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Indianapolis: 2007 CRV for sale...

Son Taylor writes scintillating non-fiction for Craig's List:

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Don't let this be "the one that got away." Does your wife need a kid hauler to whisk those little squirts to and from soccer practice in utilitarian style? Are you in search of the ultimate grocery getter that will accommodate enough canned goods and water to prepare for Y2K? Maybe you're in need of a torque to each tire AWD beast which could traverse across the Siberian wilderness in the dead of winter. Your answer to any of these requirements is a Honda CRV. Also known as the original crossover, the Certainly Reputable Vehicle has been mimicked but not replicated by other manufacturers. Our fellow countrymen have only ever produced cowardly caricatures of this well-designed mass of material. If the free market has any impact on you, our easterly neighbors have engineered a crossover which far outsold every other vehicle in its class. Is this car cosmetically perfect? Not quite, but what she lacks in pulchritude is made up for with integrity. This old mare was always trustworthy and loyal to us, we treated her accordingly. Aside from a new A/C fan and condenser which were replaced by Honda less than a year ago, there has never been a major repair. Like-new set of Michelin Assurances. Always ran Mobil1 full synthetic. Text with any questions. Price is firm for now.

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BTW, it's a great car. They just needed a minivan.

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Goodbye to comments...

We're turning off comments. We've allowed them for over twelve years now, so we have a proven track record of allowing both the friendly and the godless to disagree with us—and responding with equanimity. No one who knows the history of comments on Baylyblog can honestly accuse us of squelching disagreement. We don't even delete vicious slander!

But time. It's so time-consuming to respond, and generally speaking those who come here to scoff, preen, and parade their godlessness still must be responded to if we're to protect God's sheep.

It's also true that the Reformed celebrities never allow comments; and the few who do almost never deign to respond to criticisms or requests for clarifications themselves. The absence of comments on famous Reformed men's marketing sites is a big part of the reason we never...


A little help from my friends...

Is anyone willing to help me by transcribing this sermon before Saturday evening? I'd be grateful. Just let me know if you're able to do it, OK?

Thanks, and love.

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Delta Touch2O® faucets go bad and Delta's lifetime warranty doesn't cover it...

I've recommended a lot of things on this blog, from books to cars. It's been quite a while since I posted on a product I wasn't happy with, but now's the time. I've always bought Delta faucets because of their lifetime warranty. If your faucet breaks, it used to be you could call them and they would send the part you needed with instructions on how to install it. Bingo!

Not any more, so I recommend you stay away from Delta faucets with the Touch2O® Technology. Delta won't fix them and you'll end up paying somewhere between $175 retail and $80 discounted to Delta to send you the (second, third, or fourth) solenoid you need to get your faucet working again....


Cook is hiring in Bloomington...

A couple days ago, an article ran in our local paper announcing Cook Medical's expansion and hiring needs. The article began: "The Cook companies in Bloomington are hiring. In fact, they’re hiring a lot of people — when they can find them.

"As of mid-July, the company had 158 openings for manufacturing jobs and 153 open office jobs at Cook facilities in or within 25 miles of Bloomington. That’s a lot of jobs looking for people to fill them. The work ranges across the spectrum — in sales, science, engineering, production, events coordination, regulatory, warehousing and cafeteria cooking. They’re hourly or salaried, day and night...

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Comment system updated...

Thanks to everyone who has persevered through difficulties in posting comments. We've finally made the switch to a new system. Many of you are probably familiar with Disqus, which is used many places throughout the web. We hope you have a much better experience commenting now. 

Previous comments are still being migrated, and you can expect things to slowly settle into place. Thanks for your patience.

Please email me if you have any problems.

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UMass Amherst student needs host family...

Does anyone know a Christian family in the Springfield, Massachusetts area who would be willing to host a foreign student for the 2015-16 academic year, starting this coming September? A Chinese student about to start at UMass Amherst needs a place to stay. It would be a good opportunity to practice hospitality in the name of Jesus, although he would want to help the family financially. If you or someone you know is willing, please e-mail me. Thanks.

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Criticism is the manure in which saints grow best...

None of us is perfect—not by a very long shot and least of all I. So it's helpful to hear one reader's comments lamenting the quality of our words on Baylyblog. Let those with ears to hear...

I'm afraid at times, though I must confess this is conjecture, that there are a close circle of regular commenters who think the rest of us fools. Maybe I am a fool, but what I wanted was...

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Trouble posting comments?

