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Fear in Child Rearing
The primary task in Christian discipleship is helping people escape the sins of this world. At its simplest, that means displacing whatever they already have with an other-worldly focus. This fallen world cannot be fixed, and God’s plan of redemption … Continue reading
Mysticism: The Thing Itself
For thousands of years, time uncounted, humanity got on just fine under mystical assumptions. I reject the notion modern Western rationalism is any improvement at all. The whole question is answered too often from the circular logic which assumes Western … Continue reading
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Raping the Minds of Children
It won’t ever stop until it’s finished. Western Civilization is crumbing around us, and we should grasp the necessity for it, even as we stand in stunned silence at the costs. The costs are high because the fraudulent foundation, upon … Continue reading
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Pragmatic Spiritual Difference
I maintain there is a clear line of departure between the worldly and spiritual domains. I further maintain the Law Covenants (Noah and Moses) were distinct and separate from the Spiritual Covenants (Abraham and Christ), in terms of how they … Continue reading
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This Is a Test #1
Hopefully this will be the first in a series. Situation: You and your buddy are doing something together which holds the rest of the world at a distance. He turns to you and mentions he suffers from a peculiar problem: … Continue reading
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Deception by Any Other Name
Hiding the truth is evil. God said so; I’m just trying to bring everyone up to date on that. Fundamentally, deception is aimed at getting someone to act according to false information. It’s manipulation, interfering in the process of decision … Continue reading
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Cataloging Evil Is Evil
I get lots of links sent to me about this or that horrific evil plot. I don’t doubt most of them carry at least a kernel of truth. An awful lot of folks out there would love to rule their … Continue reading
More What We Can Do
This post continues the theme from yesterday’s What We Can Know versus What We Can Do. I left off with the assertion you should attempt or aim to live by the ancient tribal social structure as much as possible. Not … Continue reading
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What We Can Know versus What We Can Do
“Well, the solution is obvious.” No, it’s not. Just because we can see harm, we should not assume we know the actual cause. Much less should we assume we know how to fix it. We see poverty as people unable … Continue reading
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Archaeology: Not Bothering to Check
We have all sorts of crazy, outrageous, and inevitably silly stuff said about early humanity. The most recent controversial find — Gobekli Tepe temple near Sanliurfa, Turkey — threatens to force yet another crazy rewrite of the narrative. None of … Continue reading
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