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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness

The text of my book Heart of Faith is essentially complete, but I’m not going to finalize it for publication until I’ve serialized the entire draft here. Meanwhile, I have time on my hands to pray and contemplate other things. … Continue reading →

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Unintended Confirmations

One of our fundamental teachings here is that God’s character pervades the whole universe. Regardless of apparent facts, you won’t really begin to understand reality until you characterize it on some level as a living thing itself. On some level, … Continue reading →

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Admin: Parish Rituals

An offline question led to the realization I’ve never actually discussed rituals for our parish. There is a sense in which we can’t do them. One, we don’t have anyone officially designated as our priestly pastor, someone to handle the … Continue reading →

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Building His Kingdom

Please don’t get this wrong; there is no boasting or whining here. I am blessed beyond words to have this rich opportunity to be associated with some of the finest folks on earth who visit this blog. I sometimes wonder … Continue reading →

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Passim

For those with a poor education, the title is the Latin word for “here and there” and is typically used in footnoting. It allows you to reference someone else’s material without having to nail down multiple citations when you pick … Continue reading →

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Divine Publicity Agent

We are not a gospel carnival side show. Let’s remind ourselves one more time how this religion works. Our whole reason for hanging around on this plane of existence is His glory. Everything in Creation is ripe for exploitation in … Continue reading →

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Vision Statement

I’ve composed what should serve as the vision statement for the anticipated meat space branch of this parish. You can read it here. It’s too long to post here on the blog and other items take priority. Steal my ideas, … Continue reading →

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Growing Pains

Over the pasts few weeks I’ve hit hard on fundamentals. It’s one thing to tell you how humanity has gotten some wrong ideas, but it’s another thing altogether to chase out how those ideas bring us into a wholly different … Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Fellowship

Kiln of the Soul needs a meat-space manifestation. I hope I don’t have to explain why it matters, but I suppose one prominent issue is having a real life laboratory for what I teach. Otherwise, yours truly is simply famished … Continue reading →

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All of the Good Names Are Already Taken

(I’m preparing a document to help explain the peculiarities of this ministry. What follows is a first draft, but there is more to come.) We are a virtual parish with no physical organizational manifestation. Strictly speaking, we do not claim … Continue reading →

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