Once again, we're getting multiple reports of readers having trouble getting comments to post. If this is the case with you, please feel free to e-mail me and we'll do what we can to correct the problem as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience.

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On comments...

Some of you will remember a person who identified himself as "Jim Jones" in his June 26th comment under the post, Obergefell v. Hodges: three of the five.... His comment consisted solely of posting another man's attack upon the inspiration of Scripture. We don't allow attacks upon Scripture on this blog, but it's a rule that's applied more with those who claim to be believers than those who make no claim of faith. So I left the comment up, but wrote the man privately asking him to verify his real first and last name.

This is to report that yesterday I finally heard back from him. He refused my request and began his e-mail response with this single-word paragraph: "laughing." I report this here because this is the character of the godless. They hide themselves and then mock. The surprising thing with this man (or woman) is that my e-mail to him using the e-mail address he had filled out in his comment form wasn't returned with a fatal error. That's the pattern with scoffers: they lie about their names and use a false e-mail address.

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Crumble Abroad...

Yes, yes; I know she's my daughter and every father thinks his daughter's the best! Yes, yes; I know I'm an aspirant doting grandfather.

But really, you simply MUST read the blog posts chronicling Ben and Michal's move to the Phillipines—Cebu City, to be exact—and their life there with their four children, three sons and one daughter. Here are a couple paragraphs from their latest...


A little help from our friends...

Is anyone willing to transcribe some videos that would be useful for the purposes of this blog? If you're interested, I can explain more and send you the video links. Just let me know, and thanks.

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Selling old church-houses...

Yes, it's difficult deciding to whom to sell our old church-houses, but I think it would have been best not to use a pic of a local church to make the point. The pastor of that church just called and was kind to me while protesting the use of his congregation's previous church-house as an example, and so I apologized and have removed that pic. Incidentally, he explained his church's thoughts on the matter and I was helped by those thoughts that led them to do as they did. So, I'm sorry for the pic.

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Thank you: Endwright Road Community Garden fully funded...

Join us in praising God that our Kickstarter campaign to fund Endwright Road Community Garden was successful. A warm "thank you" to each of you who contributed. The final tally was $11,710 ($710 over the goal) with 97 backers. If you wish, keep up with the work at the Garden's FB page.

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Reformed church north of Columbus, Ohio...

We received an inquiry and we are wondering if any reader can help?

We live just north of Columbus, Ohio. We are looking for a church. Do you know of any churches in central Ohio that would place a priority on not dividing over the issue of paedo/credo baptism? We are interested in a church that is Reformed and confessional.

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He is the Father of us all...

If you've not heard of ODT Maps, check them out. Here's a list they sent out a little while ago:

STATE OF THE VILLAGE REPORT - 2014 

If the world were a village of only 100 people, there would be:
     60 Asians,
    16 Africans, 
    10 Europeans, 
      8 people from Central & South America, Mexico & the Caribbean, 
      5 from the USA and Canada, and
      1 person from Australia or New Zealand

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A request to readers...

Would you please consider circulating yesterday's post, "A dialog between a complementarian, a feminist, and a patriarch...," to your relatives and friends, whether by FB or blog post or comment on another blog or e-mail or Twitter. I know it's hard for many of you to admit you read Baylyblog, but it would mean a great deal to me if you would take your stand on God's Word and the glory of His Created Order by circulating this post to everyone you know. Don't allow Baylyblog to sink to the level of your secret special place for private truths.

Unleash God's Word and Truth. Someone once said those who are taught should share all good things with their teachers. Thank so much.

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Ethanol is toxic to small engines...

After paying once too many times to have a carburetor cleaned or rebuilt, I made a commitment I have not swerved from since. I never—and I mean never—put gas in a gas can without first pouring in an ounce or two (depending on the size of the gas can) regular or marine-grade Staybil. Ethanol is destroying the small engines in our garages and, unless you have a gas station nearby that sells ethanol-free gas, you must treat your gas.

The Minneapolis StarTribune reports...

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"The Shack," starring Oprah...

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In the Pittsburgh area, starting tonight at Providence PCA...

If you live in the Pittsburgh area, come on out to Providence Presbyterian Church (PCA) for their annual conference (scroll down to see the schedule) starting tonight at 6:30 PM and running through the weekend. At the kind invitation of Providence Presbyterian Church (PCA), I will join Dr. Jack Kinneer of Reformed Presbyterian Seminary speaking on the subject "Imago Dei: Male and Female He Created Them." Because of family business, I've been in Pittsburgh several times the past couple of years...

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