In the broadest sense of the expression, consequential reproof is being used here to refer to God’s provision of chastisement by means of specific consequences for sin. This aspect of reproof is very important in light of the fact that it is a universal form of rebuke that will follow us all throughout the rest of our lives.
Because of this, children should be trained in such a way that they can learn to appreciate this form of reproof. The Scriptures give us several examples of what consequences may come for sin, for example: If you don’t pay your bills then you will receive the consequences for such negligence (Proverbs 6:1-2). If you fail to take care of your household then it will decay and become broken down (Proverbs 24:30-31), and the perverse use of one’s mouth will bring ruin (Proverbs 6 & 18). Foolish behavior will be met with the consequential reproof of the Lord. This reproof is providentially given by the Lord, especially to those who are His children for their greater good. However, we must remember that great caution must be applied when attempting to ascertain if God’s hand of reproof is being applied for specific sins.
When we attempt to interpret life’s experiences we must guard against the error of merely assuming that all hardships are the direct result of a particular sin. For example, when the disciples encountered the man who was born blind from birth in John 9, they queried about what sin the blind man or his parents had committed, such that this ailment came to be. The Lord’s answer clearly redirected their thinking, for it was neither that he sinned nor his parents, but that the works of God might by displayed in him (John 9:1-3). When difficult circumstances come our way, it is in keeping with wisdom and humility to seek the Lord in an attempt to understand the purpose of His providences (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). But it is important to exercise great wisdom and caution when attempting to interpret life’s circumstances.
Despite racy chapter titles and content, some say it is too adult for young eyes. Yet a Keller Independent School District student managed to get a copy of it from her middle school library.”The Boy Book” – with its cute little penguin cover – looks like it’s written for a child. The book calls women’s breasts “boy magnets.” Instructions include, “No matter how puny your frontal equipment, don’t wear the kind with giant pads inside.
If a guy squeezes them, he’ll wonder why they feel like Nerf balls instead of boobs.”Chapter Three talks about drinking.The 13-year-old student checked the book out from Fossil Hill Middle School when the librarian recommended it to her. “There’s stuff kids my age don’t need to know yet,” said the student, whose family did not want to be identified.Chapter Six is for the “serious boyfriend.” The book reads, “You can see a future if the two of you are getting horizontal on a regular basis.
You borrow his T-shirts.” The student said she was embarrassed. The middle school even has a rule about hugging. “It’s weird having that in there when we can’t even hug for more than two seconds.” Keller ISD officials said “the district relies on reviews from quality national journals written by certified librarians,” and the book was recommended. The concerned parent met with school officials. She said she wasn’t happy with how the meeting went because they backed the federal guidelines for the book.Keller ISD officials said they take this very seriously. If the mother will sign off on it, they will initiate a review, and a committee will read the entire book and vote on whether it should stay or go from the library.
Now that I’ve finished Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic I understand why Sarah Addison Allen’s book are compared to it. They have the same magical realism about them, where magic is just accepted as part of life whether you like it or not.
There are the parts that you want to believe – like the luck of blue patio stones, roses and lavendar. That you should always plant rosemany by your gate. That meeting a couple in love can make you crave lemonade.
But if you believe in those lovely parts you must believe in the opposite – that spirits can haunt you and cause strife in your house. That lilacs can bloom all summer long because they are haunted. That Kaylie can see the spirit that no one else sees and can feel everyone’s emotions so much that they start to leave her empty. That you can make someone fall in love with you by sticking pins in a dove’s heart and that the love you so want may not be at all what you imagined.
I’m familiar with the movie version of the book. It was one of those movies in university that we used to put on while we were “studying”. I couldn’t help but pictute Sandra Bullock and Nichole Kidman as Sally and Gillian. I was surprised by the differences in the book versus the movie – how much older Sally’s girls were, Gillian’s love interest, that they didn’t live with the aunts.
The aunts, I love the aunts. They are such a touchingly sad pair – scared to love so they hide it away and in doing so push Sally and Gillian away.
Sigh. I want more of this book.
Forget the gun — this criminal brought his samurai sword.
A man dressed as a ninja attempted to hold up a Massachusetts dry-cleaner Monday morning, toting a “ninja sword” for intimidation.
The ninja strutted into Weymouth, Mass., store Galaxy Cleaners Monday around 8 a.m., dressed in all-black ninja robes and wearing a black mask, witnesses told the Quincy Patriot-Ledger.
He drew his “ninja sword” from his sheath, waved it at the cashier and demanded money — but the woman behind the register told the wannabe-Karate Kid that she couldn’t open the drawer.
The ninja didn’t have it in him to finish the fight — frustrated, he left the scene without even pulling out his nunchucks.
The man had previously tried to rob the nearby Tedeschi convenience store, cops said, but apparently the ninja wasn’t intimidating enough for either establishment.
Cops are still hunting for the ninja, who they believe to be a male in his 20s.
On Tuesday April 21, 2009 at approximately 6:40 p.m. Tecumseh OPP officers responded to an emergency call for police assistance in relation to an ongoing domestic dispute. Two fully marked OPP cruisers were responding to the occurrence and were traveling southbound on Lesperance Road near Maconi Drive with all emergency equipment activated.
While overtaking a Ford Fusion stopped at the intersection, the second of the two cruisers was struck by the Ford when it proceeded to turn left across the path of the second police vehicle. The resulting impact caused the police vehicle to strike a tree and then a parked Pontiac Sunfire before coming to rest.
The Officer, Provincial Constable Glenn SOUCIE, an 11-year veteran with the OPP was transported to Hotel Dieu Hospital with non-life threatening injuries where he was treated and released. The other driver, 25-year-old Paul HUOT of Windsor was treated by EMS at the scene however not transported to hospital.
The roadway was closed while OPP Traffic Collision Investigators collected evidence from the scene. The investigation continues.
