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Biblical And Theological

Fatale Monstrum: Roman Ego & the Whore of Babylon

“The conflict between Christ and the beast is not a conflict between religion and politics, but between two total claims to universal sovereignty.” — Richard Bauckham *Finalized-ish: 4/25/2026 The “Whore…

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4 min

Fire & Mantles: A Biblical Exploration of Elijah & Elisha

It’s finally “finished.” Free paper is below. What started as reflections quickly evolved into a commentary and thesis: equal parts exegesis, personal reckoning, and an attempt to read Scripture honestly…

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The Geometry of Orthodoxy: Participatory vs. Autocentric and Our Narcissism of Small Differences

“Where the Church is, there is the Spirit of God; and where the Spirit of God is, there is the Church and all grace.” — St. Irenaeus of Lyons, Against…

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5 min

Personal & Recovery

I Couldn’t Fix Myself

“God creates out of nothing. Wonderful, you say. Yes, to be sure, but He does what is still more wonderful: He makes saints out of sinners.” — Søren Kierkegaard It…

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13 min

Biblical And Theological

The Emmaus Path: Easter Happens While We Walk It

“Have you not heard of that madman who lit a lantern in the bright morning hours, ran to the market-place, and pierced the air with his cries: ‘I seek God!…

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8 min

Biblical Heretics & The Heresy of Jesus

Originally posted July 21, 2017 on www.validambiguity.com. Reposted with minor edits and additional quotes. “Considering how many ‘heretics’ have been sacrificed at the altar of ‘truth’, one wonders why in church…

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6 min

Psalm 121 & Strikes Of The Moon

“The Psalms are not primarily about God but about the life of the soul in relation to God.” — C.S. Lewis In front of me was the director of the…

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6 min

Emperor & Pyre: A Caesar & Naked Monk Walk into Eleusis Together…

“Be shrewd as serpents but innocent as doves” has always been a favorite verse of mine. So, my devil horns poked up when I heard last year was the Year…

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9 min

Personal & Recovery

Recovery, Sweat Lodges, & Preparing for Step 4 Again

Do you believe in change? And, before you answer that, do you still pray? Recently, it’s been another Pauleene pedantic processing season. You’d think this idea that we can arrive…

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14 min

Biblical And Theological

Elisha (Pt IIIb): How Kingdom is Built Two by Two

“Elisha’s ministry is a sustained assault on the secular autonomy of the palace. He proves that the King cannot even provide bread or water without the mediation of the Covenant.…

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Fatale Monstrum: Roman Ego & the Whore of Babylon

Fire & Mantles: A Biblical Exploration of Elijah & Elisha

The Geometry of Orthodoxy: Participatory vs. Autocentric and Our Narcissism of Small Differences

I Couldn’t Fix Myself

The Emmaus Path: Easter Happens While We Walk It

Psalm 121 & Strikes Of The Moon

Recovery, Sweat Lodges, & Preparing for Step 4 Again

Elisha (Pt IIIb): How Kingdom is Built Two by Two

Fatale Monstrum: Roman Ego & the Whore of Babylon

Fire & Mantles: A Biblical Exploration of Elijah & Elisha

The Geometry of Orthodoxy: Participatory vs. Autocentric and Our Narcissism of Small Differences

I Couldn’t Fix Myself

The Emmaus Path: Easter Happens While We Walk It

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