The Gospel According to Yeeks

And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown" And he replied: "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to your better than light and safer than a known way." M.Louise Haskins

I've figured I will try this plan for 2015.  Bible Reading Plan

Dear Process Dept, As we approach the Christmas holiday tomorrow, please permit me to write to you some things behind the significance of this holiday to all our lives. Many regard this holiday as a "Christian" holiday but in truth it belongs to everybody regardless of your culture and it is a day we have simply set aside to cherish in the birth of Somebody. I ask that you allow some space in your hearts to read what I am about to write. I consider the sharing of the Christmas story to be far more important than the sizing of vessels, control valves, relief valves and many other day to day work that we do as Process Engineers. Not that they are not important of course. But just as the sun dwarfs the lamp in light-giving, so the proclamation of things revealed to us triumph over daily engineering work. This year is the year 2014. It is actually more appropriate to refer to the year as 2014 A.D. and A.D. is Latin for anno domini which is the starting of a reference poi...

Roman forum - Not unlike the Agora in Acts 17 One of the things I have learned from Paul in the Mars Hill account in Acts 17 is the emphasis of the Resurrection in his discussions. I have often wondered if we have made a mistake by not encouraging others to emphasize the resurrection of Jesus more in their evangelism. We notice this in the passage below: 16  Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. 17  So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. 18  Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, “What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”— because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection . 19  And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new te...

Grace Baptist Church Youth Camp 20th of December, in the year of our Lord 2014

This is by far one of the most interesting books I have read this year. While I do not really agree with everything that is written in it, I love it for its pastoral love, humble tone, sincerity and a passionate presentation of the grace of God. The man who wrote this obviously has a heart which loves the Word. May I also have the same that I can love Him after realizing what love He has for all of us.

http://www.vancouverstar.com/index.php/sid/227523125 Nahum 3 3 Woe to the bloody city,     all full of lies and plunder—     no end to the prey! 2 The crack of the whip, and rumble of the wheel,     galloping horse and bounding chariot! 3 Horsemen charging,     flashing sword and glittering spear, hosts of slain,     heaps of corpses, dead bodies without end—     they stumble over the bodies! 4 And all for the countless whorings of the prostitute,     graceful and of deadly charms, who betrays nations with her whorings,     and peoples with her charms. 5 Behold, I am against you,     declares the Lord of hosts,     and will lift up your skirts over your face; and I will make nations look at your nakedness     and kingdoms at your shame. 6 I will throw filth at you     and treat you with contempt     and make you a spectacle. 7 And a...

I have recently been reading a rather intriguing book called "The Genesis Genealogies" by Dr Abraham Park. He shared through the book how one can use reference points to date the events. Now we know the timelines are always there. I just have not met someone who has done serious mathematical calculations with them. So for example you can prove that the Exodus events occurred in 1446 B.C. Here is how. "Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year (480) after the sons of Israel came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD." (1 Kings 6:1) So historically Solomon ascended the throne in the year 970 B.C. and he built the temple in 966 B.C. Using that we can add 480 to 966 to obtain 1446 B.C. as the year of the Exodus. But there is more. "Now the time that the sons of Israel lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years...