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2025-09-10T02:27:07-05:00

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Beyond Words: The Challenge Of Describing The Divine

Last updated on: September 10, 2025 at 2:27 am By Henry Karlson

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It is important to remember the limitations of human language, and with it, the limitations words haven when used to represent transcendent truths, including and especially the truth of God. Because words cannot comprehend the truth in themselves, they must be seen as either pointing to or approximating the truth, serving as conventional representations of the truth. We can discuss the greater truth in a variety of ways, each which can and should complement each other, but none for them... Read more

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2025-09-08T02:04:16-05:00

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Psychopaths At War

Last updated on: September 8, 2025 at 2:04 am By Henry Karlson

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It continues. Trump’s war against America continues. After the way he talked about his plans for Chicago, no one should doubt his intention. It’s war. On Truth Social, he said Chicago is going to learn why he renamed the Department of Defense to the “Department of War.” He did this in a post, and on it, he inserted an AI-rendered picture of himself with the words, “Chipocalypse Now”, indicating his desire to turn the city into an apocalyptic wasteland. And,... Read more

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2025-09-07T02:04:37-05:00

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Glorifying The Cross Without False Piety

Last updated on: September 7, 2025 at 2:04 am By Henry Karlson

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Paul reminds us that our religious devotions, our acts of piety, should not be done out with a desire to bring attention to ourselves, hoping to receive accolades from those who watch us. We are not to be vainglorious or prideful. We are to engage our faith out of a pursuit for and love for that which is good, a good which is of value in and of itself. Acts of religious piety can be good, as they can help... Read more

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2025-09-04T02:58:14-05:00

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The Kingdom Of God: More Than Just A Future Promise

Last updated on: September 4, 2025 at 2:58 am By Henry Karlson

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It is sad to see many Christians believe that temporal existence has little to no real value because they think the only thing which matters is what happens to them after they die. To be sure, they have been made to think this by the way many theologians engage the question of evil. When they suffer some wrong in this world, when they see the evil prosper and the good suffer, they are told that everything will work out in... Read more

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2025-09-02T02:06:57-05:00

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Trump’s War On America

Last updated on: September 2, 2025 at 2:06 am By Henry Karlson

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Trump has begun his war on the United States. He, and his allies, have begun their “Second American Revolution.” There is no other way to understand what is going on. He is sending troops to occupy American cities. He is using them to enforce his will. They are acting in Washington D.C. the way soldiers act when occupying enemy territory. They are making the lives of American citizens difficult, as they now live under the watchful eye of a force... Read more

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2025-09-01T02:00:46-05:00

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Happy New Year!

Last updated on: September 1, 2025 at 2:00 am By Henry Karlson

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Ever year on September 1st I like to say, “Happy New Year.” This is because it is the beginning of the ecclesiastical year in the Byzantine tradition. Of course, it is not the only day I say this because I also say it on the first of January. Sometimes, I do so on other days, such as with the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year). There is something exciting about a new year. There is a sense that with the newness... Read more

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2025-08-31T02:00:18-05:00

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God’s Unyielding Love: The Hope Of Salvation For Everyone

Last updated on: August 31, 2025 at 2:00 am By Henry Karlson

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With God, all things are possible. When we hear this, we should take it for what it is, a message of hope. All things are possible. God’s desire that all shall be saved must be possible. Those who would deny this possibility would deny the hope which Jesus wants us to have. Those who would deny it is God’s desire must deny Scripture because Scripture, and even if it was not explicitly stated in Scripture, it could be deduced from the... Read more

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2025-08-29T02:38:58-05:00

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Rethinking Salvation: Exploring The Cosmic Work Of Christ

Last updated on: August 29, 2025 at 2:38 am By Henry Karlson

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I have not always been interested in the eschatological fate of animals. When I was growing up, my understanding of salvation was very individualistic. This came from my evangelical background. I believed one had to acknowledge one’s sins, and then ask Jesus for forgiveness via the “Sinner’s Prayer” in order to be saved. Anyone who did not do this would not be saved. I was led to believe this is why Christian evangelization was important, for it revealed the only... Read more

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2025-08-27T02:09:47-05:00

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Overcoming the False Self: The Need For Community

Last updated on: August 27, 2025 at 2:09 am By Henry Karlson

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Monasticism demonstrates to us a radical way of life, one which embraces the “death to the self” which Jesus said all Christians need to engage, and makes it a central aspect of the way monks and nuns live their lives as disciples of Christ. To die to the self requires us to detach ourselves from all false perceptions of the self which arise from an egotistical, self-centered vision of reality. The more we let that false self perish, the more... Read more

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2025-10-23T06:42:49-05:00

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The Dark Legacy Of James Dobson: A Reflection On Influence

Last updated on: October 23, 2025 at 6:42 am By Henry Karlson

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The death of James Dobson had me once again reflecting on my youth, especially the time I was in middle and high school. It is not because I read or listened to Dobson as much as I read and listened to some of his associates (like Chuck Colson and Pat Robertson), and those who thought like him (Bob Larson). I did not know better. I was interested in reading Christian theological reflections and listening to Christian commentaries on society. My... Read more

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