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Dreams of Failure
What follows was yesterday’s message, but I just couldn’t quite get there until this morning. This is one of those times when I cite my personal example, not as proof of some principle, but to indicate something you might explore … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged dreams and visions, heart-led, human reason, idolatry, Tower of Babel, tribulation
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Hearty Defense
I don’t care about influencing voters and politicians; it won’t change anything that matters. I’d rather seek God’s influence on my thinking. I want His favor so that I can ask for things He is likely to do. That’s how … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged christian mysticism, fallen nature, heart-led, human reason, technology
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Logical Odds and Ends
A couple of recent comments and some offline conversation seem to call for a fresh attempt to explain a couple of items. Ancient Near East (ANE) — We are not ANE. We harken back to that collection of civilizations because … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, divine revelation, education, human reason, logic, philosophy, western epistemology
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Oriented
In strictest terms, to “orient” oneself is to face the east as the place of the rising sun. It so happens that, in terms of fundamental assumptions about reality, we would do far better to face the Ancient Near East, … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged ANE, civilization, culture, fundamental assumptions, Greco-Roman, human reason, moral accountability, mysticism, philosophy, spirituality, western civilization
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Psalm 58
As with the previous psalm, this one uses the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” And like many other psalms, the Hebrew poetic grammar is quite difficult. In this case, I cannot go with the NET Bible’s translation work, so we … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, heart-mind, human reason, King David, Psalms
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How Much in Charge?
I’m strictly hands-off on most things. Merely noting that the academic discipline of Comparative Civilizations is often a political boondoggle says so much about our Western Civilization. You would think that folks recognized there is no way to be truly … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged ANE, civilization, government, history, human reason, intellect, oppression, philosophy, propaganda, psychology, western biases, western civilization
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Proverbs 2
To the untrained eye, this chapter seems almost pedantic. Solomon piles up the overlapping phrases again, trying to convince his readers that God is the source of all wisdom. Our problem in Western society is that we are so utterly … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged biblical morality, history, human reason, law, moral wisdom, scripture, wisdom literature
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Divine Amusement
We are created for God’s amusement. One of the biggest barriers to human understanding of religion and spirituality is arrogance. As previously noted here, the fundamental element in the Fall was the decision to place reason on the throne as … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged arrogance, culture, human reason, intellect, philosophy, propaganda, spirituality
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The Western Devil
God revealed Himself to humanity through a long path of ancient lore. Abraham came out of Mesopotamia, a land renowned in its day for hosting a vast lore of archives representing ancient religions and mythology. Some of that traveled far … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, epistemology, history, human reason, intellect, Mesopotamia, mysticism, scripture
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Job 34
Elihu endeavors to use the same linguistic manners as Job and his friends. So he offers words on their level and invites them to assess carefully in a wider context whether the things they have said make any sense. Elihu … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, biblical languages, civilization, culture, Elihu, human reason, Job, law, scripture
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