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Political Observations

There is a distinct advantage to my otherworldly focus. I can honestly claim objectivity regarding politics because I dismiss all of it as mere shadows and lies. I maintain that not a single Western government is remotely acceptable to God … Continue reading

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Nicey-Nicey Is Not a Virtue

As Westerners, we simply cannot imagine the alien feel of Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) social interaction. The depth of perversion in our Western social mythology makes it nearly impossible to wade through the vast mountains of crap to see the … Continue reading

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Unreliable Reality

Up until that moment, we had been friends. Let’s face it folks: She was homely as mud pie. But she was a senior NCO in the unit’s command staff, and her influence was felt in every life attached to that … Continue reading

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Flooding Human Vanity

We think of vanity as a bottomless pit. Solomon’s royal service manual (Ecclesiastes) starts out announcing that our human existence is vanity. The translation could as easily be meaningless, pointless or futile. The root meaning of the English word “vanity” … Continue reading

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Connecting Ancient Dots

The sheer arrogance of the insular modern Western mind makes the Devil giggle. It flows from the essential nature of the Fall, of the “boastful pride of life” elsewhere called “hubris.” We stole from the Greco-Roman Civilization all the things … Continue reading

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Dead Game

There is devastation all around me. On the one side, I see vast nations of men who languish under the lash of feminism. Worst of all, a vast carpet of Christian men who cannot possibly walk fully in the power … Continue reading

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Otherworldly Agenda

You must understand this: The US government treats its own people as the single greatest threat. We are the enemy. You can find benevolent individuals serving in the US government bureaucracy, but the overall trend is hatred for the citizenry. … Continue reading

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Short Clarification on Shepherding

I call myself an Internet Pastor. The term “pastor” is a synonym for shepherd, but carries a lot cultural and social baggage that really isn’t appropriate. Were I more precise with biblical terminology, I would use the label Internet Elder. … Continue reading

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Your Feelings; Your Problem

Human emotions are the most unreliable indicator this world can offer. Our single greatest moral duty is obeying divine justice. That moral justice does not include a duty to consider someone’s feelings. You have no duty at all to my … Continue reading

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Death of the Internet?

What will an Internet Pastor do when there’s no Internet? So we have yet another prognostication that the end of the Internet is nigh. Of course, as with all things future, we can see some of the current trends, but … Continue reading

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