Here is a typical modern approach to how God appeared to Elijah in 1Kings 19.12: Today's Theme: Finding God In The Everyday | Thoughts On Today's Scripture: In a world of constant noise and activity, God often speaks in unexpected ways. When the prophet Elijah stood on Mount Horeb, God demonstrated His presence not...

The perfect barber? He’s fast, good, and doesn’t talk all the time. I may just have found him.

Today was an optional federal holiday here, that fuzzy area of government sort-of recognizing a Catholic date while, according to the 1988 Constitution, pretending to be free of religious affiliation. It is a municipal holiday, however.

Jon Paul Gulledge works with the Acton congregation in Michie TN. I believe I saw this chart there which he created. It's a fine graph in chiastic form. I got Grok to translate it into Portuguese for my use here. Turned out nicely.

(1) Not so long ago I did a little feature or format, if you prefer, which I called 7Points. Should I replicate that here on a regular basis? It could have its own tag, even. Here goes one ... (2) Three things I thank God for: chocolate and bacon ... and goiabada; dropping a bit of weight in recent days, even with the...

The option to post paragraphs without titles is a fine one. I follow a Christian blogger who doesn't insert titles, and that's irritating, but his posts deserve them, call for them. A paragraph, not so much. So here's another testeroo, now that the domain seems to have resolved. The post-by-email option is attractive...

This is a test, says Olly, and I'm the happy guinea pig. After flailing about helplessly, I've been rescued so that I can now return to bigtime blogging. I considered reviving the old name, Random Variables, from over 20 years ago. But why not go with something new? On some social spots I've used JazMat, so I'll take...