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Your Questions About Church Windows

Linda asks…

How to get free Christian sermon video to download?

I really need it for our small church. If anyone could help me I’ll be very thankful. Please tellme the sites and how to download, if possible in windows media player that will be a bonus.

Doug answers:

Be careful of Free, it is often well worth the price.

Mandy asks…

How do I extract a chorus from a song?

My mom has a church club that she teaches and they are doing an event tomorrow. She wants to use the chorus from “hey ho lets go – the ramones” but doesnt want the rest of the song to play because of the words she feels being innapropriate to the kids.

Can we do that with windows media player or any other free application?

Thank you for your help!

Doug answers:

You can use Audacity to do this. There is a bit of a learning curve to the program, but it is not impossible to figure out. Link in source.

Helen asks…

Jehovah’s Witnesses’ church?

Why are there no windows in a Jehovah’s Witness church?

Doug answers:

Because of all the things they need to hide :P like past failed prophecies, names of molesters, etc.

John asks…

French Gothic Church Name?

There was this French church we learned about in school a few years back, It was a small church and and at the height of Gothic architecture so it had less walls than other churches of the era, I think!!??
Its meant to be mainly stain glass windows or something because the supporting walls could get thinner with the advance of architecture and im just wondering does anyone know the building im talking about?
I haven’t a clue what it was called but would remember if someone said it.
If i think of more information on it il be sure to add it.
Thanks very much.

Doug answers:

Perhaps Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedral of Amiens. Was it in the Flamboyant Gothic style? St. Etienne?

Sandy asks…

I am in need of pamphlets and literature for compaq deskpro Windows 98, any suggestions?

It was purchased as a help to me from a church and I have no papers what soever. I’m real new to computers and need all the help I can get about my computer. It is about 5 years old but in good condition.

Doug answers:

Go to a search engine and type in the name of the computer, model etc. Often there are pamphlets and other info on the company’s website.

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Your Questions About Church Windows

Donald asks…

I once read this book about ghost where this girl took a picture out of a church window…?

and when she got it developed the face of a old woman was right in the center of the window. According to the book it got published in alot of newspapers and stuff, but the book never showed a picture of the ghost lady. Does anybody know what I’m talking about and have a link to the picture?

The book also says something about these Mothmen that were appearing in this city and appeard until a bridge collapesed or something does anybody have a picture of what the mothman looked like?
Also the book was called pocket guide to ghosts or something like that. It was a small book about 4-5 inches tall and 2-3 inches wide.

Doug answers:

I don’t know about any picture, but I have heard of Mothmen. You should check out the flick, Mothmen Prophecies. There’s a man that loses his wife to a brain tumor discovered after she runs their car into a tree while avoiding something on the road ahead. You really should see it, it actually explains a lot of the myth behind the Mothmen, and what they’re exactly supposed to be and what they do and don’t do. It’ll give you the heebies, but it’s one of the best flicks I’ve ever seen concerning the supernatural; and I’ve seen so many I can’t even remember them all; but I remember this one quite well. Sorry I didn’t know anything about the pic.

Mandy asks…

is there a way to unplug the vocals in windows media player on a laptop?

im trying to sing a song in church, but i cant find the song on a performance CD so im just gonna try to unplug the vocals from the song, and i know i can do it at the church, but i dont know how to do it on my laptop so i can practice…

Doug answers:

What?

Helen asks…

How do you get candle wax off a window pane without scratching the glass?

Our church just put in new windows. We had candles in the windows over the holidays. Somehow the wax from the candles got onto the window pane. How do you get it off without scraping the glass?

Doug answers:

Go to your local paint store and buy a razor blade scraper made especially for removing paint from glass windows. This will guarantee you don’t scratch the glass. It would be preferable for the wax to be cold when you scratch it off… It’ll come off much easier and likely, in one piece. If there is any leftover residue, use really HOT soapy water and wash the glass with it.

Ken asks…

How do Orthodox “churches” differ from Christ and the “church”?

How do plural “Christians” at Antioch differ from singular “Christian”?
(why did Peter, called Satan, still dissimulate Christians at Antioch)

How do plural & contrary “scriptures” differ from the “script-u-are”?
(what saith the script-u-are, instead of scriptures, in Galatians 4)

How does plural oxy-moron God on high differ from God is one?
(hate thine enemy love your enemies = an oxy-moron)

How does a candle in the wind differ from a candle in the window?

Doug answers:

Orthodox Christians are Christians who hold the ancient Christian faith, against religious and political persecution.

Christian is an adjective and — by simplification of “Christian person” into “Christian — a noun. So there are Christians – “Christian persons”, as well as Christian schools, Christian teachings, etc. The Christians at Antioch were of the Christian faith.

