Tag Archives: mysticism

Mission and Friendships

Natural to our humanity is an appetite for warmth connected with a sense of identity. Something in us knows without any possible explanation that we must belong to something. If we do not, then a major element in our sense … Continue reading

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Will to Resistance

My religion is not goal-oriented. The whole thing depends entirely on a sense of peace with God, something utterly nebulous and ineffable to the human mind. It simply is not possible for me to describe to you a structure for … Continue reading

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What’s So Good about It?

Today is called Good Friday on the traditional Christian calendar. One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. (Romans 14:5 NET) I am not … Continue reading

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Don’t Soil Yourself

Don’t forget the third pillar of disentanglement. Dear reader, my heart is burdened for you. Sometimes I hardly know where to start. Can you follow the quantum logic I use here? Have I explained it well enough and often enough … Continue reading

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Job 35

The moral reasoning of Job’s culture operates on multiple levels simultaneously. There simply is nothing to parallel this in Western Civilization. Job and the trio were guilty of contextual confusion in their debates. To be more precise, Job’s friends were … Continue reading

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Unpersuasive

I don’t write to persuade. People can use footnotes and facts to lie as easily as to support the truth, so there is nothing special about chasing down every reference. History isn’t objective; it is merely the narrative of the … Continue reading

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Lawful Grace; Graceful Law

Law is grace. Were it not for God’s fervent and determined favor toward us, there would be no revelation. Revelation has always been fundamentally addressed to humans where they stand in a fallen world and in fallen terms. The objective … Continue reading

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Another Excerpt from AI’s Children

This is a slice out of Chapter 15… The old man interlaced his fingers and held them up against his mouth for a moment. “You’re telling me AI is like a person somewhere out there and just cooperates when you … Continue reading

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Forever Pastoral

It’s not about me, so I tend to avoid divulging much. Still, there comes those moments when it’s hard to do much unless you explain the human context. After all, I teach that the whole point of everything is people, … Continue reading

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Job 33

Elihu begins by noting he claims no special privilege or revelation. He appeals to Job as a fellow creature of God and does not accuse him of sin any worse than his own. Would Job listen to the words and … Continue reading

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