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Not Calling Everyone
Although, everyone is welcome! One of the fascinating experiences of spirituality is ‘the calling’. Many make claims to God calling them to believe or to serve, but I’m suspect of them, not because I don’t believe their sincerity, but because humans too often have a tendency for exaggeration and attention seeking. What they name ‘the calling’ was really an ‘inkling’ or some version of self-induced curiosity and decision making, or temporary emotional response from a TV show or book they…
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Day Off From God
Sunday is considered the day of rest for most parts of the world. Started by Jewish traditions, more or less, it allows for weekly body and metal relief from labor, spiritual recharging, reflection devoted to family and God, and gathered worship at a designated place like a temple or church. But what of the other six days? Do we get a day off from God? Daily prayer is a practice meant to connect us to God seven days a week;…
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Pragmatism
Scientists know how to think properly; strip the nonsense away and get to the facts that when interpreted properly bring you to the truth. Science made the world as we enjoy it today, and science will save the world from its own carelessness. Science is everything, from business to art, books and language, churches and skyscrapers. Don’t become a scientist, but learn how to think like one. You can apply pragmatism to anything, from your finances to your love life…