I don’t know what you mean by Peter “dissumulate” Christians at Antioch. Peter was restored by Jesus Himself after his episode of denying Christ. He was not Satan. The one reference to “get thee behind me, Satan” was a repudiation of an opinion and plan of Peter that Jesus did not want carried out. It didn’t mean he was actually Satan.

Script-u-are?? Gal 4:30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. [BTW, that was casting out of Hagar and her son] . The Greek word is ?????, the standard word for references to the “writings” in the Old Testament.

God is a Triunity — a trinty. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, One God.

A candle in the wind is a fragile thing; a candle in the window is a sign of hope, a beacon leading us home.

May God forgive you.
/Orthodox

@cymcy — you are full of historical disinformation. The church existed as an organized body from the very start. They had councils of bishops (see the book of Acts) and binding decisions. They kept track of who followed whom, in order that the wolves not set themselves up as leaders of the sheep.

Joseph asks…

When you go to church do you often find yourself asking ……..?

What am I doing here?
Do the other people here really believe?
Does the guy standing up the front really believe what he is saying?
I wonder how much these windows cost?
Or do/did you have other thoughts?

Doug answers:

I used to lust after the attractive girls.

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Your Questions About Church Windows

John asks…

My story – what do you think?

“Come on, Grandpa, tell us more!” exclaimed my little brother, Charley. I groaned and rolled my eyes; old war stories are not my favorite topics of discussion. Grandpa shrugged and sighed. “Sorry, Charley,” he said, “I’ve told you all the interesting ones already!” It was Charley’s turn to groan. “But Grandpa,” he whined, “I wanna hear another story!”
“How about,” I interupted, “how about you tell us a scary story.” Grandpa looked over at me from the fireplace looking surprised; he had forgotten I was in the same room, I had been so silent. “What a good idea, Ginger,” he said approvingly. I smirked at my brother and he glared right back at me.
“I think,” said Grandpa, completely oblivious to the mounting hostility between his grandchildren, “I’ll tell you an old local story. It’s about the abandoned church at the end of our block. Have either of you heard it before?” I shook my head and unconsciously shifted to the edge of my chair, suddenly interested in what he had to say.
“Well,” he began, “apparently that church is quite haunted. As the story goes, a young woman killed herself out of guilt for cheating on her husband. She hung herself from the rafters right above the cross of Jesus Christ.” He paused to let this sink in. “Her ghost,” he continued, “supposedly haunts the place, and every night, at 1:13 AM, she wanders the church, begging God’s mercy.”
A mischevious grin spread on my face at the thought of my new adventure. Without another word, I bounced out of my chair, leapt down the stairs, and flew out the front door in a whirl of excitement.
The moment I saw the doorknob of Blake’s front door turn, I charged in, nearly knocking the poor boy to the ground. “Blake! Blake, I have an idea!” I said excitedly, “Have you heard the story about the old church down the street?” He shook his head and I told him, word-for-word, the story I had just heard myself.
Blake’s dark eyes held the same kind of firey glow that mine boast when I get into mischief. That’s one of our few similarities: we are both incurable misfits. Nothing can beat the high we get when in the face of danger.
Seemingly out of nowhere, Kieran joined Blake and I. “So what’s going on, guys?” he asked. I explained to him the church’s story and told him of me and Blake’s unspoken, yet understood, plan to test the theory.
I was not surprised when I saw his face fall. He looked back and forth between us with an uneasy look on his face. “I dunno, you guys. That sounds pretty dangerous. What if we got into trouble?”
Blake and I immediately started to pick on him. “Chicken!” Blake jeered. I giggled and started to follow suit, but my conscious got the better of me. Instead, I elbowed Blake roughly in the ribs. He glowered at me and turned his attention to Kieran. “Fine then,” he said, “We’ll go without you. Won’t we, Ginger?”
I simply shrugged, not wanting to choose sides. I swear, as I looked into Kieran’s eyes, I saw him loose some secret inner battle with himself. Suddenly I felt a stab of guilt in my heart.
However, as quickly as the guilt had set in, it disappeared and was replaced with a sense of excitement and adventure. I looked over at Blake and begged him to go to the church now. At first he was doubtful, but he is easily persuaded.
We arrived at the intersection where the church is located at approximately 12:23 AM, after clever planning, scheming, and deciet. Our parents were dead asleep, unsuspecting as ever. This was no different than any other adventure of ours.
Without furthur stall, our small party snuck through the rickety fence into the courtyard of the church, pressure mounting in our chests. One by one, we climbed through one of the broken glass windows on the side of the church, being careful to make as little noise as possible. Once inside, we crept to the pews and sat in the front row, as if a mass was to be held.
Blake kept his eye on his watch, counting down the minutes and finally the seconds. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. We held our breath in suspense, but nothing happened for a few more minutes. Finally, three and a half minutes after the supposed time, the ghost of the woman appeared. She was, as expected, hanging right above the cross of Jesus. However, that did not make the appearance any less frightening. “Okay, so we’ve seen it. Let’s get out of here, now,” whispered Kieran.
There was a loud bang from somewhere within the bowels of the church, and all three of us jumped up in fright. For once, Kieran had a good idea.
We hustled to the nearest exit, another broken window, and made to climb out and run away. But suddenly a large silhouette was blocking our way. “And who might you be, to disturb our hour?” asked an even, silky, female voice.
Instead of answering the question, we turned, in unison, the other direction. We were trapped, silhouettes on every side of us.
I finally spoke up, masking my voice in mock courage. “We didn’t mean to disturb—er—bother you, w
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Doug answers:

