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D1: I remember on the trip across the lake, this freak storm broke out. It was just like we were on the open sea. The lake was so large, it was like one of those lakes up in the boundary … Continue reading →

The Apostle Paul rebuked the Galatians specifically for trying to accomplish in their flesh what only God can do by the power of the Spirit. In Galatians chapter 3, Paul makes it very clear that we do NOT sanctify ourselves; … Continue reading →

In his letter to the Galatians, the Apostle Paul writes that we receive the Holy Spirit and witness His mighty work when we believe what we heard, namely the Gospel. This is the message by which we are saved and … Continue reading →

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God …. (Ephesians 2:8, NIV) There is unfortunately some disagreement over what the “gift” refers to in this sentence. … Continue reading →

“Where am I, or what? From what causes do I derive my existence, and to what condition shall I return? … I am confounded with all these questions, and begin to fancy myself in the most deplorable condition imaginable, environed … Continue reading →

Growing up in Fort Collins, I sometimes indulged a morbid fascination with the dark side of Colorado’s history, including its vigilantism during the frontier/territorial period, when there was no widespread professional police presence. Colorado experienced a population influx after the … Continue reading →

Note: This was originally posted on 26 October 2018, but it had mysteriously disappeared from my blog in early 2020, and a database restore from backup did not bring it back, so I recreated it, mostly from memory. Update: The … Continue reading →

Since FOX refused to run this particular advertisement (featuring people who, still in the womb, survived attempts to end their lives through abortion) during Super Bowl 54 but aired the pornographic pole-dancing/crotch-grabbing halftime show that network executives knew children would … Continue reading →

Original text:Lay out your tent body with the door facing up. Place a stake at each corner, through the loop at the end of the webbing. (Note: Insert all stakes into the ground at a 45 ̊ angle with the … Continue reading →

One of the many things I love about my Dad is his sense of humor and its amazing social versatility–if you can tell this joke to your straight-laced pastor and get him to laugh out loud, you have a gift. … Continue reading →