What hidden camera? I assure you this is only a hat…

(Carlos Santana)

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We’ve been over the travesty of trading the Indians a better prospect for Casey Blake than they received for C.C. Sabathia a ton of times here, so I won’t bore you with it again. (Once again, this does not mean I hate Casey Blake. It means I hate the trade. I can’t believe people still get that confused.) Still, when you see comments like this about Santana from BP prospect guru Kevin Goldstein…

Year in Review: One of the top catching prospects in the game, Santana only helped his reputation with a monster showing in his first year at the upper levels.
The Good: Santana’s bat is so special that if he was a first-base prospect, he’d still be elite. His approach is big league-ready, as he never swings at a bad pitch. As one scout put it, “When he does finally swing, special things tend to happen.” His power is plus to plus-plus to all fields, and for a player with his strength, he maintains an outstanding contact rate. He’s a solid defender with above-average arm strength.

…it really pours salt on that open wound – especially with Russell Martin’s career in a nosedive.

But hey, at least we can stop blaming Ned Colletti for this and put more blame on the McCourts for putting Colletti in this situation, right? Right?

stod det skrivet på en klippa ute i skärgården i somras. Under tiden jag funderade på vad eller vem denna Hannah Montana kunde vara, tog jag en bild och så var det ingenting mer med det.

Alla kanske har hört om Hannah Montana,

utom jag.

Hannah Montana

Mer känd för mig är Carlos Santana.

Carlos Santana.

Do NOT Stop Spreading these Videos!

The Salvation of 3 Generations could depend on it!

1. Go to GoodFight Theater! http://www.theater.goodfight.org

 Check out the AWESOME exposes and eye-opening clarity of the surprising spiritual motivations of entertainers! You will want to spread the news and the link, and order the dvds… then go to these youtube videos and spread them like a virus! The salvation of your generation depends partly on the LABORERS. We are going to wear satan out with God’s Grace & Truth just like he tries to wear us out with his sin & lies!

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ICP think they sold their soul to the devil… But Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die.The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-_3-YB2XMo

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MTV and Madonna and Eminem and Method Man and Jimi Hendrix and Garth Brooks and Kid Rock think they sold their soul to the devil… But Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die.

The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKfGNEuGWMo

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Dr. Dre, Eminem and others think they sold their soul to the devil… But Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die.The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oify6AtKkFs

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Korn and Ozzy Osbourne and Frank Zappa and Limp Bizkit and Red Hot Chili Peppers think they sold their soul to the devil… But Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die.The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRPxkkP-ZGM

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Do you realize the satanic plan in secular music and in the United Nations is the same plan that God foiled in Genesis 11. Why are these people doing it again? They will fail again!
Pick your team! Kingdom or Babylon!
Go hard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMDF4_zekbM

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Carlos Santana, David Koresh, Jim Jones, Hitler, have a lot in common… But Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die.
The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wv9ldtDGds

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This clip tells the story of Robert Johnson, a Black man who is called ‘THE FATHER OF ROCK & ROLL’ admitted that he sold his soul to satan in the 1950s. The roots of rock in satanism…  But Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die.
The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Aml1RZsxqw

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Robert Johnston blues star and founder of Rock, actually sold his soul to satan. This is the root of the secular music you listen to. That’s why it does what it does to your soul. satanism…  But Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die.
The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvMfM_87tec

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Eazy E, Bone Thugs & Harmony, Snoop Dogg, Method Man, Master P, DMX, Three 6 Mafia, and others think they think they sold their soul to the devil… But Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die.
The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC0WRXRrp2w

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Wow… this guys testimony is amazing. He actually was writing music for satan when God delivered him! From Elvis to today… Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die.
The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p0MruAg8wM

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More mind-blowing footage about Elvis, Backstreet Boys, Christina Aguilera, and other stars that masked themselves as harmless. Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die.
The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yusiv3JDng

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Singers like Spice Girls and Brittney Spears teach children to reject God’s laws and their parents laws like “Keep your mouth shut Keep your legs shut” Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die.
The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJCWydWB9tY

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The Truth about Elvis Presley… he was not a Christian. His bodyguards, the “Memphis Mafia” reveal his demonic forces and deception.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX7FJgtOti8

