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LIVE spelled backwards is EVIL?
2008-02-12 01:35:00 Is there a such thing as “evil?” Yes, I’m cheating today by copying a piece of a comment I made in discussion with someone from my previous post (click on the title of a post to see the comments). But, it’s a great topic to be discussed. Here’s my thought: Does ?evil? exist? I ... More About: Life , Culture , Debate , Live , Evil
Stage, not age.
2008-02-09 05:44:00 During one of the more tumultuous times in our marriage, I took it upon myself, out of sheer desperation, to seek out counsel. The counselor I found, through a local church unrelated to our own, was a very brilliant young woman (I’ll call her “Monique”). When I met with her initially, I ... More About: Family , Life , Marriage , Faith , Stage
Number, please?
2008-02-08 01:01:00 As one of the “geeks” out there who earns a living by making technology behave for the masses who simply expect it to “work,” I can’t resist this great quote. Granted, this is a blog about spirituality, the depth of understanding on metaphysical levels, and the unity of all living beings through the ... More About: Life , Culture , Other , Number
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
2008-02-06 05:46:00 In reading an interesting discussion regarding the possibilities of spiritual awakening, I noticed that many skeptics feel that such is difficult-to-impossible, based on stifling political and/or corporate “leadership” (i.e., the “powers that be”) which squashes such “childish idealism.” This led me to an interesting thought regarding the hopeful idealism of people in general, and I ... More About: Life , Culture , Faith , Debate , Lead
60-cycle Spiritual Awakening
2008-02-02 02:20:00 Here in the U.S., 60-cycle hum is an annoyance to EVERY musician. As audio processing and amplification gear all run off of electricity, which is governed by Ohm’s Law (R=V/I), when a ground is missing in the loop of connected equipment, there comes through the monitor (speakers) the “60-cycle-hum”; that annoying, irritating “electrical ... More About: Life , Faith , Other , Cycle , Spiritual
Peace like a river
2008-01-31 03:45:00 So, I sat down tonight without much inspiration to write… I don’t much care for writing when I have no inspiration. I look at it like a cheap excuse to get hits on my blog. However, I found some inspiration in spite of myself. I looked over a post where I ... More About: Peace , Life , Faith , Other , River
State of disunion
2008-01-29 04:35:00 Between all of the applause, it seems that not much is changing. It’s status quo, as usual - the President urges Congress to do stuff, then Congress will hem and haw, and get nothing of significance done. What truly disappointed me was the overt lack of spiritual reference, then the obligatory “God bless America” ... More About: Life , Culture , Faith , Debate , State
Keep on keeping on
2008-01-28 02:41:00 Psalms 42:2 ? ?My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?? Most folks believe the book of Psalms was written entirely by David. However, it is actually a conglomeration of writings from Moses, David, and others. This verse is attributed to the Sons of Korah, whom ... More About: Music , Life , Culture , Faith
Lee Strobel?s ?Case for Christ?
2008-01-27 04:20:00 WOW! I have been reading Lee Strobel’s “The Case for Christ ” and I’m so impressed. This book (i believe is just one in a whole series of books he’s written) is sharp, well witten and fun to read. I found myself actually laughing time and again. The whole book is written from Strobel’s perspective as ... More About: Faith , Debate
Hold on to your lunch?
2008-01-26 07:01:00 Be assured, I’m no tree-hugging, left-leaning, activist type. And, while I will still eat meat, wear leather, and support the companionship, educational and research purposes of human management of animals… after watching this video, I have a clearer understanding of how all this stuff comes about. If there is one thing I ... More About: Health , Life , Culture , Lunch , Other
What a day? inside of an hour.
2008-01-25 02:11:00 Got up this morning and went to work… uneventful and slow, giving me plenty of time to think and consider all of the positive things I’m wanting to do with my life. My wife’s grandfather was here all day today and installed an upgraded A/C unit for us for FREE… right about the ... More About: Life , Faith , Inside , Hour
How do you deal?
2008-01-24 04:44:00 What do you do, when the person you’ve committed your life to turns out to completely not understand you, or even seem capable of gathering any sense of meeting you on your level? How do you handle someone who is fully intertwined with your own life, yet is so distanced from you on ... More About: Marriage , Deal
Think Outside the Box
2008-01-23 05:01:00 I usually post something from within my own soul, but I have found something this evening which merits reproduction. I found this on Sadiq Alam’s blog (in the blogroll): We must split open the love we have for each thing in our life and examine what is inside. We must open each tree, fruit, ... More About: Life , Culture , Faith
The Few, The Proud?
2008-01-22 05:34:00 While he’s not a United States Marine, here is a quote from one of a handful of individuals seeking the essence of life. I pray good things for him. Your first thought of any idea is the greatest vision, any others are rationalizations that diminish the concept. -Mikel, Manic Reality http://www.manicreality.com/2008/01/your- first-thought.html More About: Life , Faith , Other , Proud
WTF is Faith Anyway?
