Tag Archives: moral character

The Parable of Reality as a Person

Under the covenant of Radix Fidem, we hold the doctrine that Creation is alive, sentient and willful. Creation is generally the same thing as “reality” in the sense that Creation acts to defend its prerogatives. Creation is not all-powerful; that’s … Continue reading

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Mission Priorities

Our path is communion with Creation. We don’t have wisdom so much as we participate in divine wisdom. Sometimes we can communicate that wisdom to other people as a way of signalling that we can offer something worth their attention. … Continue reading

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The Second Man

I’m sure my regular readers will understand: On the one hand, there are no words for it. On the other hand, I can try to indicate something about this so you can share in my portion of sweet shalom from … Continue reading

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Growth Considerations

The driving force is our commitment to God’s glory. As I moved from traditional organized Christian religion to a more ancient approach to faith, I found it increasingly difficult to share what I was doing. At first I thought my … Continue reading

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Crushed by Glory

Over the years since my formal conscious departure from social convention, I’ve often found myself still dragging the weight of false conditioning. My mental reflexes are still wrong in so many ways. That in itself was a source of great … Continue reading

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Taste of Fellowship

The fundamental issue is who you are. On this blog, I strive to set the example. Not that you should follow me, but I want you to emulate how I follow Christ. The whole business of manifesting the Kingdom of … Continue reading

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Western Education Is Morally Equivalent to Torture

The Fall can be defined as usurping God’s throne in your own soul. God is Creator, having woven into all Creation His moral character. To understand Creation at all is to understand first God’s moral character — AKA His divine … Continue reading

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Anger: Ephesians 4:26

“Be angry and do not sin;” do not let the sun go down on your wrath. (Ephesians 4:26 NKJV) Context: Paul quotes from Psalm 4:4, but we would not consider it a direct quote. The Hebrew passage from David paints … Continue reading

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Foul Winds

The fundamental concept of sin is arguing with God. In terms of the Law Covenants, God places a very high priority on social stability (shalom). His revelation obliges us to act consistent with His character, which is woven into the … Continue reading

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Proverbs 11 (Part 1)

(This chapter in Proverbs is a little long with my commentary, so I won’t burden you with more than the first half. We’ll cover the second half later.) We begin to see a more frequent grouping of proverbs by common … Continue reading

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