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The Truth about Elvis Presley… he was not a Christian. He was deep into occult and actually thought he was a false christ and read from satanist Madame Blavatsky at his concerts! Also notice how SIMILAR Michael Jackson’s life ended the same way Elvis did – with PILLS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8AOzOvXwu4

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More on Elvis… and Jerry Lewis actually condemns himself to Hell, he thought he sold his soul to satan. I wish he had repented before he died. Same thing with Little Richard. They don’t know how merciful Jesus Christ is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0wHc10VGMw
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Most rock & roll artists have been influenced by Aliester Crowley… he taught drugs, sex, and “Imma Do Me.” In order to promote satanism and the Anti-Christ. How Timothy Leary and the Beatles helped spread satanism.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vLnAYjK2A

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How Aliester Crowley sowed seeds of satanic discipleship (Harry Hayes and Dr. Alfred Kinsey) for the sexual revolution and how promotion of homosexuality and the rape of little boys is related to the Anti-Christ.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnNkmNPptk0

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HOw the Beatles promoted satanism under the influence of Aliester Crowley… they brought yoga (yoking yourself to a demon) to America.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGy0Sk80amQ

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“Making Movies is casting spells…” how the Rolling Stones and the Beatle helped promote satanism in 1967…. the end of this is DEEP!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgOzb_1wjig

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Let’s look at the FRUIT of satanism, idolatry, and rebellion against God, from 1967. NOT Freedom- addictions, broken lives, sexual diseases, suicides, abortions, and broken families
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRcHT14oQr8

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How drugs are related to witchcraft. Jimi Hendrix testifies to his servanthood to satan. Whoever is taken captive to this, there is still time. Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die.
The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDH9j_f0YPk

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Demon worship and Jim Morrison of The Doors – the connection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6duGqjEFoVQ

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satan is a lie. Even thru the greatest entertainers (false prophets) in the world. How the Beach Boys created the culture of southern California and created witchcraft music. Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die. The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKmh1mmjHV0

29
Michael Jackson spread sexual perversion and contacted demon spirits for his music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRf7wM6vLuI

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Kurt Cobain… 90s grunge satanist, (I think he may have gotten saved before he died… Hallelujah!). Also NIN and U2 are covered in here! Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die. The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdWHjFhIvcs

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U2 and CREED still has time to repent from their sins and trying to decieve Christians into the New World order. U2 is more blasphemous than Marilyn Manson. CREED signed their record deal in blood. Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die. The Mercy of the Lord endures forever, and His Truth endures to every Generation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp26vedLKDM

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Charles Manson, rock musician and mass murderer, a satanist who worked with the Beatles and Beach Boys and taught his family to kill. Jesus Blood is powerful and can still redeem their soul into life, before they die. The Mercy of the Lord endures forever,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqt2DLXDE7c

34
Anton Lavey and the satan worshippers who love Hitler and the soon coming antichrist, and national socialism. This is CRAZY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXs7Xd4JBXA

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How the music is leading to anti-christ. Son of Sam was a satanist murderer as well, but I heard that he got saved in prison thanks to the mercy of the Lord. He sold himself to the devil but Jesus brought him back!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd3v4tR0sM8

1663 – Composer Friederich Wilhelm Zachow was born.
1719 – Composer Johann Georg Leopold Mozart was born.
1778 – Composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel was born.
1805 – Composer Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel was born.
1900 – Composer Aaron Copland was born.
1943 – Leonard Bernstein made his debut with the New York Philhamonic.
1961 – The Elvis Presley film “Blue Hawaii” premiered.
1970 – Santana’s “Black Magic Woman” was released.
1995 – The Rolling Stones released their acoustic “Stripped” album.
2000 – Marilyn Manson’s released “Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death).”

NPR’s Tour of Musician-Endorsed Products

Orianthi é uma jovem guitarrista, com apenas 24 anos,  que já concretizou sonhos que muito poucos têm oportunidade de concretizar.

Partilhou o palco com Michael Jackson, e já tocou solos com Santana.  Ela era uma das guitarristas convidadas para a digressão de Michael Jackson, onde constavam nomes como Eddie Van Halen, Santana, Slash, Steve Stevens, Jennifer Batten e Larry Carlton. Mas devido á morte do rei da pop, esta não chegou a concretizar-se.

