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Erin Whittaker via Grand Canyon National Park

Mayberry Photography

Mayberry Photography

Mayberry Photography

Mayberry Photography

Mayberry Photography

Last week on November 29th the Grand Canyon experienced a rare temperature inversion where cool air began to rise from the bottom of the canyon and met warm air above creating low level clouds. Apparently this type of thing happens once or twice a year, but almost never with clear skies which provided an unprecedented once-in-a-decade view of the canyon filled to the rim with fog. Several photographers were on hand including Ben Mayberry who captured some amazing panoramic shots, and Paul Lettieri managed to shoot a timelapse of the event. (via My Modern Met)

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WHY WAS THIS NOT IN THE FINAL CUT.

Or even the Special Editions. This is GREAT.

C3PO YOU FUCKER

I have a new favorite Star Wars moment.

C3PO got styleeeeee AND class.

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Nelson Mandela, the revered statesman who emerged from prison after 27 years to lead South Africa out of decades of apartheid, passed away on December 5, 2013. Few men in the history of mankind have had more impact on a nation and inspired the world like the former president.

Shortly before he retreated from public life in 2011, Mandela participated in photographer Adrian Steirn’s 21 Icons project — a photographic and short-film series profiling the men and women who shaped modern South Africa.

“We were lucky enough to have incredible access to Nelson Mandela,” Adrian says. “He was shown the concept of the project about three years ago, and he really liked what he saw. He saw the photographs, a lot of these people were his friends. And it was something that, I think, he really wanted to be involved in.”

Adrian, one of Africa’s pre-eminent photographers and filmmakers, sat down with Madiba (as he’s affectionately called by South Africans) at his boyhood home in the nation’s Eastern Cape Province. His admiration for Mandela and what the statesman had achieved in uniting the people of South Africa post-democracy, inspired Adrian to create 21 Icons.

The photo shoot would become one of the last portrait-sittings with the former leader.

“We were very nervous,” Adrian recalls. “We had the lights set up, Madiba came down and he was so good natured, so good humored. He made the crew feel at ease, and I think that any nerves that we felt were gone. He could see that we were very emotional, and he helped us through the shoot, and it’s something obviously that I’ll be eternally grateful for.”

The concept of the portrait depicts Nelson Mandela’s face reflected in a mirror.

“The theme ‘reflection’ was all about looking at South Africa now, reflecting on where it had come from and the part that Nelson Mandela had played in that process,” Adrian explains.

Adrian described the photo shoot as both lighthearted and deeply emotional. One moment Adrian never forgot is when he showed Mandela several portraits from the project on his iPad. One in particular of F.W. de Klerk struck a cord with the former president.

“When Madiba saw de Klerk — who was the last apartheid president and released Nelson Mandela — he stopped and choked up,” Adrian remembers. “It was very emotional because Nelson Mandela is an old man, he doesn’t talk much, he conserves his energy… and for him to see a photo, for that to spark a memory and talk to the entire room — that’s really what kicked off the emotion for us.”

“It’s one thing to be sitting there with Nelson Mandela, talking and having a portrait-sitting with him,” Adrian adds. “It’s every photographer’s dream… but for him to address us in that deeply personable way and to give us insight into what he was going through during his periods in jail — it was unforgettable. I mean, I did look up at one point, and the entire crew was just crying… it was very emotional for us.”

When asked about Nelson Mandela’s legacy — the man who inspired his series — Adrian’s eyes lit up with emotion.

“I think the first thing he [Nelson Mandela] will tell you is that he’s a human being just like every single one of us, but what he’s come to symbolize for us is the best of humanity,” Adrian says. “He symbolizes forgiveness, he symbolizes a country’s future, he symbolizes all that is good. I feel that Madiba wants us to understand that there’s goodness in all of us. He’s the first thing to tell you: He’s human, he’s made mistakes. But, I think the one thing that he symbolizes for all of us is the goodness in humanity.”

Visit Adrian’s photostream and the 21 Icons project to see more of his photography. Also, check out the Nelson Mandela Tribute gallery, featuring photos of sculptures and other dedications in memory of Mandela.

**Update – A photographic portrait of the late Nelson Mandela has been bought by a private art collector in New York for $200,000, the highest price ever paid for a local portrait on Dec. 3.

The money will be donated to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, currently under construction in Johannesburg, and to the World Wildlife Fund. The construction of a children’s hospital has been a long-held dream of Mandela’s, and before he fell ill, he had campaigned for funds for its construction. The state-of-the-art hospital is scheduled to open late in 2014 and will be a 200-bed facility providing world-class pediatric care.

