tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80153235858910983052024-03-12T20:42:50.356-06:00Hettinger.usGem State LivingTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.comBlogger542125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-87862973061528542142024-03-12T20:34:00.003-06:002024-03-12T20:42:18.891-06:00Church History<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd21egmuYprYK4kI59fdWEIQgEDmTOcSCfpQ8CDuH0KmWOos4AL7vVfLtu6MQTeg8bgGvuyb8lwa49txl5PkHwg2icoB93oTM3d7wexhY_q81hsDqbQjFJTxVPMG9MLesGkGBV-PMFvaEsFKoWK1D7Ma72U4uk98OktGiHAv5VPzEMFGjSqMjfF_iK9x0V/s1177/Church%20History%20Logo%20gradient.png" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="1177" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd21egmuYprYK4kI59fdWEIQgEDmTOcSCfpQ8CDuH0KmWOos4AL7vVfLtu6MQTeg8bgGvuyb8lwa49txl5PkHwg2icoB93oTM3d7wexhY_q81hsDqbQjFJTxVPMG9MLesGkGBV-PMFvaEsFKoWK1D7Ma72U4uk98OktGiHAv5VPzEMFGjSqMjfF_iK9x0V/s320/Church%20History%20Logo%20gradient.png" width="320" /></a></p>I had the pleasure of teaching a <a href="https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?font=Default&hash_bookmark=true&height=1060&initial_zoom=4&lang=en&source=1CSqYj75muO3I0YTx61_OaOcc-GpoO_C34gPRSNU_Bj0&use_bc=true#event-ancient-history" target="_blank">church history course</a> for our adult Sunday school last fall. It was a fun time highlighting bite size bits of events in church history.Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-77598471314933242622024-03-12T20:29:00.001-06:002024-03-12T20:29:06.708-06:00Devo<p>While exercising the devotional approach to scripture, it is important to maintain healthy exegesis. Often the devotional method will parcel up scripture into small portions and the interpreter will plunge ahead looking for application without appreciation of the context or authorial intent. Remember the first rule of interpretation is context, context, context!</p><p>Bernard Ramm rightly points that we should approach the scriptures devotionally, but there are some dangers:</p><blockquote><p>The devotional and practical emphasis in Bible teaching is absolutely necessary. The purpose of preaching is more than doctrinal communication or exposition of the meaning of Scripture. It must reach over into life and experience, and this is the function of the devotional teaching of Scripture. The vital, personal, and spiritual must be present in all the ministries of the Word.</p><p>There are two weaknesses of devotional interpretation:</p><p>(i). It/falls prey to allegorization especially in the use of the Old Testament. In the effort to find a spiritual truth or application of a passage of Scripture the literal and therefore primary meaning of the passage is obscured. If it is not a case of bald allegorizing it may be excessive typology. Given enough allegorical and typological rope one may prove a variety of contradictory propositions from the Old Testament. One may prove Calvinistic security (the central board in the wall of the Tabernacle) or Arminian probationalism (the failure of faith at Kadesh-Barnea). A Reformed expositor may prove that the soul feeds on Christ while discussing the sacrificial system, and a Catholic prove his doctrine of the mass. </p><p>All sorts of distortions have been made of the historical records of the Old Testament (and occasionally the New) in order to derive a spiritual blessing or to make a devotional point.</p><p>(ii). Devotional interpretation may be a substitute for the requisite exegetical and doctrinal studies of the Bible. Strong doctrinal sinews and solid exegetical bones are necessary for spiritual health. If the emphasis is completely devotional the requisite doctrinal and expository truth of Scripture are denied God’s people.