A grande paixão e habilidade para tocar guitarra, veio talvez da colecção de discos do pai, que entre eles constavam; Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Cream, Santana…

Não admira que ela tenha tão bom gosto, e tanto talento.

Orianthi – Site oficial

Orianthi fala um pouco de si
Santana – “Se tivesse de passar o testemunho, ela seria a minha primeira escolha”

Come on WHO DNT LIKE THIS SONG????? I still love this song and Carlos Santana still makes the “guitar cry”. Product G&B were great too I wonder what happened to em. Oh well enjoy!!

Popdose Report:

Click here to go to Popdose to check Saga “Wind Him Up”, and “The Flyer”…also Santana “The Sensitive Kind”, “Nowhere to Run”, and “Say it Again”…Scandal “Hands Tied”, “Goodbye to You”, “Beat of a Heart”, “Love’s Got a Line on You…plus Timothy B Schmit’s cover of “So Much In Love”

Os dejo la web de un amigo fotógrafo, Carlos Santana.

http://www.carlossantanafotografo.com/

Espero que sus fotografías os sorprendan, es de lo mejor del panorama gótico nacional.

Joe Perry confirmou que Tyler não faz mais parte do grupo. Perry disse inclusive que os dois não compõe uma música juntos há mais de 10 anos e que seu relacionamento com o cantor está bastante desgastado.

Tyler quer seguir carreira solo já há algum tempo e chegou a fazer algumas participações como na canção Just Feel Better, em parceria com Carlos Santana.

Carlos Santana feat Steven Tyler – Just Feel Better

Joe Perry disse que a banda irá continuar, e que ele devem procurar um novo vocalista, mas a verdade é que o Aerosmith sem o Steven Tyler perde completamente a identidade e dificilmente conseguirão um vocalista com o mesmo timbre e potência de voz que Tyler tem.

Algumas das músicas mais famosas do Aerosmith:

Dream On
Mama Kin
Somebody
Draw the Line
Love in an elevator
Walk this way
Janie’s Got a Gun
Cryin’
Crazy
Livin’ on the Edge
Amazing
Jaded
Pink

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GO TO LOPEZ TONIGHT Official Website

QUICK SUMMARY:

George Lopez is the first Latino late night talk show host.  Lopez Tonight premeires Nov 9 on TBS with special guest of Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria Parkers, and Kobe Bryant.  Musical performance was by Carlos Santana.  The show is one hour long and scheduled to host some big celebrities in the upcoming episodes [ Dane Cook, Marc Anthony, Sandra Bullock, Justin Timberlake, Queen Latifah, and Samuel L. Jackson ]

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Lezers,

In onze vorige bijdrage op dit forum spraken wij over onze liefde voor een Amerikaanse met de naam Telecaster. Welnu: het kan snel gaan. Hoewel wij nog steeds warme gevoelens voor haar hebben, is het toch anders gegaan.

Donderdag waren wij in Amersfoort en kwamen wij erachter dat de heer Kees Dee, gitarenboer, inmiddels 22 jaar gitaren aan de man (m/v) brengt. Wij kochten destijds bij Kees ook ons eerste scheurijzer. Kees geeft deze week ter ere van deze gelegenheid her en der fijne kortingen op het materieel. Een buitenkansje dus…

Daar bij Kees kwamen wij oog in oog te staan met een prachtig schepsel: de Paul Reed Smith SE Singlecut Tremelo-gitaar in de kleur Tobacco Sunburst. U ziet hierboven hoe mooi ze is.

Lezers, ze is van ons. Wat een genot voor oog en vingers gelijk. Wij houden het kort en gaan snel weer verder met haar, maar niet na 3 clipjes van collega-PRS-spelers….

Damn Yankees – Come Again

Buddy Guy & Carlos Santana – Maggot Brain

Rush – the Spirit of Radio

I really enjoy The Onion.  The content is a little colorful at times, but it’s ALWAYS funny.  They rarely do anything music related, so I felt like I had to post a link to this one…

1999 Carlos Santana Rob Thomas Collaboration Somehow Standing Test Of Time

“FROM ABRAXAS TO JESUS”
By Eric John Sawyer

“The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born first must destroy a world. The bird flies to God. The God’s name is Abraxas” (Hermann Hesse)

A grayish green fungus covers the fireplace and the chairs and tables in this room. Santana’s “Borboletta”, is turning beneath the stylus as three men share a reefer and talk softly to each other in unknown tongues.

