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End of an Empire
This is just me, my own personal ruminations. These brooding thoughts build on the basis of a solid prophetic conviction. Some years ago I became utterly certain that if America attacks Iran, God will grant Iran victory over us. It … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, government, Iran, mysticism, oppression, prophecy, spirituality, war
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Communion = Dependence
We are designed for communion. While the priority is on communion with our Creator, it seems rather necessary that we are able to commune with our own inner selves first. However, at some point you quickly run into the necessity … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged communion, dependence, divine justice, government, medicine, mysticism, oppression, revelation, spirituality, western bias, western civilization
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Fukushima: Not Much You Can Do
If you bother to read this blog, one of the basic concepts you have to tolerate is the biblical doctrine of the Fall. Not so much the traditional Western Christian view of it, but you have to understand that our … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged christian mysticism, Creation, disasters, divine revelation, law, mysticism, nature, spirituality, technology
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On Being Your Own God
Let’s get one thing out of the way: I am by no means a gamer. I am somewhat of a computer geek, but it’s just a tool for something much more important. If the Internet and computers all died tomorrow, … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged ANE, civilization, propaganda, psychology, religion, scripture, social conditioning, social sciences
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Photo Log 8: Double Header in OKC
Today is a rather long trek over two different official bike trails. But it’s about ten miles just getting to the starting line of the first one. If this works out, I’ll ride straight west on SE 29th to the … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, Downtown Oklahoma City, Eagle Lake Trail, fitness, Grand Boulevard Trail, Oklahoma River Trail, weather
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Compsec: Proof of What We Suspected
Maybe I was a little slow, but at some point I realized that digital security never was, for the most part. We who work or play in the field of computer security (CompSec) have been trading stories of government intrusion … Continue reading
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Tagged business, compsec, computer security, computers, economics, government, government intrusion, propaganda, security software, technology, war
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Laugh or Not?
It’s blasphemy. Having a sense of humor is a universal human trait, but so is shame. Thus, what we find funny may be highly influenced by culture, but it will always be moderated through our individual personality. Most of us … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged civilization, culture, moral consciousness, psychology, religion, sense of humor
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Moral Clarity Cannot Be Objective
If you can understand the Ancient Near Eastern intellectual context of the Bible, then you easily realize that the Scripture aims to present God’s moral character. That it may also reveal a little about history and other types of data … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged culture, divine revelation, epistemology, intellect, moral truth, mysticism, philosophy, politics, religion
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Psalm 55
Echoing similar thoughts to Psalm 41 and regardless of the specific context in David’s mind, this psalm best fits the betrayal of Ahitophel, David’s trusted adviser, during Absalom’s Revolt. Even in this, we should not read Western cultural meaning back … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, King David, old testament history, politics, prayer, Psalms, wisdom literature
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Crack That Whip!
Ever read that part in the Gospels about Jesus Cleansing the Temple? Wikipedia editors show their ignorance by leaving out the background stuff found in even the cheapest Bible commentaries. There was some ambiguity in the minds of the Temple … Continue reading
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Tagged compsec, google, Jesus Cleansing the Temple, Jesus Whip, marketing, moral consciousness, propaganda, resistance, scripture, technology
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