This is really a note for Elspeth and SSM. To make it more understandable, I am going to put notes in. I could, as the reformers would have, link every statement back to scripture, but I am not going to, for the sake of clarity. Men and women are moral agents. Therefore, both men and … Continue reading When to say next.
Month: August 2013
Double the lies, double the bubble
I'm looking at the text and the newspapers. We are facing the beginning of yet another adventure into interfering with nation states in Araby. I was somewhat for removing Hussein -- the man clearly had gassed swamp arabs (Weapons of mass destruction? Chlorine and mustard gas work quite nicely. But the neoconservative experiment -- noble … Continue reading Double the lies, double the bubble
Our duty to shun (Cougar quotage).
This was a question that SSM posed at Dalrocks. What I have noticed is that divorced women and single mothers, most especially at church, sometimes think they have the right to other women’s husbands’ labor. Seriously, is it my Christian duty to send my husband over to do household repairs for man-hunting divorcees? The consensus … Continue reading Our duty to shun (Cougar quotage).
The consequences of sin remain.
I'm aware that in many parts of the world the time is dark. The Syrian situation is worsening: both Washington and Moscow are rattling sabres -- sometimes without thinking of the consequences, as is the case in Egypt as well. The pipe-dream has popped of Egyptian democracy led by a Muslim Brotherhood weaned from its … Continue reading The consequences of sin remain.
Feral nature.
One of the things people keep on saying is that things are bad now, and that in older times things have been better. I've said it myself. But we forget that there have always been the ferals with us. We have always had women who are not only sex workers but also don't know that … Continue reading Feral nature.
OpenSuse vs (X)Ubuntu.
I use xubuntu on my servers. This is based on the following criteria. It has to be fairly stable, and fairly current. I'm agnostic as to package management. I've used debian, rpms, portage and even conary. I've been using linux since 1998 and remember having to install X from the command line -- in fact, … Continue reading OpenSuse vs (X)Ubuntu.
The offense of worship.
I need more coffee. For today I noticed a little word in the passage: Kai, translated then in the passage. Then, Judas went to the twelve. Something about a whore breaking an alabaster jar of ointment over the feet of our Lord, in repentance and in worship, offended Judas. The spilling of perfume was seen … Continue reading The offense of worship.
Always reforming, again.
Yesterday I made some very obvious comments about the end times and the situation in the middle east. This did not take a lot of thought. My hit rate went way up. But the posts that I sweat over go unread. Mainly because they are about self examination, self reform. But I should ignore the … Continue reading Always reforming, again.
Pray you don’t have to run in winter.
We live in a time of war and rumours of war. Now, it may be that I know about this because of the internets, but this did make the paper today as well. As has the ongoing travail for our Christian Brothers in Egypt. The Copts, like the Iraqi Christians, and the Anatolian Greeks or … Continue reading Pray you don’t have to run in winter.
Fear, weeping, salvation, law.
The law again, and salvation. Again. Why do we return to this? The church has this worked out by the Jerusalem conference. In Acts. The simple reason is that it is incredibly difficult, although quite simple Jeremiah 1:4-10 4Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, 5"Before I formed you in the womb … Continue reading Fear, weeping, salvation, law.