Monthly Archives: February 2012

29
Feb

Was Job a lesson about King David?

Job is clearly some kind of king. He is the leader of his community. He is the Chief Cornerstone, while Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar are his “three mighty men,” the other corners of the realm. It is because Job is … Continue reading →

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21
Feb

While I was at work on my night shift, my family had an adventure with fire…

Came home to this: No one was hurt. Fire department came and put out the fire (which had descended from the top burner into the stove). We need a new stove and electrical connection for it. Not sure what we’ll … Continue reading →

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21
Feb

When people trade, their items are never equal

One if the biggest delusions about economic transactions is that the two traded items are supposed to be “equal” to each other. In an economy that uses money this would mean that a certain amount of money is “equal” to … Continue reading →

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20
Feb

On Gene Wolfe

In the early 90s a friend gave me four paperback volumes of “The Book of the New Sun”. He’d said that he’d never heard of this guy, but he’d made three unsuccessful attempts to start the books and had finally … Continue reading →

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20
Feb

How printing money can lead to deflation

Debasing currency is a form of fraud. God doesn’t like it. It makes things that are worth something lose their value. But, for a while, it goes undetected so that the first spender gets to defraud the first buyer. In … Continue reading →

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19
Feb

The widow is the tax collector and the adversary is the Pharisee

1 He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up, 2 saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God, and didn’t respect man. 3 A widow was in … Continue reading →

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19
Feb

The parable of the prodigal demon: When did she leave “home”?

39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet. 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the … Continue reading →

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19
Feb

The demon-possessed generation in Luke 11

A: Exorcism He was casting out a demon, B: Speech and it was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the multitudes marveled. But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the … Continue reading →

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18
Feb

Why I hated the movie Insidious

I knew nothing about the movie,  but as we watched (one of my children begged me to view it with him or her!) I came to think it was a more intense version of Poltergeist with a variant explanation. The … Continue reading →

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13
Feb

The pre-Christian new covenant

From Haggai 2: In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to … Continue reading →

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