Category Archives: eldercraft

HOWTO: Intergenerational Conflict

The conflict between generations is peculiar to the West. Fundamental to God’s moral character, as man can know it, is social stability. Fallen human nature fights it tooth and nail, but when we cling to God’s moral laws, we find … Continue reading →

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Ego and Accountability

Be yourself; stop demanding the world be you. I saw it again today — solipsism syndrome in action. This isn’t the philosophical position you may have read about, but a psychological loss of ego boundaries. Infants are born incapable of … Continue reading →

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Contemptuous Games

Head games are immoral and not always harmless. There are times when I play silly little computer games to distract my conscious mind while my spirit spills over into my subconscious mind. That sort of ego suspension serves the purpose … Continue reading →

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The Sorrows of the Day

The work of the Lord is changing people. It’s my work, too, but only in the sense I am just a messenger. And when God does His work in the human heart, sometimes I’m there as a spectator who gets … Continue reading →

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Mysticism and Church Planting

How would yours truly go about planting a church? Things have changed since the first century when the Apostles scattered across the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean regions. They brought something totally new in many ways and it needed a … Continue reading →

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Personal PsyOps

Except as a war tactic, head games are sin. It’s a broad general principle that attempting deception opens the door for demonic presence. It violates cosmic justice. However, just putting the Laws of God into any human language can itself … Continue reading →

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Wounds on the Soul

Know yourself. There were times in my childhood when my parents willingly engaged in behavior they knew would hurt me. They found it entertaining, in part because my sensitivities were despicable to them. Nobody is perfect; I have no doubt … Continue reading →

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Internet Follies

The world is a mean and ugly place. That truth is a major element in my prophetic message, but it’s also a practical reality we experience every day. While the virtual world of the Internet reflects some elements of our … Continue reading →

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My Third Pillar

The title is a reference to my Christian Mysticism HOWTO (now part of a book). Most Westerners really fail to get the concept of a mystic’s disentanglement. Within Western mythology we are restricted to the false dichotomy that we either … Continue reading →

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Relationship in Line with God

The title comes up in several searches that show up as hits on this blog. Quite a few hits, at that. A few even include my name, which is frankly surprising. So in order to offer my best without writing … Continue reading →

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