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Spiritualizing the Text: Sample
I’m working back through the passages where the New Testament writers were guilty of “spiritualizing the text” of the Old Testament. That’s sarcasm; I reject the notion there is anything wrong with doing that. Yet the same people who assert … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged epistemology, hebrew culture, Matthew's Gospel, mysticism, old testament, prophet isaiah, scripture, Virgin Birth
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Torturing Scripture
“But what if some terrorist had your little daughter chained to a bomb…?” “Yes, what if. What if you decided to trust God for things you can’t and shouldn’t control instead of trying to control things for which you refuse … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged American evangelicals, ancient hebrew culture, epistemology, Martin Luther, mysticism, Reformation, scripture, spirituality, writing
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Tools of the Soul
Your mind, with all it’s knowledge, assumptions and beliefs, is just a tool of the soul. I dearly love the work of our dear Sister Wildcucumber. I find her sweet voice worthy of harmonizing with my baritone. The dominant thread … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged beliefs, epistemology, intellect, mysticism, Post-Enlightenment Western thinking, psychology, Sister Wildcucumber, spirituality, Two Realms
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Heart Without Fear
It’s not enough to suggest that we fear too much or the wrong things. Our Western heritage includes a depth and kind of fear that is completely foreign to Scripture. Our programmed reactions to things includes a dark and sinister … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged culture, epistemology, fear of the unknown, propaganda, psychology, scripture, Western heritage, Western mythology
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Moral Down Payment
Do you suppose the grass sang when His resurrected feet trod the ground of the garden where He had been buried? Given the recent months of teaching here, consider again what Paul says about Creation and the Fall: For the … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Creation, epistemology, moral consciousness, mysticism, peace, scripture, sensory heart, spirituality
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Scripture, Serenity and Sexual ID
Some of my readers still suffer from the effects of legalistic literalism in their education. Writing here on this blog, I often use certain terms loosely because of the necessities of parabolic language. I could nail down with precision that … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged civilization, culture, divine revelation, epistemology, law, Law Covenants, propaganda, scripture, sexual identity, Western mythology
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Natural Justification
I can teach you something, but unless you use it, the teaching means nothing. It’s not enough to put the mind at rest about the logic of some particular problem and solution. The mind is not in charge, though it … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged epistemology, materialism, mysticism, pastoral counselor, propaganda, psychology, scripture, Western mythology
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Living Treasury
Seek the potter and the fire, you lump of clay. In the Ancient Near East (ANE), the highest levels of scholarship might include as much science as they had at that time, but the bulk of research effort was in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ANE, ANE scholars, education, epistemology, intellect, mysticism, philosophy, religion, scripture, Western scholars, writing
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Wiser than Solomon
There’s nothing new under the sun, as Solomon wisely noted in the training manual for his royal staff (the Book of Ecclesiastes). I keep telling folks I’m not writing anything really new here. I’m just rehashing stuff from centuries ago. … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged epistemology, government, intellect, mysticism, oppression, propaganda, spirituality
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