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David Beckham’s contract at LA Galaxy included two clauses that helped him earn $500 million, it’s genius
David Beckham was ridiculed by many when he agreed to take a 70% pay cut to join the LA Galaxy, but two ‘unique’ clauses in his contract at the MLS club would change everything. It remains one of the greatest transfers in football history. 31 years old, then England international bekham When he left Madrid in the summer of 2007 for the glitz and glamor of California, he decided to embark on a new challenge. He spent the last 15 years playing against the elite teams of Europe, winning trophies with Manchester United. real Madrid, so when he packed his stuff for a league that was only 10 years old,…
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3 Paradoxes of Forgiveness That Confuse Many
Source: KuanShu Designs, used with permission. Sometimes it’s pointless to forgive those who hurt us. People say, “Why should I reach out to someone who hurts me deeply? Why don’t you just move on with life? This question tends to arise because the person thinking forgive she doesn’t seem to understand what i’m saying forgiveness paradoxes. A paradox is an apparent contradiction that is not a contradiction at all. I think forgiveness can be difficult to understand and somehow easily leads to the above question because it does not center justice as a moral virtue or finding a just solution to our problems. Instead, it focuses on moral virtues such…
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9 Things You Should Know About Events and Discoveries in 2022
We live in a 24-hour news age where we are constantly bombarded with information from websites, social media, and television. There is some fascinating news that you may have missed because of this flood. Here are nine such events and discoveries from 2022 that you may not have heard of. 1. The earliest known star chart was found in an ancient Christian manuscript. The oldest known map of the constellations, Hipparchus’ catalog of lost stars, was found on parchment stored in the Bible Museum. The map was written in the fifth century on sheets of parchment that were recycled half a millennium later. save the christian manuscript “Codex Climaci Rescriptus”…
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Student loan forgiveness: What borrowers need to know in 2023
Washington CNN — Student loan recipients are starting 2023 with a lot of uncertainty. The fate of President Joe Biden’s major student loan forgiveness program It belongs to the U.S. Supreme Court, and it may be as late as summer for judges to decide whether the policy can take effect. The epidemic-related pause in student loan payments continues. However, a reboot date is in the air, depending on when the Supreme Court will rule on the forgiveness program. Meanwhile, significant changes are coming in July to the existing Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which helps government and nonprofit employees. And a new income-focused repayment plan is being worked on that…
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Example of Mere Church in Missions
I’ve seen this many times. An American on a short tour walks through our church doors in Iraq. Bright-eyed, full of enthusiasm for cross-cultural service. Maybe he’s read a book or two about missions. Maybe this is a book I wrote about short-term missionaries—because I love their ministry! But then comes the criticism: “Your church is too Western.” I know I shouldn’t, but at that moment I always get defensive. I wonder how you could look at a church of over 20 nationalities and call it Western. Our urban church may seem globalized, but I don’t think it’s Western. I suspect that the short-term missionaries thought we should sit on…
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Research Uncovers the Healing Power of Beauty and Awe
Source: Navaneethpp/Wikimedia Creative Commons Share Alike Even in times of trouble, realizing the beauty in our lives can bring us to the present moment, heal our minds and bodies, and renew our hope. While psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl was imprisoned in the Auschwitz death camp, he and other prisoners sat on the ground in their huts, exhausted from the day’s work. Then a prisoner burst in and beckoned them to come out. Even in these dire conditions, men stood in silent awe, experiencing this moment of beauty, deeply moved by a bright sunset (Frankl, 1984). Now research reveals how beauty can heal us on many levels. University of…
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Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Released – January 2023 | USAO-NDOK
United States Attorney General Clint Johnson today called the January 2023 Federal Grand Jury A. The following individuals have been charged with violating United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury. Return of indictment is a method of reporting to the accused alleged violations of federal law, which must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law in order to overcome a defendant’s presumption of innocence. Legreasha Junice Alexander. Wire Fraud (1-4 Counts). From April 11, 2021, to the date of the indictment, Alexander, 40, of Tulsa, devised a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration (SBA) by filing two fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
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Supported by Word (Matthew 4:4)
“Man does not live by bread alone, he lives by every word that comes out of the mouth of God.”Matthew 4:4 Here Jesus is quoting Deuteronomy in the Old Testament because after fasting for 40 days, weeks and weeks and weeks, he is tempted and the devil tempts him to turn stones into bread. Matthew 4:4 Shows How Much Jesus Valued for God’s Word Jesus looked at him and said: “Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God.” Do you believe this? Do you live by every word that comes out of the mouth of God, which is more…
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Spiritual Detectives in Cambridge trying to explain the unknown
Schools, the post office, Langdon Hall, and historic homes have all been recommended to Spiritual Detectives for investigation. Leah Dubrick has had spiritual experiences throughout her life, but she didn’t decide to discover what they really meant until her own children were grown up. One day, while watching his grandson, it was a bizarre event that caused the wheels to turn for him to create the Spiritual Detectives, a team that investigates the supernatural. “What really turned things on for me was when I watched my then-baby granddaughter play on the floor, seeing what looked like sparks from a firecracker around her,” Dubrick says. “I shot a video and I…
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This Sunday at All Saints: Sunday, January 8
Covid-19 Protocols Update (as of 22/12/22): Due to the recent sharp increase in COVID, flu and RSV cases in Los Angeles County, and in line with our ongoing prudent risk reduction policy to protect the most vulnerableAll Saints Church returns Mask requirement for all indoor meetings. We will reevaluate masking protocols in early January. Sunday, January 8, 2023 It is a Healing Sunday. mike kinman He preaches at 7:30 am in the chapel and at 10:00 am in the main church. soloist at 10:00 Lydia Brown offers I pray this by Sorenson. Healing Services and Blessings of Prayer WrapsIn the Healing Service, you are invited to experience the putting of…
