Tag Archives: otherworldly

Just Being Evil

Don’t mind me; I don’t take myself too seriously. This blog is not nearly so private as it once was. It went from ten views per day for a couple of years to more like 100 in recent weeks. Once … Continue reading

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New Testament Doctrine — Matthew 5:33-48

This passage is not without context. Jesus is embarrassing the Scribes and Pharisees for their moral hypocrisy. He has entered upon a list of issues in which the Jewish leadership have defied God’s revelation going all the way back to … Continue reading

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Get to Know Him

I’m investing in the future for my tribe. I know going into this that I will not see the fruit of the harvest, but my appointed task is to plow the ground and plant seeds. God says to me that … Continue reading

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See the Forest 02

Don’t get lost dancing around one tree, so that you don’t see the forest. Jesus taught the Law of Moses. The Beatitudes come from Moses. The otherworldly outlook was the core of the Covenant. The reason you don’t hear that … Continue reading

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See the Forest 01

See the broad sweep of things, the mega-trends. See the trees as part of the forest, so that you understand the forest itself. The West is dying, with the US as the crown jewel that will die the hardest. It’s … Continue reading

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The Ultimate Conspiracy

I want to offer yet one more effort to explain the truth. It’s the ultimate conspiracy: to silence the gospel message. And while there is plenty of hateful force involved from time to time, the real issue is blinding the … Continue reading

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Counsel of the Holy

The title is taken from this song: This is what runs through my head when I think about the Bible. The honest truth is I don’t invest as much time in simply reading it as I once did. That’s not … Continue reading

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From a Different World

Something has shifted in my heart, and I need to share it. Over the past week I’ve been praying about this shift to emphasizing ministry in the real world versus the virtual world. Most of it was the kind of … Continue reading

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Do You Understand His Word?

I’ve read Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Series of novels. I believe Asimov has captured something of the essential nature of human striving. Now, Apple wants to produce a film version of his series (trailer here). The characters in these stories really … Continue reading

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What Can You Make of It?

This is not fully developed, but I can’t wait to share it. Some of you have discerned that something is cooking in the background, and we’ve talked about it privately. It’s bigger than all of us, thank God. We’ve all … Continue reading

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