All these questions and people begging for money and people asking to be my friends was too much, After I lied about my friends list being full to get away from all this, I thought I would go into the wilderness and see if I could spot some people who wouldnt care weather I was rich or not, I spotted one kind soul, He did not beg, or rant, Or moan, He didnt not even attack me! His name was fluffles that Dark Beast Revenant. We had a fun time together, Here is a nice image of both of us enjoying the scenery of dead trees skulls and rotten bodys. Fluffles soon got bored and he decided to run off to try and get me some free gamer, noob skulls for me to place in my Player Owned house Shelves.

I went to search some more pets, I found a werewolf, His name was scrambles, He didnt take kindly to me and he kept scratching me when I was trying to pet him... I also met a vampire! Either he was the soul of Arnold schwarzenegger or he was either Count Draynore on steroids, Or are they the same thing?... They beat me to death and a greater decided to watch me fall to my ground as I try to get saradomin’s prayers to help me...

Its official, Im an idiot.. And revs’ Hate me, Except fluffles, I hope to see him again some time!

- Lukecv999

C'est l'histoire d'un petit village "Bescos" un paradis perdu ou règne le bien,  les habitant vivant en harmonie, chacun s'occupant d'une activité et aide son prochain. la vieille Berta, qui a perdu son mari dans un accident de chasse, est tous les matins assise sur une chaise devant la porte de sa maison, attendant l'inconnu.

Lorsqu'un jour, la vieille Berta aperçoit de loin un jeune homme à l'air aventurier, transportant un sac sur son dos, descendant la coline, Berta confirma donc les paroles du fantôme de son mari qui lui avait demandé de toujours rester là et alerter le village de l'arrivée du "démon".

depuis ce jour là, Bescos ne fût plus le même, une événement est survenu, et la vie des habitant allait changer à jamais.

Un combat dur et infini que mène le mal et le bien dans le fond de chacun, l'étranger répéta à Chantal Prym que l'histoire d'un homme est l'histoire de toute l'humanité, et de là commence le duel de l'âme, attiré tantôt par le mal (le démon) et tantôt par le bien (dieu), l'étranger l'avait dit, "le bien et le mal ont le même visage. Tout dépend seulement du moment où ils croisent le chemin de chaque être humain."

When the girl's father came to know about their love, he didnot like it at all, and so began to protest about it. Now it happened that the two lovers decided to leave their homes for a happy future.

The girl's father started searching for the two overs but could not find them. At last, he accepted their love and asked them to come back to me in a local newspaper. Her father said, "If you both come back I will allow you to marry the guy you love, I accept that you loved each other truly."

So in this way, their love won and they returned home. The couple went to town to shop for the wedding dress. He was dressed in white shirt that day. While he was crossing the road to the other side to get some drinks for his wife, a car came and hit him and he died on the spot.

The girl lost her senses. It was only after sometimes that she recovered from her shock. The funeral and cremation was the very next day because he had died horribly.

Two nights later,the girl's mother had a dream in which she saw an old lady. The old lady asked her mother to wash the bloodstains of the guy from her daughter's dress as soon as possible. But her mother ignored the dream.

The next night her father had the same dream, he also ignored it.

Then when the girl had the same dream the next night, she woke up in fear and told her mother about the dream. Her mother asked her to wash the clothes, which have bloodstains immediately. She washed the stains but some remained.

Next night she again had the same dream she again washed the stains but some still remained.

Next night she again had the same dream and this time the old lady gave her a last warning to wash the bloodstain, or else something terrible will happen.

This time the girl tried her best to wash the stains, and the clothes nearly tore, but some stains still remained. She was very tired.

In the late evening the same day while she was alone at home, someone knocked the door. When she opened the door she saw the same old lady of her dream standing at her door. She got very scared and fainted.

The old lady woke her up... and gave her a blue object, which shocked the girl. She asked "What is this...?"

The old lady replied...Try Rin Supreme Washing Powder... just a dab and it will remove all stubborn stains!!!." I know how you all are feeling now... I have been through this too. But don't look at me like that. I'm also hunting for the idiot who mailed this to me!

