It’s one thing to gaze sanctimoniously over a church hymnal and speak about the reality of God, but its entirely another thing to look at pictures of flat bed trucks piled high with the mud caked, silent, naked bodies of children, and ask the question.
Continue reading...Monday, March 29, 2010
It seems relatively safe, but it can be torturous. And for many prisoners of war or cult initiates it is a particularly useful technique. The controllers withhold the ability for their victims to know what will become of them, or just important information in general. Just the fear of the unknown is enough to drive many of them crazy.
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Her mantra is, Peace, Love, and Grass Juice, and after listening to the conversation I had with Nicole “Nawala” Damiba of the Nawala Tribe, you’ll see that there is so much more to her than just that. I really appreciate the intentional approach she takes to understanding life, and her willingness to talk to me [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 18, 2010
Something is happening in America's religious climate and many churches are feeling it. Whether they are acutely aware of it, or willing to undergo the fundamental changes needed to respond, is another matter. I just read a study from the Pew Report on Religion and Public Life which points to a significant change happening among the younger generation of the western world.
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 17, 2009
“These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise.” If you started hearing a familiar star trek theme song after reading that quote, or had a Deanna Troi, or Uhura flash back(the fellas will know what I’m talking about) you may have been a pseudo Trekkie like me growing up(No I didn’t go to any of [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, June 27, 2009
Sherlock Holmes is the man! I especially felt this way when I was a teenager. Never had I heard of someone who could observe his environment so casually, and determine so many conclusions from what seemed, to the average eye, as insignificant. Sherlock Holmes was the kind of guy that would be called in to [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Ever since I’ve taken on the Explore Truth Challenge, I’ve been faced by two stark realizations. Firstly, the grandness of the quest, and secondly, the grandness of my laziness. I mean, its not like I’ve just started contemplating the great existential questions in life. This has been a roller coaster of a quest throughout my [...]
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