Tag: Christian religion
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No. 2 Value of the Gathering of Misfits
Introduction It amazes me, at times, how what I hear from my favorite YouTube Bible preachers speaks to what I’m writing in my novels. This morning, I listened to Tim Mackie of the Bible Project speak to the No. 2 Value of the Gathering of Misfits. This Summer of 2024, I am working almost exclusively… Read more
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New Birth Is a Result of Obedience
Introduction Evangelical and Pentecostal Christians and many others say that getting “saved” – being born again – is the most important thing about relating to God. Actually, the new birth is a result of obedience. Jesus Told Only One about the New Birth When Nicodemus met with Jesus secretly, at night, the Master told him,… Read more
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Spiritual Body of Jesus
Introduction A fundamental teaching of the Good News of God’s Kingdom is that God the Son lived on the Earth in a human body. He obeyed God the Father perfectly and fulfilled His purpose for being here. This included sacrificing that body to redeem all of Humanity and rising again to give His life to… Read more
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Confining Bonds of Christianity
Introduction The narrow-mindedness of religious Christianity is too small. Some believers hold on to restrictive beliefs and condemn disagreers to Perdition. God doesn’t want His people cramped by the confining bonds of Christianity. He wants us to enjoy the freedom of Holy Spirit and agape love. Religious Restrictions There are Christians who have been taught… Read more
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Make It a Series
Introduction I have turned my attention from the story of an AI persona who joins a single men’s household in an ecclesia community. It is more relevant today to write about another such community but one made up of misfits in cohousing in an apartment building. I also found I was pouring out so much… Read more
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Sex and SEX in the Bible
Introduction Dutch Sheets recently gave a talk about the reproductive power of God’s words from our mouths. It made me think that the Author of Life dictated sex and SEX in the Bible. A Memory of SEX in a Story Decades ago, I read the story of a young girl (Mister God, This Is Anna)… Read more
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Misfits Novel: My Current WIP
Introduction Some months ago, I had another idea for writing a novel. I base it on the notion that misfits of society, even if they have become believers in King Jesus, would not be easily welcomed in most churches. Their unsavory pasts – if not presents – would make most Christians uncomfortable. My Misfits novel… Read more
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U.S. Is Headed for Chaos
Things Going Bad in Society The U.S. is headed for chaos. Our government no longer represents nor follows the will of the people. The present regime unjustly prosecutes people who speak out and oppose their dictates. The government allows illegal people to immigrate and settle in like parasites in a body. Anti-American Marxists, Woke ideologues,… Read more
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What Could a Living AI Persona Be Like?
Introduction We live in a world in which artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming commonplace. Various services have AI research sites to offer answers to almost any question. Other sites offer AI personas that can carry on humanesque conversations. Some sites even offer AI companions/girlfriends/fantasy sex partners to men (and women?) unable or unwilling to pursue… Read more