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    Salty Chapel

    There's a "Salt Chapel" under Sicily in a salt mind that could be mined for a million years ...
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    Sad songs mean so much ...

    In the light of some things afoot it seemed that sad songs mean so much ...
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    Fraud, truth, and platitudes.

    The other day I was chatting with an atheist acquaintance on Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and while we were chatting he mentioned that religion and political atheism make people say and do things they ought to be ashamed of. I agreed because my most fundamental maxim with regard to religion is that...
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    You shall know them by their fruits.

    Matthew 7:15-20 "Be on your guard against false prophets; they come to you looking like sheep on the outside, but on the inside they are really like wild wolves. [16] You will know them by what they do. Thorn bushes do not bear grapes, and briers do not bear figs. [17] A healthy tree bears good...
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    Sadness and Christ.

    I own a book called The Sadness of Christ written by saint Thomas More. It is not long. I think it is unfinished. He was beheaded before he finished writing it. Henry VIII had him beheaded for treason because he would not say that Anne Boleyn was lawfully married to the king. “In darkness be...
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    Born of water and the Spirit.

    John 3:5 RSV Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. Cambridge Bible Commentary John 3:5 of water and of the Spirit] Christ leaves the foolish question of Nicodemus to answer itself: He goes on to explain...
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    Tech ideas for Christmas :)

    Tech ideas for Christmas :)
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    The washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit

    Titus 3:5 he saved us, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness, but in virtue of his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit, Cambridge Bible Commentary Titus 3:5 not by works of righteousness] The exact grammatical form is rendered by not by virtue...
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    The washing of water with the word.

    Ephesians 5:26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, [Cambridge] Ephesians 5:26 sanctify and cleanse it] Better, again, her. And the pronoun is slightly emphatic by position; as if to say, It was in her interest that He did this, and so in the...
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    Reform

    There's a lot said about protestantism and reform. A good amount of it is myth. Some is just pure fabrication. And some is factually correct. This fifteen minute video gives a fairly entertaining and fairly accurate summary of the main events of the period.
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    Coffee, tea, and theology

    Heated debate on the meaning of baptism isn't doing us any good. Let's have a hot drink and sit in comfy seats and then have a quiet chat about what we care about. I care about helping disadvantaged people; native Australians, refugees, and people who struggle with depression and loneliness.
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    Citizenship and war and politics

    If Christians are to live a quiet life in conscientious obedience first to God and then to legal authority how in your opinion trained as it is by holy scripture and active faith does that affect their role as citizens, voters, and potential members of police and military forces?
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    The war of 1812

    Confessional Lutheran read a book recently about this event in the war of 1812 (it happened in 1814)
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    the meaning of justification.

    Here are the verses in the new testament that use "Justified" in The New American Bible (Luke 18:14 NAB) I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted. (Acts 13:38 NAB) You must...
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    Proof texting

    Is it proof texting to quote a verse or a short passage that clearly teaches some point of theology? Is it good sound biblical and truthful texting to quote a log passage and then declare "see that verse really means what I said it means" or "see, proof that the verse doesn't mean what you...
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    When will peace come

    Syria has had a terrible civil war for six years now. When will peace come?
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    Poor old Apple - nobody loves it ...

    If you wondered why Apple created the iPhone X rather than a decent MacBook pro here's the answer :smirk:
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    Diaspar is the eternal city

    In the science fiction story "The City and the Stars" Diaspar is the eternal city - it's several billions of years old. I wonder if the second coming could be delayed for billions of years - what do you think?
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    Is God indifferent about denominations?

    There are a lot of denominations in the world and they have different ideas about how to be church and what a Christian ought to believe as well as what a Christian ought to do in worship so is God indifferent about those things?
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    Ben Hur

    Have you seen the 1959 Ben Hur. What did you think of it? How did you react to Jesus in the film?
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