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Woolgathering
Reviewing things I’ve seen in the past few weeks provokes a few thoughts about faith. The biggest barrier remains the vast pool of cultural thought patterns, by which false images become associated with Scripture. People understand the words well enough, … Continue reading
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Tagged children, church, internet, mysticism, peace, religion, spirituality, western christianity, western civilization
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Double Agent
It’s not schizophrenia, it’s roles within differing contexts. Online I am a pastor and prophet. It’s not as if I don’t do pastoral work in meat space, but it’s not the emphasis. The closest I come to that in the … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, communications, computers, internet, meat space, ministry, technology, writing
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Divine Variables
As a teenager, I had an adult friend once who said, “I sometimes think I should just carry around a shotgun with my Bible. That way, when someone confesses Jesus as their Savior, I can just kill them right there … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient near east, divine revelation, epistemology, mysticism, psychology, scripture
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Job 12
Even in his anger, Job is more noble than his friends. Where they scold, he answers with sarcastic wit. Surely, these three men represent the pinnacle of human wisdom! When they die, humanity would be plunged into darkness. Job reminds … Continue reading
Warm Deception
More than once I’ve awakened to a pounding heart and the stinking sweat of terror. Not merely from some bad dream, not simply a too vivid movie scene in my memory, but the very real threat of death crawled through … Continue reading
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Tagged morality, mysticism, psychology, religion, scripture, spirituality, Two Realms
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Resume for the Network Age
You can’t hire me, but you can invoke my loyalty. On the one hand, we must comply with the laws of the land at least enough to fly under the radar. On the other hand, you must understand that I … Continue reading
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Tagged employment, fitness, moral boundaries, mysticism, personal loyalty, psychology
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Shepherd Instinct 3
Let’s move this to a practical exercise. The shepherd instinct is fundamentally embracing the calling God has placed on manhood itself. Learning about it requires deconstructing everything that perverts it. As my regular readers know, this sort of deep discernment … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient civilizations, government, mysticism, psychology, social sciences, society, spirituality, technology, western civilization
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Not Gonna Happen
My religion will never explode into popularity. Let’s pretend for a moment that my religious teachings took off, that somehow this stuff caught on and folks began flocking to Christian Mysticism. What would it look like? I’d first have to … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, mysticism, peace, scripture, spirituality, western civilization
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Shepherd Instinct 2
Always be ready to walk away. In the previous lesson, we noted what happens when you are on your own turf. What happens when it’s not your turf? If the Lord does not deliver a situation into your hands, you … Continue reading
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Tagged game, marriage, moral imperatives, mysticism, psychology, spirituality
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