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Mystical Evangelism
A critical element in building a covenant community is ditching the goal-oriented thinking. Thinking in terms of a concrete goal and efficiency is what turned mainstream Christian religion into a huge conversion machine. Mainstream evangelism is little more than manipulation; … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, Biblical Mysticism, communion, Creation, evangelism, heart-led
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Can You See the Vision?
It’s a parallel society. Keep in mind that in most biblical usage, “the world” is the fallen human society without redemption. It’s the same Creation, but with a blinding veil of concrete reality, eating from the Forbidden Fruit of Knowledge … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, evangelism, fellowship, heart-led, virtual parish, western christianity
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Stop the Secularizing
By now you may have caught a whiff of something my recent posts have been reaching for: We live a life of worship. In that sense, life is ritual. Our human existence on this earth is rightly shaped by an … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, Creation, food, heart-led, physical fitness, secularism, worship
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Rapprochment
Let’s recall something very important: In Christ we live the paradox of having on the one hand a command to commune with others because it’s the nature of our communion with God. To be one with the Father is to … Continue reading
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Tagged church, communion, faith, fellowship, heart-led, intellect, moral consciousness, religion, theology
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Head in a Different World
(Note: To give you some perspective, Gary S. Paxton is most famous for writing the song, “Monster Mash.”) There is a significant behavioral clinical literature on “conversion experience.” It’s a well established phenomena in psychology. It’s used in all sorts … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, Creation, evangelism, heart-led, religious conversion, spiritual awakening
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Virtual War 2
It’s the nature of our shared faith. On the one hand, our heart-led path is very narrow, steep and rough. Precious few are those who walk with us. On the other hand, we so desperately need each other because no … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, internet, linux, networking technology, Political activism, software, virtual parish, windows
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The Communion of Tribulation
In some ways, there is no going back. This is why I warn readers that, while we do have an obligation to understand the Ancient Near Eastern culture so that we can understand the Bible, we cannot go back and … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, communion, computer technology, fellowship, heart-mind, photography, tribulation
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We Need
(With an imperious air) We don’t need you. And you don’t need us. On the other hand, we are altogether glad you took a moment to read this. Our motives are radically different from other religious groups. It’s not propaganda … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, Creation, faith, heart-mind, intellect, virtual parish
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