Monthly Archives: September 2018

Feast Shirts For Everyone

One of the benefits of going to the Feast of Tabernacles abroad, in certain locations at least, is that the coordinator of the feast site advertises the location with swag.  Now, readers of my blog will be aware of the … Continue reading

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Book Review: Miracles

Miracles:  What They Are, Why They Happen, And How They Can Change Your Life, by Eric Metaxas This is a book that I was somewhat cautious and hesitant about reading, and I think in the main my caution was warranted … Continue reading

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Book Review: If You Can Keep It

If You Can Keep It:  The Forgotten Promise Of American Liberty, by Eric Metaxas There are at least a few aspects of this book that are worthy of comment.  It is a quick read, and demonstrates Metaxas’ love of the … Continue reading

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Wandelstok

Today we had an excursion in Suriname that was announced at the last minute, but that’s not a problem for our fearless group of Americans who wanted to go shopping and see some historical sites.  Even if I am not … Continue reading

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Book Review: Herobrine’s Message (The Elementia Chronicles #3)

Herobrine’s Message (The Elementia Chronicles #3), by Sean Fay Wolfe In life it is often true that all good things must come to an end, and that is certainly true of fantasy trilogies like this one.  Like the preceding novels … Continue reading

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Book Review: The New Order (The Elementia Chronicles #2)

The New Order (The Elementia Chronicles #2), by Sean Fay Wolfe In the acknowledgements section to this book, the author praises his publisher for taking a chance on publishing his fan fiction series, of which this is the second volume.  … Continue reading

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Book Review: Quest For Justice (The Elementia Chronicles #1)

Quest For Justice (The Elementia Chronicles #1), by Sean Fay Wolfe Admittedly, my knowledge of Minecraft is small and I have never in fact played the game.  How then did I come to read a published fanfiction book that is … Continue reading

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Some Minutes Of The Men’s Workshop At The Feast Of Tabernacles In Suriname

I’m going to do something that is very rare, if not unprecedented, when it comes to typing up my minutes of an event.  First I am going to post my unedited minutes, and then I am going to comment on … Continue reading

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On Finding The Right Spot To Write

Right now, as has been the case over the last couple of blog entries that I have written, I am sitting in the place where we eat and have services.  I am still dressed in my church clothes as services … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Big Book Of World Chess Championships

The Big Book Of World Chess Championships:  46 Title Fights – From Steinitz To Carlsen, by Andre Schulz One word review:  shenanigans.  In reading this book about the more than 100 years that there have been recognized world chess champions, … Continue reading

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