</p></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Bernard Ramm, <i>Protestant Biblical Interpretation</i> (Grand Rapids, Mich. Bake Book House, 1970), 62-63.</span></p><div><br /></div>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-88069756431809132122023-10-15T15:20:00.002-06:002023-10-15T15:20:10.984-06:00Lauren Baptism<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdHsK-9kjdw-aDbe4GrZAzB3ryKdKXPaaOmWvs5DYYSAcp7qHBFtv7QkoOwAhTOFCUx3iyVVlCgGqmMSjj8nA2xEehWZuW5JXHZwPNN6x7mZ2OriwzBVsO0VdlHfn9iXMuTQWVQV6YFFbGUQFbDbvqxKru9vLoWGvDcbkvWD7K9WfilfcFua-BnR3HvxB/s1080/lauren_baptism.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdHsK-9kjdw-aDbe4GrZAzB3ryKdKXPaaOmWvs5DYYSAcp7qHBFtv7QkoOwAhTOFCUx3iyVVlCgGqmMSjj8nA2xEehWZuW5JXHZwPNN6x7mZ2OriwzBVsO0VdlHfn9iXMuTQWVQV6YFFbGUQFbDbvqxKru9vLoWGvDcbkvWD7K9WfilfcFua-BnR3HvxB/s320/lauren_baptism.jpg"/></a></div>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-68660217196047484032023-10-14T22:17:00.006-06:002023-10-15T15:16:48.667-06:00Anulum Solis<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjswnLWlxIAt_-A6Zpdot80VS0Fi7DzRxTrb1LzB9vvgMBYZr7Hf91WM6kdpZHHvQlQvpUSmeCiKHlUQgQLaq-doL1XhfsB5-oEXhslr36lqwMWIO-YxGtMjG6M8RMen3lKN93_YSViay8BXQ5Z1XL8-_lYuUlNg3mPeqQYzpywoPkijCATnTfgdDr-ZG/s4624/PXL_20231013_185625148.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left; padding-right: 10px;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="4624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjswnLWlxIAt_-A6Zpdot80VS0Fi7DzRxTrb1LzB9vvgMBYZr7Hf91WM6kdpZHHvQlQvpUSmeCiKHlUQgQLaq-doL1XhfsB5-oEXhslr36lqwMWIO-YxGtMjG6M8RMen3lKN93_YSViay8BXQ5Z1XL8-_lYuUlNg3mPeqQYzpywoPkijCATnTfgdDr-ZG/s200/PXL_20231013_185625148.jpg"/></a></div>We went to Sunriver, Oregon for the annular Solar eclipse that happened this morning. While we were in the area, we went to crater lake as well. It was a fun time, seeing the lake, bicycling around Sunriver, and hiking at the lake and also at the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, and Benham falls.Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-62574916388878212592023-06-25T14:11:00.010-06:002023-06-25T14:19:00.183-06:00Biblical Theology of Resurrection<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zEvFNtgDFYc?t=2292" width="320" youtube-src-id="zEvFNtgDFYc"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Today I preached on the 'Light of life: A biblical theology of resurrection.' It was an opportunity to share some of the learning and research I've done on Biblical resurrection when doing my ThM thesis.</span></div>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-9950969781613927832023-02-26T17:01:00.003-07:002023-02-26T17:01:52.095-07:00Biblical Theology of Shepherd<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OQqAJ29sfD4?t=2747" width="320" youtube-src-id="OQqAJ29sfD4"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>Had the opportunity to preach on short notice, and I got to deliver a sermon I've been working on for a while. A biblical theology of Shepherd. Was nice to present this.</p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-75380704153307929202022-08-11T08:34:00.008-06:002022-08-11T08:40:02.129-06:00Biblical Theology of Temple<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkU7vVyEgouH76rs5WFGZkGGZU2UBDWp34GKlCrX6C4reZ7m0AyV72x4grspF4c3ePJuiEZ8Z654fwQqi90zPWF0Sqc8yZFr1ZI6pcM4qN6coaVIPXCUcofXWnvbl23bf0JNAdcUOC3AUJF1HpZbpIWSSNJ3KOLm80kJqgvT4iWDBBjr0dShTLxJiQg/s1024/1024px-A_brief_history_of_the_nations_and_of_their_progress_in_civilization_(1896)_(14781953162).