The ADL is not unique. It is right wing reactionary and not conservative, but tends to social conservatism on some issues. It is named after counterpart organisations in UK (EDL) and US (ADL) and North Ireland (UDL) and maintains loose friendships with them, including hosting senior members. The ADL in Australia is often connected with sympathetic members of the armed forces and people who would like to be. There is nothing wrong with military types being involved in civil organisations, that is a healthy thing. However, it is preferable if those organisations are cultural assets, like RSL, Lions, Apex, Masons, electoral commission .. but a survey of EDL publications shows that there is more invested in race relations, equivalent to KKK.
EDL is well known for drunken gatherings that turn violent. It was founded by members of the British far right nationalists calling themselves neo Nazis. Far more benign is the US Tea Party, which is not affiliated with the Australian Tea Party. ADL leader (Australian) began the Australian Tea Party in the hopes of tapping into the US political donation cycle.
There is something politically naive and stupid in the stance taken by the ADL on public issues. They are for protectionism economically. They connect themselves with loopy left wingers who suspect government administration. They try to unite Islamo Fascist terrorists with Islamic peoples who are preyed on by the terrorists. They support failed political movements at the expense of conservatives like the LNP. They hate the ALP and Greens when they would be wiser to oppose their policy.
ADL may take exception to what I have written about them, but it is criticism they might learn from and benefit from. Feel free to find exceptions to what I have written and treasure them.
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Happy birthday and many happy returns Chris Heins, Charmaine Lawton and Justin Ly. Born on the same day, across the years, along with
- 1338 – Charles V of France, French king (d. 1380)
- 1610 – Elizabeth Fones, English-American settler (d. 1673)
- 1735 – Johann Gottfried Eckard, German pianist and composer (d. 1809)
- 1738 – Ethan Allen, American military leader (d. 1789)
- 1820 – Joseph Wolf, German illustrator (d. 1899)
- 1879 – Joseph Roffo, French rugby player (d. 1933)
- 1882 – Pavel Florensky, Russian theologian and mathematician (d. 1937)
- 1905 – Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (d. 1957)
- 1913 – William Ungar, Polish-American author and philanthropist, founded the National Envelope Corporation (d. 2013)
- 1922 – Telly Savalas, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1924 – Benny Hill, English comedian (d. 1992)
- 1938 – Wolfman Jack, American radio host and actor (d. 1995)
- 1941 – Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor and conductor
- 1972 – Cat Power, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1974 – Rove McManus, Australian comedian, television host, and producer
- 2004 – Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
Matches
- 763 – The Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa ends in a decisive Abbasid victory.
- 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.
- 1535 – Following the Affair of the Placards, French Protestants are burned at the stake in front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris
- 1749 – The Verona Philharmonic Theatre is destroyed by fire. It is rebuilt in 1754.
- 1789 – The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1793 – After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.
- 1861 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
- 1899 – Opel manufactures its first automobile.
- 1908 – New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
- 1911 – The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
- 1919 – Meeting of the First Dáil Éireann in the Mansion House Dublin. Sinn Féin adopts Ireland's first constitution. The first engagement of Irish War of Independence, Sologhead Beg, County Tipperary.
- 1931 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
- 1954 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
- 1971 – The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
- 1999 – War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board.
Despatches
- 496 – Epiphanius of Pavia, Italian bishop (b. 438)
- 917 – Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (b. 880)
AND THE AWARD FOR BEST GLOBAL WARMING COMEDY GOES TO …
Tim Blair – Tuesday, January 21, 2014 (3:22pm)
Professor Chris Turney has been awarded the 2014 Frederick White Prize for his research on understanding past and present climate change and on improving climate change models.Professor Turney is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow in the UNSW Climate Change Research Centre.The prize, awarded biennially, recognises the achievements of scientists in Australia who are engaged in research of intrinsic scientific merit that has contributed to community interests, rural or industrial progress, or the understanding of natural phenomena.Professor Turney is expected to arrive back in Australia today, after leading the 2013-2014 Australasian Antarctic Expedition, a scientific program aimed at increasing our knowledge of the vital Antarctic region.“I am absolutely delighted and incredibly humbled to receive such a prestigious award,” Professor Turney said.
Turney will collect his prize in Canberra this May. I hope he can find a park.
(Via Dr P)
Sportsmanship on thin ice
Andrew Bolt January 21 2014 (7:53am)
How not to come second. Speed skater Sjinkie Knegt then used a foot to send winner Viktor An a further message:
Others are poor winners. Take Richard Sherman, who yesterday tipped a last-gasp touchdown pass out of the hands of Michael Crabtree to send the Seahawks to the Super Bowl:
One in five rely on government for an income handout
Andrew Bolt January 21 2014 (7:03am)
This $70 billion a year of welfarism cannot all be healthy:
THE nation’s welfare system is “unsustainable” and large, urgent changes must be made to the disability pension and the general unemployment benefit, Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has warned.
A 10-year report by the Department of Human Services shows that more than five million Australians received an income support payment in June 2012 - more than one in five Australians - with Disability Support Pension recipients hitting 827,000, while 550,000 people were on Newstart Allowance.
Figures for June last year, released recently but not included in the 10-year report, show… DSP recipients totalled 821,000.
