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A Fresh Accounting

The tempo is changing again. As always, you could have written me off as nuts a long time ago. I’ve been reshaped in so many different ways by the hand of God that I can scarcely remember where I was … Continue reading

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Xubuntu 14.04 Is Okay

I’ve installed the latest LTS release of Xubuntu Trusty Tahr (14.04) on an aging laptop. There are a few bugs noted on the release page and I suppose they’ll eventually get those worked out. At any rate, I still refuse … Continue reading

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Living Law

Most people get God’s Laws all wrong. It’s not that they can’t understand the words, and to some degree the higher concepts, but they insist on seeing “law” as some reflection of what our society has done with the concept. … Continue reading

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Measured by the Cross

There’s a time and place in divine justice for failure. Who calls Jesus’ crucifixion a success? Sometimes it’s not a matter of winning, but of losing well. In some contexts, no single answer you can see is best. We are … Continue reading

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Job 36

Context is everything. To our Western eyes trained to read literally, this chapter could seem no different from what the trio said. However, Elihu has established already that he is not on their path. Thus, the same words in the … Continue reading

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Mission and Friendships

Natural to our humanity is an appetite for warmth connected with a sense of identity. Something in us knows without any possible explanation that we must belong to something. If we do not, then a major element in our sense … Continue reading

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Will to Resistance

My religion is not goal-oriented. The whole thing depends entirely on a sense of peace with God, something utterly nebulous and ineffable to the human mind. It simply is not possible for me to describe to you a structure for … Continue reading

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What’s So Good about It?

Today is called Good Friday on the traditional Christian calendar. One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. (Romans 14:5 NET) I am not … Continue reading

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A Quantum Step

Don’t follow me; search the pattern of my walk to find your own path. Yesterday I summarized afresh the concept of levels of awareness: This is merely a clinical expression of spiritual truth. (1) We are aware of the demands … Continue reading

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CentOS Book Published

Okay, so the cover art is pretty ugly, but the book is done and it looks okay to me. You can get your free copy CentOS: The Commercial Grade Linux Desktop.

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