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1024" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkU7vVyEgouH76rs5WFGZkGGZU2UBDWp34GKlCrX6C4reZ7m0AyV72x4grspF4c3ePJuiEZ8Z654fwQqi90zPWF0Sqc8yZFr1ZI6pcM4qN6coaVIPXCUcofXWnvbl23bf0JNAdcUOC3AUJF1HpZbpIWSSNJ3KOLm80kJqgvT4iWDBBjr0dShTLxJiQg/s320/1024px-A_brief_history_of_the_nations_and_of_their_progress_in_civilization_(1896)_(14781953162).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Recently preached on a Biblical Theology of Temple. You can watch the video here. I was more concerned about accurately presenting Biblical Theology than extemporaneous presentation, so there was much reading. Next time should be on a Biblical Theology of Shepherd.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pMXRDrma-kc" width="320" youtube-src-id="pMXRDrma-kc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sermon starts at 46:00</i></div><div>It is also available for download <a href="https://sermons.gbcboise.org/sermons/biblical-theology-of-temple/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><p><br /></p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-37118070479861762052022-06-05T15:04:00.009-06:002022-09-26T15:16:01.437-06:00Nahum Study<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKy4kblKYKQXiRPehBGD5Tmv6ObNSAQyowDnII6cJWmCrtqWS6HpO8-5wZl3rr0jeIgjFEHP4vrp-qMO5m0eP6AezMTW_z-IXm39AVk7Nx7gIhRg_O6ibLCubziyEP0qBzBq_uxMC5wXE4OWY8XHBoo-CdlozAjBoE7QT2iu9VG0lYnJRrjQf8d_fgA/s640/paper-g0212e108d_640.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="640" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKy4kblKYKQXiRPehBGD5Tmv6ObNSAQyowDnII6cJWmCrtqWS6HpO8-5wZl3rr0jeIgjFEHP4vrp-qMO5m0eP6AezMTW_z-IXm39AVk7Nx7gIhRg_O6ibLCubziyEP0qBzBq_uxMC5wXE4OWY8XHBoo-CdlozAjBoE7QT2iu9VG0lYnJRrjQf8d_fgA/s320/paper-g0212e108d_640.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Recently completed a study of the book of Nahum:<p></p><p><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/gbc-2022-nahum/">https://sites.google.com/view/gbc-2022-nahum/</a></p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-19182173514329298112022-06-05T15:02:00.005-06:002022-06-06T12:54:44.663-06:00Reading 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7MVALtFndd55-RKlpN5SyS3qPHrTR2tmtOR2TJRrJx5OUlVKeJyIbK4_n5fq0cpvtHCOu-aQ4v2R7jFAjr7NOdas0wjmms3a8kPJOxQmM1g4bWB8eUlDKWswW0xSGYZIgbN02zWacyBrZkomKP2A9Nj2hxMQZFGdj0nthtEdif5UxYBvodL0ww6ehg/s640/black-and-white-g83737c85e_640.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="604" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7MVALtFndd55-RKlpN5SyS3qPHrTR2tmtOR2TJRrJx5OUlVKeJyIbK4_n5fq0cpvtHCOu-aQ4v2R7jFAjr7NOdas0wjmms3a8kPJOxQmM1g4bWB8eUlDKWswW0xSGYZIgbN02zWacyBrZkomKP2A9Nj2hxMQZFGdj0nthtEdif5UxYBvodL0ww6ehg/w189-h200/black-and-white-g83737c85e_640.png" width="189" /></a></div>Been reading several biblical interpretation books, including <i>Interpretation of Prophecy</i> by Paul Lee Tan, <i>Let the Reader Understand</i> by McCartney and Clayton, <i>Biblical Interpretation</i> by Gerald Bray, <i>Grasping God's Word</i> by Duvall and Hays, and rereading <i>Understanding and Applying the Scriptures </i>(now available on kindle) by Danny McCain and Craig Keener. Also read <i>Gentle and Lowly</i> by Dane Ortlund.