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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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Tribulation Preparation
The saints of God will tribulate. Jesus warned that the same forces nailing Him to the Cross would not allow us to follow Him without some resistance. It’s not enough that those forces are within us to varying degrees, but … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged Christian religion, church, civilization, oppression, religion, spirituality, tribulation, western civilization
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Job 36
Context is everything. To our Western eyes trained to read literally, this chapter could seem no different from what the trio said. However, Elihu has established already that he is not on their path. Thus, the same words in the … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged Elihu, epistemology, Job, mortality, mysticism, religion, spirituality
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The Refugees Keep Coming
I’d rather not talk about it, but this thing won’t die. Some of my readers are aware of my pointed criticism of LifeChurch.tv. There are several posts here, but one in particular drew way too many comments from people who … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged LifeChurch, mainstream churches, pastoral ministry, propaganda, psychology, religion, spirituality
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Forever Pastoral
It’s not about me, so I tend to avoid divulging much. Still, there comes those moments when it’s hard to do much unless you explain the human context. After all, I teach that the whole point of everything is people, … Continue reading
Posted in personal
Tagged civilization, eldercraft, ministry, mysticism, organizing principle, religion, scripture, spirituality, western christianity
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Idolatry of Reason
Call it what you like; divine moral justice is nearly impossible to put into words. We can characterize it. That’s what parabolic language is for and Jesus used parables as the primary means to teaching. People whose spirits are alive … Continue reading
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Tagged epistemology, human reason, intellect, mysticism, propositional truth, religion, scripture
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A Higher Power
Daniel 3: The Hebrews in Nebuchadnezzar’s Furnace Ancient Hebrew culture was contemplative. You were supposed to read or hear something and think about it, extrapolating and expanding on it. You were training the mind to obey something much higher than … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged ANE, civilization, government, history, Nebuchadnezzar, psychology, religion, resistance, scripture, social mythology
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Shouting Silence
The biggest problem in acquainting Westerners with truth is their lack of a sense of paradox. Yeah, they can learn it, but to make it instinctive is what is so difficult. Without that predisposition to expect paradox, truth remains elusive. … Continue reading
Posted in personal
Tagged mission, mysticism, religion, spirituality, The Great Commission
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Nothing Important
Forgive me, dear readers; more senseless brain spew. Way back when I first started this blog, I knew it would be raw, but not necessarily fresh. The point is not polished presentation from long consideration; that’s for magazines and books. … Continue reading
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Tagged human behavior, marketing, mysticism, philosophy, propaganda, religion, social sciences, writing
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