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  • Daniel in Disobedience

    07 June 2018

    Daniel records a number of civil disobedience examples. The first is found in chapter 3 where Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refused to bow down to the golden idol in disobedience to King Nebuchadnezzar’s command. The second is in chapter 6 where Daniel...

  • An example of disobedience in the Bible

    07 June 2018

    Another example of civil disobedience in keeping with biblical submission is found in Kings . That chapter briefly introduces a man named Obadiah who “feared the Lord greatly.” When the queen Jezebel was killing God’s prophets, Obadiah took a hundred...

  • Disobedience in the Bible

    07 June 2018

    Disobedience The book of 1 Samuel records a command given by King Saul during a military campaign that no one could eat until Saul had won his battle with the Philistines. However, Saul’s son Jonathan, who had not heard the order, ate honey to refresh...

  • Biblical disobedience

    07 June 2018

    In Joshau 2 , Rahab directly disobeyed a command from the king of Jericho to produce the Israelite spies who had entered the city to gain intelligence for battle. Instead, she let them down via a rope so they could escape. Even though Rahab had received...

  • Disobedience in the Bible

    07 June 2018

    In Exodus the Egyptian Pharaoh gave the clear command to two midwives that they were to kill all male Jewish babies. An extreme patriot would have carried out the government’s order, yet the Bible says the midwives disobeyed Pharaoh and “feared God, and...

  • Bible disobedience

    07 June 2018

    The Bible contains several accounts of people who disobeyed God and paid a dear price. Probably one of the most important stories is that of Moses—the lawgiver. He preached “Obey the Lord!” day after day, year after year to the children of Israel. Then...

  • The Relationship of Land in Scotland

    02 June 2019

    The relationship between the land and the people of Scotland is fundamental to the wellbeing, economic success, environmental sustainability and social justice of the country. The structure of land ownership is a defining factor in that relationship:...

  • Braiding with words

    09 May 2020

    When you write, it’s like braiding your hair. Taking a handful of coarse unruly strands and attempting to bring them unity. Your fingers have still not perfected the task. Some of the braids are long, others are short. Some are thick, others are thin....

  • Life In A Scotch Sitting Room

    22 May 2018

    Life In A Scotch Sitting Room ‘Scotland gets its brains from the herring,’ said Grandpa, and we all nodded our heads with complete incomprehension. Sometimes, for a treat, we got playing with their heads; glutinous bony affairs, without room for brains,...

  • St. Justin Martyr

    03 August 2017

    St. Justin Martyr Justin never ended his quest for religious truth even when he converted to Christianity after years of studying various pagan philosophies. As a young man, he was principally attracted to the school of Plato. However, he found that the...

  • sown this autumn

    03 September 2019

    Don’t let your vegetable patch go unused over winter, with a little bit of hard work you’ll find there are plenty of things you can grow throughout these coldest of months. But don’t worry if you haven’t already looked at planting over the summer in preparation...

  • tumeric

    12 May 2016

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric Do you have a jar of turmeric languishing in your spice cupboard? Or perhaps you're looking for ways to add it to your diet in response to all the recent studies indicating its health-promoting and disease-preventing...

  • . - Kitchen

    11 May 2016

    Rules on the kitchen Wash your hands. Not really a good idea to ask for food if the kitchen is overfilled with dirty plates, pots and pans, cutlery and cups. Allow time to clean the dirty kitchen before the food preparation. Not a good idea to overfill...

  • WE ARE SPEECHLESS 

    18 May 2018

    WE ARE SPEECHLESS OUR PHONES ARE WIRELESS OUR COOKING IS FIRELESS OUR CARS ARE KEYLESS OUR FOOD IS FATLESS OUR DRESSES ARE SLEEVELESS OUR RELATIONSHIPS ARE MEANINGLESS OUR ATTITUDES ARE CARELESS OUR FEELINGS ARE HEARTLESS OUR BABIES ARE FATHERLESS OUR...

  • Mieze im Kinderwagen: auf Deutsch

    12 June 2017

    Mieze im Kinderwagen Seht, das ist der Hund Knurr. Er sitzt vor dem Haus. Und da ist das Madchen Rosi mit der kleined Katze Mieze. Rosi will mit der Katze Mieze spazieren gehen. Angst und will nicht in den hof gehen Rosi ni nimmt den Kinderwagen und setzt...

  • Berlin to Krakow via train

    08 December 2020

    Starts 13 December 2020 . Seven hours. Once daily. From €27.90 Six years ago, a classic Eurocity train slipped inexplicably from the schedules. The Eurocity Wawel linked Berlin with Krakow in southern Poland. Now it’s back, giving the opportunity to travel...

  • The Riot Act 70 by John McVey

    31 May 2017

    The Riot Act 70 To trade fair with mother nature This poem may put you thro torture If we are going to cull old animals to eat We should also cull ourselves from the street The bible said three score and ten Should be the end for both women and men So...

  • Do we really live "much longer"?

    02 September 2019

    Do we really live "much longer"? I heard that was part myth. In the past many kids died with childhood illnesses so they never reached adulthood. Of the people who reached adulthood did live a relatively comparable lifespan. Life expectancy was different...

  • Disordering Dictionaries is Fun

    27 May 2019

    The refiguring, disfiguring or disordering of a dictionary’s format has a particular anarchic and ludic appeal. In this sense it’s reminiscent of comic writing, which can be most effective when it appears in literature that relies on expected forms and...

  • Turmeric-Ginger Tea

    12 May 2016

    Recipe: Turmeric-Ginger Tea Aches and pains and a sore throat put me in no mood to cook right now. But I am sipping copious amounts of tea. Ginger is usually mixed with honey. For a warm, soothing drink. This time. I added another ingredient. turmeric....

  • Children and money

    12 May 2016

    Nobody is dispassionate when it comes to talking about money, and parents are no exception. But the way parents avoid sharing information with children about their financial situation—good and bad—leaves kids woefully unprepared to manage their own financial...

  • Constraints on Power and it's paradox

    12 May 2016

    the position of power could lie with money land and the disposition of land Power (social and political) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Power (philosophy)) In social science and politics, power is the ability to influence or control...

  • bajka

    13 May 2018

    Było ciemno, kiedy przyszła na imprezę. Odkładała to tak długo, jak mogła, inaczej mogła być tam znacznie wcześniej. Znajdował się w małej, drewnianej samotnej chacie na skraju prastarego lasu. Wewnątrz dołączyła się do lekkiej, beznadziejnej rozmowy...

  • German

    13 May 2018

    Covenant - der Bund devotional - die Andacht Ostern (no article) evangelical - die Evangelikalen; "die Evangelischen" in Germany are the non-catholic Christians, which are mostly Lutherans mass - die Messe, der Gottesdienst Passover - das Passahfest testimony...

  • A Story

    13 May 2018

    It was dark when she had came to the party. She had put it off for as long as she could, otherwise she would have been there much earlier. It was in a small, wooden lonely hut at the edge of a primeval forest. Inside she joined in a light, desultory conversation...