<div>Started reading through <i>Forsaking Israel</i> edited by Pettegrew, and <i>Letter's to My Children</i> by Daniel Taylor.Currently reading <i>Ivanhoe</i> by Walter Scott. Finished <i>The Strangled Queen</i>, and <i>The Iron King</i>, by Maurice Droun. As well as <i>Thinking Fast and Slow</i> by Daniel Kahneman, <i>Origins of the Hebrews</i> by Douglas Petrovich, and <i>Epi-paleo Rx</i> by Dr. Jack Kruse.Finished the Broken Earth series, <i>The Stone Sky, The Obelisk Gate</i>, and <i>The Fifth Season</i> all by N. K. Jemisin. read through <i>Permission to Fail: The Overachiever’s Guide To Becoming Unstoppable</i> by Lisa Abramson, and <i>How to Lie with Statistics</i> by Darrell Huff and Irving Geis. Read some of <i>Aristotle’s Revenge: The Metaphysical Foundations of Physical and Biological Science</i> by Edward Feser. Finished <i>Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations</i> by Craig Ferguson, and worked on the <i>Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters</i> edited by Donald K. McKim. Enjoyed reading <i>31 Ways to be A One-Another Christian: Loving Others with the Love of Jesus</i> by Stuart Scott and S. Andrew Jin. Finished the Mistborn saga by Brandon Sanderson, and read <i>Moby Dick</i> by Herman Melville</div>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-40795803055580481922022-03-13T21:03:00.006-06:002022-03-13T21:03:53.958-06:00Obadiah Study<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS7ed_cWTEupB1ENjEuwqMy1IJyRW0kMOBeQJTT_qFW3Dv21wk5j9olnC6r5nIhdQfqNhlpoI5tQ9SS_cfvWfj6mJR6gq2xrTakhhlXg-JVn6WnEhE5Z2ko4zEUFNrvAqxAlYyd4WlrO-h_ULV_vq7jcSC5dF0jARohWFaFwXArAayPB3GfqfZ6ROdnA=s148" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="148" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgS7ed_cWTEupB1ENjEuwqMy1IJyRW0kMOBeQJTT_qFW3Dv21wk5j9olnC6r5nIhdQfqNhlpoI5tQ9SS_cfvWfj6mJR6gq2xrTakhhlXg-JVn6WnEhE5Z2ko4zEUFNrvAqxAlYyd4WlrO-h_ULV_vq7jcSC5dF0jARohWFaFwXArAayPB3GfqfZ6ROdnA" width="148" /></a></div><br /> Recently did a Bible Study on Obadiah:<p></p><p><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/gbc-2022-obadiah">https://sites.google.com/view/gbc-2022-obadiah</a></p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-70906328580812326562021-09-05T14:30:00.004-06:002021-09-08T15:47:31.912-06:00Ham Radio - KK7ARH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisInlRNgzuXUL-CKwHhrbk1YrCgYpDQ6SSa2c9qn5YZo5tju2RRMf0_HNw85qzkmxkqhP0V3WKdOR-CzrVHCzDuVa86mE54ReOA8-fOtjtKLLe9YsKnierWNQ1aMbhVAPz6LErYDJ70jSQ/s1600/International_amateur_radio_symbol.svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisInlRNgzuXUL-CKwHhrbk1YrCgYpDQ6SSa2c9qn5YZo5tju2RRMf0_HNw85qzkmxkqhP0V3WKdOR-CzrVHCzDuVa86mE54ReOA8-fOtjtKLLe9YsKnierWNQ1aMbhVAPz6LErYDJ70jSQ/w100-h200/International_amateur_radio_symbol.svg.png" width="100" /></a></div>Yesterday, I took the HAM radio exams for Technician and General status, and passed both. I have to wait a few days to receive my callsign, and then I'll be able to converse upon the amateur radio waves, and partake in interesting technologies, such as APRS.<div>Growing up, my dad had a plethora of radios/communication devices: business radios in our vehicles, a 100' radio tower in our backyard, shortwave radios for backcountry flying, walkie talkies, handheld ham radios, CB radios, airplane radios, a radio telephone bridge, a radio telephone in his Jeep, remote audio and video transmission, and probably several other things I can't recollect. I remember visiting mountain top lookouts and testing radio connections. Many fun memories.