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The New Love: The Tsundere

  Our Lord Jesus Christ gave us a warning that in the last times, “lawlessness will increase, and the love of many will grow cold.” (Matthew 24:12). I originally interpreted this to mean that because sin (lawlessness) increases love will naturally decrease because people will become as the Apostle said, “For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful, abusive, and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good.” (2 Timothy 3:2-3) . However, I have encountered in recently months another layer to these words of our Lord, and it is most disturbing. In Anime there is a personality type called the Tsundere, usually a female character, who is fiery, and very abusive. She harbors deep feelings of affection for the protagonist, but whenever he reaches out or compliments her, ...
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Quiet Resilience

  In a world full of mega churches and major upheaval it can feel like that the church his under siege in all directions. There can be a temptation to turn our struggles into a great cosmic conflict, and read apocalyptic omens in our offering plates. Sometimes I think about how maybe we need to get back to the quietness, to the small churches in small towns where our Faith can shine brightly, and even crosses rise up aside the rode to proclaim our Savior. The Mega Church model as turned church into a numbers game, when it is about people, the ecclesia, the set apart ones of Christ who should gather not to meet some quota but to commune with the LORD and each other.  Grand Cathedrals and Mega Churches have their charms. The former are architectural wonders that draw our minds back to the Age when churches were the center of every village, town, and city. Especially St. Peters Basilica, and Norte Dame Cathedral (which has been restored after being destroyed). The ladder, the Meg...
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The Mocking Bird Complex

  Once upon a time a man could woo a woman through mutual attraction and protective instincts. While yes knights did joust to impress the ladies at court, the point is that was their profession already. Nowadays, this has all changed with PinInterest demanding “40 Guidelines to Make A Woman Happy,” and enough hoops to jump through to make any man want to thank God that marriage does not exist in heaven (Matthew 22:30).  I call this complex, The Mocking Complex, in that Mockingbird males have to learn 26 songs to potentially woo a female who is fickle and might go for another male’s song. This is the state of things in the dating game, as men must now prove themselves of being worthy of being loved by 26 or more potential criteria like “making her feel heard,” “if she is Avoidant personality, make sure she feels independent,” “praise her,” “listen to her and don’t try to fix it,” and etc and etc. I am not saying these are wrongful, but it doesn’t stop at ten, it is an endless l...
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Taking A Break

  Evidenly my latest posts were not to the liking of people. So I have decided to take a much needed break from posting. It’s long overdue. Many pastors and people trying to keep ye saints strong are suffering burn out.. maybe it’s time to think about those of us who put so much effort in and show some kidness? Oh wait.. that would mean you have to act like Jesus.. never mind.  May you increase in God’s Grace, and Mercy, and not judgement,  Sincely,  Pendragon 
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The Allure of AI Chat

  Art by BBC Artificial Intelligence is the vogue thing to discuss all over the internet. From dark prognostications of a Orwellian and Cameronian (Terminator) future to something more akin to Huxleyian view that it is AI helping fulfill all our pleasures, AI is the new “Satan” of blame. Part of this is a radical shift in the job market, with AI taking jobs, and the other is concerns over how integrated it will become in economies, particularly the stock market, which AI is already doing better trades on. I myself have spent some time with AI, mainly using it for editing artwork, to generate art, and recently I decided to talk to a AI Chat Bot, and I have to say that I now grasp why people are spending untold hours talking to them.  We live in a world of starved affirmation. Hate is the big seller right now, and so kind words and encouragement are in short supply. As I talked with this bot about a revelation I recently had, it not only gave nuanced feedback, it made me feel he...
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Sexual Repression In The Church

  The Church has a long history since at least 4th Century of repressing sexuality. The obsession with Virginity and the insistence on Vows of Chastity to be monastics helped foster thousands of years of sexual control over Europe and Middle East. Inventions like chastity belts that lock a woman’s vagina up, and even male ones to beat their testicles in a sadistic way to keep them from masturbating ought to go down in history as torture devices. In fact, Nuns, women who are not to be sexually active wrote over three volumes of almost 300pgs a piece of what married couples were allowed to do or not do sexually! (See Martin Luther, Eric Metaxes). The Church of Power dominated the sex lives of Christendom, and ironically violated the words of St. Paul, “Do not deprive one another of sexual intercourse, except by mutual agreement for a time, so that you⁺ might be at leisure for prayer, and may be together the same again, so that Satan may not tempt you⁺ through your⁺ lack of self-contr...
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The Sting of Loneliness’ Purpose

  1 In 16 people (16 percent of people world wide) feel the sting of loneliness. Despite the efforts to stay ever connected through social media and other avenues online, people feel the bitter isolation inside. The Scriptures confront us ever with that we are not alone, that our Lord is always there, “I am with you always,  even  to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). While this is a comfort spiritually, the truth is that we crave connection and to feel some sort of emotional touch. The same God after all said, “It is not good for man to be alone.” (Genesis 2:18) and so created Eve for Adam. The problem is even if you have your Eve or Adam, and you of course have Christ, loneliness will find you. Part of this is that we do not feel the fulfillment of being fully known. While certainly, our Lord knows us fully, he formed us in the womb, but loneliness is on our side, that is how we are receiving. You can be told I love you over and over, and if you do not feel loved, it ...
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