It’s really good, otherwise I’d start diolague on a new paragraph.

Robert asks…

Powerpoint presentation help?

I am Worship Leader for my church and have been making all our song video thingys in Powerpoint. We use a projector at church that runs off my laptop.
At first I was sitting at the laptop and clicking through the slides as appropriate, but as I have been using Powerpoint more I have discovered that you can time the slides to change over when you want them. For two weeks I was using the timing, and I didn’t have to click over the slides and I could sing on stage. Now though, the slides seem to be getting out of time with the music after I have rehearsed the times. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Also, after the slides went out of time, I decided I’d make the presentations into videos using Windows Movie Maker and put them in Powerpoint in one slide. I plugged our external monitor into the laptop and played it through there which was fine, when we got to church and tried playing it on the projector, it didn’t work. So we ended up having to click through the slides.

If anyone can come up with any solutions that would be really helpful.
Thank you!
I have redone the timings many times, but it still goes out of time. It’s like the first slide goes out a second and the next adds a second etc etc.

Doug answers:

You’re the worship leader AND you control the slides? Wow, you’re more talented than I am!
At my church we use something called EasyWorship. It costs about $400 (yes, that sounds like a lot, especially if you are in a small church, but it is worth it!), but i think you can download a free trial just to make sure you like it first. It has different backgrounds and videos pre-programmed plus it is sooo much easier to use and more reliable than powerpoint! Also, you can teach someone else how to do it so you can solely concentrate on leading worship without worrying about the whole timing issue. Just a thought!

Sharon asks…

Christians, will you thank Israelis?

A hundred year old church was burned Friday by right-wing Israeli settlers, who broke a number of windows of the church and hurled Molotov cocktails inside.

The damage to the church was substantial, with burn damage throughout the first floor of the building.

The church was built in Jerusalem in 1897, and housed the Palestinian Bible College until 1947, when parishioners were pushed out by Jewish armed gangs during the violence accompanying the creation of the state of Israel.

Christians make up 2% of the population of both Israel and the Palestinian Territories – the number used to be around 15%, but many Christians from the Holy Land have emigrated due to the harsh conditions of the Israeli occupation, and discrimination against them by the Israeli state.

Doug answers:

And yet so many continue to support the Zionists and their forceful occupation of Gaza and Palestine

Maria asks…

Not a rhyming poem, but what do you think of it?

Sitting in a dark car in the stary night
My breath fogging the window
With the condensation of the beating rain
Making only distant lights seem visible
The only thing shining
Blurring and unblurring
When i come out of my trance.

When the car halts
I open the door, stand under the streetlight,
And stare straight up
Letting the moist tears of the sky
Become one with my skin
As it abosrbs it.

For a moment i close my eyes
And i can feel a techno dance beat’s
Profound lyrcs in my head
Then it’s gone
As a voice yells at me
To stand out of the rain
Because i already am sick.

Everyone is sick
Let me have me emotion flood me
Just for a moment.

Tears flow as i sit in a church pew
It’s not often that I’m here
But when death strikes
It’s where i am.

I can’t muffle my sobs
As i hear a ladies words
Fade away and start back up again
Speaking of this great person.

I close my eyes
As profound lyrics come into my head
Matching the words she speaks at the pulpit
And loud sobs can not be stiffled as my chest heaves.

Then, someone asks if I’m alright
Perhaps feeling rather sick
Need a moment away from this place.

Everyone is sick.
Let me have my emotion flood me
Just for a moment.

Doug answers:

That’s a really terrific poem. I see no flaws in it. I recommend looking into getting it published in a book of poems from you or a book with other poets as well.