</div>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-45110423337172042042021-05-27T09:41:00.005-06:002021-05-27T09:41:59.411-06:00Aeron Remastered<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXg_gRAJA5UEQ540wFGc_VIiHNF4N6772mobNFUwwDwcUswjTB3Yj4azha96gTmJjwyxrhiXtO-PDUeECZEpdBt_zMjXCyHoppWJ5s_jbjO7XMNP6SQK9TYa90pTmaUObJ3Lz_o8KNM6KM/s714/Aeron-Carbon-Featured-690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="690" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXg_gRAJA5UEQ540wFGc_VIiHNF4N6772mobNFUwwDwcUswjTB3Yj4azha96gTmJjwyxrhiXtO-PDUeECZEpdBt_zMjXCyHoppWJ5s_jbjO7XMNP6SQK9TYa90pTmaUObJ3Lz_o8KNM6KM/w193-h200/Aeron-Carbon-Featured-690.jpg" width="193" /></a></div>I've been working from home for quite some time, and have worn out my office chair. I've gone through a couple in the last two decades, so decided to get a higher quality chair and went with the Aeron Remastered. Pretty excited about it.<p></p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-78121330040832705702021-05-22T08:58:00.000-06:002021-05-22T08:58:01.865-06:00Introduction to Bible Study Methods<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeSnoqzsfL8qVXXa_6sZcw8Wfxs_rEWJ1enHtoZOnjccXCllHLqVeMDNXiBarjmRJrsGYOdgLuTJjcumKa9GuYfuBxSMFaILgfWBExtE_4_iuzKloi4QDs9G5qZSXWeRkdAUoHYpB2SkB/s387/books_clipart_13.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="376" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeSnoqzsfL8qVXXa_6sZcw8Wfxs_rEWJ1enHtoZOnjccXCllHLqVeMDNXiBarjmRJrsGYOdgLuTJjcumKa9GuYfuBxSMFaILgfWBExtE_4_iuzKloi4QDs9G5qZSXWeRkdAUoHYpB2SkB/w194-h200/books_clipart_13.gif" width="194" /></a></div> Interested in the process of studying the Bible? Want to learn the in's and outs in bible study methods? Check out this site I setup that was from a course I taught several years back:<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/biblestudymethods/">https://sites.google.com/view/biblestudymethods/</a></li></ul><p></p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-60968445792757586482021-05-04T12:28:00.010-06:002021-05-04T12:28:57.361-06:00COVID toes and circulation woes<p>Some references about COVID, circulation, and COVID Toes:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.044687">MCT and Endothelial damage</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6166454/">Common Injuries and Repair Mechanisms in the Endothelial Lining</a></li><li><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Epithelial-injury-and-repair-processes-Among-the-causes-of-epithelial-injury-are_fig1_258335735">Epithelial damage</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4475481/">Epithelial Repair process</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.318902">SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Impairs Endothelial Function via Downregulation of ACE 2</a></li><li><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.00335/full">ACE/ACE2 Ratio: A Key Also in 2019 Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19)?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7442575/">Do nutrients and other bioactive molecules from foods have anything to say in the treatment against COVID-19?</a></li></ul>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-518008843459950822021-04-17T10:48:00.004-06:002021-04-17T10:48:52.938-06:00Music - Phil Keaggy - When Will I Ever Learn to Live in God<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TxPguG-cH7Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="TxPguG-cH7Y"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>Phil Keaggy does an expert cover of this song, written by Van Morrison.</p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-50364362261505599002021-02-27T10:09:00.000-07:002021-02-27T10:09:00.085-07:00Reading - February 2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRU2Ca0rxpZgkC0llfd8fUdjepuS8mtJAUsf66_ZlSzxW07FWjDqMs_F5_yLJKpp29gN0i6Pk-OHXVYJOfjPMjiSIkZfsSqumeZdT5-C1wBL1yMLP-LEPGqTxO6QTWHCMobtxkLqHZMHY/s389/Mistborn-cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="256" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRU2Ca0rxpZgkC0llfd8fUdjepuS8mtJAUsf66_ZlSzxW07FWjDqMs_F5_yLJKpp29gN0i6Pk-OHXVYJOfjPMjiSIkZfsSqumeZdT5-C1wBL1yMLP-LEPGqTxO6QTWHCMobtxkLqHZMHY/w132-h200/Mistborn-cover.