First off, let me apologize to all you dear friends for not responding to your gracious enquiries of my well being over the last few months. – I should have. My sudden silence, at first, was brought about by a sudden shift of understanding with respect to my relationship with God’s truths. – Some of the truths that I had long considered solid and firm, suddenly turned to dust with new revelation and I watched them crumble before my eyes. I used to work in the aerospace industry and at one time was very familiar with the function and use of gyroscopes in our nation’s guided missile and aircraft navigational systems. – They provided the reference platforms against which all peripheral data collected throughout the rest of the system was measured. – They provided the whole operating system with “orientation”. With the system of my acquaintance, if the gyro lost it orientation, it would go into a state of what we called “chatter”. – i.e., it would frantically oscillate about seeking its foundation, and if not found, would continue to do so so violently that it would self-destruct if we didn’t shut down its power source. I mention all of this because that is approximately the state I found myself in last fall when all of this started. – I temporarily lost a portion of my foundation – watched it melt away beneath my feet – and I suddenly found myself caught up in the grips of despair, confusion and wondering what next long understood truth was going to begin slipping through my fingers like beach sand. Also, since Thanksgiving, I have not been feeling real well. – A Gastro/intestinal thing that seems to be somewhat better now. I have not been lazy with my word study during these times, however, and have spent a great deal of time working on a name that sparked my curiosity during one of heshewethree’s 1st Samuel studies last fall. – Amalek. Hopefully, this study will be ready for posting soon. GJ | 
