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One Shepherd’s Style

You can’t pretend you are someone else for very long. Keeping secrets is dangerous, but keeping them from yourself is the most dangerous of all. I don’t want to know yours, but if my mission exposes me to secrets, I … Continue reading

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Truth and Facts

Just because I am a mystic doesn’t mean I ignore the facts. I am still trapped in this broken reality and still subject to how it works. That’s why I make so much of God’s Law Covenants. While they point … Continue reading

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The Wrapped Gift

It’s not a Christmas present. It won’t be opened tomorrow. I figure it’s some time after the New Year. Going out on a limb here: I have sensed for several years a calling to something hidden in the mists beyond … Continue reading

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Vestments of Subtlety

What difference does it make? Having been relieved of the prophetic office, I sense it is more of a promotion than anything punitive. For me, the only significance is the habits of mind cannot be the same. There is no … Continue reading

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Conspiracies Abounding

All government is a conspiracy; people conspire to hold power over others because we wouldn’t call it “government” if some small group were not exercising authority over others. Let’s unpack this. The Internet has done more to place information in … Continue reading

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Shepherd Tough

We are shepherds; we exult in our toughness. Not that we idolize the little engine that could, but we each seek to be the little engine that would. It is not the toughness of “we can do it” but of … Continue reading

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Just a Little Reminder

The purpose of this blog is to provide a virtual pulpit. I could have gotten that PhD; the scholarship was offered based on my undergraduate work. It’s not as if I can’t operate in the academic sphere. But that isn’t … Continue reading

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Not Passing the Hat

I am more grateful than words can describe. I’m typing this on a laptop for which I traded something I had but couldn’t use. The guy has given me other gifts for helping him with his ministry, sort of a … Continue reading

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Virtual War

We are at war. It doesn’t matter if you want to be involved; the war goes on without your active participation. For Christians, it is an extension of our ongoing battle against the demons who want to subjugate us. While … Continue reading

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No Bible Study This Week

The title says it all. Here’s why: 1. I’m deep into a story that simply must be told. 2. I’ve run the full circle of the whole Bible and I’m not sure what to do next. 3. Tomorrow in our … Continue reading

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