’s a fascinating book that I would recommend to any parent.

thanks kenn for your neural-pathway-creating thoughts and connections. dw

…Just think they could put logos on the white gowns they make you wear. Or if you sign a few forms you could get your sponsorships for each of your deep breaths.

…Or another apocolyptic vision: your doctor could be way more efficient if he were like the baristas at Starbucks. the other day I was in a starbucks placed my order and then realized that partway through the barista’s steady stream of words she had switched over to talking through her headset and helping the person in the drive-through. So, why can’t doctor’s do that too. Any milliseconds of downtime the doctor has they could be interviewing the next customer (i mean, patient).

So maybe what’s in order is a time of collective mourning over the state of education in this nation.

-dw

I recently read ‘The Prophetic Imagination’ by Walter Brueggemann. He talks about the royal consiousness and the feeling like things will be status quo forever and ever, amen. He says that prophets show us that the strange route to newness is anguish, mourning, and weeping. Our weeping cuts through all the crap and exhibits boldly that things ARE NOT OK.

S

Rick Stansberger