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Demonology 2
In order to discuss ghosts, I need to dismiss some mythology. Ghosts are not disembodied spirits of people. When humans die, they go to face God in some sense we cannot comprehend from this life. They don’t come back. What … Continue reading
Draper Bikeway16
Just a few shots from my first ride in a couple of weeks. As usual, I go to Draper Lake first. Today I was surprised to see this huge branding patch on the trail. This is part of the MAPS … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycling, Draper Lake, photography, trail, weather
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Demonology 01
Our study in the gifts of the Spirit is a necessary foundation for dealing with another challenging topic: demonology. More specifically, your gifts and calling will determine to a large degree how you encounter demons and how you handle them. … Continue reading
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Tagged demons, eldercraft, radix fidem, Satan, spiritual gifts, the Spirit Realm
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Windows Has Its Place
Did you really think I was a Linux zealot for life? I used Linux a lot during a period of time when it served my calling. I still use it, particularly the bootable DVD version that allows me to fix … Continue reading
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Tagged computer technology, linux, OS, windows
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Reality is Racist
A genuine biblical mystical outlook yields some treasures most people miss. It is a unique approach to understanding reality, and it points to a whole range of intellectual vigor that seems to have sat quietly in the shadows. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Mysticism, globalism, imperialism, intellectual heritage, politics, quantum reasoning, racism, Tower of Babel
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Understanding Spiritual Gifts 05
4. For Building Up the Body Several times in 1 Corinthians 12 Paul stresses that the purpose of spiritual gifts is to bless the whole community of faith as a single body. In Ephesians 4, the chapter begins with an … Continue reading
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Tagged church, communion, covenant family, fellowship, spiritual gifts
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Teachings of Jesus — Luke 19:11-27
It seems a significant number of folks don’t notice how the parable connects to the preface. Jesus was trying to help His disciples see that the He was not planning on instigating a regime change any time soon. In this … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, faithful stewards, jesus parables, resistance
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Understanding Spiritual Gifts 04
3. Manifestations These gifts are: word of wisdom, word of knowledge, word of faith, healing, miracles, word of prophecy, word of discernment, glossolalia, and interpretation of tongues. These are ecstatic utterances of the mouth accompanying various miraculous effects in others. … Continue reading
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Tagged Charismatics, miracles, spiritual gifts
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The Necessity of Trust
Maybe it’s my age, and it surely includes other factors in my life, but the only thing approaching an aphrodisiac for me is trust. It’s always been the paramount hunger in my world. I’ve become very wary of cuties because … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-American culture, church, covenant community of faith, faith, trusting in god
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Understanding Spiritual Gifts 03
2. Motivations (Romans 12:3-17) This is another open list, but we can’t discern any additions until we understand well enough what Paul delineates here. The list of temperaments could be translated as prophetic, servant, teacher, encourager, giver, elder, and caregiver. … Continue reading
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Tagged psychology, spiritual gifts
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