tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353083722012-01-17T13:10:51.708-08:00The musings of James Dunn on theology, life and politicsJames Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803261644410326784noreply@blogger.comBlogger691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35308372.post-80841952576782593332011-08-11T07:49:00.000-07:002011-08-11T08:11:48.182-07:00

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I am currently thinking through why I believe what I believe about salvation. I believe that repentance is a necessary part of salvation, and that where there is no repentance, there is no salvation. There are those who disagree with me and say that I am advocating a works-based salvation. I am not. After doing some more research, I came across this tidbit by John MacArthur which can be found

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A brief theological musing. I find I am not really a dispensationalist. Or if I am, I am only very mildly so. I always used to think I was. But there are too many problems of discontinuity in traditional dispensationalism, discontinuity in redemptive history that doesn't seem to fit God's consistent nature. But I'm not really covenant either. Or if I am, again I am only mildly so. I am aware

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I recently attended a homeschool conference up in the Seattle area. At the end of the conference we sang this hymn to the tune of "Be Still My Soul" (Finlandia). I wonder why I've never head this hymn before. It describes what so many Christian families have lost and must regain. "A Christian Home" O give us homes built firm upon the Saviour, Where Christ is Head, and Counsellor and Guide;

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The Quran: "And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful. But if you do not - and you will never be able to - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers." -- Surah 2:23-24 Here this, O Quran: I need not produce

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This is good logic.

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Someday, I'm going to get my hands on this set. I'd like to learn how to do this with Arthur... Battle Swords in Action from Douglas Phillips on Vimeo.

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You may or may not know of Doug and Beall Phillips (some of you I know do).  They are the homeschooling parents of eight children and founders of Vision Forum and BlueBehemoth.com.  They are doing a new audio series called Family Strategies.  The Cost is $95, but you'll get $35 off with the coupon code FAMILYBLUE. That brings the cost down to $60, or $3 per session.You can purchase it here.Here

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One of my friends from The Master's College has been doing a lot of Old Testament Textual Criticism lately for the CCRG (Cataclysm Chronology Research Group).  He decided to create a blog where he could post articles on various passages he has been analyzing.  Check it out: http://oldtestamenttextualcriticism.blogspot.com. And leave a comment.  I hope he keeps posting on this blog, and if people

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I'm an idealist.  What that means is that, in the realm of politics, culture, or generally the way any group of people do something, I dream about an ideal even if it's not likely others will implement it. For example, when I'm making a sandwich and the miracle whip is getting low in the jar, I have the unpleasant job of sticking the knife all the way into the bottom and pulling it up again.  The

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Some Thoughts In the Bible, a general standard is set for a tithe (that is, a part of what one makes that is to be set aside specifically for God and His work).  This standard is set as one tenth. Genesis 14:18-20: And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) And he blessed him and said,    "Blessed be Abram by God Most High,    Possessor of

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What Congress should do to Balance the Budget and Restore Liberty and a Sound Economy To balance the budget (in this order): 1.  Repeal Obamacare.  Short of that, refuse to fund it. 2.  Cut all government expenditures by 10%.  This includes everything:  The military, NASA, social security, medicare, medicade, pell grants, all welfare programs, everything allocated to various departments,

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Now that's just silly. That idea was utterly discredited and wiped out 4,300 years ago.

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And Class Warfare is akin to Race Warfare. Observe: In Germany the Nazis first came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up

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UPDATEAn ExplanationThe above cartoon expresses the journey of America's swing voter over the last two years.  (DUDE.)  The reason it uses the word dude is because it is playing off of the fact that liberal TV talk show host Jon Stewart, hosting Obama in the last week before the election, was a bit warn out by Obama's socialist talking points and at one point showed his lack of respect for Obama

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This last month, October, I officially made more by tuning pianos than I did working part-time as a custodian.  That's a good milestone for my business. Today, November first, I tuned a piano for some folks, and when I was done I tuned a Celtic harp they had recently inherited, as the tuning pins were the same as on a piano.  I'd never played a harp before, let alone tuned one.  I guess I can put

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Yes, the rumors are true.  As of today, God in his grace has given me 24 complete years of life. They have been good. Looking back, I see his faithful hand guiding me.  I continue to look forward to what he will do tomorrow. Thank you, Lord.  I owe everything to you.

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And a Question to Ponder at the End In the beginning, God created everything. He created the world and created the first man and woman to rule over it. It was a good and perfect paradise because God is a good and perfect God. He is a holy God. The man and woman lived in this perfect world in perfect harmony with their Creator. There was no death, and no pain. It was beautiful. But it

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This is a must-watch.

