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Meta: ACCM = ACBM

After further consideration, I believe it will be more to the point if we call this proposed course A Course in Biblical Mysticism. As such, this course will be almost Cultural Anthropology. It is comparative civilization; I’m explaining the biblical … Continue reading

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Myth and Scripture

Myth and mythology have more than one meaning. In typical conversation, they are dismissive terms used to discount something you don’t want to believe. You refuse to be accountable to it. As literature, they are essential to understanding the worldview … Continue reading

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Passages 5

I write because the sewer system can’t handle all of my crap. Somehow, I stumbled on the idea people might be entertained by some of it. That was because during a few times when I was required to write, it … Continue reading

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Ancient Justice

God’s Justice bears little resemblance to the moral assumptions of most Westerners. Western justice is a hodgepodge of Roman, Greek and Tribal German morals. There is a semblance of tempering it with cold logic. However, the fundamental world outlook — … Continue reading

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Insecurity and Faith

The implications of human insecurity loom so large, there is at least one whole school of psychology that builds every therapy on the basis of it. In a way, that’s not far from the truth. I disagree with most of … Continue reading

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Morality Is Power

Re: ACCM Embracing God’s moral imperatives changes reality. Not just anything or everything, but moral obedience does change how things in this world go for you. There are no nifty formulas and direct exchanges; it’s not that simple. There are … Continue reading

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ACCM: The Cerebral Point of Failure

Re: A Course in Christian Mysticism (ACCM) One of my favorite professors back at OBU in the late 1970s was Dr. Rowena Strickland. She knew the Word better than most, even among a Baptist college faculty. She learned it all … Continue reading

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More Cynicism, Please

Most people have no idea how government works, much less clandestine government agencies. Moral excellence includes not being easily fooled — wise as serpents and harmless as doves. You know you are being taken for a ride, but you go … Continue reading

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Poison People

There are some people you cannot help. I rode my bicycle on the bike path. As I approached the cutout for a street crossing, he carefully pulled his small pickup against the curb, blocking the path. I could have ridden … Continue reading

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Waiting Is Work

If I knew what it was, I’d probably mess things up. I’m waiting. I don’t know what for, but I’m waiting. Whatever it is hasn’t come yet. The biblical concept of time is ripeness. The proper attitude is that there … Continue reading

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