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Tag Archives: philosophy
Free Your Free Will!
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” ~William Shakespeare Thought for the Week Are we free? Or is the ability to choose an illusion? And why is our understanding of this subject so dim? We … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged destiny, fate, free will, morality, philosophy, psychology, theology, thought for the week
34 Comments
How Beautiful?
Thought for the Week It was my first trip to Winnipeg, deep in the heart of the Canadian prairie. Not everyone in Manitoba lives in Winnipeg, of course—several dozen live in other towns (in Manitoba any building with more than … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir
Tagged beauty, Canada, farm land, philosophy, thought for the week, values
26 Comments
Not Caring Is Hard Work
Artwork by ViKING The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. While Zack was searching for his sister Gina, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, The Wishing Map
Tagged C.S. Lewis, fantasy, funny, gossip, meditation, philosophy, teenagers, young adult
2 Comments
Are All Sins the Same?
Thought for the Week It’s election week in my country, so it seemed an appropriate time to post this, although the point extends far beyond politics. Infinitely far, you might say. Are all sins the same? God seems to thinks … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged elections, ethics, morality, philosophy, responsibility, Romans 3:23, selfishness, theology
29 Comments
Stay Young
Thought for the Week “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” ~Confucius “He’s not ugly, you’re just looking with ugly eyes.” ~Friend’s daughter, age 4 “I knew who I was this morning, but I’ve changed a few times since … Continue reading
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged Albert Einstein, Alice in Wonderland, children, Halloween, innocence, Matthew 18:4, philosophy, thought for the week, widsom
20 Comments
Welcome to Fall, er, Autumn, er, Falltumn
Today is the first day of autumn (in my hemisphere), one of the most unpredictable days of the year. True, this year it’s been almost sardonically on-the-nose (where I live): yesterday was a blazing final summer day in the 90s, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor
Tagged autumn, fall equinox, leaves, longing, philosophy, seasons, summer, weather
36 Comments
Unfinished Business in the Year of the Tiger
My Featured Blogger this week is Randall Collis of Global Sojourns Photography. I know nothing about Randall, whose blog site description is simply “Photography & Philosophy,” except what I read and see. But that’s a lot. Enough to make me … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged beauty, blogging, Featured Blogger, Peru, philosophy, photography, travel
22 Comments
On Being Free
Thought for the Week You can never be free in the future. You can only be free in the present. But take heart— it’s always the present. ~MT~
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged beauty, birds, freedom, happiness, philosophy, sky, spirit, thought for the week, will
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Some Things Never Change
Fall Elections were held in the U.S. this week. And as a result, my city now has a new mayor and a gaggle of fresh-blood council members. Why? Because, as the old expression goes, we “threw the (previous) bums out!” … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged change, elections, government, jaded, leadership, opinions, philosophy, politics, U.S.
16 Comments
The Logic of Dreams
Thought for the Week There’s a sort of “dream logic” by which most people live their lives, an unchallenged belief in what will be, even while living solely for what is, or rather for what seems to be. For what … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Poetry
Tagged eternity, illusion, materialism, philosophy, reality, thought for the week, truth
23 Comments