What is the source of large-scale, structural evil?Is it endemic to civilization?Can civilization be reformed, or must it be transformed? # Decenter Civilization  - Civilization as we know it is endemically (intrinsically?) corrupt- This corruption is manifest in individuals caught up in a systemic web of toxic incentives- We can't go back to "innocent" societies of autonomous villages- God wants us to seek something better What should be our response?- goal- role- soul

Discussion of 5/21 Poem: Peaceful See Robby's Feel/Like/Observe/Wonder: F: Ambivalent L: Moving from Blindness to Seeing O: Focuses on sin within W: Is this the ONLY way God calls us to overcome societal evil? Ernie's response: I prefer the category of "cultural" evil, which includes both personal and societal evil caused by our conditioning I agree God the Father often calls us to "oppose" external evil [with lesser evils], but Christ invites us to overcome it with good.  1 John‬...

How do we take responsibility without taking control?  Is there a difference between Stewardship and Headship?  Can we maintain cohesion without top-down compressive structures? 

When we connect to God With ALL our heart, soul, mind & strengthWe will connect to our neighborAs we connect to our self

What would scalable relational unity actually look like?

Is shame necessary for productivity?

#ComeUnion as an alternative to Problem-Solving

Does it matter "how" we experience the love of God?

Is "taking up our cross daily" what enables us to "walk in the light" and "love like Jesus"?

What if… being led by the Spirit is a good practice, but bad theology; because it takes our focus away from obeying Christ’s commands?

Cain and God's blessing on libertarians

What does it mean to find our identity as co-heirs with Christ?

Encountering Jesus as carrying us #stationwagon

Ernie pushes the importance of loving Jesus with more of our a) strength, b) mind, c) heart and d) soul

Seeking a better forum than academia for interacting with Truth

My cousin-in-law joins me to discuss freeing ourselves from disgust so we can love more like Jesus

Robby and Ernie wrestle with how to pursue healthy community

Shifting from "talking about practices" to "fostering a culture of growing closer to Jesus"

Special Guest Elijah Ware from the Wisdom App calls Ernie out for rudeness

Ernie argues the practice of "hearing and obeying Jesus" may be necessary, but not sufficient, for truly "making disciples" of Jesus

John "Wedge" McClements joins Ernie to explore how to recenter Christianity around the Fruit of the Spirit, rather than Gifts

Ernie and Brent explore, confess, and repent of how their conditioning and reactions trigger each other

Ernie and Brent wrestle with the issues that trigger us emotionally

Ernie exhorts Robby to mine the (non-obvious) gold of good intentions, in himself and others

Ernie follows up on Robby's "Christing" opposition to the Spirit of Control