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False Advertising

It’s a personal hobby horse: I’d rather be brutally honest and let things fall where they may than to ever be guilty of deception. I found a decent explanation of how a great many modern church organizations are attempting to … Continue reading

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The Covenant Is Everything

It’s been a quiet couple of weeks for me. I’m still riding the bikes, but mostly so I could go out to my prayer chapels around the county. The thing weighing most on my heart has been identifying the biggest … Continue reading

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2000 Years of Drift

I turn once again to the matter of vision: What is Kiln of the Soul parish all about? There is no way to summarize that in a single document, much less a single statement, as if we are somehow obliged … Continue reading

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Eschatology Notes 04

Final comment on Daniel 9: Nowhere in the NT is this prophecy quoted directly. This is something conspicuous by its absence, in that no one mentions it as messianic prophecy. Jesus mentions the “abomination of desolation” which is found a … Continue reading

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Reign of Terror 2.0

I should hope that some of you have already seen this analysis by Victor Davis Hanson. There’s not much to argue with there. Of particular note was his comment that we are headed for a Reign of Terror 2.0, where … Continue reading

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Limited Reach

I’m prompted to address something that may not be obvious. As always, I don’t take myself that seriously. For now, I’m the senior elder for a small community of people who identify with the label “Radix Fidem”. The vast majority … Continue reading

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Very Limited Engagement

I suppose I need to try one more time, maybe saying it differently. Comments I get in response to this blog, the ones that aren’t posted where you can see them, include input from a bunch of people who are … Continue reading

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High Trust Is the Devil’s Playground

This is connected to The Inherent Impurity of Monsters posted yesterday; this is a corollary. Our Radix Fidem community is familiar with the important truth behind high-trust and low-trust social structures. We keep warning folks that, while a high-trust society … Continue reading

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Fighting in Two Realms

I’ve mentioned Richard Wurmbrand before on this blog. However, there’s something in his story that doesn’t get much attention these days. Let me approach it from a different direction. First, we need to deal with the high probability that historical … Continue reading

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Catching Stampede Refugees

Here is the prophetic part of this series. The faith movement in Moscow, Idaho prefers the label “Christian Reconstruction”. The leadership there takes much from the old RJ Rushdoony school of teaching. Hint: Rushdoony was an Armenian deeply motivated by … Continue reading

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