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Give Willingly
CONTENTS My Pulpit message notes: | Give Willingly | 3-4 My Devotional: Deep Waters| 6 My Inspiration: When you rule | 7 My Entrepreneur: 5 ways to invest in next-level leaders | 8 My Health: Anxiety in men: Fighting stereotypes| 9-10 My Kitchen: Almond and Poppy Seed Loaf Cake |11 My Sports: FIFA confident about semi-automated VAR for World Cup 12
My Pulpit Message - notes Give willingly
My Pulpit Message Notes are extracted from the sermon preached at the Nairobi Baptist Church (NBC) Ngong Road on Sunday 12th June 2022. Preacher: Pastor Elijah Mokaya, Youth Pastor at NBC Ngong Road. Scripture: Exodus 35:4-36:7. Topic: Give willingly - Giving is one of those controversial topics in the Church of Christ because we seem to swing between two extremes. One extreme is the one that is taught in a manner that contradicts Scriptures, or blows out of proportion what the Scriptures say about the matter. This would be the extreme of the health, wealth and prosperity. -The other extreme is when we become suspicious of any mention of giving and treat Biblical passage that have to do with giving with a little less seriousness. Both extremes are wrong and violate the Word of God.
tion of the Tabernacle. The offering collected was for the worship of YAHWEH. It was the for the purpose of making a sanctuary for Him. Before they left Egypt, Moses had declared to Pharaoh what God was saying, “Let my people go so that they may worship Me.” In the wilderness God was about to institute an elaborate system of worship and they were to give towards that. Giving willingly is an act of worship. Do you view your giving as an act of worship?
Giving willingly is an act of gratitude, because only one with a grateful heart, a heart that acknowledges that everything one has is given by God would be able to willingly give. 1. The Act of giving willingly. God is not impressed by unwilful obedience or mere external forms of wor2. The Basis of giving willingly. ship. He is concerned about the state of the heart of the giver/worshipper. Giving is an 3. The Consequences of giving willingly. act of gratitude. Psalms 50:7-15. It seems as though the people had gotten to the place where they were giving without an acknowledgement of what the giving represented. As (Exodus 35:4-9) though they were doing God a favour. God says, “Listen, my people, and I will speak; I will testify against you, Israel: I am God, your God. 8 I bring no charges against you “4 Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the LORD has command- concerning your sacrifices or concerning your burnt offerings, which are ever before ed: 5 From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to me 9 I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,10 for every bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle and bronze; 6 blue, purple and scarlet yarn on a thousand hills. 11 I know every bird and fine linen; goat hair; 7 ram skins dyed in the mountains and the insects in the red and another type of durable leather[a]; Giving willingly is an act of obedience, worship and gratitude. fields are mine. 12 If I were hungry I would acacia wood; 8 olive oil for the light; spices The basis for our wilful giving should be based on opportunity, not tell you, for the world is mine, and all for the anointing oil and for the fragrant inthat is in it.13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls cense; 9 and onyx stones and other gems to ability and conviction. God has pointed us to the consequenc- or drink the blood of goats? 14 “Sacrifice be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.” es of our giving willingly. It results in abundance and account- thank offerings to God, fulfil your vows to the Most High, 15 and call on me in the ability. Notice in verse 4 that Moses did not day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you address some of the people. “Moses said to will honour me.” the whole Israelite community.” This was Giving willingly is an act of not a message/command/instruction to a gratitude, an acknowledgement that evchosen few. It was not just to those who were rich in the community, or the extremely erything you have has literally been given by God. religious. It was to the whole Israelite community. Unless we are persuaded that God had given us everything, we will not be Moses goes ahead and says, “This is what the LORD has commanded”. Not able to give willingly. suggested, but commanded. God commanded that they take an offering for the LORD. David seems to understand these things in ways that perhaps you and I will This offering was to be taken from everyone who was willing to bring an offering. never understand. In 1 Chronicles 29, when David is requiring from the people to It is easy when we hear the LORD saying, ‘Everyone who is willing to bring an give an offering for the building of the Temple that his son will later build and he gives offering’, so to figure, If I am not willing then I am released from that command. No. himself quite a lot. After everything had been collected from 1 Chronicles 29:9-14, “9 That is for you to work your heart to willingness, because giving willingly is an act of The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely obedience and God instructs us to give and to do it willingly. and wholeheartedly to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly. David’s Prayer God is not merely concerned about our external forms of worship and obe- 10 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to dience, but He is concerned with the state of our hearts when we obey and giving you, Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.11 Yours, Lord, willingly is an act of obedience. is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendour, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted Giving is also an act of worship. The offering that the people were required as head over all. 12 Wealth and honour come from you; you are the ruler of all things. to give was actually for the construction of the Tabernacle. Moses had received the In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. 