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6 months ago
in The Martyrs Den on The Martyrs Den
Oh, I see the html links did not turn out as desired. I think you can still make out the urls. Sorry.
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martyrologist
Komodo certainly has a lot of positives, and the simplicity is tops. Thanks for the links. I'm still trying to get Linux on this Dell laptop. Giving me trouble, but I think the problem is with the laptop itself. Possibly something with the CD drive.
6 months ago
in The Martyrs Den on The Martyrs Den
After reading your tools post I downloaded Komodo and am really liking the powerful simplicity of it. I've tried other editors and while they worked quite well, they were usually overkill. I am liking Komodo, especially the ease with which I can create new snippets and bind them to keys. Thanks for the tip.
For guidance to installing Komodo on Linux download the file from here. Unpack and install the files as instructed <a href="file:///home/jeff/Komodo-Edit-5/share/doc/install.html#Installing_Komodo_on_Linux">here.
While the repositories are full of easily addable programs for Linux, occasionally you have to get down and dirty and install one yourself. Which is why you never want to be too far from a command line terminal ;-)
I have a circa 1997 Compaq laptop that I have running DSL (Damn Small Linux). It is incredibly fast and easy on resources. I can only imagine the computers that end up getting trashed when there is still life in them bones ;-)
Let me know how this adventure turns out.
For guidance to installing Komodo on Linux download the file from here. Unpack and install the files as instructed <a href="file:///home/jeff/Komodo-Edit-5/share/doc/install.html#Installing_Komodo_on_Linux">here.
While the repositories are full of easily addable programs for Linux, occasionally you have to get down and dirty and install one yourself. Which is why you never want to be too far from a command line terminal ;-)
I have a circa 1997 Compaq laptop that I have running DSL (Damn Small Linux). It is incredibly fast and easy on resources. I can only imagine the computers that end up getting trashed when there is still life in them bones ;-)
Let me know how this adventure turns out.
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jeff
Oh, I see the html links did not turn out as desired. I think you can still make out the urls. Sorry.
6 months ago
in The Martyrs Den on The Martyrs Den
Re: "Linux is Illegal" -- 541 comments, goodness gracious ;-)
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martyrologist
Yeah. Awesome. Then I go and write a post about starting to use Linux. Hah!
6 months ago
in The Martyrs Den on The Martyrs Den
What a wonderful peek into their hearts. You are blessed!
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martyrologist
It is neat to catch glimpses of what's going on in their heads and hearts. Thanks.
8 months ago
in The Martyr's Den on The Martyrs Den
I am commenting as "Unclaimed". Does that matter?
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Clint
Yes, it does matter. If you claim (ie: use the same email addy) then I believe you get notices. If you are registered on the Disqus site, well then I know for certain that you are notified of all comments wherein you have participated.
Eddy, did you get my email on the code for this? For some reason, I am unable to comment in the box above, but can place my comments here as replies to other comments. The only thing I see missing from your code that I have in mine is an ending iframe tag </iframe>
That wasn't in the code from Disqus, but I seem to remember getting that as a tip from one of their forums.
Eddy, did you get my email on the code for this? For some reason, I am unable to comment in the box above, but can place my comments here as replies to other comments. The only thing I see missing from your code that I have in mine is an ending iframe tag </iframe>
That wasn't in the code from Disqus, but I seem to remember getting that as a tip from one of their forums.
8 months ago
in The Martyr's Den on The Martyrs Den
Eddie, I like what I've over at Clint's place. The only problem as a commenter that I am seeing is subscribing to the RSS feed for the comments. I've tried several times without success. Given that, the only way to see if there has been comment activity is to visit. That is so 90's ;-)
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martyrologist
Jeff, I was able to bring up the RSS feed for the comments via the above options button and clicking on "Subscribe: This Thread"
That garnered you no results? I am anything but a programmer. I can't even deal with Javascript all that well.
That garnered you no results? I am anything but a programmer. I can't even deal with Javascript all that well.
