 like a gospel appeal, doesn’t it? Were there unsaved in Paul’s Corinthian audience? Of course. But perhaps he is referring to more than soul-salvation. He is challenging these believers to a life of response to the God who “heard” them and “helped” them.
Today’s Challenge: If you are in full-time professional ministry, take time to thank the Lord for your partnership — with HIM! If you are not in vocational Christian ministry, thank Him for the work you are enabled to do for the kingdom — by His grace and strength!
  And you — and I — get to be part of that redeeming message! Look for opportunities to engage in that ministry today!
Uploaded Video for My Kirkland Students — Soteriology!
Friends: Due to the Coronavirus I am not allowed to meet face-to-face with my Kirkland cohort (many are lifers) for the next few weeks. I’m providing a couple of videos for them to watch. And you might like what I’ve done! This one is about 15 minutes long. Let me know what you think! Dr. D.
Paul Little was an evangelist with the Billy Graham Association. He fell asleep at the wheel while driving to a Bible conference in Canada. The night before he died, he spoke with a friend of mine who asked him, “Paul, how are you doing? I know you are extremely busy.” Paul responded, “Jim, I feel like I’m in a revolving door and I can’t get out.” The next day he was with the Lord.
I tell that story to remind myself that life is brief and that we have to be careful not to over-extend ourselves. There is much work to be done in the Kingdom — but you and I don’t have to do it all!
As a theologian, I’m deeply invested in helping believers know WHAT they believe and WHY they believe it. But the question I can’t escape is IF I believe. What I mean is — I can say I believe many things, but does my life show that I truly believe?
What about the issue of salvation? Jesus-followers say they believe that their sins have been forgiven because of Christ’s work on the cross, that they are now at peace with God, and that Jesus is the only way a person can know they are going to heaven when they die. Do we REALLY believe those truths? If so, how should our lives reflect those beliefs in our behavior.
God’s grace does much more than save us. It teaches us how to live (both negatively and positively, v. 12); it teaches us how to wait (v. 13); and it teaches us how to do what is good (v. 14). IF I believe what the Bible says about SALVATION, my life ought to show God’s grace as I live a self-controlled, godly, patient, pure life.
The Challenge: Thank God today for your salvation. And ask Him to direct you today to reflect one of those qualities of living a SAVED life!
Note: I wrote a small booklet entitled Saved: Rescued by God, from God, and for God a while back. Free copy to any who ask!
I just can’t do it! It’s impossible for me. I just cave in — and break out laughing.
I’m talking about having a staring contest with my eight-year-old grandson Isaac. He is a child of great humor, contagious laughter, and — that’s the problem. I never win in a staring contest with him. Within a few seconds of gazing into his blue eyes, seeing his determined-not-to-laugh expression on his face, I collapse in laughter. And he is, once again, victorious.
Staring — sometimes it’s fun. Sometimes it’s creepy. But it’s a use of our eyes that can show us that our FOCUS is very important.
What are you staring at? If we “fix” our eyes on Jesus, we discover that He too was a man of laughter. But He was — and is — so much more...
We have learned from this passage that we are in a race. A race which has been “marked out for us.” And we are to run that race, stripped down from everything that hinders us and turning down every sin that so easily entangles us. We are to run with perseverance, for we are running towards our Savior who is also the pioneer and perfecter of faith.
How did He run His race? We read that “For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (v. 2). JOY?! Yes, this One “born to die” did so willingly, with joy. The cross was not His joy. He “endured” the cross. He “scorned its shame.” His dying for sinners was not His joy. Although the text does not specifically say so, I would argue that the joy that was “set before Him” was His pleasing His Father by providing a righteous forgiveness for all who would put their faith in Him.
Then the writer to the Hebrews challenges us to “consider him who endured such opposition from sinners...” This One who “endured the cross” also “endured” human opposition in His mission to save sinners.
The Forgotten Third: Developing a Relationship with God the Holy Spirit — What Do We Learn from TITUS about the Holy Spirit?
1. The Spirit of God is intimately involved in moving us from the category of being lost to the category of being found, from darkness to light, from being filthy in our sins to being washed through the rebirth and renewal that the Spirit provides!
2. HOW did He save us? The text says, “through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit” (v. 5). Jesus makes it quite clear in John 3 that being “born again” is a sovereign work of the Spirit. Here His work is described as a washing and a renewal. Do you feel washed and renewed?
3. And the Spirit of God is described almost as water from God. We read of “the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior” (v. 6). This “pouring out” was done generously! Aren’t you thankful for the generosity of the Father and the Son in pouring out the Spirit upon us?
A Michael Horton Quote — A Personal Relationship with God?
Do you agree or disagree with Dr. Horton?
Electromagnetic navigation diagnostic bronchoscopy in peripheral lung lesions.

BACKGROUND
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) with biopsy under fluoroscopic guidance has enhanced the yield of flexible bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions. However, the accuracy of ENB navigation suggests that the addition of fluoroscopy is redundant.


OBJECTIVES
Data were prospectively collected to determine the yield of ENB without fluoroscopy in the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions.


METHOD
ENB was performed via flexible bronchoscopy (superDimension/Bronchus system; superDimension Inc; Plymouth, MN). Biopsy specimens were obtained through the extended working channel after navigation. Fluoroscopy was not utilized, but post-transbronchial biopsy chest radiographs were obtained to exclude pneumothorax. The primary end point was diagnostic yield, and the secondary end points were navigation accuracy, procedure duration, and safety. Analysis by lobar distribution was also performed to assess performance in different lobes of the lung.


RESULTS
Ninety-two peripheral lung lesions were biopsied in the 89 subjects. The diagnostic yield of ENB was 67%, which was independent of lesion size. Total procedure time ranged from 16.3 to 45.0 min (mean [+/- SD] procedure time, 26.9 +/- 6.5 min). The mean navigation error was 9 +/- 6 mm (range, 1 to 31 mm). There were two incidences of pneumothorax for which no intervention was required. When analyzed by lobar distribution, there was a trend toward a higher ENB yield in diagnosing lesions in the right middle lobe (88%).


CONCLUSIONS
ENB can be used as a stand-alone bronchoscopic technique without compromising diagnostic yield or increasing the risk of pneumothorax. This may result in sizable timesaving and avoids radiation exposure.17 hours in, got to the lake area after defeating Godrick and clearing pretty much all other areas around Limgrave, explored maybe half of that and attempted the boss of the area twice but got destroyed. 

It seems like everything is destroying me in a few hits and it's getting quite frustrating to be honest. I guess I'm under leveled but don't feel like grinding. Which is why I really loved the Sekiro approach where I just had to git gud, not constantly guess if I'm overleveled or underleveled, but it was always at that sweet spot that I can't seem to find in Elden Ring (or most other RPG heavy games from made). Its all nuanced. It could be that the officials were afraid of being outnumbered/swarmed by overwhelming numbers. Sometimes gas is deployed in order to split up and discourage violence before it happens. Did you see that clip by the statue when some black bloc dipshits dropped a bunch of frozen drinks out of their bags and suddenly the mob went from "peacefully" pushing up against the police to hurling deadly objects at their heads in instant. It doesn't take much to whip up a mob into a frenzy. Just one guy bringing weapons to the scene