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Always Offering Shalom
I refer to a very long page at the Thinktank: Why couldn’t Israel take in the Amalekites like they did foreign survivors in Deut 20? I will allow you to read about the Amalekites if you like, but my point … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Bible History, civilizations, culture, war
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Cultural Christianity Will Die
Mr. T asked a very good question on the previous post. Good questions always open a line of thought I had not previously pursued, but which my heart already knows how to answer. Based on what his question drew out … Continue reading
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Tagged civilizations, culture, faith, faith community, religion, western christianity
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A Divine Mandate
I have a divine mandate, a calling from God. We all have one, so I’m not that special. However, my calling is pastoral in the sense of shepherding the people of God. Unlike most pastoral people, I don’t decide who … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, internet, ministry, propaganda, virtual parish
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What We Are
Continuing my encouragement of parishioners in building a Christian Culture, let’s look at some things people might notice. We aren’t Greens, but we have a powerful affinity for nature. You cannot distinguish between peace with God and communion with Creation. … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged children, Christian religion, culture, feudalism, moral discernment, Western mythology
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What We Are Not
Where are you? To what place on this earth has God called you to reside? What is your mission there? How does “humble” and “grateful” appear where God put you? It’s not for anyone to write religious rules for another. … Continue reading
Perception Reborn
What would we need to say about building a Christian culture? First and foremost, our only reason for living on this earth is to bring glory to God, specifically to the name of Jesus Christ. To put a finer point … Continue reading
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Tagged Creation, culture, mercy, otherworldly, spirituality
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Christian Culture
A covenant with God breeds a culture. There’s nothing wrong with the idea of a Christian Culture, something that is uniquely representative of following Christ. Our problem here in America is that it’s more American than Christian. The First Century … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, covenants, culture, religion
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Unlearning
I want to reinforce something Sister Christine said on her blog the other day: The heart does not have to be taught how to sense the world. The mind does not have to be taught to acquiesce to the heart, … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, heart-mind, intellect, mysticism, Western thought
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Reviewing Darkness 02
By now we should understand that the term “demon possession” conjures a wholly bogus image of how things actually work. The question is not binary; all of us suffer some demonic presence in our lives to varying degrees. There is … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, Creation, culture, heart-mind, intellect, psychology, Satan, scripture
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My Father’s World, Part 1
When we read the Bible, we are facing two layers of false mythology. The first is the underlying bias of the translators. In the US, our religious culture is largely the product of the Anglo-Saxon biases behind the King James … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, epistemology, mysticism, peace, propaganda, scripture, superstition, western biases
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