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Mission of Mercy

Your fundamental mission is always divine mercy. Anything you do is holy if your first desire is to please God. His justice and mercy are all one thing, impossible to comprehend for the human mind. Ill informed though we may … Continue reading

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One Shepherd’s Style

You can’t pretend you are someone else for very long. Keeping secrets is dangerous, but keeping them from yourself is the most dangerous of all. I don’t want to know yours, but if my mission exposes me to secrets, I … Continue reading

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Truth and Facts

Just because I am a mystic doesn’t mean I ignore the facts. I am still trapped in this broken reality and still subject to how it works. That’s why I make so much of God’s Law Covenants. While they point … Continue reading

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Job 21

Job finally gets around to a direct contradiction of the trio, while at the same time pointing out the subtle blasphemy of their words. The first few verses are surprisingly terse. He begins by asking that they console him by … Continue reading

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Contagious Truth

The starting point is recognizing the failure of Western assumptions about truth. Truth is a Person; the notion of some objective thing out there that embodies pure truth is the greatest lie of Satan. The search for truth is inside … Continue reading

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The Spirit of Giving a Break

Take a break from the routine and let me give you a break from routine abuse. We all know Jesus wasn’t born this time of year. We all know the Hebrew people gave little emphasis to birthdays in the first … Continue reading

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Limited Liability

In quantum morality, we each carry a limited liability. The trick is to learn the limits, not mythologize them. Yesterday was my run day, but with the route still buried under ice and snow, I took it to the gym. … Continue reading

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Truth Needs No Defense

First, take a moment to play out in your mind all the different meanings of the title of this post. Right here in Oklahoma, we have a monument to the Ten Commandments on state property. It’s been there since last … Continue reading

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Job 19

For once, Job comes close to a direct answer to their accusations. Yet, because he uses reverse wording, most Western commentators miss the point. Again, Job does not accuse God of injustice. Rather, he warns his visitors that if they … Continue reading

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Job 18

We begin to understand Job’s visitors do not grasp what parables are, and do not comprehend symbolic language. God has always preferred parable as the means to communicate to mankind because it winnows out the spiritually dead. Only those with … Continue reading

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