Thought for today - 12/31/2014

HABIT IS A CABLE
"It is my custom every night, as soon as the candle is out, to run over the words and actions of the past day; and I let nothing escape me, for why should I fear the sight of my errors when I can admonish and forgive myself? I was a little too hot in such a dispute; my opinion might well have been withheld, for it gave offense and did no good. The thing was true; but all truths are not to be spoken at all times. I would I had held my tongue, for there is no contending, either with fools or with our superiors. I have done ill, but it shall be so no more. Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it."
- Horace Mann

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Thought for today - 12/30/2014

LETTING GO
"When I trouble myself over a trifle, even a trifle confessed -- the loss of some little article, say -- spurring my memory, and hunting the house, not from immediate need, but from dislike of loss; when a book has been borrowed of me and is not returned, and I have forgotten the borrower, and fret over the missing volume, ... is it not time that I lost a few things when I care for them so unreasonably? This losing of things is the mercy of God; it comes to teach us to let them go. Or have I forgotten a thought that came to me, which seemed of the truth? I keep trying and trying to call it back, feeling a poor man until that thought be recovered -- to be far more lost, perhaps, in a notebook into which I shall never look again to find it! I forget that it is live things that God cares about."
- George MacDonald (1824-1905), "The Cause of Spiritual Stupidity", in Unspoken Sermons, Second Series, London: Longmans, Green, 1886, p. 53-43

Thought for today - 12/29/2014

SIN'S TENACITY
"Let no man think to kill sin with few, easy, or gentle strokes. He who hath once smitten a serpent, if he follow not on his blow until he be slain, may repent that ever he began the quarrel. And so will he who undertakes to deal with sin, and pursues it not constantly to the death."
- John Owen (1616-1683), A Discourse Concerning Holy Spirit, bk. I-V [1674], in Works of John Owen, v. III, London: Johnson & Hunter, 1852, p. 546-547

"When in hand-to-hand conflict with the world and the devil, neat little Biblical confectionery is like shooting lions with a pea-shooter; one needs a man who will let go and deliver blows right and left as hard as he can hit, in the power of the Holy Ghost... Nothing but forked-lightning Christians will count."
- C. T. Studd (1860-1931), quoted in C. T. Studd: Cricketer and Pioneer [1933], Norman P. Grubb, Read Books, 2008, p. 163

Thought for today - 12/28/2014

CONSIDER
"The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of millions of our fellow men."
- William Hazlitt

Thought for today - 12/27/2014

"I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble."
- Psalm 59:16

Thought for today - 12/26/2014

It's not so much about "Why this?" as "What's next?"

Thought For Today - 12/25/2014

ON PRAYER
"Prayer was never meant to be just a recitation of our laundry list of needs and desires. For too many of us, prayer has become a monologue rather than a dialogue. When we run out of things to ask for, we stop praying. If we would stay in God's presence a little longer and listen, he would pour out his heart and mind to us. He would tell us invaluable insights into our circumstances. He would counsel us on some family problem or testy relationship at work. He would reveal whether we should say yes or no to a present opportunity. We need his guidance, and the good news is that he is more than willing to give it if we ask in faith."
- Jim Cymbala in You Were Made for More: The Life You Have, the Life God Wants You to Have

Thought for today - 12/24/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"The word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love."
- Psalm 33:4-5

Thought for today - 12/23/2014

CONSIDER
"To live well is nothing other than to love God with all one's heart, with all one's soul and with all one's efforts; from this it comes about that love is kept whole and uncorrupted. No misfortune can disturb it. It obeys only [God] and is careful in discerning things, so as not to be surprised by deceit or trickery."
- Augustine of Hippo

Thought For Today - 12/21/2014

VERSE TO PONDER 
"He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity, and honor."
- Proverbs 21:21

/Thought for today - 12/17/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand."
- Ephesians 6:12-13

Thought for today - 12/16/2014

CONSIDER
"Not only do we not know God except through Jesus Christ; we do not even know ourselves except through Jesus Christ."
- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pensees (Thoughts) [1660], P.F. Collier & Son, 1910, #548, p. 177

Thought for today - 12/15/2014

CONSIDER
"My son, now will I teach thee the way of peace and inward liberty. Be desirous to do the will of another rather than thine own. Choose always to have less rather than more. Seek always the lowest place, and to be inferior to everyone. Wish always, and pray, that the will of God may be wholly fulfilled in thee."
- Thomas Kempis

Thought for today - 12/14/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you."
- 1 Peter 5:6-7

Thought for today - 12/13/2014

CONSIDER
"If you are in the wrong place, the right place is empty."
- Unknown Author 