It is 1974, I think.

“Have you listened to this album ?” the older man says as he holds up the cover.

Peering through the mist of that moment, I can see the name Richard Strauss. The complex musical structures stimulated our minds bringing out a rich flow of thoughts.

Brutal honesty is my Achilles heel and hallucinogenic absorption reduces the options for deceit. I could flash the entire tale of my youth in a flow of seemingly irrelevant, unconnected events, but when I would smoke the herb, the point of existence became very precise and the moment became intensely relevant to the point of panic.

The brotherhood of man may be a fallacy, but it also may be the truth. Lived within the shell of my own experience, there is a commonality that is hard to ignore. Disciples of one another, the false one is not easily noticeable, for we are of one blood and we all share in this image of God.

I blew upon the cover of a book called “Demian” by Hermann Hesse.

“Do you want to borrow it ?” asked the older man.

(…read more…)

Sometimes we like to climb in the way-back machine and review an old album just to see how it holds up to our current ★chive entries. We call it the Rhyme&Re-Review. So, no — this album is not new, and yes — you’ve probably listened to it and stopped listening to it by now. But who says you can’t learn new things from old material right?

Who?

Citizen Cope, the used-to-be hip-hop producer turned alt. crooner. Every Waking Moment was his third release, after Citizen Cope and successful The Clarence Greenwood Recordings. He’s a low-singing, soulful man whose worked with the likes of Carlos Santana on the fantastic song “Sideways”, Rhymefest (on a remixed version of “Bullet and a Target”) and Robert Randolph (a radio version of “Son’s Gonna Rise”. His music has also been in a slew of films, most notably Alpha Dog, Entourage, Scrubs and Accepted.

Basically, Citizen Cope is one smooth man who has been left off the radar of mainstream. He’s close, no doubt about it, and if you find yourself in a indie, hipster bar scene more likely than not mentioning “D’Artagnan’s Theme” will elicit the coos of a few ladies. But he’s not at the popularity level of the Jack Johnsons, John Mayers or even Jason Mrazs of the world. And it’s probably better than way, considering how his albums sounds little like theirs. Some music just wasn’t made for mainstream.

Every Waking Moment

It’s tough for anyone to follow up the genius that was The Clarence Greenwood Recordings. So that sucks. And though there are plenty of songs on Every Waking Moment that would feel right at home on CGR, they would only be — at best — compliments to the album, not features. But the sound is classic Cope, it’s got that Bluesy, steady, hip-hop inspired sound that made Citizen Cope popular. It’s got the same simple, but often deep, lyrics. It’s got the same infusion of various instruments, none of which seem out of place. It’s really got everything you want from a Citizen Cope album. Except for one caveat.

The one caveat: it lacks the signature song. Citizen Cope might not have had one either, but The Clarence Greenwood Recordings had several, including “Sideways”, “Bullet and a Target”, “Son’s Gonna Rise” and “D’Artagnan’s Theme”. The closest Every Waking Moment comes is somewhere between “Somehow”, “Every Waking Moment” and “More Than it Seems”, but putting those songs up against the previous four is like putting Ben Affleck’s Daredevil up against The Dark Knight. Not. Good. Still, the album is quality new-blues, which is hard to find these days anywhere around mainstream, so go find your old copy, dust it off or fire it up or whatever it is you do with old music, and give it another go.

So Now What?

Since Every Waking Moment was released in 2006, we haven’t heard shit from Mr. Cope. It’s unsettling. Rumors swirled around about an acoustic album in 2009 (which is running out, by the way). Finally, news came that in Februrary of 2010, Citizen Cope with release his fourth album, The RainWater LP. Considering how similar his last three albums were, this could mean The RainWater LP will be the most telling about the future of Citizen Cope.

If it’s a considerable improvement, Citizen Cope could catapult into the upper echelon of talent. If it sounds the same as the past three albums, then we all know exactly who Clarence Greenwood is and what he’s capable of. That’s not a bad thing, but for music’s top talent maintaining the status quo shouldn’t be considered progress.

