As some of you know I have until recently been a member of an evangelical congregation by the name of the Vineyard Church. Internal politics shattered the framework of the local group structure and as a result people have been forced to look elsewhere for somewhere to worship. A member of the congregation offered support "If I may be bold, I would like to help you Identify what you lack....
Philosophy
The Art of Doing Nothing
'Slowly is the fastest way to get to where you want to be' Is it somehow counter-productive to do nothing? Our brain teaches us that we must always be on the go, busy, occupied with something that can help us earn a living and thus pay the bills. However the spirit and the mind do not function that way. The mind never switches off and is always analyzing, resolving, attempting to solve,...
What is fear? plus ‘the metaphorical use of the word ‘skin’
Brian: I don't want to develop a thick skin but I find that when I put ideas to people and they just laugh at it ignore it or reject I find it difficult not to take it personally. I do my best. Out of the goodness of my heart. I wrote a report to our local Vineyard group that now has been defrocked but there is still a crowd of people ,about how to move on. I wanted to relieve the previous...
A talk on silence and my reaction to it
Today A scientific and Medical Network monthly book talk took place with David Lorimer and Sarah Anderson author of the book ' The Lost Art of Silence - reconnecting to the power and beauty of quiet' This was just the inspiration I needed for today's diary theme. As you may have noticed, there have been no entries for the past three days, when I have been re-adjusting from being in London back...
Discrimination vs. Judgement
I'm spending significant amounts of time in the mornings listening to TWR trans world radio which is an evangelical and theological re broadcasting station in the United Kingdom anyway to act as a conduit for the many excellent religious radio channels in the United States and in the English speaking world. R C Sproul was an American reformed theologian and ordained pastor in the Presbyterian...
Is the Fourth Dimension a progressive or a retrogressive spiritual step?
Have I written the most unreadable blog ever? (today's specialist blog). I realise that dimensionality is not everyone's cup of tea or coffee. I realized that most people are more concerned about what they're going to have for lunch, how they're going to pay the bills, and so such existential topics as dimensionality are in the far distance. I decided to write that entry for me for once. I...
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