"is that all you can do? throw stalamites at us? DEVOURING SOUL BLADE!" the angel dodges left and right as blazing hot swords spike upwards from the ground, each faster then the next, but slow enough for the angel to dodge them. "HA! YOU CALL THAT AN ATTACK? THEN FIGHT ME LIKE A TRUE DEMON!" the two clash weapons at a furios pace, the soul only watching in horror as its destiny is revealed to itself. 'stop.' the demons tail peirces the angel side and wrenches loose, blood spilling from the open wound as the angels sword cuts off the demons arm, and slices into the chest, severing the aorta. 'stop it...please...' a kick to the head sends the angel spiraling downwards, followed by the gravely wounded demon whos scream of rage and insult were to be matched by the falling angels words of threat. "YOU THINK YOU CAN BEAT AN ANGEL? TRY AS YOU MIGHT YOU WILL FAIL!" "AN ANGEL BEATING A DEMON? DIIIIIEEEE!!!"

both angel of the black light and demon of the white darkness crashed to the ground, there respective sides stopping the fighting to watch the two match blows and gravely wound each other. 'STOP IT PLEASE!' the soul screams, itsm ind realing in the pain of the two as there ferocity only increaces as eaches life is slowly drianing away. "STOP IT! STOP IT NOW! I COMMAND BOTH OF YOU IN THE NAME IF EXISTENCE! STOOOOOOOOP IT NOOOOOOW!" the angel and demon only increase there fighting to new levels of violence as wings are torn, blood is spilled and bones of the dead are used to bash each other to death. "to arms angel of the black light, help our brother win the day!" an old angel shouts as the war spontaneosly errupts into all out war again. "DEMONA AND DEMON ALIKE, FIGHT AS YOUVE NEVER FOUGHT BEFORE!" as each raced to kill the other and the two fight more feroceosly then ever, the soul of the unborn child decends into the crater, stepping in between the two warriors, there blood lust not quivering for a second, the demons face ragged and cut, the angels no less damaged but more so. the warriors weapon lock and there stares of hate and greed overwhelm the senses.

"death." the soul whispers. "is only the beginning of oblivion."

the soul explodes, its compact energys burning through time and space like a thousand hurricanes of blistering heat and shockwaves of pure peace.

some say that if you listen hard enough, or if the angle of the moon is just right, you can hear the two warriors, the demon of the white darkness and the angel of the blak light, still fighting it out, others say that it is just the winds in the anceint caves.

22 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.” 23 So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: “How can Satan drive out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come. 27 In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house. 28 Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven all their sins and all the blasphemies they utter.

29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin.”

Mark 3:22-29

It was dark, that is perfectly normal for my room at night, but something didn't feel right to me. Assuming it was my tired mind at this hour of the night playing tricks on me, I attempted to go back to sleep.

Suddenly I broke into a cold sweat. I could feel Death approaching. It was so close I could taste it, and its hand yearned for a hold on me. I immediately looked to the door for the reason of this strange phenomena. But in my heart I already knew the cause: not a "what", but a "who."

Slowly, this thing, this being of darkness revealed itself to me. It definitely wasn't my imagination. Like a clear shadow, a distortion glided across my room towards my bed.

A new kind of strength and peace washed over me. I sat all the way up and said, "I am Gods Property. Away from me Satan! In Jesus name!"

The demon instantly disappeared. I thanked God countless times before I finally drifted to sleep.

This wasn't the first time something like this has happened to me, and it certainly will not be the last. I am relieved of fear because God will continue to be my deliverer from the hand of Death. And I am forever thankful.

45 minutos en Photoshop CS2. Dibuje de hecho la escena a cuerpo completo, pero esto es lo que se ve mas terminado. Pero creo que vale la pena mostrar el diseño completo:

And what I said was true. This is hell. This is absolutely hell. I can’t take it any second longer. This room is like prison of endless solitude. Seconds feels like thousands years here. I feel like I’ve been waiting for the voice for 14 century and I’m hell-tired of waiting. God please send me the voice!

God, did I sin so much that you put me in this cursed chamber? I might not the most faithful follower of yours, but I totally believe in you. I definitely know what you want. I just can’t get it all-done yet. The Light is my path, but none say it was easy. God, you shall not summon me, if your will is just to put me on this railroad to hell. Slowly, surely, deadly! God, please send me the voice!

