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Covenant Manhood: Conclusion

You cannot compel anyone to follow you. The shepherd leads by his voice, not with a leash. People have to agree to your leadership, including your children and your wife. Creation and the Holy Spirit together will call people to … Continue reading

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Covenant Manhood 07

The Covenant is its own reward. The Covenant of Christ is equivalent to the term Biblical Law; Christ Himself is the Living Law of God. Your obedience is not simply some burdensome task that grants you a certain religious identity. … Continue reading

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Covenant Manhood 06

Men, if you think of yourself in terms of a knight in shining armor, you are serving a pagan god. I’m not going to drag this out; it will be condensed. When the German hordes invaded the Roman Empire starting … Continue reading

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Covenant Manhood 05

Mystery is essential to our existence. We are designed to live by revelation. Our God is too great and marvelous for us to understand, and this is part of what draws us to Him. Revelation necessarily includes an element of … Continue reading

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Covenant Manhood 04

Cosmic moral truth says that marriage is a covenant of interdependence. She does things you cannot, and surely the reverse is true. Whether either of you manage to do those things appropriately is another matter entirely, but be aware of … Continue reading

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Covenant Manhood 03

Do you understand that heart-led faith puts us far, far outside the mainstream? Mainstream wisdom may well overlap at times, but heart-led truth is a wholly different approach to life. While in some contexts our reticence is appropriate, keeping almost … Continue reading

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Covenant Manhood 02

You have to understand that, when you walk a heart-led life in full faith, Creation itself knows who you are, and will welcome you with open arms wherever you go. Your obedience to Biblical Law literally changes reality. Perhaps most … Continue reading

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Covenant Manhood 01

Let’s refresh our view of biblical shepherd manhood. Pray for guidance; trust God to give it. I note in passing that some of this inevitably applies to women, but the more precise details of biblical femininity needs to come from … Continue reading

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The Virtual Realm

A part of what we do here at Kiln of the Soul is aimed at helping you grasp the nature of virtual reality. Not as a feature of gaming, but as a different realm of reality that still affects us … Continue reading

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Your Living Treasure

This business of following Jesus is all about breaking apart the false assumptions this world has fed you. Here’s one false assumption: The basic purpose of a business is to make a profit. That’s so obvious that most people take … Continue reading

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