BEST OF 2001-2002
BEST OF
2002-2003
BEST OF 2003- 2004
BEST OF AUG 04 - JULY 05
NEWS
Special three year anniversary 9-11 edition
Blasi on Board Brings Brightness!
President Bush's inaugural address
focuses on freedom, friendship, and faith!
Pop singer Michael Jackson acquitted of all 10 counts!
SGBELECTIONS2004:
'Driven', 'Proven' and 'Results Matter' slates
sweep SGB election!
Endorsing the fabulous five for Student
Government Board (SGB) elections on Nov 17, 2004!
ELECTION
2004:
MORAL PUSH 4 BUSH WORKED!
Kerry for a weaker America: Running for president, they call him Kerry!
PSelect-cision 2004 asks: "What are issues
that are most important to you that you are basing your vote on and
why?"
PSelect-cision 2004 asks 40 students, "Which
presidential candidate will best lead this country and why?"
Kerry for DRAFT which Bush is against!
Trial advocate Edwards could not defend Kerry
against charges!
Who cares for the the 2nd victim!
Republicans are the political party for African-Americans
and people of different ethnicities!
Answering, "Voting for neither candidate of a major political party is
going to bring us closer to God."
IMPRESSIONS
Juveniles escape of death penalty could
influence abortion decisions.
FDA should continue to ban gay
sperm and ignore editorials opposing them!
EXPRESSIONS
Archives of Daily Devotionals Delivers Dosage!
Christian groups seek to provide haven
for incoming students!
Boston Red Sox ace Curt Schilling
knows all about spiritual strikeouts!
Vote for the perfect candidate 24-7!
HOTPRESSIONS:
The Pitt News editorial, 'Troop
casualties undercounted by 17,000' makes it sound like......
Rebuttal to Daniel Masny's Feb 03,05 Pitt News
column
SPORTS
Pitt 2004 Cheerleading and Dance Team surrounded Schenley Quad with their Squad!
Pitt Cheerleaders and Dance team try to cheer
up Panther fans!
"Golf’s New 'Sultan of Swat' Victorious Again"
There’s a New 'Berg' in the ‘Burgh.'
Three
Panther fans weather the floods at 6:30 a.m.
Steelers Open Season with Home Victory
Pitt's Track and Field could go the distance!
Pittsburgh Steelers come back with rookie and
backup players!
Deja Vu for the Steelers
ENTERTAINMENT:
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge
of the Sith
FEATURE
"Top
25 reasons given for why
students think the original candy cane was made with red and white
stripes and was in the shape of a candy cane?"
Top 14 answers to "Love is....."
My Kiss of a Lifetime hopes to be special!
Top 14 responses to 'A Loving friend
is........'
Top 5 responses given by students to, "What is
the most important lesson your mom taught you?"
Acrostic Poem for Mother's Day!
GREEK LIFE:
Greek communities can communicate charity and care!
Kappa Kappa Gamma sister Jessica shows her
Pitt spirit with her friends!
Newest sisters of Delta Zeta sorority enjoy a
meal at Schenley Cafe after their initiation!
Student Government Board member Liz Blasi enjoys a
meal at Schenley Cafe with her Chi Omega sisters!
FOOD
PGSIS 2005 Taste with Haste Cereal Poem
PGSIS Class of 2005 Favorite Cereal Survey
Results
EDUCATION
Human Resource Management Final Exam Sample
Questions II
Human Resource Management Final Exam 45 Sample
Questions
MONTHLY
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“Space
Permits Always Christ’s Entrance!” (S.P.A.C.E)
Ramesh C. Reddy
Publisher
Editors note: The
devotionals that appear from this month on will be taken from the summer
archives because I want to go over the Gospel of Mark from the beginning.. It is
possible they will have updates and will be highlighted in
pink.
Quiet Times: (Psalm
7, Proverbs 7,, and Mark 3:9-10)
“Because of
the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to
keep the people from crowding him. For he had healed many, so that those
with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.” (Mark 3:9-10, NIV)
Observations:
I asked
myself what the cause-effect relationships here were!
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Because of the CROWD, the effect was Jesus
telling his disciples to have a small boat ready for him.
