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Of Wheels and Angels 7
The road south out of Saint Vith ran more or less parallel with an autobahn. However, the autobahn was born aloft on very high pylons, while the lesser route Perston and Angie took dropped rapidly down to the valley floor … Continue reading
Of Wheels and Angels 5
Preston swallowed a sip of tea and put his cup down. “So, Baby. Here’s Saint Vith. Was it what you expected?” “Oh, yes. It’s beautiful. It’s one of the showcases of Belgian government subsidies and historical preservation. I still think … Continue reading
Of Wheels and Angels 3
“Angie! Hold up a minute,” Preston called. She slowed, stopped and put her feet on the ground, half turned to look back at him. He was looking off to left along one of the straight logging cuts through the trees, … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, geography, history, technology
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Big, Sloppy Turning Areas
“Turning point” is a figure of speech, not a mathematically precise concept. I wish I could show you the training areas I saw in Europe. There’s this place Hitler created for training his tank division during WW2 — Grafenwöhr. His … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, entertainment, history, oppression, social sciences, survival
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Don't Rest
We are not wired for sedentary living. Rome fell long before the Danube River froze over and the German hordes sacked the city. Whatever she might have been in the past was long gone before Christ was born. That’s because … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, health, history, mysticism, peace, self denial
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The Discipline of the Cross
The Spirit of Christ is sacrifice. Nail it to the Cross. John notes in his Apocalypse that Believers overcome by not clinging to his life (Revelation 12:11). Read between the lines and those three items all amount to the same … Continue reading
A Harmony of the Resurrection Accounts
I’m hardly the first to run through this; some of this comes from others who seemed to understand it well. The texts are Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24 and John 20. We have a problem with Mark because it … Continue reading
In Defiance of God’s Laws
Fundamental issue: Social stability — God’s Laws demand it and are aimed at producing it. This is the thing on which we focus as we attempt to understand how to do justice and bring Him glory. The primary means to … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, divine revelation, history, law, mysticism, scripture
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Lamentations of Jeremiah
(This will be added to the text of the next book as an addenda. On the static site, it is the last lesson in the series for Jeremiah.)[That site is now closed.] If not Jeremiah, these five poems have be … Continue reading
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Tagged history, mysticism, prophet jeremiah, scripture
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Malachi 2
From the very beginning of the Covenant, there at the foot of Mount Sinai, the priests and Levites understood their position. At the very least, their meal ticket was in sincere and strict adherence to holiness and respect for God’s … Continue reading