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>While I was sick with the Corona virus, I had some time to read. And read through <i>Mistborn</i>, by Brandon Sanderson. The book was well written, and makes a well rounded story in a single book. Though the book begins a trilogy. <p></p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-13876029281044875372021-02-26T09:55:00.001-07:002021-02-26T09:57:56.798-07:00Covid 19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1XPdzoXy1fMB94vPZlydKsVBqhGJq_UoEkj_MjDWGWXDwbNRuH4Z6UAmANgBkjKFNc_9u38zfdfcb01_tTyE_CujvZyyKvbCPCG25kF27N5XtrwiEX4Gb2UEHVBSs9HlLTWYaQPPXheV/s451/corona_stats.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1XPdzoXy1fMB94vPZlydKsVBqhGJq_UoEkj_MjDWGWXDwbNRuH4Z6UAmANgBkjKFNc_9u38zfdfcb01_tTyE_CujvZyyKvbCPCG25kF27N5XtrwiEX4Gb2UEHVBSs9HlLTWYaQPPXheV/s320/corona_stats.png" width="320" /></a></div>All the precautions were for naught; I caught the Corona virus. It wasn't too bad, I started off with some zinc when I had an initial fever. The fever was very slight and only two degrees Fahrenheit above my normal, for only three hours. I then had a headache, and muscle pain for three days, and developed a light cough. Six days after my fever, I lost my sense of smell, but retained my sense of taste. I've been released from quarantine by the Center for Disease Control. I was isolated from the family into two rooms for over a week, so it's nice to be free again. <p></p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-38356024164353242262021-02-16T09:58:00.007-07:002021-02-16T10:02:58.006-07:00Bitcoin 50k<p>Bitcoin recently broke $50,000 U.S., and to celebrate, here is a paintmash.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyHltiA7-JVTbYzcJvOLFXmdIcoOrqRkFcJpRuyAAvPl1qZBE1hcvVuxBUgqkW6foAzjhVHeusN9mXlrEZN9NsqzhQGsDPIo6sNj9I5HcrqsCba0CNRu_0TZQdHkkiVDyuw_RkOKbtnlT/s1804/bitcoin-rocket.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="1804" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyHltiA7-JVTbYzcJvOLFXmdIcoOrqRkFcJpRuyAAvPl1qZBE1hcvVuxBUgqkW6foAzjhVHeusN9mXlrEZN9NsqzhQGsDPIo6sNj9I5HcrqsCba0CNRu_0TZQdHkkiVDyuw_RkOKbtnlT/s320/bitcoin-rocket.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-40532288491179451102021-01-15T15:38:00.004-07:002021-01-27T12:42:48.645-07:00Reading - 2020 into 2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3p_sPFMQFBkdASP3rPuaY7bKoTvGlCcWwX5IN0RoKOaEpKanYseE4tHgm10rCCzqjRCjv0NEtOibnlOs_be-vShmXiACVbww4f3zj4NdB1jQhfWgQZxr7qUFIqsymKVmVl78XZBNd1Rel/s346/blackity_prism.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="219" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3p_sPFMQFBkdASP3rPuaY7bKoTvGlCcWwX5IN0RoKOaEpKanYseE4tHgm10rCCzqjRCjv0NEtOibnlOs_be-vShmXiACVbww4f3zj4NdB1jQhfWgQZxr7qUFIqsymKVmVl78XZBNd1Rel/w127-h200/blackity_prism.jpg" width="127" /></a></div><p>I've recently finished reading the Lightbringer series, by Brent Weeks. Several book comprise the series: <i>The Black Prism</i>, <i>The Blinding Knife</i>, <i>The Broken Eye</i>, <i>The Blood Mirror</i>, and The <i>Burning White</i>. </p><p>Before the Lightbringer series, I read the <i>The Last Druid</i>, by Terry Brooks. The supposedly last in the line of the Shannara novels. And before that was working on <i>The Once and Future King</i>, by T.H. White. <i>The Once and Future King</i> has been heralded as a cornerstone of Fantasy literature, but I've only made it a quarter of the way through.