Sandy asks…

Any feedbacks, or suggestions about this ghost story I wrote?

Midnight Haunted Stroll
A group of siblings had a dare. They will go out of town to witness the many ghosts that haunt the town at night. “Where will we go?” asked Darwin. “Road, amusement park, lake, bridge, church, and squatter’s area“answered Peter. “I can’t wait for midnight to arrive, I wish I could fast forward time and now is midnight so we could start seeing ghosts” Amy said. As they waited for midnight, they played monopoly, chess, and played badminton to pass the time away. They pretended to be asleep and later on they would get up and sneak out. They waited for a few more minutes until they made sure that their parents were asleep so they silently sneaked out of their beds and into the vicinity. “It is both exciting but quite unnerving to go out of town at midnight to see ghosts” Amy said. “What if they become too scary?” Darwin asked. “That’s what makes this night more exciting, the scarier the ghosts, the more thrilling the experience” Peter said. They walked across the dark streets. Good thing they have a flashlight. “Stay on the sidewalk, there’s a car that kept swerving, you might be run over” Peter said. “How could he drive that car? It’s already wrecked and dilapidated and the driver is full of wounds but he kept laughing and singing a song with a strange tune” Amy asked. “That driver is a ghost of a drunk driver who died in this street when he crashed into a streetlamp” Darwin explained. Next, they passed by an amusement park. “Look at the roller coaster, it’s moving by itself and can hear people screaming even if nobody’s operating it” Peter observed. “It’s because many people died when the roller coaster malfunctioned and crashed to the ground” Amy explained. Next, they passed by a lake. “It’s so beautiful to watch the sunset here” Amy explained. “Look at that ghostly couple kissing on the bench, I can see right through them and there are gunshots on their heads and chests” Darwin observed. “They were shot to death by a jealous lover while they were kissing during a sunset” Peter explained. Next they crossed a haunted bridge. When they crossed the haunted bridge, they came across a tree when a man hanging by a rope blocked their way. There was blood all over his clothes, his tongue was hanging down his chest, he had bloodshot eyes that almost popped out and had helped me carved on his right arm. The three siblings screamed in fright. “Let’s turn back” Peter said. “That was one restless spirit” Amy said. The three ran back when another ghost appeared. Climbing from under the bridge was a dead girl. She had blood dripping over her scalp and her face was bloated as if full of water. They prayed hard and soon the two ghosts disappeared. “Look, there’s a fisherman there fishing alone” Amy observed. “It’s midnight, why fish at midnight and it’s a full moon, there’s a superstition about fishing at full moon” Darwin said wondering. The fisherman suddenly crossed under the bridge. They waited for him to come out of the other side of the bridge. He came out but he was headless. “Look, what is hanging on the fishing rod!” Peter exclaimed. “The headless fisherman was fishing for his decapitated head!” Amy exclaimed. They quickly ran out of the bridge. “Let’s go inside this century old chapel” Darwin said inviting his siblings over. They went inside the antique church. “Look at these statues of God, Virgin Mary, the saints, and the angles and these stained glass windows this would make a perfect pilgrimage spot only if it was not haunted and abandoned” Amy observed. “These paintings showing the mysteries of the rosary are also beautiful and expensive” Peter said. “These statues, paintings and stained glass windows must have been worth a fortune” Darwin said. Then a sacristan entered the church. He was carrying a cross. When he got closer, they realized that the sacristan was burning and hovering towards the altar. When he reached the altar, the sacristan disappeared into thin air. Next, appeared a bride and groom standing at the altar. They kissed and turned to look at the three siblings. When they turned to look at them, there was blood all over their body and their clothes. “It looks like maybe an explosion took place at their wedding killing this couple” Amy concluded. The newlywed couple smiled and disappeared before their very eyes. “Let’s go up here to the church bell” Peter said escorting them to the stairs. They went up the stairs where the church bell was located. Suddenly the church bell rang very loudly as if someone was intentionally pulling the rope. It was only the three of them there and no one else was present. It couldn’t have been the wind for the wind is not strong enough to blow the rope. They saw pulling the rope was a lady in a black veil. She was crying and when she turned to look at them, she had no face. They hurriedly ascended the stairs. “Why would she be ringing the church bell at the dead of night?” Amy asked.
“Probably to summon the spirits and I don’t wanna find out whatever reason she has for doing so” Darwin answered. As they went down, the smell of flowers and candles filled the air. They saw a floating coffin with flowers and candles hovering towards the altar. “Let’s run before the dead emerges!” Peter said. They ran out of the church. Next, they came across a squatter’s area. “Look at all this rubble” Darwin said while looking at the pile of burned wood and steel. “Many died and were left homeless when a fire broke out here two years ago” Amy said. “Look over there! I see a shadow up there, it’s like he was trapped at the second floor and died in the inferno” Peter noticed. They went inside one of the burnt houses. “Look at all these ashen furniture and appliances” Darwin said. “Let’s get out of here, the sounds of ghosts being tortured by the fire creep me out” Amy said. They went outside and quickly ran back home. It was truly a thrilling night for they had a face to face encounter

