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Of Marriage and Curses
Adam is a lazy jerk. The typical masculine failing is clearly revealed in the Genesis narrative. Adam was lazy. It’s not as if he was unaware of the Serpent’s presence in the Garden, or that he didn’t know about their … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, God's Garden, marriage, natural world, psychology, scripture, spirituality
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But, You Said…
The words are easily less important than tone, context and delivery. That’s the whole point. I’m sure you’ve heard someone say this in the most nerve-grating way. That or, “No, you said…” If the way it comes across stirs anything … Continue reading
Song of Solomon 2
The bride and groom tell the whole world of their devotion to each other. The treasure here is the collection of images in the unique Hebrew context. The woman opens with a measure of self-denigration. She’s nothing but a common … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, human sexuality, marriage, scripture, social stability
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Virtual Spiritual Family
Welcome to our virtual parish. I’m a virtual pastor. Technically I’m an elder, the management half of the church leadership team. However, I also serve in the priesthood role simply because no one else is doing it and I have … Continue reading
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Tagged church, church leadership, marriage, ministry, mission, mysticism, scripture, spiritual family, virtual parish
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Song of Solomon 1
The primary characters are a king and his bride. She is of noble birth, but presented here as a country girl, familiar with the urban scene, but previously not at home in it. A recurring role is the choir of … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ancient near east, city girls, game, hebrew literature, love, marriage
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Let’s Study Romance
Our Western culture militates against moral wisdom. Paul and his associates confronted a somewhat less foreign culture in the first churches outside Palestine than we do today. When you read between the lines of the New Testament, you still see … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical morality, marriage, psychology, quantum reasoning, scripture, Western mythology
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Ego and Idolatry
In Scripture there is a consistent warning about a particular class of female idols, commonly referred to by variations of Asherah, Ashtarte or Ishtar, and these are related to the European Oester. Reading between the lines, we see that this … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient near east, Asherah, Ashtarte, history, marriage, moral imperatives, religion
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Song of Solomon Intro
Aside from the weekly Bible studies, we will add this series so I can get another book ready for publication. Among King Solomon’s many talents we can include poet and playwright. This book is pure fiction. To the degree it … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, fiction, hebrew literature, hebrew poetry, King Solomon, marriage, mysticism, romance, scripture
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A Smidgen of Creativity
For a Christian Mystic, ritual is never more than mere symbolism. Sometimes it helps keep the doors of our souls open to offer a fresh restatement of divine intent. This is what I propose to offer as the final words … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Mystic, divine authority, divine intent, marriage, mysticism, religious rituals, scripture
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Bits and Pieces 16
Tying up some loose ends that don’t justify a whole post… Current subscriptions to this blog are well past 400 now. It’s nice to think my audience might be that large, but I’d be surprised if even a quarter of … Continue reading
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Tagged government, marriage, miscellaneous, mysticism, oppression, propaganda, psychology, religion, war, writing
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