From August 2017

Everlasting God Who Loves Forever

I recently came across a list that enumerated all the times the word “everlasting” appears in the Bible.  In the New International Translation the word appears 61 times.  Compared to the word “forever” this is just a drop in the bucket.  “Forever” appears 289 times in the NIV.  Have you ever thought about the difference …

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Friday Harbor Ice Cream Company

Those of you who have followed this blog for a while know I love ice cream.  The best part of a long bike ride or strenuous hike is not feeling guilty about having ice cream afterward.  Here in Friday Harbor, I enjoy wonderful ice cream from Friday Harbor Ice Cream Company. Friday Harbor Ice Cream …

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Categorical Imperative of Kant

As I mentioned last week, I was re-reading a philosophy textbook from back in my college days.  I spent some time reading it this last week, skipping over the really boring chapters and enjoying some of the others.  One of the chapters that really made me think was an excerpt from Immanuel Kant‘s “Metaphysics of …

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Formal Garden at English Camp

Tom and I enjoy working at English Camp, the prettier and nicer of the two parts of San Juan Island Historical Park.  I’m not bragging – English Camp is on a protected bay, the British spent more money building and equipping it, and they took better care of what they had.  Even the park movie …

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