Doug answers:

Wow, that is a lot of walking, maybe they should drive instead. I think you should have a bright full moon so they can see the lovers at the lake. The story is at midnight, and so there would not be a sunset, since the sun would have set at 830pm. So while the lovers may have been murdered at sunset, and you should mention that…..you should have the kids witness this event during a full moon since you story is in the middle of the night.

His tongue was hanging out. Don’t put the part about down his chest, just mention his tongue was hanging out.

There are a lot of ghost for one story, so if you keep it one story you might have the siblings taking a video camera with them so they can record the ghost, (for proof) and then when they play it back when they get home the tape is blank. You might also consider writing this as a series and have them take each ghost one night. So they go ghost hunting every night, but a different ghost each night. That way you can get more stories from you cast. Good job.

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Your Questions About Church Windows

George asks…

How do I record using Windows Sound Recorder program without getting a whole bunch of static?

I tried to record the sermon at church last night and when I went to play it back I could barely hear it over the noise. It sounded like someone was blowing into the microphone. Could it have something to do with having the microphone volume all the way up to 100 and the microphone boost up to +40.0 dB?

Doug answers:

Try this sound recorder the next time
http://www.mp3mymp3.com/

Sandra asks…

Animal crossing city folk: what kk rider songs go good with a church themed home?

Animal crossing city folk: what kk rider songs go good with a church themed home. I’m remaking my home and have arched windowed wall paper; still waiting for the pews. Will also take suggestions on the church theme.

Doug answers:

Well, K.K. Chorale is a tune that you’d hear in a church. It sounds kinda weird at first but it’s okay after getting used to it :) Or the secret song Stale Cupcakes is a slow and nice song. So I’d pick one of them for a church themed song :P

Joseph asks…

Is there a way to limit user access to specific programs within windows. Ex user logs on and can only get word

We are trying to protect the computers of a church where the public will have access to computers. We don’t want anyone to be able to install programs. I’ve seen something similar in libraries and public schools we are looking for a free option if possible.
How do we make everything require admin access? Is this the best solution for public access?

Doug answers:

You can completely lock down user accounts in Windows for local computers which applies to your case.

Microsoft offers a program for free called Windows Steady State. It has very similar controls and features usually only found on server management tools, is tailored for stand alone computers.

You can download it directly from the Microsoft site here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/sharedaccess/default.mspx

Install it on a user account on the computer that has administrative previlages. After installing, you will have a complete administrative controlled control panel to lock down the computer as you see fit.

Good luck!

Ruth asks…

Tommy drops a block out of a window in the tower of a church & notices that it takes 3.00 s to hit the ground?

How high is the tower window?
(show work) Thanks!
Thank You tinman1098!

Doug answers:

We are acting under the conditions of freefall, yay.

Use kinematic equation for displacement:

d = vi*t + (1/2)at^2
Where d is the displacement (height of window), t is time, vi is initial velocity, a is the acceleration due to gravity.
Vi is zero, since we started at rest.

D = 0 + (1/2)(9.81)(3)^2
d = 44.145 m

Jenny asks…

The perimeter of a church window is 60inches. If the window is in the shape of a regular pentagon, what?

is the length of each side of the window?

a. 12 inches
b. 10 inches.
c. 6 inches.
d. 8 inches

Doug answers:

A.12 inches (A pentagon has 5 sides. If all sides are the same length, then you divide the 60 inches by the five sides to get 12 inches for each side.)

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Your Questions About Church Windows

Charles asks…

Does anyone else think “The Last Song” is a total rip off of “Life as a House”?

Life as a House:
-Rebellious boy with divorced parents and 2 little brothers is forced to go to his dads house (near the ocean) for the summer against his will. During his stay he meets a girl and he helps his dad build a house. Near the end of the summer he loves his dad and becomes a better kid. He then finds out his dad has cancer. The dad is in the hospital and tells the son, “I want you to finish the house.” The father dies and the boy finishes the house.

The Last Song:
Rebellious teen girl with divorced parents is forced to go to her dads for the summer (near the ocean) with her little brother. She meets a boy. Her brother helps the dad build a stain glass window for the church. Near the end of the movie she realizes she loves her dad and then she finds out he has cancer and dies. She helps the brother finish the window.

