Monthly Archives: April 2015

Proverbs 10

We begin with an early collection of proverbs Solomon heard or spoke himself. Scripture text is in italics. 1. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother. Whatever sorrows life might … Continue reading

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Proverbs: Section 2

Section 2 — Chapters 10-29 In this section we will generally quote the proverbs verbatim, followed by an explanation. The Scripture text will taken be Green’s Modern King James Version (MKJV). Let’s take a moment to review a critical concept: … Continue reading

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Strokes of Glory

Reason is treason. More precisely, identifying an objective or justification for something means you have already surrendered to the Enemy of Souls. It means you’ve gone over to the Dark Side and deserted your God and all He gave you. … Continue reading

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The False Norse God

The sheikh of the clan expected it, could feel it coming. Some decision he made for the welfare of the whole family didn’t go as one of his nephews had hoped. The younger man came storming in and bellowed like … Continue reading

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A New NSA Attack on Crypto

Actually, the attackers are unknown in concrete terms, but it requires the kind of networking access and resources possible only with something like the NSA. That means the attack is injected at the backbone server level (the dozen or so … Continue reading

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Naked and Invested

Humans do have instincts. Conceptually, it’s probably useful to think of them as part of your lower brain at the bottom of your spine, what I jokingly call the “butt-brain”. It’s the center of your body consciousness and the functions … Continue reading

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Psalm 47

This second song in a trilogy has become the source for quite a number of hymns and praise songs in recent decades. The first half serves to justify the rest. In these first four verses, this psalm written by the … Continue reading

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Closer Is Better

Here at Kiln of the Soul virtual parish, there are several things your pastor emphasizes. I start from the position that God has called me. Then I lay out the things He has called me to share. You are quite … Continue reading

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Elements of Human Nature: Systemic Overview

My previous post on human nature is a little dated and takes the counselor’s moral viewpoint. This post takes advantage of my continuing research and shifts to a systems approach. The manifested behavior of humans at large sometimes needs a … Continue reading

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A Christian Heart Is Deeply Cynical

On the one hand, rational objectivity is a myth. It’s a myth in the one most important sense that you’ll never see evidence of it when humans make decisions on behalf of others, that thing we call “government policy.” The … Continue reading

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