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Because of the CROWD, the effect was Jesus
wanted to keep the people from crowding him.
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Because Jesus had healed many, the effect was
those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.
Interpretations:
I asked
myself why Jesus did not want to be crowded at this time!
I recall from verse 7 that Jesus
withdrew to the lake with his disciples, away from the people who saw
Him earlier heal the man with the shriveled hand in the synagogue. I
believe Jesus wanted to have space alone with his disciples but with the
crowds coming from all directions that was not possible anymore so Jesus
tells his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so He could go on
the water with his disciples. It is not because Jesus did not want to
heal people with diseases anymore but needed that time with his
disciples alone rather than being bombarded continuously. Jesus did
withdraw to solitary places to pray alone as I recall from chapter 1.
Now Jesus wants this time alone with the disciples.
Application:
I saw important implications for
my own life. I love being there for people and meeting their spiritual
needs and other needs as I can. Being in campus ministry for many years,
I have surrounded myself with those I believed the Lord put upon my
heart to reach. There have been months where I would work 40-80 hrs a
week in ministry and loved it. There was a problem though and it
interfered with my health. One time I was in bed for 96 hrs. I believe
the Lord Jesus was telling me that I had to take care of myself and need
space alone too if I want to minister effectively later. I cannot always
be there for people 24-7 but need the time to rejuvenate myself with the
power of the Holy Spirit as I seek the Lord in prayer and His Word.
Space is the key in ministry too!
I ask you
now dear friend what space do you give yourself?
Dear friend, you may give
yourself a lot of space or a very little space to move around. The key
is whether the space you give yourself affects you to the point that it
endangers your relationship with the Lord and others. Jesus knew all
about space and took time alone to be with the Father in solitude and
also time to be with people all around Him. Jesus had boundary lines
that He asked His disciples to help with. This did not mean He did not
care for the crowds for He did. But, I believe Jesus was setting an
example for us to follow. We need space alone to rejuvenate and learn
from the Lord and take care of ourselves. Our Lord does not want us to
get burned out but to serve Him in joy. The space we give ourselves
determines that a lot. What we do even for the Lord should never crowd
out our time with Him in solitude. What we do should never crowd out our
time with our family. Finding space for ourselves is good but the former
things should not be avoided. The space you give yourself can determine
where your heart is and whether you permit always Christ’s entrance!
May you give yourself the space
you need that will permit always Christ’s entrance! Amen!
“Space
Permits Always Christ’s Entrance!” (S.P.A.C.E)/”What
space do you give yourself?”
Prayer:
Dear Jesus, I love you so much. Thank you Jesus for dying for our sin
and coming back to life to save us! We are sorry for our sins and ask
you for your forgiveness and your cleansing blood to wash us whiter than
snow. Thank you Jesus! And Lord I want to thank you Jesus for teaching
me today about having space. We turn this month of
November over to you and
ask you for your help to use the space we have for your honor and glory!
Thank you Jesus! You Oh Lord love people and you spent a lot of time
with them as they crowded to you. At the same time, you also set
boundaries so you could have that solitude time with the Father. You
also made time alone with your disciples. Help us Oh Lord never to let
what we do for you crowd out our time with you. Help us not to let what
we do crowd out our time with family, etc. We know Oh Lord that you want
us to have space even in ministry. Help us not to feel guilty about it
and feel we need to continuously do and do. Thank you Jesus! Thank you
whatever you do, you have a reason for it and we can learn from you. I
love you Jesus. We entrust our time to thee Oh Lord. Take us in into the
Holy of Holies and teach us your ways. Help us as we rejuvenate to go
out and be there for others. I thank you Jesus for your help. Thank you
for hearing us and answering us. We give ourselves to you and say we are
sorry for our sins and need your forgiveness. We acknowledge you as our
Lord and Personal Savior! Thank you Jesus! In Your Name I Pray Jesus!
Amen!
If you would like to invite Jesus
Christ into your heart and make Him a daily part of your life, you can
this very moment. You will never be alone. You can claim God's promises
for you in the Bible and see them come true, before your eyes, in His
wonderful timing. You don't have to wait for a special time to come to
the Lord. You can come right now as you pray this prayer, meaning it in
your heart.