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Quem já usou app Inventor para construir aplicativos android certamente conhece um pouco de sua história. Se trata de um sistema, originalmente proporcionado por Google e mantido atualmente por MIT (foi criado pelo professor Harold Abelson do MIT, em 2009), que permite criar aplicativos sem precisar ter grandes conhecimentos de programação. Foi usado em vários centros educacionais antes de ir para o mercado, usa programação visual, arrastando blocos, e deixou de ser considerado produto do Google em agosto de 2011, quando o código começou a ser código livre.

Disponível em appinventor.mit.edu agora tem uma nova versão que pode ser executada desde o navegador (menos desde Internet explorer, embora estejam trabalhando para que também possa ser suportado), sendo possível instalar um emulador para testar os aplicativos criados sem necessidade de dispor de um dispositivo android.

Existem vários cursos de app inventor na Internet, sendo este um dos mais legais (está em português). No youtube há dezenas de excelentes vídeos mostrando como é possível realizar aplicativos arrastando e soltando blocos de informação, ideal para entender as bases da programação sem se aprofundar no código. Em sua página principal também há vários tutoriais para começar a trabalhar com o sistema.

A primeira versão de App Inventor ainda está disponível, embora deixarão de dar suporte em 2014.

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A selection of photos from the Your Best Shot 2013 group pool. To view more photos or share your own best shot, check out Your Best Shot 2013.

Photos from Duncan George, maxsaymilian, and skoeber.

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“Castababy” – Cast Away

A mother and father — Lilly and Leon — of Cardboard Box Office use common household items and their cute baby boy Orson to recreate famous movies scenes. You can view more photos from their ongoing series online.

The project began after finding that we had accumulated both a lot of cardboard boxes (due to moving to a new country) and a baby (due to giving birth). With our social lives drastically altered we decided to find a way to make some of those housebound weekends a little more fun.

The costumes, props, and sets in Cardboard Box Office are created entirely out of everyday household items, toys, cardboard, and three individuals slowly losing their sanity. Enjoy!

“Wah Wars” – Star Wars

“The Dark Knighty-Night” – The Dark Knight

“The Life Domestic” – The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

“Bubbalien” – Alien

images via Cardboard Box Office

submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

A selection from AFP Pictures Of The Year from 2013.

Women sunbathe as Ferrari’s Brazilian driver Felipe Massa drives past during the third practice session at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo on May 25, 2013 ahead of the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix. ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Image

The Aurora Borealis light up the sky at twilight on March 17, 2013, between the towns of Are and Ostersund, Sweden. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images

Mushers compete on January 18 2013, in Megeve, during the departure of a stage of the Grande Odyssee sledding race. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images

People walk amongst debris next to a ship washed ashore in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan at Anibong in Tacloban, eastern island of Leyte, on November 11, 2013. Hundreds of Philippine soldiers and police poured into a city devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan on November 11 to try to contain looting that threatens an emergency relief effort. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images

An Indian parrot hatchling is fed by hand in Dimapur on July 24, 2013, after being caught in a forest by a local hunter and offered for sale in the north-eastern Indian state of Nagaland. Despite a ban since 1990-91 on trade in all India bird species, hundreds of parrots are collected and traded annually in India. They are taken from the wild and smuggled within India and to other countries. STRDEL/AFP/Getty Images

Brazilian big wave surfer Carlos Burle rides a wave in Nazare, central Portugal, on October 28, 2013. FRANCISCO LEONG/AFP/Getty Images

This picture taken on July 27, 2013 shows people trying to cool off at a water park in Suining, southwest China’s Sichuan province, as a heatwave hit several provinces in China. STR/AFP/Getty Images

Czech Michal Navratil dives for a joke while weasring a as Superman cape following the men’s high diving final competition at the FINA World Championships in Moll de la Fusta port in Barcelona on July 31, 2013. JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images

A tornado moves through Nice on June 9, 2013. According to the national meteorological office this occurs on average once a year in Nice. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images

An Indian youth dangles from a power line before diving into the floodwaters of an overflowing Ganges river in Allahabad on August 6, 2013. The monsoon, which covers the subcontinent from June to September and usually brings flooding, accounts for about 80 percent of India’s annual rainfall. Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images