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A couple of weeks ago I was at Gettysburg. It was my third time there -- I'd gone once before, in my high school years, and once again as part of a college choir. But this time I was there for a whole day. And this time, there was a new visitors' center there, one that brought to life what had happened there almost 150 years ago. Walking through it, seeing the events that

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I have various projects I'm working on. One that I want to start is creating a family hymnal. My plan is to put the hymnal in a three-ring binder, and divide it into several major sections: A Christmas section, a Resurrection section (Easter, though I don't like to use that name because of its pagan connotations), a Thanksgiving section, a Patriotic section, and a non-occasion-specific section (

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My favorite frenchman was born on this day back in 1801. Here's what he wrote about "legal plunder" in his wonderful essay, The Law:But how is this legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the

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(The following is not so much of a well thought-out structured argument as it is a rant.)I am thoroughly convinced that all our economic problems stem from a very specific moral problem.We think it's OK to steal.And so we elect a bunch of sleazy crooks to congress to steal money from other people and give it to us. Or give it to people who we think need more.Social security, Medicare, welfare...

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After four long years, my brother Ezra is graduating from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He has written a post on his blog that I think you all should read. Please read it here.Thank you,James

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From the QuranSura 4:31-33"(31) And covet not the thing in which Allah hath made some of you excel others. Unto men a fortune from that which they have earned, and unto women a fortune from that which they have earned. (Envy not one another) but ask Allah of His bounty. Lo! Allah is ever Knower of all things. (32) And unto each We have appointed heirs of that which parents and near kindred leave;

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NOTE: I posted this last month on Apricotpie, but I thought I should post it here as well. I'm still working on Part II.We hear it all the time. It’s about the only thing that a majority of “main-stream” Americans and the political elitists agree on. The middle class pays too much in taxes, but the rich don’t pay enough. “Tax the rich!” they cry. “Make them pay their fair share!”Too many of

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(Please Excuse the one time this man says "It's none of their damn business.")This man demonstrates with sound logic and reasoning that the capital gains tax needs to be eliminated. And, by implication, he also demonstrates that Barak Obama is, at best, economically clueless.

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I happened to hear someone today practicing a song that is usually categorized as a "worship song." The lyrics went as follows:We bow our hearts, we bend our knees,O Spirit come make us humble.We turn our eyes from evil things,O Lord we cast down our idols!Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts,Let us not lift our souls to another.O God let us be a generation that seeks --That seeks your face,

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Beautiful in its brevity. I found this at the Tenth Amendment Center.This will help force Congress to obey the governing authority of the Constitution. I applaud any state that acts on it.An Act to render null and void certain unconstitutional laws enacted by the Congress of the United States, taking control over the health insurance industry and mandating that individuals purchase health

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I'm highly opinionated. I'm afraid I express it rather strongly. Do I end up causing many of you who lurk here to hide and avoid commenting? Should I tone it down?Interested in feedback.And the above post is short and utterly lacking in depth because I really should be going to bed right now.

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It seems the Left is finally pulling the third leg out of our hands.Healthcare is well on its way to being taken over by our wonderful, benevolent government.Now, for our own good, they can control our lives and make our decisions for us.Unless this thing is stopped.And it will be.To congress and Speaker Pelosi, I have this to say."We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing

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"Jesus is Lord."So easy to say, isn't it?"Oh, yes, Jesus is Lord of my life."I hesitate to use this tone, because you should indeed recognize Jesus as the Lord of your life. And mine. And everyone's for that matter. But I'm going to use it anyway.Lord of your life, Lord of your schmife.Jesus is Lord, PERIOD. He's the Lord of every life. It matters not whether that soul recognizes His

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I'll soon be adding pages to my blog. Imagine that!That was the main advantage that wordpress had over blogger: stand-alone pages. Now blogger has them too! They introduced this new feature January 22nd, 2010.There's still a downside: blogger limits the amount of pages to 10 (WHY?!?!), and does not make a provision for arranging pages into a hierarchy, let alone allow one to create a

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Well, as you can tell, I've done something to my blog. It now has three columns. I'm not at all fluent in CSS or HTML, but I finally figured out how to manipulate the right part of the code to get myself a third column. I've wanted a third column for a while, but I didn't want to drastically change the look of my blog: I wanted to keep the basics of Douglas Bowman's "Rounders 3" (the colors,

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This is the kind of leadership our country needs.Marco Rubio, the next US Senator from Florida.I also wouldn't mind if he was the next President of the United States.

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201 years ago today, two men were born. Two very different men. Two men who walked down two very different paths. Two men who would leave two very different legacies.Need I say more?

