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Persecution Threat Profile
The tactics for dealing with persecution are not at all like military tactics. It’s more like espionage. There is a high probability the federal government will begin to oppress via any number of “social justice” measures. This signals a rising … Continue reading
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Tagged independence, persecution, threat model, tribulation
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Own Little World
The idea that we are living in a simulation is actually quite ancient. If you can understand Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” then you’ve encountered that very idea. The difference is that Plato believed you could escape the simulation, whereas … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged nonconformist, personal experience, phenomenology, reality, simulation, writing
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Talk about Flying
By definition, tribulation is tough times. When things get more difficult, you need less dependence, not more. The more extreme the situation, the more flexibility you need to respond to conviction. That means reducing your dependencies in both directions. You … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant community of faith, family, individual faith, persecution, tribulation
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Stringent Boundaries
For me, the basic principle is infiltrate, don’t assimilate. We have plenty of examples how various cultural minorities do this: Orthodox Jews, Romany, and in some locations, Muslims. These groups move to different parts of the world and, to varying … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian mythology, holiness, noncomformity, religion, western christianity, western civilization
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Law of Moses — 2 Kings 3
When Ahab’s heir Ahaziah died, the throne passed to a younger brother, Jehoram. This one at least had the sense to remove his father’s palace idol of Baal. However, he still kept the shrines at Dan and Bethel operating. So … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Edom, Elisha, Kings of Israel, Kings of Judah, Moab, war
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What Floats Your Boat?
Another vision shook me yesterday. There aren’t many of us who will hear the call to a heart-led faith life. Only a few are determined to make a high level of sacrifice to get as close as possible to the … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intelligence, disasters, personal, technocracy, tribulation
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How Much Shalom?
How much shalom do you want? Sometimes you have to spell things out for people, because they can’t even think like heart-led people of faith. I’ve spent a lot of time studying the Hebrew culture and history specifically, and for … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ANE, culture, marriage, shalom, worldliness
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Trying to Please Him
Look at the logic of it. Think about what’s bundled into the reasoning people offer; seek to understand the a priori assumptions they refuse to discuss or reconsider. Keep asking “why” until you get to the basic assumptions. God will … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, human government, individual faith, kingdom of heaven, moral boundaries, nonconformist, oppression
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An Alternate Reality
That book I mentioned won’t be coming any time soon. It’s going to be a different kind of project than my other stuff. For one, I have no idea if it will be enough stuff to call it a book. … Continue reading
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Tagged fellowship, internet, oppression, persecution, radix fidem, reality, virtual communion
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