Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin

Posted on 02/12/2009 by Paul Pavao

I would be remiss not to honor Charles Darwin, whom I believe to be a truly great man, on the 200th anniversary of his birth. I among those who have actually read On the Origin of Species, his ground-breaking—and breath-taking—work on origins, … Continue reading →

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The Presence of God

Posted on 01/17/2009 by Paul Pavao

The comments are turned back on. I found a much better spam filter that I was able to add as a plugin. They had great instructions, so it wasn’t too hard to figure out how to do it. I have … Continue reading →

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God’s Not a Legalist

Posted on 01/14/2009 by Paul Pavao

The high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless, Asa’s heart was perfect all his days. ~2 Chronicles 15:17 God’s not a legalist. Other kings were commended for getting rid of their high places, but Asa didn’t do … Continue reading →

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Righteousness Is Its Own Reward

Posted on 01/06/2009 by Paul Pavao

We will not require that you punish our accusers; they being sufficiently punished by their present wickedness and ignorance of what is right. ~Justin Martyr, c. A.D. 150 Yesterday my son, upon hearing that a fellow student had ignored a … Continue reading →

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Fullness of Joy

Posted on 12/07/2008 by Paul Pavao

In your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures foreveremore. ~Ps. 16:11 I don’t know how much there is to say here, but I do wonder how many of us believe this. Do we really believe … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A High View of Scripture?

Posted on 11/27/2008 by Paul Pavao

I often quote from and comment on books that I am reading. Rarely, however, do I purposely do a book review. I want to make an exception for A High View of Scripture? The Authority of the Bible and the … Continue reading →

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Change in Comment Structure

Posted on 11/16/2008 by Paul Pavao

The spam in my comment section has become unbearable. I’m not interested in deleting that trash anymore, so I cancelled the comment section. In its place, you can follow the link to the right that will take you to a … Continue reading →

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Surprised by Jesus

Posted on 11/15/2008 by Paul Pavao

I’m borrowing a title from David Servant’s “eteaching.” I figure it’s okay because he’s a Christian and I’m fixing to plug his web site and ministry. You can find their site at http://www.heavensfamily.org. Their ministry is awesome, directed at helping … Continue reading →

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Theme Change

Posted on 10/20/2008 by Paul Pavao

I changed the theme on this blog. Let me know if you like it or not by clicking the comment link above. (It gives the number of comments, but it’s a link.)

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Rebelution

Posted on 10/20/2008 by Paul Pavao

Okay, I borrowed someone’s word, but since I’m going to give them a rousing advertisement, I think it will be okay. You can find The Rebelution at http://www.therebelution.com (don’t forget the “the” if you intend to memorize that for later). … Continue reading →

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