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Racism Nonsense

Racism is an excuse. It’s an excuse for both parties to avoid the work God has called us to do. Fundamentals, first: We were created with a fundamentally spiritual orientation. In Eden, we traded that for reason and it wasn’t … Continue reading

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Arresting Mysticism

I am a Christian Mystic. I follow Christ, who was a Hebrew Mystic. At least once, He cracked a whip and hit some people not too long from the time He surrendered and died. The Post-Modern Western approach to this … Continue reading

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Mysticism Notes 2

One of the hardest habits to break is taking too seriously your human perceptions. That’s because the hardest truth to grasp is how this world is one big lie. Paul wrote several different places in his letters that human sorrow … Continue reading

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Mysticism Notes 1

Mysticism is the assumption your mind is neither capable of handling everything, nor even the most important things, but that some other faculty in a higher realm must be the center of ultimate decision making. Law is for the flesh. … Continue reading

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Zechariah 8

The theme continues: What would God do if His people adhered to His Covenant? The prophet continues making the case that throughout her history, Israel had only rarely been faithful. Yet, were there not miracles aplenty in her official archives … Continue reading

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Fundamentals of Morality

When you step back and take a long look at the Bible narrative, you find there are ways you can summarize or outline things from our modern perspective without doing violence to the original meaning. It’s nothing more than translating … Continue reading

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Prayer Is Not Wasted

Those of us born in the West struggle to overcome the vast gulf of understanding between us the Eastern text of Scripture. Our biggest problem is reflexive unbelief. The antidote is not some mental exercise, some commanding force of will … Continue reading

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Ancient Truth: General Letters Published

The cover art depicts an ancient street in Ephesus with one of the hills in the background. I decided to go ahead and get started over the Christmas holidays and finished just in time for New Years Eve. As always, … Continue reading

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Functional Madness

This world is one big lie, says the Bible. Seen any good family dramas lately? Watched some serious dysfunctional behavior artfully portrayed on the screen? Was there a heartwarming resolution or did they simply wallow in it for laughs? Lying … Continue reading

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Peter's Mysticism

Peter was executed in Rome roughly 67 AD. His letter to the Jewish Christians in modern Turkey was at least a couple of years before that, so far as we can tell. Peter was in Rome working with John Mark; … Continue reading

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