Tag Archives: Sabbath

An Introduction To A Forgotten Song

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

For whatever reason, of late I have started being asked to introduce special music [1], and such was the case today.  Last Sabbath, when we were practicing the song in question, I gave a personal discussion about it [2] and … Continue reading →

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Our Days On Earth Are As A Shadow And Without Hope

Posted on June 5, 2017 by

While I was in the midst of a fairly busy Sabbath, even busier than usual, the sermonette in Portland was one that I found worthy of thoughtful pondering.  Although much of that sermonette was material I had gone over before … Continue reading →

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A Sabbath Day’s Journey Or Two

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

This morning was an unusual Sabbath for me, although it will probably surprise no one who knows my normal Sabbath habits [1] that it ended up being perhaps a somewhat more busy Sabbath than most people have when they go … Continue reading →

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Young Josiah

Posted on April 23, 2017 by

Earlier this week I got a brief message from our choir director that told us we had no choir practice and encouraged us to enjoy our week off.  As is my fashion, I felt it necessarily to reply somewhat cheekishly … Continue reading →

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Under Intense Scrutiny

Posted on March 26, 2017 by

One of the gentlemen in our local congregation gave an excellent sermon yesterday on the parable of the talents [1] and on some of its many implications.  Among the more intriguing things he said was that commentators of the Bible … Continue reading →

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You Have Not Yet Resisted To Blood

Posted on March 19, 2017 by

Yesterday morning I woke up early and spent the time before heading off to Hood River writing an article about one of my favorite stories in the Bible [1].  This is a story I have long wanted to write about, … Continue reading →

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Cycles Within Cycles: Part Four

Posted on January 11, 2017 by

[Note:  This is the fourth part of a series of post on the cycles of time within the biblical temporal world.  Parts one, two, and three have already been posted.] Having already addressed several issues related to biblical time, I … Continue reading →

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Cycles Within Cycles: Part Three

Posted on January 10, 2017 by

[Note:  For those interested in what I have already said on this thread please check out part one and part two.] Today I would like to address the second question I asked at the end of part one of this … Continue reading →

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Book Review: We Have This Hope: Volume Two

Posted on January 7, 2017 by

We Have This Hope:  Volume Two, compiled by David C. Jarnes Having read and greatly enjoyed the previous volume in this collection [1], and being in general a fond reader of books from Church of God and Adventist sources [2], … Continue reading →

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Book Review: We Have This Hope: Volume One

Posted on January 7, 2017 by

We Have This Hope:  Volume One, compiled by David C. Jarnes For those few outside of Adventist circles who read these book, this volume and its companion are likely to prompt a complex mix of feelings.  Included in this mix … Continue reading →

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