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Ruth 4
Boaz was a prominent man in his own right. Few would hesitate if he hailed them publicly, particularly at this festive time of year. Whatever passed for their court system in those days was the matter of family elders doing … Continue reading
Sampling Non-Western Christianity
HuffPo has a good one on some of the huge mistakes missionaries made with American Natives. Even today, most mission-sending agencies don’t deal with cultural distinctions well. Often, everything that does not fit into Euro-American ideas of “Christian culture” is … Continue reading
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Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously
I’m surprised my critique of Life Church still gets so many hits. I’m not surprised when folks who love Life Church fuss at me for it. They take it personally. But when they fuss back at me, I don’t take … Continue reading
Small Footprint
Recall my ongoing theme: This world is not my home; I’m just a-passing through. My treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue. — Unkown Author I am fully aware of what matters in this world, and equally certain the … Continue reading
Micah 7
The Lord planted the seed of His revelation in the soil of Abraham’s children. It sprouted, bore fruit some seasons, then began to wither and offered nothing. The fruit of the Law is an upright and just life as God … Continue reading
LCD/LED TV with RHEL 6 and Friends
Because of my pastoral heart, I want to save others the sorrow of having to repeat my labors needlessly. In this case, we are running Scientific Linux 6 on a recent Dell desktop with an Intel graphics chipset, and no … Continue reading
Ruth 3
In the Hebrew language and culture, context is everything. Boaz was a near kinsman. He did as much for Naomi and Ruth as he could at the time, but he was a busy man. The story would make little sense … Continue reading
Fun Flight
Because of the Fall, we do not enjoy life. We bring joy to this life as an assault so we may dominate it. If it’s not fun, determine in your heart to have fun while doing it. We are wise … Continue reading
Ruth 2
Naomi married into her husband’s clan. As an elderly widow, she remained a member of that clan. The area around Bethlehem at that time would have included a few peaceful outsiders, but almost everyone was kin. We have a hard … Continue reading
Repost: Aristotle Defeats Aristotle (Long)
(Reposted, with some minor editing, from another blog which no longer exists.) We can use Aristotle’s own logic to show how it is incompatible to Christian faith. The fundamental question here is bound up in that fancy word, “epistemology.” You … Continue reading