Michael Middleton lifts Catherine’s bridal veil at the altar of Westminster Abbey, 29 April 2011
I really do wish Kate and William success in their marriage. I hope they truly are committed to each other, and if they are then the result will be a marriage that lasts their whole lifetime. Nevertheless, I do not think it is best to live together before marriage like they did, and I writing this series to help couples see how best to prepare for marriage.
We have to understand that in God’s sight, when a man and woman marry and join their bodies together sexually, something spiritual occurs—they really do become “one.” When a husband and wife make love, it is a living picture of the spiritual reality of marriage—two people melded into one. But this physical joining is only one part of the union. Marriage is the combining of a man and woman at every level—not just sexually but emotionally, spiritually, and in every other way. In God’s plan, sexual union was never meant to be separated from this total union. C. S. Lewis compares having sex outside of marriage to a person who enjoys the sensation of chewing and tasting food, but doesn’t want to swallow the food and digest it. This is a perversion of God’s intent. Food was meant to be chewed and also swallowed. In a similar way, the sex act was meant to be part of the whole-life union of marriage. When we attempt to experience sex apart from this union, we’re disrespecting and dishonoring marriage. (Joshua Harris, Sex is Not the Problem —Lust is)
For single women, it’s important to understand how God views sex so that it’s not misused. There is right worship and there is wrong worship. Wrong worship brought death to Aaron’s sons when they offered the wrong fire and incense before God. To look at this literally, you can say that sex outside of marriage brings about death to our spirits, as well as to our sense of well-being or esteem. In some cases, it brings death to our bodies through sexually transmitted diseases, abortions, and the fatal attractions that are a result of soul ties from the sexual union. (Michelle McKinney Hammond, The Power of Femininity)
• Some who want to know exactly “how far they can go” in dating ask this question in honest ignorance. But others, in asking this question, betray a desire to go as far as they can without “crossing the line.” Such a desire is legalistic and self-centered. The point is not to determine a legally defined “line,” but to promote the emotional and spiritual well-being of both partners in the relationship. (Dennis McCallum and Gary DeLashmutt, The Myth of Romance)
Chip Ingram – Moving Beyond Conflict (pt 6)
There are a few final thoughts on conflict resolution that I wanted to share with you. Think of these steps as the “finishing touches” that will enable you to move beyond conflict in a healthy way. After all, conflict doesn’t feel good to begin with, so if there’s no clear closure it can have deep emotional impact. My prayer for you is that these six messages on conflict resolution will give you practical tools and a Biblical perspective that will have transformational results in your relationships. Remember, you can listen to the full message for free at: http://bit.ly/hVjh7x
“If you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here, to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” Arguably one of Reagan’s best television moments, he urged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to stop the communist hold over East Berlin and allow the country to unify under a democracy. Two years later, it happened in the dark of night.
From Oct. 28, 1980, in Cleveland, here is part 9 of the Carter-Reagan Presidential Debate, as taped from WJKW, CBS. Amazing how things have changed…and yet stayed the same…in almost 30 years!!!
Reagan needed every bit of this help. Internally, the nation faced a multitude of serious economic problems — double-digit inflation, high unemployment and a prime interest rate of 21.5 percent, the highest since the Civil War. Overseas problems had also proliferated — the energy crisis, the red-tinged Sandinistas in Nicaragua, the unbalanced SALT II treaty, the brutal Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, falling dominos in Africa, the American hostages in Iran. The Vietnam syndrome that permeated and obstructed U.S. foreign policy was reinforced by Carter’s maladroit actions and the malaise that he, not the American people, produced.
The new president and his top advisers were well aware that they had to act, and quickly. In presidential politics, as in the 100-yard dash, a quick start is everything.
Richard Wirthlin, the president’s pollster, had developed “a strategic outline of initial actions” to be taken during the administration’s first 180 days — from the inauguration until early August, when Congress usually recessed for a summer vacation.[i] The plan was based in large part on an address that Reagan had delivered the previous September before the International Business Council of Chicago. The candidate had proposed: strictly controlling the rate of growth of government spending, reducing personal income tax rates, revising government regulations, establishing a stable monetary policy, and following a consistent national economic policy.
Such a strategy seems obvious, but Democrats attacked it with abandon and, typically, big business mouthpieces like the National Association of Manufacturers complained because the plan didn’t cut business taxes enough. But research director Martin Anderson and the other numbers crunchers were content: they had produced a document (with projections through 1985) showing that Reagan could cut taxes, balance the budget and increase domestic growth if given the right kind of cooperation by Congress.[ii] The Wall Street Journal agreed, commenting that Reagan had “spelled out a prudent, gradual, responsible reordering of economic priorities.”[iii]
Today’s debate is about the 8th best soccer player ever!!!!!
Wilson: Lothar Herbert Matthaus- He won the 1990 W0rld Cup and he was the best player on the team. He defeated some great legends like Diego Maradona. He is the most talented German soccer player ever.
In light of the biggest sports event that takes place every four years, The World Cup, we take a look at the best players in the world, of all time. Though opinions may differ, the following 10 football players have definitely made a historical mark in this sport to be mentioned amongst the top players of the world.
