Monthly Archives: January 2014

The Importance of Backups

Posted on January 11, 2014 by

One of the more important things I learned in the dark ages of computing was the importance of backing up my work. About twenty-five years ago when I taught at Los Angeles Baptist College—which subsequently became The Master’s College—my office … Continue reading →

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How’s It Going?

Posted on January 10, 2014 by

We are about a third of the way through the second decade of the twenty-first century. How have the first thirteen years of this new century stacked up when compared to the events of the same period during the advent … Continue reading →

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Love Above All Else

Posted on January 9, 2014 by

He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered. They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. He said to the man … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on January 8, 2014 by

A man with leprosy came and knelt in front of Jesus, begging to be healed. “If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean,” he said. Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am … Continue reading →

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Being Prepared

Posted on January 7, 2014 by

“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and … Continue reading →

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Kessel Run

Posted on January 6, 2014 by

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was named after the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars—the ship that Harrison Ford’s character Han Solo claimed had “made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs.” The Falcon 9 has been launched a total … Continue reading →

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Being Good Dirt

Posted on January 5, 2014 by

Jesus left the house and went out beside Lake Galilee, where he sat down to teach. Such large crowds gathered around him that he had to sit in a boat, while the people stood on the shore. Then he taught … Continue reading →

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What is Righteous?

Posted on January 4, 2014 by

As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted in the marketplaces, and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of … Continue reading →

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The Sabbath

Posted on January 3, 2014 by

One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” He answered, … Continue reading →

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Poor of Spirit

Posted on January 2, 2014 by

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom … Continue reading →

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