Tag Archives: scripture

Game: Power and Pursuit

Humans are adaptable. This is what puts them at the top of the food chain. Losing adaptability makes you prey. Surrendering it intentionally makes you stupid prey, including prey for the demons. Men are adaptable, but there are limits. This … Continue reading

Posted in prophecy | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Game: Power and Pursuit

Habakkuk 2

Wisely does Habakkuk announce he will wait on God to answer, for the Lord does all things in His own good time. We struggle to understand how the Hebrew mind viewed time so differently. The hand of God moves when … Continue reading

Posted in bible | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Habakkuk 2

Germanic Mythology and Game

This is hardly a scholarly treatise, more of a characterization based on broad observations of how things work. It’s short so you can extrapolate with your own intelligence. Post-Modern Western society is largely founded on Greco-Roman intellectual assumptions mixed with … Continue reading

Posted in prophecy | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Germanic Mythology and Game

The Logic of Rejecting Mainstream Churches

For all my religious blather, I don’t attend any regular church. We host worship in our home. I don’t like the isolation, but I don’t see any realistic alternative. Besides, the churches won’t let me stay around very long, once … Continue reading

Posted in religion | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Logic of Rejecting Mainstream Churches

Habakkuk: Introduction and Chapter 1

Introduction We know almost nothing of the prophet Habakkuk. From the text itself and from historical context, we can deduce he probably served as a Levite musician, writing his prophecy at the end of Josiah’s reign, or shortly thereafter. He … Continue reading

Posted in bible | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Habakkuk: Introduction and Chapter 1

Positive Demands of the Laws of God

The Laws of God stand on His authority as Creator. If you can reject His authority, the Laws will mean nothing to you, so you don’t care. Whom I address are those who claim to care, who believe it matters. … Continue reading

Posted in prophecy | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Positive Demands of the Laws of God

Ephemeral Earth

Perhaps you’ll be entertained by this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI10tKuLtFU What you should take away is not so much belief in some of the wild theories out there, but the overwhelming assurance human science is so pitiful against the vast unknowns. Also, what … Continue reading

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Ephemeral Earth

Biblical Pastoral Psychology

Today marks the return of posts under the heading of “eldercraft” — the study of serving as a church elder. I’m adding it as a broad category of posts. Because of the rather modern confusion of roles from the New … Continue reading

Posted in eldercraft | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Laws of God 101

This outline assumes you are living in a Western culture. 1. Acknowledge God as Creator. This is you and Him, not me or anyone else serving as gatekeeper. He will welcome you on terms you alone will understand. 2. Rise … Continue reading

Posted in prophecy | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Laws of God 101

Passages 3

The unknown New Testament author of the Letter to the Hebrew Christians defines faith as the inexplicable certainty of things no one can detect with their senses, things which will only ever be fully understood in the Spirit Realm. It’s … Continue reading

Posted in prophecy | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Passages 3