Prayer: Dear Jesus, I am a sinner Lord.
I am so sorry for my sins. I confess my sins to you. I confess the wrong
things I have done and messed up my own life. I need you Lord right now
and in the years to come. I have gone my own way and have not found what
only you can give me. You alone have the words of Eternal Life. You
alone love me unconditionally for who I am. Thank you Jesus! I turn
myself to you Oh Lord in this Fall of October 2005. Please forgive me of
all my sins and come into my heart. I accept
you Jesus into my heart. Thanks Jesus for coming into my heart. Thanks
for forgiving me of all my sins. Thanks for giving me a new identity in
you. I acknowledge you as my Lord and Personal Savior as I believe in my
heart that you died and came back to life to save me now and forever. I
give myself to you and ask you to be in control of my life. Fill me with
the Holy Spirit. Thank you
Jesus in the coming days we can do things together. Thanks for being my
Lord and Personal Savior. Thank you Jesus you have heard my prayer and
answered me. Thanks Jesus for changing me and helping me through life's
storms and winds. Thank you Father God for Jesus Christ who you sent for
us! In Your Name I Pray Jesus! Amen!
Friend, you may feel something
or you may not but this you can be assured that the Lord Jesus has come
into your life and will give you a new beginning! Amen!
Get yourself involved in a
campus Bible study, fellowship, and most of all find a Bible believing
church and be involved to grow in your Christian walk with the Lord.
They all need to be supplements for your own precious time with the Lord
in prayer and meditating on His Word. If you need a Bible, please let me
know!
If you
need anyone to talk to, pray with, or study the Bible with this Fall of
October 2005, you can email me at
reddy4hisglory2004@yahoo.com or call me at 412-720-4579.
Love in Christ,
Ramesh
Next Devotional:
What had E.V.I.L done to you?
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NOVEMBER 2005
Weather
SEPTEMBER 2005
CHAPTER 1
How seriously do you T.E.S.T.I.F.Y to prophecy?
(Sept 01, 05)
Who do you P.O.I.N.T to?
(Sept 02.05)
"Will you take a S.T.A.N.D?"
(Sept 03.05)
How is your loving
P.R.A.I.S.E?
(Sept
06.05)
"How do you handle T.E.M.P.T.A.T.I.O.N?"
(Sept
07.05)
"Who controls your T.I.M.E?"
(Sept
08, 05)
"What kind of P.R.O.F.E.S.S.I.O.N are you in?"
(Sept
09, 05)
"Whose T.E.A.C.H.I.N.G.S do you listen to?"
(Sept 12, 05)
"What C.A.P.T.I.V.I.T.Y are you facing today?"
(Sept
15, 05)
"Where do you need H.E.A.L.I.N.G?"
(Sept
19, 05)
"Where do you need an A.N.S.W.E.R?"
(Sept
20, 05)
"Where do you find S.O.L.I.T.A.R.Y time with the
Lord?"
(Sept
21, 05)
"Where do you want to be C.L.E.A.N?"
(Sept
22, 05)
"What do you actions C.A.U.S.E?"
(Sept 24,05)
CHAPTER 2
"What kind of F.R.I.E.N.D are you?"
(Sept
26, 05)
"Where does P.A.R.A.L.Y.S.I.S take hold of you?"
(Sept
28, 05)
"What are you thinking in your M.I.N.D?"
(Sept
29, 05)
"What do you represent by your A.C.T.I.O.N.S?"
(Sept
30, 05)
"Where do you look for A.C.C.E.P.T.A.N.C.E?"
(Oct 04, 05)
"Who
Do You I.N.V.I.T.E?"
(Oct 05,05)
When do you F.A.S.T?
(Oct 24, 05)
How do you see your L.I.F.E?
(Oct 25,05)
"What kind of L.E.A.D.E.R are you?"
(Oct 26,05)
"What does the S.A.B.B.A.T.H mean to you?"
(Oct 27,05)
CHAPTER 3
What are your N.E.E.D.S?
(Oct 28, 05)
What is your I.M.P.A.C.T?
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