8 months ago
in The Wilderness: Random transparency on The Wilderness
Clint, I think you've discerned well my reaction. It is mostly his claim "to know the mind of God in general". The irony is I claim to come to my conclusions for the same underlying reasons as does Mr. Brown. So, what does that make God?
Second to this 'claim' is Mr Brown's lack of mercy and love. The closest he comes to showing some love is wishing his remarks regarding gays would not have gotten out. By the way, I think your portion of mercy extended to Mr. Brown is exceedingly generous ;-)
I get your point about content in written communications that may end up public, but are we not encouraged to see to it that our tongues (fingers) speak in truth and love? I understand what you are getting at. If I share with you the real reason I walk with an eastward limp, I may not intend for that to be public, but these are either Mr. Brown's opinions or they are not. I read his reaction as though he would prefer that his opinions to be read in a different light depending on the audience. I don't see these conditions as the same thing.
Regarding your 4 points:
1) I don't see how we can not consider race when voting. I actually make a conscience effort to filter my reaction through consideration of how race may be effecting it; even if it is to see to it that it does not.
2) I agree. I also believe in truth. I have only watched one video of a Rev. Wright sermon and have read the transcripts of another. Speaking to those two cases only, I found he was speaking truth. Were the statements un/anti American? Well, that is a matter of opinion I suppose.
3) This one is precious in that a Christian can actually suggest that simple being liberal is wrong. Mr. Hunter needs to re-read the red bits.
4) Priceless ;-) Right to life? I won't claim to know what Mr. Hunt's position is on war or the death penalty, but if it is at all typical of other's that make similar claims as he, then this is an absurd point to even consider.
Second to this 'claim' is Mr Brown's lack of mercy and love. The closest he comes to showing some love is wishing his remarks regarding gays would not have gotten out. By the way, I think your portion of mercy extended to Mr. Brown is exceedingly generous ;-)
I get your point about content in written communications that may end up public, but are we not encouraged to see to it that our tongues (fingers) speak in truth and love? I understand what you are getting at. If I share with you the real reason I walk with an eastward limp, I may not intend for that to be public, but these are either Mr. Brown's opinions or they are not. I read his reaction as though he would prefer that his opinions to be read in a different light depending on the audience. I don't see these conditions as the same thing.
Regarding your 4 points:
1) I don't see how we can not consider race when voting. I actually make a conscience effort to filter my reaction through consideration of how race may be effecting it; even if it is to see to it that it does not.
2) I agree. I also believe in truth. I have only watched one video of a Rev. Wright sermon and have read the transcripts of another. Speaking to those two cases only, I found he was speaking truth. Were the statements un/anti American? Well, that is a matter of opinion I suppose.
3) This one is precious in that a Christian can actually suggest that simple being liberal is wrong. Mr. Hunter needs to re-read the red bits.
4) Priceless ;-) Right to life? I won't claim to know what Mr. Hunt's position is on war or the death penalty, but if it is at all typical of other's that make similar claims as he, then this is an absurd point to even consider.
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Clint
You make some good points, Jeff, and while I really don't want to be the
arbitrator here between two opposing viewpoints neither or both of which
I may or may not hold, I do have a couple of questions for you.
First, how is your calling Mr. Brown unChristian extending grace to him?
Second, I grant you your point about the war and death penalty, but how
do abortions fit into that view of justice?
If I can briefly shed a little light upon my beliefs regarding all of
this, I don't believe "conservative" or "liberal" are adequate words (as
they are defined in politics) to describe a Christ-follower. Some of
Jesus' ideas were very liberal for His day, some of His message remains
ultra-conservative. So, to me, those words "don't stick" to believers.
Next, I'm a bumper-sticker Christian when it comes to elections. Allow
me to explain. I have this bumper sticker that says, "Pray, Vote,
Pray." In smaller print it explains that we should consider praying for
wisdom in the elections, voting as our civic duty, and finally praying
for whomever God allows us to have as our leadership.
