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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Plowing up Roman Roads
This part doesn’t fit into the document I’m constructing about our online parish, but is evoked by the discussion. Rome built some really fine roads across Europe and the Mediterranean. The primary reason was to move troops and other government … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, commercial traffic, computers, government, internet, media corporations, oppression, religion, Roman Roads, technology
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Virtually Connected
(More on the peculiarities of this ministry.) We are held together by a most gossamer thread. So far as I know, none of the members have met in the flesh. A handful of us chat through services like Facebook. A … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged internet, mission, mysticism, spirituality, virtual church, writing
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Firefox Now on the Dark Side
We probably should have seen this coming: Firefox users, get ready for ads in your browser. I don’t think AdBlock or it’s friends will help you with this. Granted, it’s not as if you have no options at all, but … Continue reading
Posted in computers
Tagged advertising, browsers, Firefox, internet, Open Source software, software
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All of the Good Names Are Already Taken
(I’m preparing a document to help explain the peculiarities of this ministry. What follows is a first draft, but there is more to come.) We are a virtual parish with no physical organizational manifestation. Strictly speaking, we do not claim … Continue reading
Babylon is Fallen
Babylon is fallen, but has not collapsed. Babylon is the fallen world of human commerce, of human achievement. It symbolizes unjust dominance and all the trappings of oppression. Dominance is not evil in itself because it’s essential to human nature … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylon, government, human achievement, human nature, law, moral consciousness, mysticism, oppression, propaganda, prophecy, spirituality
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A Little More on Gamergate
The Elder reminds you: Holiness is voluntary. Our society completely lacks a moral frame of reference consistent with God’s character. Our best is way off on another planet by comparison, so I don’t take seriously anyone’s moral posturing on any … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged culture, feminism, game, internet, social sciences, society, White Knight
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Tools of the Heart
It does make a difference, but it’s not paramount. There is a sense in which human awareness is the primary field of operations for what God does in this world. Yet, human intellect is not what sets us apart from … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, civilization, education, human intellect, mysticism, psychology, spirituality, western civilization
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I Hate Garlic
Sister Wildcucumber will probably have a wild fit about this, but it’s the truth. Let me explain. As a child, our family income never amounted to much. We ate lots of homemade hamburger patties for dinner. I’ve never gotten much … Continue reading
Eat Fear
Fear. It is easily the single presiding factor in human decision. Christian religion does not make fear a sin; that’s a cultural fable. Faith pulls fear in and drowns it, overwhelms it with love and commitment. Love and commitment are … Continue reading
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Tagged human decision, mysticism, peace, scripture, spirituality, Two Realms
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Crisis Averted: Allergies Reduced
Re: Prayer Request: Endless Allergies — Thank you all for your prayers. The Lord has heard. It’s not a healing miracle as you might think of it, but the Lord has revealed what it will take to avoid so much … Continue reading