Seemingly Ordinary

Mary Flannery O'Connor is in my top three authors. She is hilarious!! And satirical. And shocking. And violent. When I read anything she writes the first time, I am startled by what happens. When I finish, I wonder why she ended it that way. So, I reread her, and then I catch all the comic lines.

A world-class author who is considered to be one of the greatest of the 20th Century, Flannery O'Connor will shock you, make you laugh, and turn your world sideways. Enjoy!

I've always liked the party animal author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, although I wouldn't want to be neighbors with him--too dangerous. Even so, I find he and his wife, Zelda's, lives fascinating. Here is a little about his twenties (the party) and his thirties (the hangover). He also has powerful life lessons, inadvertently given, for anyone who wants to be happy.

F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence Retire Early) is a movement where people get $1,000,000 in investments by their early thirties. Tyler Supalla is on this road, and it is working great for him!

(This episode is a blast from the past.)

The Dark Side of the MBTI, Part 2. 
 
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator almost always discusses how wonderful people are. And they are! But what about horrible behavior? Dishonesty? Theft? Vandalism? Pointless criticism? Beating people up? Why do people do awful things? 

Dr. Eve Delunas & Dr. David Keirsey (who wrote "Please Understand Me") have answers. Last week, I discussed the Blues (ENFP, INFP, ENFJ, INFJ) and the Greens (ENTP, INTP, ENTJ, and INTJ). This week, I discuss the Oranges (ESFP, ISFP, ESTP, & ISTP) and the Golds (ESFJ, ISFJ, ESTJ, & ISTJ). Enjoy!

If you've taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator--and over 100,000,000 Americans have, not to mention millions more people from around the world--you may have noticed its very cheerful tone: It believes every type of person is wonderful. 

I believe this, too--but what about crime? Lying? Stealing? Assault? People cheating on their spouses? According to the MBTI, why do people do these things?

Dr. Eve Delunas & Dr. David Keirsey (who wrote "Please Understand Me") have answers. And they are deeply insightful, regarding both the origin--and the solution--for these devastating crimes and sins that can cause so much misery.

Today, I discuss primarily the Blues (ENFP, INFP, ENFJ, INFJ) and the Greens (ENTP, INTP, ENTJ, and INTJ). Next week, I'll discuss the Oranges (ESFP, ISFP, ESTP, & ISTP) and the Golds (ESFJ, ISFJ, ESTJ, & ISTJ).

It isn't for the faint-hearted.

Fourteen possible causes, and several possible solutions.

Allison Mark is nearly a senior in high school. In this episode, we discuss how she likes school (even in late May of her junior year), her lifelong hope of playing sports, her faith life, psychology, friendship, and much more.

Once a TV reporter who survived and covered a hurricane (episode #182), Caroline Burkard has re-invented herself. How did she do it? Enjoy this fun update featuring love, photography, starting your own business, and--bonus--where she rates money, power, fame, love, growth, contribution, and Jesus in her life, these days, on a scale of 1 to 10.

She's always up to something amazing!

For about 1750+ years, Christians thought charging interest was wicked and exploitative. From Jesus (Luke 6:34-35) to Augustine to Aquainus to others, they didn't like it. 

But in the 18th Century, things started to change. Even so, many Christians today have severe misgivings about the morality of charging any interest. C.S. Lewis worried it was anti-Christian. And yet, we have it. Can anything be done about it?

I also discuss families. What should we do to help each other with our debts? Teach each other the mechanics of money? Give each other copies of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad"? Because, like Proverbs 22:7 says, "The borrower is slave to the lender." And no one should have to be a slave.

Join me for a meditation on this thorny topic.