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Below Are The Words Of Mine, Not God

One of the unfortunate but inevitable consequences of being a public intellectual, especially in the context of the Church of God, is that one is the occasional recipient of messages from cranks who conflate their own human reasoning with the … Continue reading

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A Tale Of Two Trees

Those who read this blog may assume that they know which trees I am talking about, but they are mistaken in this case, as there is a story I have in mind that is of a different origin entirely. Recently … Continue reading

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Noot Noot

It began as most things did, with a conversation with a friend where I communicated what my friend and I were doing with animal .gifs, specifically of penguins. Like many people, I have long had a fondness for penguins, those … Continue reading

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Nil Per Os

Yesterday afternoon (as I write this Sabbath morning), I was chatting with a close friend of mine who let me know that her husband had been hospitalized for diverticulosis, and gave me the information about which hospital it was and … Continue reading

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On Persian Restaurants And The Matthew Principle

The Matthew Principle is one of those odd aspects of the Bible that applies to life by which those who have something end up with more of it while those who don’t have a lot end up with even less. … Continue reading

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Daily Prompt: December 8, 2022

One of the things I have noticed recently is that my wordpress blog is giving me odd prompts to write about. Most of the time these do not interest me, but I thought it would be worthwhile to explore the … Continue reading

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More Maneageable Quests

One of the things that has often puzzled me about role playing games and movies is the way that so often the quest is something that is meant to save the world from some sort of existential threat. It is … Continue reading

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Hongos Y Panceta: Parte Dos

This evening my mother and stepfather and I had the chance to eat at the Restaurante Azul, which is part of the hotel we are staying at until tomorrow morning, but a restaurant we had not had the chance to … Continue reading

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Gout Cheese, Or The Inverse Relationship Between Activity And Reflection

It is almost midnight as I write this, fighting sleep to try to reflect upon the active and intriguing day that I had. From the moment I went to a somewhat late breakfast with my folks I did not return … Continue reading

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Hongos Y Panceta

As I mentioned in my previous post about my experience in not wearing a mask, I enjoyed a fine dinner tonight with friends, and there was an experience in that dinner that merited an entry. As someone who frequently goes … Continue reading

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