Thought for today - 12/12/2014

"Fear not, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed. I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you with my victorious right hand."
- Isaiah 41:10

Thought for today - 12/11/2014

CONSIDER
"If every call to Christ and His righteousness is a call to suffering, the converse is equally -- every call to suffering is a call to Christ, a promotion, an invitation to come up higher." 
- Charles Brent (1862-1929)

Thought for today - 12/10/2014

ON PRAYER
"The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools. The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases Him. The Lord detests the way of the wicked but He loves those who pursue righteousness."
- Proverbs: 15:7-9 (NIV)

Thought for today - 12/09/2014

CONSIDER
"God has called us to shine, just as much as Daniel was sent into Babylon to shine.  Let no one say that he cannot shine because he has not so much influence as some others may have.  What God wants you to do is to use the influence you have.  Daniel probably did not have much influence down in Babylon at first, but God soon gave him more because he was faithful and used what he had."  
- Dwight L. Moody (1837-1899)

Thought for today - 12/08/2014

CONSIDER
"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of God no matter what the conflict." 
- Unknown Author

Thought for today - 12/07/2014

CONSIDER
"Never esteem anything as of advantage to thee that shall make thee break thy word or lose thy self-respect." 
- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Thought for today - 12/06/2014

CONSIDER
"The world says, The more you take, the more you have.  Christ says, the more you give, the more you are."  
- Frederick Buechner

Thought for today - 12/05/2014

CONSIDER
"Second only to suffering, waiting may be the greatest teacher and trainer in godliness, maturity, and genuine spirituality most of us ever encounter."  
- Richard Hendrix

Thought for today - 12/04/2014

CONSIDER
"Many ordinary treasures may be denied the man who has God, or if he is allowed to have them, the enjoyment of them will be so tempered that they will never be necessary to his happiness.  Or if he must see them go, one after one, he will scarcely feel a sense of loss."
- A. W. Tozer (1897-1963), The Pursuit of God [1948]

Thought for today - 12/03/2014

CONSIDER
"If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster." 
- Stephan Covey

Thought for today - 12/02/2014

You don't stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing.

Thought for today - 12/01/2014

ON PRAYER
"Enable me, Father, to realize that words once spoken, like coins in circulation, pass from person to person along an uncharted course. Grant me the insight so to speak that any words of mine may be repeated without giving hurt. Help me not to criticize but rather to stress the things that are pure, lovely, and of good report. Make my habit of thought gentle and eager to pass along news of kindness and work well done. May my words build, never destroy, faith and confidence. To this end I pray that Thou wilt lead me in the ways of understanding. Amen."
- Unknown Author

Thought for today - 11/30/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song."
- Psalm 28:7

Thought for today - 11/29/2014

CONSIDER
"The founders of the world's religions say, 'Do! Do! Do!' but Christ says, 'Done! It is finished!'"
- Steve Kumar

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Thought for today - 11/28/2014

TODAY
Each day is a storehouse given you
Fresh every morn from God's hand;
Do you stop to think of this
When at its door you stand?
Twenty-four empty, waiting hours,
All ready for you to fill with
Worthwhile thoughts and worthwhile deeds
And service, if you will.

You're given a chance to store
Away treasures of love and joy,
And satisfaction of work well done
That time cannot destroy.
So put your best into all your day
With eyes opened wide to see, and
Eager hands stretched out to grasp
Each opportunity.
- Unknown Author

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Thought for today - 11/27/2014

THIS ADVENTURE

"Healing is surely to come. It may be the healing of my body. I expect so with all my heart. Or it may be the healing of my weary spirit, which has not always been peaceful in the run and the muck, the thistles and the sweats of this worldly existence. This last rest I do also expect with all my heart. I won't be surprised to hear the voice of the Lord at the end of things physical. I believe in both. It is not reasonable. Even to myself I cannot make these pieces fit. A paradox.

"Nonetheless! In spite of the paradox this must pose, I repeat what I've written before: I am completely at peace with this drama. This adventure.

"Even the seeming of my body's loss -- that swift invasion of allergenic symptoms caused by the chemicals last week -- hasn't stolen from me the blessings of my adventure. God does not cause human misery, nor does he desire the death of any person on earth. But he can and does participate in the complexities of human life. He takes, therefore, advantage of our weaknesses to love our spirits and to prop up our weary bones."

