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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
Posted in prophecy
Tagged ancient hebrew culture, divine justice, divine mercy, epistemology, King David, King Solomon, Law of Moses, scripture, understanding God, western christianity, western civilization, western intellectual heritage
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Depth and Height
Metaphors are so much fun! In the Bible, the language of parables (“parabolic language”) and symbolic logic are the standard. Just grasping those things on their own terms is a whole new vista of sky and mountain that does not … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged divine justice, epistemology, heart-mind, languages, Law Covenants, western intellectual heritage
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Insecurity and Faith
The implications of human insecurity loom so large, there is at least one whole school of psychology that builds every therapy on the basis of it. In a way, that’s not far from the truth. I disagree with most of … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged divine revelation, human insecurity, maladaptive behavior, mysticism, peace, psychology, serenity prayer, western civilization, western intellectual heritage
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