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Don’t Argue with God
I’ve seen countless efforts to identify where in the matrix of our human behavior we become culpable before God. All of it assumes an existing objective standard of right and wrong separate from God’s Person. Thus, should God blame someone … Continue reading
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Tagged Bathsheba, divine election, false guilt, King David, psychology, sin, Uriah the Hittite
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The Paradox of Faith
You would think something like this is simple. Broadly, the psychology profession regards faith as something built into the human psyche. The message that profession has gotten from Christian religion is that faith is a miracle, not a normative human … Continue reading
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Tagged commitment, divine election, faith, heart-led, human capabilities, predestination, psychology
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AI Cannot Filter
I’ve been watching this AI stuff ever since Microsoft tested their “Tay” chatbot. The most recent test run with a clone of Caryn Marjorie (lovely young female model) exhibits the same lack of internal restraint. Do you remember how “Tay” … Continue reading
How Globalism Is Like Communism
I’ve said in the past that globalism is communism. I was not referring to the active policy of how economics are handled. Actually, economics is not the whole story about communism. Rather, the primary moral flaw of communism is materialism … Continue reading
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Tagged economic theory, economic troubles, moral factors, psychology, social sciences, the Fall
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Introspection Required for Penitence
This is not a rule; it’s a tendency. Apparently it’s shocking enough to our American culture that it warrants making a point of it on a regular basis. I’m not referring to having that inner conversation some of us keep … Continue reading
The Evils of the Gutenberg Editor
Someone has asked for a clearer explanation of why I object to the new Gutenberg Editor on the WordPress.com sites. This blog allows me the freedom to keep the Classic Editor, a choice I don’t have on WordPress’s own site. … Continue reading
Nonconformist Faith 01
Everything Is a Matter of Conviction Throw it all in the trash. All the assumptions about reality we have been taught are simply to keep us in line. The mere notion that there is an objective reality that we all … Continue reading
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Tagged conviction, faith, hearing the voice of god, psychology
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It’s Called Acedia
The most important thing I can do is set you free to hear and obey the Lord. I was really surprised that a technology security guy addressed a topic so close to my heart. In historical church theology is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Dispensationalism, heart-led, liberal arts education, psychology, sociology, theology, Western Church History
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Clinical Evidence for Heart-led
Ref: The Seeds of Shalom Over the years I’ve reiterated the clinical evidence cited in my book, Heart of Faith, indicating that the heart has a sensory field of its own. While in theory that field extends outward to infinity, … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, convictions, culture, heart-led, human reason, mysticism, psychology, sensory heart
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