13 Now, our instruction first from the LORD and reading all the way to chapter 25 of Exodus you God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.” see the LORD giving Moses instructions on the construction of the Tabernacle. And then he comes to verse 14, a man that had given so much, this is his Exodus 25:1-9 “The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell the Israelites to bring me an attitude, “14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what them to give. 3 These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and comes from your hand.” bronze; 4 blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; 5 ram skins dyed red Giving willingly is an act of gratitude and when you lay it at the altar you and another type of durable leather[a]; acacia wood; 6 olive oil for the light; spices for thank God that you have the privilege in the first place to be able to give such to him. the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 7 and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. 8 “Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. 9 Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.” There are three things from the text that act as the basis, causing us to give willingly: Continuing from chapter 25 God gives Moses details on what to do in terms a. Opportunity. of construction for the sanctuary that God desired. b. Ability. The reason why the people were giving was for the purpose of the construcc. Conviction The ABCs of Giving Willings
The act of giving willingly.
The basis of giving willingly.
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My Pulpit Message - notes a.
Opportunity. - When the LORD gave a command for the offering to be collected, He gave such a long list of what was to be given such that multiple opportunities were created for giving. 1 Chronicles 35:5-9, there is a list of all these things that the people could give. You had the option of giving gold, or silver, or bronze. If that was too expensive you could give blue, purple scarlet yarn or fine linen. Or you could give goat hair, ram skins or any other type of animal leather. Or perhaps you could just bring acacia wood or olive oil of the light or spices for the anointing oil. There were so many opportunities for one to give and I believe that there is no one that is so poor that they cannot give. Because God has availed multiple opportunities for us to be able to give. - Not only was the opportunity for the offering that was to be given to the LORD, or treasures that the people were to offer, but there were opportunities also for the talents that the people had. They could give from the skills that they had as well. Verse 10 ““All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the LORD has commanded:” Opportunities are bound to give willingly. There are opportunities for you to give of your time, skills, money, to open your house as a gift to host. Can you spot them. The LORD not only gave multiple opportunities, but notice that these opportunities matched up with ability. b. Ability: -
Paul declares in 2 Corinthians 8:12, “12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.” God does not require us to give what we do not have. What He has not already given to us. And this is crucial to understand because in instances where giving has been taught wrongly, this is not something that is emphasised. The opportunity is met with ability because our ability is the basis for our giving willingly and that was the case for the Israelite community. They gave what they were able to give. Exodus 35:23 “23 Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or the other durable leather brought them. Exodus 35:24b “and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it.” Exodus 35:26 “And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair.” What one had, is what they willingly gave. What do you have? What ability has God given you?
c. Conviction: - Paul continuing to speak to the Corinthians 9:7 “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give. Not reluctantly or under compulsion for God loves a cheerful giver.”
If we are to give willingly and not reluctantly then our giving should not be a case of compulsion, but rather a case of conviction. Our giving must be a matter of the heart. This is the same thing that we see among the Israelites. Some certain phrases and words when you read in the NIV version don’t come out quite as clearly, capturing this state of the heart. ESV where as NIV says ‘wiling heart, willingness , it actually seems to suggest a stirring of the heart. Eg. Exodus 35:21 (ESV) “21 And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the Lord’s contribution to be used for the tent of meeting.” 26 “26 All the women whose hearts stirred them to use their skill spun the goats’ hair.” 29 “All the men and women, the people of Israel, whose heart moved them to bring anything for the work that the Lord had commanded by Moses to be done brought it as a freewill offering to the Lord.” Giving willingly is a matter of conviction and unless our hearts are stirred to give we will not be giving willingly and neither will we be giving cheerfully as Paul encourages us to. Are you convicted about the needs in the house of the LORD so that then you are able to give to meet that need. Or is it a part of the Service, or of your life that just passes. Wilful giving is based on conviction.
