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BP 78 - The Wrath and Grace of God (for Monday 2026-01-26 Post)

  “The Wrath and Grace of God”   In the past, I’ve struggled with the whole concept of God’s Wrath .   What does the phrase God’s Wrath even mean?   Over the years, I’ve begun to think about it a little differently.   In a way, I’ve come to feel that the expressions of God’s Wrath have a whole lot more to do with me than they do with Him (or Them [ see Note below ]).   Note :   The Trinity is One and is comprised of Three Distinct Persons.   God, The Trinity, is, technically and mysteriously, A THEY .   Throughout this compilation, I refer to God as He, Him, His, They , Them , Their , etc.   This may be a difficult concept to grasp semantically.   To aid in this, whenever I refer to God as They , Them , or Their , etc., I underline it (just like I’ve done in this note).   This is to emphasize that The Trinity is Three Persons in and as One (that is, The Trinity is monotheistic) and not some newfangled kind of pant...
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BP 77 - The Fear of The Lord (for 2026-01-21)

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  On The Revellious podcast, I've been talking recently about the fear of God.  Provided below is a brief distillation of what I believe comprises the fear of God (aka the fear of The Lord).  Granted, what I've provided below is really just a snapshot in time of where I am currently regarding my fear of God.  Since the fear of God has infinite expressions, I'm sure that, ten years from now, my distillations of this important Faith-life arena will look a little different from how they look today. Peace... -- For me…   To fear The Lord (that is, to Live in The Living- and Loving-dread of The Trinity ), which is The Beginning (that is, The Firstfruit ) of True Knowledge and Wisdom , is…   1/To wholly (that is, with singleness of heart-mind) seek The Trinity  (that is, to wholly/wholeheartedly pursue Divine Intimacy with The Trinity ), and to place  Their Kingdom  (and  Kingdom-interests and -principles ) far above and before an...
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BP 76 - A Prayer to The Author of Life

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  O Holy Trinity … YOU … Are The Author of My Life and Story . W rite… as You See fit. A nd Enable me to write with You… again, as You See fit.
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BP 75 - A Simple Ethos, Expressed Simply

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A Simple Ethos, Expressed Simply...   Live quietly and at a Godlike Pace .   Pursue Intimate- and Divine-union with The Trinity , and Live in surrendered awe of Them .   Be and become (that is, incarnate) Loving-heartfulness, Loving-kindness, Exalted-joy, and Everlasting Gratefulness .   Forgive everyone—especially those who hate you—quickly and completely.   Listen intercessorily to everyone you encounter.   Approach everything with a “Beginner’s Mind;” and let every one, every thing, and every no-thing be Your Teacher .   Stand up for The Downcast ; remember them in your prayers.   Be playfully present and presently playful in every aspect, arena, and relationship of Your Life and Personhood .   Be at Peace .   Work hard, and rest easy (and do so often). Tell people what you really think and feel.   Eat really, really good and clean food; and drink a lot of mineral water.   In your work and relationships, under-promise, and...
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BP 74 - A Prayer I've Been Praying for a While Now

Greetings... Below is the test of a prayer I've been praying for a while now.  Perhaps you'll begin to pray this (or something like this) yourself. Pace to you, Friends... Daver -- Lord Jesus Christ …   I long to be and become…   1/ Wholly Alive (that is, Wholly Martyr-like until my martyrdom in “this current Earth-life” is carried-out).       2/ Thoroughly Converted .   3/ Thoroughly Surrendered to Y-you (that is, Brought by Y-you to that Eternal Time, Space, and Place , where I’ve completely yielded myself to Y-you, where I’ve seen and offered myself to Y-you as Wholly Y-yours , and… where I’ve begun to relate—intimately and unreservedly—to Y-you as My Everything ). 4/ Thoroughly Carved, Shaped, and Transformed ( Artisanally ) into Loving-heartfulness [ see definition below ] (that is, into Y-your Loving-image and -likeness ) that I might indeed be and become Love Loving .   Loving-Heartfulness, a definition… ...
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BP 73 - I'm Back... What's Coming

Greetings, Friends ! It's been a LONG year for me... A VERY LONG YEAR ... Beginning (on 20 Dec) right before Christmas last year (in 2024), and then ending (on 20 Jan) exactly one month later (in 2025), I lost three very close family members.  The most devastating was the loss of my Dad, who died at the age of 91 on 20 Jan. To grieve, I took a year off from several things (blogging, podcasting, etc.). And... even though I'm still grieving, I'm stepping back into some of the things I set down for a bit. This is the first blog post I've written in almost ten months.  After Christmas and New Years, I'll resume a weekly blogging schedule until 30 Apr, at which time, I'll take a two-month break.  Next week, I'll record the first podcast I've recorded in about ten months as well.  And, similar to blogging (but slightly different), I'll resume a biweekly podcasting schedule, also until 30 Apr. So... what will I be writing and talking about?  Well, in a nut...
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BP 72 - Get Your Black Belt

  I tell folks all the time: "Get your black belt in 'something,' and then start exploring other arts." Every martial art (MA) has it's gaps. What are the gaps in yours? Once you get your black belt in one MA, you've graduated kindergarten. Now it's time to start exploring and filling the gaps. You do this, by enrolling in another kindergarten program... And then another... And then another... The cool thing is that you never really move beyond kindergarten. You just keep enrolling in one kindergarten program after another. A true master is really just someone who's repeated kindergarten more than anyone else. Here are the kindergarten programs I've gone through and am still enrolled in (some as an intentional repeat): In the below kindergarten programs... By "fluid (that is, within the arenas of 'fluid')," I mean that I've gotten my black belt (or what might be the equivalent of a black belt). Most of these disciplines...
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