Monthly Archives: October 2016

Cycling: Grand Blvd.-OK River Loop

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. This was another cycling trip and the pictures were simply incidental. All I had was my iPhone and I wasn’t … Continue reading

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Mission of the Heart

(This article is intentionally cross-posted on both my blogs.) I’ve always been a missionary. Everywhere I’ve gone, every job I’ve performed, was always a cover for my real mission in life. In my personal experience, there have been three missionary … Continue reading

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Start with Me

In the Bible, the image of contemplation is far more than mere cerebral processing. It is the image of deferring to the heart, bouncing ideas off your convictions to discern the moral truth that only your heart can know. In … Continue reading

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Psalm 119: Daleth 25-32

In this octet is the Way of Strength, as the word for “road” is used repeatedly. The psalmist complains of a human frailty he finds all too obvious. The first line refers not to some kind of desire, but that … Continue reading

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The Treasury of Souls

I wish I could say this quickly and succinctly, but our cultural miasma won’t let me. In another of the long list of false dichotomies foisted upon us in the West, we have two bogus images perverting what Jesus taught. … Continue reading

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Cycling: Draper Is a Long Flat Ride

Today was more about the ride than any pictures. I rode out to Post Road, south and onto Draper Lake Drive and around clockwise. While the crews weren’t working anywhere near the east end today, I took this shot to … Continue reading

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Let Me Blather

I don’t take myself too seriously, and neither should you take me seriously. Listen to your convictions. Indeed, your heart will point out to you that reality itself cannot be trusted. This is why we cannot let the intellect rule, … Continue reading

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Photography: North Hills Again

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. I just wanted to see those stone banks again, and that meant a long ride up to Memorial Road and … Continue reading

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Kingdom of Joy

I continue revising my book about the Gospels. In regards to Matthew 9, one of the things I wrote was: Why should the Lamb of God neglect the observance of ritual fasting? The Law of Moses called for one annual … Continue reading

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Tech Note: Windows Patches Are Now Bundled

It’s Patch Tuesday for Windows (and Adobe Flashplayer). I recommend this rather balanced explanation. Starting this month, Microsoft releases all the patches as a single rollup bundle and you no longer get to choose. That is, you cannot choose to … Continue reading

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