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Random Computer Notes

1. A couple of years ago I described how I set up my Epson LQ-590ii dot-matrix printer to work under Linux/CUPS. At the end of the post, I lamented how CUPS no longer fed the native Epson printer fonts to … Continue reading

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Rough Riders Return

Jesus warned His disciples to keep an eye on political agitation in Jerusalem. Sooner or later, it would provoke Rome to lay siege to the city. He told His followers to get out of town when they see it coming, … Continue reading

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Tend His Sheep

Collate; pull together your memory of Scripture. There were Three Rebellions: (1) The Fall in the Garden forced us into mortal bodies and made us focus on a worldly existence; (2) the Watchers crossed the boundary into this world and … Continue reading

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Quartz Mountain State Park

This is less about the park and more about the terrain. Not all of Oklahoma is flat. These hills are made entirely of granite, and there are some pockets of quartz scattered around. These first three shots are a view … Continue reading

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Won’t Admit It

When I was a ministry student at Oklahoma Baptist University, studies in Western Civilization were a very big thing. It was a major course of study that occupied something close to a quarter of our entire undergraduate course load. By … Continue reading

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His One Law

In Acts 1, the resurrected Jesus warned His followers that they were not going to hear from God about specific human political changes, because those issues didn’t matter to His Kingdom. He wanted them to focus on spiritual power for … Continue reading

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Dumbfounded How Bad It Is

Re: Is America Winning or Losing the War with Iran? Leave it to Ron Unz to defy censorship with such flair. We are not there to see it. The people there are generally not allowed to talk about it. Still, … Continue reading

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Clarification: Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28

Short answer — most people read this backwards. They insist that the text points to something else, when it is that something else is pointing back to the text. In your mind, envision an oral body of lore about the … Continue reading

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Escaping the Empire

There were three rebellions in the Unseen Realm: the Fall in the Garden, the Watchers before the Flood, and the betrayal after the Tower of Babel. The Cross addressed all three. NT evangelism should also address all three. Churches today … Continue reading

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Latter Day Idolatry

I’m not dead; I’ve just been busy. My biking blog will eventually explain in detail. In the Bible, the crux of sin was not in the actions you took. The matter of disobedience was itself secondary. The central core issue … Continue reading

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