![]() Congregations pledge to welcome all who wish to remain United Methodist when their home churches vote to disaffiliate.ĭiscipleship Ministries, the UMC agency responsible for helping local churches, has reinvigorated a 2010 course, “ Launchpad,” designed to give churches some handles on how to proceed through the spiritual and emotional effects of “regrouping in the wake of disaffiliation.” ‘Stay UMC’Ĭhurches that “Stay UMC,” as a popular loyalist slogan goes, sometimes are finding themselves disrupted by a human equivalent of “fruit-basket-turnover.” In regions such as North Carolina, Western Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Ohio and parts of Texas, congregations are replicating a movement known as Lighthouse Churches. ![]() The deadline for leaving under a current exit provision comes Dec. That number will rise as more annual conferences continue to approve exits through mid-July. Great Plains (Kansas and Nebraska): 156 churches out of 905Īn unofficial tally being kept by UM News showed a total of 4,814 churches approved for disaffiliation by annual conferences as of June 7. ![]() A sample gathered from secular news and church media shows the following departures: Departing churches’ subsequent affiliations run a gamut from joining the year-old conservative Global Methodist Church to moving into other Wesleyan denominations or becoming independent.īecause of the wave of conference disaffiliation approvals, the number of churches leaving the UMC has swelled recently. A report by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership published in March showed the bulk of disaffiliating churches are in the South and Southwest and are predominantly white and rural. Geography, demographics and theology also play big roles. Annual conferences must approve a local church’s exit in order for the church to claim its real and personal property. This year, conference sessions frequently include approvals of churches whose congregations have voted by two-thirds margins to leave the UMC over “reasons of conscience.” Those “reasons of conscience” typically involve disputes over the acceptance of LGBTQ persons - specifically the prospects of ordaining LGBTQ clergy or opening churches to allow same-sex weddings, both practices the UMC currently bans. Late spring and early summer are known as “annual conference season.” Late spring and early summer are known as “annual conference season” when regional bodies gather to review mission and ministry, renew acquaintances and receive yearly pastoral appointments made by bishops. United Methodists throughout the United States are feeling anew the effects of the UMC’s breakup, no matter whether their congregations are voting to depart or stay. (UM Insight Screenshot from Bartlett UMC website) Feeling breakup effects anew She added: “We may be mostly old, but we’ve got gumption.”īaker’s views about the ongoing current of churches leaving the United Methodist denomination appear typical of how grassroots congregations are dealing with the split, according to reports in secular newspapers, from church members and from a church agency tasked with helping local churches.īartlett United Methodist Church has a small but vigorous congregation that serves its surrounding community, says member Tami Baker. We provide loaded backpacks for area children at the beginning of school and host a neighborhood Easter Egg hunt with crafts and story time.” “We help distribute food to Bartlett residents provided by the Caring Place in Georgetown. “We run a free clothes closet twice a month (three times when there’s a fifth Saturday) and also distribute furniture, food and kitchenware through the clothes closet and open it as needed in times of fire and flood,” Baker wrote. Nonetheless, in keeping with Methodism’s founder John Wesley’s instruction to “do good,” the church tends to the needs of people in its surrounding area. We still love them.”īartlett UMC typically has fewer than 20 people in worship on Sunday in its town of 1,633 residents located about 55 miles northeast of Austin. Sometimes they come back sometimes they move parallel to us and sometimes they seem to take sharp right turns or go in bizarre directions. They now must forge their own path while hopefully maintaining our basic lessons for being a good human. ![]() When tiny but energetic Bartlett United Methodist Church in central Texas began to talk about the denomination’s split, member Tami Baker said she felt “a sense of dread and then grief as talk of the pending split increased.”įurther into the conversation, Baker said, she had a revelation: “As parents, we raise our children to think independently while trying to impart wisdom and encourage compassion. