Monthly Archives: December 2010
Avalanche, flooding risk rises from constant heavy rain
By Charles F. Trentelman, The Associated Press Standard-Examiner staff Monday, December 20, 2010 – 10:16pm OGDEN — An “atmospheric river” has been flowing over Top of Utah since Saturday morning, which explains the constant heavy rain. More than 6 inches … Continue reading
Judi A. speaks at Oasis, overview
The Freedom of Thinking Biblically Inductive study What is it? Looking through the Bible to understand what the writer meant. Why do it? To find the intended meaning so that we know what God wanted to tell us. So that … Continue reading
Part 1, Judi A. speaks at Oasis
“The Freedom of Thinking Biblically” Truth: God desires our best; therefore, He sets boundaries. When we try to live by the rules without knowing the reasons for the rules, it leads to rebellion (we are unable to follow the rules … Continue reading
Part 2, Judi A. speaks at Oasis
Levels of learning Rote: from memory (dictionary.com: without thought of the meaning; in a mechanical way) Recognition: recognize, but don’t really understand; don’t understand God or the Bible; without understanding; familiar with stories from the Bible but don’t see value; … Continue reading
Part 3, Judi A. speaks at Oasis
World views The Biblical world view is only one of many world views. Our world view is the way we see things and the way we interpret them. Four components of world view: Understanding of origin, which dictates view of … Continue reading
A New Year of Opportunity, Roy Gruber (similar topic to Repacking Your Bags)
Notes taken from sermon Luke 12:15-20: Parable of I, I, I 15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses. 16And he spoke … Continue reading
Email: True meaning of Christmas
Pa never had much compassion for the lazy or those who squandered their means and then never had enough for the necessities. But for those who were genuinely in need, his heart was as big as all outdoors. It was … Continue reading
Romans 5
12Therefore, as sin came into the world through one man, and death as the result of sin, so death spread to all men, [no one being able to stop it or to escape its power] because all men sinned. 13[To … Continue reading
Repacking Your Bags, How to Live with a New Sense of Purpose, Richard J Leider & David A Shapiro
(ix) Hardly anyone still believes that the “most toys” wins. Accumulation is no longer the name of the game – your friends and colleagues are now asking: “What really matters?” “How much is enough?” and “What is the good life … Continue reading
Winter quote
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 10:43am OK, it is time for me to pull out the quote that gets me through the winter: “Every day without snow is just another rotten day of sunshine” Randy Julander of the National Resources … Continue reading
The Bible and meaningful books 