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Heartless and Perverse Society
Most folks don’t get quite what we mean by characterizing Western social mythology as bizarre. It has a thousand bogus and immoral features, but I’ll pick out one that seems to represent the worst of it: one-way attachment. In Ancient … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, feudalism, heart-mind, sensory heart, social sciences, spirituality, western christianity, Western mythology, Western society
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Psalm 64
This is very much a royal psalm, in the sense that it reflects the experience of someone in a high position of power. At the same time, people of lower social standing would recognize parts of this prayer of complaint … Continue reading
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Tagged conspiracies, covenant, faith in God, heart, heart-mind, King David, Psalms
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He Must Increase
Ref. John 3:26-36. Traffic on this blog has declined over the past week. Does it mean anything? Only in certain contexts; by itself it could be that everyone is simply too busy with other things. Surely you know by now … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft, personal
Tagged Creation, economics, internet, mysticism, nature, peace, spirituality
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Digital Scandal and Social Mythology
Divine justice is non-negotiable. Maybe you are aware of the big scandal involving a website known as “Ashley Madison.” The site is advertised as a means to engaging in adultery anonymously. There are plenty of such sites and services, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashley Madison, compsec, computers, divine justice, human sexuality, internet, meat space, mysticism, social mythology, spirituality, technology, virtual space, western christians
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Cycling: Exploring between Harrah and McLoud
This was not intended as a full workout so much as just poking around areas I’d not seen before. To be honest, it’s not as if I really missed that much. I spent more time calming nervous yard dogs than … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, geography, Harrah, Harrah Road, military, Oklahoma County, photography
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Proverbs 17
The emphasis here is filial piety and personal loyalty. Shalom starts at home. 1. Better is a dry piece of bread, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices with fighting. A literal rendering of the Hebrew would … Continue reading
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Tagged family, Hebrew expression, King Solomon, proverbs, wisdom literature
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Cycling Draper Again
Nothing remarkable except that for late August it was refreshingly cool and cloudy today. I rode out on Henney to SE 59th just for the fun of climbing one long hill west-bound where the road humps over I-40. I headed … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, Draper Lake, faith in God, geography, photography, sensory heart, West Hog Creek Branch
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Neither Product Nor Process
It’s environment, not outcomes. The entire focus of revelation is the character of God. Because of our fallen nature, we can know only what He demands of us in terms of what our minds can handle. Thus, His revelation is … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, divine revelation, environment, fallen nature, heart-mind, Law Covenants, mysticism, spirituality
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Shepherd’s Complaint
Going back to the scattered fragments and passing references from the most ancient sources, we gain a rough outline of the primordial shepherd. Not so much as the one who owns and herds sheep, but as the head of household … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Church Admin, church history, church politics, extended family, head of household, human tradition, religion, social conditioning
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The Popular Legend of Democracy
I dread it. Perhaps you understand how our Western cultural heritage equates “rule of law” with civilization and all that is obviously good and right in human existence. It carries this basic assumption that you simply cannot live any other … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, government, law, oppression, politics, propaganda, psychology, resistance, social mythology
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