Read 2 Timothy 2 Today’s reading is a continuation of Paul’s second letter to Timothy. Remember that Timothy was a young pastor who obviously had a close relationship with his mentor, Paul. As you read this chapter, think about these things… How would you describe the closeness between Paul and Timothy? What illustrations did Paul […]
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Oct 20, 2016 – Mark 9
Read Mark 9 What was your impression of this chapter? Did you notice anything that you’ve never seen before? The action in Mark moves pretty fast, and this chapter is no different. Why do you think the transfiguration (vv 1-13) took place? Is there anything you can learn about how you should respond to Jesus? […]
Continue readingOct 19, 2016 – Genesis 17
Read Genesis 17 The story around Abram is building in this chapter. Pay close attention to these things… God changes Abram’s name to Abraham, and changes Sarai’s name to Sarah. God gives assurance that He will keep his promises of an heir via Sarah. God assures Abraham that He will also make Ishmael a father […]
Continue readingLearning WMIC: part 3 – Software inventory per Critical Security Controls
The last time we saw how to use WMIC to find membership of an Active Directory group. That is useful, and should be done periodically as a part of the audit of the Windows environment. Here’s another problem for WMIC to help with… Problem: The Critical Security Controls identifies Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Software […]
Continue readingOct 18, 2016 – Proverbs 17
Read Proverbs 17 This chapter continues with ideas surrounding righteous living. Many topics are addressed. Pick out one or two topics you see in this chapter, and think about these things… Why does the author include that in this chapter? How are doing with living according to the wisdom given? How can you improve? Did […]
Continue readingOct 17, 2016 – Psalm 10
Read Psalm 10 Injustice is everywhere – across the globe, elsewhere in our country, and sometimes right in our home town. It seems like God doesn’t care, or isn’t there. The writer of this psalm seems to have similar thoughts. This psalm is arranged in two sections – vv 1-11, and vv 12-18. The first […]
Continue readingOct 14, 2016 – 2 Timothy 1
Read 2 Timothy 1 Paul wrote this second letter to Timothy while he (Paul) was imprisoned in Rome. Pay attention to the tone of the relationship between Paul and Timothy. Paul talks about serving God. What can we learn about motives for serving God? Faith is also a topic in this first chapter. Look at […]
Continue readingOct 13, 2016 – Mark 8
Read Mark 8 The narrative in Mark 8 moves right along and the events change quickly. But, some important things happen here. Bread and food are used a couple of times in this chapter. Why is that? What did Jesus want to teach the disciples and other people with food/bread? What is He trying to […]
Continue readingOct 12, 2016 – Genesis 16
Read Genesis 16 We’ve been building to this point for a few chapters. Remember that God had promised Abram a descendent, yet he and Sarai could not have children. How does Sarai and Abram try to solve God’s problem (vv1-4)? How did this ruin relationships in the household (vv 4-6)? Describes how God intervenes (vv […]
Continue readingLearning WMIC: part 2 – Finding Group Members
Let’s dig around a little deeper into the capabilities of WMIC and use WMIC to find information needed to solve a problem Problem: list the active users with access to a system, and the groups they belong to… Solution: 1. All user accounts that have access to a windows host can be listed using wmic […]
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