There are more similarities too but from what I wrote you should be able to tell Nicholas Sparks totally stole all his ideas for The Last Song from Life as a House!

Doug answers:

Life as a House is one of my favorite movies of all time and my first impression of Last Song was “wait, I’ve seen this before”. Whether it was intentional or not, it definitely comes across as a rip-off, however Life as a House is way better. Also, not sure what they were thinking casting Miley Cyrus for her role.

Lizzie asks…

can you edit this please and thankyou!?

In the book “The Last Song,” Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Miller lives in New York City with her single mom and 10 year old brother, Jonah. Ever since her parents got divorced three years ago, she has been rebellious against both her parents; she refuses to talk to her dad and doesn’t listen to her mom. The divorce was especially hard on Ronnie, who’d shown promise as a classical piano prodigy. Now, not only does she refuse to play, she would rather go clubbing with her friends. Her mom decides to send both kids to spend their summer with their dad which, to Ronnie, seems like torture. Ronnie and her brother bond with their dad through a stained-glass window which they were making for the church that was burnt earlier. She is a vegetarian and loves animals. Ronnie portrays many characteristics which change as she matures throughout the story. She starts off the story as a petulant teen, then starts to show signs of caring, and in the end, she becomes regretful.

Ronnie can be classified as a petulant teen for she has a habit of disobeying her parents. Ever since her parents divorce, Ronnie has been out of control; continuously skipping her curfew, shoplifting, and going to clubs until late hours of the night. She does these things purposely, in an attempt to annoy her mom. Ronnie got mad at her dad, and as a result, she threw a major tantrum; she picked up a picture frame and broke it by throwing it. She always snaps back comebacks whenever someone dares to annoy her. Always being ready for a fight, she has now realized that it is better if she confronts her anger. Thus, Ronnie can be considered as an irritable individual.

As the story goes on, Ronnie starts to she shows that she does, in fact, posses a caring heart. This young vegetarian who shows her emotional unstableness by overreacting to the sight of a nest of unhatched sea turtles, looks as if all she really seems to care about is protecting endangered loggerhead sea-turtle eggs which she had found near her dad’s home. She displays an inconsistent caring for her little brother, Jonah who, despite being very cute, can get on your nerves. She also shows affection toward Will, the rich volleyball-player. As the story continues, Ronnie warms up to her dad and eventually admits that she loves him. All in all, Ronnie Miller always had a gentle personality, but tried to hide it after the divorce.

As the story reaches its conclusion and the truth is exposed, Ronnie becomes regretful. First of all, she regrets blaming Will for what happened to the church. She also regrets not auditioning for Julliard when she had the chance. Lastly, she regrets being angry at her dad and not speaking to him for three years. She discovers that it was not her dad who had an affair, and apologizes, only to find out that she is too late. Ronnie wished she had read the letters he sent her, for they revealed the truth about the divorce. Therefore, while the book was wrapping up, Ronnie develops into an apologetic character.

*** tnx :) and if you can, can you please give me some ideas for a concluding paragraph?? best answer 10 pionts :) TNX!

Doug answers:

Right off the bat, if it’s an essay you’re supposed to have 5 paragraphs. You’re supposed to also indent for each paragraph. Don’t put enter a new space between each one. The transitional sentence (“As the story…”) is the same for the conclusion paragraph and the second last one, so change that. Use “do not” instead of “don’t”, and “can not” instead of “can’t” etc. Decide if you want to write in past tense or present tense and keep it the same throughout because it seems to change a bit.. Typically it’s all in past tense. So for example the first paragraph would be :

In the novel “The Last Song,” Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Miller lived in New York City with her single mom and 10 year old brother, Jonah. Ever since her parents got divorced three years ago, she had been rebellious against both her parents; she refused to talk to her dad and didn’t listen to her mom. The divorce was especially hard on Ronnie, who had shown promise as a classical piano prodigy. Not only did she refuse to play piano, but she would also rather go clubbing with her friends. Her mom decided to send both kids to spend their summer with their dad which, to Ronnie, seemed like torture. Ronnie and her brother bonded with their father through a stained-glass window which they were making for the church that was burnt earlier on in the story. [She was vegetarian and loved animals] *what does this have to do with anything??*. Ronnie portrayed many characteristics which changed as she matured throughout the story. She started off the story as a petulant teen, then started to show signs of caring, and nearing the end, regretful.

