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Arc
I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end and the result from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos theory, chaotic systems, God, immutable, scripture, time
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Rain
This morning the leader of our women’s prayer time quoted Psalm 81:7, “I will speak to you in the secret place of thunder.” The secret place of thunder. What a wonderful thing. Sitting on my parents’ front porch, sipping hot … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos theory, chaotic systems, God, immutable, paradox, rain, science, scripture, words and phrases
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Are Cornell Students Psychic? – NYTimes.com
Are Cornell Students Psychic? – NYTimes.com. Saw this snippet from the Freakonomics blog and found it fascinating. It starts with subliminal “priming” – quickly flashing a negative image or word makes subjects quicker to identify the next image or word … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos theory, chaotic systems, mind and body, reading too much, science, skeptic, thinking
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Figuring
I think I mentioned before that we’ve been reading Destined to Reign by Joseph Prince. I’m still liking it. There are some minor theological quibbles, but his determination to live in grace and not guilt is spot on. Anyway, a … Continue reading
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Tagged angst, chaos theory, chaotic systems, community, God, healing, immutable, internet, thinking
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Spin
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades Never ending, Your glory goes beyond all fame And the cry of my heart is to bring You praise The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that decay is universal; that a … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos theory, God, immutable, mathematics, science, thermodynamics, thinking
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Flight
I like birds, though admittedly I tend to prefer them at a distance. I like watching them fly. I like wondering about the rules that dictate their flight path: their destination of course, and also the shape of the wind, … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, behavior modeling, birds, birds in flight, chaos theory, chaotic systems, computer modeling, equilibrium, family, God, group behavior, harmony, immutable, love, mathematics, paradox, randomness, thinking
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Coruscation
Hero is soldering new circuits for his Arduino kit. I’m not entirely clear on what he’s making, but one of them is a bunch of LED lights, and one of them is a variable-resistance strip that will probably become a … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos theory, electricity, flow, God, Hero, immutable, science, thinking
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