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Some family on the Hoppenbrouwer side

Andre's parents, the lady is Maria Hoppenbrouwer, vanDijk, the daughter
of our Uncle Andries they called (Dries.) He was our grandfather's
brother.

The house where Petrus Jacobus Hoppenbrouwer, our father was born at
home along with all the others born at home too.

Re: Family images...

These are GREAT pictures of family! Thanks!

Posted to my blog

http://carderfamily.blogspot.com

I sent them to mom.

Rick

On Saturday, November 7, 2009, Rick Carder <drinkdp4life@gmail.com> wrote:
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> 2 is the one I told her about Andre wife Andrea & the other man
> is Andrea's brother & girlfriend. The younger guys are Andre's &
> Andrea's son, Sven in
> the glasses & Kai their youngest.
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> Toni. She dies shortly after tat picture was taken.
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> Hoppenbrouwer, our father was born at home along with all the others born at
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> Jolanda with her future husband to be in June next year. She is also the great
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> Love you, Aunt Harriette
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> JOINT
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From: William Belter <kruzerone@embarqmail.com>
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Subject:
To: Rick Carder <drinkdp4life@gmail.com>

Rick, your Mom wanted these pictures.

1 is of our Cousin in Holland at
this Christmas  party at Chrysler.

2 is the one I told her about Andre wife Andrea & the other man
is Andrea's brother & girlfriend. The younger guys are Andre's &
Andrea's son, Sven in
the glasses & Kai their youngest.

3 is the last picture Ever taken of our Cousin
Toni. She dies shortly after tat picture was taken.

4 is Andre's parents, the
lady is Maria Hoppenbrouwer, vanDijk, the daughter of our Uncle Andries they
called (Dries.) He was our fathers brother.

5 is the house where Petrus Jacobus
Hoppenbrouwer, our father was born at home along with all the others born at
home too.

6 is a recent picture of our cousin
Jolanda with her future husband to be in June next year. She is also the great
granddaughter of Uncle Dries.

Rick I think you would be interested in
these as well. I need to go.

Love you, Aunt Harriette

KRUZERONES
JOINT

Word for God in the Bible

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071006001152AAoMHFs

Now, in Hebrew there are a number of words that can mean generic "God." One of the first and oldest on record is אל ("El"), which scholars believe has its roots in the Canaanite pantheon (El, Ba`al, and Asherah). Hebrew being a descendant of the Canaanite language, it was borrowed freely for various deity names (specifically place names) and sometimes applied to the God of Israel as a descriptor (much how the word "god" in English works). El also appears in early Phoenician and early Aramaic and is related to Ilu, which appears in Old South Arabian and Ethiopic.

From there we also find two more words אלוה ("Eloah") and אלוהים ("Elohim" sometimes spelled אלהים) whose origins are a bit cloudy, but most scholars believe that they descend from the same root as El. Eloah is singular where Elohim is grammatically plural, but in many cases is used as a singular noun (the plural, scholars believe is a plural of majesty, i.e. "We are not amused" or simply plural as a convention, like other Hebrew words such as "life" or "virginity," both of which also don the "-im" plural ending ). 

The Ugaritic cognate that is found often is "'lhm" (in Hebrew letters this would be אלהם, spelled the same as Elohim, but Ugaritic plural does not need an "i"). In Ugaritic, however, it refers to the Canaanite pantheon.... so only God knows how that is intertwined...

In either case, El, Eloah, and Elohim are generally used as general words for "god" much like the word is used in English, and that's how they're pronounced.

Anyways on to Aramaic:

In Aramaic the root for God is "אלה" (Elah), but in the Emphatic state (which originally served the function of the definite article, but later subsumed most other cases) it is אלהא (Alaha). Depending on dialect, the vowels could pretty much be anything (Elaha, Eloho, Aloho, Alaha, etc. etc.) as vowel shifts in Aramaic happen so often that many linguists have simply given up on tracking them. 

Western dialects, such as Ma`loula and the dialect that Jesus of Nazereth would have spoken, the Emphatic distinction was somewhat preserved, so one would hear an occasional "Elah" in a sentence here and there, but only in a situation where it was grammatically necessary. For example the "Eloi eloi" in Mark is the Aramaic word "Elah-i" or "My God" (the "h" was dropped in transliteration as Greek cannot have an "h" sound in the middle of a word), and in Ma`loula we see it mainly in expressions like "w'khay il'alôh" ("I swear to God!") or "b'alôh ti'khalkil shmô" ("By God who created the heavens!")

So in short, yes and no. Yes in some cases the words sound similar to Aloh/Alah, but in most cases it's a stretch to say so.

