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Rattling My Own Cage
Sometimes I feel like I’m in a cage. My last visit to the cardiology clinic was a little unpleasant. The doctor was not my kind of guy at all, fussing about my preference for natural supplements and my resistance to … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, economics, fitness, government, health, heart-mind, mysticism, oppression, propaganda, prophecy, war
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Anti-Activism
It’s a question of dominion. You and I are permitted to take assertive action only within the boundaries of covenant. When it comes to social and political issues, the prevailing applicable covenant is Noah’s. We could easily get lost hashing … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged ANE, covenant, Covenant of Noah, faith, heart-mind, moral discernment, mysticism, otherworldly, western civilization
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Head and Heart
I have no doubt that some US government agency is behind the slaughter in Orlando. I’ve worked in US government service; I’ve seen how it works. The hive-mind of the bureaucracy is dehumanizing, inhuman and inhumane. I know for a … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged government, heart-mind, intellect, mainstream media, oppression, propaganda
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Relational Heart
It’s not that the heart does not comprehend data, but that the heart operates on a far higher level. The realm of moral imperative is not objective or impersonal, but intensely personal. The structure of heart “thinking” is relational. The … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Creation, divine justice, heart-mind, intellect, moral discernment, philosophy, psychology
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Ditch the Systematic Theology
“What must I do to be saved?” We see this question from the Philippian Jailer in Acts 16:30. The question itself arose from Greek culture. It became a figure of speech, so the actual meaning varies with the context. It … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, faith, heart-mind, hebrew literature, intellect, moral discernment, mysticism, philosophy, scripture, theology, western civilization
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Duty to Deceive
First, a little context: faith = convictions = heart-mind moral discernment. We’ve had two millennia of people abusing the word “faith” to mean an intellectual body of belief plus the actions arising from such belief. It goes back to that … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged bureaucracy, epistemology, heart-mind, intellect, mysticism, politics, propaganda, religion, war, western civilization
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Factions and Sects
After the initial opening in 1 Corinthians 1, Paul immediately jumps into condemning sectarian divisions in verse 10 and following. It’s not hard to understand. The Corinthians detected intellectual variations in how the different apostles taught and preached. And why … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-mind, intellect, moral discernment, religion, scripture, worldliness
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Stuff Happens
I lost my sweet tooth. Apparently I’ve become sensitive to caffeine. After years of drinking quarts of coffee daily, now it seems to be at least part of the issue with my tachycardia episodes. I also lost 10 pounds within … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness, health, heart-mind, medicine, peace, psychology
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Realm without Words
What can I tell you? I don’t want meaning. I want peace and faith. I want a connection to the Creator so that I can discern His character directly in Creation. What my mind can make of these things is … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-mind, intellect, languages, mysticism, spirituality
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Your Theology Is Your Problem
Let me say this with as much clarity as I can marshal: Theology is a human activity in response to divine calling. Theology is religion, a mere expression of faith. Theology is not wisely discerning objective truth about God, because … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-mind, intellect, religion, theology
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