If you know of better advice, please share.
arbitrator here between two opposing viewpoints neither or both of which
I may or may not hold, I do have a couple of questions for you.
First, how is your calling Mr. Brown unChristian extending grace to him?
Second, I grant you your point about the war and death penalty, but how
do abortions fit into that view of justice?
If I can briefly shed a little light upon my beliefs regarding all of
this, I don't believe "conservative" or "liberal" are adequate words (as
they are defined in politics) to describe a Christ-follower. Some of
Jesus' ideas were very liberal for His day, some of His message remains
ultra-conservative. So, to me, those words "don't stick" to believers.
Next, I'm a bumper-sticker Christian when it comes to elections. Allow
me to explain. I have this bumper sticker that says, "Pray, Vote,
Pray." In smaller print it explains that we should consider praying for
wisdom in the elections, voting as our civic duty, and finally praying
for whomever God allows us to have as our leadership.
If you know of better advice, please share.
8 months ago
in The Wilderness: Random transparency on The Wilderness
Clint, thanks for adding the remaining portions of the quote which, in my opinion, further suggests he knew his writing would be offensive and if he really knew who his audience would be he would have edited them better. The old, "If I knew you were listening I would not have said that." BTW, I truncated for the sake of brevity not editorial intent ;-) And you are correct that I left of the part where he suggest he may be the one not correctly hearing God; the part that he snidely ends with, "...I doubt it."
Why do you suggest that it must be of a delicate nature to find Hunter's writing void of evidence of 'fruit'? Is he not the one making the claim that if you/me/we were to vote as God would, it certainly would not be for Obama. His presumption is the aggravating part and the fact that he is staking claim to a title that still holds a lot of meaning for me is insulting.
Why do you suggest that it must be of a delicate nature to find Hunter's writing void of evidence of 'fruit'? Is he not the one making the claim that if you/me/we were to vote as God would, it certainly would not be for Obama. His presumption is the aggravating part and the fact that he is staking claim to a title that still holds a lot of meaning for me is insulting.
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Clint
Jeff, is your issue that this individual rejects Senator Obama outright, with some or all of the points that the gentleman posits, or that he claims to know the mind of God in general? Mr. Brown seems to have strong convictions against abortion. Is that not a valid position for him to assume?
Let us remember the context of the email that urged Mr. Brown's reply. He was asked to support Senator Obama simply on the basis of race. He then replies with this email to his friend in which he argues that:
1) He won't vote based on his race but rather on his convictions.
2) He is against racism in any form, even black against white, even should it originate from a pulpit.
3) It goes against his conservative convictions to vote for someone so liberal as Senator Obama
4) It goes against his "right to life" convictions to vote for someone with such an opposing agenda as he understands Senator Obama to own.
I may be wrong, but those are the main points of the argument, as I see them. Which of these would you deny Mr. Brown, Jeff?
As for the "if I knew you were listening..." Be honest, Jeff. Don't you send email that you would rather not see end up as someone's blog post? You would edit some of the things you write in an email to a friend differently from what you would put up on your own blog, wouldn't you? I think we are all that way. Our friends know and understand us in a way that we can be more open in the things we say. Those things we post onto a blog are open to a different interpretation at another level of interaction than private emails. That is what I presume Mr. Brown meant in the follow-up to the questions asked by Snopes. If he were writing a blog post rather than an email, he would have phrased things more judiciously.
Let us remember the context of the email that urged Mr. Brown's reply. He was asked to support Senator Obama simply on the basis of race. He then replies with this email to his friend in which he argues that:
1) He won't vote based on his race but rather on his convictions.
2) He is against racism in any form, even black against white, even should it originate from a pulpit.
3) It goes against his conservative convictions to vote for someone so liberal as Senator Obama
4) It goes against his "right to life" convictions to vote for someone with such an opposing agenda as he understands Senator Obama to own.
I may be wrong, but those are the main points of the argument, as I see them. Which of these would you deny Mr. Brown, Jeff?
