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My Third Pillar
The title is a reference to my Christian Mysticism HOWTO (now part of a book). Most Westerners really fail to get the concept of a mystic’s disentanglement. Within Western mythology we are restricted to the false dichotomy that we either … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, european mythology, false dichotomy, mysticism, peace, psychology, spirituality
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Ecclesiastes 10
This chapter begins with Solomon restating the end of the previous chapter. We could as easily say one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. A lot of work and investment can be blown away by one idiot who slipped through … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient near east, human wisdom, intellect, philosophy, scripture, solomon
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A Prophet’s Angst
I don’t call myself a prophet so I can bludgeon people into listening and buying into my religion. I frequently say that I don’t take myself that seriously. I use the label as a way of warning readers I spend … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, intellect, mysticism, peace, psychology, religion, scripture
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Friday Randomness
Responded to a computer ministry service call today. The Win7 box was suffering from three types of advertising malware, one of which hijacked some function in the Google Toolbar and caused intermittent Net access problems. Do you know you can … Continue reading
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Tagged computer ministry, computers, cycling, fitness, insider knowledge, internet, nature, oppression, software, survival, windows
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Thinking Outside the Universe
I tend to think of our plane of existence as a bubble, but I’m sure you get the reference to “thinking outside the box.” Again, this exercise assumes you are alert both intellectually and spiritually. Otherwise, it will not make … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, human wisdom, intellect, mainstream christianity, mysticism, philosophy, power of the spirit, psychology, religion, thinking outside the box
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We Got Issues
Issues-based politics, and its whore, issues-based religion, manifest one of the greatest sins of Western Civilization. The Bible takes an organic approach. Issues are already settled because they don’t arise except as anomalies. Folks, the fundamental nature of government is … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, family, human failure, law, mysticism, propaganda, scripture, society
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Relationship in Line with God
The title comes up in several searches that show up as hits on this blog. Quite a few hits, at that. A few even include my name, which is frankly surprising. So in order to offer my best without writing … Continue reading
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Tagged game, marriage, mysticism, psychology, relationships, scripture
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Old Testament and Afterlife
There are a vast number of differing viewpoints; mine is just one more. Please note, a huge portion of scholarship is hostile. That is, the scholar goes into the question assuming the worst and isn’t surprised to find evidence supporting … Continue reading
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Tagged history, intellectual organization, mysticism, mythology, old testament, peace, peace with god, scripture, theology
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