A Good Cup Of Coffee –
A medium roast arabic bean from Colombia. Used by Starbucks. A five cup coffee maker. Two for her and three for me. Don’t drink too much.
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a most underrated life skill
a history of the bible
A Canon –
A redaction at the turn of the fifth century. Jerome defined the bible when he finished the Vulgate which would become the official bible of the Church. It contains the oldest existing copy of the Apocalypse. We can only speculate on what it looked like before that time based on other older existing documents.
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a hit on the internet
A “Reign Of Christ” –
A problem with the bible. The “Reign of Christ” cannot be found in the bible. “Reign of Christ” will get millions of hits if you Google it. Just another example of how the bible is misinterpreted. Who can you trust? What can you trust? Numbers. Interpretation is unavoidable but you should at least have the numbers to back it up. Or colors.
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a philosophy you live by
A Faith To Keep –
A race to finish. Fight the good fight. We are being tested. Learn how to get along. Learn how to love.
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a patriarch
A Christian Empire –
A bishop extraordinaire was in Ephesus to replace seven corrupt bishops at the beginning of the fifth century. John Chrysostom, who never quoted the Apocalypse, could not ignore what John the Apostle may have left there. At that time Jerome could have been looking for a reliable copy of the Apocalypse. He was finishing the Vulgate.
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a translator
A Bible –
A version of each translation. Before the printer, no two bibles were alike. Now no two translations are alike. And there are way too many. About 60 English translations. Each translation has more than one version. So the “Word of God” is subject to translations, revisions, and interpretation. For the most part they agree on numbers. And colors.
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a best way to explore a new city
A Two Decker Bus Ride –
A long time ago in Hong Kong. Take any bus to the end. Take the next bus out of the yard so you can get a front seat in the upper deck. Repeat.
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a beast
A Head –
A dynasty. Five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come. The Roman Empire had seven dynasties. Chrysostom is the only significant John during the sixth dynasty and he was in Ephesus when Jerome was finishing the Vulgate. Someone had to verify that John the Apostle wrote the Apocalypse to get it in the bible.
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a woman
A Mystery –
A beast that was, and is not. The beast that was had seven heads and the beast that is to come has ten horns. History will verify the fulfillment of prophecy. Only history can. Just look for it but don’t use your interpretation. Use numbers. They are not misleading. Nearly all the bible translations agree on the numbers. Not much else.
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a moment in your life that made you feel truly alive
A New Job –
A big move. A 20 percent pay raise. They really wanted me. Budweiser’s new ad was, “Bring Out Your Best”. That is the way I felt. We bought an expensive house and the neighborhood gave us a welcoming party.
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