Category Archives: eldercraft

Certain Uncertainty

I’m unsure of where to place to blame. They thunder with obscene certainty that this or that course of action is God’s demand. While we might justly question the identity of the “God” they cite, it’s enough to note these … Continue reading →

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Strident Media Racket and Apocalypse

This post is a bit long, so I won’t blame you for skipping it. The only questions that matter start with moral truth. I’ll keep hammering this issue over and over, that all truth is a question of morality, not … Continue reading →

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A Smidgen of Creativity

For a Christian Mystic, ritual is never more than mere symbolism. Sometimes it helps keep the doors of our souls open to offer a fresh restatement of divine intent. This is what I propose to offer as the final words … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces 16

Tying up some loose ends that don’t justify a whole post… Current subscriptions to this blog are well past 400 now. It’s nice to think my audience might be that large, but I’d be surprised if even a quarter of … Continue reading →

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Moments of Moral Clarity

Sometimes those moments when the moral obligations are most obvious is when it hurts the most. In my world there is a particular person who is rather close, to the point of under my feet, as it were. This person … Continue reading →

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I Was Just Trying to Help

Let’s explore some of the implications of the Doctrine of Leverage and all my blather about Christlike charity and moral sacrifice. We understand the necessity of standing back and suffering the empathy of those who hurt without taking action because … Continue reading →

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Mission Technology and Technology Mission

In terms of our meat space activity, the mission always comes first. Nobody said you can’t have hobbies and entertainment, but you must evaluate them as to whether they hinder the mission. No one ever really grows up to the … Continue reading →

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Moral Discernment

It’s never what I expect. That has never hindered me serving fruitfully, but it seems to be a given that I’ll be looking in the wrong direction when it comes. So I have learned to spend less time on developing … Continue reading →

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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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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 →

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