Comments on: Preaching with Power – Charles Bradford http://www.sabbathpulpit.com/preaching-with-power-charles-bradford/ Proclaiming the Sabbath More Fully Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:30:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: David Hamstra http://www.sabbathpulpit.com/preaching-with-power-charles-bradford/comment-page-1/#comment-1493 David Hamstra Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sabbathpulpit.com/preachers/preaching-with-power-charles-bradford#comment-1493 What are the "mystical disciplines"? What are the “mystical disciplines”?

]]> By: admin http://www.sabbathpulpit.com/preaching-with-power-charles-bradford/comment-page-1/#comment-1494 admin Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sabbathpulpit.com/preachers/preaching-with-power-charles-bradford#comment-1494 They are usually referred to as the spiritual disciplines, but that is not common terminology in Adventist circles either. While the terminology is not common to Adventists, the concepts are very common. Here are some examples of the spiritual (mystical)disciplines: prayer, bible study, meditation, fasting, simplicity, service, worship, guidance, etc. See Robert Foster's <i>Celebration of Discipline.</i> They are usually referred to as the spiritual disciplines, but that is not common terminology in Adventist circles either. While the terminology is not common to Adventists, the concepts are very common. Here are some examples of the spiritual (mystical)disciplines: prayer, bible study, meditation, fasting, simplicity, service, worship, guidance, etc.

See Robert Foster’s Celebration of Discipline.

]]> By: David Hamstra http://www.sabbathpulpit.com/preaching-with-power-charles-bradford/comment-page-1/#comment-1496 David Hamstra Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sabbathpulpit.com/preachers/preaching-with-power-charles-bradford#comment-1496 Ah, yes. The spiritual disciplins I am aware of. I don't think the word "mystical" is kosher in Adventist parlance. Ah, yes. The spiritual disciplins I am aware of. I don’t think the word “mystical” is kosher in Adventist parlance.

]]> By: James http://www.sabbathpulpit.com/preaching-with-power-charles-bradford/comment-page-1/#comment-1701 James Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.sabbathpulpit.com/preachers/preaching-with-power-charles-bradford#comment-1701 Dear Sherman, This is your college chum James McWilliams, from the Belltower Ministry. It's cool to find you online, after previously spending time with you at both Oakwood and Vanderbilt. Are you still working on your master's degree? Do you have a family? I'm married with a 5-month-old son. As you may recall I'm also both a lawyer and long-term journalist. If you know of any job openings that could use any of my experience, please let me know. My resume follows: JAMES D. McWILLIAMS 1413 Robin Lane, El Cajon, CA • (803) 467-4123 • jmcwilliams56@sprintpcs.com EXPERIENCE ROBBINS UMEDA & FINK, San Diego, CA. Attorney: I have worked on shareholder derivative cases seeking to hold corporate directors and officers accountable for illegal insider trading and for other wrongdoing. In particular, I have drafted initial complaints, motions and discovery documents in many cases involving federal and state law. I also have had leadership experience supervising paralegals and secretaries. July 2006 - . THE STATE NEWSPAPER, Columbia, SC. Business News Reporter: I have done investigative reporting on the legal and medical industries for South Carolina’s largest newspaper. I helped develop a database of information on top lobbyists and their clients, and I performed an in-depth analysis of the truth or falsity of claims on both sides of the tort-reform debate. I have shown leadership by serving on a company committee to improve workplace ethics. The quality of my work has been noted by a national journalism-industry organization. Dec. 2003-June 2006. FREEDOM FORUM FIRST AMENDMENT CENTER, Nashville, TN. Legal Researcher and Writer: I researched and wrote about religious liberty and free-speech issues for a national nonprofit group that promotes legal education. As my largest project, I wrote the center’s first comprehensive, published summary of legal issues relating to comic-book censorship. 2003. OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR MAX CLELAND, Washington, D.C. Summer Legislative Assistant: I worked for Senator Cleland doing research and writing on legal and political topics of every kind. Summer 2002. KING & BALLOW LAW OFFICES, Nashville, TN. Summer Associate and Writer for First Amendment Comment: I worked in the litigation section, doing legal research and writing for lawyers, writing legal-news articles for publication, and attending depositions. My work included helping a client with an intellectual-property dispute involving a medical Web site, and researching and writing a comprehensive survey of advertising restrictions on gambling, alcohol and tobacco. Summer 2001. THE HUNTSVILLE TIMES, Huntsville, AL. Business/Technology News Reporter: I investigated and reported on the technology industry, including an intellectual-property dispute involving Intel. My work was praised in a national trade magazine. November 1991-August 2000. THE TAMPA TRIBUNE, Tampa, FL. Summer Intern: I reported on high-profile court cases, police news and general-interest news, and edited local news stories. I also worked briefly in the art department creating illustrations. Summers 1991, 1992. EDUCATION VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Nashville, TN. Doctor of Jurisprudence, with Law and Business Certificate, May 2003. Activities: Bass Berry & Sims First Amendment Moot Court Competition, Christian Legal Society, Black Law Students Association. Recognition: Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Awards, Fall 2001, for highest grade in Introduction to Federal Taxation of Individuals, and Spring 2002, for highest grade in Evidence. I had other A’s in negotiations and digital-media law. OAKWOOD COLLEGE, Huntsville, AL. Bachelor of Arts, Communications, cum laude, June 1993. Activities: Editor in chief of Spreading Oak campus newspaper, member of Executive Committee of United Student Movement (student government leader), co-founder and public-relations manager of Belltower Ministries, radio writer/announcer for WOAK (low-powered AM radio station). Recognition: Winner of Dow Jones Newspaper Fund scholarships, 1991-92. Winner of Huntsville Times/Newhouse Foundation Scholarship 1991. BAR ADMISSION STATE OF TENNESSEE, since June 2005. PERSONAL Hobbies include drawing, painting and videography, which I once developed into a small business. I was chief videographer at churches at Nashville, TN, and Columbia, SC, from November 2002 to June 2006. I am experienced using a Videonics video mixer and directing two to three camera operators during live video recordings and online broadcasts. I also have experience using Quark XPress and Illustrator, and I am learning to use Flash and Poser animation software. REFERENCES Available on request. Dear Sherman,