As for the "if I knew you were listening..." Be honest, Jeff. Don't you send email that you would rather not see end up as someone's blog post? You would edit some of the things you write in an email to a friend differently from what you would put up on your own blog, wouldn't you? I think we are all that way. Our friends know and understand us in a way that we can be more open in the things we say. Those things we post onto a blog are open to a different interpretation at another level of interaction than private emails. That is what I presume Mr. Brown meant in the follow-up to the questions asked by Snopes. If he were writing a blog post rather than an email, he would have phrased things more judiciously.
8 months ago
in The Wilderness: Random transparency on The Wilderness
I gotta be honest and say that I found this letter to be insulting, offensive and to contain very little to demonstrate that Huntley Brown is a Christian. In his own words, "If I knew my e-mail would have generated this much interest on a national level, I would have left out a few points." In his letter Brown writes, "[God] would not tell one person to vote for Obama and one to vote for McCain... so obviously many people are not hearing from God." At first I chuckled, but now I am more inclined to pray that Huntley Brown may find Jesus.
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Clint
Jeff, Why don't you just come out and tell us all how you REALLY feel?
I can neither speak for nor defend Mr. Brown's remarks, however you left off the part where he admits that perhaps he is the one not clearly hearing from God on picking the correct candidate.
You also left off a bit of that quote regarding the national exposure of his letter. Here is that full paragraph:
"If I knew my e-mail would have generated this much interest on a national level, I would have left out a few points. I don't want people to think I am against gay people or against people who have had abortions. (I am not) We are all sinners saved by grace but we need to have some absolute laws to govern society or else we will self destruct."
I would assume he would appreciate those prayers of yours regarding his salvation.
As for your finding his letter to be "insulting, offensive" and non-Christian, I apologize for pointing you to such material. In the future, I'll attempt to keep in mind the delicate nature of this blog's readership. ;-)
I can neither speak for nor defend Mr. Brown's remarks, however you left off the part where he admits that perhaps he is the one not clearly hearing from God on picking the correct candidate.
You also left off a bit of that quote regarding the national exposure of his letter. Here is that full paragraph:
"If I knew my e-mail would have generated this much interest on a national level, I would have left out a few points. I don't want people to think I am against gay people or against people who have had abortions. (I am not) We are all sinners saved by grace but we need to have some absolute laws to govern society or else we will self destruct."
I would assume he would appreciate those prayers of yours regarding his salvation.
As for your finding his letter to be "insulting, offensive" and non-Christian, I apologize for pointing you to such material. In the future, I'll attempt to keep in mind the delicate nature of this blog's readership. ;-)
9 months ago
in The Wilderness: Random transparency on The Wilderness
Certainly an interesting question. I think I am landing closer in the area of eyes closed, shoulders shrugged than I would like to admit. I was part of an interesting conversation the other morning at breakfast. A handful of guys from church were sitting around the table toasting bagels and we wondered out loud what we as a church should do to maybe get ready or what we may need to do in the near future if things do get as bad as some are warning. We thought about what resources are readily at our disposal. We figured we had a certain amount of open, indoor space. We have fairly quick access to portable beds and we have a nice sized kitchen. The discussion hung around the idea that if events bring us to life as it was back in the Great Depression we would be able to offer shelter and warm food to people in need. It was almost at the same moment that we each began to look at each other and realize that if the situation does NOT replay the scenario of the Great Depression we still have space, beds and a kitchen... what has been our excuse? Not the most comfortable discussion/realization.
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Clint
Jeff, while there have been lots of comparisons with the Great Depression and what may happen from today's banking failings, I doubt that history will play out in the exact same way twice. Back then the burden of social needs fell heavily upon churches. Since then, the government has shouldered some (or more) of that burden. It's interesting that your group began to consider the resources available to your church and how best to utilize them. It seems to me that many churches have similar resources that go underutilized.
Good thoughts.
Good thoughts.
