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Am I Done, Yet?
I started this blog because I had a mission. That mission changed somewhat, but not fundamentally. So here I am reassessing what I’ve covered so far. While I’ve managed to say it differently, from different angles, I’ve begun to repeat … Continue reading
Let Us Be
Live and let live. My brother lives in a very old neighborhood just a mile north of downtown Oklahoma City. He has a traditional brick fireplace and I am cutting wood for him this summer so he’ll have a good … Continue reading
Tell Me God Does Not Exist
Depending on how you define the terms of the debate, I might agree with the statement “God does not exist.” If your entire approach is Aristotelian (included as an element in Enlightenment, Post-Modernism and just about the entire basis of … Continue reading
Hazing Is Torture
In the past few weeks we’ve seen reports in the news about hazing. I suppose it’s one thing if you voluntarily join a violent gang and pass through their initiation rituals. It’s like military basic training. You know what you’re … Continue reading
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Tagged mysticism, psychology, resistance, survival
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Wildly Fruitful
So very much of life is symbolic of much deeper truths. I love fruit; it’s my favorite type of food. I’m quite fond of jams, preserves and jellies as a way to have fruit out of season. This is the … Continue reading
Mysticism and Disentanglement
One of my provisional Three Pillars of Christian Mysticism is disentanglement. Try to keep in mind, I don’t take seriously the particular way I think about this, in the sense I promote those three key points — “pillars” — as … Continue reading
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Tagged government, law, mysticism, war
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Time Slipping Away
To me it’s actually quite funny to see the mangled logic of a civilization which does not understand itself. We have court cases where people have been found incompetent and “evil” because they don’t care enough about tomorrow. We have … Continue reading
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Epistemology: Miracles
In the Old Testament mystical epistemology, God rules all Creation. He works in Creation, could participate in it if He chose, but is certainly rooted in His Being outside of Creation. Thus, any “sign” from God could be no more … Continue reading
Prophecy and One Percenters
You won’t have to search long in the Old Testament to find condemnations against wealth disparities. The whole book of Amos is aimed at the ruling one-percenters of Samaria stomping the peasants. The upper classes were fat and sassy — … Continue reading
Loving Cynicism
There is a holiness in cynicism. The art of love expects trouble. It’s not enough a genuine loving disposition makes you seem crazy to the world, but the whole world makes it a strong habit to forget love even when … Continue reading