2008-01-19 08:07:00 The old maxim: “Faith is the belief in things not seen.” The fact is, humans place “faith” in all kinds of stupidity - symbolism, gnostiscism, mysticism, erectile-dysfunctionalism, you-name-it. When it’s all boiled down, faith is what keeps us moving, thinking, caring, and driven. We live and die by our faith. ... More About: Family , Health , Life , Culture
Honesty is a lost art
2008-01-18 04:06:00 I really think the bucket got tipped over (at least in American culture) during the Clinton administration. During that whole scandal with him and the intern blah blah blah… the very first reports of how lying is actually good for society started to dribble out of the media like diarrhea from [nevermind]. ... More About: Family , Lost , Health , Life , Marriage
Breaking point.
2008-01-16 03:35:00 I had a scare yesterday, which sent me to the Emergency Room. The last time I went to the E.R. for myself was about twenty years ago, and nearly as long since I’ve visited a doctor. I was feeling a bit sluggish when I went to work yesterday. Even so, I ... More About: Health , Life , Culture , Point , Breaking
Might as well face it…
2008-01-12 23:49:00 Addiction is an integral part of human existence. It comes in many forms, from the most obvious to the surreptitiously subtle. Drugs, sex, materialism, emotionalism… there are an infinite many things which humans have the capacity to attach themselves to with vigorous abandon. The majority of people become addicted to those ... More About: Face
Learning to let go
2008-01-12 01:34:00 It’s all about balance. We strive to do and go and be, and we are taught that hard work reaps great reward. The only problem with this is that, for all of our hard work, we often fail despite our best efforts. So, what’s the problem? Why, when we give ... More About: Family , Life , Culture , Faith , Learning
Roxane
2007-12-27 05:00:00 Roxane Harvey (Mrs. H) has lived a rough life, and she passed away at about midnight Christmas night, leaving a 14-year-old daughter Christina (Heliette) and loving companion Mike (helium). To summarize briefly… At 11 years old, Roxane stepped out of a car and instantly lost the use of her lower body to a silent ... More About: Family , Health , Life , Marriage , Faith
Merry Capitalist Christmas!
2007-12-24 03:30:00 As I drown in a sea of obligations, expenses, and indentured “good cheer,” I find myself increasingly depressed regarding the true nature of Christmas . Instead of celebrating the birth of hope and prosperity, I worry about how next month’s finances will play out, get irritated when friends get “sloshed,” and focus on the ... More About: Family , Health , Life , Culture
Still seeking answers
2007-12-16 09:59:00 I submit this as proof that humans are inherently spiritual beings, and our spirituality comes from a common source. The experiment of America is providing evidence that - even when all our material needs are met, and we are faced with more information than we could ever possibly consume - we still fundamentally lack a ... More About: Health , Life , Culture , Faith , Debate
Aqsa Parvez - Why?
2007-12-12 03:39:00 If you haven’t heard about this girl’s story, search the web for “Aqsa Parvez”. I understand the plight of a parent with a defiant child, but… There is simply no explanation for this kind of behavior from a responsible parent, no matter to WHAT belief system s/he ascribes. It sickens the soul to think that anyone of ...
It feels like drowning.
2007-12-09 14:31:00 Strapped down, with a rag stuffed in my mouth, and a pitcher of water being slowly and methodically poured over my face. I can’t breathe, can’t move, can’t scream… It’s literally just like drowning. Except, waterboarding isn’t what’s happening - it’s the cultural and moral decay of a society which is ... More About: Family , Health , Life , Culture , Faith
Africa - Toto - Andy McKee
2007-11-20 05:33:00 This guy is just too good. Click here for some more ridiculously skilled work on an acoustic guitar. More About: Music , Africa , Andy , Toto
How quickly we forget.
2007-11-20 05:22:00 It wasn’t so long ago that television was the fastest form of media. Not so long before that, it was radio. Very shortly before that was electrical impules over a wire (the modem or “telephone”). Up until then, it was morse code - someone literally tapping two contact points together to ... More About: Family , Life , Marriage , Culture , Faith
What?s missing?
2007-11-18 05:33:00 It’s sure, something’s missing. We live these lives full of technology, information, and convenience. We truly live in the greatest “society” ever built by man. Anything we would ever wish to “know,” is at our fingertips. Even so, every individual - every thinking, breathing creature - feels a pull beyond ... More About: Life , Culture , Faith , Debate , Missing
Death by Stimulation
2007-11-09 05:32:00 It’s been said that a soul never dies. I would argue that souls die every day - a little at a time, and we let it happen. Not only do we let it happen, but we embrace it, and encourage it, and praise it, and engage in it, and thrive on it. That ... More About: Family , Music , Health , Life , Marriage
Death by distraction
2007-11-03 16:14:00 I woke up this morning and read a powerful and moving story, about a farmer who learned a valuable lesson from an unusual suspect - his own farmland. The story tells about a season when the farmer who was having some trouble getting a good harvest with the usual rotation of his crops. ... More About: Life , Culture , Faith , Death , Distraction
Can you see God?
More articles from this author:2007-10-26 01:21:00 If you don’t, you haven’t stopped long enough to pay attention. The higher power is in everything around us, all the time. It flows freely when we let it. It also is restricted when we confine or ignore it. Our hearts feel God all the time; it’s just that most ... More About: Life , Culture , Faith 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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