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Urban Journey 01
Today I had to make a trip to the Oklahoma County Courthouse. That’s downtown OKC, about ten miles from where I live now (we moved recently). The satellite image is courtesy of Google Earth showing the route. Yes, it could … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, OK County Courthouse, OKC, urban photography
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NT Doctrine — 1 Corinthians 3
Hellenism was a man-centered religion. Man was the measure of all things, and the whole goal was to rise to the full potential of what mankind could be from strictly human resources. This breeds the Boastful Pride of Life. And … Continue reading
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NT Doctrine — 1 Corinthians 2
The whole Corinthian incident shows that Jews are not always the problem. Most of what was wrong in Corinth was the direct result of pagan Gentile culture following people into the church. Jews were not the problem in Corinth. It … Continue reading
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NT Doctrine — 1 Corinthians 1
The balance of Paul’s Letter to the believers in Rome is personal in nature, not doctrinal, so we follow the canonical order into 1 Corinthians. We’ve already taken a look at the back story to his troubles with the church … Continue reading
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Tagged Corinthians, human capabilities, worldliness
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Ask Me Why
The subsystem in Linux called systemd is okay… until it’s not. From what I read in the commentary online, the kernel itself is less complicated and Byzantine than systemd. Yet, systemd is controlled by a tiny few people who are … Continue reading
Faith Puzzle
There’s a Java game you can get for free: jShisen. There’s an installer for Windows and a zipped file for everyone else. For Windows, you’ll need to be sure and get Java installed. I recommend you get it here. It’s … Continue reading
NT Doctrine — Romans 13
In this letter, Paul keeps hammering on problems Jews have with faith in their Messiah. To be honest, the previous chapter was aimed more at Jews and their peculiar challenges than it was to Gentile believers. It’s the same with … Continue reading
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Sampling Flood Damage
This is the Britton Road bridge over the North Canadian River in eastern Oklahoma County. Just three weeks ago I visited this bridge over several days to cut the greenery intruding over the railing so cyclists could ride through safely … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, photography, transportation, weather
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NT Doctrine — Romans 12
God is all knowing and wise. His plan throughout the ages has been to welcome people from all nations into His household. Everyone must now come through faith. Because of this, Paul urges his readers to become a part of … Continue reading
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NT Doctrine — Romans 14-15:13
That First Church Council back in Acts 15 should have buried the issue, but Jews kept trying to drag Gentiles back under their customs. And it was not just Moses, but several centuries of customary legalism. No one should be … Continue reading →