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Para hablar de María Magdalena hay que referirse a tres personajes bíblicos, que algunos identifican como una sola persona: María Magdalena, María la hermana de Lázaro y Marta, y la pecadora anónima que unge los pies de Jesús.

María Magdalena, así, con su nombre completo, aparece en varias escenas evangélicas. Ocupa el primer lugar entre las mujeres que acompañan a Jesús (Mt 27, 56; Mc 15, 47; Lc 8, 2); está presente durante la Pasión (Mc 15, 40) y al pie de la cruz con la Madre de Jesús (Jn 19, 25); observa cómo sepultan al Señor (Mc 15, 47); llega antes que Pedro y que Juan al sepulcro, en la mañana de la Pascua (Jn 20, 1-2); y es la primera a quien se aparece Jesús resucitado (Mt 28, 1-10; Mc 16, 9; Jn 20, 14). Tanto Mar­cos como Lucas nos informan que Jesús había expul­sado de ella “siete demonios”. (Lc 8, 2; Mc 16, 9).

María de Betania es la hermana de Marta y de Lázaro; aparece en el episodio de la resurrección de su herma­no (Jn 11); derrama perfume sobre el Señor y le seca los pies con sus cabellos (Jn 11, 1; 12, 3); escucha al Señor sentada a sus pies y se lleva “la mejor parte” (Lc 10, 38-42) mientras su hermana trabaja.

Finalmente, hay un tercer personaje, la pecadora anó­nima que unge los pies de Jesús (Lc 7, 36-50) en casa de Simón el Fariseo.

Los argumentos a favor de la identificación de los tres personajes como uno solo son débiles. Sin embargo, a lo largo de la historia, esta inter­pretación y la que defiende que son tres personas diferentes han sido sostenidas por los exegetas: así, por ejemplo, los latinos estuvieron siempre más de acuerdo en identificar a las tres muje­res, y los griegos en distinguirlas.

Hoy en día la Iglesia Católica se ha inclinado clara­mente por la distinción entre las tres mujeres. Concre­tamente, en los textos litúrgicos, ya no se hace ninguna referencia —como sí ocurría antes de la reforma litúrgica hecha después del Concilio Vaticano II— a los pecados de María Magdalena o a su condición de “pe­nitente”, ni a las demás características que le proven­drían de ser también María de Betania, hermana de Lázaro y de Marta. En efecto, la Iglesia ha considera­do oportuno atenerse sólo a los datos seguros que ofrece el Evangelio.

tomado de: www.labibliaonline.com.ar

autor: Alejandro E. Pomar

I know his song "Motel Blues" from hearing Alex Chilton do it on one of those mid-90's Big Star rereleased live and rarity albums, of which, there were too many.  And I love Big Star, but I digress.  I liked the song fine, but  I didn't "get it."  I recently found a version of Loudon doing it while looking for Rufus Wainwright stuff, and was truly moved.  Chilton missed the self-loathing and desperation in his version.  The audience thinks it's supposed to funny, and then has no idea what to think.  And that's what they call "Art."  

He may very well be an asshole, but he is a talented asshole.

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Martha gets her moment, however. It occurs when Jesus arrives after the death of Lazarus. Martha chides Jesus for not showing up earlier, telling him that he could have prevented the death of her brother if he had arrived in time. Then she adds that "even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you." Jesus tells her he is the resurrection and the life and asks if she believes that whoever believes in him will live even if he dies. And Martha, without hesitation, professes her faith: "Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world."

This is Martha’s shining moment. She demonstrates enormous faith, even as she is mourning her brother's death. We don't know what significance Martha's affirmation had for Jesus at that moment, but in his humanness, her affirmation surely meant something to Him. It is an affirmation that reveals the glory of God.

In terms of our own lives, the Women’s Bible Commentary frames the question Martha faced this way: "Can I let go of the limits that one places on what is possible in order to embrace the limitless possibilities offered by Jesus?" Can we?

So I think I have a major phobia...could this make me a freak??
Is there something in the Bible that talks about phobias? I will have to look into this.

Not that I could find.

I did find stuff on fretting, kinda like Martha did when Christ came to visit.

Luke 10:41
But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

She was freaking out about Jesus coming to her house and I can feel her pain.

Maybe I just "fret" too much. Anxiety is defiantly there.

