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That Eternal Debate
To eat when it’s ready or wait for the appointed guests? (Danger: There’s a little sarcasm mixed in this recipe.) Kids and menfolk agree you don’t wait. Women seem to be downright hateful about making everyone wait, muttering darkly about … Continue reading
An Empty Space
The storage shed has a big empty space in it. It took several years for me to throw away the vast hoard of junk in my soul. That began two decades ago, and mostly was done a few years back. … Continue reading
Different Kind of Prepper
I’m a prepper, he’s a prepper, she’s a prepper, we’re all preppers! Wouldn’t you like to be a prepper, too? (Hat tip to the old Dr. Pepper commercial.) Survivalists and preppers are getting the word out. Lots of good advice … Continue reading
Dunbar and the ANE Lifestyle
Sometime near the beginning of my clerical training in the 1970s, I learned a single pastor could be supported full time beginning around 50 members, and was pretty solid at 75. But as the congregation grew, he would not be … Continue reading
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On the Evil of Western Authoritarianism
The one thing which is most likely to make me violently angry is watching someone oppress someone weaker. I am old enough, and perhaps it signals wisdom, to avoid getting involved in something over which I have no calling from … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, family, government, oppression, propaganda
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Local Crises, Too
Very local, as in restricted to the extended household. I have a mission. As God’s appointed elder — this wasn’t my idea — over this family, the mission includes facing all the idiocy which arises from people being people. Almost … Continue reading
Some Interpersonal Implications of the Three Pillars
Basic principles will always be the same, but the implications will shift with the context. For those of you just catching up, you can review the Three Pillars in detail here. For those familiar with the concepts, I’ll be offering … Continue reading
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The Iconoclast: Crushing False Dreams
If this life is all we have, then Western Civilization was right all along. When you strip it bare down to the core, the very heart and soul of Western Civilization is anti-Christian materialism. Everything about it assumes there can … Continue reading
The Insanity Plea
A significant portion of my studies has exposed me to the field of Mental Health. Aside from some very well crafted notions on self-help, virtually the entire field is littered with mines. Make no mistake: God holds us accountable under … Continue reading
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Tagged disabilities, family, government, marriage, scripture
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