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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
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Tagged bureaucracy, charity, church politics, social welfare system
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Scars on My Soul
My right knee is beginning to look like a roadmap. But scars in the flesh mean next to nothing in the bigger picture. It’s the scars on my soul that still bother me. Today I spent time with a dear … Continue reading
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Tagged church politics, mainstream churches, materialism, oppression, politics, propaganda, religion, resistance
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Between the Lines
Sometimes I cruise the various Christian News sites. It’s always politics, just a peculiar voting block. Some of the most vicious and spiteful commentary on the planet shows up on those sites. The majority of them oppose Donald Trump. I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged church politics, moral discernment, politics
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Perverted Professional Standards
There’s a burden on my mind about church leadership. I’ll pick the occasion of Tullian Tchividjian’s professional meltdown for my opinionated screed. The linked story includes more detail than most accounts in the popular media. Let’s pretend it’s accurate, though … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged church politics, ministry, religion, scripture, social stability, western civilization
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Church Ball-n-Chain
Church politics has not been good to me. I’m gazing back over the wreckage of my life seeking entrance into the ranks of professional ministry. It would be easy to oversimplify and note that God never intended me to succeed … Continue reading
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Tagged church politics, ministry, mission, moral discernment, otherworldly, virtual parish, western civilization
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Hidden But Not Secret
We are not a secret society, but a mystery society. That is, if we use common English translations of the Bible to guide our terminology, then what we promote is a mystery difficult for outsiders to grasp. It is certainly … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged christian mysticism, church politics, government, heart-mind, oppression, religion, spiritual family, spiritual orientation, technology
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Cool on the Katy Trail
While the temperatures are still unseasonably warm, heading out in a headwind at 40°F (4C) was a bit frosty. It’s an old Army thing to wear what you’ll wish you had on later when the temperatures peak against your activities. … Continue reading
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Tagged church politics, cycling, geography, photography, politics
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Immoral Collusion: Church-n-State
I’m not sure what to make of this — Churches Are Paying the Gov’t up to $100 a Month to Spy on Families! As one comment said, this is kind of the “hair-on-fire” stuff we see all the time. I … Continue reading
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Tagged church politics, family, government policy, oppression, propaganda
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Go Ahead and Laugh
My human side sincerely wishes that God could be a little more forthcoming about the timing of some things, but that’s simply not His way. The exceptions in Scripture are few, indeed, so there is no reason to expect anything … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged church politics, government, oppression, politics, resistance, survival, technology, war, Zionism
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Shepherd’s Complaint
Going back to the scattered fragments and passing references from the most ancient sources, we gain a rough outline of the primordial shepherd. Not so much as the one who owns and herds sheep, but as the head of household … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Church Admin, church history, church politics, extended family, head of household, human tradition, religion, social conditioning
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