Emotional Intelligence is a relatively new concept in the field of Psychology. It is the ability to recognize, understand and regulate your own emotions and those of others. Some experts say that emotional intelligence is inborn while others believe that it is a trait that can be acquired and developed. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) has always been given significance in judging the brainpower of an individual. However, these days it is increasingly recognized that IQ is not the only criteria to judge performance. A highly intelligent person may not necessarily be adept at handling his emotions and those of others. Emotional Intelligence may make all the difference in the world because it determines the way we conduct ourselves and interact with others.

Emotional Intelligence is critical in the workplace and in personal relationships. Emotions are intangible. Therefore, initially they were not given attention as far as the workplace was concerned. Workers who are balanced emotionally are empathetic, optimistic, have a positive attitude and are not hesitant when it comes to seeking compromise. Good leadership qualities are often associated with a high degree of Emotional Intelligence. To balance the emotions within a group of people from diverse cultures and backgrounds, it is necessary for the management to recognize, understand and empathize with their emotions. To resolve a problem at the workplace, it is observed that Emotional Intelligence is handier as compared to Intelligence Quotient. An employee with high emotional intelligence can control his own emotions and impulses, communicate with others successfully and even dilute tense situations with foresight and tact. Emotional Intelligence is vital for teamwork and team-building.

Countless marriages and relationships break-up due to lack of Emotional Intelligence in one or both the partners. Relationships are like plants. They require nurturing and nourishment to grow. Inattention and indifference kills them. Couples where both partners exhibit a high degree of emotional intelligence have a much better shot at survival. After all, relationships are all about compromises and understanding the emotions of your spouse or partner.  

Emotional Intelligence and Anger Management: Anger is the most human and most destructive of all human emotions. When we are angry we react impulsively and momentarily lose control of our ability to rationalize. When angry some people turn violent and abusive, others become withdrawn and morose. Emotional Intelligence is extremely necessary to recognize, accept and placate anger. If we are unable to manage our anger, we can be seriously harmful to ourselves, our colleagues and society at large. Temper tantrums and fist fights are caused when people our unable to put a lid on their anger and end up taking the law in their own hands. It is necessary to develop Emotional Intelligence to deal with edgy situations and highly charged individuals. Therefore, developing a high level of emotional intelligence is crucial as far as anger management is concerned. Daniel Goleman, the propagator of this concept advocated Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness and Relationship Management as the four domains of Emotional Intelligence.

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I didn't expect a lot coming into this film because I haven't heard much about it so I was surprised that it held my interest from beginning to end. I was actually interested in the characters and their motivations, the actors' portrayal of their roles, and the mysteries that the story had to offer. I thought Demi Moore was really good because she was able to play a smart, elegant woman who had a lot of things to hide behind her body movements and eyes. As for the caper aspect, it's not as explosive fun as the "Ocean's" saga; in fact, it's quite the opposite. But that doesn't mean it's a bad thing. Although different because of its observant attitude, it managed to find its own footing regarding its tone and pace. There was no slow moment, just constant build-ups--which I admired. I thought the explanation regarding the heist was smart and surprising. I'm definitely recommending this film to people who are already sick of summer flicks or to those that just want to watch something that is humble and rewarding.

Cassandra's Dream
[ 2 stars out of 4 ]

I really wanted to like this film because everyone's been saying that Woody Allen has lost his touch. I simply don't believe such statements because once a great director is always a great director. Nonetheless, I think this is one of his weakest recent pictures because it was just so dull and the material felt recycled. With his masterful modern film "Match Point" that has the same premise and moral conundrums, there is absolutely no need to go that path again. Therefore, "Cassandra's Dream" was unnecessary and felt more like a nightmare; for a film that's about an hour and fifty-minutes, it felt much, much longer. I really like Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell but the characters they played made one stupid decision after another, not to mention they were difficult to empathize with because they claimed to "have to" do certain things when they really could have just walked away. The middle was bogged down with blase scenes to the point where it got distracting and almost glaringly frustrating. Overall, forty minutes into the film, I just wanted it to end and forget that Allen was directing the film. In fact, I don't remember much about what happened in the movie and I just saw it about three hours ago. Here's to hoping that Allen will stop the whole "morals and murder thing" and direct something fresh, something funny and insightful.