Nancy asks…

the last song?? please help.?

i dnt matter if u read the book, or watched the movie, what characteristics does Ronnie have?
i have to wite a 5 pargraph essay on it.. and thhis is what i got… can you please help.. edit if you want.. tnx so oooo much

In the book “The Last Song,” Veronica ‘Ronnie’ Miller lives in New York City with her single mom and 10 year old brother, Jonah. Ever since her parents got divorced three years ago, she has been rebellious against both her parents; she refuses to talk to her dad and doesn’t listen to her mom. Her mom decides to send both kids to spend their summer with their dad which, to Ronnie, seems like torture. Ronnie and her brother bond with their dad through a stained-glass window which they were making for the church that was burnt earlier. Ronnie portrays many characteristics which change as she matures throughout the story. She starts off the story as a petulant teen, then starts to show signs of caring and in the end, she becomes regretful.
Ronnie can be classified as a petulant teen for she has a habit of disobeying her parents. Ever since her parents divorce, Ronnie has been out of control; continuously skipping her curfew, shoplifting, and going to clubs until late hours of the night. She does these things purposely, in an attempt to annoy her mom. She always snaps back comebacks whenever someone dares to annoy her. When Ronnie got mad at her dad, she threw a major tantrum; she picked up a picture frame and broke it by throwing it.

Doug answers:

Funny, generous, lovely, voluptuous, smart, conscience, outgoing, aggressive, …

Donna asks…

Why don’t statues/ paintings of Jesus constitute as false idols?

Because Jesus is an aspect of God, and the 2nd commandment states that no Idols should be made of God. So surely this would mean that all pictures that kids draw, and all statues made of Jesus would count as disobeying the 2nd commandment, making them sinful? So why is it that many churches feature wooden statues of Jesus, and stain glass windows featuring him?
Worship means devotion to a God. By creating a statue, or Painting a painting, you are showing your devotion to a God. But by creating an image, you are creating what you think God is, and this is more real then what you are taught God is, as it comes from your mind. Therefore when you worship God, you worship the idea of God your mind has created, which you have made into a Idol. So you worship the Idol of God, not what you have been taught surely?

Doug answers:

They probably can and do.
But one must consider the mentality as to why these things were created in the first place.
In the middle ages, most people could not read, so the Churches commissioned many of the imagery to (at least this was their intent) help explain the story to the illiterate.
Of course, it would have been better to just teach the people to read, but then you would have all these people who were suddenly aware of the false doctrines and practices you were introducing.
Thus, through a deliberate ‘dumbing down’ of the people, the Catholic Church, preempted any challenge to it’s interpretation of Scriptures.
Unfortunately, they began to lose the hold, once things like printing presses were developed.

One good thing to remember though as regards all religious images in the context of Christianity, is that nowhere in the Bible were any images ever commanded to be made to ‘help’ the worshiper.
In light of this, and in light of man’s propensity to superimpose tridtion over the word, it should be at the very least, seriously considered, as to whether or not a person should continue as a member of any organization that utilizes things in worship, that were not commanded by God.
But of course, one could consider that science itself has misused images for the same reasons.
If science wants to show a ‘rendition’ to support a theory, they have an artist conjure it up.

Michael asks…

Have you ever been in a situation where your donation was refused. (Long story, don’t have to read all of it).?

I am going to start off with a story about a situation that happened to my parents about 20 years ago.
You can only read it if you want and you can skip to the end if you don’t want to read all this. I just included the story as an example.

Okay so about 20 years ago (in the early 90′s around 1992-1993). My parents just moved into a new development. Well one day a group of people from our local parish rang the door bell and my mom was home so she answered. They asked her to to support ‘your’ local parish and that they were going to people homes who belonged to the church and were asking (more like telling) people to sign a 5 year donation in which you will give them somewhere between 2000-5000 dollars to help with remolding the parish. They said all the remolding costs were over a million dollars (the church was perfectly fine as it was the “remolding” was that they were putting all that fancy stained glass in all the windows and around the church, so basically they were just making it look all pretty, with a few minor necessary improvements. My mom was real nice and said I am sorry but I have four young kids, (my brother and I were just born, (we are twins) and she also had my two older brothers who all were under the age of 8). She apologized and said “I just had two newborns and two other young kids and we can’t afford that right now. Even if my parents had some extra money to spare, they would never ever give the church a donation over $1000, there request was quite ridiculous, I can see them asking people who are rich and living in fancy developments, but walking around asking people who live in average joe areas for that large amount of money is quite ridiculous in my opinion. I don’t see a problem with walking around asking for any donation amount someone can spare, but jeez $2000 plus! Even thought they were ticked off and being rude to her by her refusing to donate the large amount of money, My mom immediately and nicely offered them a $100 donation. The parish people immediately and rudely refused the donation ( I still can not believe they would refuse a donation) and they told her they only want the loan and they will come back when my Dad was home. My mother told them, she knows my dad will say no, because we are tight on cash now. They basically told my mom that she has no say in the financial aspects of the household and that my dad will have to make the final decision as to whether to give them the loan. But it would have been perfectly okay for her to make the financial decision on her own and give them the donation. It wasn’t like my mother didn’t work, she worked full-time and earned just as much money as my dad did.