Mr Andrews ... said the government was reviewing all welfare rules to see what could be done to decrease the number of unemployed on the dole, including the possibility of eliminating the ability of those on welfare to refuse to take a job if it was more than 90 minutes from their home and keep their income support payments.
Bolt Report back and bigger
Andrew Bolt January 20 2014 (6:23pm)
I am told The Bolt Report will be back on February 2 March 2, and will now go for an hour.
I’ve thought of a juicy new segment for it to balance something on the ABC.
Any further ideas welcome, including your wish-list for panelists, both Left and conservative/libertarian.
UPDATE
Oops. I have just been told that logistical issues, not least those involving the televising of the Sochi games, means the return of the show has had to be postponed for one month. Unfortunate, but there it is.
I’ve also noted a common request in comments below. It will be acted upon and the said person is on board.
===I’ve thought of a juicy new segment for it to balance something on the ABC.
Any further ideas welcome, including your wish-list for panelists, both Left and conservative/libertarian.
UPDATE
Oops. I have just been told that logistical issues, not least those involving the televising of the Sochi games, means the return of the show has had to be postponed for one month. Unfortunate, but there it is.
I’ve also noted a common request in comments below. It will be acted upon and the said person is on board.
Madu Odiokwu Pastorvin
HOW DO YOU BREAK THE ATTITUDE OF WORRY?
I will like to share to you this one thing that derails Christians from growing in faith. Worry is very deceiving and in most cases taken lightly. That's why it's powerful and destructive.You see, lots of people are worried about their bills, thinning hair, health, kids, wrinkles in their faces and all other things. It's an unconscious habit that people are doing that, taking the limelight from God and focusing it on their problems.
Listen.In Matthew 6:25-27 Scripture says that we shouldn't be anxious about our life because "worrying" won't add a single hour in our life. In fact, it's a sin since we're seeing our problem as if it's bigger than our God. So how do break the habit of worrying? Really, there several ways to break it but I will show you a better and long-term solution.Think about this. Worrying is actually an act of meditation. It is focusing your mind on things that may go wrong. Oddly enough, we also worry about the things that have already happened. And we cannot change the past.
Here's a better solution. Instead of meditating on the negative, why not meditate on God's Words and promises to you? If bills and expenses are piling up, why not meditate this truth."But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19.Simply close your eyes and recite this verse meaningfully three times to experience its power. It can be the best weapon to fight this unconscious habit.God bless you.
I will like to share to you this one thing that derails Christians from growing in faith. Worry is very deceiving and in most cases taken lightly. That's why it's powerful and destructive.You see, lots of people are worried about their bills, thinning hair, health, kids, wrinkles in their faces and all other things. It's an unconscious habit that people are doing that, taking the limelight from God and focusing it on their problems.
Listen.In Matthew 6:25-27 Scripture says that we shouldn't be anxious about our life because "worrying" won't add a single hour in our life. In fact, it's a sin since we're seeing our problem as if it's bigger than our God. So how do break the habit of worrying? Really, there several ways to break it but I will show you a better and long-term solution.Think about this. Worrying is actually an act of meditation. It is focusing your mind on things that may go wrong. Oddly enough, we also worry about the things that have already happened. And we cannot change the past.
Here's a better solution. Instead of meditating on the negative, why not meditate on God's Words and promises to you? If bills and expenses are piling up, why not meditate this truth."But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19.Simply close your eyes and recite this verse meaningfully three times to experience its power. It can be the best weapon to fight this unconscious habit.God bless you.
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PRAY.
Father, today I choose to hold on to peace. I won’t let the little things upset me and steal my joy and peace. I choose to trust You and praise You for what You are doing today and in the future of my life in Jesus’ name! Amen.
Father, today I choose to hold on to peace. I won’t let the little things upset me and steal my joy and peace. I choose to trust You and praise You for what You are doing today and in the future of my life in Jesus’ name! Amen.
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Everyone has opportunities to get upset and be frustrated every single day. Sometimes it’s the little things — we can’t find the car keys, traffic is backed up,misplace your phone, somebody was rude, or what should have taken an hour ends up taking four hours. Something happened and now you are frustrated and all bent out of shape. There will always be something that can sour your day, but if you are going to live in victory, you have to maintain the right approach. You can’t let the little foxes spoil the vine. In other words, don’t let the little things in life spoil the harvest God has for your future.The Scripture says,“Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.”
(Song of Solomon 2:15, NIV) God bless you.
===(Song of Solomon 2:15, NIV) God bless you.
Pastor Rick Warren
MY TEN FAVORITE MARTIN LUTHER KING QUOTES
One of the greatest privileges of my life was being invited by Dr. King’s children and family to preach from the same pulpit that he preached from at the great Ebenezer Baptist Church , the congregation Dr. King pastored in Atlanta. The occasion was the 40th Anniversary of Dr. King’s death, and the family told me that I was the first white preacher to preach there.
People forget that, first and foremost, Martin Luther King was a PASTOR, He was not a politician. He was a Baptist minister of the Gospel, and a pastor of a local church. Everything he did to promote freedom, justice, and racial equality flowed out of his understanding of God’s Word. I have read hundreds of his sermons and they are rich biblical content.
Hanging on the wall of my study is hand typed and signed note from Dr. King. It hangs next to a handwritten note from Mother Teresa and a letter of encouragement from Billy Graham. Each of these 3 Christian leaders left their mark on me as I was a young man.
