Have been picking up an oldies station on 980 or 990 lately.
Heather Wade seems like she could be a good replacement for Art Bell if he decided to continue "Midnight In the Desert" after all.
Glad Dean Johnson is back on WBZ over the holidays.
Man, Much has really gone downhill.
Enjoyed the article about the early pjs on YTV that appeared in Torontoist.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Thursday, December 17, 2015
RADIO-RELATED STUFF
Picked up WDCX last week with John McArthur.
WTWW's carrier for 9475 kept cutting out today.
Picked up All India Radio today with program schedule, ID and news.
Picked up CFRX Vancouver relaying CFRB with business news and radiothon.
WTWW's carrier for 9475 kept cutting out today.
Picked up All India Radio today with program schedule, ID and news.
Picked up CFRX Vancouver relaying CFRB with business news and radiothon.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
GOD'S GLASS: A NOVEL
I was sent a copy of this book by the author to review. I read the first three chapters several months ago and had intended to finish the book. Now, however, I have decided to write this review without doing so.
I so wanted to like this book because it is a novel that takes on a subject which needs to be explored: a Christian girl who discovers she is into masochism. However, I just could not make myself continue to read the book for a few reasons.
First, I have no idea where this book is set, something I should know after reading the first three chapters of a novel.
Second, as well within the first three chapters, I should have at least a bit of background information why the main character sees the world in gray and is unable to feel or enjoy anything on an emotional level unless she is experiencing pain, something else the part of the book I read doesn't contain.
Third, the family in this book are Presbyterian. Though I haven't known an enormous number of Presbyterians, those I have known, though some of them are pretty straight-laced, are pretty good, reasonable people, whereas the family in this book, especially the father, acts like some fundamentalist snake handling family from a Hollywood movie.
As I said, this book takes on a subject that needs dealing with in Christian fiction. Aditionally, the main characters voice as a ten year old girl really comes through. These, though, are the only good things I can say about this book.
If anyone has written or knows of another novel which explores this or similar subjects from a Christian perspective, please email me at the address listed on my profile.
In order to fulfill my obligations as reviewer, here is a link where the book can be purchased.
I so wanted to like this book because it is a novel that takes on a subject which needs to be explored: a Christian girl who discovers she is into masochism. However, I just could not make myself continue to read the book for a few reasons.
First, I have no idea where this book is set, something I should know after reading the first three chapters of a novel.
Second, as well within the first three chapters, I should have at least a bit of background information why the main character sees the world in gray and is unable to feel or enjoy anything on an emotional level unless she is experiencing pain, something else the part of the book I read doesn't contain.
Third, the family in this book are Presbyterian. Though I haven't known an enormous number of Presbyterians, those I have known, though some of them are pretty straight-laced, are pretty good, reasonable people, whereas the family in this book, especially the father, acts like some fundamentalist snake handling family from a Hollywood movie.
As I said, this book takes on a subject that needs dealing with in Christian fiction. Aditionally, the main characters voice as a ten year old girl really comes through. These, though, are the only good things I can say about this book.
If anyone has written or knows of another novel which explores this or similar subjects from a Christian perspective, please email me at the address listed on my profile.
In order to fulfill my obligations as reviewer, here is a link where the book can be purchased.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
RADIO-RELATED STUFF
What happened to WBZ's Dean Johnson?
Speaking of WBZ, I do not approve of what Morgan did last night. The lady was supposed to sing the entire jingle all the way through. It's Mel's game. Morgnan may be the host, but he can't step all over Mel's rules for the audio clip trivia quiz.
Tuned into VOWR online the other week and it sounded like an interesting station. Most of the songs (mainly oldies) they were playing I had never heard before.
Nice going Bell Media and all you other big media companies that have been firing people recently. This industry literally gets worse by the week.
Speaking of WBZ, I do not approve of what Morgan did last night. The lady was supposed to sing the entire jingle all the way through. It's Mel's game. Morgnan may be the host, but he can't step all over Mel's rules for the audio clip trivia quiz.
Tuned into VOWR online the other week and it sounded like an interesting station. Most of the songs (mainly oldies) they were playing I had never heard before.
Nice going Bell Media and all you other big media companies that have been firing people recently. This industry literally gets worse by the week.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
The main thing about this movie, besides all the disinformation about demons and such, is that Hollywood tries to give certain films a low-budget feel, but they always end up coming off as big budget Hollywood pictures anyway. Some really good acting, though.
DX LOG 12/06
90.1 WGMC Rochester with "Blues Spectrum."
94.7 WNED Buffalo with French music.
Radio 95.1 with Adelle song.
