question: A pastor is usually an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, the term may be abbreviated to "Pr" or "Ptr" (singular) or "Ps" (plural). A pastor also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. It is derrived from the Latin word, "pascere", meaning fed or grazed.

The word "pastor" derives from the Latin noun which means "shepherd" and relates to the Latin verb - "to lead to pasture, set to grazing, cause to eat". The term "pastor" also relates to the role of elder within the New Testament, but is not synonymous with the biblical understanding of minister. Many Protestant churches call their ministers "pastors".

Present-day usage of the word is rooted in the Biblical image of shepherding. The Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament) uses the Hebrew word ("raah") which means shepherd. It occurs 173 times and relates to the feeding of sheep, as in Genesis 29:7, or to the spiritual feeding of human beings, as in Jeremiah 3:15, "Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you on knowledge and understanding" (NASB). English-language translations of the New Testament usually render the Greek noun ("poimen") as "shepherd" and the Greek verb ("poimaino") as "to shepherd". The two words occur a total of 29 times in the New Testament, most frequently referring to Jesus. For example, Jesus called himself the "Good Shepherd" in John 10:11. The same words in the familiar Christmas story (Luke 2) refer to literal shepherds.
1. What is a pastor?
2. Of what?
3. Would would you abbreviate it?
4. What about a plural abbreviation?
5. What does a pastor usually do?
6. To who?
7. What word is it derrived from?
8. What language does it come from?
9. What does it mean?
10. Is it an adjective?
11. What verb does it relate to?
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answer: 1. an ordained leader
2. a Christian congregation
3. Pr
4. Ps
5. gives advice
6. to people from the community
7. the word pascere
8. Latin
9. fed
10. No
11. Latin verb - "to lead to pasture, set to grazing, cause to eat"

question: NEW YORK (CNN) -- A rarely seen portrait of Michael Jackson is on display inside a Harlem luxury car dealership. Macky Dancy, a partner at Dancy-Power Automotive, said the oil painting titled "The Book" is believed to be the only portrait for which Jackson sat.

The oil painting titled "The Book" is on display at Dancy-Power Automotive in Harlem, New York.

A different portrait of the entertainer was among items auctioned from his Neverland Ranch in April. It is not clear whether Jackson sat for that painting.

The painting on display in Harlem belongs to Marty Abrams, a friend and customer of the owners of the high-profile dealership.

The 40-inch by 50-inch portrait, by Australian painter Brett Livingstone-Strong, sold for $2.1 million in 1990. Abrams acquired it as part of an unrelated business deal in 1992 and had it stored.

The painting shows Jackson sitting in Renaissance-era clothes and holding a book. Jackson sat for the portrait because he was a friend of Livingstone-Strong's.

The painting was unveiled at the Dancy-Power Automotive Group showroom on Thursday but was removed Friday because of crowd concerns. It returned to the showroom floor Monday morning.

Dancy said the painting's owner chose the showroom because it's near the Apollo Theater in Harlem, where the Jackson 5 won their first taste of fame by winning Amateur Night in 1967.

He said Abrams hopes the painting in some way can raise money for charities in the Harlem neighborhood. Dancy said Abrams is not necessarily interested in selling the portrait.
1. who was the portrait of ?
2. what was the portiait made of?
3. did it have a name?
4. What was it called?
5. Did anyone buy the portrait?
6. who?
7. did he pay for it or given?
8. was the painting ever showed publicly
9. Where?
10. Why was it removed friday?
11. When did it return to the showroom?
12. Did Abrams ever sold the portriat?
13. Did it help raise money for charities?
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answer: 1. Michael Jackson
2. oil
3. Yes
4. The Book
5. yes
6. Abrams acquired it
7. he got it as part of an unrelated business deal
8. Yes
9. in Harlem
10. because of crowd concerns
11. Monday
12. No
13. Abrams hopes so

question: (CNN) -- The megayacht that Steve Jobs commissioned in the final years of his life has been impounded in Amsterdam after a payment dispute involving the designer, Philippe Starck.

The Venus, a 100-million-euro ($137.5 million), 260-foot-long yacht, made its unofficial debut in late October. It's currently stuck in the Port of Amsterdam after Starck hired a debt-collection agency to attempt to remit the final payment for his design.

According to lawyers at Ubik -- Starck's design company -- speaking with Reuters, the designer has only received 6 million of the 9-million-euro commission and is seeking the rest of the payment before the Venus will be released.

"These guys [Jobs and Starck] trusted each other, so there wasn't a very detailed contract," Roelant Klaassen, a lawyer for Ubik, told Reuters.

The Venus is a floating ode to both Jobs and Starck's minimalist aesthetic. Made entirely out of aluminum, with 40-foot-long floor-to-ceiling windows lining the passenger compartment and seven 27-inch iMacs making up the command center.

In Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs, the late Apple CEO is quoted as saying that, "I know that it's possible I will die and leave Laurene with a half-built boat, but I have to keep going on. If I don't, it's an admission that I'm about to die."

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1. Who's boat had been confiscated?
2. Who requested it to be collected?
3. Why
4. What was the dispute about?
5. What is the name of the Yacht?
6. And how much is it worth in US dollars?
7. How much has Starck been paid?
8. How much was he supposed to receive in total?
9. What is Ubik?
10. Who is Roelant Klaassen?
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answer:
1. Steve Jobs
2. Starck
3. As its stuck in the Port of Amsterdam
4. Money being not payed to Starck's
5. The Venus
6. $137.5 million
7. 6 million
8. 9-million-euro
9. A Starck's design company
10. a lawyer for Ubik