Category Archives: religion

Triumph of the Tribe

God revealed Himself in a cultural context, one He designed and implemented Himself as the ideal for humanity. The context is part of the revelation. God’s revealed Laws presume a tribal nation social structure. The promises are conditioned on this … Continue reading

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Mea Culpa: Unfinished Business

A basic principle of prophecy is a message from God seldom informs; it always seeks to change human behavior. As such, taking it literally will result in mistakes. Prophetic messages are typically parabolic, often larded with hyperbole and drama. The … Continue reading

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Not of This World

It breaks my heart some of the biggest threats to life, safety and sanity in this world come from people who claim Christ as Lord. Over the past couple of years I’ve been researching from time to time the Dominionist … Continue reading

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Arguing with God

The definition of sin is arguing with God. It won’t matter what your arguments are, when you disagree with God, you are asking for His wrath. Granted, if you don’t believe in Him nor His revelation, then it won’t matter … Continue reading

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Satan Loves Prohibition

The Tenth Commandment prohibits the Nanny State. I’ve not had to sit holding the hand of a drug addict in cold turkey, but I have been there to counsel and encourage a few folks who did. More often I’ve counseled … Continue reading

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Biblical Law and Children

A couple of items came to my attention today regarding how Scripture handles children. In the Ancient Near East (ANE), a child was seldom away from mother during the first five years of life. A mom could get a break … Continue reading

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Laptop Oracles: Sheeple

There must be sheeple. The selection of folks who have some realistic idea how the Internet works is very small, indeed. Fact: The majority of all Internet connections terminate with a machine running some version of Windows poorly configured. The … Continue reading

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Laptop Oracles: Secrecy Is Evil

Thus saith the Lord: Withholding information is as the sin of murder. So very much has been made of the insistence some things need to be classified, to protect from enemy eyes things which might give them an advantage of … Continue reading

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Laptop Oracles: Copyright Is Dead

Thus saith the Lord: Withholding information is as the sin of murder. Placing a gateway, or any other impediment to information access, is an abomination to God. If you depend on selling such access, you are a thief at the … Continue reading

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Laptop Oracles: Civilization

A new civilization is aborning. The West is dead, it’s carcass moldering in the street. Will someone please push it off into the sewer? What once was is past. We shall be forced to bear its foul odor a bit … Continue reading

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