Deus Misereatur

One morning recently I was prayerfully reading through a portion of Luke 5, and I got engrossed in verses 12-13 for some funny reason. Here is the portion of the passage that caught me up: “While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him.” Two aspects of the Leper’s request are what involved my attention, which made our Lord’s response stand out even more. Humility : This person with a life-long, possibly life-threatening terminal skin disease was an untouchable, in the literal sense. And when he comes to Jesus he throws his body into his begging and his posture into his plea : “ he fell on his face and begged him. ” His verbal request flows along with his physical arrangement. He is bodily displaying his humility. But more to the poin...

A one hour long video by Grand Master Jong Soo Park. The visual quality is good and easy to watch. The instruction on various self-defense moves is easy. The number of self-defense applications is plentiful, and easy to grasp. You don't need to be a trained martial artist to benefit from this video. You will need another person to practice with, and practicing will be important.I didn't see any defense against weapons in this video, contrary to the content blurb. Nevertheless, several of the moves can be useful in a limited set of weapons assaults. This video would make a useful idea-starter for a martial arts instructor to enhance their classes with a section for self-defense - there's enough material here to last through quite a few class sessions! The DVD will also make a nice gift for your favorite karateka. I happily recommend the DVD. You can find it here: http://tinyurl.com/j6aeayv Mike

O God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, Isaiah, Peter, Paul, Justin Martyr, Polycarp, Irenaeus, Cyril, Anselm, Thomas, Wycliffe, Tyndale, Luther, Calvin, Bucer, and Cranmer: O God of our fathers, thank you for the good and godly heritage handed on to us, which we have received, and in which we rejoice! We cry out to you, our Father, to heal our hurting and hammered world: especially Aleppo and Syria; Mosul; Pakistan; Yemen; Venezuela; the Philippines; North Korea; South Africa; Thailand; and Turkey, just to name a few. We implore you, O God, to help our country and citizens as we near the elections, but also as we live beyond them. O great Physician, we intercede on behalf of those who are approaching or undergoing physical, mental, emotional, parental, chronological and vocational hardships…fill them with your peace that passes all understanding, guarding their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Lord of Life, we beseech your watchful care for your...