I came home today to find a "gaggle" of kids in my room!
They were using my computer for graphics that their computer doesn't have, but the panic in my face was visible.

Unfortunately for the sweet awesome teens, they were berated with "GET OUT"!! They didn't even know why I was freaking out!

My room is really the only place I can be alone, well at least every third day :)

I don't really have a problem if they knock and need something but I actually had to leave the house today. Anxiety?? YES!

I feel so bad!
Freaky mom? maybe.

Why do I have this roomaphobia (another made up word)

I have this phobia about my room, yes my bedroom. Sometimes even my house. I'm not sure where this started but I actually feel panicky when most people enter my lair. It has even taken me a couple years to get cable just because I know a perfect stranger will be roaming my house and in my comfort zone.

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This beast might be another one of the reasons I keep my door shut and everyone (animals included) out of my sanctuary.

He doesn't fret, he mainly drools, eats and sleeps.  No anxiety for Arson.

He has the perfect life....

Maybe I need to take advice from my sweet beast Arson who loves to invade peoples space and loves to sleep in my room :)

Thank you God for giving me people who invade my space~

candy

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A highly charged political atmosphere contributed to the chaos of Kenya's elections in December 2007. Five years of campaigning had whipped up violent emotions among the country's 42 ethnic groups, with each feeling that its candidate had to win the presidency at all cost. Threats against opposing ethnic groups were issued by candidates across the national divide.

In spite of the deaths of hundreds and displacement of half a million people, Kenya's politicians have not learnt much from the experience as campaigns begin 5 years too early. President Mwai Kibaki is serving his last term of office in accordance with Kenya's constitution, with allies dumping him and embarking on their own campaigns.

The latest entrant into the race is the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Martha Karua.  The tenacious lawyer is a key Kibaki ally who played a prominent role in negotiations early this year that created Kenya's giant coalition.

Negotiations led by former United Nations Secretary General Koffi Annan were meant to reconcile President Kibaki of the PNU party with opposition leader Raila Odinga of ODM after the disputed December polls. Karua, representing Kibaki's PNU, maintained a hardline stance against the ODM. Eventually, a coalition was formed with Kibaki retaining the presidency and Raila becoming Prime Minister.

Ms Karua is said to have grown disillusioned with President Kibaki for his apparent preference for Uhuru Kenyatta as a successor. It just so happens that Kibaki is Uhuru's baptismal godfather. Other persons said to be in Kibaki's good books are Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka and  Internal Security Minister, George Saitoti.

As a result of presidential ambitions among Kibaki allies, the PNU alliance is beginning to fracture. Ford Kenya has said that it will remain a separate entity as has the Democratic Party. Uhuru Kenyatta's KANU party is not likely to dissolve itself if statements from its members are anything to go by. Kalonzo Musyoka's ODM-Kenya is unlikely to willingly subsume itself into PNU. Thus, Kibaki and PNU are being described as lame ducks with little relevance in the emerging political equations.

The heightened presidential campaigns have been criticized by both President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Both of them say that government leaders should be serving Kenyans. Currently, almost 60% of the country's population survives in abject poverty, with little access to water, electricity and health care. Rising food prices and fuel costs are making life harder for majority of Kenyans amidst ethnic tension and rising crime. In this light, early presidential campaigns are being viewed as an example of insensitivity and corruption among Kenya's elite, most of whose income is largely untaxed.

Experience in Kenya's history indicates that the person likely to become president is one entirely unexpected to win. Founding president, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta spent over 20 years in exile and close to a decade in detention before he won the seat. His successor, Daniel arap Moi was a former school teacher from a small tribe in the Rift Valley and who was considered as, "a passing cloud." The current president, Mwai Kibaki, had by the end of the 1990s been dismissed as a spent force with an uncanny ability to procrastinate crucial decisions.

If the past is any indicator, it can be concluded that the noise makers in Kenya's political scene have little chance of winning the coveted seat.

“Martha, the last known passenger pigeon [Ectopistes migratorius], died in 1914 in the Cincinnati Zoo.”

Sometimes I wish humans would just disappear and the Earth reclaim the locales we have so meticulously manicured, like in Alan Weisman's book The World Without Us. Or like in I am Legend, which was surprisingly awesome until computer generated zombies started laying traps for Will Smith and the religious discourse kicked in.

