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Tim Maas
Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
I was raised as a Lutheran, but now consider myself a non-denominational Christian. I have been married for 37 years, and have two married children -- a son who is an attorney, and a daughter who is a mathematics teacher -- as well as a granddaughter who was born in April, 2019, and another granddaughter who was born on 17 February 2020. I retired in 2013 after 35 years as a Quality Assurance Specialist (Ammunition Surveillance), which is a civilian (Civil Service) career program that inspects and classifies the Army's stockpile of conventional, guided missile, and toxic chemical munitions, so that the Army has an accurate picture of the serviceability and safety of its ammunition stockpile at any given time.
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What is Jesus saying when he says about the last days, "Woe to those who are pregnant and nursing in those days," and to pray that their flight is not in the winter or on the Sabbath?
Jesus' emphasis in these verses is on the speed that will be required to...
What does James mean that we should be "the firstfruits of his creatures" in James 1:18?
The first fruits offering in the Old Testament was first mentioned in Exodus...
Where should one start if one is encouraging his/her young child to memorize long passages of scripture?
Speaking just from personal opinion (rather than from formal training or...
Why does the psalmist in psalms 137:9 state, "Blessed is he who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock"?
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Why did Pharaoh’s daughter, Solomon’s wife, need a separate palace? (1 Kings 7:8)
I would say that the separate palace was viewed as due to her in recognition...
How do we rectify Colossians 1:16 with rulers like Hitler and Stalin, who cause so much pain and suffering?
If the question is referring to the mention in the cited verse of thrones,...
Is the spirit of man reserved exclusively for the Spirit of God to communicate?
In my opinion, the original purpose of the spirit within humans (as indicated...
Why look for a virgin to warm the king? (1 Kings 1:2)
My understanding is that the Septuagint (LXX) Greek translation of the Old...
What were the cords of the grave? (2 Samuel 22:6)
To me, in 2 Samuel 22:5-6, David is just using four different metaphors, or...
What is the tithe spoken of in Deuteronomy 14:23?
I would say that, although it is common to associate the word "tithe" with...
Why did Barzillai forego the king’s favor? (2 Samuel 19:34–37)
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Why were the gentile believers in Acts 15 given these simple rules instead of requiring them to obey the laws of Moses?
The rules or laws cited in the question represented a shortening of the...
Why at times did Jesus call the disciples brothers and at other times he called the disciples children?
I would say that, when Jesus spoke of His disciples as His brothers (in...
What is Paul saying when he said, "Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying"?
In my opinion, Paul was warning Timothy in this passage (1 Timothy 1:4) not...
What does "divers places" or "various places" mean in Matthew 24:7?
I would say that the apostles would have interpreted Jesus' words as applying...