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Modern Illusions
Read more: Modern IllusionsA “better world” and “making a difference” are deeply embedded in our cultural consciousness. They seem to be obvious goals for the human life. My recent articles questioning this consciousness have touched a deep chord for many, some wondering that if such things are wrong, “why bother?” There are two thoughts I want to offer […]
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Brief Notes on the Kingdom – You Are Not Advancing It
Read more: Brief Notes on the Kingdom – You Are Not Advancing ItReference was made in a recent comment to “advancing the Kingdom of God.” This is a short note with some basic theology on the Kingdom. The Kingdom of God is a Divine reality. It is the marriage of heaven and earth, of the created and the uncreated. It is the resurrection of the dead and […]
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Doing Good in a Bad World
Read more: Doing Good in a Bad WorldA bad man cannot make a good world. “Something must be done!” If there were a possible slogan for the modern world, this would be it. It’s power lies in its truth. Some things are tragic and unjust, broken and dysfunctional. Any analysis that suggested that nothing should be done will fall on deaf ears […]
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You Barely Make a Difference and It’s a Good Thing
Read more: You Barely Make a Difference and It’s a Good ThingYou are not saving the world. In fact, you barely make a difference. These are harsh words. They are meant like a splash of cold water to wake us up from the dream in which we live. They are by no means meant to say that you don’t matter. In fact, you have infinite value. […]
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Simply Living
Read more: Simply LivingBecause you asked… Reflecting on my recent article comparing the life of worldly cares and the monastic life, I have been asked to describe what the proper life in the world should look like. I will offer a few observations, but, in truth, I know of no better description than the 55 Maxims for Christian […]
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Jesus Is Not Your Imaginary Friend
Read more: Jesus Is Not Your Imaginary FriendAt some point in our history, we began to attribute a merely mental reality to anything that was not an object and reduced the importance of objects to what they could contribute to our mental reality. We live in a sea of psychology. Things, we believe, are only what we think they are. My “relationship” with […]
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Living in the Real World
Read more: Living in the Real WorldNothing exists in general. If something is beautiful or good, it is manifest in a particular way at a particular time such that we can know it. And this is our true life. A life lived in a “generalized” manner is no life at all, but only a fantasy. However, this fantasy is increasingly the […]
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Do You Care Too Much?
Read more: Do You Care Too Much?What do you care about? Are there issues and situations that trouble you and serve as emotional triggers? Do you care about things that are beyond your control? Does this make you feel powerless and frustrated? It is more than possible that you care too much. More than that, it is possible that caring itself […]
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The Dangerous Vision of Paradise
Read more: The Dangerous Vision of ParadiseA utopian vision gave birth to America. The “pilgrims” who came to New England in the 17th century, imagined an ideal state, defined by their radical “purification” of society and the Christian Church. Their dreams of a new world were constantly thwarted in England by the reluctance of the greater body of Protestants to embrace […]
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Bob, His Doctor, and Your Moral Life
Read more: Bob, His Doctor, and Your Moral LifeBob woke up one morning and felt terrible. He had no energy and his head hurt. After a while, he decided to go to see his doctor. When he got there the doctor had a number of questions for him: “Are you eating good meals? A balanced diet?” Bob replied, “Yes.” “Are you getting enough […]
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