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Some Missed Opportunities
We knew some years ago that the US government had planned to destroy, or at least disrupt, the governments of seven countries, with Iran the last link in the chain. We know this because the Brookings Institute published Which Path … Continue reading
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Tagged disasters, economics, government, oppression, politics, propaganda, survival, war
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Stop That Thief
Satan cannot create; he can only pervert what God has created. Let’s get down to business: We are fallen. Until we embrace that painful truth in the fullness of what it means and how far it goes, we cannot hope … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged biblical morality, call to repentance, law, moral discernment, psychology, sense of humor, social stability
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Invest in Eternity
It’s revolutionary, and I am hardly the first to suggest it: Don’t invest with a material calculus, but in moral terms. Literally, not merely as a figure of speech — switch to an entirely different form of reckoning. Put that … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged divine heritage, economics, law, moral consciousness, mysticism, natural processes, spiritual family, spirituality, spreadsheet
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Meta-religion and the Reformation
We bother studying history and other social sciences so we can more intelligently recognize how we got where we are today, and contrast that against where God said we should be. We are then in a better position to plot … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged Christian religion, church history, church politics, government, history, middle class, middle class culture, spirituality, The Reformation, theology
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Sunday Morning Chatter, August 2015
God morning! Come on in and have a cup of your favorite liquid stimulant while we chat. It’s hot outside these days, but we got a slight break in the temperatures. This allowed me to leave a little later in … Continue reading
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Tagged compsec, Draper Lake, geography, government, history, linux, Oklahoma City, public utilities, windows
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Psalm 61
Sometimes we have to shake our heads at how Western Bible scholars read so much literal meaning into poetic statements, and completely miss the grand mystical depth. So it is many commentators suggest David was off on a campaign far … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged King David, mysticism, prayer, Psalms, spirituality, worship
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Virtual Virtue
The previous post shares my vision of virtual pastoring under a mystical religion. Contrary to the mythology of Western intellectual bias, this religion is intensely practical. It has to be; while anyone can absorb the teachings, the communion depends entirely … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, internet, meat space, religion, technology, virtual space, virtual world
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Not a Movement
One of the things I confront often enough is the unconscious expectation that the religion of Radix Fidem could become a movement of some sort. That expectation is part of the activist urge that traps people’s minds, in the sense … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged christian activism, epistemology, intellect, internet, mysticism, nature, propaganda, radix fidem, religion, spirituality, Western Christian mythology, writing
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Virtual Communion and Witness
It’s a favorite theme of mine: Don’t take yourself too seriously. We are all for the most part simply along for the ride in God’s revelation of Himself. In His measureless mercy and grace, He allows us to participate in … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, divine revelation, evangelism, individual faith, internet, virtual space
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Not the Apocalypse, Part 3
It’s personal. You can’t make it otherwise. The very fabric of Creation itself is personal because that’s how God makes it and remakes it every day. It wasn’t made and then allowed to run on without Him; it continues only … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, computers, culture, democratization, evangelism, government, human existence, internet, mission, social sciences, spirituality, western civilization
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