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The other 2 members that swap around with Drachma that I didn’t have the pleasure of meeting are Gilder & Enrique. Fina is a permanent member of the group while Drachma is one of the interchangeable members. The two other characters that I was able to meet in the time that I played were Drachma & Fina. They also are helping with the resistance of the evil Valuan Empire, who attacks their home early on in the game. They do the whole Robin Hood bit of stealing from the rich and helping the poor which I don’t necessarily agree with, but I at least get the direction they are trying to take it. ![]() They are Blue Rogues who are Air Pirates, but the good kind. The characters make the story very interesting and hilarious to follow along with, especially our main two characters, Vyse & Aika. Who needs a life? You need to stop De Loco!!! I like that it makes you push through to get to the next checkpoint and everything, but I am an adult with screaming babies and a wife who needs help, so this was also a slight annoyance for me at times. Not just that, but in these base areas or dungeons you cannot save whenever you want anymore, which you are able to throughout the rest of the game. There was one base that was specifically annoying with this, because it had traps that would send you all the way back to the beginning and have you stop and go all the way back to the position where you needed to be. It is significantly frustrating to be heading somewhere and get stopped a hundred times. It just depends on what is going on in your game at the time, whether you are anxious to try out a new special move or to get to your next objective. On the other side of that though, there are times when that was exactly what I wanted to do. I love the JRPG-type battle system, but it can become a bit of a grind when you go 3 steps, battle, 2 steps, battle, and so on. So there are obviously a few draw backs, no game is perfect. Back at the release, the cases came with a manual that had this type of chart attached so that you could just hold that to the side while you learn the system, but sadly my copy was not complete with the booklet. The weaknesses and strengths are easy to catch onto once you use them a few times in battle but it helps always have this handy on your smart phone or otherwise. ![]() The battle system is a blast, but I really wish I had kept this handy earlier in the game so that I could have been doing more damage to my foes. I would like to save any of you who plan on playing the game some time by attaching the color strength and weakness chart below. This game did so many things right and was a real joy to play. It was definitely frustrating, but I think that I have played enough of this highly regarded Dreamcast/GameCube classic to write a review on what I was able to play. I tried general cleaning, toothpaste, chap stick, and I was going to move on to more methods but I finally just said what’s the point. Sadly when I got a good 20+ hours into the game I got to a point that froze over and over and would not be fixed no matter what methods I used. So why was this such a tragic experience for me you might ask? Well I got this gem from a Craigslist ad, for free! Someone was obviously getting rid of old games that probably weren’t even theirs and I seriously couldn’t believe my luck. ![]() Skies of Arcadia: Legends is described as a “Director’s Cut” version that is mostly just a port of the original. I played the GameCube version that wasn’t released until 2003, so that is the date I decided to use for the review’s archival. I will get to why that is in just a moment, first I would like to clarify that the original Dreamcast game was released in 2000 for Japan and North America. Whats up everybody, I am here to talk to you about an amazing/heartbreaking experience I had playing Skies of Arcadia. “ The following is a guest post by The Midnight Mystic Mage.” – The Beatles, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, With tangerine trees and marmalade skies, ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I get you want money, but your making enough from the pop up ads that you don’t need to be that scummy to have to slow down gameplay just to get an extra 30 seconds of watch time. Personally I’m really close to deleting the game because of how much this slows down gameplay. It should stay into the game, but put it next to the buy button so people don’t waste time. ![]() And you go into the shop a lot so it’s incredibly annoying. It’s a cool concept but it completely blocks the buy button which means every time I want to buy that tower I must watch an ad. Basically it gives you the option to watch an ad for a free of that tower. So I’m completely fine with pop up ads because that’s how you make your money of course, but whenever I enter the shop, the best tower I can buy is always being blocked by an ad button. This game is pretty fun to come on every once in a while and play for like ten minutes. (More cringe than ever possible has opened a wormhole to another dimension, and has added stranger things crossovers to Fortnite, stop before it’s too late. Just a minor bug, but this game is insane! Keep up the good work! I’ve watched the add and it just give me another level 20 turret, so no harm is done. But this game blew away my expectations! I couldn’t stop playing! I’ve been playing for about a month and am on wave 520 in the forest, but I noticed, now that my chests spawn level 20 turrets, if I get a present it displays a level 15 turret if I watch an add. When I saw this game I was exited, I new it