Wow Steve,
 
What a wealth of information...
 
What a long read.....I read about 2/3rds and then skipped to the bottom  :).... then realized that I must have missed a bunch and "Ugh", I had to go back and read the rest of it!!!
 
Some I have already learned, other stuff was new in how you put it all together.  Not on board with everything but How interesting to see puzzles put together.  I think it is neat that here at 5 doves, there are others on the same track as you and the Lord has brought us to an avenue in which our roads can collide.  Some collisions are more graceful than others...maybe I should say some are more like train wrecks...but there is always something to be taken away and learned.  I know what you posted is heart felt and has taken tons of time and thought to flesh out the picture you feel the Lord has created through His Word.  Thank you for the giving of that time and energy, for the humbling of yourself so that the Lord can bring things to a receptive servant.