</p><p>Also read the book <i><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Creation-Unfolding-New-Perspective-Nihilo-ebook/dp/B084TLQC78/">Creation Unfolding: A New Perspective on Ex Nihilo</a>,</i> by my friend, Dr. Ken Coulson. An excellent book that presents a perspective that reconciles some of the disparities between scientific perception and faith.</p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-43528569544110260412020-12-28T18:55:00.002-07:002020-12-28T18:55:19.953-07:00Trucky Truck<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibT_I0MziCbiI9dnmSTHT4gEaIfthfEfXcFrMWHbPR9dGrSnfEvCx7snlnGLxdZA3C-XfJfP2FU3WaKXRdgrqwYzgSlVoO9ADhcYrVawjI1jjskqehDQDpA-fh_gY7N75pTBQaOBVL2eD3/s739/20201226_185027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="739" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibT_I0MziCbiI9dnmSTHT4gEaIfthfEfXcFrMWHbPR9dGrSnfEvCx7snlnGLxdZA3C-XfJfP2FU3WaKXRdgrqwYzgSlVoO9ADhcYrVawjI1jjskqehDQDpA-fh_gY7N75pTBQaOBVL2eD3/s320/20201226_185027.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Recently purchased a 2015 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport, four door, four wheel drive. We're Sending the Prius on down the line. We've had the Prius for eight years, and changed the traction battery on it in 2018. But it will be nice to have a four wheel drive vehicle again.</p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-28149581016293600252020-11-21T16:38:00.002-07:002020-11-21T16:38:37.474-07:00Spin Cycle<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGykLzm6wXb82K1NZfYq82HdNkmFPwqFTvXvL8-lK4ReytaRgEcEaj9P7YutXz57RkEwJixCHVa2RCTl4ku16ONqzucYylvRtdlzbrAQyIUMileBIak4cm140-FsUorPnLpdQyUONTPqV/s716/IMG_20201119_124956%257E2-bicke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="716" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGykLzm6wXb82K1NZfYq82HdNkmFPwqFTvXvL8-lK4ReytaRgEcEaj9P7YutXz57RkEwJixCHVa2RCTl4ku16ONqzucYylvRtdlzbrAQyIUMileBIak4cm140-FsUorPnLpdQyUONTPqV/s320/IMG_20201119_124956%257E2-bicke.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Trying to improve my cardio, so I purchased a used spin bike off of craigslist.</p><p>Very happy to have an exercise bike with the cold weather coming.</p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-52685498325055207782020-10-25T20:24:00.002-06:002020-10-25T22:33:17.360-06:00Pain in the Neck<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpwlq-N-vqQgpoSAwyQwh6fqnmu9DzalHQPB8hyphenhyphenXPkaFxXO60e8jtpHVPiYtil5zwMsAcfZgBlg3NN7dOxn8VLii-gDfHfNJvFB5g7bNzzMKbgbqkNUQ7uV5bUx4KR_gUd-RJiOofXOTE/s204/neck.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpwlq-N-vqQgpoSAwyQwh6fqnmu9DzalHQPB8hyphenhyphenXPkaFxXO60e8jtpHVPiYtil5zwMsAcfZgBlg3NN7dOxn8VLii-gDfHfNJvFB5g7bNzzMKbgbqkNUQ7uV5bUx4KR_gUd-RJiOofXOTE/s0/neck.jpg" /></a></div>For approximately the last five years, I've had substantial neck pain. I've changed chairs, mattresses, had an MRI, physical therapy, and been on prescription muscles relaxants. <p></p><p>However, the cause of the neck pain was never fully clear. Recently, when the pain was quite intense, we resolved that I should go to a chiropractor that used x-Rays. It was immediately clear from the standing profile x-ray (as apposed to a horizontal MRI of just a few vertebrae), that my neck was <i>too </i>straight. There should be a curve to your neck, and mine was not behaving appropriately. I later googled this, and there is a term called '<i>Military Neck</i>' which seems to describe it. So I've embarked on working on my neck posture, and though sore, it seems to be helping so far. I purchased a blue <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B082XYR2P2/">neck alignment pillow</a>, which makes me happy, though will have to see about its efficacy.