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NOTE: All photos taken by members of the Ramsey family. Click or tap on any photo to load the full sized version. Flowers in Ecuador Part 2 of 4 Orchids Beehive Ginger
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NOTE: All photos taken by members of the Ramsey family. Click or tap on any photo to load the full sized version. Birds of the Galapagos Part 2 of 6 Magnificent Frigatebird We went to North Seymour Island on the last full day of the trip to the Galapagos. It …
A Note on the Image of God
A while back, a certain commenter to this blog was saying that women must veil because men are made in the image of God: The commenter claimed that this means that only men must, by necessity, be the image of God. I pointed out that this makes no logical sense …
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NOTE: All photos taken by members of the Ramsey family. Click or tap on any photo to load the full sized version. Flowers in Ecuador Part 1 of 4
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NOTE: All photos taken by members of the Ramsey family. Click or tap on any photo to load the full sized version. Birds of the Galapagos Part 1 of 6 Pelican Pelicans are, unaccountably, my favorite seabird. I take every opportunity to take their picture, even if I already have nice …
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NOTE: All photos taken by members of the Ramsey family. Click or tap on any photo to load the full sized version. Isabela Island Part 1 of 2 Puerto Villamil “The Tunnels” This—los tuneles—is one of the most beautiful locations on the Galapagos, and that’s saying something. Few places that I …
Heart-led
I was reading this thread about how some theologians say that the heart is for religion and the brain is for science, thus dividing the heart and mind. For example, here are some teachers who promote the inherent division between the heart and mind: This Greek-philosophy-derived idea has been a repeated theme …
Abstractions (Continued)
If there is one thing I do, it’s write about fringe topics that no one is asking me to write about. I tend to think about and draw conclusions about things that no one else is pondering. This post is no different. Sorry if you were hoping for different! From …
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NOTE: All photos taken by members of the Ramsey family. Click or tap on any photo to load the full sized version. Birds of Ecuador This is a male red-headed barbet. He just sat and watched, supervising while he had his mate try to break the window into our room by …
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NOTE: All photos taken by members of the Ramsey family. Click or tap on any photo to load the full sized version. Galapagos Crabs Part 1 of 2 Juveniles Spot the crabs Adults A crab spitting water jets.