The consequences of giving willingly. My wife and I have this phrase, “No one ever became poor because of giving.” We constantly remind each other because the lie of the enemy is to think, if I give of my money, I will be poorer or if I give of my time, will I be able to function, I will be too tired. If I give of my skill I will be taken advantage of. There are no negative consequences to giving willingly. There are no negative consequences to giving willingly and Biblically.
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Giving willingly results in abundance. Exodus 36:2-5 “2 Then Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the Lord had given ability and who was willing to come and do the work. 3 They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning. 4 So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing 5 and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the Lord commanded to be done.” The people continued to give for the construction of the sancuary, so much so that there was more than enough to do the work that God had commanded. It was so intense that the workers were distracted. How do we handle the receiving of the offerings and the work itself? There was abundance and nothing that was required for the construction for the sanctuary of the LORD was in scarcity or lacked. When God’s people give willingly towards a particular thing, usually the result is abundance. More than enough is received. Acts 4:32-35 The believers living together and they lived in such a community that the Bible records there was no poor amongst them as they gave willingly. Usually, when God’s people give willingly there is no scarcity, there is an abundance.
b. Giving willingly results in accountability. Just because we
have given to God does not mean that what has been given should not be accounted for. Moses for example had to come back to the people and stop them from continuing to give. That is what we see in Exodus 36:6-7 “Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more, 7 because what they already had was more than enough to do all the work.” - Everything was fully provided for and so Moses says it is enough. We have all that we need to do. He together with the workers did not see this as an opportunity to either enrich themselves or transfer the surplus to some other need. The offering collected was for the building of the sanctuary and now that there was more than enough given for its construction, the ‘funds drive’ had come to an end. Just because people are giving willingly does not mean we cannot be accountable. Scripture sets us an example of what that means. Paul in 2 Corinthians 8:19 “19 What is more, he was chosen by the churches to accompany us as we carry the offering, which we administer in order to honour the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help. 20 We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift. 21 For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.” If Paul could be accountable to the gifts that he received from the churches, how much more we? Giving willingly results in accountability. -Giving willingly is an act of obedience, worship and gratitude. The basis for our wilful giving should be based on opportunity, ability and conviction. God has pointed us to the consequences of our giving willingly. It results in abundance and accountability. If you are not saved and have not accepted the free gift of salvation, there is nothing you can give to God that will require us giving willingly until and unless you have given of yourself first.
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My Life How to get saved and spend eternity with God His Love “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NASB) My response that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. Romans 10:9-10 (NASB)
My prayer Lord God Almighty, thank You for Your love for me. Thank You that You sent Your Son Jesus Christ to die for my sins. Please forgive me for all the sins I have committed against You. I believe that Jesus Christ is Lord and that He died on the cross and You raised Him from the dead on the third day. Please write my name in the Lamb’s book of life. Help me to live a life that is holy and pleasing unto You. In Jesus’ Name I pray and believe. Amen
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My Devotional By Liz Omondi | Email: timestodayke@gmail.com
Deep Waters
www.sportsspectrum.com | image courtesy: rio olympics | “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus apostle Peter was a spiritual leader, he warned that anyone can get Christ. To him be glory both now and forever!” — 2 Peter 3:18 lazy or overconfident and stop learning and growing. Therefore, he challenged us to grow in the Lord until He takes us to Heaven. “But Swimming is fun and relaxing for children under close supervision, grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” but it moves from fun to competition on high school and college swim (2 Peter 3:18). teams. In March, the California Golden Bears won the 2022 NCAA national championship for men’s swimming and diving. Before they In a similar way, the apostle Paul urged us to follow his example by reached the pinnacle of the sport, however, the team members first stretching our spiritual muscles for diving into the depths of spiritual learned to dog paddle and tread water. Eventually, they learned the maturity. When Paul prayed, which he did a lot, he prayed for conbackstroke, freestyle and sidestroke, as well as others. tinuous spiritual growth in and through the lives of his brothers and sisters in Christ. “May the Lord make your love increase and overCompetitive swimmers are some of the best athletes in the world. flow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. Some competitors race 800 meters, which is more than the distance May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy of eight football fields. If individuals prepare for such events, they de- in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes velop strong lung capacity, strong muscles, agility and incredible de- with all his holy ones” (1 Thessalonians 3:12-13). termination for weight training and daily swims for hours at a time. Are your spiritual muscles growing? Just like top athletes move from the shallow end to deeper waters and larger swimming pools, a growing Christian continues to reach — Bill Kent, Pastor of Memorial Baptist Church, Sylvania, Georgia greater heights in spiritual maturity. We should not simply tread water for a lifetime. Just like top athletes seek constant improvement, Christians should aim for excellence in our character and conduct. Even though the
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My Inspiration When you rule
By William King | Email: kingwilliam189@gmail.com | image courtesy: islam21c.com
I get excited whenever I think of all the potential God has put inside each of us. We all have the capacity to grow and produce more than we’re producing right now. We all can do more for God, ourselves and others. We have so much more inside. How do we develop and bring out that potential?
