Category Archives: eldercraft

A Pastoral Letter on Vaccine Resistance

I’m going to share a burden that has grown quickly in the past few weeks. Pray first, then think about this. Follow your convictions. All I can offer is what I have, and I fully admit that it’s limited to … Continue reading

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From a Different World

Something has shifted in my heart, and I need to share it. Over the past week I’ve been praying about this shift to emphasizing ministry in the real world versus the virtual world. Most of it was the kind of … Continue reading

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Moral Pioneering

If I’m not running the show, I’m not involved. That would normally sound like arrogance, but it’s not. I have no interest in leading much of anything, anyway. There are a lot of things that I leave in other people’s … Continue reading

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A Church That Isn’t

What we can say about Radix Fidem depends on the question and how you ask it. We are a community of shared faith, but not a church, nor a denomination. It’s really about faith itself. This is not an organization, … Continue reading

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Pray for the Lord to Build His Church

Let’s think about this so we’ll know how to pray. The imperative of Creation is to reflect God’s glory. Don’t ask who the audience is; that’s missing the point. His glory must shine — period. In the Fall, some other … Continue reading

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Dig Up the Clues

The purpose of a church is to create the atmosphere in which faith grows. Notice I say “the” atmosphere. It’s the same thing as saying we pursue shalom. Peace with God has distinct boundaries, referred to as a covenant. The … Continue reading

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A Bigger Picture of What I See

Based on comments and questions I’ve gotten privately, I need to clarify a few things. I’ll try to paint a bigger perspective with less detail. Two things are getting everyone’s attention in the US right now: riots and the lock-downs. … Continue reading

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A Reason to Live and Die

Creation is a tool for His glory. We are not all called to do the same thing. There will never again be a covenant nation on the earth. The one that once stood failed to adhere to their covenant, so … Continue reading

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A Good Time to Prepare

The mission of the gospel is the whole point of living. I know this picture doesn’t really look like much, but it represents about 200 yards of the roadside I cleared this morning. The foliage previously jutted out into the … Continue reading

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What’s Required of You

There a burning sense of duty in my heart. It’s as if things can’t happen fast enough so I can respond with the Word of the Lord. I have a million things to say, but not until the context calls … Continue reading

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