Category Archives: eldercraft

Clarity in the Context of Coming Tribulation

If your fundamental assumptions are materialistic, then it won’t matter what flavor your political, social and economic theories are, you will always get things fundamentally wrong. The image here (click to enlarge) was derived from a typical college course on … Continue reading

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Depth and Height

Metaphors are so much fun! In the Bible, the language of parables (“parabolic language”) and symbolic logic are the standard. Just grasping those things on their own terms is a whole new vista of sky and mountain that does not … Continue reading

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Secret Insanity

I’ll repeat a fundamental principle: Reality is variable. I could as easily had said that Creation is living, active and has a will of its own. You’ve probably experienced and dismissed it in the past because our society places the … Continue reading

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Heart Memories

But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatever I have said to you. (John 14:26 MKJV) Don’t assume this somehow … Continue reading

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The Devil’s Workshop

Passivity is the name of the game; there’s no work in the Devil’s workshop. The Cult controls certain things, encourages a lot of stuff, and lets everything else take its own course. In pursuit of holiness, the trick is to … Continue reading

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No Template

It’s a miracle. Nothing else can explain it. Did it require our planning and labor, the results would kill us. We could use social sciences to examine some of this, but human faculties cannot understand more than some of the … Continue reading

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Our Judge Jehovah

How do we apply divine justice to the events in our world? What shall we say when someone asks us, “Ain’t that awful?” Your only concern is what God calls you to do. Recall that Our Lord consistently portrays Himself … Continue reading

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Heartless and Perverse Society

Most folks don’t get quite what we mean by characterizing Western social mythology as bizarre. It has a thousand bogus and immoral features, but I’ll pick out one that seems to represent the worst of it: one-way attachment. In Ancient … Continue reading

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He Must Increase

Ref. John 3:26-36. Traffic on this blog has declined over the past week. Does it mean anything? Only in certain contexts; by itself it could be that everyone is simply too busy with other things. Surely you know by now … Continue reading

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Digital Scandal and Social Mythology

Divine justice is non-negotiable. Maybe you are aware of the big scandal involving a website known as “Ashley Madison.” The site is advertised as a means to engaging in adultery anonymously. There are plenty of such sites and services, but … Continue reading

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