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Paul Pavao
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Author of books on early Christianity, apostolic faith, and church history. Official site:
https://christian-history.org
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Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ
I promised a post on peace "tomorrow." I should have said "next post." It’s been 3 days. So, here goes. Paul commonly blesses his readers with "grace and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ." Often it’s … Continue reading
Grace and Peace
2nd post tonight … Paul begins and ends many of his letters with "Grace and peace be with you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ." Yesterday, I talked about the reason it’s God our Father and our … Continue reading
The Chicken or the Egg?
In this case, what’s true is true no matter what you believe. We can argue all we want about whether Genesis is literal or evolution is true, but our belief won’t change the truth an iota. Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged chicken and the egg, Evolution, literal bible interpretation
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Doing Hard Things
I ended up going through some web sites this morning, looking at what others have to say about following Christ. There was some encouraging things … and then there was this one really convicting one … I thought I’d share … Continue reading
Gentleness: The Appearance of Paul, Part 3
Let’s start with an unusual introduction … The Middle Age Brain I’m listening to a book on the Middle Age Brain—well, my wife is, and I’m eavesdropping—as we drive across Nevada on I-80. The author is telling a story about … Continue reading
Posted in Gospel, Miscellaneous, Modern Doctrines
Tagged apostles, gentleness, pastors, preaching, shepherding
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Climate Change/Global Cooling and Media and Scientific Honesty
Listen, I believe global warming is real and caused by man—for a couple reasons I’ll mention later—but the incredible dishonesty by media and scientists makes me so angry that I want to join the other side. How I Got on … Continue reading
Revisiting Relative Humidity Versus Dew Point
Here’s an easier version of yesterday’s post. The Facts on Relative Humidity vs. Dew Point Relative humidity doesn’t tell you anything. That percentage of humidity you hear on the news every day is worthless. Dew point is a much better … Continue reading
Humidity, “Relative” Humidity, and Dew Point
I know this has nothing to do with the typical subjects of my blogs. But, let’s see … this is about God’s creation! Eleven years ago, Tennessee had a very hot summer while I was living in a school bus … Continue reading
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Back Pain, and Trigger Point Therapy
I don’t normally write health blogs, but health is an interest of mine, especially muscle and joint pain. I don’t normally write blogs to sell things, but this is something everyone needs to know about. Yesterday on the radio I … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, joint pain, muscles, trigger point therapy
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Catching Up …
I haven’t written a blog post here in almost 3 weeks. It’s not from lack of things to write about. Quite the opposite. There’s been LOTS to write about, but I’ve been so busy doing it that I haven’t been … Continue reading