Follow Tim

Contributions

3 Questions
3402 Answers

Awards

Bronze Silver Gold
Apostle Profile
1959
Profile
14
Profile
Disciple Profile Profile Profile
Evangelist Profile Profile Profile
Teacher Profile
3081
Profile
426
Profile

Special Awards

Profile

23 followers

Stringio Andy  3 photo Img1027 %282%29 Final avatar Image Mini Closeup Q jcryle001 Image Mini Mini 12009676 1626949140887682 8999472247693518063 n Data Mini 548269 r1 12 18 013 Mini Mini Data Open uri20151229 9346 1pcc6xm Mini Mini Open uri20160723 14567 vth2gy Mini

I'm following 0

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 38 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 in 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.   

Recent Activity

A

Does "wind" only symbolize the Holy Spirit in the Bible?

I would say that the Holy Spirit's activity in the Bible is sometimes...

1 Comments 1 More Answer 2 Votes Asked January 17 2022


A

What is the meaning of "my brethren" in the parable of sheep and goats in Matthew 25:31-46?

I would say that, by this term, Jesus was referring to any humans (not just...

Comment 1 Vote Asked January 17 2022


A

What is the name that was written that only HE knows?

In my opinion, the idea being expressed in the cited verse is similar to a...

Comment 3 Votes Asked January 11 2022


A

What is the difference between the filling of the Holy Spirit and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit?

I would express it as follows: Indwelling by the Holy Spirit is a one-time...

Comment 1 More Answer 3 Votes Asked January 11 2022


A

Was Korah swallowed by the earth or burned? Numbers 16:31

By my reading of Numbers 16, Korah, Dathan, and Abiram (along with their...

Comment 1 More Answer 4 Votes Asked January 09 2022


A

How will "thy house" be understood in Acts 16:31?

In my opinion, the cited verse is not teaching that the faith of the head of...

Comment 2 Votes Asked January 06 2022


A

Is "pride" ever a good thing?

In his excellent book Mere Christianity (which is fully viewable online), C....

Comment 3 Votes Asked January 06 2022


A

Why would God raise a "banner"? (Psalm 60:4)

To me, the psalmist is employing the metaphor of battle by saying that, in...

Comment 1 Vote Asked January 06 2022


A

Why did David ask God not to kill his enemies, and then ask him to consume them in wrath? (Psalm 59:11–13)

Perhaps the two cited verses are referring to varying modes of divine...

Comment 1 More Answer 4 Votes Asked January 05 2022


A

How many wives did Esau have? (Genesis 26:34)

One commentary that I read, and that seemed to make sense to me, indicated...

Comment 2 Votes Asked January 04 2022


A

How can I get started reading the Bible?

To me, the most important sections to start with would be the Old Testament...

Comment 2 More Answers 2 Votes Asked January 03 2022


A

Why did the psalmist ask God to rise up? (Psalm 82:8)

I would say that the psalmist is wanting God to "rise up" in the sense of...

Comment 2 Votes Asked January 03 2022


A

Had believers been practicing occult activities? (Acts 19:18)

As I read the passage cited in the question, any reference to sorcery or...

Comment 2 Votes Asked January 02 2022


A

Was Jesus a revolutionary?

Jesus was a revolutionary in the sense of requiring that, in cases of...

Comment 2 Votes Asked January 02 2022


A

How does God rescue people? (Psalm 54:7)

I would say that, in the case of the situation that motivated David to...

Comment 1 More Answer 1 Vote Asked January 02 2022