This is your college chum James McWilliams, from the Belltower Ministry. It’s cool to find you online, after previously spending time with you at both Oakwood and Vanderbilt. Are you still working on your master’s degree? Do you have a family? I’m married with a 5-month-old son.

As you may recall I’m also both a lawyer and long-term journalist. If you know of any job openings that could use any of my experience, please let me know. My resume follows:

JAMES D. McWILLIAMS
1413 Robin Lane, El Cajon, CA • (803) 467-4123 • jmcwilliams56@sprintpcs.com

EXPERIENCE

ROBBINS UMEDA & FINK, San Diego, CA.
Attorney: I have worked on shareholder derivative cases seeking to hold corporate directors and officers accountable for illegal insider trading and for other wrongdoing. In particular, I have drafted initial complaints, motions and discovery documents in many cases involving federal and state law. I also have had leadership experience supervising paralegals and secretaries. July 2006 – .

THE STATE NEWSPAPER, Columbia, SC.
Business News Reporter: I have done investigative reporting on the legal and medical industries for South Carolina’s largest newspaper. I helped develop a database of information on top lobbyists and their clients, and I performed an in-depth analysis of the truth or falsity of claims on both sides of the tort-reform debate. I have shown leadership by serving on a company committee to improve workplace ethics. The quality of my work has been noted by a national journalism-industry organization. Dec. 2003-June 2006.

FREEDOM FORUM FIRST AMENDMENT CENTER, Nashville, TN.
Legal Researcher and Writer: I researched and wrote about religious liberty and free-speech issues for a national nonprofit group that promotes legal education. As my largest project, I wrote the center’s first comprehensive, published summary of legal issues relating to comic-book censorship. 2003.

OFFICE OF U.S. SENATOR MAX CLELAND, Washington, D.C.
Summer Legislative Assistant: I worked for Senator Cleland doing research and writing on legal and political topics of every kind. Summer 2002.

KING & BALLOW LAW OFFICES, Nashville, TN.
Summer Associate and Writer for First Amendment Comment:
I worked in the litigation section, doing legal research and writing for lawyers, writing legal-news articles for publication, and attending depositions. My work included helping a client with an intellectual-property dispute involving a medical Web site, and researching and writing a comprehensive survey of advertising restrictions on gambling, alcohol and tobacco. Summer 2001.

THE HUNTSVILLE TIMES, Huntsville, AL.
Business/Technology News Reporter: I investigated and reported on the technology industry, including an intellectual-property dispute involving Intel. My work was praised in a national trade magazine. November 1991-August 2000.

THE TAMPA TRIBUNE, Tampa, FL.
Summer Intern: I reported on high-profile court cases, police news and general-interest news, and edited local news stories. I also worked briefly in the art department creating illustrations. Summers 1991, 1992.

EDUCATION

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Nashville, TN.
Doctor of Jurisprudence, with Law and Business Certificate, May 2003.
Activities: Bass Berry & Sims First Amendment Moot Court Competition, Christian Legal Society, Black Law Students Association.
Recognition: Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Awards, Fall 2001, for highest grade in Introduction to Federal Taxation of Individuals, and Spring 2002, for highest grade in Evidence. I had other A’s in negotiations and digital-media law.

OAKWOOD COLLEGE, Huntsville, AL.
Bachelor of Arts, Communications, cum laude, June 1993.
Activities: Editor in chief of Spreading Oak campus newspaper, member of Executive Committee of United Student Movement (student government leader), co-founder and public-relations manager of Belltower Ministries, radio writer/announcer for WOAK (low-powered AM radio station).
Recognition: Winner of Dow Jones Newspaper Fund scholarships, 1991-92. Winner of Huntsville Times/Newhouse Foundation Scholarship 1991.

BAR ADMISSION

STATE OF TENNESSEE, since June 2005.

PERSONAL

Hobbies include drawing, painting and videography, which I once developed into a small business. I was chief videographer at churches at Nashville, TN, and Columbia, SC, from November 2002 to June 2006. I am experienced using a Videonics video mixer and directing two to three camera operators during live video recordings and online broadcasts. I also have experience using Quark XPress and Illustrator, and I am learning to use Flash and Poser animation software.

REFERENCES

Available on request.

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