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OpenDNS Testing

Over the years I’ve used the Internet, there are times I’ve found sites blocked by my ISP or perhaps some other agency working through my ISP. I don’t pretend to know why, and I honestly have only vague notions how … Continue reading

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Biblical Cosmology

In preparation for future projects, I wanted to offer a brief formal examination of the cosmology underlying the Bible. We are fully aware of space and time. We experience them as limitations, and rightly so. Despite how utterly massive and … Continue reading

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God Is Not a Fundamentalist

Sometimes I wonder at how this is so easy to find and how everyone strives so hard to ignore it and keep others from finding it. Really, it’s not that hard. Indeed, the issue isn’t so much one of how … Continue reading

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Passages 1

The apple tree behind my mobile home died this year. It was too old and faced two years of drought. So I’m cutting it down. The heavier trunk wood will be cut for my brother’s fireplace; the stump will be … Continue reading

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Arrogance of the Times

And with many other words he earnestly testified and exhorted, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” (Acts 2:40 MKJV) Peter understood all too well. During that first sermon on the streets of Jerusalem after Pentecost, he warned his fellow … Continue reading

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Guys, Put Your Mission First

The truth of moral justice does not have to make sense, but we are required to make sense of it. The issue of what a man can call his mission from God is covered elsewhere on this blog. What matters … Continue reading

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Nahum: Introduction and Chapter 1

Introduction There is no particular good reason for rejecting the rather old traditions which identify Nahum as a prophet of the Northern Kingdom long after the Assyrian Exile. There is an obscure reference to a small village named Elkosh somewhere … Continue reading

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Eyes Which See Through the Veil

The eyes of man see a hard reality, something solid which challenges him to examine, poke and prod using his intelligence to understand it. The eyes of God see a tattered veil ready to be torn away. Keep on walkin’ … Continue reading

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Computer Ministry Returns (Updated)

This past two weeks, despite what I intended, the computer ministry has returned in force. That is, I’ve been accepting donated equipment, and working to fix computer issues for folks. Someone gave me a really nice Optiplex 780 needing only … Continue reading

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Modern Gnosticism in American Churches

Most people know too much about academic explanations of Gnosticism and seem to miss the point entirely. A little history. I’ve often made much of the Hellenism which invaded Judean religion during the time of the Greek Empire. The rabbis … Continue reading

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