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Song of Solomon 8
In Hebrew culture, public displays of affection were permitted only between children. In the typical tribal social structure, children at play were presumed some relation to each other, whereas adults engaging in such behavior would be scandalous. It was too … Continue reading
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Tagged art, civilization, culture, King Solomon, marriage, public displays of affection, romance, scripture
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It’s About Time
One of the things that makes us human is our awareness of time. That is, we are locked into a specific experience of time. While we do understand how the passage of time can be slowed or accelerated in our … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged civilization, experience, intellect, mortality, mysticism, philosophy, spirituality, subjective sense
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Otherworldly Messiah
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Anglo-Saxon, christian mysticism, civilization, culture, Jesus reinforced Moses, mortality, mysticism, politics, propaganda, Satan, scripture, spirituality
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The Character of God
He’s not a perfectionist; He’s a very real Person. It is peculiar to the West to assert absolutes. Other cultures might figure out what we mean by the term “perfect” regardless of language, but ours is the only one that … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, culture, epistemology, mysticism, psychology, scripture, spirituality
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Program Notes: Aristotelian Thought
If you are born in any English-speaking country, you have a Western bias; you are part of Western Civilization. To be Western in any degree includes being Aristotelian. Indeed, it’s true to varying degrees in almost all of Europe and … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged civilization, culture, epistemology, history, mysticism, philosophy, religion, scripture, western bias, western civilization
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Alien ID
(Okay, so this story has some legs, yet.) It wouldn’t matter where he met with her. Most of the refugee contract civilians had gathered in the camp from various sites across the huge valley and surrounding ridges because this was … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, history, liberal arts education, western civilization
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Alien Defense
The generator was running smoothly again. It took him the next two days, with some help, to roll the giant fuel bladder close enough to feed the generators. Barring any disasters, it was enough diesel for at least a week … Continue reading
Alien at Town Hall
Sadler didn’t appear any different. It was his actions that set him apart. Not exactly abandoned out in the northern wastes, they weren’t leaving any time soon. The troop formations pursued the enemy, the battle lines had moved rapidly miles … Continue reading
Threat Assessment 1
Two fundamental elements: (1) We are otherworldly in our focus and (2) we are determined to obey our calling regardless of the worldly results. Like most things I write, I can tell when it’s bigger than a single post, but … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, gospel, government, mainstream churches, mission, mysticism, oppression, Political activism
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Song of Solomon 3
Western scholars heavily favor the notion that the first section here is a dream sequence. That would almost be missing the point, as the whole work is a dramatic parable. It is enough to recognize the symbols. On the night … Continue reading