Fatima Khatun 25, kisses the head of her 18-month -old daughter, Roona Begum, who is suffering from Hydrocephalus, in which cerebrospinal fluid builds up in the brain, at their hut in Jirania village on the outskirts of Agartala, on April 13, 2013. Her father, who lives in a mud hut with his family, told AFP he prays for “a miracle” that will save his only child. Doctors told him to go to a specialist hospital in a big city such as Kolkata in eastern India to get medical help but Rahman, who earns 150 rupees ($2.75) a day working in the brick plant, said he does not have the money to take her. ARINDAM DEY/AFP/Getty Images

Ash spews from Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City, as seen from San Mateo Ozolco, in the Mexican central state of Puebla, on July 4, 2013. Pablo Spencer/AFP/Getty Images

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front L) and former NBA star Dennis Rodman (front R) speak to each other during a basketball game in Pyongyang. Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman has become the most high-profile American to meet the new leader of North Korea, vowing eternal friendship with Kim Jong-Un. KCNA/AFP/Getty Images

Flashes of lightning strike above the “Baie des Anges”, on October 4, 2013, in Nice, southeastern France. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images

Riders reach the crest of a dune during the opening lap of the main race of the 2013 RHL Weston beach race in Weston-Super-Mare, southwest England, on October 13, 2013. Beach racing is an offshoot of enduro and motocross racing. Riders on solo motorcycles and quad bikes compete on a course marked out on a beach, with man-made jumps and sand dunes being constructed to make the course tougher during the three-hour endurance race. ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images

An Indian instructor (2R) shows a self defense technique to a school girl during classes at a school in Mumbai on January 4, 2013. After nearly three weeks of lurid reporting on a horrifying gang-rape in New Delhi, women in the Indian capital said they were more anxious than ever, leading to a surge in interest in self-defense classes. PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images

An Indian forestry worker walks past the body of a tusker elephant after it was struck and killed by a train at the Buxa Tiger Reserve, some 12 kms from Alipurduar on March 5, 2013. STR/AFP/Getty Images

Norway’s Anders Bardal jumps during the official training session of the FIS Ski Flying World Cup in Vikersund, Norway on January 25, 2013, while a full moon rises over the mountain. DANIEL SANNUM LAUTEN/AFP/Getty Images

Mexico’s Ivan Garcia and German Sanchez enter the water as they compete in the men’s 10-metre synchro platform preliminary diving event in the FINA World Championships at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuic in Barcelona on July 21, 2013. FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images

Soccer superstar David Beckham falls down after illustrating how to take a free kick during a visit to the Zall Football Club in Wuhan, central China’s Wuhan province on March 23, 2013. Beckham raised the prospect of one last stop on his global football journey on March 20, refusing to rule out playing in China after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain ends. STR/AFP/Getty Images

U.S. surfers Garrett McNamara (L) and Mark Healey (R) compete during a free session of surf tow in, in the southern Pacific ocean island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, on June 1, 2013 in Teahupoo. GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images

Sasha (L) and Malia Obama, daughters of U.S. President Barack Obama, take a photo of themselves during the Presidential Inaugural Parade on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images

Bayern Munich’s defender Jerome Boateng (R) pours beer on Bayern Munich’s French midfielder Franck Ribery while celebrating their champion title, after winning 3:0 the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and FC Augsburg in Munich, southern Germany, on May 11, 2013. CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images

Women throws bras at the esplanade des droits de l’homme, in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris, during a happening called by “Pink Bra Bazzar, a French organization fighting against and sensitizing on breast cancer on March 25, 2013 . PIERRE VERDY/AFP/Getty Images

U.S. golfer Tiger Woods hits a ball as he poses during an event to promote the upcoming Turkish Airlines Open golf tournament, on the Bosphorus Bridge that links the city’s European and Asian sides, in Istanbul, on November 5, 2013. Woods was in Turkey to attend the tournament, which took place between November 7 to 10. BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images

An aerial view shows the flooded Gave de Pau river one day after unseasonal storms caused havoc across huge swaths of the country on June 19. LAURENT DARD/AFP/Getty Images

An aerial view shows the Zaatari refugee camp on July 18, 2013 near the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the Jordanian-Syrian border. The refugee camp is home to 115,000 Syrians. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

Members of an international religious movement called the White Brotherhood perform ritual dances on the top of the Rila Mountain, near Babreka lake, on August 19, 2013. The teaching of the movement, whose founder is Bulgarian Peter Deunov, combines aspects of Christianity and Hinduism with a heavy emphasis on brotherly love, a healthy diet and living in harmony with nature. DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images

Egyptian protesters calling for the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi gather in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square on July 2, 2013 as laser lights directed at the government building spell “Game Over.” KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images

Daniel Gray, a New Zealander visiting Canada with his Canadian girlfriend to meet her family found a very unique way to spend some of his time during their cold December visit. With the help of his girlfriend (Kathleen Starrie) and her family, he build the most amazing thing in their Edmonton backyard.