-Walter Wangerin Jr., Letters From the Land of Cancer

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Thought for today - 11/26/2014

CONSIDER
“After Calvary, God has the right to be trusted; to be believed that He means what He says; and that His love is dependable.”
- A. J. Gossip (1873-1954), In the Secret Place of the Most High, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947

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Thought for today - 11/25/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus."
- Philippians 2:3-5

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Thought for today - 11/24/2014

CONSIDER
"I want to keep my soul fertile for changes, so things keep getting born in me, so things keep dying when it's time for them to die. I want to keep walking away from the person I was a moment ago, because a mind was made to figure things out, not read the same page recurrently."
- Donald Miller, Through Painted Deserts

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Thought for today - 11/23/2014

"If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing."
- 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

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Thought for today - 11/22/2014

ON PRAYER
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
- Philippians 4:6

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Thought for today - 11/21/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is- his good, pleasing and perfect will."
- Romans 12:2

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YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED

You are invited to join us tomorrow night @ 10:00PM central for our 1st POTLUCK!!! Where everybody brings something to the table.

Bring God's words of encouragement, edification, love and joy.

Those that read and study God's Word on a daily basis should be full of "dishes" to share.

Don't be shy, it's not a POTLUCK without you!

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Thought for today - 11/20/2014

CONSIDER
"Goodness consists not in the outward things we do, but in the inward things we are."
- Edwin Chapin

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Thought for today - 11/19/2014

CONSIDER"
Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once."
- William Ward

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Thought for today - 11/18/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."
- Galatians 5:22-23

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Thought for today - 11/17/2014

TRUE FOCUS
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight."
- Proverbs 3:5

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Thought for today - 11/15/2014

"Yet even now, says the Lord,
return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
rend your hearts and not your clothing.
Return to the Lord, your God,
[who] is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,
and relents from punishing."
- Joel 2:12-13

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Thought for today - 11/14/2014

ON PRAYER
"Guide me, O Lord, in all the changes and varieties of the world, that in all things that shall happen I may have an evenness and tranquillity of spirit; that my soul may be wholly resigned to thy divinest will and pleasure, never murmuring at thy gentle chastisements and fatherly correction, never waxing proud and insolent though I feel a torrent of comforts and prosperous successes."
-Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667), Holy Living [1650], in The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, D.D., v. III, London: Longman, Brown, Green

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Thought for today - 11/13/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace."
- Numbers 6:24-26

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Thought for today - 11/12/2014

CONSIDER
"The only real life is one lived close to God. This does not happen by itself; you must make an effort to make this happen, and this effort will bring you joy."
- Leo Tolstoy

Thought for today - 11/11/2014

CONSIDER
"When we think about laying down a life for another we usually think in terms of a singular event. But it is possible for us to lay down our lives over the course of a lifetime, minute by minute and day by day. And it is the work of the Spirit to empower us as we seek to lose ourselves in acts of loving kindness and sacrificial living."

- Elaine Puckett, professor at Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia

Thought for today - 11/10/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear."
- Ephesians 4:29

Thought for today - 11/09/2014

PRAY WHAT IS IN YOU
"When I pray, I end up praying about things I think I should be concerned about: missionaries, world peace, and global warming. But my mind keeps wandering toward stuff I am genuinely concerned about. The way to let my talking flow into praying is this: I must pray what is in me, not what I wish were in me.

"Shel Silverstein once wrote the "Prayer of the Selfish Child": "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, And if I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my toys to break, So none of the other kids can use 'em. Amen." Children come to their parents with all kinds of requests: wonderful, foolish, generous, and selfish. What matters to parents, however, is that their child comes to them. They know that they can guide the child's growth - as long as their child speaks openly with them. It is the hidden heart, not the selfish heart, that is hardest to change.

"This is 'in everything' kind of prayer. I don't wait to clean up my motives first. I don't try to sound more spiritual than I am. I don't pray what ought to be in me. I pray what's really in me. The "in everything" prayer is the most common kind in the Bible. I just try to attach one sincere rider: 'Nevertheless, not my will but yours be done.'

"As long as we have unsolved problems, unfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life."

- John Ortberg, The Me I Want To Be

PASTOR, CHURCH AND OTHER FABLES

PASTOR, CHURCH AND OTHER FABLES (PART 2) - Aired 11/07/2014 @ 10:00PM central
Continuing our series uncovering the roots of the Sunday morning routine.
Where did the "pastor" come from? Why do people "go to church?" What is a sermon anyway?
These and many other questions will be explored in this series of messages.
Don't believe the hype! Most of what is done in the name of Christianity has no biblical base.
Let's talk about it.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2014/11/08/pastor-church-and-other-fables-part-2

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Thought for today - 11/08/2014

CONSIDER
"A happy marriage is the union of two forgivers."
- Ruth Bell Graham, poet, philanthropist, and wife of evangelist Billy Graham

PASTOR, CHURCH AND OTHER FABLES (PART 2) - 11/07/2014 - 10:00PM central

PASTOR, CHURCH AND OTHER FABLES (PART 2)
Continuing our series uncovering the roots of the Sunday morning routine.
Where did the "pastor" come from? Why do people "go to church?" What is a sermon anyway?
These and many other questions will be explored in this series of messages.
Don't believe the hype! Most of what is done in the name of Christianity has no biblical base.
Let's talk about it.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2014/11/08/pastor-church-and-other-fables-part-2

Thought for today - 11/07/2014

"We love because God first loved us."
- 1 John 4:19

Thought for today - 11/06/2014

Beware of the letter 'G'! It is the end of everything!

