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Mythical Military
As you may know, the heroic image is baloney. I went through Army Basic Training twice. On top of that, I spent several years working in a whole division of drill sergeants. It was an Army Reserve unit. The entire … Continue reading
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Tagged government, military, propaganda, psychology, spirituality
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Of Children and Angels 10
Preston noticed a local news car showed up just in time to video the departure of everyone but the sergeant and his original crew. He and Angie did their best to hide from the reporters and their camera. The sergeant … Continue reading
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Tagged government, oppression, transportation
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Conversion Is a Lie
Translation of the Bible into English is inevitably difficult. Virtually every translation I’ve read does something I find objectionable. That’s because knowing how to get an English word or phrase from one of the biblical languages is no guarantee you … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical languages, intellect, mysticism, propaganda, psychology, scripture, spiritual birth
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Of Children and Angels 9
It was an all-nighter. They processed the videos and still images of the vans they had managed to capture that night. The prize was the footage Angie shot over the hedge. The images offered a clear visual of the MP … Continue reading
A Theology of Theology
theology: the study of God and of the nature of religious truth; a school of thought arising from such study; an organized course of study within the academic field of religion There is no theology in the Bible. There entire … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged aristotelian epistemology, aristotelian logic, epistemology, intellect, reason, religion, scripture, spirituality, system of logic
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Of Children and Angels 8
Of course, it meant a lot of swing-shift work, as Preston called it. For the next week, at least ten kilometers in all directions, they rode every road, lane and trail they could find. They took pictures of everything conceivably … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, geography, transportation
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Mythology of Self-control
Nothing is more comical than someone singing the praises of Western Civilization, when they evaluate it wholly from within Western values. Who would be surprised that Western Civilization is good at giving us what Western Civilization wants in the first … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, mysticism, scripture, spirit realm, spirituality, western civilization
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Of Children and Angels 7
Preston insisted on climbing into the tent to lay down. Angie knew he wasn’t so very tired because they hadn’t ridden that far, and certainly not very hard. Lying on his back, he stared up at the interior surface of … Continue reading
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Tagged government, military, prisoner transport, transportation
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Middling Presumption
Mysticism comes naturally for me. It was no great struggle to adopt the idea that material wealth isn’t that important; most of my life was in poverty. It’s not sour grapes, just a different experience. When you spend so much … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, economics, government, mysticism, oppression, peace, propaganda, resistance, survival
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Of Children and Angels 6
On the ride back to their campsite, Angie and Preston discussed this idea. Angie insisted, “Corrupt officials are one thing. Local politicians are seldom clean any more than they might be anywhere else in the world. But the Dutch police … Continue reading
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Tagged child trafficking, cycling, geography, government, military
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