Saturday, August 21, 2021

Quebec third favourites?

Quebec third favourites?


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After news broke that the Arizona Coyotes will need to find a new arena after the upcoming season, could they be headed out of the desert? Quebec City's Videotron Centre puts them among the favourites to land the embattled franchise after the 2021-22 season. 

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If the Coyotes end up leaving, this could be a tossup between Quebec City and Houston. Oddsmakers give Houston the edge, but Quebec City has already proven it will fight hard for an NHL team.

Comments

1. As usual, I am hoping for Quebec to regain a National Hockey League club. I support the growth of the NHL in Canada where teams can be profitable and successful.

2. I am not surprised to see betting odds on a possible professional sports team relocation. There is a timeline, with staying within the present metropolitan location as an option. 

Will The Arizona Coyotes Be Moving To Quebec City?: Benjy Sabitt August 19, 2021

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Short comments on some charismatic teaching & my recent appearance

1. Photo is from White Rock, last weekend.

2. Yesterday, my friend and sometimes Zoom colleague, Miss CIA, asked a few of us through email, for an opinion on some charismatic teaching she found and attached within the email.

My slightly edited reply. I have added a link.

(Quoting her source)

We can all hear his voice. 

I was probably a regenerated believer (John 3, Titus 3) by the age of 4 years old, but not with an adult-like faith. I am not formally charismatic, but am open to the Lord guiding me with a message or via a dream. This would be in agreement with scripture, in its proper context. 


I agree with what 'Red Dome' wrote and in agreement with Miss CIA, have issues with this message. 

The Lord is free, within his nature and biblical plans, to communicate with people as he sees fit. But this does not equate with scripture that can be tested by the biblical era community, especially the New Testament community. The New Testament community is key, due to progressive revelation and the Gospel work and that these people viewed the resurrection of Jesus Christ and/or knew people that did. Biblical era communities now of course departed. New messages also cannot be tested by the Church Fathers (this could include women in the community), that are also departed. 

We can all hear his voice. 

Theoretically true, but there are few, IMHO, that God had (or has) guided and sanctified that will use this extra guidance well. It is also not a replacement for knowing and trusting the word and prayerfully walking with the Lord in sanctification.

3. Comments from my Facebook Business Page: I am receiving positive feedback online and offline, so here is an explanation in regards to my more recent appearance. Note, I have always been a small eater, my entire life, but with sleep apnea and a family that ate (some still eat) potatoes, for  a 'notorious' carbs example; the diet aspect took some time to reason out with the help of medical science.

One thousand daily calories with carbohydrates is much different than one thousand daily calories with little or no carbohydrates. I am on a permanent low carb, low sugar diet, and still exercise regularly.  I am aiming to ingest, including with supplements, what boosts metabolism in a healthy manner. No potatoes, in my case, anyway.

4. 'Red Done' photo.


Monday, August 16, 2021

Interesting architecture and blue sky

Image one: Civil Engineering Discoveries, Santiago Chile, August 16 2021, LinkedIn. 

Image two: My comments on LinkedIn 

From an artistic perspective, some of the visual tests are also interesting.  

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Sunday Bullets: Norway

• Photo: The wonderful world of Beautiful Nature, Aurora Norway, August 8 2021 
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• Theologically, I do not consider myself, charismatic.

• I am prayerfully open-minded and seek God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.


• J.R. Williams states that the charismatic movement began in the 1950s and was often termed 'neo-Pentecostal'. Williams (1996: 205). 

• Classical Pentecostalism emphasized strongly baptism in the Holy Spirit as an endowment of power subsequent to/after conversion and the continuation of the spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12) in post New Testament times is considered valid. Williams (1996: 205).

• Robert Faricy designates a charismatic as one in the Christian community guided by the Holy Spirit and believing in a working within the gifts of the Spirit through love. Faricy (1999: 91). 

• There are the spiritual gifts and manifestations from the New Testament era still in existence today, is the reasoning. 

• FARICY ROBERT (1999) 'Charismatic', in Alan Richardson and John Bowden (eds.), A New Dictionary of Christian Theology, Kent, SCM Press Limited. 

• WILLIAMS, J.R. (1996) ‘Charismatic Movement' in Walter A. Elwell (ed.), Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, Grand Rapids, Baker Books.

•  By the way, from the debate cited in the link, our family friend, later told my brother that this man claiming to be a prophet, stated I was immature.

•  I suppose that accusation was because of me holding to my Reformed views in disagreement with this man claiming to be a prophet.

• Well, I thought he was wrong and dogmatically, aggressively, wrong.

• Not sure how theological disagreement and me being much younger and more educated with theology and critical reasoning, than the generally kind man claiming to be a prophet, made me immature.
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• My MPhil advisor was (is) a well-known British charismatic and during one of his tutoring sessions, replied to a comment of mine (paraphrased) when I stated that much of the charismatic movement was (is) created through psychological manipulation.

• He stated (paraphrased) that God could communicate to a human beings through psychological means.

• Agreed...

• But my point still stands, IMHO.