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- Matthew 4:18-22: Why Did They Follow Him?
- Carson on Agape and Some Word Fallacies
- Isaiah 59:16-17: A Vulnerable God?
- Is Dale Carnegie Biblical?; Compromise for God; Pagan Roots; Callimachus; Priests and Allegory; Israelite Welfare System; Lois Wilson
- Genesis 4:13: Did Cain Repent?
- Why Did Jesus Tell Mary, "Mine Hour Is Not Yet Come" (John 2:4)?
- Bart Ehrman on Luke 3:22 and Anti-Adoptionism
- Glenn Greenwald: Questions About the FBI's Role in 1/6 Are Mocked Because the FBI Shapes Liberal Corporate Media
- Gerstenberger on Post-Exilic Psalms
- When the American Debate About Abortion Was Sane and Why that Changed
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Recent Posts
- Common Dreams: Biden Applauded for Executive Order Targeting ‘Insidious’ Anti-Worker Practices
- Book Write-Up: The Path of Faith, by Brandon D. Crowe
- Glenn Greenwald: Questions About the FBI’s Role in 1/6 Are Mocked Because the FBI Shapes Liberal Corporate Media
- Books Write-Up: Worshiping with the Reformers; Understanding Gender Dysphoria
- Book Write-Up: Postmortem Opportunity, by James Beilby
- “The New War on Terror”
- “The Tulsa Libel”
- Book Write-Up: Jeremiah, by Derek Kidner
- Book Write-Up: Does God Exist?, by W. David Beck
- Book Write-Up: The Great Deformation, by David A. Stockman
Category Archives: Dating
Roger Morris’ Richard Milhous Nixon 8
For my blog post today about Roger Morris’ Richard Milhous Nixon: The Rise of an American Politician, I’ll quote two passages, then I will comment. The subject matter of these passages is Thelma “Pat” Ryan, who would become the wife … Continue reading
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The Don Juan Man, and the Shy Man
For my write-up today on Circle of Life: Traditional Teachings of Native American Elders, I’ll quote something that James David Audlin says on page 37. The context is a story about a Messenger from the Creator who appears as a … Continue reading
Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician 1
I started Stephen Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962. This is the first volume of Ambrose’s trilogy about Richard Nixon. I have two items for today’s post. 1. Richard Nixon’s father, Frank, was quite opinionated. In my first … Continue reading
Posted in Candidates, Dating, Life, Political Philosophy, Politics, Social Skills
Tagged Frank Nixon, Franklin Roosevelt, Irwin Gellman, Jessamyn West, Richard Nixon, Stephen Ambrose, The Contender, Woodrow Wilson
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Being Noticed
At church this morning, the sermon title was entitled “Not About You”. In my opinion, this was the best-delivered sermon that I’ve heard my pastor give since I started attending this church about two years ago. It wasn’t my favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Dating, Religion, Social Skills
Tagged Church, personal advancement, prayer of confession, Religion, sermon title, spirituality
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The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships 18
For my write-up today on The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships, I will quote something that Sean Barron says on pages 255-256: “My myopic view of the conversational highway kicked into overdrive when it came to dating. Even into my … Continue reading
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Larry, Alex, and Relationships
Last night, I read Chapter 27 of Stephen King’s The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition. One of the topics in that chapter was Larry Underwood’s love life. Larry met a lady named Yvonne at a movie theater, when he … Continue reading
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Love, Loved, Salvation by Works in Dating, Etc.
Someone I know on the Free Believers Network wrote: “A friend told me that one of the things she’s looking for in a guy is that ‘he must love the Lord.’ Whereas I’m looking for a girl who knows she’s … Continue reading
Good Dating Profile, Desolate, Method Writing, Origen’s God Is More Merciful Than the Mishnah’s, Theodotian
1. Zosia Zaks, Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults, page 195: On writing your profile for an Internet dating site: Try to make a favorable impression. If you do nothing in life but sit in front of the … Continue reading
Posted in Asperger's, Autism, Bible, Dating, Greco-Roman, Rabbinics, Religion
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Monogamy
After my post on 500 Days of Summer, I thought more about the search for “the one,” or a “soul mate.” A lot of times, I feel American society is a moral cesspool, in which people have casual sex without … Continue reading
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500 Days of Summer
I saw 500 Days of Summer today, at the suggestion of my therapist. It’s about a guy named Tom who meets a girl named Summer. Tom buys into all this “searching for your soul mate” jazz, while Summer is more … Continue reading