In honor of Pastor Martin Luther King on this MLK holiday, I give you my 10 FAVORITE QUOTES from a man who was model to many other pastors:
1. “The purpose of life is not to be happy, nor to achieve pleasure nor avoid pain, but to do the will of God, come what may.”
2. “I just want to do God’s will.”
3. “When I took up the cross I recognized it's meaning. The cross is something that you bear, and ultimately, that you die on.”
4. “The early Christians rejoiced when they were deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. In those days the Church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.”
5. "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."
6. "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict."
7. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
8. “Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
9. "The gospel at its best deals with the whole man, not only his soul but his body, not only his spiritual well-being, but his material well being as well.”
10. "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
===One of the greatest privileges of my life was being invited by Dr. King’s children and family to preach from the same pulpit that he preached from at the great Ebenezer Baptist Church , the congregation Dr. King pastored in Atlanta. The occasion was the 40th Anniversary of Dr. King’s death, and the family told me that I was the first white preacher to preach there.
People forget that, first and foremost, Martin Luther King was a PASTOR, He was not a politician. He was a Baptist minister of the Gospel, and a pastor of a local church. Everything he did to promote freedom, justice, and racial equality flowed out of his understanding of God’s Word. I have read hundreds of his sermons and they are rich biblical content.
Hanging on the wall of my study is hand typed and signed note from Dr. King. It hangs next to a handwritten note from Mother Teresa and a letter of encouragement from Billy Graham. Each of these 3 Christian leaders left their mark on me as I was a young man.
In honor of Pastor Martin Luther King on this MLK holiday, I give you my 10 FAVORITE QUOTES from a man who was model to many other pastors:
1. “The purpose of life is not to be happy, nor to achieve pleasure nor avoid pain, but to do the will of God, come what may.”
2. “I just want to do God’s will.”
3. “When I took up the cross I recognized it's meaning. The cross is something that you bear, and ultimately, that you die on.”
4. “The early Christians rejoiced when they were deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. In those days the Church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.”
5. "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."
6. "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict."
7. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
8. “Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
9. "The gospel at its best deals with the whole man, not only his soul but his body, not only his spiritual well-being, but his material well being as well.”
10. "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
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- 763 – The Abbasid Caliphate crushed the Alid Revolt when one of the rebellion leaders was mortally wounded in battle near Basra in what is now Iraq.
- 1525 – The Anabaptist Movement was born when foundersConrad Grebel, Felix Manz, and George Blaurock re-baptizedeach other and other followers in Zürich, Switzerland, believing that the Christian religious practice of infant baptism is invalid because a child cannot commit to a religious faith.
- 1912 – Raymond Poincaré (pictured), who would pursue hardline anti-German policies, began his first term as Prime Minister of France.
- 1968 – Vietnam War: The Vietnam People's Army attacked Khe Sanh Combat Base, a U.S. Marines outpost in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, starting the Battle of Khe Sanh.
- 1997 – The U.S. House of Representatives voted 395–28 to reprimandNewt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
Events[edit]
- 763 – The Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa ends in a decisive Abbasid victory.
- 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.
- 1535 – Following the Affair of the Placards, French Protestants are burned at the stake in front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris
- 1720 – Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.
- 1749 – The Verona Philharmonic Theatre is destroyed by fire. It is rebuilt in 1754.
- 1789 – The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1793 – After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.
- 1840 – Jules Dumont d'Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica.
- 1861 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
- 1864 – The Tauranga Campaign begins during the Maori Wars.
- 1887 – 465 millimetres (18.3 in) of rain falls in Brisbane, a record for any Australian capital city.
- 1893 – The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
- 1899 – Opel manufactures its first automobile.
- 1908 – New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
- 1911 – The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
- 1915 – Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit, Michigan.
- 1919 – Meeting of the First Dáil Éireann in the Mansion House Dublin. Sinn Féin adopts Ireland's first constitution. The first engagement of Irish War of Independence, Sologhead Beg, County Tipperary.
- 1925 – Albania declares itself a republic.
- 1931 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
- 1941 – Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania, the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews.
- 1948 – The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day.
- 1950 – American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
- 1954 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
- 1958 – The last Fokker C.X in military service, the Finnish Air Force FK-111 target tower, crashes, killing the pilot and winch-operator.
- 1960 – Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board.
- 1960 – Avianca Flight 671 crashes and burns upon landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica, killing 37. It is the worst air disaster in Jamaica's history and the first for Avianca.
- 1961 – 435 workers are buried alive when a mine in Coalbrook, Free State collapses.
- 1968 – Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
- 1968 – A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
- 1971 – The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
- 1976 – Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.
- 1977 – President of the United States Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada.
- 1981 – Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.
- 1997 – The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
- 1999 – War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board.
- 2000 – Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutierrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad.
- 2003 – A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless.
- 2004 – NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
- 2005 – In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.
