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Eldercraft as Church Administration
If you don’t feel it in your bones, you’ll never do it well. I’m a born administrator. It’s a talent from God and fundamental to the way I think. In my mind, I regard it as moral engineering. That is, … Continue reading
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Tagged church, human behavior, management, organizational theory, psychology, social sciences, writing
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Little False Religions
The word “religion” carries some ambiguity. Religion is generally defined as our personal response to a spiritual calling somewhere in our souls. Yes, there are enforced religions that don’t meet that test, but that’s not what I mean. Something isn’t … Continue reading
Parable of Boundaries 2
This continues on the thoughts from a previous blog post. Babies recognize no boundaries, particularly ego boundaries. Older children tend to project their personal boundaries as absolutes, but so do a great many adults. Sophisticated people recognize that boundaries vary … Continue reading
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Tagged civility, ego boundaries, government, oppression, personal boundaries, propaganda, psychology, resistance
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Mission: Keep It Simple
It’s only a dark secret to those who close their eyes. I’ve had a few ask me how to discern their mission in accordance to what I teach here. It’s not that hard. Keep in mind that I’ve often said … Continue reading
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Tagged fundamental mission, law, moral imperatives, mysticism, psychology, religion, scripture, spirituality
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Realistic CompSec
As always, the mission of the Christian Mystic is not changing the world, but changing the self. It’s the same principle with things you own or use, including your computer. Most of the work I do in my computer tech … Continue reading
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Tagged compsec, computer tech support, government, mysticism, NSA, oppression, psychology
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Musical Objective
Aristotle was a lazy jerk. Centuries of philosophers before him were willing to do the hard work of quantum reasoning. It’s not easy to operate on multiple levels at the same time, but it results in a far better response … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mysticism, history, intellect, music, mysticism, philosophy, Plato and Aristotle, psychology, religion
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Chunky Love
I’m not special. I’m pretty ordinary. Over the past three years I pushed my aging and injured body from kinda fat to fairly fit. Call it the last hurrah before I’m too old for that stuff. Of course, the real … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness, game, mission, psychology, social mythology
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Gossamer Thunder
I realize it all sounds like bullshit. You. You are the project. Not someone else and certainly not the world around you. No other part of this reality is of any real concern. Your reactions are what you need to … Continue reading
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Tagged christian mystics, divine revelation, epistemology, intellect, mysticism, psychology, spirituality, Two Realms
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Measured by the Cross
There’s a time and place in divine justice for failure. Who calls Jesus’ crucifixion a success? Sometimes it’s not a matter of winning, but of losing well. In some contexts, no single answer you can see is best. We are … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, Jesus' crucifixion, mortality, mysticism, psychology, spirituality
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