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Released from Ortho
Today I had what turned out to be my last Orthopedics appointment at the VA (we hope). The x-ray showed the patella was all healed up. Apparently they don’t plan to remove the screws and I can understand that. There … Continue reading
Out in the Social Wilderness
Your heart knows when you don’t belong. There was a time I was still sensitive to the opinions of others, in the sense that I felt a need for affirmation from my associates. It was the nightmare world of my … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-mind, prophecy, psychology, virtual parish
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Eldership Notes
You really don’t need me to tell you. Most of you know that God is at work and bringing truly substantial changes in our world. And while the mainstream media is trumpeting one kind of change, what really matters morally … Continue reading
Psalm 110
This prophetic psalm is quoted extensively in the New Testament — Matthew 22:44; Luke 22:69; Acts 2:34-35; Hebrews 1:13, 5:6 and 10:12-13. Well before Jesus’ birth, rabbis had recognized this as a wholly Messianic prophecy. Jesus claimed this as His … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, King David, mission, prophecy, Psalms
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My Father’s World, Part 6
We must live in the Land Without Words. In our English translations of the Bible, we have this expression: “someone’s word.” It shows up in our phrase, “the Word of God.” Our culture offers no good translation of the Hebrew … Continue reading
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Tagged epistemology, heart-mind, mysticism, philosophy, propaganda, prophecy, scripture, spirituality, western civilization
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My Father’s World, Part 5
Aside from Acts and Paul’s letters, we know very little about early spiritual gifts. In Corinth it’s all about glossolalia. Outside of Corinth, we hear most about prophecy and healing miracles. The historical records of church history since that time … Continue reading
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Tagged Creation, heart-led, materialism, nature, propaganda, religion, spiritual activity
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My Father’s World, Part 4
In the moral realm, the supernatural is natural; the paranormal is normal. Creation is loaded with manifestations of God’s glory and power. Why stop with spooky stuff? Human existence is filled with things that man’s intellect could never understand. If … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-mind, New Testament, scripture
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Take No Prisoners
Moral reasoning is the master of all human knowledge. Without moral valuation, nothing else matters, because nature itself objects to moral vacuity. Reality will crush you unless you first establish a heart-led moral frame of reference. And the heart-mind alone … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, heart-mind, moral discernment, western civilization
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My Father’s World, Part 3
Cain lost his communion with Creation. The symbolism was that the ground would no longer cooperate with him and speak to him. The communion was blocked by unjust blood. The ground had only one thing to say to him, and … Continue reading
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Tagged call to repentance, christian mysticism, Creation, fallen nature, heart-mind, nature, superstition
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My Father’s World, Part 2
The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, epistemology, hebrew culture, intellect, law, mysticism, Noah's Covenant, spirituality, western civilization
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