Without strong walls and barred gates, you have areas in your life where the enemy can come in and harm you. When you have strong discipline and self-control, it puts a strain and demand on your inner man and causes it to grow much like exercise puts strain on your muscles.
By discipline and self-control. It requires inner strength to bring “the fruit of the Spirit.” If you want to reach your highest potential, you have to take on the character of God. It’s actually developing and exercising what God has already given us to produce a strong inner man.
It builds strength into your inner man and when you have a strong inner man, you can produce a strong outer man. It erects small walls as protective boundaries around your life that don’t leave you exposed to the enemy’s tactics - the temptations, all the ways he wants to get you off course.
Proverbs 25:28 says, “Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls.” When the enemy saw a city with strong walls and barred gates, they knew they could not harm the strong people inside who built the fortified walls. The writer of Proverbs is saying, “When you peace. “Discipline builds up can’t rule your own spirit, when you have no discipline or in your life.” self-control you’re like a city with broken down walls.”
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When you rule over your spirit, which is your inner man, you are strong. You can resist. Hebrews 12:11 says, “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and the eternal, important things
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Entrepreneur
5 ways to invest in next-level leaders
By Joseph Lalonde |www.biblicalleadership.com
Identifying and growing potential leaders can be tricky. You may not know Some open-ended questions could be: what to look for or what you can do to develop these up-and-coming leaders. What do you consider to be successful leadership traits? How are you developing your skills and talents? Despite this, you have to be able to identify and grow new leaders. What tasks make you come alive? Can you share how you dealt with an unexpected setback? These new leaders will be the ones to take your organization to the next How are you coming up with new ideas? level. Who better to lead them towards this objective? People are going to disagree with you. How do you deal with these people? What risks have you taken? Are you willing to take new ones? If you’re struggling to understand how to identify and then grow these How would you encourage your direct reports to continue growing? leaders, this article is for you. We will look at five ways to identify and Use these questions and more when talking with your team members. Lisgrow potential leaders. ten to their answers.
1. Create a leadership assessment
Their answers will tell you whether or not there is potential within!
4. Nurture potential
Do you want to identify potential leaders? Look no further than a leadership assessment. You can find one online. However, I want to encourage you to think about creating a leadership assessment yourself. Now you know who has great leadership potential on your team. You’ve assessed their skills, conducted multiple one-on-one meetings, and asked By creating your own leadership assessment, you are using a tool that is great open-ended questions. specific to what youwant to look for in new leaders. Create the assessment around the goals and desires of you and your organization. It’s time for you to step up to the plate and grow the potential leaders you’ve identified. Have your team take the assessment. Review the results. Start picking out potential leadership candidates. You’re going to find it tricky, at first, to nurture the potential within these fantastic people. But you can do it.
2. Make time for one-on-ones
5. Expose them to leadership opportunities
Making time for one-on-ones can kill both birds with one stone. Oneon-ones give you personal time with your team. You’re able to talk about You have to take the training wheels off of leadership development at some what’s happening in your team member’s life, where they see themselves point. What I want you to start doing is to begin exposing these people to going, and what you can do to help them. leadership opportunities. Conducting one-on-ones will be one of the best uses of your time.
