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The Pastor Is IN

Come on in! If you subscribe to my blog, or even if you just visit once in a while, I consider you a member of my parish. Not that I’m counting noses and boasting of the numbers, but it’s in … Continue reading

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EH&D 1

(This is a serialization of the draft for my book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams.) Caveat This is a pastoral book. Some of my previous works explain my religious point of view: The Mind of Christ, A Course in Biblical Mysticism … Continue reading

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I Was Just Trying to Help

Let’s explore some of the implications of the Doctrine of Leverage and all my blather about Christlike charity and moral sacrifice. We understand the necessity of standing back and suffering the empathy of those who hurt without taking action because … Continue reading

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Tribulation Preparation

The saints of God will tribulate. Jesus warned that the same forces nailing Him to the Cross would not allow us to follow Him without some resistance. It’s not enough that those forces are within us to varying degrees, but … Continue reading

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Will to Resistance

My religion is not goal-oriented. The whole thing depends entirely on a sense of peace with God, something utterly nebulous and ineffable to the human mind. It simply is not possible for me to describe to you a structure for … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Information Activist

We could characterize the US Constitution’s 1st Amendment as: freedom of conscience, freedom of expression, freedom to assemble and express your conscience. The convention delegates didn’t use those terms because they were facing contextual problems that seemed more pressing than … Continue reading

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Our Anomaly

Recently I spotted a couple more stories about archaeological evidence of previously unknown civilizations, or those that were far more developed than is currently acknowledged. Indications of highly advanced technology, though surely of a different kind than our own, offers … Continue reading

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Misguidance

Western Christianity is fighting the wrong battle. Being somewhat nerdy, I’ve read tons of fiction, including a whole library of futuristic science fiction and fantasy tales. Most of them are built on the typical Western mythology — little more than … Continue reading

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