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We Aren’t Ready

In the social sciences, we are forced to strip out threads of reality because no human can possibly grasp the totality of what happened in the past or what’s happening right now. We do not even have an economic model … Continue reading

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Caring Truth

The key to revealing God’s truth is whether or not you care. Aside from the occasional run on my RedHat instructional posts, the biggest single traffic draw in recent weeks is my post criticizing Life Church as an entertainment business. … Continue reading

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ACBM: Part 3 Chapter 4

Chapter 4 — Recap God’s personal presence pervades all of His Creation. Here inside our tiny bubble, the time-space continuum of human existence, this presence is not obvious. There is no compelling proof that logic cannot deny; it requires more … Continue reading

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ACBM: Part 3 Chapter 3

Chapter 3 — Human Motivations Iron discipline is for losers. When the European tribes were confronted with the political opportunities associated with adopting the Christian religion, they still carried their gloomy outlook and lack of sophistication. The ostensible claims of … Continue reading

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ACBM: Part 3 Chapter 1

Chapter 1 — Implications The Western assumptions about reality are entirely different than that of Biblical Mysticism. There is no single Old Testament view of the afterlife. We recognize a great many Old Testament figures lacked the full depth of … Continue reading

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Wounds on the Soul

Know yourself. There were times in my childhood when my parents willingly engaged in behavior they knew would hurt me. They found it entertaining, in part because my sensitivities were despicable to them. Nobody is perfect; I have no doubt … Continue reading

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ACBM: Part 2 Chapter 6

Chapter 6 — Judaizers and the Early Church The Hellenized rabbis were not done after the Crucifixion. Taking seriously the claim that Christianity was the logical and historical extension of Moses, they sought to bring all Christians back under proper … Continue reading

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ACBM: Part 2 Chapter 5

Chapter 5 — Hellenization The name Israel applies not so much to a nation, but to a mission given to that nation. The true servant of Jehovah seeks to rise above mere human capability, to place the mind in service … Continue reading

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ACBM: Part 2 Chapter 4

Chapter 4 — The Covenant Nation While the Mesopotamians kept track of a wide range of religious and philosophical considerations, the Nile Valley folks focused more on developing their own to a much greater depth. While our understanding of Egyptian … Continue reading

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ACBM: Part 1 Chapter 6

Chapter 6 — The Enlightenment The Enlightenment was the pinnacle of Western Civilization. To understand the theological flavor and ritual traditions of any Christian denomination, one need only trace it’s birth. Broadly speaking, American expressions of Christian religion range between … Continue reading

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