97.5 WFRY Watertown with CT40 in Mom's car and later with eighties country songs.
97.9 WPXY Rochester with "The Weekend Throwdown."
98.1 CHFI Toronto in Mom's car with anncr Deryl Henry and Christmas music.
98.9 CKLC-FM Kingston with alternative rock music and commercials.
99.5 WDCX Buffalo with Gospel Christmas music.
99.7 WGbZ (?) Rochester with story about woman driving down a mountain.
99.9 CKFM Toronto with top 40.
101.3 WRMM Rochester in Mom's car with Christmas music and commercials.
101.7 WJIV Cherry Valley with K-Love format.
102.1 CFNY Toronto with commercials and both newer and older alternative rock music.
102.5 WTSS Buffalo with Christmas music.
104.5 CHUM-FM Toronto with music and promo for CP24-CHUM Christmas Wish.
105.3 CFCA Kitchener with anncr and rock music.
94.7 WNED Buffalo with French music.
Radio 95.1 with Adelle song.
97.5 WFRY Watertown with CT40 in Mom's car and later with eighties country songs.
97.9 WPXY Rochester with "The Weekend Throwdown."
98.1 CHFI Toronto in Mom's car with anncr Deryl Henry and Christmas music.
98.9 CKLC-FM Kingston with alternative rock music and commercials.
99.5 WDCX Buffalo with Gospel Christmas music.
99.7 WGbZ (?) Rochester with story about woman driving down a mountain.
99.9 CKFM Toronto with top 40.
101.3 WRMM Rochester in Mom's car with Christmas music and commercials.
101.7 WJIV Cherry Valley with K-Love format.
102.1 CFNY Toronto with commercials and both newer and older alternative rock music.
102.5 WTSS Buffalo with Christmas music.
104.5 CHUM-FM Toronto with music and promo for CP24-CHUM Christmas Wish.
105.3 CFCA Kitchener with anncr and rock music.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
JUDGES
Judges 1 through 2 9 is like on a TV show
when they say “Previously on this program.”
The rest of chapter 2 is like when they say “Tonight on this program.”
Chapter 3
v15-30: Ehud may have been left-handed due to his right hand being deformed. If this is the case, than this story should be an encouragement to other disabled people that they can do great things for God, even things that might seem difficult or even impossible due to their circumstances.
v11: Many people think Gideon wasn't really a mighty man of valour because he was grinding wheat in secret in the wine-press. However, Gideon was actually doing a very brave thing. The Midianites were taking everything from God's people so therefore, Gideon was grinding some wheat secretly so as to keep it out of the hands of the oppressors. One could say Gideon was a tax protester.
The rest of chapter 2 is like when they say “Tonight on this program.”
v31: Pay attention to this verse, all you gun grabbers.
Chapter 4
v17-22: While we don't know the reasons why peace existed between Heber and Jabin and why Jael was certainly a courageous woman who did an admirable thing, I wonder about the fact that she was the one who killed Sisera and not her husband.
Chapter 6
I don’t think Gideon’s constant asking for signs and testing the Lord was so much out of fear as it was continually making sure he was doing the right thing, though it is easy to see Gideon did also have some fear in his heart up until the battle. I think God appreciates it when we test Him and ask for confirmation about things.
Chapter 4
v17-22: While we don't know the reasons why peace existed between Heber and Jabin and why Jael was certainly a courageous woman who did an admirable thing, I wonder about the fact that she was the one who killed Sisera and not her husband.
Chapter 6
I don’t think Gideon’s constant asking for signs and testing the Lord was so much out of fear as it was continually making sure he was doing the right thing, though it is easy to see Gideon did also have some fear in his heart up until the battle. I think God appreciates it when we test Him and ask for confirmation about things.
v17: Gideon wasn't asking for a sign necessarily out of fear or unbelief. You have to remember Gideon lived in a time much like ours, where God was talked about but not a lot of his supernatural power was demonstrated. Looking back at verse 13, the priests were probably much like our feel-good preachers today. We can infer this because Gideon didn't know why these things were happening to the people, even though God had clearly told Israel in the wilderness that such things would happen if they disobeyed Him. Thus, it seems, God was kind of abstract to Gideon and Gideon merely wanted a sign to strengthen what faith he had.
v36-40: As I said, Gideon's putting out the fleece wasn't necessarily a sign of fear or unbelief. Again, you have to remember Gideon was living in an apostate time. Much like with many churches and Christians these days, God was probably talked about as a somewhat abstract concept. Sure, He was up there and cared for Israel to some degree, but you couldn't expect Him to interact with people or intervene in their lives or the life of the nation. Yeah, He'd done miracles in getting their forefathers out of Egypt and sustaining them in the wilderness, but that was in Biblical times and it was now the future. Therefore, Gideon needed his faith strengthened because all the stuff he was experiencing was so knew and foreign to the way he'd been brought up to think.