was going to be a good idle game from a source I knew I could have high expectations of. The only reason I found this game was because I’m a huge fan of Sundee and Crainer, I watch all of the videos and am subscribed. ![]() ![]() * Campers – Customers that hang out at a table all night long and even turning off all the lights doesn’t get rid of them at closing time. Also referred to as a Lexan (from a competing company). The term Cambro derives from the company that makes these containers. * Cambro – A large plastic pan used for storage of perishables and non-perishables. * Bubble Dancer – A disrespectful name for one of the most valuable and unrecognized of kitchen staff – the dishwasher. Each position has a station and a set of well defined responsibilities. * Brigade System – The kitchen organization system instituted by Auguste Escoffier. * Bev Nap – The little square paper napkin which a beverage rests on. * Back of the house – The back end of the restaurant, the kitchen and storage areas, where the chefs, cooks, prep people and dishwashers primarily work. ![]() If table 12 orders two orders of salmon and table 19 orders four orders of salmon, that’s “six salmon, all day.” B Do any of these sound familiar? Sound off on terms we may have missed by commenting below!Ĭlick these links to jump to a letter to look up a term:Ī B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V WĪnd don’t forget to add your own terms to the comment section below! ![]() We at Tundra Restaurant Supply wanted to put together one of the most complete guides to restaurant lingo, terms and slang. ![]() ![]() ![]() Their Bible translation of choice is CEV. He says, “In my wife’s new United Methodist church plant, Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning worship is full of new converts and families with young children. John Hobbins is married to Paola Benecchi, pastor of The Family Church in Neenah, Wisconsin. Most word-for-word versions require at least a New York Times reading level. These use words and grammar understandable to people who read at a third to sixth grade level. Thought-for-thought Bible translations include NLT, Contemporary English Version (CEV), the Good News Bible (aka Today’s English Version), New International Reader’s Version (NIrV), and The Message. Nida’s approach is known as dynamic equivalence, functional equivalence, phrase-for-phrase, and thought-for-thought. These Wycliffe translators worked among indigenous Central Americans who understood “white as yucca” better than “white as snow” and among Africans who prized goats and despised sheep. Nida trained teams at the Summer Institute of Linguistics to translate the Bible into new languages on the mission field. In the 1950s, Eugene Nida asked translators to focus not on what the words are but what the text means. The italics show where Ryken says the translation goes beyond what the psalmist actually wrote. Thus “You anoint my head with oil my cup overflows” (Psalm 23:5, ESV) becomes “ You honor me by anointing my head with oil. Ryken charges that some translators insert their commentaries into God’s Word. Ryken laments, “English readers have no way of knowing that they have been given a substitute” instead of a many-layered image. Leland Ryken, in his books Understanding English Bible Translation and The Word of God in English, argues for translations “transparent to the original text.” Sticking close to what biblical writers actually wrote preserves scripture’s full interpretive potential, theological precision, literary qualities, dignity, and beauty.įor example, many New Testament writers describe the Christian life as “a path down which one walks.” The NASB, ESV, KJV, and NKJV preserve this metaphor in 1 Thessalonians 2:12 as “walk in a manner worthy of God” or “walk worthy of God.” But the NIV, Today’s NIV, New Living Translation (NLT), and Revised English Bible (REB) change walk to the more abstract live. Hobbins says formally equivalent translations work well “if worship in your congregation includes music, hymns, and prayers from the greater Christian tradition, and the preaching is expository.” He explains that essentially literal translations let congregations read “ along with believers of generations past and present….and with theologians, hymn writers, poets, and novelists.” Ordinary people still use biblical phrases such as “the way of all flesh” and “there is a balm in Gilead.” Word-for-word translations also help Christians read across language barriers. Hobbins, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. ![]() ![]() “In my congregation, a legacy church, we use the RSV in worship,” says John F. This philosophy is known as word-for-word, formal equivalence, or essentially literal translation.Įxamples include the King James Version (KJV), New KJV, New American Standard Bible (NASB), English Standard Version (ESV), Revised Standard Version (RSV), and New American Bible Revised Edition of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (NABRE). Until the last century, most Bible translators aimed to reproduce the word order or wording of ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek manuscripts. But no one speaks those languages in the same way anymore. The Bible was originally given in forms, structures, word plays, and languages that its first audiences understood. ![]() Christians wonder which version is most authentically God’s Word. So many outlets covered Bible translations that Religion Newswriters Association members voted the topic a 2011 Top Ten Religion Story of the Year.