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I recently received an email, which said the following:"fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too" "Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.""i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt

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I really want to write more often. And I don't want to write just about politics. Yet that's what I've been doing lately. Well, correction: I've been letting others write about politics. Four in a row: two videos and two articles by other people, all about politics and political ideology. And before that, three posts by me about the same thing.Don't get me wrong, discussing politics is

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Right now my mind is experiencing block... There are many things I want to write, but I'm having trouble composing them. And then I find another great article that everyone should read. And, knowing that you are more likely to read it here than if I merely link to it, I posted it below. One of my favorite authors has described the current political situation better than anyone else I've read.

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Yes, I know: another video. But watch it. It's not long.Alright. If you're a liberal, you might have to watch this a few more times to get it. Don't give up. It's not that hard to understand what everybody else already knows about the government.

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Every American needs to see this before registering to vote.In these days of constant assault on liberty by our own elected officials, the implications of this video's message are more urgent than ever.

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A man at the American Thinker named Joe Herring recently wrote an article titled, What's Wrong With Socialism? While Socialism has so many flaws it would take volumes of books to explore all their various aspects, Mr. Herring does a good job of summing it up. Below is his article; you can also read it here. What's Wrong With Socialism?Joe HerringI recall a

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How did this happen?Speaker Nancy Pelosi was able to get this 1,990 page monstrosity passed, 220-215.If just three more congressmen had voted against this thing, it would not have passed.How did Pelosi pull this off?By tricking gullible pro-lifers.At the last minute, an amendment was inserted into the bill that prohibited funding for abortions.With that amendment, she got one Republican vote and

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It’s a three legged stool of control. They’ve taken the second leg, and they’re after the third. They've taken our possessions. They know too much, and they never hate to meddle. They know our incomes down to the penny. It’s none of their business, but they know it anyway. They’ve made it their business. It’s unconstitutional – or it was, until they passed the 16th amendment. But they haven’

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The tall stack is the Democrat Healthcare Bill. It is 1,990 Pages.The short stack is the Republican Healthcare Bill. It is 219 Pages.A congressman has no business voting "yes" on a bill he hasn't read. And this picture demonstrates that if any congressman claims he's read the bill, the odds are he's lying, 1,990 to 219.If it weren't for the handful of freedom fighters advocating for sanity, I

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Amazing. I didn't realize such a great piece could be so effectively reduced to one guitar. This takes incredible skill.

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I haven't posted anything since NEFC. I was trying this last summer to become a consistent blogger, and, well, I got busy. So I gave up again.Now I'm back after a good, long hard summer of ministry. I'm no longer going to Multnomah University this year, as I can no longer afford it. Currently, I have a part time job at my church, and am using my free time to work toward becoming a certified

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A couple days ago (Tuesday, right after we ate that delicious pizza), we burned a lot of dead, junky, and lopped off wood ("We" being myself, my brother Nat, Andrew Moses and Josh Manus). For those of you who don't know the four of us by face, here's some pictures. Clockwise from Top Right: Andrew Moses, Myself, my brother Nat, and Josh Manus. Now, they say that a picture is worth a thousand

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Mmmm, Mmmm,Mmmm! What else can I say? Pizza at NEFC is THAT GOOD. Mrs. Moses makes it just right. Each pizza comes out on a pan, loaded with Peperoni, ground beef, cheese, spice, peppers, and generally anything else delicious.Josh Manus loves eating it.So do I.I'm so glad we have it every week!

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Today we put the docks in the lake. Or the great H-dock, I should say. It's a giant dock shaped like an H in the middle of the waterfront, hence the title "H-dock". It's made of about twenty-docks segments, each one weighing about 300 pounds. We used the tractor we were renting to lift them up with cables and drop them in the water, and then we stood on them and paddled them like canoes into

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My brother Nat and I flew out from Portland, Oregon to Portland Maine this Thursday, to spend another wonderful summer at New England Frontier Camp. This will be my fourth time -- and very likely my last; I'm taking a change of pace in my life. I will likely not continue studying at Multnomah University next year, despite not graduating after four years (cue sad violin music). So next year I

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I’m in the middle of rethinking my political philosophy. No, not my conservatism – I’m referring to my voting policy. During the Republican primaries, I wasn’t very happy – my top two choices were Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee (Fred Thompson had withdrawn). I didn’t really like either of them that much. I didn’t trust Mitt Romney. And I struggled with the fact that he was a Mormon. Would it

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Well, I can't complain if no one follows my blog anymore. I haven't updated for half a year now – I'm terrible at corresponding!It's way past time that I write something. And it's almost Thanksgiving, so I'll write about something that I'm very thankful for.I am thankful for my family. Now, that may sound very cliché, but it isn’t. I am thankful for them in a very profound way.My family is

