All posts by Dr. Robin Starbuck

About Dr. Robin Starbuck

Professor of English 1973 M.A., New York University 1989 Ph.D., New York University Linguistics

SPEAKING IN TONGUES
Is speaking the wisdom of God
In a mystery.
It reaches down into that born again part of you
Your spirit
And pulls up the infinitude of wisdom
That’s already there!

MANIFESTING HEAVEN ON EARTH
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. MATTHEW 6:10 Jesus continued to praise God, declaring, “Father, I know that it’s Your will for things to be done on earth the way they are in heaven.”In heaven, there’s no sickness. Therefore, it’s not God’s will for you to be sick! There’s no poverty in heaven. So it’s not God’s will for you to be poor here on earth! In the presence of the Lord, there is abundant joy, shouting, singing, praising, and worshiping. That’s what heaven is like, and it’s how He expects us to be here on earth!
A BETTER WAY TO PRAY
~ Andrew Wommack

Ye have heard
that it hath been said,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour,
and hate thine enemy.
[44] But I say unto you,
Love your enemies,
bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you,
and pray for them which
despitefully use you,
and persecute you;
[45] That ye may be
the children of your Father
which is in heaven:
for he maketh his sun to rise
on the evil and on the good,
and sendeth rain on the just
and on the unjust.
[46] For if ye love them
which love you,
what reward have ye?
do not even the publicans the same?
[47] And if ye salute
your brethren only,
what do ye more than others ?
do not even the publicans so?
[48] Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father
which is in heaven is perfect.
Matthew 5:43-48 kjv

THE HOLY SPIRIT SETS IN MOTION AN INVISIBLE WAVE PATTERN THAT IS EVERYWHERE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE UNIVERSAL QUANTUM FIELD.
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“… Jesus Christ “sustains the universe by the Word of His power.”(Hebrews 1:3) Remember that Jesus said, “The words that I speak to you are Spirit.”(John 6:63) … Our human words create natural sound … [while] … the words of Christ are an expression of the supernatural sound of the Spirit. When Christ speaks, His words release the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit. The word of God is living and active. Obviously it is not natural sound that sustains the universe. Instead, it is the energy of the Holy Spirit that sets in motion an invisible wave pattern that is everywhere present throughout the entire universal quantum field. It is a spiritual sound that is continually generated by the Spirit of God. This biblical revelation opens up some interesting ideas about the nature of the physical universe at the quantum level. From the revelation that the Word of God sustains the universe we can speculate about the relationship between the voice of God and the quantum building blocks of matter. … String theory postulates the existence of unimaginably minute strings or loops of energy that are allegedly the constituent ingredients of the quantum world. Not all scientists embrace string theory but it is strongly advocated by some of the greatest minds in contemporary physics today.”
Quantum Glory
The Science of Heaven Invading Earth
Phil Mason

DWELL ● ABIDE ● STAY PUT ● GET IT ? !!!
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He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. [2] I will say of the Lord , He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. [3] Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. [4] He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. [5] Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; [6] Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. [7] A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. [8] Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. [9] Because thou hast made the Lord , which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; [10] There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. [11] For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. [12] They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. [13] Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. [14] Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. [15] He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. [16] With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Psalm 91:1-16 KJV

IF STRINGS WERE TO QUIT VIBRATING …
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Those who have a firm belief in God do not struggle with the idea of the existence of other dimensions. The existence of God, and hence the existence of extra-dimensionality, explains the relationship between the sustaining Word of God and the vibrating strings of energy that some physicists believe constitute the “material”universe. That is why some theologians find string theory highly attractive. It substantiates something which is the very currency of biblical revelation. If string theory is correct, God sustains the entire physical universe by vibrating the very strings of energy that He created by the word of His power. If the strings were to stop vibrating the entire universe would collapse because these strings of vibrating energy are the building blocks of sub-atomic particles and sub-atomic particles are the building blocks of matter. The one thing that string theorists never discuss is what causes the strings to vibrate! Why would a string just continue to vibrate forever unless it was being energized externally from another source of energy? This is one of the mysteries that emerge from string theory, but it is powerfully addressed by the revelation of the sustaining voice of God.
Quantum Glory
The Science of Heaven Invading Earth
Phil Mason

