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About Alcoholic Bevarages
This is a rant, not a research paper. I expect lies from the world at large. Wherever there is profit in lies, they will most certainly be told. That’s on top of lies which really offer no particular advantage, but … Continue reading
Questions of Epistemology
This post is a reference point for future discussions. I keep running into the issue of those unspoke assumptions which show up in debates. It’s bad enough when propagandists are trying to avoid stating rather obvious assumptions, but when no … Continue reading
Spiritual Depth HOWTO
Good morning, Readers. In honor of the season: The primary element of spiritual depth is less of the flesh. In order to dampen the striving of the flesh, we have to understand what it is and how it works. Specifically, … Continue reading
Ritual of Foot Dust: Vox Popoli
This is a virtual ritual, because it references events entirely confined to cyberspace. I am a prophet of the God of the Bible. It wasn’t my idea. It’s a claim to divine authority, and the exercise of that authority rests … Continue reading
Parable of the Sandbox
He was master of his domain. None dared oppose him long; many had been sent away in derision. Not a few left flying through the air. He didn’t expect any to take his word for it, and openly derided their … Continue reading
Philosophy of Christian Faith
Bad things happen to good people, and vice versa. This is not theology, but Christian logic. There are certain things we consider given. For us, there is a God in Heaven, and Heaven is an entirely different realm of existence … Continue reading
A More Considered Review of LifeChurch.tv (Updated)
I’ve been asked to take the time to think through and summarize my findings on Life Church. My thesis is, while the theology is harmless at Life Church, the way Life Church is organized and operated is tightly controlled from … Continue reading
The Mission
What do you love doing most? Somewhere within the landscape of your passion and drive to do any particular thing can be found the secret of your mission. Almost everyone, with even the poorest public education of today, can do … Continue reading
Hideous Frame of Reference
Moving beyond specific instances, there is a broad and sinister trend in churches across the US. By no means am I in favor of democratic church polity. This was never the New Testament model, and what we today consider the … Continue reading
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Christ Is Not a Middle Class American
The title is the grab line. This is another persistent heartache of mine. With few exceptions, everywhere I go seeking Christian fellowship, I keep running into the false Christ of the Middle Class. Not entirely wrong, because the Christ of … Continue reading