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Enclave: Sanity Asylum
When the world is insane, you build a safe place to remain sane. For all the world it looks like a cult in a compound. Yet, when the world is crazy, it’s opinion cannot be taken seriously. Threats, yes, we … Continue reading
Worth Doing
My frequent attacks on Aristotelian epistemology do not mean the whole thing is utterly useless. I’ve often said it has its place, however limited. I’ve also said the ancients would recognize it if they had encountered it, because it was … Continue reading
Triumph of the Tribe
God revealed Himself in a cultural context, one He designed and implemented Himself as the ideal for humanity. The context is part of the revelation. God’s revealed Laws presume a tribal nation social structure. The promises are conditioned on this … Continue reading
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Mea Culpa: Unfinished Business
A basic principle of prophecy is a message from God seldom informs; it always seeks to change human behavior. As such, taking it literally will result in mistakes. Prophetic messages are typically parabolic, often larded with hyperbole and drama. The … Continue reading
I'm All I Know
Ultimate Truth is ineffable. While I can tell you I’ve met God face to face, there’s no way I can tell you much about it. My brain got lost before it got started. The human mind is not capable of … Continue reading
Jesus Favors the Poor
Mammon is the god of Western churches. When your mind is closed a priori to something, you have no moral right to reject it. If you examine it and find it’s not for you, that’s great. At least you know. … Continue reading
No Magic Wand
Even non-Christian magicians understand it: If the power which calls you does not own you, you’ll never see it. We expect children to be childish. We expect adults to nostalgically long for some of the reduced burden of responsibility children … Continue reading
Does McDowell Not Get It?
One of the most brilliant minds in Christian Apologetics appears to miss the point. The news article comes via Christian Post, telling us Josh McDowell seems to think the Internet is a major threat to Christian faith. If this is … Continue reading
A Driving Vision
The vision which keeps me going day after day is what I call the Tribulation Church. On my static site (site closed) I use the term to offer a replacement for a denominational label. There’s no attempt at marketing here; … Continue reading
Defying Demons
I’ve been asked to explain something in light of the previous blog post. Our common Western cultural image of demons and the Devil are laughably inaccurate. I spend a couple of posts debunking and correcting some of the false ideas … Continue reading