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and a Prophetic Application Overlooked The reason why many misconstrue this verse as having special application for America and for her revival is that they take these words out of context, focusing instead on special words and phrases that can be reloaded with other meaning. Once the text is...

Analytical Analytical Stan had a plan. Get a mate, start a clan. But his plan – not a chance. He didn’t like to sing or dance. He wouldn’t sweep her off her feet when the other sex he’d ever meet. But tell her all essential facts: The things he brings and things he lacks. Advantages all...

SERMON: The Word of God – a Treasure Reading the Bible is, strangely enough, an overlooked topic. Many of us have become skilled and specialized, experts in our chosen “-isms” and “-ologies”. But to lose sight of our Source – and reliance on the essential Spirit who makes it for us much more...

For one of the messages the young man's sister did the translation. He did the other two himself. For either of them I had to make sure to pause for them to translate.

Sermon: A very Different Message From a Very Different Teacher This is another sermon that I gave online to a church in Pakistan. Being unsure of their level of understanding - both of their professed faith in Christ and the English of their translator – I tried to keep the address simple. But...

Gimp is pretty good for optimizing photos. I used it for most of my aerial shots. It can sometimes make hazy shots look decent, and good shots (like the one above of Manila) excellent.

Thank you for letting me know. I think I fixed it. Agreed about the potential problems. Many of my photos turn out badly, either because of lighting (or lack of it) or window imperfections. Post-production rescues some of the photos.

Favorite Aerial Photos: Asia and Europe Whenever we fly I always covet the window seat. I find the long-distance details of the land below to be fascinating. Over the years I have also figured out how to take better aerial photos. Here are some of what I think are my best photos of some very...

Tradition & Religion in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia This is a difficult topic for me to cover. Not because of a lack of knowledge. As a Christian I certainly have strong views of the practices and teaching here. But I also know that readers often give up on overly-negative writing. So I will try to...

Life and Culture in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia One big incentive to travel is discovering differences in cultures. And we experienced and saw things in Ulaanbaatar that were like no other country. Article is here.

Your question here is basically comparing apples and oranges. Yes, I still sin. But I am also counted perfect because I am securely in Christ. The Father does not see my sins. He sees the perfection of His beloved Son. My faith is in Christ. Let me share the following quotes from Trump and you...

I pretty much agree with most of this. Except to say that there are more than two sides on this issue. I am not for the GOP any more. They have gone too far afield. But neither do I care for the liberal left. I am libertarian, for the most part. Both major wings, left and right, push for...

Since you brought up Matt. 7 let's go down further in the chapter: "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them. Not everyone who says to Me...

"Judge folks into Hell"? I was very careful in how I phrased my doubts about Trump. You ignored all that and put judges robes on me.

I remember saying this. And I stand by what I wrote - in context. I am not surprised that you missed the context. You missed it many years ago and you still miss it. The Greek is very important. I do study it still. When I am reading the NT or OT on my phone I have the Greek below it, Nestles...