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Rehab for Fallen Leadership?
Let’s step away from the Heiser passenger train just a bit. We need to get away from the tightly controlled route to cover something he could not and would not have touched. Over and over again, the foundation for our … Continue reading
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Tagged American evangelicals, church, covenant community of faith, covenant family, eldership, feudalism, Hebrew epistemology, New Testament, pastoral ministry, shepherd role, spiritual discipline, spiritual family, tribalism
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Retreat Is a Treat
This week’s Bible lesson will bend the definition a bit. From time to time Jesus would break away from the burdens of ministry to be alone with His disciples. Getting away from the daily grind to give more space for … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged covenant family, Covenant of Christ, fellowship, spiritual retreat, teaching
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Stocks, Bonds and Investments
Let’s review something that applies to several current conversations I’m having. Review the Bible, and Proverbs in particular. You gain the worldview that God is the maker and owner of all things. He portions out His property to whomever He … Continue reading
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Tagged Biblical Law, covenant family, economics, God's glory, material wealth
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Marriage and Tribulation Norming
We’ve already made clear that Jack’s blog is part of our Radix Fidem community. Jack is family. One of the most important messages coming out of his blog is the catastrophic destruction wreaked by western feminism. What we have now … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged being single, church leadership, covenant family, divorce, eldercraft, marriage, MGTOW, spiritual birth
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Genders and Formality
So where do we start with a covenant law code for Kiln of the Soul parish? Rather than wade through a bunch of particulars, let me pull some things together into more fundamental principles. Given our prevailing American culture, one … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Biblical Law, covenant family, gender confusion, organizational theory
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Boundaries of Identity
I’m not going to say that it’s impossible for us to be a part of any broader society. Rather, I’m going to say that we cannot be a part of the one we are in now. In order to walk … Continue reading
A Distance Too Far
In a discussion yesterday, we were reviewing the historical context of Acts 2, particularly the paragraph at the end of the chapter about the first few months of the church in Jerusalem following the Ascension. It was what we call … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged churchianity, covenant family, faith community, fellowship, sacrificial love, social boundaries
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Nuns and Legalism
It’s very easy to twist things into legalism. This weekend’s community Bible lesson in 1 Timothy 5 is a passage that gets twisted that way quite often. Read between the lines, folks. Paul is writing a rather private message to … Continue reading
NT Doctrine — 1 Timothy 5
The basic theme here is not obvious to western Christians. The first generation of churches were expected to act like synagogues. A primary feature of synagogues was to implement and enforce the Hebrew customs for extended family households; the people … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant family, eldership, head of household
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She’s the Boss…
Of some things. Lest you think I promote the idea that women are powerless, let’s point out some areas in which the Bible says she rules. Granted, the Bible sees exceptionally few cases where women might not marry. Regardless whether … Continue reading