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Biblica: 7th edition of "Operation World" officially unveiled

After setbacks, sleepless nights and years of sheer hard work, the 7th edition of "Operation World" was officially unveiled at Lausanne. It's affectionately called "The Prayer Encyclopedia" for the global church, reports MNN.

Published by Biblica, the author of "Operation World" is Jason Mandryk. "The whole purpose of 'Operation World' is to inform Christians about the rest of the word, to mobilize them for prayer and for ministry in the neediest places on earth."

It's the first update in 9 years. Mandryk says this is the first full version completed from start to finish in the electronic age. He also says, "It's also been a much more collaborative and dialogue-oriented process through which we have come to our conclusions about the state of Christianity in all the countries and ways in which Christians can pray."

This new volume is five years in the making and is being made available in paperback and digital formats.

In an interview with "Christian Today," Mandryk said, "We pray that through this book the unevangelized will be evangelized, the suffering will find relief, and the church will be mobilized in fulfilling the great commission."

Since the world is more connected electronically than ever before, Mandryk says, "As we get increasingly connected to the global church, we're going to have to more frequently be revising our information."

One thing is clear, says Mandryk: "We see the church growing more rapidly than ever before. We see people groups being reached more rapidly than ever before. And we see the challenges that the churches are facing becoming globalized more and more."

To help launch "Operation World," Mandryk says, "We're doing a live global prayer event on the 9th of November, and we're running that twice that day. You can see that at the Web site itself, and we're going to have other guests as part of that event. "

Rappin Midterm Boy.

I'm at school getting ready for my Romans class, this is when I saw the most bizarre study approach in my history of being in college. A student rapping his notes. When I first saw him he looked a little nervous. I thought "what is this dude doing? Maybe he's preparing to ask a girl out".I minded my own business and walked past him. Then it happened. I hear a loud "Uhhh" , I was like "excuse me!, what's your issue?". Then I saw the hand jestures unique only to the rap scene. He was rapping midterm theology notes! Out loud! At first I was shocked but then I felt a strong urge to join and drop my read hot,like fire beat boxing skills. But instead I just supressed my urge and carried on with my walk to class, passing up what would have been a record hotter than anything that has been done. But Brothers and Sisters don't be surprised when you see an album soon. Trinity by Rev.

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Baby saved by man who later finds out he's the father

A newborn left to die in a dumpster in northwest Calgary was saved by a man who only later found out he was the boy's father, reports Thaddeus M. Baklinski, LifeSiteNews.com.

Calgary police said that the boy's mother told them she did not know she was pregnant until she gave birth to the child. She allegedly put the living baby in a garbage bag and tossed him into the dumpster.

The 29-year-old woman's boyfriend said he had no idea she was pregnant because she was heavy set and always had "a bit of a belly."

On Tuesday, October 19, the man said his girlfriend was complaining of cramps and illness. He told police that on returning home for lunch a passerby alerted him to cries coming from a dumpster.

"A girl said, 'I think I hear a baby in the dumpster.' With no knowledge at the time that this is my kid whatsoever, I went running over there, stood beside the dumpster, heard the baby cry," the man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the child, told the Calgary Herald.

"I jumped in and removed the stuff. I personally opened the bag and uncovered all the stuff off," he said.

"My first thought seeing the baby there was disgust. I just thought 'we've got to get that baby out of here' and I didn't know CPR," the man said.

The baby was immediately taken to hospital where he is reported to be in stable condition. Hospital staff said it appeared the baby had been in the dumpster for about two hours before being rescued and was suffering from hypothermia when brought to them.

Police questioned the man after the rescue, and later that evening informed him that he was the child’s father. "It was the most shocking thing I've ever encountered in my life - to find that out from police is not something I'd ever expected to happen," he said.

The father said his girlfriend's behavior was perplexing but he feels she needs help rather than his anger.

"I'm not mad. I don't know if it's just my demeanor, knowing that getting mad isn't going to solve everything, not going to help the problem," he said, adding, "I'm not happy with her but I'm not angry, either. I want to make sure she gets the help she needs."

The woman is scheduled to undergo a psychiatric assessment and is facing charges of attempted murder, failing to provide the necessities of life and child abandonment.

Staff Sergeant Leah Barber of the Calgary Child Abuse Unit said that although "Information suggests the woman was not aware of the pregnancy prior to the birth," she believes there are reasonable grounds for the charges.

"The baby was put in there with no expectation to survive ... where it couldn't be found," Barber told the media.

"There's always other options. Obviously if something like this were to happen, 911 would be the first call I'd make," she said.

According to police, the custody of the child is being discussed with Alberta Children and Youth Services. However, the child's father told the Calgary Herald today that he hopes to gain custody of his son.

"I'm just going to try to be the best dad I can be. If he wants to get involved in sports, be a computer geek, try to be the next prime minister, I'll do whatever I can do to support him," the father said.

A new idea for a t.v. show...

