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The Doctrine of Leverage
Our doctrine is that changing human behavior requires leverage. Any leverage we might have comes from God alone. God may permit humans to chase a lot of different approaches for gaining leverage, but His moral character restricts His servants to … Continue reading
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Tagged leverage, mission, moral accountability, moral character, mysticism, peace, propaganda, spirituality
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This Little Light of Mine
Maybe you’ve heard the children’s ditty: This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine! Let’s face it, the religion I teach here is frankly weird, if you come at it from any part of mainstream Christianity. Superficially we … Continue reading
Failure to Act Is No Sin
One of the greatest mistakes we make as believers is to surrender our allegiance to Christ in favor of allowing someone else to be our false Christ. The frantic urgency of activism assumes a self-evident course of action is the … Continue reading
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Tagged christian activism, epistemology, peace, propaganda, psychology, spirituality
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Three Bits on Sunday
There is a divine order to our plane of existence, but it will ever elude the human intellect. You can give yourself a leg up if you choose to embrace divine revelation to the degree possible. That means dismissing the … Continue reading
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Tagged false dichotomy, game, human intellect, human nature, intellect, marriage, mysticism, psychology, spirituality
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Introspection and Trust
James, the brother of Jesus who eventually became the chief elder of the churches in Jerusalem, once noted wryly that some people look in a mirror and see their faces, but never check the mirror of their souls (James 1:19-27). … Continue reading
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Tagged civility, mission, psychology, sense of humor, spirituality
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The Risk of Two Realms
Yesterday’s post on depression hit a nerve with several folks. In my own mind, it’s summed up in my response to a comment: “Much of what we dislike in this world is the back edge of something we simply don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, depression, psychology, spirituality, survival, Two Realms
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Redemption and Restoration
Sister Wildcucumber raises a very good point: We’re told by many a guru that we must meditate ourselves away and out of this physical realm, daily, if we seek enlightenment. This world is illusion — you know the drill. But … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, epistemology, mysticism, philosophy, spirituality, Western thought
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Vanquishing the Self
This is something with which I struggle even today. There is a time and place for the prickly response. Those are the moments when, as best you can discern, nothing else will do in pursuing your mission. There are contexts … Continue reading
Linked to Eternity
There are no particular facts, but Scripture indicates spiritual awakening is all-or-nothing. Once the Spirit invades your being, all of Eternity comes with Him. The connection is complete. Why it is we cannot then immediately exercise all the gifts of … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, mission, mysticism, Paul, religion, scripture, spiritual awakening, Two Realms
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The Path Home
How’s the tribulation going for you? I don’t suffer from the common evangelical End Times mythology. This should establish a clear separation between them and me. If you are a glutton for torture, try my analysis of John’s Apocalypse. In … Continue reading
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Tagged America, government, oppression, persecution complex, propaganda, scripture, Western Christian mythology
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