Monthly Archives: August 2012

Eyes Which See Through the Veil

The eyes of man see a hard reality, something solid which challenges him to examine, poke and prod using his intelligence to understand it. The eyes of God see a tattered veil ready to be torn away. Keep on walkin’ … Continue reading

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Computer Ministry Returns (Updated)

This past two weeks, despite what I intended, the computer ministry has returned in force. That is, I’ve been accepting donated equipment, and working to fix computer issues for folks. Someone gave me a really nice Optiplex 780 needing only … Continue reading

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Modern Gnosticism in American Churches

Most people know too much about academic explanations of Gnosticism and seem to miss the point entirely. A little history. I’ve often made much of the Hellenism which invaded Judean religion during the time of the Greek Empire. The rabbis … Continue reading

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Ruth 4

Boaz was a prominent man in his own right. Few would hesitate if he hailed them publicly, particularly at this festive time of year. Whatever passed for their court system in those days was the matter of family elders doing … Continue reading

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Sampling Non-Western Christianity

HuffPo has a good one on some of the huge mistakes missionaries made with American Natives. Even today, most mission-sending agencies don’t deal with cultural distinctions well. Often, everything that does not fit into Euro-American ideas of “Christian culture” is … Continue reading

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Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously

I’m surprised my critique of Life Church still gets so many hits. I’m not surprised when folks who love Life Church fuss at me for it. They take it personally. But when they fuss back at me, I don’t take … Continue reading

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Small Footprint

Recall my ongoing theme: This world is not my home; I’m just a-passing through. My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue. — Unkown Author I am fully aware of what matters in this world, and equally certain the … Continue reading

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Micah 7

The Lord planted the seed of His revelation in the soil of Abraham’s children. It sprouted, bore fruit some seasons, then began to wither and offered nothing. The fruit of the Law is an upright and just life as God … Continue reading

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LCD/LED TV with RHEL 6 and Friends

Because of my pastoral heart, I want to save others the sorrow of having to repeat my labors needlessly. In this case, we are running Scientific Linux 6 on a recent Dell desktop with an Intel graphics chipset, and no … Continue reading

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Ruth 3

In the Hebrew language and culture, context is everything. Boaz was a near kinsman. He did as much for Naomi and Ruth as he could at the time, but he was a busy man. The story would make little sense … Continue reading

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