[note: It seems that part of the album will be given out to some on November 3, 2009. If this is the case, we might have it up for review much sooner than we thought, so we'll keep you posted.]

Tracklisting

1. Back Together – ★★★
2. Every Waking Moment – ★★★
3. Friendly Fire -
4. More Than is Seems – ★★★
5. Brother Lee – ★★★
6. 107˚ – ★★★
7. Somehow – ★★★★
8. John Lennon – ★★★★
9. All Dressed Up -
10. Awe -
11. Left for Dead – ★★★
12. Bullet and a Target (Live) – ★★★

Every Waking Moment Total ★: 29
Every Waking Moment ★ Ratio: 2.41

To listen to “Borboletta” my second most favourite album click here.

Tales of A Forgotten Time

Traditionally Christianity has simple words in English to describe really complex operations of our whole being. In some ways they are useful and in other ways that lead to endless arguments and discussions that end up getting nowhere and ending in misconceptions.

For example; the recent “blaps” of Clinton Richard Dawkins in this book “The GOD delusion”, which he has quickly eclipsed with a new book. However as I am a lover of YHVH or the GOD of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, I am not going to allow this bat to flap away. Firstly, for the following comment and secondly for his shoddy treatment of the arguments for the existence of GOD. < read Dr. W.L. Craig's response to Prof. CR Dawkins' central argument of his book TGD.

I think part of the reason why men and woman make these sort of statements is because like King Herod, they become filled up with their own sense of importance and begin to embrace they ideas that somehow they are superior. I think the description that Clinton “Richard” Dawkins uses for GOD might have been fitted some of the tyrants of our time.

I must be perfectly honest with you. When I began doing the whole FORUM bit, I had to face a man like this, a fire breather. He was convinced that the God of the Old Testament was a MONSTER…I was afraid to reply for I had read the OLD TESTAMENT…and assembled and opinion that was pretty close to that…but it was only once I put all my preconceptions to one side and began reading from GENESIS all the way to REVELATION that I began to understand [YHVH] — I am still a member of that FORUM…and I returned some time later and found that my friend who was all a fire breathing dragon…had softened and had found that there was much more to the STORY that needed to be explored before one just started firing off SALVOS in the name of NATURALISM, ATHEISM and or BIOLOGY…LOL…Hey we all have to start somewhere…even Professors..LOL…so let’s see how the naughty schoolboy got his kicks….

“The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction; jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, blood-thirsty ethnic cleanser; a, misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.” ( Professor Clinton Richard Dawkins ) < read a response to CRD’s book by Professor Alvin Plantinga

When I was looking around for this quote, and it is certainly a keeper and I am sure will be the subject of many sermons in the future, I discovered the anti-thesis, or should I say the accurate thesis presented by someone from the Ning Social Network, which goes like this….

“The God of the New Testament is arguably the most sacrificial of religious founders; impartial and proud of it; a religious-hypocrisy intolerant; an ardent, prayer-engrossed temple cleanser; a women-dignifying, child-elevating, enemy-loving, torturer-forgiving, disease-healing, soul-saving, life-giving, death-conquering, sin-paying liberator” ( J.C. Lamont ) < click on quote to read more.

Let's move on.

Now you can see how a simple word like GOD, or G_d (out of respect to those Jewish readers who love YHVH. So do I! ) can be incorrectly defined.
However, it is not just the problem of getting a definition of the word, but it is being able to receive what has been revealed in the OLD TESTAMENT and THE NEW TESTAMENT.
Firstly it is a progressive, divine revelation of THE PLAN OF GOD to redeem mankind through the redemptive work of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. When CLD (Dawkins) starts with GOD, he begins in deep water, or should I say he begins eating meat, before he has even tasted the milk. He is a baby in the woods, trying to make a fire, and he is suffering the results of his silliness. But forget about him now.

The elementary teachings of the Gospel are where any young believer needs to start. Of course, on needs to be born of the Spirit, before one starts with the elementary stuff. It is spiritual food, and for that one needs to be spirtually alive to GOD.
The elementary teachings of GOD are actually part and parcel of the Judaism, at least as in the letter to the Hebrews.