Thought for today - 11/05/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights."
- Habakkuk 3:19

Thought for today - 11/04/2014

CONSIDER
"See in the meantime that your faith bringeth forth obedience, and God in due time will cause it to bring forth peace."
- John Owen (1616-1683), An Exposition upon Psalm CXXX [1668], in Works of John Owen, v. VI, New York: R. Carter & Bros., 1851, p. 563

Thought for today - 11/03/2014

CONSIDER
"The church is the great lost and found department."
- Robert Short

Thought for today - 11/02/2014

VERSE TO PONDER
"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."
- Colossians 3:13

Thought for today - 11/01/14

A PERSONAL TESTIMONY
"I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he judged me faithful and appointed me to his service, even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners -- of whom I am the foremost."
- 1 Timothy 1:12-15

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PASTOR, CHURCH AND OTHER FABLES

PASTOR, CHURCH AND OTHER FABLES
TONIGHT @ 10:00pm CENTRAL

Where did the "pastor" come from? Why do people "go to church?" What is a sermon anyway?
These and many other questions will be explored in this series of messages.
Don't believe the hype! Most of what is done in the name of Christianity has no biblical base.
Let's talk about it.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2014/11/01/pastor-church-and-other-fables

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TUNE IN TONIGHT @ 10:00pm CENTRAL

TUNE IN TONIGHT @ 10:00pm CENTRAL
The one who rests in Christ will produce more fruit than the one who strives with self effort.
Which route will you take?
Man's self effort of programs & systems or Christ's infilling and guidance?
The choice is yours.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2014/10/18/easy-yoke-or-heavy-burden-rebroadcast

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THE FOUR FOLD MINISTRY *REBROADCAST* - 10/10/2014 - 10:00PM central

THE FOUR FOLD MINISTRY *REBROADCAST* - 10/10/2014 - 10:00PM central
Originally aired 1/11/13
Ephesians 4:11-13 explains the reason for the ministry functions of the ekklesia.
Some say "five-fold" I say "four-fold." What say you?
Why do we keep getting it wrong?
Personal agendas and control seem to rule the day.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2014/10/11/the-four-fold-ministry-rebroadcast

--
Frank Coleman

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TONIGHT'S LIVE BROADCAST IS REPLACED. YOU WILL BE BLESSED!

TONIGHT'S LIVE BROADCAST IS REPLACED WITH THE FOLLOWING:
TUNE IN AT 10:00pm CENTRAL
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2014/09/27/life-after-church-rebroadcast

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Frank Coleman

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CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE EARLY CHURCH? Tonight @ 10:00pm Central by Path Of Life

Why is it "taboo" to discuss how the early ekklesia gathered? Is is too provocative? Are we afraid of "offending" people? What about the "sacred cows" of the one person rule; the liturgy; the offerings; the tithe; the ceremony; the pastor worship and more?
Are we afraid that what the Bible actually teaches us about the way we should meet will mess up our wallets?
Are we afraid of learning that if we want to lead, we are not to be served, but we must be a servant?
Can we talk?

Log in here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2014/09/20/can-we-talk-about-the-early-church

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LIVE! TONIGHT @ 10:00PM central

WHO WERE THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES? (Part 2)
9/12/2014 at 10:00:00 PM central
Let's continue our discussion about the people Jesus spoke against more than satan.
Is it wrong to expose error?
Can we find the same error that Jesus spoke out against in operation today?
Let's find out.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2014/09/13/who-were-the-scribes-and-pharisees-part-2

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WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
Aired 8/15/2014 @ 10:00PM central
Frank Coleman shares a message about overcoming fear. (Pre-recorded)
The "world" can cite dozens of ways to confront fear. You are typically told about "methods," "steps," & "procedures" that will help alleviate fear.
What about doing things God's way?
Thank you for joining us.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepath/2014/08/16/what-are-you-afraid-of

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JIG-A-BOO

JIG-A-BOO by Featured P4CM Poet Jackie Hill
I can't get enough of this message!
Look in the mirror "church!"
http://youtu.be/ePsZNMJGMHs

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