Tag Archives: ancient Greece and Rome

NT Doctrine — Acts 17:16-34

Luke returns to the third person, so he may have stayed for a time in Philippi. After leaving a very strongly established church in Philippi, the trio — Paul, Silas and Timothy — traveled along the Egnation Way to the … Continue reading

Posted in bible | Tagged , , | Comments Off on NT Doctrine — Acts 17:16-34

Just Being Evil

Don’t mind me; I don’t take myself too seriously. This blog is not nearly so private as it once was. It went from ten views per day for a couple of years to more like 100 in recent weeks. Once … Continue reading

Posted in sanity | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Just Being Evil

Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 22:15-22

Taxation in cash, goods or labor is a common duty of humanity in this world. There are some who theorize that it amounts to theft, but the Bible presumes feudal obligations. Everyone serves someone, and taxation itself is not evil. … Continue reading

Posted in bible | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Teachings of Jesus — Matthew 22:15-22

Reviewing Daniel’s Statue

Review the prophet’s vision of the statue in Daniel 2. As with any proper parable, the image has meaning that branches out into all directions. It bears applications of divine wisdom to far more than one element in human existence, … Continue reading

Posted in bible | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Reviewing Daniel’s Statue

Artificial Government

A man can learn and decide to cut his losses. A bureaucracy is incapable of learning because it has no mind, only an instinct like cancer to survive and grow. It is unable to imagine cutting losses and moving on … Continue reading

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Artificial Government

Heart of Faith: Chapter 1

Hebrew Outlook On the one hand, we need very much to correct the Western assumptions. Even very scholarly Christians tend to operate from perverted Western notions without giving it much thought. We can call them “perverted” because they are entirely … Continue reading

Posted in meta | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Heart of Faith: Chapter 1