Dr. D.'s Blog

James D. Dvorak, PhD

Dr. Jim Dvorak is Vice President Academic and Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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Life in the rust belt

Sydney was complaining of a scraping noise coming from the front left (driver's side) wheel of her 2012 Honda Civic. I pulled the wheel and off came the backing plate. Anywhere there was a provision for a fastener to hold it on was all rusted out....

Happy birthday!

Today (May 11, 2024) is my YouTube channel's birthday! To celebrate, here is my most popular/viewed video of all time (as of this post it has 68,792 views).

Pyramid of intellect

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Most popular video

I filmed and posted this video on Jan 11, 2023. It's got over 66,000 views and about 400 likes. It's been shared a lot, and I still get comments on it. In fact, a guy we went to church with for a while had recently searched YouTube to see how to r...

First start after a long winter nap

I got my mower out today, cleaned it up, and started it up to make sure it is ready to go for first mow in a week or two. When a mower sits all winter, the carb dries out and needs to be primed with fresh fuel. There's no primer button on my mower...

Recommended Automotive Services: Should I Have Them Done?

I was in my local Canadian Tire today getting my winter tires swapped out for my all-season tires (despite the snow we got yesterday and last night). When the job was finished, I was not surprised that they "found" a few things that needed my atte...

Making a Gift (part 3 of 3)

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