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Saturday, January 25, 2025

Eric Blauer

I am Frederick Christian Blauer IV, but I go by Eric, it sounds less like a megalomaniac but still hints at my Scandinavian destiny of coastal conquest and ultimate rule. I have accumulated a fair number of titles: son, brother, husband, father, pastor, writer, artist and a few other more colorful titles by my fanged fans. I am a lover of story be it heard, read or watched in all beauty, gory or glory. I write and speak as an exorcist or poltergeist, splashing holy water, spilling wine and breaking bread between the apocalypse and a sleeping baby. I am possessed by too many words and they get driven out like wild pigs and into the waters of my blog at www.fcb4.tumblr.com. I work as a pastor at Jacob's Well Church (www.jacobswellspokane.com) across the tracks on 'that' side of town. I follow Christ in East Central Spokane among saints, sinners, angels, demons, crime, condoms, chaos, beauty, goodness and powerful weakness. I have more questions than answers, grey hairs than brown, fat than muscle, fire than fireplace and experience more love from my wife, family and friends than a man should be blessed with in one lifetime.

Let love guide your giving, consuming

"Should and shun" is the language of law not love, in my opinion.

The New Testament teaches followers of Jesus to let love, not law, guide giving and consuming.

Rolling Stone, terrorism and salvation

I don't think Rolling Stone needed to choose a rock star glamor shot of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for the cover of an issue devoted to helping us understand "the complexities of the issue" of the terrorist's life.

The freedom to practice my faith

Religious freedom is the ability to practice my faith without interference

Take what is enough

I think Augustine answered it best.

God calls who he calls

God calls who he calls, when he calls and that should be the foundation of New Testament ministry.

Listen to the Holy Spirit when naming your child

"Micah" was the name we chose for our last child and the inspiration came from one of my favorite chapters in the Bible:

The Bible and government

The Old Testament is filled with the ministry of the prophets speaking truth to power from outside and within government.

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