 and Andrew and Bartholomew only, but I also pray for Pat, and Franklin and Charlsee, and for Emily, and for Dennis…
…and Ken.”
Jesus has loved us for so long.
He’s been praying for us for so long.
And I am convinced Jesus is still praying for us, ceaselessly interceding.
Jesus’ love is so much deeper and stronger than any other love…
…and for those of us who are Christian, we can rest in that fact with confidence and assurance no matter the difficulties we are facing!
How might our prayer lives change if we were to sit quietly each day knowing that we are not only praying to Jesus, but that Jesus has been praying for us all along?
Next week we will celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
And one of the gifts brought to you and me is this…
…as Paul writes in Romans Chapter 8,.”
Have you ever needed to pray, but you couldn’t quite put it into words?
Allow the Holy Spirit to pray for you with “sighs to deep for words.”
Our prayer lives, our spiritual lives—our entire lives are so enriched and strengthened when we regularly become quiet with the confidence that the Holy Spirit is praying for us!!!
What might such a revelation mean for young people, for example, who are fearful of the future and worried about what to do with their lives?
What might such a spiritual awareness do for us who are in trouble?
And for older people who face illness and uncertainty about what the coming year might bring?
What a gift to be able to bring all our cares and concerns to God in prayer!!!...
…knowing we are loved and cared about beyond measure…
…even when it seems the entire world is crashing down around us!!!
In His prayer in John Chapter 17, Jesus is praying that we all “may be one,” just as Jesus and the Father are one…
…as Jesus puts it, …
…I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.”
Has this happened?
As in any human relationship, unity cannot be forced.
There can be no bullying or manipulation.
God does not force our hand.
We have free will, but we also have the Spirit and Christ praying for us.
One of the most frequently asked questions which puzzles persons who come to a United Methodist Church for the first time comes from the Apostles’ Creed.
It is one of the great statements of faith produced by the early Christians.
What puzzles people is when we say, that we believe in the “one, holy Catholic Church.”
Surely, they must think, “we are not Catholics!”
The answer, of course, is that the word “catholic” means “the Church Universal.”
It does not mean strictly “Roman Catholic.” mirror, nothing less, than the unity between the Father and the Son.
And in case we miss the point, the result of this will be that the world will see us, and know that this kind of human community, united across all traditional barriers of race, custom, gender or class can only come from the action of God!!!
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PowerPoint Template“Syonan-to is a port city of about one million people located on Kyushu. It is the third largest port in Japan after Nagoya and Yokohama, and the capital of Maikura prefecture. Syonan-to is a beautiful city full of sights to see and places to be."
Syonan-to is a mysterious city. Originally founded as a small fishing village that did small domestic trade during the late Kamakura Period. However, it wasn't until 1647 when the Dutch set up a small trading post there as a runoff from Dejima that the city grew.
In 1945, following the setup of the American government as a temporary entity, the US Navy used it as a port to get supplies and resources into the southern part of the country without using Nagasaki.
It soon became the Japanese headquarters for Takumi-Wilson, an international British-Japanese conglomerate that now has operations in over 100 countries around the world.
However, in recent months, people around the city have been mysteriously disappearing. It's up to a small group of chosen people to figure out why, and how they can stop it from happening.
So, this is a Persona RP set in an original city with an original plot. This one is based on The Matter of Britain, the Matter of France, and Haruki Murakami works. It would follow the usual cast of ragtag teens who find out that the world is not as it seems, and must use their Personas to fight against the evil and corruption of the world.
I want the non-combat, social part to feel more like Persona 3 if that's possible, I guess? Idk, I'm kinda going for a Persona 3 vibe with a school club based on the Knights of the Round Table and Charlemagne's Paladins fighting villains from those legends.
Count me in. Also, nice tunes, gib more.
Alright! Glad to have ya!
And yeah, I can get you some more music like that.
Would be sweet for some brainstorming. Here's hoping we can get some more people on board for this!
I'd like to see how this goes. Love me some Persona. Even with the little information here, I hope you have ideas for how Personas, Social Links (Or if there is any) and Combat work. I like to think i'm well versed in the world, so ask if you need some ideas bounced around.
There's no way I can walk away after reading this, count me in.
A successful interest check if ever I saw one.
I’m so glad to see everyone’s interest! I’ll try to get the OoC and signups up soon and we can do some brainstorming!
Working on the OoC! Should have it tonight or tomorrow!
I hope you all have character ideas!
I'll start plotting one now, boss lady.
Unfortunately due to some recent events, I sadly will have to withdraw my interest. Have fun guys!
Sorry to hear! I hope all turns out well.
Sorry! Had family come over today! Will get it up soon.
IT TOOK ME A FEW WEEKS, BUT I DID IT FINALLY!
Q: Why and when use append() instead of concat() in Pandas? I have read all topics on append vs concat here, but still:
Why should I use append if concat has the same options and funcionallity?
Please correct me if I am mistaken.

*

*append() : can append two data frames at once; it's the same as concat in axis=0

*concat() : can concatenate multiple DFs

To concatenate multiple DFs, should I use append() with a for-loop? Is it faster?
Let's assume that I am opening DFs from different files like:
df = pd.DataFrame()
for file in file_folder:
    df = df.append(pd.read_csv(file))

OR 

df = pd.DataFrame()
for file in file_folder:
   df = pd.concat([df, pd.read_csv(file)])

The output is the same. So why?
EDIT: to speed it up should I do:
df_list = []
for file in file_folder:

    df_list.append(pd.read_csv(file))

#and then use concat

df_all = pd.concat(df_list)`

right?

A: append is a convenience method which calls concat under the hood. If you look at the implementation of the append method, you will see that.
def append(...
   ...
    if isinstance(other, (list, tuple)):
        to_concat = [self, *other]
    else:
        to_concat = [self, other]
    return concat(
        to_concat,
        ignore_index=ignore_index,
        verify_integrity=verify_integrity,
        sort=sort,
    )

As for the performance. Both of these called over and over in a loop can be computationally expensive. You should just create a list and do one concatenation after you are done looping.
From docs:

iteratively appending rows to a DataFrame can be more computationally
intensive than a single concatenate. A better solution is to append
those rows to a list and then concatenate the list with the original
DataFrame all at once.


A: *

*It is an arbitrary choice to either use.append() or.concat() 
For example if you have to merge two dataframes on axis=1 then go with concat and on the other hand if you have to merge two dataframes on axis=0 go with whatever choice you prefer to use or works best for you!


*Personally I would reccomend you to go with the pandas default DF merger(concat) to avoid any delays, latencies and most importantly bugs in you code.
Hope so that you find this information useful and answers you question!
Happy Coding!