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Lord, Heal Our Lands

You might be surprised what it means when you make that prayer — “Lord, heal our land.” The whole thing is cached within the Hebrew intellectual tradition. It goes all the way back to the Covenant of Noah, with references … Continue reading

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Published: The Laptop Oracles

This is a rewrite of the original series with a whole lot of new material added, some of it a rework of several posts here. It’s nothing new to regular readers, really, but you can get your free copy here.

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The Power of Transparency

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” This is a distinctly Hebrew concept, though it is recognized in other cultures. In Hebrew intellectual traditions, the heart is the seat of the will, the seat of your … Continue reading

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Job 6

Job addresses his friends together as if they had all agreed with the words of Eliphaz. What kind of arrogance is it that dismisses the suffering of another simply because one feels no pain? Job begins by reasserting that this … Continue reading

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Moral Transparency Online

Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: You cannot have privacy online. It’s the nature of the beast. Sure, you can encrypt and make it difficult, but that’s about the same as any lock on any door — it only keeps … Continue reading

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Quantum Morality and the NSA

Life sucks and then you die. If you understand anything at all about the God of the Bible, dying is a time to rejoice. We do not place any value on our lives here in this world. We are here … Continue reading

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God Favors the Russians?

Let’s keep this on track: The US is utterly and irretrievably evil. You can discern that if you understand God’s Laws within their own context. You can discern that if you can compare the ideals and blather against the real … Continue reading

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Ego and Accountability

Be yourself; stop demanding the world be you. I saw it again today — solipsism syndrome in action. This isn’t the philosophical position you may have read about, but a psychological loss of ego boundaries. Infants are born incapable of … Continue reading

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Mortality and Sorrow Norms

God is slowly crushing the Prosperity Gospel heresy. It’s not as if folks didn’t prosper, but it wasn’t by the gospel. Savvy folks will still prosper just fine in the coming economic troubles, gospel or not. That’s the way it … Continue reading

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Syria Follies Not Over

More and more ships and other military assets continue gathering off the Syrian coast. Both US and Russia are moving stuff around. Currently the congressional leadership are all on board with this. Since the first lie didn’t work to excuse … Continue reading

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