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Entries from January 2009

The New (Same Ol’) Economy

January 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Print more money and spend, spend, spend! (idiots!)

My grandchildren are screwed.

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Tags: Education · Family · Politics

Children’s Bible Story Books

January 18th, 2009 · No Comments

I’d really like to find these books.
When I was in elementary school, I had a set (I think there were eight books) of hardcover, children’s Bible stories. The covers were different, bright colors (lime green, bright yellow, hot pink, et cetera) As I recall, the illustrations were Gustave Doré prints (perhaps in duotone). One print [...]

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Tags: Art · Christianity · Family · Religion · Vocation

Smile…

January 15th, 2009 · No Comments

GOT THEM

Do you know this thief? Please contact Detective Sheldon at the Graham PD: 336-570-6711.

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When Life Happens

January 15th, 2009 · No Comments

What is man that you are mindful of him? (Ps 8:4)
The next time you think the whole world is against you, consider your scale.
The earth seems like a very big place…

but as you move through our solar system, our planet becomes much smaller.

And in comparison to our own sun, we are very small indeed.

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Genesis 8-11

January 4th, 2009 · No Comments

I love the phrases “fountains of the deep” and “windows of the heavens” in Genesis 8:2. It gives the impression of an inexhaustible supply of water. Then we see that God has control over it like a tap that can be shut off.
What control of nature and power. Yet Genesis 8:21 shows something in creation [...]

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Tags: Christianity

Genesis 4-7

January 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Noah did everything the Lord commanded. It may be just a comment about the ark building; then again, maybe he did everything the Lord commanded. Yet it was still God who saved him from destruction.

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Genesis 1-3

January 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Why does the ESV Study Bible indent some verses? For example, Genesis 1:27; 2:4; 2:23; 3:14-19  are all indented. They do not all do so because they begin a new pericope. Why then these typographical considerations? I don’t see anything in the preforatory material or in the study notes.
Another ESV-SB question: There are some study [...]

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Tags: Christianity