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Defending Democracy from Christian Nationalists
By Aaron Lord
Posted on December 31, 2023

The Baptists had insisted that the way Jesus made disciples was by teaching and persuasion, not by coercion. They held that the government has no competence in religion, and when it seeks to enforce faith it creates wars of religion and hypocrites who claim a faith they do not actually... [Read More]
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- baptist
- baptists
- polity
Music for fun vs. music for religion
By Aaron Lord
Posted on November 3, 2023

In my youth I exhibited an acumen for music and was told by my parents that I was to do it all "to the glory of God" (1 Cor. 10:31). Though I studied classical music I was sort of sending energy to the Most High while I played it. My... [Read More]
Tags:
- camp fire
- celtic
- music
- secularism
The Odyssey of Theodicy
By Aaron Lord
Posted on October 29, 2023

Theodicy is the attempt to vindicate God when we see so much evil in the world. During the first phase of my deconstruction, my own theodocious issues weren't quite the same as others. For me, the problem of evil was addressed with by Calvinism and the doctrine of Original Sin.... [Read More]
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Faith and depression
By Aaron Lord
Posted on December 28, 2019

“The joy of the Lord.” I’ve never felt it. [Read More]
Tags:
- camp fire
- depression
Put another way…
By Aaron Lord
Posted on December 21, 2019

I think I first noticed something was wrong with our religion when I saw an episode of 60 Minutes about the remnants of the Branch Davidians in Waco. Yes, they’re still there. In the video, the new leader’s daughter was playing a Taylor and singing a Tim Hughes song. After... [Read More]
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- scripture
- schatz
How Reformed Theology taught me to be a Freethinker
By Aaron Lord
Posted on December 14, 2019

All truth is God's truth. —Augustine A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence. —David Hume [Read More]
Tags:
- atheism
- covenant theology
A Chronology of Deconstruction
By Aaron Lord
Posted on December 7, 2019

Some of these events have been addressed in previous blogs, such as my drift towards a mainline liberal church. I thought that was a destination, but “The road goes ever on and on, whither then I cannot say…” [Read More]
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The morning after the Dec. 6 storm
By Aaron Lord
Posted on December 25, 2013

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Tags:
- local
- paradise-ca
- snow
Today’s playlist
By Aaron Lord
Posted on July 17, 2013

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7kwn4MYFRDRqY5DgslkhLR?si=2b1b519835ae4d65
Tags:
- music
Summer of ’13 playlist
By Aaron Lord
Posted on July 14, 2013

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Tags:
- music
- playlists

Defending Democracy from Christian Nationalists

Music for fun vs. music for religion

The Odyssey of Theodicy

Faith and depression

Put another way…

How Reformed Theology taught me to be a Freethinker

A Chronology of Deconstruction

The morning after the Dec. 6 storm

Today’s playlist

Summer of ’13 playlist