(Martyrdom of Andrew)
Andrew the Apostle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Andrew the Apostle (known by some as Saint Andrew) was a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter.
The New Testament states that Andrew was the brother of Simon Peter. Both he and his brother Peter were fishermen by trade, hence the tradition that Jesus called them to be his disciples by saying that he will make them "fishers of men". At the beginning of Jesus' public life, they were said to have occupied the same house at Capernaum.
The Gospel of John states that Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, whose testimony first led him, and another unnamed disciple of John the Baptist to follow Jesus. Andrew at once recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and hastened to introduce him to his brother. Thenceforth, the two brothers were disciples of Christ. On a subsequent occasion, prior to the final call to the Apostolate, they were called to a closer companionship, and then they left all things to follow Jesus.
In the gospels, Andrew is referred to as being present on some important occasions as one of the disciples more closely attached to Jesus. Andrew told Jesus about the boy with the loaves and fishes (John 6:8), with Philip told Jesus about the Greeks seeking Him, and was present at the Last Supper.
Andrew is said to have been martyred by crucifixion at the city of Patras in Achaea, on the northern coast of the Peloponnese. Early texts, such as the Acts of Andrew known to Gregory of Tours, describe Andrew as bound, not nailed, to a Latin cross of the kind on which Jesus is said to have been crucified; yet a tradition developed that Andrew had been crucified on a cross of the form called Crux decussata (X-shaped cross, or "saltire"), now commonly known as a "Saint Andrew's Cross" — supposedly at his own request, as he deemed himself unworthy to be crucified on the same type of cross as Jesus had been. "The familiar iconography of his martyrdom, showing the apostle bound to an X-shaped cross, does not seem to have been standardized before the later Middle Ages," Judith Calvert concluded after re-examining the materials studied by Louis Réau.
Andrew is the patron saint of several cities and countries including: Barbados, Scotland, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Patras in Greece, Amalfi in Italy, Luqa in Malta, and Esgueira in Portugal. He was also the patron saint of Prussia and of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The flag of Scotland (and consequently the Union Flag and that of its commonwealth countries) feature St Andrew's saltire cross.
The Confederate flag also features a saltire commonly referred to as a St Andrew's cross, although its designer, William Porcher Miles, said he changed it from an upright cross to a saltire so that it would not be a religious symbol but merely a heraldic device.
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Mrs. Gary,
I apologize for the stress I've put you through; but the truth.......I was thrown for a loop the way you started concurring with Dr. Gary after that Thanksgiving visit. From my perspective, Thanksgiving was just a coincidence. Since you felt the need to justify inviting someone into your home that made you uncomfortable even before I stepped foot in your home; want to remind you it was the Puritans who burned witches at the stakes also. That was neither clever or fair.
Yes. I do have a crystal meth addiction. To buy and sell crystal meth is illegal. To have a crystal meth addiction is not illegal. Addictions are very common in the gay community, especially with the men (sex, alchohol,and....yes... recreational drugs of which cyrtal meth is just one of many). For some reason crystal meth has a different effect with me than most men. It is a speed only, which at first was not a problem, just a pick-me-up before going to work after a party weekend (Hotlanta, New Orleans Halloween, New Orleans Southern Decadence, Chicago International Men of Leather...queen in leather is still a queen/very miliary theme also......Birmingham Rites of Spring, Miami White Party, New York Black Party....leather again, San Fransico Folsom Street Fair, etc. etc. etc.). Eventually it got to where I couldn't go anywhere without it; chanced gettting caught flying back to Arkansas for my two neice's weddings. Never drugged tested at work either which would have been a felony and lost of my license to practice. I can stop doing it, but crash for 2-3 weeks; then depression sets in not because of work but because no social network inside or outside of veterinary medicine threre for me when I come off the drug. Don't let the illegal part confuse you. I've always had a colorful language within the gay community; which they didn't care much for either.
Too late fore me to try to start my own clinic staff with people of my choosing. I realized I had to do my own intervention. I was actually waiting for Dr. Gary that day. You said he would be there in an hour and that you two were equal head of household. It was apparent to me that Dr. Gary was only being civil to me because you opened the gate to our little neighborly chat. I knew you were a Christian wife; just didn't know if Dr. Gary was a good doctor or a bad doctor........think Dorothy.....lol. That;s why I went back to get the painting and the rubber duckies......so we could have more to talk about as I was waiting for either Rev Bob or Dr. Bob or just liberal Bob.
