Posts in Meaning,Personal,Philosophy,Religion
Bono’s a wise man… (View Comments)
One of the more interesting reads I’ve had in a while. Thanks Julie…
Everything I know about original sin I learned in diapers (View Comments)
On those rare occasions when I find myself in a conversation about the inherent goodness of people, I like to talk about kids. I went back to Colorado again this past weekend to look for wedding sites. While we were back there we spent some time with my parents, and they ended up showing Michelle [...]
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The season of giving is supposedly upon us, but as in years past I’m a bit of a humbug. It seems as though I’m not alone. I’ve been witness to a number of conversations in the past week or so about panhandlers and the things they do to ‘trick us’ out of our hard-earned money. [...]
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The Bible is just a crutch. God is a belief system that man created to make ourselves feel better. We like to be drawn into a story, and that’s what this old book is – a story. Passed down from generation to generation, probably embellished and changed as the years have passed. It’s a myth, [...]
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I had a very interesting conversation with a coworker the other night. It started with a conversation about job stuff but quickly turned into a talk about the meaning of life (it’s officially a trend.) I explained to her why I see us not as evil people but broken people who are missing something very [...]
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Had an interesting conversation with a budding improv comedian and weekend philosopher last night. The conversation was over drinks, and as such it jumped from topic to topic every 15 seconds or so. But looking back it seems the heart of the conversation was about meaning. My friend asserted that by focusing on meaning (referring [...]
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You’d be amazed at how many people get upset when they learn that I really don’t care about the whole evolution vs. creationism thing. My Christian friends wonder how I can not care about a debate that is so pivotal to the “Christian cause.” They wonder how something as big and important as the origin [...]
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This is the fourth in a series of posts on building a personal sanctuary. You can find the introduction here. Cultivating Silence Eventually, you reach a dry spot. You find yourself at a place where it’s impossibly tough to break through the curtain – you believe in God, you trust that He is loving and [...]
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This is the third in a series of posts on building a personal sanctuary. You can find the introduction here. If there is one thing that has kept people from praying, it’s the fact that the relationship is so often missing from the message. We know we’re to pray when we’ve screwed up or when [...]
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There is a school of thought that is extremely pervasive in the world, Christian and otherwise. For most people who would call themselves “spiritual,” life is divided into their thought or spiritual life…and everything else.
