Tag: #spirituality
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If you found out tomorrow you would have to leave the military (or whatever profession you are in), hang up your uniforms, turn in your gear, and let your clearance lapse – what would that do to who you are? Would you find yourself lost, confused, discouraged? Would you be excited? Would you feel like…
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North Shore Hawaii, 5 January 2024 I walked out to the point, across a section of rocks that would let me avoid a large portion of the paddle out. The waves on the horizon looked manageable, and I was excited to try to rip on my short board (emphasis on try). I waited for a…
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2023 in Review I started this blog during a short trip to Colorado this summer in the prayer that perhaps some day I would be able to expand it. In the last six months I have produced 61 posts totaling almost 95,000 words across many musings, thoughts, stories, and heartaches. That is, to me, immense.…
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If you are not familiar with the distinctions within the OT law, then here I will lay it out briefly. Essentially there are three sub components to the law: The moral, the civil, and the ceremonial. Now, before we dive in, it is important to note that the disambiguation between the parts of the…
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We spoke about the fundamental stance of tota scriptura, how we let scripture interpret scripture. Yet, what do we do when scripture appears to contradict scripture? We appeal to the Law of Faith. We approach scripture in the faithful presupposition that there is no error in the text. Therefore, when apparent contradictions arise, rather than…
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It has been a year, almost to the day, since I began my surfing journey. I make no claim that I have mastered the skill. Certainly, I have hardly taken the first firm step on this wonderful adventure. I have some more time to live in the paradise of Oahu and new adventures to enjoy…
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We got a rare strong south swell in Ewa last week, and I am blessed with a very cool pastor who wanted to head out and surf it with me. How he would tell this story might be somewhat different, but for me it was dreadfully discouraging – a white water nightmare and total failure…
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I started my surfing journey with a guy I knew from work. We weren’t all that close to start, but we had just met, and we both wanted to learn. He loaned me a board and we walked barefoot from the cars parked in an old hotel in Waikiki to the beach there to hop…
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As many of my surfing stories start, it was dark as I loaded my board into my car. Dark because to reach the waves at sunrise, I must be prepared in the dark. There is likely a principle in that as well, but I will skip it for now. I reached one of my favorite…
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You have to lean a lot harder than you think to turn a surfboard, and in different ways. The more extreme the turn, the more extreme the lean and instability you are going to create. The amount of lean, direction, and placement will change from surfboard to surfboard, and from wave to wave. Keeping balance…
