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Song of Solomon Intro
Aside from the weekly Bible studies, we will add this series so I can get another book ready for publication. Among King Solomon’s many talents we can include poet and playwright. This book is pure fiction. To the degree it … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, fiction, hebrew literature, hebrew poetry, King Solomon, marriage, mysticism, romance, scripture
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The Pastoral Narrative
I haven’t seen it all. What I have experienced forms the burden of my pastoral communications. The shepherd’s call is to tell what you know, as best you know how to tell it, so that others can catch a moment … Continue reading
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Tagged conspiracies, conspiracy theories, global government, government, government conspiracies, oppression, propaganda, resistance, scripture, spirituality, survival
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Certain Uncertainty
I’m unsure of where to place to blame. They thunder with obscene certainty that this or that course of action is God’s demand. While we might justly question the identity of the “God” they cite, it’s enough to note these … Continue reading
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Tagged divine revelation, hopes and dreams, law, mysticism, prophecy, psychology, religion, scripture, spirituality, Two Realms
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Psalm 10
As noted before, this continues the acrostic order of the previous psalm. However, in a sort of parallel, while the previous addressed external enemies, this one mourns over internal enemies. It is unlikely David failed to understand, at least in … Continue reading
A Smidgen of Creativity
For a Christian Mystic, ritual is never more than mere symbolism. Sometimes it helps keep the doors of our souls open to offer a fresh restatement of divine intent. This is what I propose to offer as the final words … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Mystic, divine authority, divine intent, marriage, mysticism, religious rituals, scripture
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Psalm 9
This psalm appears to have originally been published as the first half and Psalm 10 as the second half. Together the two form a Hebrew acrostic, each verse beginning with one of the 22 Hebrew letters in alphabetic order. At … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, King David, oppression, scripture, war, worship
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Psalm 8
Not only do we have several modern songs taken from this, but it stands as a prophetic message. Not prophetic in the popular Western notion of literal meanings hidden in the words as if by magic, this hymn asserts fundamental … Continue reading
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Tagged God's character, King David, prophecy, scripture, worship
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Moments of Moral Clarity
Sometimes those moments when the moral obligations are most obvious is when it hurts the most. In my world there is a particular person who is rather close, to the point of under my feet, as it were. This person … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical morality, culture, moral obligations, mortality, scripture, social conditioning, society, spirituality
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Psalm 7
People who don’t understand the Hebrew style of logic regard this psalm as wandering from one idea to another. They even imagine it might be several short bits thrown together, as if Hebrew scholars were no wiser than half-grown children. … Continue reading