Īll this attention to English-language Bible translations raises questions about how to choose Bibles for church worship, study, and personal use. The CEB wasn’t released till summer 2011 yet ranked 10 th in the number of Bibles sold all year in Christian retail stores. They noted the swift rise of the brand new Common English Bible (CEB) translation. They got into gender language details of the updated New International Version (NIV 2011). Mainstream media journalists reported on the 400 th anniversary of the King James Bible. Bible translations made the news a lot in 2011. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just how much did people know about Messi at the time? However, in a world without social media, there wasn't as much expectation as there might have been in the modern era. because I couldn't let him get away'īefore Messi made his official debut, he already had caught the eye in a friendly against Juventus at Camp Nou. To mark the anniversary of his debut, ESPN writers Jordi Blanco, Moises Llorens and Sam Marsden look back on that day, speaking to those who knew him best at the time and those who were involved in the game. It's a lot to pack into 15 years but by the same token, the time has also flown by. Meanwhile, Messi has been crowned the world's best player on six separate occasions and scored more than 600 goals. In the years since, they've won 10 more league titles, been crowned champions of Europe on another four occasions and have lifted the Club World Cup three times. In the years prior to Messi's debut - Barca were founded in 1899 and La Liga began in 1929 - the Blaugrana had won 16 league titles, one Champions League and zero Club World Cups. He had little real impact on the game but would go on to make a huge impact on the club. Messi only came on for the final seven minutes, replacing goal scorer Deco as Barca won 1-0 at the Olympic Stadium in the hills of Montjuic. 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![]() ![]() Larocca: The "I Hate Los Angeles And Being A Celebrity" anthem can easily become annoying. "I just wanna feel / I just wanna feel somethin' / But I keep feeling nothin' all night long," Cyrus sings, aiming straight for my chest. In addition to its undeniable earworm qualities, its lyrics pack a real punch, particularly the post-chorus. The funky snap beat, the bongo-like drumbeats, the swingy pre-chorus melody, plus the reference to "California dreaming" - everyone's favorite teen-pop sensation would be proud.īut "Plastic Hearts" isn't all flash and no substance. ![]() "Plastic Hearts" is the second and titular track.Īhlgrim: Is it wrong that I think Hannah Montana would like this song? This is ridiculously catchy. She's fully owning her celebrity persona and her personal life decisions - while being unabashedly cool (yet still somehow devastatingly sad?) about the whole thing with lines like, "Maybe gettin' married just to cause a distraction," and "So tell me, baby, am I wrong that I moved on? / And I, and I don't even miss you." OK! It's almost ironic that the song is asking "what the fuck do I know?" when it feels so obvious that Cyrus has a total grasp on who she is, what she wants to do, and how to get what she wants. Larocca: Cyrus has reinvented herself a zillion times at this point, but from that opening guitar riff, I knew she finally transformed into the self she's (at least, for now) meant to be: a completely unadulterated, unfiltered badass. "Maybe gettin' married just to cause a distraction." (Insert fire emoji.) This song bottles that sentiment precisely.Ĭyrus sings with terror and elation about her own fluidity, her lack of certainty, while lovingly teasing her past selves: "I'm completely naked but I'm making it fashion," she sings, a nod to "Wrecking Ball" and her "Bangerz" era. ![]() In a way, every night before I go to sleep, I say goodbye to myself." "Everything changes me forever," she told Lowe. ![]() She simply seems to choose a path and fully commit - until it doesn't feel authentic anymore, and then she fully commits to a new path. "WTF Do I Know" is the first track on "Plastic Hearts."Īhlgrim: One thing I love about Cyrus is how she's ever-changing, but it never feels artificial. I loved it, though.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. “I saw the snakes right away, and the snakes come and grab you and take you to the Mama Aya, and she walks you through your whole trip, and it was pretty crazy. “Actually, the shaman said people take ayahuasca three, four times, sometimes 30 times before they have the kind of trip I had,” she explained. Of course you have to have the most extreme trip of all.'” “When I did it, I asked everyone else in the room, ‘Did your entire life just change? Are you a new person?’ They all looked at me and said, ‘No.’ And they’re like, ‘You’re so extreme. “Ayahuasca was definitely one of my favorite drugs I’ve ever done,” she continued. But from sitting here with you right now, I would say it would have to be a cold day in hell for me to relapse on drugs.” Honestly, I never try to, again, be a fortune-teller. A post shared by Miley Cyrus detailed her struggles with drugs and alcohol in the new interview with Rolling Stone. ![]() ![]() Winter often brings some relief, with many species who hibernate. We provide effective trapping and removal services in Westchester County, Dutchess County, Putnam County, NY, and Fairfield County, CT.As winter approaches many property owners become concerned about rodents and ask themselves, “what rodents hibernate and which will be active in winter?”ĭid you know that there are over 2,000 different species of rodents around the world? That’s a lot of pesky little critters that love sneaking into places they don’t belong. Our experts are trained to remove all types of nuisance wildlife, including chipmunks. They are very hardworking creatures and, as such, will work through all kinds of challenges to get the much-needed supplies in storage and ready for the cold winter months. They love to eat and will wake up occasionally to get fed and get the break they need from the enormous amount of rest they have had.Ĭhipmunks usually gather enough nuts and seeds to eat throughout the winter, which is what the rest of the year is meant for. These nuts and seeds are essential as they are a food source for the chipmunk that lasts through the entire winter. ![]() Inside a chipmunk’s den is enough storage space for their nuts and seeds. What Do Chipmunks Eat When They Hibernate? Most of the time a chipmunk spends in hibernation goes to sleep while a portion is reserved for feeding, urinating, and defecating. They are usually relaxed when in hibernation, and most of their body functions are significantly slower to enable them to get through the cold winters. They like to hibernate when the weather is cold, and this is where they will spend most of their time, staying insulated from the harsh cold temperatures outside. The most excellent chipmunk preference is to live alone in an underground hole or burrow, referred to as a den. When their hearts are beating this slow, they can sleep out the rest of the winter and get the rest they have worked so hard for. This is several magnitudes slower and indicates the changes the chipmunk has to undergo to stay safe and warm for the winter. They will also slow their heart rate down from the usual 350 beats per minute to a mere four beats per minute. As such, they will not lose heat quickly, allowing them to maintain a constant temperature for the rest of the winter. For instance, their body temperature will start to lower to match them with their surroundings. These enable them to spend as little energy as possible, and as such, they will easily manage to get through the winter with much ease. Other things also happen when the chipmunk is undergoing the hibernation process. ![]() Once it has gotten cold enough, it will retreat to its burrow to spend the winter. The months of hibernation are generally uneventful, and not many things happen during that time for chipmunks.Īt What Temperature Do Chipmunks Hibernate?Īt around 40☏ is when the chipmunk starts to hibernate. These are all important as they ensure that the chipmunk can survive the harsh, cold months and get them through safely and as intact as possible. Their bodies also undergo essential changes that enable them to survive the winter. As such, they will hibernate for a shorter amount of time, between December and late January. ![]() The chipmunks in the southern parts of the US have better weather, as it is much warmer in these places. This is usually when the weather outside is harsh and the temperatures have dropped to deficient levels. The typical period for chipmunk hibernation lies between October and the middle of March. Every few days, the chipmunk wakes up for temperature adjustment, has a few more nuts, and quietly goes back to sleep for some more days. This is very important for the cold season aa it allows them to stay protected from the cold. When they are on these awake breaks, the chipmunks will feed on the food stored over time to build up their fat reserves. Occasionally, they wake up to bring their body temperature back to normal. They will typically retreat back to their burrows. However, they are also known to store up more food than is necessary, so they will typically have collected more than they need for the cold months.Įven though they are known to hibernate during the winter, chipmunks will not be asleep for the entire season as most other hibernators do. In as little as two days, the chipmunk will have managed to collect enough food to take them through the whole winter season. They are known to be quite occupied, and just one of them will quickly gather up to 165 acorns per day. Whenever there is cold weather, chipmunks spend most of their time hibernating and simply sleeping or resting in their dens. ![]() |
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