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- Mattins07
- Ankeny, IA, United States
- I am fun, talkative, religious, inquisitive, and passionate. I love the humanities, theology, philosophy, and debate. I am found of pets and kids and love hanging out with friends and family. I am currently single and live in an apartment with my cat, Aidan, and my dog, Caleb.
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Are we in a deflationary crisis/depression?. - *The Fed is clearly battling deflationary forces. 1. Contracting credit 2. Falling home prices 3. Secular bear market for stocks 4. Unfavorable demographics...1 day ago
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Do You Cheat On Your Taxes? - By Eric Von Salzen Income taxes are due on April 18th this year, so this is a timely question. According to a survey by DDB Worldwide Communications Grou...1 year ago
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The Journal and the Website - You may notice that the website (bocjournal.org) is no longer. For financial reasons I thought it best not to renew the account. The website has not been v...1 year ago
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Maybe Future Good News - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8754885/Archbishop-of-Canterbury-Dr-Rowan-Williams-set-to-quit-next-year.html8 months ago
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Vatican City Has the Highest Crime Rate in the World - Why? - Vatican City, the small sovereign nation of the Pope in Rome has a higher crime rate than any other nation of the world - and that's saying something ...
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A Matins Invitatory for Trinity: Deum verum - Sung by Psallentes, a great Belgian chant group: Here's the the full text of the Matins Invitatory, from Breviary.net: Deum verum, unum in Trinitáte, et ...
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The Vespers of Pentecost… - After the Proemial psalm, the Great Litany and the singing of “Lord, I have cried” the following prayers are read. The priest and the whole congregation kn...14 hours ago
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Roundtable 45: The Church (SA Part III, Article XII) - This article is what so much comes down to. What is the Church? Is Rome the Church? Ought we to listen to the Pope when he speaks as Bishop of Rome because t...
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I can't wait for the oxytocin comments - An article of a lactational nature by me at NaturallyBorn.net, edited by the famous Pam: You Don't Have To Love It Hmmm, looks kinda boring. Except the L...
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East vs. West?? - Several times I've read and even participated in discussions concerning the differences between Orthodox and Catholic theology. Too often I see that these ...1 month ago
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N. T. Wright: "We Are Wrong About Jesus" - Bishop N. T. Wright talks briefly about how Christians have domesticated, diminished, and overspiritualized Jesus, why we resist God's rule, and what Jesus...
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Amazing Grace – Doc Watson and His Savior - If you have never heard of Doc Watson, the bluegrass guitar virtuoso, you should get to know him. He died a few days ago, at age 89. Here’s a video of him ...9 hours ago
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Community - Tonight I am thankful for the community that God has placed in my life this year. In all my broken places he has filled me up with people who love me and ...5 months ago
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Bible Works Contest - For Jim Barr at Bible Works. BibleWorks turned 20 this year! To celebrate, they’re giving away two full copies of BibleWorks 9 (one copy for each decade). ...2 hours ago
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An American Prayer Book (2009): Sentences - SENTENCES INTRODUCTORY SENTENCES These sentences may be used at Morning or Evening Prayer, in the Alternative Forms of Morning and Evening Worship, or at...
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Now is the time to gather with Peter - Vatileaks has one purpose, it is to damage the Pope, to destroy his effectiveness, to sew mistrust in his judgement, to isolate him, to cause him persona...16 minutes ago
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Excerpt from Homily I on Pentecost by St. John Chrysostom - *The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (** http://images.icon-art.info/main/01300-01399/01318_hires.jpg**)* *Excerpt from Homily I on Pentecost by...
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The Trees of Pentecost - My annual posting for the feast of Pentecost: From the Feast The arrogance of building the tower in the days of old led to the confusion of tongues. Now th...1 day ago
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Why Doesn't the Teacher of Israel Know These Things: Thoughts on Holy Trinity - Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?" Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? Truly, t...
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Farewell to the Alleluia... and to the blog - At Holy Trinity there is a tradition of singing hymns with lots of alleluias in them on the last Sunday before Lent. This year was no different as we said...
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Excellent succinct summary of the doctrine of the Trinity - This is one of the best, if not the best, short summaries of the doctrine of the Trinity I have ever come across. It is written by Dr. William Weinrich of Co...
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From Darkness into Light - *Holy Trinity Sunday* Saint John 3:1-17 When the sun goes down, the cover of darkness tempts you to carry out the passions of your flesh and the desires o...
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The Royal Pageant – Catholic style - *This, also, would have been a Catholic Pageant* Imagine that t...
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Some Remarks on Lutheran Christology - By Piotr J. Malysz The Person of Christ Luther’s critique of the disastrous anthropological consequences of late medieval piety ultimately aims at the righ...3 months ago
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Interview: Marriage by God's Design - Rev. Robert C. Baker was interviewed on www.kfuo.org 's "Studio A" on May 19, 2012. MP3: Marriage by God's Design Related post: http://lutheransandcon...
