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Pastoral: Don't Be Surprised

What would it be like for you, if you were suddenly cut off from all your bank accounts? What if all banking activity were suspended for a time? How would it affect you. God commanded humanity to form governments under … Continue reading

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Pastoral: The Coming Trials

The Spirit moves me to offer a few pastoral comments. We know the political situation is moving toward chaos and repression. We know the economy is going to crash. We also understand this is all intentional on the part of … Continue reading

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Sinful Legislation

Any legal and political system which is built on lies is inherently sinful. If your politics assume people can be changed significantly by pressure from regulation,etc., that is evil politics. Evil because it encourages people to sin, rather than inhibits … Continue reading

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Prophecy and One Percenters

You won’t have to search long in the Old Testament to find condemnations against wealth disparities. The whole book of Amos is aimed at the ruling one-percenters of Samaria stomping the peasants. The upper classes were fat and sassy — … Continue reading

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The Efficiency of Love

There is far, far less waste in society where agape is a prominent feature. This plane of existence is one big lie, and no part of tangible reality is valuable in itself. It’s only value is how useful it can … Continue reading

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Dark Days, Bright Soul — 4

Just once, we touched, but not with our hands. We breached the human frame with grace and hope. While the world still stands, bright souls the dark days tame. He was almost tempted to stay when the job ended. But … Continue reading

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Dark Days, Bright Soul — 2

The false warmth of rented love splashed on the sand, washed away with the tide. An uncaring moon leers from above, while stars laugh at your untanned backside. It turned out the village was a suburb, as it were, of … Continue reading

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Economic Equality Impossible

It is utterly impossible to have economic equality on any scale. That’s not because of the laws of economics, but because of the fallen nature of mankind. It is not possible for men to think their way to solutions which … Continue reading

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When a Church Is a Business

The overlap between churches and businesses can be very entertaining during these hard economic times. First, let’s establish once and for all, I am wholly and completely unsympathetic to folks who somehow believe tangible property is important to Christian faith. … Continue reading

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Libertarian Hell

(Note: I’m under the weather with a fever right now, so writing is kind of tough.) Libertarian philosophy completely ignores the Fall. I’m all for letting people do what they want, so long as it hurts no one but themselves. … Continue reading

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