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The Miracle of Evangelism
I want to bring to conscious awareness what our hearts already know. We need to pull our minds into alignment with the Spirit. For Americans, that’s rarely simple. Our culture is so alien and hostile to the work of God … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged american churches, charity, divine election, evangelism, faith community
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Listen and Give
You have supported this; it wouldn’t be possible without you folks. In the past year ending in this coming March, I will have shipped or handed over six computer systems to people who needed them: three desktops complete, two laptops … Continue reading
Just Ranting about Stuff
I challenge you to search it out for yourself. Almost every mention in the Bible of justice and doing right boils down to protecting the members of society who are defenseless. It’s typically symbolized by the image of protecting orphans … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Biblical Law, charity, economics, feudalism, prophecy, righteousness, tribalism
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Giving Stuff Away
I do this every time I have more than I can use. Typically it goes okay when I use Craigslist, but I thought I might try it here on the blog. These are free and I’ll ship anywhere in the … Continue reading
Sermon on the Mount 9
Godly Giving 6:1-4 The message here is fairly obvious in most English translations of the New Testament. However, it’s easy to miss some of the flavor and context if you aren’t aware of the background. Matthew chooses the Greek word … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged charity, compassion, divine justice, divine mercy
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Watch How God Works
There are multiple revolutions taking place all at once. The most dangerous ones are in virtual space. On the one hand, you should expect to see some very serious efforts at Internet censorship during the Trump administration. On the other … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged charity, disasters, genuine revolution, government, internet, oppression, social media
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Stop Being Nice
Some years ago I walked into the local Sam’s Club warehouse store and was confronted by rolling racks filled with heavy winter parkas. Digging through this display, I found one that fit, a big old puffy down-filled thing and the … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged charity, divine mercy, faith, idolatry, ministry, social conditioning, Western mythology
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Worldly Benevolence
We’ve come to expect it from government aid agencies, but why would a church treat the needy with the same bureaucratic abuse as the they get from the rest of the world? It takes a special kind of moral resignation … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged bureaucracy, charity, church politics, social welfare system
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I Was Just Trying to Help
Let’s explore some of the implications of the Doctrine of Leverage and all my blather about Christlike charity and moral sacrifice. We understand the necessity of standing back and suffering the empathy of those who hurt without taking action because … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Anglo-Saxon, arrogance, charity, civilization, culture, moral perception, psychology, resistance, society, western civilization
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Dehumanizing Charity
It’s possible to kill your neighbor by feeding him when he’s hungry. That is, in the sense you dehumanize and enslave him without actually making things any better. In biblical morality, simply preserving life is not a good moral value. … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged biblical morality, charity, economics, gospel of jesus christ, law, mysticism, sanctity of life, scripture, survival
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