Headline below reminded me of the iconic Tim Finnegan and the great work of literature he inspired: Link
"Kid's birthday party turns into brawl" Link
But not nearly as much fun as Finnegan's wake: "Wasn't it the truth I told you? Lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake" Link
Perhaps pondering on the power of Irish wiskey to revivify Tim Finnegan and on the word for whiskey in the old language which literally means water of life, the fantastically gifted James Joyce was inspired to turn a pleasant little song into a great epic representing the birth, death, and ressurection of the Universe.
Finnegans Wake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Link
Finnegans wake - Google Books Link
A Webified version of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake. Link
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
"... I got rid of the dog but kept the husband?”
Jennifer: “Do I redeem myself if I mention that I got rid of the dog but kept the husband?”
No [further (ch. 9/29)] redemption necessary for those not under law but under grace. It is a matter of formal sequential ordering. Scripture plainly teaches children that fathers are first in honor (and mothers first in fear or reverence Lev.19:3 KJV: “Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father ...” Equity rather than the zeitgeist's equal rights.) Equality of person, but subordination of office. Like the Trinity. Mankind in the image of the Creator.
Your statement is understandable in terms of the way your affections are employed in your daily duties. As a matter of phileo, rather than agapeo. Our Lord accepted Peter's phileo.
John 21:15-17 KJV So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
John 21:15-17 GNT-TR οτε ουν ηριστησαν λεγει τω σιμωνι πετρω ο ιησους σιμων ιωνα αγαπας με πλειον τουτων λεγει αυτω ναι κυριε συ οιδας οτι φιλω σε λεγει αυτω βοσκε τα αρνια μου 16 λεγει αυτω παλιν δευτερον σιμων ιωνα αγαπας με λεγει αυτω ναι κυριε συ οιδας οτι φιλω σε λεγει αυτω ποιμαινε τα προβατα μου 17 λεγει αυτω το τριτον σιμων ιωνα φιλεις με ελυπηθη ο πετρος οτι ειπεν αυτω το τριτον φιλεις με και ειπεν αυτω κυριε συ παντα οιδας συ γινωσκεις οτι φιλω σε λεγει αυτω ο ιησους βοσκε τα προβατα μου
You are probably right to object. But as I often told those who objected to one of Pastor Steve Petit's positions: "Since you are strong in the faith, you should not make a fuss about the positions of those who are weak.” Romans 14:1 KJV Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
You young Facebook friends have driven me to resume my blog. Facebook formats are too small for the largeness of my meandering thoughts.
No [further (ch. 9/29)] redemption necessary for those not under law but under grace. It is a matter of formal sequential ordering. Scripture plainly teaches children that fathers are first in honor (and mothers first in fear or reverence Lev.19:3 KJV: “Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father ...” Equity rather than the zeitgeist's equal rights.) Equality of person, but subordination of office. Like the Trinity. Mankind in the image of the Creator.
Your statement is understandable in terms of the way your affections are employed in your daily duties. As a matter of phileo, rather than agapeo. Our Lord accepted Peter's phileo.
John 21:15-17 KJV So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
John 21:15-17 GNT-TR οτε ουν ηριστησαν λεγει τω σιμωνι πετρω ο ιησους σιμων ιωνα αγαπας με πλειον τουτων λεγει αυτω ναι κυριε συ οιδας οτι φιλω σε λεγει αυτω βοσκε τα αρνια μου 16 λεγει αυτω παλιν δευτερον σιμων ιωνα αγαπας με λεγει αυτω ναι κυριε συ οιδας οτι φιλω σε λεγει αυτω ποιμαινε τα προβατα μου 17 λεγει αυτω το τριτον σιμων ιωνα φιλεις με ελυπηθη ο πετρος οτι ειπεν αυτω το τριτον φιλεις με και ειπεν αυτω κυριε συ παντα οιδας συ γινωσκεις οτι φιλω σε λεγει αυτω ο ιησους βοσκε τα προβατα μου
You are probably right to object. But as I often told those who objected to one of Pastor Steve Petit's positions: "Since you are strong in the faith, you should not make a fuss about the positions of those who are weak.” Romans 14:1 KJV Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
You young Facebook friends have driven me to resume my blog. Facebook formats are too small for the largeness of my meandering thoughts.
Repairing "bare ruined choirs"
"[Jennifer's friend] is excited to join church family and friends as we put the final touches on the repaired sanctuary! We are praying that everything is up and running by Sunday."
