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Got Your Moral Poncho?
When things get really stormy, umbrellas are silly. Get a poncho. I found something to keep me occupied while stuck inside the house today. I tend to agree with the substance of this long article about world political affairs and … Continue reading
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Tagged current-events, economics, Noah's Covenant, peace, politics, Quantum Morality, quantum reasoning, social sciences
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Torturing Scripture
“But what if some terrorist had your little daughter chained to a bomb…?” “Yes, what if. What if you decided to trust God for things you can’t and shouldn’t control instead of trying to control things for which you refuse … Continue reading
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Tagged American evangelicals, ancient hebrew culture, epistemology, Martin Luther, mysticism, Reformation, scripture, spirituality, writing
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Another Year Already?
No resolutions, no predictions — it’s not my style and certainly not my calling. But there are changes, little things. I packed up my desktop and gave it to my brother. I’m using my laptop. I put it on the … Continue reading
Tools of the Soul
Your mind, with all it’s knowledge, assumptions and beliefs, is just a tool of the soul. I dearly love the work of our dear Sister Wildcucumber. I find her sweet voice worthy of harmonizing with my baritone. The dominant thread … Continue reading
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Tagged beliefs, epistemology, intellect, mysticism, Post-Enlightenment Western thinking, psychology, Sister Wildcucumber, spirituality, Two Realms
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Obligatory 2014 Review by WordPress
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 34,000 times in 2014. If it were a … Continue reading
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The Pastoral Burden
I’m a beast of burden, made and called by God to carry the load. Over the weekend, our subscriber roll swelled by over a dozen. I’m cynical enough to bet that WordPress simply isn’t telling me when people drop their … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, depression, internet, pastoral care, pastoral ministry, peace, psychology
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No Flash and Flourish
The greatest miracle of all is a change in your heart, followed by a change in your mind to obey your heart. If exposing our false notions of what to fear is one edge of the sword of truth, then … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, divine revelation, history, miracles of Jesus, propaganda, psychology, scripture
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Psalm 30
The text offers a dedication line that is to us rather mysterious, mentioning the dedication only of some “house.” However, given the dreadful context of the rest of the Psalm, associating it with 1 Chronicles 21 seems a good bet. … Continue reading