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30 ουτος εστιν [περι ου εγω ειπον] "οπισω μου ερχεται ανηρ ος εμπροσθεν μου γεγονεν, οτι πρωτος μου ην"

31 καγω ουκ ηδειν αυτον, αλλ ινα φανερωθη τω ισραηλ; δια τουτο ηλθον εγω εν τω υδατι βαπτιζων 

Notice - I did not know him repeated in v. 33.

32 και εμαρτυρησεν ιωαννης, λεγων, οτι "τεθεαμαι το πνευμα καταβαινον ωσει περιστεραν εξ ουρανου, και εμεινεν επ αυτον"

33 καγω ουκ ηδειν αυτον αλλ [ο πεμψας με βαπτιζειν εν υδατι] εκεινος μοι ειπεν εφ ον αν ιδης το πνευμα καταβαινον και μενον επ αυτον ουτος εστιν ο βαπτιζων εν πνευματι αγιω

Three-fold description, Trinity. See verse 1 - Lenski calls that the tolling of giant bells, The Word, The Word, The Word.

34 καγω εωρακα και μεμαρτυρηκα οτι ουτος εστιν ο υιος του θεου

35 τη επαυριον, παλιν ειστηκει ο ιωαννης - και εκ των μαθητων αυτου δυο

36 [και εμβλεψας τω ιησου περιπατουντι,] λεγει "ιδε ο αμνος του θεου"   

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37 και ηκουσαν αυτου οι δυο μαθηται λαλουντος και ηκολουθησαν τω ιησου

38 στραφεις δε ο ιησους και θεασαμενος αυτους ακολουθουντας λεγει αυτοις τι ζητειτε οι δε ειπον αυτω ραββι ο λεγεται 'ερμηνευομενον διδασκαλε που μενεις

δε - post-positive, so in our minds it belongs before the οι

39 λεγει αυτοις ερχεσθε και ιδετε; ηλθον και ειδον που μενει και παρ αυτω εμειναν την ημεραν εκεινην; ωρα δε ην ως δεκατη

40 ην ανδρεας ο αδελφος σιμωνος πετρου εις εκ των δυο των ακουσαντων παρα ιωαννου και ακολουθησαντων αυτω

41 ευρισκει ουτος πρωτος τον αδελφον τον ιδιον σιμωνα και λεγει αυτω ευρηκαμεν τον μεσσιαν ο εστιν μεθερμηνευομενον ο χριστος

More on Nutrition

My first birthday surprise implied I would get to eat it all.

Several people wrote that they enjoyed posts on nutrition, so I am taking that as a mass movement in favor of good food.

The first part is financial. The way to fund good food at home is ending most buying of junk and restaurant food. Both kimds encourage over-eating their over-salted, over-carboed, over-sugared food. The money spent at a hamburger place for one person would purchase food for a great meal for two or more at home. The leverage grows with the emporium:

• McDonalds - $7 or more per person.
• Panera - $10 or more per person.
• Restaurant - $20 or more per person.

Lesson learned? We switch brain gears when eating. The McDonalds cost for the food offered is - enormous!

Sassy says I am late for the walk.

I am back. Someone (name withheld) said, "There is something about men and ice cream. So appealing at night."

Ice cream definitely has one purpose - making someone crave even more ice cream. I am blaming the corn sugar, but there is also a host of pleasant memories, fostered by those wonderful stores where the atmosphere is one of vanilla, cream, chocolate, and fruit toppings.

In contrast, protein and vegetables are filling, satisfying, and give long-lasting energy. That is the key, because older people may crave fast acting sugars, but they do not use them up effectively and feel sluggish as a result.

In the family Dairy Queen photo (we had one) - I am the only one really promoting the product.

Publishing Plans for the Rest of the Year

1. The Bethany Lutheran Hymnal Blog will be edited, improved, and garnished with author information and lists. That might culminate in a book of the top hymn texts (250-300). Norma A. Boeckler is adding illustrations, and she helps with every single project.
2. I have started Understanding Luther’s Galatians: Graebner’s Translation - where I am going to add my commentary on OJ versus the Chief Article, with the complete text of the shorter Galatians.
3. I will write The American Calvin: CFW Walther. The parallels with Calvin are overwhelming. Comparisons with Luther are underwhelming. Walther's Election without Faith will be addressed.
4. A group of us will work on Bible texts and translations, to help explain the disaster of the NIV/ESV money machine and its devastating effect on Christian doctrine. 
5. Projects get modified, added, dropped. I think the focus should be mostly Scriptural since that is so widely neglected.
6. I have a folder for Word documents. When I retitle my older books as public domain in that folder, those files will be available for people to use freely in translations, edited versions, etc. 

Come On Man, That Storm Was All Hat And No Cattle!

 "Come on man, that storm was all hat and no cattle!
My tummy rumbles are louder."

They broke into television shows from the afternoon on, playing the klaxon horn. Soon arriving - 60 mph winds, possible hail and tornadoes. The radar image - Photoshopped? - was a red bow bearing down on us, like a wolf on the fold. 

After all that drama, all we heard was a low rumble, a little rain, and no winds.

Beforehand, we had time outside on the front porch, to view the garden. Sassy shared crackers with Ranger Bob. We drank Brazilian coffee and talked about the upcoming scenario. Sassy has her own favorite spot for making a bed and enjoying BelVita crackers. Chris opened the door but stayed inside.

The previously shy Joe Pye plants are stretching up for the sun, green and loaded with energy from a winter of mulch and rain. The various alium clumps are just starting to open their petals. Several roses have followed the Easy Does It bushes in blooming.

The second iris has bloomed, but the rest of the row remains undecided. Daisy bunches are up, and Hosta are all around the roses and hummingbird feeders.

Last year the wild roses came up first, but this year they are second to the others. We will soon dig up the wild roses because they bloom only once and follow by growing long, spindly canes that scratch flesh and latch onto clothing.

Once the Crepe Myrtles leaf out, I snip off all seeds (or empty pods) left over.

If I have a task in the kitchen, I start by pouring some sunflower seeds on the garbage barrels. Stale crackers are bound to bring starlings too. Soon I can look out the windows and see starlings breaking up crackers and flying off with smaller pieces. One bro watched the cracker being hammered and flew off with his piece immediately.

Feeding is heavy before and after a storm, so I get to watch a parade of creatures at work.

 Self-Portrait of the Artist.