Category Archives: religion

Hard Headed or Hard Hearted

The Bible differentiates between commitment and meanness. We call someone a hard-head if they tend not to listen to advice, or even to learn from the evidence which beats them upside the head. They aren’t evil, just don’t appear to … Continue reading

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A Ruling Spirit

The barriers to the Hebraic grasp of spiritual matters are not hard to understand. Over the years during which I was trying to play the game in mainstream denominational Christian ministries, there were thousands of conversations about very fundamental issues … Continue reading

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Bible Line Friday

Challenge me! Post in the comments Bible text questions, difficult passages, questions about passages or internal conflicts, etc. This post will remain open to comments for as long as they keep appearing.

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The Fall in Postmodern Western Terms

The Man and the Woman lived in Paradise. They were innocent; they had not yet departed from God’s revealed ways for them. The Tempter came into Paradise and spoke to the Woman. He asked her about all the resources in … Continue reading

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Cultural Mythology and the Battle of the Sexes (Updated)

I am responding to this item posted at OfB where I am an Associate Editor. (In case you are wondering, that fancy title is little more than a cover by which I can wheedle vendors into giving me stuff for … Continue reading

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Marriage: Why Bother?

Continuing on the subject of a biblical approach to building a marriage… Why? What is it about marriage that makes it more desirable than something looser and more fun? That depends on your definition of “fun.” The Bible assumes, but … Continue reading

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Game and the Closed Christian Market

Christians true to their faith won’t worry much about relative sex rank. We learn about the Game Theory of Socio-Sexual Response because it explains reality. It represents human behavioral science at its best, observing real human behavior and building a … Continue reading

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Two More Articles Up on Site

At my static website I have posted two new articles regarding cultural mythology. The first, Western Cultural Mythology seeks to untangle how we got here in regards to some of our sexual mythology. The frame of reference continues my basic … Continue reading

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Not My Objective

When Jesus came to the Temple, He was one of the few there who actually reached out and touched the extended hand of God. Look what it got Him. They said He was crazy, had demons, and was a terrorist. … Continue reading

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Trusting Cynicism; Cynical Trust

We aren’t cynical enough and we don’t trust enough. Warning: This is a blatantly Christian post. You can substitute your own religious verbiage, but I believe you’ll find the principles universal. Our human logic is typically insufficiently cynical. A the … Continue reading

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