I still feel the same, so He hasn’t sent the voice. I feel real tired, so tired that I want to rest forever. I feel real bored, so bored that I want to leave this entire universe at once. If I have the massive strength I need to lift my darkness entangled feet, and move it to some other part of the continent I’d certainly do it, and I won’t move it back as long as I still be drawing breath.

He’ll never send the voice. For God sake He won’t! So I used my one last breath to open my eyes. The demon is still lurking in front of the chamber. He had cursed us a spell: total magical boredom of fiery hell. We’re doomed. None could break the devilish divine spell. All my companions are also drowned in the arcane spell. I am conquered. We are conquered. No voice shall cometh! No help shall cometh!!

But wait, I thought I hear a voice. Yes I hear a voice! An angelic voice! A voice I’ve been waiting for millenniums! A voice that will release me from this demonic jail! God has sent the voice! The voice says exactly what I’ve been expecting “Ok, that’s all for today, class is over, see you after the holiday.” Yes, my class teacher transform from a demon to an angel in a split second.

The fourth season of CW's scariest episodic weekly thriller, Supernatural, has really upped the ante this fall with Biblical ambitions.  Angels have entered the picture and with them is the Almighty One Himself.

The core plot of Supernatural developed from the story of two brothers following in their father's footsteps in fighting demons and demonic forces.  The dark themes were peppered with humor.  The show's success is also credited to the great chemistry between the two lead stars, Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles who play Sam and Dean Winchester.

The story lines have become more involved over the past three years and have become more complicated, making Supernatural much more than the usual CW glossy teen fare. It actually has morphed into an entertaining and thought provoking drama modernizing the struggle between good and evil, using a supernatural backdrop while still building strong character development in its characters.

The fourth season of the show has Dean Winchester being saved by an angel of the Lord from the bowels of hell.  A bewildered and reluctant Dean finds that he has been chosen to assist in an apocalyptic count down battle against evil.   Sam has developed special powers to fight demons. He is being assisted by a friendly demon. However, he is doing all of it  without Dean's knowledge and he is taking some real risks.

The dangers around the Winchesters are relentless but there always seems to be a way out. The audience of the show is always on pins and needles wondering if this time it is just too much.

Dean struggles with the idea of God trying to understand why a God would allow such evil to exist and innocent people to die. You believe that Dean's journey in faith will be a big part of this year's story.  In the meanwhile they are trying to prevent the emergence of the greatest demon of all, the devil himself, Lucifer.

Official Supernatural Web Site: http://www.cwtv.com/shows/supernatural

Ce face diavolul când reuşeşte să atenteze la viaţa ta, când îi dai voie prin compromisurile pe care le faci, prin păcatele pe care le permiţi în viaţa ta?

1. Te dezbracă. Te dezbracă de slava lui Dumnezeu, de chipul Său după care te-a creat, te lasă gol.

Păcatul îţi ia liniştea sufletului. Zi şi noapte conştiinţa te va mustra, te va acuza şi cei mai mulţi încearcă să-şi înnece această voce lăuntrică păcătuind mai mult şi mai mult. (versetul 27 "de multă vreme")

Păcatul te aduce în robie, într-o stare în care singur îţi provoci rău dar nu poţi evita şi opri acest lucru – aceasta este robia păcatului. Păcatul îţi i-a controlul vieţii, nu mai îţi poţi controla propriile cuvinte, priviri, atitudini. (în Marcu 5 Scriptura spune că se tăia cu pietre)

Păcatul aduce obişnuinţă, te va face imun la orice fel de gând bun. Oamenii din jurul celor doi îndrăciţi erau obişnuiţi cu nebuniile acest doi posedaţi. Se obişnuiseră atât de mult cu el că singurul lucru care a putut să-i înspăimânte a fost vindecarea acestora. (Biblia afirmă că oamenii aceia au rămas înspăimântaţi când au văzut îndrăcitul eliberat)

Îmi place afirmaţia Scripturii: şezând jos îmbrăcat şi întreg la minte; Ceea ce se deduce din această propoziţie şi din întreg contextul este că o preocupare a satanei este să dezbrace şi oamenii fizic, de haine.  (versetul 35)

2. Te lasă în singurătate, în pustie, singur. (versetul 29) Diavolul i-a izolat pe oameni pentru ca aceştia să nu aibă contact cu lumea din exterior însă Dumnezeu nu a creat omul singur.