Dedication
[ 3 stars out of 4 ]

I really like this film because it's a big jump from typical romantic comedies out there. Instead of being too sweet and "too indie" or having that devil-may-care tone, this one tries to be a little darker and edgier (which sometimes showed a bit too much). Usually, I don't like movies that try too hard to impress but overall, this picture feels more organic than forced. I thoroughly enjoyed Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore's multi-layered performances. They were funny in their own self-pitying way, snarky, intelligent, and quirky to a flaw. Whenever both characters were interacting, it's like watching two damaged warriors battle: it was exciting as it was somewhat enriching. Moore is really good in this and I prefer her playing unlikeable women because she has that angelic look on the outside but could be conniving inside. As for the story, it does not follow a typical romantic comedy, which was a good move. But for me, its weakest point was the ending because it kind of surrendered all the deviance it accumulated. Still, there are a lot to recommend from this movie. It's so much better (and more depressing in a good way) than the likes of "Garden State" and "The Last Kiss."

Acts 6:10

Gregory Kyles, CAMF, President of Houston based Anger Management Institute is moving to expand its practice to include Batterers™ Intervention.
 
Anderson & Anderson is in negotiations with Terry Schmitz, President of The Conover Company to partner in new assessments components as well as intervention strategies for Civility Training and Emotional Intelligence.
 
The new Anderson & Anderson Executive Coaching book, The Practice of Control, Executive Coaching/Anger Management for Physicians in now in press. It will be available in late September. The level of interest, which is already being expressed, suggests that this book in destined to be a best seller.

Stay tuned to the Anderson & Anderson website and blogs for continuing news in the emerging news specialization of anger management.
 
By George Anderson, MSW, BCD, CAMF www.andersonservices.com

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Gregory A. Kyles, M.A., LPC, CEAP, CAMF
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Diplomate, President of Texas Chapter
American Association of Anger Management Providers
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It's the second year since I started trading options "thanks to" Kiyosaki's game, Cashflow 202.  Given that some aspects of my life gave me lots of pride I thought I could easilly master the markets : that is called death by ego.  As of today I am still dead but I am slowly realising that markets are not about money but about mastering yourself and understanding the beasts that are shown on your graphs.  You have to listen to them, to emphatize and maybe, one day, to win them over.  This is a rough path and I am lauching this blog to help me monitor my progress, structure my trading, share my experience and benefit from my readers' opinion.

I will be focusing on:

Personal Life (the vade mecum part of this blog) ;

Trades - good and bad ones.

News analysis ;

Reviews (books, websites, blogs, software, etc) ;

Forex market overview.

I do have some ambitions for this blog : It is a main element of my strategy on the path to the humble trader.

The yin yang symbol has been adopted in western world in hippie and retro hippie culture. The image lingers today on temporary tattoos and surfboards. They show up on swim wear and guitars, doo rags and key chains. The ancient symbol of balance has been bastardized by free world consumeristic expression, as are many sacred symbols (case and point, are rhinestone crosses really the best expression of torturous crucifixion? probably not.) As often is when we make a dollar or a million on marketing Jesus or yin yang, often concepts surrounding these symbols become diluted and watered down. American markets are masters at manipulating concepts and practices into molds of our liking, often in the name of ‘free expression’ or freedom. But I digress.

A Yin Yang definition states:

"The yin yang is the easily recognized Taoist symbol of the interplay of forces in the universe. In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang represent the two primal cosmic forces in the universe. Yin (moon) is the receptive, passive, cold female force. Yang (sun) is masculine- force, movement, heat.

The Yin Yang symbol represents the idealized harmony of these forces; equilibrium in the universe. In ancient Taoist texts, white and black represent enlightenment and ignorance, respectively."
Yet in the black and white symbol of the ying yang are dangerous suppositions when associated to Christian life-balance.

Controlling Balance
As followers of Christ, Sabbath is part of the Judeo-Christian backdrop of our lives. Yes, according to the Bible, a time of rest should occur at regular intervals. Yes, Jesus practiced Sabbath, but Jesus also broke it often to help those in need. What does that say bout balancing work and play in our lives? Better yet, what are we categorizing as work vs. play? Where does service fit into that picture? In the Bible, there are debates in Jewish practices for what is considered work. Even today, centuries later, some groups of Jews thing work is turning on a light or walking anywhere.

