Category Archives: sanity

Mythology of Self-control

Nothing is more comical than someone singing the praises of Western Civilization, when they evaluate it wholly from within Western values. Who would be surprised that Western Civilization is good at giving us what Western Civilization wants in the first … Continue reading

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Middling Presumption

Mysticism comes naturally for me. It was no great struggle to adopt the idea that material wealth isn’t that important; most of my life was in poverty. It’s not sour grapes, just a different experience. When you spend so much … Continue reading

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Propositional Folly

It ain’t happening. I keep hoping people will understand when I attack Aristotelian epistemology and European tribal mythology. I keep hoping they’ll recognize all those unconscious assumptions about life, the universe and everything. I pray that they learn the very … Continue reading

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Mythology of Modern Assassination

In the Bible, assassination as a tool of politics is not a sin. It’s hard to say what brings someone into the limelight as a leader. We all recognize charisma when we see it, but efforts to define and quantify … Continue reading

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Big, Sloppy Turning Areas

“Turning point” is a figure of speech, not a mathematically precise concept. I wish I could show you the training areas I saw in Europe. There’s this place Hitler created for training his tank division during WW2 — Grafenwöhr. His … Continue reading

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Non-Political Unity

Mysticism offers a very powerful weapon against evil. Yes, I do blather on at length about mysticism and clinging to the realm above. I also blather a lot about the Laws of God having tremendous power on this realm below. … Continue reading

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No Bible Study This Week

The title says it all. Here’s why: 1. I’m deep into a story that simply must be told. 2. I’ve run the full circle of the whole Bible and I’m not sure what to do next. 3. Tomorrow in our … Continue reading

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Mass Produced Creativity

Think about it. We are passing through a rare economic shift, says Charles Hugh Smith. He summarizes Peter Drucker’s Post-Capitalist Society. Taking his thesis, you suddenly realize that we no longer need mass capital to advance technology and production of … Continue reading

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Don't Rest

We are not wired for sedentary living. Rome fell long before the Danube River froze over and the German hordes sacked the city. Whatever she might have been in the past was long gone before Christ was born. That’s because … Continue reading

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Tactical Individuality

You must stand alone but you are never alone. Having a foot in both realms offers some incredibly difficult opportunities for explaining how to live. Jesus used parables for this very reason; unfortunately our culture is utterly without talent in … Continue reading

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