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We worship Thy passion, O Christ. Show us also Thy glorious resurrection. - Today He who hung the earth upon the waters is hung on the tree, The King of the angels is decked with a crown of thorns. He who wraps the heavens in cloud...1 month ago
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in te sperántium fortitúdo - The following is an historic western collect beseeching strength of the Lord: Deus, in te sperántium fortitúdo, adésto propítius invocatiónibus nostris: e...10 months ago
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on social networks - My blog basically and generally deals with matters related to my vocation so does not fit well with the next thoughts on social networks. First, I am on a ...1 week ago
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Reason #2,539 why I love Lutheran Theology - Lately, I’ve been reading Martin Chemnitz’ Examination of the Council of Trent, where he just trounces on Rome’s view of concupiscence and original sin, an...3 days ago
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Does the Rhine Flow into the Tiber, Bosphorus, or Both? An Interview with 2 Former Lutherans - *From the Eastern Christian Books blog Dr. Adam DeVille* Last month I mentioned a new book written by two former Lutheran theologians, one of whom became ...2 months ago
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Communion Prayer of Philoxenus of Mabbug - When you have extended your hands and taken the body, bow, and put your hands before your face, and worship the living Body whom you hold. Then speak with ...2 years ago
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"Vespers" - I am disappointed: Vespers at St Mary´s Cathedral, Sydney, are far better than Vespers at Cologne Cathedral. The Office began promisingly enough, with a pro...13 hours ago
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Random Thought - *Against Socialism* It is not by tinkering with institutions that justice and peace are achieved. As long as sin exists in the heart of man, exploitation a...3 weeks ago
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Move on over - to "The RAsburry Patch" - *Note to all followers and readers*: "RAsburry's Res" is moving. Come and join me over at *"The RAsburry Patch"*! Why am I moving (er, changing my blog's ...
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they do not even know what it is - Communion with God is so wonderful that many pretend to have it when they do not even know what it is. It is like the man who brags about knowing the king ...1 year ago
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The Season For The Reason - Luke 2:1-7 In the name of Jesus. “Merry Christmas.” As the season draws ever nearer, so do the frequency of christmas greetings, even after christmas has...
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Harbor Grace - *Harbor Grace* *by Jason Hart* The sequence of sounds hitting Kyle's ears made his stomach drop. He heard denim scraping against shingles, a long high pitch...2 months ago
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Open Communion and Time - Again CWOB is in the news, and however tempting I do not want to revisit my old arguments. Rather, I wish to add a note about how time seems to be conceive...1 year ago
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Orthamerica: Energy & God - Orthamerica: Energy & God: "In the ancient theology of the undivided church, we find a concept of God that has been lost in the contemporary west. I refer ...1 year ago
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Over and Out - I just finished my last final and completed my last paper. I am done-for the quarter at least!-and am graduating with my AAS on Friday. In the last few wee...11 months ago
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Petroc of Briton - (English: Petrock, Welsh: Pedrog, Latin: Petrocus and French: Perreux) (died 564) is a 6th century Celtic Christian saint. He was born in Wales but primari...
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Faith and Works: Two Sides of the Same Coin - *The following article will appear in the June-July issue of my congregation's newsletter, *The Hope Lutheran: We Lutherans are good about talking about ...5 days ago
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opinion - Savitri Hensman writes in The Guardian that Inter-church alliances are not always blessed. Dave Bookless writes on the A Rocha blog about Mission: Saving s...1 day ago
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Born of the Holy Trinity into His Kingdom - The genesis of the flesh is flesh. The genesis of the Spirit is spirit. The distinction is not material vs. immaterial; not tangible vs. intangible; not v...19 hours ago
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Evening Roundup - Trinity Sunday - Dominica Sanctissimae Trinitatis - Missa 'Benedicta Sit' - June 3rd, 2012 - - *ABYSSUS ABYSSUM INVOCAT / DEEP CALLS TO DEEP >> THE MYSTERY OF THE HOLY TRINITY WILL ALWAYS BE A PUZZLE TO THOSE WHO DEFINE REALITY ON THEIR ...9 hours ago
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Holy Saturday (1962 Liturgical Books) - Church of the Holy Innocents (NYC) - Pictures were taken and provided by Ed Casey * HOLY SATURDAY - EASTER VIGIL - 2012 *** Blessing of the Fire * Inscription and Blessing of the Paschal Candle ...1 month ago
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The Deer-Stone: A Legend of Glendalough - Saint Kevin of Glendalough, whose feast is celebrated on June 3, is one of the Irish saints whose cult has taken on a new lease of life due to the modern '...
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Homily for David and Meaghan's Wedding - What a powerful prayer with which to begin your married life. To pray to the Holy Spirit: “O mighty rock, O source of life, Let Your dear Word in doubt ...12 hours ago
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