I believe One Ordinary Radical's intent was work and play in the overall sense. I propose there is more to work than a job and there is more to rest or play than the ceasing of working at a job. In fact we are encouraged throughout the Bible to serve others countless times more than resting. In this instance the yin yang would not be an even balance of rest and play. You only have to look at Jesus’ life to see the imbalance of recreation time to working to bring heaven on earth.

Jesus’ view of heaven on earth is not Disney or Magic Mountain, white water rafting and watching movies or eating at an excellent restaurant. Heaven on earth feeds the hungry, gives a drink the to thirsty, clothes the naked, provides shelter and dignity for all. Truly, the needs of the poor and oppressed are simpler than vacations or nights out on the town. It comes right down to water, food, shelter and freedom from slavery/oppression and war. For that reason, I am for imbalance in my own life as I strive to be a part of God’s vision. In that vision I see less play and more work for the Kingdom here on earth that needs to be done for my fellow brothers and sisters at the most basic levels of quality of life.

God vs. Human
The Bible says it clearly from the start in the ‘wrongly controversial’ creation stories. (We should rely less on the literal story of creation and more on the POINT of them.) We see it in the Tower of Babel and throughout Kings and prophets. God is God and humans are not. As followers of Christ, we walk in the manner and life of Jesus, We aspire to become more Christ-like, to be ‘little Christs,” but in the end, we do not literally become another Jesus the Christ. Jesus was God and human. We will always still be human. For that basic reason, I trust my own judgment in life balance less than what God wants for me.

The scripture I’ve been chewing on for a couple of months is Micah 6:8 which says, “Seek justice, love mercy, walk humbly with your God.” Not a whole lot of resting in that statement. Some may argue that walking humbly means we are saying we are human by following Sabbath time and resting, learning that we are not god-like in our capacity. Even so, that is one third of the Micah scripture. Not equal in balance by any means. According to this scripture, clearly 2/3 of the time we are to be faithfully living out God’s vision of kingdom life in mercy and justice.

In the end, the yin yang of God vs. us should always favor the former and not the latter. Here the key in not the balance of listening to God and ourselves equally, but to solely listen to and depend on God for guidance. God’s relationship to us is not an equal balance on any level. God’s guidance that often ask us to work more than play, do more than we think we can, push us way past our own perceived limits to trust, do and follow the will of God much more than our own will.

I must live the imbalance of discipleship and what God wants in the world over my understanding of work/play (life) balance in my own personal space. For that reason, the yin yang doesn’t work well for me.

Just a few current imbalances we need to work and pray ceaselessly to make right.

O pen to examination by authority.

N ever compromising your promises.

E ager to protect and respect the property of others.

S peaking the truth regardless of what others think.

T ransparent about who you are.

Y ielding to the strengths of others.

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(OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – July 9, 2008 ) Health care is a high-stakes, pressure-packed environment that can test the limits of civility in the workplace. A new alert issued today by The Joint Commission warns that rude language and hostile behavior among health care professionals goes beyond being unpleasant and poses a serious threat to patient safety and the overall quality of care.

Intimidating and disruptive behaviors are such a serious issue that, in addition to addressing it in the new Sentinel Event Alert, The Joint Commission is introducing new standards requiring more than 15,000 accredited health care organizations to create a code of conduct that defines acceptable and unacceptable behaviors and to establish a formal process for managing unacceptable behavior. The new standards take effect January 1, 2009 for hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, laboratories, ambulatory care facilities, and behavioral health care facilities across the United States.

Health care leaders and caregivers have known for years that intimidating and disruptive behaviors are a serious problem. Verbal outbursts, condescending attitudes, refusing to take part in assigned duties and physical threats all create breakdowns in the teamwork, communication and collaboration necessary to deliver patient care. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices found that 40 percent of clinicians have kept quiet or remained passive during patient care events rather than question a known intimidator. To help put an end to once-accepted behaviors that put patients at risk, The Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert urges health care organizations to take action.