Births[edit]
- 1338 – Charles V of France, French king (d. 1380)
- 1610 – Elizabeth Fones, English-American settler (d. 1673)
- 1721 – James Murray, Scottish military officer and politician, Governor of Minorca (d. 1794)
- 1735 – Johann Gottfried Eckard, German pianist and composer (d. 1809)
- 1738 – Ethan Allen, American military leader (d. 1789)
- 1804 – Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (d. 1887)
- 1813 – John C. Frémont, American army officer, explorer, and politician, 5th Territorial Governor of Arizona (d. 1890)
- 1815 – John Bingham, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 7th United States Ambassador to Japan (d. 1900)
- 1820 – Joseph Wolf, German illustrator (d. 1899)
- 1823 – Imre Madách, Hungarian poet, lawyer, and politician (d. 1864)
- 1824 – Stonewall Jackson, American general (d. 1863)
- 1827 – Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (d. 1900)
- 1829 – Oscar II of Sweden, Swedish king (d. 1907)
- 1846 – Pieter Hendrik Schoute, Dutch mathematician (d. 1923)
- 1848 – Henri Duparc, French composer (d. 1933)
- 1860 – Karl Staaff, Swedish lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915)
- 1864 – Paul Troje, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1942)
- 1867 – Ludwig Thoma, German author (d. 1921)
- 1867 – Maxime Weygand, French general (d. 1965)
- 1878 – Vahan Tekeyan, Armenian poet and activist (d. 1948)
- 1879 – Joseph Roffo, French rugby player (d. 1933)
- 1881 – Arch McCarthy, American baseball player
- 1882 – Pavel Florensky, Russian theologian and mathematician (d. 1937)
- 1882 – Francis Gailey, Australian-American swimmer (d. 1972)
- 1883 – Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet (d. 1929)
- 1883 – Eulogio Rodriguez, Filipino politician, 7th President of the Senate of the Philippines (d. 1964)
- 1884 – Roger Nash Baldwin, American author and activist, co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union (d. 1981)
- 1885 – Ernst Gustav Kühnert, Baltic German architect and art historian (d. 1961)
- 1885 – Umberto Nobile, Italian engineer (d. 1978)
- 1887 – Maude Farris-Luse, American super-centenarian (d. 2002)
- 1887 – Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926)
- 1895 – Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish fashion designer, founded Balenciaga (d. 1972)
- 1897 – René Iché, French sculptor (d. 1954)
- 1898 – Avery Claflin, American composer (d. 1979)
- 1899 – Alexander Tcherepnin, Russian-American pianist and composer (d. 1977)
- 1901 – Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer (d. 1978)
- 1904 – Puck van Heel, Dutch footballer (d. 1984)
- 1905 – Christian Dior, French fashion designer, founded Christian Dior S.A. (d. 1957)
- 1905 – Karl Wallenda, German acrobat (d. 1978)
- 1906 – Igor Moiseyev, Russian choreographer (d. 2007)
- 1907 – Friedrich Karm, Estonian footballer (d. 1980)
- 1909 – Todor Skalovski, Macedonian composer and conductor (d. 2004)
- 1910 – Albert Rosellini, American politician, 15th Governor of Washington (d. 2011)
- 1910 – Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai composer and bandleader (d. 1981)
- 1912 – Konrad Emil Bloch, German-American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)
- 1913 – William Ungar, Polish-American author and philanthropist, founded the National Envelope Corporation (d. 2013)
- 1914 – Lally Bowers, English actress (d. 1984)
- 1918 – Chichay, Filipino actress (d. 1993)
- 1918 – Richard Winters, American army officer (d. 2011)
- 1919 – Eric Brown, Scottish navy officer and pilot
- 1921 – Lincoln Alexander, Canadian politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (d. 2012)
- 1921 – Howard Unruh, American murderer (d. 2009)
- 1922 – Telly Savalas, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1922 – Paul Scofield, English actor (d. 2008)
- 1923 – Lola Flores, Spanish singer, dancer, and actress (d. 1995)
- 1924 – Benny Hill, English comedian (d. 1992)
- 1925 – Eva Ibbotson, Austrian-English author (d. 2010)
- 1925 – Arnold Skaaland, American wrestler and manager (d. 2007)
- 1926 – Brian Brockless, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1995)
- 1926 – Steve Reeves, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1927 – Clive Churchill, Australian rugby player (d. 1985)
- 1928 – Gene Sharp, American political scientist and academic
- 1930 – Mainza Chona, Zambian politician, 3rd Vice President of Zambia (d. 2001)
- 1932 – Bill Bell, English businessman (d. 2013)
- 1932 – John Chaney, American basketball coach
- 1933 – Joseph W. Eschbach, American doctor (d. 2007)
- 1933 – Norman Willis, English former trade unionist
- 1934 – Audrey Dalton, Irish actress
- 1935 – Masamichi Noro, Japanese-French martial artist (d. 2013)
- 1935 – Ann Wedgeworth, American actress
- 1936 – Koji Hashimoto, Japanese director (d. 2005)
- 1937 – Nushiravan Keihanizadeh, Iranian-American journalist and historian
- 1937 – Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria
- 1937 – Ursula Owen, English publisher and campaigner
- 1937 – Nicholas Philips, English former judge
- 1938 – Sandy Barr, American wrestler and referee (d. 2007)
- 1938 – Ken Maginnis, British politician
- 1938 – John Savident, English actor
- 1938 – Wolfman Jack, American radio host and actor (d. 1995)
- 1939 – Abdul Jolil, Bangladeshi politician (d. 2013)
- 1940 – Jack Nicklaus, American golfer
- 1941 – Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor and conductor
- 1941 – Stathis Giallelis, Greek actor
- 1941 – Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
