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Applied Linkage
Sometimes I come across links and can’t keep them to myself. Especially when they serve so well to illustrate things I teach. So instead of a long lecture today, let’s see what’s going on out there in the real world. … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged american churches, culture, Dave Ramsey, mainstream churches, propaganda, Southern Baptists, spirituality, western christianity
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Real World Pastoral Concern
To my virtual parishioners and other readers: Here on this blog I remain the pastor. I’ve noted often enough my real calling is elder, but online the difference is minimal because of how virtual communication works. Were I free to … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged culture, mysticism, pastoral ministry, religion, spirituality
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Job 40
Again we must renew our awareness that the text says Job did not sin, but that he went too far in his use of parabolic expression. He is not condemned here but corrected. Job got too wrapped up in answering … Continue reading
Job 39
Is it so hard to imagine that God would speak to man in his own language? And is it so hard to imagine God would use a man’s own cultural images? Some cultures and languages do lend themselves much better … Continue reading
What’s So Good about It?
Today is called Good Friday on the traditional Christian calendar. One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. (Romans 14:5 NET) I am not … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged church history, culture, history, Law Covenants, mysticism, scripture, spirituality, traditional Christian calendar
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Miracles versus Mythology
You aren’t cynical enough. Seen on Facebook today: two contrasting images vertically stacked proposing to offer some moral lesson. The top image was a trio of pubescent white girls facing the camera and tamely clowning a bit. The bottom image … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, society, spirituality, western civilization, Western mythology
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Job 34
Elihu endeavors to use the same linguistic manners as Job and his friends. So he offers words on their level and invites them to assess carefully in a wider context whether the things they have said make any sense. Elihu … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, biblical languages, civilization, culture, Elihu, human reason, Job, law, scripture
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The Wadi of Folly
I realize regular readers will recognize this as the same old message that constantly burns freshly in my soul. You can skip this if you want; somebody else needs to see it. You can’t fix several centuries of stupid. The … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, government, human existence, peace, Western mythology
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Job 32
People in the Ancient Near East would recognize that most moral questions can be answered differently on different levels. They were untroubled by apparent paradoxes and reversals of good and evil when viewing the exact same issue from different contexts. … Continue reading