“Most health care workers do their jobs with care, compassion and professionalism,” says Mark R. Chassin, M.D., M.P.P, M.P.H., president, The Joint Commission. “But sometimes professionalism breaks down and caregivers engage in behaviors that threaten patient safety. It is important for organizations to take a stand by clearly identifying such behaviors and refusing to tolerate them.”

To help put an end to intimidating and disruptive behaviors among physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, support staff and administrators, the Sentinel Event Alert recommends that health care organizations take 11 specific steps, including the following:

• Educate all health care team members about professional behavior, including training in basics such as being courteous during telephone interactions, business etiquette and general people skills;

• Hold all team members accountable for modeling desirable behaviors, and enforce the code of conduct consistently and equitably;

• Establish a comprehensive approach to addressing intimidating and disruptive behaviors that includes a zero tolerance policy; strong involvement and support from physician leadership; reducing fears of retribution against those who report intimidating and disruptive behaviors; empathizing with and apologizing to patients and families who are involved in or witness intimidating or disruptive behaviors;

• Determine how and when disciplinary actions should begin; and

• Develop a system to detect and receive reports of unprofessional behavior, and use non-confrontational interaction strategies to address intimidating and disruptive behaviors within the context of an organizational commitment to the health and well-being of all staff and patients.

Addressing unprofessional behavior among health care professionals is part of a series of Alerts issued by the Joint Commission. Previous Alerts have addressed pediatric medication errors, wrong-site surgery, medication mix-ups, health care-associated infections and patient suicides, among others. The complete list and text of past issues of Sentinel Event Alert can be found on The Joint Commission’s website: http://www.jointcommission.org/SentinelEvents/SentinelEventAlert

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While assessments for all of the above issues may be necessary, the mental health assessment should be limited to suspected cases of nervous or mental disorders rather than anger management. Anger is not listed as a DSM-IV Diagnostic Disorder. According to the American Psychiatric Association, anger is a lifestyle issue and is therefore not responsive to psychotherapy or psychiatric intervention.

A mandated psychiatric assessment places inappropriately referred physicians at risk of being entered into the National Practitioner Data Bank. Once a physician is listed in this data bank, it is almost impossible to get any information removed.

Unfortunately, the stigma against mental illness continues to exist and can damage the career of any physicians. Physicians ordered to attend Coaching for Anger Management should insist on a program that is not psychiatrically bases.

By George Anderson, MSW, BCD, CAMF, CEAP http://www.andersonservices.com

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Director, Anger Management Institute of Texas
Diplomate, President of Texas Chapter
American Association of Anger Management Providers
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http://www.ami-tx.org
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Imagine what would happen to each of us if we all went to space? I'm sure all of a sudden we would realise 

Hey.. I'm not so different from you! 

I envy the people who are lucky enough to journey in space, I'm also excited at the possibility of going to space one day my self!

 The voice" of the Lord is upon the waters.... The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaketh the ce­dars      The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire. The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness....The voice of the Lord . . . discovereth the forests Psalm 29: 3-9.

Many of us have at times sensed that something is wrong in the church  and  because of the continual deficiencies in our knowledge of scripture, deficiencies in our walk with God, deficiencies in our being able to hear the voice of God, and the fear of man we have suppressed or put aside these things, yet in our hearts these nudges of the Holy Spirit keep coming back time and again. So we have at times felt things, we have at times sensed things, but we have not necessarily known that now God has been speaking and guiding us. When we   have sought help from a preacher or teacher we too often next have in time realized in some measure that what they tend speak not from a personal knowledge of God, from the leading of God  but instead speak from the stale corn of other people books, tapes, and notes or their own views. And yet with these sweeping -general explanations these things we have known never really go away -- for the Holy Spirit still speaks to men and what we  have already seen and heard of Him we do still believe  God still speaks to men, and confers upon those that love Him and are obedient His tokens of His affection -- true gifts and true ministry. Next that  Word becoming flesh (in us), a personal reality in many of our life experience, that can be "seen" and “handled” by those some of those called out persons that are around us.

 http://www.alaskandreams.net/ekklesia/articles.htm

http://thefocusonthefamily.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/the-night-watch-even-in-time-of-sorrow/

