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Technological Anomaly #2: Certain people unexplainably emit an "Anti-Techonology" Aura that causes devices to either immediately or over time stop functioning. Removal of the devices from the near-vicinity of said person often will restore functionality to said device.

Technological Anomaly #1: Malfunctioning Devices will, at times, self-correct when coming into the presence of a technogeek greater than itself.

Welcoming Lisha A Masters

At the Worsham Law Firm, we are pleased to welcome Lisha A. Masters to our team of lawyers.  Lisha has extensive experience in Family Law (Divorce, Child Custody & Child Support) as well as Estate Planning (Wills, Trusts and Probate).

Lisha Masters

 Born and raised in Springfield, Lisha Masters earned a Bachelor of Science degree
from Drury University before completing a law degree at the University of Missouri Columbia in 1994.

Awards

• Recipient of the Fred L. Howard Prize for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy

Memberships, Boards, Committees and Certifications

• Member of the Missouri Bar Association since 1995

• Family Law Committee
• Elder Law Committee
• Probate and Estate Planning Committee

• Member of the American Bar Association since 1995

• Family Law Section
• Real Property, Estates and Trust Section

• Certified as a Divorce Financial Analyst since 2004
• Member of the National Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• Founding Member and Officer of the Missouri Chapter of the Association of
  Family and Conciliation Courts
• Founder of the Family Conflict Resolution Center in Springfield, Missouri. A
  Non-Profit organization providing low-cost mediation and parent education
  to low income litigants.
• Collaborative Law Training 2004
• Certified Guardian Ad Litem since 2000
• Certified Mediator with Advanced Training in High Conflict Divorces

Areas of Pracice

• Family Law
• Estate Planning
• Business Succession Planning
• Elder Law
• Probate
• Guardianships
• Familiy Law Mediation

Continuing Legal Education Speaking Engagements

• Missouri Family Law Annual Meeting 2004 – Emancipation Issues in Child Support.
• Missouri Family Law Annual Meeting 2005 – Litigation Advice for Business Interests.
• Sun and CLE 2005 – The Ethical Rules that Nobody Talks About.
• Missouri Family Law Annual Meeting 2006 – Practical Skills Part II
• Missouri Family Law Annual Meeting 2007 - Privacy Issues for Family Law Pleadings
• Practical Skills Course regarding preparation of Wills - June, 2009
• Business Valuation in Divorce presentation scheduled for the Missouri Family Law annual Meeting 2009
• Tax instructor at Drury University - 2005

I think Tony's Rex Kwon Do pants cost Crystal the win.

Jimmy Kimmel explains Christianity . . . or not.

In the recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live - Aloha to Lost, Jimmy Kimmel said:

"In a lot of religions, Christianity being one of them, the idea is that life is a test.  That you go through your life and if you're good you go to heaven or nirvana or whatever and if you're bad you don't. You go to hell or you don't go anywhere."

Wait, Wha . .?  Really?  Christianity teaches that life is a test and if you're good you go to Heaven and if you're bad you go to Hell?  I guess what Jimmy really is teaching us here is what most Americans believe about Christianity.  Or maybe what LOST wants us to believe about Christianity.

Honestly, my guess is that if you asked most self-proclaiming American Christians what Christianity is about they'd probably tell you the same thing.  And that is sad.

Let's get specific.  What is Christianity really?  Well, it's based on Christ (hence the name).  Jesus the Christ specifically and his teachings.  So what did he teach?  Did he teach that life is a test?  No, not really,  If he ever even inferred that it was only in the context that we all fail. 

 "You therefore must be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect."

Jesus also never taught that the "good" go to heaven and the "bad" go to hell.  His standard was very different. 

"Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life."

Nothing in there about being bad or good.  Only Faith.

Paul clarified this also: 

"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing;it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast."

Life is a test?  Good works = Heaven and Bad Works = Hell?  Not according to the Bible.  If anything the Bible teaches the opposite.  I.e. "Good People" -- those that try to earn their way into heaven by being good will actually wind up in Hell and quite shockingly "Bad People" -- those that recognize their failure to live up to God's perfect standard and accept through faith the grace of God in the form of the free gift of salvation, paid for by the death of Jesus on the Cross go to Heaven.  Being good or being bad has nothing to do with it!  

The harshest words of Jesus were given to the "Good People" of his day, the Pharisees.  

"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean."

But for the thief, crucified at his side, he had compassion.

One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!" ⁴⁰But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? ⁴¹And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong." ⁴²And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." ⁴³And he said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

 Unfortunately, maybe that's the real point of LOST, that all religions are the same.  Take the stained glass window in the church at the end. When they're all in -- purgatory i guess.  It depicts six different religious symbols as if they all coexist in harmony, or as if they are the same - - the relativism of today that passes for faith.

But once again, Jesus said differently.

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

There can be no parity among religions when Jesus is concerned.  No reconciliation, no homogenization.  Jesus' own words prevent it.  By his statement faith in HIM is the only way to salvation and no other.  Christianity is exclusive and any attempts to make it otherwise are in direct contradiction to the teachings of Jesus himself.

Jimmy got part of it right.  Most religions do view life as a test where good people go to heaven and bad people go to hell -- and they can be reconciled to each other.   They all teach that salvation is through human effort.  That we can get to God.  But not Christianity.  It is NOT the same.  It's not dependent on us. The message of Christianity is that God saves us -- we don't. That he came for us.  That's what makes it unique -- it's no test, just grace.   Bad people can go to Heaven.  And that's very good news for all of us -- because we're all bad.  But through faith in Jesus we can be found -- not LOST.

Why is Crystal Bowersox's Boyfriend Tony wearing Rex Kwon Do Pants?

Yep, that's me with an iPad

I know I said I wasn't going to buy one . . . but they're just so darn cool!  Even without the inevitable iSight camera the iPad does so much and so much well it's just well . . .  life changing.  I can pretty much go to court now carrying nothing but the iPad.  I don't need my laptop or files or anything.  Heck, I don't even really need my iPhone anymore.

So, am I disappointed that Apple didn't include an iSight and other obvious features, yes.  Am I happy with the current version iPad anyway?  You bet.

Why I WON'T be buying an iPad (at least not yet)

As a typical early adopter, my first inclination at a new offering such as Apple's new iPad is always enticing.  However, I'm on to you Steve Jobs!  Systemically, ever since the launch of the intel based computers, Apple has engaged in a keen marketing strategy.  It has slipped somewhat unnoticed by the buying public for years.  Some of us lived in denial.  But this iPad offering makes it all to glaring.  It is the mystery of the missing feature.

Yes, the missing feature.  Let me put it like this.  Consider Apple, Inc.  A forward thinking company known for its revolutionary design and features beyond what mere mortals dare to dream.  Apple changes the game with it's innovation.  It pushes the envelope. It is the prototype that all others chase.  And it doesn't put and iSight in the iPad? Really?

And I'm supposed to believe this is an oversight?  A Mistake?  Am I supposed to believe that Steve just doesn't think the iPad needs it?  Shenanigans! 

The iPad is screaming for an iSight!  It's made for on the go video conferencing!  So why leave it out?  

iPad 2.0.  Yep, the bigger and better iPad NEXT year with all the features this one is missing.  Why sell one when you can sell two?  Worked like a charm with the iPhone.  Trickling out the features over three or four years so we keep upgrading.

I'd bet cold hard cash that the original designs for the iPad had at least one iSight if not two (one forward facing, one back facing) and that this feature (along with others) was stripped out for the release model -- saved for 2.0.

I don't like thinking this way, but I can't live with the denial any longer.  Hope the iLiver isn't missing any features.

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