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A Clay Jar: Reliability of the New Testament
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Thoughts about life, God and whatever else happens to strike my fancy at any particular time. Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Reliability of the New Testament. Most of Christian doctrine (teaching) is based on the Bible, primarily the New Testament. As a result, the opinion a person has about the Bible, particularly the New Testament, is going to dramatically affect their opinion concerning the validity of Christian doctrine. Unfortunately, it is not possible to prove that the New Testament is true. So, in m...
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A Clay Jar: The San Gabriel Mountains - Cajon Pass to Mill Creek Summit
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Thoughts about life, God and whatever else happens to strike my fancy at any particular time. Friday, May 8, 2015. The San Gabriel Mountains - Cajon Pass to Mill Creek Summit. The first day out of Cajon Pass was going to be long, 22 miles with about 5500 feet of elevation gain in the first 18 miles. I started up the trail at about 5 am, a bit before sunrise. I seldom walk by headlamp, so this was pretty interesting. At one point this blooming cactus loomed at the side of the trail. I found this unusual, ...
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A Clay Jar: May 2015
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Thoughts about life, God and whatever else happens to strike my fancy at any particular time. Friday, May 29, 2015. Making Sense of it All. But does it really matter what you believe about how our universe, and life, came to exist? Is it more than just an academic question? While I believe that some aspects of the question are academic, I also believe that there are some real practical issues involved as well. Why is there life in this universe? Why do we have the ability to think rationally? But ultimat...
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A Clay Jar: Mill Creek FS to Green Valley FS
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Thoughts about life, God and whatever else happens to strike my fancy at any particular time. Monday, May 11, 2015. Mill Creek FS to Green Valley FS. The day after the storm dawns cool and gray with low clouds in the west and the mountains to the south also socked in. Overhead was initially clear, but that also changed for a while before the day was out. The first 10 miles are pretty steady up but not at too extreme a rate so the hiking is easy. Update 5/15: Joanne identifies these as Penstemon. The terr...
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A Clay Jar: Backpacking
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Thoughts about life, God and whatever else happens to strike my fancy at any particular time. Reporting on a trip up the North Fork Quinault, down the Elwha, over Hayden Pass and out the Dosewallips. Up the North Fork Skokomish in early May, 2012. Quick trip up to Dose Forks in early June, 2012. The 2012 Annual Trip up the Skokomish. Overnight'er to Nine Stream. Crossing the Olympics from the Dosewallips to Enchanted Valley. A 3 day, 35 mile trip across Anderson Pass. Grand Valley and Lillian Lake. The P...
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A Clay Jar: August 2014
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Thoughts about life, God and whatever else happens to strike my fancy at any particular time. Tuesday, August 26, 2014. What Tribe Do You Belong To? I have a Facebook friend who made the following post recently, and I felt compelled to respond to him, not because I took exception to his comment, but because he makes a good point that deserves a response. Humanity seems to be clannish. I am generally going to hang out with people of my own tribe, or clan. I am going to be more sympathetic of those...My pa...
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A Clay Jar: I Believe
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Thoughts about life, God and whatever else happens to strike my fancy at any particular time. I Believe in a Creator. That the universe is the product of an intelligent creator makes more sense than any other alternative. The Nature of the Creator. What can we know about a universe creator from the creation itself. The Nature of Creation. Is the creation real and knowable? And if so, what can we know about it, including its age, size and the origin of life? The Bible: Inspired and Authoritative.
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A Clay Jar: June 2014
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Thoughts about life, God and whatever else happens to strike my fancy at any particular time. Monday, June 23, 2014. What Purpose, Apart From God? Does your life have purpose, a reason for being? The answer to that question is really dependant on the existence of an intentional creator; a creator for this universe, and so, indirectly, you. Is this universe and all it contains the product of a creator; God? Or is it just the product of random chance? But what if there is no creator? To the naturalist, lif...
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A Clay Jar: April 2015
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Thoughts about life, God and whatever else happens to strike my fancy at any particular time. Monday, April 27, 2015. Paradise Valley Cafe to I-10. Late morning it started to mist and by noon it was raining. Compounding that, the wind had started to come up. By early afternoon I noticed what looked initially like shards of glass on the trail, but found it was actually ice. The rain had started to freeze and was coating the needles on the trees until the ice got to heavy and broke off. Tahquitz Peak, loom...
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A Clay Jar: Christianity
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Thoughts about life, God and whatever else happens to strike my fancy at any particular time. A Great Light Shining In the Land of Darkness. Let the light of Christ shine out from you today. (Matthew 4:16). Regardless what you are facing, hang in there! The role of the Law in the life of the believer. (Matthew 5:17-20). Prayer: A Wonderful Privilege. Spending time with God is the best thing you can do. (Matthew 6:5-15). Which Gate Will You Enter. The Mark of a Real Disciple of Jesus. Some seed grew up am...