Chapter 7
v9-15: Yes, Gideon was afraid, but you have to remember nothing like God supernaturally intervening in a battle He had told Gideon to lead had ever happened to Gideon before. How many of us could say with absolute certainty we wouldn't do what Gideon did and feel the way he felt in this passage?
Chapter 8
v20: Now, in the flush of victory, we see some pride and cockiness set into Gideon.
Chapter 9
It is tragic when children don't follow their parents in the faith. Maybe Gideon should have taught Abimelech God's law, instead of being the big man and allowing Israel to worship a garment Gideon had gotten made for himself that was only supposed to be for the priests.
Chapter 11
v38: From a reading of the text, it doesn’t seem like Jepthah’s daughter’s friends were mourning because she would never become a mother; it seems like they were mourning because she’d never have sex. You have to remember that, much like the Corinthian church in 1 Corinthians, Israel at the time of the judges was carnally minded.
v36-40: As I said, Gideon's putting out the fleece wasn't necessarily a sign of fear or unbelief. Again, you have to remember Gideon was living in an apostate time. Much like with many churches and Christians these days, God was probably talked about as a somewhat abstract concept. Sure, He was up there and cared for Israel to some degree, but you couldn't expect Him to interact with people or intervene in their lives or the life of the nation. Yeah, He'd done miracles in getting their forefathers out of Egypt and sustaining them in the wilderness, but that was in Biblical times and it was now the future. Therefore, Gideon needed his faith strengthened because all the stuff he was experiencing was so knew and foreign to the way he'd been brought up to think.
Chapter 7
v9-15: Yes, Gideon was afraid, but you have to remember nothing like God supernaturally intervening in a battle He had told Gideon to lead had ever happened to Gideon before. How many of us could say with absolute certainty we wouldn't do what Gideon did and feel the way he felt in this passage?
Chapter 8
v20: Now, in the flush of victory, we see some pride and cockiness set into Gideon.
Chapter 9
It is tragic when children don't follow their parents in the faith. Maybe Gideon should have taught Abimelech God's law, instead of being the big man and allowing Israel to worship a garment Gideon had gotten made for himself that was only supposed to be for the priests.
Chapter 11
v38: From a reading of the text, it doesn’t seem like Jepthah’s daughter’s friends were mourning because she would never become a mother; it seems like they were mourning because she’d never have sex. You have to remember that, much like the Corinthian church in 1 Corinthians, Israel at the time of the judges was carnally minded.
v9-15: We aren’t told that much about Ibzn (except that
he gave all his children to Israel’s enemies to wed), Elon or Abdon which makes
me think their reigns were unremarkable., although Abdon's reign might have been particularly unremarkable because the text says he was buried in the mountain of the Amalekites, one of Israel's enemies.
You really can’t admire that much about Samson, even
though he is listed in Hebrews 11 because in the end he did humble himself and rely on God. He did act in the name of the Lord and did
things the Lord wanted him to do, but Samson was also motivated by selfishness
and childishness a lot of the time. I'm sure he wanted Israel to be delivered from the Philistines, but we never read about him organizing a campaign against them in any way. Whatever Samson did to them was a reaction to personal slights against himself. I’m sure people have gotten saved watching
the charlatan televangelists we have in the land today. I’m sure some people
have gotten saved reading “Left Behind” or watching “The Passion of the Christ.”
I’m sure EWTN has edified some true saints of God. However, that does not
change the actual, heretical nature of these things.
Chapter 13
v1-23: Manoah had the view of God a lot of Christians still have:
God has given them the Good News, the Gospel, The Best News Of All. (v1-5)
They have received it with joy and have beseeched God to teach them how to properly respond to this news: that is, how to live out this Gospel in which they have put their faith. (v6-8)
He has responded, teaching them how to follow and obey Him. (v9-14)
They have received this instruction joyfully and seek to honour God by giving of what they have, as in money, time, praise, talent, material possessions. v15)
The Lord has received what He has led them to give Him. (v 16-19)
These recurring blessings and encounters with God have confirmed and affirmed to the Christian that God is who He claims to be and that the Lord is a God of love, caring, one who rewards those who diligently seek Him, and a wonderful, gracious Father who delights to bless His children. (v20-21)
And yet, those children can still at times manifest an attitude toward God that He is a tyrant whose top priority is to kill His finite creatures who are so much lower and lowlier than Himself!
In verses 22 and 23, I see a dynamic of the relationship we Christians are to have in the new covenant with each other, that is what Paul talks about in Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8: the dynamic of the weaker brother and the stronger brother. When a brother is exhibiting Manoah tendencies, having a time of not fully trusting God to be all our Lord says He is, they need the stronger brother, who is the type who, like Manoah's wife, will reassure the weaker believer that what God has shown of Himself in that brother's life is no trick.
