Monthly Archives: October 2015

A Character In Search Of A Plot

Traveling alone on a day like today is often the occasion for being a character in search of a plot, as the activity of traveling by oneself is not often particularly exciting, but there can often be a larger and … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Power That Changes The World

The Power That Changes The World, by Bill Johnson [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Chosen Books in exchange for an honest review.] A preface can reveal a lot of the concerns of an author, and in … Continue reading

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Book Review: Struggle For Intimacy

Struggle For Intimacy, by Janet G. Woitiz This is one of the used books I purchased while attending the feast in Steamboat Springs, and it was read by one of the people I stayed with, and was bought with the … Continue reading

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A Review Of The 2015 Feast Of Tabernacles In Steamboat Springs, Colorado

[Note: This post is a continuation of a series of post-feast reflections on the Feast of Tabernacles [1]]. Given the amount of dried blood and flakes of skin that I have blown out of my nose on a regular basis … Continue reading

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For The Healing Of The Nations

One of the more encouraging passages in the Bible, for those who serve and obey God, is Revelation 22:1-5, discussing the river in the New Jerusalem and the presence of the tree of life that serves for the healing of … Continue reading

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Between Two Worlds

Today, as I listened to the sermon that was given at my feast site, I was struck by several related matters. For one, it seemed as if the speaker was trying to give a sermon for the Eighth Day, and … Continue reading

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I Don’t Always Go To Wyoming, But When I Do I Go To Prison

As it is my habit to travel to whatever new areas are in the general vicinity of a particular destination whenever it is remotely convenient to do so, the opportunity to add another state to my tally by traveling two … Continue reading

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A Hillside Dwelling

Today for the sermon video feed from Tennessee, the current president of my particular church gave a message where he examined the connection between Psalm 15 [1] and the Sermon on the Mount. The idea was an interesting one, to … Continue reading

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Depeche Mode

[Note:  Depeche Mode was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.] If your music had sold more than 100 million records according to your label, which would make you among the best-selling bands of all time … Continue reading

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A Sound And Beautiful Mind

In the book (and its film adaptation) A Beautiful Mind, a great deal of attention is paid to the seeming incongruity of a mind that is gifted in mathematical reasoning with a facility for elegant proofs and a simultaneous high … Continue reading

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