- 1941 – Mike Medavoy, Chinese-American film producer, co-founded Orion Pictures
- 1941 – Ivan Putski, Polish-American wrestler
- 1941 – Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (d. 2013)
- 1941 – Elaine Showalter, American author and literary critic
- 1942 – Mac Davis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
- 1942 – George Foulkes, English politician
- 1942 – Edwin Starr, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
- 1943 – Rosemary Butler, Welsh politician
- 1943 – Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek singer-songwriter and actor
- 1945 – Martin Shaw, English actor
- 1945 – Andrew Turnbull, British civil servant
- 1946 – Johnny Oates, American baseball player and manager (d. 2004)
- 1947 – Jill Eikenberry, American actress
- 1947 – Pye Hastings, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Caravan)
- 1947 – Michel Jonasz, French singer-songwriter and actor
- 1947 – Jonathan Meades, English cultural writer and broadcaster
- 1950 – Gary Locke, American politician and diplomat, 21st Governor of Washington
- 1950 – Billy Ocean, Trinidadian-English singer-songwriter
- 1950 – Seona Reid, British arts administrator
- 1950 – Agnes van Ardenne, Dutch politician and diplomat
- 1951 – Eric Holder, American jurist, 82nd United States Attorney General
- 1952 – Marco Camenisch, Swiss activist
- 1952 – Cyril Hellier, American soprano
- 1952 – Libbye Hellier, American soprano
- 1952 – Louis Menand, American author and academic
- 1953 – Paul Allen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft
- 1953 – Glenn Kaiser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Resurrection Band)
- 1954 – Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkinabé director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1954 – Phil Thompson, English footballer and coach
- 1955 – Jeff Koons, American sculptor
- 1956 – Robby Benson, American actor
- 1956 – Geena Davis, American actress
- 1957 – Greg Ryan, German-American soccer player and coach
- 1958 – Gareth Branwyn, American technology writer
- 1958 – Frank Ticheli, American composer
- 1958 – Michael Wincott, Canadian actor
- 1959 – Alex McLeish, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1960 – Toxey Haas, American businessman, founded Haas Outdoors, Inc.
- 1962 – Tyler Cowen, American economist
- 1962 – Brian Hildebrand, American wrestler, referee, and manager (d. 1999)
- 1962 – Marie Trintignant, French actress (d. 2003)
- 1963 – Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American basketball player
- 1963 – Detlef Schrempf, German basketball player
- 1965 – Jam Master Jay, American rapper and DJ (Run–D.M.C.) (d. 2002)
- 1966 – Robert Del Naja, English singer-songwriter and DJ (Massive Attack and The Wild Bunch)
- 1967 – Artashes Minasian, Armenian chess player
- 1968 – Sundar C., Indian actor and director
- 1968 – Charlotte Ross, American actress
- 1969 – Eduard Hämäläinen, Finnish-Belarusian decathlete
- 1969 – M. K. Hobson, American author
- 1969 – Karina Lombard, American actress
- 1969 – Tsubaki Nekoi, Japanese illustrator
- 1970 – Ken Leung, American actor
- 1971 – Adia Chan, Hong Kongsinger and actress
- 1971 – Eric Holder, American politician
- 1971 – Sergey Klevchenya, Russian speed skater
- 1971 – Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player
- 1971 – Tweet, American singer-songwriter
- 1971 – Doug Weight, American ice hockey player
- 1972 – Alan Benes, American baseball player
- 1972 – Rickard Falkvinge, Swedish politician
- 1972 – Yasunori Mitsuda, Japanese composer
- 1972 – Cat Power, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1973 – Rob Hayles, English cyclist
- 1974 – Malena Alterio, Argentine-Spanish actress
- 1974 – Rove McManus, Australian comedian, television host, and producer
- 1974 – Alex Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver
- 1975 – Nicky Butt, English footballer
- 1975 – Thomas Castaignede, French rugby player
- 1975 – Yuji Ide, Japanese race car driver
- 1975 – Ito, Spanish footballer
- 1975 – Willem Korsten, Dutch footballer
- 1976 – Emma Bunton, English singer-songwriter and actress (Spice Girls)
- 1976 – Patrick de Lange, Dutch baseball player
- 1977 – Al Baxter, Australian rugby player
- 1977 – Phil Neville, English footballer
- 1977 – Matt Perry, English rugby player
- 1977 – Jerry Trainor, American actor
- 1978 – Faris al-Sultan, German-Iraqi triathlete
- 1978 – Bryan Gilmore, American football player
- 1978 – Nokio the N-Tity, American singer-songwriter and producer (Dru Hill)
- 1978 – Phil Stacey, American singer
- 1978 – Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player
- 1979 – Byung-Hyun Kim, South Korean baseball player
- 1979 – Spider Loc, American rapper and actor
- 1979 – Brian O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player
- 1980 – Dave Kitson, English footballer
- 1980 – Nana Mizuki, Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress
- 1980 – Mari Possa, Salvadorian-American porn actress
- 1980 – Brie Rippner, American tennis player
- 1980 – N. Santhanam, Indian actor
- 1981 – Gillian Chung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress (Twins)
- 1981 – Jamie Dalrymple, English cricketer
- 1981 – Ivan Ergić, Serbian footballer
- 1981 – Dany Heatley, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 – Andy Lee, South Korean singer and actor (Shinhwa)
- 1981 – Izabella Miko, Polish actress and model
- 1981 – Michel Teló, Brazilian singer-songwriter
- 1982 – Nicolas Mahut, French tennis player
- 1982 – Simon Rolfes, German footballer