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Well, it has been a long while since I’ve updated. I am here at NEFC – in fact, I’ve been here for about a week and a half now. Today is Monday, and Pre-Camp (that’s when all the Summer Staff arrives) will officially start on Sunday. Right now, only the six of us are here – Mr. Moses, Mrs. Moses, Andrew Moses, Josh Manus, my brother Nat and myself. Friday, my brother Ezra will come up and

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I have finally come to a decision on what to do this summer. Or, rather, God has made his decision clear. I will once again be a senior counselor at New England Frontier Camp in Lovell, ME. I was a senior counselor there in the summers of 2005 and 2006 as well, but not in 2007 (though looking back I wish I had). So I am returning to camp! Now, there are plenty of Christian camps in my

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So, when I first saw this picture, I laughed. No, not because he looks funny (he looks quite intelligent and dignified, I think). Just two reasons, really. First, I've always wondered what this guy looked like (and kind of imagined a different appearance), so when I finally found a picture of him, I had to laugh. And secondly, just look at his expression. He's laughing about something. So

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It is a quiet evening,’neath clouds and silent stars;Mist-like is heaven’s wreathing,Like scattered prison bars.Oh, see the moon, ’tis rising!See, gloweth bright its gleam –The stars around surprising,Behind its radiant beam.Unlit was naught; all HeavenTogether breathed a song;No star held back: God’s handEstablished them along.I wondered, as I lay there, grievingI thought, “Is He who fashioned

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We're entering another election season. The primaries and caucuses will be held soon. In light of such, I thought maybe a series of posts making political commentary would be helpful.Most of you who would be reading my blog would be fairly conservative. So the title must have caught your attention.So, why am I a registered Republican? I guess I could just be an independent. Many times I am

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Well, if you tried me, you must be wondering about my definition of soon. It's been over two months! Well, y'all might like to know that I just got my lower two wisdom teeth removed. The doctor wanted to take all four out, but I wouldn't let him. So now my jaw aches a little, I'm keeping gauz in my mouth (for a few more hours, anyway), and I'm going to have to eat soft foods like Applesause

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Does anyone read this blog anymore?If you don't I don't blame you. It's been almost half a year since I last updated. Not good.I will very briefly sum up for you what's happened in my life.I am no longer at The Master's College. It got too expensive. I knew I would have to at least take a year off and work before I could go back. But the Lord in His sovereignty had other plans. At the very

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That's right, folks, I lost my cell phone! I left it at LAX when we got on the plane. Sometimes absent-mindedness can be a little inconvenient. What a way to start off Chorale Tour, huh?It's kind of funny. I used to convince myself I would never ever ever own a cell phone. The thing would be like a chain, holding me captive to its technological benefits.Well, that's exactly what it did!Now, it's

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Shalom, Y'all! I promised some pictures, didn't I?Hee hee. Hmmm, should I keep my promise?Well of course. So here goes:Here's Paul Elsworth, obviously happy with his delicious treat...There's Mandy Madrid, also eating though you can't see her food.Here's one of Doc and Pipes (Doctor Plew and Kyle Swanson, who plays the Irish bag pipes, hence the name "Pipes").Karl's being his usual smiling

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Greetings, everyone!Wow, this semester is finally over. I’m now an upper classman in college . . . half way done!This year, instead of going straight home, I’m going on a two week tour with the Master’s Chorale across the eastern States. I’m excited for this tour, since it’s my first one. We’re going to be singing in a lot of different churches, and staying in people’s homes. It’s going to be

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According to the chronology in the Bible, particularly in Genesis 11, the flood happened about 2300 BC (or 2500 BC, depending on the length of the Israelite sojourn in Egypt -- only a 215 year difference). The tower of Babel would have happened about 100 years later, so about 2200 BC. We know that all civilizations were started by the descendents of Noah after they were dispersed from the tower

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A very frusterating experience can be to go to a certain section of the TMC library, where the shelves are stacked high with books about the Old Testament. A lot of these books have to do with the historical background, timeline, and archaeology. And it's all messed up. One's opinion of concervative scholarship can rapidly deteriorate. If the book covers all of Old Testament history,

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Well, I am going to start using this blog more often now. Hee hee, if I even blog, that is. This semester is going to be probably the busiest of my life. I have the usual 16 1/2 credits, but now I'm doing 20 hours of work study (with plant ops!), to make up for the fact that I had no work study while I was in IBEX last semester.Besides Chorale and Collegiate, I'm taking five classes: Elementary

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As of now, this isn't my official blog yet. I'm still primarily using my xanga site, but hopefully once I get more organized I'll start posting my thoughts here.My real blog: www.xanga.com/Captain_West_of_Oak_ManorHave a blessed day!

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