Nu căuta să fii omul singur, să nu împarţi cu nimeni ceea ce ai: bunuri,gânduri, să fii posesiv.
Păcatul îţi ia cei mai buni oameni de lângă tine şi îţi dă companii nepotrivite, oameni robiţi de aceleaşi păcate şi pofte.

Ai grijă de prietenii pe care ţi-i alegi.

Cunosc oameni mari care au fost ingineri, oameni de afaceri, oamenii cu studii dar pentru că diavolul i-a păcălit cu anumite patimi, băutură, tutun, femei sau companii greşite, au ajuns de râsul lumii, părăsiţi de prieteni şi scociorând prin gunoaie.

Păcatul îţi va lua cei mai buni ani din viaţă, nu te va ierta, îţi va cere tribut pentru tot ceea ce-ţi oferă, pentru toate plăcerile de care îţi face parte, nu vei scăpa până nu vei plăti şi ultimul bănuţ.

Un compromis atrage după el alte păcate care până la urmă te vor duce într-o stare irecuperabilă din care numai Hristos te poate scoate.

3. Vrea să omoare. Atât de mult i-a înşelat pe aceşti oameni diavolul că le-a oferit ca locuinţă mormântul, locul unde vroia să-i aducă de fapt. (versetul 30)

Oamenii aceştia erau robiţi de aproximativ 4000-6000 de demoni (o legiune).
Până la urmă, scopul celui rău, scopul final este de a te nenoroci pentru veşnicie, pentru a te băga în mormânt, pentru a-ţi câştiga sufletul pentru iad.

Nu te lăsa momit şi atras de păcat, nu accepta nici un compromis, cere puterea lui Dumnezeu în viaţa ta, protecţia lui şi mântuire pentru suflet.

Luca 8
27 Când a ieşit Isus la ţărm, L-a întâmpinat un om din cetate, stăpânit de mai mulţi draci. De multă vreme nu se îmbrăca în haină, şi nu-şi avea locuinţa într-o casă, ci în morminte.
29 .... şi era gonit de dracul prin pustii.
30 Isus l-a întrebat: "Cum îţi este numele?" "Legiune", a răspuns el; pentru că intraseră mulţi draci în el.
35 Oamenii au ieşit să vadă cele întâmplate. Au venit la Isus, şi au găsit pe omul din care ieşiseră dracii, şezând la picioarele lui Isus, îmbrăcat, şi în toate minţile; şi i-a apucat frica.

Editor's note: the writer of this dream asked that I include these two links to help you understand a dream like this. The first is an article on sleep paralysis, which is often an explanation for "paranormal" experiences such as this one. The second is the wikipedia article on the incubus, not the band, but a demon-like creature that was used as an explanation for events like these in the days before medical advancement.Illustration by Scott Donaldson. ]]> http://opandego.wordpress.com/?p=179 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:36:24 +0000 pandego http://opandego.pt-br.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/sweeney-todd/

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd: O Barbeiro Demoníaco da Rua Fleet) é o musical mais sangrento da história da Broadway. Baseado no livro hômonimo de Hugh Wheeler, com músicas e letras de Stephen Sondheim. A trama: um pacato barbeiro chamado Benjamim Barker (Barber é barbeiro em inglês...) é exilado porque um certo juiz Turpin se apaixona por sua esposa... Anos depois ele retorna com outro nome e com uma enorme sede de justiça e sangue. Todd começa a degolar todos os clientes de sua barbearia enquanto espera o momento de escanhoar o juiz Turpin. Ou, pegue a história do Conde de Monte Cristo de Alexandre Dumas, tranforme num musical, jogue um caminhão-pipa de sangue rubro e quente e... Pronto! Você terá Sweeney Todd. Um musical sobre a justiça, mas não qualquer justiça, um justiça poética!

Para se ter idéia de como o termo sangrento cai como uma luva para a mais recente obra do diretor Tim Burton (Batman, 1989), nos Estados Unidos a última cena teve que ser editada para que o filme pudesse ser enquadradao na categoria R (menor restrição). (Você quer saber como é a versão original sem cortes da  última cena de Sweney Todd?)

