Deus Misereatur

Essential Book of Martial Arts Kicks: 89 Kicks from Karate, Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Jeet Kune Do, and Others [DVD Included] by Marc De Bremaeker My rating: 5 of 5 stars When I first started martial arts several years ago I couldn't figure out why the instructor paid such detail to the way I kicked, the exact placement, chambering, execution and timing. It wasn't until I entered my first sparring match that I began to recognize that sloppy kicks do little more than annoy, but well executed kicks deliver a wallop. Now as a second degree black I strive to develop better kicks. So I was delighted when I picked up a copy of Marc De Bremaeker's and Roy Faige's satisfying 256 page manual "Essential Book of Martial Arts Kicks," accompanied with an instructional DVD, from the local public library. As the authors note, this "book is not a "how to" book for the neophyte, but a reference work for the experienced martial artist" (8). This is one instal...

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle My rating: 5 of 5 stars A rousing story that comes in two parts. The first covers how Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes come to team up, the crime, the parallel investigations in London that came to different conclusions, and the surprising arrest of the suspected murderer in Holmes's living-room. The second part of the narrative is mostly the backstory revolving around Salt Lake City, Utah and how it ended up coming to a head at 221B Baker Street, London. The reader, Michael Page, presents the tale with verve and veracity. Between the author's craft and the reader's competence, my youngest teenage son and I listened with captivated assiduity and delight. I highly recommend this audio version of "A Study in Scarlet". View all my reviews

You who will tend your flock like a shepherd; who will gather the lambs in your arms; who will carry them in your bosom, and gently lead those that are with young. (Isaiah 40.11); we trustingly present our entreaties and appeals to you, confident that what we ask faithfully, you will give effectively because you have assured us that if we ask in your Son’s name, you hear us and answer us. Look lovingly and tenderly on your global Church, and these congregations in the larger OKC area; Mustang Christian Church; Mustang Heights Baptist Church; Nehemiah Baptist Church; New Beginning Fellowship; New Covenant Christian Church; and New Covenant United Methodist Church . Restore her life, and lead her in paths of righteousness for your name’s sake. Take her lack and fill it lavishly. Guide her under-shepherds so that we will be shepherds after your own heart who will feed your people with knowledge and understanding (Jeremiah 3.15). Watch over and build up agencies like “ For the...