Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Repeating History

Posted on 08/04/2014 by Paul Pavao

Sorry for being missing in action. I played a charity softball game, and our softball team was in serious need of charity. We were old, slow, and out of practice, so we were out in the field for the first … Continue reading →

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Climate Change, Antarctic Ice Sheets, Honesty, and News

Posted on 06/04/2014 by Paul Pavao

I get very frustrated with climate change news stories. Don’t get me wrong, I believe climate change is real, and I think we are causing it. Nonetheless, the reason people reject news of climate change so vehemently is because the … Continue reading →

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Church Life and the Harper Valley PTA

Posted on 05/16/2014 by Paul Pavao

There is a difference between admonishment and condemnation. We Americans have a lot of trouble distinguishing between the two, but there is one. Church Life and the Harper Valley PTA If you don’t know what the Harper Valley PTA is, … Continue reading →

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God’s Not Disappointed

Posted on 05/15/2014 by Paul Pavao

I watched Ragamuffin last night, and it reminded me of a teaching I did a few years ago. It took root in a lot of people’s hearts, and it would do most of us good to root it there as … Continue reading →

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John is not Paul is not Peter is not James

Posted on 05/14/2014 by Paul Pavao

Today I was discussing γεννηθη ανωθεν with some folks on Facebook. Those Greek words mean either "born again" or "born from above" in John 3:3,5. In the midst of discussing this, I pointed out that Peter twice uses αναγεννησασ, which … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Gifts and John 1

Posted on 05/10/2014 by Paul Pavao

John chapter 1 is not the most typical place to teach about spiritual gifts, but it turned out to be a great one for my kids this evening. John is for me the most mystical Gospel. I won’t say “most … Continue reading →

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A Dream, a Life

Posted on 05/09/2014 by Paul Pavao

Most mornings I wake up terribly depressed. This morning I woke up gloriously happy despite waking up from the following bizarre dream. I was in Taiwan visiting some huge school along with pretty much everyone from Rose Creek Vllage. When … Continue reading →

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Eliminate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Posted on 05/04/2014 by Paul Pavao

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) has become somewhat of an epidemic in the computer age. We have become an electronic people, and everyone types. Today I want to recommend a product which, if used, would almost eliminate CTS. Oh, don’t worry. … Continue reading →

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Living Life to the Glory of God

Posted on 04/25/2014 by Paul Pavao

“Humans are made to fight and overcome. We love heroes, and we all get opportunity to be one, whether in small situations or large.” I wrote that earlier in the week in a query letter for my leukemia book. Even … Continue reading →

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Obama Tricked Me!

Posted on 03/19/2014 by Paul Pavao

Al Francken’s book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them makes a point about how he was fooled into supporting the Iraq war by George Bush. Boy, was he mad about that, and rightfully so. I was tricked into … Continue reading →

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