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Hectic Cathexis
Cathexis is a big fat liar. In the study of human behavior, cathexis refers to the tendency to fall in love in the worst sense. Most of us wander through life with an appetite for certain things, a sense of … Continue reading
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Tagged cathexis, country music, culture, King David, music, mysticism, Psalms, psychology, scripture, spirituality, the Garden of God
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Serenity in Tribulation
It’s not your concern. When you manage to dismiss from your mind a broad range of things you cannot and should not try to change, it’s much easier to keep a solid grip on that serenity necessary for God’s glory. … Continue reading
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Tagged cult leader, federal government, government, ministry, mysticism, oppression, psychology, religion, tribulation
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Confusing the Two
The underlying mythology of our age is rabid materialism married to a grouchy Norse god. This god’s moods range between cold indifference and implacable rage, smiling only when he has played some heartless cruel trick on someone. We think of … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, biblical morality, civilization, consequences, culture, justice, law, mysticism, scripture, spiritual awakening, spirituality
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Growing Pains
Over the pasts few weeks I’ve hit hard on fundamentals. It’s one thing to tell you how humanity has gotten some wrong ideas, but it’s another thing altogether to chase out how those ideas bring us into a wholly different … Continue reading
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Tagged church, communion, fellowship, mysticism, religion, scripture, spirituality
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Global Stewardship
A proper understanding that we do not own any part of this world teaches us to be vastly better stewards of God’s blessings. Though it is we who are deeply flawed and unable to touch Creation as God made it … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, Creation, divine revelation, mysticism, nature, philosophy, politics, propaganda, religion, spirituality
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Natural Justification
I can teach you something, but unless you use it, the teaching means nothing. It’s not enough to put the mind at rest about the logic of some particular problem and solution. The mind is not in charge, though it … Continue reading
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Tagged epistemology, materialism, mysticism, pastoral counselor, propaganda, psychology, scripture, Western mythology
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Responding to Oppression
There is a distinctly biblical approach, but you won’t see it very often in our society. Governments do their best to provoke and agitate; it’s systemic. They claim otherwise, but the entire culture of Western democratic government service is fundamentally … Continue reading
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Tagged government, John Taylor Gatto, military training, moral character, mysticism, oppression, peace, police, propaganda, spirituality
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You Can Have It, Too
You should not imagine I hold something so incredibly rare and esoteric, as if it weren’t the same gift God offers to everyone. This same peace, sense of purpose and limitless confidence is just the standard results of surrendering to … Continue reading
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Tagged mysticism, psychology, religion, spirituality
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Living Treasury
Seek the potter and the fire, you lump of clay. In the Ancient Near East (ANE), the highest levels of scholarship might include as much science as they had at that time, but the bulk of research effort was in … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, ANE scholars, education, epistemology, intellect, mysticism, philosophy, religion, scripture, Western scholars, writing
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