Estrelado por Johnny Depp (A Fantástica Fábrica de Chocolate, 2005) e por Helena Bonham Carter (Clube da Luta, 1999), esposa de Tim Burton (Seria um trinângulo amoroso?). Carter faz o papel de Mrs. Lovett uma cozinheira solitária que ajuda Todd a dar um fim gastronómico aos corpos mutilados... Você nem imagina como... O acabamanto em computação gráfica e o bom gosto (?) de Tim Burton fizeram da adptação para o cinema um verdadeiro espetáculo visual, em preto, branco, cinza e vermelho vivo.

Veja o trailer oficial no Youtube:

Mídias

O texto original do musical esta disponível para leitura no site do Google Books, em inglês.

Assista ao trailer oficial no site da Apple.

Tradução da Sinopse original:

"Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp) passou 15 anos afastado de Londres, após ser obrigado a deixar sua esposa e sua filha. Ele retorna à cidade ávido por vingança, agora usando a alcunha de Sweeney Todd. Logo ele decide ir à sua antiga barbearia, agora transformada em uma loja de fachada para vender as tortas feitas pela sra. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter). Com o apoio dela Todd volta a trabalhar como barbeiro, numa sala acima da loja. Porém o grande objetivo de Todd é se vingar do juiz Turpin (Alan Rickman), que o enviou para a Austrália sob falsas acusações para que pudesse roubar sua mulher Lucy (Laura Michelle Kelly) e sua filha."

Pôster do musical da Broadway:

Pôster da adaptação para o cinema:

Pôster da montagem ensenada no Teatro Nacional D. Maria II de Portugal:

Pôster alternativo coletado do site Deviantart, by ~warholreject:

If you want to show someone that they don’t need to be afraid of you, because you are really sincere and you won’t cause any damage anywhere, that you don’t have bad intentions and that you want to have their trust and confidence, you have to be very patient.

Confidence is something you have to build. Nobody can trust you before examining you very well.

They have to examine your behavior in various situations, so that they may really believe that you are sincere and you won’t take advantage of them. This means that you really have to have excellent intentions. This method never works if you are a liar.

If you are a liar, stop lying and learn how to speak the truth and live near the truth, because only if you can be with the truth can you be close to mental health and wisdom.

You have to prove to the other person that you are sincere, you are not going to abandon them, you are not going to do anything illegal against them, and who knows what else, depending on your case, so you have to be absolutely correct in all your movements, but because you understand their fears, their problems and desires, not because you are an actor who is pretending to be very nice only until you manage to get their confidence, because this behavior is absurd: this is the behavior of idiots, who cannot think about the future, and live only in the present moment, imagining that everything will always be the way they desire and that everyone else can easily be manipulated and misled by them.

Be careful so that you don’t fall in this trap: never be an actor. If you are not sincere in your life, you will have to live among actors like yourself, who will betray you without a doubt…

Always be sincere and always have good intentions. This is your protection against craziness and despair and this is the only way you’ll really manage to convince the other person to believe you.

Confidence is something you build with time, patience and perseverance. This means that you won’t give up and that you won’t lose your temper.

Your words mean nothing in front of your behavior.

Words are only words: anyone can say whatever they wish. How could anyone know how many lies everyone tells them everyday?

You are going to prove that you are a good person in the difficult moments, when things are against you, thanks to your excellent behavior.

You have to be always the same rock. You cannot show irritation, indifference or impatience. You are the other person’s slave.

However, don’t be an actor. Otherwise, you won’t be near the truth. This means that you have to always forgive and understand the other person.

Put yourself in their place.

Instead of thinking about your position and how tired you are of waiting for them while showing them many things, but never seeing what you want, think about their fears, their problems and their desires.

Think about the other person’s difficulties when judging you. They have many things to be afraid of… We live in a horrible world, where people are false, selfish and cruel.

Be patient and always show your best self, paying attention to all the details. Forgive everything, and be only good. 

This way you’ll manage to prove to the other person that you are really sincere and they will trust you when they feel relieved about their doubts and fears. This is a process, which you have to respect, without showing impatience.

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How does this belief affect a Christian?
Everyone that I met that holds to this belief have one thing in common. They believe that they are not responsible for any, or very little of the sin that they commit. They believe that the only way that they can stay sin-free is to be delivered regularly. I can’t help but place connections here again with the Roman Catholic practice of confession. I am sure that I am not the only one that sees the parallel.

