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I've Chosen My Path, but I Still Seek Understanding

I was watching on YouTube an episode of “Thinking Twice." This program host debates, some of which I find very interesting. I was watching one the other day about science and if it has done away with the need for…
Turning Off the Tapes: Fasting From Negative Thoughts

Personal thoughts are not often freely chosen. Tapes or inner movies might be a better word for many of us. In the inner domain there is no time. The past, present and yes our thoughts of the future all exist side by si…
Sacrificing Social Media: My Lenten Fast

It's my first 24-hour period without social media of any kind, and according to my perspective, blogging does not count. Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the start of the season of penance -- repentance or confession -- refl…
Building Relationships to Build Understanding: The Story of Dan and Shane

For the second time this week, I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep. I have a variety of methods for trying to ease my way back to sleep, but none of them worked, so I resorted to what jus…
Listening and Trust: Thoughts on Being a Caregiver

One of the most difficult aspects in care-giving is to know when to step in for the good of ones charge and when to let them be -- even if the situation can be precarious in some ways. As long as someone is not in a cog…
Who Do We Listen To?

I have at times been mocked for being a sheep, which is of course meant to be an insult for Christians. Many think that we don’t think for ourselves and that we blindly follow our shepherd Jesus -- in other words…
Slow To Judge

In our current world we are constantly thrown information. We have TV, Radio, Internet 24/7 sharing with us the news and commentary about any given topic. This is a luxury we have in our society, to quickly get all thi…
Listen: Advice from Dr. John Perkins

By T.G. Blankenship at The Gethsemane Blog Portland Oregon hosted the 2nd annual Justice Conference a few months ago. One of the key speakers was an American hero named Dr. John M. Perkins. He's been a civil rights leade…
Does God Really Hear My Prayers?

Nobody teaches their child to swim by pushing them off the Golden Gate Bridge. So let's not jump right into the deep end either. Let’s start at the beginning. What exactly is prayer? Is it having a chat while you…
What Podcasts Do You Listen To?

By The Closet Calvinist On what seems like a daily basis, I don’t get asked what podcasts I listen to. With that in mind, I thought I would share, so if someone were to ask me, I could point them to this post.…