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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Kindness Needs No Reason
Reason gets in the way of a lot of godly things. Kindness is a command. It is a motivation unto itself in the sense it seeks no particular outcome. If we tie things to outcome, we fail God completely. Seeking … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, mysticism, peace, psychology, scripture, spirituality
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Epilogue of Angels
Angie and Preston had a rather quiet fall season volksmarching in the Eifel, Rheinland and Saarland areas. During a beautiful hike in Trier, they stopped for a snack on the university campus. While they sat enjoying Bavarian pretzels, Preston’s phone … Continue reading
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Tagged geography, mysticism, transportation, walking
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Recapitulation
I’m a true radical, radical about the very most fundamental elements of our assumptions about reality. This blog assumes a huge difference between Western/Aristotelian epistemology and that of the Bible. I am wholly untroubled by apparent differences between human science, … Continue reading
Of Truth and Angels 10
Grabbing their bags, they made sure to check that everything was as they had found it. Returning the key to the tiny enveloped, they hung it on the door handle, closed the lock on the hasp and strode off into … Continue reading
The Wisdom of Solomon
Spoiler alert: I’m going to explain how the book of Ecclesiastes turns out, while our weekly study will continue running for a couple of months. First, a little context. Solomon took the throne rather like a big fish in a … Continue reading
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Tagged aristotelian epistemology, epistemology, intellect, philosophy, propaganda, western epistemology
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Of Truth and Angels 9
From behind, large brown hands grabbed Preston, lifting him slightly off the ground. Purely by instinct, Preston simultaneous thrust the camera out at arm’s length while kicking where he thought the legs should be on whomever grappled with him from … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness, geography, technology, walking
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Ecclesiastes 2
The question remains: Can a human come up with better answers about life in this world? Surely becoming king is worth something, no? Solomon describes how he kept a part of his mind objective in testing everything. This isn’t plunging … Continue reading
Disturbing Christian Links
I make no secret of rejecting much of what comes packaged under the label of “Western Christianity.” Most of the time I confine my blather to fundamentals. I talk about the intellectual frame of reference and historical events that steered … Continue reading
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Tagged church, government, mysticism, oppression, peace, propaganda, religious denominations, western christianity
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Of Truth and Angels 8
“I think it’s time to remove this hair coloring,” Preston suggested as they started filling the tub. He looked at the small on-demand water heater common in most of Europe. “This has to be the smallest one they could find.” … Continue reading
Minor Prophets Redux
I had completely forgotten about the Minor Prophets study series. I drug out my notes and began formatting for the next book in the Ancient Truth series when I realized I had never posted it to my static site. So … Continue reading →