Russian Orthodox monk, Anthony Bloom tells a story found in Hebrew folklore about Moses who finds a shepherd in the desert. He spends the day with the shepherd and helps him milk his ewes, and at the end of the day he sees that the shepherd puts the best milk he has into a bowl, …
Gullibility Is Not A Spiritual Gift!
“Do not lose courage or be afraid because of the rumors you hear. Every year a different rumor spreads.” (Jeremiah 51:46 Good News Translation) I suppose you've noticed the bumper crop of conspiracies that have been attached to the Coronavirus crisis. I particularly love the one (in a satirical sense) that the vaccine being developed …
If It Walks Like a Duck… (How to Recognize Conspiracies)
“GOD spoke strongly to me… ‘Don’t be like this people, always afraid somebody is plotting against them. Don’t fear what they fear. Don’t take on their worries. If you’re going to worry, worry about The Holy.’” (Isaiah 8:12 - The Message Bible) In my last post on conspiracy theories I began talking about where they …
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If You Hear Footsteps, Assume It’s Horses, Not Zebras (Trouble With Conspiracies)
“Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do, and don’t live in dread of what frightens them.” (Isaiah 8:12 - NLT) Have you heard? Paul McCartney is dead, Elvis isn’t, and Stevie Wonder can see after all? Scientists at “Area 51” do alien surgeries, the moonwalk is a hoax, and Michelle Obama is a lesbian! …
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The Civility of the Meek
You may have noticed that disparate sociopolitical viewpoints are treated with less courtesy than they used to be, even among the sons and daughters of God. A lot of people seem to prefer to silence their opponents than to engage with them for the purpose of influencing their neighbors toward the way they believe is …
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