Fortnum & Mason adds Adam and Steve to Garden of Eden biscuit tin

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Fortnum & Mason adds Adam and Steve to Garden of Eden biscuit tin

Fortnum & Mason has unveiled an ‘Adam and Steve Circular Biscuit Box’ which features two men holding an apple and standing by the Serpent.

The design seems to contradict Genesis Chapter 2 which explains how God said it was not good for Adam to be alone, so he created a helper suitable for him – Eve.

 

Two alternative designs for the tins, which contained gingerbread biscuits, feature two women – named Eve and Niamh – and Adam and Eve.

Fortnum & Mason, which operates a flagship store on Piccadilly in central London, marketed the tins for Valentine’s Day next month.

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The products were described by Fortnum & Mason as “baked to perfection to make a most memorable and, indeed, delicious gift for your loved one this Valentine’s Day.”

The sweet treat range appears to take inspiration from the Christian slogan “God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve”.

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Should You Count Online Viewers as Worship Attendees?

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Podcast Episode #399

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After the discussion surrounding a blog post earlier this week, we look at the pertinent question surrounding the topic of the internet church: should you count them in your weekly worship number?

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

  • If you lower the importance of gathered worship, don’t be surprised if people
  • There is a high correlation of attendance and giving.
  • People who attend worship more regularly give more regularly and give more per person.
  • The digital church is more relatable to digital natives (younger generations).
  • You should not count online viewers as worship attendees—but you should track them.
  • A church’s online community is not nearly as engaged as its physical community.

The six considerations we cover are:

  1. Any church can have digital worship services with technology today.
  2. More church leaders are asking if the virtual or Internet attendance should be counted.
  3. The theological debates about the digital church are increasing.
  4. Some churches are reporting a decline in physical attendance as they provide virtual attendance venues.
  5. Churches are reporting mixed results about giving among virtual attenders.
  6. This issue will be generational to some degree.

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Israel Demolishes Yet Another Terror Tunnel .

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Church warden and magician bailed over teachers’ death

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Church warden and magician bailed over teachers’ death

Church warden Ben Field, 27, from Towcester, Northamptonshire, and magician Martyn Smith, 31, from Redruth, Cornwall, were arrested on suspicion of two counts of murder, two counts of conspiracy to murder, two counts of suspicion of fraud by false representation, conspiracy to defraud and one count of burglary.

They have both been released on bail until 13th February.

 

Thames Valley Police launched a double murder inquiry into the deaths of Peter Farquhar, 69, and 83-year-old Ann Moore-Martin who died a year-and-a-half apart in the village of Maids Moreton, near Buckingham.

A third man, aged 22, from Milton Keynes, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, conspiring to commit fraud by false representation and fraud by false representation.

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He has been named in reports as Tom Field and has been released pending further investigation.

The Field family has asked for privacy and father Ian told The Times: “We are deeply distressed with the investigation.

“We are co-operating fully with authorities and ask for privacy at this difficult time.”

A death certificate has shown that the death of Mr Farquhar, a retired teacher and university lecturer, was ruled as an accident at an inquest held in November 2015 by retired Buckinghamshire coroner Richard Hulett who found that he died of “acute alcohol intoxication”.

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Self-Help Tips in Battling the Most Common Mental Health Issue

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Reuters/File PhotoAccording to the World Health Organization, more than 300 million people from around the globe suffer from depression.

While some individuals seek the help of professionals to help with their depression, one does not always need to see a psychiatrist to help him combat the most common mental health issue.

The World Health Organization (WHO) claims that more than 300 million people from across the globe suffer from depression. While this mental health issue, in its mild form, can simply mean that an individual is in low spirits, it can be life-threatening when it reaches its severe level.

The symptoms of depression can vary from one person to another, but the common denominators among the depressed individuals are continuous low mood, a lack of interest or motivation in things, irritability with others, feelings of anxiety and worry, and even thoughts of self-harm in severe cases.

While seeking clinical help does the trick, it is not the only solution to depression. In fact, according to Emer O’Neill of the Depression Alliance, there are certain things that a person can do in order to help himself battle depression. 

O’Neill encourages the depressed to always look at the positive side of things. After all, allowing one’s self to feel blue will only aggravate the situation. Hence, it is important for a depressed person to be on the lookout for repetitive negative thoughts and replace them with more positive or constructive ones.

