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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Technological Spite
Let me be the first to encourage you to stay away from computers. I write that in a post on a blog many know to cover a lot of computer technology stuff. It’s not a bad hobby, so long as … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged computer technology, computers, Open Source software, oppression, propaganda, psychology, software development, windows
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Cool on the Katy Trail
While the temperatures are still unseasonably warm, heading out in a headwind at 40°F (4C) was a bit frosty. It’s an old Army thing to wear what you’ll wish you had on later when the temperatures peak against your activities. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged church politics, cycling, geography, photography, politics
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Proverbs 23
This chapter continues the theme of the previous, in which an aging ruler seeks to warn his heir from folly. We continue with the longer statements in small paragraphs. 1-3. When you sit down to eat with a ruler, look … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, King Solomon, proverbs, scripture, wisdom literature
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Another Mystery Solved
I get it now. The workers are attempting to restore the river banks to a previous location. What I couldn’t capture with the camera was what I saw almost behind me from where I took this shot. During the spring … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, miscellaneous, photography
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Proverbs 22 (Part 2)
12. The eyes of the LORD keep knowledge, and He overthrows the words of the transgressor. This is a humorous play on words in that “keep” can imply hiding something or making it mysterious, while “transgressor” arises from the concept … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, ANE scholars, King Solomon, proverbs, wisdom literature
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Proverbs 22 (Part 1)
In his better moments, Solomon was struck by the realization that much of what made life so sweet under his father’s reign was fading away. Some of it was buried under the wash of foreign influences his fame brought to … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, hebrew culture, King Solomon, proverbs, wisdom literature
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If Only I Had the Words
Let me feed your soul. We don’t have a good word for it, so we stole one from another language and then gave it a new meaning — agape. It’s current meaning as “holy and sacrificial compassion” was actually established … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged computer technology, heart-mind, miscellaneous, music, power of music, prayer request
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The Wrong Right
The backlash from the Right is upon us. Keep in mind that I do not support any part of the system, so don’t get any silly ideas that I might actually favor any of the figures involved in the current … Continue reading
Crushed by Glory
Over the years since my formal conscious departure from social convention, I’ve often found myself still dragging the weight of false conditioning. My mental reflexes are still wrong in so many ways. That in itself was a source of great … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged divine justice, moral character, mysticism, propaganda, psychology, revelation, social conditioning, The Cult, tribulation
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Psalm 79
Like Psalm 74, this is a threnody for Israel the Mission. Something brought the wrath of God on His people, His city, and His Temple. Asaph’s cry is not for mere vengeance, but for God’s glory and a restoration of … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, Asaph, hebrew poetry, Psalms
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