Author Archives: JC

No, I guess not.

Posted on May 6, 2018 by JC

Are We Together? by R.C. Sproul Reformation Trust Publishing, July 28th, 2012 Before I get started I want to make a very direct and honest expression of my own ignorance. I have only been regularly attending church again for a … Continue reading →

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New Wine

Posted on April 1, 2018 by JC

This is just a brief post but one that I thought was worth writing. I have been having on and off dialogues with protestants (one in particular), discussing the major points of difference between us and them. This has been … Continue reading →

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Basic Fitness – 4: Making Small Changes

Posted on March 20, 2018 by JC

The first three steps were in a sense just looking at what is preventing you from making positive changes in your life. In simple terms, look at what you’re doing, stop thinking you need things to change and stop making … Continue reading →

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Basic Fitness – 3: Stop Making Excuses  For Yourself And Letting Others Do The Same

Posted on March 12, 2018 by JC

There have been various controversies over the years from negative public reactions to advertisements promoting health. One was a physically fit and attractive Asian woman with tight abs posing in front of her multiple children with a caption, “What’s your … Continue reading →

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Basic Fitness – 2: Don’t Try To Buy Results

Posted on March 4, 2018 by JC

Let me begin this with by going through an experience I had when I first came to live in Japan many years ago.

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10 Steps to Basic Health & Fitness

Posted on February 25, 2018 by JC

This is just a post collecting the links to each chapter of booklet I put together on basic health and fitness through this blog. At this point it has become an abandoned project but I do hope to go over … Continue reading →

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A Right To Happiness

Posted on February 24, 2018 by JC

We thus advance towards a state of society in which not only each man but every impulse in each man claims carte blanche. And then, though our technological skill may help us survive a little longer, our civilization will have … Continue reading →

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The Thrawn Trilogy Review

Posted on February 21, 2018 by JC

The Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn Bantam Spectra, 1991-1993 Having thoroughly disliked the last two films and vowing not to pay to see another after Rogue One, I got to thinking about what could have been a few months ago. … Continue reading →

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Legalese and Christianity

Posted on February 18, 2018 by JC

On this first Sunday of Lent, I feel I should write something suitably related. I penciled the title for this post in September last year but wrote no notes as I normally would so I don’t remember what I specific … Continue reading →

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Truth & Division

Posted on February 4, 2018 by JC

The big news this weekend is the Nunes Memo was released after being spoken of for much of last month as a potential bombshell. I read it yesterday morning when I woke up and confess to being initially underwhelmed. As … Continue reading →

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