Empty and abandoned places are always sort of interesting. I've had some weird dreams on the topic. The recurring one is very spooky - based on something that really happened to me which was warped by my unconscious - and I'm trying, rather ineptly, to turn into a short story. The other was a one-timer: me in a black vacuum (outer space?), sparks start jetting out of my abdomen, and I realize that this is probably what dying is.

I was going to talk more about my history of dreaming and the legacy of how things come to artists in dreams, but it was sounding pretty New Age and self indulgent.

Not sure how I rambled my way to this point, actually, so I'll conclude with the fact that I ate a delicious ice cream sandwich for the first time in several years tonight.

:: Bibliography ::

• "Passenger pigeon". (2006). In Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 22, 2008, from http://www.credoreference.com/entry/6723645.

dias que ficaram mais compridos, não saber como

encontrar tarefas que lhe cessem o pensamento, não

saber como frear as lágrimas diante de uma música,

não saber como vencer a dor de um silêncio que nada preenche."

(Martha Medeiros)

Martha Medeiros (1961) é gaúcha de Porto Alegre, onde reside desde que nasceu. Fez sua carreira profissional na área de Propaganda e Publicidade, tenho trabalhado como redatora e diretora de criação em vária agências daquela cidade. Em 1993, a literatura fez com que a autora, que nessa ocasião já tinha publicado três livros, deixasse de lado essa carreira e se mudasse para Santiago do Chile, onde ficou por oito meses apenas escrevendo poesia.

A margem de erro da pesquisa, encomendada pelo jornal "O Estado de S. Paulo" e pela TV Globo, é de três pontos percentuais, para mais ou para menos.

Em seguida aparecem o prefeito e candidato à reeleição Gilberto Kassab (DEM), com 10%, e o deputado federal Paulo Maluf (PP), que tem 9%. Os dois também estão em empate técnico, considerando a margem de erro da pesquisa.

Completam a disputa a vereadora Soninha Francine (PPS), que possui 2% das intenções de voto, e Ciro Moura (PTC), citado por 1% dos entrevistados. Os candidatos Anaí Caproni (PCO), Ivan Valente (PSOL) e Renato Reichmann (PMN) não alcançaram 1% das intenções de voto. Edmilson Costa (PCB) e Levy Fidelix (PRTB) não foram mencionados.

Os votos em branco ou nulo somaram 8%. Não opinaram 4% das pessoas. Foram ouvidos 805 eleitores. A pesquisa está registrada sob o número 01200108-SPPE na 1ª Zona Eleitoral de São Paulo.

Segundo turno

Na simulação de uma disputa no segundo turno, Marta venceria Kassab por 51% ante 35% do democrata. Se o oponente fosse Alckmin, o cenário seria diferente. Segundo o Ibope, estaria configurado mais um empate técnico: Alckmin tem 47% ante 43% da petista.

Se o segundo turno reunir Alckmin e Kassab, o tucano apresentaria uma larga vantagem. Ele soma 58% das intenções de voto ante 23% do atual prefeito, de acordo com os dados do levantamento.

Rejeição

O baixo índice de rejeição continua sendo um trunfo do ex-governador Geraldo Alckmin. Apenas 13% declararam que não votariam nele na disputa. No entanto, 16% dos eleitores que têm curso superior afirmaram que não votariam no tucano "de jeito nenhum".

A maior taxa de rejeição, segundo a pesquisa do Ibope, é a de Paulo Maluf (61%). Marta tem um índice de rejeição de 33%. Kassab possui a terceira taxa mais elevada (28%).

Pesquisa: Jr. Holanda

We're BIG fans of Doctor Who. It's back on Australian TV now, Sunday night at 7:30pm. Sadly enough this is its fourth and final season. Which sucks, I wanted it to go for at least six. Hopefully they'll pick it up again at a later date. I'll just have to borrow all the DVDs off my friend.

I think season four though will live up to season 3, which definitely raised the bar. Martha was the sidekick

then, and she was awesome. Catherine Tate (who plays Donna) has done pretty well though so far. And Rose

is also making a return sooner or later in the series, as well as Martha so I've been told. It'll definitely go out with a bang.

The latest episode aired was the one in Pompeii, which was really intense. But in the next episode the Ood are making a return. I love these guys, they're a weird looking slave race who have this little ball thing that makes them look like they're constantly drinking. LOVE this show, can't wait to see the rest of the season.