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Bits and Pieces 17
At various times you’ll see modern Judaizers. After two millennia they are still at it, trying to drag Christians back under the Talmud. They don’t like the academic label “Judaizers” and claim various other terms, but it changes nothing. The … Continue reading
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Tagged browsers, compsec, computers, covenant of moses, hebrew culture, Judaizers, mortality, mysticism, scripture
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But, You Said…
The words are easily less important than tone, context and delivery. That’s the whole point. I’m sure you’ve heard someone say this in the most nerve-grating way. That or, “No, you said…” If the way it comes across stirs anything … Continue reading
Psalm 12
Some days it feels like your world has tumbled into the pits of Hell. Hyperbole is a common feature of the dramatic and symbolic Hebrew narrative. David begins with a common cry equivalent to our modern “God help us!” Have … Continue reading
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Tagged King David, oppression, propaganda, Psalms, scripture
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Song of Solomon 2
The bride and groom tell the whole world of their devotion to each other. The treasure here is the collection of images in the unique Hebrew context. The woman opens with a measure of self-denigration. She’s nothing but a common … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, human sexuality, marriage, scripture, social stability
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Virtual Spiritual Family
Welcome to our virtual parish. I’m a virtual pastor. Technically I’m an elder, the management half of the church leadership team. However, I also serve in the priesthood role simply because no one else is doing it and I have … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church leadership, marriage, ministry, mission, mysticism, scripture, spiritual family, virtual parish
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Frantic Spamming (Updated)
Update: A manager at Love’s called shortly after I posted this and was unhappy to hear that I had so much trouble getting this SMS spam to stop. I take his apology at face value. I told him it took … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged advertising, business, communications, economics, marketing, propaganda, psychology, resistance, social conditioning
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Tear the Veil over the Past
Remember: It’s all narrative. It’s not a question that you cannot possibly get something approaching objective facts, but that you won’t get much of it from the voices so willing to tell their story. People are generally incapable of being … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged government, mysticism, oppression, propaganda
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Song of Solomon 1
The primary characters are a king and his bride. She is of noble birth, but presented here as a country girl, familiar with the urban scene, but previously not at home in it. A recurring role is the choir of … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ancient near east, city girls, game, hebrew literature, love, marriage
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