- 1982 – Go Shiozaki, Japanese wrestler
- 1982 – Dean Whitehead, English footballer
- 1983 – Alex Acker, American basketball player
- 1983 – Niels de Ruiter, Dutch dart player
- 1983 – Maryse Ouellet, Canadian wrestler and model
- 1983 – Peter Philipakos, American-Greek soccer player
- 1983 – Moritz Volz, German footballer
- 1984 – Raymond Gutierrez, American Filipino actor and television host
- 1984 – Richard Gutierrez, American-Filipino actor
- 1984 – Alex Koslov, Russian-American wrestler
- 1984 – Robert Ray, American baseball player
- 1985 – Salvatore Giunta, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient
- 1985 – Justin Ingram, American basketball player
- 1985 – Adrian Lewis, English darts player
- 1985 – Álex Pérez, Spanish footballer
- 1985 – Sasha Pivovarova, Russian model
- 1985 – Matt Unicomb, Australian basketball player
- 1986 – Peyton Hillis, American football player
- 1986 – Jonathan Quick, American ice hockey player
- 1986 – Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor
- 1987 – Brandon Crawford, American baseball player
- 1987 – Henrico Drost, Dutch footballer
- 1987 – Darren Helm, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988 – Ashton Eaton, American decathlete
- 1988 – Vanessa Hessler, Italian-American model
- 1988 – William C. Woxlin, Swedish author and composer
- 1989 – Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Armenian footballer
- 1990 – Jacob Smith, American actor
- 1991 – Martin Dorbek, Estonian basketball player
- 1993 – John Cofie, English footballer
- 1994 – Laura Robson, Australian-English tennis player
- 1994 – Booboo Stewart, American actor, singer, and dancer (T-Squad)
- 1997 – Jeremy Shada, American actor
- 2001 – Jackson Brundage, American actor
- 2004 – Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
Deaths[edit]
- 496 – Epiphanius of Pavia, Italian bishop (b. 438)
- 917 – Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (b. 880)
- 1118 – Pope Paschal II
- 1519 – Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)
- 1527 – Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (b. 1489)
- 1546 – Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491)
- 1609 – Joseph Justus Scaliger, French scholar (b. 1540)
- 1638 – Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (b. 1570)
- 1683 – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician (b. 1621)
- 1699 – Obadiah Walker, English academic (b. 1616)
- 1706 – Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649)
- 1710 – Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (b. 1638)
- 1722 – Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, English politician (b. 1661)
- 1731 – Ignjat Đurđević, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1675)
- 1766 – James Quin, English actor (b. 1693)
- 1773 – Alexis Piron, French playwright (b. 1689)
- 1774 – Mustafa III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1717)
- 1775 – Yemelyan Pugachev, Russian rebel (b. 1742)
- 1793 – Louis XVI of France (b. 1754)
- 1795 – Samuel Wallis, English navigator (b. 1728)
- 1809 – Josiah Hornblower, American engineer and politician (b. 1729)
- 1814 – Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French botanist and author (b. 1737)
- 1823 – Cayetano José Rodríguez, Argentine cleric, journalist, and poet (b. 1761)
- 1831 – Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet (b. 1781)
- 1836 – Ferenc Novák Hungarian-Slovene priest (b. 1791)
- 1851 – Albert Lortzing, German composer and actor (b. 1801)
- 1862 – Božena Němcová, Czech author (b. 1820)
- 1870 – Alexander Herzen, Russian philosopher (b. 1812)
- 1872 – Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (b. 1791)
- 1881 – Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss politician (b. 1802)
- 1891 – Calixa Lavallée, Canadian-American composer (b. 1842)
- 1901 – Elisha Gray, American engineer, co-founded Western Electric (b. 1835)
- 1914 – Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian painter (b. 1857)
- 1919 – Gojong of the Korean Empire (b. 1852)
- 1924 – Vladimir Lenin, Russian politician and theorist (b. 1870)
- 1926 – Camillo Golgi, Italian physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
- 1928 – George Washington Goethals, American army officer and engineer (b. 1858)
- 1931 – Felix Blumenfeld, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863)
- 1932 – Lytton Strachey, English author and critic (b. 1880)
- 1933 – George Moore, Irish author (b. 1852)
- 1937 – Marie Prevost, Canadian actress (b. 1898)
- 1938 – Georges Méliès, French director (b. 1861)
- 1940 – John Duha, American gymnast (b. 1875)
- 1945 – Rash Behari Bose, Indian activist (b. 1886)
- 1948 – Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer (b. 1876)
- 1950 – George Orwell, Indian-English journalist and author (b. 1903)
- 1955 – Archie Hahn, German-American runner (b. 1880)
- 1956 – Sam Langford, Canadian boxer (b. 1883)
- 1959 – Cecil B. DeMille, American director (b. 1881)
- 1959 – Carl Switzer, American actor (b. 1927)
- 1961 – Blaise Cendrars, Swiss author and poet (b. 1887)
- 1963 – Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, Indian author (b. 1893)
- 1965 – Gwynne Evans, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1880)
- 1967 – Ann Sheridan, American actress (b. 1915)
- 1968 – Will Lang, Jr., American journalist (b. 1914)
- 1977 – Sandro Penna, Italian poet (b. 1906)
- 1978 – Freda Utley, English scholar and author (b. 1898)
- 1984 – Giannis Skarimpas, Greek playwright and poet (b. 1893)