Chapter 16
v17: Imagine how much better things might possibly have gone for Samson if he had phrased his response to Delilah something like, "My strength comes from God because I've kept up my end of a vow that I'd never shave my head." If Samson had put the emphasis on God in what he said and not on his hair, mightn't God have given him the strength to fight off the Philistines, even if Delilah had still managed to have his hair cut?
Chapter 17
v2: Micah's mother was a reactionary, much like so many Christians today.
v3: This verse makes me think of the Catholic church since they basically do the same thing.
v8: Just like many Christians today, the Levite acted in his own strength instead of listening to the voice of the Lord.
v13: Micah was like a lot of people today who think because they go to church or whatnot God will be with them.
Chapter 18
v5: "Hey Christian, pray to the man upstairs so we can accomplish what we want to get done."
v20: Like many pastors today, the Levite was willing to go wherever would enhance his career. Maybe, if asked, he would have said God called him to go with the army.
Chapter 19
v6: These were not very responsible people.
v22-25: At this point, Israel has become worse than Sodom and Gomorah.
v28: "Come on, woman, get your butt on the donkey. So what if you got gang raped all night long till the point where, now, you can't even walk. Time's a-wastin' here."
Chapter 20
v15-17: Did the Benjamites really expect a Gideon scenario to take place in this battle?!
Chapter 21
v10-12, 19-23: The book that begins with the victorious days of Joshua and Caleb ends with one of Israel's tribes nearly being wiped out by their countrymen and those countrymen subsequently having to kill more of their own in order to provide wives so Benjamin could continue. Then, when those women weren't enough, the Benjamites have to resort to breaking God's law by kidnapping girls in order to make up the difference.
Chapter 13
v1-23: Manoah had the view of God a lot of Christians still have:
God has given them the Good News, the Gospel, The Best News Of All. (v1-5)
They have received it with joy and have beseeched God to teach them how to properly respond to this news: that is, how to live out this Gospel in which they have put their faith. (v6-8)
He has responded, teaching them how to follow and obey Him. (v9-14)
They have received this instruction joyfully and seek to honour God by giving of what they have, as in money, time, praise, talent, material possessions. v15)
The Lord has received what He has led them to give Him. (v 16-19)
These recurring blessings and encounters with God have confirmed and affirmed to the Christian that God is who He claims to be and that the Lord is a God of love, caring, one who rewards those who diligently seek Him, and a wonderful, gracious Father who delights to bless His children. (v20-21)
And yet, those children can still at times manifest an attitude toward God that He is a tyrant whose top priority is to kill His finite creatures who are so much lower and lowlier than Himself!
In verses 22 and 23, I see a dynamic of the relationship we Christians are to have in the new covenant with each other, that is what Paul talks about in Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8: the dynamic of the weaker brother and the stronger brother. When a brother is exhibiting Manoah tendencies, having a time of not fully trusting God to be all our Lord says He is, they need the stronger brother, who is the type who, like Manoah's wife, will reassure the weaker believer that what God has shown of Himself in that brother's life is no trick.
Chapter 16
v17: Imagine how much better things might possibly have gone for Samson if he had phrased his response to Delilah something like, "My strength comes from God because I've kept up my end of a vow that I'd never shave my head." If Samson had put the emphasis on God in what he said and not on his hair, mightn't God have given him the strength to fight off the Philistines, even if Delilah had still managed to have his hair cut?
Chapter 17
v2: Micah's mother was a reactionary, much like so many Christians today.
v3: This verse makes me think of the Catholic church since they basically do the same thing.
v8: Just like many Christians today, the Levite acted in his own strength instead of listening to the voice of the Lord.
v13: Micah was like a lot of people today who think because they go to church or whatnot God will be with them.
Chapter 18
v5: "Hey Christian, pray to the man upstairs so we can accomplish what we want to get done."
v20: Like many pastors today, the Levite was willing to go wherever would enhance his career. Maybe, if asked, he would have said God called him to go with the army.
Chapter 19
v6: These were not very responsible people.
v22-25: At this point, Israel has become worse than Sodom and Gomorah.
v28: "Come on, woman, get your butt on the donkey. So what if you got gang raped all night long till the point where, now, you can't even walk. Time's a-wastin' here."
Chapter 20
v15-17: Did the Benjamites really expect a Gideon scenario to take place in this battle?!
Chapter 21
v10-12, 19-23: The book that begins with the victorious days of Joshua and Caleb ends with one of Israel's tribes nearly being wiped out by their countrymen and those countrymen subsequently having to kill more of their own in order to provide wives so Benjamin could continue. Then, when those women weren't enough, the Benjamites have to resort to breaking God's law by kidnapping girls in order to make up the difference.
PRAISING AND REJOICING
After something potentially could have gone really wrong, it's so nice to have it turn out as well as it has.
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