Exposing your people to leadership opportunities could be giving them the chance to run a business meeting (Toastmasters is also a great way to help them understand how to run a meeting). Or you might consider allowing the team member to decide how the production floor is run. You Part of one-on-one meetings is the ability to ask your team members let this person change how the floor is laid out, who goes where, and more. open-ended questions. I shared a few questions above. However, you can dive deep and let your team members go. Give people the chance to lead and you may be shocked at how well they do it!
3. Ask open-ended questions
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My Health
Anxiety in men: Fighting stereotypes www.medicalnewstoday.com | Written by Annie Lennon on June 11, 2022 — Fact checked by Anna Guildford, Ph.D.
Anxiety disorders are characterized by excessive fear and worry, and be- A 2021 review of 25 studies investigating anxiety among men found that havioral disturbances. They include: symptoms of anxiety differ between men and women. generalized anxiety disorder panic disorder social anxiety disorder separation anxiety disorder stress obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) major depressive disorder persistent depressive disorder.
The researchers found that men report increased anxiety severity and are more likely to report physical symptoms such as headache, loss of appetite, and body tremors, alongside sensations of losing control when compared to women of the same age.
In 2019, 301 million people around the world were living with an anxiety disorder, including 58 million children and adolescents. Estimates suggestTrusted Source that females are more affected than men; 23.4% of females have anxiety in a given year in the United States, and the same is true for 14.3% of males.
While mild anxiety has been linked to better cognitive performance, severe anxiety has been linked to reduced cognitive function. Other research suggests that anxiety disorders are linked to a lower quality of life and reduced social functioning.
They also found that anxiety among men tends to center on feelings of a lack of control and the perception of “being a failure” if unable to regain control of anxious states. Men also often depict their symptoms as “enduring, ever-present and sometimes life-long.”
Coping styles
While common in men, anxiety disorders have largely been overlooked in men’s mental health literature, meaning there is little high-quality reResearch has sometimes found differences in the emotion regulation search on the subject. strategies of men and women. Thus, it suggests that some men may tend to Medical News Today spoke with four experts in mental health on top- revert to problem-based coping more often, while some women might opt ics ranging from how anxiety expresses differently in men and women, for more avoidant coping strategies, such as seeking emotional support. to how men seek treatment, and what could improve the way they think Although problem-based coping strategies may be effective in situations about the condition and seek support. that are controllable or adjustable, they may fall apart if these conditions are not met. At this point, men are more likely than women to “self-medicate” as a form of avoidance behavior.
Symptoms
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My Health “Often men may use alcohol, tobacco, and other non-prescription and prescription drugs to reduce or control the experience and symptoms of anxiety,” Dr. Derek M. Griffith, founder and director of the Center for Men’s Health Equity, and professor of health systems administration and oncology at Georgetown University told MNT.
“Part of the challenge of understanding how men think about anxiety and other aspects of mental or physical health. For many men, anxiety is something they would seek help for only when it hinders their work performance or their ability to fulfill other roles and responsibilities. Even then, it is not uncommon for men to view anxiety as something they just have to deal with “Men may imagine the worst possible scenario and reason that it rather than something that is treatable by a professional,” he is wiser for them to avoid a situation because that scenario may added. be possible,” he added. When asked why men may utilize problem-based coping more Encouraging men to seek treatment than women, Dr. Thomas Fergus, associate professor in the De“From a proactive standpoint, men can look to foster emotionpartment of Psychology and Neuroscience at Baylor University, al resilience by working to communicate and express emotions told MNT that the way boys and girls are taught to manage emohealthily, manage their stress levels, and improve their self-estional states may play a role in coping styles. teem,” said Chambers. He noted that women are generally socializedto focus on emo“Developing healthy relationships gives more space to express, tional states more frequently than men and that men are more and focusing on the fundamentals of eating well, sleeping optisocialized to focus on problem-solving and gaining control over mally, and moving their bodies can provide the emotional baltheir negative emotions. ance to increase self-care and compassion,” he continued. Dr. Danielle Cooper, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Seeking help the University of Pennsylvania, told MNT that working to remove the stigma around mental health could help more men “Men are less likely to access treatments for anxiety through seek treatment. the typical medical pathways and less likely to seek initial treatment,” said Lee Chambers, psychologist and well-being consul- “Given some existing stigma surrounding