智慧語錄27        1995/12/14 印度 班格羅靜心所

生命中你所面臨的問題都是因為過度重視事件。事件變得越發重大，而你則仍保持更加地渺小。舉例來說，你在擁塞的道路上騎著車，在你前面有輛車子不斷地排出廢氣。你有三個選擇：

1.          你可以抱怨，但仍設法忍耐，並繼續跟在後面。

2.          你可以慢下來或等些時間，直到那輛車離你遠去。

3.          你可以技巧地超越那車，並將之拋諸腦後。

以第一種情形而言，大多數的人執著於事件而受苦，就像一路上你要吸著廢氣。

就第二種情形而言，你無法得到永遠的解脫，因為可能還有更大的車子會出現在你前面。躲避事件並非永久之計。

智者利用技巧超越事件。如果車況良好，技巧就有效。

支配車況的是靈修，而技巧則是上師的恩典。

你過去所犯的錯誤使你謙卑；在未來你不必為了謙卑而去犯錯。

OVERCOMING EVENTS

Weekly Knowledge 27     Bangalore Ashram 14 Dec 1995 India

All the problems that you face in life are because you attach over importance to the events. The events grow bigger while you remain smaller. Say, for example, you are riding a motorbike on a busy motor way and in front of you there is another vehicle emitting exhaust fumes. You have three options.

 1. You can complain, somehow bear with it, and still follow the vehicle.

2. You can slow down or wait for some time to allow the vehicle to move far away from you.

3. You can use your skill, overtake the vehicle, and forget about it.

As in the first case, most of you stick on the events and are miserable, like inhaling fumes throughout your journey.

In the second case, you don't get permanent relief, as another bigger vehicle might come in front of you. Like that, running away from events is not the permanent solution.

However, wise people use their skill and grow over the events. If the vehicle is in perfect condition, the skill is effective. Conditioning the vehicle is sadhana or practice. And skill is the grace of the Guru.

The mistakes that you have made in the past have made you humble; you need not make mistakes in the future to become humble.

Jai Guru Dev

40 But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."
42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
43 Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."

This to me is one of the most hope giving passages in the Bible.  Without even asking forgiveness the criminal hanging beside Jesus was forgiven.  The criminal only asked to be remembered, but it can be seen from the passage that his heart had turned.  He believed in Jesus, admitting his sin and guilt, speaking out for Jesus, and asking to be remembered.  It was not the criminal's kind acts or righteous deeds that made the difference in his salvation; it was his heart.  He was accepting of Christ, and humble in spirit.

Jesus extended grace, forgiveness, kindness, and everlasting life to a sinner, a sinner like me.  In a fallen and imperfect world I will also fall to temptation and sin.  I have made mistakes and will continue to make mistakes as I journey along the path to learning and embracing my Lord.  I will be judged on what is in my heart, by reaching out to God and asking to be remembered.  For a sinner like me this passage is all I cling to at times.

Mark Humble between sets singing 'Blackbird' - Magic Mountain VT - July 2008

I was standing next to Mark Humble in between sets at the Butties Silver Anniversary tour show at Magic Mountain VT, and 2 girls came up to him. They said they were fans, has seen the band play for years, and were hoping Mark would play 'Blackbird'. He politely declined - they had 77 songs all picked out, and I'm guessing with the set up and technical issues on some of the songs, you really have to do the set in that sequence.

The girls said it was a shame, because they loved it when he sang it last year, and they were hoping to hear him do it again.

Mark paused for a second, and then said... 'If you stay until the end of the concert, I'll play it for you then.' The girls were very excited, and let him prepare for the second set.

Now, I had just watched the band play a great set - the last time I saw them play was literally 25 years ago, and they've all grown as musicians since then. But it struck me that after all that time, they're very appreciative of the fans who have been coming for the last 10 years to Vermont to set them play. Pictures, autographs, anything. They're just happy to play for people - even after all this time.

So, it wasn't a surprise that before the 3rd set started, Mark picked up his guitar and started doing a solo rendition of 'Blackbird' for the 2 girls - they were feet away from him as he played. Half way through, Paul saw what he was doing, and started to add the bird sounds and other effects in the background. By the time he was finished, the band had taken their positions on stage, and the girls had a memory that they'll keep for a long time.

