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  1. Treasure Hunter

    The Rejected One Who Refuses

    The Son of Man isn’t associated with the chosen one who is the rightful heir and firstborn. He identifies with those marginalized, left out, and rejected. Then, he refuses to be denied and rejected. Why does he do this? It’s because he believes in the truth of universal salvation or...
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    What is the Kingdom Like?

    Is the Kingdom like finding a treasure and taking possession of it? In the Parable of the Treasure in the Field, the man finds the treasure, but then he buries the treasure, leaves to sell his possessions, and buys the entire field. So, no, the kingdom is not like taking possession of a...
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    “You Only Live Once”

    This seems to be a common phrase people use to try to empower themselves, thinking it will help derive more value out of life. The Son of Man — the one who successfully navigates through the story and enters into eternal life — doesn’t view life this way. He trusts his name is written in...
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    God’s Omniscience

    The God which transcends spacetime writes the general structure for the story of your life. You are able to author details, but the general structure for your life is written. When you make a stand, identify with a higher version of self, and die to a reality check, then you force God to...
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    For Agnostics: A Response to Tragedy

    Whenever there is a mass casualty shooting, deadly act of war, or an analogous form of tragedy, there is energy to do something about it. Most of this energy gets directed at the political level. I want to offer another tool for the agnostic types. It doesn’t require much investment, so it...
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    The Kingdom of Heaven is Like

    The Kingdom of Heaven is like a lost child trying to find its mother. The enemy doesn’t want the new kingdom to come into existence, so he has hidden the mother from the child. If you want to overcome the enemy, then you must get into his mind. How would you hide the mother from the child...
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    Forgiveness in Full

    I posted this in another thread. I suspect it will be rejected by many - the idea that full forgiveness requires not just acceptance of what you experienced but also a level of allowance / condonance. The idea means that in order to fully reconcile the pain inflicted on you by another person...
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    Going Deeper into Jesus’ Baptism

    As social beings, our first source of judgment comes through family and other people around us. The same was true for young Jesus. However, in order to level up in life, you have to take the risk of leveling up your judge. The father is always with the son. This can be a comforting idea but...
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    The Post Religious Desert

    For those who grew up in and felt stifled by a religious upbringing, the courage to break free of it is admirable. The willingness to sacrifice what’s known and familiar for a higher form of truth and meaning is commendable. However, there is a deception that comes with this freedom from an...
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    The Bride, Virgin, and Widow

    The bride archetype is the beautiful, young woman on the day of the holy wedding. This archetype dominates western culture. She is the spirit behind the impulse for women to post thirst trap pics. When women seek validation through hookup culture, it is in the image of the bride they are...
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    The Height of Evil

    Child sacrifice. The mark. Shame. One of the identifying traits of the enemy who stands in the God position is the willingness to re-direct condemnation and vengeance away from him toward someone else, even a child if it comes down to it. Once the child experiences the trauma, then the enemy...
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    The North Star - Meaning

    There is only the narrow gate. There’s only one way. So many people don’t want to accept this. They don’t want to eliminate all other options as guiding stars. It’s too risky in their mind, so it’s resisted and avoided. As a result, they have no North Star and they go around in circles...
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    Poll: Do You Recognize the Reality I’m Describing

    If the choice is between (a) a chance at revenge or (b) a life of quiet desperation, a man chooses (a) every time because it’s actually meaningful rather than meaningless. The only way a man chooses (b) is if he allows himself to be deluded and deceived. When the deluded man gets knocked back...
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    The Face in the Bathroom Mirror

    When Jesus was a young man in this world, he wasn’t allowed to be aimless like other people. He had a divine mission which he was expected to complete. In order to make progress, he had to act even when he didn’t feel like it. When Jesus felt the resistance, the good father would appear right...
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    The Mark

    After Cain makes his offer to God, gets his hopes up, and ultimately gets rejected by God, Cain becomes enraged and kills his brother. After this, he gets marked as a threat to God and becomes an aimless wanderer with no meaning in his life. I’ve talked about how one can derive meaning by...
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    Sacrifice is a Form of Revenge

    Listen, if I sacrifice something up to God, even if I don’t even really believe in him, then I become relevant to him if he does exist. What this means is the suffering I feel then becomes a judgment on him. If I have very little meaning in my life, my sacrifice gives me something. It gives...
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    True Humility vs Superficial Humility

    True humility is not determined based on how humble you appear in the eyes of others. It’s not socially determined, meaning just because you can cultivate an image of humility, or pay lip service to the value of humility, that doesn’t pass for true humility in the eyes of the judge who matters...
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    Christ Leads Differently

    Giving advice is the default way everyone tries to help each other on the journey toward a better future. “Let me share my insight or experience with you so you can avoid some of the trial and error I went through.” In other words, like a scout, I have gone ahead of you and I’m sharing what...
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    Shallow Revenge vs True Revenge

    What does it mean to fulfill the desire for revenge? (1) Revenge must be punitive and retributive. The infliction of harm in response has to match or exceed the original act of harm. (2) Revenge must be transformative. If the original offender doesn’t change, then the act of revenge loses...
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    Genital Removal Surgery for a Child

    @Father Heathen @9-10ths_Penguin @Shadow Wolf @McBell @libre I tagged each of the members here who seem to have such moral clarity about this issue. I’d like to hear your answer: what is the youngest age a child should be approved for this surgery?
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