How to play black jack.

In order to play black jack you must first have a deck of cards with all 52 cards. The way to begin playing is to first ensure that the cards are sufficiently shuffled. There is a dealer and players. Each player places their bet down before any cards are dealt. The dealer deals the cards to his/her left ending with him/her. Two cards are dealt to each player. The dealer's second card is placed face up for the rest of the players to see. At this point each player looks at his/her cards. The object of the game is to get as close to 21 as you can without going over. If you go over 21 it is called a bust. The cards 10, jack, queen and king count as 10. The cards two through nine count as the number on the card and the ace counts as either 11 or one whichever is better for the player. If you do not have a low amount, for example eight between both of your cards, you hit. The signal for this is to tap the table. The general rule of thumb is not to hit if you are over 16. If you have a good hand then you do what is called stay. The signal for this is to wave your hand. If you get a black jack, which is exactly 21 between your first two cards, then you automatically win that hand and are awarded 150% of what you bet. For example if you bet $30 then you would get your $30 back plus an additional $45. Now we will go over doubling down and splitting. To double down you must first be dealt your cards at the beginning of the hand. Doubling down is when you double the amount you bet initially in hopes of winning twice as much. If you like the cards that you have been dealt and you would like to double the amount that you bet initially then you have to accept another card. In other words after you place the bet down you are dealt one more card. The best numbers to do this action are 10 and 11 in hopes of getting a face card. Face cards are ten, jack, queen, and king because they count as 10. Splitting is similar to doubling down. When you are dealt your cards and you would like to split, then you separate the two cards and double the initial bet. The dealer then places a card on top of each of the split cards. You are essentially playing two separate hands hence the name split. You can hit on each of these hands until you are satisfied. The bets are separate so if you lose one then you don't automatically lose the whole bet. Each of the two hands is a separate bet. These are the basics to the game of black jack. Use wisely and gamble responsibly.

My Testimony

I chose to write about my testimony. For some their testimony is filled with drugs and violence. Others have problems with abuse or sexual immorality. I on the other hand have a relatively simple; some might say even boring, testimony. Well I grew up in the small safe town of Murrieta, California. My parents had not always been Christians or even religious for that matter. They began going to church when I was born. We began to attend a church known as Calvary Chapel Murrieta. This was my home for the next 18 years where I learned about God and all of the wonderful things he had done. I was raised in the church and I never questioned anything I had learned. I also began to just go through the motions. I believed what I heard every Sunday but it didn’t affect me the way it should have. Well as a young adult going into high school I joined the wrestling team. I turned out to be very good. In fact I made varsity my freshman year after only wrestling for about 2 months. This was the both a blessing and a terrible thing. I began to get major peer pressure from my teammates to attend parties and drink. I initially said no but after a while they wore me down. I began to emerge myself in that world and surprisingly enough began to enjoy it. I never would have thought that I could have fallen into a lifestyle like that. Even my girlfriend at the time who was a “good Christian girl” began to pressure me into things that I never wanted. It really became tough to determine what right and wrong was. I liked my life for the most part and it felt right to me. As time went on I started to feel empty and lost. I began attending the high school youth group and started being discipled by the youth pastor. This is the single best thing that has ever happened to me with the exception of finding Christ. This is because I finally came back to reality. I found the fellowship and the love that I was searching for through the parties and the drinking. I felt as though God had truly changed my life. It was no longer my parent’s religion and how I was brought up. It finally became real. From that point on I have had my ups and downs just as any relationship does. However I now have a personal connection and relationship with not only God but my fellow Christians that I never had experienced before.