- 1983 – Lamar Williams, American musician, most known as the bassist for The Allman Brothers Band and Seal Level (b. 1949)
- 1984 – Jackie Wilson, American singer-songwriter (Billy Ward and His Dominoes) (b. 1934)
- 1985 – James Beard, American chef and author (b. 1903)
- 1985 – Eddie Graham, American wrestler and promoter (b. 1930)
- 1987 – Charles Goodell, American politician (b. 1926)
- 1989 – Carl Furillo, American baseball player (b. 1922)
- 1989 – Billy Tipton, American pianist (b. 1914)
- 1993 – Charlie Gehringer, American baseball player (b. 1903)
- 1994 – Bassel al-Assad, Syrian army officer (b. 1962)
- 1994 – Andrejs Kapmals, Latvian runner (b. 1889)
- 1996 – René Marc Jalbert, Canadian soldier (b. 1921)
- 1997 – Colonel Tom Parker, Dutch-American talent manager (b. 1909)
- 1998 – Jack Lord, American actor (b. 1920)
- 1999 – Charles Brown, American singer and pianist (b. 1920)
- 1999 – Susan Strasberg, American actress (b. 1938)
- 2001 – Byron De La Beckwith, American assassin of Medgar Evers (b. 1921)
- 2002 – Peggy Lee, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1920)
- 2003 – Paul Haines, American-Canadian poet (b. 1933)
- 2003 – Paul Kuusberg, Estonian author (b. 1916)
- 2004 – Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian playwright (b. 1929)
- 2005 – Theun de Vries, Dutch poet (b. 1907)
- 2005 – John L. Hess, American journalist (b. 1917)
- 2005 – Kaljo Raid, Estonian composer, cellist and clergyman (b. 1921)
- 2006 – Bedanand Jha, Nepalese politician
- 2006 – Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovo politician, 1st President of Kosovo (b. 1944)
- 2007 – U-Nee, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (b. 1981)
- 2007 – Maria Cioncan, Romanian runner (b. 1977)
- 2008 – Pam Barrett, Canadian politician (b. 1953)
- 2008 – Marie Smith Jones, American speaker of the Eyak language (b. 1918)
- 2008 – Kenneth Parnell, American sex offender (b. 1931)
- 2009 – Krista Kilvet, Estonian radio journalist, politician and diplomat (b. 1946)
- 2009 – Veatrice Rice, American nurse and security guard (b. 1949)
- 2010 – Paul Quarrington, Canadian author, playwright, guitarist, and composer (b. 1953)
- 2011 – Dennis Oppenheim, American sculptor and photographer (b. 1938)
- 2011 – E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Indian director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1958)
- 2013 – Kamal Basu, Bengali-Indian politician (b. 1919)
- 2013 – Alden W. Clausen, American banker (b. 1923)
- 2013 – David Coe, Australian businessman, founded Allco Finance Group (b. 1954)
- 2013 – Riccardo Garrone, Italian businessman (b. 1936)
- 2013 – Jean Giambrone, American journalist (b. 1921)
- 2013 – Zina Harman, English-Israeli politician (b. 1914)
- 2013 – Donald Hornig, American chemist (b. 1920)
- 2013 – Ahmet Mete Işıkara, Turkish geophysicist (b. 1941)
- 2013 – Inez McCormack, Irish union leader and activist (b. 1941)
- 2013 – Jake McNiece, American army officer (b. 1919)
- 2013 – Hinton Mitchem, American politician (b. 1938)
- 2013 – Chumpol Silpa-archa, Thai politician (b. 1940)
- 2013 – Michael Winner, English director and producer (b. 1935)
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Christian Feast Day:
- Errol Barrow Day (Barbados)
- Flag Day (Quebec)
- Lady of Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic)
- National Hug Day (United States)
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” - James 1:2-3
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Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon
January 20: Morning
"Abel was a keeper of sheep." - Genesis 4:2
As a shepherd Abel sanctified his work to the glory of God, and offered a sacrifice of blood upon his altar, and the Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering. This early type of our Lord is exceedingly clear and distinct. Like the first streak of light which tinges the east at sunrise, it does not reveal everything, but it clearly manifests the great fact that the sun is coming. As we see Abel, a shepherd and yet a priest, offering a sacrifice of sweet smell unto God, we discern our Lord, who brings before his Father a sacrifice to which Jehovah ever hath respect. Abel was hated by his brother--hated without a cause; and even so was the Saviour: the natural and carnal man hated the accepted man in whom the Spirit of grace was found, and rested not until his blood had been shed. Abel fell, and sprinkled his altar and sacrifice with his own blood, and therein sets forth the Lord Jesus slain by the enmity of man while serving as a priest before the Lord. "The good Shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep." Let us weep over him as we view him slain by the hatred of mankind, staining the horns of his altar with his own blood. Abel's blood speaketh. "The Lord said unto Cain, The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.'" The blood of Jesus hath a mighty tongue, and the import of its prevailing cry is not vengeance but mercy. It is precious beyond all preciousness to stand at the altar of our good Shepherd! to see him bleeding there as the slaughtered priest, and then to hear his blood speaking peace to all his flock, peace in our conscience, peace between Jew and Gentile, peace between man and his offended Maker, peace all down the ages of eternity for blood-washed men. Abel is the first shepherd in order of time, but our hearts shall ever place Jesus first in order of excellence. Thou great Keeper of the sheep, we the people of thy pasture bless thee with our whole hearts when we see thee slain for us.
