Category Archives: eldercraft

Hidden But Not Secret

We are not a secret society, but a mystery society. That is, if we use common English translations of the Bible to guide our terminology, then what we promote is a mystery difficult for outsiders to grasp. It is certainly … Continue reading

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The Mystery of Condemnation

Two different realms, two entirely different worlds that are never more than a step away from each other are Penitence and Condemnation. For all the sorrow of the latter, it seems not many people escape it. This is your surprise … Continue reading

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The Essential Trust Factor

He said, “You don’t know me from Adam, but here you are out at this time of night, loaning me tools and you don’t know if you’ll see ’em again.” Unspoken was the obvious factor that he was black and … Continue reading

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Heart-Led Culture

I have no idea how, but we have to do this. If you don’t get heart-led living, you can’t possibly understand reality; you won’t understand most of what you encounter in this world. For example, the decimation of the native … Continue reading

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Crushed by Glory

Over the years since my formal conscious departure from social convention, I’ve often found myself still dragging the weight of false conditioning. My mental reflexes are still wrong in so many ways. That in itself was a source of great … Continue reading

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Clues to Our Path

Truth is not a goal, but a path. We could wish that the whole world were heart-led. Instead, we are blessed indeed just to find one other in our geographic vicinity. For a precious few, this is a natural transition. … Continue reading

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Tinker or Not

In biblical thinking, context is everything. One of the few certitudes in our existence here is change. The context will morph. The changes may come in batches and you’ll notice trends. At other times, though, the changes are incremental and … Continue reading

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Taste of Fellowship

The fundamental issue is who you are. On this blog, I strive to set the example. Not that you should follow me, but I want you to emulate how I follow Christ. The whole business of manifesting the Kingdom of … Continue reading

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Politics of Obsession

In Scripture, the term “Lust of the Eye” (see The Nature of Sin and Temptation) refers to a particular weakness in human nature. In this modern age, it manifests most often as entertainment-seeking. At a fundamental level, it’s an appetite … Continue reading

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The One Thing

I won’t use the terminology of the giants on whose shoulders I stand; they encouraged me to find my own voice from merging myself into the message. So if I had to pick one thing to talk about as the … Continue reading

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