The LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go in among the wheels beneath the cherubim.” In Ezekiel 10:2 quoted above, the prophet has been watching the ministry of “the man clothed in linen.” He’s introduced in the previous chapter like this: Then I heard him call out in a loud voice, “Bring near those… The…… Continue reading The Man Clothed in Linen
Category: Theology
Family Ties – Galatians 1:3a
The citizens of God’s new society are free from the conforming pressures of culture because the culture of God’s kingdom is unity in diversity.
Free Association – Galatians 1:1-2
We must become free from our community to become good, but we become good to contribute to our community.
A Christlike Enigma -DDWJWD Final
I’ll confess that I’ve struggled to write this series. I almost feel like one of those people who critique Mother Teresa for not doing more community development. Even if God didn’t exactly mean for us to mimic the details of Jesus’ life, surely aspiring to be more like Jesus can’t be a bad thing. Or…… Continue reading A Christlike Enigma -DDWJWD Final
Divine DNA – DDWJWD Part 7
We must stop asking, “What would Jesus do?” if we’re going to become like Jesus.
Multiple Personality Design – DDWJWD Part4
Even if millions of Jesus clones could somehow produce a functioning society, his example would still fail to address the vast array of choices and experiences even within the life of one individual. Consider this admittedly-hard-to-follow quote from the singular mind of John Oman: But, when we imagine that we can finally direct our lives…… Continue reading Multiple Personality Design – DDWJWD Part4
Prophets that Profit
Those who insist that we use the Bible as a set of religious and moral imperatives often support their view with passages like 2 Timothy 3:16-17. Let’s take a fresh look at that one for a moment: All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the…… Continue reading Prophets that Profit
My Pragma Ran Over My Dogma
Back when I was one of approximately four people going to heaven, I used to knock on doors to let others know. I didn’t really care that much if they accepted what I had to say; I just knew that in addition to conforming to every “command, example, and necessary inference”¹ in the Bible, I…… Continue reading My Pragma Ran Over My Dogma
The Bible on the Bible
“Hey, you’re dressed queer.”I look over. The speaker is an elderly man, mid-70s I’d guess. He is tall and thin and is wearing of those caps that cabbies wore in movies from the Forties. “You’re dressed queer,” he snarls. “Why you dressed so queer.” I have on my usual fringes, and, for good measure, have…… Continue reading The Bible on the Bible
Black Light
I used to have a recurring nightmare. I’d enter a dark room where I sensed a malevolent presence. Instinctively, I’d flip the switch on the wall, but the light wouldn’t respond. Fear would grip my heart as I vainly repeated my attempts to shed light on whoever or whatever approached me in the darkness. It’s…… Continue reading Black Light
Spiritual Savant 