After some reading of physics, quantum mechanics, and string theory, I actually began to think of God as the Pan-dimensional Infinity. However many dimensions there may be, God’s the master of all of them.
Jeff Maxwell

HOW CAN WE STUDY OUT THE ISSUE OF HELL WITHOUT HAVING OUR RESEARCH AFFECTED BY ▪ OUR VIEW OF GOD ▪ OUR VIEW OF THE ATONEMENT ▪ OUR APPROACH TO SCRIPTURE OR ▪ OUR PERSONAL NEED ?
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Herein Lies the Problem
The stubborn fact is that Scripture is richly polyphonic on the topic of hell and judgment—as if by design. Thus, if we become dogmatic about any one position, we reduce ourselves to reading selectively or doing interpretive violence to those verses that don’t fit our chosen view. Our theological prejudgments blind us to passages we may have read many times but never really seen. Even a tentative removal of traditionalist lenses leads to the question, “Why didn’t I ever see that verse before?”The complexity of the text is not a deficiency! If we can momentarily suspend our penchant for forcing the text to harmonize with our systems or even with itself, we’ll see some magnificent tensions between those old Moroccan leather covers. For example, the Bible repeatedly affirms that God has given humanity the real capacity for authentic choice. To choose between life and death, heaven and hell, and mercy and wrath implies the real possibility that some could choose the way that leads to destruction. The Bible testifies that some may opt for choices that result in permanent posthumous exclusion (the lake of fire, outer darkness, etc.). On the other hand, the Bible just as plainly teaches that God is also free: free to relent, free to forgive, free to restore even when judgment is promised (Hos 11; Jonah 1: 1; 3: 4, 10; 4: 2, 11), free to pursue lost sheep “until he finds them,”free to play out a cosmic history where, in the end, “every knee will bow,” “all things will be restored,”“everything will be reconciled,”and “all will be made alive,” a time when absolutely everything will be “summed up in Christ,”and when Christ will, in turn, hand a saved cosmos over to his Father so “that God may be all in all.” The Alpha purposes of God for the universe will come to their Omega point in Jesus Christ. Thus, before we plant our flag on any one version of hell, we must take all of the biblical texts on hell and judgment, mercy and restoration into account.
Her Gates Will Never Be Shut
Hell, Hope, and the New Jerusalem
Bradley Jersak

EVEN THE PROS HAVE TROUBLE COMMUNICATING !!
Generally speaking, people can be grouped into two categories of intellectual preference. The first group prefers explorations which require a precision of logical processes. These are the people who become interested in the natural sciences and mathematics. They do not become scientists because of their education, they choose a scientific education because it gratifies their scientific mental set. The second group prefers explorations which involve the intellect in a less logically rigorous manner. These are the people who become interested in the liberal arts. They do not have a liberal arts mentality because of their education, they choose a liberal arts education because it gratifies their liberal arts mental set. Since both groups are intelligent, it is not difficult for members of one group to understand what members of the other group are studying. However, I have discovered a notable communication problem between the two groups. Many times my physicist friends have attempted to explain a concept to me and, in their exasperation, have tried one explanation after another, each one of which sounded (to me) abstract, difficult to grasp, and generally abstruse. When I could comprehend, at last, what they were trying to communicate, inevitably I was surprised to discover that the idea itself was actually quite simple. Conversely, I often have tried to explain a concept in terms which seemed (to me) laudably lucid, but which, to my exasperation, seemed hopelessly vague, ambiguous, and lacking in precision to my physicist friends.
Gary Zukav
The Dancing Wu Li Masters
An Overview of the New Physics
1982

CAN . YOU . IMAGINE . ?
Imagine something amazingly wonderful! Now imagine something even greater and more glorious. Now go ahead and imagine something indescribably fantastic beyond your wildest dreams! For God to fulfill this for you is as easy as slipping through closed doors or multiplying fishes and bread or walking on water! It’s a piece of cake for him!

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For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
Philippians 3:3 kjv