Monthly Archives: December 2024

The Birth of Globalism

I was asked to outline how globalism seized control of American politics. I suppose it depends on who you ask. My answer has more to do with trends and influences because I adhere to the doctrine of the Unseen Realm … Continue reading

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NT Doctrine — 1 Peter 3

What happens when God’s Elect walk in their privileges? Peter says that when women don’t follow the worldly ways of feminism, but walk according to biblical submission to their covering, they have a real impact on everyone. The world could … Continue reading

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Sequences in the Bible

There is something I need to explain. It’s something that even Heiser gets wrong, in my opinion. When I was studying ANE literature, one of the sources made something clear that I think way too many Bible scholars don’t grasp. … Continue reading

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NT Doctrine — 1 Peter 2

It’s easy to miss what Peter is saying here if you keep reading your western evangelical biases back into the words. He calls for his Hebrew Christian readers to stop acting the way Pharisees taught them to act. It was … Continue reading

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It Belongs on the Cross

A prophecy emerged from someone close to me: This past Wednesday was the start of many sorrows. The source doesn’t matter; either it’s a Word from God or it isn’t. The issue cannot be settled by objective reason and facts. … Continue reading

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CompSec and Surveillance

Let’s talk about practicalities: What should you do about online surveillance? Notice that I didn’t say, “What could you do…” The starting point is to discern what your convictions require of you. Should you fight it? How hard? Only you … Continue reading

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Linux Mint on HP 15t-dw300

Okay, so I tested an iPad for a while, but I just can’t get used to the Apple way of things. They don’t make it easy to handle documents; it’s all about media — every medium except text. The iPad … Continue reading

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NT Doctrine — 1 Peter 1

Peter writes from Rome, after Paul’s execution and shortly before his own. His audience is Hebrew Christians in what we today call Northern Turkey. This region of the Roman Empire featured rather severe persecution rather early. But because Peter already … Continue reading

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Don’t Celebrate Hatred

If you need a human explanation of the case of the murder of the healthcare insurance CEO, try this. Do you realize that the reason the healthcare insurance industry exists is because the medical provider bigshots didn’t want to be … Continue reading

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Online or Offline

Wake up, blog! I’m torn between the desire for operational security (OpSec) on one hand, and on the other hand, the commission from God to teach what I know. I use a VPN on my computers. I discovered some time … Continue reading

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