O Lord,

Length of days does not profit me except the days are passed in thy presence, in thy service, to thy glory.

Give me a grace that precedes, follows, guides, sustains, sanctifies, aids every hour,
that I may not be one moment apart from thee,
but may rely on thy Spirit,
to supply every thought,
speak in every word,
direct every step,
prosper every work,
build up every mote of faith,
and give me a desire
to show forth thy praise,
testify thy love,
advance thy kingdom.

I launch my bark on the unknown waters of this year,
with thee, O Father, as my harbour,
thee, O Son, at my helm,
thee O Holy Spirit, filling my sails.

Guide me to heaven with my loins girt,
my lamp burning,
my ear open to thy calls,
my heart full of love,
my soul free.

Give me grace to sanctify me,
thy comforts to cheer,
thy wisdom to watch,
thy right hand to guide,
thy counsel to instruct,
thy law to judge,
thy presence to stabilize.

May thy fear be my awe, thy triumphs my joy.

The Valley of Vision, A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions (Banner of Truth) – pg 206-207

“The people of the United States are the rightful masters of both Congress and the Courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.”

-Abraham Lincoln (17 September 1859, speech in Cincinnati, OH)

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“Courage is being scared to death – and saddling up anyway.”
John Wayne

I got this little slide rule at a flea market the other day. Are you old enough to remember slide rules? Did you remember that we send men to the moon with the help of these devices? Back in the day, we had a few primitive computers but most of the calculations were done with slide rules. I wasted a few hours re familiarizing myself with its operation – the main problem is with my vision – I need a magnifying glass to read some of the numbers. I guess I will not throw away my digital calculators anytime soon! You may notice that I have placed a little electrical tape triangle pointer above 1.152 which is the conversion between knots and miles per hour, a common conversion for passenger announcements. Might be useful if I could read the tiny numbers!

I researched the origin of this particular circular slide rule and apparently it was produced in Japan by the Concise Company. Model 28N was produced for Time/Life as a give away back in the 1960′s. This particular model lacks any letter besides the number twenty eight so I am wondering about its history.