Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Beginnings…
Once again, we have a new year ahead of us. A new fresh start! How many resolutions must be made at this time, and how many of them do we fail to keep? I make new years resolutions every year, and then renew them about 4 more times throughout the year…and then forget them, and…
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Screwtape Letters
I don’t know if you have read the “Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis. It is a compilation of letters sent from a senior devil to his nephew, a junior one. The junior devil is in charge of a new christian, and he needs help trying to keep this man from really being an effective one.…
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Work in Tanzania
“We came with our family to Tanzania in late 2012. Coming here, after living some of my childhood in Africa, was a dream come true. We are working in a remote village, close to the Serengeti Game Park and Lake Victoria. At present the projects are still in their starting phases. We are helping a…
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Sara Maxwell Bags
See the Sara Maxwell Shop This picture is a small representation of what has been, and what will continue to be for sale. For the last 10 years I have been sewing and selling bags. This, what started as a hobby, is turning into a way to help the ladies in Tanzania earn an income…
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Presents vs Presence
I have had a bit of an addiction for those occasions that warrant the giving of gifts. There were years when I spent over my “budget” to buy the “perfect” gift for someone. My own lists were long, and I confess that I spent a lot of time obsessing if I would get what was…
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The Ties That Bind…
When I was about 7 years old, I remember asking for a big brother. As an only child, there were days when I felt a bit lonely…but most of all, I thought a big brother would be really nice. Some of my friends had one, and there was something about the security that came with…
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The Junk Drawer
I have a “junk drawer” and if I can be honest, I have quite a few of them. They hide the stuff I don’t know what to do with, and don’t want people to see. Most of the time I can’t find anything I need in them, they just accumulate junk. But if I do…
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Passing the Buck
For most of my life I would sit in the pew and listen to pleas for some cause or another. The television shows that I enjoyed watching had long commercial breaks showing hungry children and opportunities for helping someone in need. I would tune it out, change the channel…it made me uncomfortable. It’s not like…
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“Did You Feel the Mountains Tremble?”
There is a song going through my head this morning! It feels like an anthem for this coming year. When the ones who believe get together and sing and praise together, the enemy will flee! There is something in the air…can you feel it??? “Did you feel the mountains tremble Did you hear the oceans…
