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Welcome to Art’s Blog
Welcome to this blog. It is edited and maintained by Art Fillis. It is an experiment with blogging and subject matter may vary over the next few weeks as we figure out the best use of this site. At this point comments are not available but as the site evolves that could very well change. […]
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Over Sensitivity
In my researching ADD , I discovered that ADD persons often are overly sensitive. They can be offended very easily by any perceived threat or putdown. It is not just offended but I can respond to rejection or put downs as traumatic. It would cause emotional hurt and in some cases anger. It takes longer […]
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Tower of Babel vs. Day of Pentecost
In our study of Acts on Wednesday evenings, we were going over the details of the day of Pentecost when the disciples were speaking in tongues. One of the participants posed the question, “How was the Day of Pentecost like the Tower of Babel incident reported in Genesis?” We had a discussion regarding that question […]
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The Tower of Babel
In the book of Genesis, Chapter 10, we learn that Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the son who sodomized Noah while Noah was under the influence of too much wine. Ham fathered Cush and Cush fathered Nimrod who “became a mighty one on earth.” Genesis 10:8. Nimrod established his kingdom […]
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Executive Dysfunction
I recently read an article on Executive Dysfunction as part of my research on ADHD. This research journey started with my son’s conversation with me regarding my inability to focus on import things. Dead lines are being missed and important tasks are being put off indefinitely. I was wondering why. If I understand it correctly, […]
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My Father’s Story
My father, Clarence, was born in 1916. He was the youngest of seven children. In 1918 his father and his oldest sister died of the Spanish Flu. Father never really knew his father nor his oldest sister Beatrice. When Clarence was about 5 years old, his mother remarried. Dave was a good husband and treated […]
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Fear of Sudden Terror
This is a day of uncertainty. COVID-19 pandemic has altered out way of living significantly. The end of the pandemic seems far away and then add Antifa’s unrestrained anarchy and life can be pretty scary. The economy is suffering because of all the shutdowns. People are struggling to make ends meet. It’s all new and […]
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The Book of Jude
The book of Jude in the New Testament is a single chapter of twenty three verses. It is addressed to the church in general though Jude never says specifically who his intended recipients were to be, it is presumed by the reference to Jewish history that the recipients were the Jewish Christians of the day. […]
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History of Baptism
In John 3:22-23, John was telling us that John the Baptist and Jesus were baptizing the people nearby each other. It got me to thinking. I attended the Friends church in my High School days and they did not practice water baptism because it was a Jewish ritual and wasn’t perceived to be a Christian […]
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Is your meditation improving or damaging your mental health?
The Psalmist David prayed, “Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.” (Ps 19:14 AV) Meditation is a popular thing to do these days and it has been helpful to me when I am going through a particularly stressful […]
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Colossae History
Colossae was an important city on the banks of the River Lycus about 100 miles east of the port of Ephesus. Three cities in the Lycus valley were mentioned in the book of Revelation and also in the Epistle to the Colossians. They were Colossae, Laodicea and Hierapolis. Laodicea was 12 miles west and Hierapolis […]