Is morality natural? Is it practiced? Today we get into the three aspects of Christian morality and how it overlaps with evolutionary or “emergent” morality.

Sources: https://youtu.be/BVrLqpt0APo

https://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mere+christianity&qid=1619180818&sprefix=mere+christ&sr=8-1

Is cynicism inevitable? does the pain of life lead no other place? Or is there something beyond it? Is there something beyond the narrow vantage point the pain of life gives us?

Today on Not A Victim, we explore what’s after cynicism.

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” -Albert Einstein

Sources:

https://www.ccel.org/ccel/chesterton/orthodoxy.vii.html

https://www.reliefjournal.com/blogposting/2014/09/17/ethics-elfland

https://www.britannica.com/topic/disenchantment-sociology

In my opinion, People today show depression too much respect. They act like it can’t be understood and it can’t be beat. I disagree.

Today we look into 3 things that cause depression and what we might do to leave it behind.

For a deeper look at this topic check out Johann Hari’s excellent book “Lost Connections.” https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Connections-Uncovering-Depression-Unexpected/dp/1632868318/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=lost+connections+book+by+johann+hari&qid=1617889874&sprefix=lost+conne&sr=8-3

If you feel like everyone you talk to is fake and need a place where people are real, Celebrate Recovery is a place to call home. You can check your local meetings here: https://locator.crgroups.info

“Get Your Life Back” by John Eldridge has been a great tool in helping me learn a new way of thinking. https://www.amazon.com/Get-Your-Life-Back-Practices/dp/1400208661/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=get+your+life+back+john+eldredge&qid=1617972196&sprefix=get+your+&sr=8-3

This week my wife joins me to discuss a few thoughts on how to meet your spouse and what to do while you wait!

As a teenager I found a book which interviewed 1,000 young women and just told what they wanted in a guy. I read it 4 times and got three friends to read it. I wouldn’t be married without this book. If you want better luck in the dating world, Consume at any cost.

For Young Men Only https://www.amazon.com/Young-Men-Only-Guide-Gender/dp/160142020X

For Young Women Only https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1590526503/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_1590526503

The U.S. marriage rate recently hit an all time low. Today’s culture is seeing less reasons to make the ultimate commitment. Today we dive into the beliefs and presumptions that underlie a culture of loneliness.

Sources:

Christians and the future of marriage by Albert Mohler: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinking-in-public-albertmohler-com/id390278978?i=1000512375344

U.S. marriage rate hits historic low: https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-04-29/us-marriage-rate-drops-to-record-low

The Triumph of the Modern Self by Albert Mohler: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinking-in-public-albertmohler-com/id390278978?i=1000501969020

The rider & the elephant by Jonathan Haidt: https://www.creativehuddle.co.uk/post/the-elephant-and-the-rider

Perhaps no issue divides Christianity as deeply today as Homosexuality and the Bible.

Both sides make good points but no progress is ever made.

Today on #NotAVictimPodcast we explore how both arguments are laced with self protection and cowardice; in the hopes that, through courage we might find the truer, kinder heart within the most important book ever written.

Sources:

Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay | Daniel Mattson Interview https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-a-victim/id1084106485?i=1000430700441

The neural correlates of in-group and self-face perception https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3759853/#__sec2title

From removing Dr Seuss for being “too offensive”, to an ever increasing depression among the young. How did we get here? Today we explore how fragility creates tyranny.

“Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.” -C.S. Lewis

Ever feel stuck in a mental rut? Where you feel split; as if, part of you wants to heal but some other part wants to keep you there?

Today on #NotAVictimPodcast we discuss a few strategies to unravel compulsive thinking.

“This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.” -Duet. 30:19

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” -2 Timothy 1:7

For more on this topic check out our episode “When Sanity Leaves”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-a-victim/id1084106485?i=1000497239758

Growing up I often felt as though my life was redundant.

Modern life can make it feel as if there are no lands left to discover; and no dragons left to slay. Our safety has made us weak; and our weakness, empty.

Today on #NotAVictimPodcast we discuss the interplay of chaos and order and how both can be used to help us to live more fully.

The modern man is an indoor cat. With no mice to catch and no claws to Hunt, he curls up in a ball of video games and pornography to escape the daydreams of a long lost nobility, a long abdicated purpose.

Where men in the past pretended to be stronger than they were, men today pretend they have no interest in being strong if being strong is “toxic”.

“if you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men are capable of“ -Jordan Peterson

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Resources:

Jordan Peterson: Advice for young men https://youtu.be/JABOuLALtl0



Wild at heart: Discovering the secret of a man’s soul https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Heart-Revised-Updated-Discovering/dp/1400200393/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=wild+at+heart&qid=1613655174&sr=8-1

Video games and the (male) meaning of life: https://quillette.com/2018/12/14/video-games-and-the-male-meaning-of-life/

The art of manliness podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-manliness/id332516054

If you’re not married and you’d like to be, this book helped me more than any single other piece of knowledge. It surveys 1000 young women and explains what they value most in a man.

For Young Men Only by Shaunti Feldhahn: https://www.amazon.com/Young-Men-Only-Guide-Gender/dp/160142020X/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=for+young+men+only+by+shaunti+feldhahn&qid=1613655832&sprefix=for+young+men+only+&sr=8-3