I understand that printing a physical book entails some cost, but what makes Bibles so darn expensive? As an example, Lifeway has a KJV Study Bible that costs $99.99! Seriously? The book is hundreds of years past copyright – why is it [nearly] one hundred dollars? It CAN’T cost that much to print it – so …
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go
I find it amazing how even the simplest of God’s commands can be so easily ignored by us. Starting with Adam and Eve, and running all the way through Jesus’ “Great Commission”, we have been told to “go”. And yet – too often – not only do we drag our feet, we refuse to follow …
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new SE site!
There is a new Stack Exchange site called “Christianity” now active. I’m user 69.
a history of brewing and distillation
{I am indebted to the wonderful work of wikipedia editors and contributors to find original sources on much of this} Brewing alcoholic beverages is known to have started with the Babylonians at least by the second millennium BC (3000-4000 years ago). Some archaeological evidence puts production in ancient Mesopotamia as early as 5400 BC. The Code of Hammurabi had regulations …
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table wine
For posterity, below is a table of all references to alcoholic beverages in the Bible, categorized into positives and negatives. For the record, there are 29 negative references, 75 positive, and 67 neutral. Reference Pro, Con, Neutral Comments Genesis 9:21,24 neutral Noah got drunk off too much wine Genesis 14:18 pro Melchizedek, priest of God …
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moral and amoral – what is the difference?
Moral (as an adjective) means: “of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes;; capable of conforming to the rules of right conduct: a moral being.” Amoral, on the other hand: “not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; …
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biased teaching
Sadly too often preachers and teachers give lopsided presentations of their subject matter to align with personal, political, or perhaps unknown biases. This occurred recently at the church my wife and I are members of in an evening topic related to alcohol. For some reason, this (along with music styles) seems to be the biggest dividing point …
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visiting the Creation Museum
For several years, I have wanted to visit the Creation Museum in northern Kentucky, built and sponsored by Answers in Genesis – a group I have yet to find issues with (from theological, scientific, or other points of view). On the 4th, my wife and I headed up the ~90 minutes to get to the …
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avoiding and returning from bitterness
QOTD – “what is your biggest pet peeve?” Examples Gen 4:3-9 – Cain The first crime recorded was Cain’s murdering of his brother Abel because God showed favor to Abel’s offering and not to Cain’s. Cain was a farmer while Abel was an animal herder. After God directly confronts him about his anger and “fallen …
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qotd – 03 Apr 2011
I am filling-in this week in our Sunday School class LIFE group. So. This week’s “question of the day” is: what is your biggest pet peeve (or two if they’re tied / really close)?
church hunting
For several months, my wife and I have been church hunting in the Lexington area… a process far more difficult than we had anticipated! Our main goals have been these, in the order of priority: Must preach from the Bible No women in prominent leadership roles (deacons or pastors) An excited community of believers who …
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The joy of giving
When I was a kid, I recall it being somewhat exciting and fun to drop a couple coins in the offering plate at church. Now it’s not so interesting. Most churches I’ve been to seem to have an undue focus on money; certainly there should be some focus, as the Apostle Paul directed the Corinthians …
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in memoriam – Cindy Myers
Post Star link GUILDERLAND, Albany County – Cindy Lee Myers, age 55, of Western Avenue, Guilderland, died suddenly at her residence Monday, Aug. 11, 2008. Born in Liberty, N.Y., she had been a resident of the capital region for her entire life. She worked for Albany County Department of Social Services and was the assistant …
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new color scheme done
I have just completed the color scheme updates to my main site, warrenmyers.com. I have brightened the whole works up, and made it more in line with the look of the blog theme I am using.
no capes!
Edna: It will be bold! Dramatic! Bob: Yeah! Edna: Heroic! Bob: Yeah. Something classic, like, like Dynaguy. Oh, he had a great look! Oh, the cape and the boots… Edna: [throws a wadded ball of paper at Bob’s head] No capes! Bob: Isn’t that my decision? Edna: Do you remember Thunderhead? Tall, storm powers? Nice …
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blog entries imported
I’ve finished importing my old journal entries into the new CMS – you’ll notice I greatly trimmed-down from the total still visible at the old location: http://warrenmyers.com/archive.php.
the new look of WarrenMyers.com
My website has been due for an overhaul for quite a while. I’m going to be shifting some all of my content from a manually-managed setup to a CMS. This is the first stage of that migration: I’m importing old blog/journal posts that I feel should be carried-over to the new look-and-feel. Please bear with …
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Remembering Grandma Frances
Frances Helen Myers, 98, a former Greenwich resident, died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at the Pleasant Valley Nursing Facility in Argyle. Born Nov. 23, 1909, in Schenectady, she was the daughter of Joseph and Katherine Wilday McKinney. Frances was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church in Greenwich. She enjoyed outdoor activities including hunting …
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Stubborn, Safe, or Stagnant?
I Cor 9: 19-27: “For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself …
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Atheists Must be Right
The only belief system that must be right is that held by atheists. It’s the only logical conclusion to draw from the available evidence: they are among the most vocal, most argumentative, most defensive, most worried group of people on the planet. If I, a Christian, am wrong about the existence God, what have I …
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Christians are too Nice
We’re worried about peoples’ feelings – and not about being honest and faithful to their souls. We all act like we’re following Paul’s directive: “in humility count others more significant than yourselves.” And we all forget the first half of that verse: “Do nothing from rivalry or conceit”. We live in a false humility when …
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The Infiniteness of God
What is the chief end of man? Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever. What is God? God is a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth. If you have ever read the Westminster Shorter Catechism, you, no doubt, are familiar with …
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It’s not who I’m against…
…it’s what I’m for. I’ve decided that denominations are a good thing – mostly. When they directly describe a confessional or creedal standpoint, they’re great. However, when they become a point to divide Christians over, they’re bad. Very bad. I’m a baptist because I believe that only true believers in Christ should be baptised. I’m …
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Praying for Angels
It seems that everything I decide to write about here involves prayer. That’s a good thing, though. Since prayer is the means God has given us to communicate with Him, it’s profitable to consider it frequently. My consideration today is on what God will do in extreme situations by dispatching His angels to our aid. …
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Selfish Christianity
I wrote a short series a few months ago about the importance of prayer (1 2 3). Today I am building on that. Just this weekend my church in Mebane hosted Pr Brian Borgman from Minden Nevada who spoke in all three of our services on “The Church Getting Her Hands Dirty”. Something that jumped …
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