Monthly Archives: March 2015

Unintended Confirmations

One of our fundamental teachings here is that God’s character pervades the whole universe. Regardless of apparent facts, you won’t really begin to understand reality until you characterize it on some level as a living thing itself. On some level, … Continue reading

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Prayer Update

First, God alone knows how grateful I am that some of you are praying with me. I wish I could tell you, but it’s off the scale. The torn muscles in my left leg are almost healed. I am very … Continue reading

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Blindfolding

It’s disturbing. Fundamental to the concept of civility is that we recognize the difference between private and secret. That is, we keep from others only what is private — stuff that, best you can tell, does not affect them and … Continue reading

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Quick Review: DIY Religion

Kiln of the Soul virtual parish is a concept, nothing more. It becomes little more than a label on my willingness to act as pastor to anyone wandering by this blog. Parish membership is just an artifact of your own … Continue reading

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Psalm 43

Just a reminder that scholars suggest this psalm technically continues the previous. The Septuagint Old Testament, favored by New Testament authors, has it as one. It’s sad how much is lost in translation here. David willingly throws himself on the … Continue reading

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Archives Upload 3

Today’s selection is all about sin. One of the most popular and viscerally repulsive sins is child sexual molestation. It’s popular because it’s waved like a bloody flag to manipulate and herd the masses as some ultimate taboo. So I … Continue reading

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Profound Sense of Peace

Don’t ask me how I got this way, but it’s been following me around for longer than a week. That’s in spite of some weird behavior from WordPress. I was unable to login for a while, then got the newer … Continue reading

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Proverbs 6

It’s going to sound like Solomon is beating the same drums over and over. However, it is our cultural insensitivity that keeps us from recognizing that this is a different song. There is a subtle shift in emphasis that is … Continue reading

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Archives Upload 2

For today’s selection, we have some good ol’ philosophy stuff. Logic Games: Doctrine of the Fall is an example of how to fend of Aristotelian logic games against faith. I introduce the important concept of Category Error for those who … Continue reading

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Archives Upload 1

As part of my evil plot to close the static website, I am uploading a couple of files at a time. These are selected and rewritten to meet my current best understanding, then converted into PDF files so they can … Continue reading

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