• Simon Still says: September 12, 2017 at 9:10 am I’ve got the same in London. Justn’t just cause confusion – some online systems just won’t allow you to enter.
• GarageBand is a fully equipped music creation studio right inside your Mac — with a complete sound library that includes instruments, presets for guitar and voice, and an incredible selection of session drummers and percussionists.
• Simon still says no, but fortunately for Rich, Gene wasn't there and Kenny was, who says yes. Paula and Randy says yes and although Simon says no, he is overruled and Rich gets in.

Budding comedy writers: Noah Schaefer, right, is the Neil Simon figure Eugene Jerome, with Scott Ward Abernethy as Eugene’s brother in “Broadway Bound” at 1st Stage.

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By Allen Webster

Please Read Luke 7:36-50

Jesus had an unusual lunch one day with a Pharisee named Simon (Luke 7:36-50). During the course of the meal, a prostitute¹ came into the courtyard and approached Jesus. Since their custom was to remove sandals and recline on pillows while eating, when she came up behind him, she stood over his bare feet. She noticed that they had not been washed by the host (a common custom), so she knelt beside him and began to wipe his feet clean with the hairs of her head (picture this!), expressing gratitude for what he had done.²

All this, as you might imagine, was quite embarrassing to Simon! Under normal circumstances, he would not even walk on the same street with this woman. Now she's on his property, affectionately greeting his Guest. What should he do? How can he graciously handle this situation? Why was Jesus letting her do this?

Simon used the circumstances to form an opinion about the validity of Jesus' claim to be a prophet. He figures no true prophet would allow such a woman to touch him, so he either did not know what kind of woman she was (thus lacking a prophet's discernment) or knew and did not care (thus lacking a prophet's holiness). Simon's conclusion: Either way, Jesus was no prophet.

Of course Simon did not verbalize these thoughts to his Guest, but the whole time Simon was reasoning this out, Jesus was reading his mind. Simon 'said' more than he meant to that day. In fact, Simon still 'says' a lot today.

Simon says, 'Pretend you're not a sinner.' It was too bad that this woman had fallen into sin, but it was even worse that Simon was living in sin and did not know it. In the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) and in Matthew 23, Jesus rebuked the Pharisees for self-righteousness and unwillingness to admit sin. The Pharisee in one of Jesus' parables (typical of many Pharisees) felt that God was his debtor, rather than the other way around (Luke 18:10-11). This 'holier than thou' attitude was repulsive to Jesus -- and it is repulsive to people today.

It is interesting to note that those who walked closest to God often saw their sinfulness the clearest. Abraham considered himself 'but dust and ashes' (Genesis 18:27). God confessed Job to be 'perfect and upright' (Job 1:1), yet Job confessed to God 'Behold, I am vile'(40:4). Ezra prayed, 'O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face' (9:6). Peter fell to is knees and begged the Lord, 'Depart from me, for I am a sinful man' (Luke 5:8), and when John saw the glorified Christ, he fell at his feet as a dead man (Revelation 1:17). Paul, the chief of missionaries, called himself the chief of sinners (1 Timothy 1:15).

Jesus told Simon a little story to help him see his condition: 'There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both...' (Luke 7:41-42). In the ensuing discussion, Jesus made the point that all men are sinners whether they feel guilty or not. Both of the men were in debt and bankrupt. The difference between 500 pence and 50 pence is not a difference in guilt. The two amounts represent a difference in their sense of guilt. The woman was not more lost than the Pharisee. How much sin does a person have to commit in order to be a sinner? Ten sins or a hundred? James said, 'For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all'(2:10). Interestingly, the prostitute was actually better than the Pharisee because she would admit and turn from her sin. Simon says,'Pretend you don't have any sins, and they will go away' (but Simon is wrong).

Simon says, 'Pretend a sin's not a sin unless you do it.' Simon knew what the woman had done, but forgot what he had not done. She was guilty of sins of commission; he was guilty of sins of omission. She had done wrong; he had failed to do right. He had not even shown Jesus common courtesy -- the kiss of welcome, water for his feet, and oil for his head (cf. Genesis 18:1-8). Many will find themselves on the defensive at the Judgment Day, not for what they did, but for what they did not do. 'Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin' (James 4:17). One who does not do what God requires is as guilty as the one who does what God forbids. Simon says, 'Ignoring God's commands is better than breaking them (but Simon is wrong).

Simon says, 'Act like the other fellow's sins are worse then yours.' The woman had been guilty, evidently, of blatant sexual sins (cf. 2 Corinthians 7:1; Galatians 5:19-21). She was a sinner. Simon knew it; she knew it; Jesus knew it; everybody knew it. Simon, too, was a sinner only he didn't know it. He was not guilty of immorality, but of sins of attitude (unfair judging, for instance, Matthew 7:1-2). The Pharisees practiced 'respectable sins' like hypocrisy and pride (Matthew 23:23; 12:24-34). They condemned others to exalt themselves. They were covetous (Luke 16:14), not only of money, but of prestige and praise. They practiced their religion only to be seen of men (Matthew 6:5; 23:5). Such sins wouldn't keep you out of polite company, but they would keep you out of heaven. These sins most likely won't cause the church to withdraw fellowship from you (1 Corinthians 5), but they will cause God to withhold his hand of mercy. Simon says, 'Sins of the flesh are worse than sins of the spirit' (but Simon is wrong).

