Thursday, April 24, 2008

Sky Watch Friday!

Burning up!
Using the twilight plus setting on my camera, the moon looks almost as fiery as the sun. The image on the left is a sunset on April 21 at 7PM. Two and a half hours later, I took a picture of the moon; that's the image on the right.

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When one perceives an injustice, it produces a reaction: anger. Naturally, I do not enjoy when a wrong is committed. I'm angry as I write this.

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Actually, I'm fuming because of the constant reminder of bold attempts to stir careless theological discussion and sell books that contain ideas that I believe offend God. Can I just say it? Some people think they're smarter than God! Oh, they might not make a public confession using those exact words, but some people are more concerned with defending their position than wrestling to discern what is real and correct and then embracing the truth. Smart people are not inerrant, and I am just as fallible. Only God is perfect.

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It is not a sin to feel angry. That emotion should spur us to corrective action. But my assessment is potentially erroneous; I'm only human, after all! Nobody (this side of heaven) has a perfect track record on interpretation or discernment. I just hope I don't commit additional error by responding the wrong way.

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Lord, help me!

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33 comments:

  1. well said. hoping you can remain clear headed and teachable and get your point across rationally.

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  2. Great contrast Craver.

    come and see my Goat Man.

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  3. Hi Craver.. seems you are burning up as much as your beautiful pictures... stay calm my friend it is far better for your health ;o)

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  4. beautiful pictures, with a beautiful sky

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  5. Nice looking sunsets.

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  6. Fine pictures, sun and moon with the same tone, great shot.

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  7. You are finally admitting you are wrong for once that is a step in the right direction.

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  8. beautiful image and a great post, well done.

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  9. That's quite an experiment. The effect is really delightful. God bless.

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  10. Fabulous catch! The earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books. mine's up too, hope you'll visit mine.

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  11. now awesome, thanks for sharing with us

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  12. Praying that the Lord will help you to speak or to hold your tongue.

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  13. Very nice post. I like the way you put the sun and the moon side by side.

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  14. it seems that the only thing that changed was the backdrop. that is cool how you showed the effects.

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  15. Very good contrast and fantastic lighting!

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  16. Very nice, love the sunset thru the trees

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  17. fantastic catch for SWF! mine’s up too, hope you can visit. Have a wonderful weekend!

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  18. wonderful sunset :D

    Will you visit mine Thanks

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  19. I wouldn't worry too much about being annoyed, Craver. It's been going on ever since that first clown who thought he was better than God - same old, same old and terribly predictable. sigh

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  20. An excellent shot and very cleverly done.

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  21. A fantastic image, very clever. You rant and rave as much as you like I do.

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  22. Wonderful pictures! Interesting about the setting on the camera, I didn't know there was such a thing.

    Keep praying for gudiance.

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  23. I love the contrast between light and dark.

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  24. Very good and nice photo!
    Have a lovely weekend:)

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  25. Love the moon. (Don't mean to ignore your anger, but... love the moon.)

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  26. Wonderful picture and quite interesting writing..

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  27. As fallen creatures, our perceptions and analysis are often flawed. It's a miracle we see clearly at all...

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  28. pretty shots- even if the camera was on a tripod LOL
    loved the analogy too

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  29. beautiful pictures...you have the eye of an artist, luckily the talent of a great photographer
    Sandi
    ps
    David sent me

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