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The Holes in Our Reality

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

The familial warmth and sentiment of Christmas can, ironically, obscure the real reason Christ came: to reveal the holes in our reality. Our world isn’t a natural one, he showed, but an unnatural one, a broken shadow place hidden from … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Experience

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

While still newlyweds, my wife and I visited Plimouth Plantation in Massachusetts, the impossibly authentic re-creation of America’s first Pilgrim colony occupied by role-playing historian-actors who literally live out the daily lives of the original inhabitants. During the course of our day … Continue reading →

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The Sense of God

Posted on October 7, 2018 by

“The mind which thinks it knows Reality because it has made a diagram of reality, is merely the dupe of its own categories.” “The ‘sense of God’ is not a metaphor. Innumerable declarations prove it to be a consciousness as … Continue reading →

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Reality

Posted on May 6, 2018 by

“Seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you.” ~Matthew 6:33

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The Future of the Human Race

Posted on January 12, 2018 by

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Life as we know it is nearly over. Here’s how the future could play out: Phase One—Wearability – It all started when computers met their soul mate, the internet. Almost overnight, people became addicted to being connected.…

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Wonder

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Ants on the Sidewalk

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

Socrates said, “The only thing that makes me wiser than anyone else is that I know I know nothing.” It’s good to remind ourselves from time to time how clueless we truly are. Think of it this way: You are … Continue reading →

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