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A Sacrifice
I have made choices while deeply absorbed into a world of moral folly. Consequently, my choices were foolish, taking place outside the boundaries of my calling and covenant with Christ. Some of them resulted in permanent changes that I never … Continue reading
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Tagged Creation, heart-mind, mission, moral discernment, mysticism, otherworldly, spirituality, the Fall, western civilization
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Answering 08: Forget the Results
A primary emphasis in ancient Hebrew language was to narrate an experience in vivid fashion so that the listener(s) could experience it for themselves on some level. While there is an obvious intent to sway the listener by adding a … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, culture, moral perception, mysticism, natural world, otherworldly, peace, propaganda, spirituality, western civilization
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Answering 04: Radicals
We are more radical than radicals. The world “radical” implies a plan to cut things back to the very roots and try to grow a better crop the next time. What we do here in our parish is more like … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, civilization, evangelism, mysticism, propaganda, psychology, scripture, spirituality, technology, western civilization
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Prickly Failure
I am human and there are limits to what I can do. I confess there are a handful of people I don’t want to see; I struggle to be polite when I do see them. For a couple of folks … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-mind, moral discernment, otherworldly, peace, personal, social stability, western civilization
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Perverted Professional Standards
There’s a burden on my mind about church leadership. I’ll pick the occasion of Tullian Tchividjian’s professional meltdown for my opinionated screed. The linked story includes more detail than most accounts in the popular media. Let’s pretend it’s accurate, though … Continue reading
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Tagged church politics, ministry, religion, scripture, social stability, western civilization
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British Israelism
Theology class today. If you have never heard of this wild heresy, I find little to dispute with the description on Wikipedia. It’s all well and good to call it a heresy, but if you think about it, you realize … Continue reading
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Tagged church history, heresy, materialism, The Cult, theology, western civilization
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Church Ball-n-Chain
Church politics has not been good to me. I’m gazing back over the wreckage of my life seeking entrance into the ranks of professional ministry. It would be easy to oversimplify and note that God never intended me to succeed … Continue reading
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Tagged church politics, ministry, mission, moral discernment, otherworldly, virtual parish, western civilization
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Heart of Sanity
Privacy is dead. That is, to the degree your sense of identity and personal integrity depends on keeping some part of your flesh and psyche away from the view of others, it’s gone. This is the ultimate failure of Western … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged government, heart-mind, oppression, peace, psychology, sanity, science, technology, western civilization
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If People Can Talk Out of Their Butts…
It’s typical of Western intellectual processes to get things backward. We have a long, fat record of theologians and teachers insisting that we have to lean more toward a literal rendering of Scripture. This legalistic approach has caused no end … Continue reading
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Tagged heart-mind, intellect, moral discernment, mysticism, scripture, spirituality, western civilization
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Advocacy of Glory
From time to time I still get various communications that presume to encourage support or advocacy for various efforts to protect or recover “our rights.” I’ve warned often that neither the language nor ideas based on “rights” are from Scripture. … Continue reading
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Tagged government, heart-mind, history, law, moral discernment, oppression, propaganda, resistance, survival, war, western civilization
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