Kicktipp: July 7 & sixty-six percent correct results

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I am at 66% and a .6551 winning percentage.  The semi-finals are difficult to predict as each game seemingly, reasonably could go either way.

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Kicktipp: My birthday and Europe 4peat!

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By God's help, I was correct on both quarter-finals matches today and now sit at 64% and a .6428 winning percentage.

Overall this competition is going much better for me than UEFA Euro 2016 did. Admittedly, Brazil is a very good club, but as I have noted over the years on this website, the British football media, in particular too often choose Brazil and Argentina, each World Cup as favourites, especially Brazil, where this analysis often significantly lacks objectivity. This has been the case since 1982, at least (my first World Cup I viewed on television). This media, including their Canadian counterparts are stuck in an old football paradigm of South American superiority which is outdated since about 2002 to 2006. Europe will 4peat with World Cup victories and four different winners and have a 12-9 continental overall lead over South America, which I reason will not be overcome.

Why not buy that $45, 000 RV? kicktipp : July 3-4

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July 3 (Paraphrased)

Walmart teller to person in front of me: My husband works all the time and we have two kids. Why not buy that 45, 000 dollar RV?

Me: (Thinking)

a) You work at Walmart. You are not an executive. Humbly live within limitations, until they change, if they do (I did for years). You probably cannot afford it. b) You probably have a mortgage and should keep your debt to that item.

Going into the quarter-finals, I have a winning percentage of .6296 or 63%. I have picked too many 2 nill or more scores.

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I prefer newer films for the technological advancements in film production, but I prefer classic films (usually) for theological and philosophical content.

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Romans 12:9-13

9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; [j]give preference to one another in honor; 11 not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, 13 contributing to the needs of the [k]saints, [l]practicing hospitality.

As that context is those in the Church, the practice of taking reasonable care of others also applies to those not necessarily in the Church. There is the classic New Testament story of the Good Samaritan as example from Luke 10.

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Preacher: See here, you can't turn all these people out into the night. It is inhuman, brother. Inhuman! 

The Stranger: I'm not your brother.

Preacher: We are all brothers in the eyes of God.

The Stranger: All these people, are they your sisters and brothers?

Preacher: They most certainly are.

The Stranger: ...Then you won't mind if they come over and stay at your place, will ya?

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