Better to repair "bare ruined choirs" than to write poetry about them:
SONNET LXXIII
1. That time of year thou mayst in me behold
2. When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
3. Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
4. Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
5. In me thou see'st the twilight of such day
6. As after sunset fadeth in the west;
7. Which by and by black night doth take away,
8. Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
9. In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire,
10. That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
11. As the death-bed, whereon it must expire,
12. Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.
13. This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
14. To love that well, which thou must leave ere long. Sonnet text & commentary
Better to repair "bare ruined choirs" than to write poetry about them:
SONNET LXXIII
1. That time of year thou mayst in me behold
2. When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
3. Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
4. Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
5. In me thou see'st the twilight of such day
6. As after sunset fadeth in the west;
7. Which by and by black night doth take away,
8. Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
9. In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire,
10. That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
11. As the death-bed, whereon it must expire,
12. Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.
13. This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
14. To love that well, which thou must leave ere long. Sonnet text & commentary
"almost 4 kids, 1 dog, 1 hubby...that's life!"
Quote of the Day: "almost 4 kids, 1 dog, 1 hubby...that's life!" | I do not wish to embarass my old chum, Jennifer Ott, by revealing the source of the quotation.
It does, at least, encourage the avoidance of polyandry. But the tertiary position of the husband combined with the secondary position of the dog demonstrates that older women have failed in their scriptural duties in instructing the younger women.
If the older women fail to instruct the younger, we are in real trouble. Young women do not often listen to men. (Single young women may often pretend to listen to a young man they have targeted, of course.)
Titus 2:3-4 KJV The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
The Greek is interesting. Two compound verbs are used. Compounds of phileo akin to our "Philadelpha", "love of brothers". Phileo is affectionate love of those like us, or things we desire. Young women know that they are the grandest of human beings. The good Lord has made them so. So that they can properly take care of babies, and that the babies may be drawn to them. The compound Greek verbs are telling young women to have affectionate love toward husban and children as toward fellow human beings, despite their obvious deficiencies.
I am not one to preach about this. It has recently come to my attention that I have been consistently and egregiously coming short of the behavior intructed for aged men in the preceding verse. It is interesting that I seem to favor those moral injunctions that cannot possibly apply to me.
It does, at least, encourage the avoidance of polyandry. But the tertiary position of the husband combined with the secondary position of the dog demonstrates that older women have failed in their scriptural duties in instructing the younger women.
If the older women fail to instruct the younger, we are in real trouble. Young women do not often listen to men. (Single young women may often pretend to listen to a young man they have targeted, of course.)
Titus 2:3-4 KJV The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
The Greek is interesting. Two compound verbs are used. Compounds of phileo akin to our "Philadelpha", "love of brothers". Phileo is affectionate love of those like us, or things we desire. Young women know that they are the grandest of human beings. The good Lord has made them so. So that they can properly take care of babies, and that the babies may be drawn to them. The compound Greek verbs are telling young women to have affectionate love toward husban and children as toward fellow human beings, despite their obvious deficiencies.
I am not one to preach about this. It has recently come to my attention that I have been consistently and egregiously coming short of the behavior intructed for aged men in the preceding verse. It is interesting that I seem to favor those moral injunctions that cannot possibly apply to me.
Monday, September 27, 2010
A Victim of a Series of Accidents
"I am the victim of a series of accidents -- as are we all" - The Space Wanderer, aka Malachi Constant, protagonist of Kurt Vonnegut's great inter-galactic epic, "The Sirens of [Saturn's Earth-sized satellite,] Titan". (Click to read first five pages plus)
The fate of the Wanderer, as well as the fates of rest of us, are better understood by the now often considered archaic and obsolete term: Providence.
Matthew 5:44-45 KJV But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Romans 8:28 KJV And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Providence is much more comfortable -- and beautiful, -- and good, -- and true.
The fate of the Wanderer, as well as the fates of rest of us, are better understood by the now often considered archaic and obsolete term: Providence.
Matthew 5:44-45 KJV But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Romans 8:28 KJV And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Providence is much more comfortable -- and beautiful, -- and good, -- and true.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Do not kill the goose that lays your golden eggs!!!!!
"A man may seye full sooth (truth) in game and pley," -Chaucer. An example of truth in silliness is an oldie but goodie JimSmiling multi-Tweet: {{_ ATTENTION! All placepersons!! Everywhere!!! ==>==>Always speak, act, and VOTE to FREE: - free enterprise!!!! ==>==>Do not kill the goose that lays your golden eggs!!!!! ==>==>N.B. “Placeperson” is the politically correct update of the archaic “placeman”. ==>==>Meaning: Non-hereditary, non-elected, but, appointed or selected, government official or employee. – js. _}}
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