It's the little things that make the difference... and in that minute, the those fans felt like they were the only ones in the house...

Here's a little piece of the magic. Enjoy.

Come to Me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. (Matt. 11:28-30)

These verses caught my attention.  I felt very weary and burdened.  And somehow by trusting and obeying God, He could give me rest?  At that time, obeying Him only seemed like work and misery.  But the part that most stuck out in my mind was that Jesus was “gentle and humble in heart”.  Could that really be true that He is not a demanding taskmaster, as the enemy had led me to believe?  (Actually that is the enemy.)

I decided to memorize those verses.  I recalled them over and over during the next several years.  Then God began to show me that He is gentle and humble, more than in my wildest imagination.  It seemed too good to be true, but yet it is. 

I learned that because He is gentle and humble with me, that I can trust Him.  I have found out  that He is safe with which to entrust my entire self.  I can follow Him and obey.  And I am much more content with my life now, than when I was trying to run it.  Actually, this is the first time in my entire life that I am happy.  I feel like I’m finally doing what I was meant to do.

I am so thankful, Father, that you are gentle and humble, and that I can trust You.  What a relief!  The God who has all power and control, is also a Gentle God.  Praise You, Jesus.

Holy God,

   We lift you up in praise.  Be glorified here in our lives and our families.  May your name be made great among us.  We thank you for your transforming power, that you raise up men and women to Godliness.  We thank you for our brothers and sisters who willingly give up of themselves to help us, and to help others.  May we also glorify you in the same way.  Work in each of us, drawing us closer to you, and conforming us more into your likeness.  To you be all the glory, honor, and praise.

27 06 2008

by Steve Wohlberg

Romans 11:26 says, "And so all Israel will be saved." What does this mean?

Obviously, it doesn't mean every Jew will be saved. In fact, the same chapter says God hopes to "save some of them" (vs. 14). Judas was a Jew, yet we know he will be lost for betraying Christ. Jesus called him, "the son of perdition" (John 17:12). Jesus told many Jews, "If you do not believe I am He [the Messiah], you will die in your sins" (John 8:24). Not every Jew believes in Jesus Christ, thus many will "die in their sins" and be lost.

Many Christians today interpret Romans 11:26 as applying to the end of the seven-year tribulation when Jesus appears in the clouds at His Second Coming. In other words, they don't apply the verse to all Jews throughout history, but only to "all Jews" who are alive at the end. Supposedly, at the end of the tribulation, all remaining Jews in Israel will look up, see Christ coming in the clouds, realize He is the true Messiah, believe in Him, and thus "All Israel will be saved."

This is a false teaching, as I will attempt to show.

1. First, the context of Romans 11 is not the Second Coming.
2. "There is no partiality with God" (Romans 2:5-11). It would be an act of partiality to save "all Jews" at the end, but not "all Jews" in history. The idea is, "When all final Jews see Christ coming in the clouds, then they will believe." But this would give those final Jews a supposedly irresistible opportunity to believe in Jesus Christ which past Jews have not had. Nor would this be fair to "all Gentiles" living at the end. Why would God save all Jews at the end but not all Gentiles? All Gentiles will see Jesus coming just like all Jews.
3. When Christ finally appears in the clouds, IT'S TOO LATE TO BELIEVE IN HIM. Rev. 22:11,12 says that before He comes in the clouds, all decisions have already been made. Jesus said it will be like Noah's day (Mat. 24:37-39). In Noah's day the door of the ark closed before the flood came (Gen. 7:16). When the flood came, it was too late. To save all Jews AT THE SECOND COMING would be like saving all those outside the ark WHEN THE RAIN STARTED FALLING.
4. When Jesus comes in the clouds, this is the time of judgment upon ALL unbelievers who don't know God nor obey the gospel (2 Thess. 1:7-10; Jude 14,15).

