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Death of the Internet Revisited
This builds on a previous blog post, Death of the Internet? The surge in smartphone and tablet computing is not entirely consumer directed. It is in part the result of long hopes and dreams held by plutocrats everywhere. The Internet, … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, culture, gospel, oppression, propaganda, resistance, social sciences, spirituality, technology, XFCE
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An Occurance at the Gym
I’m feeling crappy today, though hardly so bad as others who went through the same URI before me here. Right now it’s a little hard to think, but I’ll try. For the first time in a very long time, someone … Continue reading
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Tagged game, psychology, social mythology, spirituality
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Short Clarification on Shepherding
I call myself an Internet Pastor. The term “pastor” is a synonym for shepherd, but carries a lot cultural and social baggage that really isn’t appropriate. Were I more precise with biblical terminology, I would use the label Internet Elder. … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical terminology, civilization, culture, government, mysticism, religion, scripture, western christianity
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VMs: Best of Both Worlds
I admit it: I really get more work done on Windows 7, so that’s what I run on my primary machines. The integration with the hardware simply cannot be matched in Linux and it’s almost boring how things keep working … Continue reading
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Tagged compsec, computers, Debian Wheezy, linux, technology, VMWare Player, windows
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Your Feelings; Your Problem
Human emotions are the most unreliable indicator this world can offer. Our single greatest moral duty is obeying divine justice. That moral justice does not include a duty to consider someone’s feelings. You have no duty at all to my … Continue reading
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Tagged civility, civilization, divine justice, epistemology, moral duty, psychology, scripture, social mythology, society, spirituality
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Death of the Internet?
What will an Internet Pastor do when there’s no Internet? So we have yet another prognostication that the end of the Internet is nigh. Of course, as with all things future, we can see some of the current trends, but … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, computers, current trends, end of the Internet, internet, Internet Pastor, spirituality, technology
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An End Is Near
Virtual, de facto, or plainly literal — it makes no difference. God reads the hearts of men. While His actions may seem slow on the human scale, He does not necessarily wait for men to act before He pronounces judgment. … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, government, Iran, Israel, Modern Israel, President Obama, prophecy, war
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Adventures Unknown
Got a summons for jury duty from the county. For years I was exempt because of the length of my military service, but I guess they were having trouble getting warm bodies to show up. So they changed the laws … Continue reading
Governed by Self-indulgence
Don’t be self-indulgent and allow yourself to operate like a six-year-old. When I describe the stages of human moral development, I’m offering a frame of reference. It’s a working model of how things tend to go. So when I say … Continue reading
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Tagged church, cognitive development, government, human development, Law Covenants, moral development, psychology, social sciences, two olive trees, Two Realms
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Job 23
You would almost think that Job simply ignores Eliphaz. Rather, he refuses to dignify such stupidity with a direct answer. Instead, Job rips the foundation out from under the lies. Job reexamines the facts. He asserts his suffering is great, … Continue reading