I got a new idea for a t.v. show, you ready? I mean really ready! This idea is going to be original and mind blowing, so you have to be prepared. I don't want to shock you or make you go into wild and uncontrollable fits of excitement. Drum roll please.............It's a cop show! At this point you probably went "ahhhhhhhhh great" if so AMEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS! If not, well lets just say you need a appointment with my 10 gallon bucket of holy water. What in the world is going on with the cop and lawyer shows? Is this all people can think of today for entertainment? Let's take a look..we have: Law and Order Law and Order Special Victims Unit Law and Order LA CSI Vegas CSI Miami CSI New York NCIS NCIS LA Cold Case Blue Blood The Mentalist Flash Point Criminal Minds The Good Wife The Defenders I mean come on! Really! Thats 15 shows alone and I'm sure I missed a bunch. Every time I turn the tv on its some cop show. Not a single cast member that did not take a bullet and show up for work the next day. I know that happens all the time in real life, a cop takes a round and the next day he or she is back in the car talking about the crackheads downtown. So i thought to my self, Rev maybe its time you joined the in crowd. I must confess, my show idea was based on one of the most realistic shows on TV, you guessed it, CSI Miami. The two things I noticed immediately that I needed from this show to be successful are 1. Small sunglasses and 2. The ability to speak in a monotone voice. After I mastered these two elements I began to fashion my game plan for the show. First I needed to find someone to play the main character. There was one catch, who was a close match to Horatio Caine. Then BAM! It came to me: Yep! He had it all, till Tony the Hit man Tiger killed his wife and stole his pot of Gold! Yellow Badge, Blue Steel, Orange Hair and Red with Anger. Larry the Leprechaun stars in "Frosted Lucky Fury" it's going to be magically Delicious! All I can say is Brothers and Sisters look out! I warned you how awesome this was going to be, hopefully you didn't collapse and bang you head on the computer desk and are now bleeding.... Horatio Caine look out! This is the real deal! Keep an eye out for when this will air, I will be in the back of the 7-11 signing autographs till 6. Peace out, and have a good weekend ya'll Rev.Rugg

The Unmanly Trucks and My Take!

Hello Brothers and Sisters, it's good to be back. I have made a vow to spread my joy once again to my followers, and I'm ready to tee off on TRUCKS. Now the first thing you may have thought was "Rev, Whats up with the anti truck attitude?" Let me make myself clear...I bleed pure testosterone and am in mow way shape or form an anti-truckanist. I am against a breed of truck, a style if you will, that is found all over the southern states. It's called "gangsta" or to us "neutered"! Let me give you a proper example: <---- This is a an example of a truck that has had its testosterone bearing parts removed and has become a joke on 4 wheels. This truck used to be able to haul,tow,carry whatever you wanted. Now it can not go off road, can not carry a load and is a $45,000 joke. Brothers! Can I get an Amen! Would you take this hunting? Haul Hay? Pull a trailer full of snowmobiles? NO! It cant...never again! What is the point then? To say I have a truck that looks I am important and a go getter? An attempt at a date...this is an epic fail! Southerners! Let me show you a truck I would like to call manzilla! <--- This is what a truck should look like! This truck says, Hey Baby! get in! Or Lets go mudding..or lets go be nice and tow "Gangsta" with the blown out tires! Why use a gun to hunt when you can just run over a buck! This is what a truck should look like, please..please DO NOT drive the "Gangsta" model, you will just look stupid! Drive the above model Brothers! Till next time!!! Rev.Rugg

The Rev is still alive!

Brothers and Sisters I did not forget about you. I started school this week and i'm getting used to my workload yet but there will be a blog posted very soon. Be ready for it! In Him, Rev. Rugg

Compassion

“Man will dismiss compassion from his heart, but God will never.” – William Cowper Brothers and Sisters I have been hearing over the last year a lot of talk from state leaders about how we need to lock up the homeless. They speak of those in need like animals and I even heard of one state representative claim them to be “animals that breed and leech off of those who work”. Hearing this type of talk breaks my heart as I’m sure it does others. Compassion seems to be a choice to some, choosing to dismiss it and let there tongues run wild, spreading hate instead of love. But if we truly follow Jesus Christ, compassion is a part of our daily walk that should come effortlessly. We have a Lord who saw us completely in ruin. We were full of sin and were walking a road that we shouldn’t have been on. We made life choices that ill effected not only our lives but others. Jesus saw our needs and he had compassion for us. This is told beautifully is the parable of the prodigal son in the Book of Luke (Chapter 15). Luke 15:11-24: 11 Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them. 13 "Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. 17 "When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.' 20 So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. 21 "The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' 22 "But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate. NIV This parable is about Jesus and who we turned from God and went out and lived a sinful life. When we hit the low in our lives and came toward Jesus, he not only came to meet us..he Ran towards us, he had compassion for us and embraced us. He restored us through the redemptive work on the cross for those who trust in Him and call him the Lord and Savior. Note that Jesus didn’t tell that parable like this: “he saw the boy running and was disgusted, thinking he was a wild untamed beast that should have never been breed” We deserved that for the way we lived. But Jesus shows grace and mercy..compassion. When we show compassion to those in need, it allows others to see God’s grace and mercy so that God may be glorified. John Wesley stated this nicely in one of his many awesome sermons: “Weep with them that weep. If you can do no more, at least mix your tears with theirs; and give them healing words, such as may calm their minds, and mitigate their sorrows. But if you can, if you are able to give them actual assistance, let it not be wanting. Be as eyes to the blind, as feet to the lame, a husband to the widow and a father to the fatherless. This will greatly tend to conciliate the affection, and to give a profitable pleasure not only to those who are immediate objects of your compassion , but to others likewise that "see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." – John Wesley We are to be God’s hands and feet when it comes to serving Brothers and Sisters who are in need. Compassion is the pulse of the heart of love the Lord instilled in us. When it fails we fail to glorify him and fail to allow God’s love to be in us. 1 John 3:17-20: 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 19 This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence 20 whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. NIV Brothers and Sisters let us show the word the love of God through our compassion for others. Whether it be the homeless, those in mourning the loss of a loved one or those in need to a pat on the back. Show compassion to them that they may see that Christ dwells in you and glorify God. Hope your week went well. Till next time! In Him, Rev. Rugg