Let no one say when he is tempted, I am being tempted by God, for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust" (James 1:13,14).

Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these" (Gal. 5:1921)

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness" (Mark 7:21,22)

Well is it biblical or not?
I have to say that it is not. Demons can oppress, attack, and tempt from the outside, but Scripture is clear that a demon cannot indwell a believer and control him.

You, as a Christian become the Temple of the Most High; your body is the residence of the Holy Spirit. It belongs to Him, not to us or the devil, or any form of demonic power.

Titus 2:14 says that Christ redeemed us to be "a people for His own possession." We are God's property. To say that the devil can live in the body of believers makes nonsense of what the Scripture teaches:

"You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world" (1 John 4:4).

The “He” is God, and He is greater than “he” that is in the world who is the devil. To say that a Christian can be possessed is blasphemous to the Holy Spirit, because is lowers his Sovereignty. Even to the point where he can’t deal fully with the servants of the devil without the help of men who perform deliverance. If the Holy Spirit is greater than the devil, then is He not greater that any demonic power that possesses you.

At last, that great agent of Satan, Mickey Mouse, has been revealed for all to see. We have all long expected that such beings as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Elma Fudd are secret agents working for Satan.

How better off would we be if these characters had been eliminated years ago? Surely legislation must be passed to outlaw these characters, with shoot on sight allowances being made for gun owners, especially in the United States. If all gun owners were allowed onto the streets to take out any Mickey Mouses, Donald Ducks, Elma Fudds and all other such characters, how much better would we all be?

Oh to be rid of Ronald McDonald all of our dieting problems would be finished and one of Satan’s great weapons against mankind would come to an end! No more gherkins to haunt us as we eat. No more fear of our burgers being swept off by a hamburgler! No more large Grimace-like creatures to scare children!

All thanks to Sheikh Mohamed al-Munajid the former Saudi diplomat to the United States for telling us that household mice and their animated counterparts must be rubbed out! Mickey Mouse is one of Satan’s soldiers according to the Sheikh.

If only the United Nations could form a committee to oversee the elimination of these demon soldiers!

See more about this at:

http://www.worthynews.com/news/foxnews-com-printer_friendly_story-0,3566,427061,00-html/

Twój Weekend – 05/2008

Temat numeru: "Strzał Kontrolowany: Sposoby na przedwczesny wytrysk"
GWIAZDY NA WEEKEND: "Sexy demon z aniołków Luny"
AKADEMIA EROSA: "Zabójcze SEKS pozycje"
REPORTAŻ: "Seks na pustyni"
GADŻETY: "Największe targi elektroniki"
PODRÓŻE: "Lans & Hazard"

As I sat in my big chair reading my new book, “Shocked by the Bible” and eating my third pack of peanut butter tasty-cakes, it suddenly hit me!

I eat. Why? To please me. Not to nourish my body, as was the original plan. Not to sanctify my body as God’s Temple. No. I eat to please some ungodly demon within me. And, as of tonight, that demon is on his way out!

In the Old Testament God set up dietary laws. I used to believe that we who believe in Christ are not to adhere to ‘Old Testament laws’. I believed that we were under the new ‘covenant’ of Christ. While this is true in light of sin, it is not truth in what God requests of His children. The Laws are still in effect, and must be followed. The book I was reading, pointed out significant verses that have been used by Christians all over the world that ‘allows’ us to eat as we wish and their falseness. And I now see things in a whole other light.

Christ followed the dietary laws. The Apostles followed the same dietary laws after Christ was resurrected. The early church, also followed these laws. If they did, what gives me the right to decline what I should be doing? Nothing.

The Bible also clearly states that once we are believers in Christ, we are grafted into the family, adopted as one of Christ’s own siblings. We are brought into the Holy Family and are united as one sharing even in the same paradise as Christ. What does this mean?

Looking at an adopted child, we can see something that is clear. When the parents bring in that child or children into their home as one of their own, what happens? The children are confronted with new customs, new foods, new traditions. Eventually, it is assumed that the children will grow into these customs and traditions just as a child born into the family would have. They are treated as family, loved as family and taught as a family. They don’t necessarily have to forget their own heritage, but they do assume their new ones.

