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The Logic of Rejecting Mainstream Churches
For all my religious blather, I don’t attend any regular church. We host worship in our home. I don’t like the isolation, but I don’t see any realistic alternative. Besides, the churches won’t let me stay around very long, once … Continue reading
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Tagged mysticism, propaganda, scripture
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Handling Self-Doubt
This would be a HOWTO, except I’m not sure how much applies to other folks. This is simply how I handle it. It’s possible I’m completely delusional about God. That is, I can’t prove to even my own satisfaction what … Continue reading
Ready and Not
Being a Christian Mystic is hardly a matter of absolute truth, nor simply saying, “I have encountered God, and I am forever changed.” Those are true, but miss the point. What matters here is I am in contact with God … Continue reading
Positive Demands of the Laws of God
The Laws of God stand on His authority as Creator. If you can reject His authority, the Laws will mean nothing to you, so you don’t care. Whom I address are those who claim to care, who believe it matters. … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, human sexuality, mysticism, propaganda, scripture
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Ephemeral Earth
Perhaps you’ll be entertained by this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI10tKuLtFU What you should take away is not so much belief in some of the wild theories out there, but the overwhelming assurance human science is so pitiful against the vast unknowns. Also, what … Continue reading
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Biblical Pastoral Psychology
Today marks the return of posts under the heading of “eldercraft” — the study of serving as a church elder. I’m adding it as a broad category of posts. Because of the rather modern confusion of roles from the New … Continue reading
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Tagged mysticism, oppression, psychology, resistance, scripture, spirit entities
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The Failure of Pastoral Care
In my rebuke against most churches, one thing seems increasingly common: an utter lack of genuine pastoral involvement in broken lives. Let’s peel back the layers here. On the one hand, Scripture assumes a church stands to replace the lost … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, education, family, health, mysticism, propaganda, religion
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Laws of God 101
This outline assumes you are living in a Western culture. 1. Acknowledge God as Creator. This is you and Him, not me or anyone else serving as gatekeeper. He will welcome you on terms you alone will understand. 2. Rise … Continue reading
Realistic Mission
If you imagine your divine calling requires having control over the activities and behavior of others, you are lying to yourself and listening to Satan. I run Scientific Linux 6 on my computer, and I am an advocate for Open … Continue reading
Passages 3
The unknown New Testament author of the Letter to the Hebrew Christians defines faith as the inexplicable certainty of things no one can detect with their senses, things which will only ever be fully understood in the Spirit Realm. It’s … Continue reading