Ridiculous Praises of Men

Posted on August 4, 2009 by timlyg

Over time, I have gotten so many clandestive encouragements and praises from my church as if fearing that I would leave the church. What they should really be aware of is that perhaps it is harder to get rid of me than to keep me, without having to deal with God seriously. If I have already despised America and its ways, how is it that I would be afraid of any of them who could only hide behind Uncle Sam, that I would run away?

Typical yet interesting. I've often find that special look on those faces, they thought they could help someone, but actually it is themselves who need more help instead, even more embarrassing for them is that the help would come from one they thought they were helping.

Of course, there are cases where we actually do help others with the right assumption that they needed our help to begin with, and that is definitely good.

So what is wrong with the picture? Those who thought they are teachers themselves become students and those they "imagine" to be their students are actually their teachers -- whether they like it or not.

So in the end, they could either accept the fact, humbly, or be like the Pharisees who so loved to stone Christ. As for those who would just try very hard to stay away with discomfort and silence and occasional jealous remarks, they are just delaying the inevitable. The truth will always be the truth. Once they accepted the truth and come out humbly, it will set them free.

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The Fellowship of Love

Posted on August 3, 2009 by timlyg

I must be aware of those who treat non-Christians as elect ones; For I do not treat but hope certain of them to be elected.

I must also be aware of those of false piety, for they have learned to understand the value of hardship and reformed principles, yet their practice of holiness is to run away from trouble and pass responsibilities to others like the Pharisees. They are today's Judas Iscariot. Their shallowness is their betrayal of Christ.

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On Memorization

Posted on August 3, 2009 by timlyg

Tone of announciation is a worthy research.

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The Blind spot of today's churches

Posted on August 3, 2009 by timlyg

Instead of fixing a program or an activity, they create a new program with a little different twist to it. And they wonder why we are running out of resources.l

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Christian Weapon

Posted on August 3, 2009 by timlyg

2Corinthians 10:4  (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
2Cointhians 10:5  Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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Martin Luther: Response to Diet of Worms

Posted on July 30, 2009 by timlyg

"Since your majesty and your lordships
desire a simple reply, I will answer without horns or teeth. Unless I
am convinced by Scripture and by plain reason (I do not believe in the
authority of either popes or councils by themselves, for it is plain
that they have often erred and contradicted each other) in those
Scriptures that I have presented, for my conscience is captive to the
Word of God, I cannot and I will not recant anything, for to go against
conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand; I can do no other.
God help me. Amen."

According to Michael A. Mullett, the phrase "Here I stand; Ican do no other" was included by Melanchthon (Martin Luther, Mullett, pg. 128).
As to where by Melanchthon, I have yet to discover, perhaps in one of his yet to be translated latin/german works. However, it would
question those who would discount this part easily based on their own
sources.

Anyhow, whether such phrase was actually included, we are sure that the intent is there nonetheless.

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Learning for the Tower of Babel

Posted on July 30, 2009 by timlyg

After noting the group "Christian Solidarity Worldwide" in an article, besides wondering why Christian magazines today just love to report this ogranization that pope condemns this act that act instead of reporting something more productive, I think to myself, as God confounded the languages of mankind thousands of years ago, today we see many Christian organizations using so many different acronyms just so they can be yet another worldwide group, despite the similar goals and causes.

The same thing is happening to churches I see in this city. So many churches opening, yet the health of the Christian community doesn't seem to be improving.

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Anger Treatment

Posted on July 30, 2009 by timlyg

Psa 37:8  Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

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HP Photosmart Wireless Printer Keeps going offline

Posted on July 29, 2009 by timlyg

After constant complaints from one client, I found this fix by Phil martin.

Apparently, the problem is caused by HP driver on Vista. The wireless connection to the printer would just drop and indicating that its offline. I had been to the job site a couple of times just to merely turn it Online.

Fix: Disable the "HP CUE DeviceDiscovery Service".

Steps:

1. Start -> type in "services.msc" and Continue/allow to the services window.

2. Look on the right panel for "HP CUE DeviceDiscovery Service" and double click on it.

3. Click the STOP button.

4. In the Start Type option, select Disabled and click on Apply button, then OK.

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Converting CG-4 to Alt/Azimuth Mount

Posted on July 29, 2009 by timlyg

To my delight, I found this forum where it teaches how to convert a CG-4 mount to an alt/az mount (after noting another post mentioning one could do this without the need of "any tools").

I gathered that this sort of conversion isn't quite a standard procedure, at least not from the manufacturer's perspective. But it gets the job done.

I will test this out after work. If this works without damaging the gears, it sure puts off lots of load for me carrying the scope around and I could even travel further with my 6" reflector, without the need to buy an alt/az mount. I like the German equatorial mount, but if I'm not doing much astrophotography, the counterweight system is just a drag.

Below is the instructions from the posting by Dave Hederich pertaining to the conversion:

I finally got around to disassembling my CG-4.
First I removed the scope from the mount and the mount from the tripod, and set the mount on the floor to work on.

Then I removed both the latitude adjusting bolts.
Next I removed the two hex screws and small metal plate.

Then I removed both of the round plastic side covers (including the one with the latitude markings) with a thin screw driver.

The bolt that Daryl tightened down to lock the head at the 90
degree position has a nut on the end under the plastic cover with
altitude markings. When I removed this nut and bolt, I could then lift
the assembly up so that the hard stop flange could be lifted over the
mount structure that kept it from going over to 90 degrees on the CG-4.

Next I reinserted the bolt, tightened it firmly and then tightened the nut firmly.
Now the mount was laying over in the 90 degree position, where it hard stopped against the other side of the mount structure.

But since the hard stop flange on the other side was still a number
of degrees from hitting the mount structure, rotating the scope around
to that side of the azimuth resulted in the scope flopping over.

I tried to put the small metal plate back on with the two hex
screws, but in the new 90 degree orientation only one of the hex screws
could be screwed in. The other end of the plate was down at an angle
contacting part of the mount structure. Coincidentally, it was in a
perfect position to lock the hard stop flange in place, and is plenty
secure with just one hex screw tightened down.

I'm not even going to bother to glue the two round plastic side
covers back in place unless I decide to convert it back to equatorial
use and need to use the latitude markings.

So far the scope seems balanced enough not to require the
counterweights. I'd just as soon leave them off to make it easier to
carry outside with my scope mounted.

 

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