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Mitch
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“Fides et ratio.” – “Faith and reason.” Follower of Christ. Husband to Lana, Father to Stephen and Mariah. Peaceful, not harmless. Voluntarist in training. Fermenter of many things. Retired U.S. Air Force NCO. Linux enthusiast. Ham radio operator (WB5UZG)

"Associate with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation. It is better to be alone than in bad company." - George Washington

Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat

Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first deprives of reason.

"The government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like the state governments, whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government."

– James Madison​

"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one." - George Washington

Westminster Shorter Catechism

Q. 24. How doth Christ execute the office of a prophet?

A. Christ executeth the office of a prophet, in revealing to us, by his Word and Spirit, the will of God for our salvation.

Replying to Avatar Ken Berry, MD

As Sci-fi author larry Niven said in his book, "Ringworld Engineers," “How much intelligence does it take to sneak up on a leaf?”

"If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be."

- Charles Spurgeon

Q. 23. What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer?

A. Christ, as our Redeemer, executeth the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king, both in his estate of humiliation and exaltation.

Q. 23. What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer?

A. Christ, as our Redeemer, executeth the offices of a prophet, of a priest, and of a king, both in his estate of humiliation and exaltation.

Acts 3:21-22; Heb. 12:25 with 2 Cor. 13:3; Heb. 5:5-7; Heb. 7:25; Ps. 2:6; Isa. 9:6-7; Matt. 21:5; Ps. 2:8-11.

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"You will ever remember that all the end of study is to make you a good man and a useful citizen."

– John Adams

Smoke and mirrors.

Elon's supposedly leaving DOGE, Trump's having too much fun messing with China.

They might insert it into the news cycle the next time they need to distract from something else.

"When we honor someone, we give that person a highly respected position in our lives. Honor goes hand in glove with love, a verb whose very definition is doing worthwhile things for someone who is valuable to us."

- Gary Smalley

Q. 22. How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?

A. Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to himself a true body and a reasonable soul, being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the Virgin Mary, and born of her, yet without sin.

Heb. 2:14, 16; Heb. 10:5; Matt. 26:38; Luke 1:27, 31, 35, 42; Gal. 4:4; Heb. 4:15; Heb. 7:26.

"Show me a man you honor, and I will know what kind of man you are, for it shows me what your ideal of manhood is and what kind of man you long to be." - Thomas Carlyle