Evening
"Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way." - Psalm 119:37
There are divers kinds of vanity. The cap and bells of the fool, the mirth of the world, the dance, the lyre, and the cup of the dissolute, all these men know to be vanities; they wear upon their forefront their proper name and title. Far more treacherous are those equally vain things, the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches. A man may follow vanity as truly in the counting-house as in the theatre. If he be spending his life in amassing wealth, he passes his days in a vain show. Unless we follow Christ, and make our God the great object of life, we only differ in appearance from the most frivolous. It is clear that there is much need of the first prayer of our text. "Quicken thou me in thy way." The Psalmist confesses that he is dull, heavy, lumpy, all but dead. Perhaps, dear reader, you feel the same. We are so sluggish that the best motives cannot quicken us, apart from the Lord himself. What! will not hell quicken me? Shall I think of sinners perishing, and yet not be awakened? Will not heaven quicken me? Can I think of the reward that awaiteth the righteous, and yet be cold? Will not death quicken me? Can I think of dying, and standing before my God, and yet be slothful in my Master's service? Will not Christ's love constrain me? Can I think of his dear wounds, can I sit at the foot of his cross, and not be stirred with fervency and zeal? It seems so! No mere consideration can quicken us to zeal, but God himself must do it, hence the cry, "Quicken thou me." The Psalmist breathes out his whole soul in vehement pleadings: his body and his soul unite in prayer. "Turn away mine eyes," says the body: "Quicken thou me," cries the soul. This is a fit prayer for every day. O Lord, hear it in my case this night.
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Herod
[Hûr'od] - son of the hero or the glory of the skin. Space forbids a detailed account of the genealogical table of the family of Herod. From Antipater, Governor of Idumaea, there were many branches. Elaborating on the history of the Herods, Henry S. Nash in his Hastings Dictionary article says that they brought into history a considerable amount of vigor and ability, and that the main interest attaching to the Herods is not concerned with their characters as individual rulers.
"They acquire dignity when they are viewed as parts of a supremely dramatic situation in universal history. The fundamental elements in the situation are two.
"The course of world-power in antiquity, and the relation between it and the political principle in the constitution of the Chosen People.
"The religious genius of Judaism, and its relation to the political elements in the experience of the Jews."
Among the many of the Herodian house, mention can be made of three, prominent in New Testament history.
1. Herod the Great. This son of Antipater had shown himself before his father's death both masterful and merciless. Because of his rule he earned the tile "Herod the Great." He is remembered for his massacre of the innocents, the murder of several of his sons and for his own appalling death. Stewart Perowne in his recent monumental study, The Life and Times of Herod the Great, tells us that Herod's life was as "eventful as his buildings were magnificent... His charm made him a close personal friend, first of Mark Antony, later of Augustus and Agrippa . . . Herod's greatest achievement was the building of the Temple in Jerusalem" ( Matt. 2:1-22; Luke 1:5).
2. Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great by his Samaritan wife, Matthaec. He became tetrarch of Galilee and Pernea. A man of craft, his cunning served him well. "The corroding immorality of his race shows itself in his marriage with Herodias, his brother's wife." His lust proved his undoing and also cost John the Baptist his head. Ultimately he was banished (Matt. 14:1-6; Mark 6:14-22; 8:15; Luke 3:1, 19; Luke 8:3;Luke 9:7, 9; Luke 13:31; Luke 23:7-15; Acts 4:27; Acts 13:1).
3. The grandson of Herod the Great, and the son of Aristobulus and Bernice. He became Herod Agrippa I. Caligula gave him the governments of the tetrarchs Philip and Lysanias with other marks of royal favor. Parading as a little tin god, he was smitten with a foul disease and died in great agony (Acts 12; 23:35).
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Today's reading: Genesis 49-50, Matthew 13:31-58 (NIV)
View today's reading on Bible GatewayToday's Old Testament reading: Genesis 49-50
Jacob Blesses His Sons
1 Then Jacob called for his sons and said: "Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
2 "Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob;
listen to your father Israel.
listen to your father Israel.
3 "Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my might, the first sign of my strength,
excelling in honor, excelling in power.
4 Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel,
for you went up onto your father's bed,
onto my couch and defiled it.
5 "Simeon and Levi are brothers--my might, the first sign of my strength,
excelling in honor, excelling in power.
4 Turbulent as the waters, you will no longer excel,
for you went up onto your father's bed,
onto my couch and defiled it.
their swords are weapons of violence....
Today's New Testament reading: Matthew 13:31-58
The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
31 He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches."
33 He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough."
34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. 35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet:
"I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world...."
I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world...."
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