They started out by clearing out some snow to create space.

Then the first layer of ice blocks, built from milk cartons they collected, added coloring to, and froze.

Building the spiral….

Laying blocks on top of the spiral. What is this thing?

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All bundled up, working diligently on their creation.

All of the colorful milk cartons used in preparation.

Okay, it’s definitely coming along now.

Is that an igloo?

Daniel works from the inside

And here’s the inside. Definitely looking like an igloo.

And at last, the incredible multi-colored igloo built from snow and milk carton blocks.

It looks incredibly cozy. I want one.

Via Viralnova, Reddit.

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Belgian street artist ROA creates heartbreaking images to illustrate the devastating results of animal hunting, pollution and other environmentally destructive human actions. This graffiti missionary manages to strike the world with his bone-chilling monochrome wall-paintings scattered all around the globe.

ROA’s in-your-face and highly creative approach of raising awareness on environmental issues has become his trademark. You can encounter his breathtaking spray-paint artworks in the USA, Canada, UK, Portugal, Mexico and Cambodia, to name just a few. Confused, trapped, suffering, dying, decaying or just boldly standing there and staring out at you, the regionally-based animals raise strongly ambivalent reactions. More importantly, however, they hardly ever leave any place for indifference.

Source: roaweb.tumbrl.com

Related posts:

1. Incredibly Detailed Close-Ups of Van Gogh’s Paintings from Google Art Project
2. Beautifully Fractured Street Art by Chinese-Born Artist DALeast
3. 40 Hyper Realistic Artworks You Won’t Believe Are Not Photographs

Powerful Street Art by ROA Raises Awareness Of Environmental Issues originally appeared on DeMilked on December 11, 2013.

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Manual de la Revuelta en el Trabajo!

E a gente fazendo tudo errado o tempo todo

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Satirical Illustrations by John Holcroft

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random images from the streets of lisbon today. the tiled facades (last two photos) are growing on me pretty damned quickly.

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Did a bunch of dogs breakup a fight between two cats? Am I seeing this right??

Having none of that shit today.

“Ay man, y’all chill the fuck out. Y’all fucking up the party.”

I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT I’M SEEING

Pack animals like dogs don’t tolerate dissent in their group because it weakens the pack’s social structure… There are similar clips on youtube of them breaking up rabbit and rooster fights… They don’t care what species you are, they just want you to CUT THAT SHIT OUT.

They don’t differentiate species because dogs think everything else is just a weird dog. 

As you walk into the amazing Cathedrals and Churches that dot our planet, your first reaction is to look up towards the towering ceilings, the amazing stained glass, and sculptures. Photographer Richard Silver took panorama and turned it on its side to capture the magic of the vaulted ceilings and glorious testaments to religion. These photos may make you feel dizzy as you scroll through them. You feel as if you are rolling your head back to look towards the ceiling, but instead of stopping, you keep bending over until your completely reverse your view. The images capture the entire beauty of the interior of these amazing churches including, St. Vince de Paul in California, Cathedral of the Holy Name in Mumbai, Dominican Church in Krakow, and St. Mathias in Budapest, just to name a few.

The images give a magical view of the churches providing the feeling of just walking into their glory.

Church of the Transfiguration in Krakow

St. Cajetan in Goa, India

The Church of Saint Augustin in Vienna

St. Andreas in Düsseldorf

Potosi’s Convent of Santa Teresa in Bolivia

St. Mary’s Church in Poland

St. Mathias in Budapest

Bratislava Church

Hallgrímskirkja Iceland

Iglesia de San Francisco in Mexico City

Dominican Church in Krakow

Cathedral of the Holy Name in Mumbai

St Vincent De Paul in California

Cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg

Franciszkanska Church in Krakow

Via My Modern Met and Richard Silver Photo

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A selection of photos from the Your Best Shot 2013 group pool. To view more photos or share your own best shot, check out Your Best Shot 2013.

Photos from Duncan George, maxsaymilian, and skoeber.