mental health, some tant in conversation with MNT. people may be holding on to unhelpful beliefs that asking for help or having anxiety is weak or believe psychotherapy won’t “Stereotypically masculine traits play a role in lowering the be helpful,” she noted. chance of a man expressing their challenges, seeking further support, and staying connected to the treatment provided,” he “People may benefit from learning that anxiety itself is adaptive added. and can be helpful, such as to enhance performance or motivate behavior. When anxiety becomes less helpful and more interferOne study found that reluctance of young men towards seeking ing, seeking treatment is important. Anxiety disorders are often help for anxiety stems from confidentiality concerns, perceived maintained, in part, by avoidance. It takes a lot of strength and stigma, judgment by self and peers, and the assumption that it courage to face fears, not weakness.” will not help. – Dr. Danielle Cooper The same study also found that young men report a lack of understanding of anxiety disorders, which translated into limited Chambers agreed that removing the stigma around mental awareness of treatment and health-seeking options. health is crucial: “More men are speaking openly about anxiety in society and sharing their stories, and this can so often be a Dr. Griffith said: flag in the sand for other men to step forward and be honest about their current feelings.” “Only in recent decades have men’s low rates of seeking medical help been seen as a problem. Historically, men’s rates of “Seeing opening up as a brave step into the strength of being help-seeking were considered to be the norm, and women were vulnerable is at the heart of projects across the globe, and there thought to be overusing services. While not unique to anxiety, is more strength in sharing than we often realize,” he concluded. men are more likely than women to delay help-seeking and put up with minor symptoms fearing wasting the doctor’s time or failing as men.”
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My Kitchen Almond and Poppy Seed Loaf Cake BY EMILY NABORS HALL https://www.countryliving.com/ food-drinks/recipes
INGREDIENTS Baking spray, for pan 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. Kosher salt 1/2 c. unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 c. sugar 3 large eggs, at room temperature 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1/2 tsp. pure almond extract 1/2 c. whole milk, at room temperature 2 tbsp. poppy seeds Almond Glaze (recipe link below)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8-by- 4-inch loaf pan. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Beat butter and sugar on medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating to incorporate after each addition. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture and milk alternately, starting and ending with flour mixture, just until flour is incorporated. Fold in poppy seeds. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then remove to rack to cool completely. Drizzle cake with Almond Glaze.
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My Sports FIFA confident about semi-automated VAR for World Cup
www.standardmedia.co.ke | By Reuters
FIFA are confident semi-automated technology to assist with quicker Vid- for their last two seasons. They have, however, agreed to five substitutes eo Assistant Referee decisions could be ready for the World Cup in Qatar being permitted from next season. later this year, world football’s governing body president Gianni Infantino said on Monday. It was also decided to increase the maximum number of substitutes on the bench from 12 to 15 --- again at the discretion of the competition organTrials on the AI technology will continue in the coming months but Infan- ising body. tino said there was significant progress. These changes come into effect on July 1. “We tested it at the Club World Cup and it looks very good. We are very satisfied and we will take decision before the tournament,” Infantino told IFAB also discussed attacks on referees and the possibility of body cameras a news conference in Doha after the meeting of the International Football being worn which would act as a deterrent as well as evidence collection. Association Board, which regulates the Laws of the Game. “Referees will profit from the possible protection, which sadly still takes Pierluigi Collina, chairman of FIFA’s Referees Committee, added: “I’m place in many parts of the world,” Infantino said. confident it can go ahead.” “We have attacks on them from players, officials, spectators and parents Semi-automated VAR, which will enable offside to be detected in seconds, and we have to be very firm in that respect.” uses automated ball detection and creates three-dimensional models of a player’s position instantly. He also said more trials on tweaking the offside law and making decisions less marginal would continue in junior tournaments in Italy, the NetherIFAB ratified, as expected, the use of five substitutes into the Laws of the lands and Sweden. Game. Also finding ways for better time keeping would be trialled. “It is not acIt was first introduced as a tweak to the rules because of the COVID-19 ceptable that a game of 90 minutes actually only have the ball in play for pandemic, but has now become permanent although its use in different 47-48 minutes on average. We have to look into that,” Infantino added. competitions will remain at the discretion of the body organising the matches. The Premier League, for example, had allowed five substitutes when the idea was first floated by FIFA in May 2020 but reverted back to three subs
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