So what does this mean, "All Israel shall be saved"? First of all, Romans 9:6 says there are two Israels. one is an Israel according to the flesh (Romans 9:3,4) and the other is the Israel of God (Galatians 6:14-16). The Israel of God is composed of both Jews and Gentiles who believe in Jesus Christ (Gal. 3:29). Gentiles who believe are grafted in. They become part of the "same body" with believing Jews (Eph. 3:6). Paul calls this unity of believing Jews and Gentiles, "the mystery of Christ" (Eph. 3:4).

The immediate context of Romans 11:26 is vs. 25. When "the fullness of the Gentiles has come in," then "all Israel will be saved." Or, to be exact, "And so all Israel will be saved." In other words, the coming in of the fullness or total number of the Gentiles results in "all Israel" being saved. Paul's idea seems to be that when all Gentiles (totally, throughout history) have come in, that is, have been grafted into the Vine, they, uniting with all Jews who have become believers, will form the total number of the saved. Paul also reveals that when Gentiles come in, God can use this to motivate some Jews to believe (verses 11 & 14). Vs. 25 calls this whole thing, "this mystery," which we have already proven to be the "mystery" of both Jews and Gentiles being united in one body through Christ (Eph. 3:4,6). Vs. 27 says all are saved because Christ takes away their sins through His covenant, which must be the New Covenant, which applies to all believers, Jew and Gentile. Thus the "all Israel" that is saved is the total group of believing Gentiles and Jews combined.

The "all Israel that is saved" does not apply to all Jews throughout history, nor can it apply to a select favored group who become instant believers when Jesus Christ comes crashing down through the sky. By that time, it is too late to believe.

http://www.whitehorsemedia.com/articles/details.cfm?art=54

 http://www.whitehorsemedia.com/articles/details.cfm?art=24

http://www.whitehorsemedia.com/articles/details.cfm?art=25

http://www.whitehorsemedia.com/articles/details.cfm?art=56

do see also http://postedat.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/who-rules-your-rulers-god-himself/

http://anyonecare.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/the-2-promised-returns/

Some of you may or may not know this, but STATIC Youth is a corporation that is currently in its infancy stage. We are developing a dynamic and innovative middle school aged education/ministry program. We (my partner Theresa and I) have written all the text books and activities for this program. We push ourselves out of our own comfort zone, and place ourselves in the shoes of the youth, seeing the program and God from their eyes.  What a humbling experience.

I do not tell you this to get accolades, I tell you this so I can talk about another gift God has given me. In the process of creating this program, I have had to learn how to write, how to compromise and how to deal with people I really do not want to deal with. God has placed me in many situations that really where not comfortable for me, but I survived. Parents who do not understand what STATIC Youth is all about, they are still looking for the old fashion way of reaching our youth. Looking for the traditional books and homework, well STATIC tossed all that. Yes we stay true to the teachings of the church, I would have to say more than any other program I have used, and I have been teaching middle school religion for over 18 years now. Our main book in the Holy Bible, our kids use the Catechism of the Catholic Church and concordances, they are required to create their own service project and we place on them the responsibility of their faith. We call them in to the Church through a 3 year Confirmation process (6^th thru 8^th grade) and challenge them to except their faith as their own, no longer that of their parents.

Dealing with middle school age youth can be and is a challenge, dealing with the parents of the youth can sometimes seem even more challenging and working with others on a highly creative and fast pace project has its own set of challenges. God has set before me a set of challenges that often times try me to the end. When things go too smoothly for too long, I know God is just letting me rest for the big one just around the corner. 

It is the way of God, it is sort of funny, He gives you a gift freely, but there is always a hook. To me he has given many gifts, and STATIC is one of them, but man this hook can really hold you down sometimes, or so it seems to me. In reality I know that God never holds me down, but rather it is my own human nature that does. I am my own weight, I keep me from flying as God wants me to, I set in to my skin each and every hook that keeps me tethered to this earth, keeps me from flying to new heights daily.

The challenges God places before us are not hooks, they are not to slow us down or to discourage us, they are launch pads for us to jump off of and fly, to spread our wings and achieve new and exciting things. They allow us to praise God from new places and to see the world new once again.

This is the gift God has offered me, and I have taken the challenge of it. Static may or may not become the next new thing in education (although I do believe it will) we may fail at this, in the worlds eyes, but I know God has great things planned for me, and STATIC is a part of it all.

Paul