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A Theory of Net Rudeness
The question has arisen repeatedly over the years: Why are people more rude on the Net than in person? The question itself is a problem. Are people actually that much worse in their online personas than in real life? There … Continue reading
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Tagged government, internet, propaganda, psychology, society, wsj article
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The Parable of Boundaries
If you haven’t spent time alone with yourself, feeling for your personal boundaries, you aren’t ready for life. We could rephrase that for Christians as spending time in God’s presence, in prayer and meditation, but on the human plane the … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged civilization, ego boundaries, moral boundaries, mysticism, peace, psychology
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Progressive Folly
One of the biggest mistakes we make is underestimating human adaptability. A much bigger mistake is assuming you can steer that adaptation on a large scale. It never ceases to amaze me how Progressives get this backward. They have no … Continue reading
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Tagged oppression, propaganda, psychology, social sciences
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Handling Self-Doubt
This would be a HOWTO, except I’m not sure how much applies to other folks. This is simply how I handle it. It’s possible I’m completely delusional about God. That is, I can’t prove to even my own satisfaction what … Continue reading
Passages 4
I had almost swallowed the bite in my mouth when his hand swept in a broad arc across the table. The backside of that hand struck me in the face, knocking me backward in the chair, into the floor, the … Continue reading
Biblical Pastoral Psychology
Today marks the return of posts under the heading of “eldercraft” — the study of serving as a church elder. I’m adding it as a broad category of posts. Because of the rather modern confusion of roles from the New … Continue reading
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Tagged mysticism, oppression, psychology, resistance, scripture, spirit entities
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Burdens of the Soul
I can’t sleep. I’m up late because something has been awakened in my soul, burning like fire. My resume makes it clear I served in the US Army as a Military Policeman. It also makes clear I was stationed in … Continue reading
Passages 2
You know me. That is, if you read here regularly, you have some idea of me which — who knows? — may approximate reality. It’s close enough you have some idea what to expect. You know me on a functional … Continue reading
Modern Gnosticism in American Churches
Most people know too much about academic explanations of Gnosticism and seem to miss the point entirely. A little history. I’ve often made much of the Hellenism which invaded Judean religion during the time of the Greek Empire. The rabbis … Continue reading
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Tagged history, psychology, religion, scripture
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Mental Illness Is Insane
The whole medical model of psychology and psychiatry is broken. There are precious few people with psychology issues arising from genuine medical problems. Having spent decades working at least part of the time in pastoral counseling, and watching an awful … Continue reading