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Getting Lost on the Road
How did a Gentile become a part of Israel? It was all a matter of the Covenant. Anyone who was willing to embrace the covenant in full could become a part of Israel, and it had nothing to do with … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged ancient civilizations, ANE, Biblical Mysticism, culture, faith, Hebrew language
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Bible Linguistics
I stayed up way too late reading this stuff. Abraham is considered the founder and progenitor faith covenants. It is bluntly stated in the New Testament that we who embrace Christ are also true spiritual descendants of Abraham (see Galatians … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, ancient babylon, ancient civilizations, ancient hebrew culture, ANE, biblical languages
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God’s Truth Never Changes
If you have a short attention span, this is too long; don’t read it (TL;DR). Sometimes it takes a bit of verbal struggle to gather loose ends. This post offers little that’s new in content. It’s just a refresh of … Continue reading
Reviewing Darkness 01
Let’s take a fresh look at the Dark Side, shall we? Take a moment to refocus your awareness in your heart-mind. Get a good grip on the moral anchorage of your convictions, because we need to face some stormy truth. … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged ancient civilizations, ANE, heart-mind, history, intellect, intellectual culture, Satan, scripture
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Closer Is Better
Here at Kiln of the Soul virtual parish, there are several things your pastor emphasizes. I start from the position that God has called me. Then I lay out the things He has called me to share. You are quite … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged ancient civilizations, ANE, civilization, epistemology, internet, Law of Moses, linux, ministry, miscellaneous, mission, mysticism, religion, scripture, sensory heart, western civilization
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Catacomb Chrisitianity
The unique volcanic soil on which Rome was built remains soft and easy to dig until exposed to air, then it hardens into a solid structure. We keep finding new warrens under Rome, typically segregated by religious traditions so that … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged ancient civilizations, Catacomb, evangelism, government, moral imperative, mortality, oppression, persecution, religion, Richard Wurmbrand
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Shepherd Instinct 3
Let’s move this to a practical exercise. The shepherd instinct is fundamentally embracing the calling God has placed on manhood itself. Learning about it requires deconstructing everything that perverts it. As my regular readers know, this sort of deep discernment … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged ancient civilizations, government, mysticism, psychology, social sciences, society, spirituality, technology, western civilization
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Sneaking Back into Eden
The Bible portrays most human sin as various attempts to sneak past the Flaming Sword back into the Garden of Eden. It’s not possible to describe life before the Fall. What we have are characterizations and Hebrew parabolic language in … Continue reading
Job 3
It’s too easy to summarize the meaning of Job’s speech: He’s depressed. There is nothing to suggest moral failure. Some folks have come to visit Job in his distress and he’s about as entertaining as he can be, with truly … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient civilizations, literature, morality, scripture, spirituality, survival
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Quantum Reality
Maybe you’ve heard of quantum computing. Maybe you know it has to do with being able to process exponentially faster than current binary digital systems. It has to do with giving a computer the ability to do multiple tasks at … Continue reading