Apart from working on positive thoughts, O’Neill also advises depressed individuals to eat right. According to the depression treatment expert, a…

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What No One’s Telling You About the Real Spiritual Battle for God’s Homeland .

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Bitcoin Bubble Now Bursting According To Economists

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REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/IllustrationA Bitcoin (virtual currency) coin is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, June 23, 2017.

It appears that the day every Bitcoin investor dreads has finally arrived as economists warn that the cryptocurrency bubble is bursting and it has a long way to go. Many are now selling off their vast digital fortunes in favor of more traditional investments like precious metals.

Long before the cryptocurrency’s price began to lose its value, many financial experts were already echoing dire warnings that it has all the hallmarks of a classic speculative bubble. Nevertheless, as prices continued to surge many people placed their financial future on the line for a chance to strike it rich in this 21st Century gold rush.

However, as governments all over the world begin cracking down on Bitcoin and other cryotocurrencies, their value began to decline. The recent announcement made South Korea’s government ban digital currency exchanges in the country, caused massive sell-offs that rocked the market to its core, losing $200 billion off its market capitalization over the course of a few days.

Despite this, however, many cryptocurrency advocates still hold on to the idea that digital currencies can be a viable replacement to fiat currencies. This is something Capital Economics dismissed saying that claims Bitcoin and its imitators could replace established currencies as “rubbish.”

“Most people are buying Bitcoin, not because of a belief in its future as a global currency, but because they expect it to rise in value,” Capital’s…

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Joyce Meyer’s Daily 19 January 2018 Devotional: God’s Love Isn’t Based on Feelings

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Joyce Meyer’s Daily 19 January 2018 Devotional: God’s Love Isn’t Based on Feelings

Topic: God’s Love Isn’t Based on Feelings [Joyce Meyer’s Daily Friday January 19th, 2018]

Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets free the prisoners. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous [the upright in heart]. The Lord protects the strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow; But He makes crooked the way of the wicked. — Psalm 146:7-9

It’s impossible for human love to be unconditional like God’s love. But as believers in Jesus Christ, we have the love of God in us. We can let that love flow freely, without conditions. Our love fails, but God’s does not. Our love comes to an end, but God’s does not.

Sometimes I find that although I can’t love a person in my own strength, I am able to with God’s love. The true love of God doesn’t depend on feelings—it’s based on a decision. It’s not based on whether or not that person deserves it. And it is absolutely freeing to be able to love people without stopping to ask if they deserve it.

Human love depends on feelings. It loves people because they have been good to us or they loved us first. That kind of love comes and goes.

God’s love is totally different. It isn’t based on anything except God Himself. When we receive Christ as our Savior, the love of God is poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit. Pour out God’s love to others today.

Prayer Starter: God, my love may run out, but Yours never will. I will continue to draw on Your endless love so that I can give it to others, without being concerned about whether they deserve it or not.

From Joyce Meyer’s Ministries.


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SpaceX and Boeing Facing Questions On Flight Safety

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Reuters/Scott AudetteThe unmanned Falcon 9 rocket launched by SpaceX lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

SpaceX and Boeing are hoping to submit their commercial manned space crafts for test flights later this year. However, both companies are facing major challenges obtaining certification from NASA due to the space agency’s stringent flight safety requirements.

NASA reportedly wants the new spacecraft to have only one chance in 500 of losing a crew during ascent and entry. The agency also requires an overall 1-in-200 chance of fatalities due to a spacecraft issue during a 210-day mission to the station.

“The panel has been monitoring the providers’ progress in working toward the LOC (loss of crew) requirements, and it appears that neither provider will achieve 1-in-500 for ascent/entry and will be challenged to meet the overall mission requirement of 1-in-200,” Patricia Sanders, chairman of NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel told lawmakers last Wednesday.

Both companies are hoping to get their spacecraft certified by NASA before late 2019 when seats aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft will become less easily available for American space station crews. Since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011, NASA has relied on the Soyuz carry astronauts to and from the space station which costs $80 million a seat under the most recent contract.

Boeing won a $4.2 billion contract to develop the CST-100 Starliner capsule while SpaceX won a separate $2.6 billion for its Dragon spacecraft. Both companies have promised to undergo testing last year but shortfalls in Congress and…

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