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To do list:

• go shopping
• wash the dishes
• vacuum the duck

As one does.

In advance of The Muppets' Most Wanted, Muppets Studio has released the bite-sized webisode "Food Fight," in which the Swedish Chef pits his culinary skills against Gordon Ramsay in a reality show-inspired food truck competition. And naturally, our favorite Muppet critics are serving up their judgment with a side of snark.

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"Bom dia. Estou passando por um momento muito complicado em meu casamento. Somos casados a quase oito anos. Logo no início do casamento ele me disse que não sentia desejo nenhum de acessar pornografia, até que no segundo ano de casados, ele viu um DVD e disse que dali começou essa vontade compulsiva. Colocamos internet em casa e no ano passado, vi no histórico vídeos gravados de zoofilia e pedofilia. Me acabei... Como das outras vezes, ele pediu perdão, só que dessa vez fomos até o nosso pastor e ele pôs a mão sobre a Bíblia e prometeu não fazer mais. Mas infelizmente, esta semana olhei novamente no histórico, só que a situação se agravou mais, porque além de vários vídeos de zoofilia e pedofilia, tinha também de travestis. Estou arrasada, não sei o que fazer.... Me ajude, por favor!"

Resposta:

Querida, sinto muito pela sua dor e angústia. Imagino como deve estar seu coração... Peço a Deus que me dê graça e sabedoria para aconselhá-la. Bom, vamos por partes. Por que pornografia, zoofilia e pedofilia são atos pecaminosos? Porque eles nos desumanizam. Jesus não veio para nos ensinar a sermos bons religiosos, mas sim a sermos mais humanos. A desumanização (ou o pecado) destrói vidas e relacionamentos, por isso é contrário à vontade de Deus. O pecado nos faz menos humanos e mais bichos. A Palavra nos ensina que o amor é o cumprimento de toda a lei: 

"Pois estes mandamentos: "Não adulterarás", "não matarás", "não furtarás", "não cobiçarás", e qualquer outro mandamento, todos se resumem neste preceito: "Ame o seu próximo como a si mesmo". O amor não pratica o mal contra o próximo. Portanto, o amor é o cumprimento da lei." Romanos 13:9-10. 

Ou seja, você pode ser a pessoa mais correta e santa desse mundo, mas se não houver amor em suas intenções, de nada valerá suas boas ações:
"Ainda que eu fale as línguas dos homens e dos anjos, se não tiver amor, serei como o sino que ressoa ou como o prato que retine. Ainda que eu tenha o dom de profecia e saiba todos os mistérios e todo o conhecimento, e tenha uma fé capaz de mover montanhas, mas não tiver amor, nada serei. Ainda que eu dê aos pobres tudo o que possuo e entregue o meu corpo para ser queimado, mas não tiver amor, nada disso me valerá." 1 Coríntios 13:1-3


Outra coisa, o diabo não tem autorização nenhuma de tocar nos filhos de Deus. O único lugar do ser humano que ele tem acesso é a mente, suscitando desejos e pensamentos que, se bem alimentados, podem levar ao pecado e destruição de vidas: "Cada um, porém, é tentado pela própria cobiça, sendo por esta arrastado e seduzido. Então a cobiça, tendo engravidado, dá à luz o pecado; e o pecado, após ter-se consumado, gera a morte." Tiago 1:14-15. Mas o poder de dizer não está nas mãos do seu esposo e nas mãos de todos aqueles que se tornaram filhos de Deus, através da salvação em Cristo Jesus. Enquanto ele não se entregar à Graça de Deus, tais pulsões sexuais apenas crescerão.

O grande segredo é o seu esposo discernir quando esse tipo de pensamento estiver sondando a sua mente e dizer NÃO antes de ligar a TV ou acessar a internet. É uma batalha espiritual, não carnal "...mas transformem-se pela renovação da sua mente, para que sejam capazes de experimentar e comprovar a boa, agradável e perfeita vontade de Deus." Romanos 12:2. Então, todo pensamento que não for verdadeiro e justo, deve ser repreendido e abandonado, quantas vezes forem necessárias. O poder do Sangue de Cristo nos cobre, não importa o que o inimigo saiba ou não a respeito do nosso passado.

