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Ways of Thinking

Posted on October 6, 2019 by admin

Andrée Sen Peterson aptly describes the bankruptcy of modern thought. Truth is subjective—but my view is right and yours is wrong.   Values are impossible—but fight racism and sexism.  America is evil—but it’s unjust to keep anyone out.   Technology is ruinous—but … Continue reading →

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Christ-Like Behavior?

Posted on September 29, 2019 by admin

We have been talking about Christian unity.  A look at history shows that the various branches of Christianity have been fighting each other for centuries.  In the 2nd and 3rd centuries, Christians argued over the question of whether Jesus was … Continue reading →

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An Annual Gathering

Posted on September 14, 2019 by admin

A couple of months ago, I wrote about AirVenture which is an annual gathering of pilots from all over the world.  At this  gathering, there are pilots who build their own aircraft, pilots who fly seaplanes, pilots who fly tail … Continue reading →

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Joan of Arc

Posted on August 12, 2019 by admin

Not many people are aware that Mark Twain wrote a very accurate historical novel about Joan of Arc.  It seems incongruous that the author who wrote A Pen Warmed Up in Hell should also write a very sympathetic novel about … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Oshkosh

Posted on July 22, 2019 by admin

Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the home of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).  Every year about this time they have a week-long celebration of aviation which they call AirVenture and it is among the largest in the world. A few years ago, … Continue reading →

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Contrary to Our Interests

Posted on July 8, 2019 by admin

Prior to taking off in an airplane, a safe pilot will consider several variables—the condition of the airplane, the weather, the origin and destination airports, and his or her physical condition.  Now even if a pilot does all of the … Continue reading →

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Building Relationships

Posted on June 19, 2019 by admin

In a recent survey by LifeWay Research, 78% of Protestant churchgoers say they have developed significant relationships with others at their church.  Those who attend church more frequently are more likely to strongly state they had developed such relationships.  However, … Continue reading →

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Access to the Bible

Posted on June 2, 2019 by admin

In a recent Ethnos 360 magazine [1] on a page asking for donations, the advertiser gives the following statistics.  They state there are about 6,900 languages in the world.  Only 531 have the complete Bible and fewer than 2,000 languages … Continue reading →

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I Bombed Pearl Harbor

Posted on May 27, 2019 by admin

My wife was going through her dad’s papers (see my blog on Robert Allen Coy from January 29, 2019) when she came across a newspaper article that he had kept.  The article was about the memoirs of a Japanese pilot … Continue reading →

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What Lies within Us

Posted on May 19, 2019 by admin

One more takeaway from Amy Shively Hawk’s book Six Years in the Hanoi Hilton.  She quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson at the start of one of her chapters.  “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared … Continue reading →

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