They then came back a few days later when my dad was home and my dad of course said no. Since they realized they will not be getting a loan from my “dad” they then asked if they could have the $100 dollars my mother offered to donate a few days ago. My dad told them that since you refused the donation the first time, we I am not giving you anything and he walked away. My dad then said that they were making some kind of mean and rude comments to him about not “supporting your parish” so he just said “have a nice day” and walked inside. Before they came my parents of course talked about it and my mother (shes a nice lady) still wanted to offer the $100 dollar donation again, but my dad was like “the hell with them”. My parents sometimes joke about this situation every once in a while so that’s why I know so much detail about it. They always say they can’t believe how ignorant/rude and money hungry the local parish was (is). My parents are still in shock at how they refused a rather generous $100 donation. And you have to put in perspective that this was 20 years ago, 100 bucks 20 years ago was a quite a bit of money and 2000-5000 dollars 20 years ago was a arm and a leg! We never went to mass or anything but my parents still sent us to CCD to get confirmation/communion and everything like that. My family is not necessarily religious and we don’t go to church on a regular basis, but that doesn’t mean “we don’t believe in anything”. Many people assume that since you don’t go worship in a church that you are atheist or whatever. I’m not going to discuss my “beliefs” (thats only my business) but i don’t need to go to a church or worship center to prove I believe or follow something………okay now im off topic.

QUESTION:

So that’s basically my little (maybe rather large) story. So my question is has anyone had any experiences with places refusing a donation, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a church, it could be anything that could relate to this situation.

Thanks
Sorry I am bored so figured I will spark a convo
And by the way this was legit so this wasn’t a scam or anything.

Doug answers:

On my b’day i have been to a temple the priest offered special prayers to the lord on my name and blessed me
i donated the priest some money
my donation was not accepted indeed he asked me to purchase some food with that money and feed the poor sitting and begging out of the temple.
He told that that would be the real prayer to the god
***************service to mankind is service to god******************

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Your Questions About Church Windows

Ken asks…

What was three purposes that stained glass windows served in a Gothic church?

I know one was to let in more light…

Doug answers:

To let in light
To keep out the weather
To inspire the people viewing the window

Lizzie asks…

I was in an Episcopal church and saw a masonic emblem on one of the windows. Why?

Why would a church have this emblem inside? Are Episcopalians masonic?

Doug answers:

No, but what’s a more likely story is the masons probably gave a donation to the church, because the masons are infact Christian, because it’s a requirement to join the Masons.

Most Mason Chapters donate to a church but more often than not they’re anonymous.

Mary asks…

I’m trying to sell several church windows for a friend. What do large stained glass windows typically sell for?

A friend of mine recently bought a church from the early 1900s (1910-1920) and turned it into a home. He’s asked me to sell the pews as well as the roughly ten 6ft tall windows for him, but I’m not quite sure what price I should be looking for.

I’ve looked online and have only noticed that the prices people are asking for vary greatly.

Again.. I know it’s an odd question, and I realize the irony of my nickname.

Doug answers:

Several suggestions:

1> talk to the pastors of several churches, explaining your issue, and ask for estimates from them.

2> put the items up for auction, and see what they bring.

3> put the items on eBay and see what responses you get.

Joseph asks…

I have some stain glass windows that came from a church ( 1902 )would like to find a buyer?

These window are in York,Pa. I can send photos of the windows I have all that were in the church.

Doug answers:

Sure, I would love to see them, send the pics to [email protected] Thanks

Helen asks…

In the anime Cowboy Bebop in episode 5 what is the music when Spike is falling from the church window?

In episode 5, Spike has a run in with Viscous at a church. They fight, and spike falls out of a window. While he’s falling he has a flashback, and there’s a theme playing, what is it? Where can I find it?

Doug answers:

Ballad Of Fallen Angels is the name of the episode and Yokko Kano is definatly not the composer, the option that the user above gave to search limewire and such is cool and would very much work, but make it easier on your self and cut out countless searching. The link to the song is below :]

The name of the song is “Green Bird” by Gabriela Robin. Im 100 % sure.

Http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=3406751&song=Green+Bird

. Type the letters in the right hand side , hit enter and right click and click “save target as”. Hope I helped :] good luck!

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