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Religion and Rules
Again: Religion is your human response to a divine touch. Religion is the human side of the equation, an effort to bring to life whatever spiritual stuff has been written on your soul. If you make it all up from … Continue reading
Source Checking
I’m sincerely glad there are people who have time and inclination to check the sources on propaganda. This is the best thing about the Internet, and one of the primary reasons for all the efforts to throttle it and control … Continue reading
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Tagged communications, internet, mainstream media, mysticism, peace, Political activism, politics, propaganda
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Tomorrow Never Comes (Updated)
There’s no tomorrow. That is, there’s no tomorrow if “tomorrow” means more of today. This seems like a good time to remind my American readers that we are under God’s wrath and it’s going to get worse before it’s over. … Continue reading
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Tagged communications, computers, Douglas Adams, mission, mysticism, peace, spirituality, survival
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Eldercraft as Church Administration
If you don’t feel it in your bones, you’ll never do it well. I’m a born administrator. It’s a talent from God and fundamental to the way I think. In my mind, I regard it as moral engineering. That is, … Continue reading
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Tagged church, human behavior, management, organizational theory, psychology, social sciences, writing
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Flaming Sword of Future
Islamic scholars say you cannot really understand the Quran until you read it in Arabic. The issue is not making your own internal translation from Arabic into your native tongue, but translating your mind into Arabic thought. Frankly, the Bible … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, divine revelation, epistemology, mysticism, science, scripture, spirituality
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Christian Troops?
If we understand that God’s Laws predict a general non-compliance by humanity, if not open hostility, then our efforts to live His Laws begin to make more sense. We are not the Truth Police and there is no human on … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, church, government, military, mysticism, religion, scripture, spirituality, war
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The Cult of Success
One of the most pervasive and pernicious cults in the world is the Cult of Success. Jesus died on the Cross and called it “victory.” Absorb that for a moment. How easily we forget that the fundamental Laws of God … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, divine revelation, law, moral intelligence, Moral reasoning, mysticism, spirituality
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Real World Pastoral Concern
To my virtual parishioners and other readers: Here on this blog I remain the pastor. I’ve noted often enough my real calling is elder, but online the difference is minimal because of how virtual communication works. Were I free to … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, mysticism, pastoral ministry, religion, spirituality
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Quantum Game
I’ve been heavily burdened lately with pulling together the broad view of serving God. Often I have said that discovering and laying claim to your sexual identity is one of the best starting points for embracing God’s Laws (AKA divine … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, game, moral consciousness, scripture, sexual identity, spirituality, writing
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