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Mission and Friendships
Natural to our humanity is an appetite for warmth connected with a sense of identity. Something in us knows without any possible explanation that we must belong to something. If we do not, then a major element in our sense … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged communion, community, friendship, human nature, mission, mysticism, peace, psychology, social mythology, spirituality
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What’s So Good about It?
Today is called Good Friday on the traditional Christian calendar. One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. (Romans 14:5 NET) I am not … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged church history, culture, history, Law Covenants, mysticism, scripture, spirituality, traditional Christian calendar
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Don’t Soil Yourself
Don’t forget the third pillar of disentanglement. Dear reader, my heart is burdened for you. Sometimes I hardly know where to start. Can you follow the quantum logic I use here? Have I explained it well enough and often enough … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged government, mysticism, oppression, propaganda, resistance, scripture, spirit realm, spirituality, survival, war
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That Shepherd Character Thing
There’s a place for the shepherdess, but there is a huge, overwhelming need for men to rebel against social mythology. Guys, nothing in Christ’s teaching requires you to be nice all the time in every context. He cracked a whip; … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged civility, civilization, epistemology, game, harlot church, resistance, social mythology, spirituality, western civilization, Western mythology
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Job 35
The moral reasoning of Job’s culture operates on multiple levels simultaneously. There simply is nothing to parallel this in Western Civilization. Job and the trio were guilty of contextual confusion in their debates. To be more precise, Job’s friends were … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged civilization, epistemology, Job, Moral reasoning, mysticism, quantum reasoning, 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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Miracles versus Mythology
You aren’t cynical enough. Seen on Facebook today: two contrasting images vertically stacked proposing to offer some moral lesson. The top image was a trio of pubescent white girls facing the camera and tamely clowning a bit. The bottom image … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged civilization, culture, society, spirituality, western civilization, Western mythology
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Lawful Grace; Graceful Law
Law is grace. Were it not for God’s fervent and determined favor toward us, there would be no revelation. Revelation has always been fundamentally addressed to humans where they stand in a fallen world and in fallen terms. The objective … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged divine justice, jesus parables, law, mission, mysticism, scripture, 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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Job 33
Elihu begins by noting he claims no special privilege or revelation. He appeals to Job as a fellow creature of God and does not accuse him of sin any worse than his own. Would Job listen to the words and … Continue reading
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Tagged divine justice, Job, mortality, mysticism, scripture, spirituality
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