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Psalm 29
In Israel, politics was never just politics. The Covenant was a suzerain-vassal treaty, a very personal covenant, making Israel in effect a tributary to Jehovah Himself. Idolatry was treason, and very often treason arose from idolatry. It has been widely … Continue reading
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Tagged babylonian exile, idolatry, Israel, King David, politics, Psalms, religion, superstition
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CentOS and SL: Netinstall Shortcut
This is just a short item that can save you some time and bandwidth. Using the netinstall disk from any RHEL 7.x clone requires you have already the mirror from which you plan to install the packages. From the install … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, linux, redhat, technology
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Moral Down Payment
Do you suppose the grass sang when His resurrected feet trod the ground of the garden where He had been buried? Given the recent months of teaching here, consider again what Paul says about Creation and the Fall: For the … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Creation, epistemology, moral consciousness, mysticism, peace, scripture, sensory heart, spirituality
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Of Trees and Technology (Updated)
I don’t take myself that seriously, so if you are amused, I’ll laugh along with you. So, for example, as a pretty serious woodsman with hand tools, you should not be surprised if I tell you that trees talk to … Continue reading
Posted in personal
Tagged computers, mysticism, nature, OpenSUSE, suse, technology, writing, XFCE desktop
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Sexual Identity and the Big Picture
The Curse in Genesis 3 is universal, covering the entire expanse of human concerns because it binds the whole universe. If nothing else, we know that time-space limitations affect only the fallen plane of existence. We were not designed for … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged ANE, civilization, culture, empathy, human nature, marriage, moral imperative, moral truth, psychology, redemption, religion, scripture, society
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Pastoral Note: Changes
It’s not for me to say whether, or how, it will affect any of you, dear readers and parishioners. For me, there are changes. In ways large and small, we live in the time of Peleg again (Genesis 10:25). It’s … Continue reading
Posted in personal
Tagged internet, ministry, miscellaneous, mission, mysticism, Peleg, virtual parish
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The Distaff Problem
The key to reclaiming biblical manhood lies first in teaching your mind to obey your heart, and developing a genuine masculine tenderness and empathy. Women have their own kind of empathy. You would expect some overlap in effects, but the … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, empathy, feminism, marriage, scripture, spirituality
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Empathy’s Sweet Power
Having a masculine tenderness and empathy won’t keep you from lopping off a few heads, but it will teach you to approach the dirty task with greater moral justice. Popular images of Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) justice are rife with … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, empathy, King David, Law of Moses, love, moral justice, psychology, scripture, spirituality
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The Long Road of Tenderness Recovered
One of the deepest perversions of Germanic mythology feeding into our modern Western culture is the destruction of masculine tenderness. Men are wired for tenderness. We have no trouble understanding that David and Jonathan were buddies, but our entire cultural … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical manhood, civilization, David and Jonathan, Jesus, love, psychology, sensory heart, spirituality, tenderness
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