The same happened in the Bible too. When a woman was married into another family, even though she may share the same beliefs, the traditions could still be radically different than what she was used to. But, in the effort to please God as well as her husband, she did her best to adopt the customs of her husband’s family. Her children were also raised with the same influences, in the hopes that they would carry on the family legacy.

The Holy Father has adopted us. We are now a part of His large and loving adopted family, and as such, we must meld ourselves into the life that He has planned for us. We don’t have to forget the old lives we led, but we do have an obligation to fulfill that life which God has so lovingly crafted for us. We must learn to adhere to the laws and rules that He gave to His beloved people because, we are now one of them.

What laws must we follow? Of course the Ten Commandments. But what about the rest of them? For me, this is a journey. Not just to follow God and what He wants of me, but also to lose weight, live healthier and happier. It will be a lesson not only into God’s insights on humanity, but also insights into my own personal self and spirit.

Welcome to my journey of diet. Sure, I understand you are scoffing at me. I understand you may believe we don't need to follow the "Old laws", but I believe different. And from what I have read, so does Jesus.

This certainly wont hurt me any. It certainly wont hurt my family any either. My son is already showing signs of obesity, and I have to be the one to put an end to that. If I don't do it now, I wont be able to do it later. And certainly, I could be the reason my son has a heart attack at 20. That is not my wish. Not in the least.

So, here we go!! You are welcome to come with me. Learn from my mistakes, be encouraged by my steps. But most of all, know that "All things are possible with God!"

A University of Edinburgh physicist named David Leigh last year, 2007, claimed to have created Maxwell's demon in scaly flesh.  Leigh and his colleagues created a device that was indeed able to manipulate hot and cold gas particles such that it would turn out that heat was moved from the colder to the hotter box.  But scientists found that the second law was not violated because Leigh's device was powered by an external power source (releasing heat), such that overall entropy increased, and so the second law remained intact.

Sorry for the lack of posts this weekend, my friends, and the lack of discussion from your humble blogger, but I have been rather busy and when not busy, rather worn out.

See, last Tuesday, a friend of mine called and asked if we could bring a mutual friends' belongings to him. A few months ago, I posted on this friend of ours and have updated the story since, but it is a tragic one. He since was able to get out of the hospital and move to his mothers in Falls Church, Va. His mother is a real piece of work. She allowed this young man to suffer numerous kinds of abuse as he grew up while positioning herself as the one shouldering the burden. I won't get into the life that he was forced to lead or the life that he tried to get out of; however, when he was placed on SSI, his mother suddenly wanted him to live with her. Now that he is not getting any better, she is shipping him off to live with his grandmother in the Dominican Republic. Now, I am not sure about you, but the first place that I think of when I think of mental health care is the Dominican Republic.

His family that had begged him to come to Falls Church quickly abandoned him once he was there and literally stuck him in an attic which has played havoc on any hopes of recovery for this young man.

Anyway, he is readying himself to move to Florida before the transition to the Dominican Republic and had nothing. He was borrowing clothes and asking for donation just to have something to wear. He had no belongings. So his friend asked me to take the stuff out there this weekend. I agreed. This young man, a good friend in my time of need, needed something and who was I to deny that.

Our plan was to leave about 3 Saturday morning. I laid down about 11:30 Friday night and awoke to a call at 1:30 telling me that my driving partner was on his way. (Not an imposition. I told him to do so if he could not sleep). So, we left my house about 2:15 that morning with my 6 year old daughter in tow.

We made good time and arrived at his house at 8 that morning. We unload his stuff, a lot of stuff, and left. Our young friend was drugged up and unable to speak much. His mind was vacant. And his mother was telling us that she was ready for me to move so that she could get on with her life.

So we left about 8:30 that morning form his house and went to DC for just a small visit. It would be my second and my daughter's first. Once there, we turned around and I arrived back home about 4. I then had to rush and get ready and then attend a dinner event and finally slipped into bed about midnight.

Work the next morning, went to the Sunday School picnic, left there about 2 come home and slept until 6 and then did my level best not to do anything until bedtime. So you see, dear reader, I am exhaustive, mentally, physically, and emotionally. And I am back at work for another long week.

But thank God that He was there each step of the way. I drove the entire time and was fine throughout. He encouraged me and kept my mind clear and given me peace and hope. I had a great time yesterday at the Picnic, even walked in the woods a bit.

Well, on to the real news....