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There's a verse in Ezekiel that lists a lot of different stones - Ezekiel 28:13. I wrote them out today and compared them to the order of the stones in the High Priest's breastplate. The order wasn't the same, but there was something interesting about it...


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Here are some notes about the stones described in the Exodus 28:17-20 and Exodus 39:10-13. The High Priest was to wear these over his heart, each one inscribed with the name of one of the tribes of Israel. I'm not certain of the colors or which name was associated with each stone, but here are some ideas. The stones were set in rows, with three ( Read more... )

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When did it become disjointed ( Read more... )

Have you all seen Raiders of the Lost Ark? Do you remember the scene where Indy's team of diggers is working to find the ark and they hit something. Sallah says to his friend, "Indy, here, we've hit stone!" Indy tells them to clear it off and suddenly many hands come to dig, to clear away the sand, to uncover what's been buried. "Come on, find ( Read more... )

A friend of mine asked: "Why did you choose your particular LJ name?"

After spending my middle school years daydreaming, my high school years dismally disgusted with the world, and my college years searching out Eastern philosophy and art overseas, I decided that during grad school, I would search to re-discover what it was that I truly believed ( Read more... )

What is it about prayer that causes me to turn aside, to pass by, and to shy away? Why do I hide my nose in a book instead of settling on my knees ( Read more... )

Key Verse: Luke 19:10
for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Childhood: Idealistic visionsAs children, we all face the great wide world of life. It is full of terror as well as potential. Rather than accept the challenge, I turned a blind eye to it. I denied the reality before me and retreated into a mental realm of ( Read more... )

You know lately I have been wrestling with these mixed thoughts in scattered journal articles. Well let me be clearer about it now because I am feeling open ( Read more... )