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A Community Life – ANE Model
Introduction First Century churches were in essence spiritual Hebrew households. It was not exactly a carbon copy of the nomadic roots, yet incorporating many of the features to reflect the essence of the thing. It is hardly necessary to prove … Continue reading
A Virtual Community of Faith
Nobody is more anxious to avoid creating yet-one-more church denomination than me. The last thing I want is a personal empire, a little kingdom over which to reign. With all my ranting about how wrong it is to do things … Continue reading
Poverty of Morality
Jesus clarified the meaning of the Law of Moses. In the process He clarified the underlying meaning of all God’s Laws under all Law Covenants. This He did in the process of showing how the leaders and teachers of His … Continue reading
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The Non-Manifesto
AKA: Christian Mystics Manifesto We are in rebellion, but we aren’t doing anything. Our rebellion is against this whole plane of existence, so considerations of doing and being are missing the point. We aren’t taking over anything; we don’t even … Continue reading
Eden and the Conspiracy Theory Sampler
Everyone wants to go back to Eden. But there is this problem with that flaming sword. Okay, so we realize what really matters in the Eden narratives is not the facts themselves, but the symbolism, and what it tell us … Continue reading
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Most Economic Growth Is Rooted in Sin
Think about it. What is it burns so brightly as to fire the economic engines of growth? You can give it a lot of different names, but it boils down to folks wanting stuff they don’t have. Granted, wanting more … Continue reading
God’s Justice and War (Updated)
Among the many stories you’ll find regarding the Wikileaks release of secret government reports on the warfare in Afghanistan, you may note the complaint by some officials this threatens the safety of troops and operations. The primary issue at hand … Continue reading
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Laws and the Lawgiver
Lately I’ve run into people who just don’t grasp the most basic assumptions behind the Law Covenants in the Bible. As always, we have to start from the assumption God nurtured and created a specific language and culture after the … Continue reading
There Is Only One Standard
Don’t talk to me about custom, law, treaties, history or tradition. While I normally take those things into account, they are not binding on me. I am free. Not that those things cannot bind my flesh, or kill it, but … Continue reading
Catalogue of Errors
It’s not as if there isn’t enough crazy evil coming out government and corporations, but too much of it. It would be easy to pick out single events for discussion, but today I simply want to reiterate some basic principles. … Continue reading
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