Hebrews 6, presents us with these elementary foundations to a faith that is settled already upon THE FOUNDATION, namely JESUS CHRIST. Without these foundations one cannot even begin to chew BIG MEATY studies about the Doctrine of GOD, or the doctrine of MAN. However, they do give one a good grounding in truth, that will then help one to grasp the revelation of Scripture. This spiritual understanding, is of such a nature that if those who had crucified the SON OF GOD had embraced it as Nicodemus did, they would have not crucified the Prince of Life.

There are a few words in the first two doctrines, namely 'repentance' and 'dead works' as well as 'faith' and the one that CLD did not seem to get 'G_d'

The doctrines themselves deal with HUGE preconceptions about what TRUE CHRISTIANITY IS and IS NOT.
The Christian does not offer blood sacrifices but puts his trust in the ONE SACRIFICE, and no more blood needs to be shed. FOR IT WAS ONCE FOR ALL. The religion that goes on sacrificing is dead. It ended physically in 70AD, but the actual end happened on the day that Jesus died. Rather than spend many blogs breaking down what these two are about, here are two links to two discussions I had on Theology Web Campus about them.

The sourse material for these studies was from Derek Prince Ministries, part of a series that I received AFTER the FOUDATION had been laid. To watch the whole series please do so, by following this link. It is important to start with the first one, or my might end up moaning like some crusty old professor. Interesting Derek Prince was also a very learned man, who was downsized by the Spirit of GOD and had to learn how to learn from the start … BABY STEPS < click here

1. Repentance From Dead Works
2. Faith towards GOD

(They are in the Theology Section, so they are not thesis – antithesis, though there is a fair amount of ribbing!!! The latter seemed to go better than the first one.)

It has been my observation on Forums over the years, that these elementary doctrines are challenged by unbelievers and those caught up in cults and the occult. They cannot control themselves for these elementary ideas are the food of babes and being yet unborn of the Spirit, they gnash their teeth against them. Much like CLD has done above.

Now to Nirvikalpa Samadhi.

Why?

Well, we are still looking at the primary simple words used in these first principles of YHVH, namely "repentance" "dead works" "faith" and "GOD"… I am only interested in one word, when I think of Nirvikalpa Samadhi. The word is FAITH.

What is FAITH ?

I have been greatly tickled over the years at the sorts of responses that have been on public forums. Everyone these days has an opinion. Most of it runs like this, 'Faith' is the place where reason cannot go. Sort of a magical bridge to YHVH, which has nothing to do with reason.

Let's read think about this… faith is…

"..the total response of man's moral being.."

"intuition"

"conscience, the distinction between right and wrong"

"small voice of the heart within"

"categorical imperative" ie. direct, unreasoned, and disinterested command.

"moral sense"

“a disinterested preference for what is morally good, without selfish interest and without the expectation of gain”

“the will to believe”

They certainly do stretch our thinking to embrace a more wholistic approach to the simple English word, ‘F A I T H’…or Forsaking All I Trust Him, but such silliness is to go backwards instead of forwards and here is a quote from Lin Yutang’s book that led me straight to Nirvikalpa Samadhi, oddly enough an idea with only produced one link on my gOOgle…LOL.

“This is the stupendous fact about man and his spiritual development and his striving after [YHVH]. It is NOT “faith”; it is NOT A CONTRADICTION OF REASON; it is merely a HEALTHY INSTINCT. It is the [YHVH] GIVEN MORAL SENSE.”

and he continues….

“It is man’s total response to the Universe through his moral nature. IT IS NOT THE ANTITHESIS OF REASON; it is THE HIGHER REASON!!!”

and goes on to end this line of thought by saying…

“It is SAMADHI OF ZEN BUDDHISTS, ………THE FLASH OF INSIGHT INTO THE REAL THING-IN-ITSELF”

and finally ends by adding…

“And this residual area of knowledge happens to be THE MOST SIGNIFICANT area of HUMAN KNOWLEDGE and of moral consciousness, in which [YHVH], the SOUL, and IMMORTALITY and MAN’S WHOLE MORAL BEING ARE ALL INVOLVED.”