Simon says, 'Don't worry about the sins that nobody knows about.' To Simon, open sins were worse than hidden sins. If nobody knows about it, then don't sweat it. Everyone at the feast knew who the woman was and what she had done. Her sins were open. But only Jesus (who can read hearts, John 2:25) knew Simon's. Simon was conscious of no need, felt no love and so received no forgiveness. His impression of himself was that he was a good man in the sight of God and men. The woman was conscious of nothing else than an immediate need for forgiveness. The Pharisee, who sought no forgiveness, obtained what he sought. Simon says, 'That if it's hidden, it's covered' (but Simon is wrong).

Don't play with Simon; he'll get you in trouble.

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1harmartolos, sinner ' a notoriously bad woman.'

2 The Greek verb tense indicates she had already been forgiven (v. 48).

I have a two-year-old toddler who loves messing about on our two iMacs. Of course, he’s a bit young to do anything useful, and mainly uses them to watch Pocoyo! However I have found a few Mac apps that he enjoys, so I thought I’d post them here.

5. Whoopee Cushion

Strictly speaking it’s a widget rather than an app, but my little one loves this. A great way to distract him if he’s bored. 3 or 4 clicks on this widget and he’s in hysterics!

As featured in my 5 fun Dashboard widgets post.

4. Ladybugs

This is a very cute and polished set of 3 simple games:

• Tangled Maze: Guide the bug around the maze to its home.
• Color Trouble: Similar to Tangled Maze except you have to guide the bug to the home that matches the bug’s colour.
• Ladybug Race: Again, this is similar to Tangled Maze but you race against a computer-controlled bug.

The games are professionally designed, and the soundtrack is equally slick and fun. My 2-year-old couldn’t play it on his own, but he liked watching the colourful bugs moving around the screen.

The one minor annoyance with this game is that it messes up all my Mac windows, causing them to shrink to the top of the screen. Hopefully it’s a bug that will get fixed soon.

3. Youdoo

This comes from the same people that made Ladybugs. It’s more of an art program than a game. There are 3 modes:

• YooGlow: A simple painting game along the lines of Magna Doodle where you draw with glowing dots.
• My Garden: A very chilled affair where you plant seeds and watch flowers grow. Trickier for younger toddlers since it involves drag and drop.
• Mister Monster: Create your own monster by sticking on eyes, noses, moustaches and so on. This one is the most fun and the 2-year-old loved it.

As with Ladybugs, the music and visuals are fun and high quality, and they really add to the appeal. It also suffers from the “shrinking windows” bug but I managed to get round this by not playing in full-screen mode.

2. Tux Paint

Tux Paint is a wonderful paint program for kids. It’s designed for ages 3 to 12; however my 2-year-old still has fun with it. (Hint: If you have a toddler then fire up the accompanying Tux Paint Config app and enable Fullscreen in the Video & Sound tab and No Button Distinction in the Mouse & Keyboard tab. This makes it easier for toddlers to use.)

There’s a huge range of brushes, stamps and effects available (you can download more stamps too) and the sound effects when you draw are great fun (and in stereo!). You can also save and print your little darling’s masterpieces.

Tux Paint is open source and totally free to use. Fantastic!

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1. AlphaBaby

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Although it’s a pretty simple app, AlphaBaby takes first place due to the sheer enjoyment that my 2-year-old gets from it. Written by a developer who was fed up with her kid pressing random keys and renaming her files (we’ve all been there), AlphaBaby is a full-screen app that takes over every key on the keyboard, allowing your toddler to bash away without risk of harming anything (except possibly the keyboard itself!).

Letter and number keys display the corresponding colourful character on screen, while other keys display random shapes. A sound effect is also played on each keypress (which my toddler finds most amusing).

Even better, you can configure AlphaBaby to display random photos from your iPhoto library. The toddler loves this option, especially when a photo of himself appears!

The app is also available as a handy screen saver. Sheer genius. Like Tux Paint, AlphaBaby is free and open source.

One tip: Make sure you don’t forget the special key combo required to exit the app (Control-Option-Command-Q). I’ve forgotten it a couple of times! (You can also type the word “quit” quickly if you forget the key combo.)

That’s my top 5 list of Mac toddler apps! If you found this post useful then you might also enjoy my top 10 list of free Mac games, which has a few kid-friendly games.

By the way, you can use the Mac’s Parental Controls to create a simplified, locked-down account for your toddler – perfect for safe exploration.