Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Faith…
Today I had the privilege of joining a ladies bible study. Two Australians, one Dane, one Norwegian and myself…it was lovely. The subject was sin and the grace of God. Over the years sin has been whitewashed into a lesser evil. The terminology has changed…for example…adultery is now called an affair. It doesn’t sound as…
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Bride Price
Our local African pastor and I were having a chat the other day. He asked me what am I doing to prepare my children for marriage? I didn’t understand what he meant. He clarified it by asking me if we have started to save the money we need, to get brides for them. Here in…
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How Different Are We?
The more you travel and meet people from different cultures, the smaller your world becomes. As you embrace the differences in food, language, history and culture you can’t help but notice all the similarities as well. We all want shelter, food, clothing, a healthy family, and a way to support our family. We all want…
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Fitness…
In this day of fitness and exercise we are bombarded with images of beautiful and fit women. They are all over the covers and pages of magazines. We buy them by the stack. We read them while consuming our fancy coffees and muffins. And we feel guilty. At least I do. Why can’t I discipline…
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Porn for Women
I thought I would put up a title that would make you read further. Everyone loves a little scintillation…right? That’s what I’ve been told. It helps the marriage, makes it hotter…right? My question to you is, at what price? Isn’t that what porn if for? Spicing things up? “I don’t look at porn!” You say…that’s…
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Friends?
In my life I have been blessed with women that accept me for who I am, flaws and all. It’s amazing to me considering my track record. For 30+ years I was on the search for a “best friend”…I was obsessed with this quest. The problem was that I didn’t recognize it when I saw…
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Wants vs Needs
“Keeping up with the Joneses”, or in this day and age…the Kardashians. We have been programmed to look a certain way, behave a certain way, buy certain things…all to the detriment of our own soul! Whether or not you are a believer…this vicious cycle is still there. When I was 19 years old I had…
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Vanity, at least mine…
“Guidelines for Leadership.” This is the subject I have been studying, reluctantly, for a long time now. Why am I studying this? I have this misguided idea that if I have a degree I will be validated. That what I have to say will be important. It’s all about vanity!!! I tell myself that I…
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Mind over Matter
Is it possible to force our way to better behavior and to a better mindset? I think so. And is it fake if it works? Have you ever had a person in your life who gets you upset or annoyed every time you see them, or even hear their name? I have some in mine.…
