Monthly Archives: April 2008

Wordless Wednesday – 4/30/2008

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martes…

Spanish final tonight…just a little stressed. Interesting note: At least once a week I get a google or yahoo search hit on an essay I wrote a couple of years ago: :Compare and Contrast Henry VIII and Martin Luther.” I … Continue reading

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QOTD

(With the name removed to make things interesting…but those who know…know) “…is adopting a “literalistic” reading of the Bible when he takes Paul’s 2,000-year-old words as proof for all time that the Supreme Being –!(#%&#)@*$(&%–. “It’s the same process of … Continue reading

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Testing…

yes…I am spoiled! I’m posting from my iPod touch from Schuler’s. Free wireless and an iPod…. Ah…this may the first semester my kids get a better Gpa than I do…

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Exactly the Same? (NOT)

I’m still reading in Genesis 1 and 2. I read that man was created first – there is an order that humans were created in.  Whether that means anything may be debatable. I read that it was to the man … Continue reading

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lunes linkage 4/28/08

“Organization” of the week: Making Great Waves for Kids. GRAND RAPIDS — Less than two months before the start of the swimming season, organizers say they need private donations to ensure six outdoor pools stay open for a full eight-week … Continue reading

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From Forgiven to Forgiveness” chapter one – What is Forgiveness?

Jay Adams calls “apologizing” the world’s unsatisfactory substitute for forgiveness. “uh…sorry”…”that’s ok.” That is apology and it’s not the real thing. There is another question that parallels “what is forgiveness”. What does forgiveness DO? What makes “forgiveness”, “forgiveness”? Is it … Continue reading

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Winding Down…

for the semester and school year. My literature class is finished… My Spanish final is on Tuesday…not so good… Our school packages the giveaway bags for the 5/3 Riverbank Run (several thousand of them)…and we need to have them finished … Continue reading

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Photo Scavenger Hunt: Unique/Funny Signs

(UPDATE:  the TN CHICK has lost her dog in an very urban area – Zoey has been gone for over 3 days now…) (This sign appeared at our local zoo when “Precious” – our komodo dragon – came to live)

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Sky Watch Friday

I was on a long hike and the sky started to look like this: Yes. I was watching the sky.

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Exactly the Same? (more)

What I read in Genesis 1 and 2 is that God created male and female differently and He treats them differently and (where instruction is given to specifically men or specifically women) He many times gives them different instruction. The … Continue reading

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So My Daughter Asks Me…

“Mom…why are so many boys so wimpy?” I answer: “Because so many boys are denied the opportunity to be godly leaders.” We actually do have talks like these. This one was on the way to college yesterday. My teaching to … Continue reading

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Spurgeon and the “T”

From “A Defense of Calvinism” by Charles Spurgeon Sometimes, when I see some of the worst characters in the street, I feel as if my heart must burst forth in tears of gratitude that God has never let me act … Continue reading

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Exactly the Same?

In the creation account in Genesis 2, the animals were formed out of the ground. As was Adam. Adam (as the animals were) was created out of the dust of the earth that God had created out of nothing…and Eve … Continue reading

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A Very Brief Look at the Pentecostalism that I See

From the outside looking in, it seems to me that Pentecostalism is very “self” centered theology. There is a lot that is about “self”. “I claim…“ Some teach that if you pray in the right formula, use the right words, … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday

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Photo Hunt…a couple of days late. “13″

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Talks with my dad…

I spent a while with my parents this weekend and my dad talked a lot about history. Times have changed and we forget how fortunate we are to live in a part of the world where life is taken for … Continue reading

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Saturday post…

Every once in a while I write a post that messes up the blog. That happened today. And…my last weeks’ photo hunt photo is “photo of the week”! THANKS! And…my mom and dad are back from Florida so I’m going … Continue reading

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Question:

How do you define “forgiveness”? (Use Scripture)

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