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Judaizers Have Many Names
Somebody figured it out a very long time ago: The best slave is the one who thinks they are in Heaven. Westerners struggle to comprehend a value system that puts people above property. Our society even treats life as property … Continue reading
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Tagged aristotelian logic, epistemology, propaganda, religion, scripture, western christianity
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Pastoral Note on Mission and Tribulation
For those of you who regard yourselves as members of this virtual parish: There will be — must be — a meat space component to this ministry sooner or later. It is the one career for which I am best … Continue reading
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Tagged mission, mysticism, pastoral care, politics, religion, social context, spirituality
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Morality and Privacy
There is no mind so strong against manipulation as the mind which does not stand in its own strength, but is a second-class faculty that serves the heart. One of the things I pray for daily is a better moral … Continue reading
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Tagged business, computers, google, government, mission, mysticism, oppression, peace, privacy, psychology, targeted advertising
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Our Lord Answers Prayer
How often have I posted here that God has answered a request? Now imagine what a great many prayers I don’t mention here are still answered. In the next breath I warn you that your requests must be in pursuit … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian religion, Christian Zionists, Modern Israel, persecution, propaganda, psychology, scripture, spirituality, tribulation
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Oak Songs
The oak trees call out; they sing in the wind. They know my name and talk to me. As you might expect, they first tell me of the glory of the Lord. Then they tell me of pain and strength. … Continue reading
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Tagged divine mercy, mission, mysticism, oak trees, oppression, pastoral ministry, peace, spirituality, survival, tribulation
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No Cookie Cutter
There’s nothing wrong with adding some entertainment value to your worship. However, when entertainment is the only thing happening, we have a problem. This is was my primary complaint with Life Church and a few other religious institutions I’ve experienced. … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, LifeChurch, ministry, mission, Pastor Craig, religion, spirituality
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Tribulation Reminder
From time to time, I try to remind myself and my readers that we are in a tribulation period. I use the term “tribulation” to refer to general suffering that most of us can feel directly, and which is clearly … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, human nature, internet, mission, technology, tribulation, war
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Conviction versus Guilt
One of Satan’s greatest victories has been the mythology of objective truth. Do you know that the root cause of crippling false guilt is the imagination that you have transgressed some objective standard? That you will have to deal with … Continue reading
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Tagged call to repentance, divine mercy, false guilt, law, mysticism, scripture, spirituality
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Paint Your Own Picture
Don’t ape the particulars; strive for the essence. You and I cannot be genuinely Hebraic, nor should we desire it. The context of that era is long gone in human experience. The people who bore it naturally threw it away … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ANE, civilization, culture, epistemology, history, human history, mysticism, scripture
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