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- Matthew 4:18-22: Why Did They Follow Him?
- Why Did Jesus Tell Mary, "Mine Hour Is Not Yet Come" (John 2:4)?
- Is Dale Carnegie Biblical?; Compromise for God; Pagan Roots; Callimachus; Priests and Allegory; Israelite Welfare System; Lois Wilson
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- FAIR: What You Should Really Know About Ukraine
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- Book Write-Up: The Alchemy Thief, by R.A. Denny
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Category Archives: Life
Phyllis Schlafly
Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly has passed on at the age of 92. In this post, I will share my interactions with her thought throughout the course of my life, as well as some links. When did I first hear of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, Political Philosophy, Politics, Uncategorized
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Reflections on Justice Scalia
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed on unexpectedly last week. I have been wanting to write a post reflecting on him and his approach to constitutional law. Here it is! A. I do not know exactly when I first heard … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Current Events, Deaths, Life, Political Philosophy, Politics, Religion, School, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged Alan Dershowitz, Antonin Scalia, Employment Division vs. Smith, Hobby Lobby, originalism, Picket Fences, Ralph Nader, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA, Stephen Breyer, strict constructionism, textualism
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Giving Thanks, Without Being Perfunctory
During my prayer time last night, the subject of thanksgiving entered my mind because, well, it is Thanksgiving! Philippians 4:6 came to my mind: “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Holidays, John MacArthur, Life, Prayer, Religion, School, Uncategorized
Tagged Anxiety Attacked, john macarthur, Philippians 4:6, prayer, thanksgiving
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The Seventh-Day Adventist Candidate
I’ve been wanting to blog about Presidential candidate Ben Carson being a Seventh-Day Adventist. Now that it is in the news quite a bit, I figure that now is a good time to write this post. Here are some ramblings. … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Life, Politics, Religion
Tagged Ben Carson, Dr. Ben Carson, Ellen G. White, Ellen White, Seventh-Day Adventism, The Great Controversy
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Scattered Ramblings on Following Jesus
At church this morning, the pastor’s Scriptural text was Mark 1:14-20, in which Peter, Andrew, James, and John left the fishing business to follow Jesus and fish for people. The pastor was saying that we all have to make this … Continue reading
Visiting Powell’s Book Store: Anne Rice’s Collection, Atheist and Christian Apologetics, and New Age Bible Versions
I went to Powell’s bookstore in Portland on Labor Day. I browsed inside the rare book room, the philosophy section, and the religion section. The religion section is so big that I didn’t even get to see everything! Here are … Continue reading
The Dialogues in the Testament of Job
I recently read the Testament of Job. In my Charlesworth Pseudepigrapha, the Testament of Job is dated from the first century B.C.E. to the first century C.E. I first heard of the Testament of Job when I was an undergraduate. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Daily Quiet Time, Job, Life, Religion, School
Tagged Charlesworth, Job, pseudepigrapha, Testament of Job
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Left Behind (2014); Dear Mr. Watterson
I watched the 2014 Left Behind movie, starring Nicholas Cage. Here are some thoughts: I did not care for the movie. Now, you may be thinking to yourself that I am the sort of person who would not like the … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Movies, Religion, Social Skills
Tagged Bill Watterson, Buck Williams, Calvin and Hobbes, Charles Schultz, Chloe, comics, Dear Mr. Watterson, Garfield, Left Behind, Nicholas Cage, Peanuts, rapture, Rayford Steele
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(Rambling) Book Write-Up: Only a Theory, by Kenneth R. Miller
Kenneth R. Miller. Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America’s Soul. New York: Viking, 2008. See here to buy the book. Kenneth Miller teaches biology at Brown University, and he has been a prominent figure in debates about … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution, Life, Religion, School
Tagged Darwin on Trial, David Berlinski, evolution, Intelligent Design, Kenneth Miller, Only a Theory, Phillip Johnson, William Dempski
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Listening, Sharing, and Desiring Good for Oneself and Others
Last Sunday at Sunday School, the pastor played for us an excerpt of a sermon by Richard Rohr. Rohr was essentially saying that, instead of trying to prove that we’re right in arguments, we should listen to the other side … Continue reading
James' Ramblings 