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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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Why was God so particular about the ark? (1 Samuel 6:19)
I would say that God attached such importance to the ark of the covenant, and...
Are sin, disbelief and rebellion all the same or are they different?
I would distinguish those terms by saying, first, that all people on earth,...
Should we stand when the Bible is read?
During worship services in the particular Lutheran denomination in which I...
What was Onan’s sin? (Genesis 38:8–10)
As I understand the customs of the time, when a married man died without...
What does it mean when you keep on seeing repetitive numbers everywhere you go. For example 111, 222, 444 and 555. Any idea?
I would find it difficult to respond in any detail without knowing more about...
Why did Joseph stop at the threshing floor to burn sacrifice for seven days?
My understanding is that this period of time (called "Shiva" from the Hebrew...
Why did Naomi tell Ruth to return to her own gods? (1:15)
I would say that, even though Naomi followed the God of Israel (as indicated...
Why does James 1:13 say God cannot be tempted by evil?
Jesus was true God, but He was also true man, and it was to His human side...
Why was the Levite outraged, since he was partially to blame? (Judges 19:25; 20:6)
As I believe I commented in response to a previous question about why the...
Why did the Levite mutilate the body of his dead concubine? (19:29)
The first thing that I would say is that, to me, this account is just another...
When did God first identify himself as the LORD?
In Genesis 15:2, my English translation of Abram's (Abraham's) words...
Exodus 6:2
2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, "I am the Lord.
Will a non-Christian who commits suicide automatically be condemned to hell?
The mode of one's death (regardless of whether a person is a Christian or a...
How do we seek God?
1. Become thoroughly familiar with His word (the Bible), which is God's...
Why was Hosea ordered to take back an unfaithful spouse? (3:1)
I would say that Hosea was ordered to do this by God (just as God had earlier...
How did knocking down two pillars make the whole building collapse? (16:29–30)
I'm not an architect, but I have always pictured the pagan temple in question...