Tag Archives: western civilization

Eyes of the Heart

“You’re just seeing things!” How often have you heard that? We understand the fundamental question addressed here: Most people react to their perceptions in fairly simplistic ways. If you see an obstacle in your path, you would normally step around … Continue reading

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A Mystic’s Intel

There is a place for military-style intelligence operations in the Kingdom of Heaven, but it’s a pretty small one. As we keep saying, our whole point is exploiting the context for God’s glory. God gave us the brain’s intellect so … Continue reading

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Divine Order and Chaos

Have you been watching it? Humans are inherently nomadic, though our fallen nature prefers a sedentary existence. As population has grown over the centuries in habitable areas, our fundamental design is causing trouble. Western Civilization has done some useful things, … Continue reading

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Heart-led History Lesson

You won’t get this from the history books because those who write them don’t acknowledge the fundamental truth of our human existence. Do you get tired of hearing about this heart-led stuff? Then go away, because it is the ever-present … Continue reading

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You Aren’t Going Crazy

You can’t teach a society; you can teach yourself. I suppose it’s one of the biggest jobs we face in our ministry here at Kiln of the Soul: We strive to help people understand that the prevailing social mythology is … Continue reading

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Witness in a New World

Social dominance or effective leadership is always contextual. It requires the leader be aware of the contextual nuances of what people take for granted so that they convince others to follow. If folks don’t follow, you aren’t a leader. It … Continue reading

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Understanding Divine Mercy

As a whole, Western Christianity gets forgiveness alarmingly wrong. King David committed horrid crimes. We read in 2 Samuel 11-12 of his adultery and murder. On the one hand, he was the king of what was then a very powerful … Continue reading

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Latest Edition of the Tower of Babel

I’ve noted often that if you evaluate Western Civilization by Western values, it’s hard to notice the flaws. There are different kinds and levels of systems, but Western Civilization as a system is devoted to proving the system is right. … Continue reading

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More on Foul Winds

If this is your first visit here, you’ll probably struggle with a lot of catching up to do. This post is specifically for my virtual parish here, but the whole world is welcome to come and read it. Sometimes I … Continue reading

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Moral Clarity, Befuddled Reason

This will sound at first like I’m wandering, so buckle your seatbelts. A significant portion of the global elite have made a religion of melding mind and computer. You’ll run across the term “singularity” most often in this context, where … Continue reading

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