Note: This is a post I copied with permission from a fellow Christian. Becky René Introduction: There are many who have obeyed the gospel sincerely and who continue to attend the services of the church with regularity. They are present when the saints assemble, they listen to the preaching, and they take their place among the brethren. To outward appearances, such individuals are often regarded as faithful. They are not openly rebellious, nor are they engaged in any obvious sin that would immediately alarm others. Yet, beneath this appearance of faithfulness, there may exist a serious and dangerous spiritual condition. ...
Meditation and the Mind
Note: Meditation in this context is used as a practice of clearing the mind and focusing on something. Meditation has been used for centuries. The Psalmist said in Psalm 1, verse 2: But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. (NASB1995)1 Strong’s Bible Dictionary gives the usage of “hagah”, the Hebrew word for mediate used above, as follows: The Hebrew verb “hagah” primarily means to meditate or to ponder deeply. It conveys the idea of a thoughtful, reflective consideration, often accompanied by a low sound or murmur, as one might do when speaking softly to oneself. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, “hagah” is frequently used to describe the act of meditating on God’s law, His works, or His words, suggesting a deep, internalized engagement with divine truths.2 ...
My infrastructure
Any website or server has to have some type of infrastructure. This infrastructure may be small or large, depending on the organization. For example, Microsoft has many large systems and services that require upkeep and maintenance. A person may also run hosts and services. While these don’t have the same scale as a big company, the hosts still need to be managed. In this post, I will detail some of the providers and the software I use. ...
Life described as code
We as humans are very amazing. We can drive and eat. We can fall and catch ourselves. We can think and store information. And we have a very special ability: we can reprogram ourselves. I read a very well-known book titled The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Steven Covey. In this book, Covey talks about how we can change our programming and scripting. If you don’t know, script is a term that simply means write, according to the Oxford Dictionary. Scripting can be a very powerful tool. To first put scripting in computer terms, consider the following example: ...