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An Hour of Truth 4

He stopped and placed his hands on his thighs. Turning his thumbs outward, he locked his elbows. “At this point, ladies, I really have to focus on the guys, but the principles would be the same either way. You’ll grasp … Continue reading

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Laptop Oracles: Thick Skinned

A corollary to consistency is the power to resist attacks. Every civilization has predators within and barbarians without. What makes a civilization strong is many things, but among them is the ability to take and hold real estate against attacks. … Continue reading

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I'm All I Know

Ultimate Truth is ineffable. While I can tell you I’ve met God face to face, there’s no way I can tell you much about it. My brain got lost before it got started. The human mind is not capable of … Continue reading

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On the Fringe of Christian Unity

One of my favorite recordings includes these lyrics: When will the world See that we need Jesus? When sister and brother Love one another as one. When will the world See that we need Jesus? Will we ever understand Jesus … Continue reading

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What Kind of Crash

Because I’m a nobody, I can afford to be blunt and say rash things. For example, I refuse to give any Keynesian economist the dignity of being at all sincere or honest believers, unless they are willing to admit they … Continue reading

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Notes on Dealing with People

1. Humans have rough edges. You can wish, even hope some, for civility, but I should think we are surprised any more when we get it. That’s no excuse for holding it back. Human encounters can be lubricated in many … Continue reading

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Oklahoma Metro Police Will Be Overwhelmed Soon

I am utterly certain Oklahomans will reject my previous message. If they react at all, it would be with contempt, particularly the part about this being a word from God. But He has more to say. Had you bothered to … Continue reading

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Local Crises, Too

Very local, as in restricted to the extended household. I have a mission. As God’s appointed elder — this wasn’t my idea — over this family, the mission includes facing all the idiocy which arises from people being people. Almost … Continue reading

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Legalism and Religion

It’s not about semantics, per se, but clear thinking. Legalism is not simply a matter of hide-bound about rules. It’s not being a stickler for pointless details, not wrangling over endless permutations of application. Those are symptoms. Legalism is making … Continue reading

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Pearls Before Swine

There are people in this world you cannot help. If you persist in trying to help them, you will only get hurt for no good purpose. We give ourselves completely and freely to truth, but we can’t decide that for … Continue reading

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