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Computer Ministry Notes Mid-June 2104
It’s been a quiet few days. I spent the time upgrading my laptop to stronger network diagnostic and recovery tools, starting with installing CentOS 7. It’s currently all 64-bit, with none of the typical 32-bit support for now. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged centos, compsec, computer ministry, computers, linux, redhat, tech support, technology, windows
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The Doctrine of Leverage
Our doctrine is that changing human behavior requires leverage. Any leverage we might have comes from God alone. God may permit humans to chase a lot of different approaches for gaining leverage, but His moral character restricts His servants to … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged leverage, mission, moral accountability, moral character, mysticism, peace, propaganda, spirituality
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CentOS 7 Install Notes
Go here and choose your mirror, then your ISO. The KDE-Live and GNOME-Live don’t install, just run from DVD to get a preview. The other Live-CD is GNOME but a lot of larger packages removed so it fits on a … Continue reading
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Tagged centos, computers, linux, Red Hat, technology
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Catacomb Chrisitianity
The unique volcanic soil on which Rome was built remains soft and easy to dig until exposed to air, then it hardens into a solid structure. We keep finding new warrens under Rome, typically segregated by religious traditions so that … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged ancient civilizations, Catacomb, evangelism, government, moral imperative, mortality, oppression, persecution, Richard Wurmbrand
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Don’t Take Sides
It’s been gnawing at the edges of my consciousness for a week or so: We who embrace ANE intellectual traditions are better able to operate objectively than those who embrace the Western mythology of objectivity. Try to understand the psychology … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged Gaza, intellect, mysticism, propaganda, psychology, war
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Psalm 6
As always, Hebrew poetry beckons to a place above both emotions and mere intellect. Thus, it is not necessary to see in this penitent song a specific historical reference. It offers a broad and generic call to live in penitence. … Continue reading
This Little Light of Mine
Maybe you’ve heard the children’s ditty: This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine! Let’s face it, the religion I teach here is frankly weird, if you come at it from any part of mainstream Christianity. Superficially we … Continue reading
Failure to Act Is No Sin
One of the greatest mistakes we make as believers is to surrender our allegiance to Christ in favor of allowing someone else to be our false Christ. The frantic urgency of activism assumes a self-evident course of action is the … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged christian activism, epistemology, peace, propaganda, psychology, spirituality
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Quiet Times
I was hoping something interesting would happen during the past few days, but I must have missed it. We got one of those scam calls from someone claiming that our Windows computer was sending out bogus data, or something like … Continue reading
Posted in personal
Tagged compsec, computer forensics, computer ministry, linux, technology, windows
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Maybe You’ll Notice
So far, the Internet is different from previous means of communication. Let’s back up a bit: Humanity is fallen. We should never be surprised at the depths of human depravity. It makes for nice words to say that, but until … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged computers, gatekeepers, internet, means of communication, moral consciousness, propaganda, technology
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