1. Pele (Brazil) Pele (Edison Arantes do Nascimento) started his professional football career at age 15 and grew out to be considered the best football player of all time. Not just by football experts but also by former players and fans. Pele played in four World Cup tournaments and is the only player in the world that has three World Cup winning medals. The talented player retired in 1977. Up til today, no other player has been able to knock the Brazilian from the number one spot.
2. Ronaldo (Brazil) Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, also hailing from Brazil. But unlike Pele, Ronaldo has played for several European teams as well. He is one of the only two men who have won the FIFA Player of the Year award three times. In 2007, he was named to the FIFA 100, a list of the greatest footballers compiled by the number 1 of this list, Pele.
3. Romario (Brazil) Romário de Souza Faria, closing the top 3 of best football players of all time, also as a Brazilian native. He has won the World Cup in 1994 with the Brazilian national team. On May 20, 2007, Romário scored his 1000th goal. The Brazilian press claimed him as the third player in professional football history to achieve this, after Pele and Puskas. In 2008 Romario retired from football, only to come back for one more game in 2009.
4. Luis Figo (Portugal) Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, retired from football in 2009 after a 20 year lasting career. Figo is one of the few football players to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid. His move from Barca to Real Madrid in 2000 went for a then world record of 37 million pound. (Roughly 48 million USD.)
5. Zinedine Zidane (France) Zinedine Yazid Zidane, considered to be the best French player in history. He has helped the French national team win the World Cup in 1998 and led them to the World Cup Finals in 2006. He retired right after the last mentioned event. Zidane’s parents being from Algeria, the president of the national team of Algeria proposed him to be the trainer of their team.
6. Diego Maradona (Argentina) Diego Armando Maradona, born in 1960, has set world record fees during his professional career. He played in four World Cup tournaments, including winning the 1986 World Cup with the Argentinian team. Maradona is considered one of the sport’s most controversial and newsworthy figures. He was suspended from football for 15 months in 1991 after failing a doping test for cocaine in Italy, and he was sent home from the 1994 World Cup in the USA for testing positive for ephedrine. He retired from playing football in 1997.
7. Lothar Matthäus (Germany) Lothar Herbert Matthäus, has played in five World Cup tournaments including leading the German national team to the victory of the World Cup in 1990. A year after that he was named the first ever FIFA World Player of the Year. He is the most capped German player of all time, retiring with a total of 150 appearances and 23 goals for the German national team. Maradona said about Matthäus “he is the best rival I’ve ever had.
8. Gerd Müller (Germany) Gerhard “Gerd” Müller is one of the most prolific goalscorers of all time. With national records of 68 goals in 62 international appearances, 365 goals in 427 Bundesliga games and the international record of 66 goals in 74 European Club games, he was one of the most successful goalscorers of his era. He scored the winning goal for the 2-1 victory over the Netherlands in the final of the 1974 World Cup.
9. Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) Franz Anton Beckenbauer, the third German football player in the top 10 list of best players of all time. Though he comes behind Matthäus and Müller, he is considered the greatest German footballer of all time. Beckenbauer played in three World Cup tournaments and as captain he led West-Germany to the trophy in 1974. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
10. Cafu (Brazil) Marcos Evangelista de Moraes, better known as Cafu, closes this top 10 list as yet another Brazilian football player. Cafu is the most capped Brazilian player of all time with 143, including 21 World Cup finals appearances. He has won two World Cup tournaments, in 1994 and 2002.
This top 10 list comes from “Greatest Footballers Ever” by the Association of Football Statistics.
Sam Newman on Qatar World Cup (23-05-2011) This is Sam Newman on revelations that the successful Qatar bid for the 2022 World Cup was heavily influenced by corruption within FIFA. ____________________________ Martin Rogers reported June 1, 2011 for Yahoo Sports: The United States could still host the 2022 World Cup after soccer’s governing body continued […]
Today we debate the #7 player in the world. Everette: Zinedine Zidane is the 7th best player and he might be better, but I had to punish him for the headbutt in the world cup. Zinedine Zidane Top 10 Goals Wilson: Ronaldinho– He helped his team win the 2002 World Cup, and he has always […]
Today’s debate is about the 8th best soccer player ever!!!!! Wilson: Lothar Herbert Matthaus- He won the 1990 W0rld Cup and he was the best player on the team. He defeated some great legends like Diego Maradona. He is the most talented German soccer player ever. Lothar Herbert Matthäus – goles ______________________________________ Everette: I went […]
Today the debate is over the 9th best player of all time. Wilson: Zico- Although he never won the World Cup, he still led the Brazilian team to many great victories. He is one of the all time greats. Zico Goals – Gols do Zico Everette: I have to go with Landon Donovan because he is the […]
This is a fun series that my son Wilson and I are starting today about the greatest soccer players of all time. Today we will discuss the list below and then give our 10th best player and later we will give #9. Wilson: 10 David Beckham- There is no one who can curve the ball […]
Mohamed Bin Hammam of Qatar Mohamed Bin Hammam of Qatar is pictured through the window of a limousine upon his arrival at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich May 29, 2011. The USA came in 2nd for the 2022 World Cup, and hopefully we now have a chance to re-bid for it. We have more stadiums […]
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