Estes desejos bizarros estão sendo sugeridos à ele pelo diabo num momento de fraqueza, assim como fez com Jesus no deserto, quando teve fome. E ele tenta seduzi-lo dessa forma porque não tem mais poder sobre sua vida: "E aí, tá com fome? Fome de um novo relacionamento? Fome de um sexo diferente?" É momento de dizer NÃO: Eu escolho a Palavra, eu escolho viver a perfeita vontade de Deus para meu casamento e vou lutar por isso. "Se você fizer o bem, não será aceito? Mas se não o fizer, saiba que o pecado o ameaça à porta; ele deseja conquistá-lo, mas você deve dominá-lo". Gênesis 4:7

Ajude seu esposo nesta difícil jornada. Acusações, cobranças e críticas só pioram a situação. Sei que é difícil, mas neste momento seu esposo precisa enxergar Cristo em sua vida. Não será uma luta fácil... Eu também tenho minhas fraquezas, todos nós temos. Mas existem algumas coisas que podem ajudá-los nesta caminhada:

- Arranque de suas vidas tudo aquilo que facilita o pecado: internet, TV a cabo, revistas, conversas indecentes e etc. O que é melhor, ser privado do acesso livre a internet ou ir com ela para o inferno? "Se o seu olho direito o fizer pecar, arranque-o e lance-o fora. É melhor perder uma parte do seu corpo do que ser todo ele lançado no inferno. E se a sua mão direita o fizer pecar, corte-a e lance-a fora. É melhor perder uma parte do seu corpo do que ir todo ele para o inferno" Mateus 5:29-30

- Dêem um "up" na vida sexual de vocês. Leiam alguns textos aqui do blog que poderão ajudá-los: Vale tudo entre as quatro paredes do quarto?, Xoxota peluda e Orgasmo, ponto G e afins. Adquiram também o livro "Entre Lençois, de Kevin Leman". Tem uma leitura muito leve, divertida e transparente. Vale a pena! Costumo dizer que o sexo não é prioridade num relacionamento, mas é uma das pernas da mesa. Se ela não estiver firme, qualquer esbarrão mais forte poderá derrubar a mesa do seu casamento. Invistam no relacionamento sexual entre vocês, priorizando sempre a vida e o amor que sentem um pelo outro.

- Alimentem-se de boas leituras, bons programas, boas conversas, boas companhias e bons pensamentos: "Finalmente, irmãos, tudo o que for verdadeiro, tudo o que for nobre, tudo o que for correto, tudo o que for puro, tudo o que for amável, tudo o que for de boa fama, se houver algo de excelente ou digno de louvor, pensem nessas coisas.

- Busquem intimidade com o Senhor na caminhada. Deus é Pai. Devemos nos entregar à Ele como filhos, como crianças, totalmente dependente e confiantes. Ele é o maior interessado na restauração de suas vidas e relacionamentos, e deseja tratar o caráter de vocês tornando-os cada vez mais humanos. Jesus é o Deus encarnado. Ele é nosso modelo. Busquem conhecê-lo através da leitura diária da Palavra, especialmente dos Evangelhos. Orem juntos diariamente pela libertação deste vício e para que o Espírito Santo os preencha:

"Peçam, e lhes será dado; busquem, e encontrarão; batam, e a porta lhes será aberta. Pois todo o que pede, recebe; o que busca, encontra; e àquele que bate, a porta será aberta. "Qual de vocês, se seu filho pedir pão, lhe dará uma pedra? Ou se pedir peixe, lhe dará uma cobra? Se vocês, apesar de serem maus, sabem dar boas coisas aos seus filhos, quanto mais o Pai de vocês, que está nos céus, dará coisas boas aos que lhe pedirem!" Mateus 7:7-11

Repasse essa resposta ao seu esposo. Oro para que ele seja quebrantado, reconheça seu pecado e necessidade de perdão, encontre verdadeiro arrependimento, se jogue nos braços do Pai, receba o perdão que já lhe foi dado na Cruz e creia na restauração de sua vida. Uma promessa feita com as mãos em cima de uma Bíblia não tem poder algum de transformar vidas, mas um coração quebrantado e contrito, Deus jamais desprezará:

"Deus se opõe aos orgulhosos, mas concede graça aos humildes. Portanto, submetam-se a Deus. Resistam ao diabo, e ele fugirá de vocês. Aproximem-se de Deus, e ele se aproximará de vocês! Pecadores, limpem as mãos, e vocês, que têm a mente dividida, purifiquem o coração. Entristeçam-se, lamentem e chorem. Troquem o riso por lamento e a alegria por tristeza. Humilhem-se diante do Senhor, e ele os exaltará." Tiago 4:6-10 

No amor de Cristo Jesus,

Dani