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Musings at Christmas
this time of year sometimes ushers in nostalgia…that lamppost with the flickering light bulb…while we are stuck inside in the midst of a snowstorm lasting days. the last wild wind whirled in about six inches of the fine, fluffy stuff, … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Christmas, comfort food, fish, history, nostalgia, potatoes, the past, the present
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the end of 2020
can i get a choir of non-angelic creatures to sing a chorus celebrating the coming demise of 2020? one more year of this kind of senseless torture…that i cannot imagine. can we just round up the bad actors and send … Continue reading
defacing respect
if my father had ever caught me spray painting a statue, a picnic table, or even a rock, i would have been punished, and humbled…reminding me of how small i was on this grand sphere we call earth. and that … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Life
Tagged Defacing property, disrespect, graffiti, hiking, history, rail trails, Respect
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Yer Random Stones
out in the forest…here in an out of the way part of America.. sure now there probably was a building here at one time, but what were they doing organizing these large stones in such a way. Were they fans … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photography
Tagged history, Ohio, old buildings, photography, stone structures
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Rightly dividing The Word Of Truth: Back to a verse-less Bible
Hey, I wrote this for people to read. So..here it is again.
Posted in church, Life
Tagged archaeology, Bible, Christianity, church, common Greek, Greek, history, Life, New Testament, reform, reformation, restoration, sentences, truth, words
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Going up to The Big House
Cajoe Phillips is buried within boating distance of The Big House- but not off of the same river. First, you would take a little boat down Wolf Creek to the banks of the Muskingum River. You might want to switch … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life, Travel
Tagged 1800s, Blennerhassett Island, Cajoe Phillips, England, Harmon Blennerhassett, history, Ireland, Margaret Blennerhassett, Ohio, Ohio River, photography, slavery, travel, USA, Wolf Creek
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things your pastor never told you: in the original- no chapters, no verses
The first New Testament had no chapter and no verse, that was added much later. if the Word itself states that nothing should be added to the Word, doesn’t that mean we should have Bibles without chapter and verse? the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Life
Tagged archaeology, Bible, Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vatinicus, God, history, Life, New Testament, pastor, text
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A Name Poem: The Mountain State
Pickle Street, Hewett Creek, Guyandotte, Jodie, Kanawha Trace, Ogden, Oley, Bowdie, Wheeling Creek, Whitmer, Whymer, Cobb Hico, Hicks Ridge, Huff Creek, Johnny Knob. Tea Creek, Stonecoal, Shawver, Swiss, Millstone, Mountain View, Minden, Bliss, Klondike, Keeny’s Creek, Burnt House, Dailey, … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Travel
Tagged creeks, history, Life, rivers, towns, USA, West Virginia
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when the guns fell silent
the older i get, the more precious peace becomes. it is not just simply a need for uncluttered living, or less materialism, it is a deep desire to live with inner peace, the strength of the very spirit of God. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Life
Tagged America, history, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Life, peace, photography, the peace of God, the presence of God
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