Peace,
--
Steve Caruso
Translator & Artisan, Aramaic Designs
Author, The Aramaic Blog

Source(s):

http://www.AramaicDesigns.com - A professional Aramaic translation service.

http://aramaicdesigns.blogspot.com - The Aramaic Blog, dedicated to keeping track of the Aramaic language within the media and scholarship at large.

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My sister and her family

Miah at football game

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Another print of Huckabee signature

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110 Hurdles regional results

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles

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Regional: # 13.71 1983 Rod Woodson, Snider


14.75 STAN

Name Year School Prelims
Wind H#

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Preliminaries

1 Alexander, Jacob 12 Carroll 14.89Q
NWI 1

2 Mueller, Nathan 10 East Noble 14.90Q
NWI 2

3 Johnson, Elbert 11 FW Wayne 14.92Q
NWI 1

4 Otis, Steve 12 New Haven 15.00Q
NWI 2

5 Carder, Jeremiah 11 Eastbrook 15.01q
NWI 1

6 Koenemann, Riley 11 Concordia Luther 15.10q
NWI 2

7 Baumgartner, Steve 11 Westview 15.22q
NWI 2

8 Slone, Myles 12 DeKalb 15.42q
NWI 1

9 Bowman, Mark 11 Bluffton 15.50q
NWI 1

10 Leu, Creig 09 Lakeland 15.52
NWI 2

11 Jones, John 12 Marion 15.54
NWI 1

12 Smith, Nick 12 Mississinewa 15.57
NWI 2

13 Hire, Ryan 10 Homestead 15.69
NWI 2

14 Ford, Percy 10 Northrop 15.72
NWI 1

15 Smith, Roman 11 South Adams 16.04
NWI 2

16 Coleman, Ryan 12 Blackford 16.36
NWI 1



Boys 110 Meter Hurdles

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Regional: # 13.71 1983 Rod Woodson, Snider


14.75 STAN

Name Year School Finals
Wind

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Finals

1 Mueller, Nathan 10 East Noble 14.74 STAN
NWI

2 Otis, Steve 12 New Haven 14.82
NWI

3 Johnson, Elbert 11 FW Wayne 14.97
NWI

4 Alexander, Jacob 12 Carroll 15.00
NWI

5 Baumgartner, Steve 11 Westview 15.10
NWI

6 Koenemann, Riley 11 Concordia Luther 15.35
NWI

7 Carder, Jeremiah 11 Eastbrook 15.39
NWI

8 Bowman, Mark 11 Bluffton 15.42
NWI

9 Slone, Myles 12 DeKalb 15.67
NWI

Time: 15.39 ~ 7th place Regional Finals

110 Hurdles

110 FINALS ~ miah at First Place ~ 15.39

Heading to Fort Wayne

Rick Carder, Alumni Director ~ CAS
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
4201 So. Washington Street
Marion, Indiana 46953

rick.carder@indwes.edu
765-677-2110 W
765-618-2129 C

Philemon - Managing conflict from a biblical perspective

This article is a rough draft on the topic of conflict management.  It may never get published.  If it helps you or other believers, feel free to use its content.  I remember when I first begin to study this passage and dig deeply into its relevance for my life.  It was over fifteen years ago when I found my life circumstance in great need of biblical perspectives when dealing with conflict.  Over the past twenty years as I have served churches as a pastor I found many occasions when there was conflict. 

 

There are generally two reactions to conflict.  They are called the “fight or flight” reactions.  Seldom do we remain neutral. Our emotions are enacted and we response internally and externally.  We either stake out our territory or we concede.  The truth is that conflict is inevitable.  If you are breathing, you will face conflict.  You don’t have to look for it because it will find you!

 

In my ministry I have served in several areas of life that have been filled with manageable conflict. I have served as a pastor, court appointed special advocate (for abused and neglected children), juvenile probation officer and court liaison, foster care provider, police and jail chaplain, college administrator as well as community leader.  I have seen many examples of how unmanaged conflict can create unhealthy relationships and organizational dysfunction.

 

Here is the basic outline on the topic of conflict.

 

A couple of underlying perspectives:

Conflict is inevitable – it cannot be avoided or ignored…it will happen!

We must learn to manage conflict –

We can bring healing to broken relationships –

 

Overview of the passage:

Paul was confronted with a difficult situation. A slave, Onesimus puts Paul in a very difficult situation. He is forced to mediate between the two. Paul serves as a peacemaker – a kind of mediator (like Jesus) to bring two separated parties together for a healthy outcome. The goal is relational not obligation. The outcome is a demonstration of grace.  The following are several principles that helps bring structure to managing conflict and relationships. 

