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NT Doctrine — Acts 6:9-15

Once again, I am unable to improve on my previous commentary on this passage. All of these new elders preached, but unlike the Apostles, they had the natural tendency to preach outside the old Hebrew communities. It’s hard to explain … Continue reading

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A Church That Isn’t

What we can say about Radix Fidem depends on the question and how you ask it. We are a community of shared faith, but not a church, nor a denomination. It’s really about faith itself. This is not an organization, … Continue reading

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Dig Up the Clues

The purpose of a church is to create the atmosphere in which faith grows. Notice I say “the” atmosphere. It’s the same thing as saying we pursue shalom. Peace with God has distinct boundaries, referred to as a covenant. The … Continue reading

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A Bigger Picture of What I See

Based on comments and questions I’ve gotten privately, I need to clarify a few things. I’ll try to paint a bigger perspective with less detail. Two things are getting everyone’s attention in the US right now: riots and the lock-downs. … Continue reading

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Going to Grow

Over the past couple of years it dawned on me that some of my expectations were false. A primary bogus notion was that I could build an online church congregation. For me, a virtual church is not possible. So even … Continue reading

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A Tribulation Church

What am I doing? I haven’t lost my moral compass. This is still Christian Mysticism and my plans are to watch and prepare for just a few folks added to the audience for what I teach. I still believe the … Continue reading

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Written on His Heart

We shall not organize. There can be no single, unified response under Radix Fidem. Yes, I’m the elder. It’s possible you might not get my approval for some of your choices, but what difference does that make? I’m not you … Continue reading

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The Hardest Message to Share

This is easily one of the hardest lessons of Christian Mysticism: Peace, prosperity and safety are not valid goals. They are at best the by-products of pursuing goals that are valid. The only valid goal of human life under Biblical … Continue reading

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Another Big Step

This is my vision. Share it, steal from it, ignore it or even attack it if that’s how you feel led, but this is the fire in my boiler and it’s full steam ahead for me. Radix Fidem is fundamentally … Continue reading

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Marriage: Path through the Shadows

What does God intend for us? Only that we have a desire to please Him. Everything else will take care of itself. I’m participating in a rather long discussion over at Jack’s blog about why America is such a horrible … Continue reading

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