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Shepherd of Hearts
I tread the lush green pastures of God’s provision. He calls me to His mountains and teaches me how to make the wild waters run still so others can drink. I had no ambition to do any of this, but … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, epistemology, heart-mind, mysticism, nature, sensory heart, spirituality, True Shepherd of Souls
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Laugh or Not?
It’s blasphemy. Having a sense of humor is a universal human trait, but so is shame. Thus, what we find funny may be highly influenced by culture, but it will always be moderated through our individual personality. Most of us … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, moral consciousness, psychology, religion, sense of humor
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Moral Clarity Cannot Be Objective
If you can understand the Ancient Near Eastern intellectual context of the Bible, then you easily realize that the Scripture aims to present God’s moral character. That it may also reveal a little about history and other types of data … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, divine revelation, epistemology, intellect, moral truth, mysticism, philosophy, politics, religion
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Gentle Heart
It’s a simple idea: Gentle is the opposite of brutal. Whenever I have encountered folks with a brutal streak, it boils down to a handful of things, sometimes in combination — self-righteousness, genuine hatred (rejoicing in someone else’s suffering), other … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, family, heart-mind, human suffering, moral consciousness, propaganda, psychology, scripture, spirituality
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Psychotic World
When the world acts so crazy, you have to wonder at the definitions of mental health. I’ve noted in the past I’m somewhat a fan of Dr. Thomas Szasz, whose entire career skewered his own profession of psychiatry. His primary … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, mental-health, peace, psychology, resistance, sensory heart, survival, Thomas Szasz
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The Linux Oligarchy
Linux is a product of the technology oligarchy. Were this not so, I wouldn’t even mention Linux — ever. I don’t belong to the technology elite, but they aren’t alien to me. At the critical juncture in my life when … Continue reading
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Tagged business, computers, culture, economics, Hacker Culture, linux, resistance, technology
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Proverbs: Section 2
Section 2 — Chapters 10-29 In this section we will generally quote the proverbs verbatim, followed by an explanation. The Scripture text will taken be Green’s Modern King James Version (MKJV). Let’s take a moment to review a critical concept: … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ANE, civilization, culture, epistemology, Modern King James Version, mysticism, philosophy, scripture
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The False Norse God
The sheikh of the clan expected it, could feel it coming. Some decision he made for the welfare of the whole family didn’t go as one of his nephews had hoped. The younger man came storming in and bellowed like … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, culture, family, government, psychology, social conditioning, Western mythology
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Heart of the Mission
Heart-led living is not the mission, but the means to it. Whole civilizations rose and fell under the fundamental assumptions of heart-led living and paid little heed to our Creator. Rather, heart-led living is a basic necessity of living itself. … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, culture, divine justice, divine revelation, mysticism, nature, peace, sensory heart, spirituality
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