I can hear the words of Jesus, “You say Lord, Lord…(even devils do) …but you do not the things that I asked you to do…visit those in prison, feed the hungry, …”

It is small wonder that skeptic shout angrily at religion, when much of the time, the word ‘FAITH’ means sitting in a pew and singing hymns to Santa Claus. When Jesus said “BELIEVE IN ME”, it was linked to “do as I do” and “love one another” and “love thy neighbour”…One has to remember the first principle……

Repent (Change your mind) away from ‘Dead Works’ (your own attempts at clambering up the religious ladder of doing good deeds to outweigh your bad deeds) ….and added to that… Jesus’ words…”REPENT, for the KINGDOM OF …[who?] ….the Kingdom that is in you…needs a KING….that is what is real FAITH…when the Spirit of Jesus Christ is IN YOU. GOD IN US…hey we don’t walk around saying…I AM YHVH…but we are come into SONSHIP..and DAUGHTERSHIP…and that is why I agree with Lin Yutang, that what FAITH is, is not an escape from REASON, it is to take into oneself the MIND OF CHRIST, HIS SPIRIT IN US…and that is LIFE and LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY…and we the communicate with HIS MIND…and our minds become FRUITFUL…not the way FAITH is understood to be an escape…ie. RELIGION…faith is NOT RELIGION, it is US THINKING GOD’S THOUGHTS ALONG WITH HIM….

To learn about how to HEAR GOD, please go to my BLOG entry…(scuse all the caps..they are not shouts, just me getting really excited…)..I think mainly because I talk to so many Atheists who think that religion (well true religion) is mumbo jumbo, when it is DEEP WATERS…and they go deeper than a COLLEGE DEGREE, or a PROFESSORSHIP AT OXFORD OR CAMBRIDGE…Here me Mr. Dawkins…”You can go to you college, you can go to your school, but if ain’t got Jesus, youse and edumacated fool and that’s all”

Like I said to an young borrowed faith wanna-be CLD nOOb atheist who was out to demolish [YHVH] with all the eagerness of his evangelical mentor..CLD.. Before you get into THEOLOGY, you need to take and essential step… He ignored me and eventually the question was pressed, howbeit indirectly…and I answered…Step 2. Study about YHVH…Step 1. Get to know [YHVH] ..he ignored me and and carried on arguing and arguing…and getting more and more angry…just like old professor CLD…raging against preconceptions about [YHVH] ..we have all been there …some stayed and never got past their preconceptions…embracing their small man ways..others got tall and saw over the wall…that though their were giants, there was also bounteousness beyond description.

I shall now sit quietly and contemplate the LORD…will you join me ?

New Note:
btw. My favourite album is “Monolith” by Kansas ( I thought I had completed a playlist, but here is what I have so far… ) clicketh hear-eth.

As the whole world has heard, Michael Jackson’s movie is coming out October 28th, well play play close attention to the guitarist in the movie, a girl whose talents I desperately want and just might dream about.

Her name is from Orianthi, and her guitar playing is absolutely incredible to watch, even a person who doesn’t respect any sort of rock music would HAVE to respect the pure talent this girl has on the instrument, and so incredible in fact, i might even go on my myspace and attempt to become friends with her even though I haven’t been on myspace in about 6 months.  At the age of 18 she was already playing with great guitarists, such as Carlos Santana and B.B. King, and Santana said that if he had to pass the baton on to anyone, she would be his first choice.  And to top that off, she sings too, so basically after you watch a video of her playing and singing, please wait a month before watching one of my videos so you have time to forget how great she is and my playing might sound less like the jingle cats in comparison to her.

She also has a new album that came out today! so be sure to check that out, and watch the video posted!

Carlos Santana was born in Mexico and came to San Francisco as a teenager. In San Francisco, he was introduced to jazz, world, and folk music. Santana decided to become a full-time musician in 1966 and formed the Santana Blues Band with fellow street musicians keyboardist Gregg Rolie and bassist David Brown.

With its original blend of Latin-infused rock, jazz, blues, and African rhythms, the band, (which became known simply as Santana) gained a following in the San Francisco club scene. The band’s memorable performance at Woodstock in 1969 led to a recording contract with Columbia Records. Watch that performance below.

The band’s unique sound features Carlos’ melodic, blues-based guitar set against Latin percussion, such as timbales and congas. In 2003, Rolling Stone named Carlos Santana number 15 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Black Magic Woman

Oye Como Va

Evil Ways

Samba Pa Ti