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Shepherd Tough

We are shepherds; we exult in our toughness. Not that we idolize the little engine that could, but we each seek to be the little engine that would. It is not the toughness of “we can do it” but of … Continue reading

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Job 19

For once, Job comes close to a direct answer to their accusations. Yet, because he uses reverse wording, most Western commentators miss the point. Again, Job does not accuse God of injustice. Rather, he warns his visitors that if they … Continue reading

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The Mythology of Uniformity

As one reader noted, with full consciousness I subject the intellect to the Spirit. The mind was granted by God to serve the Spirit. Western Christianity typically presumes to intellectualize the Spirit, and that’s backwards, because it subjects the Spirit … Continue reading

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The Core of Human Existence

No grand theory here; I’m struggling to echo the Bible in modern Western terms. Let’s pretend, maybe something along the lines of the Fallout series of video games. Trailers and bits of game play can be found in good quantity … Continue reading

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Quantum Marketing

There is no virtue in suffering; the virtue is in recognizing suffering as wholly normal. Don’t make the mistake that has confused the entire course of Western Civilization in thinking that truth is an objective quality. Truth is a quality … Continue reading

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Our Catholic Friends

We don’t have to be enemies; we can turn a benign eye on any institution. The Roman Catholic Church is highly varied internally for the simple reason that it covers the whole world. The central identity is the institution and … Continue reading

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The Pitch

This blog claims to offer something readers won’t get anywhere else. Since I don’t take myself that seriously, it’s obvious this is not a self promotion. Sure, I claim to speak for God, but then I offer a short book … Continue reading

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Woolgathering

Reviewing things I’ve seen in the past few weeks provokes a few thoughts about faith. The biggest barrier remains the vast pool of cultural thought patterns, by which false images become associated with Scripture. People understand the words well enough, … Continue reading

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Not Gonna Happen

My religion will never explode into popularity. Let’s pretend for a moment that my religious teachings took off, that somehow this stuff caught on and folks began flocking to Christian Mysticism. What would it look like? I’d first have to … Continue reading

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Shepherd Instinct 1

(I’m trying to organize a series of concise lessons about how to think like the ANE shepherd in opposition to any part of Western social mythology about manhood.) Don’t cave. Ever. Western Civilization has created the laziest men on earth. … Continue reading

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