 

During biblical days the rights of the slave were limited. They were obligated to obey, serve and are treated without regard to personal privileges. The owner of slaves had the right and power of life and death.  Philemon had every right to execute Onesimus under law.  However, Paul addressed a difference justice.  He addressed the situation from a biblical and godly perspective. He was now addressing two believers as he managed conflict.  These steps help layout an action step for how to handle and manage conflict from a godly – Christ-like perspective. 

 

Notice right off that Paul’s attitude was positive and affirming. He set aside human tendencies and confronted a situation with grace and love. 

 

You can also see that Paul was assertive as he managed this conflict. He didn’t take sides or undermine. He gave godly wisdom that required something from both parties. 

 

Paul ask Philemon to find grace and set aside his rights.  Paul ask Onesimus to have faith and risk certain death. 

 

1.       Compliment – start with a positive expression – vs 1-3 (Paul started by focusing on God’s Grace.)

2.       Concern – express genuine concern for others – vs 4-6 (Paul prayed for and was concerned about Philemon.)

3.       Congratulations – celebrate relationships – vs 7 (Paul identified and focused on positive truth in the relationship.)

4.       Compromise – a meeting in the middle and concern for the bigger picture – vs 10-13 (Paul helps by pointing out the value of each person’s contribution and gives focus on the ministry – as well he begins to mediate and call for a compromise.)

5.       Choice – the right to be heard, understood and choose – vs 14-16 (each person has a choice. We cannot make someone reconcile.)

6.       Challenge – the need to overcome the conflict is usually based on someone making sacrifices – vs 17-20 (Paul leveraged his relationship with Philemon and he takes necessary steps to end the stalemate/standoff.)

7.       Confidence – an positive expectation for the right outcome – vs 21 (Paul is expressing confidence that God is working on Philemon to bring a positive resolve.)

 

VS 23-24 – Agreement/Accountability – it may be advisable to have others (a fellow brother) join you in confronting conflict.  Paul reminds Philemon that others are also aware and are in agreement with the outcomes that bring Glory to God.

 

Bottom line: VS 25 – THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST is the focus of a healthy outcome.  Where bitterness and resentment reside is pain and dysfunction.  Where there is love and grace there is hope, healing and peace.  Follow these simple steps and God will reward your spirit with mercy!

 

Written by Rev. Rick Carder.

Currently Director of Alumni Relations for the College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana Wesleyan University

 

Miah ~ 4X100 ~ TIME AROUND 44.63

First! CIC at IWU

Miah ~ golfing ... 150 yards

Miah ~ at Oak Hill relays

110 Hurdles ~ first! 15.29 (personal record) His best time ever.

Miah won ~ 15.65 seconds

Miah won 110 hurdles!

FW: Comical Tribune

I took this off the local paper....

Here is an excerpt from the front of the sports page.

New kid that Jeremiah is competing against on Friday's track meet...

From the paper:
"Nick Smith wasn't happy. The Mississinewa senior had just lost by a
10th of a second to Eastbrook's Jeremiah Carder at a dual meet this
week, and Smith stormed away like he had just lost the state
championship.....'I hate losing,' Smith said. 'I really can't stand it.
I just want to win.'"

We will be cheering for Jeremiah on Friday night's Grant Four. It should
be very interesting!

Go Miah and Kyle Anderson!

Cindi

From Rick

Miah with Coach Fox

Miah went to prom and Coach Fox was the responsible adult ~ great YFC leader ~ not so great fasion designer ;~)

Bird nested in our basketball goal

Jossy took this picture ~ It represents life eternal ~ as our goal.

Prom ~ The Boys

Miah and Kayla ~ Prom

Jon and Kayla ~ Prom

Miah and Kayla ~ Prom

Miah ~ Prom get~up!

Miah ~ 100 M ~ High Hurdles

Miah ~ First!

Miah ~ HURDLES / Jossy ~ POLE VAULT

Miah placed first ~ 15.7 seconds

Miah ~ Hurdles video

Miah ~ 110 Hurdles

Jeremiah ~ track ~ first place

300 Hurdles ~ 43.7 seconds

Update ~ JONATHAN CARDER ~ For The Big Picture news...

My son just received a promotion with the Marines Corp. He is now Lance Corporal. He is in the Reserves.

Jon is a second semester Freshman at IWU (Criminal Justice and Spanish double major) and serves as in the Reserves. He finished his basic bootcamp at MCRD in San Diego as Private First Class with Honors in August, 2008.

RC

Rick Carder, Alumni Director ~ CAS
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
4201 So. Washington Street
Marion, Indiana 46953

rick.carder@indwes.edu
765-677-2110 W
765-618-2129 C