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Prayer is Not Punishment
Let me make this clear: Prayer is not Punishment. “Of course,” you say, “it’s obvious it’s not punishment.” Oh, really? Then why do we play games like “nose goes” to decide who’s going to pray? Why must people be forced … Continue reading
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Higher Education is Not for the Average Joe
It is foolish to waste higher education on people who would rather study “Seinfeld” than Socrates, and disingenuous to confuse the pursuit of truth with the pursuit of profit. — “The Brains Business”, Economist.com Clarification: this is about the decay … Continue reading
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“Do Hard Things”: Pray Aloud (& Often)
[Disclaimer: “do hard things” is not my own phrase but the title of the book Do Hard Things, but I like the authors' stance of opposing complacency and mediocrity.] As a Christian, I often struggle to pray aloud, even when … Continue reading
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The Lie of Self-Actualization
We associate the multitude of choices as a freeing state when it instead imprisons us. We start making up our own subjective reasons for picking things. And by the inherent nature of the criteria, the second-guessing continues exponentially. Simply having … Continue reading
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“Do Hard Things”: More Than a Salesman
[Disclaimer: “do hard things” is not my own phrase but the title of the book Do Hard Things, but I like the authors' stance of opposing complacency and mediocrity.] In a previous post I discussed Christianity’s inclusiveness as it applies … Continue reading
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“Do Hard Things”: More than a Box
[Disclaimer: “do hard things” is not my own phrase but the title of the book Do Hard Things, but I like the authors' stance of opposing complacency and mediocrity.] “Just a religion.” Is that what Christianity is? Religion — if it’s … Continue reading
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What is “Inferior?”
Eastern medicine doesn’t fit into Western medicine. It is an entirely different way of thinking and a different system. Just as translation between different languages can never be truly complete in nuance, length, literary devices and both literary and figurative … Continue reading
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The Most Important Thing
When asked what is the central, most important aim of Christians, everyone has something different to say. From “being a good person” to “becoming like Christ” to “knowing God,” you’ll hear the whole spectrum. Lately, in a book I am … Continue reading
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Mindless Fun is Wasteful Fun
In Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster writes of disciplined grace as a way to live consciously: In this regard it would be proper to speak of [spiritual disciplines as] “the path of disciplined grace.” It is “grace” because it is … Continue reading
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Prayer and Petition: For ourselves?
so I posted earlier about the verse prior to the ABC Passage (see below) last week as I am familiar with the meaning of the verse in the main passage. I’ve been thinking about the passage this week and I … Continue reading
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