The NRL continues demonstrate consistency in a couple of key areas: random losses by fancied teams and coaches getting the knife. The fact that both Easts and Paramatta lost last weekend is pretty moot, because they’ll probably play a grand final later this year. Somewhere. Sometime. And I reckon Paul Green has a pretty fair …

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Watching the tv drama John Adams, Adams and Thomas Jefferson are portrayed discussing government. Paul Giamatti is superb (no surprise) and provides the following statement as Adams: Indeed. And what is government, ultimately, but putting into effect the lessons, which we have learned in dealing with the contradictions in our own characters.

Crucifixion was intended to erase those who were subjected to it from history. Forgotten and not worth remembering. Yet one individual who was crucified is not only remembered, but has defined history. What made the difference for that one individual? Resurrection. From Fleming Rutledge. It should therefore be affirmed with no ambivalence or ambiguity whatsoever: …

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