Dispensationalism and Its Influence on Eschatology

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My new friends from 2014 have often used the theological term “dispensationalism” in their conversations with me but until recently the meaning of this word has been nebulous in my mind. I think it most Christians today don’t know what it means either even though they believe the doctrines that sprang from it. Below is text edited from http://regal-network.com/dispensationalism/ Dispensationalism is a method of Bible interpretation which was first devised … Continue reading →

Japanese Summer Festivals Are Linked to Hebrew Old Testament Traditions!

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In midsummer Japan holds public festivals which are called in Japanese Omatsuri. One of the ceremonies in the festival is when men dressed in traditional Japanese garments carry an ornamental box that sits on two poles. The box is called Omikoshi. They carry the Omikoshi passing spectators while bouncing it up and down as everybody chants, “Wa shoi! Wa shoi! wa shoi! … ” over and over! You can hear … Continue reading →

Hitchhike Adventure During Golden Week 2005

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This is another adventure I had on my old kt70com/~jamesjpn site which I am reposting. It occurred from April 27 to May 7, 2005. I had two consecutive hitchhiking adventures, the first to Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo, and the second to Nagano. The total distance traveled in the 19 vehicles that picked me up was about 1750 kilometers or 1095 miles. This was during the period called “Golden Week” in … Continue reading →

The Vatican Empire

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After serving for five years on the faculty of the University of Kansas, in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Nino Lo Bello returned to his original profession of journalism and went overseas as a foreign correspondent. Stationed in Rome, he served for three years as a correspondent for Business Week Magazine and McGraw-Hill World News. He later joined the New York Journal of Commerce, operating as its Rome bureau … Continue reading →

Hitchhike Adventure During Golden Week

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Another oldie goldie adventure from my old website I am reposting. On April 30, 2004, I hitchhiked 500 kilometers from Niigata city to Nagoya, the 3rd largest metropolis in Japan. It was the second day of “Golden Week.” Below is a brief description of what Golden week is all about: The Golden Week is a collection of several national holidays within seven days in the end of April and beginning … Continue reading →

Hitchhike Adventure From Niigata City to Nagano and Tokyo

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This is an article I wrote at the end of August 2005. It was only my old website which is no longer on-line and I am therefore reposting it. I hitchhiked from Niigata City to Matsumoto City in Nagano, and then to Tokyo and then back to Niigata in 3 days, a distance of 700 kilometers (440 miles) in 16 vehicles. Among these where 3 trucks and at least one … Continue reading →

The Rapid Growth of Bamboo

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My old website at kt70.com~jamesjpn is no longer on line. I am therefore posting some of the articles from it to this website. On May 16, 2008 I saw two young bamboo shoots about 3 feet high growing next to my house. I knew because of their thickness they would taller than me in just a matter of days. And so I thought it would be a fun project to … Continue reading →

Tips On How to Hitchhike in Japan

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With another man also hitchhiking! His partner with him took the photo. Due to popular request I have complied a list of tips and lessons I learned over the past several years hitchhiking in Japan. I think the basic tip is to use common sense and have the attitude of, “where there’s a will, there’s a way.” Get to the a good intersection of the highway that has a nice … Continue reading →