Right now.....Dr. Gary is the one I'm pissed off at.....not you...although it may not sound that way. Bob may not have realized....he concurred also with my mother against me over the cellphone. On one of my phone calls with my mother I ask, " Am I correct in believeing you've spoken with Mrs. Gary?" My mother answered back almost excited," YES I HAVE! HIM TOO!" My mother said you had nothing but nice things to say about me; she thought Bob was a DICK. She took it like a compliment; yet she doesn't want her son to be gay still. Now I can't turn her off!
Is there a Men's Bible Study Group at Glenwood Memorial Church I could sit in on just to see what mature Methodist Men discuss. I do consider myself mature Methodist as far a Christians are concerned. I was born into a Methodist Chruch and without realizing it.....was calling myself atheist before I graduated Prescott High School. Brother Walthal didn't correct me...in fact he stumbled.... when I answered his question: "Why believe in God?" No wonder no one suggested I be baptised. Would you be upset if I attended a few Sunday sermons....I do have a suit?
Was okay with what the Baptist preacher said when he married my eldest neice to the baseball coach. Not sure what kind of preacher married the younger one to the campus policeman. Couln't hear a word he said. He was cute though; seemed in a hurry to leave the wedding with his cute girlfriend also.
I'm sorry for the pain I caused you. It
was not my intention. I do not deny having personal problems. Was actually
reaching out for some help.
Again, I apoligize for barging into your
home and upsetting Janet. I do not own a gun or plan to.
jim ed
''The physicists say that I am a mathematician, and the
mathematicians say that I am a physicist,'' he said. ''I am a completely
isolated man and though everybody knows me, there are very few people who really
know me.''
Cc: "jgary@emory.edu"
Sent:
Sat, November 27, 2010 1:33:55 PM
Subject: Contact and
Boundaries
Hello Jim Ed,
You must know that in the future,
there will be clear boundaries for making contact with Janet and me, especially
Janet. This is not to say there will be no further contacts with us, but it
must be under a number of conditions.
Janet wanted to add her word before
we set the conditions together. Here is her note to you:
Jim
Ed,
I was more than a little disturbed by your visit on Wednesday. In
the spirit of neighborliness and the Thanksgiving holiday coming up, I opened
our house to you, even though I felt s bit uncomfortable doing so, especially in
Bob?s absence.
We ironed out what you perceived to be a rejection on my
part.
When you wanted to share the symbols that are meaningful to you, I
was interested, although having a hard time ?getting it? in the way you told it
to me. No input from me seemed to even get through to you, or matter at
all.
I was very disturbed when you talked of your depression, thinking
about getting your gun, and when you told me you are the ?Anti-Christ? and a
?crack-head? I began to be somewhat afraid of you and wished I had not opened my
door to you.
When I told you I needed medications and even that didn?t
stop your monologue, I said it again and began to leave the room. At that point
you did thank me for listening and left, saying you would leave your stuff so
you could come back. You either didn?t hear me or didn?t pay attention when I
said, ?No, take them with you.?
Bob and I both feel we and our space were
violated, and Bob has drawn up some conditions under which we may all co-exist
as neighbors. I concur with what he has written below.
Janet
The
Conditions:
1. There can be no further non-negotiated visits on your part
with either or both of us.
2. We are not available to participte in your
theological doctrines
which you presented to Janet for more than one hour and
fifteen minutes. You failed to leave our house until the second time Janet
indicated she needed a break for medicines. You may not know that Janet has
Parkinson's and extended stressful events activate her symptoms. Furthermore,
Janet needed to take her
medicines and tried to bring your theological
discourse to a close,
but you continued. Furthermore, you left your basket of
possessions in
our house in order that you would have assurance of returning
to our
house. That is far too presumptuous for us.
3. You do not have
permission to enter our property or phone our house
unless you can abide by
these limits.
4. We do not listen to religious talk from anyone, let alone
invite
them into our home. We do not do that with you. We share our
faith
with people who ask questions of us and our religious convictions.
You
had no questions for Janet, only pressing her to agree with
your
doctrine.
G. Robert Gary, Sr. ThD
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