Sunday, November 11, 2012

Prayer and God's Work, part 4, by E. M. Bounds

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If it be contended that the work of God is progressing, and that we are growing in holiness, then some perplexing questions arise which will...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

Epistemic closure

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I learned a new phrase yesterday, "epistemic closure." See here for the Wikipedia article on the subject. The article says: The...
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Thursday, November 08, 2012

Text Mechanic

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Here's some text from Through the Looking-glass , by Lewis Carroll (public domain): 'Well, in OUR country,' said Alice, still ...
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Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Sunspots 391

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:   Science:   The Scale of the Universe is a w...
Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Skepticism and Atheism

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The Skeptical Zone has a most interesting post, which argues that atheists are most likely deceived . The argument is based on logic.
Monday, November 05, 2012

I'm thankful for sugars

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I'm thankful for sugars. Not only do I like to eat them -- more than I should -- but they are extremely important. Persons in need of ...
Sunday, November 04, 2012

Prayer and God's Work, part 3, by E. M. Bounds

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We might as well face the situation first as last. There is no use to shut our eyes to real facts. If the Church does not do this sort of wo...
Saturday, November 03, 2012

Gratitude for Bible translators

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I'm thankful for people I don't think about much -- Bible translators, some long since passed away, some still at work, in English a...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Sunspots 390

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: An astronomical object, 20 million ...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Isn't God a great artist?

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I don't think it's original with me, but I sometimes place, in the description of a photo I post, such as those on Flickr, the ques...
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Monday, October 29, 2012

Scripture that indicates that humans can choose salvation

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This is a thorny topic, and one that I'm not expecting to settle. There are intelligent, Bible-believing people who disagree with the ti...
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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Prayer and God's Work, part 2, by E. M. Bounds

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The work of God in the world is the implantation, the growth and the perfection of holiness in His people. Keep this ever in mind. But we mi...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Beauty in the Bible

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The word, "beauty" occurs in the Bible a number of times. The Hebrew word,  תִּפְאָרָה , which is rendered as tiph'arah in En...
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Friday, October 26, 2012

Warning passages in Hebrews: Table

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Warning Passages in Hebrews (All Scripture quoted from the World English Bible, public domain.) Persons warned Punishme...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Genetic engineering may be used to change DNA in a human egg

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National Public Radio reports that some scientists are considering changing some of the DNA in a human egg, so that the resulting offspring...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Sunspots 389

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: Thekidshouldseethis.com is a blog of cool ...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Mole Day today!

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I just found out that today is Mole Day, which, according to the Wikipedia , is "celebrated among chemists on October 23, between 6:02 ...
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Prayer and God's Work, part 1, by E. M. Bounds

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God has a great work on hand in this world. This work is involved in the plan of salvation. It embraces redemption and providence. God is go...
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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Two Covenants, contrasted

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The graphic above is a link to the same picture, on my Flickr photostream. If you are interested, you may be able to see this picture at a ...
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Thursday, October 18, 2012

John Wesley on elections

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From The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A. M. , Volume IV, 3rd edition, London: John Mason, 1829, entry from Thursday, October 6, 1774: ...
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