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Crashing Illusions

Someone found a rootkit on a Linux server. As many have said, the only reason it hadn’t been done to Linux what crackers and hackers have done to Windows is simple economics. When the criminal market finds use for Linux … Continue reading

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Soul Seeds: By Its Nature, the Kingdom

Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it grew and became a large tree, … Continue reading

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Divine Logic 101

Western Civilization as a whole is antithetical to divine logic. Every civilization stands on a unique intellectual heritage, a range of assumptions about reality. Gather together all the various ancient civilizations which have ever stood, and they would range broadly … Continue reading

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Soul Seeds: Public Privacy

Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and reclined to eat. And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus reclined at … Continue reading

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Soul Seeds: Self-Appointed Fools

Very early in Jesus’ ministry, He stayed mostly in Galilee. People came from all over that part of the world to see Him. With all the crowds constantly following Him around, it must have been at times quite maddening. While … Continue reading

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Soul Seeds: Divine Order

To those raised in the rather corrupt version of Judaism which held sway in Jesus’ day, the idea wealth and power were not signs of God’s favor came as a shock. Even having been with Jesus quite some months, the … Continue reading

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Soul Seeds: New Life in Old Forms

Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom … Continue reading

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Decentralized Holiness

A fundamental threat to humanity is the aggregation of power and wealth in few hands. Not because such is inherently evil, but it opens the door to all that is already evil in the fallen natures of men. The nature … Continue reading

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New Series: Getting the Parables Right

Working title: Soul Seeds: Jesus’ Parables (SSJP) — One of the readers commenting on the previous book asked if I could explain some of the parables. I wrote these lessons some ten years ago. I’ve decided to update them in … Continue reading

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On Rituals

Our brains need help. We have a really tough time visualizing and organizing spiritual imperatives, and established rituals can save us some heartache. Rituals are symbolic acts; they are parables of action. By themselves, they mean nothing. God prescribed ritual … Continue reading

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