</p><p>In the mean time, you can see my Halloween costume photo this year (or x-ray rather). </p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-35096604055632018172020-10-25T19:32:00.003-06:002022-01-10T17:28:03.730-07:00ePebo Vacuum Brewer<p> 20 years ago, I purchased a Starbucks Barista Utopia vacuum brewer (when they were on closeout from Starbucks). It was a great coffee maker, I nicknamed the coffee volcano, but was used pretty heartily for making several pots of coffee a day for me and my roommates, and eventually wore out. </p><p>Bodum (who manufactured the Utopia back in the day), have another electric vacuum brewer, the ePebo. It was (probably) on closeout, so I purchased us a new coffee maker at 50% off. Also, our trusty drip maker finally gave out.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/klOwWljOfNY" width="320" youtube-src-id="klOwWljOfNY"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaGMcRQ48nKCLkxzwk8rt-kUiR3iCuDI3fcWMa5WM4lw6KtjxuS-6B_M9jGCzEMrbxNzb3R3G5gozPZOnkZXpfmSaolDJsKlhT91yeUYbEk1QKBs5zU6gi0JD5vkIsKGBOddo9p5BSFzcUe9WwjAz_mUfdPbaEEQQGKcQAxb1B2sgjE_7hBYQ6aM631Q=s172" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="172" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaGMcRQ48nKCLkxzwk8rt-kUiR3iCuDI3fcWMa5WM4lw6KtjxuS-6B_M9jGCzEMrbxNzb3R3G5gozPZOnkZXpfmSaolDJsKlhT91yeUYbEk1QKBs5zU6gi0JD5vkIsKGBOddo9p5BSFzcUe9WwjAz_mUfdPbaEEQQGKcQAxb1B2sgjE_7hBYQ6aM631Q" width="172" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Starbuck's Utopia from long ago</span></i></div><br /><div><br /></div>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-84252896643210445022020-08-24T21:04:00.004-06:002020-08-24T21:04:28.106-06:00George Foreman George Jr. Rotisserie Coffee Roaster<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/801S9VljSHc" width="320" youtube-src-id="801S9VljSHc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After using the Popcorn popper method for a while, I wanted to upgrade to a drum roaster. I had intended to use a drum on a barbecue. However, my daughter and I were at the thrift store and saw a nice rotisserie for cheap, so I have been using that to work on my home roasting. It wasn't shedding the chaff, so I merged it with the popcorn popper, and now it's roasting nicely. The video above shows the second crack for a dark Ethiopian yergacheffe, with a photo of the results below.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJf9O1WCup_Bgy6J9keR-7DdBbUmVp6fzjyxAf4Z4H422kBIo5jDQgf8s5mcjPcSlx4IrHO2etOP-SEY72dpVDGPWijtaL3IDP_C90DhLp2E1H87WRMyQvvpGhweCmnkB_RC-KYGbDM3m/s673/IMG_20200824_182010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="673" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJf9O1WCup_Bgy6J9keR-7DdBbUmVp6fzjyxAf4Z4H422kBIo5jDQgf8s5mcjPcSlx4IrHO2etOP-SEY72dpVDGPWijtaL3IDP_C90DhLp2E1H87WRMyQvvpGhweCmnkB_RC-KYGbDM3m/s640/IMG_20200824_182010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015323585891098305.post-42187762988170225932020-05-17T09:29:00.003-06:002020-05-17T09:29:53.825-06:00Acts of the Apostles - Bible Study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year our small group from church has been working through Acts of the Apostles. We just finished last week. Some of our meetings were virtual through video teleconferencing software so that we could meet during the COVID-19 lock down.<br />
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/view/fcbc-life-group-acts-2019-2020/home">FCBC Life Group Acts 2019-2020</a>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712582160440029836noreply@blogger.com0